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MARILYN Monroe will oversee a bumper Easter festival starting tomorrow in Bendigo. Her eight-metre likeness overlooking Charing Cross is expected to draw more than the usual visitors to the city’s annual Easter event. Bookings for accommodation have been filling this week and free rooms on Saturday are becoming scarce, according to City of Greater Bendigo executive tourism manager Kathryn Mackenzie.
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Bendigo has 3500 visitor beds. “We have limited capacity Saturday night but there are still vacancies,” Ms Mackenzie said. “There have been strong bookings for all events, particularly for the Easter egg hunt, but tickets are available.” The annual Vision Australia Easter Egg Hunt in Rosalind Park on Friday has become a must-do event for
children, and many will be pleased at this year’s return of the carnival rides, but Ms Mackenzie said everyone had their favourite event during Easter. The Awakening of the Dragon in time for the gala parade on Sunday has been extended on Saturday to between 11am and 4pm, allowing more people to enjoy the tradition. This year’s festival coincides with
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Bendigo Art Gallery’s Marilyn Monroe exhibition which has attracted 1000 visitors on weekdays, many more on the weekend. Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre is the destination tomorrow for the nation’s table tennis athletes who will compete in the Oceania Olympic qualification tournament, the only opportunity for athletes to qualify for this year’s Rio
Olympic Games. Ms Mackenzie said it was difficult to assess how much wealth the festival and coinciding events bring into Bendigo . “There is a strong visiting friends and relatives market, a strong day trip market and a strong commercial accommodation market,” she said. “And I think supermarkets generally doing a roaring trade this weekend. “As for working out the entire benefit, that is difficult, but the festival certainly ticks all audience types.”
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Bendigo is Elders’ best ELDERS Bendigo has been awarded Elders’ national Branch of the Year award for 2015. Recognised for demonstrating Elders’ values, the branch was awarded for its customerfocus, teamwork, and innovation, through new initiatives aimed at adding significant value for their clients. Elders chief executive officer Mark Allison said the branch was a consistently high performer who again have shown how to incorporate company values in everyday business to achieve great results for clients. “Customer focus is a real priority for Elders and one of the key drivers behind any initiative we introduce in the business,” Mr Allison said. Branch manager Todd Brown said the local Elders team prides themselves on being actively involved in the local community. “We focus on putting ourselves in the shoes of our customers to ensure we understand their drivers and needs and can then deliver the best outcome for them,” Mr Brown said. “We understand the importance of building trustworthy relationships and maintaining constant communication with our customers, and the internal leadership group helps us to really focus on this section of the business.” “The aim is to always add value to our clients by adopting new practices and adapting to changes in the rural landscape.” THE Federal Court of Australia has made orders appointing liquidators to companies asso-
ciated with Jamie McIntyre and 21st Century land banking companies, including one based at Maiden Gully. Simon Alexander WallaceSmith and Robert Scott Woods of Deloitte have been appointed as joint liquidators to the corporate respondents to ASIC’s proceeding that started in August last year. The corporate respondents include Bendigo Vineyard Estate Pty Ltd (ACN 600 088 211), involving a parcel of land at Maiden Gully that had been promoted for sale as future potential residential allotments, once a rezoning had been implemented.
Bendigo Vineyard has never made a ... request A report prepared by Deloitte states that the City of Greater Bendigo has provided written advice that in 2014, they made a public call in relation to land owners and offering an opportunity to seek to have their land included within the Urban Growth Boundary. “Council advised that Bendigo Vineyard has never made a formal request to have the land re-zoned as residential. Reporting to the Federal Court of Australia, Mr Trevor Budge advised that there is no current or anticipated need to consider the Bendigo property for rezoning
TOP TEAM: Bendigo is the Elders branch of the year. and accordingly he sees no conceivable reason why the land would need to be rezoned for residential development in the next 10 to 15 years,” the report said. The Deloitte report also states that it appears that Bendigo Vineyard raised funds from investors for a development that was unlikely to gain approval in the next 15 years and for which there would be doubts as to the likelihood of approval being granted in the next 20 years, and then paid commissions and/or loaned these funds to related entities. LOCAL government minister Natalie Hutchins has asked the Essential Services Commission (ESC) to publish its annual rate cap recommendations on an annual basis. The move is part of the state government’s support for a rates system that ensures transparency in decision making and more accountability to the public. The ESC recommended a 2.8 per cent cap on rate increas-
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BY SHARON KEMP
EPPALOCK ward has attracted early interest from candidates nominating for general council elections on October 22. The ward, created in 2012 out of a city-wide ward review and amalgamation, could boast the largest field in the election for three seats. Heathcote local and retired Army Reserve major Colin Carrington this week became the latest to run for election. Mr Carrington is a well known name in newspaper letter pages. He estimates more than 50 of his letters to the editor – most critical of the City of Greater Bendigo – have been published over the past nine years.
But it was the council’s decision last June in the Lockwood ward to demolish the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre to make way for a 50-metre swimming pool that was the tipping point for Mr Carrington. “We will never get that centre
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STANDING: Colin Carrington Photo: BILL CONROY “It wouldn’t surprise me if there are 14 candidates,” he said.
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however it should be obvious from my letter writing that I support Helen Leach.” Cr Leach occupies one of the three seats in Eppalock ward. Mr Carrington said he would campaign on key issues in his ward including in the impact of low water levels in Lake Eppalock on nearby businesses and holidaymakers. He is also planning to take aim at the council on overspending on arts and recreation projects including Ulumbarra Theatre and the O’Keefe Rail Trail. “I will be putting a damn lot of effort into my campaign,” he said. “I will be saying the council is not open and accountable and the council is not.”
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THE East Loddon P-12 College gym and community hall will soon be in better shape following a $60,000 grant towards an upgrade. The facility is the only central gathering space for the community, and is used by local sporting and community groups. State member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan visited the school in September last year and said she was greatly concerned with the condition of the gym and community space, which had suffered severe damage during the 2011 floods. She raised the state of the facility with the education minister and $60,000 has been allocated for the much needed upgrade.
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BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Jodie Wiegard breezed into Hargreaves Mall for a special treat. Photo: BILL CONROY WHEN the City of Greater Bendigo invited its citizens to recreate Marilyn Monroe’s famous pose from the Seven Year Itch, Jodie Wiegard couldn’t resist the opportunity. As production manager of clothing at the Morley Emporium, Jodie works in design and clothes production. “I love working at Morley’s Emporium and supporting the
workers,” she said. “And I’ve always loved Marilyn Monroe, and I enjoy the many different aspects to her style. “My own take on Marilyn is a modern/punk one. “My clothes are different to the dress that Marilyn wore in that iconic photo but I think the sense of fun that comes through in the original pose is still there.” Jodie was taking advantage
of the replication of the subway grate, hot air and all, which was set up by the council in the Hargreaves Mall. Council’s acting community wellbeing director Pat Jess said the Marilyn Moment activity aims to capitalise on the current Marilyn Monroe exhibition at the Bendigo Gallery. “We want to attract the many visitors to Bendigo to come
into the Hargreaves Mall,” he said. “We also want local groups and businesses to take advantage of the initiative and stage their own special Marilyn Moment events in the mall.” Those who take photos will be encouraged to share their Marilyn Moment on social media by using the hashtag #MarilynBendigo
RECENT rain has had little impact on the blue-green algae bloom impacting the Murray River and other waterways in northern Victoria. Emergency management commissioner, Craig Lapsley, said last week’s rain and the onset of cooler weather, whilst welcome, was not enough to make significant inroads into the algal bloom which stretches from Lake Hume to Murrabit and in parts of the Loddon River and Kerang Lakes. “We expect the bloom to remain in the Murray and other water bodies in northern Victoria into April, or until conditions improve, however we’re reminding visitors and locals that town water supplies are safe to drink,” he said. Visitors to the region this weekend have been reminded to avoid direct contact with affected water. Visitors to northern Victoria are being encouraged to monitor bluegreen algae alerts and public warnings by visiting www.emergency.vic.gov.au/ bluegreenalgae or www.g-mwater.com.au
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Backing for home buyers By Sharon kemp
LODDON Shire wants to meet and reassure mortgage lenders reluctant to support home buyers in small towns. The Bendigo Weekly reported last week young families were unable to borrow or were being asked to stump up large deposits of 40 per cent to buy property in small towns surrounding Bendigo. It is understood older borrowers and single parent families are also experiencing lending knockbacks. The risk for lenders is the
property will take a long time to sell if the borrower can no longer repay the loan. Borrowers are often asked to buy mortgage insurance to protect lenders but insurers will not provide cover in some regional postcodes. Bendigo real estate agents and mortgage brokers have encountered families facing borrowing challenges in towns such as Raywood and Inglewood in the Loddon shire. Loddon acting chief executive Marg Allan the shire wanted to attract people to its smaller centres and she would lobby
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also dealt with the City of Greater Bendigo which had been supporting efforts to fund a trails master plan. The club is raising funds to contract leading trail designer World Trails to design zone two and three trails, from the end of the green beginner loop to Diamond Hill Road and from there to Sandhurst Reservoir. The formal and informal trails already there were attracting 300 riders a week. Mr Martin believes there is scope for that number to rise. “At the moment, everything we are doing is about working towards a new trail network,” he said.
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NEWLY-appointed Victorian defence industry advocate Greg Combet is not convinced the federal government will automatically favour Australian defence manufacturers when it awards tenders under the recently-released Defence White Paper. Bendigo-based Thales Australia was last month named to build 1100 Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicles and 1000 trailers, a contract worth $1.3 billion. Thales, in partnership with SA-based General Dynamics Land Systems, is also tendering for a $14 billion contract to supply and service armoured fighter vehicles for the Australian Army. That tender process is in its second phase of testing vehicles. But Mr Combet said this week the Commonwealth still approached tendering decision as tension between the cost and risk of awarding contracts to local producers versus the lower cost and lower risk of buying off-the-shelf technology The Australian government has in the past ignored local manufacturers and bought equipment in large production runs from the United States and Europe. Mr Combet said the other argument was awarding local contracts meant locking in Australian jobs and development potential. He will assume the new advocacy role in April and told the Bendigo Weekly he would travel to the region to assess the manufacturing capability before representing Victorian firms in Canberra. Mr Combet is a former Federal Minister for Defence Personnel, Material and Science. He was appointed to the advocacy role by Victorian Industry Minister Lily D’Ambrosio. The Defence White Paper released by the Commonwealth Government outlined spending of $195 million in defence capability or equipment by 2021 and a larger military force. “We are the largest defence manufacturing state in Australia with 7000 Victorians making equipment and providing defence services,” Ms D’Ambrosio said. “Appointing a Defence Industry Advocate will help grow the sector even further and create new jobs.” Mr Combet’s job will be to secure work outlined in the White Paper for Victorian firms. As well as specialised manufacturers, there is also likely to be opportunities for supply chain businesses.
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“Using a ‘one size fits all’ in terms of risk assessment in small centres across Australia is not appropriate. “Each location needs to be assessed for viability.” Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters said she would write to federal treasury and finance ministers to explore more inclusive lending models. Ms Chesters said existing practices were also hurting some older borrowers and single parent families who had suffered a setback such as a job loss or relationship break up.
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Oval works pushed back
By JOEL PETERSON
THE ongoing saga surrounding the redevelopment of Harry Trott Oval continues, with planned works pushed back. South Bendigo Football Netball Club is in the process of relocating to the ground, but has met opposition from the Kennington Social Tennis Club which is one of the facility’s current user groups. The City of Greater Bendigo and South Bendigo came up with
plans that would see the current tennis courts, several of which are in a state of almost disrepair, made into multi-use tennis and netball courts, complete with lights. The plan was originally scheduled to be completed during this offseason, however the only work that has occurred at Harry Trott has been the installation of lights for the oval itself. “Some years ago now a master plan was adopted to guide the development of the facility, we have
completed the cricket facility, new training lights, and the current project is to construct three new courts with lighting for use by both clubs,” council’s Pat Jess said. “We are still working through the design of that component, and working with the user groups to make sure we get that right and we expect that will continue in the near future.” Lights have been a sticking point at other grounds, with Golden Square’s Wade Street Oval not
receiving its planned lights due to a hold up in the tendering process. The issues forced the Bendigo Football Netball League to reschedule two planned night games at the ground. The works at Harry Trott are just the start of what is planned for the ground, including a redevelopment of the existing clubrooms to possibly be double-storey, but Mr Jess said there is still a lot of work to do. “South approached the city some years ago now about fully
relocating from the QEO to Harry Trott. They have been really generous in their approach to their willingness to move and their cooperation,” he said. “We have got quite a way down the track with that, but quite a way to go. “Probably the most significant component of that is the development of social facilities in the coming years, but there is still a lot of water to go under the bridge before that goes through.”
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Bendigo’s guide to all things good IT’S the pocket guide to all things retail and hospitality in Greater Bendigo and the surrounding region. It’s also the much anticipated 2016/17 Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide, just released in time for Easter, school holidays and the hugely successful Marilyn Monroe exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery. The full colour publication was produced by Bendigo Publishing for Bendigo Tourism and the City of Greater Bendigo, and its release has earned rave reviews.
City of Greater Bendigo tourism executive manager, Kathryn Mackenzie said the pocket guide was a handy way to bring so much of the city’s retail and hospitality sectors together in a format that has proven to be both very popular and practical. “It really brings all our dining and shopping experiences to your fingertips,” she said. Bendigo Publishing general manager Peter Kennedy said the company was proud to be associated with such a high calibre
and high quality publication. The guide features the various precincts within the Bendigo CBD as well as outlying areas and other venues surrounding Bendigo. Copies of the 2016/17 Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide are available at local coffee shops, participating businesses and tourism outlets, the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre, the City of Greater Bendigo and the cover of the autumn edition of the Bendigo Magazine.
THE Fair Work Ombudsman has successfully obtained a court order for $500 a fortnight to be taken from a former Bendigo restaurant director’s earnings to pay off outstanding court-imposed penalties. It is the first time the Fair Work Ombudsman has successfully obtained an Attachment of Earnings Order, which ensures penalties do not go unpaid. Sona Peaks Pty Ltd (now in liquidation) and its then director David Anderson previously ran the Curry Garden Indian Restaurant in Bendigo. The former operators of the restaurant were first penalised a total of $15,500 in January last year for refusing to backpay an employee who was owed more than $5000. Six months later, the company and Mr Anderson were again collectively penalised another $142,000 for repeatedly underpaying restaurant employees. Sona Peaks was placed in liquidation on September 2, 2015, following an application from the Fair Work Ombudsman to
wind the company up. However, Mr Anderson failed to pay the penalties imposed against him personally as the company’s former director and sole operator. Following an application by the Fair Work Ombudsman to the Federal Circuit Court, judge John O’Sullivan has issued an order requiring Mr Anderson to pay $500 a fortnight until his penalties of $26,715 are paid. The money will be automatically deducted by Mr Anderson’s current Melbourne employer from his salary and paid direct to the Fair Work Ombudsman. The deductions will ensure the court penalties are paid in just over two years. Mr Anderson, who failed to appear in court for the proceedings, will also have a $3 administrative fee taken from his pay to cover their costs of making the payments under the order. The court also ordered that almost $1600 in costs be included in the total penalty payable by Mr Anderson.
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IN THE FRAME: Brian Figg and curator, Des Samson set up for this weekend’s show. Photo: BILL CONROY
Art for show and sale THE revamped Bendigo Town Hall will play host to one of the Bendigo Easter Festival’s most popular attractions – the Rotary Club of Bendigo’s annual art exhibition and sales event, from tonight. This year marks the 48th Easter art exhibition for Rotary, with more than 700 entries on
show from tonight’s gala opening and commencement of sales all playing their part in one of the club’s biggest fundraisers for the year. Organisers are hoping for another bumper crowd to attend this year’s art show, after more than 7000 people filed through the doors of the Town Hall last
year during Easter. The Bendigo Weekly-backed event will offer $1500 to the winner in each of the three main categories – Best Oil or Acrylic, Best Watercolour and Best Pastel or Drawing. The overall winner will receive an additional cash prize of $2500. Three highly commended
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EASTER celebrations will kick off tonight with a free music event in Rosalind Park from 6pm to 10pm featuring Perth band Tired Lion and supporting local bands. This free night of music in Rosalind Park is presented by the City of Greater Bendigo’s FReeZA youth events team, Mic Up Productions and headspace Bendigo and is a fully supervised, drug, alcohol and smoke free event. Mic Up Productions spokesperson Haydn Stephens said the event has been organised by local young people and would be a fantastic lead in to the Bendigo Easter Festival. “We have held this event in the park for the last few years and it’s the perfect way to start the Easter long weekend and listen to some top music in a great setting,” he said. Headline act Tired Lion are a four-piece band who have had an amazing year. The band has toured the country twice – once with British India and once as the headline act. They have released a second EP in I Don’t Think You Like Me and have also crushed a Violent Soho/Smashing Pumpkins mashup for Like A Version on Triple J Breakfast with Matt and Alex. Tired Lion opened up Splendour In The Grass as the Unearthed competition winners in July, and headlined at Bigsound in Brisbane in September. “This is a really great opportunity to catch an amazing up and coming Aussie band and some local bands right here in Bendigo for free so don’t miss out,” Haydn said. The FReeZA program is a Victorian Government initiative and forms an important part of the City of Greater Bendigo’s Youth Strategy.
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Blues for Easter BENDIGO will celebrate the long weekend with the inaugural Easter Blues Bender, a new addition to the town’s popular Easter Festival. More than 20 acts will be hosted by local venues across town over the three days of the festival. There will be a dedicated blues and roots stage at Lansell Gardens, hosting the likes of indie-folkster Grim Fawkner, singer-songwriter Emilee South and Queensland songstress Hailey Calvert, plus gigs at local venues from Alister Turrill, Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood and many other crowd favourites. Calvert will be joining veteran bluesman Geoff Achison for a ride on the popular Blues Tram on Saturday, and Achison will be teaming up with the Funk Junkies at the Golden Vine on Saturday night. There’s also a special Good Friday show at the Old Church on the Hill, headlined by crowd favourites Lily and King and their junk orchestra. The Bender has been organ-
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MORE than 100 people attended last Friday’s Bendigo Sustainability Awards to acknowledge local champions of the environment and community. Guest speaker Phillip Johnson wowed the audience with images of his garden designs, including his Best in Show garden at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show. Mr Johnson is the only Australian to ever achieve this honour and the only garden to ever win Best in Show with a unanimous decision from the judging panel. A common feature of all nominees is they wanted to contribute positively to their local community and environment. The Bendigo Sustainability Awards seek to highlight projects taking place in the community and to acknowledge the hard work of so many people behind the scenes. Their passion contributes to the health of our environment and therefore the economic stability of our region. Major sponsors of the awards included City of Greater Bendigo, Bank Australia, Sustainability Victoria, the Bendigo Weekly, SASI and Bendigo South East College. Bendigo couple Paul and Clare Kirkpatrick won the Home and Garden category for a home the judges viewed as considering sustainability across every aspect. The Kirkpatricks’ new and comfortable, liveable family home has low running costs through the use of new and emerging technologies. The house is well orientated and includes insulation in
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DIVERSITY: Axedale Primary School principal Lex Johnstone accepts the school’s award. walls, floor and ceiling, double glazed windows and doors and low maintenance finishes. A 5kW solar PV system powers a bank of four heat pumps which in turn heats water and the home while also powering the battery for the family’s hybrid electric vehicle. Bicycle recyclers Freewheeling Fun won the Community Award for their work on repairing and restoring old bikes before passing them on to new owners. The group also helps people maintain their bike through a community tool shop where volunteers teach others how to work on their own bikes. Since
beginning in August 2014 the group has given away more than 250 bikes, helping to reduce landfill, reduce car use and therefore carbon emissions, and they have also promoted increased healthy activity, and encouraged children and entire families to get back on their bikes. Bendigo Senior Secondary College won the Secondary Schools category for their work in the past few years on planning and managing vegetable gardens on the school grounds and also at the Salvation Army’s Gravel Hill Community Garden. Judges were impressed by
BSSC’s on and off site work and their community engagement. Axedale Primary School won the primary school category, earning praise for a diversity of approaches to sustainability and wide spread community involvement, as well as its strong commitment to environmental education activities focusing on the Campaspe River that flows through the township of Axedale. Other winners included Universal Manufacturing – Businesses with more than 10 full time employees, and Stay Social in the Small Business with less than 10 Full Time Employees category.
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GROWTH AREA: Stage two of the airport development has kicked off. AS stage two of the $15 million redevelopment of the Bendigo Airport gets under way, the head of Bendigo tourism and a charter pilot said the airport upgrade would not create a boom overnight. But Kathryn Mackenzie and pilot Craig Bates said it would eventually put Bendigo on the radar of new business and boost tourism and put Bendigo in proximity to capital cities and cut travel to Melbourne to 30 minutes. Mr Bates said the city’s high-profile arts events already had people talking about Bendigo. He works for My Jet which is the sole charter jet service operating at the airport. Airport management still have to attract a com-
mercial airline to the facility but the longer runway will be to accommodate a 70-seat aircraft. Stage two redevelopment also includes a new taxiway, lighting, signage and fencing. “It is all about having enough people demand enough seats to justify it,” Mr Bates said. MyJet charters whole planes and not individual seats. “At the moment it is not possible (to operate larger commercial flights) but the redevelopment is very positive for Bendigo,” he said. Executive manager of tourism at the City of Greater Bendigo, Ms Mackenzie said the redevelopment would drive gains for
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Students take to the water SAILING would seem an unlikely sport in the dry heart of central Victoria, but more than 250 Epsom and Strathfieldsaye primary school students learnt basic skills and water safety last week at Lake Eppalock. When rain last Friday forced Discover Sailing organisers to cancel the last day of training for Strathfieldsaye students, instructors went to the school’s classrooms to complete their two-day workshop. Epsom students completed their course earlier in the week. The program was made available to the students through the federal government’s Sporting Schools
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Community chips in for Nepal LESS than a year after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, more than $60,000 raised by Bendigo’s Nepalese community will rebuild a primary school for 68 students in a remote Himalayan region west of Kathmandu. The money, some also raised in Mildura and Benalla in Queensland, will find its way to the Janakalyan Primary School in the Gorkha district. Funds were raised in the months following the earthquake, the epicenter of which was near Gorkha, that killed more than 8500 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes and buildings. AusNep Foundation’s Bendigo association has contracted Swedish NGO Build Up Nepal to build five new classrooms and three toilets that will form the new school. The townspeople will build the pressed earth bricks that form the school’s walls using a machine later to be used to rebuild their own homes. Secretary Sanjeev Kanu said AusNep Bendigo had taken several months to
decide where to direct the money. The committee had considered seven proposals but had decided to support a village remote from Kathmandu, Nepal’s damaged capital city which was already receiving international support. Mr Kanu said Nepalese villages trying to rebuild had faced challenges including rising cost of materials and national political instability. He said the Build Up Nepal program required the village to provide its own labour, saving money on skilled workers. The brick building machine could produce construction materials for neighbouring villages. It would be a future source of the town’s income. Mr Kanu said the first installment of money had been paid to be spent on obtaining government permits to build the school. The school would take up to eight months to construct. “The principal is confident the school will attract new students wanting to learn in the new classrooms,” Mr Kanu said.
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Regions fund offers chance for city cash THERE are positive signs Bendigo is in for a funding windfall. Mayor Rod Fyffe says the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall rejuvenation project and the Bendigo Tennis Centre redevelopment will be seriously considered for funding under the Federal Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund. Council’s Darren Fuzzard travelled to Canberra last week to have talks with a senior adviser to regional development minister, senator Fiona Nash.
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The City of Greater Bendigo is seeking $2.09 million for the tennis centre and $1.7m for the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall. “It is great to establish strong and direct relationships with the people advising senator Nash and to talk about the importance of these projects to the Greater Bendigo region,” Cr Fyffe said.
“The council has a strong track record in attracting funding from both state and federal governments and the signs from Canberra were encouraging, but the reality is that competition will be strong and there are never any guarantees an application will be successful. “The council has put an enormous amount of time and effort into making sure that the applications we send meet the strict criteria set down by the government. “The government made it very clear to us that the fact we were successful in previous rounds of
funding will not disqualify us from applying for funding in this next round.” Cr Fyffe said the visit also provided a good opportunity to put the case for supporting the projects to the opposition, with meetings with a senior adviser to opposition leader Bill Shorten and with shadow minister for regional development Julie Collins. “It’s an election year so it is important for us to ensure that both sides of politics have an understanding of the significance of these projects,” he said.
Her world’s a stage TUCKED away in Strath Village is a special shop filled with vintage clothes, shoes, bags, jewels, furs and hats – gorgeous objects that glitter and shine and take the eye. Lyn Asling opened Pandora’s Box eight months ago and has filled it with clothing and memorabilia from her career as a music hall artist. “I’ve collected these costumes over the last 50 years,” Lyn said. “I’ve been a singer and dancer and comedienne and I’ve had a wonderful career. “Our company’s name was Plinges Music Hall. We travelled throughout Victoria and NSW. “Later on we did a stint at the Marong Pub for five years. “I think we had more fun backstage than they did out the front. “We recently moved house
and down-sized and my costumes were taking up more and more room. “My husband said it must be time to start throwing things out. “But I just couldn’t do it.” An attractive and beautifully groomed woman of 78, Lyn looks right at home surrounded by the backdrop of her years in musical theatre. It doesn’t take much to imagine Lyn singing The Roses of Picadilly or By the Light of the Silvery Moon. While the Weekly was paying Lyn a visit an arm fell off one the mannequins in her shop, and Lyn quickly quipped, “No ‘arm done darling.” Her father was a performer in the old Tivoli entertainment circuit which had its heyday in the 1940s and 50s. Theatre is obviously in Lyn’s blood. - Dianne Dempsey
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going solo: Emma Blackford with flying instructor Will Quint. Photo: BILL CONROY All over the world women are taking to the skies during March, and Bendigo is no exception. The initiative is aiming to raise awareness of aviation opportunities available to females of all ages while celebrating the accomplishments of past and present women of aviation. The Bendigo Flying Club Is joining the push by opening its doors to women who are curious about flight. “We are holding networking events so women interested in aviation can meet each other,” committee member Sam Cot-
tingham said. “Women who are curious can ask the experienced women about what it’s like to learn.” One young Bendigo woman keen to fly is 15-year-old Girton Grammar student Emma Blackford, who started learning to fly three months ago with a Bendigo Flying Club scholarship. “I am planning to be a commercial pilot so for me this is a career choice,” Emma said. Bendigo Flying Club chief flying instructor Will Quint said Emma was more than up to the task.
“She first went solo after 7.6 hours of flying,” he said. “She’s progressing very well and has passed three of her five exams. “I would say she is an above average learner. Girls are generally a bit better at it.” Recreational Aviation Australia is offering a special incentive to women who fly in March anywhere in Australia. Any female who takes out a RAAus membership (required for insurance while flying as a student pilot) can redeem the value of their membership in a
flying lesson at the club of their choice. The Bendigo Flying Club is going one further – every female who takes up the offer of a Trial Instructional Flight with the club will go in the draw to win a complimentary one year RAAus membership. “We want to encourage anyone interested in flying to have a go” president Neville Boyle said. “So we are looking to make people aware that they can learn here with us – and to join this campaign to raise awareness for women in March.”
on the spot: Fresh FM host and Weekly journalist Joel Peterson with Bendigo Spirit’s Kelsey Griffin.
Fresh a winner BENDIGO radio station 101.5 Fresh FM has scooped a major media award, claiming the Women’s National Basketball League’s Best Radio Coverage award for the 2015/16 season. The station has covered the Bendigo Spirit since its inception into the league, and has called all Spirit home games for the past eight years. The broadcasts allowed fans to listen via the 101.5FM in central Victoria and around the world via the internet, including the parents of Spirit star Kelsey Griffin who stay up into the early hours of the morning in Alaska to tune in. Station manager Wallace
Teasdale said the station has a great tradition of broadcasting local sport. “The station puts a great deal of time and effort into these live broadcasts of Bendigo Spirit home games and we always endeavour to support sport in this region,” he said. “We have a totally professional calling team with Joel Peterson, Darren Edmondston and Jackson Saunders, along with Jim Mackey and Glen Gordon assisting with production.” The broadcasts included interviews with both Spirit coach Simon Pritchard and opposition coaches, as well as access Spirit time outs providing a unique insight
into the games. “It is a fantastic achievement for Fresh FM to be acknowledged by the WNBL as the best radio coverage of the competition which is a testament to the outstanding work that the team put into all our home games,” Spirit general manager Adam Tarr said. “The pre-game show provides a fantastic insight into what lies ahead in our games and allows Simon the opportunity to provide listeners with insights into his game plan and match ups. “Fresh FM’s live streaming allows for the game coverage to be heard not only across Australia but also around the world.”
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Virtue of minor parties Senators Bob Day and David Leyonhjelm wrote on March 4 in the Bendigo Weekly about what they believe is an unholy alliance between the Liberals, Nationals, Greens and Nick Xenophon and their collective attempts to reform the senate. Apart from telling us what a bunch of dills they consider the Nationals to be, the letter failed miserably in convincing thinking people as to the virtues of minor parties and independents in the Senate. Apart from declaring “Death of Democracy Day” as being 2016 budget day (it was in fact November 11, 1975), Bob Day should take the opportunity to tell the voting public why on earth he should stay in the senate in the event of a double dissolution. All David Leyonhjelm will be remembered for is his call for young people to take pay cuts for their weekend work by being overjoyed at the prospect of the abolition of their existing penalty rates. Get serious senators, just what have you done? Indeed, both of you and all the cross benchers should be shouting from the rooftops about the great things you claim to have done (which Glenn Lazarus is doing at every opportunity) because I have a bit of news for all the politicians in this country, the voting public is not entirely stupid and we are alert as to what is happening and not happening in our parliament. It really is only the swing voter who has a valuable vote anyway and that group is growing rapidly due to the disenchantment created by the major parties with their “do nothing” and childish behaviour. So instead of taking up valuable media space telling us how stupid the Nationals are or how we should all fear “a lighter shade of green” for some unexplained reason try a positive approach and convince us all why you are as important and valuable as you yourselves obviously think you are. I, and many others are not convinced but remain open minded and wait to be convinced by action and evidence, not weasel words, meaningless rhetoric and polyspeak. Stephen Colbert, Wedderburn
Garden vote a mistake I had the pleasure of making an unplanned visit to the Botanic Gardens on the weekend. Despite the cold weather, there were hundreds of people all over the
gardens enjoying the new spaces and well-looked after places. I hadn’t been in for a few years and was very impressed with the changes that had occurred over that time. Locals and vistors were clearly voting with their feet and supporting the upgrades. Congratulations to those council staff who have looked after it, and well done to those councillors who have the foresight to continue with this vision. I am gobsmacked why two, sometimes three, councillors would have voted against funding this magnificent community asset in the past three budgets. Anthony Radford, Bendigo
Heritage grants open The 2016 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) round is now open, and I encourage all Bendigo region historical societies, regional museums, public libraries and Indigenous and migrant community groups to apply. The CHG is a federally funded grants program, operating since 1994, which offers grants of up to $15,000 to assist in preserving cultural heritage collections of national significance. Bendigo is lucky to have so many community groups which work to preserve and share our rich history and culture. Central Victoria has played a significant role in Australia’s history, and it is important we continue to share our story with the next generations. Find more information on CHG at www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/ chg or contact my office on 5443 9055. Lisa Chesters, MP
Australians want action Shambolic, dysfunctional, infighting, but a double dissolution election is tipped to be held on July 2, because why would you go to all of this trouble dismembering the Senate and wait another four years to implement it? Malcolm Turnbull has told us that the senate is not properly represented, and does not display the will of the people because some senators were elected on small numbers of votes. That did not make any difference when the late Brian Harradine, senator for Tasmania, held the government to ransom for years. Sorry Malcolm, your argument is one of convenience only.
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Ricky Muir seems to be the vocal example being used, but Nationals senator John Williams, and Liberal senator Arthur Sidodinos were elected with 0.02 per cent and 0.03 per cent of the vote respectively. Both major parties go after the preferences of minor parties that cannot win, to convince them to preference a party that think they can. OK, the Senate voting is not perfect and has been taken advantage of over the past few years, and not only by the latest player, but is this practice much different to the dealings of the major parties that is going on at the present time concerning the House of Representatives. Don’t tell us that this does not influence election results similar to the Senate situation. The whole system requires a complete overhaul, and its not as if they have not known about the senate situation, it has been the same for 32 years. Is the government upset because they thought they were the only ones smart enough to see the anomalies in this voting system, or were they happy enough to manipulate the system until someone came along and manipulated their manipulation? Has anyone got any idea what is going on in this country? Now we have Peta Credlin appearing on Murdoch’s Sky News, as a commentator. Sky News must be desperate. Haven’t we had enough of Ab-
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A day of harmony This Harmony Day Red Cross is challenging all Australians to do something practical to help make their community even more welcoming. Australia is one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world and 86 per cent of people think multiculturalism has been good for us. How can we build on to this to make our communities more even welcoming, more supportive and more inclusive? This Harmony Day we’ve come up with five ways you can help: Read up on the facts – help dispel some of the myths about refugees and people seeking asylum. Invite a guest speaker – ask a refugee or migrant to share their story with your school or community group. In many states/territories, organisations like Red Cross offer resources or speakers to help you organise this. Be a workplace mentor – offer mentoring or volunteer opportunities
to a refugee or person seeking asylum who is struggling to find a job. Help someone get an education – ask a school or university to support a refugee or person seeking asylum who wants to study but has limited financial resources. Support could include fees, uniforms, or books. Volunteer – offer your skills to an organisation that is helping refugees, people seeking asylum and other vulnerable migrants. Each of us has a responsibility to help create a more harmonious and accepting society. Our communities are stronger when we understand the stories, motivations and hopes of those we live along side; when we recognise what connects us, not what separates us. This is what Harmony Day is all about. We think it should be Harmony Day, every day. Red Cross has a mandate to help the most vulnerable people, regardless of their background, age, location or where they come from. Every day, we support people in need of assistance, including refugees, people seeking asylum, the homeless, the elderly and those affected by disaster and conflict around the globe. Harmony Day is for everyone, but this year Red Cross is turning the spotlight on what we can all do to make our communities even more welcoming for refugees and people seeking asylum. Judy Slatyer, CEO, Australian Red Cross
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letters Predictable diatribe HEAR hear Anthony Radford for calling out the haters. Such people are invariably selfish, humourless, bereft of humility and seemingly incapable of considering any perspective other than their own. They are terrible company which leads to further isolation, providing the perfect environment for their tissue thin arguments to grow like weeds. Before launching into your next predictable diatribe – step away from the mouse, walk into your bathroom, take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself – what am I really angry about? Jon Savage, Golden Square
Council decision a real waste THE decision to implement the organic waste bin proposal by the City of Greater Bendigo is a waste of ratepayers’ monies and ripping off ratepayers to the tune of millions. Questions which must be answered by this council include the following issues: • Did the city officers request from waste management companies a non-conforming tender to deal with our city’s waste? • Were the city’s councillors advised of the tenders provided by the companies? • Was discussion ever taken on these tenders by our present councillors? This city council can waste ratepayers’ money on freight costs which will cost more than the construction of a waste treatment facility. The advantages of a processing facility within our city would include: a greater economic contribution to the Bendigo region, employment benefits and benefits for other business in our region during the construction and operation of the new processing facility, a significant reduction in waste handling and transportation costs and a reduction in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions arising from transport activities. The continued denial of council to innovate and solve the landfill problem in Bendigo is a disgrace. The cost of transporting material to Patho would pay for two waste facilities, and we have our mayor taking a trip to Canberra to raise finances for
projects. Is this truly acting in the community’s interest or being transparent as required by the Local Government Act? One of the companies involved is already operating a composting facility in Shepparton, and has been operating since 2008. Bill Collier, Golden Square
Are you ready? I NOTE that a number of individuals are offering themselves as candidates for election in councils’ three wards. I hope they are community minded individuals and ready for a busy time. After a decade of experience of council activity, I most certainly encourage talented candidates to build on the bold expansion of Bendigo. New ideas which will impel, not retard, our destiny as the place that, increasingly, people will want to reside or visit are welcome. It all adds to the city’s capacity to provide employment and self sufficiency. The council is staging familiarisation programs for intending councillors and these are valuable for those considering a period as a councillor. It is not all beer and skittles. There are hefty agendas to consider, individual conversations to be had and essential inspections to be made. If candidates cannot afford between 30 to 50 hours per week for council and community meetings and activities – don’t bother. The remuneration will cover your genuine expenses and even learning opportunities at applicable conferences and training courses, as well as around $12.50 per hour. Some councillors will need a separate income to sustain a reasonable standard of living. It is essential that councillors are able to discern between policies which advance rather than retard the essential need for continued development of a vibrant municipality. The rewards of serving as a councillor are counted in terms of positive assistance to ratepayers, and strengthening the city’s potential for growth and employment. It’s not an easy gig, and I applaud all those who are able and willing to offer their candidacy. Bruce Phillips, Maiden Gully
Terror will not win THIS week’s coordinated terrorist attacks in Belgium are a reminder of how we live in a world where peace, unity, compassion and respect are not always in abundance. The slaughter of innocent people in attacks designed to create fear and uncertainty are abhorrent and disgraceful, and while Bendigo might seem in one way to be a long way from Brussels, the events of this week are also a reminder to us all to be tolerant, to respect others and to treat others as we would like to be treated. These attacks are the work of extremists who are not representative of anything mainstream. They represent the hatred and violence the rest of the world opposes. These people are not “master-
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RUMOUR has it that voters will be off to the polls sooner rather than later with a speculative July 2 the date put forward for a double dissolution election that will either make or break Malcolm Turnbull. Since toppling Tony Abbott about six months ago, Mr Turnbull has found the job of leading the Liberal party a lot harder than winning the role he coveted for so long. A party leader is a servant to his party, as well as the Autralian people, and this has proven difficult for Mr Turnbull. In more recent times, Mr Turnbull has become more and more entwined to the right wing influences within his party. This has in turn frustrated many Liberals and non-Liberals who had been far more optimistic about the change in leadership and what it might mean for our country. The Prime Minister has at times appeared to be on a very short lead, and whenever he looks to break free from his shackles, he gets reined in by his own. Friendly fire can sometimes be anything but. Mr Turnbull’s approval rating has subsequently plummeted, having peaked in early
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November at levels that must have had Liberal party organisers rubbing their hands together with absolute glee. Now, it is opposition leader Bill Shorten who approaches the looming election with a far greater spring in his step compared to where he was placed just a few months ago. Suddenly, he has nothing to lose and everything to gain from an election. Ever eager to differentiate his leadership from that of Mr
such as the CSIRO. The highly anticipated debate on tax policy that was once talked up before it suddenly got too hard, needs to happen. The decision to bring forward the federal budget by one week may well provide a few watershed moments for both Mr Turnbull and treasurer Scott Morrison, as well as a hint of what the government wants to take to the election. It’s also Mr Morrison’s first budget, and he will be hoping
Australians have become increasingly frustrated at their elected representatives Abbott, the 29th Prime Minister of Australia has talked up Australia as a nation of innovation and ideas. By his own words, innovation is “an absolutely critical theme” of the administration he leads. That is, so long as his fellow MPs allow this to be so. The proposed double dissolution election is likely to be fought on a variety of fronts, but if the government is serious about championing innovation and ideas, Mr Turnbull would do well to look at its funding policies for education, getting the NBN right, and at its support for organisations
to land a few key blows that resonate with the electorate with what he unveils on the night of Tuesday, May 3. Assuming the PM does indeed call a double dissolution election, which would be the first such election since 1987, and it will be a long and arduous campaign for all involved. In recent times, Australians have become increasingly frustrated at their elected representatives for any number of reasons. So the next 14 or so weeks could be long ones. twitter: @peterkennedy23
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HILE we are about to be dragged through a demoralising run up to a federal election I want to turn the focus back to the family of our head of state. I grew up in England and Lizzie lived at Buck house and was the queen. That’s how it went and that is how it’s always been, certainly she has been the only monarch in my lifetime. But I’m starting to feel she should be the last, and the one thing that has convinced me is Kate Middleton. The Duchess of Cambridge, as she is called, has dipped out of a tradition, and if there is one thing the royal family does well it’s tradition, albeit with our money. So, I think she is honour bound to fill the role properly. The item in question is the ceremonial handing out of shamrocks to the Irish Guards. This has been done by a female member of the royal family since 1901, Kate has done it few times since she joined the gang, but this year dipped out. Apparently she wanted to spend time with the children. While understandable, the ducking of public duty is unfortunately a rather common trend in some of the younger royals and should not be allowed. What would happen if in the middle of a battle the Irish Guards took a day off? Poor old Phil the Greek, Lizzie’s hubby, does more public appearances and duties than Kate and Will manage between them, and he is 94. With this in mind I am moving to the republic camp post Lizzie. I quite like Queenie’s approach to
things, the way she let it be known she did not like Diana Spencer, and she certainly doesn’t like Camilla, and I think if you have to have a monarch she manages the role quite well, after all she has the experience. If Britain has the choice, well that’s up to them, but for Australia, what’s the point? The problem is, how do we find a president? If you have been following the United States elections you can see the way they do it is a long drawn-out affair. Can you imagine the fuss of an Australian election? We will have elections for local coun-
cils, state government, federal government and then president. We will be spending our Saturdays in polling booths for the rest of our days. Mind you, the way the voting in the senate has been changed to favour the major parties we might just be told who our president will be. We might not even have our say. The president as head of state will do what they want, spend our money on staff, travel the world at our cost and basically add nothing to the running of the country. Sound familiar? - Steve Kendall Twitter@stevekendall1
Volunteers step out to collect YOU know it’s Easter when you see the Uncle Bobs Club volunteers at busy intersections raising money for the Royal Children’s Hospital. Uncle Bobs Club Bendigo president, Carol Maher, has been raising money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeal for an amazing 38 years. “My mum and dad were always in the Uncle Bobs Club and I started when I was 14,” Carol said. “And this year is Uncle Bobs’ 40th year of raising money in Bendigo for such a great cause. “We are looking for volunteers to tin shake throughout Bendigo on Good Friday.” Carol said she has always enjoyed collecting on Good Fridays. “People are wonderful,” she said.
“When they see us they wind down their windows and give us a big smile. “They are warm and generous. “Some of them go out in their cars on Good Friday all prepared with their coin jars with them. “They save all year for us. “Sometimes if I’m tin shaking at a supermarket, people will tell us beautiful stories of how the Royal Children’s Hospital has helped their children or grandchildren. “They say thank you for what we do, but we say ‘no it’s the hospital that does
she swam and read. She died in 1968. The funeral service was held at the historic St Mark’s Church, Darling Point where her poem Colour was reportedly read. According to her nurse Adrienne Howley, Dorothea regarded this poem as her finest work. Entries close on June 30, 2016. For further information go to the competition website: www.dorothea.com.au
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HE 2016 Vox Bendigo Fyffe Prize this year celebrates the landscape, history and people of Central Victoria. Submissions of essays, poems or stories are welcome on the theme, In This Place: Central Victoria. There is no minimum word length but submissions must be no longer than 3000 words. The winning entry will receive $1000. Shortlisted entries, including the winner, will be published as a book by Bendigo Publishing, and launched at Bendigo Writers Festival, August 12-14, 2016. Entries close Friday, April 1. Shortlist announced Monday, May 2. For further details go to the website: www.Bendigowritersfestival.com.au
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HE Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards, Australia’s oldest and largest poetry competition is now open. The competition is open to all school children from preps to year 12, there are also several other categories which include school entries. The prize money is very generous. Waiting is this year’s theme. Dorothea Mackellar was of course the author of Australia’s most quoted and best loved poem, My Country which starts with the famous line, “I love my sunset country”. She wrote the poem when she was 19 in England at a time when feeling homesick. She re-wrote the poem several times after returning to Australia. The third of four children, Dorothea was the only daughter born to a physician and parliamentarian, Sir Charles Kinnaird Mackellar and his wife, Marion (nee Buckland). Dorothea had a privileged and sheltered life. The Mackellar family owned several properties in the Gunnedah area, New South Wales. Apart from My Country Dorothea wrote many other poems and two fairly indifferent novels. During World War II, My Country became hugely popular – appealing to the sense of patriotism fostered by the war and post-war nationalism. In later life Dorothea lived on Sydney’s Pittwater where
day at the South Bendigo Football Netball Club rooms, at the corner of View and Barnard streets from 8am to 3pm. Donations can also be made at the venue on Good Friday.
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1pm-6pm, All Seasons Hotel, McIvor Road, Bendigo. Afternoon tea supplied, lucky door prizes. Door takings to Palliative Care Auxiliary. $10 pp. Table bookings ph: Peter 5446 3805/0400 076 634. Thursday 31th March Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Rooms, Darling St, Eaglehawk, 8pm until 11pm. Entry $5. Details: 5442 1815.
N a coup for organisers and festival-goers alike, former Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh and Australian journalist and correspondent for Sky News Australia, Stan Grant are confirmed as guest speakers at this year’s 10th Anniversary Clunes Booktown Festival. From April 30 to May 1, 18,000 people are expected to descend on the township of Clunes for a weekend of author talks, book sales and entertainment for all ages. While well-known as a political identity, Bligh recently added author to her list of achievements, last year publishing her memoir. Through the Wall: Reflections on Leadership, Love and Survival explores Bligh’s challenges in her public and private life, including her lessons of leadership, resilience, community and family as the first woman to be elected premier of an Australian state in her own right and from her battle with cancer. Meantime, Grant has covered some of the world’s most significant news events including conflict in the Middle East, the release of Nelson Mandela and the death of Princess Diana. Grant’s profile in the political arena is steadily rising: his book Talking to my Country was released last month and is described as “an extraordinarily powerful and personal meditation on race, culture and national identity”. A video of a speech that Grant made about the impact of colonisation and discrimi-
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nation on Indigenous people and their ancestors was published online in the lead up to Australia Day this year. The festival’s artistic director, Ailsa Brackley du Bois, said the legacy of Clunes welcoming high profile Australian identities with a political conscience is one that she is thrilled to continue in 2016. “With Anna’s impressive capacity as a female leader and Stan’s rise as a political commentator of note, our visitors are in for an absolute treat at this year’s festival,” she said. “My biggest challenge now is finding a space big enough for Anna and Stan to speak, but I’m onto it.” Tickets are available at the four entrances to the event and are now available online here: www.trybooking. com/KSVJ Tickets are $10 for a weekend pass, which includes access to all authors talks, entertainment and an exhibition, while children 14 years and under are free.
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LUES heavyweight Geoff Achison is no stranger to the Bendigo music scene, he’s been up the Calder more times than he can count, but this weekend will mark his first time in town for our famous Easter Festival. Don’t expect to see him running in the Dragon Mile or braving the carnival rides though, he’s got plenty of music to keep him busy. The Easter Blues Bender will see nine local venues host blues music across the three days of the festival, with a special blues stage set up at Lansell Gardens. Achison will be aboard Bendigo’s famous Blues Tram on Saturday afternoon, alongside another honoraryadopted Bendigonian Hailey Calvert. A Blues Tram veteran, this will be his fifth or sixth trip by his reckoning, Achison is a dab hand at engaging the crowd in this unique musical venue. “My set list is nearly always made up on the spot according to how I feel the crowd is feeling. I also like to tell a couple of yarns and I attempt the occasional gag,” Achison said. “All in all though, I think the charm of that gig is that you’re meandering through this beautiful city on a vintage vehicle while listening to a
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live musician. There’s just something so perfect about the experience.” Achison will also be making an appearance at The Golden Vine on Saturday night for a gig with local outfit the Funk Junkies, their debut performance together. “As I’ve travelled around the world, I’ve linked up with a lot of local bands to play gigs in order to combat the difficulties of bringing a whole band on the road,” Achison said. “It was suggested to me that the Funk Junkies could be my backing band this Easter and I thought with a
name like that how can I resist? “The band are learning some of the tunes I’ve written for my Souldiggers band and we’ll do some old blues/soul numbers as well.” The Easter Blues Bender will be the first big test for new Golden Vine manager Justin McPhail, who’s also hosting the likes of singer-songwriter Emilee South and crowd-favourite Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood over the weekend. They’ll even be trying out their new blues-inspired menu for the occasion. “We’re a neighbourhood pub, so what we’re looking to do is improve the food offering with a brand new menu, inspired by America’s Deep South,” Mr McPhail said. “We feel the Deep South is the home of blues music, and matching that style of music with the food from the region is a winning combination.” Achison will play the Golden Vine Saturday night with support from Andrew Watts and Bootleg from 9.30pm. Entry is $10 at the door. You can join Geoff Achison and Hailey Calvert on the Blues Tram on Saturday at 2pm. Tickets are $35. For more information see the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival website or facebook page.
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HO said there’s nothing to do in the country? Author Gideon Haigh will be speaking at the historic Court House in Dunolly, Sunday, May 22. Presented by the Bendigo Writers Festival and the Victoria Law Foundation, Gideon will be talking about his new book, Certain Admissions. Certain Admissions tells the story of the scandalous 1959 Melbourne murder trial of the dashing but erratic John Kerr. Filling in the gaps in private and public records, Gideon leads us to a surprising conclusion that tells us much about the relationship between public opinion and law enforcement. Dunolly, 40 minutes from Bendigo, is one of the many heritage towns scattered around Bendigo. In the main street you can visit the town hall and a short detour up Market Street brings you to the Georgian elegance of the Old Courthouse, which is the glorious venue for our Law Week celebration event. You’ll be met at the Old Court House with a glass of wine or cup of tea and a chance to browse the historical displays. At 2pm, Bendigo Writers Festival director, Rosemary Sorensen will talk with Gideon Haigh. There will be books available for Gideon to sign, and a sumptuous afternoon tea to follow, with local wines and homemade treats. You can also take the chartered bus from Bendigo (bookings essential), leaving from either Bendigo Railway Station or the Schaller Studio which is offering a special Saturday night rate. Bookings through the Capital Theatre are essential. For further details go to www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au
Saturday show,” continues Blackwood, “He said he’d love to jam sometime. I was a fan of his drumming and somewhat humbled that he’d want to play with me. I wasn’t sure about playing my one man band material with a drummer, but it always stayed in my mind that if I ever got something else together I’d look to him straight away.” Blackwood started experimenting with new material. “I was really loving this new music but just couldn’t seem to make it work as a one man band. It needed more, and it occurred to me that I had to play this music with a drummer if it was really going to work.” Thompson continued: “It seemed like a pipe-dream though, given geographical restraints and how busy we both are already. But he messaged me offering to come to Bendigo to rehearse. From the first time I laid into the drums underneath his raging guitar sounds, it felt natural and fun and a little spooky.” “You don’t think you actually need to be any louder do you?” I ask Blackwood. “Haha! Well I always thought I could be louder, so that’s where Col comes in. The whole reason for wanting to play this music with
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LMOST a late night footnote on the extensive Easter Blues Bender program is a new name on the Bendigo music scene, Highway 79. Good Friday at the Golden Vine sees the first public performance of this long-time-coming collaboration between Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood and Colin Thompson. “Yeah, Highway 79 is a reference to the Calder,” Bones said. “I live in Sunbury, and Col is in Bendigo. It’s the highway that connects us. It’s simple and honest.” It’s a collaboration that was probably always going to happen. The story starts early in 2011. “We were introduced by Scott Seymour,” Thompson said, taking up the story. “Scotty had been banging on to me saying I had to see this guy Bones Blackwood; that I won’t believe the show he puts on. Sure enough, when I got to see Bones in action I was blown away by the raw energy and grooves he laid down with his vintage guitars, kick drum and over-sized hi-hats. That he kept it up for three sets was astounding. This guy leaves nothing in the tank.” Fast forward a few years. “A couple of years back I was crashing at Col’s place after a late
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a drummer is so I can focus more on guitar. It really needs drumming far beyond what I can do with two feet. It’s a completely different energy, and Col has the feel, swing and instinct that makes it all click,” he said. “Is this going to be a long-term collaboration?” I ask. “If the punters get half as much enjoyment out of it as we do, I can see it being an indefinite thing,” Thompson said. “As long as suitable bookings present themselves, we’re both available and still enjoying jamming together, I can’t see any reason we wouldn’t keep it up.” Highway 79 play their debut gig at the Golden Vine on Friday, March 25. - Simon Wooldridge
HIGHWAYMEN: Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood and Colin Thompson.
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ARY Jane Jeffrey, nee Toy, had a true and caring husband in Edward Jeffrey, they residing in a weatherboard cottage in Butler Street, California Gully. Butler Street is quite elevated and good views to the south could be had of Long Gully, and to the east was California Gully. As pointed out, by 1884 Mary Jane Jeffrey had already given birth to nine children, two had died when young. One child, Lottie, born in 1880 was brought up by Martha Knuckey, nee Jeffrey who was unable to have children of her own. In early February, 1886, Mary Jane became pregnant again, this was the pattern at that time, with the family’s growth only stopping once the woman was no longer able to conceive. Looking at the births within most families of the 19th century, these occurred about every two years. It could be confidently said, that the demands of children in the 19th and also the early 20th century were minimal by today’s standards. If the children received some food at every meal, had clothes on their backs and a bed, usually to share with a sibling, there were never any complaints or grizzles. Many cottages had four rooms at the most, the kitchen was the heart of the home and that was where the mother spent most of her time, there could be a sitting or lounge room which was quite a luxury. The other two rooms in the cottage being the bedrooms, in one, the children were packed in like sardines and the youngest slept in the parent’s room, frequently sharing their bed. Bathrooms were an unheard of luxury for the majority, the tub coming out once a week on Saturday night and
one after another use was made of the wash tub, water heated from kettles off the kitchen stove made this a pleasant experience. During the week the wash dish on the back verandah was for face and hands and this had to suffice. Laundry could be boiled in a copper in a simple out-building on a Monday. Initially all went well with Mary Jane Jeffrey and her latest pregnancy, as the months passed all the work that she was doing for the large family was beginning to tell on her health. The support of the eldest daughter Henrietta was invaluable, she was practical, like many of the Methodists. The family Jeffrey, were regular worshippers at the California Gully Methodist Church and Sunday School in Esler Street. Edward Jeffrey was respected as an engine driver at the Johnson Number 3 Mine, he was well known in the church congregation as there were many miners from the area that worshipped at the California Gully church. Apart from the miners there were also the shop keepers of California Gully, mine managers, and mining investors that formed part of the congregation. In the last weeks of Mary Jane Jeffrey’s pregnancy she was too unwell to attend church. Mary’s daughter Henrietta did the bulk of the labour intensive housework for the large family.
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SAD LOSS: Mary Jane Jeffrey (left) and daughters Lucinda and Henrietta.
On October 4, 1886 a little boy was delivered at the Jeffrey’s cottage, he was named Arnold Rexford Jeffrey. Mary Jane Jeffrey was bedridden after the birth and her condition deteriorated steadily over the subsequent days. Each day Mary grew weaker and weaker and she passed away eight days after Arnold’s birth. The 17-year-old Henrietta immediately realised it would be her duty and responsibility to look after the family. Edward Jeffrey had to go to the funeral director once again to have a coffin delivered to their cottage and subsequently Mary Jane was buried at the Eaglehawk Cemetery.
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HREE kitchen ingredients say “Easter” in Australian like no other: seafood, lamb and chocolate. This year a plethora of fresh takes on that trio is offered in Spice Journey, the printed accompaniment to Shane Delia’s SBS TV series of the same name. In this beautiful book Melbourne restaurateur Delia documents his travels through the regions whose people played crucial roles in the creation of Easter as we know it today. Delia starts his exploration in Malta, his parents’ country and an island with a culinary style coloured in the centuries immediately before Jesus’ time by its Phoenician heritage. Heading east, he visits Lebanon (the ancestral home of his wife Maha’s family), Turkey and Iran. At the other end of the Mediterranean Delia finishes with tours through Morocco and Andalusian Spain. All six cultures contribute dishes to Spice Journey, some of the most inventive of which have seafood, lamb or chocolate as their hero. On the seafood front there’s cured salmon with beetroot mayonnaise, pumpkin puree and fennel vinaigrette; cornbread-and-fennel-
seed-crusted sardines; and scallop-filled zucchini flowers with smoked-eel dressing and orange and coriander crumb. Lamb comes in an array of incarnations: as kofte with eggplant yoghurt and a black bread garnish; braised with saltbush and caramelised rockmelon; and slow-roasted with garlic and Lebanese seven-spice powder and served with berry and toasted pumpkin seed yoghurt and nigella-seed bread. What better to these mains than hot chips sprinkled with flaked almonds, Aleppo pepper, coriander and sumac? The desserts too combine the best of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavours: mastic pudding with chocolate soil, blackberry sorbet and rosemary pearls; chocolate and pistachio m’hencha (coiled pastry); and smoked chipotle and chocolate fondant with Pedro Ximenez sherry and almond milk icecream. Thanks to Delia, adventurous Easter dining at home this year is well within reach. – Rosalea Ryan
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City awakens for festival fun There is no excuse not to get out and about these school holidays with Bendigo’s famous Easter Festival well under way. The eagerly anticipated Easter Egg Hunt will see plenty of frantic activity in Rosalind Park from 9am tomorrow. More than 3000 children of all ages are expected to search for 86,000 Easter eggs throughout the day. Children are grouped according to age throughout the hunt before ending with the youth catergory (13 to 17-year-olds) at 3.20pm. You can still buy tickets at $11 each until close of business today, at www. bendigotourism.com or by phoning 1800 813 153 or calling into Vision Australia at 20 Bridge Street, Bendigo. A limited number of tickets will be available tomorrow from 8am in Rosalind Park. On Saturday between 11am and 4pm get on down to the Dai Gum San Chinese
precinct for the awakening of the dragon with visiting lion teams and dancers performing their symbolic dances. The awakening closes with the spectacle of 100,000 firecrackers making sure Sun Loong, the worlds longest Imperial dragon is ready for the Easter Sunday Gala parade. And once again the always popular Torchlight Lantern Procession will get underway from 8pm down View Street before ending in Bridge Street with an amazing fireworks display over Rosalind Park. And if one procession isn’t enough don’t forget Bendigo’s historic Easter Procession on Easter Sunday from 1pm.
Excitement: For all ages this Easter. Photos: GARRY PATERSON
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Discovering MiniBeasts
LOOKING GOOD: Aimee Folwell (centre).
MANY visitors are already familiar with the Discovery Centre’s giant ant, and have even held their giant burrowing cockroaches. Now, Discovery will be bringing their giant ant some new friends and introducing visors to the fascinating world of biology. Minibeasts, Discovery’s newest exhibition, will house insects, spiders, millipedes and more. A holiday program looking into these amazing creatures will inspire everyone to explore the MiniBeasts that exist around us. The Battle of the Bugs science show will entice visitors into a world of: Eat or be eaten, where the amazing ways MiniBeasts catch their food or avoid being eaten, will be uncovered. Shows are daily at noon and 2pm. Spiders in Space, the Planetarium show will pose the intriguing question
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Hop down to Lansell Square A fun filled and action packed Easter and school holidays is scheduled for Lansell Square during the next fortnight. Children can join in the fun at the Zoo Craft Workshop, where they can make their very own zoo animal masks and mobiles, balloon animal characters, and enjoy animalface painting. Join in the creative fun from 11am until 2pm from next Tuesday ,March 29 until Thursday, 31 March. And if a workshop is not enough, children can also enjoy the Amazing Mister Mike’s Magic Show. The ever popular, Amazing Mister Mike, is back at Lansell Square to perform his famous magic show and share some of his amazing magic tricks.
Children will be entertained for three days at 11am, from Tuesday, April 5 until Thursday, April 7. Lansell Square is also open across the Easter long weekend, from 9am to 4pm on Easter Saturday and 11am to 3pm on Easter Sunday and Monday. The Easter Bunny will also be hopping into Lansell Square this Saturday between 11am and 2pm, sharing chocolate with all Lansell Square customers. Visit www.lansellsquare.com.au for further details or to sign up for news and offers. Lansell Square, covering all your shopping needs at the one convenient location.
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Son of Janet Hodnett and
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BLIND Roller Crm 266W 157D As New, $200 ONO Ph Gwen 5448 4312
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FIREWOOD, dry seasoned, spilt h/wood, approx 20 cubic metre for $1400 the lot or $100 per cubic metre Ph 0458 223 626
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Murray River Red Gum 14m Split, $1300 Ph 0429 822 816
FIREWOOD
BLINDS door panel glides, Cream, 296W 21 2D + Track, As new, $300 ono Ph Gwen 5448 4312
Top quality A Grade Redgum, Split Dry $120 delivered, Special 5 metres $550 Gray & Yellow Box also available Phone 0437 120 009
BRASS Vase 62cm high, fluted top, $25 Ph 5448 4370 BRASS Vase 75cm high, fluted top, $35 Ph 5448 4370
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Quality Dry Grey, Red Gum & Yellow Box Del $120/m Ph 0448 186 691
CAMPING cupboard, 3 shelf double, oztrail, EC $80 ono Ph 5439 3284 CAMP kitchen deluxe, oztrail, EC $95 ONO Ph 5439 3284
FREE Unisex Bike 0403 573 674
CAMP oven & kettle, cast iron, EC $80 ONO Ph 5439 3284
FREE 3 piece cane lounge suite, VGC Ph 0417 470 903
COLIBAN Water Right. 3ML permanant transfer, all or part. $500 per/ML neg Ph 0439 551 178
FREE, Sofa bed, VGC Ph 0417 470 903
DISABILITY aid - toilet riser never used $35 Ph 0417 120 591
and Freezers. Top brands from $195. Fully recond, 6 mths wty. 283 High St, G/Sq. Ph. 5441 1955
Ph
FRIDGES
GARDEN STRAW $3 per bale Ph 0411 783 679
GOLF Clubs with buggy, VGC, $70 Ph 0456 559 678
Cat Enclosures A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors. Free quotes to suit your budget.
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BBQ gas bottle $20 Ph 5449 7046
DISC Filters, 2x 1 1/2", 8 x 1 1/2" ball valves, 21 x 1 1/2" poly fitting 3 x pressure gauges $435 lot Ph 0427 844 346
Ian 0408 291 832 Tim 0417 138 524
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DISABILITY aid - shower seat $35 Ph 0417 120 591
ROOFING
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EXERCISE Machine AB Power ABB, new in box $80 Ph 5435 2310
BILLIARD Table, 8x4 slate base, accessories included $550 Phone 0405 626 521
Synthetic Grass
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BARK CHIPS
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
RETAINING WALLS - FEATURE WALLS CHIMNEYS - COMPLETE HOUSES
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EXERCISE bike with digital read out GC $60 Ph 5442 5552
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BABY basinette, Cane, white, on chrome stand VGC $25 Ph 5448 8523
BICYCLE, ladies, near new, retro 28", 8spd with elec motor kit $550 Phone 0405 626 521
Contact: Jamie 0427 380 009 admin@fitzgeraldsplumbing.com.au Painter & Decorator
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Ph 0478 435 885 Store Well with Stilwell
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HAY & STRAW
SINGLE bed with mattress & linen, Clean, EC $100 Ph 5442 5552
Rolls & Little Squares. Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291 HAY Small Square Bales, Oaten, Pasture, & Pea Straw. Delivery available Ph 0439 699 102 HONDA CRV Roof Bars, Floor mats, nudge bar $100 lot 0419 159 567 IPHONE 4S, 32gig, white, still in box, VGC $100 Ph 0456 559 678
KEFIR GRAINS
and Kombucha Scoby $10ea with instructions Ph 5442 2773 KELVINATOR all Fridge. 335L with side door lock. 153cm H, 59cm W, 66cm D $150 Phone 0493 393 722 FILM slide projector, Projector screen and stand$50.00 ONO5447 7795 KITCHEN Setting, Retro 1960's Laminex/Chrome Table, 4 chairs, VGC $300 ONO Ph 5447 7795 LOUNGE Suite. Couch, 2 arm chairs, Brown suede velvet $200 ONO Ph 5447 7795
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Rolls $140 Small Squares $12 Ph 0419 382 273 OUTDOOR table with 2 chairs, $30 Ph 5442 5552 PAIR of Pewter Dress Shoes Size 7 $25 Ph 0403 573 674 PORTABLE clothes line, ideal for van, as new $30 Ph 5447 7050
POSTS
Recycled treated pine. 8ft x 4" diametre, $4 ea Phone 0419 382 273 POT Plants various types, both out & indoor, $3 $4 & $5 Ph 0437 825 212 and 0417 472 677 PRINTS x3, Framed, D'Arcy Doyle, $20ea Ph 5447 7050
SLEEPING bags x 2, small, Columbia, EC, $10 ea Ph 5447 7050
SOIL
Compost with manures and straw mix. Can deliver Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600
STAG HORN PLANTS FOR SALE Ph 5449 3247
TOMATOES
ROCKING Chair, VGC, $75 ono Ph 5447 4473
POULTRY
BOATS
CASH
For Fridges & Freezers, in GWO up to 25yrs. Washing Machines up to 7yrs old. Ph. 5441 1955
SILKIES
Point of Lay, Young & TRACTORS & farm healthy Young & machinery wanted. Going healthy from $15 or not, cash paid, Ph each Ph 5436 1373 0429 393 221
The Time Gallery WATCH MAKER ON PREMISES
LIVESTOCK
SINGLE Horse Float, easy to tow, needs coat of paint $600 Ph 0416 055 874
CARAVANS WANTED
We buy and consign Bendigo Caravan Centre 164 Midland Hwy EPSOM Ph 5448 4800
TOP SOIL
WEIGHT Set, 6ft barbell, 2 hand bells, 180lbs asst weights $99 5439 3607
WHIRL Electric Foot Spa Excellent Cond $40 Ph:5448 4370
GARAGE SALES
TRAILER 6x4 box trailer with caged inner skin + sheet metal outer, with removeable canvas top. Newish tyres, reg til Oct 2016. Ideal for camping or lawn mowing run, priced to sell: $800 Ph 0418 508 541
Boarding Kennel & Cattery Muckleford School Road, Muckleford 3451 Open 8:30am - 12pm & 4pm - 6pm Ph: (03) 5472 4698 • Mob: 0428 882 411 E: info@jeralee.com.au • www.jeralee.com.au
Jenara is a very friendly girl who loves a cuddle and will make a wonderful companion for someone. She loves other cats and will blossom in the company of another feline friend.
Neutered Male, 4 Years
Repairing manual gearbox, transfer case & diffs. Phone Phill 0434 145 485
CAR PARTS CAR SUNDRIES Tires & Rims 4x20565R15 xR6 rims, tyres 80%, $400. Car bra, Hyundai Veloster, non-turbo, $200. Seat covers, front & rear, Hyndai I30 $150, Headlight/bonnet protector I30 $50 Ph 0412 265 630
A.M. Hyett Motorcycles BIKES SOLD, TRADED & RECYCLED Spares and accessories. See Michael and John 67-69 Bridge Street, Bendigo 3550
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WRECKING
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MECHANICS
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64 Furness Street, Kangaroo Flat Call Ian Thompson
Jenara
5441 2209
TIMING BELTS Affordable timing belt replacements 25 years qualified experience Mobile Mechanic PH 0400 290 789
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Spayed Female, 4 Years
Meet Jethro, he is a handsome boy who is easy to get along with and once you spend time with you will fall in love. All he needs is a bit of love. He has great manners and walks wonderfully on the lead. He will need good strong, high secure fencing. He shows great interest in other dogs and could possible do well going to a home with another canine friend.
Services from $99 Brakes from $99 Timing belts are a specialty 25 Years Experience PH 0400 290 789
CARAVANS & TRAILERS
ADOPT-A-PET
WESTINGHOUSE, lge two door fridge, VGC $100 Ph 0456 559 678 WESTINGHOUSE Upright, 300ltr, frost free freezer, EC $150 Ph 0432 517 223
CARAVANS & TRAILERS
JAYCO 2004 Freedom P/T 17FT, F/Annex, RO Awning, 3 way frge, a/c, m/wave, elec brakes $22,000 ONO Ph 5447 8761
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TOP Dog Pet Supplies & Clearance Centre open Saturdays 9-4, 7 Ramsay Crt K/flat Ph 0474 313 861
WASHING MACHINE Haier twin tub, as new $280 Ph 0424 967 711
SKI-BOAT Shipiro craft clinker hull, v8 307 high pole & Ski gear, $7600 ONO Ph 0499 072 155
WANTED TO BUY
Visit the shop at Bendigo Pottery Epsom or Phone John on 0405 210 020
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
MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC
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PROTEUS multi-station weight machine, Good Condition $300 Ph 0448 403 600 R.M Williams Boots, Size 5 1/2 mens, black, EC $25 Ph 5449 7046
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LOUNGE Suite, leather, 2x2 seaters and 1 armchair, burgundy, GC $500 ONO Ph 0407 842 684 TENT, GEO4 Large rooms and chemical toilet. 2 large ground sheets $350 Ph 0422 632 998
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06 Hyundai Getz, 3 door hatch, man, 17" mag wheels, tint, seat covers & mats, June Reg, RWC $5990 Ph 0407 166 360 (1GR1ON)
AUTO
BMW 735i, Auto, Sunroof, Cruise Control, RWC $4,750 Ph 0417 374 027
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AUTO
TOYOTA Corolla Seca Hatch 5sp man, late 90's, GC tyres, air con, new timing belt, no rwc, no rego, vin no 6T134AEA2OD801346 $1500 ONO 0417 850 844 TOYOTA Hilux 2002, dual cab, diesel 4x4, snorkel, aircon, 260'kms, 4mths rego, no rwc,(YMH247) $7,500 0400 865 932
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2011 jeep grand cherokee laredo $27,950
NISSAN PULSAR HATCH Auto, a/c, p/s, tinted windows, alloys, low kms. ABC111. $18,000. Ph 5442 1646
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Awesome Economical 4x4 SUV 6 cylinder Diesel Turbo Intercooled 3.0L 5 Speed Sports Auto | Towing Braked: 3,500 Fuel Economy 8.3 (L/100km) | Odometer: 221,000km Colour Screen Display | Reverse Camera Steering Wheel Audio Controls | Cruise Control Electric & Heated Seats | Hankook All Terrain Tyres Heavy Duty Raised Suspension Upgrade | Rego: YLD 038
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35 Michie St, Elmore • LMCT 8889 • Phone Ian: 0458 747 712
CAMPER TRAILER
2002 HOLDEN CRUZE AUTO SUV 4X4
2004 HOLDEN VZ SV6 SEDAN
HOLDEN VZ COMMODORE WAGON
2008 HONDA CIVIC AUTO SEDAN
$3,990
$4,990 $ 90
$5,990
$5,990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
$5,990
DRIVE AWAY INC RWC
WHH 964 W 4
YUP 983
MGE 720
WGF 131
Great for getting away.
Auto, aircon, power steering, twin air bags and nice to drive.
Sporty SV6 under 200,000kms at a great price.
Lowered, nice mags, roof racks and tow bar. Good looking wagon.
Lovely little auto with electrics and air bags.
2001 HOLDEN VU SS S UTE UT
2005 HOLDEN ASTRA 5SP WAGON 5
2003 NISSAN X-TRAIL TI SUV
HOLDEN WL STATESMAN 2007 FORD TERRITORY V8 INTERNATIONAL FAMILY WAGON
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$6,990 990
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PSR 220
TTRL 567
SOT 627
TOG 421
ZJF 575
Auto, Tiger Mico duco. Rare 1 owner. Priced to sell.
Nice little run around wagon under 200,000kms.
Top of the range X-Trail with sunroof and leather. Hurry!
Limited edition V8 Statesman with sunroof and leather. Be quick.
Only 158,000kms, brand new tyres. Priced to sell.
2008 KIA SORRENTO AUTO TURBO DIESEL
2009 NISSAN TIIDA SEDAN
2007 MITSUBISHI 2004 HOLDEN RODEO OUTLANDER AUTO WAGON AUTO TURBO DIESEL
2008 IVECO 6 TONNE TIPPER R TRAY
$9,990
$9,990
$7,990
$27,990
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YHI 141
FRY 453
UMY 177
1FE 40Y
WWM 990
CRDI model 4X4 in hard to find auto at this price. Hurry.
Auto. Only 110,000kms, mags, airbags and more.
Immaculate late auto wagon wagon, RWC and driveaway.
Rare 4x4 twin cab turbo diesel with auto transmission. Priced to sell.
Ideal tradies turbo diesel truck with loads of extras including large lock up tool box
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Bendigo Weekly – Thursday, March 24, 2016
SPORT The final quarter
Pios’ fortunes on the up
CHAMPIONS: The victorious Suns.
Super Suns extend dynasty By JOEL PETERSON
STRATHDALE Maristians secured back-to-back Bendigo District Cricket Association flags in yet another thrilling grand final finish, defeating Eaglehawk by seven runs last Sunday. The Suns made 9/233 on day one, recovering from 4/52 led by Ben DeAraugo (56) and Taylor-Walsh medallist Andrew Hosking (92). Shaun Knott and Cory Jacobs were the stars with the ball for the Hawks, Knott claiming 4/73 from 27 overs and Jacobs taking a five-wicket haul from his 17 wickets,
including two scalps caught and bowled. The run chase was always going to be tough for Eaglehawk, but the Borough were given plenty of lives from a Suns team that was uncharacteristically sloppy in the field. Opener Andrew Smith was dropped three times before he was removed off the bowling of Sam Johnston for nine, and Matt Fitt also survived a few nervous moments before he was trapped leg before off the bowling of Ryan Haythorpe for 19. Anthony West was the mainstay of the innings, making an almost faultless
Pedders on track THE Pedders Racing Team will begin its 2016 campaign this weekend at the Bathurst six-hour endurance race. The team is heading back to Mount Panorama for a third time, but the first for the event in its current form. Team principal and driver Grant Phillips has made the previous two trips, but co-driver Andrew Turpie will be a rookie on the mountain. The November 2015 Bendigo Weekly/ Prime7 Sports Star of the Year nominees will be joined by the Motorsports Training Australia crew who again join the team’s long-serving volunteers. The reigning Australian Manufacturers Championship Class D champions will be aiming for more success in 2016.
BOWLED OVER: Shaun Knott claims one of his four wickets. 86, though he too survived a few chances. When Josh Collinson joined him at the crease they lifted the run rate and the Hawks looked in control before Collinson danced down the pitch to spinner Jack Neylon and was stumped well out of his ground for 45. Jacobs then joined West, but a mix up between the two saw Jacobs run out right at the tea break for just two. West then forged partnerships with both Aaron Monro and Shaun Knott, the latter was elevated up the order and made a solid 23 before being caught on the
midwicket boundary by Ben DeAraugo. The last three wickets then fell in quick succession as the Hawks were all out for 226, Cam Taylor proving Suns capitain Linton Jacobs was spot on to bring him back into the attack with a handful of overs left, finishing with five wickets. In other BDCA grand finals, Golden Square wrapped up the second XI flag against Bendigo in under a day thanks to figures of 5/5 from Cameron Blencowe and the Suns took the spoils in both the third XI and under-18 deciders.
WHAT defines success in the TAC Cup? Winning, or getting players drafted to the AFL? It is not exactly a new question, but one worth asking as the Bendigo Pioneers get ready for their 2016 TAC Cup campaign. The past few years have been an extremely lean period for the club, and the numbers back that sentiment up. In the past five TAC Cup seasons, the club has won just 13 games, and has finished last out of the 12 regular TAC Cup sides three times. The next worst side in terms of wins is Northern Knights, who in the same span have won 29 games. The other side of the coin is draftees. In the past five years, seven Pioneers players have been drafted. The Western Jets have had 11 players drafted, the next least. The Pioneers have produced 56 AFL players since 1992. Four regions have produced at least double that. Despite a challenging recruiting region, by neither measure have the Pioneers been successful in recent times. However, it seems the tide may be turning. Coach Brett Henderson and talent manager Steve Sharp have been working tirelessly to improve the off-field fortunes of a club that had become somewhat tired under its previous administration. The side looks more competitive this year, with stronger under-18 and under-16 lists and a new rookie squad. The addition of a youth girls team is another big positive for the club. With a bolstered list, a super talented young leader in Joe Atley and an experienced coaching group, Henderson believes his side will be far more competitive in 2016. While public interest in the side has waned in recent years, more games at the QEO and an attacking gameplan should mean Pios games will be a far better spectacle this season. Producing a winning side has been a key focus of Henderson’s since his first day in the job, and this season the club looks well placed to deliver positive results. While it is largely a developmental competition, every club’s aim should be to instill that much sought after “winning culture” into its group, and have the players take that with them to the next step in their football journey, wherever that may be. The Pioneers are making the right moves off the field, now the challenge is to take the next step on it. The best way to show that is by winning, something the side should see more of this year. – Joel Peterson
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Since wrapping up the title in November, the Pedders 86 has been at its Motorsports Training Australia base for a complete postseason review, with many components having completed two seasons of endurance racing.
BENDIGO mountain bike aces Peta Mullens, Tasman Nankervis and Chris Hamilton have returned from the National Mountain Bike Championships in Bright with a swag of silverware. Mullens came home with silver from the women’s crocc-country event, while Nankervis and Hamilton finished second and third in the under-23 cross-country titles. Mullens finished behind three-time national champion Rebecca Henderson, who blew away a strong field. “I knew straight away on the start loop that my legs didn’t have it,” Mullens, the 2013 national champion, said. “I think as a bike rider you kind of know early on and I tried to put that aside and just power on as much as I can but she just had the better of me by far.” In the under-23 men, Scott Bowden claimed backto-back national titles, beating the Bendigo duo of Nankervis and Hamilton by over two minutes. Nankervis continues to improve, while Hamilton has been focussing largely on road racing, and admitted his legs weren’t up to the challenge on dirt.
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Ayrton’s drive to win By JOEL PETERSON
BEING named after a Formula One legend, you would assume that Ayrton Filippi would be pretty quick behind the wheel. That he most certainly is, and the eight-year-old is making big steps in his dream to race alongside the best. Ayrton started racing go karts about 12 months ago, and recently won round one of the Victorian cadet nine class state championships, competing against some of the best young talent the state has to offer. Racing over two days, day one saw Ayrton suffer mechanical dramas in the first head before dad, and chief mechanic Marc, made some running repairs and got him back out on track. In heat two, he finished fifth, and started the pre-final on say two in seventh before making his way to third by the end of the race. Ayrton came up big in the final, starting fourth and flying through the field by the first corner after a brilliant start, before going on to take the
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chequered flag. He even channelled some of his namesake, Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, who famously said: “If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver.” “All the others were taking the dirty side of the road and I didn’t get why they would do that, so I went to the other side and went past them,” the Holy Rosary Primary School student said this week while taking a break from practicing for the cup. “We were able to end up winning which was good. We had some trouble early in the weekend which we were able to fix. “It was really good to win the race, the guys I were racing against were pretty tough but I thought I did a pretty good job.” Next weekend, Ayrton is competing on his home track in the Bendigo Gold Cup alongside fellow local and former sparring partner Charlee Richardson. Ayrton and Charlee formerly raced against each other before Char-
SPORT ON TRACK: Ayrton Filippi. Photo: BILL CONROY
lee graduated to the cadet 12 class. After a stellar start to the season, Ayrton is hoping for some home track success, similar to that of his idol Daniel Ricciardo, who finished fourth in last weekend’s Australian
Grand Prix. “It’s a short track here, so sometimes I think that I want to go longer when the race is done,” he said. “Hopefully we can have another good weekend. I like racing here
Bendigo serves up top action OLYMPIC spots will be up for grabs tomorrow with some of the best table tennis players in the country converging on Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre. The ITTF Oceania Championships are being held in the city once again, and doubles as an Olympic qualifying tournament. The event also drew ITTF president Thomas Weikert to Bendigo, only the third time the president of the sport’s governing body has visited the Oceania region. “It’s also great to see our new theatre Ulumbarra utilised for such a prestigious sporting event,” mayor Rod Fyffe said. “This is a great opportunity for locals and visitors to experience world class table tennis action in Australia’s newest and most unique theatre complex.” Australians David Powell and Melissa Tapper will be two of the favourites for the event as well as international stars like Yoshua Shing of Vanuatu. Tapper will be aiming to be the
in Bendigo. “We will put lots of practice in so hopefully we can do well.” The Bendigo Gold Cup will be held on Sunday, April 3 at the Bendigo Kart Club in West Bendigo.
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ON THE BALL: James Morrison, Michael Brown, Thomas Weikert and Cr Rod Fyffe. first Australian woman to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Miao Miao will be looking to book her place at her fifth Olympic Games, equalling the record of Natalie Cook, who is the only
Australian woman to compete in five Olympics. A series of matches will take place, in a sudden death format in which each match will either see an athlete qualify for the games, or have their Olympic hopes come to an end.
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Atley has shown that he is a natural leader in preseason contests, and his grunt around stoppages will be key to the Pios getting contests moving their way. The Pioneers will have plenty more options going forward than last year, and Henderson believes that will lend itself to a more attacking brand of football. “We tried to be attacking last year, but we probably just didn’t have the personnel to do it. We had a great bunch of boys, but they just lended themselves to a more defensive style,” he said. “I think our personnel is better this year, and we have changed a lot of our structural stuff to be more attacking. “We think we are going to be really good to watch, and we will throw caution to the wind a bit with our structure and try something completely different.” The side does have a few injury woes heading into its first game, with Angus Schumacher, Jayden White sitting out due to soft tissue injuries while 19-yearold Jamieson Sheahan injured his ankle last week and will also
see some time on the sidelines. Last year in round one Bendigo was drilled to the tune of 107 points by a Bushrangers side including first round AFL draft picks Josh Schache and Clayton Oliver. Henderson, and the group itself, are confident that the result will be far more favourable this time around. “They’re big, they’re tall, have good structure and have some elite on-ballers who are definitely in draft calculations, and they play that really attacking brand of football,” Henderson said of the Bushrangers. “We are really hoping that we can stop that run, hold them up, slow down their play and probably get them back going the other way a bit. “It is a great facility at Deakin, there are certain ways you need to play that ground. There are certain areas of the ground that are dead, and others you can attack through, and we need to make sure we are going to the right places.” Bendigo plays its first match at home on April 2 when it hosts Gippsland Power at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.
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Pioneers forge ahead By JOEL PETERSON
A DIFFERENT approach to the preseason and an improved list has the Bendigo Pioneers ready to win in 2016, according to coach Brett Henderson. The club begins its 2016 campaign on Saturday at Shepparton’s Deakin Reserve against Murray Bushrangers, a side coming off a 12win season last year. Henderson has altered his side’s program in his second year in charge, and now has a team stocked with more attacking weapons in the forward half. Where last year’s buildup was focussed mainly on fitness, this year’s preseason has combined some solid results with more skill development and gameplan work that has the side ready to go. “The preseason has been really good, we had a different focus this year with not as much running and more ball use and structural stuff, and I think the boys have enjoyed that a lot more than just thrashing out 400-metre runs and things like that,” he said. “We think we are getting there off the field. I’d be expecting us to certainly win more games than we did last year.” Names to watch this year include captain Joe Atley – brother of North Melbourne speedster Shaun – and Kobe Mutch, as well as the dynamic Kane Farrell and Kayle Kirby.
LEADERS: Pioneers captain Joe Atley and coach Brett Henderson.
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