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ISSUE 913 FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015

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THE RSL’s commemorative group will be busy over this special weekend taking part in many events. Becky Dodgshun and Eilish Pocock will play their part as World War I-era Anzac nurses. – Anzac stories Pages 6, 7 and 9 Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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Call for CBD strategy THE City of Greater Bendigo’s central business district needs a visionary long-term strategy, according to Whipstick ward councillor Lisa Ruffell. “Gone are the days when the CBD was the hub. We have Lansell Square which is fully loaded, Strathfieldsaye and Strath Hill/Village which are busy, Epsom is booming with Bunnings and plans to expand their shopping centre even further out to Huntly and Eaglehawk is flourishing,” Cr Ruffell said. “People don’t need to come into the CBD. We need to have a strategy for it and if it means that we don’t want to have much retail in the CBD, let the shopowners know and let’s talk to them. There are a lot that want to have their views. We should have visionary planning strategies.” Cr Ruffell said more studies and strategies were needed to ensure the city’s growth with interconnected modes of transport. She said the city needed to look beyond buses and taxis to move people around the CBD, even considering expanding the existing tram system. “I know it will cost but you have to have a vision,” she said. “The councillors did not

want to do that because it would cost a lot of money which is fair enough. But I honestly believe that certain people in council did not want to really go down that path. But I think that (transport) is a real challenge and we need to have movement around the CBD.” But City Activity Centres place manager Philip DeAraugo said the existing CBD plan was adopted in 2005 and guides “development and public space improvements”. “The City of Greater Bendigo even won a national award in 2013 for the amount of work that has been done in implementing the plan,” he said. “While the principles of the plan are generally still relevant, a lot has happened in and around the city centre since it was prepared.” Mr DeAraugo said council was finalising the Integrated Transport and Land Use strategy and the draft Commercial Land and Activity Centre strategy was out for public comment. “People’s spending has reduced and it is often focussed more on experiences and less on products. The retail sector is and will need to continue, to evolve and respond to what customers

TIME FOR CHANGE: Lisa Ruffell is calling for a new vision in the CBD. want,” he said. “Clearly there is a role for retailing in the future, primarily driven by our population growth and growing regional role.” GIRTON Grammar School has entered its stunning Naunton Family Building into a prestigious educational architecture competition. The Victorian Architecture Awards celebrate the industry’s best work and highlight the importance of architecture. Victorian chapter president, Peter Malatt said a number of

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Residents have a say on transport

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BENDIGO’S proposed commuter rail service and new bus network will be shaped by the community in consultation sessions to be held over the next month. Labor members for Bendigo East and West, Jacinta Allan and Maree Edwards, announced the consultation sessions for the Bendigo Metro Rail project and proposed Bendigo bus network changes yesterday. Consultation for the commuter rail project, known as Bendigo Metro, will get under way next week with community drop-in sessions at Eaglehawk on Thursday, April 30 and another at Epsom on Saturday, May 2.

They will be followed by further sessions at Kangaroo Flat on Saturday, May 16 and Bendigo on Tuesday, May 20. Ms Edwards, chair of the metro project’s community consultative taskforce, said the consultations would provide recommendations for the service’s demand and frequency, coordination with buses, infrastructure requirements and promotion of new services. “Bendigo needs an improved public transport system to support our growing city and allow people living in the regions to easily access Bendigo’s CBD,” she said. “I look forward to hearing from the community over the coming weeks to find out what they want out of this project.”

The submission period for Bendigo Metro Rail will be open until May 31 and all feedback will be considered in the recommenda-

Bendigo needs an improved public transport system to support our growing city tions report that will be submitted to Government by June 30. With the need to integrate Metro Rail and bus connections, the second round of community consultation for the proposed Bendigo bus network will begin in late-May. The first round of consultation late last year was described by residents as “inadequate”, with bus patrons from across the region draw-

PARTY LINE: Jacinta Allan and Maree Edwards will be part of the consultation process. ing attention to a number of issues with the plan. Ms Allan, who serves as the state minister for public transport, announced that the proposed routes had been altered from the plans

originally released in late November, 2014. Ms Allan told the Weekly last week that the new bus network would be in place by the end of 2015.

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BENDIGO’S iconic Golden Dragon Museum has announced a major review to help identify its future directions to ensure it continues to prosper and provide for the long-term security of its collection. Since 1991, the museum has evolved to one that houses the largest collection of Chinese culture and heritage in Australia, and it is a major component of the Chinese precinct in Bendigo’s city centre, which also includes the Yi Yuan Gardens, the Guan Yin temple, and the Dai Gum San forecourt. General manager Anita Jack said the museum needs to continually reassess where it should be positioned in the future. “There are some exciting opportunities, and challenges, facing the museum and we want to ensure we’re well placed to take advantage of them. An example is the growth of the museum’s collection, which while a great asset, also creates its own complexities,” she said. “We have to consider our future needs for storage and display space, as well as identify the most appropriate operational structure to help us manage the collection.” The Bendigo community is invited to attend one of two workshops on Wednesday, May 13 at the All Seasons Bendigo. Sessions will be held at 1pm to 3pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm. The format will be the same for each session and more information, including RSVP details, is available at www.gdmfuture.com

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adults eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables each day. The report found only 46.6 per cent of adults exercised for at least 30 minutes four or more times a week. More than 65 per cent of locals said they struggled to participate in physical exercise, 49.1 per cent had

GREATER Bendigo’s health and wellbeing has been put in the spotlight this week with the release of the city’s Active Living Census. The report found 90.5 per cent of adults in Greater Bendigo do not eat enough vegetables to meet the dietary guidelines. Men were the worst offenders, with little change in vegetable eating habits between 19 to 69 year olds. Women in the region eat more than double the required amount of vegetables than men but the majority still fell well below the dietary guidelines. Fruit consumption was ripe with 46.8 per cent of adults meeting the dietary guidelines, with women and older adults leading the way. Almost 58 per cent of children enjoyed eating fruit but only 7.6 per cent of children met the vegetable guidelines. Australian guidelines suggest

applications for funding,” she said. Passive recreation was reported as the most popular form of exercise with walking the number one activity. Swimming was the second most favoured sport, rating ahead of BMXing/cycling, fitness/gym and bushwalking.

We are trying to make sure there is an ongoing effort to make sure our children are healthier and better off a personal issue and 29.5 per cent had cost issues. The lack of social support, awareness and safety issues were also cited as barriers to participation in exercise. Council’s Active Living Communities Unit research and evaluation officer Amy Brown said it was the largest survey response in council’s history. “Council can use it as an organisation and the community can use it for planning, advocacy and

Council’s chief executive officer Craig Niemann said more people exercised when they had access to quality facilities. “People are obviously timepoor these days and use that as an excuse or fact as to why they don’t exercise,” he said. “We are trying to encourage people to change behaviour whether that is eating fruit and vegetables or exercise, I think it has to happen at an early age. “We are trying to make sure

GREATER Bendigo residents are increasingly butting out and curbing their cigarette smoking habits. According to the 2014 Active Living Census report, 12.8 per cent of Greater Bendigo residents are smokers. The report found more men than women smoke, 13.9 per cent to 11.7 per cent, respectively.

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FITTING MEMORIAL: Bill and Sharon Greenaway have a timely display. by the descendants of the fallen. They also picked up some fascinating local history such as the story of Albert Jacka who was living in Wedderburn at the time he entered the army. Jacka was the first Australian to be decorated with the Victoria Cross, receiving the medal for his actions during the Gallipoli campaign. According to the Wedderburn locals, Jacka’s actions inspired many of the young men in the district to subsequently enlist in AIF.

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Particularly sad are the boards where two, or three or even four names are listed from the same family. Mrs Greenaway said as well as being intrigued by the memorials, they wanted to photograph them in order to keep a record as insurance against neglect and/or time. Central Victorians Remember: WW1 Memorial Photographic Exhibition will be on display at the Bendigo library until April 30. - Dianne Dempsey

Nineteen per cent of men aged 35 to 49 smoke, compared to 16.7 per cent women in the same age category. Since the 2011-12 Victorian Population Health Survey, smoking has decreased 2.9 per cent in Greater Bendigo. Council’s Active Living Communities Unit research and evaluation officer Amy Brown said there was a noticeable trend to quit. “We did find some surprises, the reduction in smoking was a very happy surprise,” she said.

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The state government introduced a smoking ban last year near children’s playgrounds, public swimming pools, sporting venues at underage events and skate parks. But lower socioeconomic status communities still recorded higher rates of smoking than the municipality’s average. More than 19 per cent of Long Gully, West Bendigo and Ironbark residents are current smokers, followed by 16.7 per cent of North Bendigo and California Gully locals. Redesdale has the highest rate of smokers at 25.4 per cent, more than double the municipality’s average. Despite the figures, 45.5 per cent of adults in Greater Bendigo rated their overall health as “excellent” or “very good”. Heathcote and district locals recorded the highest level of self-rated health, rating their health one-and-a-half times better than the average for Greater Bendigo. The report showed Kennington residents were the most physically active at 54 per cent compared to the lowest in Huntly at 39.8 per cent. “With the efforts the community are already putting into health and wellbeing, we will see improvements in health over time,” Ms Brown said. “(But) these improvements take a long time to manifest.”

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Memorial to the fallen A MOVING photography exhibition of central Victorian World War I memorials is on display at the Bendigo library. For the past six years Sharon and Bill Greenaway have driven more than 2000 kilometres taking photos and researching World War I memorials in the vicinity of City of Greater Bendigo, Mount Alexander Shire and the Loddon Shire. The photographic record emphasises little known memorials that are part of every country town. It’s a homage to the soldiers and nurses who lost their lives while protecting our way of life, the 150 slides are strikingly beautiful. In some cases the townships such as Mysia and Mologa, have all but disappeared but the memorials themselves remain. The memorials were sometimes found inside halls and churches, schools and in parks and gardens; and in most cases, according to the couple, they have been lovingly maintained

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ANZAC 100 YEARS Services and marches in the region Anzac Eve 6.30pm: Field of Commemoration unveiling – Queen Victoria Gardens/Soldiers Memorial Institute. Anzac Day Saturday, April 25 The 100th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli. Bendigo 5.45am: March from the Soldiers Memorial Institute, Pall Mall to the Cenotaph, View Point. 6am: Service to start. No wreaths to be laid. Eaglehawk 6am: Brassey Square, Eaglehawk Road – form up at the Memorial.

At the conclusion of the service a gunfire breakfast will be offered at the Eaglehawk Fire Station. Kangaroo Flat 6.30am: Soldiers Memorial, High Street – form up at the Memorial. Bridgewater 6am: Memorial Hall, Almond Avenue – form up at Calder Highway at end of the Avenue of Honour. Morning Marches and Services Bendigo 10.15am: World War I Descendants March and Cavalcade. 10.40am: March from McCrae Street/Pall Mall (assembly area outside Bendigo TAFE) to the Soldiers Memorial Institute, Pall Mall.

11am: Service to start on the forecourt of the Soldiers Memorial Institute. Eaglehawk 8am: Sing Australia Choir at Brassey Square. 8.20am: March (assembly area in front of the Eaglehawk Citizens’ Brass Band Hall, Peg Leg Road to Brassey Square. 8.30am: Service to start at Brassey Square. At the conclusion of the service, refreshments will be served in the Eaglehawk Citizens’ Brass Band Inc. Hall. Kangaroo Flat 9.20am: March (assembly area High and Station streets, St Monica’s Church) to the Soldiers

Memorial. 9.30am: Service to start at the Soldiers Memorial. Huntly 9am: March and Service to be held in the Garden of Remembrance (adjacent to the Huntly Memorial Hall, Midland Highway). At the conclusion of the service, refreshments will be served in the Huntly Memorial Hall. Inglewood 10.45am: March from Brook Street to Monument in Grant Street. 11am: Service to start. Mologa 8am: Mologa War Memorial.

Wartime tram has new look BENDIGO Tramways is launching a special Anzac Centenary Tram which will take to the tracks for the first time following the Anzac Day ceremony on Saturday. It will then run as part of the Vintage Talking Tram Tour service at 10am each day for at least a year. This project, which has been made possible through the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program, sees 1914 tram No.45 being completely refurbished and repainted in its original livery and decorated both inside and out with World War I imagery and stories about locals who fought

for their country. A special commentary has also been developed which shares the story of wartime Bendigo with passengers. “Tram No. 45 has been specially chosen as the Anzac Centenary Tram because it entered service as part of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust in 1914, just months before war was declared, and it is likely to have carried service men and women ahead of them being deployed to Europe and the Middle East,” Bendigo Tramways manager Jos Duivenvoorden said. “The restoration has been completed by Bendigo Tramways staff and volunteers and

supported by local suppliers that have been used throughout the project, from supplying the paint through to researching and writing the content and recording the commentary,” Mr Duivenvoorden said. The idea for the tram first came about in October 2013 when Bendigo District RSL president Cliff Richards approached the tramways with the idea. In October 2014, Lisa Chester’s office announced the funding for the project. “I am thrilled with the results of the project and I think Bendigonians and visitors to the city will be equally impressed,” Mr Richards said.

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ANZAC 100 YEARS A moving memorial

ANZAC DAY PROTOCOLS Veterans may be accompanied by one carer and that carer must be of an age that they can directly assist the veteran if required. Next of Kin may march in place of a deceased veteran on the following conditions: NOK should march at the rear of the appropriate service group as listed in the Order of March. NOK representation is limited to one per veteran. NOK representatives must be dressed appropriately and are to wear medals on the right breast. The carrying of photographs of a relative is not supported. Flying of Flags – Anzac Day Flags are to be flown at half mast until noon, then at the mast head until sun-down. Wearing of Medals Protocol for wearing of medals is as follows: War Medals may be worn only in connection with Remembrance and Anzac Day ceremonies when relatives who desire to avail themselves on those days of the distinction of wearing the decoration and medals of deceased relatives, may do so on the right breast. War medals (with certain exceptions) are worn on the left breast of the coat or in a corresponding place on the dress, as the case may be. War medals are worn to show the Sovereign’s head. War medals (or Campaign medals) are worn in the order of the dates of Campaigns for which they have been conferred, the first being obtained being the farthest from the left shoulder. It is a Federal offence to wear medals and/or decorations for which you are not entitled.

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IN VIVID colours, local airbrush artist Darryl Maud, is honouring service men and women in a moving tribute. Local men and women who have served for Australia adorn the truck and trailer including; Jack Lockett OAM, Edward Smout, Eric Abraham, Charles Mance, Olive King and Vivian Bullwinkle. Mr Maud has poured about 1000 hours into creative tribute and is pleased to be able to commemorate our history. “This is about where these guys have been and where they came from,” artist Mr Maud said. “We went to the war museum and took many photos, collated it together and came up with the concept.” Mr Maud said since it came back from Sydney the team has changed it around a bit and put different images on. “We are celebrating all people. We have men and women, Indigenous, Afghanistan, light horse, navy,” he said. “This is not only an inspiration for what these guys went through but

also for ourselves, for where it is at and what we should be celebrating. “We don’t teach our kids enough history through our schooling so this is just a way of getting it there.” The commemorative truck, which was exhibited in the Bendigo Easter Festival, will return home to Sydney to participate in Anzac Centenary celebrations.

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Bendigo Senior Secondary College paid tribute to Diggers on Thursday, when the school hosted its annual Anzac service. The 1800-strong student cohort celebrated the Centenary of Anzac at the new Ulumbarra Theatre. The college’s staff and returned service men and women were invited to attend the service and share their experiences. Guest speaker Warrant Officer Class One Greg Westhead shared his experience in the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Military Police. He also won the Conspicuous Service Medal. BSSC’s band and Eltham Senior High School’s band performed two songs including Beach Burial, which was based on a poem by Kenneth Slessor, and music composed by BSSC music teacher Matt Pankhurst. Students also performed Midnight, April 21 A31, which was based on General John Monash’s letter to his wife, written the night before the Gallipoli landing. It was written for the commemoration of the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign.

THE SPIRIT LIVES: The truck will take part in Sydney’s activities. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

COMMUNITY DAY THERE is a community day at 12.30pm today ahead of Lockwood South Primary School’s 100 Centenary Anzac service at 2.30pm. Families along with the children’s grandparents will be sharing stories and items from the war. Students have cooked Anzac biscuits and scones for afternoon tea. The school will be unveiling their community banner as a tribute to the 100-year Anzac Anniversary. The challenge was to find someone in the community who was born in every year between 1915 and 2015 and to place their photo on the banner. The school will also be planting a Gallipoli oak tree from the National Trust of Victoria into the Remembrance Garden that the children have started as an ongoing project throughout this year.

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The best of brothers MERVYN Esposito was only 19 when he signed up. A popular young man, he was a wonderful dancer and athlete and involved in the Eaglehawk Debating Society. He was a tailor by trade. Swept away with thousands of other young men by the heady patriotism of the day he enlisted in August 1914. The first of his brothers to leave the country for battle, he was expected to return within a year. He was enrolled in the 7th Battalion, under its great commander, Harold “Pompey” Elliott. He was made an orderly to Captain H Hunter, whom he revered. They were on Gallipoli on April 25, as part of the second wave. Two weeks later Captain Hunter was shot and wounded. Mervyn helped the stretcher bearers carry him. As they lay his stretcher on the beach waiting for medical help, the Captain was shot and killed by a stray bullet. Mervyn was devastated. He fought until July 1915 when he was taken ill with what was thought to be influenza. A letter from a nurse to his parents received on July 8, tells his parents she thought Mervyn was recovering. Tragically on July 10 the telegram notifying them of his death was received. As the Bendigonian article recounts “when the news became circulated, quite a gloom was cast over the Borough, the deceased be-

ing universally held in high esteem.“ He is buried in Cairo away from his mates. His brother Ben, on finding his grave site in Cairo, wrote to his parents that Mervyn had been “too long on Gallipoli, his nerves were wracked to pieces, fever got to him he could not shake it off. He was buried before I knew it, I put flowers on his grave, I cannot write anymore, God keep you all safe and sound. Your loving and sorrowing Ben. PS Dearest and best of fathers and mothers, bear your cross, as he died a soldier for his country. Do not let Frank go. You have done enough.” Frank had already enlisted in the 7th Battalion. A wonderful footballer for the Two Blues, Francis Esposito was another larrikin spirit. He worked as a builder while making up his mind to join the family business as a publican. A few days after arriving in France the Battalion fought in the blood bath of Fromelles. Of the battalion there were 718 casualties, though reports say that 90 per cent of its effective strength was gone. The remaining troops were deployed on the Somme and Frank was wounded in the leg on November 1916. He had to walk, he said in a letter home, 10 miles to a first aid station. This is where he saw his brother Ben

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YOUNGEST: Mervyn Esposito. for the only time in the war “walking the other way in fog and smoke, I cried out to him but he did not see me.” Four years would pass before they met again. He spent his rehabilitation time helping the orderlies in the hospital in England. He saw further action at Bullecourt, Ypres and Passchendaele. The 32nd was so depleted they were made to join the 30th battalion. His great athletic ability was ruined by war injuries. He became a popular publican in Eaglehawk and raised his son across the road from the family home and down the street from Ben. He never left the Borough again. For nearly 40 years Frank and Ben marched alongside the spirit of their brother Mervyn in the Anzac parade together. They limped, they carried terrible scars. They looked upon each other in awe as survivors of one of the hells of the 20th Century. The bravest and best of brothers and fathers to the end.

Vigil for the original Anzacs BENDIGO will remember the 240 days Australian and New Zealand soldiers were at Gallipoli with a special nightly service. The event will run from Anzac night to the centenary of the final withdrawal in December. The nightly 6pm service will be held on the RSL Hall forecourt in Pall Mall with the Last Post sounded. Laments will be played in reflection as two large steel poppies are progressively filled with red poppies until the final service on December 20. Buglers and pipers from local brass and pipe bands will pro-

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“At the end of the working day, we hope people will pause in Pall Mall at 6pm to honour not only those who were involved in the conflict from Bendigo but also the 8000 young men killed in action over those 240 days.” Bendigo RSL president Cliff Richards said the nightly Last Post service would grow understanding and awareness of Australians at Gallipoli. “It was a tragic but defining period in Australia’s history – 240 days of sacrifice that we will remember each night in Bendigo,” Mr Richards said.

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Care row still on agenda

THE City of Greater Bendigo faces a hefty payout to 165 staff employed to provide important services to needy residents if it decides to withdraw from delivering Home and Community Care. Council’s Organisation Support director Marg Allan said no final decision has been made regarding the future delivery of HACC services. It is expected to go before councillors at the upcoming May 6 council meeting. As councillors and the community deliberate over the draft budget handed down on April 15, Ms Allan also confirmed the cost of redundancies should council withdraw from the service would be more than the cost of running the service in one year. “What the council is weigh-

ing up, in a financial sense, is not so much what the service is costing now but rather the uncertainties and anticipated increasing costs of staying in the service long term,” she said. Council made a provisional decision to withdraw from the delivery of HACC services by September 30, 2015 back in Febru-

Disability and Ageing Minister Martin Foley have both urged the council to continue its provision of HACC services to Bendigo residents. Ms Edwards said council had been delivering the service to the community for over 50 years. “Supporting the needs and facilitating community participa-

For the council to turn its back on residents and now claim that it is not core business is a major shift ary, and has since consulted with staff, clients, volunteers and the community. Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards and Housing

tion for people requiring care (of various kinds) has been regarded as core business for Victorian councils for many decades,” she said.

URGING: Maree Edwards. “For the council to turn its back on residents and now claim

that it is not core business is a major shift.” Mr Foley said it would be premature for the Bendigo council to be making decisions at this point in time when the opportunities for systemic change are on the horizon. Mr Foley said the council received $6.1 million a year in HACC funding, delivering services to 2500 clients. “I would urge council to listen to their residents and maintain their role as a provider of HACC. I would be happy to work with the local member, Ms Edwards and the City of Greater Bendigo to look at how we can assist the community prepare for future opportunities in HACC service delivery,” he said.

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Faulkner eases the way

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THERE is a new executive leading the Bendigo hospital project focussed on developing synergies for a smoother transition. Recently appointed Bendigo hospital project executive director Peter Faulkner said he was busy “picking up on all of the activities and the relationships” important to such a development. “Understanding the demands for the hospital construction and occupancy are key milestones and need to be met. This is a big, complex project,” he said. But Mr Faulkner said the most important role was to understand and integrate the clinical activities with the structural works. “My appointment was well timed in many regards because the project is moving from a focus on design and construction planning to a focus on completion and occupancy. It has a much

greater focus on the implications for patients,” Mr Faulkner, also Bendigo Health’s executive director of nursing, said. “In this phase, a clinical understanding is really important. There are a host of challenges in any new environment and this is a technologically complex new environment. There are really important and critical tasks about

hospital, David Walker, stood down in March after holding the position for three years. A state-of-the-art nurse call system will be used throughout the hospital while a new equipment tracking system will be in place to aid patient safety. “Having staff understand the capabilities of that system, how to use it and support patients us-

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ing it will be really important. It is the key communication tool between inpatients and staff,” he said. Mr Faulkner also said the hospital’s move to electronic medical records would revolutionise the “clinical business”. “It offers enormous potential benefits for patient safety

ON SITE: Peter Faulkner. and quality care improvements. “Lining all of that up, the new environments and technologies, then thinking through how we can apply that to best patient outcomes is a really exciting part of the challenge.”

Brighter road ahead A GROUP of Karen teenagers, new to Bendigo are taking part in a defensive driving course to improve their skills. Twenty-nine students from Bendigo Senior Secondary College completed the Greenlight Youth Driver Education Course, an initiative of Lead On Australia. Lead On manager Mark Boyd-Graham said the one-day course, presented by Motorvation Mobile, was targeted at learner or pre-learner drivers, aiming to help improve their skills by providing them with access to driver behaviour evaluation. “The course is valued at $6000, thanks to sponsorship we received from our insurance partner, these young people have been able to participate for free,” Mr Boyd-Graham said. “This course includes theory and practical driving sessions with two motion simulators and

Bendigo Weekly – Friday, April 24, 2015 MORNING TEA SET TO BE THE BIGGEST AUSTRALIA’S Biggest Morning Tea will be launched exclusively in Victoria at The Boardwalk in Bendigo next Friday, May 1 from 10am. More than 120 attendees are expected at the launch, many of whom are long-term hosts and supporters of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea from Bendigo and surrounding areas. Guests will enjoy a classic high tea, hear from guest speakers and learn about how their fundraising dollars really do make a difference to cancer outcomes in Victoria. Cancer Council Victoria Events Program Manager Barbara Charan said an average of 52 Bendigo residents were diagnosed with cancer every month.

FEE CHANGES MAY AFFECT EAGLEHAWK TIP THE City of Greater Bendigo’s proposed 2015/2016 budget includes changes to the way fees are to be charged at the Eaglehawk Landfill, with the cost of dumping waste there to be measured per tonne rather than per load. Mayor Peter Cox has called on residents to use the Eaglehawk Recycle Shop to help reduce the cost of waste dumping at the landfill. “The measure is designed to help recoup the real cost of dumping waste at the landfill and will also act as an incentive for people to drop off any reusable or recyclable items such as usable furniture, white goods, car parts, household appliances and timber for free at the Eaglehawk Recycle Shop,” Cr Cox said. Locals have raised concerns that the changes will significantly increase the amount residents pay to dump some rubbish at the landfill.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUES IN THE DRIVING SEAT: Instructor Jennie Hill with Ba Blu Paw. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN covers a range of topics such as road laws, defensive driving techniques and what to do in emergency situations.” Bendigo Community Health Services chief executive Kim Sykes said road safety is important across the community.

“Driving is important to any young person living in regional Victoria, including young people from refugee background,” she said. “The strength of local partnerships was highlighted last week when we met with Shadow

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BENDIGO businesses have been encouraged to support an upcoming fundraiser for the family of a 12-year-old Bendigo boy who suffers from severe autism and muscular dystrophy. In a community environment where we are often called upon to give to a variety of causes, the plight of Ethan Taylor and his family stands out. Ethan’s mother Angela faces a daily struggle to care for him and his younger brother Lochie. Muscular dystrophy is a disease which affects the muscles of the body. It takes many forms and Ethan has one of the more virulent kinds. The duchenne form of muscular dystrophy only affects boys. One day it will stop Ethan’s heart from beating. Because of the constant use of steroids, Ethan’s bones have become brittle. When Ethan coughed last year, he fractured the bones in his lower spine. That was it for him. After that, he refused

to walk anymore. Every fall can mean more broken bones, more pain. “Some children pass away when they are 10 years old. Others in their late teens or early 20s. It depends on Ethan’s heart. It is a fatal disease,” Angela said. A widow, Angela relies on a carer’s pension and lives in a rented property in Kangaroo Flat. She says she has been on a waiting list for a house which can accommodate people with a disability. But the list is long. Angela takes Ethan to the Royal Children’s Hospital on average once a week. There has however been some relief for the family this year when Ethan was granted a wish by the Make a Wish Foundation. In March Ethan and his family visited Queensland and the ever popular Gold Coast theme parks. Ethan, who is photophobic, was so happy to meet Batman that he couldn’t stop laughing and smiling; not even the camera could stop him. The boys go to the

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Why a hydrotherapy pool? Some proponents of the Kangaroo Flat swimming pool have stated that they need a hydrotherapy pool. Why? Don’t they know that there are at least three hydrotherapy pools available for their use? They are situated at the Anne Caudle Centre, St John of God hospital and Scope. These are all staffed by specially trained professionals. Who would pay for such employees at a Kangaroo Flat pool? Would residents of Strathfieldsaye or Goornong travel to Kangaroo Flat when they can access hydrotherapy in Bendigo? A recent letter to local media by Michael McKenzie summed up all the reasons why the council should reject the proposal to spend money from rates on the so called “Taj Mahal” pool. Use the rates money to build facilities that benefit all ratepayers, not just those of Kangaroo Flat. And, very importantly, the residents of Kangaroo Flat could keep their very useful Leisure Centre. Shirley Mainstone, Spring Gully

One of the principal roles for the board is to seek donations from bequests, foundations, trusts, philanthropists and the general public. We have a successful track record, particularly in recent years, due in no small part to the success and popularity of the gallery. It must be emphasised that these donations are “tied”, for example they can only be used for the acquisition and conservation of works of art and contributions to major building developments as recently occurred. Over the years, the board has purchased in excess of 5000 works of art, all of which have been gifted to the City of Greater Bendigo. That means they are owned by the citizens of Bendigo. As a result of this absolutely no rate payer funds were required. Another matter which does not always receive the recognition it deserves is the economic benefits generated by the exceedingly large number of visitors, mostly from out of town, whenever a major exhibition is being held. Every year an average of 100,000 people visit the gallery, sometimes a lot more, and the benefits to the local hospitality providers and shops is very significant. The Grace Kelly exhibition alone was estimated, by independent economists, to generate benefits in excess of $14M. Each and every year the Gallery conservatively contributes approximately $20M to our regional economy and community. Gordon McKern OAM, Chairman, Bendigo Art Gallery Board

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As a performer at last weekend’s official opening of the Ulumbarra Theatre I feel I must make some comment on the building’s incompleteness and some of the unfavourable comments I heard. I saw a large notice in the council’s reception area on April 10 which stated ”work will begin on the theatre in mid 2012 and is expected to be completed in 2014”. Even if one stretches this to the last day of 2014 – that was almost four months ago. The building is still about two months away from full completion and at what cost? Considering ratepayers contributed about 20 per cent of the overall budgeted $25.8 million to this threeway partnership in initial capital one has to ask who foots the ongoing expenses – is it the three-way partnership of federal, state and local government? Or is it the 100 per cent of City of Greater Bendigo council’s ratepayers? Of which about 10-15 per cent are interested in arts and culture to the detriment of the other 85-90 per cent of ratepayers who are screaming out for their roads, paths, drainage and other necessary infrastructure. Plus into the future, pools in other locations than a “Taj Mahal” in Kangaroo Flat, while council runs a budget surplus for the year of $8m. While the façade and all the public areas of the theatre appear to be completed that illusion does not cover the rear entrance to the staging area both outside and inside. Outside a rough gravel path leads to the rear entrance – unmarked, while pallets of pavers, tradesmen’s tools, discarded coffee cups and food wrappings litter the surface and futile attempts at roping off the area have been made. Inside – lack of proper signage, no power in the dressing room (in number three at least), showers incomplete, unlit “exit” signs (an OHS issue in itself), exposed steel framework, electrical wiring strung through framework but not complete, no lighting except a temporary light in one corner connected by an electrical lead across the room, various obstructions in the loading bay area where performers were assembled before going on stage – to name but a few of the traps and tripping hazards. Among all this, the project received its Certificate of Occupancy only four hours before Friday evening’s opening. However, was it fit to occupy? Considering performers backstage are also occupants, not just the front of stage public attending the theatre. Lastly, heading to the theatre

I overhead a couple complaining about not knowing they needed a “free” ticket for entry to the theatre, they had come up from Geelong and were peeved to read the “Sold Out” sign – worse was to come. When on stage the curtain opened to reveal about 185 people seated in the mooted 1000-seat theatre that really only has 953 seats – if one takes the time to count them. Noise on stage could be overhead from performing musicians outside the theatre when the theatre doors were opening/closing between our presentation on stage detracting from our on-stage performance. Not a professional image one likes to witness. George Flack, Bendigo

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Editorial Comment On occasions such as April 25, we reflect on this, and we say a heartfelt thanks to all service men and women, past and present, for their contribution to our nation. The willingness of so many who have, or who continue to, put their own lives on the line so that others can continue to enjoy the freedoms and a quality of life that many can only aspire to, can only ever be respected by the rest of us. And we must always remember the lessons from the past, and from places such as Gallipoli or the Western Front, or the South Pacific, Korea and Vietnam, and more recently, Afghanistan or Iraq. War is not something we celebrate. Rather we commemorate and acknowledge that part of

our history which as a society we should never forget, or ever look to willingly perpetuate. Exactly 10 years ago, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the landings at Anzac Cove, and to those who came to pay their respect at the Dawn Service on a cold and darkened April 25 morning at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, the Anglican Bishop to the Defence Force, Tom Frame delivered a powerful, solemn and moving address. “We stand united as friends and perhaps former foes, to remember. When we utter those profound words ‘We will remember them’, let us accept the challenge they imply.” A decade on, on the centenary of those ill-fated landings, record crowds are expected to gather at Anzac Day commemorative services across Australia, New Zealand and at Gallipoli, where once again, those in attendance will utter those same profound and moving words from the Ode of Remembrance “We will remember them”. Lest We Forget.

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Mayor encourages comment on City Futures Report Mayor Cr Peter Cox is encouraging residents to have their say on a report into the pros and cons of sections of the City Futures Directorate remaining as part of the City or being operated as a separate entity. Council will determine its final position on the report, which arose from the 2013 Independent Review, after the community has the opportunity to consider it and provide input. The report and details on how to have your say are available at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/ cityfuturesreport Submissions close Monday May 11, 2015.

Whipstick Ward Meeting Monday May 4, 2015 City of Greater Bendigo Whipstick Ward Councillors Peter Cox, Lisa Ruffell and James Williams invite all interested members of the community to attend the Whipstick Ward meeting. This forum provides an opportunity to meet with your ward Councillors to discuss local opportunities and raise any issues and will also include presentations on: • City Draft Budget & Council Plan for public exhibition • Bus and Train services • Redevelopment of Pavilion - Canterbury Oval • Works and Development Canterbury Gardens Precinct • Domestic Animal Management Plan The meeting will take place:7pm to 8.30pm Monday May 4, 2015 Council Chamber, Eaglehawk Town Hall 1 Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk Everyone is encouraged and very welcome to attend. Cr Peter Cox Ph: 5434 6189 E: p.cox@bendigocouncillors.org.au Cr Lisa Ruffell Ph: 5434 6206 E: l.ruffell@bendigocouncillors.org.au Cr James Williams Ph: 5434 6208 E: j.williams@bendigocouncillors.org.au

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CANCER survivor and passionate cyclist Amanda Marshall is in the middle of a huge fundraising campaign for a very special cause. Ms Marshall will cycle 200 kilometres over two days alongside thousands of local participants in the Ride To Conquer Cancer benefiting the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Her bid to raise funds for the ride is not only in support of cancer research, but to celebrate her life as a breast cancer survivor. The ride raises funds that support life-saving research for all forms of cancer at Peter Mac. Funds raised through the ride also power the Clinical Cancer Genomics Program, to link cancer patients’ clinical and genetic information to improve diagnosis and guide the delivery of more effective treatments. Four days before the start of the 2013 ride, Ms Marshall discovered a lump in her breast. After undergoing a scan and despite her worst fears, she participated in the ride without knowing the outcome of her scans. On the following Monday her fears were realised when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has since undergone radiotherapy treatment at Peter Mac and began hormone therapy in early 2014. Ms Marshall also took part in the 2014 ride and is looking forward to participating in this year’s.

Lifestyle change the key BENDIGO’S Biggest Winner is in its fourth year and 2015 will be focused on not just weight loss, but lifestyle changes and encouraging us all to increase our physical activity levels and to eat more healthily. Registrations are open for three more days, closing on Sunday April 26 at 2pm. The registration form is available online at www.bchs.com.au or at the UFS Pharmacy in View Street. Once completed take your registration form and payment ($125) into the UFS Pharmacy, View Street. The event runs over 12 weeks with the program kicking off on Monday, April 27. As part of the registration, participants will receive a pair of Peak runners, a pedometer to use during the challenge, motivational e-newsletters, training sessions with partnering gyms and the potential to win prizes at the completion of the program plus much more. The biggest gift though is the start of a healthier you. The following gyms having offered their support during the 12-week program and are providing free training sessions: Mondays, 5.10pm - 5.40pm – 30 minute ab circuit YMCA Group Fitness at Strathdale Community Centre Tuesdays, 5.05pm – Body Balance at SJOG Health Care Tuesdays, 6pm – Outdoor Bootcamp at Rosalind Park – It’s Her Gym (males welcome). Group Outdoor Fitness Session. Congregation point at the Rotunda. It’s Her Gym will also offer the female participants a free personal fitness consultation and two trial workouts at It’s Her Gym Fridays, 6.30am – 7.15am –

TEAM EFFORT: The Fostervillians know that it is vital to raise funds. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN Although her story has a happy ending, Ms Marshall wants to continue to create awareness about cancer, to ensure others know how important it is to raise funds “I was inspired to join the Ride to Conquer Cancer in 2012 by a work colleague and have been doing it ever since,” she said. “At the time I had known people living with cancer or who had passed away from cancer and I thought what an amazing achieve-

ment it would be to complete the ride in support of, and in memory of, those who had suffered. “It was the most amazing experience to be a part of something so special and I found it to be so gratifying and fulfilling. I didn’t think I could ride 200km or raise $2500 but I did and it changed my life.” Carolynne is Amanda’s sister and she is doing the ride to support her this year. Carolynne supported Amanda

through her breast cancer and was there with her when she was diagnosed the day after the ride in 2013. Gwen, who also did the ride in 2014, and Cheryl, have been affected by cancer indirectly and know someone in their life who is going through it. Anita Merchant who is also a team member has been battling lymphoma cancer for many years and will be a member of the crew this year.

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Ready for the classic THE Mother’s Day Classic is just over two weeks away, but it is not too late to put on your runners and start working on your overall fitness. The annual event requires participants to walk or run around a four kilometre or 8km course in Beischer Park in Strathdale, and it’s all in support of breast cancer research. This Sunday, two locally based trainers will again host the Run Club at Lake Weeroona to help anyone and everyone wanting to work on their fitness. Starting from the Lake Weeroona carpark on Nolan Street, Eric Hocking and Harrod Epps will hold the complimentary run group, with the session expected to go for 45 minutes. It’s an ideal way to train with two

leading fitness professionals and seek advice to help you prepare for the event. Eric is a personal trainer and owner of Performance Massage Bendigo. Eric is a weight loss and strength and conditioning coach assisting people to become a better version of themselves. Jarrod is a PE Teacher at Lighting Reef Primary School and is a seasoned Triathlete and Runner. He is competing in the Melbourne Ironman on March 22; a gruelling 3.8km swim 180km ride and 42km run. He develops programs for young kids to get them active and healthy. Here’s this week’s (week 6/7) training program to help you prepare for the Sunday, May 10, Mother’s Day Classic.

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T seems inevitable that even I must throw in my 10 cents worth on the Gallipoli landings. I have nothing but respect for those who volunteered and served, but much scorn needs to be thrown on those who documented the deeds at the time, and later in some cases. Newspaper reports were heavily censored, if printed at all, and it took men to break the rules to get

It seems to me everyone had a bloody tough job, not just the Anzacs the story out in some cases. That some fabrication crept in is perhaps inevitable. Charles Bean was on shore from day one, so had every opportunity to report the facts, others were not so lucky and took to reporting from a distance with whatever information they could find. The problem with this is Bean’s

reports, though filed as fact, were altered or softened to reflect the policy of the day. What in some cases was reported as gospel was in fact changed, or even made up, and these stories incorrectly remain as fact. My old favourite, which I have mentioned before, is the claim of landing on the wrong beach. The troops were landed dead centre of where they were supposed to. Royal Navy sailors rowed them to the correct spot. A spot that was decided upon by Australian officers and marked on campaign maps still in existence. They had a free hand. We must question how the myth ever arose in the first place. To what end? There were claims the beach further south, nicknamed Brighton Beach, was the correct spot. This was actually defended with troops, unlike the nicknamed Anzac Cove, and was protected by the Ottomans/Turks with barbed wire under the waterline. Australian intelligence decided on Anzac Cove because no one expected a landing there. A good plan. Another perpetuated myth is the Anzacs were singled out for the tough jobs.

The British and French armies suffered deaths of 29,000 and 10,000 respectively to the Australian’s 8700 and the New Zealander’s 2700 during the campaign. It seems to me everyone had a bloody tough job, not just the Anzacs. To put these losses in perspective, heavy though they are, 8000 Australians were killed in their first few days in action on the Western front. So why the emphasis on Gallipoli? I think if we want to mark the historic event we should do it with

facts. They are all out there, just steer clear of Bean’s early reports. Though to give him his due some of his work was revised in later editions of the official history. That said, Bean endorsed a postwar painting of the Gallipoli landing where the Anzacs were depicted wearing slouch hats. In fact most wore British army trench hats, but accuracy was pushed aside for effect. Though this is not a book section, read Hugh Dolan’s marvellous book 36 Days. It is the book that will give you a

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greater understanding of the campaign, which is no bad thing, and straighten out some of the perpetuated errors. It is researched from archives and used accurately. We owe it to those lost to know the truth. So when we all bow our heads and remember the deeds done by the Anzacs, let’s try to base our emotions on the facts, which is spectacular enough, not on falsehoods which muddy the gallant history. - Steve Kendall Twitter@stevekendall1

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HE Doug Anthony All Stars have broken loose from their shackles and are on a gentlemans’ tour. They have sporadic gigs over the next few months including Bendigo’s Capital on May 15. Paul McDermott and Tim Ferguson join forces with their mentor, Paul “Flacko” Livingston to wreak havoc, some 30 years on from their formation. Ferguson said former original Richard Fidler works at ABC Brisbane so couldn’t make it. “It’s good one of us has a real job,” he said. Ferguson credits DAAS’ distictive style from their origins in Canberra. “Everyone was so politically correct, and we were sick of being told what to say. So we aimed to be different from everyone else.” In fact part of their act at the Edinburgh Festival during Margaret Thatcher’s time as PM involved telling a mostly drunk socialist audience they secretly loved Thatcher. “We said ‘don’t pretend you wouldn’t go there’,” Ferguson said. “It seemed to put them in deep shock.”

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The freedom for the act comes from DAAS’ starting out as street performers. “We largely improvise, and on the streets we went into tirades about anything we wanted, so that carried on when we went inside,” Ferguson said. Getting back together was a simple process, with Ferguson describing it like putting on a pair of old socks, such is the comfort of the relationship with McDermott. “We’re dear friends, and we used any excuse to get back together. Flacko is with us too, he’s more polite, younger and smarter, and a consummate guitarist,” Ferguson said. When the act comes to Bendigo, don’t plan for any set times. “The show may vary by up to an hour,” Ferguson said. “We go where it takes us, and though the songs are written down, the rest isn’t. We like to have total freedom,” he said. Doug Anthony All Stars play The Capital on Friday, May 15. Phone 5434 6100. – Steve Kendall

Augie March restrikes a chord A

LATE venue change didn’t stop Augie March from playing their first lead gig in Bendigo on Thursday in front of a crowd of adoring fans at Bendigo’s Capital Theatre. The gig was intially scheduled to be held at the brand new Ulumbarra theatre, but was moved at the last minute. That didn’t seem to bother the five-piece outfit from Melbourne, who were playing their first show after a brief Easter hiatus. They played songs from their latest album, Havens Dumb, before going through their back catalogue, much to the delight of a few particularly passionate and vocal fans. They opened with a song from their new record, Definitive History – fitting given the group played a song from each of their six albums.

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In perhaps a more intimate setting than they had both imagined, and are used to playing in, the more relaxed songs struck a chord with a crowd that was only too content to sit back and enjoy the group’s return after a six-year break from recording.

It was only the second show the band has played in Bendigo, the first backing up Paul Kelly during a national tour some years ago. Fortunately for the band’s many local fans, they plan on coming back again soon. - Joel Peterson

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Wagyu in a showcase B

ENDIGO steakhouse restaurant The Woodhouse will present a six course regional wagyu beef showcase dinner on May 21. It’s a special event featured in the Australian Financial Review Top 500 best restaurants awards program. Finalists have been invited to present an event during May, with the full listing inserted into the Australian Financial Review on May 1. During the past 12 months, The Woodhouse has firmly cemented its position as one of the state’s leading steakhouse venues, providing diners with local and regional premium wagyu and dry aged beef cooked using their unique cooking with wood techniques on the venue’s dedicated red-gum wood grill. Venue owner and executive chef Paul Pitcher said they have sourced beef cuts of exceptional quality for this event. “All of the beef to be used has a marble score of 9+ so the menu is going to be quite spectacular,” he said. “We are so proud to have been recognised as a venue operating at this level and are keen to continue to work with our key producers to create a menu that is a true representation of the local fare.”

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OF COURSE: The Woodhouse presents its wagyu special.

The dinner is titled Wagyu, Wine and Wood, and is a celebration of the central Victorian regional wagyu product, featuring beef from Sher Wagyu in Ballan and Everything Waygu in Cohuna. A variety of cuts and cooking techniques are presented over a six course true beef experience, created using the venue’s signature wood cooking style. The menu includes smoked wagyu,

wagyu rump, brisket, bresaola and eye fillet; each course has been carefully matched with wines from the region, finishing with one of The Woodhouse’s famous desserts. The dinner is $130 per person inclusive of the beef menu and matching wines and begins at 7pm. Places are limited to 30 guests and may be booked by contacting the venue on 5443 8671.

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HRISTINE Anu is on tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her first album, including the Capital on May 30. “I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since I released Stylin Up,” she said. “In many ways it seems like a long time ago, but also the blink of an eye. So many wonderful things happened because of the success of that album and the wonderful songs that appear on it. “I am enormously proud of My Island Home and the special place it holds in the Australian Songbook. Then there are songs like Party that still get played on radio and television and is still fun to sing live.” In a two hour show, Anu will perform the songs that drew in fans from around the globe and cemented her place in the industry. “This 20th anniversary is an opportunity to relive and perform, and I can’t wait to spend the whole year performing to audiences across the country.” Christine Anu plays the Capital on Saturday, May 30. Tickets from the box office on 5434 6100.

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Many roles for dentist

HE Australian Swiss Manufacturing Company situated in Hargreaves Street had a number of local luminaries on its administrative board, including a well known dentist of the time, Albert Ludwig Beischer. Albert’s father, Wilhelm (1844-1931), was a well known baker of Irishtown. The business was situated adjacent to the Tyson’s Reef Hotel. Albert Beischer was born in 1886 and was the third son from his father’s second marriage. Early in life, he showed remarkable academic abilities. St Andrew’s College was where young Albert Beischer received his Bendigo schooling. In 1909, he successfully gained a scholarship which took him through until he matriculated late in 1912. His academic results were so good that he had been placed fourth in the top student’s at that level in the state. At St Andrew’s he had also shown his talents at cricket. As a direct result of Albert Beischer’s high academic achievements he could sit for special examinations to qualify for Government Exhibitions (scholarships). His St Andrew’s teachers were very proud of their charge’s abilities, he gaining an exhibition valued at £40 per year for five years to study at

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the Melbourne University. The value of this £40 per annum, would equate to approximately one third of an ordinary person’s wage for a year. One of the five subjects in which he had excelled was German. He had a long connection with the scholarly Lutheran Pastor Friedrich Leypoldt. On November 10, 1901 Albert Beischer, along with 11 other candidates took their confirmation at the Vahland designed Lutheran Church off Myrtle Street between Rowan and Mackenzie streets. Eleven years after Albert Beischer’s confirmation, he was in regular contact with Pastor Leypoldt, receiving expert tuition in the German language for a period of over two years.

Society and was responsible in bringing together other allied professional groups. He had invited the Odontological Society of Victoria, the Australian College of Dentistry, the Alumni Society and the Dental Graduates Society of Victoria to a conference in Bendigo. Albert Beischer was very highly regarded amongst his peers and became active, being elected to the overseeing three-member Dental Board of Victoria. The Dental Board of Victoria had a long and important professional role, Albert Beischer served as president being last re-elected to the Board in 1954, however, two years later he decided to resign. Upon his resignation a formal dinner was organised at the Naval and Military Club in Melbourne where he was eulogised for his professional wisdom and advancing the status of dentistry in the state. Albert Beischer married in 1927 having a honeymoon to Java and the couple subsequently lived at “Girrahween” on McIvor Road hill. He was also a director of the Bendigo Building Society from 1936 to 1961. His other directorship was for the Australian Swiss Manufacturing Company.

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Images of the war The Lost Diggers By Ross Coulthart Harper Collins, $70.00

NLIKE Gallipoli, there are relatively few images of Australian soldiers on the Western Front. While soldiers took cameras with them to Gallipoli they were forbidden to take them to France and Belgium. The British had decreed that only official photographs were allowed. This remarkable book of photos of Australian diggers has its genesis in the discovery of three thousand or more photographic plates taken by local photographers Louis and Antoinette Thuillier in the small French village of Vigacourt. In May 2009, the British Independent newspaper published a series of photographs of Allied soldiers from Word War 1. Among these photographs were revelatory images of Australian soldiers. The producers of Seven Network program Sunday Night researched the Independent story and with the help of other historians discovered the provenance of the photographs - a remarkable cache of glass negatives that originated from Vigacourt. The Allied soldiers retreated to Vigacourt in 1916 from their muddy trenches just behind the front line in north-western France. During their break from the bombardment the men drank

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At Melbourne University he undertook the study of dentistry. Here Albert Beischer was invariably in first place academically against his fellow students, naturally this was a source of great pride for his parents Wilhelm and mother Henrietta, nee Friswell. Upon graduation with his Bachelor of Dental Science degree Albert Beischer was quick to set up practice in fashionable Charing Cross. Initially his first dental practice in 1909 was above Cocking’s pharmacy, here Albert Beischer began to establish his reputation. He almost immediately became involved in the Northern District Dental Society. In a short time he had become an office bearer in this professional organisation. After the brief period above Cocking’s Pharmacy Albert Beischer then occupied the upstairs rooms of the Bendigo Arcade in Pall Mall, referring to the address as “Arcade Chambers”. Entrance by means of twisting stairs immediately behind the first left hand shop in the arcade brought the patients up to his practice the windows overlooked Pall Mall towards the Memorial Hall. By 1916 Albert Beischer had become president of the Northern District Dental

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Servicing Central Victoria www.windridgesecuritydoors.com.au

FREE

BATTERY TESTING

For all your air conditioning, heating and auto electrical needs

M: 0421 547 907 www.butetraysandaccessories.com.au

LINDS and curtains can make a huge difference to the ambience of any room. And that’s where Shady Blinds’ Jared Keely mobile service really excels, letting you choose the style, colour and texture of your new blinds and curtains in your own home or business, seven days a week. “Being a mobile business my overheads are extremely low which is reflected in my prices,” Jared said. “I’m aways happy to meet customers after work or on the weekends for an obligation free quote when it’s convenient for them.” Shady Blinds have access to the latest materials and fabrics from both Australian and international manufacturers such as

Charles Parsons, Nettex, Warwick Fabrics and Zepel. Or perhaps you would prefer the timeless simplicity of Venetians or the look of traditional wooden shutters. “S-track or s-fold curtains as featured recently on televison’s The Block are proving very popular at the moment,” Jared added. “However the double roller blinds with the translucent and block-out blind are still probably the most popular product I sell. “While the honeycomb blinds are great for insulation and exceptional for keeping light out.” Phone Jared on 0437 775 313 anytime for an obligation free quote today.

Hackett’s service is second to none

118 Hattam St, Golden Square

Ph: 5444 4006

SMITHS

Quality tree and Stump Removal

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

David Smith

0427 506 160

( MR CLEAN BENDIGO) BLIND AND CURTAIN CLEANING

We bring the “BLING” back to your blinds • Blind Cleaning • Curtains, Pelmets, Swags & Tails • Upholstery Cleaning (Fabric, Leather) • Blind Repairs • Light Diffuser Cleaning • Air con & Heater Vent Cleaning • Chemical FREE Cleaning • Dust Mite & Allergy Prevention • Residential & Commercial

Call Rod 0439 132 021 Email: denfieldblinds@gmail.com

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Jamie Hackett Motors

Gardening, Plumbing, Electrical, Construction, Painting, Concreting, Tiling, Rubbish Removal

Mechanical repairs and servicing • Lubes and tune-ups • Steering and suspension • EFI and engine management repairs • Roadworthy certificates • Brake and clutch

• Auto transmissions • Volvo/European Specialists • New car servicing • Latest diagnostic equipment

FULLY INSURED & QUALITY SERVICE GUARANTEED

Phone/Fax 5446 8635 76 Wood Street, California Gully

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

Holland and screen roller blinds Drapes and soft furnishings > Timber shutters and venetians > Awnings and external blinds > Roman blinds >

Nip into Natrad

Radiators and Auto Air

Operating 7 days a week > No obligation FREE quote > Incredible prices >

W 0437 775 313 Formerly PCB Electronics

INCORPORATING MODEL RAILWAY STORE YOUR LOCAL JAYCAR ELECTRONICS DEALER

Sight & Sound Power Products IT & Communications Gadgets & Gizmos Electronic Components 167-169 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo

Phone 5444 4044

ACCESSORIES

• 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.

as long as it’s

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TRAYS &

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Build something great™

Call Greg on 0418 510 531

PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL

• SAFETY Concrete colour EQUIPMENT TOOLS • CAR TRAILERS made easy! For all your packaged • HAND & MOREand cement & MORE any colour you want cement

dry mixes.

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

HEN it comes time to service or repair your car the experts at Jamie Hackett Motors are always available to offer a competitive and professional service second-tonone at their new larger workshop in Wood Street. After all Jamie Hackett and his qualified auto technicians have the experience and training to keep your car in top shape. Log book servicing is one of their specialities regardless of make. “We work on all makes but tend to specialise in European vehicles, Volvos, Mercedes, BMWs, Audis and Volkswagens,” Jamie said. “We have access to all the latest specialised diagnostic equipment which is almost mandatory for today’s high-tech engines. Being a preferred VACC repairer Jamie

Hackett Motors staff are continually updating their qualifications through seminars and clinics. “A Jamie Hackett Motors service won’t void your new or used car warranty either as we are all fully accredited.” Jamie added. “Mike, my senior technician is European factory trained which is a real plus as he has extensive experience on diesel passenger vehicles,” Jamie said while emphasising their quotes are generally more than competitive with your dealers’ factory service centres. A clean and spacious eight-bay workshop keeps Jamie and his three technicians continually busy on a range of repairs ably assisted by Jamie’s wife Belinda in the front office. Jamie Hackett Motors 76 Wood Street, California Gully phone 5446 8635.

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

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

ADVERTISE IN

DOWN TO BUSINESS PHONE OUR SALES TEAM ON 5440 2500

AU02531

HIRE:

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WINTER

Bendigo Weekly – Friday, April 24, 2015

VEHICLE SAFETY Avoiding wildlife L

IVING and motoring in Bendigo has many advantages compared to most motorists confined to our bigger cities. However, it also brings some extra hazards especially for those who drive through the surrounding natural bush, with the chances of unexpectedly meeting some of our unique wildlife. Kangaroos pose a significant hazard and account for significant damage to vehicles both day and night. However, there are several things you can easily do to avoid becoming another statistic and keeping the accident repair business busy. The best way to avoid collecting a kangaroo is not to drive at dawn, dusk and night through their natural habitat, but unfortunately this is often not possible especially with reduced daylight during the winter months. However reducing your speed by just 10 or 20km/h at times of most

risk, significantly increases your chances of avoiding a collision. When you do unexpectedly see a kangaroo, reduce speed by braking in a straight line. Avoid swerving especially at high speed, as you will probably have a more serious accident rolling through a culvert or colliding with a tree. And remember kangaroos usually travel and graze in mobs, so be aware there may be more nearby. If you’re a regular country driver consider a bullbar especially if travelling regularly on roads at night. Bullbars do not help you avoid a collision but they do significantly reduce overall damage. Much debate continues about the effectiveness of bumper-bar mounted high-frequency devices, which are claimed to deter kangaroos. Online motoring forums are equally divided on their effectiveness, with some users swearing by the devices and others claiming they have little or no effect.

STAY ALERT: Especially at times of heightened risk. Photo: GARRY PATERSON.

Regular tyre inspections vital R

Penno Smash Repairs proudly sponsors and provides donations to many local schools, sporting and community groups. We pride ourselves in giving back to our local community. Stay safe driving in the coming Winter months and remember we are here for you in the untimely event of a motor vehicle accident.

Penno Smash Repairs ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE

11-13 Piper Road, Bendigo East VIC 3550 (03) 5442 1700 | www.pennosmashrepairs.com.au

BOOK IN NOW FOR YOUR CARS’

WINTER SAFETY CHECK

FULLY LICENCED TECHNICIANS

EGULAR visual inspections and inflation of your tyres are essential for safe motoring, especially with winter fast approaching. Any motorist can follow the basic tips below which will to extend the life of their tyres and save money. Buy yourself a simple pencil type gauge as service station gauges are often highly inaccurate. Check your tyre pressure every two to three weeks and visually inspect your tyres for damage and embedded objects. Remember to replace your valve caps to exclude dust and water after checking air pressure. Have an expert check on any irregular tyre wear, tyres should be replaced when

the tread depth reaches 1.6 millimetres. Have your wheels balanced and aligned regularly. Puncture seal compounds are for emergencies only, the tyre should be inspected and repaired as soon as possible. Avoid second hand tyres as their history is unknown and imports may not meet Australian standards. Retreads are suitable for low speed and light load work only. When buying tyres seek advice from reputable tyre dealers. Don’t forget major tyre retailer’s brochures are often a good source of valuable information, describing individual tyre’s attributes across a range of applications suitable for many vehicles.

Make sure you and your family are SAFE this Winter.

BENDIGO BRAKE & FRONT END

NOW IS THE TIME

to have your winter brake, suspension & safety check

We Test:

• Air Conditioning • Wipers • Heating • Lights - Globes and adjustments • Batteries - We stock and fit • Electrical systems

Bendigo Auto Air specialise in air conditioning, heating and auto electrical problems for automotive and trade customers. We stock a range of spare parts including fitting and manufacturing of A/C air hoses and a mobile service for farm & earthmoving a/c problems. We are accredited Automotive Electrical Specialists and have over 40 years experience in the industry. We are also stockists for Century Batteries. In our up to date, fully equipped workshop we use the latest in diagnostic equipment to help with vehicle repairs.

118 Hattam St, Golden Square

Ph: 5444 4006

www.bgoautoair.com.au

Book in now for your Winter S afety Ch eck which in cludes:

✓ Tyres ✓ Brakes ✓ Wipers ✓ Engine Per

formance

Did you know that we supply and fit tyres, do wheel balancing, disc brake machining, full servicing, have number plate anti theft screws. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE WE HAVE COURTESY CARS AVAILABLE

MAURIE TRUANT AUTOS

150 Golf Links Road Maiden Gully. Ph: 5446 9905 • Mob: 0417 039 768

5443 4034 Fax: 5441 4982 116 Lily Street, Bendigo Denis & Stephen Jeffrey

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BendigoWeekly

LocalClassifieds BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW! • Phone Jacinta on 5440 2514 or 1300 558 385

CAPSULE HIRE

Who’s

$50 for 4 months

new

JED WILLIAM WIEGARD

B Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre offers a complete installation service of all types of car restraints from new born to 8 years. Costa is a certified and registered member with ACRI, being also the owner guarantees personalised service and the highest quality installation possible with over 20 years experience in fitting child restraints in vehicles.

Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre 8 Caradon Way, Eaglehawk • Ph: 0419 371 586 Mo Monday to Friday 10am-5pm. • Bookings Essential ANNIKA CLARE GREEN

XAVIER CAMERON MACUMBER

RACHEL CHRISTY TOIFL

was born at

Bendigo Health

April 21, 2015

April 21, 2015 3444 grams

April 21, 2015

April 19, 2015

4564 grams Son of Rhiannon Dalton

Daughter of Jacqui

4260 grams

4280 grams

Daughter of Alyson

Son of Sharnie Skerry

and Clint Wiegard of

and Aidan Green of

Kangaroo Flat. Brother

Golden Square. Sister

and Troy Macumber

of Heathcote. Sister

for Jai and Max.

for Hadley and Luelle.

of Heathcote.

for Jessica.

OLIVIA DUNLOP JONES

FLETCHER REDGUM CAMM

HARRISON ISAAC SPENCE

JORDAN DAVID HILL

was born at Bendigo Health April 21, 2015 3740 grams Daughter of Tonya Van Deurse and Shane Jones of Kangaroo Flat. Sister for Kaiden, Zachary and Amelia.

Baby Photos

Bendigo B e Weekly

MILLISON VADA GLADSTONE

was born at

Bendigo Health

April 21, 2015

April 20, 2015

4195 grams

3226 grams

Son of Maree and

Son of Jessica and Joel

April 16, 2015 2744 grams Son of Siahle Rodyk

Ben Camm of Clunes.

Spence of Kennington.

Brother for Finn

Brother for Lachlan

and Jason Hill of

and Luca.

and Madison.

Golden Square.

BUDGET PACKAGE

5440 2500

Moore and Chris Toifl

JAMES CHRISTOPHER RIX

2 x 6” x 9” 4 x 4” x 6” $35

SINGLE PRICES

TOBIAS VINCENT DOVE

4” x 6” $4 6” x 9” $15 8” x 12” $20

RUBY LOUISE STANTON-HURT

was born at

St John of God

April 18, 2015

April 20, 2015

3748 grams

3090 grams

Daughter of Kara-Lee

Son of Jessica and

and Hamish Gladstone of

Andrew Rix of

Brother for Sebastian

Stanton and Eric Hurt

Epsom. Sister for Sienna.

Kennington.

and Zachariah.

of Bendigo.

SONNY WOLFE SHEVLIN

IVY HAZEL THORPE

ZAC FRANCIS O’CONNOR was born at St John of God April 21, 2015 4326 grams Son of Sandra and Terry O’Connor of Bendigo. Brother for Harrison, Daniel (in Heaven) and Charlie. Step-brother of Hannah and Darcy.

April 16, 2105 3650 grams Son of Emily Keogh and Julian Dove of Eaglehawk.

was born at

Bendigo Health

St John of God

April 19, 2015

April 20, 2015

4704 grams Son of Sara and Joel

3448 grams Daughter of Lauren and Brendan Thorpe of

Shevlin of North Bendigo.

Maiden Gully. Sister for

Brother for Zane.

Tahlia and Madison.

BABY WEAR

All brands exclusive to Helen’s Baby Wear

April 17, 2015 3210 grams Daughter of Samantha

Bendigo ry nurse largest display store

YES we match onlin e prices

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MASSAGE

FRIENDSHIP

SIMPLY RELAXED DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE Stiff & sore back Experienced masseur Phone 0421 029 009

MAN in 50's seeks female 40+, not necessarily romantic, but for companionship, and social outings. Phone Phill 5446 1422

MASSAGE 1 Hour Relaxation Massage $50 Call Maxine on 0418 8 369 369-685 685 Want a FREE Massage & FREE Aromatherapy products? Host an Aromatherapy Party. Have fun & learn about Natural Therapies

Long’s Remedial Massage We are celebrating our Third Year!

Book one and get one FREE! (One per customer only) Specialising in: HEADACHE, WRY NECK, FROZEN SHOULDER, AND SORE BACK. Health fund rebate now available 1 Exeter Place, Strathfieldsaye

Ring Steven 0433 187 296

PUBLIC NOTICES

FROM THE BIBLE

MARK 8:36,37 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? For what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Cheques, money orders and cash payments can be posted or hand delivered to our office.

The Bendigo Weekly is the most widely read newspaper in the city. Each week,

38,200 COPIES of the Bendigo Weekly are distributed, free of charge, to homes and businesses throughout Bendigo and the surrounding region.

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE • Post Surgical/Cosmetic • Lymphoedema & CDT • Swollen Limbs & Muscles

5446 1444

GIRLS

in our

TOWN

the brilliant fi rst novel from

DIANNE DEMPSEY After 20 years of analysing what’s right and what’s wrong about other people’s books, it takes courage to bring out a novel of your own. But Dianne Dempsey delivers her tale of love, family, trauma and a girl from the wrong side of the tracks with an unerring mix of comedy and poignancy.

...get the market you’re missing...

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Available now from Bendigo Publishing 172 McIvor Highway & Dymocks Bendigo

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PUBLIC NOTICES

TRAVEL

TATE TUITION

DRAWING LESSONS Spring Gully, Adults: Mon 4-5.30pm Children: Tues 4-5.30pm Phone Cheryle Ludbey: 0429 430 819 PRAYER T0 ST JUDE May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us, Saint Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us, Amen. For assistance say 8 times a day for 9 days. Publish when prayer is answered.

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PSYCHIC TAROT READINGS Accurate,confidential, 30+ yrs exp. Local reader Phone 0401 700 258

PUBLIC NOTICES

HALL FOR HIRE MODERN HALL AVAILABLE FOR HIRE. Prominent, Central, and easy to find. Council approved kitchen, Split heat/cool, Over-head Projector, and sound system. Off street parking for 32 cars, Suitable for Corporate Conferences & Seminars. Limited availability during week nights, most weekends available NO BIRTHDAY OR WEDDING FUNCTIONS For further info, phone Mr R. Brown: 5470 5752 Bendigo Weekly is published by Bendigo Publishing Pty Ltd, ACN 078 731 852, registered office 61 Bull Street Bendigo. Printed by Newsprinters, Shepparton. Letterbox distribution throughout suburban areas of Bendigo. Retailers may charge a fee. Bendigo Publishing Pty Ltd and all related companies (together the ‘Publisher’) hereby expressly disclaim, to the full extent permitted by the law, all and any liability whatsoever including any liability for damages, consequential damages, costs, expenses or the like (‘Liability’) to any person howsoever arising from or in connection with any copy, information advertising or other material contained in Bendigo Weekly (‘Copy’) including, but not limited to, any Liability arising from or in connection with any action or inaction by any person in reliance on any Copy, and each consequence of such action or inaction. The Publisher also expressly disclaims any and all Liability arising from or in connection with any negligence whatsoever of the Publisher. Inclusion of Copy must not be construed deemed or inferred by any person to constitute any endorsement of the same by the Publisher. The Publisher reserves the right to decline to publish any material including any advertisement. Copyright. All content of Bendigo Weekly is copyright, and must not be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the Publisher. Responsibility for electoral comment in this issue is accepted by Peter Kennedy - 172 McIvor Road, Bendigo, 3550.

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PHONE 1800 814 320

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No need to renovate

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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Call 0438 079 982 or 0439 038 618 EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

NOW HIRING!

DELIVERING CATALOGUES

Drop/Collect Catalogues locally. No Selling No Outlay! 8-12 hrs/wk. No Experience needed

Call: 1300 663 161 www.pennymiller.com.au

Paid volunteer Telemarketers wanted for Charity. Monday Friday. Ph 5444 1353

EMPLOYMENT

CHEF/COOK required to join our team at The McIvor. Interested, email: restaurant@ themcivor.com.au for a position description

0402 037 117

EMPLOYMENT

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED preferably suit solo mother, etc. Lockington area. Ph 0418 259 848

PHONE PEOPLE REQUIRED

Deliver & Collect Catalogues. Must be Reliable. Phone or Text Ila:

ehb

hairdressing

HAIRDRESSER WANTED ehb are looking for a full time or part time qualified hairdresser or 1st/2nd year apprentice to join their team. Send resume C/O Kylie to ehb. Shop 12 Corner Condon St & Edwards Rd, Strathdale 3550 or Email: craigbanfield@bigpond.com

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Services Offered ARNOLD'S

Digger & Trenching Service •Post Holes •Trenching •Ripping •Rotary Hoeing •Levelling •4 in 1 Bucket Phone: 0419 471 541

A. FRANCIS BRICKLAYING

Builds pizza ovens, letter boxes, houses & more. Phone 0497 112 867

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.

BLOCK SPLITTING

All types of jobs, Big & Small, House to Garden. Phone Will 5447 2185 or 0409 352 374

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

Same day service Ph 1800 630 922

(5 LINE MINIMUM)

COMPUTER SUPPORT In Home

Quality work Alterations & Repairs Free quotes Ph Kevin 0421 397 960

CAR REMOVALS. Ph 0402 775 329

CONCRETER

Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Seniors Discount Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.

CLEANING, Domestic, Very cheap rates. Must provide all equip & chemicals. Pet sitting also available. Ph 0487 240 091

Dry clean $50 first room, $10 per room after that Ph 0439 374 389 Receipt & ABN supplied

CONCRETING

Driveways, Paths, Sheds. No job too small Free Quotes Dennis: 0427 858 081

Reasonable Rates 7 days Extended hours Ph Shaun 0400 811 880

Gardening, Lawn mowing & Clean up Ph 0400 931 950 or 0409 004 280

Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping

GUTTER LEAF GUARD

Ph. 0428 381 925

MEL'S IRONING

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

by Jordan Ramage For all Outdoor Improvements Ph 0434 933 277 ABN 45791848516

Australian made, Zinc Alume steel, 20 year guarantee. Phone 0418 172 640 for a free quote

Driveways Paths etc Free Quotes

LANDSCAPING

DALE'S HANDYMAN SERVICE General work,

DOG WALKER/PET CARER available. Cheap rates, Can provide references. Ph 0414 475 053

CONCRETER

PLASTERER

1300 558 385

Just $3.00 per line

CARPENTER

and Chainsaw work. Call Damian's Mowing CLEANING & CARPET Cleaning, Steam clean or Ph 5448 8129

BLOCKED DRAINS

Services Offered

BRICKLAYER AVAILABLE

$2 per garment. (Minumum 10) Non smoking home, same day service, local area Ph 0400 095 530

$35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings). Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen Rubbish Removal $70 per load/$65 pen (incl tip fee $33) for 7x4 square box trailer. NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Cash only Ph Mick 0407 448 249

LAWN MOWING & GARDENING Honest and reliable service. Phone Philip 0428 477 257

LAWNS, TREES, HEDGES and shrubs cut and trimmed. Rubbish Removed, & Free quotes. Phone Ron 5446 9833

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

Negatives, Film, Slides & Photos Scanned to CD 1-20 $3.00 Ea 21-50: $2.00 Ea 100+ 50c Ea Protect originals, Share with Family.

0420 278 951

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RECEIPTS getting out of hand..??

Skilled Handyman • Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting

Need a bookeeper fast? Cheap rates, Call Ilona Kairn 0458 188 129 Will come to you

Will travel within a 50km radius of Bendigo

Over 30 Years Experience • Interior Design • Building Design Phone Michael 0417 736 232

RENOVATOR

PJ TAYLOR 5446 1422 0448 713 499

VAN & DRIVER FOR HIRE

PLASTER

Small to Medium loads, Trailers also available. Ph 5448 8129

All types of plastering. • Home Maintenance • Tiling • Painting • Carpentry. Free quotes. Ph. Brian 0407 679 618

TRADIES

POST HOLES

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Classifieds 1300 558 385

1300 558 385

Millers Holes Mobile 0418 510 217.

pet c ar e Advertising Feature Bendigo

Dog g Training g

ELL you might need a holiday but what about your cat next time you go away? Thanks to Janet Conway and her dedicated staff at Kitty Cat Cottage, your cat can now enjoy the break as much as you do, short or long term. Kitty Cat Cottage is located on 14 hectares in Strathfieldsaye with clean, safe and spacious individual enclosures – each with personalised access to secure outside areas. Sheltered exterior enclosures feature scratching poles and hammocks which are oriented to make the most of both the morning and afternoon sun. If that’s not enough guests (cats) get to choose from a selection of quality cat food – and that’s enough to make anybody purr. Of course five star establishments are always selective about their clientele and Kitty Cat Cottage is no different. Guests will need proof of up-to-date vaccinations to enjoy Janet and her friendly staff’s hospitality in air-conditioned or wood heated accommodation. Intending guests should be worm and flea-free prior to arrival to make sure everybody’s feline companion returns home more comfortable and relaxed than when they left. Kitty Cat Cottage, 400 Sinclairs Road, Strathfieldsaye. Phone Janet on 0429 395007 or view their website at www.kittycatcottage.com.au for more information.

B & B for cats Ph. 0429 395 007 Email: kcottage@bigpond.com Website: kittycatcottage.com.au A.B.N. 16 457 282 729 Kitty Cat Cottage is a boarding cattery situated on 35 acres of peaceful countryside in the Strathfieldsaye area. Kitty Cat Cottage offers: z

Safe and secure individual apartments - each with inside and outside rooms z Bedding on a raised platform with easy access via a scratching ramp z Corner hammocks z Scratching poles z Fully fenced verandah for extra security z A quality selection of cat food Find us on Facebook!

Basic Obedience Class Starts Sunday 10 th May 4pm • Behavioural problem solving • Specialised training • Over 20 years experience

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

Boarding Kennel & Cattery Muckleford School Road Muckleford 3451 Open 8:30am - 12pm & 4pm - 6pm Ph: (03) 5472 4698 Mob: 0428 882 411 E: jeralee@iinet.au www.jeralee.com.au •

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Bush’s Produce Stores has been proudly supporting Bendigo with pet care for in excess of 160 years. To support our loyal customers we are offering the following from Friday 24 April 2015 until 8 May 2015.

20 % off all Kazoo dog coats, bedding and toys (excl coats) $1 off all Mitavite horse feed range $9.95 Noramectin horse paste 20% off all dog and cat, dry and wet foods DOG WASH W Bring your beloved pooch in for a HALF PRICE pampering dog wash!!!! Trading hours: M to F 9-5.30pm, 9-4pm Sat and 10-3pm. Closed ANZAC DAY, but open this Sunday. 94 – 96 Williamson St, Bendigo | 5443 5960 www.bushsproduce.com

Volunteers dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of unwanted cats and dogs, promoting responsible pet ownership in Australia.

PET SITTING • DOG WALKING • HOME CLEANING • •

• •

All non-toxic products, safe around children and animals Pensioner Rates Available

Ph: Maree on 0438 052 924

Ultimate Pet Care ..for all Creatures, Great & Small

PET SITTING

URGENTLY SEEKING FOSTER CARERS

Mail Collection • Bin Collection • Dog Walking Overnight Stays • Security Checked

Donations can be made to: Bendigo Bank, Furever Friends Bendigo BSB 633 000 | Acc Number 150 359 6444 | www.ffbendigo.com

Suzanne Wakeling Ph: 0438 011 994 E: ultimate.petcare.4u@gmail.com

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Services Offered AIR CONDITIONING

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

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

Sherlock Soil Works Excavator Bobcat Tipper

TempTech

AIR CONDITIONING

Nathan: 0407 972 717

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

James Sherlock Ph: 0407 472 775

Helping your iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac work seamlessly.

Set up • Training • Support Integration • Problem solving Call Rob on 0457 803 207 or email rob@ithingsbendigo.com www.ithingsbendigo.com

COMPUTERS

sherlocksoilworks@hotmail.com

COM PET RATE ITIVE S

Advertise Here

1300558 558 385 1300 385

BUILDERS

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

ANTENNAS

Using our 5 ton excavator 4.5 ton skid steer, 1.7 ton excavator for tight to get to places, & ten metre tipper

JIMANTBENW001

DIGITAL TV SPECIALISTS

Same Day Response Local Technicians All 100% Guaranteed Home Theatre Installations FREE on-site Signal Test and Quote

131 546

Call Clint 0427 349 549

A/H PH 5448 8814 E: cjchandler65@bigpond.com

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

ANTENNAS

TV Tuning from $40 • Digital TV’s, Set Top Boxes & Aerials • Satellite & Computer Setups • Home Theatre, wall mount • DVD, Recorders & Foxtel • Installed & explained

Phone Ron on 5447 7823 or 0431 609 423

LEON BEATTY 0415 503 875 BUILDERS

Commercial C i l Domestic New Houses Insurance Labour Hire Fences Free Quotes

Repairs completed within 24 hours • Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal

Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336

Decks

COMPUTERS

Pergolas Stairs Registered Builder

DB-U38390

CARPENTRY SOLUTIONS HOME MAINTENANCE BATHROOM RENOVATIONS DECKS

CONTACT STEPHEN 0409 381 474

NO OBLIGATION QUOTES PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Ph: 0438 246 065

Ti Timber b Fl Floors

CARPENTERS

• 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

E: jd.bobcat.services@gmail.com

thebeattles@bigpond.com

Specialising in alterations & additions

BOBCAT AND TIPPER SERVICES

www.jimsantennas.com.au

COMPUTERS

Best onsite support of Apple products in Bendigo.

• Post Holes • Trenches • Site Cleans • Pools • Driveways • Site Cuts • 5 ton Excavator with Post Hole Attachment and Rock Breaker

TRADIES

3 3 3 3 3

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

CLEANING SERVICES

MacManagement Managing your Macintosh world

 Advice, trouble-shooting and fixes for your Macintosh, iPad or iPhone.  Help with internet, WiFi, software installations, upgrade, data migrations and backups.  25 years experience helping people manage their Macs. Graeme Challis 0447 896 089 support@macintoshmanagement.com.au

COMPUTERS Computer & IT Problems?

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Bobcat & Tipper Hire

ALL CLEANING INCLUDING: CARPET CLEANING STRIP & RESEAL TIMBER AND VINYL FLOORS

Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer

200 - 600mm diameter

Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal

Quality Cleaning Services Serving Bendigo for 20 Years

0418 506 188

Call Ron 0438 569 385

cleanjet@iinet.net.au

Onsite Computer Services for Home and Business • Repairs • Upgrades • Virus removal • Networking & WiFi • Screen replacementt • Web design • Same day support

CALL STEVE 0408 928 763

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

CONCRETING

CLEANING SERVICES Commercial and Domestic

BLINDS & CURTAINS

Southern Cross Blinds & Awnings

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

PHONE/FAX 5447 9011 141 High Street, Kangaroo Flat www.southerncrossblinds.com

BATHROOMS & KITCHENS

KITCHEN, BATHROOMS

& PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

ABN: 62 094 744 216

• New Kitchens • Bathroom Renovations • Warehouse direct bathroom products

0417 511 159

Shed 3/37 Collins St Kangaroo Flat mccabeskitchenandbathrooms@gmail.com

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Retail / Business / Homes / Schools / Medical Centres Vacate / Builders Cleans / Windows / Eco Friendly Fully Insured - Free Quotes - Quality Assured

Matt” A “ Excavations and Landscaping

Phone: JON - 0427 848 015 Email: admin@jvpropertyservices.com Web: JVPROPERTYSERVICES.COM

Excavator, Tipper & Bobcat

Services Offered

Hole Boring Trenching Drive Ways Site Cleans No Job too small After Hours Available Very Reasonably Priced - Great Soil Rates Free Quotes and Honest Advice

PATHS, DRIVEWAYS, SHEDS HOUSE SLABS - PHONE FRANK

PH 0417 377 957 CONCRETE PIPING

Matt: 0409 141 093 • Nicole: 0428 119 386 E: nicmat2001@hotmail.com

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

1.5 TONNE MINI EXCAVATOR FOR HIRE

• On trailer • With or without operator • Short or long term • Delivery can be arranged

GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N

0418 508 993

Licenced drainer 31741

CONCRETE KERBING

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DUGIE’S DIGGERS EXCAVATIONS You Dig It! Strathfieldsaye

NEW! EXPOSED CONCRETE KERBING Ideal for driveways and garden beds with a range of styles, colours and exposed rock.

Free Measure & Quote

Ph: 0413 889 680 A/H: 5439 6157

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Services Offered DARELLY ELECTRICAL D SERVICING BENDIGO & DISTRICT SE REC 14361

KITCHENS

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

Rilex Interiors

Sandhurst Painting and Decorating

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DOMESTIC COMMERC

Is your kitchen needing an update? Call Rilex Interiors for a FREE QUOTE and advice.

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

• Kitchens • Vanities • Walk in robes • All custom joinery • Flat Packs • Replacement bench tops • No job too small

Darren Liersch: 0409 077 600 darelly@netspace.net.au/www.darellyelectrical.com

www.rilexinteriors.com.au rilexinteriors@bigpond.com

GREG SMITH

LANDSCAPING

ELECTRICIAN

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman

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

0418 507 709 A/H 5448 3333 REC 7821

Electrical Installations

Over 40 Years Service

REC 4085

ELECTRICIANS

Geoff Williams

PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman

SPECIALISING IN: PLUMBER AND GENERAL GASFITTER PLUMBING HOT WATER SPECIALIST & MAINTENANCE RENTAL PROPERTY & HEATING SERVICES MAINTENANCE

35 years experience Prompt efficient service at reasonable rates

Quotation gladly given

Call Phill Hutchings on

0417 057 010

Lic No: 50975

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PLUMBERS UN

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Ph 5446 1535

PEST CONTROL

LANDSCAPING

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Phone: 0417 329 802

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

Pty. Ltd.

Formally “Spider Sprayers”

Specialising in Landscape construction Steel fabrication Welding On site maintenance Folding Drafting & Design

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GARDEN SERVICES

MOBILE BATHROOMS

4 Seaso Seasons Garden Care

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FREE QUOTES, 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE Ph 0429 002 678

HANDYMAN SERVICES

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

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

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

PAINTERS / DECORATORS • 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

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PAINTERS / DECORATORS

C.P.D

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

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

FREE FRIENDLY QUOTES • Over 10 years Experience • New and old homes • Texturings • ALL your painting needs

0400 493 491 cramptonpainting@gmail.com CRAMPTON PAINTING & DECORATING

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License No. 32710

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

Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

jordang@fabline.com.au | Ph: 5443 0502

PO Box 54, Eaglehawk

PLUMBERS

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

FABRICATION

GENERAL PLUMBING GAS FITTING AND & MAINTENANCE SERVICING GAS FITTING AND HOT WATER SERVICE SERVICING REPAIR & REPLACEMENT HOT WATER SERVICE BLOCKED BLOCKED DRAINS DRAINS RENOVATIONS RENOVATIONS AND AND INSTALLATIONS INSTALLATIONS 24 HOUR SERVICE 24 HOUR SERVICE

ELECTRICIANS

Call Mark Kingston 0439 941 248

PLUMBERS

ELECTRICIANS

544 33 999

PLUMBERS

4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

RUBBISH REMOVAL

• Gasfitting including heater servicing with Carbon Monixide tests • Renovations • Back-flow & TMV Testing • All Plumbing Maintenance

Ph: 0418 547 796

Lic#37911

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall Master Plumber

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

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

Green Waste Green Waste Special

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

0423 402 474

BendigoWeekly CIRCULATING TO

OVER 38,200 HOMES EACH WEEK

Lic#100122

ROOFING

SUPERIOR

ROOFING

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

& MAINTENANCE SERVICES

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

High Pressure Cleaning ngg De-Mossing Sealing & Painting Asbestos Removals Pensioner Discounts

EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING 5444 2028

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

0438 632 219

SPOUT CLEANING

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

Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429 * Fully Insured

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For Sale Local Classifieds

STONE MASONS

FOR SALE

RETAINING WALLS - FEATURE WALLS CHIMNEYS - COMPLETE HOUSES

BABY cane bassinette, on stand, +_accessories $90 Ph 0418 293 938

COT & Mattress, White, Good cond, $100 Ph 0418 327 455

BEER bottles, approx 200, suit home brewing $30 lot 0418 293 938

DINING room extension table, seats up to 12, maple, perfect condition, $295 Ph 5447 7599

See photos on our website

CM & MR ARCHBOLD STONEMASONS Father & Son Team PH 0408 198 759 or 5435 3411

BASKETBALL shoes-boots, nike, sz 5, blue & org, EC $25 Ph 0400 819 079 BIGGEST Loser Shakes. 6 boxes, $15 per box Phone 0411 961 234

$170

3mᵌ BINS

BLOCH dance shoes, black lace up, s10 $30 Ph 0401 132 177

www.naturalstoneconstruction.com.au

TILING

Must present Coupon. Must ust present p ese t coupon coupo Valid Validfor forApril April p 2015 2015 Conditions apply* Conditions Apply*

BOX of Bear making fur $50 ono Ph 5447 3605 BROTHER printer, MFC, model no J65100DW $20 Ph 0419 359 695

Thorp Tiling

*LIMIT UP TO ½ TONNE NO TYRES, MATTRESSES, ASBESTOS, PAINTS, OILS OR GAS BOTTLES.

“You style it, I’ll tile it”

131 546

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

STORAGE

ELECTRIC Heater IXL Nipper, suit caravan, GC $15 Ph 5439 3054

PORTABLE BUNGALO

ELECTRIC wall heater, Atlantic, GC $15 Ph 5439 3054

TREE LOPPING

5448 4499

BENDIGO 87-89 MIDLAND HWY www.centrestateselfstorage.com

TREE REMOVAL & MAINTENANCE

CAR seat capsule, safe n sound, GC $75 Ph 0418 327 455 CARPET square, textured, grey, GC 226cm x 158cm $80 5447 7762

JUDD’S TREE LOPPING 193

Phone Leigh & Rob 0417 545 juddstreelopping@bigpond.com

CCB summer dresses (x3) Sz 14 $20 each Phone 5446 9486

TREE LOPPING

FOR SALE

CCB winter skirt, Sz 12 $10 Ph 5446 9486

SMITHS

1980'S roll top desk, teak colour, 8 drawers, $80 Ph 0408 597 272

CD Rack, Pine, holds 120 $30 Phone 5447 7050

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

AKUBRA Hat, size 54, fawn, EC $70 Ph 0401 132 177

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

BOTTOM rack for ASKO dishwasher, brand new $100 Ph 0418 256 107

Quality tree and Stump Removal

David Smith

0427 506 160

A3 Reflex paper, 50 reams @ $10 each Contact Kim 0404 050 162 or 5446 7914

ARC welder, $100 Phone 0418 293 938

AVANTI 21sp mountain bike, 42cm, yellow, VGC $30 Ph 0400 819 079

DRESSING table, with lovely bevelled mirror, GC $50 Ph 5443 5530

BSE wool/nylon jumper sz 10 $10 Phone 5444 2581 Solid weatherboard construction, with Tin roof, Approx 2.5M x 4M. Freshly painted inside, curtains, wind-out window, Double glass doors, suitable fo spare room o r s t o r a g e . Weatherproof. Polished floor boards. $3500 Neg. Ph 0409 047150

• SERVICING SURROUNDING AREAS • FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES • BOBCAT • WOOD CHIPPER • FIRE WOOD & MULCH SALES • STUMP REMOVAL • HEDGE PRUNING • CHERRY PICKER

DOGS bunk bed, suit small dog, very strong $20 Ph 5443 5530

ELECTRIC Blanket, King Single, Sunbeam, As new, $35 Ph 5443 4088

www.thorptiling.com kylethorptiling@live.com.au

Free Use of Courtesy Trailer 7 Days Access & On-Site Electronic Surveillance Security NEW AND USED BOXES AND PACKING MATERIALS AVAILABLE

DOG cushions, durable fabric, washable $10 ono Ph 0476 077 570

BSE Girls slacks, Sz 12 $10 Phone 5444 2581

Kyle 0421 255 044

10 SIZES FROM $20 PER WEEK

DJ Hero for Wii Console still in box $50 Ph 0408 700 266

FIREWOOD

Sustainably sourced www.wood4good.com.au Ph 0475 191 937

GLASS bowl, terrarium, flowers, gold fish $10 ono Ph 0476 077 570

CLOSING DOWN POTS ON HIGH

Open all weekend Everything Discounted, 40% (Cash Only) OFF ALL Resin Animals Ph 5447 1962

FIREWOOD Red Gum, dry split top quality, delivered. $140m/cubed Ph Dave 0409 516 458

FIREWOOD Quality Dry Grey & Yellow Box Del $120/m Local Ph 0448 186 691 FLOOR tiles, 30x30cm, 12 tiles per crtn, 8 boxes $80 Ph 5441 4994

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

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GAS Heater, RINNAI, 3 Bars, EC $100 Phone 5447 9735

PEA STRAW $7.50

GENERATOR, Portable compact 2000w 4str, as new, only 2 hours use. "Workzone" $500 ONO Phone 0438 273 044 GIRLS bike, purple huffy, GC $20 Ph 5439 3054 GOLD detector mine lab, sd 2200d, with spare coils $1,900 Ph 0439 564 299

HAY New season Oaten hay sml squares $7 Wheat Straw sml squares $4 Phone 0439 296 455 HILLS Hoist, small old style, $50 ONO Ph 0408 690 290

KINDLING, $10 for large bag Ph 0418 256 107

All adverts must be pre-paid. For $25 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.

Straw $6 Min 12 bales Free delivery or pick up Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600

PIANO Albert Fahrzeitz, upright, Walnut, Veneer, Steel frame, Good Cond, $850 Phone 5449 3844

QUEEN nest of tables, with heavy glass tops, GC, $55 Ph 5443 5530

QUEEN size mattress, EC $60 Ph 5449 7924

QUEEN mattress topper, memory foam, as new, $90 Ph 0400 819 079

RECLINER chairs x 2, Leather, Drk Navy, GC $100 Ph 5439 7159

RIOBI Blower, electric, brand new $70 ONO Phone 0439 280 682

SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 3 (New in Box) Black, $500 Ph 0487 240 091

SIEVED TOP SOIL

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

KITCHEN Dresser H 210, W 214, D 55, 2 plate shelves, EC, 2 pieces for easy delivery $750 Phone 0438 424 842 KITCHEN Due to renovations the following is for sale: 1 x Kithen inc 2 bowl sink, Mixer tap, Chef gas oven & cooktop, Rangeood, & Excellent LG Dish washer. Avail Mid May for Collection $2000 ONO Ph 0408 690 290

LEATHER Couch, As new, Black 3 seater $720 Phone 0438 398 564

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FOR SALE

LARGE box of leggo $50 Ph 5447 3605

PO Box 324 Bendigo 3552 Fax: 5441 4416

Phone, Fax, email or bring in this coupon with $25*, or $30* 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.

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

FREE Brown leather boots, Knee high, H/heel, zip, Sz 9 Ph 5443 5220

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FIREWOOD

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

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Cat Enclosures

INNOTEK anti bark collars, containment systems, remote trainers Disc Price. Ph 5439 5710 or 0437 233 177.

CHEST of drawers, Pine, 6 drawers $50 Ph 5442 5092 or 0408 376 089 CHILDS tricycle, metal frame, needs restoration $5 Ph 0476 077 570

FOR SALE

LEE jeans, mens denim size 36 $20 Ph 0419 359 695 LOUNGE suite and recliner, GC $100 Ph 0421 094 903 MASSAGE Table, portable, Athlegen, in excellent condition $175 Ph 0418 327 455 MIRROR, Large, Lovely frame $45 Ph 5447 7050 MORAN Recliner, Tan leather with footstool. A1 Condition. $550 Phone 5444 3799

SNOW suit, small, rainbird, black-purple $50 Ph 0401 132 177

SOIL

Compost with manures and straw mix. Can deliver Bgo or pick up. Ph 0427 304 600

STRAW

Loose straw with sheep manure. Can deliver in bulk Ph 0427 304 600

SUBWOOFER 12" with amp, boxed, EC $100 Ph 0408 700 266

SUITCASES (2) large $25 each Ph 5447 7050

SWINGSET childs 4 pce with slide, $100 ONO Phone 0427 522 998

THIGH buster machine, $38 ono Ph 0428 300 091

THREE piece jacobean lounge suite, french polished, re-upholstered, spare material $695 Ph 5447 7599

TOILET seat, new, soft fall Deluxe $20 5447 7762

TOMATOES

(Sauce) from $8 box Can deliver Bendigo Ph 0400 779 774

TOP SOIL

MUSHROOM COMPOST OR SOIL

Sieved $35 per metre, 4 metre min. delivery 8m & 10m also avail. Garden Mix $50 a metre. Garden Rocks also avail. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770

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

TV Cabinet, old baltic pine, $100 ono Ph 5442 5092 or 0408 376 089

MOTORBIKE hoist, steel, $20 Ph 5439 5544

MUSIC stands (3), black, EC $20 each or $50 for all 3 Ph 5447 7275 NEW tyre & rim P165 /75-R13 ideal for trailer $100pair 0418 256 107

UTE tarp, suit HQ-HZ, $80 Ph 5442 3620

VCE French dictionary $40 Ph 5446 9486

WADERS, sz 9, Trousers style $15 Ph 5447 7275

OFFICE chair, brks, ft rest, hi-low, lrg seat, EC $65 ono Ph 0428 300 091

WATCH, black leather band, Astina, new $20 Ph 0419 359 695

OLD Miners wheelbarrow, Great condition $50 Ph 0408 700 266

WINDOW timber, double width $100 Phone 0408 690 290

OVERLOCKER 4 thread, Pinock, GC $50 5447 7762

YORK exercise trampoline mini, EC $50 Ph 5443 9096

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GARAGE SALES

WANTED TO BUY

CASH

6 DAVIDSON ST NORTH BENDIGO Saturday and Sunday 8am-2pm Shifting sale tools, lawnmower, ladder etc

www.bendigoweekly.com.au

For Fridges & Freezers, in GWO up to 25yrs. Washing Machines up to 7yrs old. Ph. 5441 1955 TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221

LIVESTOCK

10 MACKENZIE ST BENDIGO Just off View St Sunday, from 9am.

YOUNG BUDGIES $10 Each Ph 0417 101 170

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MOTOR BIKES

A.M. Hyett Motorcycles 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

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MECHANICS VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT

COROMAL 2008 model, 455 Excel P/top, island bed, a/con, easy to tow, EC, $18,500 Ph 0419 595 426

Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

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

WRECKING

AUTO

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WEEKLY SPORT

Ready for the clash

By JOEL PETERSON

THE Bendigo Football Netball League this week named its initial training squad of 70 for this year’s interleague clash with Ballarat on May 23. The training squad features players from every club, led by 14 representatives from reigning premiers and current ladder leaders Strathfieldsaye, 11 from Golden Square and 10 from Sandhurst. Several of the BFNL’s high-profile recruits have been named in the squad, including Golden Square’s Ryan Herring, Strathfieldsaye’s Kallen Geary, David Gallagher and Kane Airdrie and Eaglehawk duo Matt Gretgrix and Tim Hill. Stephen Milne, who booted nine goals in last year’s interleague clash against Gippsland, has also been named, but is dealing with an ankle injury that saw him miss the Storm’s round three BFNL clash with Golden Square. Several players in the squad

are under injury clouds, with Sam Mildren, Vinnie Flood, Tom Bartholomew, Hamish Morcom, Travis Baird and Jeremy lambden among those currently sidelined. The Rick Ladson-coached squad’s first training session will be held on Wednesday, May 6 at Kangaroo Flat, before the clash at Ballarat’s Eastern Oval in May. The full squad: Castlemaine – Jarryd Graham, Justin Dorward, Mark Ramsey. Eaglehawk – Jarrod Findlay, Ben McPhee, Brodie Filo, Tyler Miles, Tim Hill, Matt Gretgrix. Gisborne – Tom Waters, Tim Walsh, Casey Summerfield, Ben Sonogan, Scott Walsh, Tom May, Matt Knox. Golden Square – Simon Rosa, Jack Geary, Corey Jones, Clayton Anderson, Ryan Herring, Dale Young, Tom Toma, Hamish Morcom, Phil Ryan, Jonathan Coe, Travis Baird. Kangaroo Flat – Nick Lang, Cam Rinaldi, Corey Greer, Braydan Knox, James Saville, Jeremy Lambden, Ry-

LACE OUT: Brodie Filo drives the ball forward for Bendigo against Gippsland last year. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN ley Barrack, Ryan McNish. Kyneton – Alik Magin, Rhys Magin, Ben Weightman, Jordan Collins, Mitchell Scholard. Maryborough – Billy Mahony, Kelvin Williams. Sandhurst – Tim Martin, Nick

Stagg, Lee Coghlan, Matt Thornton, Mitch Dole, Harry O’Meara, Ryan Haythorpe, Zac East, Adam Parry, Alex Pollock. South Bendigo – Aaron Connaughton, Adrian Coad, Joel Swatton, Daniel Frew.

Strathfieldsaye – Stephen Milne, Shaun Everington, Tom Bartholomew, Tom Down, Kallen Geary, Jake Hall, Matt Smith, Sam Mildren, Harry Conway, Kane Airdrie, Vinnie Flood, Sam Heavyside, David Gallagher, Shannon Geary

Footy feast this weekend From Page 36

TOUGH START: The Braves have yet to win a game.

Braves chase win BENDIGO Braves co-captain Kevin Probert hopes the home court is the missing ingredient for his side as it looks to claim its first win of the 2015 South East Australian Basketball League season this weekend. The Braves have lost their opening two clashes of the SEABL season, losing to Ballarat two weeks ago before going down to Albury-Wodonga last week. The Braves improved on their shooting against Ballarat, but a slow start in the first period gave Albury-Wodonga a lead it did not relinquish, the Bandits running out eventual nine-point winners. Defensively the side has struggled, and big man Jordan Vandenberg got into foul trouble last week, while Probert said the team’s defence in transition needs to improve. “We haven’t been consistent at the offensive end and need to ensure we are switched on in de-

fensive transition,” he said. “We are excited to be back on our home court.’’ Nunawading will be no pushovers, despite the side also going down to Albury-Wodonga last week. Simon Conn leads the scoring for Nunawading, but the trio of the Spectres centre, point guard Shane McDonald and import Delwan Graham have all been solid contributors for the visitors. Conversely, the Bendigo Lady Braves have started the season perfectly, recording consecutive wins of over 30 points in their opening two games. The Lady Braves belted Albury by 36 points last week, after demolishing Ballarat to the tune of 32 points in their season opener. The Lady Braves kick off the Saturday night double header at 6pm, before the Men’s game tips off at 8pm at Bendigo Stadium.

Elmore will look to make it two wins on the trot against White Hills, Huntly hosts North Bendigo in what should be a free-flowing affair and Lockington Bamawm United is at home to Leitchville Gunbower. Two of the North Central Football League’s games will be played on Sunday, with Donald playing Charlton under lights on Saturday night before St Arnaud plays Birchip-Watchem and Wedderburn tackles Boort on Sunday. Meanwhile, the proposed AFL Victoria player points program will be trialled by AFLCV this year so clubs can see how the system will work in 2016. The trial will not involve changing player eligibility can select, but showing how the scheme would apply if it was in place this year in a given round. AFLCV will begin communicating the details of the plan to clubs over coming weeks, and will then receive feedback on the proposal to take back to a working party that includes Hamilton. The working party will then formulate a statewide player points system for the 2016 season, which Hamilton says will have “some flexibility”. “This year is about taking a particular round and showing the clubs how it would apply if it was in place, and getting feedback on that,” Hamilton said.

PRESSURE: Ben McPhee is tackled in the Borough’s win over Kyneton on Saturday.

Thunder off to a diamond start AFTER not winning a game last year, the Bendigo Thunder is on the Victorian Women’s Football League winners list after thrashing Diamond Creek last Sunday. The 80-point win was its first since the 2013 North West division grand final. After losing its season opener to North Geelong, Bendigo bounced

back by booting four goals while holding Diamond Creek scoreless in the opening term. Nine individual goalkickers comprised the 11 goals slotted through by the Thunder, with Amanda Carrod and Grace Campbell both recording two majors. The ever-improving Campbell was also named the team’s best

Anzac Day

player in the win, while Sarah Last and Leah French also impressed. A stern test awaits the club this weekend, when it faces Cranbourne on Sunday at Dower Park. Cranbourne has won both of its first two matches, only conceding a total of 17 points. Sunday’s game gets under way at 12pm.

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Epic times ahead

By JOEL PETERSON

HEAD HIGH: The Bendigo Amateur Soccer League has a new trophy to chase.

New cup up for grabs THE Bendigo Amateur Soccer League’s inaugural league cup got under way last weekend to open the 2015 season. The cup features the association’s seven sides drawn into two pools, in which teams play the other sides in their pool twice, both at home and away. The top teams in each pool then play off in the semi-finals on Sunday, September 19 before the league cup final on September 26. Strathdale and Eaglehawk did battle in a grand final rematch to open the season that ended in a one-all draw at Truscott Reserve. After a scoreless first half, both sides got things going after the interval and hit the back of the net, but the deadlock could not be broken after the 90 min-

utes expired. Strathdale’s goal came through Kane Goldsworthy, before he was replaced by Jack Lawrence in the 88th minute. Spring Gully opened its account with a 3-1 win over Colts United in the opening Pool B match, while Moama and Epsom played a one-all draw at Moama. Adrian Holland got his season off to the perfect start when his strike hit the back of the net for the Scorpions, but it wasn’t enough to take the win. The league championship will also be run over the length of the season, with the home and away season running for 14 rounds from May 9 to September 12. The team sitting top of the table at the end of the 14 rounds wins the championship.

BENDIGO is set to welcome hundreds of mountain bikers from all across the country to the heart of central Victoria this Sunday April 26 for the 10th annual Golden Triangle Epic. Four events, from 15 to 160 kilometres in length will be held, with a record number of entries in the 160km, or 100 mile event. The Bendigo Mountain Bike club is hoping this year’s event will no doubt be the biggest and best yet. The Epic is one of the largest mountain bike events run by a local club in Australia, and it is unique in that all the money raised from entry fees will go straight back into local trail development. Competitors can expect a brilliant course for 2015, which includes freshly revamped singletrack that the Bendigo MTB Club has been building as part of its ongoing trail development program in Spring Gully, located just 5km from the centre of town. Bendigo MTB Club president David Macauley said he is excited about the club’s trail building plans, which are turning into a reality partly due to the 2015 Golden Triangle Epic. “The money we raise from event entries goes straight into developing the Spring Gully Trail Network” he said. “We have completed stage one by hand with volunteer labour from our members. The next step is to get a proper trail master plan developed for the whole area.”

WATCH OUT: There will be mountain bikes aplenty in Bendigo this weekend. The club has aims to turn Spring Gully into a premier mountain biking destination, which can rival the alpine areas of the state. It will also form a northern entry point to the goldfields track, a 210km off-road trail connecting

Bendigo to Ballarat. The cash prize pool of the event has now topped $10,000 thanks to the support of the event sponsors. The event will be held on Sunday at the Koolamurt Scout Camp on Mandurang Road.

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Footy feast

By JOEL PETERSON

FOOTBALL and netball supporters across the Bendigo region will be in store for a sporting feast across the Anzac Day weekend. Five games will be played in the Bendigo Football Netball League on Saturday, with the Loddon Valley and Heathcote District leagues moving games to Sunday. Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat will honour the tradition on Saturday, when the two sides take to Canterbury Park in the headline game in round four of the BFNL season. Both sides are coming off of wins last weekend, and their annual Anzac Day game looms as one that may be important for both clubs’ finals aspirations. It is one of five BFNL games on Saturday, with two night games being played – Maryborough hosting Sandhurst and South Bendigo tackling Kyneton. Strathfieldsaye hosts Castlemaine at Flight Centre Park and Golden Square travels to Gisborne for the battle of the bulldogs in the remaining two games. AFL Central Victoria region general manager Paul Hamilton said the games would be played on different days for a variety of reasons,

but expected all clubs to honour the Anzac tradition. “Every club and league has different reasons to play on the day they have chosen, the process to play on the day itself involves a lot of work,” he said. “The LVFNL want to keep all those sides together and not alter the timing too much, and the same is true for the HDFL except for the night game at Colbinabbin. “I think all those clubs will honour the tradition in some way, which is great. Every club has their own story to tell with returned servicemen and women, and clubs are such a big part of our community. “I believe all of the BFNL clubs are making a donation to their local RSL, and I’m sure that the other clubs in our region the same.” All round four LVFNL games will be played on Sunday afternoon, with YCW hosting Bridgewater, Mitiamo at home to Pyramid Hill, Bridgewater taking on local rivals Newbridge and Calivil United taking on Marong at Raywood. In the HDFL, Colbinabbin will host Mount Pleasant on Saturday night before the remaining three games on Sunday afternoon.

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TOP MARK: Strathfieldsaye was too good for Golden Square last weekend. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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