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ISSUE 955 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Science at the sale THE Discovery Science and Technology Centre has been clearing out all its dusty corners, ready to begin a fantastic new year. A lot of beautiful old science equipment plus odds and ends that have been found are going up for sale at Discovery on Saturday. “Many of the items had been donated over the years,” Discovery’s Rachel Rayner – pictured – said. “But we just haven’t used it, and a lot of it is too interesting to stay locked away.” Doors will open at 9am, on the station side of the building – through one of the large warehouse doors.

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CHURCH leaders have called for the federal government to display more compassion in considering the future of refugees set to be returned to offshore detention after receiving medical treatment on Australia’s mainland. “Good laws should encompass compassion,” St Kilian’s parish priest Father Rom Hayes said. Father Hayes was responding

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to the recent High Court decision that it was lawful to return 267 refugees, including 37 babies, back to offshore detention in Nauru and Manus Island. The asylum seekers were brought to Australia for medical treatment, but now face the prospect of being

returned to conditions described by witnesses as dangerous and cruel, particularly for children. Local church leaders argue that, legalities aside, Christians have a moral duty to care for the 267 men, women and children. Father Hayes declared his un-

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equivocal support for the refugees, saying that on both legal and moral terms, the refugees have a right to stay in Australia. “No one is an illegal refugee,” he said. “Australia signed the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to

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the status of refugees. “We were in fact founding signatories to that convention. “According to the convention refugees have the right to seek shelter, this does not make them illegal. “Legally on this issue the government is out of step, morally the government is out of sight.” Father Hayes said the federal government has largely kept the treatment of the refugees’ situation a “dark secret”. Continued Page 7

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State sees rents up TWO-bedroom units in Sale recorded the state’s highest rental increase in the 12 months to December 31. New REIV data shows the weekly median rent for a two-bedroom unit in Sale rose 9.9 per cent in the past year to $250, up from $228 for the same period in 2014. Four-bedroom homes in the Gippsland city also experienced solid annual rental growth, increasing 5.4 per cent to a weekly median rental of $390. This was in line with a wider trend across the state with a number of regional towns recording significant rental increases for larger homes. Bendigo experienced the largest rental growth of the three main regional centres, with increases recorded for both three-bedroom units and two-bedroom houses. The weekly median rent for a twobedroom house increased 4.1 per cent to $250 while three-bedroom units were up 3.6 per cent to $290. Of the other major regional cities, Ballarat saw solid growth in one-bedroom units, up 3.2 per cent to a weekly median rent of $160 while three-bedroom units in Geelong rose 1.4 per cent to $370 per week. Three-bedroom homes in Echuca were one of the strongest performers with the weekly median rent increasing 9.2 per cent over the year to $328 - up from $300 per week in December 2014.

Four-bedroom homes in Torquay were also popular with renters with the median rent up 7.6 per cent over the year to $495 a week. State-wide the weekly median rent increased for both onebedroom units and four-bedroom houses over the year, up 6.2 per cent and 1.4 per cent respectively. Rent for all other property types remained stable. THE Urban Development Institute of Australia has expressed its concern over proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax announced by opposition leader Bill Shorten last weekend. UDIA national president Michael Corcoran said tax policy should not be used as a market reengineering exercise. “It needs to be fair, simple, efficient and certain. The policy announced fails all of these tests,” he said. “Removing negative gearing from established property investment and investment retaining the CGT is tantamount to a new property tax. Our fear is that this will lead to capital flight from the property investment sector to other asset classes. The proposition to ring fence negative gearing to new homes only is akin to investors in the share market having the restriction of only being allowed to negative gear shares purchased in an IPO.”

GROWTH: Rental prices are on the up in Bendigo. Mr Corcoran said quarantining negative gearing to new homes only creates distortions in the tax system. Any discussions around negative gearing and CGT cannot be held in isolation and should only be had as part of a broader debate around tax reform. “Demand policies such as those proposed by Mr Shorten are not only highly ineffective but also irresponsible. We’ve seen in the past with the various iterations of the first home buyers’ grant and stamp duty concessions, all they achieve is a stoking of demand as prices are driven to unattainable highs” he said. “The key issue here is affordability and if governments are serious about tackling this they should be targeting supply constraints – better planning systems, a steady and transparent release of new zoned and serviced land, and less red tape.” Mr Shorten last weekend announced plans by the Labor party to restrict negative gearing to new housing from July 1, 2017. He said current investments – and any made before this date – would not be affected by

this change and would be fully grandfathered. “The fact is current policy settings are not either creating jobs nor making the dream of a first home more accessible – in 93 per cent of cases, investment loans are used for purchasing existing properties. It is not creating new housing stock and not creating new jobs,” Mr Shorten said. “Labor’s policy will change this – analysis by the McKell Institute shows Labor’s ‘Funding Health & Education – and Balancing the Budget’ policy may create up to 25,000 new construction jobs, lead to the construction of thousands of new homes and boost economic growth.” Under Labor’s policy, taxpayers would continue to be able to deduct net rental losses against their wage income, providing the losses come from newly constructed housing. Losses from new investments in shares and existing properties can still be used to offset investment income tax liabilities. These losses can also continue to be carried forward to offset the final capital gain on the investment.

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MP calls for local build Australian submarines a jobs plus

BENDIGO MP Lisa Chesters wants Australia’s new submarines to be built in Australia with a knockon effect of providing jobs for Bendigo. Last week the Weekly reported that Bendigo business Keech Australia has been invited by German submarine manufacturer ThyssenKrupp to join their bid to supply the Australian Navy’s new submarines. “It’s exciting to learn that Bendigo could be in line for a jobs boost if a local manufacturer scores a components contract for Australia’s new submarines,” Ms Chesters said. “The importance of Australian-built defence manufacturing contract to Bendigo cannot be understated. This contract will secure

many small to medium supply chain businesses and jobs.” Supply of the submarines is open to a federal government evaluation process, and Keech is one of a select number of businesses which met with the German submarine manufacturer ThyssenKrupp which is a bidder to supply the new submarines. But it’s not all plain sailing with the process far from decided. “The three bidders have been asked to provide various options to the government for consideration – 100 per cent overseas built; a mix of local and overseas built; and 100 per cent Australian built through the government’s Competitive Evaluation Process,” Ms Chesters said.

“My fear is that this contract could go to a cheaper bidder if the government opts for the 100 per cent built overseas option. This would result in local Australian job loses as well as Australian based companies like Keech Australia

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partner with TKMSA to supply the world-class additive, and other engineering, these new Australianbuilt submarines will require,” he said. TKMSA chairman John White said the company was keen to meet

Bendigo could be in line for a jobs boost if a local manufacturer scores a components contract

missing out on vital supply chain contracts.” Keech 3D’s chief executive Herbert Hermens said should TKMSA be successful, Keech 3D looks forward to being a supplier to the program. “Our objective and focus is to

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with the Keech 3D team given their capability and track-record in digital manufacturing technology. “Keech 3D’s track-record working in defence and these other sectors in Australia in recent years provides a great template for how we will actively partner with local

manufacturers and service suppliers should our submarine bid be successful,” he said. Ms Chesters said the new minister for defence materiel, Dan Tehan, has the opportunity to secure existing jobs and create new jobs in Australia’s defence manufacturing industry. “What we don’t want to see is more manufacturing jobs go overseas,” she said. “Maintaining a strong industrial base, including for skilled workers here in Bendigo, has important strategic implications for Australia, therefore, we must not allow this industry to die. “Defence manufacturing in Bendigo certainly has a proud history and if given the support of our own government, it will have a promising and successful future,” she said.

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MORE than 2000 people took part in yesterday’s Catholic College Bendigo celebration at the Sacred Heart Cathedral to commemorate the start of the 2017 school year. The opening mass is one of the highlights of the college year, attracting one of the largest congregations to launch the school

year in song and in prayer. The service was led by celebrity priest Father Rob Galea, and included college chaplains, local parish priests, approximately 1700 students and 240 staff members together with family and friends. Year seven and year 12 students walked into the cathedral

together as a means of welcoming the year 7 students into the college community and to represent the first and final years of the six year journey at Catholic College Bendigo. The congregation was formally welcomed by college captains Isabella Grech and Sam Kane, togeth-

er with faith captains Gabrielle Henthorn and Benjamin O’Brien. The Catholic College Bendigo opening mass marks the launch of the 2016 theme, “Opening the Doors of Mercy”, and the service also included the commissioning of 34 student leaders from years 9 and 12.

EACH year, more than 100 talented Australians travel to the far edges of the globe in search of intellectual and creative possibilities on a Churchill Fellowship. The Churchill Trust is holding an information session in Bendigo on Thursday with advice on how to apply. The sessions are part of the Churchill Trust’s National Roadshow, which is a chance to hear from a crosssection of fellows who aim to motivate people with stories about what they achieved since returning to Australia. The fellowships were established after the death of former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, to honour his memory and his wish to offer ordinary people the chance to contribute to Australian society. Fellowships are available for every occupation, field, research area and interest imaginable – from agriculture, to performance art, to education or emergency services – all it takes is the spark of an idea to start this journey. Trust chief executive Paul Tys said it is that generosity and Churchill’s legacy that still live on 50 years later, offering Australians a wonderful chance to improve both themselves and their country with new skills and knowledge. “This session will open your eyes to what can be achieved when you set out to pursue knowledge and, ultimately, bring that knowledge back for the benefit of communities in Australia,” Mr Tys said. The event takes place on Thursday, February 25, 6.30pm to 8.30pm at The Engine Room Historic Fire Station, 50 View Street. Register for the Bendigo Information Session online at www.churchilltrust.com.au/events

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PROMINENT businessman, benefactor and community stalwart George Flack has thrown his hat into the ring for this year’s City of Greater Bendigo council elections. Mr Flack this week confirmed he would again be a candidate for election in the Eppalock Ward, having been narrowly defeated in the 2012 elections that saw Rod Campbell, Helen Leach and Mark Weragoda elected. He said the past three years had been a “sound apprenticeship” in gaining further local government knowledge on issues that had affected ratepayers such as the closure of the Golden Square pool, the Independent Review of council, and the demo-

lition of the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre late last year. He also cited the City of Greater Bendigo’s “unnecessary intrusion in local businesses” such as Hopley Demolition over the past two years, and more currently, Greenaway Bins. “Ratepayers funds are being squandered on a new organics waste service being developed by the City of Greater Bendigo when millions of dollars can be saved allowing the existing Greenaway waste business to do the job more efficiently without added cost burden on all ratepayers,” Mr Flack said. He said he believed there was capacity over the next four years to effectively “cap” rates at zero per cent,

claiming “excessive top level bureaucracy and staffing resources” as future keys to council’s financial viability. “By outsourcing the entire City Futures unit into a financially sound and well-managed business unit over

frame earlier considered in that review,” Mr Flack said. The principal of Flack Advisory said his knowledge in areas of financial management, budgets and the complex area of superannuation

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Wrigglesworth aims to bind city AXEDALE mother of two Yvonne Wrigglesworth will officially launch her City of Greater Bendigo council election campaign next weekend, with a promise to be a councillor who brings the city together, not tears it apart. “We need a council that values good governance, strong decision making and is committed to understanding their community,” she said. “We also need councillors who are willing to talk their community and the city up, rather than criticise at every opportunity. “Bendigo needs enthusiastic and informed representation and it needs councillors who will listen to the community.” Ms Wigglesworth is the director of strategy, planning and governance at Bendigo Health, and is married to Cameron. The pair moved to central Victoria in 2008 to raise their children and establish a lifestyle with work/ life balance. She will launch her Eppalock Ward campaign “Get a Wriggle on Council” at a family friendly launch event featuring live music, entertainment, nibbles and open discussion about what the community wants from its representative, at the Axedale Tavern on February 27 from 7.30pm. “I am excited with the

THE Bendigo Joss House Temple is saying “Kung Hei Fat Choy” on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Joss House will host a traditional lantern festival and starts the Year of the Fire Monkey. The Bendigo Chinese Association’s Lion Teams and Plum Blossom Dancers will also be putting on a show. Joss house supervisor Darren Wright said Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. “We have chosen to celebrate it with a Lantern Festival, a tradition in China stretching back some 2000 years,” he said. “The lanterns, which will be on display throughout the evening, have been specially decorated by children from the Dr Harry Little Preschool and will look quite spectacular against the red backdrop of the Bendigo Joss House Temple.” Traditionally a visit to a joss house during Chinese New Year is a special event that involves presenting food and donations to the gods, there is also plenty of incense burnt. Bendigo Joss House Temple tours and tea tasting will also be available. Gates open at 6.30pm and the festivities will take place from 7pm onwards, $2 entry. Details from www.bendigojosshouse.com BRIGHT IDEA: Volunteer Mikelle Dingwall with lanterns.

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Bank positive after profit both the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Bonus Share Scheme. Managing director Mike Hirst said the past six months had seen extreme price competition for mortgages, with several competitors seeking to increase their balance sheet exposure to Australian home loans and some irrational pricing in the lead up to changes in regulation. “Of course, those changes were deemed necessary by the Financial System Inquiry to begin levelling the playing field for all banks,” he said. “Net interest margin contracted slightly on the prior half year by one basis point to 2.16 per cent,

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“Funding is a particular strength, with about 81 per cent of funding now provided by retail customers. As the wholesale markets move through a period of volatility and higher prices, our funding profile provides some insulation from those issues,” Mr Hirst said.

Fox is a special arrival Fox Hamilton Hugh Roberts entered the world on a pretty important day for Australia. We reached a population milestone of 24 million, at about 12.50am on Tuesday, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and Fox clocked in a few hours later making him pretty close to being citizen number 24,000,001. “The population clock is an indication of the current population, based on a projection calculated using births and deaths data and migration figures,” ABS’s Beidar Cho said. Fox seemed oblivious to all the fuss, but mum Jessica said it was all a bit of a shock. “It’s amazing he’s here, we did this,” she said. “It was a pretty straightforward birth, but he was induced two weeks early. I must admit, if he was born a ranga I was going to change his name.” Dad Simon’s to blame for the unusual label, with him having the nickname Foxy.

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BANK heads say management approach has contributed to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank recording an after tax statutory profit of $208.7 million for the six months ending December 31 2015. Results unveiled by Australia’s fifth largest bank this week showed cash earnings were $223.7 million, a 2.7 percent increase on the December 2014 half year result. Cash earnings per share were 48.9 cents, a 1.7 percent increase on the prior corresponding period. The interim fully franked dividend of 34 cents per share is an increase of 1 cent per share. In addition a 1.5 per cent discount will be applied to shares issued under

“We’re very pleased to see a more level playing field in practice, which ultimately means our bank can be a large part of the increasing choice Australians have when deciding who to trust with their banking.” Mr Hirst said the bank’s outlook remained positive, particularly because of its strong capital, funding and credit position. “We have built a strong and valued brand and our steadfast approach to disciplined margin management and balance sheet growth means our bank is well placed for sustainable growth, and is one that investors and customers should consider,” he said.

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special baby: Simon and Jessica with Fox Hamilton Hugh Roberts. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN “It just developed from there,” Jessica said. The Flora Hill family were keen to get home after the

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With the completion of the construction work on the new Bendigo Hospital, designers have turned their attention to the fit out and the matter of colour schemes and decor in general. Purple tones, taken from the sky and water reflection, will be used as the main feature colours, with lighter purples and blues used as accent colours. An aerial image of Lake Eppalock is the inspiration behind the colour scheme of the Emergency Department and Medical Imaging. Each area in the new building will have a different colour scheme, inspired

by each of ten local government areas within the Loddon Mallee. The interior design was crafted with the vision of connecting the region and the hospital, with the designers using satellite pictures of the geographic areas as inspiration for the colours. Bendigo Health board chairman, Bob Cameron, said he was thrilled to see the new hospital interiors reflecting the various regions serviced by Bendigo Health. “The new hospital is a far cry from the white hospitals of old. The colours are vibrant and modern and provide an

intuitive way for patients, visitors and staff to find their way around,” he said. Extensive consultations were held with staff to ensure the interior design colours and surfaces were appropriate for application in a hospital environment. Surfaces were considered by specialties such as infection control, environmental services and clinicians. Clinicians, in particular, worked closely with the designers to ensure the colours would not affect their clinical assessments of patients, such as yellow tones impacting on the appearance of jaundice in newborns.

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Bendigo Health Group emergency department director Diana Badcock will be the guest speaker at Bendigo’s Biggest Afternoon Teal next week. Dr Badcock was born in Cambridge and studied at the University of London. Her medical background is extensive and includes working in Hong Kong in 1989/90 as a medical officer in Vietnamese refugee camps. She relocated to Bendigo in 1990 and has worked as a general practitioner, emergency physician and director of emergency medical training. The event is the perfect fit for Dr Badcock as she contin-

ues to demonstrate her commitment to women’s health. More than 300 women are expected to attend the afternoon tea fundraiser, taking place at 2pm on Wednesday at the Bendigo Town Hall. Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month aims to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, of which the signs and symptoms are often very subtle. With no early detection test a key focus for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month is to educate Australians and improve outcomes for women. Bendigo for Ovarian Cancer committee member and Ovarian Cancer ambassador for the region Lisa Smith said

the figures of ovarian cancer are alarming. “Out of the four women diagnosed every day three will die,” she said. “Our event goal is to bring together women of all ages to make sure this information accessible. It’s about starting a conversation and ensuring they are aware of the symptoms, because with ovarian cancer early detection is vital.” Teal Ribbons can be bought for $2 each from Make Your House A Home, 132 High St, Bendigo, and Jools for Jim Hair and Beauty, Pall Mall, Bendigo with virtual tickets available from the websites of both businesses.

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no more morning teas The Cassia breast cancer support group extends its thanks to the local community for supporting its Biggest Morning Tea auction over the last seven years. Having raised and distributed in excess of $47,000 to a variety of cancer charities, representative Margaret Honeybone said the group had been overwhelmed by the support of many local businesses and individuals who have donated both time and goods since the events inception in 2008. The group will no longer host the event, but does continue to provide social support for local residents experiencing breast cancer. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month. For further information contact Julie on 5439 3901, or Ronnie 5443 3257.

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MORE than 40 trade students were honoured at the 2015 Bendigo TAFE Trade Awards Night on Thursday. The annual celebration recognises the achievements of some of Bendigo’s outstanding trade students and future leaders. Awards spanned automotive, carpentry, electrical, electrical machine repair, engineering, landscaping, painting and decorating, plumbing and refrigeration trades. This includes prestigious awards such as the Jack Hodge Award and Geoff Austin Award denoting former teachers dating

back as far as 1946, as well as the Jack McPhail Award that has been presented to students for over 40 years. The major award of the night – the Trade Apprentice of the Year Award, went to dual winners – carpentry student Sean O’Connor and painting and decorating student Madeleine Hatchard. Bendigo TAFE director of construction and industrial Justin Busse said the annual awards night provided an opportunity for high achieving students and their families, teachers and staff, and industry representatives to come

together and celebrate the importance of quality training. “The awards night is an evening of industry celebration where students, friends and families attend, along with trade industry representatives, sponsors and Bendigo TAFE teachers and staff,” Mr Busse said. “Bendigo TAFE is an integral part of the community and we are proud of our well-equipped trade facilities, as well as our passionate industry qualified staff who work hard to ensure our students are industry ready on completion of their chosen course.’’

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Vietnam war fallen remembered commemorative celebrations of life across Victoria. These ceremonies will take place noon on Sunday. Those to be remembered are John Alexander Doherty, Bevan Maxwell Trimble, Paul Francis Reidy and David John Thomas. John Alexander Doherty was killed in action on February 18, 1968 in Vietnam aged 23 years. He was laid to rest at the Bendigo Cem-

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Seeing the change It is a long way from the hills of northern Virginia to the Star Cinema in Eaglehawk, where central Victorians Lisa Heenan and her husband Darren Doherty will be screening their already internationally acclaimed documentary “Polyfaces – a world of many choices” this weekend. This 90 minute documentary set in the Shenendoah Valley focuses on

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THE question “Why do cyclists ride two abreast?” came up at a forum I attended earlier this year. It was looking at bike lanes around Bendigo and whether they need to be wider. While there are a couple of safety and legal answers, I don’t think they explain the practice well enough. It is legal for cyclists to ride side by side as long as they are no more than a metre apart. It’s also safer for two reasons. Riding safely is as much about visibility to motorised traffic as anything else. A group of cyclists riding side by side is more visible

to cars approaching from behind than a single long line of riders. Passing slow moving traffic is always a risky manoeuvre. A bunch of riders two abreast is only half as long as it would be if the cyclists rode single file, so overtaking traffic moves past the group much faster. Those at the forum agreed with all this and that it was quite acceptable, where there is no bike lane, for cyclists to occupy a lane for safety reasons. But I wasn’t entirely satisfied with these answers. It wasn’t until I’d pondered the question after the forum that I identified the

missing element: the egalitarian spirit of mateship. Our cycling community revives the characteristics of “mateship”: sharing a chat, pinning one against the other, making a way for others to follow, blazing a pathway. A bunch of cyclists out for a ride connects a diversity of vocations in an inclusive community spirit. It’s not based on who you are or what you do, how rich or poor you are, but the commonality of riding a bicycle. Where else can you think that at the beginning and end of an activity elite athletes, doctors, surgeons, lawyers, school principals, teachers, tradesman, busi-

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ELINDA Schneider will bring her vibrant homage to Doris Day, Melinda Does Doris - A Tribute to Doris Day, to the Capital Theatre on Thursday. While many will be familiar with Schneider’s extensive country music song-writing and recording career, that is only the beginning. From starting her own record label, to performing on Dancing With the Stars, to writing a stage show; there’s not much she hasn’t seen or done since first making her stage debut aged three. “I’ve always sung growing up and county music was where I felt I wanted to develop my career” she said. Career might seem an understatement, considering her achievements include nine studio albums, six Golden Guitar awards, and collaborations with icons of the Australian music industry. Speaking of her idol, Doris Day, Schneider’s enthusiasm is contagious: “She is a triple treat – great singer, great dancer, great actress. But her comedic skill and sense of humour – that really got me.” In 2010, she indulged her passion for all things Doris, releasing a tribute album which

debuted at number one on the ARIA Jazz and Blues chart. From there, she co-wrote a stage show DORIS, Doris Day - So Much More Than The Girl Next Door. Showcasing the music of the 40s, 50s and 60s, the show toured Australia. Following its success, Schneider decided to bring the songs from the show to new territories in a concert format. “I hope people come and support it because its a show that makes you feel good,” she said. “The songs are just so uplifting it takes people back to their youth.” In among a whirlwind of singing and performing, 2012 saw Schneider give birth to her first child. “I used to be a real workaholic,” she says of how motherhood changed her priorities. “I want to be a good Mum and try and keep the balance as much as I can”. While motherhood may have slowed her hectic work pace, Schneider has no intention of stopping altogether. “I think you can do anything as long as its done well,” she said. For tickets and information visit www.thecapital.com.au – Christine Allan

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What is happening on our roads? Five pedestrians have been killed in Victoria in the past week. One of the fatalities was a 65-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a car while she was waiting at a bus stop. Another a man on a footpath picking his kids up from school. And on Tuesday morning a man was hit in the Melbourne CBD and a school girl was hit by a garbage truck in Melbourne’s south-east. It is too early to say who was at fault in this disturbing spate of crashes involving pedestrians. However, research shows that pedestrians are usually not the cause of crashes that kill or injure them. TAC research shows that driver error causes 88 per cent of crashes involving senior pedestrians who are injured and 66 per cent of pedestrians 16-39 years. The most common crash scenario is when a pedestrian is hit from behind by a car turning right at an intersection. That is, the driver failed to give way to a pedestrian as they are legally required to do. It is apparent that large number of drivers either do not know, or do not heed, road rules relating to pedestrians such as giving way to walkers when crossing sliplanes, or when undertaking U turns, or entering or exiting a carpark or driveway. We need better enforcement and road design that facilitates safe driving and takes care of pedestrians. As for pedestrian error, we are human, we all make mistakes, but we shouldn’t pay for our mistakes with our lives. Ben Rossiter, Executive officer, Victoria Walks

Letter of faith An open letter to the community of Bendigo and Victoria from the Bendigo Interfaith Council. The Bendigo Interfaith Council comprises representatives of the Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish Muslim and Sikh faiths. Last year our community at times was challenged by views that tried to undermine, intimidate and discourage an individual’s fundamental human right to worship, practise their faith and pursue their beliefs. Those challenges will continue in 2016. As representatives of Bendigo’s faith communities, we reaffirm our united commitment to supporting every person’s right to practise their faith and live in a peaceful and harmonious community. The Bendigo community is re-

silient, open and accepting. Our strength comes from our acceptance of diversity in culture, faith and ethnicity. This makes our community inclusive and vibrant. It is the belief of the Bendigo Interfaith Council that acceptance of diversity in faith is paramount for the wellbeing of our community. Therefore we reject attempts to divide our community and to erode community harmony. We also reject views that try to incite fear, hatred and discrimination against faith communities. There is peace in faith. There is kindness and generosity in faith. Faith has had a rich place in the Bendigo community and will continue to do so. As we learn from this spiritual heritage of hope and hurt, we encourage our local communities to reflect on the role they play in encouraging inclusion and supporting harmony and peace in Greater Bendigo. As a community, and as individuals, we must all respect each other’s right to worship and practise faith. We encourage everyone, as responsible citizens, to report to police any crimes motivated by prejudice. We therefore encourage all residents, both religious and nonreligious, to put aside intolerance, prejudice and divisiveness, to foster peaceful and inclusive co-existence in the City of Greater Bendigo. Chairperson Mons. Frank Marriott and secretary Judy Causon, Bendigo Interfaith Council

Youth in parliament Applications are now open for the 2016 Youth Parliament. Youth Parliament is a program designed to give young Victorians between the ages of 16–25 years, a chance to be heard by state government and help shape legislation in Victoria’s parliament. 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of Victoria’s Youth Parliament, so it will be a momentous parliament for participants and for the communities they represent and a great time to be involved. A celebrated institution in Victoria, Youth Parliament provides 120 young people from across the state the opportunity to receive training in public speaking and leadership, as they research issues they’re passionate about. Ultimately, participants will bring a bill to the Victorian parliament and debate this bill in the Victorian Parliamentary Chambers. Over the past 30 years, more than 20 bills passed by Youth Parliament have gone on to become law, including: Drug testing for drivers, mandatory wearing of bike helmets and gun

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New high for donations Last year was a record year for organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Australia. This is according to official figures released by the Australian and New Zealand Organ Donation Registry and the Organ and Tissue Authority. The 2015 record outcome of 435 deceased organ donors resulted in 1303 organ transplant procedures, with a total 1483 organs transplanted thereby saving and improving the lives of 1,241 people. Steady growth continued in 2015, with Australia achieving a donation rate of 18.3 donors per million population (dpmp), exceeding the national target of 18.2 dpmp. This reflects a growth of 61 per cent in the national donation rate since 2009 (11.4 dpmp), when the national reform programme was introduced. Australia’s 61 per cent growth in its donation rate is higher than that

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Maintain respect THE Bendigo Weekly was pleased to earlier this week receive an open letter to the local community from the Bendigo Interfaith Council that appears opposite on page 16 of today’s paper. We agree with the Interfaith Council’s assertion that our community has been challenged by views that have looked to compromise the right of every person to worship, practise their faith and pursue their beliefs, and we also regret that those views continue to be perpetuated upon our community in present times. That will always happen in a democracy, and the test for how vibrant and accepting any democracy is, can be judged on how the community manages the debate, the differences of opinion and the action of community members. Ours is a resilient, mature and welcoming community that has

taken great strides in the past decade to become a more culturally enriched and diverse society. Accepting diversity means accepting the differences of opinion that do exist. Above all, it means maintaining respect for everyone. The same applies to the complex matter of how to manage the issues surrounding refugees who have been treated in Australian medical facilities but now face the likelihood of being returned to the hellholes from which they came that are the offshore detention centres of Nauru and Manus Island. Our compassion and our Christian values say these lost people should be allowed to stay. Many legal experts say the law does as well. The federal government’s advice is to the contrary. Our government is convinced

that such a soft approach would only embolden the dreaded people smugglers who look to exploit vulnerable peoples from the world’s many trouble spots, and who then in turn expose these people to the very real risk of being lost at sea, and in ever increasing numbers. Sadly, those who would look to find peace and a better life in countries like Australia cannot shake off their status as victims and incredibly impoverished and fragile people even upon their arrival or their detention. Ours will sadly never be a world where conflict and violence do not exist. Such circumstances will continue to drive people from their homelands in search of a better, safer and happier life. That’s not a crime, but the deeds that lead to these terrible situations usually are.

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Statement by Bishop Les Tomlinson on the film Spotlight THE Australian release of the movie Spotlight, which details the uncovering of the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, and in the United States of America more generally, tragically has many parallels for the Catholic Church in Australia. The film is riveting and challenging and makes for uncomfortable viewing, especially in its portrayal of the betrayal of trust and the loss of faith in the Church of ordinary, good people. In Australia, as in the US, many innocent children and young people were sexually abused by priests, religious and other Church personnel. Their faith and their lives were profoundly damaged, if not destroyed, by this terrible betrayal. When they found the courage to tell their stories they were often not believed, or treated with dignity, or offered any assistance to deal with the legacy of the abuse. Too often the Church was perceived as protecting its own interests first. Sometimes victims had to endure the pain of seeing their abusers moved from place to place, putting more innocent young people at risk. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse continues its vital work of investigating this terrible scourge which is, to our great shame as the Catholic community and as the Australian nation, far more widespread in institutional settings than any of us have previously believed. In our Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst, we are fully committed to a number of key tasks and actions in response to this horrifying reality. These measures include: • The Professional Standards Committee of the Diocese which meets regularly to review practices and processes relating to professional standards, and offers compassionate and just treatment for those persons who come forward with a complaint about sexual abuse; • Professional psychological assessment of any person seeking to enter the seminary as a student for the Diocese, prior to their acceptance into the seminary, as well as on-going, recorded induction into the principal documents and processes associated with professional standards of clergy in Australia, and specifically psycho-sexual development, during their seminary formation;

• Our Catholic schools have clear policies in relation to the well-being and protection of children under their care, and very clear protocols for dealing with complaints or concerns. In conformity with recent Victorian government legislation, our CEO has put in place in our schools policies concerning working with children, mandatory reporting, failure to disclose, failure to protect and grooming, all of which form an integrated whole, the principal and primary focus being always the protection of the child; • All clergy and others in our Catholic Community who work with children are required to have a current Working With Children Card

It reinforces our shared determination to make our parishes and other institutions and agencies of the Diocese of Sandhurst places of absolute safety for our children and young people. I would encourage anyone who has a complaint about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church to immediately contact the police (details of the SANO task force below). If you need help to do so, you can contact our Professional Standards Committee for advice and assistance (contact details below). If you do not wish to go to the police at this time, our Professional Standards Committee can explain the protocols of Towards Healing, the process the Church follows in Victoria to deal with such matters

Please do not give up on God. You are carried in the hearts, the memories and the prayers of the Catholic community of Sandhurst. (WWCC). For clergy this requirement is monitored by the Bishop; for persons employed in Catholic education, by the CEO. A WWCC is of course a requirement for non-teaching staff employment in our schools and teaching staff are cleared through their registration process. We await the final recommendations of the Royal Commission and stand ready to change or augment our safeguarding policies and processes where necessary. In light of the terrible suffering inflicted on innocent children and young people by members of the Church in the past, we are determined to do everything we can to ensure that no one suffers in this way again, now or in the future. The screening of Spotlight, even as it reveals a terrible and painful story, is an opportunity for all of us in the Church to acknowledge the extent to which some of our brothers and sisters, including our leaders, have failed so badly, also here in Australia, to be the signs and bearers of God’s love and compassion they were expected, and appointed, to be. More importantly it can be an opportunity to re-double our efforts to assist those who have been the victims, and now survivors, of this terrible abuse and for whom the screening of this movie might well open up painful wounds.

if the complainant does not wish to go the police. As the current Bishop of Sandhurst, I want to conclude by once again offering a sincere and deeply felt apology to all those who have suffered sexual abuse as children by members of the clergy, religious orders or other Church workers or representatives of this Diocese. You were betrayed in the most terrible way possible by those from whom you had a right to expect nothing but goodness and fidelity. So many of you have lost so much, including perhaps your faith in the Church. Please do not give up on God. You are carried in the hearts, the memories and the prayers of the Catholic community of Sandhurst.

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Ms Sorensen says there will be no quibbling about whether or not a place is within the central Victorian region. “We are happy for the region to be inclusive, and would love to receive writing by and about those people who live outside Bendigo,” she said. “We think of ourselves as geographically sitting somewhere in the middle of a big, complex, diverse and fascinating region, and the idea of these prizes is to do our bit towards documenting all that in entertaining words.” More information about both prizes can be found at the Bendigo Writers Festival website, or The Capital via Anne Henshall, a.henshall@ bendigo.vic.gov.au

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ANDER the streets of Bendigo’s CBD regularly and sooner or later you’ll run into John Grossman. Rock up to the Taphouse, Golden Vine or one of many other local venues and sooner or later you’ll see the impassive Grossman on stage, caressing sweet sounds out of one of his much-loved guitars as the eponymous Project work through a succession of tightly-delivered classic pop tunes. “We’ve played about 70 gigs over three years now,” Grossman said. “Supporting Wolfmother in 2014 was one of the more unusual and surreal experiences. Meeting the Grammy award-winning stadium rockers, talking life and musical influences before the show is a wonderful memory.” Joining forces with Grossman in the John Grossman Project are seasoned local musos Keith “Lightning” MacQueen on lead vocals and lead guitar, Cliff “Killer” Breed on bass and Danny “Basher” Bartels on drums.

The JGP vary their set from gig to gig depending on the venue and crowd. “We rotate songs quite often,” Grossman said. “But we have some regulars like London Calling by The Clash, The Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy, ABBA’s Ring Ring and of course Dirty Deeds.” The JGP’s members joke a bit about their respective influences and histories. Bartels said: “I think I was Phil Collins’ love child. My influences were Buddy Rich, ACDC, Metallica, Pink Floyd… I had some maracas as a baby rattle!” John Grossman said they always had a guitar in the house. “Although no one could really play. A guy from school helped me. He would draw a chord chart on a piece of paper – maybe two or three different chords a week – and send me home with instructions to learn them before he would give me more chords. Remember, there was no internet. And I had no music books,” he said. “We love to engage the audi-

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ence and have them participate, we do this with our annual Bandaoke Night where folks can get up on stage and sing with the band (some great some not so great) but in the end the crowd all cheer and have a lot of fun.” The JGP have a busy few weeks coming up.

The group is playing at the Golden Vine this Saturday, February 20 and then at the One Tree Hotel on February 28, Metro on March 5 and in Bull Street for an evening slot at the Easter Festival on Saturday, March 26. They’re a lot of fun. – Simon Wooldridge

SPECIAL fundraising event will be held at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine on Sunday from 5pm. Eighteen-year-old Castlemaine musician Berrick Breheny, has been offered a music internship in Camaguey, Cuba, where he’ll be having lessons each day for six weeks with music teachers learning trumpet, trombone and double bass. In order to raise the funds to get there, Berrick has created a program of world music featuring local and Melbourne-based musicians. Berrick, who was diagnosed with high functioning autism at the age of four, has already performed at numerous festivals and events and would like to further his music career. “I have so far saved $3000 for the trip and need $10,000 to complete my studies overseas,” Berrick said. The line-up includes QUBA, flamenco performers, KGB, Elvis Walsh and the Seduceaphones. Doors open at 5pm. Tickets at www.trybooking.com/KGDD The Theatre Royal is at 30 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine. For further details visit www.theatreroyalcastlemaine.com.au or phone 5472 1196.

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N case I don’t make it to number 40, I want to celebrate my 38 years in the newspaper industry. Those who know me can’t believe I am old enough to have worked that long in print, but I did start at 16. Nowadays you have to have a degree to get anywhere near most jobs, but I took the more common route in the 1970s of being a copy boy. I found the ad for the job in the classified section hidden away, and within a week was starting in Fleet Street at the Evening Standard. If you were in UK newspapers it was in Fleet Street in those days, and it was exciting enough just to be in the hustle and bustle let alone actually having a job. Being a copy boy involved running copy from the teleprinters to the sub editors who carefully rewrote the wire copy or cut and pasted the teleprinter copy onto sheets of paper. These sheets were dropped to production where they were typset using hot metal machines called linotype. This was then set on a stone, as it was called, which was actually a full size layout in reverse. Galley proofs were taken from this, and when everyone was happy flongs were made. Flong, what a great word. This was a fibrous flexible imprint of the type on the stone which was then sent off to be a mould for a curved metal plate for the printers. The button was pushed and the

printers spun into life. The Evening Standard had seven editions a day. Yes, seven. The first edition was mostly for the racing industry out at 9.30am, then there was a Midday edition and then City at about two. Throughout the afternoon and evening new editions were printed for developing news, this was generally pages one, three and five only... but they looked different and it was always best to get the latest edition. I soon became a copy editor and moved away from running copy and buying teas and spent 10 years in the so-called Street of Shame. Things have changed a bit in the processes of putting newspapers together, but I have enjoyed seeing them all go through. I remember the fuss when in

HAT a difference a handful of decades makes. When Ranulph Fiennes began his career as a young soldier seconded from the British army to Oman, he found himself fighting with the Sultan’s forces to defend Muslims from Marxist rebels in the country’s southernmost province, Dhofar. In the mid 1960s, Russiantrained fighters flooding overland from Yemen were vehemently opposed to Islam – a far cry from the current generation of Yemeni terrorists with their pseudo-religious fanaticism. From an isolated base at Salalah on the Indian Ocean coastline, Fiennes led foot patrols through the Arabian Desert – one of the world’s hottest, driest and deadliest wastelands. Also known as the Empty Quarter, this expanse abutting Saudi Arabia had to that point been little explored by Europeans, creating an opportunity for Fiennes to not only serve the Sultan but at the same time indulge his quest for adventure by setting out to search for a mythical ancient city known as Ubar. That Oman is today one of the region’s most politically

the late 80s sub editors rather than compositors started building and designing pages. I was at News Corp’s Cairns Post at the time in far north Queensland and I think I was the first sub in the country to fit a picture in a picture box and output to bromide. This was definitely compositor country and a bit of a row followed, but in the end the comps lost out. Nowadays in the bigger papers subs are long gone, but I like to think I am still flying the flag for the subbing trade, albeit a small one. I think the job is called content producer nowadays. I prefer sub or journo, but obviously live in the past. - Steve Kendall Twitter@stevekendall1

stable, peaceful countries is due largely to that era. His memories of those years, and of the challenges of an earlier hovercraft expedition up the Nile River from the Egyptian delta to Lake Victoria (along the way meeting dictator-to-be Idi Amin in Uganda), make up the bulk of Heat, Fiennes’ tribute to some of the world’s most inhospitable climates. In full uniform Fiennes later trained in the sweltering equatorial jungle of Brunei and contemplated joining a British counter-insurgency force on the Afghanistan-India border; in civilian life he circumnavigated the planet and ran seven marathons on seven continents in a single week, including in Singapore. Most recently, aged 71, he became the oldest Briton to complete an infamous 251-kilometre footrace through the Sahara Desert, shedding blood, sweat, tears and skin while raising £2 million for charity. – Rosalea Ryan

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Having started out in the notorious mining town of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in the 70s and 80s, Wilson first wrote cheeky ditties to keep his friends entertained. He went on to send up popular songs and create his own material – which he continues to this day. Asked for a sample of his next album, Wilson sings a parody of Elvis’ Blue Suede Shoes not fit for publication. Unapologetic for the nature of his material, he explains the bawdy ballad is as old as time itself. Kevin Bloody Wilson

has no intention of slowing down. When he announced his first lot of final farewells, which saw him tour the width and breadth of Australia in 2013 and 2014, he was quick to point out that he was quite keen on setting a record. “I saw everyone doing their final concerts, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon,” he said. “I’ll probably get three or four years out of this and then I’ll start doing my comebacks.” For more information visit www.bendigostadium. com.au - Christine Allan

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building competitions running each day. Not forgetting the smaller builders, there will also be a Duplo construction zone that will keep the toddlers captivated. The event is run by Social Builders, a social enterprise that aims to provide play and social opportunities for children at risk of social isolation, including those affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder. The money raised will be reinvested into Inside the Brick and construction play programs for children at risk of social isolation. The Sunday 9am entry time is Sensory Friendly, providing a supportive environment with low volume music and announcements, and reduced visitor numbers.

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Other cleaning products for sale are white magic sponges, micro fibre mop cloths and vacuum cleaners. There is a range of accessories such as scented soaps, candles and reed infusers that make perfect gift ideas. O’Rourke’s also provide a professional ironing and premium dry cleaning services. So please call in and you will be greeted by efficient and friendly staff who will provide you with the professional advice on all your cleaning needs. O’Rourke’s Prestige, Shop 2 Strath Village, Condon Street, Strathdale. Phone 5441 7333.

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OMEDIAN and songwriter Kevin Bloody Wilson will bring his bawdy ballads to Bendigo on Tuesday, February 23 at the Bendigo Stadium. The Second of the Final Farewell Tour... Perhaps! will harness Wilson’s larrikin humour and paunchy puns in spades. Embracing spontaneity, the show is largely unstructured. “I never go out with a plan. If I had a set-list I’d never follow it anyway,” he laughs. Despite the chaos, crowd favourites such as D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F and Dick’taphone are sure to make an appearance, and make up a core group of songs to keep die-hard fans satisfied. While much of Wilson’s musical legacy remains beyond the tolerance of commercial radio and music industries he continues to carve out an extensive career. Record sales are pushing four million, and a loyal following supports local and international tours, ensuring the anthems of bogan Australia reach far beyond our shores. The litmus test for Wilson’s material remains the opinion of his mates, and his wife. “I know its funny if my wife rolls her eyes. If she squints it’s even better,” he quips. The crude gags and satire belie a family affair. Wilson’s wife is his tour manager, while his daughter opens his show on international tours.

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AGLEHAWK UFS (United Friendly Societies) Dispensary has been an integral part of the Eaglehawk community for 100 years next month. Originally situated at 16 High Street, the dispensary has been its current location on the corner of High and Victoria Street since 1970, supplying residents with all their pharmacy needs. Membership is not mandatory to take advantage of their extensive range of health-care needs, but a membership of just $6 a year entitles members to a further 20 percent discount off all shop lines and non-claimable prescriptions excluding specials. Today Eaglehawk UFS is still as vital to community wellbeing as it was when originally established, due to the foresight of civic minded citizens and the joint effort of numerous friendly provident societies in the post federation era. The installation of an au-

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EXT Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to secure that soughtafter antique or collectable item, with Bendigo Antique and Estate Auctions’ last sale, before the gavel falls for the final time. Since 2004 Vernon Stubbings and Dennis Hayes have provided a professional and reputable service to vendors and buyers alike, with their regular monthly auctions of antiques

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and collectables. The decision to close down has been arrived at rather reluctantly, after considering a range of industry factors including the increasing popularity of online auctions. However, Vernon and Dennis wish to thank their many vendors and buyers for their support during the last 12 years. While the February 24 auction may well be the last, it again will include quality antiques and collectables for the discerning buyer with Victorian and Edwardian furniture, china, glassware, silverware, paintings and prints, cutlery, radios and clocks etc. It is expected that more than 700 lots will be offered including as usual a range of

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“boys’ toys” – bottles, old toys, cards, coins, lamps and pottery. “Prices will reflect the realities of the current market,” Vernon said. Bendigo Antique and Estate Auctions will be open tomorrow, Saturday, February 20 for pre-sale inspection and again next Wednesday, February 24, from 9am, before the auction starting at 3pm at 116 Hattam Street. Alternatively see the full listing online along with selected photographs at www.bendigoantiques.com.au As a result of the business closure, all the new Via Imports furniture will be on sale until the end of March, making now an ideal time to secure 50 per cent off all remaining imported furniture.

tomated drug dispensing machine affectionately known as Cal would have been unimaginable to the original dispensers (pharmacists). “The dispensary is still here as it was in the past for the benefit of its members,” Eaglehawk UFS Dispensary manager Jane Hall said. “Each year we donate a percentage of the profits back to the community.” Community groups are regularly encouraged to submit grant applications. Recent grants have bought a ride-on-mower for the Eaglehawk Tennis Club, helped the croquet club refurbish amenities around their green and assisted with the buying of uniforms for the junior fire brigade, the Eaglehawk YMCA Athletics, and the Eaglehawk Band. Eaglehawk UFS Dispensary 50 High Street, Eaglehawk, phone 5446 8203. Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. www.eufs.com.au

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t was through reading about a tragic and fatal mining accident that my curiosity was aroused about some of the personalities that were in some way involved. Many Bendigonians are unaware there were almost 1000 deaths that occurred as a direct result of gold mining on the Bendigo goldfield. All of these fatalities could be attributed to the danger of the occupation, such as rock falls, failure of equipment and machinery, explosives usage and a lack of alertness by the miners themselves. Distraction, or becoming blasé about their work routine, was frequently the cause of some miners losing their life or becoming seriously injured. There were possibly several thousand who died from what are today termed as industrial diseases, directly attributed to the work that a person did, such as miner’s phthisis. Miner’s phthisis or silicosis of the lungs was an insidious complaint – it can be directly acquired though breathing in miniscule rock dust particles, particularly that of quartz. In 1882 the Johnson’s Reef Company took in the ground from Upper Road where St Laurence Court is located all the way through to Nelson Street. Older Bendigonians will remember that there were immense tailings heaps that extended through the area, where Stafford

risky work: Johnson’s No 3 or Nelson shaft.

Ellison later constructed its clothing factory, now Fitzpatrick’s Hardware. When travelling on the tram to Eaglehawk the locality was littered with mullock heaps and engine foundations. The Johnson’s Reef Company operated three different shafts to access their quite large lease holding. It was at the Johnson’s No 3 or Nelson shaft that an underground manager, Lewis Crowle lost his life. Crowle arrived at the mine as per usual, after having walked from his home at 6.40am, ready for his shift at 7am. Along with his fellow miners, Crowle went down by cage to the fifth level of the mine 137 metres underground where his team was working. Initially the miners were bogging out or shovelling up the rock into trucks from the last blast or firing. As the working face was being cleared some of the other men began drilling holes into the rock

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by hand, what was termed hammer and tap. Normally these holes would be drilled to a depth of more than one metre. Crowle needed to go to the surface of the mine in order to fill the small wooden powder barrels with explosives for his miners to use. To gain an idea of the shape and size of these barrels next time you are between the Town Hall and library, the Cornish Miner sculpture there has a powder barrel depicted in bronze. As soon as Crowle had got into the cage he pulled the knocker line which rang a bell in the engine room, thus instructing the winder driver, Edward Jeffrey, to raise the cage to the surface. He rang once meaning to heave up, followed by four rings to tell Jeffrey that there was a person on board the cage. Jeffrey felt some resistance from the cage, when only 24 metres from the surface. He stopped the winder

and went over to the shaft, yelling out if something was wrong? – there was no reply. Immediately Jeffrey went down the ladders to see what the problem was. When he was level to the cage Crowle was not on board, so Jeffrey continued climbing down and noticed a wooden bearer over the water well at the bottom was broken. There was a hat floating on the water, he then found Crowles’ body also there. With the assistance of the miners from the 137-metre level they retrieved the body, which was brought to the surface. Edward Jeffrey surmised that Crowle must have slipped out of the cage at a point in the shaft where it was not closely timbered, his body jamming between the cage and rock wall, before it fell. Edward Jeffrey also learnt that Crowle occasionally suffered dizzy spells.

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over the years the best way to make sure a job is done properly is to do it ourselves.” The other aspect to this highly reputable business is the truthful advice that Trevor and Dora give their customers. “We advise people as to what is cost effective for them. The cheapest carpet is not always the best, not if it’s going wear out in a couple of years.” “We also stock over 700 plus rolls of stock and give advice regarding colour and décor,” Trevor says. “Some of our builders aren’t sure what to choose and other customers are actually overseas, so based on their input we help them choose the right floor covering.” Better still for customers, Taggerts currently have a clearance sale . Taggerts Discount Carpets & Vinyls, 1820 Sandhurst Road Eaglehawk. Phone them on 5446 1416.

18-20 Sandhurst Road, Eaglehawk

Phone: 5446 1416

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Formerly PCB Electronics

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REVOR and Dora Taggert have been running their floor covering business since 1986. That’s 30 years spent establishing a great reputation. “We started off in a farm shed in Woodvale in 1986,” Trevor says, and we did so well we moved into Sandhurst Road in 1988. “Both Dora and I enjoy what we do and get heaps of job satisfaction. We often get letters of thanks from domestic and commercial clients. “The standout feature of our business is that we give a personalised service to the customers. From the moment they walk in the door we take care of them. We have an initial consultation when we find out their requirements; then I go out and do a proper measure. I do the cutting and then we personally load the carpet or vinyl and instruct the contract installers. We’ve found

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HEALTH & SPIRITUALITY

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For increased recycling and recovery of materials for a stronger regional economy Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group seeks EoIs to establish or expand collection, recycling and reprocessing of any ‘waste’ materials and finished products in the Loddon Mallee region. EoIs are welcome from existing or new businesses and not-for-profit operations. The LMWRRG aims to support initiatives that reduce waste, increase recovery, develop markets and improve efficiencies for a stronger regional economy and greater employment. For further information or a copy of the EoI please contact Karen Fazzani by email karen. fazzani@lmwrrg.vic.gov.au or phone 5494 3711 or go to www.lmwrrg.vic.gov.au. EoIs close on 11th March 2016.

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FANTASTIC BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PREMISES FOR SALE OR LEASE 54 BROOKE ST INGLEWOOD VIC 3517 Previously Inglewood Pharmacy If you have dreamed of owning your own business this is a great opportunity

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Call in and see Helen for more information 51 Williamson Street, Bendigo Ph: 5443 8745 Open Mon-Fri 9.30 - 5.30 Sat 9.30 - 1.30

PUBLIC NOTICES

BOOK LAUNCH GROCERY BOOK

Memories of the Grocery and Supermarket Industry around Bendigo. A book compiled by Bryan Randall assisited by those who owned or worked in the Industry. Includes a list of stores and people that were Grocers dating back to 1897-1912, and photos of stores including Moran & Catos, Crofts, and Jeffries.

Copies of the book are $25 Open invitation to attend Book launch: March 2, 2016 at 2PM - Huntly Court House (Opposite Old Council Chambers) Midland Hwy, Huntly RSVP by February 27 - Ph 0417 059 958 or 5448 3426 Email: brydot@netcon.net.au

FROM THE BIBLE GALATIONS 5:22 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and selfcontrol.

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Sat 20th & Sun 21st February 8am-5pm both days Maldon Footy Ground Admission $5 (Kids Free) Contact Mark 0414 244 842 PSYCHIC TAROT READINGS Accurate,confidential, 30+ yrs exp. Local reader Phone 0401 700 258 REUNION A reunion of Thomas Hayes descendants at King George Gardens Wang, on 6/3/16 10am B.Y.O History book for sale Ph (03) 5721 2942

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BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING • 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 (1.7 Tonne Machine Only)

Ph 0429 171 697 1300 558 385

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Services Offered

Local Classifieds LITTLE RIPPER

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Digger Service

$7.25 per cm/col

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

Price includes colour, scanning of images and clip art etc.

1300 558 385

Ph: Glenn or Donna

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5446 7163 or 0418 510 074

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Bobcat & Tipper Hire Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer

200 - 600mm diameter

Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal

BUILDERS

Bendigo Weekly

Call Ron 0438 569 385

SOUTHERN CROSS RESTUMPING Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience

Ph: 0400 319 094 A: PO Box 304, Eaglehawk 3556 E: townsmith@bigpond.com

CARPENTRY General Maintenance & Carpentry Smaller Paint Jobs Pruning of Small Trees Small S al Concrete Works Sm & Retaining Walls

Trevor 0438 498 445 TC’s ’s sH Home ome maintenance

PAUL EYLES CARPENTRY 20 YEARS LOCAL EXPERIENCE • Full Bathroom/Ensuite Reno’s Tiling • Painting • Plastering Decking & Pergolas Specialising in Reno’s & Restoration Find us on Facebook

PH 0418 129 487 Email for Quote: pauleyles50@gmail.com

CLEANING SERVICES

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

James Sherlock Ph: 0407 472 775

ALL CLEANING SERVICES • Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning from….. $65 • Windows From …………….............…$50 • Bond Cleaning Incl Carpets from…….$350 • Office Cleans from………...............…..$60 Call Emmanuel in Bendigo

1300 282 532 www.austcle www.austclean.com.au

All work guaranteed, and fully insured

• For dry hire • With or without operator • Short or long term • Delivery can be arranged

E X C AVA T I O N

0418 508 993

Licenced drainer 31741

HANDYMAN SERVICES

• IT Helpdesk • Commercial • Anti-Viral • Networking • Custom Builds • Upgrades • Repairs • Training Call Jake on (03) 5447 0262 or 0455 446 964 info@jagersecurity.org • www.jagersecurity.org

• Garden Maintenance & Lawn Mowing • Painting • Repairs • Renovations • Tiling • Carpentry • Fencing • Doors and Windows • Locks/Screens • Plastering & Much More

iThings Bendigo Best onsite support of Apple products in Bendigo. Helping your iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac work seamlessly.

Dick 0412 646 834 Paul 0402 001 350

Set up • Training • Support Integration • Problem solving

Your local Hire A Hubby from Kangaroo Flat

• Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal

0438 561 257

Hours: Mon to Fri: 9 - 5.30 Sat: 9 - 12 Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336

GOLDEN TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM MAINTENANCE PC REPAIRS WEBSITE MAINTENANCE PC INSTALLATIONS SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS BUSINESS IT SOLUTIONS IT NETWORKS HOME COMPUTER SOLUTIONS CLOUD COMPUTING IT HELPDESK SUPPORT PHONE TRISTAN on (03) 5400 1291 or 0418 252 166 tristan@goldentechnology.com.au | www.goldentechnology.com.au

ELECTRICIANS

ELECTRICIAN

1300 558 385

• 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

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FLOOR SERVICES

HYGIENIC CLEANING Cool Rooms | AHU’s | Under Bar | Refrigerators

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HANDYMAN SERVICES

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman

Phone: 0417 329 802 Phone Phil Jennings on 0456 421 455 or email goodasgoldscs@bigpond.com

9 LICENCED 9 POLICE CHECKED 9 PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURED 9 WORK HEALTH & SAFETY CERTIFIED

Central Victoria 13 11 98

GREG SMITH

Over 40 Years Service

Email: hahkangarooflat. vic@gmail.com

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!

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

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

Services Offered

GARDAM

JAGER I.T SECURITY

No obligation quote: 0477 22 77 00 www.bendigoprofessionalcleaningservice.com.au

Electrical Installations

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING ADDED TO THE FLEET: BOBCAT/SKIDSTEER

COMPUTERS

• Removal of hard rubbish and garden waste • Rental clean ups/clean outs • House sale garden makeovers and maintain for sale • Big and small area mowing • Weeding and weed spraying • Trimming and pruning • Fallen timber and chainsaw work • Pick up & delivery and spreading of mulch, stone etc. • Little Tipper/Drive - Hire

Geoff Williams

sherlocksoilworks@hotmail.com

1.5 TONNE MINI EXCAVATOR FOR HIRE

• Regular Home Cleaning • After Build Cleaning • Office Cleaning • Window Cleaning • Lawn Maintenance • Crime Scene Cleaning • Emergency Cleaning

I’m Tony

Call Clint 0427 349 549

Sherlock Soil Works Excavator Bobcat Tipper

• Carpet Cleaning • Floor Polishing • Rug, Mattress, Upholstery Cleaning • Tile & Grout Cleaning • Pressure Cleaning • Roof Cleaning • End of Lease

Call Rob on 0457 803 207 or email rob@ithingsbendigo.com www.ithingsbendigo.com

• Laser Levelled Site cuts • Landscaping • Driveways • Backyard clean-ups • Site Cleans • Trenching 1.7, 5.5 & 14 ton excav, Skidsteer and Truck available

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

GARDEN SERVICES

DBM-1122 DB-U-28169

ABN 62110627991

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

CLEANING SERVICES

REC 4085

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

NO JOB TOO SMALL • Carpentry • Tiling • Painting • Plastering • Pergolas • Decks

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

HOME MAINTENANCE

Quicksand Floors The look will suck you in Sanding & Polishing of all Timber & Cork Floors, New and Old Over 12 years of industry experience Call Luke Phone: 5447 1526 Mobile: 0422 897 575

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Services Offered LANDSCAPING

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

PLUMBERS

C.P.D

•For all your Landscaping needs and bobcat work. • Trade Qualified

PHONE STUART 0429 181 691

PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman

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

PH: 0418 822 911 LANDSCAPING

FREE FRIENDLY QUOTES • QUALIFIED & EXPERIENCED • New and old homes • Texturings • ALL your painting needs

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

STORAGE

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting Pty. Ltd.

License No. 32710

10 SIZES AVAILABLE

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

544 33 999

Free Use of Courtesy Trailer 7 Days Access & On-Site

Electronic Surveillance Security NEW AND USED BOXES AND PACKING MATERIALS AVAILABLE

5448 4499

4 Nolan Street, Bendigo Painter & Decorator

BENDIGO 87-89 MIDLAND HWY www.centrestateselfstorage.com

YOUR FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL AND QUALITY PAINTING TEAM FOR ALL TYPES OF PAINTING

STONE MASONS

OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE FOR A FREE, NO OBLIGATION QUOTE, CALL TROY ON 0418 844 590 OR EMAIL T_EYOUNG@BIGPOND.NET.AU

PEST CONTROL

Lic# 25830

Servicing Bendigo & Central Victoria

• General plumbing, gasfitting & maintenance • HWS change over • Burst pipes • Blocked drains • Gutters & down pipes • Backflow prevention & testing Members of Master Plumbers

RETAINING WALLS - FEATURE WALLS CHIMNEYS - COMPLETE HOUSES See photos on our website

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

Contact: Jamie 0427 380 009 admin@fitzgeraldsplumbing.com.au

PLUMBERS

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

Specialising in Landscape construction

PLUMBERS

John Cross

Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

Plumbing

LANDSCAPING

Established in Bendigo for over 30 years

New homes Ren nov vat atio tio iions ons Renovations

Free Quotes LIC: 13869

(Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)

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

PO Box 54, Eaglehawk

RUBBISH REMOVAL

www.naturalstoneconstruction.com.au

7 Days a Week

Green Waste Green Waste Special

& MAINTENANCE $100 CASH BACK ALL RENTALON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HOT WATERGASUNITS FITTING AND

Jason Charles 0448 324 126 Jason Charles 0448 324 126 Lic No: 50975

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

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

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SPOUT CLEANING

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Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429 * Fully Insured

TILING

No job too small or too big

ARE YOU RENOVATING? MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE

Ph 5446 1535 www.dunstonebrosplumbing.com.au

Ph 0408 507 715 PLUMBERS

MOBILE BATHROOMS

Maintenance Hot water repairs Gas fitting

www.cwls.net.au

• 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

Formally “Spider Sprayers”

0423 402 474

Thorp Tiling “You style it, I’ll tile it”

FLOOR & WALL TILING Ceramic & Porcelain Slate & Stone Waterproofing Screeding Feature Walls & Mosaic Outdoor Areas

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

ROOFING

TREE LOPPING

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

Roof Restoration Roof Painting Roof Repairs

JUDD’S TREE LOPPING

1300 300 748

Phone Leigh & Rob 0417 545 193 juddstreelopping@bigpond.com

ABN 90 153 695 240

Call David/Bronwyn

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

PLUMBERS

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall

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Lic#100122

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

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

EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING 5444 2028

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

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Services Offered TREE LOPPING

FOR SALE

BBQ'S Galore, portable BBQ & gas cyl, VGC $40 Ph 0402 403 569

BUNK Beds, All steel $120, 2 new mattresses, cost $260 Sell $160 Ph 5447 7790 or 5447 9901

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

RICE Cooker, Sunbeam, rice perfect deluxe, 10 cup $15 Ph 5439 5544

VINTAGE, springback rocking chair, EC $60 Ph 0466 269 948

BED side chest of drawers, pair, VGC $30 Ph 5443 2045

SMITHS

BED single ensemble, GC $30 Ph 5443 2045

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

BED single ensemble, VGC $80 Ph 5443 2045 BIKE rack for t/bar, holds 3 bikes, $20 Ph 5442 5552

BRICKS

FOR SALE

Handmades, Reds & Creams, Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846

3 ANTIQUE wine glasses, 2 ruby, 1 emerald, $99 Ph 5442 1507

ARMCHAIR + matching footstool, EC, $70 Ph 5442 1507

BARK CHIPS

4 LARGE Terracotta pots, $50 Ph 5442 1507

BABY basinette, Cane, white, on chrome stand $35 Ph 5448 8523

BUFFETT & matching TV corner unit, color ivory, VGC, $75 each Phone 0407 306 446

ACTIL white QS pleated bed skirt, new, packaged $15 Ph 5448 4370

BAR Stools, were $180 ech sell for $80 ech as new Ph 0456 559 678

ANTIQUE metal birdbath $50 Ph 0447 232 986

BAR Stools, Vinyl seat & back, $40 pair. Phone 5443 6611

FOR SALE

Cat Enclosures

BULBS

Narines - white & pink, Belladonnas - white, Cliveas etc. from $8 Ph 5436 1373

CLEARING SALES BENDIGO ANTIQUE AND ESTATE AUCTIONS

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

AUCTION - Wednesday 24th FEB - 3pm

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

810 lots of quality Antiques & Collectables on offer for our CLOSING DOWN auction

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

116 Hattam Street, Golden Square

Inc:- Vic mah s/boards, chiff, 3 tier servery, parlour cab, cake stand, dr tables, 9pc din setting, stand/lamps, mah desk, Vic wal Games table, loo table, revolving b/case, b/room chair, gents chairs, hall stands, long case clock, 3pc parlour suite, r/w gents chair, Vic cedar 3dr s/board, chiff, hall table, pr arm chairs, ced din table, billiard table, fire surrounds, coal scuttles, fenders, colonial huon pine bed, chest pine kit dr, trunks, s/board, 1/2 tester I&B bed, oak 9dw desk, b/w beds, d/setting, nests of tables, gramophone, Avery wool sealer, cast garden setting, Wood & B/lite radios, num shop disp cabs, carpet squares, paintings, prints, clocks, lamps, gas heaters, trestle tables, old Indian trunk, wooden horse, bird cages & decorator items, coins, bank notes, barometers, sup prof Jap vases on stands, tantelis sets, soda syphons. Collectables: R/Albert, R/Winton, R/Doulton, Sadler, Shelley, Coalport, Spode, China tea & din sets, cruets, Vic ruby, Vasoline, Venetian dep & art glass, Crystal, Ep ware, eastate & costume jewellery, gold, silver & diamonds etc. etc.

FULL INSPECTION: Sat 9 - 5pm also 9am Day of Sale. CONTACT: Dennis 5442 2689 or Vernon 5441 4168 or 0407 485 333

www.bendigoantiques.com.au

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LocalClassifieds ADVERTISE FOR 4 WEEKS - ONLY $25* Phone, Fax, email or bring in this coupon with $25*, or $30* with photo, and your advertisement will be published in the next 4 editions. Categories included: Autos, Boats, Car Parts, Caravans & Trailers, Commercial Vehicles, For Sale, Four Wheel Drives, Livestock, Machinery, Motorbikes & Wrecking.

CAR floor mats, front & back, unused, $30 Ph 5447 7050 CASUAL chairs x2, black leatherette w/arms, EC $50 Ph 0466 269 948 CHAIR, adjustable, re-hab, high back $60 Ph 5442 5552

CHOOK FEED BOWLING Balls Kemselite plus trolley set size 2 $40 Ph 0437 945 476 BRASS base table lamp, turquoise shade, 74cm $35 Ph 5448 4370

Beautify your garden, enrich your soil - make into compost, control weeds, get those worms working. All good for plant life. $120 per 5mtr Deliveries Bendigo. Ph 0424 731 777

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1300 558 385 classifieds@bendigopublishing.com Post: PO Box 324 Bendigo 3552 Person: 37-39 View St Bendigo Fax: 5441 4416

$2.50 per bag .Suitable for pigs, ducks & some other livestock Phone 0411 625 972 CRICKET Shoes, size 10, Kookaburra brand $10 0417 120 591 CRUSOE College girls shorts x2 $10 Ph 0408 538726 CRUSOE College jumper $10 Ph 0408 538726 CRUSOE College Skirt $10, Ph 0408 538726 DESK, black, filing draw + chair $50 Ph 0402 403 569 DINING Table & 6 ladder back chairs, solid timber, brown/mahogny, VGC $750 Ph 5447 1649 DRUMS x8, VGC, $225 the lot Ph 5443 9784 or 0452 277 038 EASYCOOKER original model, complete $45 Ph 5447 8573 ECHO Whipper snipper, fair condition, $45 Ph 0439 116 585

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

FIREWOOD

Murray River Red Gum 14m Split, $1300 Ph 0429 822 816

FIREWOOD

Top quality A Grade Redgum, Split or Blocks end of season sale $950 10 cubic metres, $500 5 cubic metres, Yellow Box also available Phone 0437 120 009

FIREWOOD Quality Dry Grey, Red Gum & Yellow Box Del $120/m Ph 0448 186 691 FOWLERS, jars $30 for a dozen Ph 5442 5552

FRIDGES

HAY Small Square Bales, Oaten and Pasture, Delivery available Ph 0439 699 102

COLORBOND red, unused, Rolled BN, 1800 x 830 x 7sheets $100 5443 7102

HOTPOINT vertical grill, VGC $10 Ph 5448 4370

Handmade, Reds & Creams, Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846

KELVINATOR, Window Air Con, Working Well $100 Ph 0437 945 476 KIRBY Vacuum cleaner, with carpet shampoo system, in good working order $500 Ph 0408 844 658 KITCHEN double sink, w /flick mixer $50 Ph 0439 116 585 LAMP changes in colour, features last supper, $49 Ph 5447 8573 LAWNMOWER, Victa 2str, Runs well, with catcher $80 Ph 0451 102 919 LOUNGE, 6 piece, 1970s retro style $80 lot Phone 0417 120 591 LOUNGE suite, brown leather, 3 seater couch with 2 chairs, EC, $900 Phone 0419 537 647 LOUNGESUITE, Green, Velvet & timber 2x2 seater x2 armchairs 2 Ottomans $250 ono Ph 5441 420

LUCERN HAY Rolls $140 Small Squares $10 Ph 0419 382 273 MARKET umbrella, new, lge, grey, not needed with setting $30 5439 5544 METAL wall crucifix $20 Ph 0447 232 986 MICROSOFT Windows 8 Pro, new shrink wrapped $100 Ph 0402 403 569 MOBILITY Scooter, Pegasus 2013 model, bright red, as new, with bag carrier $2500 ono Ph 0437 009 908 or 0409 521 750 MOTORCYCLE Jacket, suit large/extra large unused $100 Ph 0456 559 678 MOUNTAIN Bike, GC $30 Ph 5447 0397

OLD Bath, suitable for stock trough $10 Ph 5439 5544

PARMAKER Electric Push Golf Buggy, Excellent battery + Charger $350 Ph 0408 511 029 PATCHWORK Quilts x 2, 198 x 224cm, $25 ea Ph 5447 7050

GAINSBOROUGH sliding door flush pulls, R-C, silv gold $3 0455 138 873

Recycled treated pine. 8ft x 4" diametre, $4 ea Phone 0419 382 273

GARDEN STRAW $3 per bale Ph 0411 783 679

PUSH Scooter suited for 2-3 y/o $25 Ph 0450 044 728

GEORGE Foreman Jumbo sized grill, VGC w/manual $30 Ph 5447 8573

QUEEN Bed, VGC with mattress, timber slats $200 Ph 0408 606 912

GOLF shoes, Adidas Sz 11, brand new $55 Ph 0439 116 585

RAVEN door seals, RP3 flat strip type, rubber seal $10 0455 138 873

GOLF Clubs with buggy, VGC, $70 Ph 0456 559 678

RAVEN door seals, RP5 spring flat type, Silver, $10ea 0455 138 873

GUITAR, Yamaha with pick up hard case $160 Phone 0410 435 234

RECLINER chair, good cond, blue velvet, $50 Ph 0431 472 337

Visa:

Mastercard:

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

Expiry:

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SLEEPING bags x 2, small, Columbia, EC, $20 ea Ph 5447 7050

1 AFTON STREET NORTH BENDIGO Saturday 8am-2pm Estate Finalisation Furniture, hand bags, craft, thousands of books, bric 'a' brack, lots of jewellery, records, collectables, stamps & spoons.

SOFA 2.5 seater, beige microsuede $75 ONO Ph 0400 607 423

SOIL

Compost with manures and straw mix. Can deliver Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600 STIGA spirit roll table tennis & Sevylor fish hunt inflatable round boat $300 Bargain Ph 0409 217 231

31-45 BENNETT STREET LONG GULLY Helping Jackie, Yard Sale Fundraiser Sat 7.30am-2.00pm Household items, clothing, furn & lots more

SUCCULENTS

Selling from $3 - $10 Loads of variety Ph 03 4433 1196 or 0450 893 718

TOMATOES

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

TOP SOIL Lawn soil $30 p/m Garden Soil $40 p/m, includes local delivery 4, 6 and 10m avail. Garden rocks also avail. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770 TOYS, Disney kitchen set, new $55 Ph 0450 044 728 TYRE, Dunlop Tubless steel belted radial 175x65 R14 $25 Ph 0466 014 429 TYRES x4, Continental Premium Contact 2 205/55 R16 $400 Phone 0439 001 818

49 EDWARDS RD JACKASS FLAT SAT 20th FEB 10-3 Variety of china, games, puzzles, handbags, jewellery & scarves etc NO EARLY BIRDS

POULTRY FREERANGE LAYERS

Isa brown, 7 months, vacc, no beak trim, $17ea or $16/10+, or $15/50+ Ph 5446 7164

LIVESTOCK

BORDER Collie Kelpie X Pups, 8wks old, 2F 1M, ex farm dogs from the the Mallee, Free to good homes P.0418 119 784

BUDGIES $10, Bendigo Area Ph 0428 111 866

LIVESTOCK

Boarding Kennel & Cattery

LIVESTOCK

PLEASE USE SPACES. NO WORD BREAKS AT END OF LINE MAX OF 5 LINES

Cheque:

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

PAIR of tall sturdy metal candelabras $70 Ph 0447 232 986

Cymbidium, $10 per pot Ph 5449 6596

PLASTIC coated wire, garden/chook pen 6x15ft app $ 15 Ph 0466 269 948

Cash:

SIEVED TOP SOIL

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

FRIDGE/FREEZER Westinghouse side by side, 610L, White, EC, $800 ONO Ph Graeme 0457 825 341

PAYMENT

BRICKS

ORCHIDS

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

*Word Breaks are words that break in half, (hyphenate) across two lines. ADDITIONAL LINES $3 EACH

GARAGE SALES

MUDGAURD, rear right, Toyota Hilux SR5 $10 0417 120 591

All adverts must be pre-paid. For $25 you get 5 lines ONE ITEM ONLY per advert. Advert will run for four consecutive weeks. Sale price must be included. Alteration to PRICE ONLY. Not included in the offer are business adverts., rental hire etc., for the purpose of ongoing profit, or Real Estate Listings. The publisher reserves the right to decline any booking for the purpose of continuing gain.

ROCKING Horse, (Antique) $35 Ph 0450 044 728

ADOPT-A-PET OPT A Neutered Male, 2 years (approx)

PIANO, metal frame, G Schwechten Berlin, GC $99 Ph 0439 077 430

POSTS

Hamish

lldog x Engliserh American Bu ll Terri Staffordshire Bu

Hi my name is Hamish. Sadly my previous owner passed away, so I am a little unsure of my new surroundings but am settling fine. I am really just a big sook looking for a loving new home as I have so much love to give. I walk well on the lead and will be best suited to a cat free home.

Neutered Male, 1 Year

Steel is a handsome young man who would love to go to a home where there is another cat to play with. He is very playful and affectionate. It would be nice to see him go to a home where there are kids to play with him and show him love.

Steel DSH

LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT?

THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.

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Finals up for grabs By JOEL PETERSON

IN THE RUNS: Trevor Pickthall

Welcome returns SPRING Gully and Maiden Gully will tune up for their return to finals action in this weekend’s final home and away round of the Emu Valley Cricket Association season. The Crows defeated Emu Creek last weekend and Maiden Gully got the better of Axe Creek with a dominant display at home. The results are a far cry from last season when the clubs filled the bottom two spots on the table, recording three combined wins. This season, they have combined for only four losses in eight games each. The Crows have the league’s second most prolific bowling attack, having taken 97 wickets this season and conceding just 1668 runs. Maiden Gully has produced even performances all season long, combining a bowling attack led by Josh Sheehan, Craig Burn and Luke Beattie with a strong batting attack spearheaded by the consistent Alex Gorrie and Rob Brown as well as the in-form Trevor Pickthall. The two teams they are chasing are competition paces-

etters Mandurang and United. The Rangas’ unbeaten run was broken at the hands of their top-two rivals last weekend, United backing up a dominant batting display with disciplined bowling to roll Mandurang for a season-low 169. Ben Rodda made 40 not out for the hosts in the middle order but could not find a consistent partner, making just under half of the 83 runs scored while he was at the crease despite batting with six different teammates. Daniel Francis (3/30) was particularly dangerous from the clubrooms end and United were sharp in the field, holding a number of chances before Keiran Nihill (3/21) cleaned up the Rangas tail with little resistance. The ladder-leading Mandurang doesn’t have long to find its best form, taking on the Crows over the final two weekends of the regular season fixture. United tackles Sedgwick in a repeat of last year’s game that bundled the Tigers out of the finals, Maiden Gully hosts Golden Gully, Emu Creek is at home to Marong and West Bendigo faces Axe Creek.

THE finals race in the Bendigo District Cricket Association is poised to go down to the final two rounds, with a staggering seven sides fighting it out for just two finals spots. Ladder leaders Strathdale Maristians are safe, as are Eaglehawk, after both sides scored big wins last weekend. Eaglehawk belted bottom side Huntly North Epsom, Josh Collinson gaining some valuable form with the bat making 76 off 88 as the Hawks took a seven-wicket win heading into clashes with Golden Square and Sandhurst over the last two weeks. Strathdale Maristians star Cam Taylor continued his brilliant form, making a brilliant 114 against Bendigo and leading the Suns to another big win. Taylor and Nick Baker (50) formed a 132-run partnership for the fourth wicket which proved to be the decisive stand. Jayden Hicks added a quickfire 56 from 52 balls, including five sixes, as the visitors made 358. Bendigo’s slim finals hopes hinge on scoring two big wins against Huntly North Epsom and Kangaroo Flat in the last two rounds. White Hills and Bendigo United join the Suns and Hawks in the top four after they also recorded round 11 wins.

MYLES AHEAD: White Hills’ Myles Wade bowls against Strathfieldsaye. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN White Hills backed up a brilliant batting display with a good bowling performance to dismiss Strathfieldsaye for 201 in reply to the Demons’ 318. Young quick Jack Bourke took three wickets, as did Myles Wade, as the Jets again failed to fire

with the bat. Following linchpin Ben Devanny’s departure the score was 3/33 and the Jets looked in all sorts, but Brad Rohde (46) and Stephen Brown (39) were able to right the ship and put on 66 for the fourth wicket before Brown was

Roos right in the mix THE final place in the Bendigo Pennant Bowls top four will be settled on Saturday with Golden Square and Kangaroo Flat vying for the last finals position. Golden Square suffered a 19-shot defeat at the hands of Bendigo, Andrew Brown, Ian Ross and Tim Arnold winning their rinks comfortably en-route to the 104-85 victory. The loss leaves Golden Square vulnerable to Kangaroo Flat, who just got over the line against Castlemaine. Castlemaine took the rinks off Geoff Walsh and Rick Parr but six- and sevenshot wins to Geoff Boyd and Luke Hoskin paved the way for a 94 shots to 88 win to the Roos. Kangaroo Flat is only 12 points behind Square in fifth, with a vastly superior shots difference, but faces secondplaced Bendigo while Golden Square plays top side Bendigo East in the last round. East dished out an absolute hiding to South Bendigo by 45 shots last weekend, but South did take a rink away from the ladder leaders despite East posting a season high score.

caught off the bowling of Wade. Bodee Scullie departed after striking a lone boundary and despite Andrew Stove, Pat Felmingham and Jack Stubbs all getting starts, none could go on with the job. White Hills tackles Strathdale Maristians this week before a matchup with Kangaroo Flat. Strathfieldsaye plays Sandhurst and Strathdale Maristians in the run home to finals. Ben Gunn led BUCCs to victory which vaulted them into fourth, taking three wickets as the Redbacks took a 59-run win at N8Health Oval. Josh Newlan (70) and Lachlan Shelton (64) both got among the runs for Flat, but when Gunn broke the partnership of Shelton and Brent Hamblin (45) it was always going to be difficult for the hosts. Leigh McDermott backed up his day one 163 with two wickets with the ball. BUCCS now face bottom side Huntly North Epsom before tackling Golden Square to end the season. Kangaroo Flat plays Bendigo before finishing the season against the Demons. In the round’s other game, Golden Square inflicted another loss to Sandhurst that leaves the early season surprise packets third last on the table and saw the Dogs jump up to fifth.

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digo after losing narrowly to Eaglehawk last weekend. Ken Rusbridge and Simon Carter did enough for the Borough, winning their rinks by six and seven shots respectively. The 94-85 win cemented Eaglehawk into third spot on the ladder heading into finals. Eaglehawk takes on Castlemaine this weekend.

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South on the up By JOEL PETERSON

SOUTH Bendigo coach Brady Childs expects his Bloods to be firmly in the mix of what is shaping up to be a fascinating battle for finals in the Bendigo Football Netball League season. The Bloods are just one of a handful of clubs that have recruited strongly this season, with Kangaroo Flat, Kyneton and Castlemaine all putting their hands up to figure in September action. “It’s great to be back at the club, spending a couple of years away the thing was really to go away and give myself some more exposure to other clubs because I had been at South for so long,” Childs said. “I think there is a really exciting young group that was already here and had some good results last year, but we are confident that the guys we have added to the group can get us those extra few wins we needed. “I aimed to get five or six at the start of the year and we have ten or so new players now so that’s a big positive.” The Bloods have picked up former Bendigo Pioneer Isaiah Miller and brother Leroy, and have added attacking firepower with former Bloods in Nick Howe, Rory Alexander and Josh Whelan all likely to suit up in 2016.

Whelan’s brother Blair also joins and Bears Lagoon Serpentine highflyer Josh Shaw is also heading to Harry Trott Oval. Vic Country under-19 representative Mitch Rogerson joins from Mildura and former Loddon Valley FL rising star Liam Bartels comes across from Pyramid Hill to add youth, while Ballarat interleague star Nathan Horbury has been training with the group, but is yet to be cleared. “There is still that process to be worked through but we are confident that he will line up for us this year and he has certainly indicated to me that he wants to play with South,” Childs, who won’t play this season due to a knee injury, said. “We have added some young guys to fit in with the age of the rest of our group but we also felt we needed some more experience and have made gains there too.” Castlemaine has picked up Brendan Josey, Edward Coulthard and Tallan Wright and has kept most of its list intact, but still lacks a number one ruck option. Kyneton lost stars Alik Magin and Ben Weightman, as well as ruckman Joel Stevenson, but has recruited for depth, with Josh and Hamish Govan, young gun Ethan Foreman and former Eastern Football League players Jono Nash, Jar-

rod Andreatta, Leigh Warne and Jarrod Witnish all heading to Tigerland. Nick Higginson has also been recruited to cover the loss of Stevenson in the talls department. Young charge Pat McCarthy will join the club, while his Xavier College schoolmate Max O’Sullivan and brother Tom will also feature more heavily after impressive debut seasons. Kangaroo Flat is poised to break through for a long-awaited finals appearance, adding Shannon Broadbent from Deer Park, former Roo Marty Kelly, Newstead’s Pat Cummins, Sam Maddern and Daniel Dempster to name a few.

FINALS CONTENDERS: South Bendigo, Kyneton and Castlemaine are all expected to improve in 2016. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Blues to celebrate 140 years

BIG YEAR: Inglewood’s Ben Rose in action against YCW.

THE Inglewood Football Netball Club is ready to begin its 140-year anniversary celebrations in March, with the assistance of some AFL stars. On Wednesday, March 2, a group of current Carlton players will follow in the footsteps of Blues legend, George Coulthard, when they visit the site of a match between Carlton and Inglewood in 1879. Coulthard and his charges proved far too strong for the local side, winning by seven goals to nil

in wet conditions at the Inglewood Show Yards, but it paved the way for the current Inglewood Football and Netball Club. Carlton players will then take the Inglewood under-18 team through its paces from 6.30pm, followed by a meal at the Inglewood Community Sports Centre, all as part of the AFL Community Camp Program based

around Maryborough, Castlemaine and Kyneton. The visit will help launch the Inglewood Football Netball Club’s 140th anniversary celebrations. The club was formed at a meeting at the Empire State Hotel in 1876, following a successful exhibition match between an Inglewood team and a side from the nearby town of Wedderburn. With no significant recesses (apart from the World Wars), Inglewood is one of the oldest continually active clubs in regional Victoria. The celebrations will centre around the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in 2016. On Saturday, June 11, premiership reunions will be held at the Inglewood Community Sports Centre from 12pm for premiership players from all grades of football and netball. Around 39 pre-

miership teams will be represented. Sunday, June 12 will see Inglewood host Bears-Lagoon Serpentine in the Loddon Valley Football Netball League round nine fixture, continuing a rivalry that began 140 years ago. A Gala Dinner will follow on Sunday evening at Truscott Stadium, California Gully. The weekend will also feature the launch of club history book – funded by the Inglewood District Community Bank – as well as a DVD featuring interviews with many past footballers and netballers, sponsored by Appleby Funerals. The anniversary sub-committee is looking for contact details of explayers, officials and supporters, as well as any photos and memorabilia. Please contact David Rose on 0419 132 070 or secretary.ifc@hotmail. com with any information.

Pios in the swing THE opening round of the AFL Victoria Youth Girls Academy Challenge kicks off this Saturday at Epsom Huntly Reserve. The Bendigo Pioneers academy will compete in the six-week round-robin competition, getting its campaign underway against Murray Bushrangers. The Youth Girls Academy Challenge is the first opportunity female players aged 15 to 18 have to showcase their development and test themselves against other talented players in different regions. The eight academies will be divided into two pools, with Bendigo, Calder Cannons, Murray and North Ballarat Rebels making up the northern pool. The southern pool comprises of Geelong Western, Sandringham Dragons, Dandenong Stingrays and Gippsland Power. Of the 20 matches played in the tournament, 11 of the first 12 games will be held throughout regional Victoria to showcase local talent to the community. AFL clubs North Melbourne, Richmond and the Western Bulldogs will also host matches, with the grand final scheduled to be played at Punt Road Oval on March

28 at 5pm. The inaugural fixture also includes two double header matches alongside TAC Cup preseason games between Murray Bushrangers and Bendigo as well as Gippsland Power vs Dandenong. “The quality of talent and the desire of girls to compete at this level of football over the last couple of years have been extraordinary,” AFL Victoria female development manager Chyloe Kurdas said. “The event not only provides players and staff with the opportunity to put what they have learnt into practice, but also gives them a chance to gain match day experience at a high level, and showcase their development to state team selectors prior to May’s AFL National Championships. “The Youth Girls Academy Challenge acts as an equivalent under-18 state league for young women, so we hope that we get a lot of support in its inaugural year.” The Pioneers also finalised their main and rookie lists this week ahead of a practice match against Calder Cannons on Saturday. Thirty-eight players are on the club’s main list, with a further 27 comprising the club’s rookie squad.

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CLASSIC FIRES UP THE annual VRA Classic 303 and Military Rifle Shoot gets under way on Sunday at the Wellsford Rifle Range at 9.30am on Sunday. Competitors from both the Victorian Rifle Association and the SSAA Military Rifle Club will be in action. Competitors use vintage firearms, different to those traditionally used in competition. Matches include snap and rapid categories and are fired over 300 and 500 yards. The competitions are renowned for being very interesting to watch and extremely challenging for competitors. Members of the public are welcome to come along and watch at the facility on Rifle Range Road, East Bendigo. The VRA does, however, recommend that hearing protection is worn.

TIGHT RACE FOR FINALS A LOGJAM in the middle of the Northern United Cricket Association season is set to become clearer this weekend in the league’s second last round of home and away games. Colbinabbin remains a clear standout with Raywood on the bottom of the table, but only two games separate secondplaced Elmore and Calivil in seventh. The ladder leading Ducks take on fifth-placed Bagshot this weekend, but the blockbuster match-up is between two and three when Elmore hosts Goornong. Elmore took the first matchup between the sides this season, played at Goornong. The other games in round 16 see Dingee playing Calivil and Raywood hosting Heathcote.

BASEBALL ON THE MOVE DUE to the clubroom fire at Albert Roy Reserve, the Bendigo Baseball Association’s Social 7s competition has had to change venue to Strathfieldsaye baseball ground, in Club Court. The Social 7s competition is set to start Wednesday February 17 at Dodgers Baseball Club from 6pm to 8pm. Players can organise their own mixed team and register on the Softball Australia website or individual players can register online and be placed in a team when they join up. Players or teams are encouraged to register on the Social 7s website at www.social7s.com.au

A growing City By JOEL PETERSON

FOLLOWING yet another offseason full of changes, Bendigo City heads into its third National Premier Leagues Victoria campaign this weekend more united than ever. Off-pitch issues have plagued the franchise through its first three years in Football Federation Victoria’s statewide competition, first as FC Bendigo and last year in its first year as City. On the pitch the club also struggled last season, with a series of late-game fadeouts and a demonstrable lack of in-game team chemistry. When City kicks its season off at home on Saturday night against A-Leaguealigned Melbourne City, new coach Esteban Quintas and Bendigo’s young playing group will need to show it has improved enough to be competitive this year. Quintas comes with big wraps, the Argentine having played for La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid and coaching several profession-

al clubs in Spain, including with Spanish Segunda Division B side Murcia’s youth squad. The club has returned only a handful of players from last year, spurning big name recruits in favour of promoting young, local talent, a move that will pay off in the long run. Godwill Basha returns after a breakout 2015 season, as does livewire Sam Scoble and a host of players full of promise, and the club is confident that having such a young squad won’t stop it from racking up wins on match days. “The last few years the club has always given the young boys an opportunity when they have played well in the under-20s or whatever they have done, but this year the makeup of the squad is going to be a majority of young players,” Bendigo local and third-year City player Daniel Purdy said. “It is good for the younger players to get the experience at this level and hopefully push on, and as they gain more experience and

more confidence their performances on the pitch will get better. “There is no doubt they will learn plenty from Esteban through the season.” The torturous 28-game NPL2 West schedule sees Bendigo play three consecutive home games to start the season, with Melbourne City in town before tackling Sunshine George Cross and Moreland City. City played NPL1 power South Melbourne in a practice game, as well as Sebastapol, with mixed results. The side will be full of enthusiasm when it steps onto the pitch for kickoff on Saturday, with Purdy saying the side can’t wait to get its 2016 campaign under way. “All the boys are looking forward to the start of the season, they’re all looking fit and sharp so it will be important to get off to a good start against Melbourne City,” Purdy said. “We played quite well against South Melbourne in one of our games and coming into the first game of the season it is all about fitness.

YOUNG GUN: City striker Godwill Basha. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN “We know Melbourne City will be a good test but that doesn’t mean we don’t go in hoping to come away with a win in front of our

Epic race steps up MOUNTAIN biking’s peak body in Australia has paid tribute to the ongoing development of the sport in Bendigo as the region gets set to host a round of the national cross-country series in April. The Bendigo Mountain Bike Club’s annual Golden Triangle Epic has been given the boost, as this year it will double as a leg of the XCM series for the first time. Staged on April 16, the event that saw over 400 riders compete in 2015 will return for its 11th year with the extra backing. Mountain Bike Australia CEO Shane Coppin said the ongoing success of the event and the strength of the Bendigo Mountain Bike Club were key factors in the decision. “MTBA has repeatedly heard very positive comments about mountain biking in the Bendigo area,” he said. “The local club is extremely proactive, they’re facilitating

home supporters.” Kick off in City’s clash with Melbourne City is at 7pm on Saturday night at Epsom Huntly Reserve.

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FUN FOR ALL: Action from last year’s Golden Triangle Epic. Photo: OPEN SHUTTER PHOTOGRAPHY

many opportunities for potential riders, and the region also receives significant local council support.” The race format retains the same for this year’s event, with the popular 50-kilometre course sending riders out from Spring Gully along the trails in the southern forests of Bendigo. Depending on their fit-

ness, competitors can sign up to 50km, 100km or 150km race options. “The Golden Triangle Epic is a true club-run event,”organiser Joel Rockes said. “While we focus on running a well-organised event, there’s also a relaxed atmosphere that you don’t seem to get with the big commercialised races.”

Canberra won its first game last round and will be farewelling longtime coach Carrie Graf on Saturday night at AIS Arena. “I think Canberra’s gym is always a really tough place to play and Sydney have hit their stride without Carolyn Swords and are playing really up-tempo basketball so we have to be ready for that,”Griffin said. “I think both games will be a really big challenge for us but if you want to be a finals team, and we still are contending for finals, you have to rise to the occasion. “You’re not given finals, you have to earn them. “I’m looking forward to getting back out there.” Bendigo’s clash with Sydney tips off at 7pm on Friday night before the Spirit tackle the Capitals 24 hours later. The Spirit’s presentation night will also be held next Wednesday, February 23.

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Spirit star returns By JOEL PETERSON

AFTER sitting on the sidelines for what she called perhaps the toughest game she has missed in her basketball career, Bendigo Spirit star Kelsey Griffin will be back in action this weekend as the side pushes for an unlikely WNBL playoff berth. Bendigo’s already difficult path to the finals became dramatically more so last Sunday, when the Spirit were outclassed by an Adelaide Lightning side sitting seventh on the table and well out of playoff contention. Leilani Mitchell ran riot with 35 points as Bendigo struggled to make defensive adjustments and Adelaide racked up 92 points, the most the Spirit has conceded this season to all but put an end to Bendigo’s championship hopes. “It was one of the toughest games I’ve had to sit out of. I can’t remember a game where I’ve felt that I could physically play in but because there was a potential for injury I had to sit out of,” Griffin, who missed the game because of a hamstring injury, said this week. “I do back our physio 100 per cent and I believe it was the right call and I appreciate him looking out for my wellbeing because I probably don’t do that enough, but it was very difficult to sit out.” Bendigo heads into an away double header against Sydney and Canberra today in the regular season’s last round, needing fourth-placed South East Queensland to lose its last two games to be any chance of making the playoffs. The Stars play Dandenong and Melbourne in the last round, a win in either contest locking them into the top four. The Flames are losers of their last six which has seen them drop out of finals contention after leading the competition early in the year.

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Bendigo City set for kick off

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Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

NEW coach, new players, new culture. That’s the formula for Bendigo City when the club begins its 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria campaign tomorrow night at home against Melbourne City. – Story Page 35

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