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Planner aims to fix mall issue with short-let stores

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By Sharon kemp

BENDIGO’s central business district has won a champion as its retailers suffer from persistent criticism about lack of patronage.

Traders and the candidates of both major political parties argued this week about the effect of anti-social behaviour on businesses in Hargreaves Mall.

But urban planning student Janine Coffey was talking to real estate agents and businesses about filling vacant shops in Mitchell Street and Killian’s Walk intersecting the mall, and she is getting positive results.

“I want it to have impact,” Ms Coffey said, adding that interest in the scheme had been quick and residents would see results all of a sudden and by the end of June.

She is well qualified, having headed up the Lanes Unleashed project that put artwork on the walls of Bendigo’s lanes.

For her latest project, Ms Coffey said five businesses had already volunteered to fill empty shops creating what Ms Coffey described as interfaces with the public.

Instead of seeing piles of letters and paper that had been shoved under the door of empty shops, people would see merchandise from a retailer based outside the CBD, or from an online business, or one based out of Bendigo. They

shop front: Janine Coffey wants to fill vacant shops in the CBD. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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It is about creating interest in the city, and it will require Ms Coffey to develop, with estate agents, a temporary lease that will accommodate the short term tenancies.

“To fix the CBD, it is not just about retail, there is also the civic component,” Ms Coffey said.

That includes a sense of neighbourhood, activity and change, which was difficult to achieve when the inner city population of Bendigo had been falling.

To fix the CBD, it is not just about retail The City of Greater Bendigo is planning for up to 3000 people to live in the CBD within 20 years.

Council place manager Phil DeAraugo said at four per cent, the vacancy rate in the centre of Bendigo was relatively low but didn’t need to be so low that rents were pushed higher.

“The problem is we have some shops that have been vacant for a long time and in some places we don’t have willing landlords,” he said.

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Flood tool a home plus BENDIGO residents who may be unsure about whether or not their property could be subject to flooding have a new tool to help them.

The Bendigo Urban Flood Study went on public exhibition this week as part of the process to incorporate it into the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme.

The study has been developed by the City of Greater Bendigo and the North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA), and is one of the largest and most comprehensive flood studies ever undertaken outside of Melbourne. It affects more than 5000 properties across the city.

Council’s Andy Walker, said the council and the NCCMA had worked hard to produce the mapping and the right planning tools to support new development.

“Extra planning permit exemptions to reduce unnecessary burdens on owners and occupiers have also been introduced and there are some new guidelines to assist when planning applications are necessary,” he said.

Council said most landowners affected would already be aware of the study, as an extensive consultation process was undertaken during 2013 and 2014 and comments were received from a

number of residents.

The study introduces a series of new flood maps, identifies areas that flood due to the strain on the urban storm water drainage system and highlights areas that are currently protected by the Bendigo Creek levee.

All landowners and occupiers affected by the new mapping will receive a letter from the city notifying them of the changes.

An online interactive map has also been developed where residents can search whether their address is affected by the study.

To view the interactive map or find out more, visit www.bendigo. vic.gov.au/flood Staff from the city and the NCCMA will also be available to answer your questions at a series of drop-in information sessions to be held as follows: • Tuesday, May 31, 4pm to 7pm, Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve.

• Thursday, June 2, 4pm to 7pm, City of Greater Bendigo, Lyttleton Terrace Reception Room.

• Tuesday, 7 June, 4pm to 7pm, Kangaroo Flat Senior Citizens Centre.

Submissions on the proposed planning scheme changes can be made to the council by Thursday, June 30 by sending them to

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ADVANCE WARNING: A new study can warn of flood risk.

Bendigo Flood Study, PO Box 733, Bendigo VIC 3552 or emailing flood@bendigo.vic.gov.au RESEARCHERS from the University of Melbourne have created a system to model and predict house values and rental rates at the individual property level.

The comparison of these two values offers insight into rental yields in the market; an import metric that can be used by buyers, sellers, investors and renters to help make informed choices.

Gideon Aschwanden and Andy Krause from the Melbourne School of Design in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning said that rental yields are a critical driver of rental and housing costs and acts as a key indicator for property bubbles.

“In this volatile Melbourne property market, buyers want to ensure the safety of their invest-

ment. Our recent analysis of property sales and rental returns will better inform investors with location information, helping them to invest their money more securely,” Dr Aschwanden said.

According to the researchers, rental yields of the property market as a whole need to be properly evaluated as they may be a leading indicator of bubble creation.

By understanding changes in yields safety measures can be enacted that may help prevent or dampen a sudden collapse in the market.

Buyers’ decisions are driven by costs. With first time homeowners renting out their property to pay off the mortgage to the point where they can afford it, they need to estimate their rental income and property yield.

More information is available at https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/buying-a-house-how-propertydata-can-help

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Golf club plans to sell

BENDIGO Golf Club has warned it would not wait for the City of Greater Bendigo to rezone land north-west of Maiden Gully before it is sold to a developer.

The club wants to build a championship golf course in Bendigo which it argues would draw major tourism dollars, but it needs to sell off the land that was once the Eaglehawk golf course in order to fund the course development.

General manager Steven Oliver has also drawn attention to a Golf Victoria report which calcu-

lates the economic contribution of golf and places Bendigo behind the Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and Ballarat.

At an estimated $23.3 million in 2015, Bendigo lags behind Ballarat by more than $4m and Greater Geelong by more than $34m in economic benefit.

Bendigo Golf Club also needs to service debt and has not approached the council to be guarantor for a loan, as Bendigo Stadium Limited recently did when it needed to borrow $11m as its contribution to a $20m expansion.

Mr Oliver yesterday said the stadium was a key com-

munity and sporting asset in Bendigo.

He said developers had already shown interest in the Eaglehawk land, which could support up to 400 residential blocks, but would be worth more if the former

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Councillors instead determined the land was not needed to accommodate residential development in the short to medium term to 2024 when they voted in March to adopt the compact urban growth strategy.

This land is not needed to accommodate residential development in the short to medium term

course had been included within Bendigo’s urban growth boundary and rezoned for residential development, as had been recently recommended by an independent panel.

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By Sharon kemp

“This land is considered as potentially suitable to meet the post 2024 – 15 year land supply category... subject to a structure planning exercise which will be undertaken as part of the lead up

to the next residential strategy review scheduled to be completed and adopted by 2024 and for it to be actively considered as part of the 2024 review of the strategy,” the report said.

“The Independent Panel did raise some concerns with regard to land supply and as a result further investigations have been undertaken (by the City of Greater Bendigo).

“It is now the view of (council) officers that there is more than enough land to satisfy the 15-year requirement in the State Planning Policy Framework and as such there is no need now to include additional land in the UGB.”

extra space for VCC Students and staff at Victory Christian College now have full use of the David Ling Centre, a two storey building consisting of four classrooms, study areas, staff offices, change rooms and multipurpose areas.

Senator Bridget McKenzie attended the opening last week on behalf of senator Simon Birmingham.

She said the Australian government is providing higher levels of school funding than ever before.

roadworks complete The extensive road works to improve the safety of the McIvor Highway and Reservoir Road/ Powells Rd intersection at Strathdale and the bridge replacement works at Grassy Flat Creek are now complete.

The safety upgrade involved widening Reservoir Rd and Powells Rd, which now provides road users with dedicated left and right turn lanes, plus a straight through lane for the north and south bound traffic through the intersection.

The widening of the intersection significantly improves the visibility and awareness of oncoming traffic for road users turning onto the McIvor Highway.

VicRoads regional director, Mal Kersting said the completion of the intersection and the bridge works also coincides with the significant resurfacing works along McIvor Highway, which are planned to be completed next week.

Water works at eppalock I GoT THIS HAT: Charlie Page has a head start on storytime. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

National focus on reading for youngsters Young families will be joining in the fun of National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday.

The same book will be read to children across Australia at the same time.

This year’s selected book is I Got this Hat by Kate and Jol Temple, a playful picture book about

hats of all shapes and sizes.

I Got this Hat will be enjoyed by more than 450,000 children in more than 3000 locations across Australia simultaneously, in locations such as libraries, schools, kindergartens, childcare centres, bookshops and homes.

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Minister backs local apparel

By Sharon kemp

DEFENcE minister Marise Payne has emphasised the export potential of Thales’ Bendigo-made Hawkei military vehicle during a visit to the company’s production facility in Junortoun with Liberal candidate Megan Purcell.

Labor and Liberal are playing tug of war over credit for the $1.3 billion contract awarded to Thales late last year to deliver 1100 Hawkei vehicles and 1000 trailers.

If the credit goes to Labor after the lobbying efforts of former Bendigo MP Steve Gibbons and more recently, current member Lisa Chesters, Ms Payne said the Liberal Party wants to make Bendigo’s defence manufacturing industry, including Thales and Australian Defence Apparel,

an example of its innovative economic strategy.

“When I went to the launch (in October 2015), the contract signing for the Hawkei with the Prime Minister, the first thing he said was what an extraordinary export potential we have here,” she said.

“Thales have shown how that is done with the Bushmaster and I think Hawkei is next.

“Exporting, we have to get our own out onto the ground and fulfill our own contract, but I think Thales are very good commercial managers and they will engage in that and we will encourage them through our defence industry approach.”

The federal government has come under fire for awarding a $50 billion submarine

contract to a consortium led by a French manufacturer.

Ms Payne said the government had established a Defence Industry Capability Centre to help Australianbased defence manufacturers tender for future contracts, and would also tell companies tendering for contracts what the government expected.

Ms Payne was referring to revelations in 2014 ADA sent work arising from a $170 million contract to make Australian defence uniforms offshore to Vietnam.

“I think the best step we have taken in that regard is the Defence Industry Policy Statement which is all about Australian industry engagement,” Ms Payne said. “(The Defence Industry Capability Centre) would work with a company in Australia

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Interfaith council to visit mosques

Barnaby milks Coles call National Party leader Barnaby Joyce has taken credit for Coles’ 20 cent per litre milk fund in response to the dairy crisis in regional Victoria.

In Bendigo on Wednesday night to introduce local National Party candidate Andy Maddison, Mr Joyce said he had asked northern Victorian farmers struggling with the fall in the farmgate milk price how the Nationals could help.

“They want us to talk to the retailers, we have done that, we have now got 20c a litre from one of the major ones, Coles, that is a premium on the product that can go back to the farmers,” Mr Joyce said.

“This is the difference a National Party makes.

“It is never perfection but it actually, definitely indicates effort and resilience and our ability to get from where we are to here, to regional Victoria and stand in your towns and fight for your issues on your turf.”

Mr Joyce noted the Coles fund, which it says will raise up to $1 million a year for dairy farmers, was open to attacks by cynics.

The dairy industry has called on consumers to support farmers by buying brand name milk, not home brand

“We also work with them in relation to export potential and we work with them in relation to innovation.

“These are very important

ALL SMILES: National Party leader Barnaby Joyce and candidate Andy Maddison. product sold by Coles and Woolworths which is cheaper but priced at unsustainable levels.

“Some people are cynical about (the Coles fund), but I support them,” Mr Joyce said.

“I think it is a great idea and we should always congratulate people who do the right thing.”

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business, said on ABC Rural the big supermarket chains had weakened the market with aggressive price moves.

Mr Strong said the immediate situation was created by Murray Goulburn not dropping its price early enough, and the global price had collapsed.

“(But) in Australia the fragility of the sector has come from Coles and Woolworths and what they’ve done to the sector,” Mr Strong said.

In Bendigo, Mr Joyce would not be drawn on directing Murray Darling Basin water to recreational uses such as in Lake Eppalock, saying the economy was the biggest priority.

“I think the biggest thing is to make sure you have an economy, an economy underpins the social and economic fabric of any area,” he said.

“You can see that in the dairy industry, you can see that in other forms of the irrigation industry, we want to make sure that we keep the money flowing around regional Victoria.”

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The visit will be hosted by the Shepparton Interfaith Network and will include a visit to the Turkish mosque, which is brand new, and to the Albanian mosque.

In between will be a visit to the Sikh Gurdwara (temple), where there will be lunch and if there is time a visit to the Afghan mosque.

Secretary of the Bendigo Interfaith Council Judy Causon said Shepparton’s Albanian mosque is one of the oldest is the state Islamic Albanians built their first mosque in Shepparton in the early 1960s.

Imam Eljana Bardr of the Albanian mosque said historically there has been

no community opposition to the building of mosques in Shepparton.

Ms Causon believes this harmony is due in part because different nationalities have been part of the same agricultural industry in Shepparton.

“We encourage the curious to take this opportunity to learn about the practices of different faith groups and to see how each mosque reflects the culture of its members,” she said.

“We ask that all participants treat with respect those we meet and the places we visit.

“You will be asked to remove your shoes when entering the places of worship, and to wear a head covering (veil or scarf) when entering the Sikh Temple.

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Shaft a water option

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A cement cap on a 150-year-old mine shaft at Specimen Hill was dug up this week to see if the workings will support equipment to pump contaminated groundwater rising under Bendigo at a rate of 30 centimetres a day.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning wants to use the Specimen Hill shaft, visible from Sailors Gully Road in Eaglehawk, as a contingency pumping site aside from the New Chum line which is privately owned by mining company GBM Gold.

Lines under Bendigo denote the old mine workings and the orebodies that contained gold dug out by the early mining companies.

Two weeks ago the state government agreed to transfer mining and exploration leases covering the New Chum mine workings from previous owner Unity Mining to GBM which has aspirations to restart mining under Bendigo.

DELWP can now negotiate with new owner GBM to continue pumping the groundwater to New Chum, and eventually on to Coliban’s waste water treatment

from the Central Deborah tourist mine to the New Chum line was stopped pending the transfer of the Bendigo mining and exploration licences.”

Instead, Central Deborah has been pumping to keep the lower levels of its operations from being inundated with contaminated water.

Shallow and rising groundwater has historically been an issue in Bendigo causing odours along Bendigo Creek, impacting on water quality and resulting in discharges at the surface. The groundwater needs to be treated and by-products such as salts, arsenics and metals managed to mitigate these impacts.

Mr Phelps said Bendigo residents would see discharge into creeks if pumping had not started

by March next year.

Mining engineer consultant Bob Styles said he would be able to determine the condition of the Specimen Hill shaft after the concrete cap was lifted out by crane.

He said the cap looked to be in good condition but the workings could be “a bee’s nest of timbers choking the shaft”.

“Frankly I am not anticipating that,” Mr Styles said.

new digging: The shaft at Specimen Hill. facilty at Epsom which is a more permanent solution for Bendigo’s groundwater challenges.

“But we need to know we have a solution independent of the mining licensee,” said DELWP Loddon Mallee regional director Graham Phelps said.

“We need to be pumping by March next year.

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Thumbs up for wine future after change THE Balgownie Estate wine label created in Bendigo will have greater opportunities under new ownership, according to the chief executive who will remain with the split-off Yarra Valley operation.

“Balgownie Estate will live long and prosper,” Gerald Ackroyd said.

Mr Ackroyd told the Bendigo Weekly the wine label would be sold through all properties in central Victoria belonging to new owners, Hong Kong-listed communication and technology company Interactive China Cultural Technology Investments.

Those properties include the Lancefield Estate and Cleveland Winery in Lancefield and the Grange Bellinzona in Hepburn Springs.

That left very little wine to export.

Mr Ackroyd said Balgownie’s long-serving winemaker Tony Winspear and his team would also remain at Balgownie, and the ownership split with the Yarra Valley property which was the focus of its accommodation business, was a healthy move for the wine label.

“The separation will be different but it will be good for the evolution of the wine,” he said.

“Balgownie Estate has become a big part of Bendigo and Bendigo has become a big part of Balgownie Estate.”

Directors of Interactive China said the company had paid $24.6 million for the Yarra Glen property and a private investor, also based in Hong Kong, had paid an undisclosed amount for the Bendigo property.

It is understood the amount is about $4 million.

Interactive China has invested money in central Victoria to capitalise on the burgeoning tourism market out of China.

Mr Ackroyd described the potential of the Chinese tourism market in a Business In Focus magazine in 2012.

“Many people who do not know the China of today will be surprised to learn that Chinese visitors are a large and fast-growing element of Balgownie Estate’s success,” he said.

“We have a very strong tie with China.

“In fact this year we have just launched Balgownie Estate through its wine as a brand to one of China’s largest hotel chains and Tourism Victoria got involved with that as well. “

Greens aim for growth THE Greens have opened a campaign office in the heart of Bendigo.

It’s the first time the party has established an office in the city, with local branch members deciding last year to become more visible in the 2016 election, according to candidate Rosemary Glaisher.

As of Tuesday, Ms Glaisher had moved into and opened the doors of an election campaign office at 50 Mitchell Street.

“Unlike the old parties (Labor and Liberal) we don’t have the corporate donations for TV ads and the like,” she said.

“We rely on local branch members to organise fund raisers to run a campaign.”

By locating in Bendigo, the Greens’

campaign office is closest to areas of the Bendigo electorate where it attracts the least support.

The party has consistently polled well south of the city., especially in parts of Mount Alexander, where it polled more than 20 per cent in some booths in 2013.

North of Bendigo and in Bendigo’s rural booths, the Greens garnered less than six per cent of votes in 2013, while in Bendigo South the party received about eight per cent.

Ms Glaisher hopes the location of her office will encourage voters to walk in and talk about election issues. greener pastures: Rosemary Glaisher in The party’s new office in Mitchell Street.

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Nude food scheme a hit at school LITTER can mar a beautiful and environmentallyconscious school such as St Francis of the Fields in Strathfieldsaye, so students were encouraged to pack nude, or unprocessed, food for lunch, the type of food that isn’t wrapped.

To show students the school was serious, it removed the bins in the playground.

St Francis was an entrant in the Bendigo Sports Star’s Healthiest School Competition, a Bendigo Health backed initiative which awards $2000 to the school

that can demonstrate it is the healthiest in the region, and $1000 to the school voted the healthiest.

St Francis co-deputy principal Bernard Kerrins said the nude lunch concept had been in place for seven years and was a long term focus of the school, which is located on the Sheepwash Creek and prides itself on outdoor education opportunities.

The school’s application to the competition noted the three effects.

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“It cut down on the immense wastage involved with packaged food and glad wrap-type products.

“Children started bringing food in reusable containers and took on the responsibility of returning their containers to their bags after each meal.

“Packaged foods marketed as being the perfect school time snack are often

filled with preservatives, colours and additives, which are detrimental to children’s health and their ability to learn.

“The third and final effect of nude lunchboxes was the stark increase in homemade food filled with real ingredients and, most importantly, with love.”

St Francis also has a fruit stop initiative, which mandates students arrive at school and place two pieces of fruit and a water bottle at their desk, sustenance to keep them going through the day.

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Lawn bowler on a winner FOLLOWING World Championship success, Bendigo lawn bowler Aaron Wilson is the Bendigo Weekly/Prime 7 Sports Star of the Year award winner for April.

Representing Clayton Bowls Club, Wilson turned in a stellar display to defeat Sean Ingham in the under-25 singles final on the Gold Coast in mid-April.

Wilson also added a bronze medal in the mixed pairs with Dawn Hayman to his singles success.

Wilson won the gold medal match against Sean Ingham 2112, having won the bronze earlier in the day.

“I knew Sean was a class player and he was always going to come at me, I was able to get on top of him early and continue to apply some pressure and was lucky enough to break away towards the end,” Wilson said post his win.

“Sean is one of my great mates on the circuit so when we play each other it is always tough but I had to put that all a side to give it a shot for the title.”

Wilson then competed in Bendigo the following week when Bendigo East hosted State Champions Week.

Wilson and his Sandbelt teammates finished runner up in the men’s fours, while he was knocked out in the quarter finals by eventual men’s singles winner Philip Thorn of Echuca.

Wilson joins March award winner Robbie Hucker as Sports Star nominees to start 2016.

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A lot of activity in the mall tended to drown out the anti-social behaviour many traders had been complaining about.

Coinciding with the latest complaints from traders was a push by agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and Victorian police to crackdown on the behaviour.

Liberal candidate of Bendigo Megan Purcell weighed into this week’s criticism by repeating “horror stories about what (traders) see and experience on a day-to-day basis”.

“Our local police work so hard to keep our community safe and our streets a welcoming place, as do our

traders through events such as the Vibrant Central Bendigo festival, but they are outnumbered and underresourced,” Ms Purcell said.

Labor candidate Lisa Chesters called the criticism “hype surrounding a small group of Bendigo youth gathering in the Hargreaves Mall”.

“Youth have gathered in market places since the beginning of time,” Ms Chesters said.

“This spot in Hargreaves Mall is the intersection of many of our youth education institutions in the CBD and is a natural meeting place.

“At the moment, there is no viable alternative place for young people in the CBD to gather.”

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Reward for service

Bendigo Health celebrated the work of its combined auxiliaries during a special Recognition of Service ceremony on Monday.

Bendigo Health chief executive John Mulder presented all auxiliary members with a certificate to recognise their achievements and contribution.

“Our nine auxiliaries are a valuable part of our health care team. We would not be able to provide those added extras without them,” Mr Mulder said.

“Many of our auxiliary members have dedicated numerous years of service and we thank everyone for their valuable contribution.”

Combined Auxiliaries president, Beth Benbow, also spoke on behalf of the members before they enjoyed a morning tea.

“Bendigo Health currently has nine auxiliaries supporting the hospital and I would like to take the opportunity to name them all,” she said.

“Bendigo Palliative Care Auxiliary has been running for 25 years.

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Rosie embraces the role of crusader By dianne dempsey

art works: Pam Hovel, Sue Clarke, Kathryn Patarica and Bridget Keena.

Paint with purpose ARTIST Bridget Keena looks forward to the opportunity to take her paintings out of the studio and hang them for viewing.

“It is not always easy to show my larger works,” she said.

Ms Keena will have a big wall at her disposal at Dudley House next weekend during a joint Zonta and Rotary Club of Bendigo event, Showcasing Women Artisans of Central Victoria, which has the dual purpose of raising funds and raising the profile of some of the region’s best professional women artists.

Both service clubs have programs that support local women in need.

Zonta contributes to the Annie North Women’s Refuge in Bendigo, and former president Kathryn Patarica said some of the club’s share of funds raised at SWACV would fund that ongoing program.

Ms Keena said it was the opportunity to contribute to Annie North that motivated her to donate a painting to be auctioned at the event.

All of the 10 exhibitors will donate an art work for auction.

The event will launch on launch on Friday, May 27, for the service clubs and friends and be opened to the public from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, May 28.

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I have an opportunity to give everyone a voice

In the confrontation that followed, police mortally wounded the father.

As Rosie Batty said at the Rotary fundraiser for survivors of family violence held at Ulumbarra Theatre this week: “My former husband killed Luke to punish me.

“Domestic violence is about power and control.”

Rosie Batty is famous because hours after her son was murdered she faced the media and embraced the role of crusader.

With tears pouring down her red, blotched face she spoke about family violence and because Rosie was white, educated and articulate, people listened to her.

“There’s no doubt I have cut through with the media and society because I didn’t fit the stereotypical image of the usual family violence victim,” Rosie said “Women without the language or

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Rosie Batty is famous for all the wrong reasons.

No performer or politician, she is the mother of a murdered child.

Her beautiful boy, 11-year-old Luke, was murdered by his father in February 2014.

Luke was having at hit at the nets after cricket practice with his dad when dad turned on him, hit him on the back of the head with the bat and then stabbed him.

fighter: Rosie Batty at Ulumbarra. skills are not listened to, so I speak for them.

“Other people have worse stories than mine,” she said.

“But I have an opportunity to give everyone a voice.

“I can’t retreat now. I initially felt like retreating but if I went into that hole and stayed there, I don’t think I could get myself out again.”

So Rosie has not stopped speaking and working and raising awareness of the canker at the heart of our society that is domestic violence.

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews saw Rosie just days after her boy died.

“He (Andrews) had a boy Luke’s age and was deeply affected by Luke’s

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“He promised me he would do something about family violence and he kept his word.”

Rosie’s advocacy work has forced an unprecedented national focus on family violence.

The Victorian government established Australia’s first royal commission into family violence, and committed a further $30 million over four years to protect women and children at high risk of family violence.

Last year Rosie was named Australian of the Year for her advocacy work. She was also named the Pride of Australia National Courage Medal recipient.

“Family violence has been around for a long time but it has never been spoken about to this degree before,” Rosie said.

“It is the biggest societal issue there is.”

As Rosie talks the audience can’t help but look at the image of her Luke which is on the huge overhead screen.

The image is part of the promotion for Rosie’s organisation, the Luke Batty Foundation and the Never Alone Campaign.

Rosie only cried once during her talk.

It came when she looked at Luke’s image and said, “He should not have died in vain. I can’t rest while there is more work to be done.”

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Workshop for young singers The Bendigo Youth Choir has set up an exciting music workshop on Saturday at the Bendigo library.

Lisa Young, of the band Coco’s Lunch, will be visiting from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

The choir’s Artistic Director Valerie Broad said the choir has worked with Lisa before and has invited her back for this session which is open to all young singers.

“Lisa Young is well known to choral, world and jazz music listeners as a creative vocal stylist and improviser, incorporating Indian and African elements in her work,” Mrs Broad said.

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Uni has a special plan In an Australian first La Trobe University has partnered with Bendigo based specialist school Kalianna to establish a research centre and teaching school focused on the educative needs of children with disabilities.

La Trobe vice-chancellor John Dewar and Kalianna principal Peter Bush met on Wednesday at Kalianna School Bendigo, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding cementing their commitment to the plan.

The Kalianna–La Trobe University Community Research Alliance, based in Bendigo, will bring together experts including psychologists, speech pathologists, dentists, occupational therapists and social workers – to develop new models of learning for students with special needs, and equip current and future educators with the skills they need to apply them successfully.

The teaching school will be open to both undergraduate and postgraduate La Trobe students, giving them unique skills to lead careers in the specialist education field.

Professor Pamela Snow, head of the La Trobe Rural Health School said providing targeted approaches for children with disabilities is vital in ensuring they can engage with school curriculum and achieve to their maximum potential.

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cialist schools – often feel under-prepared when it comes to engaging with them in the academic environment,” she said.

Professor Dewar said the establishment of the centre reaffirms La Trobe University’s commitment to innovation and creating meaningful social change.

“This centre has the potential to bring strong research and innovation to the forefront of the way we educate students with additional needs – not just locally, but in

schools right across Australia,” he said.

“A centre of this kind, specialising in this very important area of education, is a first for this country.”

Kalianna School principal Peter Bush said the MoU comes at an exciting time for the school.

“We are about to embark on a redevelopment of our school, and a physical space for this alliance is firmly part of the plan,” he said.

“Pooling both organisations’ resources to tackle this

very important issue is an exciting prospect – I can’t wait see the benefits emerge, and importantly the findings will be transferable to any school setting with special needs students,” Mr Bush said.

The research centre and teaching school will focus on the needs of students demonstrating a wide range of complex learning difficulties including those suffering from trauma or neglect, intellectual impairment, brain injury and from conditions affecting movement and motor skills.

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Ecological sustainability practitioner In 1996 I moved from Bendigo to Melbourne for deeper conversations, cultural diversity and positive thinking.

In 2007 Claire and I bought our first child back to Bendigo for fresh air, community and a childhood without a million traffic jams.

And ever since we have enjoyed the deeper conversations and positive thinking that has flowed into Bendigo.

We helped establish the Bendigo Sustainability Group and we loved watching the establishment of the Farmers Market, the Trove Market, the Night Market, cycling infrastructure, the gallery, the food scene, the cafes, Ulumbarra Theatre and more.

The Age even called us the coolest town in Victoria!

On the back of this innovation and change we can look with confidence to 2020 and beyond.

Great and exciting changes are afoot. A new economy is rising and it is about localisation.

Around the world, local people and local place are being put back into the local economy, enriching everyone.

Council’s role is to encourage, enable and embrace the localisation of energy, food, work and transport systems and Bendigo will benefit from this for decades.

So what is this new economy? It has three main elements. The first is local renewable energy, the second is electric vehicles and the third is high speed internet.

Jeremy Rifkin calls the convergence of these three elements “the third industrial revolution”.

It has profound implications for the way our local economy will be structured.

Let’s think about it.

Energy Renewable energy is local. The solar, wind, energy efficiency, sustainable design, battery storage and distribution projects will create local work, local ownership, local investment and local revenue.

We’ve never had that here before.

Our $80 million annual household energy spend largely leaves Bendigo and Australia.

The big idea however, is that once installed, renewable energy is basically free.

In the mid 2020s this new energy system will go online in real time allowing everyone to both produce and consume energy, so that we can

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Transport Our local energy system will combine with the global push for electric vehicles. Council can plan for a transport revolution as internet platforms will allow vehicles to become shared, driverless and autonomous, removing 90 per cent of cars from the roads.

Everyone will be able to travel where they want when they want, without the road toll, without foreign petrol and without air and noise pollution.

We won’t need public or private parking and at least half the roads will be repurposed for trade, nature, community or all three.

Bendigo homes used to spend $280 million on transport annually, which left our city. That can stay here.

We will pay for the bits of transport we need, rather than a whole vehicle.

Council can increase investment and planning for electric vehicle charging, walkability, cycling, public places, public transport, urban greening and housing and land use projects that encourage these.

The 2015 Integrated Land Use and Transport Strategy has already positioned us for these changes.

The localisation of energy and transport will create a revolution across the rest of the economy.

Here’s a taste…

Food Our food system is already beginning to relocalise with local niche brands and Farmers Markets, Food Fossickers, backyard veggie gardens and fruit trees flourishing.

Web platforms will allow food swapping and redistribution and mapping to occur in real time. The cooperatively owned Food Hub is the next piece.

Work Fluid collections of talented local entrepreneurs and micro businesses will combine to deliver great work, replacing larger organisations.

Our Synergize co-working hub is an early example of this change.

Council can adapt local planning and policy to suit this vast growth of mobile workers, creating local places of economic value, connection and creativity.

the high life: Ian McBurney has a real vision for Bendigo. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN People won’t want or need “jobs”, but there will be lots of exciting work to do as we transition energy, transport and food systems and tackle homelessness, loneliness, intergenerational poverty, obesity and disadvantage.

As transport and energy systems localise, council can start planning for a new local manufacturing boom.

Participation Online platforms are already popping up to re-energise citizen participation. Crowd writing, shared decision making, crowdsourced opinion, encrypted electronic voting and more are re-energising participation in local democracy.

We won’t have to go to the town hall: we will participate online. This jump in participation will enliven and improve how council operates and delivers services, with the old top down model becoming obsolete.

Retail Retail will move towards life and away from stuff. Morley’s Emporium’s social enterprise model, Food Fossickers and niche products like local brewing and breads are all thriving.

Around the world, sharing stores and fixing stores and meet up and skill sharing cafes are popping up.

Council will start to remove vehicle infrastructure in the city, planning for the return of the local walkable shopping strip, pop up trade, local markets and public places for people to be together.

Council is in deep planning phase for real time freight for the

city that runs on a local electric autonomous fleet.

Sharing I’m currently working on bringing the sharing economy to Bendigo, providing real time access to goods and services from lifts, stuff, money, time, skills, spaces and more.

We will move beyond ownership of stuff to shared access. This will be cost effective, convenient and if the tech is owned by local cooperatives, the value will stay local.

Council can change the design of streets, buildings, public places and services to reflect this new sharing focus.

Health These big systematic changes will make us healthier, happier, more diverse and more connected.

Council will focus on place making, community connection, walkability, 10-minute neighbourhoods, cycling, parks, access to nature, quality aged and child care and the child friendly city.

Children and the aged will reclaim streets and public places. The return of local biodiversity will have a big impact on local health, wellbeing and sense of place, and greening the city will help keep it cooler.

Youth The new local access economy will bring students back to Bendigo in droves. Their vibrancy will be our vibrancy.

Council is planning for the 10,000 people that will live in the city centre by 2030. This will be safer, more fun, more alive, will open up new markets and will create a more edgy city.

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Transition The old economy is dead and people know it, but salvation does not come from fear or clinging to the past.

Bendigo is no different. Fear of cultural diversity has already caused outbreaks of bigotry. Fear of a new economic system creates longing for an imaginary past. We must rise above our fears and learn together and if we can we will thrive.

Local The key to our future strength as a city is to take the best and most brilliant ideas from around the world and localise them.

Put simply, our spending and our work need to relocalise, circulating locally and enriching us all.

Roads, rates and rubbish is so 1950s. The council mantra from 2020 needs to be local people, local places, local economy.

Claire and I chose Bendigo to raise our family and make a good life here. We can create that good life together.

I’m with social researcher Hugh Mackay, who in his book The Good Life asks what makes a life worth living? His conclusion is both provocative and passionately argued: “A good life is not measured by security, wealth, status, achievement or levels of happiness. A good life is determined by our capacity for selflessness and our willingness to connect with those around us in a meaningful and useful way.”

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Dress for cash This month communities all over Australia will dack up and donate to raise funds and awareness for sick children.

This includes Jodie Brook and youngsters from Jenny’s Early Learning Centre in Maiden Gully.

“We’re doing it to raise awareness of children going through a long stay in hospital,” Ms Brook said.

“We’ve had a few kids from here go into hospital and we’d like to help.

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In the coming weeks VicRoads will be undertaking road works to improve the durability and condition of the BendigoRedesdale Road (Strathfieldsaye Road) between Osborne Lane and Emu Creek.

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Thank you for your patience while these important works are being done. Please observe the changed traffic conditions including work zone speed limits for your own safety, the safety of other road users and the safety of our workers.

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Jenny’s Early Learning Centre is holding its Tracky Dack day on Wednesday, May 25.

“There’s no limit to what tracky dackers have donned for this fundraiser, from the basic fleece number, blinged-up velours and classic active wear to sports luxe varieties and 90s classic tearaway pants, over the last three years TLC for Kids have seen them all,” TLC for Kids founder Tim Conolan said.

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sick children in hospital who are often encouraged to change into something cosy to lift their mood and make themselves feel more comfortable.”

Since 2013, Tracky Dack Day has been the major annual fundraiser for TLC for Kids, Australia’s only and fastest emergency response support for distressed children in hospital and their families.

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Dairy dilemma The events in the dairy industry over the past few weeks have devastated the dairying community which has been left high and dry by the actions of Murray Goulburn and Fonterra.

This situation has been a long time in the making.

The supermarkets have contributed to pushing down the price of milk for some time.

The deregulation of the industry has left dairy farmers vulnerable to volatility on the global market.

We are now facing not only an economic but a mental health crisis in a community already at breaking point.

I am writing to request that the federal government immediately create an emergency relief fund for those farmers hardest hit by the events of the last two weeks.

I also request that the government work with the financial sector to minimise pressure placed on dairy farmers to repay outstanding debts in the immediate future.

I welcome the federal government’s announcement of its $13.8 million Farm Co-operatives and Collaboration Pilot Program to help farmers form cooperatives and adopt innovative business models.

I encourage the federal government to mobilise these funds immediately in regions where it is most needed as a medium-term solution to empowering dairy farmers to control the supply chain and developing local markets that are willing to pay a fair price for highquality dairy products.

Sonia Anthony, Bendigo

No debate on mosque Peter Noble’s comments in the Bendigo Weekly, April 13 “Time to talk justice” are interesting.

He says that the debate about the proposed mosque in Bendigo, and diversity, whatever that means, has been hijacked by beanie wearers.

One could take that to suggest that “the enlightened”, those of a more leftward leaning and our self appointed community leaders don’t get cold ears?

Amazing.

I am one of many in possession of a certain item of knitted headware. I do get cold ears. None of us have ever hijacked any debate about the proposed mosque.

There has never been any debate. The planning approval was made with no consultation and the matter declared closed.

There have been protests, there have been court hearings.

Debate? Reasoned discussion between the stakeholders? Not a word.

I wonder if that inconvenient fact will hinder the panel discussions next weekend.

I suspect not.

Murray McPhie, Epsom

Out of date It is with great disappointment but no surprise that I read the article “Leach attacks school plan” – Bendigo Weekly, Friday, May 13.

On councillor Leach’s statement: “Same sex attracted young people are six times more likely to attempt suicide” – yes, the suicide attempt rate is higher and I can tell her the answer for this – it is because of ignorant people using outdated information written 35 years ago.

The Safe Schools anti-bullying campaign would have saved me a lot of anxiety and depression, from being bullied about being gay when I was at school.

I support the education department’s forward thinking, I would have welcomed the new Safe Schools program as part of the curriculum.

D A Scott, Sailor’s Gully

Let voters be the judge Democracy and freedom of the press has been effectively demonstrated regularly by a broad cross section of letters published in the Bendigo Weekly. I appreciate some of my letters being published.

It’s not uncommon for persons to reply to a letter when their name has been mentioned. Therefore, I wish to clarify two matters in regards to Bruce Phillips’ letter, “What voters should look for”, published May 13.

Mr Phillips appears to claim I have wronged him, by having advised readers of the fact he failed to be re-elected at the 2012 election, and that as a consequence “his views are irrelevant.”

I have never stated or claimed Mr Phillips’ views are irrelevant.

Nor, have I ever questioned his ability to serve as a councillor.

If Mr Phillips believes he is so well qualified from having councillor experience for five years, I suggest he considers offering himself as a candidate for the October elections, (as I am doing), and let voters be the judge.

Colin Carrington, Eppalock Ward Candidate

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Free speech is dead What an appalling choice we voter’s have at the looming federal election. The three major parties only offer Marxism.

The Greens are rabid, Labor – run of the mill and the Coalition – wannabe Marxists.

There is only one choice to balance the pendulum for me. I will vote extreme right, simply because free speech is now dead in the once lucky country.

All we voters want is some semblance of honesty.

Ian Sayer, Eaglehawk

A new democracy?

“Bendigo – Building a substantive role for the community” is the heading of an invitation to attend an information session about the proposed citizen’s jury.

Simply put, it will allow council to prepare a plan that the community can look at and agree with its commitments, expenditure and priorities because they can see it was based on the recommendations of people like them, overseen by people like them and ultimately supported and endorsed by people like them.

A statement in a letter sent by the city council, says it is about a process that the community – stakeholders like you – can trust.

I don’t know who decided the

heading “New Democracy” but it sounds like something from George Orwell’s Animal Farm.

Is this just the “Soma“, or pleasure drug from a brave new world to keep people like me quiet and compliant, so we do not question council’s behaviour and spending?

I see great benefit in a citizen’s jury if it is elected by the ratepayers and not appointed by council or state government.

But, some questions I ask are: • Will the citizen’s jury be written into the Local Government Act and acknowledged by parliament?

• Will it be subject to the conflict of interest provisions?

• Will the council be required to accept the proposals from the citizens jury?

• Will the jury members be paid an allowance for their time and effort?

• What checks and balances will be put in place to ensure and advise ratepayers that it truly is working in their interests?

I have serious doubts that this citizen’s jury will achieve any improvement in the council’s behaviour, transparency or accountability.

If people are interested then they can stand for council at the next election, it would also provide better remuneration for their time, rather than this attempt at persua-

sion for people like us.

Bill Collier, Golden Square

Cartoon not suitable I am sure it is unnecessary to explain the appalling sexism of last week’s Glanville cartoon.

I am just dismayed that in 2016 the (male) editor considered this suitable for publication.

Stuart Mackenzie, Kangaroo Flat Editor’s note: The Bendigo Weekly apologises to any reader who may have been offended by the Glanville cartoon originally published in last week’s edition, and subsequently re-published by Mr Mackenzie via his Twitter feed.

We also thank Mr Mackenzie for his feedback, and welcome feedback from all readers via the details included below.

Tell us your thoughts Email: news@bendigopublishing.com Write to: Letters to the Editor, PO Box 324, Bendigo 3552

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One of the dangers of this campaign was always going to be its length, and already voters are showing signs of having become weary of the antics of our political leaders.

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It could be a lot of things, but the one thing everyone agrees on is that it could be better.

Rather than just reiterate the mall’s perceived negatives, Bendigo could gain a lot by looking more at what could be, and what is within the realms of change.

Filling vacant spaces, albeit on a temporary basis, is a step in the right direction.

Traders don’t need their potential customers hearing all about the potential reasons people should not shop in the heart of the city.

They need potential customers to be enthralled by what is on offer, and that extends way beyond what is on sale in the assortment of shops that line both sides of the mall.

As revealed earlier this month by the Weekly, work is under way on the restoration and development of the former Bendigo Mining Exchange, and this project promises to bring a new buzz and a new level of excitement and vibrancy to the centre of Bendigo.

The council has already invested heavily in this strategically important project by completing initial works on the historic site, then agreeing to sell to developers at a price that should help deliver on council’s hopes and dreams for this prime property to once again be a hive of activity.

Better links between the Hargreaves Mall and Pall Mall are integral to this vision.

hope that demand and pressure from developers and investors could help re-shape the centre of our city in a sensitive and practical way that pays homage to our past and feeds into our future prosperity.

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The mall looks harsher as a result, although the trees planted along both sides of the mall have grown a lot in recent years and the children’s playground has proven to be a popular addition.

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ARILYN is getting tired.

You just have to look at the fake grin plastered over her face to see the strain of working 24/7.

Marilyn’s iconic pose, from The Seven Year Itch (1955) in which a gust of wind blows up her billowy white dress, is hard to hold.

All day she stands there in Rosalind Park Piazza watching the tourists watch her.

They might be individuals or sports groups or a bus load of pensioners from Mitiamo but they all do the same thing.

Yes, they look under her skirt. And then they look surprised. What do they expect to find? The Land of the Lost?

The winner of race three at the Dapto dogs?

And of course it’s not good enough to just look up her skirt, the tourists then have to take the obligatory photos. The only joy Marilyn has is watching the near-misses as tourists walk backwards onto the road to get a good shot or the cars that almost collide into the many passing tour buses.

Selfies of course are de rigueur, and only achievable from a fair distance or by being taken at Marilyn’s feet with the camera pointing upwards, not exactly classy stuff, this business of upskirting.

Indeed Marilyn’s uneasiness with this portrayal of herself as an installation art piece is quickly turning into anger.

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pened to her in Chicago and Palm Springs when people licked her legs and made fun of her giant panties.

Indeed the assaults culminated in Chicago with someone splashing red paint up her legs.

According to the executive director of the Chicago Public Arts Group, Marilyn elicits these responses as her image is “laden with political meaning, and provocative meaning and sexual meaning.”

Marilyn says she doesn’t give two hoots for such dubious artistic rationalisation.

In an exclusive interview she recently said, “I was perfectly aware that I was a Hollywood sex symbol and I colluded

ITH anticipation of this year’s Olympics now on everyone’s lips it’s hardly surprising that the games’ host, Brazil, is attracting more than its usual share of international attention.

Through a series of chapters profiling specific locations and events, Fran Bryson offers a colourful glimpse into the world’s fourth-largest nation, second only to Nigeria for its population of people of African heritage. (Approximately 100 million modern-day Brazilians are descended at least in part from slaves.)

Bryson draws comparisons between the histories, cultures and geographies of Australia and Brazil, arranging her observations – formed during repeat visits over many years – by region.

In lively, entertaining and at-times highly humorous detail she describes Easter passion plays performed by telenovela (soap opera) stars in Nova Jerusalém; the rise and then decline of the rubber industry around Xapuri in the upper Amazon Basin; the pedestrianunfriendly but eyecatching architecture of the capital,

with the Hollywood machine in that exploitation.

“But I don’t really think that’s a reason for people to leer and stare up my skirt and touch me.

“As far as I am concerned I am being openly abused.

“I’m a sitting duck and I’m going.

“I’m taking my 15,000-kilogram bottom out of here and I’m leaving Bendigo.”

When Marilyn, who is nearly eight metres tall, went for a practice run the other night it was an amazing sight.

She dropped her skirts and like Godzilla she took long, mighty, strides.

You could hear the sound of her stilettos crunching on cars and her fists punching out windows.

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Brasília; and the terror generated by taking public transport: “It can be curiously liberating travelling at such speeds that if something goes wrong, you know you won’t survive.”

She relates tales of bushrangers’ exploits in the badlands of Piranhas, where the severed heads of 11 outlaws were arranged and photographed on the cloth-covered front steps of the local town hall, and remembers the eight young men and boys shot and killed by rogue police in the Candelária massacre of homeless people in Rio de Janeiro in 1993.

She also examines the at-times-uneasy marriage of Catholicism and African spiritualism that has produced a unique religious landscape in Brazil.

Along the way Bryson notes that Tasmania’s last Aborigines have not in fact died out but are alive and well in the small island communities of Bass Strait – an unexpected inclusion in a book about Brazil but one that in this instance feels natural.

– Rosalea Ryan

Dja Dja Wurrung tale returns home

TELLING THE STORY: Uncle Jack Charles.

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N extraordinary collection of Indigenous performers, artists and musicians gathered together to present a new work commissioned especially for the opening of Ulumbarra Theatre last year.

By popular demand it now returns to its home stage with shows at the beginning of June.

Musically directed by producer/musician David Bridie, with words written by Trent Nelson, Bec Phillips and Harley Lee, together with James Henry, this staged theatre concert is dedicated to the Dja Dja Wurrung story and song, to educate today’s youth of the land they live on and the culture of the Dja Dja Wurrung people.

Featuring a string of talented performers such as actor Uncle Jack Charles, singers Kutcha Edwards, Emma Donovan, Benny Walker, Jida Gulpilil, Illana Atkinson, James Henry and Tjimba Possum-Burns, as well as a high class band featuring My Friend The Chocolate Cake’s Helen Mountfort, Hope Csutoros, and drummer David Folley.

The show is at Ulumbarra Theatre, 10-20 Gaol Road.

8pm on Thursday, June 2 and Friday, June 3.

This Saturdays Adjudicator is Peter Bandy and on Sunday we welcome Simon Brown who grew up and commenced his music career in Bendigo.

The Competition will see 2 sessions each day commencing at 9.00am, and 1.00pm. Bendigo South East College in Ellis St Flora Hill will be the venue. In addition to Local Competitors we will welcome young Performers from throughout Melbourne Metro and Country Victoria.

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’M a great believer in the power of positivity.”

It’s a Friday morning and I’m at Rock Pride Music talking to Albert Skipper – Skip as he is known to hundreds of Bendigonians.

On polite nodding terms with Skip for some time I was looking forward to a proper, more in-depth chat about his life and times in music.

People talk highly of Skip: “RPM is one of Bendigo’s hidden treasures. The good that goes on there is truly unbelievable.”

“He does far more (for the local music scene) than any of us realise.”

Among the many hats he’s worn – and wears – he’s probably best-known for fronting Ethanol for many years.

Skip is a man on a mission.

“It’s got to be fun. And I think everyone has a musical skill,” he said, before giving a whirlwind verbal tour of his 40-odd years learning, playing, teaching and simply just loving music.

“I’ve been playing music in one way or another since I was that high,” he says, his hand about a two-litre drink bottle height off the floor. “That’s about 40 years.”

The large but homely and funkilydecorated creative space that is RPM was a change in direction for Skip.

“I was teaching music, going from home-to-home, giving lessons. Then I thought about bringing it all to one place and I came across this,” he said, looking around.

RPM is a large upstairs space at the back of the YMCA in Mundy Street in Bendigo’s CBD. “That was about seven years ago,”

he said.

RPM has some great content, from an interesting source.

“All recycled. All of it. All from tips, different places – mostly around Bendigo,” he said. “I put SKIP this together on a real shoestring, half a shoestring.”

Skip teaches singing, guitar and introduction to music classes at RPM. Bands rehearse there. He also puts on gigs and showcases there.

During last year’s Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival there were several workshops at RPM. “We had about 50 people in here for Steph Bitter’s gig the other night,” he said. A cold Sunday night; testament to Bendigo folks supporting young musical talent.

“I teach here. Lots of groups, individuals as well. I do an intro-tomusic class for under fives. Also music therapy for people with disabilities. I focus on breathing and listening for singers. Everyone has a skill, I believe.

When singing they need to be able to listen first. Anyone can sing along to a CD, but get them up there…” he smiles, pointing to the stage.

Skip also works with refugees.

“I work with about 40 refugees – Karen people and Afghans. Music works helping to build a connection to the community. It also helps if you’re learning English. It helps build confidence,” he said.

“RPM is a good rehearsal space too. Lots of local bands use it. Or

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bands travelling through.

Midweek Blues rehearse here. John Grossman Project, Fountaineer, Jack and the Kids – they played Groovin’ The Moo the other day. We have gigs here as well. Bill Barber’s played here.

The Dead Lurkers, Made In China. Lots of different stuff.”

Skip was a major part of Ethanol, the seminal Bendigo band loved by locals of a certain vintage.

“Ethanol was great,” he said fondly, “we were doing it for 10, 12, 15 years or so. Three albums. We finished in 2010.”

But the live music continues.

“I do some solo gigs but I also had a band with Lauren Jennings, The Lost Heart Sirens. She’s a classically-trained cellist. We were doing that until a couple of years ago,” he said.

Skip’s energy and enthusiasm is infectious. It’s hard to imagine him taking a breather. But he does have an interesting release. “Skateboarding,” and he gives that big smile.

The door opens and the first of Skip’s under 5s class come in excitedly.

Their musical futures are in good hands. – Simon Wooldridge

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SPECTACULAR: Ian Cooper and guests.

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USTRALIA’S acclaimed violinist Ian Cooper is joined at Ulumbarra theatre by opera stars, prima ballerinas, Australia’s current champion Pipe Band, world famous piano maestro and the Blue Danube Orchestra to evoke the sheer exuberance of An Afternoon At The Proms – A Musical Spectacular.

Uplifting and moving, this spectacular on Sunday brings history’s most loved music to life from the masterpieces of the Viennese Court, to the works of Brahms, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Along with haunting renditions of Irish favourites, a touch of the

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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the romance of the Hungarian Gypsy Orchestras, this musical and visual spectacular is set to raise the roof.

AST week some indication was given as to the background of Lachlan MacLachlan, the man who was descended from a long lineage Scottish family. He had studied law as well as having attended the Sandhurst Military College.

MacLachlan had been motivated through the knowledge of one of his Edinburgh law firm’s colleagues about the positive prospects that existed with a land settlement scheme on the North Island of New Zealand.

He had become a promoter, land sales representative and manager of the Manakau and Waitama Company.

While in his official position for the land company MacLachlan had been corresponding with the Lieutenant Governor of the Port Phillip District of the Colony of New South Wales.

In fact New Zealand was also at that time under the jurisdiction of the governor of New South Wales.

In the exchange of correspondence with La Trobe, particularly after separation from New South Wales on July 1, 1851 and not long after the discovery of gold in the new colony of Victoria, the circumstances of the new colony had changed dramatically.

With the advent of the gold rush and the opening up of a number of goldfields before the end of 1851, governor Charles Joseph La Trobe found himself in a bind, with so many public servants having abandoned their posts in order to become diggers.

It could be said that the wheels of the colony had ceased to turn from an administrative point of view.

News of the gold rush was well known in New Zealand and MacLachlan could see that here was a career opportunity awaiting him in the new colony of Victoria, where with the enormous influx of population from all parts of the world effective administration was required.

So it was that on November 27, 1852 MacLachlan left New Zealand

on the ship Spencer for Melbourne.

The Spencer took 11 days to cross the Tasman and enter Port Phillip Bay. MacLachlan managed to eventually find lodgings at the Shakespeare Hotel, accommodation was at a premium because of the incredible influx of people from the hundreds of ships that lay at anchor in the bay.

While he was staying at the Shakespeare Hotel, one night it caught fire, the smoke from the conflagration was very thick.

MacLachlan was almost overcome by the heavy smoke, but he found a rickety ladder to climb down from the upper floor, dressed only in his night shirt. This was an inauspicious start for him in the new colony.

Governor La Trobe had referred MacLachlan on to acting Attorney General of the colony, W Lonsdale for taking up a legal appointment.

As far as law and order was concerned in 1853 when MacLachlan was appointed magistrate, the police force itself was to undergo immense change and reorganisation.

Many police officers had resigned in order to become diggers.

Through recruitment police numbers had been swelled and the administration changed from an area by area responsibility to become a single force and at its head a chief commissioner.

This new police force format had been largely modelled on that of the Metropolitan Police of London. William Henry Fancourt Mitchell was the first commissioner.

Most of those that initially came to the diggings, were male.

Wives of the early settlers and town dwellers had been left to fend for themselves as their men folk abandoned their regular occupations to engage in the rough and tumble of becoming diggers.

Our illustration of colonial women at work was made by William Strutt and is in the collection of the Parliamentary Library.

The show is at 2pm on Sunday at the Ulumbarra Theatre, 10-20 Gaol Road. Bookings on 5434 6100 or gotix@bendigo.vic.gov.au

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Head to go here and here please It’s all about gut health

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May 23-29, 2016

Nourishing the body and soul Colin McHardy from Zest Health and Wellbeing has been providing nourishment for both body and soul for well over a decade.

Colin understands how the human body moves and recovers from injury.

He runs a Karate school and has more than 25 years of martial arts experience.

He is also a trainer at Evolve College lecturing in massage studies and enjoys passing on his knowledge to students there.

Due to Colin’s vast experience and professionalism, his clients will always receive a professional massage.

From soft tissue injury, sports related or occupational injury, pre and postnatal to relaxation and stress relief, any massage will be individually tailored to ensuring the client feels better.

Zest Health and Wellbeing offers a variety of massage treatments that have a positive impact on a person’s wellbeing, both physically and emotionally.

Zest therapists are available Monday to Friday, with after-hours appointments available.

So empower yourself today and phone 5444 1455 to discuss your needs.

Located at their shared clinic along with Sexton Chiropractic, Zest Health and Wellbeing is at 128 Queen Street, Bendigo.

empowered: Colin McHardy has the right touch.

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It’s an initiative of the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia, aiming to highlight the importance of looking after your spine and how back pain and poor posture can affect your life.

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in association with KLFM radio 96.5FM Friday, May 20 The Northern Sky: Bendigo District Astronomical Society presentation by UK astronomer Kathleen Dollery from the Norman Lockyer Observatory. 7.30pm at Discovery Science and Technology Centre. $2 entry. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

Details: 0448 402 032.

Saturday, May 21 Bendigo Jailhouse Rockers: Supper dance, featuring the Atomic Hi-Tones and DJ Flash. Doors open 7.30pm at Strathdale Community Centre, Crook Street. Details: 0448 016 787.

on the program will be Old Time and Bush dances.

Music by Emu Creek Bush Band.Tickets $8. A plate of supper would be appreciated. Details: 5442 1153.

Sunday, May 22 Peter Sheahan’s Walkup: All Seasons Hotel, a variety of country musicians will be performing and encouraging others to come and join them on stage. $10 with the proceeds going to the Golden Oaks Auxiliary.

1.30pm to 6pm. Afternoon tea supplied. Details: 5446 3805.

Thursday, May 26 Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Regional GeneaBendigo Danceland, 8pm logical Society: 7.30pm at to 11.30pm, Uniting Church the Uniting Church Hall, Hall, Forest Street. Excellent Church Street, Kangaroo Flat. supper, lucky door and raffle. Brenda Stevens-Chambers Entry $8 per person. Details talks about her new book 5443 5380.

Celebrating Bendigo Women. Stories about local Dance: Spring Gully Hall women from all walks of life. from 8pm to midnight.

Music by Bitz’N’Pieces dance Details: 0414 819 986. band. Good program. Prizes Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk and raffle. $9 admission.

Senior Citizens rooms, DarDelicious home cooked sup- ling Street, Eaglehawk and per. Details: 5444 2953. every Thursday night 8pm Bush Dance: Bendigo East till 11pm. Entry $5. Details: Hall starting at 8pm. Dances 5442 1815.

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Food distribution: Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre: 2 Humboldt Drive. 5442 1165. Wednesday morning (bread only).

Saltworks Pantry: 63 High St, Eaglehawk (Eaglehawk Anglican Church). 0458 018 083. Pantry Tuesday 1pm-4pm, Wednesday 10am–4pm (not through January).

St Vincent de Paul: 16 Hopetoun St Bendigo.

5443 5688 Kangaroo Flat – 117 High Street. 5447 9800 UnitingCare Emergency Relief Centres: Bendigo – 25 Forrest St. 5443 4972. Mon/Tue/ Thur/Fri 10am-12.15pm and 1.30pm-3.45pm.

Kangaroo Flat – Uniting Church Cnr. Church and Camp sts. 5443 5458. Tuesday and Friday 9amnoon.

Victory Op Shop: 10am-4pm weekdays. 110 Garsed St. Bendigo. 5443 5998.

Anglican Giving and Living Op Shop: Shed 3, 75 Beischer Street, Bendigo. Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 1pm. Ph: 0418 303 489

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).

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FREE Pickup/Return Service from: Bendigo Railway Station, Eaglehawk, Golden Square, Kangaroo Flat & White Hills 7 d Outback South Australia – Lake Eyre: Jun 20 ...Ad $2450 P/P $2425

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BLOCKED DRAINS Same day service Ph 1800 630 922

BRICKLAYERS all types of brick and block work, chimneys and fireplaces.

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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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13 d INDIA: Oct 24 ....................................................... $5095 15 d ITALY & Mediterranean Cruise: Nov 6 ...............................

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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

P/P = Past/Pensioner *Prices based on Twin Share (other Options available)

For bookings contact italktravel on (03) 5446 7000 or www.birdsvilleracestour.com.au

2016 Concerts & Theatre Shows MYSTERY XMAS IN JUNE Thus 23rd June ...............................................$85

2016 TOURS MERIMBULA - Sapphire Coast 6 Days 10th July .......................................$995 t/s ALICE SPRINGS - RED CENTRE - GHAN 13 Days 19th July .............Ad $4050 Pen $3995 t/s DARWIN - GHAN TOUR Fly to Darwin - Ghan Home 10 Days 22nd July ............Ad $5150 Pen $4995 t/s LONGREACH - GREAT KEPPEL AND HERVEY BAY 13 Days 16th Aug ..................................$3350 t/s MERIMBULA - GROUP TOUR

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JORDAN RAMAGE LANDSCAPING For all Outdoor Improvements Ph 0434 933 277

BENDIGO CANVAS WORKS We replace skirts in poptop caravans, quality work at cheaper prices.

Ph Jan 0412 806 772

CAR REMOVALS

22 d Qld Deluxe: Jun 28 ..................................... $6795 P/P $6780

Toll Free: 1800 033 068

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Complete bathroom makeovers & alterations.

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FREE Quote phone Rod Cox 0419 267 672 or 4406 6019.

CARPENTRY MAINTENANCE Ph Pete 0418 838 861

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Services Offered

CONCRETING

Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial.

For all your concrete requirements..

Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice.

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GARDEN MAINTENANCE Quality Work, Mowing & ride on, Weed Spraying, Rose Pruning, and All General Maintenance.

Neil 0427 301 401

LOCAL REMOVALIST loading to/from Cairns approx 20th June Contact steve @ Stress less moves 0427 046 001

PANEL BEATING Spray painting, rust repairs.

25 yrs experience, cheap rates. Ph 5443 1710 or 0401 915 906.

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

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.

THE MAINTENANCE MAN Prompt & reliable service, done with honesty & pride. Small jobs a specialty, free quotes Phone Ian 0417 337 424

WEEDING

Will weed gardens, $22.50 per/hour Phone Jim 0431 304 727

BLOCK SPLITTING & CHAINSAW WORK Ph Damian 0428 830 845 or 5448 8129.

PLASTERER EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER

Rates from $35p/h Pensioner 10% Disc.

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

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TV Tuning from $40 • Servicing Bendigo & Surrounds • Aerials & additional aerial points • Satellite & Computer Setups ps • Digital/Smart TV’s • Home Theatre, Wall Mount • DVD, Recorders & Foxtel • Installed & explained

Phone Ron on

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GARDEN MAINTENANCE Prompt, Reliable Quality Services Phone Matthew Flack 0412 946 813

2016 TOURS KANGAROO ISLAND - Victor Harbor 7 Days 8th Sept .....................................$1985 t/s FLINDERS RANGES - PETERBOROUGH - BROKEN HILL 7 Days 14th Sept ...................................$1495 t/s SPRING TIME TULIPS - BOWRAL AND CANBERRA 4 Days 23rd Sept .....................................$850 t/s

BIN HIRE

MILDURA COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL 5 Days 23rd Sept .....................................$995 t/s CANBERRA FLORIADE 5 Days 6th Oct .......................................$1050 t/s MURRAY RIVER RUN - Goolwa to Renmark 7 Days 20th Oct .....................................$2295 t/s

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MY FAIR LADY IN SYDNEY 3 Days 15th Oct ......................................$990 t/s

• 2 & 3 metre bins • Wheelie bin hire

MY FAIR LADY IN SYDNEY 4 Days 25th Oct ....................................$1250 t/s

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Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336

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• Little Tipper/Drive - Hire

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0418 508 993

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Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer 200 - 600mm diameter

Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING Call Ron 0438 569 385

LITTLE RIPPER Digger Service

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Ph: Glenn or Donna

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PAVING & LANDSCAPING

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PH 0429 978 912

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Ph: (03) 5446 1180 www.centralvicpetcremations.com

for a free quote call Malcolm at: Phone: (03) 54393799 Mobile: 0401 337 083

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting Pty. Ltd.

License No. 32710

ARE YOU RENOVATING? MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE (Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)

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

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

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If you would like to place an advertisement, please call

4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

1300 558 385

544 33 999

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Specialising in Landscape construction

Edge Gardening and Mowing

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

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• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

LAWN MOWING

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PH: 0418 822 911

Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

NEW OR EXISTING HOMES & RENOVATIONS BASE BOARD & HEBEL INSTALLATION RETAINING WALLS & GARDEN EDGING FIREPLACES, CHIMNEYS & PATCH UPS

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EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING 5444 2028

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

0438 632 219

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Property Guide Classifieds close 11am each Thursday with next day print.

Free ads close 5pm Wednesday for Friday print. Telephone 1300 558 385

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SPOUT CLEANING

TREE LOPPING

SPOUT CLEANING

SMITHS

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

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

Advertise Here 1300 558 385

David Smith 0427 506 160 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com

TREE LOPPING · Tree Removal & Pruning · Green Waste & Stump Removal · Tower/Chipper/Bobcat /Tipper · Over 15 Years Experience · We Travel Anywhere · Free Quotes · Fully Insured www.juddstreesolutions.com.au

TREE LOPPING

AAA TREE LOPPING • Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service For Best Price Phone Jack Direct

0409 289 700 5428 9312

WOOD SURFACING

TILING

NICK THE TILER

For Sale Local Classifieds FOR SALE

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

WASHING machine Simpson Esprit 550 5.5kg heavy duty exc cond $95 Phone 0400 118 953

DOG kennel as new cond $30 Ph 5443 9631.

MATTRESS underlay, padded king single $15 Phone 5444 2339

AIR Conditioner, smr/wtr, 12 mths old, Kelvinator $100 Ph 0431 472 337

DOUBLE bed and base good cond free Phone 0432 466 010

ANTIQUE wall hanging of a Scottish deer 6ft x 4ft $90 Phone 5439 3054

DOUBLE bed mattress exc cond free Phone 0432 466 010

BBQ Grill Mtr, 3 Burner, as new, Gas Bottle & cvr, $75 5444 5166

ELECTRIC heater Nobo brand good cond Free Phone 0438 054 882.

BED single wrought iron with mattress Free Phone 0438 054 882.

EXTREME chilli sauces and chips Noble shed Showground markets Sue 0413030073

BED single tmber slat bed with Sleepmaker mattress $75 Ph 0408 538 726 BENDIGO brick gutter bricks, terractotta x 26 $40 Ph 5442 5552 BIKE Shogun Mountain Bike, VGC $50 ono Phone 4433 1197

Quality tree and Stump Removal

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

• Qualified Wall & Floor Tiler • Specialising in Splashbacks • Commercial, Residential, Renovations, Porcelain, Stack Stone, Waterproofing, Siliconing/Caulking.

• Handyman Services - No job too small

Call: 0402 152 946 or email: nickthetiler@gmail.com

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DOONA cover double size $20 Ph 5443 4484

FERRET cage, medium size, opens at top with large door $30 Phone 0448 923 605.

FIREWOOD

Grey box, $130 per C/M, Delivered Bendigo.

Ph 0427 304 600

FIREWOOD

Murray River Red Gum 14m Split, $1300 Ph 0429 822 816 BLACK corner couch with chaise, ex cond $1,150 California Gully Phone 0428 508 646 BLOCKOUT roller blind black, with fittings 1800 x 2100 $80 Ph 5442 5552 BUDGIES, lots of colours $12 Ph 0448 923 605.

BUNK beds double exc cond incl single & dble mattresses, easy to assemble $99 Phone 0419 350 714.

CANISTER set, burgundy, set of 4, new, alum, $50.

Ph 5443 4436.

CHOOK pen treated pine, large door and latch $80 Ph 0448 923 605.

COUCH 3 seater blue fawn brown stripes fabric EC $99 ono Ph 4433 1197 DISABILITY shower stool, white, VGC $30 Ph 5443 4436

FIREWOOD

Top quality A Grade Redgum, Split Dry $120 M delivered, Special 5 metres $550 Gray & Yellow Box also available.

Also selling by tonne .Ph 0437 120 009

FIREWOOD Quality Dry Grey, Red Gum & Yellow Box Del $120/m Ph 0448 186 691

FIREWOOD

Red's Redgum firewood $120p/m. Pick Up or Delivery $145 Open 24/7.

Phone 0427 353 939 FRAMED mirror height 100cm width 60cm $30 Phone 0419 513 976.

FREEZER Westinghouse 210 litre, in good cond $170 Ph 0448 923 605

Timber Surfacingg

GARDEN STRAW

Slabs y Burls y Straight Line Edging Sanding y Laminated Timber (up to 3.2m x 1.4m)

$3 per bale Ph 0411 783 679

Ph: 0448 436 248 Email: bruinsma.bill@gmail.com

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HAY & STRAW DISCO SOUND & LIGHTING MUST SELL Ideal for home or the party shed. Powerful speakers & exciting lighting will make any event very special. All in great condition, sound activated.

Smoke machine & fluid /helicopter /spectrum / saturn spinner motorised lights & mirror ball with spots. Must sell $990 Ph Bendigo 0418 507 190

Rolls & Little Squares.

Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291

OFFICE chair, black with clear office mat free Phone 0438 054 882.

PANDORA Clip, daisy, never used $30.00 Phone 5443 4484 PLANTS, camelias, parlour palms, monsterias, gardenias.

Phone 0408 009 185

POSTS Recycled treated pine 8ft & 6ft $4; 4ft $3; 2ft & 1ft $2. All x 4" diameter Phone 0419 382 273 QUEEN bed slats and end, $65 Phone 0408 009 185 QUEEN size mattress good cond free Phone 0432 466 010 READERS Digest health & healing 16 volumes $25 the lot Ph 5446 1310 RED gum stumps, 1ft, 2ft, 3ft $ 4ft lengths, Phone 0419 382 273

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SIEVED TOP SOIL

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

SINGLE wrought iron bed and mattress free Phone 0438 054 882

SNOW jumpsuit blue quilted ladies size 10 $45 Ph 5447 0053

SOIL

Compost with manures and straw mix.

Can deliver Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600

TABLE gate leg Free Phone 0438 054 882.

TENA for Men Incontinence pkt 18. $10 Ph 5443 4436

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

TV 68cm needs set top box free Ph 5444 4515

VACUUM cleaner Miele equiv. spare bags vgc $40 5444 4336.

WOOD heater suit shed $50 Phone 0400 118 953

FOR SALE

SHEDS

STEEL PRICES RISE IN JUNE & I’M RETIRING SHEDS MUST SELL, HUGE DISCOUNTS TRY THESE MACHINERY SHED 12 X 24 X 5 - $16,000 HAY SHED 12 X 20 X 6 - $13,500 OTHER SIZES, BE QUICK, NO MORE ONCE SOLD INC GST AND DELIVERY

JOHN 1300 403 354 - STATEWIDE SHEDS

FOR SALE Store Well with Stilwell

Containers to suit all yourr needs!

FORLE SA

HAY Small Square Bales, Oaten, Pasture, & Pea Straw. Delivery available Ph 0439 699 102 HOME made chutneys pickles jams & seasonings Noble shed Showgrounds & farmers markets 0413030073

FOR SALE

LADIES walkers, (pair) Brookes. Sz Uk 7, As new $30 ono Ph 4433 1197

DRY SPLIT REDGUM FIREWOOD

LAWNMOWER 2 stroke Victa with catcher runs well $50 0451102919

For further details Phone Clint 0427 349 549

ICEBOX suit camping 1m L by 500 H X 500 D exc cond $50 Phone 0400 118 953

FOR SALE

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

LIFE Library of Photography 9 volumes $20 the lot Phone 5446 1310 LIGHTS, 5 lght pendant x2, GC $60 for both Ph 5449 3866 MOUNTAIN Design Buggy, Fixed wheel, GC $50 Ph 5449 3866 LOUNGE 2 seater with built in bed, GC, $100 Phone 0409 192 990

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

KITCHEN FOR SALE GRANITE BENCH TOP | TIMBER DOORS AND DRAWERS | OVER HEAD CUPBOARDS LARGE COOKER WITH RANGE HOOD | BOSCH DISHWASHER GREAT CONDITION | IN STORAGE READY TO GO | URGENT SALE

$6,5OO ONO | CALL GREG 0414 077 799

GARAGE SALES

BENDIGO 61 BRIDGE STREET Sat 8 am moving sale whitegoods, furniture, stereo, lots more.

STRATHDALE 30 CHELSEA DRIVE SAT 8.30am moving sale, kids toys, ladies deslgner clothes, fridge, lots more.

COOPER GROVE STRATHFIELDSAYE Saturday 8am Horse gear, Bric a Brac, collectables, hardware, single bed, filing cabinet & much more.

WANTED TO BUY

CASH

For Fridges & Freezers, in GWO up to 25yrs.

Washing Machines up to 7yrs old.

Ph. 5441 1955 FLOWERING Bulbs, any kind Ph 0427 418 613 TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221 WANTED caravan with shower & toilet up to $20,000 please phone Gary Ph 0410 341 690

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POULTRY

LIVESTOCK

AUTO

CHOOKS Lohmann 10 mths old, good layers fully vacc $12 each Ph 0429 415 898

HOLDEN Calais VT 6 cyl auto, reg April 2017, gc QOP-289 $3,500 ono Phone 0419 159 567

LIVESTOCK

KIND TB mare 15.1 HH, 12 yo, she would excel in dressage or showing with a confident rider. Must sell due to work commitments. $1,500 Ph 0466 384 836.

FREERANGE Hy-line Point of lay Pullets $20 each Phone 5435 7243

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LIVESTOCK

AUTO

CARAVANS & TRAILERS KIA Grand Carnival 2006, 186,000 klms, reg Aug 2016, XWZ-454 towbar, 8 seats, good cond $8,500 0418 720 909

MITSUBISHI Triton diesel 88 goes well, good tyres, near Roadworthy, no reg, $1,500 ono Ph 5435 2129 Marong Vin no MTIV20VKO6002028

ADOPT-A-PET OPT A Spayed Female, approx 2 Years

Freckles

Staffy Mix

Meet Freckles. She is a very affectionate girl who would love to spend all her time with her new family. Freckles will need to go to a home with very secure fencing to keep her safe. She prefers the company of humans to canines, and may be best to be an only pet. She is not suitable to live with cats.

Male Desexed, Est 1.5 Years

Meet Kentucky. He came in very scared and unsure of everyone. Once he was brave enough to realize that a pat and a cuddle really does feel nice, he then started to trust us all. Now right out of his shell, he is a beautiful, affectionate boy who will make a wonderful companion.

This boy is just PAWSOME!

NISSAN Pulsar Q top of line 903, auto, air cond, power steer, full tint, alloys, 114,000 klms, RWC, new tyres, immac cond, SKS 009 $5,750 ono Ph 0422 593 381.

FOUR WHEEL DRIVES

MOTOR BIKES

motor good order lots of extras, $7,000 obo Phone 0418 193 703.

roadworthy $2,000 Phone 0459 045 440

VACC PRE PURCHASE INSPECTIONS YAMAHA Virago 250 ROADWORTHY 1994 GQ Nissan Patrol 1993, reg to 26 Oct, as CERTIFICATES dual fuel, no rego no i s cond, needs Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

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

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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

CRUSADER Inspiration 2010 21ft, Q size bed, full ensuite, washing machine, full annexe, 15" wheels, ex cond low klms, $53,000 Phone 0427 415 505.

JAYCO Freedom, 2004, 16ft P/top. Exc. Cond.

Stove, b/up batt, awning, full annex, fridge, micro, 2 single beds, brand new TV with DVD, easy to tow $15,900 ONO Phone 0417 337 424 or 0400 912 916

Open 9.00am-5.30pm Mon-Sat / 10.00am-5.30pm Sun

BendigoWeekly

Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

Email mhyett1952@yahoo.com.au

CIRCULATING TO

OVER 38,200

CARAVANS WANTED

HOMES EACH WEEK

We buy and consign Bendigo Caravan Centre 164 Midland Hwy EPSOM Ph 5448 4800

WRECKING

Kentucky

Wrecking all Makes & Models We buy any car or ute Come see your local strippers

DSH

LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT?

Piper Lane, East Bendigo

Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun & Pub Hols 10am-12pm www.rspcavic.org.au

WANTED TO BUY

The Time Gallery Buy/Sell/Repair All types of clocks & watches WATCH MAKER ON PREMISES Visit the shop at Bendigo Pottery Epsom or Phone John on 0405 210 020

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WRECKING

Sedan 2007, immac cond in & out & mech, current RWC, only 42,000 klms, Vic reg ITWILL Books, keys.

Great small car for anything! $6,900 offer considered.

Phone Bendigo 0418 507 190.

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY

FREE REMOVAL OF UNWANTED VEHICLES

BENDIGO CARAVAN BOAT STORAGE

Specialising In: • Holdens • Commodores • Fords • Light Commercials BA, BF and Ford Territory Reconditioned Ignition Switch and Column Assembly’s

64 Furness Street, Kangaroo Flat Call Ian Thompson

(03) 5447 1785 0409 147 373 www.bendigocaravanstorage.com.au

Call 5446 1384 or 5446 1820 Wayne on 0413 774 717 LMCT 10992 Kayne on 0459 652 963 Address: 222 Upper Rd, Eaglehawk, 3556

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Ph: 5442 2523 SMS: 0411 627 348

AUTO

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.

MOBILE MECHANIC Head & gasket replacements clutch fitting engine fitting Rod 0400 290 789

VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT

LMCT 4761. Licenced second hand dealer.

THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.

5441 2209

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Running into battle From Page 36 Despite the apparent lack of height, Bendigo has a lot of players who “play tall”, and should have an edge in athleticism and outside run over a stronger bodied Gippsland team.

“The ability to win the ball in the air is probably a question mark around the ground for us, but the ability to win the ball off the deck looks strong at this stage,” Fitzpatrick said.

Bendigo’s run will be its strength “If we concentrate on making sure we take the opportunities when the ball in at ground level, I’m more than confident we’ll be able to have a say on the contest.”

Bendigo’s run will be its strength, and Fitzpatrick is adamant his side will be able to utilise it well enough to win.

“I’d hope so, but with that run we’ll be conscious of not

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neglecting our defensive requirements,” he said.

“These games are a oneoff so you have to protect the scoreboard, you don’t want to get blown out of the water early and have to claw back and not get there.

“The upside is the run, the conscious bit is that the runners don’t neglect the defensive aspects. We think that they will.

We are happy with the squad, now it’s just a matter of putting it together on Saturday.”

Saturday’s game will start at 2pm at Warragul’s Western Park, and will be broadcast into Bendigo on 101.5 Fresh FM. The BFNL team: Coby Perry* (Maryborough), Isaiah Miller *(South Bendigo), Nick Lang (Kangaroo Flat), Kalan Huntly*, Justin Dorward (Castlemaine), Brenton Conforti*, Ben McPhee, Tyler Miles (Eaglehawk), Codie Price*, Joel Wharton*, Kristian Height* (Sandhurst), Harry Conway, Trent Donnan*, Michael Pilcher*, Jake Hall (Strathfieldsaye), Dylan Johnstone*, Adam Baird, Chris Ryan*, Tom Toma*, Jack Geary, Brayden Dorrington, Hamish Morcom, Jon Coe (Golden Square). * – Denotes BFNL debutant.

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GIPPSLAND League coach Steve Hazelman believes he finally has the squad to knock over Bendigo in interleague competition.

Gippsland has lost to Bendigo in each of the three meetings between the leagues since 2010, but all of those games have been at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.

This year, with the game on home turf at Warragul, Hazelman is hoping for a reversal in fortunes.

“I am very happy with our side, it is very balanced and we have a great mix of pace and height that can hopefully exploit Bendigo on our home turf,” Hazelman said.

“All the players that have been selected are all in good form and selection was very difficult.”

Fifteen of the 24-strong Gippsland squad are from last year’s grand final combatants in Leongatha and Traralgon.

Tall defenders Zac Vernon and Chris Verboon, forwards Tom Marriott, Chris Dunne, and Aaron Hillberg, running half-back Joel Sinclair, and swingman Shem Hawking will all represent the Parrots.

Traralgon’s contingent comprises of Maroons coach and gun on-baller Mark Collison as well as fellow mids Hayden Hector, Danny Campbell and Matt Northe, half-back Tim

REBOUND: Gippsland is looking to bounce back after its 2014 loss to the BFNL. Northe, key defenders Michael Stockdale and Adrian Slottje and ruckman Ben Amberg.

Warragul provides some powerful outside run with Brad Scalzo and Nath Paredes as well as a key target in hulking forward Brayden Fowler, who will be joined up front by Sale duo John Gooch and Andrew Quirk.

Former South Bendigo midfielder Tom Hams is Bairnsdale’s lone representative, while 2015 Gippsland skipper and Drouin ruckman Bob McCallum, Moe defender Tom Long and Wonthaggi’s Braeden McLean are all

lone representatives from their clubs.

“The attitude of our players has been fantastic and the fact we are playing Bendigo in front of our home crowd has been a real motivating factor in all our good players making themselves available to win this year’s interleague game,” Hazelman said.

“We have planned a long way out for this weekend’s game and I believe if we play at our best we will be hard to beat.”

The Gippsland squad of 24 includes an emergency.

Guns commit to BFNL

BIG GUN: HDFL representative Brett Strange flies above the pack.

Heathcote hits the road A YOUNG Heathcote District Football League side will travel to Ocean Grove on Saturday to take on Bellarine FL in its AFL Victoria Community Championships game.

HDFL coach Rick Coburn has opted for youth, with eight players under 23 in the squad.

Leitchville Gunbower’s Jackson McEwan and Adam Decicco, North Bendigo’s Blayne Ryan-Storey and Jordan Collins, Mount Pleasant’s John Harvey and Huntly trio Harry Whittle, Jacob Greenwood and Jaydon Cowling will add plenty of energy into an experienced core.

Leitchville Gunbower has six players in the final squad, while Huntly has five and North Bendigo and Colbinab-

bin each boast four representatives.

Elmore and LBU each have a duo named, and Harvey is the Blues’ sole team member.

The HDFL side tackles Bellarine at Shell Rd Reserve in Ocean Grove from 2.10pm on Saturday, while the under18s clash kicking off at 11.40am.

Meanwhile, the North Central Football League travels to Swan Hill to tackle the Central Murray Football League on Saturday.

Wedderburn’s Daniel Gash will coach the side, featuring a strong contingent of ex-BFNL talent.

Former Golden Square star Corey Jones, now playing for home club Wycheproof-Narraport, is expected to line up for the NCFL.

THE Bendigo Football Netball League has finalised its open netball association championships squad.

The championships will be held in Melbourne on June 26, with five clubs represented in the BFNL’s 10-player open squad.

Sandhurst’s Betty Thomson medallist Heather Oliver is joined by teammates Carly van den Heuvel and Brooke Bolton, while Kangaroo Flat has the largest contingent with Zoe Davies, Karly Elvey, Chelsea Sartori, Ruby Barkmeyer representing the Roos.

Brianna Dalrymple-Monro (Strathfieldsaye), Michelle Fletcher (Kyneton) and Gabe Richards (Golden Square) round out the squad.

Golden Square’s Abbey and Ash Ryan and Gisborne’s Maddy Stewart were unavailable for the team due to Victorian Netball League commitments.

All other players asked by the league committed to the team, and BFNL manager and coach Carol Cathcart said the league was extremely pleased with the final squad.

All A-grade coaches were asked to submit the best player in each playing position, excluding their own team, which was utilised by selectors.

ON THE HOP: Kangaroo Flat’s Chelsea Sartori. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN “I am delighted with the team we have been able to assemble for the Association Championships,” Cathcart said.

“We have a good mix of youth, experience, size, speed

and athleticism.”

The BFNL is not sending a netball team to this weekend’s interleague competition, with Gippsland league scheduling an east versus west intraleague clash.

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City lands national events double BENDIGO will play host to two more national sporting events this year.

After the Weekly last week revealed the region would host the Cycling Australia National Junior Road Championships in September, the City of Greater Bendigo announced it has secured two more national-level events this week.

Bendigo Stadium will host the Australian National Taekwondo Championships in August, and the All Seasons will host the National Darts Championships and Pacific Masters at the end of July.

The taekwondo titles mark the first time the event has ventured away from a capital city.

More than 1000 entries are expected for the

three-day event at Bendigo Stadium from August 26 to 28.

The event will double as selection trials for the World Junior Taekwondo Championships and the Oceania Championships.

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“Also in the bidding to host the 2016 national event was Perth, which submitted a very attractive proposal.”

Council’s Terry Karamaloudis said the event was a boost for the local economy, but also added further benefits.

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We also see their value in adding to the vibrancy and liveability of our region

Chisholm said the governing body was excited about breaking with tradition and steering the event away from a capital city.

“The attraction for us was the strong level of interest and support from the City of Greater Bendigo to look at Bendigo as an alternative to a capital city,” she said.

CASH FOR CRUSOE THE Crusoe Crusader Volleyball Club is among the first local teams to benefit from state government grants to help with travel costs.

Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards announced the grant this week, one of many handed out to teams in the Bendigo West electorate.

The team is set to compete in the State Championships at Dandenong’s State Volleyball Centre on Thursday.

“We know getting to and from state and national competitions can be a challenge for emerging athletes. That’s why we’ve invested $248,000 in the latest round of the Athlete Pathway Travel Grants Program, to give young stars the support they deserve,” Ms Edwards said.

SHOCK BRAVES LOSS THE Bendigo Braves suffered a shock loss to Canberra last weekend, while the recent form of the Lady Braves rolled on with another win.

“As a city we not only recognise major events as good for the local economy, we also see their value in adding to the vibrancy and liveability of our region,” he said.

Meanwhile, the 37th Australian Darts Championships will be held at the All Seasons Hotel July 26 to August 6 alongside the Pacific Masters event.

The two teams played a double header against Canberra last Saturday night, with the Lady Braves cruising to a 27-point victory behind star guard Kelly Wilson and a strong contribution off the bench from young gun Madi Sexton.

In the later game, Canberra controlled proceedings all the way against the Braves, whose muchvaunted defence never kicked into gear, going down 81-76.

The Braves and Lady Braves play Dandenong in Bendigo on Sunday from noon.

TEAM SPORTS NEW LOOK AFTER a long wait between securing Pedders Racing’s fourth national class title at the final round of season 2015 and the start of the new season, Pedders Racing Team will be in action next week.

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit will play host to the inaugural event on the Australian Production Car Series calendar, the Great Southern four Hour from May 2729, as no less than 20 teams from across the country come together

Similarly, it is the first time the event has come to Bendigo and will include the best eight male and female players from every state and territory.

Players will include internationally renowned and Australian team member Corrine Hammond, fresh from her top eight finish in world ranking tournaments in the UK, and several other members of the Australian team who competed in the World Cup. Local competitor Justin Thompson is also back in form, and excited about competing in his home town.

“We are thrilled to partner with the City of Greater Bendigo and the All Seasons Hotel to bring this prestigious event to Bendigo,” Darts Australia president Kelvin James said.

to create a memorable experience at this great southern circuit.

“We’ve been to Phillip Island many times over the years in regularity and race events and there’s no doubt it’s an outstanding circuit with track features like Honda (turn four hairpin) where we can play to the strengths of the 86,” team principal and lead driver Grant Phillips said.

MINERS DIG DEEP AN injury-ravaged Keech Australia Fighting Miners nearly pulled off an upset win over reigning premier Geelong Rams on the road at Geelong last Saturday.

Despite fielding a bare 15 players with no reserves, the Miners ran out the game strongly but could not finish the game off.

Geelong exploited the wind advantage in the second half to regain the lead at 29-24 with 18 minutes remaining, and held onto it despite a number of Bendigo attacks.

The Miners return to home turf on Saturday when they take on the Shepparton Bulls at Epsom Huntly Reserve.

TOUGH: Nadeen Payne in action for Adelaide. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Spirit’s Payne relief NADEEN Payne will add some scoring punch to the Bendigo Spirit frontcourt in the 2016/17 WNBL season after the club announced her signing this week.

The 22-year-old played for the now-defunct South East Queensland last season, averaging 10.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game on 45 per cent shooting from the field and 35 per cent from three-point range.

Payne, who stands at 188cm, adds depth behind Kelsey Griffin and Gabe Richards among Bendigo’s big brigade, and her outside shooting allows coach Simon Pritchard several different lineup options.

She was originally to be contracted to SEQ again for the upcoming WNBL season, but became a free agent when the club was wound up after it was knocked out of the finals.

“She is very strong under the basket, and her shooting per-

centage, from both close range and outside the arc, was impressive last season,” he said.

“She gives us that silky smooth shooting we are looking for. She will fit right in with our game plan and our team.”

The Townsville product has played at four previous WNBL clubs, and also played under Pritchard at Norwood in Adelaide’s Central Basketball League.

“I am really excited to be joining the Bendigo Spirit this WNBL season,” Payne said.

“I’m a small-town girl at heart and I love the community support that’s shown in Bendigo – it’s really something I wanted to be a part of.

“I am looking forward to expanding my game with Simon and improving by training with Gabe and Kelsey. I can’t wait to get on the court with my new teammates.”

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Kids up for clash

By JOEL PETERSON

BENDIGO Football League coach Brett Fitzpatrick hopes the enthusiasm of 12 interleague debutantes proves infectious when his side makes the trek to Warragul for Saturday’s AFL Victoria Community Championships clash.

Bendigo will again be captained by Jack Geary and while the list of players representing the BFNL for the first time is extensive, Fitzpatrick is confident there is significant experience among them.

The average age of the Bendigo squad is a shade over 22, featuring 11 players 23 or younger. Kristian Height and Justin Dorward are the oldest squad members at 33.

Eight of the 10 BFNL clubs are represented, with only Kyneton and Gisborne missing out on having players in the team.

Golden Square has the most players with eight.

“It is a young side but a lot of the youth has played good, competitive football in finals and some of the others have been associated with a VFL club or played rep footy previously so I don’t see them as a risk,” Fitzpatrick said after Wednesday’s final training session.

“They are all confident young guys, who are excited about stepping up to the representative level which as a coach is what you want.”

Fitzpatrick admits that the ability to win the ball in the air is a question mark over the side, but the BFL has packed a squad full of run.

Dylan Johnstone will be the side’s main tall forward, and Bendigo will go in with a forward-resting ruck in Michael Pilcher as well as Kangaroo Flat ruckman Nick Lang, an expert at sitting a kick behind play and stymying opposition attacks.

CAPTAIN JACK: Jack Geary will once again captain the BFNL. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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