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tHe WomaN’s FaCe: Chloe Neath’s charcoal and pastel artwork will be given to the subject, Blanche d’alpuget. storY Page 3.

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With ticket sales up and schools day booked out, Bendigo Writers Festival is set for a bumper event. “We’ve got almost 2000 seats booked for the Friday texts Mark the Spot program, and that’s followed by the opening night event with Blanche d’Alpuget in the Capital theatre,” BWF general manager David Lloyd said. “We’re tracking really well with sales across the weekend up on last

Festival gears up for a sell-out event

year, so we’re expecting the full-house sign on some sessionss. “the good news this year is that we have more sessions scheduled into the main Capital theatre, so we know we can seat more people.” Mr Lloyd said the first two years exceeded expectations.

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“We’ve been surprised and delighted at how quickly our festival has become part of Central Victoria’s cultural calendar,” he said. “We have people coming from right across the region, so we know it’s an important and very welcome event for writers, readers and every-

one who enjoys good discussion and lively debate.” More than 50 sessions will take place across the weekend, in four venues in and around the Capital. “Some people know exactly who and what they want to see,” artistic director Rosemary Sorensen said.

“Others pick and choose on the spur of the moment. “We do know some of the sessions in the smaller venues will fill up, so we hope people make sure they turn up a bit early for must-see sessions.” More at www.bendigowritersfestival. com.au.

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Liberals at the ready New candidate in the wings for Bendigo West

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THE Liberal Party could have a new Bendigo West candidate as early as today. Former candidate Jack Lyons resigned on Monday night after a series of rude and offensive comments posted on his personal facebook page were published. The party’s powerful State Administrative Committee met on Thursday night to decide the next step, whether to open it up for a branch vote or select a candidate themselves. That meeting could result in the announcement of a candidate. Bendigo Health chairman Michael Landgon is firming as favou-

rite to take over from Mr Lyons. Dr Langdon did not deny he had been approached. “This certainly has taken everyone by surprise,” Dr Langdon said. “It is too early to have given this serious thought.” The other option could be former National Party candidate Steven Oliver. Mr Oliver ran a close second in the seat at the 2010 election, and is seen as a strong chance to again do well. He has refused to comment, an indication he could be considering the move.

On numerous occasions since 2010, Mr Oliver said a return was unlikely. Meanwhile, Mr Lyons made a formal apology. “I apologise unreservedly for the comments on my facebook page, which were offensive and highly inappropriate,” he said. “They were not intended to be disrespectful to anyone in any way and I apologise for any offence I may have caused. “These comments were in a closed account and I do not know how they have surfaced. Nevertheless, this is no excuse for their pres-

ence on my facebook page at any time. “I apologise to the people of Bendigo West. I deeply regret my actions and the embarrassment it has caused my family, friends and colleagues.” Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards linked Mr Lyons’ facebook posts to the Liberal Party. “It is very important this is not turned into a debate about social media,” she said. “It is about the values, ethics and lack of respect held by certain members of the Liberal Party. “To expose these views exposes

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exactly the lack of values of the Liberal Party, particularly the Bendigo Liberals.” Liberal candidate for Bendigo East Greg Bickley said it was offensive to tar the thousands of Liberal members and supporters with the same brush. “The circumstances surrounding the resignation of Jack Lyons are certainly distressing for the party, and for me,” he said. “Bendigo is a great community that deserves the best possible representation. “Jack Lyons’ comments do not represent the views of party members, or Liberal supporters. There is no place in our society for offensive comments of this nature.”

Timely launch for Girls in our Town Our very own journalist Dianne Dempsey has been a book reviewer for more than 20 years and is publishing her debut novel this year. “I’ve always wanted to write a novel,” Ms Dempsey said. “In fact you could say I’m a great procrastinator. Either that or reviewing other people’s books can sometimes be an intimidating factor. “It would be fair to say that I’ve reviewed for most of the major newspapers in Australia and in doing so I’ve come across some wonderful writing. So it does take some gumption to put your money where your mouth is; telling other writers what is right and wrong with their work is one thing, but writing a good book yourself is altogether a different matter. “I’m also quietly terrified that my book will be reviewed by somebody who copped a bad review from me.” However insiders in the industry say that Dempsey’s book, Girls in our Town is on the money. While being tender and compassionate it is very funny as well. The title is derived from the Bob Hudson song which has been sung by Margret roadKnight for many years. “The sentiments contained in the song are around the issues that face country girls who are

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BOOK CLUB: Peter Kennedy with author and journalist Dianne Dempsey. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN struggling to break away from small town expectations,” she said. “My characters live in a miners cottage in the Whipstick. “There is a single mother and her two daughters who all struggle. My main character Sheba often walks in the Whipstick and she has a deep affinity with it. “I was very honoured when the artist John Wolseley offered his artwork as part of the book’s cover. John has his studio in the forest and he too loves it. He very kindly wrote this endorse-

ment: “The forest is not just the setting for this gothic tale; it is one of the principle characters. Dempsey cleverly reveals its dark secrets.” Bendigo Publishing general manager Peter Kennedy said Girls in our Town was selected by Bendigo Writers Festival arts director rosemary Sorensen. “This is the second book we have published and it is a branch of Bendigo Publishing which we are pleased to explore,” he said. “Dianne’s book is just fantastic, so evocative of Eaglehawk

and Bendigo. The first book we published last year was Colin King’s A Vintage Death, a mystery which was set in the Heathcote, Bendigo area.” Girls in our Town will be launched by Jason Steger the literary editor of The Age on Sunday at the Hub in the Capital Theatre at 2pm. Girls in our Town will also be sung not by Margret roadKnight but by some girls in our town – from Girton Grammar – with musical back-up by Toly and Val Sawenko.

CHLOE Neath’s charcoal and pastel drawings are unique representations of women’s faces from the sublimely proud local Aboriginal elders to the deeply enigmatic Blanche d’Alpuget. Chloe chose d’Alpuget because she is an admirer of her work. “I see her as a strong woman who has been through quite a lot – particularly in terms of scrutiny from the public,” she said. “I think the portrait indicates she is the only one who knows about her life, she has an aura about her. It is very exciting because the Bendigo Writers Festival is going to present the portrait to Blanche as a thankyou during the festival.” In the spirit of the festival each artwork is accompanied by a quote from Shakespeare to help evoke the “feel” of each person being portrayed. The quote Chloe chose for her portrait of Blanche is from Measure to Measure: “Go to your bossum, knock there Ask what your heart must know.”

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LA Trobe University has plans to subdivide its land on Friswell Avenue in Flora Hill in a bid to increase its capital. The university has lodged plans to Greater Bendigo council for a 48-lot residential subdivision in Flora Hill. It is unclear whether the university would build homes for student accommodation or for general residential sale. “The university is presently reviewing student accommodation requirements, including current supply (private and university), projected future demand as well as the type, location and method of delivery,” a university spokesperson said.

“Some initial findings are that presently there has been a temporary correction of the underlying shortage of student accommodation and that there is an expectation, based on projected enrol-

land “to provide amenity and a financial return” to the university. A main objective of the master plan is to reduce assets and increase their financial capital. A university spokesperson

The university is presently reviewing student accommodation requirements ments, there will be a return to under supply around 2017.” However, under the university’s master plan vision for “Bendigo Campus 2030”, the site has been earmarked for sale. The master plan calls for the short to medium term divestment of co-development of surplus

said they were about to review the master plan following the release of the latest campus vision and future strategy. “No decision has been made regarding the site other than to obtain a planning permit for its subdivision. No business case has been submitted regarding capital

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investment requirements or revenue projections for the site,” the spokesperson said. The planning application and current studies results will help contribute to the business case for Friswell Ave sites’ future. The proposed lots would range from 300 metres square to 1500m2 with a new accessway way and loop road through the development. The vacant, four-lot 3.2 hectare property is expected to be developed in stages with only two native trees marked for removal. But the site contains grey tailings sand material and requires onsite remedial works to repair the affected area. Council is yet to consider the proposal.

MENTAL health patients in Bendigo are set to be placed on increasing waiting lists, as local services are underfunded. After one week on the job, Mind Australia told the ABC, they were lacking the adequate resources and funding to cater to the local demand. Mind Australia said the community will have to wait longer for access to vital mental health services in the region. The organisation took over control as Greater Bendigo’s and Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Loddon, Macedon Ranges and Mt Alexander shires approved provider. Mind Australia deputy chief executive Margaret Grigg told the ABC, there were not enough resources to cater to the demand. Mind Australia, Care Connect with Life Without Barriers won the bid to deliver mental health services to the region earlier this year. The consortium officially took over control last week following their transition period. Mental Health Minister Mary Woolridge said this was a “new era of community mental health care in Bendigo and the Loddon Mallee”. “These changes have been made so that our mental health system better enables adults and young people with mental illness to live independently, maintain the best possible social and emotional wellbeing and live satisfying lives in the community, regardless of where they live,” she said. The State Government streamlined the delivery of services to 20 organisations across the state, with four in Loddon Mallee. The “new era” provides tailored care programs, a single intake system, priority support, better youth rehabilitation services and localised information. “The Napthine Government has increased funding for community mental health services by 30 per cent, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a better mental health system for all Victorians,” Ms Wooldridge said. “Mental health services, families, carers and people with a mental illness have been calling for a change in community health services. “These reforms will deliver improved access, increase quality of service and provide greater flexibility for clients across Victoria.”

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A DAY on the green is teeing off to raise funds for medical equipment for premature babies on August 24. The National Australia Bank Loddon Mallee Kids golf charity day is in full swing to raise funds for the local community. LMK is aiming to raise $13,000 to buy a blood-gas machine, which takes a baby’s blood measure immediately, for Bendigo hospital. Organiser Ange Carl said it would be a good day out and encourages everyone to have a go. “It’s a day for a round of golf, to socialise, have a good time and to raise money for a local charity,” she said. Business and locals are urged to chip in donations, buy a sponsored hole for $50 or a media sponsorship package for $500. NAB is the event’s major sponsor while Star FM, 3BO, The Metro and Puggs Irish Bar and Hi-light have also opted for a smaller media sponsor package. A team of four players can secure their booking for $180 with a barbecue lunch and afternoon tea included in the price. Participants are only required to wear neat casual clothing on the green and the game tees off at 11am. To secure your tickets just visit www.loddonmalleekids.org.au

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Student gym future unsure EVOLUTION Sports and Fitness Centre at La Trobe Bendigo may face closure after a feasibility review has questioned the business’ commercial viability. Staff have told members their memberships cannot be renewed or extended beyond December 31. The gym is run by the Bendigo Student Association. BSA vice president Marcus Hinneberg said the feasibility study was part of “prudent business practice” to make informed decisions about the gym’s viability. “A decision on the future of the gym has not been finalised as yet and consultation with stakeholders continues,” he said. “It is hoped that a decision as

to the gym’s future shall be made by late August.” Only one third of the gym’s memberships are students, with a large portion elderly gym-users. Although marketed as “not only a uni gym” the BSA’s aim is to allocate funds to run services to better student life. “The centre is open to everybody in the Bendigo community with a desire to change their lifestyle and evolve for the better,” the gym’s website says. “We believe that a healthy level of fitness helps people learn more effectively, cope better with stress, and maintain healthy energy levels.” The BSA reported an increased

number in student memberships in 2013 but struggled to attract general public members. “We have seen a decline in membership numbers over the past few years as competition within the health and fitness industry

closed number of casual staff who assist group fitness classes or umpire sport. According to the BSA’s 2013 annual report, the gym lost $92,111 over the past two years. “Evolution is hamstrung to a

We hope that the university can support us in providing this valuable service in Bendigo grows,” Mr Hinneberg said. The gym also began “servicing rehabilitation clients” as a means to attract numbers. Mr Hinneberg said there were seven staff members with an undis-

degree by the lack of space, outdated equipment, poor exposure to the general public, and the need to update outdoor signage,” the report says. “In the interest of student welfare, our dedication to providing

sport and fitness on campus will not waiver. “We hope that the university can support us in providing this valuable service into the future.” The gym is one of three commercial businesses, including Sweeny’s Cafe and Runes Students Association Shop, run by BSA. The three commercial businesses lost a combined $111,722 last year and with an additional $10,676 administration defecit. The not-for-profit organisation ran at a $258,471 loss for the year ending December 31, 2013. La Trobe University head of campus Robert Stephenson said they were having ongoing discussions with the BSA.

New inspector aims to focus on prevention BENDIGO has a new cop on the block, Inspector Peter Greaney. Inspector Greaney officially stepped into the top job this week and will lead the uniform police officers to assist the community. Inspector Greaney is enthused to be working in Bendigo and serving the larger Police Service Area.

Alcohol and drug motivated crimes are an issue “There are more staff to manage, it’s more of a challenge than Maryborough but it has the same issues,” the father of four said. “The challenge is the increased number of staff (to his previous role), and to effectively use and

provide the best policing system and put in resources in the right areas of concern. “Former Inspector Brad Dixon has done a terrific job and I look forward to working with the uniform police members.” Inspector Greaney said he was focused on preventing and combating crime in the region. “Certainly alcohol and drug motivated crimes are an issue, public order issues and family violence is a major focus across Victoria and in Greater Bendigo,” he said. Inspector Greaney was the Central Goldfields’ local area commander based at the Maryborough police station. “It’s early days yet, just have to sit back and see how things operate and look at how things work, meet and greet with the officers,” he said. Inspector Greaney has been in the police force for 29 years and 32 years in the defence force reserve. Inspector Greaney is also a Royal Australian Air Force Active Reserve flight sergeant at the Reserve Airbase Protection Flight in Point Cook.

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of Bendigo in 1914 along with horse and carts and a brass band converged at the front of the Town Hall as a telegram with news of the declaration was received. Mayor Barry Lyons said news travelled much slower 100 years ago. “It was not until two days after the formal declaration in Britain that Bendigo woke to the news many had feared for some weeks,” he said. “The residents of our city soon mobilised in support of King and Country

and in the fortnight after that declaration, many young Bendigo men prepared to enlist to defend the Empire. “They were miners, bank clerks and teachers, farmers and tradesmen who stood up for Australia.” Bendigo RSL president Cliff Richards said the first enlistees from the area in World War I had been members of the 67th Infantry, which later become Bendigo’s own 38th Battalion. “The News of War re-en-

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THE quiet back road of Gaskell Street, Eaglehawk has a story behind it. It’s named after William Gaskell from Eaglehawk, an Australian soldier who earned the Military Medal during an action in New Guinea in November 1942. His niece Jenny Gaskell thinks he deserves a bit more recognition for the part he played in the war, and improving the street surface could be the first step In action at Gona, Private Gaskell went to help a wounded mate and two others, and returned the fire of Japanese soldiers while he bandaged the wounds.

Gaskell kept working until he was himself wounded. His mate, Lance Corporal Davis, was born in Bendigo, but died of his wounds that same day, and Gaskell was shipped to hospital in Brisbane. Private Gaskell was awarded the Military Medal for “Extreme courage and devotion near Gona,” but died from his wounds on December 13. Mrs Gaskell said she would like to see more recognition for him. “To save three people is a heroic thing to do,” she said. “It would be big news if it happened today. “He hasn’t even got his picture at the RSL.”

FAMILY VALUES: Siblings Peter and Jenny Gaskell in Gaskell Street. Mrs Gaskell said Bendigo needed to know more about selfless acts. “We live in a ‘me’ generation, but one kind act a day makes you a better person,” she said. “I think it would be

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A 73-year-old woman reversed her car into a former car rental shop on High Street yesterday. Bendigo Police Leading Senior Constable Niall King said the driver accidentally put her car in reverse when she was trying to leave the complex at 12.30pm. “If this had happened a couple of feet over it would have closed a business,” he said. Nobody was in the shop at the time. The elderly driver of the silver Honda was treated by ambulance officers at the scene. Building owner Ron Poyser said it was a “shock horror” but fortunate no one was hurt. “I am very, very pleased nobody was hurt because the damage is very substantial. I am just pleased the lady is okay. We can attend to the building but lives are a different kettle of fish,” Mr Poyser said. Leading Snr Const King said the incident was a warning to elderly drivers about deciding whether it was safe for them to drive. “We need to be aware of the welfare of other road users on the road,” he said. “If you are concerned about relatives, contact VicRoads. It is not just a matter that VicRoads will automatically take the licence off someone. “If there are concerns, VicRoads can take them for a driving test, see if they need to change vehicle types or have conditions placed on their licence.” A building inspector also arrived to assess the shop damage. Police, ambulance officers, State Emergency Services and the Country Fire Authority members attended to the incident. ............................................... DRIVERS are being warned to take care on the icy roads during the spate of bad weather. Road users are asked to take extra caution and time on the roads, especially from Big Hill towards Melbourne. Sergeant Damian Keegan said it was fortunate no one had been seriously injured after recent incidents. Sgt Keegan encourages drivers to allow an extra 10 to 15 minutes to ensure windows are fully cleared and defrosted. Sgt Keegan reminds drivers to take their time on the road are not rushing on the roads. ............................................... LOCALS are being asked to help po-

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LUCKY ESCAPE: The elderly driver of the vehicle was unhurt. More photos and video at www.bendigoweekly.com.au lice identify the man below. Police believe the man can assist them with thier enquires about a theft of alcohol at Coles Liquorland on McIvor Hwy on on July 11.

rency found near McIvor Road on Wednesday. Anyone who has lost a variety of currency should contact Bendigo Police’s Crime Investigation Unit’s Detective Jason Smith on 5448 1370. ............................................... A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a car collided with a tree on Specimen Hill Road on Tuesday about 10.50am. The passenger, in her 20s, was taken to Bendigo hospital in a stable condition. Two young women were in the vehicle but one was believed to have hidden in the bushes in the nearby area. A witness said one woman had “done a runner”, stumbling away from the incident to a nearby street. Police officers attended the incident and spoke with two people at a home on Inglewood Street. Police are continuing their investigations. ...............................................

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ANOTHER person was trapped in a car after a two-vehicle collision in Quarry Hill on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near the corner of Houston and Adam streets about 10.40am. Two people were taken to hospital in a stable condition. Police, State Emergency Service members and ambulance officers attended the scene.

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runners and walkers receive a medallion sponsored for the second year by Poyser Motors. More information is available from the St John of God Hospital website www.sjog.rog.au/bendigo then ‘Events’ page, while you can enter online at www.athleticsbendigo.org.au

Right path to uni LA TROBE University and Bendigo TAFE have joined forces to smoothly transition students from TAFE to university. The education partners signed a new agreement to give students who complete diplomas a university place. Students will be given support to help them transition into university. La Trobe University Pro ViceChancellor Professor Richard Speed said the agreement enabled students to study and live locally. “This agreement is about making it simpler and easier for young Victorians to get a great education

and ensure local students can stay and study right here in Bendigo,” he said. “We know that most students who learn locally, go on to work locally or in other regional areas after graduation, so it makes sense to encourage as many young people as we can to study at Bendigo TAFE and then La Trobe University. “Under this agreement students can begin their TAFE studies knowing they have the option of further study once they gain their TAFE qualification and can rest assured the transition to University will be simple and seamless.”

Bendigo Kangan Institute Acting chief executive officer Grant Sutherland said it would strengthen regional students’ pathways. “This partnership is another step in progressing the goal of transforming Bendigo into an education city,” he said. New students will also have early access to university classes, events, study skills sessions and student mentoring. La Trobe and Bendigo TAFE will also host a joint Open Day on August 17 from 10am to 3pm, with the program in today’s Weekly. – Christine McGinn

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A TEAM from Ararat is taking part in this year’s Run for Dad event on Father’s Day. Not just any team – it’s five of the top six placegetters in this year’s Channel 10 Biggest Loser Ararat. Jane, Sharon, Katrina, Kerry and Toni, along with some of the locals they are mentoring, are bussing down for the event. They were inspiring on TV, and now you can meet them in person. Kerry is a former Bendigo boy. The five shed many kilograms, learned how to exercise productively and are helping others in their community to become healthier. The event raises money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. All

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Harvard trip for VCC principal IT is a long way from Golden Square Primary School to Boston in the USA. Just ask Victory Christian College principal Anne Marie Rodgers who travelled to Harvard University’s Future of Learning Summer Institute last month. In the 1960s, Ms Rodgers first encountered her life long association with education as a nervous student to the leafy avenues of one of the world’s most prestigious universities. The week-long seminar examined and discuss edchanges faced by educators and students for increasingly diverse and digitised futures. Ms Rodgers joined another 11 Victorian principals as part of the Independent Schools Leadership Program, where they met

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STAGE two works on the Bendigo Bushfire Memorial site in Albert Richardson Reserve Redevelopment are complete. The Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund gave $420,000 towards the redevelopment after Bendigo was hit in the 2009 Black Saturday fires. Two separate fires ripped through Bendigo, taking one life and about 60 homes. Power has been be connected to the site, new lighting, toilets, barbecue, picnic tables and shelter, an irrigation system and landscaping to complete the second stage. Greater Bendigo councillor Mark Weragoda said more than 600 people were directly affected by the Bendigo

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Some respect please Dianne Dempsey’s series of articles entitled “The Fallen Women” has left me feeling offended and distressed. i spent around six years at St aidan’s, not because i was a “fallen woman” but because i was a kid whose parents had died. My parents were poor but they provided me with a loving and safe home. They did everything for me. after they died i was sent to various aunts for a while but that didn’t work out as none of them really wanted me. i was like an invisible person in their houses; they didn’t care about me, just made me feel as if i was a “nothing”. i was often sent to bed at 6pm while they drank. Often i had to sit and listen to them while they called me dumb and stupid and i wasn’t allowed to move. i started to believe them and began to hate myself. Finally, one night my aunt tried to put a pillow over my face when i was in bed. i managed to push her off. The next day i was sent to my grandmother’s and a few days later two women came and took me to St aidan’s Convent. i had no idea what was happening and i was very frightened, no one had told me anything. i found that at St aidan’s i was shown how to do things; how to make a bed, how to wash my clothes and how to sweep under my bed. i was in charge of looking after the balcony which had to be kept swept and polished. it wasn’t hard. Yes, we worked in the laundry, but i never found it hard and was never made to do anything i didn’t want to do. i learnt skills that i could go on to use later in life. The sisters all worked alongside us and they certainly worked much harder than me. We had lessons in ballroom dancing, tap, and irish dancing. We had singing and elocution lessons, tennis and calisthenics lessons, all of which would help us get on in life. We often had concerts. Yes, sometimes i did feel very alone; there was no one to love me or to look out, just for me, but i felt safe. The nuns did their best with what they knew. Because of what the nuns taught me i have been able to keep in the main stream of life and have had jobs in a variety of areas; childcare, shop assistant, overlocker, nurse’s aide, dental nurse and i’m a mother. i have never been in debt because they taught me how to handle money. However, i find it distressing

that so many people who don’t know about life in the convent often assume that we were “fallen women”; this series of articles just strengthens that belief. Maybe we should all think about how we treat our orphans today. are they everyone’s responsibility or just the government’s? Don’t feel sad for them. Do something for them. Let’s make sure they get a good education so they can go on to feel worthwhile and do something great with their lives. The public have a view that being brought up in an orphanage makes you a bad person. i even got told that i would make a bad parent because of it. i was not a bad or “fallen person”; i was just a kid whose parents had died. i don’t want pity, i want respect. Patricia Boram, Williamstown North

Left out in the cold “THe pot boils over” editorial (Bendigo Weekly, aug 1) failed to analyse why council is being “ripped about” at the Greater Bendigo council. editor anthony Radford did not acknowledge that the executive officers, an unelected almost unaccountable group, control council. Councillors have token influence. This raises the temperature. Cr Cox’s frustration is that senior staff predetermined positions go against everyday residents’ feelings and he is supported by councillors Helen Leach and elise Chapman. Like the three councillors, ratepayers feel left out in the cold too, adding further fuel to the debate. Council’s own survey shows 82 per cent of residents say they have little opportunity to influence council decisions. Weaker councillors strive to please council officers, not ratepayers, and this adds to the aggravation. Officers control councillors information, ensuring dominance. Compliant councillors, enjoying the ride, back the officers. it is easier that way. Real research is not required. Popularity is more important. Council business, with a $178 million budget, is difficult and complex. it is near impossible for part-time councillors to make any meaningful contribution. They just do not have the time, skill sets, or experience. Councillors should act like a board of directors, but they don’t. instead, senior officers steer key decisions and major projects, and pretend democracy.

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Senior council staff consistently ignore Cr Cox’s pleas for cost savings and efficiencies and limited rate increases. Council is a monopoly provider. There is no pressure for performance improvement or cost savings. if senior staff had “some skin in the game” there would be a dramatic change. Until executive officers are made more accountable to ratepayers, ongoing “boilovers” are inevitable. Changing councillors over the last four council elections changed nothing. Under the present system, senior officers supported by a majority of compliant councillors, will always call the shots. Cr Cox’s perseverance is to be admired. He is the voice for struggling ratepayers; he is up against insurmountable odds. Wouldn’t you get disappointed/frustrated if you were in his shoes? Michael McKenzie, Bendigo

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real jobs. LLenS were created by Labor in 2001 as part of our strategy to improve school retention rates, lower youth unemployment, and provide jobs to those most in need. at a time when youth unemployment in this region is over 20 per cent, the napthine Government has abandoned its responsibility for this vital support network, in handing over the majority of funding responsibility for LLens to the Commonwealth Government. now that the abbott Government has announced that it will withdraw its funding for LLens at the end of this year, the onus is on the napthine Government to restore state funding for LLens, which are vital to employment growth and support for communities across Victoria. Denis napthine needs to step up and support LLens, before funding dries up at the end of the year, forcing the closure of many LLens across Victoria. Maree Edwards MP State Member for Bendigo West

Where is the diversity? in my opinion there is something very wrong and possibly inconsistent with the picture on page 7 of the Bendigo Weekly, Friday, august 1. The article is about Muslims marking the end of Ramadan. it talks about the eid celebration which comes after the month of

daytime fasting. The eid celebration it says, is about “an abundance of food, meeting other people and celebrating the joy and happiness”. all of these undeniably being wonderful human participations, experienced by most of us at various times. The article also quotes “we welcome everybody to join us” and “when more people join there is more diversity”. Yet the picture i am seeing is of a group of people which represents only 50 per cent of the human population. Males. Where are the females? if the photo is about prayer, females can pray too. Females are equal in the eyes of their creator. if the photo is about something else, then my point stands. Where are the females? Who exactly do you want to join? it is not attractive for me to join if i am then excluded or segmented. australia is not a country where this type of division has typically been encouraged nor exhibited. all the more so, as australia and many other parts of our world, rightly strive to eliminate discriminatory practices against one another – discrimination of colour and creed for example. We are being grossly inconsistent to these principles if we allow it on one hand and rail against it on another. R. Meager-Green, Ringwood East

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Positive chapter FOUR years, 364 days and 22 hours after starting his facebook site, Jack Lyons took it down. Less than four hours earlier, at about 6pm on Monday night, Mr Lyons resigned as the Liberal Party’s Bendigo West candidate. He wasn’t the first person to fall because of social media, he wasn’t even the first in the week, and he will not be the last. His “jokes” posted on his personal facebook site were awful. They were rude, sexist and, racist. That is not to say Mr Lyons is sexist, racist or rude, but in modern politics there is no distinguishing between “the record” and “the man”. If a 13-year-old boy posted the kind of “jokes” on social media Mr Lyons’ did on his facebook page, he would be grounded and told to “grow up”. Sadly, though, Lyons’ posts are not just teenage-boy humour. They are the public record for someone we are expected to trust. He knows this and he has apologised. Politicians of today are held to a much higher standard than ever before. It is easier than ever before to find something in their past that

could damage their reputation and their careers. This was not the fault of facebook, of social media or of the “friend” who printed them out and walked them into the offices of the Herald Sun. Blame lays solely at the foot of Mr Lyons and he knows that.

Forgiveness is often as important as blame It is now up to Mr Lyons to win back support over time and show the community he is not the sort of man he has been portrayed as. Forgiveness is often as important as blame and outrage in these instances, all of which are warranted. The coverage of the issue was the latest in a series of bad press for Bendigo. Together with the Harley Hicks trial and the mosque debate, this story has cast an ugly shadow over Bendigo and its residents.

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JACK Lyons’ resignation is nobody’s victory and while he may well have only himself to blame for the circumstance he found himself in this week, I also take a dim view at many of the sideline critics lining up to sink the slipper into him. To read comments from elected parliamentarians on various social media platforms looking to draw the Liberal Party further into the awful mess and score a political point for their efforts was a major disappointment. Sometimes saying less says more, but sometimes that’s a difficult thing for a politician to accept. There’s not a lot to be gained by politicians picking over the demise of the now former Liberal candidate for Bendigo West, especially politicians from other parts of the state who have probably never

met Jack Lyons and who otherwise have no need to raise this ugly matter at all. It does nothing to serve the interests of their constituents. Good government commands good opposition and around election time that means ensuring we have the best possible contest we can.

ments and to point out their vulgarity and unacceptability, it’s hypocritical for any of us to take the moral high ground but not be prepared to eventually forgive Mr Lyons as well. Jack Lyons is paying an enormous price for his stupidity and his naivety. But we need to be very clear also

Jack Lyons is paying an enormous price for his stupidity and his naivety The resignation of Jack Lyons has significantly weakened the Liberal Party’s chances of winning back the seat of Bendigo West, and an already tough challenge this week for the Liberals, just became an almost impossible one. And while all of us have been quick to condemn Mr Lyons’ social media com-

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HERE seems to be unnatural fixation in marking the start of World War I. Everywhere you turn, including Bendigo, someone is drawing our attention to the 100 years since politicians failed with diplomacy, and relied on sending other people’s children into the maw. Britain is spending about $85,000,000 on marking the centenary, with Germany weighing in at less than $6,000,000. This is a monumental waste, and Australia is there too. Television is flooded with special programs and shows to mark the day. Why? It was a bloody awful horror. Normal people were blown apart for no gain. Families destroyed forever, for nothing. Making a play about it does not heal the wounds, nor does it make anything right. I have been a military historian since school, I am fascinated by the facts, but to see war portrayed as mass en-

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Dear John Smith, Your first mistake was trying to show off to your socalled friends. Are facebook friends really friends or are they faux friends? The sort of friend you don’t have to make any effort to talk to or entertain except tick a “like” box. Mind you I have over 100,000 hits, which they tell me is more than J Lo that is because I have a better and bigger bottom than her. As for wanting comments to fade away, if you really want to preserve your privacy don’t say anything smutty, stupid, racist or sexist or headless in the first place.

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ISTERS Doll are three brothers who aim to possess their audience with the power of live performance. They are at the Music Man Bendigo on August 16 with Path of Destruction, so be ready for some noise. Sisters Doll kick-started in 2010 jamming in their back shed with a passion, love and drive for music.

“It lead to winning several band competitions, playing at festivals, putting on our own shows, a tour of the US and now playing our own shows in Australia,” drummer Jayden Varner said. “Everything we do from glamming up, pyros on stage, to drum risers, sexy girls dancing on stage, smoke and lasers and our slamming music, we believe in.

Varner said every time they perform they put on a show as if there were 150,000 people there. Varner said they were born to be performers and are taking over the world by bringing back the glam rock look. “Are You Ready To Play?” Support is from Path of Destruction a heavy/rock, 80s style metal band from Bendigo bringing the old school metal to a new age and form. Formed in early 2012 they are heavily influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Motley Crue, KISS, Dokken, Pantera and Skid Row. Also on stage is 14-year-old Stacy V who is becoming known around her hometown as one of Bendigo’s upcoming young

artists. She has performed in numerous venues in Bendigo, Melbourne, Shepparton and several charity events in the region. Stacy is an acoustic performer who’s love of music is mainly heavy metal and hard rock. Necron 99 formed in 2010 and have been working together over the years primarily playing covers with the prospect of writing original material. Just like the Terminator-style robot they are named after, they cannot be stopped from completing their mission, and are as deadly as they come. You can see them all on Saturday, August 16, The Music Man Megastore, 264 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Doors open 8pm, $10 entry, 18+ show.

The Proms performances are on again The Proms are a series of accessible and entertaining 45 minute music performances in an intimate space which is warm and comfortable and has great acoustics. The three sessions each Sunday have a break in between for refreshments and chat.

This year the Bendigo Chamber Choir and the Friends of the Bendigo Studio of Vocal Art and Music are performing for the first time. August 10 performers include, Christopher Wilson, pianist and composer, Bendigo Chamber

Choir, Bendigo Chorale. August 17: Bendigo Guitar Trio, Women of Note - women’s choir, Brenda Kinsella - coloratura soprano August 24: Jenny Gogolin and Peter Butler playing flute and piano, Meryl Wilkinson harp and

vocal specialist and Friends of the Bendigo Studio of Vocal Art and Music. All events take place at Anderson Room, St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral Myers Street, Bendigo. Details on 5441 2942. $7.50 per session, day $20, season $50.

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Kristen Condon, who stars in Makeover and filmmaker Don Percy.

Film festival adds taste

F you enjoy films, wine and food you can’t go past the fourth Heathcote Film Festival. The festival starts on August 29 and has been expanded to include screening sessions across three days. “The Heathcote Film Festival is now in its fourth year and is establishing a reputation for providing a diverse mix of short films which engage and provoke,” festival co-director, Tony Juhanson said. The festival’s first film is a schools screening of the multi-award winning documentary The Earth Wins at the Heathcote RSL Hall. Following the matinee session, there will be a meet the filmmaker session featuring the acclaimed Australian short film, Makeover. Here, guests can enjoy a free screening of this delightful, funny and slightly disturbing take on our obsession with youth and good looks, followed by a Q&A session with filmmaker, Don Percy. For further information visit www.heathcotefilmfestival.com.au

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Friday, August 8 Sidewalk Astronomy: The Bendigo District Astronomical Society invites the public to view the wonderful sights of our solar system. 5.30pm at Discovery Science and Technology Centre, weather permitting. $2. Details: 5447 7690. Saturday, August 9 Local Economy Trading System Bendigo: Trading and bartering have been used since the start of civilisation and LETS are carrying on this age-old practice. 11am until 1pm at the Bendigo Neighbourhood House, in Neale Street, Kennington. Details: 0409 981 976. Sunday, August 10 Sandakan Family and Friends lunch: RSL Club, Havilah Road, Bendigo. RSVP please. Details: 0428 395419.

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Thursday, August 14 Epsom-Ascot community planning group: 7pm at the Epsom Primary School in Howard Street. Details: 0437 260 980. EXHIBITIONS Darren Wardle: Head Case: Until August 10, La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre. ‘PORTRAITS’ Chloe Neath: Until September 19, The Capital Theatre Foyer. Co-Lab: Until August 24. View Point Handmade Gallery.

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RYING out craft beers can be a hard call, but somebody has got to do it. Bendigo on the Hop will be held on Saturday, August 16 from 11am to 6pm. It’s a movable feast which is being hosted by 10 venues around the CBD. As well as local and national beers you can taste local produce and music. For further information go to www. bendigobeer.com ON the other hand you might enjoy a long Italian lunch or a “lungo pranzo” at Castlemaine’s Public INN on Saturday, September 6, where you will find a delicious feast waiting for you. The guest chef is Douglas Elder who hails from the dining room of Brown Brothers Winery and who is a great fan of Southern Italian Cuisine. The lunch consists of multiple shared courses served at communal tables. Go to Public INN’s website for further information. THIS Saturday you will be able to enjoy the Elmore Community

Market where they have cakes, preserves, pastries, plants and sweets as well as bric a brac and women’s fashion. In case of inclement weather, the market will be at the Elmore Town Hall. There is a karaoke competition too. Enquiries 0408 582 267. FOLLOWING the retirement of Goldfields Honey, the Bendigo Community Farmers Market is delighted to welcome to the market our new honey producers, June and Chris Dawson of Dawson’s Honey. Chris is a honey purist; he ensures his bees have as little contact with nasty chemicals as possible. He harvests, extracts and handles his product with great care, love and respect; ensuring it is as close to the flavours, aromas and goodness of the natural product as it is possible to achieve. Many producers would be pollinating local almonds at this

time of year, but he won’t allow his bees near any blossom that has such a constant spraying regime. He moves his bees around eight times a year, collecting the honey between moves so that the product is true to variety. Keeping the nectar source pure is not as difficult as it may seem. Chris tells us that bees will only work the most economical floral source for them (that which is highest in nutrients and closest to the hive). For example, when the blue gums are flowering, although there may be other flowers in the area, for the bees the blue gum is their preferred nectar. So this becomes the only source for the honey produced at that time. Chris’ bees spend time with red gums from the rivers, mountain blue gums in the high country. They produce mountain gum honey on a ridge overlooking Bulla, and orange blossom honey on the Riverina. Dawson’s Honey offers tastings at their market stall. For instance,

orange blossom honey is unique and quite different in flavour. While it may not be for everyone, those who enjoy it find its citrus flavour and aroma exquisite. Chris suggests when tasting to hold the honey in your mouth for a while. That way you will experience all the flavours, sensations and aromas and be able to appreciate just how good it is. This month’s market is on Saturday, August 9, from 9 am to 1pm at Sidney Myer Place. For more information on the Bendigo Community Farmers Market, please call Hayley Davis on 0498 186 491, email manager@ bcfm.org.au or visit www.bcfm. org.au. For general information about Dawson’s Honey, call June on 0428 134 573; for specific information on Dawson’s bees and honey production, call Chris on 0428 109 164.

Willow Room Recipe Pumpkin gnocchi This dish is a great alternative to plain gnocchi. With lots of pumpkin available this time of the year choose a dry fleshed pumpkin like a butternut. Saute pumpkin gnocchi with brown butter, sage and walnuts. Serves four as a main dish. Ingredients: Two cups cooked pumpkin pureed Three large desiree potatoes One cup plain flour Pinch grated nutmeg One lemon – zest and juice One egg 100 grams butter One tblspn chopped fresh sage Salt & pepper 50 grams walnuts roasted Method: • Pre-heat oven to 220c. Prick

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Revised Residential Development ‘Let’s Talk’ Kangaroo Flat Meeting Strategy out for comment Monday August 18, 2014

The City of Greater Bendigo is seeking City of Greater Bendigoon Lockwood Ward community comment the revised Councillors invite all interestedDevelopment members Greater Bendigo Residential ofStrategy. the community to attend the Let’s talk Transport Land Use Strategy Kangaroo Flatand meeting. The revised strategy seeks to reinforce the workshop This forum will also provideGreater an opportunity Council Vision of making Bendigo to meet with your ward Councillors discuss Australia’s most liveable regional city. local opportunities and raise any issues. The revised strategy is on exhibition until The meeting will take place: May 30, 2014 and can be viewed online at 7pm www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/residentialstrategy Monday 2014 and Heathcote. or at CityAugust offices 18, in Bendigo RSL Sub Branch Hall There will be a number of opportunities 15A Station Street, Kangaroo Flat for the community to learn more about the Everyone is encouraged and welcome strategy and submissions tovery the draft are toencouraged. attend. Details of these sessions and more information found online or Cr Elise Chapmancan Ph:be 5434 6193 phone 5434 6000. E: e.chapman@bendigocouncillors.org.au The City of Greater Bendigo is developing CRAIG NIEMANN Cr Fyffe Ph: 0419 874 015 anRod Integrated Transport and Land Use CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER E: r.fyffe@bendigocouncillors.org.au Strategy to better plan for how the city will Revised Residential Development grow andLyons how people and goods will move Cr Barry Ph: 5434 6215 Strategy out for comment within it in the future. E: b.lyons@bendigocouncillors.org.au The City ofcommunity Greater Bendigo is seeking Through consultation, a VR1872382 community comment on the revised picture has emerged of a future Greater Whipstick Ward Listening Post For Bendigo allwith community engagement Greater Residential Development Bendigo a series linked, sustainable Saturday August 23,of2014 activities go toa range of Strategy. neighbourhoods that provide City revised of Greater Bendigo Whipstick Ward the The strategy seeks to opportunities reinforce living, www.bendigo.vic.gov.au working and transport CouncillorTelephone: Lisa Ruffell invites all interested 5434 6000 Council Vision of making Greater Bendigo for all, surrounding a more urban CBD. members of the community to attend a Australia’s most liveable regional city. Follow us on listening being held at:To help post the City realise what needs to be The revised strategy is on exhibition until done make this picture a reality, come 10am –to12noon May 30,to2014 and23 can be viewed on: online at along aAugust community workshop Saturday www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/residentialstrategy North Bendigo Thursday JuneMilk 26 Bar or at City offiRoad, ces in North Bendigo and Heathcote. 26 Prouses Bendigo 5.30pm There will be a number of opportunities The listening postHall is an opportunity to meet Bendigo Town for the community to learn more about with your ward Councillor to discuss localthe 189 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. opportunities and raise anyto issues. strategy and submissions the draft are Light refreshments will be provided so encouraged. Details of these sessions and Everyone is encouraged and very welcome please register by: more information can be found online or to attend. E: strategyunit@bendigo.vic.gov.au phone 5434 6000. Cr Ruffell Ph: 5434 6206 P:Lisa (03) 5434 6148 CRAIG NIEMANN E: l.ruffell@bendigocouncillors.org.au CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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HERE are many stories about the Chinese market gardeners, some of which I had written about last week. In the area of Grassy Flat, close to what is now called the Kennington Reservoir, there were a number of Chinese gardeners. One can imagine that the two reservoir ponds and the nearby small creek was a good place to have a market garden, the second reason was the ready availability of manure from the holding yards of nearby slaughtering facilities. It is yet to be determined whether the Chinese market gardeners availed themselves of the bone dust and other fertilisers produced by Peter Rohs near the corner of Strickland and Rohs roads. Rohs’s works were a successful commercial enterprise, he was also an exporter of his products. There were a number of Chinese who were what in the 19th century was called, the “rag and bone collectors”. For those participating in this line of work it gave unfortunately very slender returns, but just enough to keep the wolf from the door if they collected with determination.

Peter Rohs had a depot in Bridge Street not far from the then Chinatown and the Ironbark Chinese Camp. Yen Loong was one of a group of Chinese market gardeners of Grassy Flat. Like many of his compatriots he lived in a hut close to his cultivated land. In 1908 Yen Loong had reached the noble age of 70 years. He had a badly swollen head and some people thought that Yen Loong had Hansen’s disease or leprosy. As he was in the White Hills Police District he begged the constable to have him admitted to hospital when it was found that he certainly did not have leprosy. Some of the Chinese market gardeners sold their vegetables at the market sheds located in Market Square, the area immediately adjacent to the Town Hall. In 1873 Caucasian market gardeners protested to the fact of city council charging rents for space in this facility. They pointed out that the council received considerable income not only from them but also the Chinese and the hawkers. In their protest they

suggested to have a market outside the City boundaries thereby thwarting the heavy impost of fees. Kew Oh, another market gardener, in September 1910, as was his weekly practice, came with his horse and covered cart into Bendigo. His load of vegetables to be delivered to wholesalers, the horse ambled steadily along Pall Mall and Kew Oh was at the point of making a turn into Bull Street. The horse was suddenly spooked by the motion and sound of the council steam roller and took off in fright. The horse and cart collided with a tram pole in the middle of Pall Mall breaking one of the cart’s shafts before coming to rest against the cast iron pole. One of the luckiest market gardeners, in January 1916, was a Myers Flat Chinese Ah Ghan. This energetic 57-year-old was receiving the assistance of some other Chinese market gardeners to drag the carcass of a dead horse to an abandoned mine shaft which had already received over a period of time a number of other carcasses.

SAD END: A carcass destined for the mine shaft.

The mouth of the shaft had quite steep sides and the other two thought it better to obtain some additional help. Ah Ghan was really determined to complete the task, and in his efforts to drag the horse’s carcass on his own, the rope he was pulling on snapped and Ah Ghan fell down the shaft. The shaft was about 28 metres deep and his mates thought that would

be the end of Ah Ghan. In desperation his mates called out to him and he amazingly answered, to “get him out of the shaft as the stench was unbearable”. When help was secured and Ah Ghan was brought to the surface he only had a few minor cuts and scratches and some slight bruising. After this ordeal Ah Ghan walked home to his hut to have a rest.

ITH another wonderful Bendigo Writers Festival about to begin, Heritage Matters thought it might be interesting to meet one local from our past who combined all that was best about the locality – pioneering spirit, public mindedness, and a literary heart. James Mouat was a Scotsman, who found himself at the age of 13, the sole surviving member of his family, working on the Barnadown Run out along the Campaspe in 1836. The adventures and exploits he experienced as a young man were eventually published as The Rise of the Australian Wool Kings, serialised widely and published in 1892. His book, though forgotten today, contributed much to the colonies’ and Empire’s perception of Bendigo’s early history. He went on to be one of the major figures in the development of Eaglehawk as a distinct municipality He was one of those leaders that Bendigo seems to excel in – public spirited, passionate, with an aesthetic side. Just the sort of chap who would be a staunch supporter of the Bendigo Writers Festival! – Peter Thompson

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Cod whistling on the fly FLY FISHING

STEVE CHARLES

T this time of year some fly fishers are happy to sit by their fires and count the days to the opening of the next Trout season – September 6. While other fly fishers are starting to plan spring and summer trips, studying blue lines on maps and taking the winter down-time to tie the flies we’ll need in the months ahead. Personally I enjoy layering up and stalking the banks of the Victorian central highland lakes, chasing the illusive trout that are themselves stalking Australian smelt – freshwater whitebait. However, there are those who like to push the boundaries of fly fishing even further, and are leading the charge in fishing for Australian natives. Bendigo & District Fly Fishing Club president, Damian Keegan is one such angler. Damian recently fished the Loddon River with tackle and flies that are heavier than those commonly used when fishing for trout in Victoria, but if you are stalking Murray cod, you need to be

HOOKED: Damian Keegan with his Loddon River cod. prepared. Some of Damian’s flies are the size and colouration of a brightly plumed budgie but they get the job done. Damian caught a beautiful 70cm cod using a fly known as a Whistler Deceiver, slowly retrieved parallel to the bank while occasionally pausing his retrieve, allowing his fly to sink. The cod took it on the drop about a metre from the bank and was returned to the water after a few photographs. It took skill and the right gear

SUCCESS: Reid Schilling with his Kennington rainbow trout. Photo: DUSTIN SCHILLING

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LOCAL business has reason to be pleased with the impact of advertising in the Bendigo Weekly. Hartley’s Hunting and Tackle World announced their new store opening in June with a four page feature in the Weekly. The re-launched business is owned by husband and wife team, Donna and Lindsay Hamley, and the coverage worked. “It was very successful, plenty of people saw the ad and came to see us,” co-owner Mr Hamley said. “The good thing about advertising in the Weekly, is

to handle a fish of this size – fight the fish too long and it may exhaust itself and not recover. Fly fishing need not be limited to mountain streams and trout. In the winter months, try fly fishing for freshwater natives or head to the beach and target bream in our beautiful estuaries. If you’ve always wanted to give Fly Fishing a go, contact Bendigo & District Fly Fishing Club online at www.bdffc.weebly.com or via their Facebook page and take the first step.

that people hang onto the paper. Dailies are only around for a day, then they’re in the bin. “People hang on to the Weekly and read it later. We have found people often come in a few days or weeks after the ad has appeared asking for the product.” Mr Hamley said his advertising works in the Weekly. “I advertise every month, and will continue to do so,” he said. Hartley’s Hunting and Tackle World is at 8 Stafford Street, California Gully. Open seven days a week. Phone 5443 5669.

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WO local anglers have recently experienced native fishing at its best during July with captures of their personal best Murray cod to date. Scott Ludeman cast up a 90cm cod from the Campaspe River around Elmore on a spinnerbait. Unfortunately the quality of the photograph left a lot to be desired and wasn’t worth reproducing due to excessive camera shake thanks to an excited photographer. Scott fishes both the Loddon and Campaspe rivers regularly and has had a bumper season landing about 20 cod this season. A fortnight later Bendigo Legion Angling Club president Andrew Wilkinson landed a healthy 67cm Murray cod from Lake Eppalock while casting the shallows in search

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NICK ATYEO of golden perch on a vibe. I’ve also heard of another unsubstantiated report of a lucky crew who trolled up four legal sized cod in a session. Trolling deep diving lures along rocky banks should increase your chances of success if you’re targeting cod at Eppalock. For anglers in the know, Greens Lake near Corop has been worth a visit with reports of good size and number of golden perch being landed near the siphons. Jackal lures in the brown dog colour are the go apparently. Meanwhile younger anglers haven’t been missing out on the action either, with Reid Schilling enjoying an

outing with his cousins at the Kennington Reservoir where he was fortunate enough to land rainbow trout on Power Bait. Kennington Reservoir, Lake Tom Thumb and Forest Lake were recently stocked by DEPI a part of their regular school holiday trout stocking programme. Twenty three members of the Bendigo Legion Angling Club targeted Mulwala last month with dismal results, partially attributed to the extremely cold water temperature of eight degrees. Dion Hayes was the only angler fortunate enough to encounter a scale trolling up an undersized cod. Apparently the dismal result hasn’t dampened the anglers’ enthusiasm. Club officials are still expecting a good turnout later this month at Viewbank

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LOORWORLD in Hattam Street has recently expanded their stock by including curtains as well as floor coverings in their range of products The curtains are custom made and include Roman blinds, Venetian blinds, vertical and roller blinds. Floorworld is an obvious destination if you are building or renovating as you will now be able to buy curtains as well as floor coverings for all areas of your home or office. Carpets, vinyls, vinyl planking, bamboo, cork, floating floors or ceramic tiles are all here at competitive prices courtesy of Floorworld’s bulk buying power. Whether it be just a room or a house lot, Rod and Heidi encourage you to call to see their extensive range, you can even bring in your house plans for a free noobligation quotation.

Floorworld will cater for every budget, big or small, making sure the floor coverings you choose, will be exactly what you need, whether you’re after the feel and warmth that only carpet can generate, or the practicality of a hard wearing vinyl or laminate in a variety of finishes and colours. They also have the latest selection of timber and bamboo timber flooring utilising the latest trends in glueless technology to help prevent movement. Rod and Heidi will gladly assist customers with the selection of curtains and floor-coverings to suit your home or business. Call in to 106 Hattam Street, Golden Square, trading Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm and Saturday mornings, or give Floorworld a call for a free measure and quote on 5442 7100.

FREE PUMP

COLOURED PANEL FENCING

with any plastic tank purchase 10,000lt or above

* Expires Aug 31, 2014

1800 654 610

Local Call

5435 2388

www.waterstore.com.au

(Behind The Loaded Plate) 521B Napier Street, White Hills, Bendigo

GET FIT, STAY HEALTHY

Rent for as little or as long as you like! Its up to you!!

Don’t let the weather stop you, Rent your Fitness Equipment from Mr Rental Rowers from $17.95/w* Exercise Bike - Standard from $6.95 /w* - Premium from $10.95/w*

Walker from $12.95 /w* Jogger from $22.95/w*

Cross Trainer from $13.95 /w*

It all starts with one small step... Just call 1800 880 778 or 5443 5222 or drop in to our showroom at 80B Garsed St, Bendigo

WINDRIDGE SECURITY DOORS & FENCING

5444 4190

Servicing Central Victoria www.windridgesecuritydoors.com.au

www.mrrental.com.au

*Conditions apply. Pricing and offer based on an indefinite period rental agreement with a calculation period of 24months. Ask in store for more details.

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Tiles Direct – more than tiles

WE FIX BUMPERS

Nip into Natrad

*CHIPS & SCRATCHES * BUFF & POLISH * ALLOY WHEELS * REVERSE SENSORS & MUCH MORE

* Most basic repairs cost less than your insurance excess. * Average repair 1 to 3 hours at your home or the office

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

Radiators and Auto Air We specialise in... •Recores • Repairs • Cleanouts • Change overs • Heat cores • Air conditioning • Complete Radiator Assemblies

Call Greg on 0418 510 531

Eaglehawk Radiators Pty Ltd. Upper Road, Eaglehawk Ph: (03) 5446 7385 Email: ehawkrad@netconnect.com.au www.eaglehawkradiators.com.au

PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL

bUTE TRAYS &

ACCESSORIES

Don’t settle for a good tray… demand a bUTE tray! • Qualiﬁed Tradesman • Manufacturers of quality Steel ute trays • Service bodies made to order • Toolboxes made to order • Roof Racks and Ladder Racks • Powdercoating and sandblasting • General fabrication, welding and repairs.

1 Eve Crt, Bendigo • P 03 5442 2992 W www.motionexhaust.com.au FOR ALL YOUR EXHAUST NEEDS

P: (03) 5448 8285 M: 0421 547 907 www.butetraysandaccessories.com.au

LOCALLY OWNED

• Huge Range • Great Prices • Mickey Thompson • Hankook • All repairs

5442 2577

96 Hattam Street, Golden Square

ILES Direct Clearance Outlet stocks more than a range of heavily discounted floor and wall tiles, with a selection of DTA quality tools and adhesives to get the job done. All tiling accessories, adhesives, grout and free advice are also available. So whether you are in the trade, a DIY enthusiast or a novice, Tiles Direct staff will be able to help you work out exactly what you need. Tiles start from just $8 a square metre with enough variety to suit even the most discerning customer, with plenty of stock

on hand. Stock is changing all the time so come in and have a wander around the clearance area. No need to order and wait for stock to arrive, just drive in, load up and take your tiles home on the same day. Open from 7.30am Monday to Friday and Saturday 8.30am until 12.30pm. Tiles Direct Clearance Outlet adjacent to Tuddenham’s Carpet Court and World of Tiles at 32 Humme Place, just across from Hume and Iser. Phone 5443 1011.

• Pool Fencing • Wrought Iron Balustrading • Balustrading • Steel Pickets • Stainless Steel Hand Rails • Automatic Gates • Colorbond fencing

Your safety – is their priority Formerly PCB Electronics

INCORPORATING MODEL RAILWAY STORE YOUR LOCAL JAYCAR ELECTRONICS DEALER

Glen Comer

Sight & Sound Power Products IT & Communications Gadgets & Gizmos Electronic Components

25 Wellsford Drive East Bendigo 3550 Ph: 0438 022 440 Fax: (03) 5443 9400 Email: glen.comer@bigpond.com

167-169 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo

Phone 5444 4044 ✃

✃

A family focused small animal hospital where your pet is in good hands.

FREE DENTAL

CHECK UPS

& 20% off Dental Procedures

for August. Please bring in coupon to receive discount

After Hours Emergency Service Open Monday to Friday: 8am-7pm Saturday: 8.30am-4pm Sunday: 9am-11am

☎5443 3322

294 Napier Street (opposite Lake Weeroona) www.bendigoanimalhospital.com.au

INTER has arrived with some very wet and cold weather. How has your car been performing? Are you sliding or skidding around roundabouts or when taking off from lights? Is it harder to stop? Is it hard to start in the morning? These are the most common winter problems with vehicles according to the staff at Hattam Street Tyre & Mechanical. Brakes and tyres are among the most important safety items on your car and should be checked regularly. “If you are sliding around on the road you need your tyres checked,” Craig said. “Batteries also tend to die in winter as a cold car is harder to start.” Hattam Street Tyre and Mechanical

SPRAY ON CONCRETE SPRAY ON Need Your Roof Restored?

HOME & COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE

DYERS

Gardening, Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, Concreting, Tiling, Pool and Spa Care

PENSIONER & STUDENT DISCOUNTS FULLY INSURED • QUALITY SERVICE GUARANTEED

Phone Nic: 0427 679 449 Email: nic_dyers@hotmail.com

offer free safety inspections to ensure you and your family are safe on the road. Regular servicing is also important, as belts, hoses, fluids and suspension are checked. Today’s vehicles have specific service schedules that should be followed so you do not void any manufacturer’s warranty, and your vehicle is kept operating at its best. At Hattam Street Tyre and Mechanical you will find friendly, helpful and qualified staff ready to help with all of your motoring needs. Come on down and let them pump up your tyres. Hattam Street Tyre & Mechanical at 96 Hattam Street, Golden Square. Phone 5442 2577.

CONCRETE

T R A N S F O R M AT I O N S

Before

After

T R A N S F O R M AT I O N S

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Shane Gilchrist

Driveways Saftey Flooring 0417 344 023 Shane Gilchrist Verandahs Resurfacing all 0417 344 023 concrete areas Floors PO Box 107 • Cement Tile • Terracotta Tile • Tin Tightening & Re-coating forNorth safety3550 Ramps POBendigo Box 107 • De-mossing • 3 Coat Sealer System • Re-bedding & appearances Paths Bendigo North 3550 Pointing • High Pressure Cleaning • Leaks & Storm Damage

Phone Shane Gilchrist NOW 0417 344 023 LAYING NEW FREE QUOTE CONCRETE 7 YEAR GUARANTEE AS WELL

• Re-sealing & Coating Tiles

Ph: 5446 7477

Full 10 Year Warranty FREE Quotes

Backyard parties, corporate events, Christmas parties and school fetes. Prices from $125 for 4 hours. Range of castles and themes. Shade and rain covers available. Safe and clean. Fully insured. www.bendigocastleking.com.au

Phone 5449 6501

NOW OPEN

TILES DIRECT CLEARANCE OUTLET NOW STOCKING

LAMINATE FLOATING FLOOR

FROM $19.95m2

WALL TILES FROM $12m2 FLOOR TILES FROM $8m2 WORLD OF TILES

32 Humme Place, Bendigo

PH 5443 1011

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LocalClassifieds BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW! • Phone Kim on 5440 2509 or 1300 558 385

ALL Winter Fashion Clothes up to size 14

1/2 PRICE 21 Queen Street, Bendigo Ph: 5442 9889 LACHLAN ALEXANDER KROIS

AYDEN JAMES THRELFALL

was born at

Krois of Junortoun.

Bendigo Health

Brother for Emily and

July 24, 2014

David.

was born at Bendigo Health August 5, 2014 3420 grams Son of Brooke Lynch and Paul Threlfall of Bendigo. Brother for Benjamin, Dylan, Tia, Mark and Brayden.

ZAHRA ELISE RAY WHITING

WILLOW ROSE HAMMER

St John of God

TYSON BLAKE GREENLAND

LARA JANE HENDY

July 12, 2014 3106 grams

3128 grams Daughter of Jane Lanyon

Son of

and Daniel Hendy of

Jessika Greenland.

Lockwood.

SIENNA JOY DRUM

MARCUS ALEXANDER THOMPSON

was born at

Bendigo Health

August 5, 2014

August 3, 2014

3860 grams

Son of Danielle and

Daughter of Donna and Jarrod Drum of Maiden

Angus Thompson of Big

Gully. Sister for Max,

Hill. Brother for

Riley and Tyson.

Jacon and Ryan.

IMOGEN LEE BRYAN

FELICITY EVE FORD

was born at

Bendigo Health

St John of God August 5, 2014

August 5, 2014

2990 grams

3642 grams

Daughter of Derryn

Daughter of Danielle and

and David Ford of

Cary Bryan of Maiden

Mandurang. Sister for

Gully. Sister for Jaymin.

Aurelia and Cordelia.

LUELLA ROSE BALDOCK

LOLA IVY PATTON

July 31, 2014 3778 grams Son of Belinda and Luke

was born at

Bendigo Health

August 5, 2014 3320 grams Daughter of Catherine

August 5, 2014 3600 grams Daughter of Jordan Schriever and

Ray and Roland Whiting

Adrian Hammer of

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CHARLIE JAY SMITH

was born at

St John of God

August 2, 2014

August 5, 2014

August 4, 2014 3980 grams

3200 grams Daughter of Karen and

Daughter of Julianne and Carl Baldock of Golden Square.

BABY WEAR

Michael Patton of

2720 grams Daughter of Rachel

2636 grams Son of Lisa Hemphill and Jay Smith of Strathdale.

Maiden Gully.

and Nathan Baker of

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MASSAGE

TUTORING

PERSONALS

CHEEKY CHAT

AMAZING TOUCH Asian full body relaxation massage. 10am-8pm G/Square. Phone 0433 308 382

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GUITAR & VOCAL Lessons at Professional Studio. Student discount avail. Call 0400 746 542

MASSAGE

Relax...Recharge... Revitalise August Special

1 hour Relaxation Massage $50 5th Massage FREE

Call Maxine 0418 369-685

Hot Gals Live 24hrs $3.96/min pay/mobextra 1902 215 347 or C/Cards 03 9600-0123

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ATTENTION WELDERS OR FITTER & TURNERS

Health Fund rebates available for eligible Clients 88 McIvor Road Bendigo 3550

Phone Ann 0407 237 123

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

Earn $500 - $6,000 plus per month Part/Full Time. Full training and ongoing support provided. www.workhome4you.com

ELVIS IMPERSONATOR

Bendigo Newcomers hosts regular social activities as a way to meet new people & discover what the Bendigo Region has on offer.

Singer for Parties & Functions, 30 - 40min show! 0427 303 269 www.bendigosingergram .com

Bendigo Newcomers: Ph 0498 000 767 E: bendigonewcomers@hotmail.com www.bendigonewcomers.com

Includes Continental breakfast each day. 2 x Meal Vouchers to Yarra Golf Club or Club Mulwala. 5 & 7 Night and Family Packages also available. Cnr Corowa & Tocumwal Rd Mulwala â&#x20AC;˘ www.suncountry.com.au â&#x20AC;˘ info@suncountry.com.au

03 5743 1074

TRAVEL

Open Monday-Saturday from 6pm 2 Courses $35.00 per person â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;excludes steak and duckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Reservations call 5445 5300

BENDIGO LEGION ANGLING CLUB

Friday 19th Sept...............................................$75 Wed 15th Oct..................................................$85 MITCHELTON GOULBURN RIVER CRUISE Wed 22nd Oct.................................................$85 COBRAM COBBA BOAT CRUISE Wed 12th Nov.................................................$80 CRESWICK WOOLEN MILL - Creswick Gardens Thurs 20th Nov.................................................$85 ANNUAL TRAVELLERS XMAS PARTY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7pm Monday 1st September 2014 Kangaroo Flat RSL Hall 6 Station St Kangaroo Flat All Welcome

TRAVEL

Sun 7th Dec.....................................................$75

CANBERRA FLORIADE 5 Days 24th Sept.......................................$975 t/s MILDURA COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL 5 Days 26th Sept.......................................$899 t/s SYDNEY- BLUE MOUNTAINS 7 Days 12th Oct ...................................$$1695 t/s MURRAY RIVER RUN- Border Cliffs To Wellington 7 Days 23rd Oct............ $2250 t/s HUNTER VALLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Christmas Lights HVG 7 Days 14th Nov ....................................$1725 t/s

RING FOR A BROCHURE

Office hours for Tour Bookings & Enquiries 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday

19 Wheeler St, Shepparton. 3630

Ph 5821 3777

COACH & INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

FREE Pickup/Return Service from: Bendigo Railway Station, Eaglehawk, Golden Square, Kangaroo Flat & White Hills

13 DAY CARNARVON GORGE / HERVEY BAY TOOWOOMBA Sept 11.............................Ad $3700 P/P $3650

Sept 13...........................Ad $6500 P/P $6450

SHORTER OPTION:

7 DAYS WA WILDFLOWERS Sept 13........................Ad $3200 P/P $3150

FLORIADE ACT OCT 6th - 10th NEW ZEALAND NOV 14th - DEC 3rd HUNTER VALLEY XMAS LIGHTS DEC 6th - 13th CHRISTMAS IN THE RIVERLAND DECEMBER 22nd - 27th

2015 TOURS AUST TENNIS OPEN 19 - 21st JANUARY LAKES ENTRANCE 10 - 15th MARCH NARRANDERA REGION 11 - 18th MAY OUTBACK NSW 14 - 21st JUNE TOURS START & END AT YOUR FRONT DOOR

PH 1800 814 320

chris@kingstonstours.com.au www.kingstonstours.com.au

Jesus asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you believe in the Son of man?â&#x20AC;? The man asked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who is He, so I can believe in Him?â&#x20AC;? Jesus said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you have now seen Him - He is the one speaking to you.â&#x20AC;? The man said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lord I believe.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;˘ Includes jars â&#x20AC;˘ Delivery, set up and pack up Bendigo Wedding Hire

0409 050 389

Queen Street Medical Centre now accepting new patients, including nursing home patients (Bulk Billing Available) The Queen Street Medical Centre is an accredited medical practice providing high quality, primary health care services to the Bendigo community and surrounding areas. Services include: â&#x20AC;˘ General practice consultations â&#x20AC;˘ Healthcare Assessment and Care Planning â&#x20AC;˘ Immunisation â&#x20AC;˘ Family Health â&#x20AC;˘ Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health â&#x20AC;˘ Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health â&#x20AC;˘ Minor Surgical Procedures â&#x20AC;˘ Visits to residents of local aged care facilities â&#x20AC;˘ Obstetrics â&#x20AC;˘ TAC & Workcover funded medical care Opening Hours: Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday 8.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.00pm Friday 8.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm Saturday 8.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2pm Please note this practice bulk bills. We are currently accepting new patients, please phone or call in for details or to arrange an appointment: Queen Street Medical Centre 117A Queen Street (next to Bendigo Cinema) Bendigo VIC 3550 Ph: 03 5443 1777

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Dog g Training g We come to you... and Problem Solved! â&#x20AC;˘ Behavioural problem solving â&#x20AC;˘ Private obedience lessons â&#x20AC;˘ Group obedience classes â&#x20AC;˘ Specialised training â&#x20AC;˘ Over 20 years experience

Phone: 0417 386 346 www.bendigodogtraining.com.au info@bendigodogtraining.com.au

4 Day Canberra Floriade: Sep 22 & 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $980 P/P $960 5 Day Little Desert & Grampians: Oct 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1195 P/P $1175

Information sessions

5 Day Flinders Island: Oct 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2800 P/P$2775 7 Day Nelson Bay - Hunter Valley: Oct 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1640 P/P $1620

4 Day King Island : Oct 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1950 P/P $1930

2014 TOURS 7 Days 11th Sept.....................................$1875 t/s

TRAVEL

7 Day Victor Harbor Kangaroo Island: Oct 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1900 P/P $1875

2014 TOURS KANGAROO ISLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Victor Harbor

Classifieds 1300 558 385

20 DAY WA WILDFLOWERS

TESSELAARS TULIP FESTIVAL SAVERNAKE STATION - Mulwala

Learn Old Time & Bush Dances $5 per night Forest St Uniting Church Hall Thursday Nights 7.30pm-9.30pm No partnerr rreq required equiuireredd

100% Guaranteed For Life!

Ph: 1300 552 360

2014 DAY TRIPS

Ph 0407 057 254 LEARN TO DANCE CLASSES

Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo Inc. E:secretary@bendigobushdance.org.au obus ob ushd hdan ance ce org au

Quit Cigarettes In 60 Minutes

www.borderquickquit.com.au

JOHN 9: 35,38

HOUSE/PET SITTER

Phone Maryy 5442 1153

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. Bill 5442 1543

August 13th to 17th Limited Places

FROM THE BIBLE

I am mature, non smoke, experienced and offer my service free between Sept-Jan. Police check & Refs. Call Heather 0408 525 526

Quills

DANCELAND

For 2 adults in one of our spacious Luxury Villas.

PUBLIC NOTICES

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3 nights for only $250 (off peak)

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Linking people, places and events

Excellent Business Opportunity, Part or Full Time. For more information, Phone 0401 601 807

A HOME BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Qualified Remedial Massage Therapist Sports Remedial Deep Tissue Therapeutic Massage Treatments

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3 Day Griffith- Festival of Gardens: Oct 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $595 P/P $585 12 Day Tasmania Springtime Tour:Oct 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3720 Pen $3650 10 Tasmania Tour:Oct 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3350 Pen $3300 22 DAY WESTSpringtime COAST SPECTACULAR (AIR/COACH/AIR) 6 Day Christmas in Victor Harbor: Dec 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1650 P/P $1620

See the spectacular West Coast from Darwin to Perth.New Discover the Eve uniqueness of the West, Dec 29 . . . . . . . . . . . .$1300 P/P $1250 5 Day Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Lakes Entrance: from the Pilbaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to the Kimberleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, the Bungle 8 Day Tamworth - Festival: JanGeikie 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $1850 Bungles, Cable Beach, Monkey Mia, Gorge, Broome, Kalbarri, Kununurra, Ord River 6 Day & muchGippsland much more.Lakes / River Cruise: Feb 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2300 P/P $2290

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4 Day Around the Bay: Mar 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $960 P/P $950

All International Tours Include Flights & Many extras 13 Day Discover Thailand: Jan 30............................................... $3995 18 Day New Zealand: Mar 1.........................................................$4995 10 Day Norfolk Island: Mar 1...................................................Ad $3595 15 Day Vietnam - Cambodia - Laos: May 1................................. $5900 P/P = Past/Pensioner *Prices based on Twin Share (other Options available)

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Toll Free: 1800 033 068

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Real Estate Representative Midland Group is a well real estate agency. We want to hear from you if you can tick the following boxes: 1. A genuine desire to learn and work hard 2. Proven experience in sales and/or outbound-telemarketing 3. Confident and self-motivated to be successful 4. Task management skills and self-discipline to get all the jobs done. midlandgroupptyltd@outlook.com

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation General Manager Economic Development (3 year contract) Based in Bendigo, North Central Victoria Salary range: $80,000-$90,000 (Dependent on qualifications and experience) This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Traditional Owner Corporation. Reporting to the CEO,Â Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DDWCAC), the position will oversee the business and operations of Dja Dja Wurrung Enterprises (DDW E), including the development and operation of the fixed trust businesses and identify opportunities for economic development for the Dja Dja Wurrung Group.Â Applications due:Â by 5.00 pm Monday 18 August 2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply. For a position description and information on how to apply go to www.djadjawurrung.com.au/GMED

Construction Supervisor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cavalier Homes Bendigo We are seeking an experienced Supervisor to join our growing business in this Full Time role. The position is ideally suited to someone with experience in supervising and coordinating residential construction projects. This position will be responsible for: â&#x20AC;˘ Coordinating trade staff and sub-contractors â&#x20AC;˘ Client liaison â&#x20AC;˘ Ensuring OH&S procedures are followed â&#x20AC;˘ Attending project meetings â&#x20AC;˘ The allocation of materials and trades to job sites to ensure timely construction of homes; â&#x20AC;˘ Ensuring that homes are built in accordance with contractual arrangements and approved drawings; â&#x20AC;˘ Inspecting completed work to ensure high standard of quality workmanship; â&#x20AC;˘ Ensuring that homes are completed on time and within the allocated budget; â&#x20AC;˘ Maintaining and upholding the excellent reputation of Cavalier Homes Bendigo by representing the company and displaying respect and integrity; â&#x20AC;˘ Ensuring construction is carried out safely and in accordance with company processes and systems; To be successful in the position you need: â&#x20AC;˘ Experience with a residential or project home builder as Construction Supervisor â&#x20AC;˘ Has considerable knowledge of the basic methods, practices, tools, materials and work standards related to the building of residential homes; â&#x20AC;˘ Has a high attention to detail and organised with excellent time management skills; â&#x20AC;˘ The ability to identify defects or problems early in the process and take the necessary action to rectify or prevent problem in an efficient manner. â&#x20AC;˘ Outstanding leadership, communication, organisational and planning abilities and thrive in a busy environment and â&#x20AC;˘ Computer literacy The successful candidate must have excellent communications skills, a can do attitude, strong professionalism and an ability to work well with clients, contractors and colleagues. A competitive salary package will be offered including company vehicle and will be based on the applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience. To apply email your resume to leigh@cavalierhomesbendigo. com.au or call 5444 5565.

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INTERSTATE DRIVER We are in search of a professional B double operator. Hopefully with skills in refrigeration and general freight with a 'can do attitude,' to help our family company grow and retain its good name in the transport industry. Vic roads print out a must. Above award wages and conditions apply. Please apply: 03 5429 3000 or jittrans@bigpond.net.au

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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.

BLOCKED DRAINS Same day service Ph 1800 630 922

Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping $35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings).

all types of brick and block work, chimneys and fireplaces. Ph 5446 7057 or 0418 370 917.

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

PLASTERER

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

Skilled Handyman â&#x20AC;˘ Holes Patched â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Painting

Ph Mick 5448 5402 or 0407 448 249

Will travel within a 50km radius of Bendigo

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

Rubbish Removal $70 per NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Mattresses $10 extra. Cash only

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

PAINTING & DECORATING 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.

POST HOLES

Millers Holes Mobile 0418 510 217.

PJ TAYLOR 5446 1422 0448 713 499

RIDE On Mowing, General Gardening and Window Cleaning Guaranteed Lowest Prices and excellent service. Call or email Kellie Ph: 0438 132 253 kellie-conboy@hotmail.com

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SPLIT SYSTEMS

And all electrical needs. Ph 0419 367 071

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AIN Aged Care and Disability A y

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EMPLOYMENT

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This position is designated as a position for an Indigenous Australian and is covered under Section 83 of the Special Measures Provision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (Vic) 2010.

For a position description and information on how to apply to: www.djadjawurrung.com.au/ranger Applications due: by 5pm Friday 15 August 2014

Ph. 0428 381 925

CONCRETING

Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial. For all your concrete requirements.. Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice. 30 years experience

Lawns, Edging, Hand Weeding, Spraying, General Garden Cleanup. Pensioner Discount. Phone 0418 590 811

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Applications close Friday 1st September 2014

Phone Ron on 5447 7823 or 0431 609 423 BATHROOMS & KITCHENS

KITCHEN, BATHROOMS

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One apprentice electrician and one apprentice diesel mechanic will be employed by CVGT Australia and begin a pathway to trade excellence with the support of a CVGT Australia scholarship. Interested? Visit cvgt.com.au or contact Rhys De Laine on 03 5449 2160 for more information. Only applications on the prescribed form will be accepted.

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Accountants & Business Advisors

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GOERS & MAUNDER Public Accountants Registered Tax Agents

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Bendigo: 63 Midland Hwy, Epsom

Phone: 5448 3980 Castlemaine: Geo Clarke Place

Phone: 5470 6565 Taxation & Business Services Specialising in: Accounting, GST, Income Tax & BAS Preparation

(03) 5441 4244 26 Bridge Street, Bendigo kgmaccounting.com.au

E-tax or My Tax users beware

&R Block has warned taxpayers about relying on the Australian Tax Office’s ‘pre-filling’ option when filing their 2014 tax returns. Pre-filling is a service provided by the ATO to make it easier to meet your tax obligations and claim entitlements. With pre-filling, your tax return is partially completed from information supplied by institutions and employers. Information can be incomplete because, an organisation has not supplied your data to the Tax Office, they could not match the data to your records or the data did not pass all processing checks. “The pre-filling option in tax returns should be used with caution, as the information provided in it is only as good as the timing of the information being sent by employers, banks, Centrelink and other organisations to the Tax Office,” H&R Block’s Jim Tonkin said. “If taxpayers rely on pre-filling information as the source of the income information to complete their tax return, and the information is not complete, the taxpayer may be audited and required to pay back their tax refund, along with interest on the money they incorrectly received.

“Information is being continually received by the Tax Office, and taxpayers need to check that all the information is there and correct and not assume it has arrived. “As a general rule taxpayers should not rely on the pre-fill information and they should also check their own records.” To overcome this dilemma H&R Block undertakes full interviews with all their clients and only use the pre-fill information to identify information they do not have. If the information is not there, H&R Block requests clients to check with the relevant organisation to confirm the income they received. “Remember it’s the taxpayer’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in a tax return,” Mr Tonkin said. “Signing the tax return confirms it is correct and complete and any omissions may result the tax office amending and charge interest and penalties.” H&R Block tax accountants, first floor 82 Mitchell Street Bendigo, 5441 6503 for all your taxation needs. www.hrblock.com.au

Tax help with Shares & investments Negative gearing & rental Capital gains Multiple year tax returns

• Tax Returns, Advice and Planning • Accounting Services • Business Advice and Planning • Financial Advising • Self Managed Super Funds

For an appointment phone 5447 7500 5 Camp Street, Kangaroo Flat

ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS

• Taxation & Accounting Services for Individuals, Partnerships, Trusts & Companies • Streamlined BAS preparation process • Effective Business Structures • Business Reviews & Valuations • Self Managed Superannuation Funds • Auditing Services 3 Kennedy Street Bendigo

5441 4966 www.evolveaccounting.com.au

RETURNS EXPRESS PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT REGISTERED TAX AGENT

OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TAXATION No time for an appointment? Email daniela@returnsexpress.com.au

16A Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine Ph: 5472 4694 or 5472 4252 Open Tue: 9am-7pm • Thurs-Fri 9am-5pm Saturdays (Aug only): 9am-5pm

Tax return types prepared Personal, business & partnership Business specialists

BAS & GST Individual and Business Returns Taxation strategies Self managed superannuation funds Setting up and managing accounting systems and solutions

Bendigo 5441 6503 1st Floor, 82 Mitchell Street

We take the burden out of tax for you

0409 859 449 | 28 Waterford Drive, Strathfieldsaye karen@wellingtontax.com.au | www.wellingtontax.com.au

HELPFUL: H&R Block.

5441 5244

472 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo

Qualified TAX Professional Small Business Experts Individual Tax Returns from $140* Advice for Business Start-ups All Initial Business Consultations FREE

Online Booking

*Conditions Apply

• Income Tax Returns • Personal or Business • Appointments to suit you

DSG Accounting I 60 Breen Street, Bendigo (03) 5442 7010 I dsga.com.au

WEALTH MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PLANNING

• Taxation & Accounting Services • Streamlined BAS preparation process • Business structures, reviews & appraisals • Self managed superannuation funds • Financial planning

41b Breen Street, Bendigo | 5441 0999

GRAHAM WATSON

Accounting & Management Consultants P/L

Bjoern’s Accounting Services For all your Taxation Taxation, Bookke Bookkeeping eepinng aand ndd Accounting needs. Servicing Individuals, Companies, Partnerships, SMSFs and Trusts. l can also ensure your BAS, Super, FBT and Work Cover compliance. Best of all – I COME TO YOU – even after hours

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Certified Practising Accountants Registered Tax Agents

Accounting and business advisory services & preparation of personal and business tax returns. Appointments can be made after normal work hours and on Saturdays.

1/227 Barnard Street, Bendigo

Phone: 5444 0700

Individual Rates from $98 Under 21 from $75

Weekend & AH Appointments Available

85 Wills Street, Bendigo

Ph 5444 0455

Are you paying too much tax? Call for an appointment now

5445 4777 35 Mundy Street, Bendigo

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Services Offered BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

BOBCAT AND TIPPER SERVICES • Post & Stump Holes - 150mm, 250mm, 350mm • Chain Trenching • Site Preparation & Clean Ups • Ground Levelling • Concrete & Rubbish Removal • General Earthmoving, Driveways and Garden Landscaping • Sand, Soil & Stone - Carting & Spreading • 10m2 Tipper Hire

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E: jd.bobcat.services@gmail.com

LITTLE RIPPER Digger Service

Trenching, Rotary Hoeing, Post Holes, Levelling 4 in one bucket,Tipper Hire.

Services Offered To advertise in this section please call

Ph: Glenn or Donna

5446 7163 or 0418 510 074

1300 558 385

Bobcat & Tipper Hire Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer

• Laser Levelled Site cuts • Landscaping • Driveways • Backyard clean-ups • Postholes • Trenching

200 - 600mm diameter

Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal

COM PET RATE ITIVE S

Call Ron 0438 569 385

Using our 5 ton excavator 4.5 ton skid steer & ten metre tipper After Hours Ph. 5448 8814 cjchandler65@bigpond.com

Call Clint 0427 349 549

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

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Sherlock Soil Works Excavator Bobcat Tipper Post Holes Trenches Site Cleans Pools Driveways Site Cuts 5 ton Excavator with Post Hole Attachment and Rock Breaker

James Sherlock Ph: 0407 472 775

• Landscape Preps • Footings/Trenches • Site Clearing • Concrete Removal • Limited Access • Post Hole Borer • Rock Grab & Rock Breaker

sherlocksoilworks@hotmail.com

Ph John 0419 789 684 Dingo Hire $165 per day Post Hole Auger 200, 300 or 450mm $35 Trencher $35, Ripper Bars $15 Leveler $15, Wacker $65 Tipper Trailer $85

Training provided on Pick-up All prices include GST and Per Day

0457 888 047

www.budgetdingorental.com.au 190 Woodward Road - Golden Square VIC 3550

GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N SEPTIC TANK SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS Supplied and installed PIC LICENCED

0418 508 993

Licenced drainer 31741

Left over Carpet? Make useful Mats! Local Overlocking Service

Rug Addiction 129 High Street Kangaroo Flat 03 5447 0433

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman 0418 507 709 A/H 5448 3333 REC 7821

DARELLY ELECTRICAL D SERVICING BENDIGO & DISTRICT SE REC 14361

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DOMESTIC COMMERC

CLEANING SERVICES

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

Quality Cleaning Services

Darren Liersch: 0409 077 600

Serving Bendigo for 20 Years

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

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

FURNITURE REMOVALISTS

0418 506 188 cleanjet@iinet.net.au

FURNITURE REMOVALS & STORAGE

Your Local Removalist Interstate Backload Specialist

COMPUTERS

From 1 item to a full removal around the corner or across the country

• Repairs • Upgrades • Virus removal • Networking & WiFi • Screen replacementt • Web design • Same day support

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

CALL STEVE 0408 928 763

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

NEED A CARPENTER? Renovations inc bathrooms Pergolas Carports Deckings

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Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336 DBL 1130

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Matt Sefton 0418 392 559

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

ELECTRICIAN

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

BUILDERS

GREG SMITH

Onsite Computer Services for Home and Business

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Computer & IT Problems?

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0409 173 754 Peter

Driveways, Footpaths, Patios, Sheds Colours, Paving, Retaining Walls Liability Insured - Council Approved

Pete’s

Mowing and Maintenance

CONCRETE PIPING

Big or small we fix it all!

• 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:

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CARPENTERS CARPENTRY SOLUTIONS HOME MAINTENANCE BATHROOM RENOVATIONS DECKS

CONTACT STEPHEN 0409 381 474

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Renovations/Extensions Verandahs, Pergolas & Decking All Trades Available

0418 129 487

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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

CONCRETING

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GAME ON GARDENING • Mowing • Edging • Yard • Tidy and removal • Pebble Paths • Landscaping and all your garden maintenance Free quotes - we look after you

ELECTRICIANS

Geoff Williams Electrical Installations

Over 40 Years Service

REC 4085

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

I promise you a reliable & professional service at an affordable price

Phone: 0417 329 802

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...get the market you’re missing...

Gary 0422 854 620

House, Yard & Garden Care

A GIRLS SOLUTION • Lawn Mowing • Edge Trimming • Weeding & Weed Spraying • Gutters (Single Story Only) • Rubbish Removal

• Yard Clean Ups • Building Flat Pack Furniture • House-Sitting • And More...

Call Bec- 0416 286 610

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Services Offered ARE YOU RENOVATING? MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE (Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)

• Ropes • Springs • Leadlight • Shower Screen Repairs • Glass Cut to Size

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

Contact

Call David/Bronwyn

(03) 5442 8900 A/H 0427 148 447 tshatwell@erppower.com

HANDYMAN SERVICES

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

Sandhurst Painting and Decorating 35 years experience

• Handymen • Cleaning • Builder • Floors • • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Concreting • • Plumbers • Decking • Electricians • • Pruning • Tiling • Tree Lopping • • Sheds & Pergolas • Lawns & Gardens •

Central Victoria 13 11 98

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

KITCHENS KITCHENS

FUNCTIONAL

Prompt efficient service at reasonable rates

Quotation gladly given

Call Phill Hutchings on

0417 057 010 MIDLAND PAINTING & DECORATING

BATHROOMS

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

WARDROBES

E: robrunnalls@live.com.au

ALFRESCO

KITCHEN DESIGN LAUNDRIES 6C Wellsford Dr Bendigo East 3D DESIGN

To arrange a FREE consultation & quote

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Ph 5446 1535

PO Box 54, Eaglehawk

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting Pty. Ltd.

License No. 32710

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

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

TRAV THE TREE CLIMBER Professional Tree Surgeon

Cert 3 Arboriculture/ ISA Certified Arborist

Specialising in: Confined Space Tree Mature Tree Pruning Mature Tree Pruning Removal Qualified QualifiedTree TreeClimber Climber Ornamental Garden with1010year yrs experience Experience with Pruning & Hedging Wood WoodChipper Chipper Large Tree & Stump Mulch Sales Mulch Sales Removal

Confined Space Tree Removal Ornamental Garden Pruning and Hedging Large Tree & Stump Removal

0403 678 086

SUBDIVISION

544 33 999

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4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

Have your heater serviced Full safety checks • carbon monoxide tests

MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR BACK YARD!

We Design, Construct & Manage your entire Project from start to finish.

CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO SUBDIVIDE?

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KARIM 0435 147 045

ROB: 0418 718 881

Call 03 5444 2425

PAVING & LANDSCAPING

PLUMBERS NE

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GLASS / WINDOWS

Phone Trippa 0427 241 958

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

PEST CONTROL

PH: 0418 822 911

WEED SPRAYING

Ph: 0418 547 796

Lic#37911

RUBBISH REMOVAL

WEED CONTROL All your broadleaf weeds Hobby farms

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

We load for you! 7 Days a Week No job too small or too big

Green Waste Green Waste Special

0423 402 474

Boom and/or hand spraying, professional & reliable, 15 years experience

PH BRUCE: 0409 968 977 To advertise in this section please call

SPOUT CLEANING

1300 558 385

SPOUT CLEANING

ROOFING • Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

SUPERIOR

Formally “Spider Sprayers”

ROOFING

Specialising in Landscape construction

& MAINTENANCE SERVICES

FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS S

Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

Paul 0429 462 057

PLUMBERS

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall Master Plumber

0448 701 138 • Paving • Brickwork • Retaining Walls • Turf

Over 25 years of trade qualified Experience mgbricklayingandlandscaping.com

• 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

Don Andrea Plumbing www.thelocalphonebook.com.au

1300 850 342

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

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

Phone 0408 506 159 Lic#23529

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

TREE LOPPING

SMITHS

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

Services Offered To advertise in this section contact our classifieds department

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)

1300 558 385

David Smith

classifieds @bendigoweekly .com.au

0427 506 160

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FOR SALE

2 SEATER leather couch. Brown, full-leather, good condition. L-1720, W-950, H-850 mm. $500 Ph 0425 708 767 AMBER mini lightbar magnetic mount $90 ono PH 0405 262 600 ART & craft latch hook leather picture & painting $70 ono Ph 5448 4807 BALES of uncut rags for sale. make an offer. Ph 0438 705 600

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FOR SALE

REPCO Exercise bike, good order $35. Phone: 5442 1581

BSE sports polo tee size 20 $10 Ph 0450 476 607

FIBELIGHT VL05 exerciser $100 Ph 5446 8474

BILLIARD Table, Small $30 Ph 5446 1191

CARPET Westminster. Midnight, brown/beige pattern. Covers 3 bedrooms. $200. Ph 0409 217 231

BIRDCAGE Lge steel, w/4 sep compartments, on wheels $100 5446 1191 BLOW up mattress queen size with pump VGC $40 0478 747 720 BOOKCASE, solid wood, 108cmHx95Lx33W. $50 Ph 0411 313 731 BRASS Bed, Queen, includes base $100 Phone 0448 265 887

CHEST freezer, small, GBBMC Aust model, near new, comes with manual, $150 ono. Phone 0413 351 495 BOOKCASE, 5 shelves, choc wood $30 Ph 0400 938 867 CHIKO Sofa Bed, Cream, $60 Ph 0400 938 867

BALTIC pine floor boards old house lot. $7 per metre. Free delivery to Bendigo area. Phone 0467 544 431

BRICKS for sale, all new common bricks, x2,200, $600. Ph 0439 399 813

CLOTHES dryer EWO $60 PH 0405 262 600

BSE boys shorts size 36 $10 Ph 0450 476 607

CORRUGATED iron 2 sheets, as new, 3m long, $20 Ph 5447 9237

BIKE, girls Cyclops , 40cm, pink, EC, $60 Ph 0408 571 541

BSE boys uniform winter pants size 34 $20 Ph 0450 476 607

Antiques and Collectables

DESK, redwood & ironstone, 1800x900, with drawers & return, $130. Phone 0409 423 063 DINING suite, ext table with 4 chairs, dark wood, "Paris" design, EC, $250 Ph 0427 212 321

At the Bendigo Pottery Antique Centre Open 9am to 5pm Daily 40 Sites

DOG/cat porta kennel, medium, unused, $45 Ph 5447 7050

Ceramics • Furniture • Jewellery Kitchenalia • And More

ENTERTAINMENT unit, large, mahogany $95 Ph 0400 471 471

Ph: 0478 435 885

EXERCISE bike, action rider, VGC $40 ph 5448 8523

JOIN THE WEEKLY WALKERS TEAM

FELLINI Water cooler $30 Ph 0400 938 867

FILING Cabinet 3 draw grey. $100. Ph 0408 990 329

CHEAP REDGUM SPLIT FIREWOOD TRUCK LOAD $1150 HALF A TRUCK LOAD $600 LAND CRUISER UTE LOAD $150

FIREWOOD

HIGHCHAIR, w/ padded seat & Tray, $40 0423 021 327

ROLLER door suit 5000Wx2400H, classic cream colour, complete with remote unit, $750 Ph 0408 571 280

VINTAGE dining table, dark brown, with 6 chairs. $395. Ph 0432 949 407

FRIDGES

INSTYLER, purple, brand new in box, $50 Ph 0411 313 731 INSULATION, 3.5 yellow batts, 9 sq mtrs, half price, $25 each. Ph 0439 371 301 or 0438 416 924 KENWOOD Hi-Fi Stereo, surround sound, $95 Phone 0428 568 825

ELITE Traveller 4 Wheel Scooter, fits in car boot, 14 mths old, $900 Phone 0415 441 186

YUCCA'S Healthy plants priced from $8, sizes up to 4ft. 1 plant at 7ft $50 Ph 5442 7974

WANTED TO BUY

SECURITY Door 2047 x 815, LH hinged $40 Ph 0447 269 104

FIREWOOD

FRIDGE/ freezer, two door, auto, defrost, D50, W50, H150. EC, 7 years old, $160. Ph 5442 9105

LAWN mower & catcher, $70 Ph 5442 3620

SHELF cupboards for shed 6ftLx3ftHx2D $60 Ph 0401 132 177

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

GARMIN GPS with bracket & books EC $70 Ph 0408 571 541 GATES, house gal steel 198Lx84Hx2 $100 Ph 0401 132 177

FIREWOOD

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

GATES, wire mesh, tall /wide, x2, $100 Ph 0401 132 177 GOLF clubs, as new, $30 neg. Ph 0428 568 825

FIREWOOD A grade dry split Redgum, $140 m3 delivered. Ph Dave 0409 516 458

HALL stand Victorian Mahogany Reproduction, VGC, $550 Phone 0417 050 402

FIREWOOD

DRESS fabrics $25 for full box Ph 5447 0053

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

HANRO Knitted fabric pieces $5 garment /bundle Ph 5447 0053

HAY 5 X 4 ROLLS Oaten, Cereal, Pasture, Clover, & Straw from $38.50. Delivery Available. Phone: 0438 373 291

LAZY-BOY recliners (2) fair good condition $200 each Ph 0429 352 449 LOCKABLE storage box with ramp, $100. Ph 0419 595 426

MUSHROOM COMPOST

$50 per metre. Minimum 4 metres. Free delivery to Bendigo area. Phone 0400 855 626.

PEA STRAW

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

PORTABLE cot, bed linen and blanket $60 Ph 5444 5166

ADVANCED TREES AND SCREENS Weekends Aug 2nd - Nov 30th Sat 9-5 & Sun 9-2 or by appointment Delivery & EFTPOS available. • Plants grown on farm to 1.5-3m & 10” • Screens at 1/2-1m • 100 + species - See website list • Discounts for grow-to-order & custom treescapes available 609 Spring Hill Rd, Spring Hill. Melways Ref: X909 E9 (Trentham area) www.ancientnatives.com.au

Nick: 0422 736 165

GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? 1300 558 385 LocalClassifieds classifieds@bendigoweekly.com.au PO Box 324 Bendigo 3552 Fax: 5441 4416

ADVERTISE FOR 4 WEEKS - ONLY $23* 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.

THREE meter gantry. Comes with 2T Block & Tackle and floating trolley. Well engineered. Reduced price $800. Mob Ph: 0413 802 904

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

TIMBER Extension Dining Table, six padded chairs, VGC, $350 Ph 5441 5560 evenings

VINTAGE cast iron post mounted hand operated drills, in GC, Ph 0420 101 528

TIMBER Garden Seat, English Style, 180cm $80 Ph 0425 880 259

WANTED

TOP SOIL Sieved $35 per metre, 4 metre min. delivery 8m & 10m also avail. Garden Mix $60 a metre. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770 TV console, modern timber, EC, $25. Ph 0404 615 643 VACUUM cleaner, working, GC $25 Ph 0400 471 471 VENETIAN blinds x 3, Cream, Various sizes, $30 lot 0423 021 327

SCRAP WANTED

Pick up Western Side. inc White Goods, Gas HWS, A/Cs, Batteries,

Mags, etc Ph 5446 1191

or 0447 744 043

VERY old Books & magazines wanted in any condition Phone 0427 418 613

To advertise in this section please call

1300 558 385

CLEARING SALES

CLEARING SALE Saturday August 16th - 10am Start

91 Moffatt Drive, Harcourt

ADDRESS: ..........................................................

(off Ford Road)

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TABLE, Laminex, plus 4 chairs, $60 Ph 5442 4512

CUTTINGS wanted for Rasberries, Loganberries, andBlueberries Ph 0427 418 613

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MAX OF 5 LINES

SOFA, as new 3 seater. sattle grey/brown, contep, $100 Ph 0404 615 643

CONCRETE MIXER, Petrol or Electric Phone 0448 396 000

RABBIT & dog traps & setting hoes by genuine collector, top dollars paid. Ph 0420 101 528

QUEEN size bedroom suite with 2 bedside tables $100 Ph 0400 471 471

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

SKI items, Rip Curl ski pants XL & ski mask Scott $40 0478747720

PIANO, Liszt, GC, walnut, bright tone, VGC, $800 ono with stool Phone 5444 4336

HEATER, Sunbeam, panel, portable, 2000W, $50 Ph 5443 2045

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SKI Parker, men's, Water proof, Bomber Jacket size L, $25 Ph 5447 7050

CASH

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

PHONE, wireless headset, Plantronics, new, $100 Ph 5443 2045

HEATER, DeLonghi, 2400 watt., as new, $40 Ph 5447 7050

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

SHOES, x1 short brown boot & x1 blk flat sz 10 $50 Ph 0411 313 731

CAMPER van or small motorhome, low km's, Phone 5439 3232

OLD Bendigo POTTERY Pre 1950's. Vases, dogs, kookaburras, Water Filters, Demijohns etc. Ph:5446 3554

PRESSURE cleaner, new, Spit Water, key start, 3650 PSI, 13HP Honda. $3500. Phone 0428 443 808

Buy ire or H

WINDOW alumin. 2070Hx1850W $60 Ph 5442 3620

KITCHEN Ware, crystal etc $80 Ph 0447 269 104 KITCHEN chairs x4, good tanned seats, $50 Ph 5447 9237

0427 349 549

WINDOW alumin. 1540Hx1850W $60 Ph 5442 3620

WORKERS/utility tool bag CAT as new $30 0478 747 720

and Freezers. Top brands from $195. Fully recond, 6 mths wty. 283 High St, G/Sq. Ph. 5441 1955

to suit all your needs!

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

ROUND Office Conference table grey $100. Ph 0408 990 329

For further details Phone Clint

Containers

Ph 5440 2529

FOR SALE

F R I D G E s m a l l Westinghouse, working, $30 Ph 5446 1191

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

View containers at:

FOR SALE

FRIDGE Good working order, and Good cond. $80 Ph 0411 758 279

Store Well with Stilwell

FOR SALE

FOOT spa, Ronson, EC, $15 Ph 0408 571 541

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

You won’t have to stand around folding advertising material for hours beforehand – just pick up and go! We offer a top payment rate, and you’ll have the full support of our distribution team.

FOR SALE Top Quality Murray River Red Gum, Split & Dry, $110 Per C/M, Delivered, Bulk load only 0417 948 885

Cat Enclosures

Earn extra cash and keep fit!

Bendigo Weekly — Friday, August 8, 2014

All adverts must be pre-paid. For $23 you get 5 lines ONE ITEM ONLY per advert. Advert will run for four consecutive weeks. Sale price must be included. Alteration to PRICE ONLY. Not included in the offer are business adverts., rental hire etc., for the purpose of ongoing profit, or Real Estate Listings. The publisher reserves the right to decline any booking for the purpose of continuing gain.

Approx 300 Lots Over 200 Marklin Trains, Carriages, All Tracks & Model Buildings, International Tractor, Slasher, Carry All, Pipe Layer with Feeder, 1990 Holden Jackaroo, Greenfield Ride-On Mower and Small Trailer, Victor Hand Slasher, Tirfor Mobile Winch, Grinder, Vice & Assorted Tools, Wheel Barrows, Brush Cutters, Stihl Chain Saw, Lots of Garden Tools, Pigeon Pair Kelvinator Fridge- Freezer, Pine Wardrobe, Chest of Drawers, Tessa Lounge Suite, Buffet, Single Beds, 3 Piece Lounge Suite, Couch & 2 Recliners, TV Unit, Records, Books, Table and 6 Chairs, 8- Floor Rugs, General Sundries & Collectables 10% Buyers Premium Cash on the day of sale

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GARAGE SALES

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

48 Broad Parade Spring Gully. Household items, lots of bargains, Saturday only 9am-3pm.

746 McIvor Hwy opposite Park Lane Holiday Park Sat 9am - 1pm Bed, Fridge, w/mach, h/hold furniture, childs toys & clothing, Bric A Brac

SAT/SUN from 7.30am 56-60 Rohs Rd, Bgo East 6x4 trailer w/canape + something for everybody HUGE Hardware dispersal & secondhand goods. 10x6 tandem trailer with crate, more stock this week. Steel etc. See Ron Jarmyn for a great deal. 24 Allingham St, SATURDAY 9am - 1pm

COMBINED

GARAGE SALE Somerset Park Rd Strathfieldsaye

8AM - 2PM SAT ONLY

2001 Coromal Seka 505 16'9" Poptop. New canvas annexe, awning, ground mat, storage for port. toilet, air con /heater, 3 way fridge, hot plates, grill, microwave, d/bed, sway bars, TV antenna, plus other extras. $20,000. Phone 0409 136 349 3 C O A C H M A N KIMBERLEY 14'6" custom built P/top. Single beds, side kitch & oven. Club lounge, full annex, new tyres, EC $10,000 Ph 5444 0197

and much much more..

LIVESTOCK

CANARIES $12ea Phone 5441 2650 or 0407 521 504 DEXTER cattle cows, heifers some halter broken, exc, from $600. Ph 0403 926 226 RABBITS, babies, 8 weeks old, 3 white, 1 white & Ginger $20each Ph 0427 509 255

Conditions apply

A.M. Hyett Motorcycles

BMW 523i

FORD falcon 2004 FR Dual fuel, Auto, service books , 11mths reg, 4 new tyres, RWC, 100,044ks, (SWI215) $8500 ONO Ph 0409 162 869

1998 Reg 190,000kms $5000 with RW or $4000 without OSQ 522 Ph 0400 519 989

Bikes sold, traded & recycled. Spares and accessories. See Michael and John 67-69 Bridge Street, Bendigo 3550 Open 9.00am-5.30pm Mon-Sat / 10.00am-5.30pm Sun LMCT 4761. Licenced second hand dealer.

Ph: 5442 2523 SMS: 0411 627 348 Email mhyett1952@yahoo.com.au

WRECKING

CITROEN C3 '04, 4 cylinder, auto, air bags, sun roof, silver/grey leather interior, new tyres, 12 mths reg & RWC, $6500 IBH-944 Ph 0418 146 864

VEHICLES & SMALL TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY

www.ebsary.com.au Specialising In • Holdens • Commodores • Fords • Light Commercials

Bendigo’s largest Ford & Commodore Dismantler

DAEWOO Legauza 1997, blue, auto, 153,315kms, a/c, p/s, $3500 with RWC. OYR-540. Ph 5443 1509 Bendigo

Chip & Scratch Repairs Paintless Dent Repairs Paint & Interior Protection Custom Polishing & Mirror Shine

BOATS BOAT flat b/v nose 12'6" trailer, new tyres (3), 20HP, Yamaha & ext. $2,600. Phone 0400 130 458

FOR 4 WEEKS

CARS WANTED

Cash offered. Phone 0417 334 009. CAR WANTED 4 cylinder, auto, rear wheel drive, up to $500. Ph 0419 299 819

0409 215 235

LIVESTOCK

LMCT 11067

Boarding Kennel & Cattery

Muckleford School Road Muckleford 3451 Open 8:30am-12:00pm & 4:00pm - 6:00pm Phone ((03)) 5472 4698 Mobile 0428 882 411

www.jeralee.com.au

Petcarers 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 OPT A Female, Desexed, 3 years

I am a very independent young lady who likes cuddles and attention but only when I want it! I would prefer a home without other cats. I am quite lazy, love just lying around all day. I will require regular grooming as my coat is quite long. Come and see me soon.

DMH

FORD order Parts 0427

AU Motor. Good $250 Ford AU also available Ph 509 255

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

MECHANICS THOMPSON AUTOMOTIVE Repairing manual gearbox, transfer case & diffs. Phone Phill 0434 145 485

AUTO 2002 AU Ford Sedan, Auto, 160km, Dual Fuel, T/bar, 12mths reg, (RMF098) EC $5000 Ph 5447 9904 or 0401 849 674

AUTO 92 Toyota Landcruiser, Auto, Dual Fuel, Great Condition, Reg, $6500 Ph 0407 472 775 (XNG-178)

95 Holden Rodeo, dual cab ute, turbo diesel, man. 4x4, alloy tray, reg & RWC, $5000. ZYI-723 Ph 0400 648 069

BMW 320i '03, auto, air bags, sun roof, alloys, new tyres, silver/black leather interior, reg & RWC, $9500 WAD-305. Ph 0418 146 864

FORD Fairlane Ghia 1994, Auto, V8, Reg til 11/10 /14 RWC Duel Fuel $3500 ono Ph 5446 8260 Bendigo (zzx-846)

FORD BF 2008 CC tray, with Canopy, Auto, LPG, 3 Seater, 1 owner, Full service hist, private use only, REG/RWC $10,900 many extras Ph 0419 316 445 wks-207

HYUNDAI 2000 GLE Sonata Man, Sed, 131,000ks, PVG099 6mths Reg, RWC $3200 Ph 5439 5680

TOYOTA Corolla RV hatch, 1.8Lt 4-spd auto, p/s, a/c, 2 owners, service books, RWC, 11 mths reg, $4800 ono. 1BI2KR. 0434 291 085 VOLVO 83 240GL, auto, white, G/Cond, Jan '15 reg, FXE-669. $800 ono Ph 0428 202 043

To advertise in this section please call

FORD COURIER TRAY UTE 1995, Unreg, No RWC, 2.6L Petrol, Manual, 210,000ks, Large custom aluminium dropside tray and toolboxes underneath. $1000 ONO Phone 0439 342 161 VIN:

1300 558 385

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MOTOR CAR TRADER REGULATIONS 1998 Regulations require that from June , 1998 both licensed motor car traders and persons other than licensed motor car traders, must include the following information when advertising a motor car sale. 1.) The cash price of the motor car 2.) Whichever of the following is applicable: a.)if the motor car is registered, the registration number b.) if the car is unregistered, the engine number of the vehicle; or the chassis number; or the vehicle identification number; or the registration number (if any) last assigned to the vehicle; or if none of those numbers are reasonably ascertainable, any other number by which the vehicle may be identified. a licensed motor car trader must also state in their advertisements their LMCT no. and the details of any periodical payments applicable. The penalty for failure to comply with these regulations is a $1,000 fine.

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Male, M Ma le 4 years

Hi my name is Banjo; I’m a typical Staffy in every way. I need an owner who can be with me all the time as I do suffer from separationn g. anxiety. I am an affectionate and friendly dog. I love people and I have lived with another male dog before so I can be quite social. An active family with older children who can spend a lot of their time with me would be my dream. Please come in and meet me.

$23 Banjo

English Staffy

LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT? ?

THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.

5441 2209

Piper Lane, East Bendigo

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

Cupcake Day is fast approching. Mon 18 Aug is the official day, however you can hold your party anytime you like during Aug. If you would like to hold an event, register online at www.rspcacupcakeday.com.au to fundraise for the RSPCA.

2003 FORD BA sedan. Remote start, 2.5" sports, exhaust, extractors, hi flow cat, 19" mags, low km engine, interior in EC, as is. $3900. Ph 0455 234 200 (6FPAA AJGSW3 M50123) 2005 Red Ford Fiesta, manual, 3 door. Excellent cond, one owner. Rego Sept 2014, 58,000k's $6500 P 0424 047 687

$3490 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2003 FORD BA XT SEDAN Affordable Falcon with mag wheels,and only 170,000ks with service history locally owned.

$4990 DRIVE AWAY

WZN 463

INC RWC

FORD XH DUAL FUEL UTE Only 154,000kms. Gas and petrol ute in excellent condition for age.

REDUCED

Ever popular VY Equipe loaded with extras. Priced to sell.

WAB 632

SOLD

NISSAN PULSAR HATCH Auto, a/c, p/s, tinted windows, alloys, low kms. ABC111. $18,000. Ph 5442 1646

$28.50 with photo

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$4990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

$5990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2005 KIA CARNIVAL AUTO PEOPLE MOVER Only 150,000kms. Automatic, DVD and more. Priced to sell!!

Classifieds 1300 558 385

DRAGON CITY MOTOR WRECKERS Panel Beating. No insurance or restoration work. Pensioner Discount Ph 5447 4441 A/H 0487 000 145 Kangaroo Flat

HONDA CIVIC AUTO SEDAN Ideal first car in automatic. December reg. Low km’s for age. A0A 426

2003 HOLDEN VY EQUIPE 1987 ISUZU Elf 250 Crane Truck, 6M Scaffold on Trailer. 365,000kms, 8mths Reg, 10M Padano crane, lockable tool boxes, recently serviced, RWC $27,000 Ph: 0407 337 030 (SUH-727)

LMCT 10769

WRECKING

FORD XG panel van, XR6 seats, headlights, BA XR8 bonnet, dual fuel, alloy mags, WHU-694. $2500. 0411 432 733

USED CAR BARGAINS at BUDGET PRICES

TPH 180

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FORD BA ute 2003, auto, steel tray, canopy, cruise, tool boxes, reg & RWC, $7000 ono. SLH-973. PH 0457 330 442

HOLDEN City Astra 2003, auto, p/s, a/c, tint wind, 114,000kms, rego till 04/15 SDA-447. $5,500 ono. Ph 0408 228 292

Mobile Automotive Paint and Dent Repairs

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

To advertise in this section please call

FORD Falcon 2001 AU II Wagon, Auto, white, tinted windows, alloys, REG, TZZ-386 As is $2000 P 0467 094 041

FORD F250 1988, newly powder coated tray & rims, new paint, no rego, $5500. AHZUA352596. Ph 0405 266 960

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

Second hand 6x4 steel Trailer, in good condition, Not homemade. Ph 5446 3139

1300 558 385

Pricilla

AUTO

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

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AUTO

TRAILERS

TRAILER 8ftx5ft, as new, registered, with camping top, removable, $2,000 ono Phone 5448 5601 after 5

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$6990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

REDUCED

2005 FORD BA2 XR6 Immaculate throughout. First to inspect will buy near new tyres and next year rego ULV004

SOLD

$7990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2003 HOLDEN VY2 CALAIS SUPERCHARGED Yep v6 supercharged! Leather seats and 19” rims with all the Calais luxury. Be quick. ZCB 954

$8990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2007 GRAND CARNIVAL PEOPLE MOVER New shape 7str long wheel base for the larger family. OYV901 REDUCED

$8990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2003 HOLDEN RODEO 4X4 TRAY V6 rodeo 4x4, 3 way entry tradies canopy, bull bar, tow bar, side steps and under 200000ks SMR 493

$9990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2001 NISSAN PATROL AUTO TURBO DIESEL Locally owned by a retiree. Immaculately kept in rare. Auto. Bull bar, snorkel and more. WWW 462

$12,990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2005 HOLDEN RODEO 4X4 TURBO DIESEL TRAY Hard to find turbo diesel tray with bull bar steel tray and tow bar TTS229

$12,990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

2009 TERRITORY SR 7 SEATER WAGON Locally owned 7 seater with leather and DVD player and 12 months reg REDUCED CHP673

$13,990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

MICHIE ST MOTORS

35 Michie St, Elmore • LMCT 8889 Phone Ian: 0458 747 712

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Bendigo Weekly – Friday, August 8, 2014

WEEKLYsport Aiming for mental health

www.bendigoweekly.com.au

email: sport@bendigoweekly.com.au

By JOEL PETERSON

Mental health within football clubs will be highlighted this week when the Bendigo Football netball league holds its first Footy 4 life round. Footy 4 life is a foundation set up by aFl Central Victoria operations manager Justin abrams, who has seen first-hand the effect that mental health issues can have on not only football clubs, but communities. Round 16 of the BFnl season will be headlined by the Kangaroo Flat versus Strathfieldsaye game at Beck legal Oval, that will be the round’s showcase game. “Unfortunately I started it because I experienced some hardship at my own footy club at north Ballarat,” he said this week. “I was lucky enough to play in a premiership under Michael troon, who was mid-40s, our premiership captain, who took his own life and left three young kids, a wife and a successful business. “that really rocked the foundations of our footy club at the time. Previous to that I played with two guys, both my age, who both suffered from mental health issues and comitted suicide. “So I thought, when Mick com-

mitted suicide, that enough was enough and I needed to do something about it.” abrams said that the emphasis on the round was about raising awareness of mental health issues within the football and wider communities. “the foundation is about participation in footy and using it to actually get out to footy clubs and make sure people are not only physically healthy, but mentally healthy as well,” abrams said. “I’ve seen it as a coach at both taC Cup and VFl level where kids came through and never got picked up in a draft and then stopped playing footy altogether, which is hugely disappointing. “the clubs have been fantastic, we have pushed the program and especially the partnership through Headspace to all the clubs and they have information on noticeboards and are more aware of it now which is great. “It’s about raising awareness, and if that makes people jump on the Footy 4 life website and find out how they can get involved or maybe it hits home that there is something that needs to be adressed, that is what we want.” More information on the foun-

HEALTHPLAN: Footy 4 Life’s Justin Abrams, Strathfieldsaye Storm’s Darryl Wilson and Kangaroo Flat under-18 coach Ben Dyett. dation can be found at www.footy4life. com.au. not only is round 16 Footy 4 life round, but it is a big round in the context of the BFnl season and the run toward finals. Coming off a win against South Bendigo that vaulted them back into the top five, the Roos will have their work cut out for them against a redhot Storm in the Footy 4 life showcase game.

Baseball teams face off DanDenOnG and Sunraysia came away as the big winners from last weekend’s Baseball Victoria under-12 state winter championships held in Bendigo. the event was held at eaglehawk’s albert Roy Reserve, and saw eight teams battle it out in 24 games across the weekend. about 150 players made the trip to Bendigo from Victoria including teams from Dandenong, Diamond Valley, Ringwood, Geelong, latrobe Valley, Sunraysia as well as local participants from the Bendigo Baseball association. In the division one final, Dandenong defeated Ringwood in both sides’ final match of the weekend. Dandenong also won the Senior, under 16 and the under 14 (division one and division two) State Winter Championships in 2014 in a year to remember. In division two, the pitching of Coby Mitchell’s proved too strong as Sunraysia won the final by four runs, with Mitchell scoring the MVP award in the process. Sports and Recreation Minister Damian Drum was on hand to present the teams with their respective MVP win-

Strathfieldsaye has won its past 12 games, conceding more than 60 or more points in that span only twice, while a win for Flat would all but assure a finals position. eaglehawk will have an opportunity to jump back into the five when it meets Golden Square at Canterbury Park. Both sides are coming off disappointing losses and need wins to bolster their September chances.

at Gardiner Reserve, Gisborne can prove it is a worthy premiership contender when the Bulldogs host Sandhurst, while Kyneton will try to snap a seven game losing streak against Castlemaine at Camp Reserve. In the game’s final round, Maryborough will aim for consecutive victories for the second time in season 2014, when it takes on South Bendigo at the QeO on Sunday.

FC Bendigo plays host

CHAMPIONS: Dandenong and Sunraysia. ners, including Josh ashen for Dandenong and Sunraysia’s Mitchell. at the Presentation Ceremony the Minister for Sport and Recreation Hon. Damian Drum presented MVP awards to players from the following teams

Connor Charlten took home the award for the hosts while Diamond Valley’s Sam Skinner, Geelong’s Hayden People, latrobe Valley’s ty Hickford, Ringwood Black’s tyler evans and Ringwood Green’s Oswin Wang also took home awards.

In a massive boost for soccer in Bendigo, FC Bendigo will host aleague club Melbourne City in a pre-season friendly next month. the game will be played at epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve on tuesday, September 2, just over three weeks out from the start of the a-league season. FC Bendigo operations manager Brock Rogers is excited by the fact that the Manchester City backed club is venturing to Bendigo. “this is an exciting time for the sport of soccer in the region, after a lot of change over the past 12 months,” he said. “the introduction of a national Premier league team (FC Bendigo) in the area has really helped opened some doors and gathered the attention of not just the soccer community but also the entire Bendigo community. “there has been a lot of talk during the off-season about the list Melbourne City is putting together ahead of the 2014-15 Hyundai aleague season, and it will be great to watch those players in action up close.” the match will also provide a great opportunity for the players of the newly formed club, FC Bendigo to get experience playing against some of the best players in the world, possibly including Spanish

star David Villa. “Some of our most talented young players will get the chance to line-up on their idols, which will be a great learning experience for them,” he said. “the match will also provide an opportunity for some of our more experienced players at our club to get seen by an a-league club and its recruiting and talent identification staff. “Players like Matt Breeze, who has had a professional contract in the UK and alon Blumgart, who has been part of the a-league Youth system, will get another chance to showcase their talent in the hope of getting another chance at the highest level,”Rogers said. Rogers said the QeO and tom Flood Sports Centre had been ruled out as venues due to high traffic on them in coming months. “We are happy with the outcome, it’s a good solution,” he said. “Council have been great working through the whole process, and the hope now is that some of their big name players come for the game given its proximity to the aleague season and we get a good crowd there.” Melbourne City recently secured the signature of international marquee player Robi Koren, who inked his deal with the club this week.

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Back on road for first game By JOEL PETERSON

TWO-TIME reigning WNBL champions Bendigo Spirit will yet again start its season on the road in a grand final re-match against Townsville on October 18. The 2014-15 Women’s National Basketball League fixture was released this week, and sees the Spirit playing 22 games over 17 rounds. Bendigo’s first home game comes against the University of Canberra Capitals in round two, with the match likely to be a TV broadcast game on Saturday, October 25. The Spirit will then play Melbourne at the State Basketball Centre the following day, before a round three rivalry clash with Dandenong at the Bendigo Stadium on Friday, October 31. With Logan Thunder leaving the competition after last season the league will only see eight teams competing with each side playing all but one opposing franchise

three times – playing the remaining side four times. Bendigo will face Melbourne Boomers in the extra matchup, designed to ensure every team has an even spread of home and away games. Bendigo again has a heavy slate of home games toward the end of the season, playing six of its last 10 games at home. The Spirit will also feature in three TV broadcast games, with three games – all at Bendigo Stadium – scheduled into the ABC’s preferred Saturday 3pm slot. The Spirit’s home finale is against Melbourne on Sunday, February 8, before its last game of the season against Canberra the following Friday at AIS Arena. The league’s finals series will begin on February 21, with the grand final on Sunday, March 8. “We have so many of the league’s biggest and brightest stars representing the Jayco Opals on the world stage it builds huge momen-

Concentration the aim for FC Bendigo ELIMINATING costly lapses will again be the focus for FC Bendigo when it meets Dandenong City this Saturday in round 19 of the National Premier Leagues Victoria season. Bendigo is coming off a 2-0 loss to second-placed North Geelong last week in which it made two costly mistakes in set pieces, conceding goals both times. Martin’s focus for the bulk of the year has been eliminating those types of mistakes, and it is again this week against the midtable Dandenong outfit. “It was just a few instances

It was just a few instances where we lacked the right mindset where we lacked the right mindset and composure, and probably a bit of inexperience showed up,” Martin said. “They were a match hardened side and they played a very physical game. Did they outperform us? I would say no, they probably only had three or four genuine chances but we struggled to break them down at the other end too. “It was just one of those things where we came up against a good side full of confidence and made a few mistakes that they capitalised on because we were just that one per cent off on the day. “That mindset, and playing with confidence will be keys for this week against Dandenong City.” Bendigo sits 12th on the NPL1 table, with five wins, 12 losses and three draws to its name, while Dandenong (7-7-5) is eighth. With a tough eight weeks

without a break ahead of the side, Martin is not allowing himself to look too far down the track. “I’m not going to say anything like ‘we need to win four of our last eight’ or anything like that, it is just about setting smaller goals from week to week,” Martin said. “We have eight weeks left and obviously we want a result from each of those, but we have things to work on and they will be our focus.” Dandenong has won its past three games and is undefeated in its last five, and presents an even greater challenge as Bendigo hits the road on Saturday. “It will obviously be a challenge, but if we make adjustments from last week and eliminate those mistakes we think we can get a result,” he said. “They are in good form and will not make it easy for us but if we can create chances and not give them any easy opportunities hopefully we can come away with the win.” TOUGH MATCH: FC Bendigo’s under 20 team played at Eaglehawk on the weekend. Photos: ANDREW PERRYMAN

CHAMPIONS: The Bendigo Spirit will start its season with an away game. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN tum going into the new season,” Basketball Australia chair Scott Derwin said. “We see Lauren Jackson and Liz Cambage committing to the Wattle

Valley WNBL in a significant coup for the league. In addition we have WNBA stars such as Kelsey Griffin (Bendigo Spirit), Monica Wright (Dandenong Rangers) and Lindsay

Moore (West Coast Waves) looking make an impact. “This season promises to be one of the most competitive and exciting in recent memory.”

Braves sorting positions FINALS will be on the line for the Bendigo Braves this weekend, in a vital clash with Kilsyth on Saturday. The fourth-placed Braves meet the Cobras (third) on Saturday night at Bendigo Stadium, in the second last round of the SEABL season. A win would widen the gap to Frankston in fifth, the Blues are a game behind the Braves but hold the head to head advantage over Bendigo and have a game in hand. The Braves met Kilsyth four weeks ago, losing that clash 6682. The Bendigo Lady Braves’ clash with Kilsyth will be their last for the season, giving them an important week off before finals. The Lady Braves go into the round one game clear of Hobart, who have a game in hand and the head to head split, on top of the South conference. A win would see them cement their top spot, before waiting for results to go their way next week to determine whether they will get home court advantage in the finals. The Lady Braves v Kilsyth clash tips off at 6pm on Saturday night, with the men’s game from 8pm.

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Jack Haig shows strength to make powerful start in European campaign By JOEL PETERSON

BENDIGO cyclist Jack Haig’s European campaign with the Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy team got off to a bang last week with a second place finish in the Tour of Alsace. Haig also claimed the best young rider’s jersey in the six-stage UCI 2.2 rated event, finishing six seconds behind Czech winner Karel Hnik. Haig went into Saturday’s fourth stage 33 seconds behind the lead but after a third placed finish on the stage moved up to second, and was able to hold his position in an action-packed final stage. The 2014 Subaru Australia National Road Series champion finished 23rd in the Czech Cycling Tour a week prior to the race throughout the Alsace region of France, and was second in the mountains classification in the Czech event. In his final race with his Australian-based Avanti Racing Team, the 20-year-old was third, and won the Tour of Toowoomba prior to that before jetting off as part of Austra-

TRICYCLE: Jack Haig scored a second place in the Tour of Alsace. lia’s under-23 team. Haig and his teammates will now turn their attention to a number of one-day races in Italy before attacking the Tour de l’Avenir, or “Tour of the Future”. The race is comprised of na-

tional representative teams featuring mostly up-and-coming riders, and a host of big names have taken out the race in previous editions. Among them are 2014 Giro d’Italia winner and 2013 Tour de France runner up Nairo Quintana,

Tour de France winners Miguel Indurain and Greg LeMond as well as longtime tour contender Denis Menchov. “Overall it was a good tour with both Jack and Rob showing a lot of potential,” Jayco-AIS WTA

coach James Victor wrote on the Cycling Australia website. “A big August has now commenced with four one-sday races in Italy planned, leading into the important Tour de l’Avenir starting on August 23.”

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