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ISSUE 942 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Town hall has a new look THE Bendigo Town Hall is undergoing a facelift with stage one of conservation work costing $295,000. – Story Page 11
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By PETER KENNEDY
ALMOST 70 people employed at a Bendigo call centre have lost their jobs due to the loss of a key federal government contract. Workers at the Serco-operated call centre in Mollison Street were this week told their jobs would go when a Department of Education contract shifts back in-house in January. One of the workers, who yester-
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day spoke to the Bendigo Weekly on the condition of anonymity, said while the news was “shattering” for local staff, it was not entirely unexpected. The loss of jobs could see the Mollison Street centre close, bringing an end to the facility’s roller
coaster ride of the past 15 years. It’s also a major blow to the local economy, which at one time looked to create a foothold in Bendigo for call centre operators. Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters said her office had been contacted by affected staff
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from the Serco call centre, and she hoped to meet with them and company officials upon her return to Bendigo next week. “I am seriously concerned about jobs being lost from Bendigo,” a clearly disappointed and frustrated Ms Chesters said.
She said her office had never received any complaints about the standards of work performed by the local workers on behalf of the government, and that the loss of skilled jobs and a loyal workforce was devastating for all concerned. Ms Chesters also said it would be great to see a major provider consider placing its call centre contract work with the Serco centre and into Bendigo. Continued Page 3
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Win-win plan shares a win A BENDIGO based development company has shared a prestigious planning award for its work on a proposed development at Maiden Gully. Birchgrove Property shared the Planning Institute of Australia’s (PIA) planning excellence awards Hard Won Victory category win with Sweett Group planners, Roberts Day urban design and the City of Greater Bendigo. The project involved a Planning Scheme Amendment to enable the development of a 125 hectare lot at Edwards Road, Maiden Gully. The award recognises a project that has applied innovative solutions and application of planning tools/techniques to planning challenges, which achieve outcomes with significant community benefits beyond what may have been otherwise realised. Birchgrove Property managing director Damien Tangey said the judges agreed that the project delivered a collaborative approach to achieving an outcome that delivers a win-win for all stakeholders, the council and most importantly, the community. Greater Bendigo Planning and Development director Prue Mansfield said the project showed what could be achieved when the public and private sectors worked collaboratively to deliver high quality
outcomes for the community. “This was truly a partnership project and the end result is something that Birchgrove Property and the city’s planners can rightly be very proud of,” she said. The City of Greater Bendigo’s Hospital Precinct Structure Plan won the Best Planning Ideas – Small Project category at the awards. THE state government wants the community to help shape Victoria’s rental laws relating to length of leases, terminations, and rent increases. A new Issues Paper released this week by consumer affairs minister Jane Garrett will explore ways of improving security of tenure, including leases of up to 10 years. The Issues Paper is part of a review of Victoria’s rental laws announced in June and will help inform the government’s Plan for Fairer, Safer Housing. The security of a renting situation can significantly influence a renter’s overall wellbeing. For example, it can give people the confidence to stay involved in education, work and local community. Secure tenancies can also provide economic benefits, such as a stable source of income for property investors. They can also
KENT HOUSE: Sold (story below). reduce strain on public or community housing. Ms Garrett said more and more people, from young adults to older Victorians, are choosing to rent. ‘’We need to bring our rental laws up to date, so that they reflect what we need,” she said. “This review will help us understand the challenges that renters and landlords face while identifying ways to improve the current laws, so that people can feel more secure in their homes and lives.” The Security of Tenure issues paper is available on the Fairer Safer Housing website, where people can also register to have their say by visiting fairersaferhousing. vic.gov.au/renting A LARGE crowd was on hand last weekend for one of the most anticipated residential auctions in Bendigo for some time.
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The stunningly restored Kent House, located on the corner of Rowan and Wattle Streets in one of the most desired locations in Bendigo, went under the hammer, with Dungey Carter Ketterer principal and auctioneer Robert Ketterer in control. Billed as one of the city’s finest homes, the four bedroom property was built in the gold rush era by John Boyd Watson who at the time was Australia’s richest man. Bidding on Kent House opened at $1.5 million, before the property’s new owners offer of $1.65 million helped them successfully stake their claim to one of Bendigo’s grandest family homes. The sale is a positive affirmation of the top end of the local property market, and an acknowledgement of the previous owners’ commitment to restoring the property to such a high standard.
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Response times suffer Ambulance figures below state target The average response time for the Loddon local government area was during 23 minutes and 43 seconds during 2014-15. Ambulance Employees Association state secretary Steve McGhie said ambulance response times had improved during the last financial year, but said there was still work to be done. “There’s been a slight improvement in rural Victoria response times by about just over one per cent,” Mr McGhie said. “Sixty-eight per cent is still well below the government’s benchmark in 85 per cent re-
sponses in 15 minutes. There’s still a long way to go.” He labelled the response times in the Loddon Shire as “not good enough”. “There will need to be some
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on by Ambulance Victoria and the state government since last year’s election were seeing positive results. “Things such as the call taking and dispatch processes are
Sixty-eight per cent is still well below the government’s benchmark.... There’s still a long way to go.
injection of resources in the Loddon area… to assist with the supply and demand situation,” Mr McGhie said. A number of initiatives taken
being reviewed and improved,” he said. “The government has removed hospital bypass which will hopefully help make more
Fyffe returns to top job VETERAN councillor Rod Fyffe has been officially installed as mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo. Speaking at Tuesday evening’s special meeting of council, Cr Fyffe said the delivery of key projects and plans would be a priority for the next 12 months. He also criticised the imposition of a rates cap by the Victorian government and said it would present challenges for Victorian councils, who he said were in the best position to determine how much rates needed to change each year. Cr Fyffe said the one size fits all approach, as adopted by councils in New South Wales, had created problems for local government in that state. Effective engagement with other levels of government was also identified as being critical to Greater Bendigo’s fortunes over the next 12 months, and the prospect of a federal election in the next 12 months only adds weight to this priority. It’s the fourth time Cr Fyffe has been elected Greater Bendigo mayor in a local government career spanning more than 30 years. Outgoing mayor Peter Cox singled out initiatives including the Residential Strategy, Integrated Transport and Land Use Strategy and the introduc-
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NEARLY a third of ambulance reponses to emergencies in Greater Bendigo last year exceeded the statewide target of 15 minutes, according to Ambulance Victoria’s annual report. Only 68.2 per cent of emergency incidents were attended in less than 15 minutes. Response times in Greater Bendigo to code one incidents averaged 14 minutes and 15 seconds, however response times fell well below the statewide target of 85 per cent below 15 minutes. The statistics paint a grim figure for Loddon Shire residents, with just 27.7 per cent of emergency incidents responded to under 15 minutes.
ambulance crews available in a quicker time frame. “There’s been 100,000 cases this year where ambulance crews have responded to what have been deemed to be an emergency but when they’ve got there they’re not an emergency case. “It could be that they could be offloaded to other services. “If all that comes to fruition we should see some dramatic improvements over the next 12 months.” Response times in the township of Bendigo averaged 13 minutes and 19 seconds, with 73.9 per cent of code one incidents responded to within 15 minutes.
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Happy days: Rod Fyffe is back in the mayoral robes. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN tion of a kerbside organics trial as highlights of his mayoral term. Cr Cox said he was proud of the decision made by councilors to keep the city’s Home and Community Care service, and said there was a need for a “culture of efficiency” across more of the organisation. He described the controversial decision to demolish the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre as one of the disappoint-
ments, but praised the opening of Ulumbarra Theatre and the more recent celebrations around William Vahland as further highlights of a year where the decision to support the establishment of a mosque in East Bendigo also impacted heavily both on the City of Greater Bendigo and the community. A defiant Cr Cox said the protests against the mosque posed a threat to democracy,
and that council had ultimately down its job to enforce state planning regulations and uphold the Australian constitution. “We are all Australians with equal rights,” he said. Cr Cox won praise from his fellow councillors for his dedication to the role of mayor over the past 12 months and for his passion and commitment to the council and the community.
She questioned where the jobs would be relocated to, but regardless remained concerned that they were being lost to the Bendigo region. Back in 2000, telecommunications carrier AAPT bucked the then industry trend of sending call centre work offshore when it announced plans for a $4 million regional call centre in Bendigo which would employ 413 locals. The call centre was established with support from the Victorian government led by then premier Steve Bracks, with Bendigo fending off competitive bids from New South Wales and Western Australia to win the new jobs in a major multi-million dollar boost to the local economy. The Bendigo AAPT call centre establishment was the first major investment made under the state government’s Regional Call Centre Attraction Program. The Mollison Street call centre was eventually taken on by the Excelior organisation, after AAPT announced plans to shift the Bendigo jobs offshore in 2006. That move prompted Mr Bracks to publicly pledge to find another operator to replace AAPT and thereby save the Bendigo jobs. Serco took control of the centre when it purchased the Excelior business in November 2011. Two years ago, Serco said it was still committed to the Bendigo call centre operation, despite the loss of more than 70 jobs in October 2013. The company was forced to cut 64 casual positions and nine permanent positions after a contract with energy retailer Origin finished, following four years of service. Back then, Serco said it would continue to work hard to create opportunities in the region and grow the business. In February this year, Serco was advised it was going to lose a key federal government contract it had held for about four years, after reports the government had opted to take the service contract back in- house. It’s understood the contract included the provision of telephone inquiry services for the Department of Education, and numbers at the Mollison Street call centre have plummeted from about 140 at the start of this year to approximately 70 today.
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Tourism group says no to holiday A KEY tourism body has released the results of a survey that shows almost 80 per cent of tourism businesses in regional Victoria do not support the grand final eve public holiday continuing in 2016 Victoria Tourism Industry Council acting chief executive officer Erin Joyce said regionally based tourism businesses throughout Victoria had sent the state government a clear message that the pre-grand final holiday must be scrapped. “The majority of tourism operators are small, family-run businesses under significant cost pressures already. They have been hit hard by the additional expense of this public holiday.” Shadow regional development minister Damian Drum has been a vocal critic of the holiday, and in March told state parliament retailers and business groups across the regions were furious at being lumbered with the cost of new public holiday on AFL Grand Final eve without being consulted. Ms Joyce’s comments came as VTIC released the findings of its survey on the impact of the grand final eve public holiday on regional businesses. The survey, which re-
ceived more than 120 responses from regional operators, shows the holiday put significant cost pressures on business, with 55 per cent of respondents reporting that they recorded a loss for the day. Twenty three per cent of respondents reported that they did not open on the day at all. Seventy one per cent of respondents who operated on the grand final eve public holiday were forced to cancel the shifts of regular staff and work themselves, or with family members, in order to keep costs down. In addition, 69 per cent of respondents said that the holiday did not benefit their region. “We are regularly told by operators that the holiday is a terrible idea and these results are further evidence that the vast majority of businesses did not benefit overall from the holiday. Businesses that experienced an increase in revenue still suffered from a higher wages bill, with only one-in-three businesses making a profit on the day,” Ms Joyce said. “On behalf of tourism businesses throughout Victoria we will continue to campaign to see that this holiday is not repeated in years to come.”
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Liberated Leunig By DIANNE DEMPSEY
WAYWARD: Michael Leunig.
MICHAEL Leunig now spends his time between Melbourne and the northeast of Victoria, but he lived in the Daylesford district for many years and as such is familiar with Bendigo, a city of which he is very fond. “Of course I’ve heard about the anti-mosque agi-
What is happening in Bendigo is a retrograde step tation that has occurred in Bendigo and I feel very sad about it,” he said “What is happening in Bendigo is a retrograde step. We come from a country of immigrants and tolerance has been the dominating trait. “I don’t think country towns like Bendigo are as insular as they used to be and outsiders see them as a soft touch. I don’t know the full background but it seems that the issue of the rights of Muslim people has been hijacked. “You see ugly images of conflict in the media and it very much looks like some people are there in Bendigo just for agro and hostility.”
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Leunig is more than qualified to comment on the state of human nature. In fact his work over the years reflects a running commentary on the human condition. In his cartoons, Leunig frequently symbolises the pain of alienation in childlike images such as Mr Curly and the duck, who provide pictures of innocence and bewilderment against a general backdrop of despair of thermonuclear dimensions. However rather than describe himself as a pessimist or an optimist Leunig prefers to say he is as an enthusiast, somewhere on a spectrum
between dismay and delight. “I’m 70 now and many of my friends have retired, some even say they are ‘liberated’. But I’ve always been liberated, that’s been my joy as an artist. It’s been a wonderful and colourful life. And as such I think my latest book reflects a certain anarchy – I see life from above or beyond the daily grind,” he said. “I was fortunate in that I never succeeded at school. “When my friends were at uni I was working in a meatworks. But I was doing in the meatworks the same thing I did at school, I was dreaming.
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Young in jobs shortfall
YOUNG people are facing an increasingly tough labour market following the global financial crisis, a new report released by the Brotherhood of St Laurence has revealed. Based on labour market figures taken from the Australian Bureau of Statistics since 2008, the report found the effects of the GFC continue to undermine job prospects for Australians aged 15 to 24. The report also found that the impacts of a difficult job market are gendered, with a higher percentage of young men experiencing unemployment and a higher number of young women experiencing underemployment. The unemployment rate for young men is two percentage
points higher than for young women, at 14.6 per cent for men and 12.5 per cent for women. Almost one in five females aged 15 to 24 in the labour market are underemployed, compared to 15.4 per cent of young males in the same age group. Youth unemployment in Bendigo remains significantly higher than the national average, hovering at about 17 per cent. Australia wide, the unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 sits above 13 per cent. As of August 2015, nearly 290,000 young people were entirely out of work across the nation, more than 50 per cent above the youth unemployment figure at the start of the GFC in 2008. Federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters described local
youth unemployment figures as “heartbreaking”, and called for all levels of government to partner with industry to find a solution. “It’s just heartbreaking that so many young people are not able to take that first step into a good job
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in Bendigo were struggling to get ahead. “I’ve heard from lots of young people that are long term unemployed that just can’t get a start,” Ms Chesters said. “They’ve been to TAFE, they’ve
It’s just heartbreaking that so many young people are not able to take that first step into a good job
and then into a career,” Ms Chesters said. “We may have a generation of young people who just cannot get a job – it’s not because they’re lazy or because their expectations are too high.” She said lack of entry level jobs and increasingly casualised workforce meant many young people
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been to university, we simply do not have enough jobs for people who are looking for work. “I often hear from young people that the only jobs they’re offered are casual. They’re not fixed hours, so it’s very hard to start saving to settle to start building a life when you don’t know week to week what your hours are.”
Ms Chesters is hosting a forum to address the issue for youth and older people on Tuesday, and invited anyone interested to attend. “The forum will be talking about what the federal government to help create jobs that people can count on,” she said. “There will be a specific focus on local young people and there will be a specific focus on older people. Both sectors have high levels of unemployment. “We can really come together at a local level and have a response to the jobs crisis that we have. “Every single level of government needs to take an active role in creating and securing jobs that local people can count on.” The forum will run from 5.30pm on November 17 at the Trades Hall in View Street.
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It’s time to be blue PETER Anthony Menswear has thrown its support behind the Blokes Biggest Lunch, set to take place on November 27. The men’s clothing retailer has turned blue over the lunch, which raises funds and promotes awareness about prostate cancer and men’s health. Peter Anthony Menswear’s Haylee Kennedy said the retailer would be installing blue lights and blue displays to get behind the initiative. “We’re supporting the Blokes Biggest Lunch and anybody who comes in and buys an outfit, or a shirt, or a tie to go to the event, we’re going to give them a 10 per cent discount,” she said. “And at the end we’ll also
donate some proceeds to the cause as well.” A number of blue ties have also been handpicked by the staff as possible sartorial choices for the event. Blokes Biggest Lunch organiser Keith Sutherland said organisers were pleased with the ongoing support of the local community. “It’s a great innovation from Peter Anthony. I think it’s wonderful that with everyone involved with us over the years, this is a new innovation,” he said. “We are really rapt from the committee’s point of view just to help out our event this year – which is a sell out event.”
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CELEBRATING their third season as a community run pool, volunteers and swimmers are gearing up to officially open the gates of the Golden Square Community Pool tomorrow. The pool, which was saved from closure in 2013, is reopening with free entry from 10am, as well as a sausage sizzle and live entertainment. Golden Square pool’s Ken Hamilton said he was looking forward to the upcoming summer season. Mr Hamilton said that volunteers had been working hard over the winter months, to ensure the pool was ready for action. “Our learners and toddlers pools were freshly painted over winter and some leaks in the main pool have been repaired,” he said. “Regular sausage sizzles at Woolworths have helped with our fundraising, and our committee members have been busy making sure everything is in place for the season.” During 2014/2015, the Golden Square pool was the second least subsidised outdoor pool in the Greater Bendigo region at $6.67 per visit, and saw 10,612 patrons pass through the gates. Mr Hamilton said he was confident the pool would again be well supported by locals. “Our forward group bookings are well above this time last year,” he said. Plans are also in place for the pool’s Australia Day celebrations, going off the back of this year’s successful inaugural event.
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Disciplined banking
AN ONGOING disciplined approach to margin, cost management and balance sheet growth has been reflected in Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s 13.1 percent increase in cash earnings. Managing director, Mike Hirst told this week’s annual general meeting that while competition and subdued consumer and business confidence contributed to a low growth environment, recent Financial System Inquiry recommendations – in particular changes to risk weights on mortgages and the amount of capital required by the majors – would spearhead a fairer go for all banks. “Recent capital raisings by the major banks will ensure that we are better able to compete as they have repriced to more reasonable rates relative to the amount of capital being applied,” Mr Hirst said. “Even though the majors now have to hold more capital against mortgages, they still hold less than 65 per cent of the capital required by standardised banks like us, for those same assets. “We must continue to provide outstanding customer experience and be highly efficient if we are to maintain our value proposition.” Chairman Robert Johanson told the AGM that unless substantial levels of new business was seen, the bank would not need to raise additional tier one capital. “The additional capital that
speaking out: Managing director Mike Hirst. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN the major banks have been raising lately has been to increase the level of capital they hold for their existing business,” Mr Johanson said. “Indeed, if we achieve advanced accreditation as a result of the investment in new systems of risk management, we should have the flexibility to ensure that our current levels of capital are sufficient for some time. “Banking in Australia has enjoyed a long period of high re-
turns on capital being generated for shareholders. We expect that over time these rates of return will reduce. The meeting heard that the bank’s innovations and premium style of banking have been highly commended in 2015, receiving a number of awards for outstanding service, product, customer advocacy and satisfaction. Mr Hirst told the AGM that the Great Southern class action had now been resolved.
“The court found that the bank didn’t engage in any wrongful conduct and labelled any claims of wrongdoing as fanciful, vindicating the bank’s position that we’ve always attempted to act lawfully, respectfully and morally,” he said. “Nevertheless, it is important to acknowledge that there are many people who have been severely, even tragically impacted by the collapse of these schemes and subsequent events.”
Bank boss heaps praise on Bendigo
BENDIGO Bank managing director Mike Hirst has praised the livability and opportunities that exist in Greater Bendigo for both the organisation he leads and the community the bank serves. Speaking to the Weekly after this week’s annual general meeting at Ulumbarra Theatre, a frank and open Mr Hirst said opportunities around the new hospital project and improvements to rail and major highways should help the city continue to boom in the years ahead. “It will mean that the town is really livable and when you add to
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that work that’s gone on around our rail and how good the highway is… Melbourne is really accessible from Bendigo and as a place to live, I think Bendigo’s got a lot going for it that some suburban areas on the outer fringes of Melbourne don’t have,” he said. Mr Hirst singled out a lack of congestion compared to Melbourne, better housing affordability, the city’s high standards of services and good employment opportunities for people in wellpaying jobs as opportunities for Bendigo that were really strong. He said changes introduced
by banking industry regulators had impacted on the recent decision by most providers, including the Bendigo, to lift home loan interest rates, but while the banking industry was facing lots of challenges around margin, capital and disruption, Bendigo Bank was as well placed today as it’s ever been to meet those challenges head on. Mr Hirst also confirmed he had agreed to stay on the bank’s top job for a further two years after the expiry of his current contract in June 2016. “The whole industry both do-
mestically and also globally is required to hold more capital as a result of what happened through the GFC offshore... the industry globally has to hold more capital which means that there has to be some give, it either comes from customers, shareholders or management,” he said. He said the Bendigo’s Bank ability to manage its way through the GFC was a testament not only to the strength of the business from a balance sheet point of view, but also to the support from customers and the great work done by the bank’s staff.
Cyclists ride for special kids THE Bendigo cycling community will come together this weekend to help raise funds for the Very Special Kids charity and its efforts to establish a local presence to serve the Bendigo community. A gala fundraising night has been organized by the Tour of Tasmania riders who plan to tackle some of the island state’s most rugged and challenging terrain during a charity ride in February. Guest speakers include local cycling ace Darren Lapthorne, as well as former pro rider Will Walker and North Melbourne AFL star Anthony Stevens. All funds raised by the riders will go towards helping Very Special Kids, with Saturday night’s event to be staged in the Symes Motors BMW showroom. Tour of Tasmania rider and spokesman, Stephen Iser, said many local businesses had been extremely generous in their support of the event, and that this would help spur the riders on during what will be a tough but extremely rewarding experience. “It is fantastic to see local businesses continue to support such worthy causes, and we are also extremely grateful to the team at Symes Motors BMW who are not only supporting the ride, but providing such a superb venue for Saturday night’s fundraiser,” he said. The long list of items to be included in the charity auction include luxury accommodation on Hamilton Island, a stunning 18-carat yellow gold and diamond pendant valued at almost $7000, advertising vouchers and signed sporting memorabilia including a Western Bulldogs warm up jersey signed by Jake Stringer, a gold nugget, a barbecue, outdoor setting, gym membership, retail vouchers and the hire of skilled tradespeople for a day. “Many of these goods and services have been donated by the riders themselves in a further display of the commitment and generosity that exists in our community, and hopefully this all helps raise a lot of money for the Very Special Kids organisation, and that’s money can make a difference to the lives of local families,” Mr Iser said. More information is available at www. vskfundraising.org.au/event/bendigotot
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Health on a cash surplus Bendigo Health recorded its eighth consecutive operating surplus, achieving a result of $3.1 million, which the organisation says is a highlight of the 2014-15 Annual Report released at this week’s annual general meeting. Bendigo Health board member, Margaret O’Rourke, said the results included treating a record number of patients, a record number of people presenting to the Emergency Department for treatment, a record number of operations performed and more patients being seen in the outpatients department than ever before. “In addition, the health service managed to report an end of year operating surplus of $3.1m. This is the eighth year running where a positive trading result has been recorded, and while we are not in the business to make profits, positive trading results allow the health service to put funds aside to replace vital equipment and improve patient comfort,” she said. Chief executive officer, John Mulder, said staff had continued to innovate whilst meeting increased demands across a range of services. “This was an exciting year for the health service as we saw the physical construction of new hospital progressing at an impressive rate while our hard working staff spent many hours contributing to the design of their new workspaces and departments to ensure they are fit for purpose,” he said. “Staff also began planning for the transition into the new facility
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Christmas Day at the All Seasons THOSE in need of company on Christmas Day have been invited to register for the Community Christmas Lunch at the All Seasons Hotel. Greater Bendigo mayor Rod Fyffe encouraged anyone who may find themselves alone, for whatever reason, on Christmas Day to consider registering for the free lunch. “Christmas Day can be very stressful for some people especially those who do not have any family or friends to share
the day with but they can come together with other members of the community and enjoy a lovely traditional lunch courtesy of the All Seasons Hotel,” Cr Fyffe said. “We are very fortunate in Bendigo to have businesses and organisations like the All Seasons who are willing and pleased to support the community at this time of the year. It’s just wonderful and a great reflection on our community. “It’s going to be a great day, with good food
and company and I encourage anyone who may be alone on the day to make sure they register as soon as possible.” All Seasons Hotel owner Jeanine Cook said the All Seasons is again looking forward to hosting the Community Christmas Lunch. “This is the second year we have hosted this important community event that involves many in our community,” she said. “We look forward to providing some great
community hospitality on the day and we will make sure the meal includes the traditional trimmings that people look forward to at Christmas to give our guests a special day out.” The lunch will take place in The Conservatory at the All Seasons Hotel on Christmas Day from noon to 2pm. People need to register their attendance before Friday, December 11 by phoning the City of Greater Bendigo on 5434 6000.
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ly violence reports, in which 90 per cent of the perpetrators were men,” Cr Cox said. “This equates to six reports a day. “Statewide, there were 70,000 reports, that’s approximately one call every eight seconds. These figures are shocking and truly heartbreaking.” He encouraged local men to join in council’s White Ribbon Day march. “It would be wonderful to see as many men from our community completing the walk as possible,” he said. “If you can only afford an hour of time, the walk will commence at 1pm from the Town Hall. “Together we can send a powerful message that violence against women will not be tolerated in our city.” White Ribbon Day activities will be held at the Bendigo Town Hall from noon on Wednesday, November 25.
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women and children are victims,” she said. “We’re kidding ourselves if we think this plan has an impact on people perpetrating that violence.” However, fellow councillors believed the plan had made put the spotlight on an important issue. “I believe we should be talking about this – too often it’s shoved under the table,” Cr James Williams said. He said the partnerships between council and community organisations formed as part of the plan would continue. Cr Rod Campbell said it was council’s prerogative to continue to campaign against family violence. “I think we need to keep both the light and the heat on this,” he said. Cr Peter Cox took the opportunity to highlight the fact women remain overrepresented in domestic violence statistics. “In the 2014/15 financial year Bendigo police received 2972 fami-
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Planning ahead FOLLOWING his last council meeting as mayor, City of Greater Bendigo councillor Peter Cox said it is likely he will again run for council late next year. In last week’s Weekly Cr Cox spoke of a challenging year in the top job, but he maintains he still enjoys local government. “At this stage, I really enjoy local government. I think it’s the government closest to the people,” he said. “At this stage I would like to think that I would be standing again – we’ll see what happens over the next 12 months.” Even as council and Cr Cox came under increased scrutiny and criticism of those opposed to a proposed mosque in East Bendigo, he said he enjoyed the opportunity to represent the city during a turbulent year which saw Bendigo make national headlines. “To be involved in something like that is terrific, and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it, including representing Bendigo with the demonstrations,” Cr Cox said. “I wouldn’t like to let that go. To retire would take me out of public life. I enjoy it, I think I’ve still got something to contribute.” Cr Cox has been vocal about his support of having a popularly appointed mayor, and said he would also like to see a restructure in governance. “One of the disappointing aspects during my year as mayor is that I have spoken to councillors
about having a different office for the mayor and councillors – that has its own budget, and has its own secretarial support, perhaps a research officer to research issues from a councillor point of view and not from a corporate point of view,” he said. “I do like the idea of a popularly-elected mayor because it gives a lot more weight to the office when people elect the mayor, and the mayor and councillors are in charge of governance – being the governing rather than the corporate.
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candidates as possible.” With rates capping due to begin for Victorian councils in July next year, Cr Cox welcomed a number of changes being introduced by the state government for councils. “We’ve had five and six per cent rates rises over the last five years, thereabouts,” he said. “And it seems to me that we can be far more prudent with our spending. The state government is recommending that councils have about a three per cent rise. “That’s a difference of about
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“The mayor would then be elected for four years rather than changing from one year to the next and so you would be able to pace yourself, and that would be supported by a small budget. “It gives much greater depth to the governing side of council.” He said now was the time for people considering running for council next year to begin getting involved in the community and educating themselves about what the role of a councillor is. “That’s important if we’re going to gain a greater understanding and a better at the community level about all the issues that are confronting council,” Cr Cox said. “It’s somewhat abnormal – in other words, as a possible candidate, I want as a many informed
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For those who served By LAURA HURLEY
HUNDREDS gathered at the Soldiers Memorial on Pall Mall on Wednesday to commemorate Remembrance Day. Veterans, their families and friends, students and community leaders alike laid wreaths at the memorial, and observed a minute’s silence at 11am to remember those who have served in war. Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch senior vice president Grant Thompson spoke of the
This was one of the proudest moments I’ve experienced shared experience of commemorating those who have made sacrifices to serve overseas and at home. “We remember with solemn dignity those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defence of our country and those who died on foreign shores for those who could not defend themselves,” Mr Thompson said. “We also remember those in our community who have returned from active service and have continued to suffer the effects of their service. “Some of you here will pause to remember great grandparents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, and family members whose face may be lost to you but whose
silence: Soldiers young and old remember fallen comrades. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN memories are held dear for their personal sacrifice.” Having served in East Timor and now working in Bendigo as a police officer, Mr Thompson relayed the story of his grandfather, who he never met and who died at the fall of Singapore in 1942. His grandfather left to fight in the World War II at 35 years
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Fresh fruit by the half tonne HAVE you ever wondered what half a tonne of fresh fruit looks like? That’s how much healthy produce is donated each week as part of the community-led Fresh Fruit Friday initiative. Since its inception, the program has grown rapidly to include 23 government and non-government schools throughout central Victoria. Each week, students at participating schools consume about 510 kilograms of fruit which has been pre-
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BENDIGO has received more than $17,000 from the state government to tackle graffiti in the CBD. The Bendigo CBD Graffiti Prevention Project will deliver a range of anti-graffiti initiatives including a community mural/surface arts project at Mitchell Lane, graffiti removal activities through the CBD and community education with atrisk young people to reduce tagging. The funding comes from the Graffiti Prevention Grants Program, which are capped at $25,000 for community groups and councils work together to remove or prevent graffiti. Parliamentary Secretary for Justice Ben Carroll said graffiti came a huge cost to communities and property owners. “Graffiti can make people feel less safe in a public space,” he said. “It’s illegal and costs communities and property owners a lot of money to remove. “This funding will help communities prevent unsightly graffiti from ruining their public spaces. “There is no one way of stopping graffiti and Victorian communities know best when it comes to choosing the right approach for their local areas.”
A LOCAL goose has quacked up quite a bill at the Bendigo Animal Hospital this week. The young female goose, who has been named Bendigo by his current carers, was found struggling to walk by a good samaritan walking his dog at Lake Weeroona on Monday. Local vet Jessica Coates said Bendigo had bumblefoot, an ag-
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gressive foot infection affecting poultry and waterfowl. “It can be quite an aggressive infection that requires surgery,” Dr Coates said. “We’re happy with how it all went – he’s the first goose we’ve had in here since I started two years ago.” Bendigo is now in care at Edgar’s Mission in Lancefield,
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Whipstick Ward Meeting Monday November 16, 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 will provide an opportunity to meet with your ward Councillors to discuss local opportunities and raise any issues and will include presentations on: • Rate Capping www.delwp.vic.gov.au/fairgorates • Community Compass • Citizen and Young Citizen of the year • Fire Season The meeting will take place:7pm to 8.30pm Monday November 16, 2015 Activity Room’s 1 & 2, Bendigo Library 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo 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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A dedicated timeframe is set aside each year to showcase the work of an exemplary contemporary artist. The chosen artist will work closely with curatorial staff at the Gallery to develop their proposed exhibition toward its final outcome. The inaugural recipient of the “Going Solo” exhibition was photographer Carolyn Dew, whose solo exhibition The Artificial Kingdom was shown at the Bendigo Art Gallery in 2014. This year the gallery will present the work of Karen Annett-Thomas in her solo exhibition Out of Winter which opens on November 28. Applications to be received at Bendigo Art Gallery by 4pm Friday, January 22. For further information please contact Clare Needham, curator, Bendigo Art Gallery on 5434 6179.
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Booming Borough NEW retail and businesses are being encouraged to move to Eaglehawk while protecting the special character of the town centre. A planning scheme amendment, currently on public exhibition, will enable the implementation of the Eaglehawk Structure Plan, adopted by the City of Greater Bendigo council in 2013. Planning director Prue Mansfield said the structure plan is aimed at attracting new retail and businesses to the Eaglehawk town centre, and increase employment opportunities. It also hopes to improve connectivity between places and parks and
protect Eaglehawk’s heritage and local character. “The plan recognises Eaglehawk’s significant assets and features and also builds on a number of existing plans and strategies that have been developed for Eaglehawk over the years,” Ms Mansfield said. “Some highlights of this plan are the designation of areas for local business expansion, the allocation of more land for new industry, progressive redevelopment of the Eaglehawk Station and a plan for greening Eaglehawk’s streets.” The planning scheme amendment to implement the plan includes
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NEW LOOK PLANNED: But Eaglehawk’s character must remain.
rezoning 17 properties in Napier, Panton, Victoria and Market streets from commercial to residential, to reflect current use and heritage values. The scheme will set new guidelines for the look of new development in the town centre and rezone land south east of the Eaglehawk Landfill to industrial to support development. It will also rezone various crown land parcels to protect land for forests, parks and recreation and protect residents and forested areas by applying development guidelines For further information about the planned amendment visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/psamendments
Early learning celebrates STAFF and children had cause to celebrate yesterday as Jenny’s Early Learning Centre at the Bendigo Hospital cut the cake for its first birthday. According to Jenny’s Early Learning Centre’s Darren Reid, celebrating such a milestone is a terrific opportunity to reflect back on a big 12 months. “Our celebration will mark our grand opening in November 2014. At the time we were opening a centre designed to care for 104 young children, and on our first day there were 10 children enrolled,” he said. Mr Reid said once the doors officially opened,
enquiries and enrolments came flooding in. “We’ve seen a rapid rise in enrolments since that day, which is wonderful evidence of being warmly welcomed by the local community – and by Christmas last year, we had seen the numbers shoot to 40 young ones per week,” he said. “Now in late 2015 we’re proud to see more than 160 families attend our centre at the Bendigo Hospital on a weekly basis. “Now our parents and children alike are seeing the site grow around them.” The centre provides
care for infants from sixweeks-old to six-years-old. Darren said the onsite facility for Bendigo Health has been well embraced by employees, with evidence suggesting working parents are more likely to consider employment for the organisation because of advantages of childcare quality and convenience. “We’re seeing about 50 per cent of our weekly attendance come from the staff at Bendigo Health, and also families involved in the construction of the project, from companies such as Lend Lease, are enjoying the caring closeness for children our centre brings to their workplace.”
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Students share culture CULTURAL sharing was the theme for activities involving 135 Bendigo primary school students and their 51 Chinese visitors at the BSSC Language Centre last Thursday. Fifty-one primary school students and eight teachers from Suzhou Industrial Park schools in China are visiting Bendigo for an eight week cultural immersion program. BSSC’s Confucius Classroom hosted the excited visitors for an exchange of cultures on Thursday. The lanuage centre was a hive of activity as Chinese language stu-
dents from Bendigo Senior, Crusoe and Bendigo South East colleges led Suzhou visitors in games and activities, including bush dancing and Aboriginal dot painting. The Suzhou students mentored their Australian counterparts in Chinese cultural activities such as making dumplings, using chopsticks, and learning more about the mandarin language. Suzhou is a city of more than six million people and most schools have more than 2000 pupils, so living in Bendigo and attending the relatively small Bendigo primary schools is a stun-
ning contrast and cultural challenge for the visiting Chinese students. While intensive English classes are an important part of their program, the experience of living in a Bendigo family’s home and attending school with their “host brothers or sisters” is crucial to the acquisition of English and understanding of Australian culture for our Suzhou visitors. Assistant principal Linda Lyons said students can have wonderful fun while learning a language. “The Team China program helps to give local students a global perspective,” she said.
CHRIS McShane is passionate about bicycles and cycling. His early years were spent on an isolated farm in Tasmania, where he enjoyed watching the bush mechanics fixing and making things with minimal tools and resources. His first bike was a 24 inch, single speed freewheel with a hub brake. With only rough gravel roads, a lot of skin was sacrificed to the cycling gods. His next bike was a heavy second hand old English Humber, with Sturmey Archer gears, and brakes operated by levers and steel rods. His current fetish for “interesting” handlebars must have started back then. Using those same basic farm tools, Chris wrecked that bike by removing the handlebars and brakes, and installing a long section of rusty water pipe, bent by brute force into a rough curve, as handlebars. This did not do much for the bike handling, but in his imagination, looked magnificent! Chris didn’t start out to “collect” bikes. Around 1995, after working two jobs, he became so unfit he could not reach his shoelaces. Living next to the Dandenong Creek Trail, he bought a cheap second hand mountain bike, and started to exercise, oh the pain. He has since bought and sold many bikes and frames,
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Weragoda must resign Governance procedures can at times be confusing, even incredibly difficult to accept. None more so than the Local Government Victoria Act that permits a councillor found guilty of misconduct to be suspended for a month, yet remain on full pay. As has occurred with Bendigo councillor Mark Weragoda. If not for Cr Helen Leach having the courage to refer Cr Weragoda to a Code of Conduct Panel, in relation to him breaking the law by exceeding .05 by 0.75 (totalling 0.125, nearly three times the legal limit), and being untruthful to the mayor, other councillors, newspaper reporters and police on two occasions, councillors would have allowed Cr Weragoda to get off “scot-free” for the damage he has caused to Bendigo’s image and council. The circumstances and findings of the Code of Conduct Panel, now made public, far exceed those that the Bendigo council released earlier this year. The decision then, by most councillors, to accept an apology from Cr Weragoda, and let the matter drop, has since been proved an attempt to sweep it under the carpet. Given the findings of the panel, the untruthful statements to, and the contempt shown for the panel chairperson, Cr Weragoda’s position is untenable. He must resign now. Colin Carrington, Argyle (Heathcote)
Printing the facts Congratulations to Peter Kennedy for courageously printing the facts about the councillor Weragoda saga. The article exposes council officers and councillors’ attempts to mitigate the seriousness of the offences for all to see. That councillors would condone his behaviour because in their view it was a “personal matter” demonstrates the lengths to which they are intimidated by and the folly of “Bendigo brand” conjured up by council officers, councillors and some prominent community business people. These are dangerous signs. Cr Leach must be roundly applauded for her part in exposing this disgraceful state of affairs and her moral stand on the matter. This was not about a drink driving offence. This was about the false
and untruthful statements Cr Weragoda made to the mayor, councillors, reporters and police as well as trying to deceive residents and his constituents. An independent assessment of Cr Weragoda’s claims has found them all to be untruthful and your editorial has exposed him for what he really is. His time is up – he must go. Meanwhile the minister for local government must conduct a full independent inquiry into many of the failures of governance at the council and the City of Greater Bendigo. Colin Burns, Strathfieldsaye
Traffic concerns THERE is a dangerous traffic flow in Chum Street, Golden Square. This situation has been developing for some time and is not the St John of God Hospital problem, nor is my letter a criticism of their good work with council in an attempt to alleviate the situation. This situation has been raised by myself and others who live in the area in an attempt to show how the council’s policies of in-fill development has created a dangerous situation. Council has increased the flow of traffic along this local road without considering traffic controls for too long. There has been an increased flow of traffic along Chum Street from Specimen Hill Road to Barnard Street without consideration for those crossing Chum St. There have been a number of incidents at the intersection of Maple and Booth streets. Has council taken a vehicle count along this section of local road recently? Bill Collier, Golden Square
The council game Peter Kennedy in his Bendigo Weekly editorial (October 16) titled, “Councillor call welcome”, comments “the present situation only serves to reinforce the need more than ever for good local representation, for passion and belief in the community, and for strong and effective leadership”. Peter then adds, “The message from council to the next crop of potential councillors is to get active”. You may infer from these words councillors play a vital role in how the City of Greater Bendigo council
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functions. But in my opinion, this would be a completely misguided conclusion. As the last four council elections have shown, changing councillors has changed nothing. Since becoming mayor, Cr Cox’s capacity unravelled. Senior council officers and the majority of compliant councillors had Peter play “the council party game”. He was their mouthpiece, and without the numbers, was forced to support officer-driven proposals backed by subservient councillors. Part of the role of mayor seems to be to put a positive spin on everything so as not to adversely impact on ratepayer confidence. Peter’s tenure confirms what we already know: councillors have token influence and mayors are neutralised figureheads without authority. Decision making rests primarily with unelected, almost unaccountable senior council staff backed by some business elites, lightweight councillors, special interest groups and a submissive media; leaving ratepayers out in the cold. Officer power was played out in Stan Liacos’ influence in ensuring the demolition of the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre, in spite of overwhelming community opposition. The state government is at least aware of some of the management problems within councils, who are monopoly suppliers of services,
Melbourne’s open late. Soon, public transport will be too. Late night public transport on weekends is coming to the Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Traralgon lines from 1 January 2016
and is in the consultation process for its review of the Local Government Act 1989. I would encourage ratepayers to contribute improvement ideas to that review. Michael McKenzie, Bendigo
Thanks for shining so brightly in Bendigo On behalf of the Leukaemia Foundation and Victorian families affected by blood cancer, I would like to thank the local team behind Bendigo’s stunning Light the Night event on October 16. For the first time in Light the Night’s eight year history, almost 100 walks were organised in cities and towns across the country, giving more Australians the chance to shine this spring. The success of the event at Lake Weeroona which raised more than $13,800 in vital funds is a credit to the dedication and hard work of those community supporters, led by hosts Shirley Walton and Eryn Walton, who volunteered their efforts to make the night possible. The event highlights included face painting, sausage sizzle, live entertainment and a raffle. The evening concluded with the Light the Night twilight walk. With a local attendance of more than 660 people, I would like to
thank the community who participated by carrying a lantern and giving generously to the Bendigo walk. Your support will go a long way in helping to create a brighter future for people with blood cancer. We all need a little light in our lives. This sentiment couldn’t ring truer for around 3000 Victorians expected to be diagnosed with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders this year. The money you’ve raised will mean the Leukaemia Foundation can give them the free emotional and practical support they need, and drive important research to find the cures of tomorrow. Thanks to Light the Night supporters in Victoria, so far over $441,560 has been raised towards the shared goal of $1.5 million nationally this year. We encourage your readers that it’s not too late to be part of this inspiring event. You can continue support for Bendigo’s Light the Night by searching for and making a donation to community host Shirley Walton at lightthenight.org.au or by calling 1800 500 088. As the Leukaemia Foundation receives no ongoing government funding, we can’t thank you enough for helping to continue our important work. Stephanie Hechenberger, General Manager, Victoria Leukaemia Foundation
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Fyffe’s time to lead NEWLY elected mayor Rod Fyffe should not need too much time to settle into the role he officially started on Tuesday evening this week, having been in the mayoral chair three times before. Cr Fyffe has 11 months and 12 days to assert his influence over the group of councillors he now leads, and the reality is, there’s next to no time to spare. The divisions, infighting and controversies that have dogged this current crop of councillors do our city no good at all. Those of us who are fortunate enough to call Bendigo home and who love this great city know that some of the perceptions about Bendigo that have reverberated throughout national and even international media are not true. But they have hurt our city. The passing of time will see some of those stigmas fade, but Cr Fyffe’s role will be to instill some focus and discipline to the councillors as the focus shifts in 2016 to the next round of municipal elections, due October 22, 2016. Australia is also shaping up for a federal election in the next 12 months, and it’s likely to be in the
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Editorial Comment second half of next year as well. The return of the federal seat of Bendigo to a wafer-thin margin of about 1.26 per cent should guarantee our electorate its fair share of attention from the major parties, especially given the revival that seems to be continuing for the government now led by Malcolm Turnbull. As the major advocates for our community, our council needs to be on its game. We need to make sure that Bendigo’s reputation as a most livable regional city continues to grow, and that the opportunity to harness further commitments from government to benefit Greater Bendigo are realised to their full potential. Attending Cr Fyffe’s formal
election as mayor this week, it was easy to be struck by the genuine sense of goodwill and the upbeat nature that was in the room – a far cry from some other recent instances. Cr Fyffe enjoys enormous appeal with everyday Bendigonians, and is probably this city’s most recognised, and recognisable, individual. He needs to put this incredible ability to engage with so many different people to the best possible use for and on behalf of the city. While the past 12 months has been dominated by events surrounding the approval of a mosque and the subsequent protests, in the background council has made some solid progress on key strategies and projects to address the city’s constant growth. Credit for that rests with all the councillors, led by a tireless Cr Peter Cox, and council staff who share the vision for our city’s future. It’s disappointing that a lot of this good work has been allowed to go on unheralded, but the impacts of such matters will be realised in the years to come
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IN Australia, some of us take the right to vote as an inconvenience. For the people of Myanmar, it is a precious gift. It was a real privilege last week to be one of three members of the Australian Parliament, along with Senators Dean Smith and Scott Ludlam, to be part of the 1000 international election observers. At first, the locals treated us with caution. Once they found out we were from Australia, they all wanted to shake our hands, and thank us and our country for allowing Myanmar’s first democratic vote since 1990 to take place. AusAid and the Australian Electoral Commission
have played an important role in this process, hosting a delegation of the Myanmar Union Election Commission at the 2013 Australian federal election, and offering training poll workers among other initiatives.
and this is all we (my generation) know. I have never known what it means to live in a free country. You cannot know what this means to for us.” Another man said to me: “I have been waiting for this day for a very, very
It was one of the most heartbreaking and yet inspiring experiences I have ever had The AEC’s efforts on the Myanmar Election Day were evident and we can be proud of the role they have played in Myanmar’s path back to democracy. A few local people shared their views with me when I asked what election day meant to them. A young Myanmar woman said to me: “I have grown up under this reign
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long time.” For young people this was their first ever election they had the right to vote in. I met a local staffer of our Australian Embassy in Myanmar. We were about the same age but this is the first election she had the opportunity to vote in. For older people, the last time they voted in
1990 the military dictatorship refused to acknowledge the outcome. They welcomed this massive win by the opposition cautiously and will wait patiently for the new democratically election representatives to take their place in the national parliament. It was one of the most heartbreaking and yet inspiring experiences I have ever had. It feels as though the military has taken the country, broken it, and is now handing it back to the people of Myanmar to fix. The election was just the start of a long process of repair and reconstruction. Going forward, Australia has a role to play to assist in the rebirth of this country.
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Writings of the war
NAVIGATOR: Don Charlwood flew 30 bomber missions over Europe during World War II and told his story in two books.
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S a navigator with Bomber Command in the RAF, Don Charlwood (1915-2012) participated in night bombing missions over Europe. The airmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prospects of survival were dreadful and Charlwood, with eloquence and honesty, nailed their fear and described their ways of coping in No Moon Tonight (Angus and Robertson, 1956). Nick Hudson, who published Charlwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second memoir of the war, Journeys Into Night, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book recorded the extraordinary heroism of those airmen, irrespective of whether what they were doing was worthwhile. You couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dispute that the men who went nightly into the maelstrom werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t brave.â&#x20AC;? Nick Hudson believes that in general, the initial novels of both World War I and II were one-sided and patriotic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All about beating up the Huns and having a jolly good time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Moon Tonight was one of the first war books after World War II to break away from the jingoistic view of war and describe it in a more personal and analytical manner.â&#x20AC;? According to Robin Gerster, the author of Big-Noting: the Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing, this celebratory, intensely patriotic attitude to war can largely be attributed to the great historian of World War I, CEW Bean. With his formal, 19th century prose style Bean calls on the pukka values of the Empire to make sense of the carnage of the trenches:
In the closing section of The Story of Anzac: The First Phase (1921) Bean says that men held their life dear, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but life was not worth living unless they could be true to their idea of Australian manhood.â&#x20AC;? The books of World War I which dispelled the heroic myth of war included Frederic Manningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Her Privates We, (1929) and Ion Idriessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Desert Column (1932). Both books provide extraordinary, intimate accounts of war from the point of view of the soldiers themselves. By contrast to Beanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool, measured prose these accounts are hot and angry and idiomatic. This is Ion Idriess at Lone Pine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of all the bastards of places this is the greatest bastard in the world.â&#x20AC;? Apart from No Moon Tonight, one of the more sophisticated memoirs of the Second World War is Ray Parkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trilogy, Out of the Smoke, (1960) Into the Smother (1963) and The Sword and the Blossom (1968). When writing about his experiences as a POW on the Burma-Thailand Railway, Parkin takes an essentially philosophical view of war. It was Weary Dunlop who hid Parkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diaries for him when he was sent as a POW to Japan. And it was Parkin who was instrumental in bringing the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention to Weary Dunlop. Any discussion of Australian war literature must naturally include the Vietnam War and it was this war which finally put paid, in Australianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minds, to any lingering myths about the nobility of war.
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As wars go, Vietnam was a bad one. It was a bad war as far as the geographical terrain was concerned and it was worse when it came to the political territory. Robin Gerster says that the nature of this war is reflected in the dominantly bitter tone
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of the literature as in William Nagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Odd Angry Shot (1975) and Lex McAulayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel, When the Buffalo Fight (1987).
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Another, more recently published book, which fits into this category is Barry Heardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Well Done, Those Men: Memoirs of a Vietnam veteran (2007) in which Heard describes the effect of post traumatic stress on himself and fellow veterans in heartbreaking detail. Towards the end of the interview with Don Charlwood he quoted the Henry Newbolt poem which he learnt at Frankston High School â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Play Up, Play Up and Play the Game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which he said has at its heart a blind sense of patriotism. And then he told a story about his mother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She watched while men and boys she loved went off to the Boer War and World War I,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She even sent four sons to World War II. It hurt her, but she never questioned it, because that was what was expected. But when the Vietnam War was raging, my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attitude to war had changed. Her granddaughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyfriend was called up and he was on the run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her granddaughter brought the boy to my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house where she hid him. When the police came looking for the young man she gave them a cup of tea and scones, smiled sweetly and sent them on their way.â&#x20AC;? Charlwood believed that the best books on war are honest books. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was at school Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never heard of Seigfried Sassoon or Wilfred Owen,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read All Quiet on the Western Front, we should have read that. We had no idea of the reality of war. No idea.â&#x20AC;? - Dianne Dempsey
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Concerned Citizens of the City of Greater Bendigo On behalf of the City of Greater Bendigo ratepayers, and in support of Minister Hutchins concerns about the community consultation process, we wish to voice our opposition to the destruction of the $4 million Kangaroo Flat Community Leisure Centre and ask that Council rescind this decision, on the basis that: • The Community Centre, the Pool and the sports oval can co-exist on the site • Parking requirements can be met • 3000 petitioners should not be ignored • 82% of the respondents to a residents survey supported the retention of the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre and they should not be ignored • There is a complete lack of empathy for the views expressed by the ratepayers in the Kangaroo Flat community • The council’s decision will result in the unwarranted destruction of a building that is testament to more than 60 years of Community Spirit and entrepreneurship I authorize my name to be listed below the above advertisement in the Bendigo Weekly: Mr Don Erskine Mr Don McKinnon Mr Leon Scott OAM Mr Keith Sutherland Mrs Mary Hall Mr Dennis O’Hoy Mrs Bev Hanson Mr Ted Coleman Mr Alex Sandner Mr George Flack Mrs Lola Miller BEM AM Mr Dick Hazeldene Mr Gordon McKern OAM AM Mr Tim Rogers Mrs Willi Carney Mr Laurie Whelan Mr Maurie Sharkey OAM Mr Russell Jack AM Cr Peter Cox Mr Michael McKenzie
Leading Bendigo Businessman Rural City of Marong Joint Citizen of the Year 1990, former Shire of Marong Councillor City of Greater Bendigo Citizen of the Year Commentator on local affairs, businessman, and former Shire of Huntly Councillor Former City of Bendigo Councillor La Trobe University Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient, former Bendigo Trust chairman Former Rural City of Marong Councillor, author and historian Regional Manager of Education (retired) Former City of Greater Bendigo Councillor and Mayor Certified Financial Planner Former Borough of Eaglehawk Councillor and Mayor Major employer in the Bendigo region Former City of Greater Bendigo Commissioner, Bendigo Art Gallery chairman Solicitor Former Mayor of Borough of Eaglehawk and City of Greater Bendigo Former City of Greater Bendigo Councillor and Mayor Former City of Greater Bendigo Commissioner, Councillor and Mayor Golden Dragon Museum director City of Greater Bendigo Councillor and former Mayor Businessman and manager (retired)
Kangaroo Flat deserves a community hall, aquatic centre, fire track, playing field & recreation areas including walking paths according to Council Policy to create community hubs. Authorised by Don McKinnon, Chairman, Kangaroo Flat Community Leisure Centre Committee MOB: 0408 507 655
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ALMSBURY is gearing up for its annual village Fayre, which promises to be a fun-filled day for all the family. Located in the picturesque botanic gardens and adjacent town hall there will be plenty of live music and roving entertainment on Sunday, November 15 along with lots of hands-on children’s activities and free face painting. There will be 70 stalls showcasing the local fine wines, foods, arts and crafts of the area. The Zingaro Music Ensemble continues its association with the Malmsbury Village Fayre. This large group will play music for dancing in the Malmsbury Gardens, led by experienced dancers and dance teachers.
Spectators will be encouraged to join in. As well, there will be music from the newly-formed, bold and brassy Kyneton Street Band and hands-on marimba experience led by Malmsbury’s own Andy Rigby. Celebrated local musicians, Meryl Leppard and Nick Lyon, will also perform. This year a new component will be the introduction of Malmsbury Makers in the nearby general store car park. This will showcase the creative work of local craftspeople, with makers demonstrating their talents and selling their beautiful wares. Details from www. malmsburyvillagefayre.org. au Proceeds from the gold coin entry assists Malmsbury CFA and other local organisations.
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LORENCE and the Machine were back in Melbourne this week as part of their How Big Tour, delivering a mix of old favourites and material from their latest studio album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. And Florence was beautiful, delivering a theatrical performance which had the crowd in the palm of her hands right from the start of the concert. The barefoot performer took her trademark style of skipping and whirling, with hair flying, across the stage one step further by running to the lawn area at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and climbing high to perform a number up-close-andpersonal to the people in the outer. You’ve Got the Love was one of many old faves that had us joining in, and later, at Florence’s invitation we removed our scarves and swang
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OCAL politicians Jacinta Allan, Lisa Chesters MP and new mayor Rod Fyffe will be showing off their cooking skills as part of a Victorian Farmers Market Association launch on the community stage at the market in Sidney Myer Place on Saturday from 10.30am. The VFMA wants Victorians to Join the Local Food Revolution and has chosen the Bendigo Community Farmers Market to launch the regional cam-
Lachlan Singe in the Mandela Room at the Bendigo Office. representation in the areas of transport accidents, workplace accidents, victims of crime and sexual abuse victims,” Mr Singe said. “I enjoy helping injured people who have often been treated unjustly or unfairly and help them achieve positive outcomes.” ADM Principal, John McPherson says that they are thrilled to have Lachlan qualify as one of their experienced team of accredited personal injury specialists. Arnold Dallas McPherson Lawyers have been assisting injured central Victorians with local representation for more than 20 years with accredited personal injury specialists now at their offices in Bendigo, Castlemaine, Echuca and Shepparton.
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paign – because according to VFMA president, Wayne Shields “the Bendigo Community Farmers Market is leading the way in showing what joining the local food revolution looks like”. Ms Allan, herself a regular BCFM shopper, said “the market showcases the outstanding local produce that central Victoria has to offer.” Cr Fyffe has been an avid supporter of the market from its beginnings and
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Open Garden Day: 16 Ritchie Drive, Kangaroo Flat. From 10am to 4pm each day. Entry $5 or if you wish to include Devonshire Tea of homemade scones and jam, $12. Proceeds towards the restoration of St Paul’s Cathedral, Bendigo. Details: 5443 5061.
Saturday, November 14 Bendigo Cake Decorators: Little Red Car Demonstration/workshop, 10am to 3pm. Uniting Church Hall, 25 Forest Street. $27. Details: 0409 067 404. Come and Try Golf Croquet: 9.45am to noon. Eaglehawk Croquet Club invites you to try the game of golf croquet. All ages. We’ll teach you how to play at your own pace. Details: 5447 2610. Dance: Spring Gully Hall from 8pm to midnight. Music by Family Rhythm band, a good program and delicious home cooked supper. Prizes and raffle. $9 admission. Proceeds to various charities. Details: 5444 2953.
Ms Chesters is a frequent volunteer for the market, selling raffle tickets and providing information. Together they will take the stage to make something delicious devised by BCFM committee member and local restaurateur Ann-Maree Davis, using ingredients sourced from market producers. The market runs from 9 am until 1pm at Sidney Myer Place.
Sunday, November 15 Bendigo Family History Group: 1.30pm in the Meeting Room at the Bendigo library, 259 Hargreaves Street. Heartbeat Bendigo meeting: 2pm at the Uniting Church Hall Chum Street, Golden Square. Cuppa and chat afterwards. Market: 10am to 2pm on the forecourt of the former Huntly Council Chambers in the centre of Huntly.
Monday, November 16 Bendigo Arthritis Club: Classes in the technique of Nordic Walking, a fitness walking with specially designed poles to create a low stress, total body workout. Details: 5442 6232 Tuesday, November 17 Bendigo Cancer Support Group: The Bendigo Club, 22 Park Street, Strathdale. Time: 1pm to 3.30pm. Free. Details 5454 9251 Wednesday, November 18 Bendigo Arthritis Club: Nordic Walking classes. Details: 5442 6232 Thursday, November 19 Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Rooms, Darling Street, Eaglehawk, 8pm until 11pm. Entry $5. Details: 5442 1815.
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OST know that a lodge or friendly society exists not only to support those who are members but can also be involved in charitable work. The charitable aspect has certainly been part of the ethos of the lodge into which my next subject was initiated, he was EP Hourigan. Mr Hourigan became a member of the RAOB, which stands for the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes. By the very fact that there is the term antediluvian in the title surely suggest something which is very ancient for it refers to the great flood of Noah of the ark fame. The Royal aspect in the name comes from the time of Elizabeth I, 1533-1603. During her reign, she granted the RAOB their motto, which translated from the Latin means, “No man is at all times wise.” Pondering over this motto, I wondered, did the Queen herself think of this, or was it her advisors? Whatever the answer to this question is, the motto has an eternal tone to it which rings true for all time. The RAOB used to meet at Gromann’s Chambers, situated in the
Post Office Hotel in View Street, a venue which I had mentioned in these articles some months ago. The Post Office Hotel was re-named the Athenaeum. New members were always welcome, and when accepted, they were initiated into the craft of the lodge. The head of the RAOB was elected from the membership and in 1881 it was Brother W Wright, his title being Sitting Primo. Brother Edmondson was the retiring Sitting Primo who went on to thank members for the respect that they had shown to him, during his term of office. Brother Wright expressed his gratitude for the honour which had just been conferred on him. During the same meeting three new members were initiated, they were Brothers W Finch, JA Fowler and JA Ryan. These men were installed as Primos, then as was reported, “harmony or conviviality was indulged in”, the members spent a most pleasant evening. As in nearly all organisations there are acronyms or abbreviations which are used to the lesser understanding of outsiders. So too with the RAOB, there was the WCM or Worshipful City Master,
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CT being the City Treasurer, CR City Register, CW City Waiter, CM City Minstrel, CM could also be a City Marshall in the organisation and CB City for Benevolence. EP Hourigan was officially a CC or if you prefer City Constable within the Royal Order of Antediluvian Buffaloes. There were several acronyms which have eluded me – WCT and CT which I believe to be City Tyler. Their maxim was: Justice, Truth and Philanthropy. I have consulted with various people who might have been able to shed some light on the organisation of the RAOB at the local level but to no avail, it is too long since it disbanded. The aims of the RAOB of helping those less fortunate than themselves certainly fitted well with the aims and philosophy of the Sandhurst Ethiopian Serenaders (SES). It so happened, that Mr Hourigan was a member of the SES as well, being active in quite a number
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FUNNY MAN: E P Hourigan of the SES performances which were to raise money for very needy families or individuals in a time when there were no social services. Mr Hourigan happened to be a little younger than most of the other members of the SES at that time. His role was one of a comedian, not an easy task, as he had to be very quick witted in order to respond to audience reactions. His script was only a guide as to how the presentation would flow.
AMILIAL rivalry has for many years been a best-selling theme built on bad blood and outlandish behaviour in the cattle country of the south-western United States. Look no further than the Colbys and Carringtons of Dynasty and the Ewings and Barnes of Dallas for examples of scheming and deceit played out across the neighbourhood fence. Now the wide-open ranchland has another multi-generational feud: that fought by the Blackthornes and Creeds of aptly titled Bitter Creek, Texas, and their extended clans. In Sinful, the 16th Joan Johnston novel involving the same coterie of surnames, the action takes place in Wyoming. King Grayhawk first appeared on the BlackthorneCreed scene several books ago as the man from whom Blackthorne patriarch Jackson had in his youth “stolen” Eve DeWitt to be his wife. Later, he resurfaced as the cograndfather of Blackthorne’s illegitimate grand-daughter, Kate. In Sinful, he is a pivotal villain in his own right. When estranged son Matt returns
home after more than 20 years in Australia’s Top End to take up his share of the Greyhawk property, daughter Eve – named for Grayhawk’s lost first love – finds herself suddenly displaced. With the land that has always been at her disposal now under a stranger’s control, she must start afresh to create an adult life for herself and find safe haven for the mob of mustangs she has saved from slaughter. Her options are few – that is, until she discovers that her late best friend’s widower, Connor Flynn, needs a mother for his child. With the Grayhawks and Flynns embroiled in a long-running battle of their own, can Eve and Connor somehow find a version of “happily ever after”? Sinful is a few hours’ entertaining, light reading to a formula that invariably weaves over and around a heartwrenching trail of obstacles before winding up on a feel-good note. - Rosalea Ryan
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Real shearers do eat quiche Last week it was all about Steve and the wool press, but the team rebelled and demanded their tale be told...
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AST week I wrote about me. No surprises there I guess, but the whole bringing in the fleece was a team effort. Let’s digress... We were hunting down a shearer for a while, not easy to find one who will work on just a few less than 100, they seem to want the big jobs. Shearers have entered the realms of the hardest people to pin down for a job in my books. They are like bad dates. They say they will call and they don’t, they promise to turn up then don’t make it. Then we found a goodie. We had some bait on call, but Courtney the 21-year-old blonde was not needed. Corey the shearer turned up. We learned from Rosie Lee about
feeding the shearers, and morning tea and afternoon tea, and Rosie was put on food preparation duties. She came up trumps, morning tea was banana cake made to perfection and milk chocolate, tea and biscuits. Lunch was lamb stew, salad and a delightful pumpkin quiche. Yes, Corey did eat the quiche. He held back a bit as too much would add to an uncomfortable afternoon. Leader of the team, apart from Corey who told us when and where, was Carolyne. Carolyne has spent her life on wool properties and knew which bits to keep and which bits of wool to put in separate bags. She was a skirting hero and worked the day well.
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The long-suffering Mrs Kendall was learning fleece throwing and skirting, and was kept quite busy, and during her lunch break went off to do surgery on a cat. She’s very versatile. As I mentioned last week, I was the sweeper and wool presser, so managed to keep busy doing that. It’s a long way from London to working the shearing shed, but it’s a real turnaround. I loved the one day of action, I loved the smell of the sheep and the complete change from my working week at the Weekly. The real joy of shearing came when we took our wool bales in to the wool buyer. As it was my first time I had no idea of the value from our merinos. Carolyne’s careful selection of wool made the task easier for the
buyer and all the bits were in the right bags. I was expecting a few hundred dollars, but we ended up with a few thousand. “Bet you’re loving the merinos now Mr K,” Mrs K said smugly, with an air of “I told you the merinos were a
good idea” about her. The girls, and one wayward wether, are wandering around 10 per cent lighter and bright white, and the two new rams in the next paddock are looking on in anticipation. - Steve Kendall twitter: @stevekendall1
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Community is at the heart of Bendigo Toyota, and the heart of Bendigo Toyota is Paul and Sue DeAraugo. The pair work tirelessly behind the scenes of many local organisations to help make Bendigo a great place to call home. Building significant partnerships with a number of Bendigo organisations has been strong focus for Bendigo Toyota during the past 15 years that Paul has been Dealer Principal. The Dealerships ties to the Bendigo Health Foundation is among their proudest work. Sue is a foundation board member and has been for the past six years and can often be found volunteering at one of their community events around town. She is also on the board of our local Women’s National Basketball team, the Bendigo Spirit. The Dealership is also heavily involved with the OTIS Foundation, helping to raise funds to provide retreats at no accommodate charge for women and men living with breast cancer. Bendigo Toyota also provides sponsorship to Bendigo Foodshare and the Inglewood Community Neighbourhood House along with the upcoming the Biggest Blokes Luncheon being held at the on 27th of November. And it’s Paul and Sue’s community first approach that helps fuels the atmosphere and attitude of all those at the dealership…where there’s more than 60 local staff working to give Bendigo the WOW Factor.
HE 2015 Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival attracted record numbers of music lovers to venues all over Bendigo last weekend, and generated over $2 million for the local economy. An estimated 15,000 people packed bars, parks, halls, roof tops, laneways, balconies and cafes for the four-day event, up from 11,000 people in 2014. Festival director, Colin Thompson, said it was satisfying to see support for the event grow since its humble beginnings just four years ago. “We had over 400 performances by more than 170 acts in nearly 50 venues this year. That’s huge for a festival of any kind,” he said. “But for me the most pleasing thing to experience was the tangible community atmosphere at these venues. That’s what live music can do. Everyone was there to enjoy themselves, to introduce their kids to live music, and discover some new favourites.” Some of Australia’s most loved blues musicians took part in the festival with legendary Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows headlining at Ulumbarra Theatre, and Jeff Lang shining at the Capital Theatre. Would-be blues legend, Ballarat’s Rhiannon Simpson, took out the Lazenby Young Blues Guitarist Award at the festival’s family day at Rosalind Park on Saturday.
PARKED: Festivalgoers enjoy a set on the Bendigo Weekly stage in Rosalind Park.
The timely tribute to recently deceased BB King The Thrill Has Gone was a sell-out with punters begging for more, even after multiple encores. “The staff at the Shamrock did a great job in promoting and running the BB King tribute concert. The emotion in the room was thick, moving and joyful all at once,” Thompson said. “Josh Owen is to commended for having pieced it all together, scripting the narration, organising and rehearsing up a magnificent band of musicians, which also featured Geoff Achison, Liz Violi and our very own Marc Leon. “I’d like to see if we can’t reprise that show in the near future as there were plenty of punters who missed out on
seeing it and, I’d imagine, plenty who’ve heard about it since who’d spring for a ticket to enjoy it for themselves.” For festival organisers, attention has already turned to 2016. “The passion people have for live music is fantastic to see. And, we’d love the festival to keep growing and attract even more people, not just from outside the region, but with more and more locals taking advantage of what’s happening in our own backyard, all year round,” Thompson said. “We’ll keep working with our corporate sponsors, partner venues and government to make sure the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival further strengthens its reputation as a must-see event for music lovers.”
WIN A FAMILY PASS (4 TICKETS) Motorbike Madness! Happy football playing dogs, high flying stars, candyfloss, a fab Sno cone and a great seat under the colourful big top! ... Enjoy the International show at Circus Royale in Bendigo on from Wednesday November 18th. As entertainment goes the Circus Royale featuring International acts on in Bendigo at Showgrounds is as traditional as it gets. Circus Royale under the colourful big top is coming to Bendigo for 5 days only. Grand opening show is on Wednesday November 18th at 7.30pm. Each show lasts approximately 2 hours. The steel Globe of Death is four metres wide. Motorbikes are manoeuvred around the cage at speeds of up to 80km/h. It’s nailbiting stuff! Siblings Brandon, Geraldine and Hugo Fernandez will risk their lives in the Globe of Death to put on a great show, and are visiting Bendigo for their first time as part of a proposed two year stay in Australia. Baby camels, happy tail wagging dogs and cute young jugglers too - this circus will have kids sitting open-mouthed in wonder. Bendigo Showgrounds, Nov 18 to 22, 2015. Big Top has all chair seating. Online bookings www.circusroyale.com.au . Ticket Office in Bendigo Showgrounds from 10am each day of circus visit.
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The author returning a NE Victorian brown trout after a successful hookup. Photo: LEON SCHOOTS
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SUMMER is on the way and if the current trends continue it is likely to be a hot one. Take advantage of the milder spring and early summer weather and head to one of Victoria’s many rivers before they heat up and the fishing quality lessens. Personally I am just back from a week fishing in North East Victoria with the Bendigo and District Fly Fishing Club where green surrounds were a welcome relief from the dry browns that have already set in around Bendigo. We fished the Mitta Mitta River above and below Dartmouth Reservoir, the Snowy Creek, Little Snowy Creek, Middle Creek, Little Scrubby Creek and Lightning Creek. All were in fantastic condition with great early season flow rates, beautiful clear water and all produced fish. Closer to home the flow rates in the Goulburn River have finally settled down and are currently sitting at 1000 megalitres a day. Recently the Goulburn was flowing at 9000ML/d and was very difficult to fish, resulting in increased fishing pressure on the surrounding tributaries such as the Rubicon and Acheron. The more sedate flow rate will spread the load and present more fishing opportunities in the region. Expect good evening hatches of mayfly and caddis and if the conditions are right the flying ant hatches can be spectacular and the trout really love them. Willow grub season is not far away but that’s more a January and February phenomenon. Locally Barkers Creek Reservoir had been producing catches of trout and redfin. Expect to see good hatches of caddis on cloudless nights so fishing stick-caddis patterns, caddis emergers, or dries can produce results. There is also the occasional mayfly about so try an orange spinner fly or Adams and there have also been catches in the ripples using mudeye patterns. Bendigo and District Fly Fishing Club is still looking for volunteers to assist with the Research Angler program and help improve the Barkers Creek Res fishery by recording details of your fishing trips there. If you’re interested in learning more about fly fishing check out the Bendigo & District Fly Fishing Club website: www.bdffc.weebly.com or find us on Facebook.
UNUSUAL stable weather was enjoyed by more than a dozen members of the Bendigo Legion Angling Club at Dartmouth Dam, nestled deep in the Mita Mita last month, an hour east of Albury. A weekend of perfect warm weather didn’t deter the many trout which fell to a variety of trolled lures, mudeyes or worms at various depths. Tim Ripper and John Telford once again led the charge with the largest creel for the weekend, followed by Anthony Griffiths teamed with Wayne Symons and Rob Tamblyn and myself. Clear bright skies didn’t seem to deter surface activity as many trout continued to take trolled surface lures throughout the day. As usual Tasmanian Devil style winged lures proved effective especially in the pink colour. I also landed several fish on a larger 26 gram 75 millimetre Tasmanian Devil which exhibited a strong pulsating action. Trolling speed seemed critical with those able to troll around the four kilometre an hour mark enjoying greater success both on lures and trolled bait. Scrub worms behind cowbells or ford fenders also accounted for plenty of activity but trolled mud eyes (dragonfly nymphs) proved the most irresistible according to Tim and John. Down riggers weren’t essential but proved another option with plenty of fish caught between the three and nine metre mark The quality of fish from both the surface and down riggers was also better than usual with all fish in outstanding condition. Closer to home anglers fishing the shores of Lake Eppalock have reported
TRANQUIL: Lake Dartmouth during the BLAC’s trip last month. good catches of golden perch on yabbies and scrub-worms into the evenings while I’ve also seen several photographs of some thumping perch and cod trolled up recently. Victorian anglers can now receive a more durable fishing licence with the rollout of the long awaited plastic fishing licence underway from the start of this month. However there is a one caveat - only online purchases qualify, anglers buying licences at bait and tackle shops and other retailers will still be issued with the fragile paper licence. And in a bid to help secure a sustainable fishery throughout Central Victoria The North Central Catchment Management Authority recently hosted a Native Fish Recovery forum in Cohuna seeking input
from recreational anglers and irrigators to help improve native fish habitat. Interested anglers are also reminded of the forthcoming Fisheries Victoria Bendigo forum next Thursday, November 19 at Rotary Gateway Park, Kangaroo Flat opposite Apco at 7pm. This is one of 10 annual statewide forums that are open to all anglers who have an interest in helping formulate sustainable fisheries throughout Victoria. Over the years these forums have proved invaluable by providing anglers an ideal avenue to discuss their concerns and ideas with authorities during an informative evening. Visit www.vic.gov.au/regionalfishforums to find out more.
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Services Offered CONCRETER
Dble lock-up garage, 530x490m behind Anne Caudle, workbench & power $50p/w Ph. 0414 590 112
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A-Z WELDING
CONCRETER
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Rates from $30p/h Pensioner 10% Disc. • Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting
DISTINCTIVE CARPENTRY
5446 1422
Deckings, Pergolas, Renos inc. Bathrooms, Carports, Garages, Verandahs, Alfresco Areas. Call Matt Sefton 0418 392 559 www.distinctivecarpentry .com.au
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PLASTER
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Millers Holes Mobile 0418 510 217.
TILING
Waterproofing
Complete Bathroom Renovations
0499 600 578
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Slow start up? Internet buggy? Kids killed the computer again? On site tune up for that troublesome computer. Ph. 0415 036 568 Pensioner Disc. Avail.
CONCRETING
Christmas Special $50 Sq/M Only a few spots left!! Phone: 0422 424 348.
CONCRETER
GENUINE SPECIAL Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Seniors Discount Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.
Fujitsu Inverter wall hung splits Supply only inc gst
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
Sherlock Soil Works Excavator Bobcat Tipper
Ph: 03 5444 4677 | www.gasncool.com.au 7 Stanley St, Bendigo | Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
BENDIGO
• Post Holes • Trenches • Site Cleans • Pools • Driveways • Site Cuts • 5 ton Excavator with Post Hole Attachment and Rock Breaker
TempTech
BATHROOMS & KITCHENS
AIR CONDITIONING
James Sherlock Ph: 0407 472 775
sherlocksoilworks@hotmail.com
Evaporative coolers should be serviced at least ONCE PER YEAR in order to work efficiently. Make sure you stay COOL this summer!
Nathan Maber 0407 972 717 bendigotemptech@hotmail.com Servicing all of Central Victoria • Pensioner discounts available Registered Licence No. 47315
AIR CONDITIONING
& PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • New Kitchens • Bathroom Renovations • Warehouse direct Bathroom products
PH 0417 511 159 Shed 3/37 Collins St Kangaroo Flat mccabeskitchenandbathrooms@gmail.com
BLINDS & CURTAINS DUCTED EVAPORATIVE COOLING FULLY INSTALLED TO 6 OUTLETS FROM
$
3499
www.hollowayair.com.au
PAINTING & DECORATING
(03) 5441 3158 158-160 Murphy St, Bendigo East
• 1.7 Tonne Mini Digger on Trailer • 900, 450, 300mm Buckets Plus Ripper • Post Hole Auger 300 & 450mm available • 5 Tonne Excavator Available for Hire • Free Delivery & Pick up in Strathfieldsaye
KITCHEN, BATHROOMS
ABN: 62 094 744 216
trimmed, grass removed Handyman Repairs, Rubbish Removal, Ride on Mowing also avail. From $35 p/hour Ph Tony 0412 824 690
Interiors, exteriors, free quotes, no job too small, Over 45yrs experience. Phone 0407 412 977 Colin Wright
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AIR CONDITIONING
OASIS GARDEN & MOWING SERVICES waste removal, edging, pruning & weeding, free quote, reasonable rates, pens disc av AIL. Phone 0402 772 712
0409 383 459
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Bonaire Grey Cooler pre-season sale
by Jordan Ramage For all Outdoor Improvements Ph 0434 933 277
LOCAL REMOVALIST has a truck going to Hervey Bay mid november, space available both ways Call 0427 046 001
Matt: 0409 141 093 • Nicole: 0428 119 386 E: nicmat2001@hotmail.com
Replace your tired old evaporative cooler
LANDSCAPING
LAWNS, TREES, HEDGES and shrubs cut and trimmed. Rubbish Removed, & Free quotes. Phone Ron 5446 9833
Additional TV Outlets 20 years’ Experience Quality Work Guaranteed
Excavator, Tipper & Bobcat
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BRAD’S Digital TV Antenna Installations ANTENNA New Home Installations TV Wall Mounting SERVICE
Matt” A “ Excavations and Landscaping
conditions apply
Ask about our special solar and battery packages
$35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings). Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen Rubbish Removal $80 per load/$70 pen (incl tip fee $35) for 7x4 square box trailer. NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Cash only Ph Mick 0407 448 249
Phone Ron on 5447 7823 or 0431 609 423
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
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Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping
• Bobcat/Excavator • 20 years experience • Professional service & advice
TV Tuning from $40
12.5kW cool / 14kW heat High Efficiency Inverter Air- condtioning to 8 points
AST9 2.5/3.2kW - $895 AST12 3.5/3.7kW - $1,099 AST18 5/6kW - $1499 AST24 7.1/8.0kW - $1,699 AST30 8.5/9kW - $2199 AST34 9.4/10kW - $2,599 INSTALLATION AVAILABLE AT TRADE PRICES
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Fujitsu Ducted Air Conditioning
$8,990*
Same Day Response Local Technicians All 100% Guaranteed Home Theatre Installations FREE on-site Signal Test and Quote
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Air Conditioning Stock Sellout
HOME and Garden Maintenance, Free Quotes, Competitive Rates, honest & reliable Ph 0431 135 923
with driver and most attachments. $350 per day or $200 for half day. Call Harry: 0402 058 099
3 3 3 3 3
Wall & Floor Tiler
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
DIGITAL TV SPECIALISTS
Pre-Summer Specials
GUTTER LEAF GUARD Australian made, 20 year guarantee. Phone 0418 172 640 for a free quote
ANTENNAS
POST HOLES
AIR CONDITIONING
FENCING CONTRACTOR All types of rural fencing. Phone 0418 172 640 for a free quote
Ph 0402 775 329 CHASING IRON FITNESS
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JIMANTBENW001
AA-STORAGE SPACE
Southern Cross Blinds & Awnings
• Canvas Awnings • Roman Blinds • Vertical Drapes • Holland Blinds • Cedar Venetians • Venetian Blinds • Roller Shutters • Security Doors
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BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N
SEPTIC TANK SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS Supplied and installed PIC LICENCED
0418 508 993
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All Trades Available Find us on Facebook
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HANDYMAN SERVICES
Youngy's Handy Man Services All your odd jobs
Quicksand Floors
Rubbish Call for a Removal free quote Ph Mark 0434 835 984
The look will suck you in Call Luke Phone: 5447 1526 Mobile: 0422 897 575
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BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
GARDEN SERVICES
I’m Tony
Your local Hire A Hubby from Kangaroo Flat
0438 561 257
Jobs I specialise in: • Fascia Repairs • Installations • Rubbish Removal • Doors Windows • Garden Clean Ups • Gates & Fencing • Gutter Cleaning • Paving & Landscaping • Tiling & Painting... and heaps more, just ask! LICENCED POLICE CHECKED
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Bobcat & Tipper Hire
CERTIFIED
COMPUTERS
GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING Gary Reid 0422 854 620
HANDYMAN SERVICES
www.gameongardening.com.au facebook.com/game-on-gardening
200 - 600mm diameter
Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal
PH: 5444 4343 | www.mowbendigo.com
FLOOR SERVICES
Sanding & Polishing of all Timber & Cork Floors, New and Old Over 12 years of industry experience
FOR ALL YOUR EXCAVATION NEEDS
Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer
Lawn mowing and Garden maintenance
Decks/Pergolas
PH 0418 129 487
Phone Stuart 0429
PRO-FIT TREADMILL REPAIRS AND SERVICE MOBILE SERVICE AVAILABLE I COME TO YOU
SEARCH “QUICKSPAN”
CARPENTRY
5 tonne excavator Skidsteer/bobcat Tip truck
GARDEN SERVICES
OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS
Pergolas, Decking, Verandahs, Carports, Patios & More
1300 558 385
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
FITNESS EQUIPMENT SERVICE
Call Ron 0438 569 385
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
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
Helping your iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac work seamlessly.
Call Clint 0427 349 549
ELECTRICIANS
A/H PH 5448 8814 E: cjchandler65@bigpond.com
BUILDERS
Call Rob on 0457 803 207 or email rob@ithingsbendigo.com www.ithingsbendigo.com
NO JOB TOO SMALL
GREG SMITH
GARDEN SERVICES
ELECTRICIAN
Ph: 0400 319 094 A: PO Box 304, Eaglehawk 3556 E: townsmith@bigpond.com
BUILDERS
AFFORDABLE BUILDER
HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE • DECKS PERGOLAS • OUTSIDE STAIRS • DOORS WINDOWS • WALLS REMOVED BEAMS INSTALLED • OUTSIDE PAINTING CALL BOB THOMAS ON 0467 038 800
ELECTRICIANS
Geoff Williams Electrical Installations
Over 40 Years Service
Big Area Lawn Mowing Domestic/Industrial Large/Small Blocks Fence Lines/Fire Breaks Weed Spraying (Large/Small)
• Carpentry • Tiling • Painting • Plastering • Pergolas • Decks
CALL PETER 0409 422 271 Email: bhmpeter@hotmail.com
INTERIOR DECORATING
INTERIOR DECORATING REC 4085
Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience
Central Victoria 13 11 98
Suite B 175 Lyttleton Tce, Bendigo greyarmybendigo@bigpond.com
Set up • Training • Support Integration • Problem solving
0418 507 709RECA/H 5448 3333 7821
SOUTHERN CROSS RESTUMPING
FREE QUOTES, 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE Phone 0429 002 678
• Handymen • Cleaning • Builder • Floors • • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Concreting • • Plumbers • Decking • Electricians • • Ramps • Tiling • Pruning • Tree Lopping • • Sheds & Pergolas • Lawns & Gardens •
HOME MAINTENANCE
Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman
DBM-1122 DB-U-28169
• Hedges Trimmed & Shaped • Pruning of Roses, Shrubs & Fruit Trees • Garden Maintenance
GARDEN SERVICES
Best onsite support of Apple products in Bendigo.
• Laser Levelled Site cuts • Landscaping • Driveways • Backyard clean-ups • Site Cleans • Trenching 1.7 & 5.5 ton excav, Skidsteer and Truck available
4 Seasons Garden Care
GARDEN SERVICES
by Valentina Need help to decorate a room... or your entire home? p: 0408 110 532 | e: valentinamarkovic@hotmail.com
I promise you a reliable & professional service at an affordable price
Phone: 0417 329 802
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Services Offered PAINTERS / DECORATORS
YARD DOGS
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PAVING & LANDSCAPING
• 25 years experience • All types of paving, construction & planning • Retaining walls • Instant lawns • Photos & references • All work guaranteed
PHONE BRIAN 0418 516 306
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• Fast Response to urgent repairs • All General Plumbing & Maintenance • Drains Cleared & Repaired &R Roo Ro Roofing oo ofing fiiin ing ng High Pressure jetting Quality in all • Hot Water Repairs and areas of Plumbing Replacements • Roofing & Gutter Specialists FREE • Gas Fitting QUOTES • Gas appliance servicing
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LANDSCAPING
Ph 5446 1535 www.dunstonebrosplumbing.com.au
PAINTERS / DECORATORS
PO Box 54, Eaglehawk
PUMP SERVICES
10 SIZES FROM $20 PER WEEK Free Use of Courtesy Trailer 7 Days Access & On-Site Electronic Surveillance Security NEW AND USED BOXES AND PACKING MATERIALS AVAILABLE
5448 4499 BENDIGO 87-89 MIDLAND HWY www.centrestateselfstorage.com
SPOUT CLEANING • Paving - all types • Brickwork •Turf • Retaining Walls - all types • Brick Edging
Paul 0429 462 057 Over 25 years of trade qualified experience
mgbricklayingandlandscaping.com
SPOUT CLEANING
Painter & Decorator YOUR FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL AND QUALITY PAINTING TEAM FOR ALL TYPES OF PAINTING OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE FOR A FREE, NO OBLIGATION QUOTE, CALL TROY ON 0418 844 590 OR EMAIL T_EYOUNG@BIGPOND.NET.AU
PICK UP / DELIVERY
Get me and the truck •For all your Landscaping needs and bobcat work. • Trade Qualified
W PICK WE UP AND DE DELIVER Y YOUR TH THINGS
LANDSCAPING JASON 0490 370 558
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www.littlegreentruck.com.au • Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance
PLUMBERS
Specialising in Landscape construction
Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting
Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937
Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging
PH: 0418 822 911 MOBILE BATHROOMS
ARE YOU RENOVATING? MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE (Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)
Pty. Ltd.
License No. 32710
A friendly, reliable, local plumbing team fully qualified in all aspects of plumbing
544 33 999 4 Nolan Street, Bendigo
PLUMBERS
John Cross
Plumbing New homes Ren nov vat atio a tiio ions ons Renovations
Maintenance Hot water repairs Gas fitting
Ph 0408 507 715
Call David/Bronwyn
E: johncrossplumbing@westnet.com.au
Free Quotes LIC: 13869
0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au
PLUMBERS
Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall Master Plumber
No
0448 701 138 Formally “Spider Sprayers”
PHONE BRUCE
0427 319 923
CV Industrial Vacuum Services
Local Classifieds
Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429
Over 37,500 copies circulating Central Victoria each week.
Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned
* Fully Insured
RUBBISH REMOVAL
...get the market you’re missing...
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t Yard clean ups t Whitegoods t DomesƟĐ t Builders t Renovators t Commercial
We load for you! 7 Days a Week No job too small or too big
Green Waste Green Waste Special
CM & MR ARCHBOLD STONEMASONS Father & Son Team PH 0408 198 759 or 5435 3411
0423 402 474
www.naturalstoneconstruction.com.au
ROOFING
SUPERIOR
ROOFING
& MAINTENANCE SERVICES
• Concrete tiles • Terracotta acotta tiles fing • Slate tiles • Iron roofi ng
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS S New Roofing Re-Roofing Extensions Rebedding & Flexible Pointing Valley & Gutter Replacement
5444 2028
$7.25 per cm/col Price includes colour, scanning of images and clip art etc.
0438 632 219
TREE LOPPING
Local Classifieds DISPLAY ADS
High Pressure Cleaning ngg De-Mossing Sealing & Painting Asbestos Removals Pensioner Discounts
EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING robert@superiorroofing.net.au www.superiorroofing.net.au
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TREE LOPPING
Established in Bendigo for over 30 years
Suitable for • Renovations • Parties/Weddings • Sporting events and many more
PEST CONTROL
bendigopumps@gmail.com
from $30
PHONE STUART 0429 181 691
PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman
SALES • SERVICE • REPAIRS
Bendigo Weekly
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TREE REMOVAL & MAINTENANCE • SERVICING SURROUNDING AREAS • FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES • BOBCAT • WOOD CHIPPER • FIRE WOOD & MULCH SALES • STUMP REMOVAL • HEDGE PRUNING • CHERRY PICKER
JUDD’S TREE LOPPING
Phone Leigh & Rob 0417 545 193 juddstreelopping@bigpond.com
AAA TREE LOPPING • Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service For Best Price Phone Jack Direct
0409 289 700 5428 9312
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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 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com
When locals search, make sure they find you and your business. by thelocalphonebook
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE
12 Keyboards plus three modems $40 the lot Ph 5446 1310
CARPET, roomsize x2 rolls $15 per roll Ph 0450 044 728
2 ANTIQUE leadllights, from old bendigo pub bar doors $90 P 0419 159 567
CHAIR $100 Phone 0400 139 250
4 CAR Radios plus kicker & GPS $40 Ph 5446 1310 5 GARDEN Ornaments $25 ono Ph 5441 4994 AIR conditioner, portable, all bits, $90 Phone 0432 466 010 ANTENNAS, TV, digital, extra outlets installed. Qualified & Insured works. Phone Neil at Goldfields Electronics 0418 126 410 BABY fisher price Jumperoo, VGC, used for 1 child $60. 0419 353 541
BAR Stools, Vinyl seat & back, $40 pair. Phone 5443 6611 BARBIE dolls, Collectable, still in boxes $15 ea Phone 0400 885 441
BBQ gas, 4 burners + wok, full cabinet $75 Ph 5441 8984 BBQ Dimplex on Stand, electric, as new $225 ono Ph 0438 426 214 BED, single, VGC, matress & base $95 Phone 5439 4595
BILLIARD/ pool cue case new never used $40 Phone 0450 044 728 BOOKCASE, wooden, 6x4ft, 3 shelves $80 ono Ph 5448 8560 BOOSTER seats, (2) $30 each Ph 5443 4531
CHURCH Pews 2.6m, 2 pews, GC $600 ONO Ph 0418 109 495 CLOTHES Line, portable 4 arm, alumin frame EC $25 Ph 5447 7762 CLUTCH plate & ring hear, for XW falcomn sedan $100 Ph 5446 7060 COFFEE table $100 Phone 0400 139 250 COMODE Chair, good condtion, $50 Ph 0400 885 441 COOLAROO Ewings 4m x 3m, wheat shade cloth $55 pair Ph 5446 1310 CUPBOARDS (2) Good condition $90 the pair Phone 5407 1777 DESK, wooden, leather top, 6 drawers, $50 ono, Phone 5448 8560
BEAUTIFULLY DRESSED DOLLS Ex-market Nothing over $20 Call 0407 463 323 or visit site at the
BENDIGO SWAP MEET Bendigo Showgrounds Saturday 14th Sunday 15th November DOUBLE bed fold out couch, Red colour, $100 Ph 0418 906 883
FOR SALE
FIREWOOD
Top quality A Grade Redgum, Split or Blocks end of season sale $950 10 cubic metres Yellow Box also available Phone 0437 120 009 FLOOR rug, rust color, $30 Ph 0432 446 010 FLOOR rug, rust color, $30 Ph 0432 446 010
MENS sports jacket, grey, new, large ,slim fit $50 ono Ph 0402 403 569
FOWLERS, Number 36 Jars, Amber, Rare, $50 ea Ph 0418 372 807
MENS vintage vallet chair, beige vinal $50 Phone 0466 269 948
FOWLERS, old copper elec steriliser, works well $70 Ph 0418 372 807 FREE Freezer, dirty but in good working condition. Ph 0412 476 939
MINELAB GPX 5000 metal detector, 3 coils, rooster booster and accessories. Only used few times $4500 or very near offer 5480 0017 or 0429 800 017
FREE window air conditioner in good condition Ph 0412 476 939
MOBILITY scooter, pegasus invacre, basket & flag, EC, $1800 ono Phone 0417 528 812
FRIDGES
NEW Telstra prepaid flip phone T20 $40 Ph 5446 7266
FUCHSIA PLANTS Healthy plants, Large Variety $5.00 Ph 5442 7974, 24 Curnow St G/Square
GARDEN STRAW
IRIS GARDEN OPEN
GARDEN Sleepers x7, suit firewood, $50 the lot Phone 5449 7293
5447 4714 or just pop in 3 Benjamin St Kangaroo Flat
FOR SALE CAMERA Vivitar, PS44S focus free, EC $15 Ph 5447 7762 CAMPING pantry, Oztrail, w/fly netting, folds VGC $20 Ph 0419 353 541 CARPET New, taupe, 3.3m x 1m, + extras bits $20 Ph 5443 4531
FENCE cladding, galvanized, 34 sheets, 5ft $90 Ph 5446 3820
CHEAP REDGUM SPLIT FIREWOOD
SUMMERTIME SPECIALS
TILL THE END OF FEB
12M TRUCK LOAD $1150 OR HALF TRUCK LOAD $600
For further details Phone Clint
0427 349 549
FOR SALE
Cat Enclosures A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors. Free quotes to suit your budget.
Call Jim 0429 866 630 www.byers.net.au Store Well with Stilwell
Containers to suit all yourr needs!
FORLE SA Containers can be custom fitted with shelves, benches, windows, side doors, electricity, insulation & air-conditioning. View containers at:
51 Ryalls Lane, Strathfieldsaye. • Ph 5439 5512 • Mob 0409 957 014
LUCAS King of the road brass sidelamps $950pr RUBES brass car horn $450 Ph 0419 159 567
FOWLERS Jars, $30 doz Ph 5442 5552 or 0418 372 807
DOUBLE Bed & Base $99 Ph 0477 990 036 or 5443 1702
7 DAYS phone for appointment on
LINEN sheets, p/cases, unused menswear, $55 Ph 5447 0735
FOOD processor, Breville, hardly used, $25 Ph 5447 3490
$3 per bale Ph 0411 783 679
ELECTRIC bicycle, tebco, unisex bike, 3 speed gears, cost $2300 sell $1800 ono Ph 0417 528 812
LIMITED edition Camp Gallipoli swag (Double size), individually numbered, Never used, RRP $375 Sell for $300 Ph 0418 906 883
MAT, large, off white, grey & charcoal, 133 x 195cm EC $60 5447 7762
and Freezers. Top brands from $195. Fully recond, 6 mths wty. 283 High St, G/Sq. Ph. 5441 1955
HAY 5x4 ROLLS
Oaten, Pasture, Cereal, Straw. Delivery Available. Ph 0438 373 291
OLD lux wood stove, Average cond. $100 Complete. P.5439 5322 WCB Polar fleece Jumper, Sz 10, VGC $25 Phone 5443 0667
PEA STRAW $8.00 Straw $6 Min 12 bales Free delivery or pick up Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600 PINCH pleated curtains $40 a window Phone: 0412 510 130 PINE CD unit $10 Ph 0419 292 445
HEYMAN Reece, t/bar assbly for XB Falcon $100 Ph 5446 7060
QS quilted bedspread Latte colour, as new $40 Ph 0402 403 569
HIGH chair as new, $45 Phone 5442 4512
RECLINER chairs x2, $50 each, Phone 0400 139 250
HONDA 10 Generator, $800 ONO Ph 0458 567 616 HONDA CRV 2003-4 Accessories $100 lot Phone 0419 159 567 HOUSE SALE Large timber wall unit $600, large 2 peice timber desk $500, 9 peice timber dining setting $200, 3 peice lounge setting $200, Yamaha drum set brand new $550, small pine TV unit $20 Phone 0419 292 445 IRON tube bed, single, with mattress $60 Ph 5444 1668 JIGSAW Puzzles, used once, cost $30 each new Sell $10 each. 30 to chose from. Phone 0417 050 402 KITCHEN Hutch, $100 Ph 5444 1668 LADIES shoes, Quality brands, Sz 8, fair offer, Ph 5447 0735 LADIES welsh celtic ring, silver & amber VGC $80 Phone 5444 2339 LAWNMOWER, 2str, Runs well, with catcher $85 Ph 0451 102 919 LEAD Light corner TV unit, $99 Phone 0419 502 253 LIGHTS, 3 globe pendants, brushed brass $45 ea Ph 5439 4595
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FOR SALE STEREO + 2 speakers $80 5442 4512
FIREWOOD
DOUBLE Bed $10 Phone 0419 292 445
LAST SEASON CLOSING 15th NOVEMBER - From $5 + SMALL GIFT
FOR SALE
Split Red Gum, end of season sale, 10 cubic/M $950 Ph 0429 822 816
FOR SALE
DRESS, fitted, elegant, Sz 12, New, Paid $70 Now $35 Ph 5447 0735
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SALT Crystal Lamps (x2) $30 and $40 each. Phone 0458 567 616 SCOOTER 12" Malvern Star VGC, $50 ONO Ph 0428 353 921
SIEVED TOP SOIL With Manure $35 per/m delivered local 3m minimum. 6m & 10m avail. Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846
SINGLE Bed, white, steel frame, plus trundle with two inner spring mattresses, GC $200 ONO Ph 5443 0183 SINGLE bed x2, with new matress' $80 ono Ph 5446 7266 SIT up bench $10 Ph 0419 502 253
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Compost with manures and straw mix. Can deliver Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600 SPA BATH, (re-advertised) 2012 model, 5 seater, comes with cover & steps, Exc cond. $3400 ONO Ph 0419 595 426 SPICE Jars, (7) Glass with corks $12 lot Ph 0476 077 570 STAMP heritage books (7) with stamps $99 Ph 5442 1507 STEEL outdoor seat $25 Ph 0419 292 445
GARAGE SALES
WANTED TO BUY
The Time Gallery
SUMP pan for 351 Ford V8 $40 Ph 5446 7060 TABLE runner, patchwork, Cream/Mauve tones, $20 Ph 0476 077 570 TELEVISION Portable, Flat Screen, color $99 Ph 5442 5105 TIMBER venetian, White, 1400 x 2000 $50 Phone: 0412 510 130
48B NARELLE CRES GOLDEN SQUARE Saturday & Sunday 8am - 1pm. Deceased Estate, & lots more. All must go. No reasonable offers refused
Buy/Sell/Repair
All types of clocks & watches Always buying scrap gold & jewelry Visit the shop at Bendigo Pottery Epsom or Phone John on 0405 210 020
TIMBER toy box $55 Ph 0419 502 253 TIMESHARE, The Beachhouse G/Coast, maintenance paid Aug 2016 $1500 neg Phone 5449 3488
TOP SOIL LAwn soil $30 p/m Garden Soil $40 p/m, 4 metre min. delivery 6m & 10m also avail. Garden Rocks Avail. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770 TWO x single bed ensembles, fair condition $50 each Ph 5443 0183 UTE premium waterproof cover, New, Paid $120 Sell $40. 0419 353 541
LIVESTOCK 329 KING ST GOLDEN SQUARE Sat & Sun 9am - 4pm FREE 2ND HAND CLOTHES
New items, 2nd hand items, & garden items, Seedlings $3 each
VINTAGE half slips, (7) new, $50 Ph 5442 1507 VINTAGE tapestry, spring back rocker chair EC $80 Phone 0466 269 948 VINYL timber look, large length, suit sml room $20 Ph 5443 4531
51 MCIVOR PARK CRT, Junortoun Sat 14th Nov 8am TEAR Aust Fund Raiser Quality items, Fair Trade, household vintage, new soft furnishings
WATER TANKS AND DRUMS
3300 lt $690. 5000 lt $860. 2000 lt $495 2500 lt Slimline $790. Drums 200lt $25.
11 BANK ST KANGAROO FLAT Saturday 8:30am-11am Household items, garden, furniture, clothes, books & much more. No early birds.
WINDOW shades, exterior, Coolaroo, sunblock, 2.4m gray Ph 0450 044 728
d Pointer German S/Haire Female, 10 years
Boofo is a lovely boy but is very strong and does not have any training so will need a strong, firm leader who is willing to put in the time to train Boofo so he becomes a well mannered canine. An energetic home preferred, probably best suited to someone with experience of the breed too.
Hi, my name is Thelma and I am a beautiful old soul who is waiting for a loving family to take care of me. I would love my new home to be on the quiet side as I like my relaxing naps throughout the day. I am getting on in years, so need to take it easy but will be a great companion for any home. Please come and meet me at the Bendigo RSPCA.
Thelma DMH
LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT?
HOLDSWORTH RD LONG GULLY Saturday, Bags (some collector), belts, bric a brac, clothes (from $1) leather jackets, vintage, shoes, books, etc
5441 2209
Piper Lane, East Bendigo
Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun & Pub Hols 10am-12pm www.rspcavic.org.au
We are always appreciative of any donations of bedding and food for the shelter animals. If you can help in any way, please drop any donations into the shelter at Piper Lane, East Bendigo.
WANTED TO BUY 27 DERWENT DR LONG GULLY Saturday 8am - 2pm Seedlings $1 per punnet, and bric a brac
WITWORTH spanner collection $100 Ph 0419 159 567
GARAGE SALES
Male, 3 Years 11 months
THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.
www.ebsary.com.au 161 McIvor Hwy Ph 5443 6740 WCB Summer uniform, Sz 10, GC $20 Phone 5443 0667
ADOPT-A-PET OPT A Boofo
WALKER with seat, basket & hand brake $45 Phone 0429 175 988 WARDROBE, old, $40 Ph 5444 1668
Boarding Kennel & Cattery Muckleford School Road, Muckleford 3451 Open 8:30am - 12pm & 4pm - 6pm Ph: (03) 5472 4698 • Mob: 0428 882 411 E: info@jeralee.com.au • www.jeralee.com.au
VICTORIAN Wine glasses, (3) 2 ruby, 1 emerald, $99 Ph 5442 1507
TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221 WANTED to Buy Caravan Up to $2000 cash Phone 0403 565 134
BOATS 7 LEMON GUM DR STRATHFIELDSAYE Saturday 8am - 1pm, Toys, books, clothes, DVDs, household goods, clothes dryer, mattresses, MOVING - ALL must Go!
12FT Aluminium Punt with trailer and two motors, GC $1500 Ph 5486 8377 or 0447 990 748
BOATS
2 X 12ft boats. Complete with trailers & Motors, swivel seats, carpeted flat floor, all registered. Prices Negotiable. Phone 5447 3822
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BOATS
WANTED 113 MCIVOR ROAD BENDIGO Sat & Sun 8am -3pm Toys, books, clothes, tools & general household items
CARS WANTED FOR SCRAP I pay Cash $$$ Also I pick up Ph 0487 320 656
FOR SALE
WANTED TO BUY
SIXTIES, swivel foot stool, gold vinal, EC, $50 Phone 0466 269 948
SOCK PULLER-UPPERERS! Not at Sunday Market, Offer: $10 Free Delivery Ph 0408 240 333
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HILLVIEW ST (OFF SHARON)
FLORA HILL Friday from 1pm Saturday from 7am MOVING SALE All must go
CASH
For Fridges & Freezers, in GWO up to 25yrs. Washing Machines up to 7yrs old. Ph. 5441 1955
CLEARING SALES
CLEARING SALE
MUIR AVENUE, KERANG SUNDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 9.30AM START Large collection of various Breweriana, over 400 Crown cast iron named bottle openers, quality English china, old tools (wood planes, spanners etc.), large bottle collection, shed items & much more. Ph: Steve 5452 1778 M: 0427 860 627
S avag e Jab i r u 4 7 5 P R O 5 0 hp m er cury 4 st r o ke hum m ing bir d so na r /g ps co m bo full travel cover excellent co nd itio n a ll r o und
$ 1 5 ,7 5 0 o n o Phone: 0418 380 461
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MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC
1984 Pacific Pop Top in GC, with double bed, Awning, $4500 ONO Ph 0418 179 057 or 0417 391 726
TRAILERS
6 x 4 $590. 8 x 5 tandem $2,190. 161 McIvor Hwy
www.ebsary.com.au CUB supermatic camper trailer, VGC, 2003, Annex, BBQ, Built in Kitchen, $6500 Ph 0448 837 659 JAYCO Penguin, 2003 Outback, GC, pleanty of extras, $12,500 Ph 0428 590 130
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CARS BOATS CARAVANS 0418 183 360 LMCT 10132
Services from $99 Brakes from $99 Timing belts are a specialty 25 Years Experience PH 0400 290 789
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BENDIGO CARAVAN BOAT STORAGE 64 Furness Street, Kangaroo Flat Call Ian Thompson
Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635
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A.M. Hyett Motorcycles BIKES SOLD, TRADED & RECYCLED Spares and accessories. See Michael and John 67-69 Bridge Street, Bendigo 3550
1992 Holden Rodeo Ute, Steel Tray as is, unregistered (wrk458) $1000 Ph 5486 8377 or 0447 990 748
Open 9.00am-5.30pm Mon-Sat / 10.00am-5.30pm Sun LMCT 4761. Licenced second hand dealer.
Ph: 5442 2523 SMS: 0411 627 348 Email mhyett1952@yahoo.com.au
MOTOR BIKES
CAR PARTS SCRAP METAL WANTED
HARLEY Davidson DYNA, Low Rider. Heaps of extras, immaculate cond, 7,500kms $18,500 Phone 0419 292 445 HONDA VTR 250 Excellent condition, Genuine 1500ks, 2003, $2500 (no Reg) VT138 Ph 0411 432 733
KAWAZAKI Ninja 250, 2011, 11,500ks, Excellent cond, Custom paintwork, RWC, (No Reg) 223GC $3500 Phone 0411 432 733 YAMAHA XTR660 1,500kms, immaculate cond, $8,500 Phone 0419 292 445
HARLEY Davidson Sportster 1200cc Low Km's, new battery $6999 Ph 0417 032 099 (AB-267)
Cars, trucks, tractors, tin, wire, white goods etc. Phone 5474 3237 or 0427 312 146. VALIANT, FORD, and OTHER used and new parts including V8 Engine components. Ph Carl, 0413 505 303
WRECKING 97 Ford Futura S/Wagon facotry Gas, solid car but blown head gasket $500 Ph 0418 325 603 (OKG463)
CARS WANTED
AUTO
THOMPSON AUTOMOTIVE Repairing manual gearbox, transfer case & diffs. Phone Phill 0434 145 485
2001 XR8 Falcon Ute, RWC, 12 mth reg, 240'kms, sports bar, blue tooth stereo, tint, C/C, elec win, auto, 2nd own, EC (1FT 9US) $7600 Phone 0409 949 111 2004 Peugeot 407 sedan, leather heated seats, all elec, 160,000kms, goes well, silver, 1FG-4JR $4800 Ph 0439 693 787
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2005 Mazda 3, Manual, one owner, new battery, $5999 with RWC Ph 0417 032 099 (TSY-177) Ph 0417 032 099 2007 Subaru Impresza 2R Hatch, man, a/c 12mnth reg 166,000kms UXC-718 $9990.00 Phone 0438 415 443 2008 Ford Ranger 4x4 space cab, b-bar, snorkle, winch all tray,serviced, 1EZ-9HK $15,000 Phone 0431 032 532
FORESTER 2003, 2.5, XS, 5 spd man, XUL 413, silver, VGC, straight body, never any damage. Many factory options, mag wheels, CD changes, alloy nudge bar, sun roof, tinted windows, 9 months rego. $5,500 ono. Phone: 0418 543 315 HOLDEN 1996 Berlina sedan, Auto, cruise, Climate control, t/bar, green duco, VGC, 270,000ks, $2500 Ph 0400 064 421 (NZH-138) KIA RIO 2000, Manual. Clean car, lady owner, Registered, $3500 Ph 5443 4480 (QNL922) LASER H/B $1400 ono. Manual REG 3/6 RWC No A/C P/S. EC. Mech OK. Ph 0427 100 552 (RVI0899)
VACC PRE PURCHASE INSPECTIONS ROADWORTHY CERTIFICATES Van
RENAULT Master 2013 MWB Mid-roof Driver's side door, Immaculate condition. $$$ off new price $36,950 ONO Ph 0466 578 599 (ZVF-507)
FORD BA, XR6 turbo ute, 03, hard cover, mags, well cared for, RWC, (reg)YOUWISH $9,500 Ph 0431 032 0532
Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635
1983 Toyota Corona station wagon, VIN: ST1419009725 Good tyres, $250 ONO Ph 5439 5322 LMCT 9270
DRAGON CITY MOTOR WRECKERS
2 Taylor St EPSOM VIC 3551 (Behind BP and Subway) PH ED: 5448 3855 OR MOBILE: 0418 360 194 ANY TIME
LMCT 11067
WRECKING
Wrecking all Makes & Models We buy any car or ute Come see your local strippers LMCT 10769
VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY
MITSUBISHI LANCER COUPE
HOLDEN ASTRA CDX SEDAN
$3,899
$3,999
PVK 674
QFB 549
Only 123’ks, full Holden service history, great condition.
5 speed, ideal first car, cheap to run.
FORD BA FALCON UTE
TOYOTA O O HILUX UTE
$7,999
$4,999
ULB 285
T-bar auto, hard lid, mag wheels, looks great.
EKR 909
Cheap reliable work ute, 5 speed, RWC.
2008 HOLDEN VIVA HATCH
2007 FORD TERRITORY TX
$5,999
$9,650 UYS 645
WGN 849
FREE REMOVAL OF UNWANTED VEHICLES Only 92’ks, 5 speed, near new condition.
Specialising In: • Holdens • Commodores • Fords • Light Commercials BA, BF and Ford Territory Reconditioned Ignition Switch and Column Assembly’s
Call 5446 1384 or 5446 1820 Wayne on 0413 774 717 LMCT 10992 Kayne on 0459 652 963 Address: 222 Upper Rd, Eaglehawk, 3556
$3,590
Auto, dual fuel, bargain! Top family runabout.
2006 HOLDEN ASTRA CDX
MITSUBISHI TRITON
$6,999
$14,999
WBM 268
Auto, low kms, T-bar auto, one careful owner, Immaculate.
YPC 769
2012 model, only 90’ks, T-bar, turbo diesel, and AUTO – Hard to find!
Prices valid to 18/11/2015
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
FDY 672 How cheap? Comes with rego and GLXI auto hatch with only 177000kms rwc at a drive away price.
1ED 1YJ
2001 SUZUKI IGNIS WAGON ON
SUBARU LIBERTY AUTO SEDAN AN
$3,990 90
$3,990
YLV 291 1 Nice little runaround at a budget price.
1AV 5CW CW Keenly priced auto with RWC at a drive away price.
2002 TOYOTA RAV4 EDG EDGE
BMW 740i 740iL LUXURY SEDAN
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
SGT 377 7 Under 200,000kms 00 000k manuall andd a bargain at this price.
1FM 1TD Luxury at its best with only 166,000kms
2003 FORD BA FAIRMONT SEDAN
2004 HOLDEN ZAFFIRA AUTO 7 SEATER
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
$4,990
$4,990
$4,990
$5,990
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
TFA 413 TXS 584 84 8 4 Locally owned and loved. Nice car Economical and budget priced at a budget price people mover.
$5,990
$5,990
QGQ 326
RWM 349 Luxury motoring with gas and petrol economy.
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
Just under 200,000kms and a bargain at this price.
NO DEPOSIT FINANCE T.A.P.
Pensioner Discount Ph 5447 4441 A/H 0487 000 145
MITSUBISHI AUTO LANCER HATCH
FORD FAIRMONT GHIA 2005 HOLDEN WL STATESMAN V6 SALOON DUAL FUEL
Cash offered. Phone 0417 334 009.
CASH FOR CARS
MITSUBISHI MAGNA AUTO WAGON
$2,990
Mechanical repairs & Service auto electrical air conditioning ROADWORTHY CHECKS FROM $110 Ph Keith 5443 3304 0417 537 497 9a adam st quarry hill
VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT
USED CAR BARGAINS at BUDGET PRICES DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
complete car care
AUTO
(03) 5447 1785 0409 147 373
Incorporating: CARBY CENTA | THE ENGINE FACTORY BENDAS EXHAUST, BRAKES & SUSPENSION 95 Bridge Street, Bendigo Call Anthony: (03) 5442 6409 | wallrix1@gmail.com
TIMING BELTS Affordable timing belt replacements 25 years qualified experience Mobile Mechanic PH 0400 290 789
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FORD ESCAPE XLS AUTO HOLDEN VECTRA AUTO HATCH 4X4 SUV
$5,990 90
$5,990
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
SOM 983 83
TEZ 776
Affordable bl auto t 44x44 with ith only l 166,000kms.
Only 160,000kms, air bags, cruise and more.
HOLDEN VZ COMMODORE WAGON
HOLDEN VZ COMMODORE THUNDER UTE
$7,990
$6,990
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
RIVED
JUST AR
MGE 720 UOC 235 Lowered , nice mags roof racks Awesome looking Thunder ute with and tow bar. Good looking wagon. nice 19 inch mags. Won’t last.
NISSAN NAVARA 4X4 DIESEL TWIN CAM
$8,990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
2005 MAZDA 3 AUTO
$9,990
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
OXS 942
NG 3500 Hard to find diesel 4x4 loaded with Only 82,000kms, immaculate, 6 air bags and lovely to drive. Won’t last! extras including canopy.
MICHIE ST MOTORS
35 Michie St, Elmore • LMCT 8889 • Phone Ian: 0458 747 712
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SPORT EVCA – Division 1
BOWLED OVER: Maiden Gully beat Emu Creek last weekend. Photo: JOEL PETERSON
Gully on a high MAIDEN Gully will head into a round three clash with West Bendigo full of confidence this weekend after a huge upset win over Emu Creek last weekend. Gully were facing an uphill battle going into day two after only making 97 and the Emus set to resume at 1/17, but an inspired spell of bowling from Gully recruit Craig Burn delivered victory for the visitors at JG Edwards Oval. Burn took 7/28 from 19.5 overs as Gully rolled the Emus for just 91. The Gully quick claimed the first three wickets of the day, before Josh Sheehan struck to claim the scalp of Luke Bell and reduce the hosts to 5/51. Justin Hancock and Tim Croke put on 17 for the eighth wicket and Emu Creek looked to settle before Haw claimed the wick-
et of Hancock, prompting Burn’s return to the attack. He claimed the final two wickets from the primary school end to seal a victory that was jubilantly celebrated by Gully, who recorded only one win last season in its entirety. Their opponents in round three, West Bendigo, endured a horror day against United. Already staring down the barrel of defeat chasing 289 for victory, the Redbacks were bundled out for 53 off the back of a dominant bowling performance form Andrew Duguid. Duguid claimed a remarkable 5/3 from five overs as he ripped through the West Bendigo tail. Alex Collins and Luke O’Sullivan both claimed two wickets, with Ken Bell (30) making over half of Wests’ score as the only
batsman to make double figures. United sent the Redbacks back in with hopes of an outright victory, but the visitors were able to hang on to ensure only first innings points were surrendered. At Spring Gully, the hosts recorded a comfortable win over Golden Gully, making 2/175 in reply to the Cobras’ 160. The innings was spearheaded by Shaun Makepeace, whose knock of 97 saw him share in a 135-run opening stand with Jayden Mannix. At Pearce Reserve, Mathew Pask and Ben Rodda’s 67-run partnership saw the Rangas claim victory over Sedgwick and Nick Skeen and Travis Nolan both claimed three wickets as Axe Creek easily defeated Marong.
Jack’s back... but not for long From Page 40 “I helped Rob Power at the Tour d’Aosta, he managed to win that race and I helped him there, and then I did okay at Tour of Alsace, similar to last year. “The big result was at the Tour de l’Avenir, where I got second, Rob and I are the only two Australians to ever podium there, so that was pretty cool.” Haig is only in Bendigo for a few days, he heads to Melbourne this weekend before a training camp with his new squad gets under way in Canberra on Sunday. After spending several seasons racing with the Australian-based Avanti Racing Team and the AIS World Tour Academy team, the former national mountain bike champion is looking forward to the challenge of the World Tour. “It’s a good opportunity to meet some of the new guys,
I know a lot of the riders but some of the staff behind the scenes I don’t know so I’m looking forward to doing that,” he said. “I’ve known about it for a while. It’s nice and pretty exciting to get it under way for next year. “I think when I get the kit and to the first race it will really sink in. “I’ll learn more about the race schedule in Canberra but I’m hoping to do the road nationals in Ballarat to probably help out (Simon Gerrans), then Tour Down Under, Cadel’s race and hopefully Sun Tour. I’d love to do a couple of those, they are all great events.” Another change for Haig is his living situation next year. He is currently apartment hunting in the north of Spain, where he may even link up with another former Bendigo boy. “Rob Power and I are going through similar things at the
moment of trying to find apartments and organise visas and bank accounts, so it is good to have someone to bounce that kind of stuff off of,” Haig said. “I’m moving from Italy to Spain, around Girona. I’m actually probably going to end up with Zak Dempster sharing an apartment, which would be pretty cool.” Before he can do all that, Haig heads off on the River and Ranges Winery Ride in Nagambie next Sunday. The entire GreenEDGE squad will be present at the ride, which starts and finishes at Michelton Wines Estate. “The river and ranges ride is really fun, I did it last year and getting to interact with all the other riders who come along to support the event and support the team is pretty amazing,” Haig said. For more information on the River and Ranges Winery Ride, visit www.wineryride.com. au
HITTING OUT: Eguchi Misa, Priscilla Hon and Cindy Burger. Photos: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Pro Tour across weekend THE Bendigo Tennis Association is set for a bumper weekend of tennis with the William Loud Bendigo International Pro Tour event set to draw to a close on Sunday. Main draw action started on Tuesday, with the event’s top seeds progressed undeterred through the first round of play. Bendigo’s Eliza Long, granted a wildcard into the qualifying event, was knocked out and did not make the main
draw for the US$50,000 tournament. Number three seed Misa Eguchi recorded the first win of the day yesterday, defeating Australia’s Priscilla Hon 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. The singles and doubles finals will be held on Sunday, as will the finals of the Australian Wheelchair Championships, running concurrently at the Nolan Street complex.
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Coach aims for change
By JOEL PETERSON
GRITTY wins have become a Bendigo Spirit trademark over recent WNBL seasons, but it is a trait that coach Simon Pritchard wishes his side could do without. Bendigo defeated top-of-thetable South East Queensland last Saturday to improve to 5-3 on the season, a win that went part way to making up for a loss to bottom side Adelaide the prior weekend. Bendigo jumped out of the blocks against the Stars, racing to an 8-0 lead before the travelling side ripped off a 13-1 run and led for the majority of the game, including by seven points at half time. A Kerryn Harrington steal with only seconds to go in the third period gave Bendigo a one-point lead that was extended to five points by the final buzzer on the back of a masterful 33 points and 10 rebounds from centre Gabe Richards. Despite the win, Pritchard is urging his side not to dig itself into a first half hole when the Spirit hosts Perth this Sunday, looking to close out a season sweep of the Lynx.
“It was a gritty performance, but the girls are famous for that, we sort of know we have that in us,” he said. “How about we don’t dig ourselves a hole? Then we don’t need to be so gritty. “That’s about consistency.... It’s okay to have a quarter or half a quarter, but as the season gets deeper you can’t have those quarters and the other teams won’t have them either, you can’t rely on that.” Bendigo sits fifth after a third of the season, which the side has played in only five weeks in a horror stretch of the league fixture. As the schedule gets easier, at least in terms of the quantity of games, it gives Pritchard a chance to iron out some early deficiencies. High on the list will be the impact of the team’s bench, including that of import Joy Burke, but ball security has also been a problem for Bendigo this season. Teams have worried Bendigo with a full court press and the Spirit is averaging 13 giveaways a game, that have produced an average of 12.3 opponent points
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per game. Conversely, Bendigo is only scoring nine points per game from the 11 turnovers it forces on average. “Turnovers are massive. It’s been a problem at training too, so we are working on that,” he said. “It’s early season stuff, but now we are past the early season, after this weekend we are nine games in.
It’s really important we get this stuff under control now.” As for Perth on Sunday, Pritchard said a win would mean much more than just securing the season sweep over the visitors. “I think we’ve handled (Perth guard Sami Whitcomb) well, but we match up pretty well with them,” he said.
Pioneers fired up BENDIGO Pioneers coach Brett Henderson says the club will be shaking things up during its preseason, which gets under way tonight at the club’s Epsom Huntly Reserve headquarters. The season is Henderson’s first where he has taken complete control of the group, after stepping in for former coach David Newett after last year’s preparation had begun. That increased ownership is something Henderson said this week he is looking forward to, with a squad he thinks can deliver big results. “It’s really exciting because we think we’ve got some really good topage boys this year and a really exciting group of under-16s that are going to come into the TAC Cup officially,” Henderson said. “We think we have a really good squad to work with, we certainly think it’s a pretty strong group.” The Pios have picked their first ever rookie squad to work alongside the main group, and have received a further boost by securing the signatures of several Geelong-based players including Jamieson Sheahan. “One of the main things behind that is we have five boys on scholarships down at Geelong Grammar who have committed to the club, it’s a long
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time since that’s happened,” he said. “We also gave 10 under-16 boys a taste of TAC Cup footy last year and the major aim behind that was so they could train for a full pre-season knowing what was ahead of them which is great.” The Pios are set to unveil several new staff members when their pre-season starts, including new line coaches and fitness staff. Another pressing concern for Henderson is the fate of the players who have nominated for the AFL Draft. Tom Cole and Aidyn Johnson are likely to be picked up, while Lachlan Tardrew’s strong season has seen him attract interest from clubs, and Jayden Burke and Marty Hore are also draft hopefuls. “We think we have six in the mix, there could be a bolt out of the blue. Lachy has done everything possible to put his best foot forward,” he said. “Tommy Cole and Aidyn we think will certainly get picked up and that is just reward for those two boys. “And then Jayden Burke had a standout season at TAC Cup level and Marty Hore was super as a rebounding back, and I’m really hopeful we get at least two drafted and hopefully two players rookie listed as well.”
“Kelsey (Griffin) matches up well, Joy (Burke) matches up well and no one likes playing Gabe. “We have to pick up a couple of games along the way. I think you’ll need 15 wins to make playoffs, and this is a really important game for us.” Sunday’s game at Bendigo Stadium tips off at 2pm.
Braves score star import AFTER falling to Mount Gambier in last year’s SEABL conference finals, the Bendigo Braves have landed a key member of their south conference rivals’ side for the 2016 season. Two-time defensive player of the year Damian “DJ” Johnson has linked up with the Braves. Johnson spent time with the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves after a stellar four-year career at the University of Minnesota and has played professionally in Japan before coming to Australia. He will add athleticism and a strong defensive mindset to the Braves, and is a welcome addition to Ben Harvey’s side. “I am excited to join the Bendigo Braves and help bring a championship to the city of Bendigo,“ Johnson said. Braves coach Ben Harvey is excited about the new signing. “DJ will be a great asset to the braves program. He brings many skills that don’t always show on the stat sheet but plays for his team at all times,” he said. Harvey will look to the SEABL import recruiting camp in Indianapolis on November 15-17 to recruit his second import.
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FOLLOWING a hectic European campaign, Bendigo cyclist Jack Haig is back in town and looking forward to relaxing – for a little while, at least. Despite the cycling season proper finishing in September, Haig got back into Australia on Sunday after a short break in Spain. He endured a frustrating start to 2015, recording strong results in the Tour Down Under before crashing in Cadel Evans’ Great Ocean Road Race and breaking his elbow, missing out on the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. After heading to Europe he got his form back and the results followed, a positive sign as he heads into his first season on the UCI World Tour with Australian outfit Orica GreenEDGE. “The crash and injury was disappointing, but in Europe I had a pretty good race block in the second half of the year after we did a training camp in Livigno,” the talented 22-yearold said.
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