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View from the top of town THERE is more than meets the eye when you are building residential apartments in Bendigo, but it is all about the eye when you get to the top. The residential and commercial building project at 111 Mitchell Street has a rare perspective of unobstructed views west from the top of Mitchell St into the built-up bowl of the city. – Continued Page 2 Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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BENDIGO has emerged a major winner from this week’s state budget, with treasurer Tim Pallas unveiling a raft of planned investments in education, transport, infrastructure and employment to support one of the state’s fastest growing regional communities. Across Victoria, major spending on transport and education form the centrepiece of the budget, with the government claiming it will deliver an unprecedented level of investment in regional and rural infrastructure as part of the 2016/17 budget.
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Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan and her colleague Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards said Bendigo had received strong support from the Andrews Labor government as part of country Victoria’s budget pay day. The budget has already won support from many key business and industry groups, as well as the City of Greater Bendigo and the Bendigo Business Council, but shadow treasurer Michael O’Brien was quick to label it as a tax and spend budget that would make even (former federal treasurer) Wayne Swan blush. BUDGET Pages 6 and 7
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Into the middle distance is the muscular beauty of some of Bendigo’s most famous historical and modern constructs, including the full face of the Camp Hill school above Rosalind Park and the Bendigo Bank building. The horizon is forested hills that surround the city spiked by the spires of the city’s cathedrals and churches. As pictures taken by Bendigo Weekly’s Andrew Perryman illustrate, Bendigo is a city in its full glory in autumn. Scott Jackman is developing the four storey Mitchell Street project. He has added two storeys to the building which was a Dulux paint store in its most recent past but was originally built as a pub. Mr Jackman said he had found design solutions for infrastucture challenges that were common to older Bendigo buildings. The addition of two storeys, that will accommodate seven new apartments, tested utilities servicing the property. As such, windows are doubleglazed and can be opened, heating and cooling is gas-powered and the building is thermal insulated to rationalise power usage. Courtyards and balconies will let in natural light. The facade of the complex facing Mollison Street was heritagelisted and had to be saved. The office space on the second floor features the original windows. Mr Jackman will preserve the facade behind a opaque metal tessellated screen that extends the length of the building and gives privacy to residences. At ground level, the building design must add to the neighbourhood. There is a space for a cafe
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and for a retail business. Mr Jackman, who has developed apartments in Bendigo, said 111 Mitchell Street was his most challenging, and rewarding, construction project. PROPERTY values in Greater Bendigo have risen by an average of 4.26 per cent in the past two years, with vacant urban residential land value increasing by five per cent. These are some of the key findings of data released by the City of Greater Bendigo this week, following the revaluation of properties across the municipality. The data also reveals the number of properties within Greater Bendigo valued at more than $1 million has more than tripled in the past two years. Property values in North Bendigo grew by 11.8 per cent in the past two years, while Strathfieldsaye residential properties increased by seven per cent. Other suburbs to record significant increases in property value during the past two years include Golden Square (6.04 per cent), central Bendigo (6.25 per cent), and Spring Gully (5.1 per cent). Since 2010, property values have risen by almost 23 per cent in Golden Square, and by almost 20 per cent in central Bendigo Central and North Bendigo. Organisation support director Kerryn Ellis said the number of rateable properties in 2016 had also increased from 54,313 in 2014 to 56,391. During a briefing for local media, council officers presented data that showed the city expects to raise $89,556,802 in general rate income in 2016/17 following the revaluation and the impact of the 2.5 per cent rate cap. This
ROOM WITH A VIEW: A new look on the Bendigo CBD. equates to an average capped rate of $1588.14 per property, compared to an average of $1549.41 per property last year. Ms Ellis said while the revaluation does impact upon the rates levied on individual properties, and that it was important to remember increasing property values do not mean that the city raises more rates overall. “The revaluation just redistributes rates across the municipality in line with changed property values,” she said. “Even though rate capping comes into force this year, many people will not see their rates increase by 2.5 per cent because of this revaluation,” she said. “Some people will see their rates go up by more than 2.5 per cent and others will see them go up by less. This is because changes in your property value will impact on the rates you pay.” THE City of Greater Bendigo has released an independent panel’s assessment of a Planning Scheme amendment to protect the unique landscapes of the Big Hill and Mandurang Valley areas. Amendment C217 seeks to apply a significant landscape overlay to parts of these areas. Strategy manager Trevor Budge said council wanted to better protect and manage the landscapes of Big Hill and the Mandurang Valley from inappropriate development. “The Big Hill area, for exam-
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ELISE CHAPMAN has cited health reasons for stepping down this week as a One Nation’s senate candidate in Bendigo for the 2016 Federal election. Ms Chapman, a City of Greater Bendigo councillor, in part blamed the council for her poor health. She declined to talk about the specific nature of the issue, telling the Bendigo Weekly that details would come out in due course. “I told One Nation that I have some health issues and I am not able to physically stand as a candidate,” Ms Chapman said. Asked whether she was able to continue as a councillor, she said: “It is part of the reason for my health problems.” Ms Chapman has represented the Lockwood ward since 2012. She has drawn criticism in the
past two years for opposing the mosque application. She participated in a rally led by nationalist group, the United Patriots Front and, in a tweet, linked council discussion about the mosque with genital mutilation. A conduct panel ruling found she should apologise for the tweet. Ms Chapman is fighting the ruling. Before the starting gun has even fired and with one candidate down, Bendigo has already glimpsed the campaign approach of the main political candidates in the election. Deputy federal opposition leader Tanya Plibersek yesterday joined the sideshow of Labor federal MPs who have travelled to Bendigo already this year. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull could call an election as early
as July 2 if he decides to use the Senate’s double dissolution of the Australian Building and Construction Commission as a trigger. In Bendigo, that will see candidates mobilise and run a 55-day campaign focussing on tax reform, education and community
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Labor is voted into Canberra. Ms Chesters has played host to shadow minister for disabilities Jenny Macklin and shadow minister for communications Jason Clare this year. All candidates are expected to court the electorate’s moderate
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services. Incumbent MP Labor’s Lisa Chesters has a margin of 1.3 per cent in Bendigo and is likely to benefit from any positive flow on from the Labor state government’s budget announcements this week. That will include funds spent on schools – a key issue of her campaign platform is to reinstate Gonski funding for education if
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voters, particularly those who have railed against the anti-mosque protests. Ms Chesters will announce a new Bendigo chapter called the Multicultural Friends of Labor. She escorted Ms Plibersek to Castlemaine yesterday, which is traditionally a Greens Party stronghold. Liberal candidate Megan
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Purcell has chosen a low-key approach but uses Facebook as a key campaign communication tool taking a cue from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who takes selfies using public transport. “I am running a grass roots campaign as much as people want to see me tap dance on the table,” the Maldon businesswoman told the Bendigo Weekly. She has launched a 30-second survey campaign at shopping centres and will open a campaign office on Mollison Street. Australian Greens’ Rosemary Glaisher brought leader Richard di Natale to Bendigo this month to talk to businesses and community leaders. The Nationals have yet to preselect a candidate to contest Bendigo although Luke O’Sullivan, former chief of staff to party leader Peter Walsh, has nominated.
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HIGH POINT: Kiara Nickson, Jacob Ware and Anna Bergin. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN FOUR classically trained ballet students from Bendigo’s performing arts and gymnastics academy have been accepted into the Victorian State Ballet’s performances of Don Quixote. Anna Bergin, Kiara Nickson, Thalia Kumlin and Jacob Weare all aged between 14 and 15 years are will be performing in
April and August this year. “The students are thrilled to be receiving such an amazing opportunity and achieving such outstanding results so early on in their young careers,” principal Erin Hokin said. “This brings them ever closer to their dream of a professional life on the international stage.”
The Belle Etudes Performing Arts and Gymnastics Academy in View Street trains students in a wide selection of disciplines, some of which are not available in any other rural town. “It is a delight to see these Belle Etudes students securing themselves such a sought after position, at such a young age,”
Miss Hokin said. “It is fantastic for these students to be able to have these opportunities and still be able to be based here in Bendigo.” Performances start on Saturday in Melbourne. Tickets are available for the performances online through www.pracc.com.au
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Thumbs up for NDIS jobs will provide support to 5300 people with disability in the Loddon NDIS region, representing a 33 per cent increase in demand,” Ms Purcell said. “For our community, this will mean up to 1150 new jobs and expanded services will boost our
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local economy by $130m.” “By getting the NDIS rollout right we can make sure it is sustainable into the future which benefits not only recipients but local businesses alike.” Ms Purcell said this was an ex-
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LIBERAL candidate for Bendigo Megan Purcell has welcomed the announcement that up to 1150 new jobs are expected to be created locally in the next three years as a result of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). “The roll out of the NDIS will help families throughout our region care for family members with a disability,” Ms Purcell said. She said the recent release of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s second market position statement report showed that in addition to the jobs growth, it is expected that the disability services market in central Victoria will grow by about $130 million in the same period. “By 30 June, 2019 the NDIS
to make their services more accessible and inclusive for people with disability,” she said. Federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters was not as fast to praise the jobs announcement. “My concern is the quality of
BOOST: Megan Purcell jobs on offer. I am very worried in some cases workers will be taking a pay cut,” she said.
“The government has messed up the pricing on the NDIS and there won’t be enough to cover decent conditions for those who work in the sector. “The people I have spoken to want people with the right skills. It needs to be about creating quality jobs.” The second market position statement (MPS) is designed to share information about the emerging NDIS in the Victorian marketplace. The MPS will help local providers make business decisions about how they can adapt and grow within the new system and better understand areas of expected demand growth and the characteristics of particular markets.
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Marking time on Anzac Day ANZAC DAY in Bendigo was a time to remember and for former comrades to catch up. The weather was fine as Bendigo residents came together to mark the service and sacrifice made in the two world wars and conflicts since. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan and the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
PREPARATIONS are continuing for this year’s Mother’s Day Classic fun run, to be held in Bendigo next weekend on Sunday, May 8. The event forms part of the biggest national fundraiser for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and while the event is now just nine days away, anyone considering entering the Bendigo Mother’s Day Classic is encouraged to do so online to avoid delays on the day, and to take advantage of the discount for registering in advance and online. People considering taking part in this year’s event are reminded that online registrations close at 11.59pm on Wednesday, May 4. Registrations on the day will start from 7am, one hour before the scheduled start of the eight kilometre run, with all activities taking place at Strathdale’s Beischer Park. This year’s event is the seventh to be organised by the local committee, and will once again include electronic timing. Please note that bibs will not posted out, and to avoid a long wait for pick up on the morning, bibs will be available for collection from The Athlete’s Foot store in Bendigo’s Hargreaves Mall from today. Local sponsors of the Bendigo Mother’s Day Classic include The Athlete’s Foot, Fernwood Fitness, The Professionals Real Estate, City of Greater Bendigo and the Bendigo Weekly. For more information on the Mother’s Day Classic, please go to the regional event section at www.mothersdayclassic.com.au
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report, four years of which have already been funded. Education minister Simon Birmingham revealed last year the government would work to strike a new agreement from 2018, with plans to fund a simpler system and describing Labor’s model as lacking fairness. Ms Chesters said the federal government move would strip $200 million from schools in her electorate. Also requiring financial support were community services including local food relief programs. Bendigo Family and Financial Services’ emergency relief funding was cut by 18 per cent while the number of individuals seeking emergency relief rose by 30 per cent. “Local emergency relief agencies such as Bendigo Family and Financial Services have reported more families requesting help over the last year than in previous years,” Ms Chesters said during a visit to the service. “With the costs of basics like rent, utility bills and transport continuing to skyrocket, any more cuts by this Liberal Government will mean even more local families need help this year. “Roughly 30 per cent of households in Bendigo survive on just $600 per week. If Turnbull goes ahead with these
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Transport growth on agenda off-peak times, enabled by the $280 million purchase of 27 new passenger carriages. Regular commuters to Melbourne will only be helped by massive investment in Melbourne’s rail system but that will take time. Treasurer Tim Pallas announced on Wednesday the government will fund the $10.9 billion Melbourne Metro Rail project, committing $2.9b over the next four years. In Bendigo, $16m will upgrade railways stations in Bendigo and Eaglehawk to facilitate increased rail schedules and $2m will go to planning an upgrade to the Bendigo line. City of Greater Bendigo mayor Rod Fyffe said the investment at
Bendigo station would improve access for people with disabilities. “Council has been advocating for these improvements for many years and we look forward to the muchneeded works beginning in 2016-
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MORE than $14 million to pump groundwater from under Bendigo will give certainty to one of the city’s iconic tourist attractions and investigate a permanent fix. The Central Deborah Gold Mine has been pumping groundwater containing salts and trace metals since modern mining ceased near the city five years ago. The water, which has a unpleasant smell and if left to rise would eventually flood the tourist mine and Bendigo Creek, has ended up at the Woodvale evaporation ponds built by Unity Mining which owns the Bendigo Gold Operations. The City of Greater Bendigo wants to rehabilitate the ponds. Ian Hart, chief executive of Bendigo Heritage Attractions which owns the tourist mine, said the state budget funding would be spent on a five-year transitional solution that would see the water pumped through a newly built pipeline north to the Epsom waste-water treatment plant. Mr Hart said the state government had repaid the costs of pumping the water, but the issue had been “a real distraction and impediment to our business”. “If we weren’t pumping, water would start rising and one of the first places affected would be the mine,” he said.
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services begin.” Central Victorian industry using the northern arterial link out of Bendigo can look forward to the widening of Napier Street in White Hills which will free up traffic now feeling
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THE Victorian government has directed money at fixing or expanding transport services making it easier for central Victorian industry and residents to travel locally and to Melbourne. The 2016-17 Victorian State Budget released this week suggests Premier Daniel Andrews has listened to regional city planners who have stressed the need to build future capacity into transport systems or watch Victorian economic growth stall outside of Melbourne. But the state government has stopped short of building new links in regional Victoria. Scheduled train services to Melbourne will increase but only during
the pressure of increased use by heavy vehicles travelling from the north. The $30.4m upgrade will apply between Weeroona Avenue to Hall Street and relieve frustrated residents in White Hills and those who travel from the growing northern reaches of
Bendigo. Strathfieldsaye, also the location of rapid residential growth, will benefit from $4.5m to fix a dangerous intersection where Strathfieldsaye Road and Tannery Lane meet. Residents can compare a design based around traffic lights or one with a roundabout when the VicRoads rolls out conceptual plans in June. “Investing in infrastructure creates vital jobs during construction,” transport minister and Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan said. “It also delivers modern schools, better roads and stronger public transport to deliver the services regional communities rely on.” - Sharon Kemp
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Rehabilitation of the Woodvale ponds has been complicated by ownership of the gold operations. A Hong Kong-based company GBM Gold wants to buy the operations from Unity Mining but is awaiting state government approval to transfer the mining licence and $5.6m Unity has put aside for environmental clean up. Chair of the community committee consulted about the clean up, Peter Cox called this week for a schedule of rehabilitation at Woodvale. “The Bendigo community has had 30 years of mining since the 1980s which is impacting on residential amenity and a ground water problem which could impact the city centre and agricultural land to the north of Bendigo,”Mr Cox said. “It is disturbing that GBM Gold could take over the licence which allows Unity Mining to renege on its multimillion dollar responsibility to rehabilitate. “Further it appears that GBM Gold do not have the funds to take over this responsibility as it does not currently have its own funds to provide the necessary bond payment. “These issues need to be fully explained and evidence provided so that the community can have confidence in any possible transfer.”
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In search of Anastasia ANASTASIA Maher survived a horrendous act of domestic violence more than 130 years ago which became the catalyst for a family reunion in Bendigo. Her great-great-granddaughter Lyndal Simmonds was born in Bendigo but it was from her Adelaide home that she started to investigate her family history 18 years ago and came across her ancestor in old newspaper clippings. Last weekend was the 150th anniversary of Anastasia’s birth in Derwent Gully and more than 20 descendents of her 13 children unveiled a plaque at her gravesite and held a reunion at the Bendigo Botanic Gardens.
Ms Simmonds, who started a facebook page remembering Anastasia which drew more than 130 followers, said her ancestor led an unusually independent life. Anastasia retained her maiden name Maher but had children with at least four different men. Anastasia’s self-reliance began when she was 15 years old and fell pregnant. Her parents disowned her and she became involved with a 60-yearold ex-convict with a bad temper. Newspaper stories recount that he followed her and her son to Dead Horse Flat one fateful day, and asked her to return home BE FIRE SAFE!
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and to him. When she declined, he hit her in the head with a pick. He also wielded the pick against a man who came to Anastasia’s rescue. Her rescuer survived and as a invalid testified against the man who was hanged in 1872 for attempted murder. Ms Simmonds said her love of genealogy had led her to start a business in South Australia guiding clients on their own family searches. She has Anastasia to thank for starting her journey. “The rewards are that Anastasia’s life goes on the record,” Ms Simmonds said.
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to perform a broader range of operations and reduce waiting times for patients. Dr Vedelsby said the design of surgery and emer-
All of these features... are to improve patient care gency services aided the fast treatment of critically unwell patients. Facilities at the existing hospital, she said, were at capacity. She said the number of operations at Bendigo Hospital had increased from 8000 a year to 12,000 a year. “If we can secure more funding, that would be desirable,” Dr Vedelsby said. Bendigo Health can re-
alise its total capacity of 11 theatres only with government funding in future budgets. Importantly, the new building will have the room and design to grow with demand in central Victoria. Bendigo Health board chairman Bob Cameron said it would be rare for patients to be treated in Melbourne when the new hospital was operational. He said the features of the new theatre complex included state-of-the-art anaesthetic machines, a patient flow management system, a fully integrated patient monitoring system that will allow doctors and nurses to see the vital signs of patients from remote areas, and improved infection control. “All of these features incorporated into the design are to improve patient care, unnecessary waiting times and streamline hospital services,” Mr Cameron said.
Lions Youth hits national arena Bendigo Senior Secondary College student Kelly Phan has won her way through to the national final of the Lions Youth of the Year award. Kelly, who competed in the state final in Melbourne last weekend, was chosen ahead of some incredibly strong competition from students around the state. The state final followed the usual Youth of the Year format with a meeting of contestants and judges, followed by interviews in the afternoon, then the public speaking competition following a formal evening dinner. Kelly’s competitors came from Hamilton, Glen Waverley, Wangaratta and Maffra. Their speeches referred to the importance of promoting the culture of adoption; whether children are forced into growing up too quickly; and the plight of refugees and the necessity of reform. “It means so much to have got this far in Lions Youth of the Year, mostly because I never thought I could do it,” Kelly said.
in the final: Kelly Phan. “In comparison to the other contestants, I am certainly not the most accomplished or talented one there. However, I’ve learned to not underestimate my capabilities, and that a leader isn’t just one type of person. “I’m truly grateful to have the support of the Bendigo Lions Club, and my BSSC friends and staff. To be supported and believed in by so many people is truly phenomenal.” The national final will be held to be held in Echuca on Monday, May 16.
Applications for the selective entry high school entrance exam are now open. Apply now! Applications close on Friday 13 May 2016. Victoria’s selective entry high schools provide an educationally enriched environment for academically high-achieving students in Years 9 to 12. The schools are Mac.Roberston Girls High School, Melbourne High School, Nossal High School and Suzanne Cory High School. If your child is in Year 8, they can apply to sit the entrance exam to attend a selective entry high school in Year 9 in 2017. For the first time, the application fee of $120 is being waived for applicants from low-income families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities*. The entrance exam will be held in Melbourne on Saturday 18 June 2016.
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So extensive is the new Bendigo Hospital, interventional suite senior manager Sasha Vedelsby has a 10-kilometre area of responsbility if she were to walk every corridor and into every room under her charge. Dr Vedelsby and general surgeon Manny Cao toured the construction site that within eight months will feature eight major surgical theatres and capacity for three more. The surgical unit will also include three recovery areas, set up and clean up areas adjoining theatres and an exclusive patient elevator that services theatres, intensive care, maternity and the emergency department. The existing hospital has six surgical theatres and the limited capacity means Bendigo surgeons such as Dr Cao has to send some patients to Melbourne. The new facilities in Bendigo, with the latest technology, will allow him
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School opens door to families AN open evening on Wednesday gave primary school children and their families a chance to visit Catholic College Bendigo. It was extra special for those with a child starting in year seven in 2017 as this was their first step in a transition from primary to secondary school. Each child received a passport to learning and those who visited 10 or more learning areas entered the draw for a chance to win an iPad.
During their visit families met with principal Brian Turner, staff and students and asked questions. They heard about future plans for building and learning and found out about the wide range of subjects and pathways from year seven to 12. “Catholic College Bendigo is embarking on an era of extraordinary growth and change which aims to optimise the academic, spiritual, social and emo-
tional potential of all students,” Mr Turner said. “This year we are celebrating 140 years of Mercy education in Bendigo. “While we honour and embrace our rich history, Catholic College Bendigo is the school of choice for a 21st-century education.” Grade six students will be attending transition day on May 18 as the next step in their move to secondary school.
THERE has been a lot of water under the bridge since the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant at Epsom began treating Bendigo’s wastewater. It was 25 years ago when a bigger and better plant was needed for the city’s growing population. The plant was planned when the Bendigo Water Board was still in existence, the water authority before Coliban Water was established in 1992. Chief engineer on the project was Neil Burns, who has worked for the Bendigo Water Board and Coliban Water for a combined 40 years. “At the time we were planning the plant, a new biological nutrient removal process had been developed by the University of Cape Town,” he said. “We could see the treatment process was working successfully at plants where it had been retro-fitted but we wanted to conduct our own tests. “We worked with staff and students from the Bendigo College of Advanced Education (now La Trobe University) to set up a pilot plant, which produced good results.” It was decided the new Epsom plant would have BNR treatment tanks which made it the first purposebuilt BNR plant in Australia. “The plant generated a lot of interest from water corporations from around the world and the first Australian Conference on Biological Nutrient Removal from Sewage was held in Bendigo,” Mr Burns said. “When the plant started operation in May 1991, Bendigo’s population was around 62,000 and there were 25,000 connections to our sewer network.
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A team of biking bankers has raised $48,500 for Bendigo Health and the Hospital Research Foundation. The Bendigo Bank team has returned from competing in the Mercer Supercycle fundraising event, a seven-day ride covering more than 1000 kilometres of South Australian countryside. Team captain Anton Marrone said it was a remarkable physical feat given most of the six member team were relatively new to the sport. “We started riding together in 2013 and it was the first time some us had even bought a bike,” Mr Marrone said. “But now I think you could say we’re full blown MAMILs (middle aged man in lycra).” Mr Marrone said South Australia offered a nice change of scenery to the team’s regular training runs around Bendigo and up Mt Macedon. “There were some hard days in the saddle, but the new roads made everything better, plus we had our supporters to keep us going,” he said. The team was the second highest fundraiser for the event, which raised
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While unable to place the Knowsley name board directly on the former platform site, due to land use changes, the sign is located right on the railway line alignment where a former railway cattle grid was once located. This is one of eight stations on the trail identified by such signs.
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TIME TO STEP UP FOR THE O’KEEFE RAIL TRAIL RUN RUNNERS are encouraged to register for the inaugural O’Keefe Rail Trail Marathon on Sunday, May 1. This new event is part of the Heathcote Community Games and is an initiative of the Games Committee and Athletics Bendigo. The marathon will start at Catholic College Bendigo’s La Valla campus in Junortoun and finish in Heathcote. For those not ready for a full marathon, there will also be a halfmarathon, quarter marathon, mile, an Ekiden Relay and a 500-metre race for children. Race director Craig Green said the event would showcase the beautiful O’Keefe Rail Trail. “Entries are still being accepted for some events and we expect there will be more than 500 participants on the day,” Mr Green said. “We are pleased to have current Victorian Marathon Champion Brady Threlfall as our athlete race ambassador who will act as a race pacer for the event.” For more information or to register go to www.theokeefe.com.au
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Step out for Heart Week A FREE community walking event has been organised for Tuesday by the Bendigo Heart Foundation Walking Group to support the Heart Foundation’s Heart Week. The event starts at 11am at the Corner of Neil and Station streets, Kangaroo Flat and aims to shine a spotlight on Australia’s heart health. “We’d love for people from Bendigo to take this opportunity to join us on our walk for Heart Week,” co-organiser Jennifer McDonell said. “They will help to raise awareness of the importance of our heart health and we’re hoping it might even encourage people to start walking with us regularly.” Heart Foundation’s National CEO and practicing cardiologist, Garry Jennings said around 55,000 Australians have a heart attack each year and not enough people are taking the right steps to prevent another heart attack. “During Heart Week we’re talking about how cardiac rehabilitation programs help people get back on their feet and return to living an active and satisfying life after their heart event – both physically and emotionally,” hesaid. “Regular physical activity such as walking is a perfect way to help reduce your risk and help people recover after a heart attack and our Heart Foundation Walking Program can help you do that in a friendly and so-
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The inside truth about skeletons DRAWING continued inspiration from Discovery’s Minibeast exhibition, is the amazing nature of an arthropod’s skeleton: it’s on the outside. Skeletons are great – there is one that looks over Discovery’s entrance. But you, nor I, would like to have our skeletons on the outside. We’d turn into a gooey mess. The bones inside us (our endoskeleton) give us structure, and tendons attach our muscles to this sturdy frame. An arthropod’s skeleton holds all the gooey bits together, similar to the way our skin holds in our organs and veins, in answer to a popular trivia question, the skin is actually an organ and the largest organ of the human body. The arthropod’s skeleton, unlike our skin, is a hard stur-
dy structure for the bug. It provides protection, allows body parts to regrow and can be transformative: most memorably, from a caterpillar to a butterfly, the exoskeleton in this case is called a chrysalis. As this hard shell does not change shape, a bug will eventually outgrow it. When this happens, the arthropod breaks out of its exoskeleton and leaves
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Raffle for art prize Jimmy Possum transformed itself into an open studio last year, creating two paintings, one of which has been donated to Radius. It was all part of the inaugural Vibrant Central Bendigo Street Festival. More than 120 festivalgoers picked up a brush and brought a blank canvas to life with Jimmy Possum’s leading artist Jessica Spalding. Together they created a painting inspired by popular adult colouring-in books, the painting is on display at Jimmy Possum, View Street. All proceeds raised from a raffle will be donated to Radius. “Vibrant Central Bendigo
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return of the festival The Bendigo Street Festival 2016 Autumn Edition, is taking place during the Mother’s Day weekend on Saturday May 7. The fun kicks runs from 11am to 5pm throughout the CBD. Bendigo Heritage Attractions, formally Bendigo Trust, are celebrating Heritage month and are running their tram services for free all day in and out of the CBD. Strategem Winemakers Festival is on too, over in Rosalind Park plus Marilyn will still be going strong. It’s going to be a bumper weekend in Bendigo. As part of the many activities taking place during the festival, organisers will once again offer free collaborative community art activation workshops.
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this type of assistance,” he said. “There are more than 105,000 Australians experiencing homelessness and every donation to the Red Shield Appeal brings us one step closer to helping find safe and permanent homes for vulnerable members of the community, and ultimately preventing homelessness across the state.” On any given night in Australian one in 200 people are homeless and on average, The Salvation Army assists around 2000 people every night through crisis accommodation and provision of essential supplies such as warm blankets, food, and emotional support. The funds raised through the Red Shield Appeal will go directly to the Salvation Army’s community service programs which includes helping prevent those on the brink of homelessness. To volunteer simply call 13 SALVOS (13 72 58) or register online at salvationarmy.org.au.
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Festival was a fantastic day. We leapt at the opportunity to give people the chance to be creative while donating to a worthy cause,” Jimmy Possum’s Margot Spalding said. Funds raised from the painting raffle will contribute to the fit out of Bendigo’s meeting space for people of all abilities in the Morley Johnson Building. Vibrant Central Bendigo’s Fi Rooke said Bendigo is a creative community that is big at getting behind exciting initiatives. “Successful projects like this one at last year’s festival indicated to us we had connected people together in creative, fun and meaningful ways,” she said.
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coffee on a Sunday. Here you’re doing it hard to find a place you can’t get a coffee,” Michael said. They’ve recently tried Percy & Percy and have just discovered the View Street Corner Store. And on the third Bendigo Community Ride, they’d just been told about its sister café in Spring Gully at the end of the back creek trail. Vicki and Michael are now veterans of the community ride having been on all three. “We saw a notice about the first one in the Weekly on a Friday night and thought it would be a good way to meet new people,” Vicki said. On the second community ride they met a member of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail who encouraged them to explore the O’Keefe Rail Trail. “The whole set up lets you do it at your own pace,” Michael said. “There are 45 to 50 people but they spread out and there are no cars.”
“And the littlies enjoy it too,” Vicki said. Michael recalled overhearing one little girl who, on arriving at the Botanic Gardens, announced with relief that they’d made it. Her father was quick to remind her that she was only half way. They both agree that riding around Bendigo is something you can do at any age. “People are also very accepting,” Vicki said. So will they be back for the fourth community ride? They’re torn: it clashes with markets at Maldon and Clunes that they’d like to explore. “There’s always something on in and around Bendigo,” Michael said. The next community ride is on Sunday, May 8 leaving Marilyn in Rosalind Park at 9am. Bring Mum for a fun way to celebrate Mothers’ Day. Bendigo Community Rides are hosted by Bike Bendigo (facebook.com/BikeBendigo).
Jason joins the Green machine AUSSIE Rules footballer, LGBTIQ and mental health advocate, and Greens candidate for Higgins Jason Ball joined the Greens Federal candidate for Bendigo, Rosemary Glaisher, for an afternoon of door knocking in Quarry Hill last Sunday. “It was an honour as well as a lot of fun having him along,” Ms Glaisher said. “This is a young man of courage and integrity who sees a wrong in society and who puts himself on the line to do something about it.” Mr Ball is best known as the first openly gay Australian Rules footballer at any level. He challenged the AFL to tackle homophobia, resulting in its No to Homophobia campaign in 2012 and its commitment to the Pride Round in 2013. Mr Ball’s insights into the often devastating effects of homophobic bullying on young people’s mental health also prompted him to become an ambassador for beyondblue and for the Safe Schools Coalition. He was in Bendigo as patron of this year’s Bendigo Queer Film Festival. At the Patron’s Breakfast, and later at a Greens dinner, he spoke about his own career and the difficulties faced by young, same-sex attracted sports people, the high rates of depression and suicide in this group
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Tackling the challenges ahead
By Mayor Rod Fyffe
What will the City of Greater Bendigo be like in four years’ time? It is an intriguing question – one that is informed by the forces and changes acting on the city, the trends that are being observed and likely to continue and by the plans and aspirations of council and the community. While there is no guarantee that in 2020 many of the trends that have held up for the past decade will keep going, there is little on the horizon that indicates that they will not. The City of Greater Bendigo will probably have about 7000 more people – 2500 because more people will have been born than have died and 4500 more because more people will have shifted to Bendigo than have left. About 4500 more houses and apartments will have been built, there will be hundreds more staff at our new expanded hospital, the Bendigo Airport will be able to land aircraft with up to 70-seat capacity, people will be swimming at a finished Greater Bendigo Indoor Aquatic and Wellbeing Centre and attending events at a larger and much better appointed stadium at West Bendigo. Nine councillors elected in October 2016 will be finishing their term, hopefully reflecting on having delivered good governance for the city, been responsible for a series of major projects that have strengthened the economy and delivered more jobs and opportunities for investment and led one of the state’s leading regional cities into a stronger position. However, it will not be all about big projects. Council is fundamentally a service delivery organisation looking for efficiency and quality. Many ratepayers will be making judgements based on council’s efforts in such things as: building more footpaths; making drainage improvements; reducing waste to
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landfill; ensuring great home care services; maintaining the city’s 800plus properties so they continue to meet community needs; being responsive to ratepayers’ service requests; and advocating on behalf of our communities for those things provided by other levels of government such as public transport services. What else do we know about the future? We know that we are ageing. Currently the average age across the city is 39, but this varies, in Heathcote for instance it is 53. As our community ages the level of services and facilities needed changes, as does the type of housing many will require into the future. More than half our households are already only one or two persons and this proportion is rising, yet 90 per cent of our existing stock and that being built is designed for traditional households. Council has been advocating for “10-minute neighbourhoods” – communities and places where people can walk or cycle to what we need in our everyday life; shops, parks, schools and services. By 2020, we will see more of our newer suburbs and residential areas being designed and rebuilt or retrofitted so that our quality of life is enhanced, so that we will exercise more and tackle rising obesity and preventable diseases. Council will have increased its emphasis on building a city where the level of people’s liveability will be enhanced. That means much more than just greater personal and household wealth. It means a city where personal health and wellbeing are community embraced goals, where there are more jobs particularly for young people, where families are fitter and
looking ahead: Rod Fyffe. eating more fruit and vegetables, communities are engaged with their local and regional community and there is fairer access for all.
The solutions are in front of us The disparities in access and capacity to enjoy the city and all that it offers are open to everyone no matter what their background or circumstance. The city can now actually measure most of these elements and so can set targets and report on how we are progressing. At council, we hear concerns about rising levels of traffic congestion and we are working with
schools and employers to support realistic alternatives to car travel. Parents driving children to and from school and people commuting to and from work are our traffic congestion causes at peak times. The solutions are in front of us. Realistic options of catching the bus or a train on an expanded Bendigo MetroRail service, walking and cycling (all realistic for some), or car sharing are available. Consistently around the world it has been demonstrated that increasing road capacity encourages more traffic and in a short time the road will be just as crowded again. Increasing road capacity that supports more people driving children to school will solve nothing. Our kids will be unhealthier, parents will be more frustrated and there will be more accidents. Recently parents of more than 40 children who were being driven to a school in Strathfieldsaye switched to a new bus service. This has taken more than 40 cars off the road and costs for parents have been
reduced. But in 2020, Greater Bendigo will not just be looking inward. It needs to be better connected to the world. More people are travelling more often and communicating through the net and social media. Living in Greater Bendigo and engaging easily anywhere in the world is now part of everyday living. Travel is cheaper as well. Seventy years ago you needed on average 85 weeks of wages to buy the cheapest return air flight to London. Now it’s not much more than an average week’s wages. Our Art Gallery, Ulumbarra Theatre, Stupa, outstanding heritage and city in a forest setting will be attracting more tourists and people from outside of our region. Businesses in Bendigo will be engaging more with overseas and more overseas students will be attracted; we will be more global in our outlook, and digitally we will be better connected. Climate change and its impacts and challenges will be more pronounced and those cities that can shape their destiny around resilience and adaption will do much better. We will need to plan our responses around water availability, recycling better, clever management of our public spaces, and better preparedness around fire, drought and flood. In 2020, council will be judged on how it has tackled so many challenges and how it has realised the opportunities that will have come our way. Bendigo 2020 is an initiative of the Bendigo Weekly, dedicated to promoting greater discussion about our community’s wants and needs in the lead up to this year’s council elections.
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Transport group works on progress Transport interchange specialists SJB Urban are working in Eaglehawk to develop plans for revitalising the Eaglehawk Train Station Precinct. The group was appointed by the City of Greater Bendigo to prepare a master plan for the precinct. “The design team are
keen to test that what they have come up with ticks off on the issues that the community have raised,” council’s Trevor Budge said. “The project team is not starting from scratch. The community have told us about the issues relating to the station during the preparation of the Eaglehawk Structure Plan and at
a community forum held last August. “People have identified the distance the platform is from the town centre, the poor pedestrian connections, lack of footpaths, the need to connect to bus services and a lack of activity as issues to be resolved.” Mr Budge said the challenge for the urban de-
signers is to take what the community has already told council and combine it with the technical requirements of building train stations and bus interchanges. The project is funded by a state government grant of $30,000 and links into the broader Bendigo Metro Rail project.
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HE Relief Committee, spontaneously set up for fundraising in aid of the Jeffrey family kept meeting regularly at the California Gully Mechanics Institute under the chairmanship of Michael Thomas JP. Further members who were present at subsequent meetings were Messrs Green, Owen, Williams, Roach, Youlden, Love, Hicks and Dennis. The committee had a number of written suggestions submitted, as to what could be best done for the orphaned family Jeffrey. One suggestion from a Kew resident was to have all the children admitted to a protestant Orphan Asylum, this was situated at Brighton. The person who made this suggestion also included a cheque for the Jeffrey children representing the donation from his own family. Children who were admitted to this type of asylum could then be transferred over to a guardian who would be paid an amount to cover their weekly maintenance of the particular child. It was decided that this suggestion should be discussed with the family through the chairman and secretary of the fund raising committee. The family of Jeffrey children in order of seniority were: Henrietta, Walter, Charles, Lucinda, Lottie, Russell, Horace and baby Arnold. The necessity for financial
assistance can be gauged as the eldest boy Walter was 12 years of age and it would be two years before he could go out and earn a little money to contribute to the family finances. There was another letter, this from a Brunswick man who had included a number of character references indicating his bona fides, he was willing to take one of the young daughters so to bring her up as his own. This letter was also referred to the executive of the committee to be discussed with the Jeffrey children and their relatives. Perhaps you the reader is struck, like I was, with the considerate and democratic way in which the Jeffrey affairs were being handled back in 1887 by the committee members? The enlightened attitude shown was for that time quite remarkable. Frequently outsiders would lay down the way that the family should be dispersed or alternatively take an option which was far less challenging and would not involve them in too onerous a task to administer. Pleasingly, the president Michael Thomas was able to report that the money so far collected which had been entrusted to him had been deposited. Thomas wisely had placed this amount of accrued money so that it would earn seven per cent interest. Some cash had been kept
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aside, this to be given out as a weekly allowance for the necessities of life for the Jeffrey children. In Denmark Street California Gully next to the Wesleyan Church was the Wesleyan Sunday School Room, this was the venue for a concert performed by the Wesleyan Brass Band. They paraded the streets as it was reported, and played their music in the most competent way. The parade was one method of acting pied piperlike to advertise this other new fundraiser. The band’s street performance was a means of drawing the crowd into the Sunday School Room where Michael Thomas chaired the proceedings. Apart from the band’s performance as an added attraction they had the Sandhurst Ethiopian Serenader’s expert ventriloquist, George Bain, to add his talents to the occasion. Readers will recall that I wrote about George Bain in
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early January, he being an accomplished exponent of the art of ventriloquism. There were in the Bendigo area, a number of Methodist or Wesleyan Brass Bands towards the closing decades of the 19th century. Some of the churches that had these bands included, Forest Street, East Methodist, West Methodist at Eaglehawk, Golden Square, Specimen Hill, Kangaroo Flat and even the tiny Golden Fleece Wesleyan Church at Diamond Hill. George Bain had his two characters, referred to as the “funny folk” that is, his beautifully bright ventriloquist dolls, Michael and Bridget. Bain’s lighthearted conversation between the two dolls had the audience’s full attention, they were completely enthralled. There was a good profit contributed from this entertainment held towards the end of April, only a month after the passing of Edward Jeffrey.
TS title is somewhat selfdeprecating in the case of this newly updated,17thedition guidebook: in actual fact it describes in almostliterally-step-by-step detail not just one but 10 variations of the pilgrims’ pathways that wend their way northwards through mainland Portugal. While writing on the infinitely better-known Spanish routes to the tomb of St James in Santiago de Compostela (originally a Roman town; Santiago is the saint’s Spanish and Portuguese name and compo stellae is Latin for “field of stars”) fills several feet of shelf-space in the pick of travel-focused bookstores, the Portuguese caminos are almost ignored in many quarters. Brierley’s sensitive, thought-provoking and motivational introduction to these less-travelled options is a perfect pocket companion for anyone intending to set out on the walk but at the same time delivers an entertaining and informative armchair experience for those not able to actually make the trip. Beginning with an overview of modern-day pilgrimage, Brierley leads readers through the 10 alternatives, all of which start at Lisbon’s
cathedral (the Sé) and head northwards either shadowing the coastline or traversing the country’s agricultural interior before crossing the international border at Valença. The background to the overall pilgrims’ trail is rich with Celtic colonisation, maritime discoveries and Medieval knights Templar crusades. The production might not be of coffee-tablequality but the accuracy of the text and maps more than compensates for any lack of eye-catching full-page photographs. Every stage of the possible paths is described succinctly and in the context of Christian belief, with explanations of the significance of religious sites, practical advice on the physical necessities of traversing more than 600 kilometres by foot and prompts for personal reflection during the trek. Lined space is included at the end of each stage chapter, enabling this guide to double as a journal kept by those who take up the challenge. – Rosalea Ryan
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ER piano playing has been described by critics as inner poetry, and the benefits of having played since age five, and all over the world, are clear to all those who hear Nancy Tsou tickle the ivories. Ms Tsou will be in Bendigo this Saturday for a Chopin recital and piano master class for advanced piano students. Headmaster of Girton Grammar School Matthew Maruff said had given many recitals in Australia and overseas and that it was a privilege to be hosting an event at the school. “This is an incredible opportunity for our students and piano
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Communal apathy I refer to the editor’s front page article in the Bendigo Weekly, April 22, entitled “2020 Vision”. It is a piece of work written with great insight and appreciation of what the city council has achieved, its current difficulties, and what is needed to progress to, and beyond the year 2020. Communal apathy is not a new concept, basically it means that the majority of people able to vote at council elections do so under duress of penalty if they don’t vote. They will often be oblivious of the issues, the attributes and policies of the candidates – and will vote according to balloted listing of candidates (donkey vote), personalities or notoriety of candidates or will vote according to single issues. The result is that we may not always achieve the greatest benefits for the majority of ratepayers. I’ve written earlier, encouraging citizens to offer candidature for council to provide a renewal of ideas and fresh strategies. However, I stress that we need councillors who have the capacity to balance their personal views against the real priorities of council, have an ability to sensibly debate important issues, but most importantly, are able to contribute to harmony and resolve differences of opinion amicably. Lamentably, the current council has had a number of very public, festering, disagreements between councillors which reflects poorly on council’s reputation, affects the efficiency of council, and has failed to satisfy the expected standards for councillor conduct. Despite an amount of adversity, council has managed to perform successfully and deliver services and projects which support government expectations and enhances Bendigo’s attractiveness as a desirable place to visit and live, with continued expansion of population, learning and job opportunities which are unrivalled in regional Victoria. But, we can do better if we have a more cohesive council composed of flexible individuals who can focus on the common good rather than rigid personal views, egos, or parochialism. Bruce Phillips, Maiden Gully
Public transport frustration Recently I have had countless conversations with local residents disappointed in our public transport services and I too have experienced the frustration and uncertainty.
Our community is fed up with the delays, disruption, overcrowding and cancellations of our train service and deserves better. Locals say they do not care who is responsible for the problems, they just want to see them fixed. So I have invited V/Line chief executive officer, Gary Liddle, to meet local passengers who have been let down by disruptions to vital train services and discuss possible solutions. Mr Liddle’s office has indicated that he will visit in early June and I look forward to confirming further details. In the meantime, I invite anyone with stories they’d like to share to contact me via phone on 0402 082 506, via email at megan.purcell@ vic.liberal.org.au or via facebook on Megan Purcell – Liberal for Bendigo. I am pleased to advocate on behalf of V/Line users for an improved service. Megan Purcell, Liberal candidate for Bendigo
Increase the scrutiny RECENT political events emanating from the anti-Mosque incursions into the activities of the City of Greater Bendigo Council are “a sorry affair” (Editorial, Bendigo Weekly, April 8). While newsworthy, from the Bendigo Weekly’s headline Toxic Shock we might be excused for interpreting this toxicity as blaming, perhaps scapegoating, one individual for this increasingly sorry mess, previously referred to as a “distraction”. In this instance, the previous mayor cops the brunt of attention, but with whom the editorial declares, “It’s also difficult not to feel sorry for…” With local council (and federal) elections fast approaching, the civic and democratic burden for increased transparency of who and what we are voting for rests on all forms of media (print, electronic, digital). In particular, the local media must increase its rigorous scrutiny of each candidate’s policies on all sorts of issues likely to shape the future of Bendigo and, inevitably, memories of its past. We need to know who is backing who? And from where? And with what financial support? We need genuine honesty, authenticity and transparency from candidates. The media needs to shine a bright and intense light on how the candidate is positioned and what he/she aims for, and supports or rejects (or does not even know about) on behalf of all those constituents he/she is elected to represent for a
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number of years. We cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past where voters were not publicly and democratically informed about, for example, a candidate’s views or proposed policies about matters of religion and culture. If this happens again, we are undemocratically destined for more toxic sorry affairs. Witness the sacking of the City of Geelong Council. Our ethical and political consent to a preferred candidate must be informed. Phillip Payne, Mandurang
Rate cap or cover-up Get set to get slugged once again by this City of Greater Bendigo Council when you receive your 2016/2017 rates notice. An expected 2.5 per cent cap will not be what most will see, as council is set to slug rate payers with re-valuations and significantly higher fees and charges. The council’s own budget and four year forecast clearly shows that the 2016/17 revenue has remained the same as the previous forecast and before the cap was imposed. This is despite our previous rate average of around six per cent, increasing staff numbers with the flimsiest of reasons and over 10 million doubling the bottom line. In business you must balance revenues against expenses and all the time consider your customers, in this case it is the rate payers and I am sure
consider does not enter the equation. This council continues to act like kids in a lolly shop and our rates are the lollies and in the end we have very little to show for it except the pain this council are happy to inflict on the residents. In the next few months we will have council elections and they will ask you to put your hand up and vote them back in. We need to remember that they were happy to raise their hands and vote to slug you, the rate payers, and things won’t change if we don’t change this council. Stuart Symes, Epsom
Bendigo deserves better I would like to congratulate the Bendigo Weekly and editor Peter Kennedy for last week’s bold comment piece about Greater Bendigo council needing candidates with vision. Bendigo desperately deserves a council that will show leadership, strength, positivity and determination to continually do better for our great city. Bendigo deserves a council not driven by personal agendas, petty complaints and personality conflicts. Bendigo will prosper when the collective council focus on vision, growth and getting things done, not councillors that simply focus on each other. Bendigo needs councillors who
have a track record in governance, empowerment and bipartisanship. Elected representatives should demonstrate a strong record of community connection, volunteering and achievement. Importantly councillors need the ability to quickly grasp complex matters, be able to articulate themselves effectively and be good listeners who can synthesise information in order to achieve positive outcomes that the community seek. The importance of effective working relationships and partnerships with state and federal governments will be essential. When councillors offer commentary and personal opinion that fights levels of government on ideological grounds, it ultimately disrespects the citizens of Bendigo. It will take an understanding of modern governance and best-practice that will bring forth a council that has the ability deal with roads, rates and rubbish, and still have the vision to look beyond that for opportunities. Putting wellbeing of their communities first, Bendigo deserves councillors who don’t work against them, ignoring much-needed projects in their local areas. The Weekly and Mr Kennedy are right. Bendigo deserves better. Yvonne Wrigglesworth, Eppalock Ward candidate
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age of around $30. That can be attributed various factors – not least the efficient processes this Bendigo-based organisation has put in place and fine-tuned over many years. With major cuts in government funding though, our local Lifeline office is needing to consider further cutbacks on the service it provides. Last year Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee had to stop providing a 24 hour service and was only able to generate one intake of volunteers and training as opposed to two. To book a space at Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee’s information session contact Simon Wooldridge, Project Manager at simon.wooldridge@lifelinecvm.org.au or on 0400 984814. Entry is by gold coin donation.
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What external support options are there? The information session will also feature Alannah McGregor, co-founder of Bendigo SPAN (Suicide Prevention Awareness Network). Alannah will talk about the suicides that devastated her own family. Attendees will also hear from Leo Schultz, CEO of
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workmates can also provide some of the most effective support. On Wednesday, May 18 Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee will be hosting an information session for businesses in the Bendigo region. Depression, Anxiety and Isolation in the Workplace; How to Respond, presented by Michelle For-
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SUICIDE rates have reached a 10 year high in Australia with an average of eight people taking their lives each day. Regional and rural areas are hit particularly hard. At times like this communities pull together, providing support to family, friends, team mates and work mates who might be suffering from mental health issues. What can start off with someone “feeling down” or impacted by a gambling habit or relationship breakdown can lead them to a darker place. Workplaces can often be environments where feelings of anxiety or isolation manifest themselves further. Managers, bosses and
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try, and the next federal election looks like being one that entertains a debate on negative gearing, with one party determined to leave it alone, the other committed to an overhaul. Either way, the Victorian government is not going to want anyone to do anything that interferes with the cash cow that looks like continuing to deliver substantial windfalls as the Andrews government nears the half-way point of its four year term. The lead up to the next state election, due in November 2018, already looks promising. Victoria has momentum and this looks like delivering for a few years yet. Prudent investment in key infrastructure, in education and in employment will only add more fuel to the government’s push to further entrench Victoria as the nation’s fastest growing economy. It will also play a key role in continuing to attract investment from a business sector keen to get on board.
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THE state budget handed down earlier this week by treasurer Tim Pallas included a lot of sweeteners for central Victorians, and it’s a budget that promises a lot for Bendigo. The state government is the first cab off the rank when it comes to budget announcements, with both the federal government and the City of Greater Bendigo expected to hand down their 12 month economic plans next week. In the case of the federal government, it’s the final budget before an predicted double dissolution election already expected to be held on July 2. Traditionally, pre-election budgets are the sweetest of them all, and a lot of Australians will be looking to see what the treasurer has in store for them next week when he outlines the government’s key economic plan. Given the federal government’s recent stumbles in the polls, there’s a lot riding on what the coalition has in store for Australians, especially in the short term. For Victorians, the revenue
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T’S going to be pause-for-breath time for gig-goers in Bendigo this weekend. In addition to the massive festivalparty-show that is Groovin’ the Moo, there’s a bunch of gigs this weekend to suit the most varied of tastes. Tonight, Friday, April 29 Josh Cashman is back in Bendigo at the Rifle Brigade. He’s on tour promoting his new single Patience. Support comes from Jack and The Kids. But if classic covers is your thing, then head to the Golden Vine tonight where the John Grossman Project will be performing their highly-polished renditions of many songs you know, and some you might not. If a sticky carpet kind of environment is more your bag the Sitcom Television EP launch at Musicman tonight could be up your alley. They are just one of seven bands, including Saint Henry, Mild Manic and The Post on tonight at the grungy iconic CBD venue. For the mellower of taste, Billyroy’s BluesBar, beneath the Goldmines, tonight hosts Mark Smith and Marni Sheehan playing their unique brand of rootsy blues, and alt country. Support comes from Sons of the Blues. And of course it’s Groovin’ The Moo tomorrow at the showgrounds.
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A stellar line-up includes Alison Wonderland, The Rubens, DZ Deathrays, British India, Dylan Joel and Twenty One Pilots. If there was a “least rock n roll lyric” award British India would surely win it for last year’s Angela: ALISON WONDERLAND
“I could get a real job and you could stay at home.” Hardly the angst or anger of a My Generation or Smells
Like Teen Spirit but I’ll listen to their set with an open mind. Not going to Groovin’ the Moo, or
want to get inside after a long day at the showgrounds? An evening at Musicman for another seven band line-up of “everything from acoustic to prog rock and all in between” might appeal. Young gun Frank Bell will kick the night off. Mudtrain and Brooklyn’s Finest also feature and the Dead Lurkers will be performing their varied repertoire of songs exploring the lives of people who arrived in the then penal
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RADITIONAL Irish trio Trioc and double-reed duo Duck Duck Goose present an intimate acoustic folk concert at the Old Church on the Hill on Sunday. Trioc is a collective performing Irish traditional music, their sound is at once earthy and ethereal. Smallpipes and oboe duo Duck Duck Goose explore the moods and modes of northern European folk music. Join them for beautiful tunes and afternoon tea. Tickets, $15, cash at the door. The Old Church on the Hill is at 36 Russell St, Quarry Hill and the convert runs from 3pm until 5pm.
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ELBOURNE-based Polyphonic Voices, one of Australia’s leading chamber choirs, is kicking off its 2016 concert season with Beneath the Stars. The program featuring some of the most atmospheric and ethereal choral music ever written. The choir will perform the program in Bendigo’s Sacred Heart Cathedral on Saturday. If you fancy a trip to Melbourne there will be a rare experience for audiences when the group’s singing is accompanied by overhead projections of the night sky in the Melbourne Planetarium on May 6. Saturday, April 30, 6pm. Sacred Heart Cathedral, Mackenzie Street. Tickets $30.
Golf Croquet: Come and Try. 9.45am to 12pm. Eaglehawk Croquet Club. It’s a game for all ages. We’ll teach you to play at your own pace. $6. Details: 5447 2610. Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland, 8pm to 11.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Forest Street. Excellent supper, lucky door and raffle. Entry $8 per person. Details 5443 5380.
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Wednesday, May 4 Planets and the weather: The Bendigo District Astronomical Society presents lunar, planetary and cosmic influences on our weather, a presentation by Kevin Long. 7.30 pm, at Discovery Science & Technology Centre Bendigo. $2. Details: 5470 6349.
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ONIGHT, the Old Church on the Hill will host, Internationally touring Americana/folk band, The Hollands! The Hollands! will be joined by special guests, Nigel Wearne and Graciana Holland. The Hollands! are members of the international folk alliance. They are seasoned concert performers, engaging audience with their merrymaking. “We are a 21st century nomadic family based in the US via Australia and frolic in the Americana, folk revival scene,” the band’s Jana Holland said “By the end of our performance, audience
members will feel like they are part of the band. “This is the experience and magic that happens when the Hollands! come to town.” The Old Church on the Hill is located at 26 Russell Street, Quarry Hill. The performance starts at 7pm, tickets are $20, and can be bought at the door. This event is open to the public but seating is limited, so come early. Guests can visit www. facebook.com/thehollandswithanexclamationpoint for more information. To learn more about The Hollands! and to preview their sound, visit www. thehollands.org.
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T seems the must-have accessory nowadays is a relation who served in the war. Thankfully major conflict is in the distant past and we can only hear of large battles from some now very ancient warriors. Vietnam veterans are flying the flag of returned servicemen and women, and Australia’s involvement in war since has not been on a grand scale. The plain fact is those who served in World War II are so few in number they will soon be consigned to history, just like the generation before who served in World War I. We all seem to want to talk about what our ancestors did in the war, funnily enough most veterans who I have spoken to over many years just want to forget it. They don’t want to have all the horrors dragged up year after year as we wear medals we didn’t earn and march in parades we don’t deserve to be in. I am wholeheartedly in favour of remembering the sacrifice made by those who volunteered and served, but are we doing them a disservice by marching in
their footsteps, some who never marched themselves? When I was growing up, everyone’s dad had been in the war. Everyone’s grandfather had been in the war. It was a tangible link to the conflict. I think now younger people have only read about major wars and so try to be part of something because everyone else is. Anzac has become Brand Anzac, and rather than marking the suffering it’s a major PR exercise. New media managed to reveal the gaps in knowledge with a hashtag #lessweforget getting
quite a misspelt run. It also served as a very useful tool for pollies and journos alike to let everyone know they were at the dawn service or subsequent events. By all means attend, but don’t make it an event bringing it all back to you. It’s not about you, unless you are a veteran, and that’s where Brand Anzac is heading down a strange path. By bringing it to such a high profile the true message is being lost. It’s not about waving the
flags and marching, it’s about the pain of families and the absolute horror of facing death and horrific wounds. It’s about being so scared and traumatised you never want to speak of it again. Don’t tweet about it, or take pictures. Attend and quietly observe, but most of all remember. Remember those who are not there to march, and whether you really add anything to their memory by marching and basking in their glory. – Steve Kendall Twitter@stevekendall1
HE Bendigo Art Gallery Foundation this week announced a new $15,000 travel grant to be awarded bi-annually to a student currently enrolled in an arts degree at the La Trobe University Bendigo or Mildura campus. Offering a rare opportunity for a regional Victorian student to enrich their artistic and creative endeavours by visiting some of the world’s greatest arts destinations, this scholarship has been established by artist, teacher and former Bendigo resident Valerie Diamond in honour of her parents, James and Greta Smyth. James Smyth was Manager of the Bendigo Railway Workshops and a member of the governing council of the Bendigo Institute of Technology, now The La Trobe University campus, and Greta was deeply involved in a number of Bendigo arts and crafts organisations. Both had a lifelong appreciation for the transformative effects of travel. Students enrolled in third year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Arts, or Honours or Masters of Fine Arts are eligible to apply. The grants will be decided by a committee that includes benefactor Valerie Diamond and Karen Quinlan, director of Bendigo Art Gallery and the La Trobe Art Institute. Applicants will need to submit a CV, outline of the research they intend to undertake, budget outline and three examples of their work. Applications open on August 1 and the winner will be notified at the graduate exhibition in November 2016.
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Epsom, Huntly & White Hills BUSINESS FILE Epsom Sand & Soil WHETHER building a new home or beautifying an outdoor area, Epsom Sand and Soil is a local familyowned business here to help you with anything you need. Celebrating 40 years of experience, the business prides itself on its quality weighed and delivered products to customers ranging from tradespeople to homeowners, developers to community groups, and even regional schools. When it comes to landscaping, Epsom Sand and Soil supply sands, soils and recycled mulches, as well as decorative stones and gravels. Their extensive product range also includes concrete mix, cement and quarry products. Other services offered include truck hire, float hire, site cuts and dam excavations and also mobile
screening and mulching. And ask the team at Epsom Sand and Soil about their Free Delivery. An award-winning business, Epsom Sand and Soil supports the region through its Community Giving Program, and the environment by sourcing timber offcuts and green waste, which is turned into recycled mulch saving on landfill. Visit www.epsomsandandsoil.com.au for more information on the extensive range of products and services. Epsom Sand and Soil is open 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and 7.30am to noon on Saturday. Call in at 452 Epsom-Barnadown Road, Epsom, or you can phone 5448 8171 or email sales@epsomsandandsoil.com.au
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Machinery provided Your Authorisedhas Husqvarna Servicing Dealer service back-up and reliability to the agricultural needs of north central Victoria. The experienced staff repair and service all makes and models of tractors, specialising in www.husqvarna.com Kubota and Deutz tractors, but also with sales and service in Goldacres, Lely, Ag Leader, Krone, Hustler, Duncan Ag and other specialised brands. Whilst keeping up
Machinery has qualified diesel mechanics, auto electricians, air-conditioning specialists, produce specialist in GPS, spraying, and a wide range of implements. They also stock an extensive range of spare parts. Visit Grogran’s Machinery at 273-279 Midland Highway, Epsom, phone 5448 3535, email sales@grogansmachinery.com.au or go to www.grogansmachinery. com.au
Belle Ami Hair Design BELLE Ami are excited to announce they’re moving early next month to a bigger and brighter salon… right next door in Shop 3/619 Midland Highway, Huntly. The lovely refurbished salon will feature a separate beauty room to accommodate all beauty and massage services. Belle Ami proves that luxurious and comfortable service can be affordable. The down-to-earth staff welcome anyone to come and enjoy their professional service, further testimony to their belief that everyone deserves a touch of luxury. They provide a wide range of hair and beauty services for both men and women creating a superior service and superior all-over experience and take great
pride in their work and creating a salon environment. Belle Ami offers style cuts, trims and all types of colour applications for men and women, and can cater to all special occasions. There is an extensive list of beauty services including shellac, manicures and pedicures, spray tanning with Mediterranean tan, hot stone massage, relaxation massage and all waxing and hair-removal services. Belle Ami provide full consultation and also information on after-service care and any products a client might require. Visit the salon at Shop 2/619 Midland Highway, Huntly, phone 5448 8348, go to www.facebook.com/ belleamihairdesign, or email belleami@hotmail.com.au
Bendigo Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services BENDIGO Refrigeration and Airconditioning Services Pty Ltd Is locally owned established and supporting Bendigo and the surrounding area since 1982. They currently employ 15 local staff, which includes 15 full-time and part-time team members and one apprentice in the Service Department. Domestic sales coordinator Mal Campbell has 26 years of experience as a qualified builder and over 15 years of experience in the air-conditioning industry. Projects range from residential housing to large commercial projects. Bendigo Refrigeration and Airconditioning are the warranty agents for all domestic equipment installed. Their fully-trained service technicians provide coverage all over
Victoria and southern New South Wales. Regardless of the size of the project, all heating and cooling systems will be designed by recognised professionals experienced in all facets of heating and cooling. The team specialises in Brivis Gas Ducted Heating and Evaporative Cooling, Mitsubishi Electric and Daikin Reverse Cycle Heating and Cooling, Rinnai Gas Log Fires, and Hunt Heating Hydronic Systems. When booking in for a service, ask about our scheduled Maintenance Program to receive a 10 per cent discount (conditions apply). Please feel free to drop in to our showroom at 205 Midland Highway, Epsom, 5448 3999 or visit www.bracs.com.au
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are forging ahead as one of our city’s main growth areas for residents, tourists and businesses. Its population is booming and the extensive mix of services and products offered in this area only serves to reinforce this. The have long been known as lining the gateway to Bendigo for visitors from the north, but today Epsom and Huntly have further become specific destinations in their own right. It’s an eclectic mix combing city café culture, agricultural enterprise, historic tourist attractions with the necessary services of schools and
supermarkets, but it works and it works well. Embracing change but retaining that country charm, here is the best of both worlds. Epsom and Huntly residents know too well how good life is in their part of the world, and with expansive housing developments they’re continuing to share it with a growing population. Only a short trip down the Midland Highway, Epsom and Huntly is easily accessible. This week’s Epsom/Huntly Business Feature highlights the impressive mix of services and products this region has to offer.
Be Secure Indoors BE Secure Indoors is known for its wonderful service as well as its security man ‘Fred’ who sits all day in the van in front of the factory on the Midland Highway. As Fred will proudly tell you the business focuses on manufacturing all types of security doors, secure view security doors, diamond grill security doors both sliding and hinged, and security window screens. Other products include diamond grilles, colonial casting, pet doors, and two and three point-locking systems. All are made to measure, with a one-week turn around,
and being custom-made and installed by the Be Secure Indoors team means customers can be assured of a perfect result. Ian and Ryan Bice have 30 years’ experience in the trade and are happy to provide a free measure and quote in Bendigo and surrounds. They also have a display at the Bendigo Showgrounds Market each Sunday in the Noble shed. You can be sure to protect your home with Be Secure Indoors. For inquiries phone Be Secure Indoors toll free on 1300 782 177 or call into their factory and say hello.
The Twelve Palms Cafe THE café and coffee culture is thriving in Epsom thanks to the Twelve Palms Café. For over seven years, owner and operator Heather Leech has provided excellent customer service, consistently dished up delicious food, and brewed quality coffee, building up a loyal clientele base in both Epsom and the wider community. As the weather cools, warm up with a creamy cup of coffee. Or if it’s lunchtime then grab a bite from the well-planned menu. It’s the perfect way to indulge after shopping, or to simply catch up with friends or family. Treat yourself to delicious homemade products from the extensive range on offer. And they’re now serving beautiful fluffy pancakes. If
you’re lucky and the sun is shining then you can dine al fresco. For those planning a celebratory function or organising a small gathering, which requires the catering of finger food, then Twelve Palms Café can help. They also provide a discount for customers who have a Seniors Card, as well as have a loyalty card for the benefit regular customers. The friendly and relaxing atmosphere of this quaint and quality café is matched by its value for money and guarantee of fresh produce. Visit the Twelve Palms Café at 7/16-40 Howard Street, Epsom, or phone 5448 4488 for further information on their services and products.
McCullochs Hydraulic Engineers THE original hydraulic service, McCulloch’s is celebrating 70 years in operation. It started as a humble business partnership of William McCulloch and his son Ron. Today it boasts a wealth of technical skills and knowledge from its extensive team. The family-owned McCulloch’s Hydraulic Engineers have more than 46 full-time staff located at two sites in Bendigo and Shepparton. The business offers not only hydraulic sales and service, but also fabrication, and a machine shop and design. They specialise in designing and manufacturing drill rigs
and accessories sales with a worldwide focus. Understanding the time pressures their customers are under, McCulloch’s promises a fast and reliable turn around for repairs and sales, and a Ryco 24/7 hose repair service from both sites for emergency hydraulic breakdowns. They have a range of hydraulic equipment and services onsite and in-store. McCullochs Hydraulics Engineers are at 207 Midland Highway, Epsom, phone 5445 6900, email mail@mccullochs.com.au or visit their website www.mccullochs.com.au
Central Victoria Removals CENTRAL Victoria Removals has been relocating locals for some 43 years and will continue to do so well into the future. Being a local family-owned company, customers can be assured of caring, personal service every time. Moving can be a very stressful time especially when you are trusting complete strangers to pick up and deliver your furniture and personal effects that you have worked so hard to obtain over the years, so that personal service is very important. Central Victoria Removals often deliver to and from Melbourne, so if you have one or two items to collect then give them a call. Whether it is to the next street, city, state, or even across the other side of the world, Central Victoria Removals has the back-up network to move your belongings. The team can also arrange packing, pet transportation,
vehicle transportation, home and commercial cleaning and even accommodation if required. Nothing is too much trouble to arrange. Central Victoria Removals also sell new and secondhand cartons, tape, paper and bubble wrap for all your packing requirements. Central Victoria Removals can off clients Transit and Storage Insurance as they are Authorised Representatives of Cowden (Vic) Pty Ltd Insurance Brokers. Bendigo a member of the Australian Furniture Removals Association since 1993, customers are guaranteed their move will comply with AFRA’s strict Code of Conduct guildelines. Be it residential to commercial, business to executive moves, give Andrew a call for a free, no obligation quote on 1800 032 415 or alternatively visit www.cvr.com. au or call in and see the team at 39 Howard Street, Epsom.
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F you have pets you love and care for but find holiday times a problem, then Petcarers really is the answer to your prayers. Quite often our lovely pets are distressed when left at kennels but the beauty of Petcarers is that they come to your house and care for your pets there. Visits can be tailor made. An example might include two half hour visits a day which involve a carer taking the pooch for a lovely walk, refreshing the food and water, giving your dog or cat a brush, cleaning up the poo and most important of all, giving your pet lots of cuddles. The service doesn’t stop there. Petcarers will bring in the mail, put the bins out and water the garden. Whether you are travelling or have to go to hospital you have peace of mind knowing your pets will be well cared for.
Other services include animal transport and dog home boarding with Sharon Moore, the owner of Petcarers. The other point Sharon would like to make is that her team of workers are all animal lovers, have police checks and insurance. Petcarers aren’t limited to dogs and cats but take care of your other pets as well, including horses. The best thing about Petcarers is that the team members really love animals. They meet you and your pets beforehand and get to know them before you go away. This fabulous service is available in Ballarat as well as Bendigo. For more information go to Petcarers’ terrific website www.petcarers.com.au or phone them on 1300 427 382.
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AGLEHAWK Hire always has a diverse range of equipment available for short or long term hire. But did you know that they also sell a range of Nutech sealers that provide a durable surface ideal for pedestrian and vehicle traffic in a variety of decorative and protective coatings, including the new environmentally friendly water based Pavecoat H20? Pavecoat H2O has been designed to provide a concrete treatment, which has excellent waterproofing and hard wearing characteristics to equivalent organic solvent solution acrylic sealers without the associated environmental problems. Two coats is all that’s needed for sealing all interior and exterior concrete surfaces in a wide range of colours that display excellent adhesion to all concrete and masonry surfaces when applied correctly. Eaglehawk Hire also stock a comprehensive range of Boral prepackaged cement and concrete mixes including the Rapid Set No Mix Concrete suitable for post hole applications where lower than normal compressive strength results are acceptable. Or select Boral’s regular concrete mix with a blend of dry aggregate, graded sands and cement suitable for all general purpose concrete applications where a quality
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week who has the time or energy to clean curtains and blinds? Alternatively you may have an injury or illness that creates difficulty or makes it dangerous for you to climb up and clean your curtains and blinds. Perhaps you have an elderly parent or relative who you worry about falling while trying to clean their windows and window coverings. Or you may be afraid of heights, climbing a ladder or a rickety old chair can be dangerous. Denfield Blind and Curtain Cleaning can help you with a professional, specialised, inexpensive, complete cleaning service. Call us today for an obligation-free quote. Phone Rod on 0439 132 021 for an obligation free on-site quote or email denfieldblinds@gmail.com www.denfieldcurtaincleaning.com.au
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HEALTH SERVICES
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FRIENDSHIP LADY seeks male friend 65-70yrs for dancing, company & outings. PO Box 14 G/Square 3555
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BEAUTY SERVICES Ren has returned to Giai Hair
Your Mum deserves a Massage! Give ‘Mum a gift’ voucher for Mothers Day
McIvor Highway, Bendigo
Bridge the Gap of Loneliness
Jennifer Jackel, Principal Podiatrist of SoleFit Podiatry has commenced practice at Bendigo Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
“Some days may be lonely” “I can feel so isolated” “I don’t have many friends”
y Heel and foot pain • Overuse injury management • Dry Needling • Custom orthotics using latest 3D scanning technology • Ingrown toenail treatment (minimally invasive technique) Welcoming clients of all ages No Referral Necessary
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Through one-to-one friendship and a caring volunteer 1 hour a week is all that is needed Our volunteers are supported each step of the way • Obligation free info sessions • Free training & Ongoing support
Call Sandra on 5443 0240 Compeer.bendigo@svdp-vic.org.au
PET FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION
Self catering, 3 bedroom house, safe secure dog garden. Pets can stay and sleep indoors. Walk or drive 500m to dog-friendly beach. Bells By The Beach has everything you need on holiday, just bring your own food, clothing and personal items. Join the growing number of visitors from regional Victoria who holiday at Bells By The Beach, the best pet friendly in Ocean Grove.
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LUNCH & CHAT IS BACK
SINGLE attractive sensible guy 5ft6in non smoker, seeks female for friendship Care of PO Box 23 Bendigo 3552.
Manager wanted for restaurant in Eaglehawk, full time position with good salary package. Must be honest and hardworking. Apply by email to simran_dhillon63@yahoo.com
Specialising in precision cuts for ladies and men and event styling. “After working and travelling Australia, I have now returned to share my 12 years of experience”
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B Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre offers a complete installation service of all types of car restraints from new born to 8 years. Costa is a certified and registered member with ACRI, being also the owner guarantees personalised service and the highest quality installation possible with over 20 years experience in fitting child restraints in vehicles.
Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre 8 Caradon Way, Eaglehawk • Ph: 0419 371 586 Monday to Friday 10am-5pm. • Bookings Essential Mo AVA ROSE CLARK
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join us for an amazing Birdsville experience Maiden Gully Marong Lions Club Birdsville Races Coach Tour August 28th - September 6th, 2016 10 Day Birdsville Races & Outback $1895pp Single Supp $250 Ex Melbourne & Bendigo Air-conditioned coach travel, all meals and admission to Birdsville Races For bookings contact italktravel on (03) 5446 7000 or www.birdsvilleracestour.com.au
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Female Disability Support Workers/PCAs AQA Qualcare provides personal care and support to people with a disability, injury or illness in their homes and communities throughout Victoria. We are currently seeking an experienced and committed Female Disability Support Worker/PCA to work with a person with a physical disability living in Bendigo. Duties may inc. all aspects of personal care, hoist transfers, meal assistance & household tasks. Permanent shift available is every Wednesday: 6pm-10pm + emergency shifts as required. To be considered you must have a Certificate 4 in Disability and a current First Aid Certificate. Satisfactory police check no more than six months old required. For further info or to apply visit the Qualcare careers section of the Qualcare website: www.qualcare.org.au and complete online application. AQA Victoria Ltd provides support services to people with physical disabilities and has been granted a VCAT exemption (Applicant no A19/2013) which allows them to specify gender when advertising and employing staff according to specific client needs.
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Community Meals and Soup Kitchens: Bendigo Community Health Soup Kitchen: 171 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. 5448 1600. Every Thursday 4pm-4.45pm. (In the arcade near Café De Mille) Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials: 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo 3550. 5441 4747. Every Tuesday 7.45am. Eaglehawk Community House: Bright Street, Eaglehawk. 5446 8322. All welcome to join us for a meal on Tuesdays 12 noon and again at 6pm (during school terms). Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church: Cnr Church and Camp sts. K Flat. 5447 9998. Community lunch fourth Wednesday of month, February to October, except July, noon. Cost $5. Our Shed: 14 Sailors Gully Rd, Eaglehawk - 5446 8813. Every Friday 7.30am.November – April 14 Sailors Gully Rd, Eaglehawk May – October 63 High St Eaglehawk (Anglican church hall) Kangaroo Flat Soup Kitchen: Rotary Gateway Park. Every Wednesday in March, 6pm-7pm Saltworks Community Meal: 63 High St, Eaglehawk (Eaglehawk Anglican Church). 0458 018 083. Every Friday 5.45pm (not through January or public holidays). St Liborius Parish Centre: 50 Panton St, Eaglehawk. 5446 8235. Tuesday 11.30am (during school terms).
CIVIL CELEBRANT
Civil Celebrant Keva Lloyd JP Professional, experienced celebrant recently relocated to Bendigo
Civil Celebrant No.A5104 0418 579 998 www.kevalloyd.com.au/celebrant
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Services Offered BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Complete bathroom makeovers & alterations. 34 yrs exp by qual tradesman. Servicing Bendigo - Castlemaine & surrounding districts. FREE Quote phone Rod Cox 0419 267 672 or 4406 6019.
Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping $35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings). Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen Rubbish Removal $80 per load/$70 pen (incl tip fee $35) for 7x4 square box trailer. NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Cash only Ph Mick 0407 448 249
PLASTERER EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER
Rates from $35p/h Pensioner 10% Disc. • Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting
PJ TAYLOR
5446 1422 0448 713 499
BLOCK SPLITTING
CONCRETER
& CHAINSAW WORK . Phone Damian 0428830845 or 5448 8129.
Driveways, paths, shed floors, spray on patterns, free quotes, no job too small. Ph 0408 204 114
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Same day service Ph 1800 630 922 CARPENTRY MAINTENANCE & HANDYMAN SERVICES Ph Pete 0418 883 861 CARPETS Steamed Cleaned Cheapley and Promptly Phone Peter 0418 454 060
CAR REMOVALS Ph 0402 775 329
CLEANING & CARPET Cleaning, Steam clean or Dry clean $50 first room, $10 per room after that Ph 0439 374 389 Receipt & ABN supplied
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Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Seniors Discount Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.
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Driveways, Sheds Paths, Crossovers etc. 40 years experience Free Quotes
Ph. 0428 381 925
AIR CONDITIONING
Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial. For all your concrete requirements.. Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice. 30 years experience
COOLROOM FOR HIRE
Mobile Coolroom PH 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770 DPL CONCRETING Drives, paths, sheds, small or large jobs, coloured & plain, 7 days a week, obligation free quotes. Pensioner discounts. Builders Licence 972783020D Phone 0497 207 472 GARDEN MAINTENANCE Prompt, Reliable Quality Services Phone Matthew Flack 0412 946 813
ASHLEY'S HANDYMAN SERVICE Lawns, odd jobs, Tip runs. Walk behind slashing. If I can do it, I will. Ph Ash . 0427 096 404
HANDYMAN SERVICE Home Maintenance & repairs. Phone Will 0434 089 335. LAWNS, TREES, HEDGES and shrubs cut and trimmed. Rubbish Removed, & Free quotes. Phone Ron 5446 9833 LOCAL REMOVALIST loading to/from Cairns approx 20th June Contact steve @ Stress less moves 0427 046 001 PLASTER & PAINTING BUILDING RESTORATION GLENN has been in the industry for over 15 years & is highly experienced in all aspects of plastering, painting and building restoration. All jobs,all sizes. Pensioner discounts & free quotes.Call Glenn Snell on 0402 463 138.
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THE MAINTENANCE MAN Prompt & reliable service, done with honesty & pride. Small jobs a specialty, free quotes Phone Ian 0417 337 424
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BIN HIRE
Gas heaters should be serviced yearly to keep them running SAFELY & EFFICIENTLY So, for peace of mind this winter call
Servicing all of Central Victoria • Pensioner discounts avail. Registered Licence No. 47315
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Sherlock Soil Works Excavator Bobcat Tipper • Post Holes • Trenches • Site Cleans • Pools • Driveways • Site Cuts • 5 ton Excavator with Post Hole Attachment and Rock Breaker sherlocksoilworks@hotmail.com
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BATHROOMS & KITCHENS
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COMPUTERS
on call computer maintenance • Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal
Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336
COMPUTERS
Best onsite support of Apple products in Bendigo.
• Laser Levelled Site cuts • Landscaping • Driveways • Backyard clean-ups • Site Cleans • Trenching 1.7, 5.5 & 14 ton excav, Skidsteer and Truck available
Helping your iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac work seamlessly.
Set up • Training • Support Integration • Problem solving Call Rob on 0457 803 207 or email rob@ithingsbendigo.com www.ithingsbendigo.com
Call Clint 0427 349 549
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Bobcat & Tipper Hire
CONCRETING
A/H PH 5448 8814 E: cjchandler65@bigpond.com
Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer
• New Kitchens • Bathroom Renovations • Warehouse direct Bathroom products
200 - 600mm diameter
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BUILDERS
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AIR CONDITIONING
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Digger Service
James Sherlock Ph: 0407 472 775
∙ DUCTED HEATING & COOLING ∙ VERANDAHS & DECKS ∙ RENOVATION SPECIALIST ∙ NO JOB TOO SMALL
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LITTLE RIPPER Trenching, Rotary Hoeing, Post Holes, Levelling 4 in one bucket,Tipper Hire.
BUILDERS
Services Offered
0423 874 566
TempTech
Nathan: 0407 972 717
BLOCK SPLITTING & CHAINSAW WORK Ph Damian 0428 830 845 or 5448 8129.
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Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal
PATHS, DRIVEWAYS, SHEDS HOUSE SLABS - PHONE FRANK
Call Ron 0438 569 385
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Services Offered GARDEN SERVICES
GREG SMITH
• Hedges Trimmed & Shaped • Pruning of Roses, Shrubs & Fruit Trees • Garden Maintenance
Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman 0418 507 709 A/H 5448 3333
FREE QUOTES, 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE Phone 0429 002 678
ELECTRICIANS
HANDYMAN SERVICES HANDYMAN
&
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Qualified carpenter, decorator and also experienced gardener. Phone Will ON
0434 089 335
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0438 561 257 Email: hahkangarooflat. vic@gmail.com
Jobs I specialise in: • Fascia Repairs • Installations • Rubbish Removal • Doors Windows • Garden Clean Ups • Gates & Fencing • Gutter Cleaning • Paving & Landscaping • Tiling & Painting... and heaps more, just ask! 9 LICENCED 9 POLICE CHECKED 9 PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURED 9 WORK HEALTH & SAFETY CERTIFIED
HANDYMAN SERVICES
•For all your Landscaping needs and bobcat work. • Trade Qualified
PHONE STUART 0429 181 691
Formally “Spider Sprayers”
LANDSCAPING PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman
Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging
PET CREMATIONS
PH: 0418 822 911 LANDSCAPING
• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance
Providing the Central Victorian community with compassionate support during a pet bereavement and the highest quality personal service.
Specialising in Landscape construction Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937
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BLOWER vac $20 Phone 0419 935 279.
For Best Price Phone Jack Direct
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PH 0429 978 912
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0417 479 491
SPOUT CLEANING
CV Industrial Vacuum Services Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned
Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429 * Fully Insured
ROOFING
SUPERIOR
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• Concrete tiles • Terracotta acotta tiles fing • Slate tiles • Iron roofi
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS S New Roofing Re-Roofing Extensions Rebedding & Flexible Pointing Valley & Gutter Replacement
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EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING 5444 2028
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Murray River Red Gum 14m Split, $1300 Ph 0429 822 816
FIREWOOD
CHILDS sturdy space hopper $15 5448 4370
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CLOTHES dryer wall bracket, for Simpson $40 Ph 0408 700 266 COMPUTER Desk, small, mobile, metal frame, GC $20 0455 138 873 COUCH 3 seater blue fawn brown stripes fabric exc cond $125 ono Ph 4433 1197 DOLLS, old english pram, GC $35 5448 4556 DOLLS Pusher and Doll, as new $15 5448 4556 DOONA cover double size $20 Ph 5443 4484
FOR SALE TOP DOG PET SUPPLIES & CLEARANCE CENTRE Dog jackets now in. Open Saturdays 9-4 7 Ramsay Court Kangaroo Flat Ph 0474 313 861
FIREWOOD
Red's Redgum firewood $120p/m. Pick Up or Delivery $145 Open 24/7. Phone 0427 353 939
FREE fill collect at own cost, Strath. Please phone 0411 261 554.
FREE to good home Maltese Aust terrier X 18 mths old, apricot colour, friendly Ph 5443 9631.
FREEZER upright, oldie but a goodie Westinghouse Silhouette 211 50cm W X 55cm D X 137cm H, good working order $100 Phone 5446 9247
FRIDGES
and Freezers. Top brands from $195. Fully recond, 6 mths wty. 283 High St, G/Sq. Ph. 5441 1955
FOR SALE
Cat Enclosures A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors. Free quotes to suit your budget.
Call Jim 0429 866 630 www.byers.net.au
FOR SALE
WOOD SURFACING
Timber Surfacingg Slabs y Burls y Straight Line Edging Sanding y Laminated Timber (up to 3.2m x 1.4m)
Ph: 0448 436 248 Email: bruinsma.bill@gmail.com
TREE LOPPING
SMITHS
Services Offered
(no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)
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David Smith 0427 506 160 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com
1300 558 385
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Quality tree and Stump Removal RETAINING WALLS - FEATURE WALLS CHIMNEYS - COMPLETE HOUSES
BROWNBUILT unit 2 shelves 1800H x 900w x 450d $50 5442 5552
CAMERA. NIKON F-601 manual with Nikon 35-70mm lens & Nikon SB-25 flash 5-601 -601m, incl Lowe Pro Nova2 bag with lens pen, HOYA filter-Skylight. IB & manuals for camera & flash exc cond $500 the lot 5446 9247
TILING
NICK THE TILER
For further details Phone Clint 0427 349 549
BUZZER 110mm 240V on cast iron stand $60 Ph 5443 1717
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BIKE Repco Sport off road vgc $40 Ph 5447 0429
• Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service
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C.S. BEECHER RENDERING
FOR SALE
BLACK iron dble bed with innerspring mattress $99 Ph 5442 5105 or 0477 990 036
z 7 Days Access & On-Site
BENDIGO 87-89 MIDLAND HWY www.centrestateselfstorage.com
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TREE LOPPING
FOR SALE
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FOR SALE Store Well with Stilwell
Containers to suit all yourr needs!
FORLE SA Containers can be custom fitted with shelves, benches, windows, side doors, electricity, insulation & air-conditioning. View containers at:
51 Ryalls Lane, Strathfieldsaye. • Ph 5439 5512 • Mob 0409 957 014
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GARDEN STRAW
NEW Jarrah, lock and lay, timber laminate, 11 sq metres, suit hallway $250 Ph 5443 8333
PRESSURE washing machine for camping, GC $30 Ph 5439 3054
TILES ceramic, terracotta 8sq metres $10 Phone 5447 7973
$3 per bale Ph 0411 783 679
GARMENT steamer Phillips used once $60 Ph 5442 5552
HAY & STRAW Rolls & Little Squares. Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373
OFFICE chair black vinyl, ex cond $60 Phone 5447 7973 PACK Rack 7.6FT $75 Ph 0491 482 574 PANDORA Clip, daisy, never used $30.00 Phone 5443 4484
HAY Small Square Bales, Oaten, Pasture, & Pea Straw. Delivery available Ph 0439 699 102 HOT water service 170L nat gas 10KW exc con $100 Ph 5449 7904. LAWN Mower with Catcher & Elec Whipper Snipper & extras, GWO $40 Ph 5443 0222 LOUNGE suite 1 X 3 & 1 x 1 seater, brown leather vgc $100 Ph 0423 972 753. LOUNGE chairs x 2 and stool, blue/black, GC $30 Ph 5441 7156
LUCERNE HAY Small Squares $12 Ph 0419 382 273 MOBILITY scooter Shoprider Allrounder with rear bag, hardly used $1,950 0427 393 812.
PRINTS x3, Framed, Australiana, $20ea Ph 5447 7050 QS Blue/Gold Comforter Set 7 Pce, New $40 5448 4556 RAIN Water Tanks x 2 Poly, used, 4500 litre $550 & 450 litre with stand $200 pick up only Ph 0459 908 502 RED gum stumps, 1ft, 2ft, 3ft $ 4ft lengths, Phone 0419 382 273
PARTYING lighting & speakers exciting lighting & powerfull loud speakers will make any room the ducks guts!!! All in great condition sound activated lighting. Smoke machine & fluid /helicopter /spectrum / saturn spinner motorised lights & mirror ball with spots. Must sell $1400 ono Ph Bgo 0418 507 190 PICTURE frame holds 12 photos (new) 8.8cmL X 4.3cmW $15 Ph 5448 4370
POSTS Recycled treated pine 8ft & 6ft $4; 4ft $3; 2ft & 1ft $2. All x 4" diameter Phone 0419 382 273
CLEARING SALES
RAVENSWOOD D Approx 300 Lots Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10 am Viewing from 9 am Alt Calder Hwy, Ravenswood Some of the Items include: gates, mesh wire, South African Oregon (circa 1930), Bluestone bricks, ride on mower, vintage lawn mowers, lawn edger, wood chipper, garden objects, bar from local Bendigo hotel, jarrah bench, display trolleys on wheels, corrugated iron, shed roofing iron, garden ornaments, shed items, Franklin caravan 25 ft dual axle. Terms: Cash, EFTPOS on day of sale. Number system will apply and Photo ID will be required for registration. 10% Buyers Premium applies.
Contact Paul Miles on 0447 067 651 www.sayeauctions.com.au
SAYE AUCTIONS
SHOTUN Mountain Bike, VGC $70 ono Phone 4433 1197 SHOWER screen glass sliding vgc $10 Phone 5447 7973 SLEEPING bags x 2, small, Columbia, EC, $5 ea Ph 5447 7050 SMALL dog kennel $25 Phone 0419 935 279. SOFA bed blue fabric good cond $100 Phone 0423 972 753.
SOIL
Compost with manures and straw mix. Can deliver Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600
GARAGE SALES
VACUUM cleaner, VCG $40 Ph 5447 7050 WHITE cotton tabe cloth 20.8 cm L X 16.8cm W $20 5448 4370
13 EDGEWATER CLOSE EAGLEHAWK (from Rankins Lane off Simpsons Rd) SAT 30th April from 8am Windrush 14ft catamaran, childrens bikes, cross trainer, elect & household items, jewellery, office furn, bric-a-brac, and lots more
WOOD carving tools many Dastra brand $60 Phone 5443 1717
WANTED TO BUY
8 MACKENZIE ST WEST GOLDEN SQUARE Sat 7amMany free items, garage clean out..
CASH
TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221 WANTED trailer 6' x 4' in good cond Phone 0408 061 766
KECK ST FLORA HILL Sat 8am-2pm Sun 8am-noon piano organ music, CD's LP's, Aussie books, bric-a-brac, household items.
CARAVANS & TRAILERS
LOWNDES STREET KENNINGTON Sunday 1st May from 8am to 2 pm bikes, kids DVD's, & games, plus more, Ipod & DSI console & games.
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
Female, Est 4 Years
Visit the shop at Bendigo Pottery Epsom or Phone John on 0405 210 020
She is a lovely little girl. She is still a very active little dog so will be best suited to a young family looking for their first fur baby. Will need a good sized secure yard for her to run around and keep her safe. She would also benefit from some obedience classes
Neutered Male, Est 3 Years
LIVESTOCK FERRETS. black eyed whites, $25 each. Phone 0408 590 589 FREERANGE Hy-line Point of lay Pullets $20 each Phone 5435 7243 KOOLIE Kelpie cross F 8yo, B & W, friendly, trained $250 5447 1731 microchip 956000001985291.
VISCOUNT Ultra Lite Pop Top, 13FT, Set up for two, air con, gas elec fridge, awning etc plenty extras $8000 or reasonable offer Ph 0491 482 574
CARAVANS & TRAILERS
CARAVANS WANTED
We buy and consign Bendigo Caravan Centre 164 Midland Hwy EPSOM Ph 5448 4800
MOTOR BIKES
YAMAHA Virago 250 1993, reg to 26 Oct, as is cond, $2,000 Phone 0459 045 440
CARAVANS & TRAILERS
BENDIGO CARAVAN BOAT STORAGE 64 Furness Street, Kangaroo Flat Call Ian Thompson
ADOPT-A-PET OPT A
May ier Jack Russell Terr
5 CRUSOE RD KANGAROO FLAT Saturday 8am 30 years of collectables, books, clothes, plants, badges, tins etc.
ROADSTAR 1988 caravan 14ft 6", easy to tow, reg'd Aug 2016, huge annexe, $4,000 ono Phone 5447 7488.
LIVESTOCK
WATCH MAKER ON PREMISES
CHERITON DRIVE STRATHDALE Sunday only bin out 8am, household items, furn, childrens items, bric-a-brac, lots more.
YORK 16ft caravan island db, fridge, gas stove, a-c, reg, very clean $4500 Phone 0428 533 852
LIVESTOCK
For Fridges & Freezers, in GWO up to 25yrs. Washing Machines up to 7yrs old. Ph. 5441 1955
Buy/Sell/Repair All types of clocks & watches
SUB woofer & amp box $90 Ph 0408 700 266
GARAGE SALES
TOP SOIL Lawn soil $30 p/m Garden Soil $40 p/m, includes local delivery 4, 6 and 10m avail. Garden rocks also avail. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770
The Time Gallery
BLACK corner couch with chaise, ex cond $1,150 California Gully Phone 0428 508 646
GARAGE SALES
VISCOUNT 16ft Grand Tourer, elec fridge, tv, microwave & aircon $6,500 Ph 0437 429 907
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MOTOR BIKES A.M. Hyett Motorcycles BIKES SOLD, TRADED & RECYCLED Spares and accessories. See Michael and John 67-69 Bridge Street, Bendigo 3550 Open 9.00am-5.30pm Mon-Sat / 10.00am-5.30pm Sun
Meet Max. He is a beautiful shy boy who loves a cuddle. He has a short, easy care coat. He is social with other cats. Max can be a little reserved and would be best suited to a quiet home. If you think that Max might be the cat for you, then please take the time to come in and meet him.
LMCT 4761. Licenced second hand dealer.
Ph: 5442 2523 SMS: 0411 627 348 Email mhyett1952@yahoo.com.au
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THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.
5441 2209
Piper Lane, East Bendigo
Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun & Pub Hols 10am-12pm www.rspcavic.org.au
We are always appreciative of any donations of bedding and food for the shelter animals. If you can help in any way, please drop any donations into the shelter at Piper Lane, East Bendigo.
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Braves hit the road By JOEL PETERSON
IMPACT PLAYER: Lady Braves guard Elise Strachan. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Squash a hit with kids THE Bendigo Squash Club is continuing to expand, and club president Russell McLean says its juniors tournament is a major factor behind the growth. The program, which runs on Wednesday nights between 4.30pm and 6pm, has seen a raft of juniors take up the sport and get involved with the Barnard Street-based club. McLean said the club has grown over the past 18 months. “We have young players who enjoy squash to strengthen agility, short sprinting and reflexes for sports such as football, cricket, tennis and netball,” McLean said. “Best of all squash can provide a sporty outlet for kids who may be too shy to play traditional team sports, or had never had an interest in sport at all.” The club received a special mention in the 2015 Victorian Sporting
Club of the Year awards. The beginner program uses special balls, and is designed to attract players new to the sport. “It’s a sport that’s really easy to develop the basic skills with an extra bouncy beginner ball, and this program also includes introductory coaching,” McLean said. “The night is about having fun, kids that have never played will be given some introductory coaching. “The tournament will include matches among kids of similar ability and afterwards there is more casual squash to ensure everyone goes home tired and satisfied.” Cost is just $6 per night for members or $8 for non-members with racquets and protective eyewear provided and shoe hire if required. For more information contact the club on 5443 2777 or visit www. bendigosquash.com.au
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REIGNING Heathcote District Football League premier North Bendigo takes on undefeated Colbinabbin in a blockbuster round five matchup on Saturday. The two unbeaten sides clash with North Bendigo coming off the bye. Colbinabbin has enjoyed stellar start under new coach Nick Knight, who has booted 21 goals this season. The HDFL’s third undefeated side, Huntly, has the round five bye. In other games White Hills will be out for its first win of the year against a young Heathcote outfit, Elmore travels to Lockington to take on the Cats and Mount Pleasant will try to rebound from a big loss to Huntly when it meets Leitchville Gunbower.
BENDIGO mountain bike ace Tasman Nankervis continued his outstanding recent form at last week’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event in Cairns, finishing 12th in the under-23 men’s cross country event. Fresh off a second place at the Australian national titles in Bright, Nankervis went north and finished 12th against the world’s best. New Zealand’s Sam Gaze took out the event, with Frenchman Romain Siegle second and Titouan Carod third, both one second behind. The former Bendigo Senior Secondary College student finished three minutes and 28 seconds off the pace, just outside the top 10.
THE Bendigo Braves and Lady Braves can both add to winning streaks this weekend as the club embarks on a road double header in the ACT. Both sides take on Canberra and the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) after taking two wins against Albury Wodonga last weekend. The Lady Braves (2-2) were forced to fight out a five-point win without injured centre Elyse Penaluna against the struggling Lady Bandits. Kelly Wilson starred for the undermanned Lady Braves, pouring in 27 points to lead the way for the side once more. Jane Chalmers played an important role at the other guard position with 16 points, while Keely Froling struggled from the field but battled hard to record a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds. Only four Bendigo players made a field goal on the night, with Elise Strachan managing to nail a triple despite playing a team-low 50
seconds on court. The east conference-leading Braves had it a lot easier, riding 32 points from Jeremy Kendle and a stat sheetstuffing display from Damian Johnson to a dominant 34-point victory. Bendigo (4-1) outscored the Bandits 54-23 in the first half and was in cruise control from there, Johnson recording 18 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks, two steals and two assists and shooting a perfect two-of-two from behind the arc. The CoE (2-0) is top of the table in the women’s competition and last on the east conference men’s table (0-1), but both teams are ineligible for finals at year’s end. Canberra (0-4), conversely, is bottom of the women’s east conference ladder, while the Gunners (2-3) sit fourth on the men’s table. The Braves go into the weekend with a three-game winning streak, looking to extend their lead at the top of the men’s east conference. Bendigo takes on Canberra on Saturday night before facing the CoE on Sunday.
Coaching search finalised FORMER Sandhurst coach Brett Fitzpatrick will take the reins of the Bendigo Football Netball League’s senior interleague team when it tackles Gippsland on May 21. BFNL manager Carol Cathcart announced last Friday night that the Dragons coach for the past two seasons would be at the helm of the team when it runs out in three weeks. The BFNL is set to play Gippsland in Warragul on Saturday, May 21. At the time of going to print, Bendigo’s squad had not been finalised, but was expected to be announced late in the week. The BFNL also announced that Sandhurst’s Tim Martin, Eaglehawk assistant coach Sean Filo and Kyneton coach Luke Beattie would assist Fitzpatrick, giving him far more support than that afforded to Rick Ladson in Bendigo’s campaign last year. BFNL chair Carol McKinstry confirmed following the announcement that the league was not considering any current club coaches, citing a “conflict”. The Weekly understands the league did, however, approach at least one current player about the position. Cathcart will coach the BFNL’s open netball team in its association champion-
ROCK STEADY: Eaglehawk’s Glenn Daly. ships campaign, while Melinda Keighran will coach the 17-and-under team. Meanwhile, Eaglehawk fan favourite Glenn Daly will play his 200th club game this weekend when the Two Blues travel to Maryborough. The dependable half back flanker is the only player in club history to win under-18, reserves and senior best and fairests. He has played only 90 games of senior football among the 200, but is regard-
ed as one of the side’s most important players. Including juniors, he has played more than 350 games for Eaglehawk. Round three BFNL games see Strathfieldsaye trying to notch up consecutive win number 40 when it heads to Golden Square, South Bendigo hosting Sandhurst for the Graeme Wright Cup, Kyneton at home to Castlemaine and Kangaroo Flat tackling Gisborne under lights at Dower Park.
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By George, it’s tough By JOEL PETERSON
LEADERSHIP: Emma Grant
Thunder’s trying week From Page 36 While the club has managed to fill the coaching void for the time being, it heads into the new era of the VWFL filled with unknowns. The group shared some home truths on Wednesday night, its last training session before Sunday’s game against Port Melbourne Colts, and Grant believes there are plenty of positives. “You see it in any level of footy, when things aren’t looking great and you have a bit of adversity it is amazing what can happen,” she said. “We had about 30 or so girls at training, and there was a lot of laughter and fun and coming back to the fact that we are there to play footy. “That’s why we turned up, whether that was a few weeks ago or six years ago, we are there to play, represent the club and enjoy it.” The team’s first home game is against St Kilda on Sunday, May 8 at Dower Park.
CAPTAINING a struggling young side is not a challenge that George Mcheileh expected when came to Bendigo, but it is one that he is taking in his stride. Thrust into the role in only his second season with the club, the 22-year-old has one of the toughest jobs going around. He has always been a young gun in previous sides, but after moving to Bendigo to study physiotherapy has found himself as the leader of a team which is splitting about 15 inexperienced players between its under-20 and senior teams. Add into the mix the fact coach Esteban Quintas left the club after the opening round of the season, and a great deal of the immense leadership void has fallen upon the team’s first-year captain. “I wasn’t really expecting to be captain, but I’m probably the oldest and the most experienced player,” he said. “It’s good for me because I can improve my leadership skills and be a bit more involved. “It is a fair bit of pressure, but at the end of the day it’s helping my game and hopefully I’m helping the younger guys as well.” City has only one win from its eight games, coming in the form of a 1-0 win over Eastern Lions five weeks ago.
In its next outing the club lost to Goulburn Valley 2-0, and in the last three weeks has been belted 7-2, 7-1 and 5-1 by North Geelong, Moreland Zebras and Ballarat respectively. Despite the results being tough to look at on paper, Mcheileh is confident the side is continuing to improve both on the pitch and off it. “For any team when you aren’t getting results you can be in a bit of a slump, but I think a lot of the younger guys are positive because it’s a higher level than they have played at previously,” he said. “They might be used to I guess being the big fish in a little pond but it’s different now, and they have to adjust to that. “I think it’s a big confidence thing, especially for a young team everything is based on confidence. “We do play patches of good football, and a lot of people compliment us when we are playing well on our work ethic and the way we try to play. “If we get the right people in and can work more on tactics and fix those little things I think the second half of the season will be much better.” The Weekly understands the club has finalised its coaching search and is poised to make an announcement on the position, which will solidify its off pitch fortunes. But as has been the case with many high level pro-
LINCHPIN: City skipper George Mcheileh. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN grams across several sports in Bendigo, Mcheileh believes City does not necessarily have the full support of local clubs. “There’s a lot of potential for Bendigo, but not many of the local clubs are for it,” he said. “If we can get more local kids coming through and the clubs supporting that I think it would be very good for the town and for the local league.
“A lot of the boys come from Melbourne, and that’s not a bad thing, but to have more players locally would be handy. “I really enjoy the club. My parents come up every weekend and they love it, it’s a great environment and I think long term it can be successful.” City takes on Brunswick City this Saturday in Melbourne from 3pm.
Pioneers set for Sunday showdown
GOALSNEAK: Riley Saunders. Photo: JOEL PETERSON
A MAJOR opportunity for a second win awaits the Bendigo Pioneers this weekend when they travel to Ballarat to take on North Ballarat Rebels on Sunday. Bendigo (1-3) heads to Eureka Stadium to meet the Rebels (also 1-3) after a narrow loss to Oakleigh under lights at the QEO last Friday. In what was an attacking game despite the 8.8.56 – 9.15.69 scoreline, Bendigo was outscored by 17 points in the second and third quarters. The Pios did not manage a goal during the third term, a sign of the lapses that are all too costly for Henderson’s young side. “We just need to minimise those
lapses, other than that we have been competitive and are pretty happy with where we are at,” he said. “We were missing a few boys at the weekend which hurt us. Apart from a couple of quarters against Murray and Dandenong we feel we have been pretty competitive.” Skipper Joe Atley and big bodied half back Cooper Jones will return to the side, but the in-form Kobe Mutch will miss Sunday’s game. Missing key players is something the club will have to get used to as the season goes on. Atley, Jones Lochie O’Brien, Brent Daniels, Kayle Kirby and Kane Farrell were all named in a 50-strong Vic Country under-18 training squad
this week. “Missing a few boys means that our 17-year-olds have been stepping up and we have been able to give opportunities to some different guys in the group who are performing well,” Henderson said. “Ballarat are a short kicking side, so we need to guard that space, not allow them to move the ball freely and force turnovers. “We set ourselves to improve on last year, and a win would draw us even with that. We view anything from there as a step forward, so we are really hopeful of a good result.” Bendigo tackles North Ballarat from 1pm on Sunday at Eureka Stadium.
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City’s leading man INSTABILITY behind the scenes has marred what began as a promising season for Bendigo City FC, but the club’s players are managing to stay positive despite some tough results. City has won just one game for the season, but captain George Mcheileh believes the young team is improving every week. Without a coach since round one, it has not been easy going for the club, but Mcheileh has played a key role in filling the leadership void for his younger teammates. – Story Page 35
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THEY may be without a coach and a president on the eve of the Victorian Women’s Football League season, but Bendigo Thunder star Emma Grant is confident her team will be ready to roll on Sunday when the side meets Port Melbourne in their season opener. The Thunder was thrown into turmoil early this week, with coach Craig Riddiford and president Chris Coughlan both departing the week before the club’s first match. A statement from the club released on Tuesday morning said that Riddiford and the club has reached an impasse regarding several key performance indicators, which “made his position untenable”. The statement said that the performance measures were presented to Riddiford, who did not agree with them and infomed the committee if he did not have its full support he would vacate the role. While it has been a hectic, emotion charged week, the Thunder skipper is confident that the side will be focussed heading into Sunday. “It was a huge shock, and the way they found out probably wasn’t great,” Grant said. “Hindsight is a great thing but I know that a couple of
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We just have to look forward to Sunday and playing footy.” This year sees the Thunder step up into the Victorian Women’s Football League’s premier division once more, in a revamped competition structure. That top flight division has now become the state level Women’s VFL, with Bendigo’s division one competition from last year undergoing a facelift to become the new premier division. “We finished sixth last year and we had the top four teams from our division go up, so we are confident we can be competitive,” Grant said. Continued Page 35
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