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LOCAL interest in the federal election powered up this week when Liberal candidate Megan Purcell announced four fixed wire towers would provide broadband to outercity residents as early as days before the poll. Ms Purcell and communications minister Mitch Fifield, who is also the patron senator of the Bendigo electorate, heralded the decision as a “great news for close to 1000 residents in Eppalock, Huntly North, Ladys Pass and Goornong who will have access to high-speed broad-

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Labor and Liberals claim NBN glory band at the end of June and early July as the towers are switched on”. But she was accused of opportunism by opponent, Labor incumbent Lisa Chesters, who claimed it was because of her own campaigning that NBN Co found a network solution that did not include a relay tower at Mt Camel which local residents successfully protested against being built. In a May 2016 letter received by Ms Chesters from the federal govern-

ment about broadband rollout in Bendigo, Department of Communications and the Arts assistant secretary Duncan McIntyre said NBN Co forecast the four towers should be operational between July and September. The four NBN towers were built in 2013 and have been sitting idle ever since. In a stinging attack in parliament in February, Ms Chesters accused the federal government of incompetence

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for the failing to find an alternative to Mt Camel. “Under this government, two and a bit years on, they have not been switched on,” Ms Chesters said, referring to the towers at Eppalock, Huntly, Ladys Pass and Goornong. “How incompetent are you as a government not to even switch these towers on? “Businesses look out their window to a tower that has not been switched on.

“Homes look out their window to a tower that has not been switched on.” Announcing the towers’ imminent activation this week, Mr Fifield was just as brutal about Ms Chesters’ efforts to get broadband to Bendigo. “Lisa Chesters has been grandstanding on this issue for a year now, despite being regularly updated on the situation by the NBN, my office and the former (Malcolm Turnbull) minister’s office, who wrote to Ms Chesters on three separate occasions,” Mr Fifield said.

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THIS week’s strong result from the ABS for Gross Domestic Product over the March 2016 quarter includes yet another vital contribution from Australia’s residential building industry, according to the Housing Industry Association. The HIA’s chief economist, Harley Dale, said during the first quarter of 2016, the growth rate in Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was again boosted by the home building industry. “New dwelling investment grew by 1.6 per cent in the quarter – the 14th rise in the past fifteen quarters – while the first bounce in renovations activity since mid-last year was also an upbeat result,” he said. Dr Dale said it was disappointing that there was still little focus in the election campaign on the role of inefficient housing taxes and regulations in obstructing improved housing affordability, home ownership rates, and productivity in Australia. “The primary way to ensure current and future generations of Australians can access housing that is affordable is by federal government leadership in tackling the current system of excessive and inefficient housing taxes and regulations,” Dr Dale said. Dr Dale said stamp duty and excessive infrastructure charges were two prominent examples

where reform would boost economic growth and productivity growth. THE Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to cut the cash rate in Ma has sparked demand for variable rate mortgages. Mortgage Choice’s latest national home loan approval data shows variable rate home loans accounted for 76.11 per cent of all loans written in May – up 0.52 per cent from April. “After the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the cash rate at its May board meeting, three of the four majors passed on the full rate cut – trimming their variable rates by 25 basis points,” Mortgage Choice chief executive officer John Flavell said. “With that in mind, it was hardly surprising to see a lift in demand for variable rate products this month. Borrowers are clearly looking to take advantage of the historically low rate environment. Across the country, demand for variable rate products was highest in Victoria, with this type of product accounting for 86.65 per cent of all loans written in May. Mr Flavell said with the cash rate hitting 1.75 per cent in May, the interest rates offered by Australia’s lenders have never been lower. “These low interest rates are making the cost of borrowing

regional Victoria remained under the $250,000 threshold until the March 2007 quarter, before going on to break the $300,000 barrier in September 2010. While house prices have increased across the state, the REIV has also grown as an organisation in the past decade and a half, introducing compulsory continuous professional development for members. A recognised registered training organisation, the REIV is also the largest provider of training for real estate agents in Victoria. As the industry has increasingly moved online, the REIV has been quick to adopt new technology, launching a range of digital products including propertydata.com.au and, in 2000, the national online portal realestateview.com.au The REIV remains best known as an authoritative voice on the Victorian property market, providing the public with the most comprehensive weekly auction results and clearance rates. The institute also releases quarterly data on median house prices for towns and suburbs as well as median rents and rental yields, all of which can be located on the REIV website.

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Healthy future planned FUNDING will end for some of the City of Greater Bendigo’s community health initiatives on June 30 just as promising results were being delivered. Bendigo Health will take over management of the Healthy Together Bendigo program as of July 1 but some of the initiatives, including the Regional Food Alliance, now operate independently. Bendigo Health chief executive John Mulder said the program would have a broader membership base and a “whole of community approach to good health”. “It will continue to build on the good work already achieved,” Mr Mulder said. “The governance group will have a new director and independ-

ent chair, both to be announced shortly, and the governance group will include wide representation from many agencies across Bendigo that contribute to the health of our community. “The intention is to build a health prevention model of excellence that can than be adopted and scaled to meet the needs of other (local government areas) across the Loddon Mallee region initially and eventually Australia wide. “The initial funding will be provided by Bendigo Health but the pilot model will be presented to both the state and commonwealth governments for funding support.” Bendigo Healthy Together initiatives were part of the council’s slate of projects to improve the health of the city which has rated

poorly in some parameters. Walk to School activities were funded from 2013 to encourage exercise among school-aged children. “Over the three years, the number of schools that took part grew, with 21 schools participating

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activities in the coming year, however residents would be supported to live active and healthy lives through some initiatives. “These include using Active Living Census data to inform strategies and decisions, applying for grants to promote healthy liv-

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in Walk to School in 2015,” said council’s acting Community Wellbeing director Michael Smyth. The council hopes to continue the Walk to School project, but its future is subject to funding. Mr Smyth said the council did not have state government funding to continue to undertake all

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ing, distributing the Active Travel Healthy Kids’ guide and coordinating Walk to School activities subject to VicHealth funding,” Mr Smyth said. Activities that were completed under the program included the requirement for healthy food choices in aquatic centres, mapping the

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active lives of residents to provide health and recreation statistics, Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food mobile kitchen, and the Bendigo Workplace Achievement program. Council have five indicators that residents are becoming healthier: the proportion of people and children who walk or cycle five times a week, child immunisation rates, children completing 15 hours of pre-school, obesity rates and proportion of people who eat recommended intake of fruit and vegetables. Just for obesity, Bendigo rated worse than any other Victorian regional centre in 2010. Self-reporting in 2015 showed the percentage of people obese and overweight in Bendigo varied between 31.4 per cent in Kennington and 60.4 per cent in East Bendigo.

Call continues for training THE proposed Murray Darling medical school would require a training facility to be built near the Bendigo Hospital, according to La Trobe University vicechancellor John Dewar. Despite missing out on promises of funding in the lead-up to the federal election, proponents La Trobe and Charles Sturt University continue to lobby publicly for the school, claiming the National Party promised money in the 2013 election but had not delivered. Instead, federal health minister Sussan Ley has promised $32.5 million for a Gosford branch of the University of Newcastle Medical School and last year funded a new medical school in the City of Perth. She said in Bendigo two weeks ago the funding choice had been to not create new undergraduate places but to move existing places from regional centre Newcastle to the NSW Central Coast. La Trobe and Charles Sturt are also advocating training places be moved out of capital cities and into the regions. “The idea is to capture the smart regional students and keep them in the regions,” Prof Dewar said,

BENDIGO’S towering eight-metre sculpture of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe was this week given a spruce up to commemorate her 90th birthday. Bendigo CFA brigade members washed the Seward Johnson sculpture Forever Marilyn on Wednesday, before Victorian tourism and major events minister John Eren and Bendigo Art Gallery director Karen Quinlan. Bendigo Art Gallery’s exhibition celebrating the life of legendary Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe has drawn huge crowds since opening in early March, with latest figures indicating 83,000 tickets have been sold. Organisers expect the exhibition will bring about $11 million into the city’s economy. Curated by Bendigo Art Gallery, the exhibition shines a light on one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed, enigmatic and celebrated stars, and features photographs, film clips and promotional materials from the Twentieth Century Fox archives as well as more than 20 authentic, original film costumes worn by Marilyn in some of her most popular films. The exhibition closes in July. fresher outlook: Marilyn looks cleaner after her midweek hose down.

adding that it was important to catch students after they finished high school before they moved to the city and were tempted not to return. The proponents are asking for $48m, one third of which would be spent building a school next to the Bendigo Hospital. There would be two other campuses – at Orange and Wagga Wagga. The prosposal has opponents from the existing medical school in Bendigo, Monash University’s School of Rural Health, who say there is not the teaching capacity in Bendigo to sustain another undergraduate campus. Existing regional-born medical students are advocating not for undergraduate training positions but for specialist positions in regional areas without which they cannot complete their study. Prof Dewar said he believed there was enough goodwill in Bendigo to find teachers and positions for students of all campuses and any inconvenience could be managed. The Murray Darling medical school is proposing to have its first intake of 120 students in 2018, subject to funding.

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THE head of a local supermarket group has called for changes in the besieged dairy industry as a means of ensuring its future survival. Champions IGA group executive chairman Brendon Goddard is a former auditor and accountant, who also used to run a dairy farm of 270 cows. Mr Goddard this week said the low pricing regime first introduced by Aldi supermarkets more than a decade ago, and then matched by both Coles and Woolworths, needed to change for the sake of the industry. “I can understand the consumer wanting to buy cheap milk,

but there’s always a cost,” he said. Mr Goddard said making milk cheaper put pressure all the way back through the supply chain, and ultimately the dairy farmer. While transport and processing costs have risen every year since the $2 for two litres deal was introduced, the price of milk has not. “Everybody has had cost increases but the milk has just gotten cheaper and cheaper, so much so that we sell water for 50 per cent more than we sell milk,” Mr Goddard said. “When I was on the dairy farm we had a thing called the VDIA – the Victorian Dairy Industry Authority, which actually set the price of milk. “

He said the VDIA performed tow important roles in setting the price of milk paid at a retail level, and they also the price the farmer was paid. “I thought that was a very fair system,” Mr Goddard said.

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permarkets to start dictating costs. “If we are selling at $2.05 and we are paying a processor less, therefore they pay the farmers less, that’s how life works,” he said. “Am I happy with that... I

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Deregulation of the Victorian dairy industry had promised a better industry, but this hasn’t proven to be the case today. Mr Goddard said he believed the problem was that society has made milk a commodity and in doing so we has allowed the su-

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think it’s disgusting. “Would it hurt us to pay $2.40? “Well if we all do it, rather than setting up a new brand of milk where 20c goes to the dairy farmer, that’s rubbish. “Just put the price of milk up

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VicRoads has sympathised with the Kangaroo Flat tenant whose fenced yard has been crashed into four times in 14 years after cars losing control on the Olympic Parade/Lockwood Road/Helm Street roundabout. Tenant Steve Boxall said he was concerned for the safety of his grandchildren playing in the yard and for pedestrians because motorists were driving too fast and losing control. “I am scared to go to bed because they come down Olympic Parade and can’t take the corner,” Mr Boxall said. VicRoads regional director Mal Kersting said yesterday there were three recorded crashes at the location between June 2011 and 2016, all with no serious injuries. “VicRoads share the concerns raised about the unsafe behaviour of a minority of motorists who use the roundabout at the intersection of Olympic Parade and Lockwood Road,” Mr Kersting said. “We have shared these concerns with Bendigo Police. “Roundabouts are designed to provide safe one-way travel for all road users. “Unlike other traditional intersections, if there happens to be a crash at roundabouts it is more than likely to be at much lower speeds, resulting in fewer and less severe injuries. “We are currently investigating potential improvements, including the possibility for some additional line marking, which would help create further awareness for road users driving though the single lane roundabout.” Mr Kersting said VicRoads and police would continue to monitor the intersection. “We remind all road users to slow down when entering and exiting the roundabout and to respect the local residents who live in the vicinity,” he said.

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to $2.40. I know it’s a staple line and I know there’s families that struggle to pay money, but that means the 20c a litre goes to every producer, to every dairy farmer, and to me that’s the fairest way.” Mr Goddard said farmers were entitled to a fair price and so too the consumer and the processor. “It’s patently obvious that $2 for two litres of milk is not the answer, so I think there’s got to be recognition by the consumer that maybe we have to bring back a VDIA concept,” he said. He said we should be proud that Australians have said they are prepared to pay more for milk to support farmers. “In this country we don’t seem to respect what we have.”

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BENDIGO Writers Festival director Rosemary Sorensen believes a busy and interesting festival provides people a lift at the end of winter, so organisers have strived to secure a great mix of speakers. “We know that this city deserves the very best festival and we are working very hard to make that happen,” she said. “Our themes this year include spirituality and ethics, politics and society, writing and publishing. “As there are so many wonderful and varied speakers heading to Bendigo our theme this year is Much Ado About Everything. “It is also a polite nod to Shakespeare whose death 400 years ago is a milestone well worth remembering.” The program also includes Benjamin Law, singer Mick Thomas, interfaith pastor Stephanie Dowrick and award-winning indigenous poet Samuel Wagan Watson. The 2016 festival will also include a Sunday Festival Breakfast in the stunning Ulumbarra Theatre foyer, as well as Sam the Story Tram, a unique addition to Bendigo’s famous heritage fleet, specially designed for younger readers, and the “I’ve Got Rhythm” closing concert with international singer Noemi Nadelmann. Bendigo Writers Festival is managed by Capital Venues and Events, and presented by the City of Greater Bendigo in partnership with La Trobe University. The Bendigo Weekly and Bendigo Tourism are major sponsors of the festival. The festival’s full program will be published in the Bendigo Weekly’s Friday, June 17 edition. More information and booking details can be found at www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au

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Julian Assange will join the Bendigo Writers Festival in celebrating its fifth birthday in August when he appears in a live video link interview with La Trobe University academic professor Robert Manne. The controversial WikiLeaks founder remains a subject of much fascination around the world and is the headline act for the festival’s star studded program, unveiled with a touch of Shakespeare at The Capital on Wednesday morning. Mr Assange’s inclusion has attracted some controversy to this year’s program, but organisers have been quick to defend the decision to seek out and invite the Australian, who remains holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, while Swedish authorities continue to seek his extradition regarding accusations of sexual offences. City of Greater Bendigo mayor and festival chair, Rod Fyffe, yesterday said Bendigo was a mature contemporary society, and the Bendigo Writ-

ers Festival was doing a great thing by promoting discussion about new ideas and new ways of thinking. Cr Fyffe nominated the session with Julian Assange, and others with Nobel laureate Peter Doherty and philosopher Peter Singer as among his highlights for the 2016 festival. “Most of all, I am just looking forward to it beginning,” he said. “People of this calibre are a real coup for our community. “It shows the standing of this festival and the regard in which it is held, and it is also a tribute to festival director Rosemary Sorensen and to the committee and the sponsors.” In a series of emails sent to the Bendigo Weekly on Wednesday, City of Greater Bendigo Eppalock Ward councillor Helen Leach criticised the selection of Mr Assange and several other high profile speakers on the 2016 Bendigo Writers Festival program. “Great to see that Bendigo’s Writer’s Festival will maintain the standard expected of Australian Writer’s Festivals. No one could accuse the organisers of being to the right of centre – that’s for certain,” Cr Leach said. “There is a guest appearing by video link that I think should not be anywhere near something that the COGB sponsors... Bad enough that Robert Manne has a mention. I certainly won’t be going.” The Bendigo Weekly under-

welcome guest: Journalist Sarah Ferguson. stands Mr Assange will appear at the festival as part of La Trobe University’s Ideas and Society program, which considers critical questions of the times with some of Australia’s leading thinkers and public figures. The festival launch also included an acknowledgement of the 400th anniversary of the death of the world’s greatest poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. Other major speakers at the 2016 Bendigo Writers Festival include journalist and author Kerry O’Brien, food writer and champion of the quality and diversity of Australian food, Stephanie Alexander, journalists and commentators Sarah Ferguson and Anne Summers, television presenter and journalist Indira Naidoo, Jesuit law-

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Clean up opportunity missed

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A MEMBER of the Bendigo District Environment Council has described the transfer of a mining license to GBM Gold as missing the one opportunity to clean up Bendigo. Simon Perrin has defended the chairman of the Environmental Review Committee, City of Greater Bendigo councillor Peter Cox, who last week was told at the end of an ERC meeting by new owner of the mine, GBM, that an independent facilitator would run the next meeting in August.

“Cox has spent the last few years as chair of the ERC, trying to shame recalcitrant regulators and companies to just perform diligently at the committee,” Dr Perrin said. “He has supported community requests for scientifically valid environmental investigations and has attempted to ensure questions from the community representatives are actually answered. “Unfortunately information thus supplied to the community is often not independent. “Our hapless regulators simply lack the competence to analyse and

interpret such information. “It is the unpaid community representatives who in their own time, at their own expense, wade through thousands of pages of obfuscating information to find the critical ‘events’. “To replace these experienced community representatives and Mr Cox with sycophants could quite literally be dangerous for your community’s health.” Unity Mining, at its last meeting as owner of the operations, last week issued the quarterly data from testing dust and water at the Woodvale evaporation ponds, into which

Bendigo’s contaminated groundwater was pumped until last year. The testing was conducted by consultants independent of Unity and regulators at the meeting showed no concern about the results. Community members on the committee said the results were not independent because Unity paid the consultants. Earth Resources Regulation general manager Tony Robinson asked for more explanation to be submitted with data in future. Meanwhile, GBM has advised Earth Resources Regulation that it

College has positivity in mind STUDENTS Tony and Sue were happy to speak at the official launch of the Mind Recovery College but with one proviso – that they remain anonymous. Which is ironic really as one of the aims of the college is to lessen the stigmatisation that many people experience if they suffer from mental illness. But it would appear society has still a way to go when it comes to acceptance of the fact that many of us have broken minds. “If we had a broken arm or a leg that would be OK but mental illness, where you can’t see the wound, still has a lot of stigma attached to it,” Sue said. Tony agrees. A former health care worker, before he became ill Tony was in a high powered job with a lot of pressure attached to it. But when he first became ill he was unable to care for himself, let alone other people. “I have an illogical condition and have a lot of trouble fitting it into a logical system,” he said. Both students extoll the benefits of the Mind Recovery College. Based on an American model, the college believes in the principle that courses have a recovery basis. The new college coordinator Sue

will appoint a facilitator to the August ERC meeting. “Using an independent facilitator to assist the ERC or to chair an ERC is supported by ERR’s ERC guidelines,” said a spokesperson for the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources. “The purpose of the independent facilitator is to discuss the role of the ERC and whether any improvements can be made to how the committee fulfils its functions. “There are several other ERCs in Victoria that use facilitators from time to time.”

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RECOVERY AID: Sue Hinton is the new coordinator at Mind Recovery. Hinton says there are already several Mind Recovery Colleges in Victoria. The Bendigo college currently has five sessional teachers and some 85 students. “This is an adult education model which believes in the benefit of students taking control of their lives,” Ms Hinton said. The college is an initiative of Mind

and is locally supported by the Murray Primary Health Network. Classes are held in the Morley Johnson building in Mitchell Street. Lessons are free and taught by teachers who have had personal interactions with mental illness. For further information contact Mind Recovery College on 03 8698 4060 – Dianne Dempsey

BENDIGO’S unusually warm autumn will become a cool and wet winter, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. The bureau’s latest El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) index confirmed the end of El Niño, with outlooks suggesting little chance of a return to El Niño conditions. International climate models used by the bureau indicate the tropical Pacific Ocean will continue to cool, with six of the eight models suggesting La Niña is likely to form during winter. That is good news for those hoping for more rain after a wet end to what was an unseasonably warm autumn. The weather from March to May was Australia’s warmest on record in autumn. The national average temperature for the season was 1.86°C, almost a quarter of a degree warmer than the previous autumn anomaly record set in 2005.

Victoria recorded its warmest autumn for mean temperature, 1.88°C above average. “More than 53 per cent of the country experienced highest on record mean temperatures,” the bureau’s special climate statement released this week said. “All states and territories recorded very muchabove-average mean temperatures during autumn, with Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory all reporting their warmest autumn on record. “The autumn national mean temperature anomaly was the largest such departure from average for any calendar season since national temperature records began in 1910.” Victoria is also expected to see above average rainfall during winter as the indicators toward La Niña continue to strengthen. Bendigo is rated as likely, or upward of 65 per cent, to exceed median rainfall totals through until August.

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A MODERN commuter-style service and service improvements to outer regional areas are in the works under the state government’s Regional Network Development Plan, released this week. Bendigo is set to benefit from a medium- to long-term plan for a minimum 20-minute train frequency in peak times and a frequency of 40 minutes in off peak times. Planning work for the increased frequencies will be fund-

ed in the 2016/17 state budget, with a raft of future plans arising from the plan. Upgrading tracks on the Bendigo line to allow for higher speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour, increasing track capacity between Bendigo and Kyneton and retiring the current N-Class diesel fleet are all listed in the plan as future considerations for the Loddon Mallee region. Extra stations in central Victoria and the implementation of the Bendigo Metro Rail recommendations also featured as key

recommendations of the plan. Regions such as Swan Hill will benefit from an increase to five services, five days a week. Two additional off-peak services, upgrades to Bendigo and Eaglehawk stations, and upgrades including real-time information to Bendigo bus stops have already been delivered or promised in the budget. The additional services will be delivered by way of more trains, better signalling and track upgrades. “Some of it is about making

some policy change, some of it will require funding over a three to five to 10-year period of time,” minister for public transport Jacinta Allan said. “This is the first ever longterm strategy for better public transport in our regions, with more services, improved stations and better bus and coach connections, to get people where they need to go quickly, reliably and safely.” About 200 locals were involved in the consultation sessions forming the plan.

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A FEDERAL election commitment of $4.1 million from the Coalition to fix local road black spots throughout central Victoria has been welcomed by mayor Rod Fyffe. If the Coalition were reelected $2.872m would be spent in Greater Bendigo. The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Darren Chester, together with Liberal candidate for Bendigo, Megan Purcell, and the Nationals candidate for Bendigo, Andy Maddison, made the announcement yesterday. This would include the intersection of Barnard Street at Honeysuckle Street, Lily Street and Booth Street, Ironbark worth $1.217m. Cr Fyffe said the promised funding would help to install a range of road safety infrastructure across the city.

“Black spot funding is usually invested on roads or intersections where there has been a history of crashes, not necessarily fatal but that have caused injury in some way,” he said. But Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has accused the coalition of election tricks in regard to its announcement. “Whilst the federal government provides funding for the Black Spot Program, the Victorian government and their agency VicRoads makes the call on which projects are funded,” she said. “The only influence the federal government has on the Black Spot Program is on the amount of funding. “Black Spot Program funding has bipartisan support and a federal Labor government will continue the program.

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A BENDIGO educator who provides drink and drug driving training in prisons said 50 per cent of program trainees were in the course for drug driving, and the number driving under the influence of methylamphetamine was on the rise. Mary Cuskelly, program facilitator for private sector service provider Care Co, assesses convicted drivers after training them, and writes reports for court. She said laws had tightened for drug driving, detection had improved and the public, judiciary and police had less tolerance for the crime. “When I started training 20 years ago, the number was one for every 100 drink driving enquiries,” Ms Cuskelly said. “It has been rising steadily since then and

particularly in the past two years.” Ms Cuskelly’s comments coincided with a Bendigo Police statement that 10 drivers last weekend had tested positive for methylampethamine, only three of whom may expect a penalty notice as first time

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The unsettling rise in drug driving in Bendigo coincides with warnings about the prevalence of the methylamphetamine ice in regional Victoria. Some federal election candidates have been vocal about how they would combat the damage the drug causes in the community. Australian Greens candidate Rosemary Glaisher said her party were proposing a new approach that empha-

sised harm reduction rather than zero tolerance which had given Australia one of the highest rates of drug use in the world. “By treating personal drug use as a crime, we use up vital police resources that might be better directed at the manufacturers and dealers,” Ms Glaisher said. “The Greens will establish a Harm Reduction Innovation Fund to implement harm reduction strategies with appropriate safety controls and ethical approvals, as well as studying and evaluating those used overseas.” The strategies would include clinically supervised injecting facilities “like the one that has been operating successfully in Sydney since 2001”. “Collaboration between police and health sectors would be vital,” she said.

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Labor chases jobs for disabled ensure more people with disability can work in the public service. “Over the past three years I’ve worked closely with locals with a disability, their families and disability support agencies,” Ms Chesters said. “People with a disability continue to come up against many barriers when it comes to finding meaningful and long term work. “Lots of people with a disability want to work but they struggle

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ple with disability in the developed world. Australia is currently ranked 21st out of 29 countries in employment rates for people with disability. Ms Chesters said a Shorten Labor government would also lead by example and employ more people with a disability, and would ensure workplaces are equipped and ready to meet the needs of all of their workers, including people with a disability.

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FEDERAL member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters is calling on the coalition to back Labor’s commitment to boost funding to the ABC, allowing it to reinstate its broadcasts of women’s sport including the Women’s National Basketball League. The ABC televised the league for decades before calling it quits at the end

ELECTORAL rolls are closed and just over a week before early voting begins, there are signs Australians are more politically aware than at the last election. The Australian Electorial Commission has announced 15,676,659 Australians will be eligible to vote on July 2, representing 95 per cent of the voting population, up from 92 per cent in 2013. The total number includes 109,615 people in the Bendigo electorate. The deadline passed on May 23 for eligible voters to register with the commission. Electoral commissioner Tom Rogers said the electoral roll had increased by over 963 000 since the last federal election. He said the commission had processed 132,000 new voters. The Bendigo electorate follows demographical trends elsewhere in Victoria, that of a steadily ageing population. However, the central Victorian seat has a bubble of men and women aged between 20 and 24 years. The age group would respond well to messages about jobs and NBN. Voter numbers also show the women aged 70 or older outnumber men by more than 4000. The election campaign has yet to promise much for Bendigo’s older population.

The ABC will determine an appropriate mix of the 2014/15 campaign, leaving the WNBL at a loss for coverage. Despite Basketball Australia (BA) claiming a new deal was imminent last year, nothing has happened, and Labor decided it was time to step in. It is understood that BA has been pursuing a deal with a commercial network, in order to increase the viability and visibility of the league’s sponsors which could not be featured on the ABC. Ms Chesters tabled a

petition in parliament to restore the coverage when the broadcaster initially announced the cuts. “At the time, I launched a petition and there was a fantastic response. Bendigo Spirit Army, fans, players’ family members, Spirit board members and sponsors were more than happy to sign the petition,” said Ms Chesters. “It’s fair to say that since losing their television broadcasting, the WNBL and the Bendigo Spirit, have struggled to attract key new sponsors and therefore, the ability of teams to be able to pay their players fair wages.” Labor says its $21 million commitment will deliver approximately 500 live hours of dedicated women’s sport coverage across multiple codes. Along with the WNBL, the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Women’s Hockey World Cup and Champions Trophy, FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, AFC Women’s Asian Cup could all be considered as options for broadcast. However not all of it will make the big screen, with the statement reading: “The ABC will determine an appropriate mix of broadcast and livestreaming on iView.”

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It is very much like going home “Whatever happens with the seat of Murray, I won’t go back,” he said. “I have no plans, you can’t plan to win, and you can’t plan to lose, you can simply plan up until July 2 and wake up on July 3 and have a conversation.” Before she announced her retirement in April, Sharman Stone held the seat for the Liberal party for 20 years, winning at the 2013 election with a 20 per cent margin. The Nationals are hoping to win it back and if he manages it,

pressure point. “There is an overarching amount of 450 gigalitres that is threatening to go down to South Australia (as environmental water) and that has to be stopped, and it should be stopped if we can prove a tremendous net socioeconomic loss to the community,” he said. “The difficulty is as you lose water out of the region, the price goes up and you lose accessibility and especially during dry season, you have to purchase additional water and we need to stop that. “There is also ongoing work to support the environmental programs as well. We need to acknowledge that we can look after the environment without using excess amounts of water and all that is currently in play at the moment.” Mr Drum will be using the example of Bendigo as he campaigns. He cites investment in the Bendigo Hospital that will profoundly benefit the central Victorian city but also funding in Ulumbarra Theatre and the Bendigo Art Gallery. It is an interesting perspective from a candidate with a sports and building background. “I am proud to have witnessed so many of the major investments in Bendigo and the influence that they have had on (lifestyle),” Mr Drum said. “I have the confidence to push hard for similar types of projects in places like Echuca and Shepparton because I can see if you can achieve theses outcomes you can get these benefits. “I can fight for it with a lot of confidence because I have seen it happen. I am not hoping or supposing or reading it in a book somewhere, I haven’t heard about it happening in some city overseas or some city in NSW or Queensland. “It happened here.”

CAMPAIGNING: Damian Drum Mr Drum will win major kudos in his party. He is running against a candidate with strong credentials and history but without the same experience. The Liberal Party has pre-selected Duncan McGauchie who has a policy and communications background, and whose father is former president of the National Farmers Federation, Don McGauchie. Mr McGauchie was brought up near Echuca and his family are farmers in the region. Both candidates are, in a sense, returning home. “My (state government) northern electorate encompasses all of Murray,”Mr Drum said. “It is very much like going home. “All of the areas I grew up in as a kid, travelled to, played footy in, every Saturday we would be in some town somewhere.” Prevailing price and cost structures for dairy farmers is the prominent issue in the electorate but Mr Drum said water remained the key

Parties launch campaigns TWO Federal election candidates are hitting the mid-point mark of 55-day election by launching their campaigns this weekend. Bendigo electorate residents are also starting to see political posters erected in front gardens and on fences, and banners on buildings, a reminder that voting is ahead of us, in 30 days. Australian Greens candidate Rosemary Glaisher will launch her elec-

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cess, but the vehicles entering the area are spreading chemicals and potentially harmful organisms.” Biosolids are used as fertiliser and can contain toxins and pathogens, particularly at the time of production. “As with all fertilisers, good hygiene practices are essential for people coming in contact with them,” Mr Cooney said. The biosolid drying area and surrounding parkland is also being used for illegal rubbish dumping. “Dumped items over the last six months include mattresses, child car seats, car parts and general household waste,” Mr Cooney said. “Illegal dumping causes land pollution and impacts on native plants and animals. It is potentially dangerous for our staff cleaning up and a waste of their time and resources, as we have to regularly patrol the area. “These costs and the costs to repair fencing and signage are ultimately passed on to our customers,” Mr Cooney said. If anybody is aware of people trespassing on Coliban Water land they can report it to the Bendigo Police on 5448 1300. Illegal rubbish dumping can be reported on the 24-hour EPA pollution hotline on 1300 372 842.

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Net win for cricket

Bendigo Cricket Club has had a great result with funding for a training nets upgrade. Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards said the Community Sports Infrastructure Fund was giving communities all over Victoria the state-of-the-art sport and recreation facilities promised by the government. The project includes designing and constructing a five net multipurpose synthetic training facility at North Bendigo Recreation Reserve. “We promised the Bendigo Cricket Club community the great sporting facilities it deserves, and that’s exactly what we’re delivering,’’ Ms Edwards said. “Victoria is the sporting state, and we want it to stay that way. “It means happy and healthy Victorians, and a stronger state.” The City of Greater Bendigo has also allocated $155,000 towards the project in its proposed 2016/2017 Budget, while the Bendigo Cricket Club will also contribute $20,000. Mayor Rod Fyffe said the existing nets were in a state of disrepair and were not able to be used by the club to hold training sessions. “Currently Bendigo Cricket Club have to host their training sessions at Garden Gully reserve, even though North Bendigo is their home ground,” Cr Fyffe said. “This funding will see the construction of a five net synthetic multipurpose facility, which will include netting that can be drawn back to cre-

winners: Cr Rod Fyffe, Maree Edwards, Shane Koop, Ben DeAraugo and Andrew Gibbs. ate one large training area. “This will allow it to be used as a training area by the North Bendigo Football and Netball Club and Golden City Soccer Club during the winter months. “It also allows Bendigo Cricket Club to be totally based at North Bendigo and contribute to making it a high quality multisports facility for

local residents.” The City has also installed a synthetic cricket pitch between the soccer pitches, to allow junior matches to be played at the reserve. Last year new floodlighting was installed at the North Bendigo Recreation Reserve, lighting the AFL oval, the two netball courts and two soccer pitches.

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Free community information session! Local Government in Greater Bendigo June 9, 7.30pm – 9pm Activity Room 1, Bendigo Library City Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe, CEO Craig Niemann, Organisation Support Director Kerryn Ellis and Presentation and Assets Director Darren Fuzzard will discuss local government in Greater Bendigo. Topics include Greater Bendigo’s role as a regional city, long term strategies and vision of the Council, Local Government services,

financial capability and staff resources. Local Government goes beyond the traditional ‘roads, rates and rubbish’ expectation that many people have. City Councillors and staff have a direct role in delivering a number of important services, planning for the future and delivering projects and initiatives.

to be heard in 2016. For more information or other sessions visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/councilelection

IN TUNE: The Marist Brass Band were pleased with the result.

Brass band tops the grade BAND members hit the high notes at the Bendigo Competition Society’s Eisteddfod at Bendigo South East College on Sunday. In what was a tough competition in C grade, Marist Brass Band secured first place with the City of Bendigo Brass Band coming a close second. The winning band has been preparing for several weeks leading up to the contest under the direction of Matthew van Emmerick. On Saturday, the Marist Academy of Brass, led by musical director Claire McLean, also competed at

the Eisteddfod, securing second place in their section. The academy is a group designed for beginner students to learn the basics of reading and playing music in a group environment. A number of the academy students also competed in the solo sections on Saturday morning, with many bringing home medals for their performances. Academy members Rachael Hamilton and Henry Livingstone played with the Marist Brass Band at the competition, in what was their first graded brass band competition.

“It’s absolutely fantastic that these kids get the opportunity to play alongside experienced players and compete at this level,” Marist Brass president Sally Spark said. “The experience they gained from playing under a director like Dr Emmerick was immeasurable; their playing has improved dramatically over the last couple of months, and they both played very well on the day.” The band will be looking to compete again at the State Band Championships held in Ballarat on August 13 and 14.

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Appy days for Vahland fans Architect William Charles Vahland was a definitive character in Bendigo’s history and now his grand designs are open 24/7 in virtual form to the public in the city. The City of Greater Bendigo this week launched an app that once downloaded will send an alert, a location guide and information about the building or structure when you are in its vicinity. The app, developed by South Melbourne digital innovator Isobar, is activited by beacons set high on city light poles near the building. Isobar chief executive Konrad Spilva said it was the first time the technology had been used at a city-wide scale.

Vahland’s architecture – in the virtual tour, the app includes information on the Town Hall, the Alexandra Fountain, the Bendigo Art Gallery and the Rifle Brigade Hotel – is the starting point for what tourism manager Kathryn McKenzie described as a new way to explore the city. Councillor Peter Cox, who sits on the council’s Heritage Advisory Committee, said Vahland was among Bendigo’s most inspiring characters. “If there was anyone I would like to go back in time and meet, it would be William Vahland,” Cr Cox said at the launch. Bendigo Bank chairman Robert Johanson also supported the choice and has put the

bank’s support behind fundraising efforts to restore a Vahland drinking fountain that will be placed adjacent to the historic law courts in creekside Bull Street, to be renamed William Vahland Place. Mr Johanson said Vahland also designed cottages and was a influential board member on the building society that was a precursor to the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. His innovation made it possible for settlers living in tents to buy their own home. The app is available on iPad and iPhone devices. Search for Vahland’s Bendigo in the app store. Donations to the fountain restoration can be made at Bendigo Bank branches.

The new Bendigo Hospital will be among the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly hospitals in Australia. Latest technology and design, energy efficiency and patient healing are among the major contributing factors incorporated into the world class facility. Exemplar Health executive Michele Morrison led Bendigo Health Board chair, Bob Cameron, chief executive John Mulder and energy engineer Karin Harding on a tour of the 770 solar panels on the hospital’s rooftop. The solar panels are among a host of environmental features encompassing the physical building, landscaping, water, waste and energy. “The new hospital has been designed as a ‘hospital in a garden’, with extensive landscaping and gardens across the precinct to provide areas of recuperation and relaxation for patients, their families and our staff,” Mr Cameron said. “It is designed to maximise natural light and views from patient rooms and staff working areas, promoting a healing and tranquil environment for all users.” Supporting Bendigo Health’s vision of healthy communities, stairs that link the hospital have been developed as a feature, rather than a second thought. “We want to encourage people to live an active and healthy lifestyle and simple exercise such as using the stairs instead of the lift is a perfect example,” Mr Mulder said. “There will also be provision for storage for 95 bicycles and amenities available for those who do ride to work.” “Once complete, the beautiful open spaces and gardens for patients,

bright future: The hospital’s panels. visitors and our staff to walk around will help us continue our drive for a healthier and happier region.” Visitors to the new facility will see an environmental display screen in the internal street that will be used to inform staff and the public how the building is performing in terms of energy and water efficiency, energy generation and waste segregation as well as provide environmental education and tips. “Rainwater off the roof of the hospital will be collected in tanks and used for flushing of toilets, urinals, macerators, operation of cooling towers and irrigation of the grounds and gardens,” Ms Harding said. “The solar panels, combined with the operation of the co-generation and tri-generation plants within the new hospital, will have a big reduction on our electricity demand and result in less carbon emissions.”

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THE Bendigo Stadium’s revamped $2.5 million netball precinct has won the stamp of approval from minister for sport John Eren during a visit to the complex this week. Deputy premier James Merlino was also in town on Wednesday to announce that Bendigo’s Garden Gully Hockey Complex will host an international hockey test series between Australia and India. Two test matches will be held in November between the world number one Kookaburras and the seventh-ranked Indian national team. Just down the road in West Bendigo, the first major stage of the Bendigo Stadium redevel-

opment is well under way, with nine new netball courts ready for use by the Golden City Netball Association. The courts have been brought up to Netball Victoria competition standard and four feature

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The Bendigo Stadium will feature 12 outdoor netball courts and 10 indoor netball courts.

lighting for night games. When the stadium expansion is complete, there will be a further three new outdoor netball courts and the Golden City Netball Association will fund lighting for

netball courts and 10 indoor netball courts. This means more young people, particularly young girls, will have the opportunity to participate in the sport,” Mr Smyth said.

As part of his visit to Bendigo, Mr Eren also announced details of 12 grants to local sporting clubs under the state government’s Sporting Club Grants Program. Bendigo based clubs and associations to receive the funding included Bendigo Dragons American Football Club, Bendigo Umpires Association, Bendigo Women’s Football Club, Special Olympics Victoria Bendigo Region, Lockwood South and District Bowling Club, Kangaroo Flat Football Netball Club, Maiden Gully Junior Football Club, Marong Cricket Club, Quarry Hill Croquet Club, Bendigo Yacht Club, Quarry Hill Golf Club, and Bendigo Radio Air Controlled Club.

Farmers to win from show

TWO Bendigo clubs are holding With planning under way their annual Historic Vehicle Event for the 2016/17 Summer in to benefit farmers this weekend. the Parks the City of Greater The Veteran Vintage and ClasBendigo would like to know sic Club Bendigo and the Central what activities the community Victorian Restoration Group have would like to see included in organised the historic vehicle disthe program next summer. play, doubling as a fundraiser, in Council’s events manJune for the past seven years. ager Terry Karamaloudis said This year, they are want to benthere is a short online surefit the Shout a Mate charity that vey to gather interested peohelps farmers suffering stress and ple’s thoughts for the next hardship. program. At the Prince of Wales Show“We are also keen to hear grounds on Saturday and Sunday from local groups and organifrom 9am to 3pm, the clubs will sations who may be interested put on display their historic bikes, in running an event as part of tractors, trucks or engines and the program,” he said. a collection of historic, restored “The program offers a caravans including, if weather perrange of mostly free activimits, two from the Australian film ties and is very popular but The Dressmaker. it’s also important to find out FUNERALS & The occasion coincides with what the community thinks the Home Maker Expo and the and see if we can PRE do things - PAID FUNERALS Sunday market at the showbetter or differently in the grounds. future.” Event coordinator Neil Athorn Anyone wanting to particisaid the three events at one venue pate in the survey can do so at made for an entertaining and afwww.bendigosummerintheparks. fordable day for spectators. com “In Victorian rural communities there is a real need for farmers

show time: Brian Mitchell with his 1950 Vauxhall Velox Celeche. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN and their families to have a place they can approach to have general discussions regarding their stress levels with the drought, rising costs and lack of income in farming these day,” Mr Athorn said.

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another two courts. City of Greater Bendigo council’s Michael Smyth said the project was the biggest investment in netball in Greater Bendigo. “When complete, the Bendigo Stadium will feature 12 outdoor

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Sessions aim to prepare candidates Local Government in greater Bendigo will be discussed at a free community information session on Thursday at the Bendigo Library. With the council election to be held in October, topics will include greater Bendigo’s role as a regional city, long term strategies and vision of the council, local government services, financial capability and staff resources. The discussion is part of a series of free community information sessions organised jointly by the City of Greater Bendigo and the Goldfields Library Corporation. The sessions are for candidates, voters and the broader community to understand the role of local government, to ask questions and have input into the discussion. A final community information session will be held on Thursday, July 7 at the Bendigo Library and will discuss the future directions for council in 2016/2017.

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Raising money for a good cause Bendigo Domain Country Club Village in Junortoun opened it’s Community Club doors to conduct the Biggest Morning Tea on Thursday 26th May. The community at Bendigo Domain again rose to the occasion attracting over 300 guests to the event and raised $6,319. Event organiser Fiona McDonald was delighted with the success of the event and in conjunction with her own tireless efforts has raised over $16,000 since the last Morning Tea. This year the Cancer Council is hoping to raise over $3.5 million dollars in Victoria, and every dollar raised will help fund world class cancer research, prevention programs and support services for patients and their families. Speakers at the event included; Karen

Wellington, Nurse Business Manager of the Oncology Unit at Bendigo Health and Speakers from the Cancer Council Victoria’s Australian Breakthrough Cancer Study. Bendigo Toyota was the major sponsor of this event, and a variety of individuals and local businesses generously assisted and supported the event. The thriving over 55’s Community at Bendigo Domain Village also provided amazing support – from plant and craft stalls to home cooking delights. Village Manager’s Peter and Chris Collier said that they, along with the residents of the Village are delighted to support this event and Fiona’s endless mission to raised funds for Cancer research and support services.

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Safety first for cyclists

THE Class 0f 1986: Students from the 1980s met to reminisce.

The Old Girtonians gather IT has been said schooldays are the best of your life, and that certainly seems true for the Class of 1986 at Girton Grammar. The Old Girtonians held their 30 year reunion on Saturday and a tour of the junior school was a step back in time, especially for the boarders. They told endless tales of slipping out windows, white bread and sugar for lunch and the ghost that ensured everyone went straight to bed after brushing their teeth. The event continued at

the GPO Bar and Restaurant where many friends reacquainted for the first time in 30 years. Old Girtonian Denita McClure said people came from far and wide to be part of the day. “We had one from Perth, three from Sydney and some from Melbourne, Swan Hill and of course Bendigo,” she said. “We have been meeting every 10 years, so this is the third, but we will be looking at doing it every two or three years now.

“There were not a lot of day students then, they were mostly boarders, so we were able to tell the day students what went on.” Thirty years is a long time, but Mrs McClure remembered everyone. “As soon as they walked in I recognised people, I even remembered all of the teachers’ names in the old yearbook much to everyone’s surprise,” she said. “It was great to catch up from the last meeting, a lot can happen in 10 years. “It was a lot of fun.”

The City of Greater Bendigo will complete works at one of the city centre’s busiest roundabouts in an effort to make it safer for cyclists. City of Greater Bendigo’s Brett Martini said work on the Williamson Street/Mollison Street roundabout included removal of the roundabout’s existing bicycle lane, an extension of the kerbing and an enlargement of the central island to reduce traffic speeds. “Latest research has shown that it is safer for cyclists to merge with traffic at the roundabouts and to take the lane rather than have a separate bike lane,” he said. “While roundabouts have traditionally been

good for traffic flow and have reduced traffic accidents, they can be a risk for cyclists to use. “Based on the research the traditional bike lanes will be removed and the round-

The traditional bike lanes will be removed about island made bigger which will slow down the traffic to help make it safer for the cyclists to use. “Cyclists will ride in the same lane as motorists to make them more visible.”

Line marking in accordance with new VicRoads guidelines will make cyclists and motorists aware that cyclists will be in the traffic lane at the roundabout. The council is also constructing a new roundabout at the intersection of St Aidan’s Road and Glencoe Street in accordance with the research and guidelines. This project is expected to be completed by the end of June. Work on the Williamson/Mollison roundabout will start in mid-June and is expected to take three weeks to complete. Both projects have been funded by the federal government’s Black Spot Funding Program.

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Road users are reminded that road works to improve the durability and condition of the Bendigo-Redesdale Road (Strathﬁeldsaye Road) between Osborne Lane and Emu Creek are underway.

What: The works are being undertaken in four stages, with each stage covering an approximate 800 metre section of the road. Residents and business operators, who have direct access from the road, will still be able to get in and out of properties during this time. • Stages 1 to 3 will be undertaken between 6:30am and 6:00pm. • Stage 4 will be undertaken between 7:30pm and 6:30am.

For a more reliable journey, plan your regular trips around Strathﬁeldsaye.

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Grants win for a pet project community groups had a lift when CVGT Australia rewarded applicants of the 2016 community grants program. CVGT Australia Board chairman Rosalie Lake said the company’s board takes great pride in its support of community projects through the community grants program. ”We do this with a broader community picture in mind. CVGT’s promise is to deliver positive economic and social benefits to the community,” Ms Lake said. “Grants are available across all areas where CVGT operates, this year we have been able to support nine groups making

our communities better.” One recipient was Bendigo Animal Welfare and Community Services president Debbie Edwards. Ms Edwards said that the group’s unique community programs offer support for disadvantaged pet owners in a variety of ways, to ensure a positive outcome for both pets and their owners. “The demand for our services has grown considerably since we first began,” she said. “The grant will be used to support disadvantages pet owners with veterinary care support.”

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BENDIGO 2020 Vision: Collaborative, Innovative, Abundant IT’S official, Bendigo has made it to a world leadership city. Key challenges have been addressed and Bendigo has been awarded the most creative and socially innovative city in Australia. The lines between government and community have disappeared. In the past five years true collaborative partnerships have been forged through a shift in attitude and produced the most extraordinary results. As a community we respect our leaders – at all levels. We have expanded the concept of leadership to beyond the elite and those in authority to recognise that leadership is a generous contribution at many levels of society. People who are passionate about creating positive change in their community and have the skills and drive and commitment to do so have been key to creating effective social change and in turn a thriving, livable city for all. Whether labelled change makers, social entrepreneurs, volunteers or innovators, it is acknowledged that these people are crucial in the future development of the city and their time is valued. Ample cross sector support has been given to these community leaders who have been recognised as highly educated, resourceful, caring people working tirelessly and often in an underpaid or voluntary basis to make a difference in their community. Respect is given to those that give up their careers and give their time so generously to create new innovative approaches / initiatives / enterprises for the benefit of the community. In particular government and local agencies have worked hard to remove the road blocks allowing us to foster effective partnerships and create collaborative and innovative solutions. Investment in skill development and ongoing sup-

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port for emerging leaders has significantly expanded the capacity to make positive change in Bendigo too. More people are willing to have a go at making good stuff happen and rewarded in their efforts. Risk taking in backing social enterprise is now encouraged and there are adequate seed funding programs to enable this. The word “failure” has been replaced with “learning” in our common discussions, which allows us to benefit fully from all innovative processes, irrespective of their immediate outcomes. This has been and continues to be, our foundation for long term sustainable improvement. We have achieved extraordinary results in the way consultation occurs within communities. Rather than governments talking to communities about what they want and need, it is now standard practice that communities talk to each other about what they want and need and outcomes are produced that are community driven and owned with the support and partnership of government agencies. This is a much more powerful and long lasting approach for those communities. A direct link between creativity, community and economic development has been achieved. Investment to drive cross sector collaboration and partnerships for community benefit, utilising and respecting the resources that already exist in our community has made a huge difference in outcomes for the city. As a result of all this, Bendigo has transformed itself. Local businesses are thriving. There are many more micro businesses and social enterprises creating local employment whilst at the same time addressing key social issues. The city is alive with creativity – festivals, participatory events and pop up shops. There has been a shift in thinking and action when it

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comes to the purchase of local art, locally made, locally grown. The creative industry is alive and well in this town. Neighbourhoods have become vibrant hubs of activity, they are more connected and there is much less social isolation of individuals and groups. Our most disadvantaged are supported and empowered. Health and well being statistics have improved. Education is considered crucial to the overall wellbeing and development of the city – programs of education, not just through schools, but for the general public, and particularly those who are in most need, are invested into by business, community organisations and government. Our environment is respected and people are aware of the many benefits a healthy and nurtured environment provides and are actively working to not only lessen the impact but restore and regenerate it. Young people are included in decision making and seen as contributors and listened to as our next generation of leaders. More and more innovative housing models are being developed giving more people options to have a secure and affordable home. Our indigenous culture is acknowledged and respected, included and celebrated. Multiculturalism is celebrated. Fear of the unknown has, in the past, caused angst, upset and divide. Community led initiatives have been supported. These initiatives have built connections, understanding and respect between different cultures and backgrounds. The strategic approach to build a culture of collaboration and innovation via effective partnerships has paid off, and Bendigo whilst it was good before, is now the most livable, inclusive city in the world.

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IN Response to Margaret O’Rourke CEO, Aspire Cultural and Charitable Foundation. “Faith in city’s great future”. Bendigo Weekly, May 27.

Re Bendigo Weekly, May 27 article “Call out for mall police”. Some typical responses from some of our educated councillors. I am amused by Councillor Leach’s statement, “Dismantle the mall” – while you are at it, get rid of all trains as sometimes unruly youths cause trouble, get rid of cars as some steal them. The list just goes on. “We need more police” – what rubbish. As a teacher for many years I know that these young adults are just a very small minority. Some have no real role models in their life so the more the community rejects them the more they play on it. As a community we need to work with these kids and encourage them. They are all very approachable and believe it or not given the opportunity they all have something to offer. Has the council ever set up a forum and invited these so called unruly kids to attend? Have the traders approached them in a friendly manner that may just get someone’s attention? I have been in the mall and heard how some traders talk to them. I would probably give the same response as these kids. The fact is you cannot keep rejecting this minority of our youth. You don’t need police. It takes a community to raise a child. We can do a lot more for these kids. I know of many kids that are work ready. I have taken them around to local business, including all trades. The normal answer is: “Why would I put a bloody kid on? They are all useless.” There’s your answer. Some great kids that may have become a little anti social feel as though they have no support. Offer these kids a job after school, maybe they could help in some way. I would suggest that the local council and traders get a youth forum going and get their view on what could be done to get all working together. I can assure you that teaming against our youth will not win. Richard Liddelow, Strathfieldsaye

Dear Margaret O’Rourke, I would first like to say that your vision for your Interfaith centre sounds great and somewhat achievable in today’s terms, so I would like you to actually do a bit more. If the faith of the interpretative centre is just that, faith, then it will remain in the past for the wrong reasons. Bendigo and the surrounding area has been involved with institutional and clergy sex crimes that has been ignored for decades. Had some of these cries for help been heard earlier, there is no doubt lives could have been saved. The reality is for some as they take those drives you mention around Bendigo and surrounding areas it leads to triggers of torment and anxiety attacks as they pass the gates that never protected them. Conciliation so far has done nothing to restore complete selfworth, my faith or others in the Catholic church with its system of cover ups, secrecies, protection of wealth and abusive members on innocent children. The ignorance of building the future while asking for government funding when there is outstanding reconciliation and a “put it on Medicare attitude”, rather than the Catholic church fully funding a program of counselling support and compensation, is not owning and taking responsibility for its past. While the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse continues to do its job, now is an opportunity for your centre to start a healing process. After the Royal Commission sat in Rome, as part of the Loud Fence Movement from the Ballarat survivors group (the tying of ribbons in support of victims) a few faiths stood together acknowledging that change had to come. I would like to see the ribbons tied to the Sacred Heart Cathedral fence made into a memorial and placed inside your proposed Learning Resource Centre. This will then allow all faiths who come to the faith centre to become guardians of the past that acknowledges and recognises that change is really possible to address an evil past and create positive relationships for the future. Keith Whelan, Survivor

Urban flood study Many people in the community have recently received an Bendigo Urban Flood Study Planning Scheme Amendment Bulletin. People who receive letters may not be aware that their property could now impact and their land subjected to an inundation overlay due to the adoption of the recent

flood study. Residents who have received the community information bulletin should check the enclosed information thoroughly so that they can fully understand what effect the changes will have on their properties. If the information provided does not appear to be correct, people should seek clarification from council as it may result in changes to their insurance, property values and future development plans. Affected residents have the right to make submissions on the planning amendment before June 30, 2016. Bill Knight, Secretary, Epsom Huntly Drainage Committee

Mining responsibility One may have thought after having a Bendigo Weekly reporter at the most recent Unity Mining Environment Review Committee, that a report of the meeting might have reflected the important issues raised at the meeting. After sitting through the meeting for two and a half hours you chose to ignore the important issues that were raised by community members. Issues such as rehabilitation of mining sites at Kangaroo Flat, Woodvale, Eaglehawk and New Moon, inadequate monitoring of dust coming from those sites, levels of arsenic and heavy metals, complaints not being acknowledged in the company’s quarterly report, amended work plans being submitted by April 30,

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the requirement of approved closure and rehabilitation plans prior to any work taking place and responses to vital questions to the transfer of the mining licence. The committee have in fact been given no details of the licence transfer. Your article in last week’s Weekly reported on the last two minutes of the meeting where I was told as chairman, and with no prior discussion, that an independent facilitator would be asked to convene the next meeting. You took the view that meetings have been dysfunctional and disrespectful on comments from the mining companies and a Melbourne representative of the Department of Earth Resources. As community members we are there to represent the interests and the welfare of the community. Community members have been requesting information on mining operations and rehabilitation since 2012 and now those responsibilities have been transferred to another mining company with those questions being unanswered. To link the recent Council Conduct Panel findings to this meeting further demonstrates the Weekly is only interested in sensational headlines and not in fair reporting of important community issues. To express my words at the end of the meeting as yelling, rather than asserting my surprise, only serves to denigrate the role of elected representatives. I take my role very seriously. If

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the Department of Earth Resources and the council had concerns about my role as chairman they have not raised them with me. There are questions about the transfer of the licence to be answered and it is reasonable that the community has access to that information. Perhaps the Weekly could support the community interest by raising those questions? Bendigo has been promised jobs, wealth and prosperous mining activities under this licence for more than 30 years but we have only seen successive mining companies ignore their licence responsibilities. The community have given them a fair go. Now what about some answers? Cr Peter Cox, Whipstick Ward

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A small price to pay for milk at the end of the assembly line. The problem needs to be fixed where it all starts, and in this case, that’s with the price paid to dairy farmers in the first place. On top of that, add the freight, processing and marketing costs. On top of that, there are the retailers’ costs and of course, an acceptable margin and all of a sudden there’s a price pyramid that gives everyone a slice of the action and is fair to everyone right the way through the supply chain – from farm gate to the fridge.

Editorial Comment The one thing that is certain is that the current calamity cannot be allowed to continue. A second is that those industry leaders and companies responsible for the terrible pricing decisions made, must be held accountable. Shires to our north have fore-

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ABOUT 13 months ago, I was lucky enough to attend the spectacular opening night at Ulumbarra Theatre, which included the first ever performance of Ulumbarra – Gather Together. Memories of that incredible night are as strong as ever, and I was particularly pleased to see the show return to Bendigo this week as part of National Reconciliation Week. I was one of those who at the opening night who was left astounded at the rich history and the deeply moving stories and music entwined within the show. I felt guilty that until witnessing this show, I knew very little about local indigenous history. Many fellow attendees commented that for the first time they felt they had an understanding of local indigenous culture. It seems to be an extraordinary weakness in our education system from years gone by that many of us learned a lot of European history, American history, even about Chinese history, but virtually nothing about the original history of our own country. Don’t get me wrong… There’s nothing wrong with learning about any of these other histories, and rather than exclude any of them, I’d suggest the appropriate thing would have been to more inclusive so as to reflect the history that is so much closer to home.

QUALITY ACT: Gather Together has returned. Thankfully, this can be remedied for the students of today, and it is, via the extraordinary story telling of the wily Uncle Jack Charles, the infectious and incredibly varied music performed by leading indigenous musicians; all of this in the world class gathering space that we all know and love today as Ulumbarra. It was a no-brainer for this show to come back to Bendigo, and this week’s timing was brilliant. The spectacular show has impressed thousands all over again. Importantly, more than 2000 local school children have been lucky enough to attend Ulumbarra this week and to see performers of the calibre of Uncle Jack Charles, Kutcha

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Edwards and Emma Donovan in a show they will hopefully never forget. The City of Greater Bendigo could do a lot worse than to lobby for this show to become a permanent fixture on the Ulumbarra calendar. Every student should see it – it is that good. It should become part of the curriculum, perhaps as a term subject, where the importance of reconciliation and the richness of the local indigenous history are shared firstly in the class room, then on the stage, where the power of the musical performance would surely leave a lasting impression on those students lucky enough to witness the show. twitter@peterkennedy23 pk@bendigopublishing.com

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price to pay for something so vital. In doing so, we send a clear message that the fair way is the Australian way that says we value the contributions of our farmers, and we believe they are entitled to a fair go. Accepting this means we all pay a little bit more for milk, but we should take comfort from the fact that a few cents more in the pockets of dairy farmers could well be the difference between a financially sustainable industry and none at all.

cast losses to their local economies that run into hundreds of millions of dollars, a circumstance that could wreak utter havoc upon already struggling communities. Many readers of this newspaper probably think there is very little they can do about any of this. The easiest thing we can all do is to continue to support our farmers. Everyone is entitled to a fair price and a fair say, and to choose branded milk that might cost us all $1 or $2 a week more is a small

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THE dairy industry’s pricing problems have become a major social issue for families across regional and rural Victoria. The recent creation of an additional milk brand as a means to raising funds to be distributed to only some dairy farmers to try and address the issue is a furphy. It is a cruel act that does next to nothing to fix a problem everyone knows about and everyone agrees needs to be remedied. You cannot fix a problem by attempting half-baked solutions

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Steve turns hunter gatherer for the sake of warmth

T was mighty cold on Tuesday, and it coincided with me having a day at home. This was pure coincidence, and nothing to do with the fact that leaving a warm bed when outside was white with frost seemed silly, not at all. I was sick. With the wonders of modern technology and some great broadband speeds I signed on to my work computer from my own home. As you’ve guessed from the fast broadband speeds I don’t live in Bendigo. So with a little bit of tinkering I cleared up some emails and settled down for a warm day at home. Despite my best intent, I was soon cold. The bottled gas had run out, no town gas, and it was back to my inner caveman and the search for wood. I tried my trusty wood trailer first, I was not well enough to roam too far, but I had used up the supply from the weekend and had not planned to be at home to need any more. I use the hunter-gatherer approach with wood. The sensible thing is to stack it a year in advance, but that’s not always possible, and I gather it as I need it from the various fallen branches around my block. There is enough to keep me going for a while as the property was grazing land before the long-suffering Mrs Kendall and I bought it and sheep and cattle don’t tend to eat wood. There was nothing for it, as queasy and unwell as I felt I had to head out into the paddocks to find fuel.

My inner voice and constant lazy man companion thought about buying some ready-cut and split redgum, but that was just a step too far. So I eased myself out of Ugg boots and PJs and pulled on the caveman and businesslike overalls, gloves and beanie. It was the sort of weather where a deerskin would not have gone amiss, but cotton and wool it had to be. I decided to use the tractor as that had a bale of lucerne for delivery to the sheep, seemed sensible to save Mrs K from doing it later. This is not a trendy tractor with a cabin, it’s open air and brutal, so as I headed up the paddock shivering from

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HE finer techniques and secrets of quality brewing will be shared when 28 of Australia’s independent craft brewers gather for the third Annual Bendigo on the Hop festival in August. Offering tastings and live music across 10 venues, the moveable festival will invite visitors to sample local produce matched to the 56 beers on offer. The event, run by Bendigo Beer, celebrates the blossoming of craft beer production in central Victoria which will feature all six local craft brewing companies for the first time, Brookes, Tooborac, Holgate, Bandicoot, 40 Acres and Castlemaine. Bendigo Beer’s Trevor Birks said it was a testament to how far Bendigo has come on the national craft beer scene. “We certainly could not have attempted this event back in 2011 when Bendigo Beer began,” he said. “It is a huge compliment to the city’s good beer and food venues that have pioneered craft beer over the past five years. With six local breweries and 53 venues, central Victoria has a credible claim as regional Australia’s craft beer capital.” In yet another move to support local, Bendigo On The Hop ticket sales will be managed by Capital Venues and Events. Bendigo On The Hop kicks off on Saturday, August 20 from 11am to 6pm. Tickets are $59 which includes a booking fee, souvenir glass, program and 28 tasting tokens Available now from www.bendigobeer.com or in person at the Capital Theatre.

cold and an ailment, I seriously considered the joys of a life on acreage, is it worth it? Wouldn’t it be nice to be in town with gas and water on tap, and no need to pick up wood from the paddocks, but then I thought of the bills and the lifestyle. Water, off the roof into tanks. Free. Wood, falls and needs to be picked up. Free. I think I like the life of a caveman on the land. I found a pile of wood, loaded it into the tractor bucket and drove home. I don’t feel that well, but I am warm, and now the caveman is cast aside for the NBN, a cup of tea and a column to write. - Steve Kendall Twitter@stevekendall1

OETRY readings can sometimes be a tad boring particularly when the poets read their own poems or should I say mumble them. But this was not the case at the Basement Café when Bruce Oakman launched his new CD of poems. Oakman says,”It is our misfortune to live in a time and place that is poetry poor.” Fortunately he is helping us to compensate for the lack of the right words. The audience enjoyed readings by both Oakman and the fabulous actor with the mellifluous voice, John Flaus. Intertwined with Oakman’s poems was the music of duo, Min and Sean. Bruce Oakman will be running poetry sessions for participations at the Bendigo library in July and August. To buy his books or CD and for more information about the man who wrote In Defence of Hawaiin Shirts go to www. bnoakman.com

ONVERSATIONS in Pubs Arts and Culture Bendigo was launched a couple of weeks ago over a glass of wine and antipasto at The Schaller Studio.

WORDSMITH: Bruce Oakman.

The event featured arts advocate Jill Rivers in conversation with the CEO of the 2015 Melbourne Festival, Katie McLeish and questions from the audience. The discussion ranged over aspects of McLeish’s career, beginning with her involvement with leading Australian Arts companies such as The Australian Ballet and arts festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and New York. Coming Conversations in the 2016 series are with the artistic director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister on June 26; director of the specialised indigenous Alcaston Gallery, Marielle Soni, on July 10, and former publishing director of Penguin Books, Bob Sessions on August 7. Enquiries: jill@fcconversations.com

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OLLOWING their country hit Brothers Never Part, Brothers3 continue their work on reshaping Australian modern country music. Now the X Factor 2015 favourites are coming to Bendigo on June 24. The trio will perform their two-hour all-ages performance highlighting songs from their new album, their X Factor hits and a Fresh From The UK set including the most popular hits from the biggest acts of the decade such as Ed Sheeran, Adele, One Direction, Coldplay and more. Despite their country-folk roots, Brothers3 isn’t afraid of the pop end of the spectrum that’s seen Taylor Swift

Maticevski down the rabbit hole

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inspire new audiences. C’mon is a sing-along anthem that starts as a pretty piano ballad before bursting into an epic chorus.

ERE’S some advance notice for fans of renowned Australian fashion designer Toni Maticevski who will be featured in a major exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery this August. Dark Wonderland, curated by Bendigo Art Gallery, celebrates his unique skill in dressing the female body, his obsessive attention to detail and his continued interest in tailoring, line, and reinventing classic forms and techniques. Since he first launched his label in 1999, Toni Maticevski’s garments have been worn by revered fashion icons and featured in some of the world’s most prestigious fashion magazines. Mixing high glamour and exacting technical

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know-how with a desire to continually experiment, Maticevski has created a catalogue of work that is highly diverse and focused on ideas and creative challenges rather than trends and work that is commercial. “For anyone who has ever dreamed of wearing a masterpiece, this is a must-see exhibition,” Bendigo Art Gallery director Karen Quinlan said. The exhibition will include objects from Maticevski’s early practice through to his most recent creations. Highlights include the Monaco Gown worn by Princess Mary to the King’s 80th birthday, and the specially commissioned gold lamé gown worn by Jessica Mauboy for Eurovision 2014. Toni Maticevski: Dark Wonderland August 13 – November 20, 2016. Bendgoartgallery.com.au

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he phrase highly original gets bandied around quite a bit – sometimes without much justification. Sometimes though, it’s spot-on. In the case of Bendigo alternative outfit Dead Lurkers it’s very much the latter. Elements of punk, psychobilly, alt-garage-indie and rock and roll are evident in what they play, but essentially they’re uncategorisable. Dead Lurkers are unlike anything you’ve likely seen before. Their next Bendigo gig is on Sunday, June 12 at Musicman – part of Music Slam 7, a three day event over three stages on three levels featuring 90 bands. That’s 90 bands; nine zero. Dead Lurkers come from a long lineage of Bendigo bands. “We’re part of the furniture of this fine city,” says lead vocalist, front man and Thereminist* Jase Waters, “all of us have been a part of the local band scene for 30 years.” Waters is joined in Dead Lurkers by Finn Mathews on double bass, Matt Byrne on guitar and Trav Watson on drums. Collectively they’ve also featured in no less than Colonel Vipers Whipstick Band, Clumpy Bogg, Fuzz Bugg, Janglehein, Oombah and Blackthorn Stick. Long lineage indeed. “The name Dead Lurkers,” continues Waters, “is from Robert Hughes’ book The Fatal Shore – ‘those that steal coats and umbrellas

Saturday, June 4 Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland, 8pm to 11pm, Uniting Church Hall, Forest Street. Supper, lucky door and raffle. Entry $8 per person. Details 5443 5380. Saturday, June 4 Victoria Police Pipe Band: Liberty Christian Life Centre, 5 Blanket Gully Road, Campbells Creek at 2pm. Tickets $25. Details: 0417 334 907. Saturday, June 4 Cancer Council Biggest Afternoon Tea: Mandurang South Recreation Reserve. 2pm to 5pm. A silent auction, raffle, lucky door prizes and children’s activities. Saturday, June 4 Winter Gala Old Time Dance: Spring Gully Hall from 8pm until midnight. $9. Door prizes, novelties and raffles. Music by Family Rhythm. Details: 5444 2953. Dead Lurkers from passages at dusk, or on Sunday afternoons’.” They formed in 2012 when double bass player Mathews started working on songs about Australia’s dark past, colonial history and the hardships people endured. “His persistence and dedication brought four mates together to beef-up his ideas and create something different and out of the norm,” Waters said. Dead Lurkers cite a diverse range of collective influences

including The Clash, Motörhead, Sonic Youth, The Doors, KISS and Sham 69. Dead Lurkers recorded an album three years ago. Tracks like Aboard the Bounty, Sook, Van Diemen’s Land and Call to Prayer offering a clear indicator to what they’re all about. Songs such as Captain’s Daughter, Sinking Lifeboat and On the Run in the Bush continue the themes. “The beauty of the Bendigo scene is you get asked to play and support other bands. It’s a strong,

passionate and supportive community,” Walters said. “We’re gearing up to record in the coming months to have a good crack for 2017 – festivals, Melbourne and beyond.” Music Slam 7 at Musicman is on the upcoming long weekend. Doors at 5pm on the Friday and noon Saturday and Sunday. *Thereminist? – Yeah, I bet you’re wondering. One who plays the Theramin – a fascinating instrument played without touching. Google it. – Simon Wooldridge

Sunday, June 5 Wellbeing and psychic expo: Tarot readings, alternative health insights, massage, products, lectures and workshops. 10am-4pm, Strathdale Community Centre, Crook Street, Kennington. At the door: Adult: $10, with friends: $7.50 each; Online tickets: Adult: $8, with friends: $6 each. www. holisticexpos.com.au/bendigo-wellbeing-psychic-expo/ Wednesday, June 8 Seasonal Social Lunch: Noon. Heartbeat Victoria Bendigo. Details: 5447-8320 Thursday, June 9 Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Rooms, Darling Street, Eaglehawk. 8pm till 11pm. Entry $5. Details: 5442 1815.

Step out for a night with Giselle T

he Australian Ballet Regional Tour will perform Giselle at the Ulumbarra Theatre in July. Giselle has enthralled audiences since its creation in 1841, with its heartbreaking love story, famous mad scene, sea of ghostly white tutus and impressive display of ballet technique. The lead role has made the career of many dancers, and will be played, along with the role of Prince Albrecht, by artists of The Australian Ballet. The Australian Ballet’s executive director Libby Christie said the Australian Ballet has been committed to regional touring. “We’re thrilled to be taking this new production of Giselle to the

regions in 2016,” she said. “It has been wonderful for the company to bring these productions from the main stage and to receive such warm responses from audiences all over Australia.

“We look forward to bringing more of our performers and productions to regional Australia in the future.” Giselle follows the story of a village girl who falls in love with a man

Wine and dine in Redesdale T

here is a new event coming to the area on the long weekend in June. It is the first Winter Wine and Dine Redesdale – a celebration of winter featuring local producers, fabulous food and wine, open fires and great music. The Redesdale Hotel will be a hub of

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OR seven years Morris Austin and ALBD Waste Services has sorted thousands of tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals for recycling throughout central Victoria. Since moving to a larger yard earlier this year, economy of scale means ALBD can now sort and store even more. ALBD can even save you money by eliminating tip or recycle yard fees for all your old scrap metal. And being one of only two scrap metal merchants with their own weighbridge ensures you won’t be shortchanged either, offering a competitive price on all your scrap metal. For manufacturers and industry ALBD can even arrange for a regular on-site hopper collection service. “I’m the only scrap-metal

dealer in Bendigo that is locally owned and employs local people,” Morris said, while telling the Weekly the importance of supporting local businesses. Utilising ALBD’s services ensures the financial benefits of your recycling effort stay in the Bendigo region as well. “We see everything and anything,” Morris added, when asked about the most unusual item he had come across as a scrap metal merchant. “If you wait long enough it will turn up.” To see Morris or his staff about your unwanted metals, including aluminum cans, electrical cabling, copper, cast iron and old batteries, phone 5442 6470. Or call into their premises Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 4pm at 13 to 19 Piper Lane, East Bendigo.

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N online Sustainable Living Guide featuring videos, web links, events and information on sustainable gardening, transport, utility use and outdoor activities is available on the City of Greater Bendigo’s website www.bendigo.vic. gov.au/slg The guide has a local focus and the community can learn more about sustainable living and connect directly with the many local groups and organisations involved in sustainability initiatives and activities.

It’s an important resource for residents, homeowners and businesses to assist in making manageable, positive changes towards living and working more sustainably and reducing costs in the home and workplace. A unique feature of the guide is a series of videos that tell the stories of local people and how they incorporate sustainable living into their day to day lives. Groups and individuals can also submit information to the

event calendar to promote local sustainability and community events. The City of Greater Bendigo supports initiatives that lessen the impact on our local environment and the Sustainable Living Guide is a great resource for residents and businesses. So whether you are a long time sustainability enthusiast or just interested in making some simple changes why not check out the online Sustainable Living Guide at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/slg

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NATIONAL TREE DAY 2016 Sunday July 31, 38 Victoria Street, Ironbark The City is celebrating National Tree Day on Sunday July 31, 2016. Members of the community are invited to come along and help plant 4,000 native plants along-side Ironbark Gully, 38 Victoria Street, Ironbark.

Activities start at 10.30am and finish at 1.30pm and involve tree planting, children’s art activities and a free BBQ. All interested people are encouraged to come along, enjoy this great community activity and do something great for our local environment.

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guardian accompany and register on their behalf. Parking is available on Victoria Street and adjoining Streets, enter off Eaglehawk Road and follow the tree day signs to the planting site.

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Flat Batts installs industry compliant, high performance insulation. “By increasing the R value (thermal rating) of your ceiling insulation, your heating and cooling appliances are engaged less therefore decreasing the amount of energy you use, which in turn puts more money in your pocket,” Mark said. Gutter-Vac’s industrial vacuum is also ideal for a variety of cleaning jobs around the home, office or factory including keeping your gutters clear. It can also be used for water tank and chimney cleans, in fact it can be used for a range of extraction jobs including industrial cleanups. And best of all, both Gutter-Vac’s and Flat Batt’s services are backed up with a satisfaction guarantee. To speak to Adam about any of GutterVac’s services phone 0419 097 779 or to find more about insulation, phone Mark from Flat Batts on 0432 172 351.

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RAHAM McIntosh has 25 years’ experience in keeping people out of the sun with a range of shade sails and umbrellas, so why not let Romac Shade Sails and Structures help you escape the sun and get the full benefit and enjoyment from your outdoor areas. It may be winter but now is the time for foreword thinking, to beat the rush. Romac even offers a free planning and design service for all sails, umbrellas and cantilever structures. “We can install what we manufacture and sell, or you can purchase all our shade structures as a DIY Kit with plans and instructions backed up by our helpful service and advice,” Graham said.

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Service with a Smile! Comfort all year round! All Romac shades are constructed from a commercial grade material with a 98 per cent UVBlock rating with a 10-year warranty and stainless steel fittings and rigging ensuring you of lasting quality. “Even the PTFE sewing thread we use has a 15-year warranty against exposure to sunlight and moisture,” Graham added. Romac not only sell new shade structures, they also provide a full maintenance program including replacement sails or cleaning and repairing where necessary. They also sell and install the ever popular wire balustrading with 12 different systems to suit any situation. Contact Romac on 5441 8419.

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UMPING Castles were once the domain of children but not any more, thanks to Bendigo Castle King who have expanded their inflatable realm to cater for all ages. Whether for birthday parties, company functions or promotional events Bendigo Castle King has a range of jumping castles to suit every occasion. “We’ve recently bought two new castles that are sure to be popular,” Bendigo Castle King’s Susan said. “These new castles are ideal for teenagers or for those who want to join in the fun with or without their children.” These new adult sized additions supplement Bendigo Castle King’s existing range of popular children’s castles in a variety of themes.

All Bendigo Castle King jumping castles are industrial strength with all electric motors and leads protected by safety switches. Safety is always a big consideration with Bendigo Castle King instructing all clients in the correct operation procedure. “When someone selects one of our castles, we transport it and set it up showing them how to operate it while explaining all the safety procedures,” Susan said. Castles can be booked for four or eight hours for private or public use – however constant supervision is required when erected for public use. So to put some bounce into your next function phone 5449 6501 or email sekilcullen@dodo.com.au

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NE of the most important parts about getting someone to do your garden is being able to communicate your needs in a free and relaxed manner. “Gardening is a personal thing,” Paul, a friendly and skilled gardener from Epsom Complete Garden Care said. “I listen to my clients and we work together.” Paul is not only able to listen to what you need for your garden but he can give advice as to what plants would be suitable. “I help customers to develop their garden as well,” Paul said. During the winter months Paul recommends that when gardeners rake up their leaves they make sure to use them as

mulch on their gardens, fertilise the soil and give it a good turn over. Paul also says winter is the ideal time to do a structural prune on plants such as fruit trees. Other work Paul does is regular garden maintenance including lawn mowing, weeding and rubbish removal. The more consistently you work on your garden, the less overwhelming the jobs. He is also a former arborist – and an expert on advising you on what trees to grow, how to maintain them, tree pruning and stump removal. Paul charges reasonable rates and is happy to come out and give you a quote. Call him on 0418 355 898.

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OU have been introduced to a little of the early administration of the law on the infant Bendigo goldfield in the first half decade of the 1850s. I had focused on the newly appointed Police Magistrate Lachlan MacLachlan a somewhat dour Scot, who was to exercise his power in the court in a sometimes subjective way. The person who greatly aided the magistrate was plain clothes detective sergeant Simon O’Neill. As his obituary noted, O’Neill was well known in the early days of Bendigo, even though most who had known him had already joined the great majority when he passed away in 1901. The few remaining souls who recalled O’Neill would do so with pleasure, except of course if you had been unfortunate enough to have been prosecuted by him. O’Neill was described as an impeccably groomed man who had plied skills of his craft at Bendigo and the surrounding district for 14 years. This detective was well known in the community and the law abiding citizens appreciated how he helped to make Bendigo a safer place. At a time when a minority of the population were striking it rich with their gold finds the lure and temptation that this provided was too great for those who would like to take what was not theirs. Liquor sales were originally banned at the goldfields, none the less the sly grog sellers worked out many schemes to circumvent this regulation. Just like today if one is purchasing illicit substances you are not to know what the quality is or what potentially disastrous effects this can have on the individual or those close to them. One writer reminiscing about

Bendigo’s early days pointed out that, from the first day that Magistrate Lachlan MacLachlan, or “Bendigo Mac” (as he was popularly known) made his appearance, he was hated for his severity. The scum and flotsam of society at the time on the diggings had nothing but the greatest aversion for the man. The hatred became tinged with fear, at a later time this fear increased in intensity to a superstitious horror. The aura that grew up around Detective O’Neill and “Bendigo Mac” came about through the mysterious way in which an accused had come before them and the miserable story of their misspent lives was being revealed. The identification of the ticket of leave Vandemonians, (those from Van Diemen’s Land) became almost an obsession of Lachlan MacLachlan. These factors all cemented the hard earned aura that “Bendigo Mac” and Detective O’Neill had gained. How did these two law administrators achieve their power over the criminal class? Both men relied on a group of well disguised informants. These informants were schooled in the art of pumping information from the arrested person about their past, their aliases, and information that would be handy to unnerve the same fellows in that court of law. Informants could be in the same holding cell pretending to be on some likewise charge, gain the confidence of the arrested man or men. Perhaps the newly arrested might even be given a small plug of tobacco to chew by the informant. There were a number of spies, people who were not in the police force, yet could help to provide much useful information.

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The food of life The Umbrian Supper Club Marlena de Blasi Allen & Unwin $29.99

FEARED: Magistrate Lachlan MacLachlan gained a reputation for severity.

These spies mingled with the population and could see and hear what was going on and where likely trouble could occur. There were a number of different officers in the “Government Camp” who employed spies to feed them intelligence of matters which would help to alleviate larger problems if they were permitted to fester and grow. There is still debate among historians just as to how the spies and informants were being rewarded for their efforts. We do know that in the very early years of the rush before liquor licenses were issued that there was a great stack of wines, spirits and the like at the Government Camp, from the confiscations made of the sly grog purveyors. Not all these stocks were destroyed on the spot, certainly the offending tent could be burnt as an additional set back for the owner.

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AKE five women, one rustic makeshift kitchen and one shared weekly meal. Blend with tenderness, add a liberal pinch or two of understanding and season generously with love. This is the down-to-earth formula behind American expat Marlena de Blasi’s latest instalment from Italy. In The Umbrian Supper Club de Blasi examines life in the tiny village of Orvieto in rural Umbria – a little-known landlocked region between Tuscany to the west, Marche on the Adriatic Sea coast and Lazio to the south. In four distinct chapters de Blasi profiles Miranda, Ninuccia, Paolina and Gilda – her four co-conspirators in both convivial conversation and communal cuisine. Buxom and boisterous Miranda has been celebrating her 76th birthday every year for as long as de Blasi has known her. Widowed, she has no desire to remarry, despite sharing an apparently contented long-term alliance with a man whose companionship she treasures. Temperamental, takeno-prisoners Ninuccia has returned to her native Umbria after living as a new bride in her mother-in-law’s

house in Calabria. She now remembers fondly her time in a community where gang executions were commonplace. Aged 60, cooking teacher Paolina has just received her first marriage proposal, causing her to hesitate, uncertain as she weighs up changing the delicate daily balance that surrounds her. And Gilda, with no biological offspring of her own, recalls the painful days of a youth in which she mothered three small children and ran an entire household while still a child herself. This is Sex and the City without the Cosmopolitans, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants without the teen-girl insecurity, Steel Magnolias without the tears. For lovers of wholesome, uncomplicated, hearty food The Umbrian Supper Club also contains ample inspiration for experimenting at home: brandy-soaked wild boar, slow-cooked pork chops with cinnamon and prunes, and red-wine-and-butter-braised pasta with a dark chocolate garnish. Buon appetito! – Rosalea Ryan

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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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Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Seniors Discount Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.

Includes flights & most meals

13d INDIA: Oct 24 ......................................... $5095 13d Discover Thailand: Jan 27 ........................ $4600 9d Norfolk Island: Mar 2 ............................. $3950 19d New Zealand: Mar 7 ............................ $5685 VIETNAM: ....................................Coming in 2017 P/P = Past/Pensioner *Prices based on Twin Share (other Options available)

Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping

$35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings). Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen Rubbish Removal $80 per load/$70 pen (incl tip fee $35) for 7x4 square box trailer. NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Cash only Ph Mick 0407 448 249

PLASTERER

35 McDonald Street, Numurkah 3636

Toll Free: 1800 033 068

FREE

Conditions

Apply

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EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER

FOR SALE AD

Items valued $100 and under advertise FREE* for two weeks - maximum three lines Deadline: 5pm Wednesday for publication Friday

1300 558 385

Rates from $35p/h Pensioner 10% Disc. • Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting

PJ TAYLOR

5446 1422 0448 713 499

CONCRETER

Driveways, Sheds Paths, Crossovers etc. 40 years experience Free Quotes

Ph. 0428 381 925 CONCRETER All aspects of conreting Free quotes. No job too big or small. Ph Shane 0487 309 988

CONCRETING

Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial. For all your concrete requirements.. Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice. 30 years experience

CONCRETING

Driveways, Paths, Sheds. No job too small Free Quotes Dennis: 0427 858 081 GARDEN MAINTENANCE Prompt, Reliable Quality Services Phone Matthew Flack 0412 946 813

HEATING

Supply and/or install Ph 0419 367 071 LAWN Mowing - Edges trimmed, grass removed Handyman Repairs, Rubbish Removal, Ride on Mowing also avail. From $35 p/hour Ph Tony 0412 824 690 LAWNS, TREES, HEDGES and shrubs cut and trimmed. Rubbish Removed, & Free quotes. Phone Ron 5446 9833

LOCAL REMOVALIST loading to/from Cairns approx 20th June Contact steve @ Stress less moves 0427 046 001 PLASTER & PAINTING BUILDING RESTORATION GLENN has been in the industry for over 15 years & is highly experienced in all aspects of plastering, painting and building restoration. All jobs,all sizes. Pensioner discounts & free quotes.Call Glenn Snell on 0402 463 138.

BLINDS & CURTAINS PHOTO/FILM COPIES Negatives, Film, Slides, Photos restored & copied to disc. Re-print, Protect Originals, Share with Family. Ph 0420 278 951 or online: www.scan2disk.weebly.com

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

MYSTERY XMAS IN JUNE Thurs 23rd June ..............................................$85 CUCKOO RESTAURANT

19 Wheeler St, Shepparton BENDIGO PICK UPS PROVIDED

Thurs 14th July ................................................$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

FULL LIST OF TRIPS OUT NOW

141 High Street, Kangaroo Flat www.southerncrossblinds.com

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING • 1.7 Tonne Mini Digger on Trailer • 900, 450, 300mm Buckets Plus Ripper • Post Hole Auger 300 & 450mm available • 5 Tonne Excavator Available for Hire • Free Delivery & Pick up in Strathfieldsaye

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

TempTech

AIR CONDITIONING

Nathan: 0407 972 717 bendigotemptech@hotmail.com Servicing all of Central Victoria • Pensioner discounts avail. Registered Licence No. 47315

ANTENNAS

• Canvas Awnings • Roman Blinds • Vertical Drapes • Holland Blinds • Ziptrak Patio Blinds • Venetian Blinds • Roller Shutters • Security Doors

PHONE/FAX 5447 9011

AIR CONDITIONING

(1.7 Tonne Machine Only)

Ph 0429 171 697 E: favcoinfo@bigpond.com

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING 1.5 TONNE MINI EXCAVATOR FOR HIRE

ADDED TO THE FLEET: BOBCAT/SKIDSTEER • For dry hire • With or without operator • Short or long term • Delivery can be arranged

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

Phone Ron on

5447 7823 or 0431 609 423

GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N

0418 508 993

Licenced drainer 31741

WANTED 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

WEEKLY WALKERS Earn extra cash and keep fit!

SPRING TIME TULIPS - BOWRAL AND CANBERRA 4 Days 23rd Sept .....................................$850 t/s 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 DARWIN - GHAN TOUR Fly to Darwin - Ghan Home 7 Days 20th Oct .....................................$2295 t/s 10 Days 22nd July ............Ad $5150 Pen $4995 t/s MY FAIR LADY IN SYDNEY LONGREACH - GREAT KEPPEL AND HERVEY BAY 3 Days 15th Oct ......................................$990 t/s 13 Days 16th Aug ..................................$3350 t/s MERIMBULA - GROUP TOUR 7 Days 29th Aug ......................................$995 t/s

Southern Cross Blinds & Awnings

Classifieds 1300 558 385

TRAVEL 2016 Concerts & Theatre Shows

ANTENNAS

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

See our webpage www.fordscoachtravel.com.au

You won’t have to stand around folding advertising material for hours beforehand – just pick up and go! We offer a top payment rate paid weekly into your nominated bank account. CALL NOW!!

Ph 5440 2529

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Services Offered BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

LITTLE RIPPER Digger Service

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

BUILDERS

Find the right person for your Business. Advertise your employment opportunities in the

Bendigo Weekly

JOHN BUILDER THE

SMALL JOBS WELCOME ALL HOME MAINTENANCE PROMPT SERVICE

MOB: 0411 780 550

ELECTRICIANS

GREG SMITH ELECTRICIAN

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman 0418 507 709 A/H 5448 3333 REC 7821

Building Inspections & Reports Pre Purchase Building Permits & Consultants Building Disputes - Defects VCAT

Electrician REC 25871 Mob. 0409 139 593 Email. cameroncarter1@bigpond.com

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

1300 70 70 66 | www.aspectbc.com.au

FROM SMALL PROJECTS TO GRAND IDEAS

Bobcat & Tipper Hire

CARPENTRY

Ph: Glenn or Donna

5446 7163 or 0418 510 074

1300 558 385

Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer

C CARPENTRY & M MAINTENANCE

Call Ron 0438 569 385

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Matt” A “ Excavations and Landscaping Excavator, Tipper & Bobcat HOLE BORING TRENCHING DRIVE WAYS z ROCK BREAKER z RETAINING WALLS z CONCRETING z SITE CLEANS z NO JOB TOO SMALL z

Very Reasonably Priced - Great Soil Rates Free Quotes and Honest Advice

Matt 0409 141 093 Nicole 0428 119 386 Email nicmat2001@hotmail.com

Carports Concreting Renovations Decks & Verandahs

CLEANING

PH: 0499 847 304

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

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

FENCING / GATES

NIXON’S FENCING CONTRACTOR CON R& SHEEP WORK

Specialists In all types of Farm, Station, Rural Fencing & Stockyards Experienced in all Sheep work Lamb marking, Mulsing, Drenching, Back lining, & General Sheep Work including Mustering & Drafting Over 40 years Experience

COMPETETIVE RATES • FREE QUOTES

0427 421 662 or 0427 412 575

GARDEN SERVICES

All work guaranteed, and fully insured

COMPUTERS

GARDEN SERVICE

Qualified carpenter, decorator and also experienced gardener.

CLEANING SERVICES

HIGH PRESSURE

DGING BRUSH CUTTING HEDG G RUBBISH REMOVAL SPRAYIN J TREE N GARDENING TING & SHRUB REMOVAL G PRUNING TRIMMING Does your property need a tidyHEDGIN up? USH CUTTING MOWING SPRAY We can help with all jobs big and small. REMOVAL WEEDING MULCHIN TING TREE & SHRUB REMOVAL PRUNING MOWING EDGING BR G CALL HEDGING WEEDING RUBBIS JARRYD ON 0497 858 742 AL SPRAYING PLANTING FOR A FREE QUOTE TREE REMOVAL MULCHING PRUNING HANDYMAN SERVICES HANDYMAN

Tiling Retaining Walls General Handyman Fix Ups

INCLUDES CONCRETE, SURFACES, DRIVEWAYS, PATIOS, POOL AREAS. CONCRETE RESURFACING REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI AND STAINS CONCRETE AND PAVING SEALING

• Removal of hard rubbish and garden waste • Rental clean ups/clean outs • Weeding and weed spraying • Trimming and pruning • Fallen timber and chainsaw work • Delivery and spreading of mulch, stone etc. • Little Tipper/Drive - Hire

Give us a try.

Jack Hando 0467 642 504

Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal

Cam Carter

TRADE QUALIFIED CARPENTER

200 - 600mm diameter

GARDEN SERVICES

Phone Will ON

0434 089 335

HANDYMAN SERVICES

• Handymen • Cleaning • Builder • Floors • • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Concreting • • Plumbers • Decking • Electricians • • Ramps • Tiling • Pruning • Tree Lopping • • Sheds & Pergolas • Lawns & Gardens •

Central Victoria 13 11 98

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

HOME MAINTENANCE

GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING Gary Reid 0422 854 620 Qualified Horticulturalist

www.gameongardening.com.au facebook.com/game-on-gardening www.bendigobobcathire.net

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Sherlock Soil Works Excavator Bobcat Tipper • Post Holes • Trenches • Site Cleans • Pools • Driveways • Site Cuts • 5 ton Excavator with Post Hole Attachment and Rock Breaker

James Sherlock Ph: 0407 472 775

sherlocksoilworks@hotmail.com

BUILDERS

DBM-1122 DB-U-28169

4 Seasons Garden Care

on call computer maintenance • Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal

Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336

iThings Bendigo

• Hedges Trimmed & Shaped • Pruning of Roses, Shrubs & Fruit Trees • Garden Maintenance

FREE QUOTES, 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE Phone 0429 002 678

GARDEN SERVICES

Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience

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

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

KITCHENS

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

Set up • Training • Support Integration • Problem solving

Big Area Lawn Mowing Domestic/Industrial Large/Small Blocks Fence Lines/Fire Breaks Weed Spraying (Large/Small)

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

CONCRETING

Services Offered

HARD YARDZ CONCRETING & MAINTENANCE SERVICE 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE

SOUTHERN CROSS RESTUMPING

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

• Exposed aggregate • Wheelchair ramps • Sheds & paths • Resealing

• Pattern paving • Driveways • Crossovers • Sleeper walls

FREE QUOTES John 0409 439 414

To advertise in this section please call

1300 558 385 classifieds@bendigopublishing.com *

Conditions apply. For private use only.

Send enquiries to: reception@verekerstone.com.au

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Services Offered LANDSCAPING

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

PLUMBERS

PUMP SERVICES

Don Andrea Plumbing Established over 35 years General Plumbing & Maintenance Gas Fitting Blocked Drains Hot Water Services

Painter & Decorator

PHONE STUART 0429 181 691

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

Lic#23529

• Fast Response to urgent repairs • All General Plumbing & Maintenance • Drains Cleared & Repaired & Roo Roofing Ro Roo ofing fiiin ing ng High Pressure jetting Quality in all • Hot Water Repairs and areas of Plumbing Replacements • Roofing & Gutter Specialists FREE • Gas Fitting QUOTES • Gas appliance servicing

PEST CONTROL

PH: 0418 822 911

Ph 5446 1535 www.dunstonebrosplumbing.com.au

Formally “Spider Sprayers”

bendigopumps@gmail.com

PHONE BRUCE

PO Box 54, Eaglehawk

PLUMBERS

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

Specialising in Landscape construction

SALES • SERVICE • REPAIRS

NSTO

PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman

Phone 0408 506 159

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

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

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

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting

PET CREMATIONS

Pty. Ltd.

Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

License No. 32710

Get an ad THIS SIZE (2col x 6cm) in the

Tax Time 2016

for a 10 week package $530 advertising Contact Donna on 5440 2514 or email classifieds@bendigopublishing.com

RENDERING

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

C.S. BEECHER RENDERING

544 33 999

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

4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

PLUMBERS • Paving - all types • Brickwork •Turf • Retaining Walls - all types • Brick Edging

Paul 0429 462 057 Over 25 years of trade qualified experience

mgbricklayingandlandscaping.com

LAWN MOWING

Edge Gardening and Mowing LawnMowing Mowing Lawn WeedControl Control Weed Fertilising Fertilising

Rubbish RubbishRemoval Removal Pruning Pruning

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

MOBILE BATHROOMS

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

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

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

SPECIALISING IN: JLC PLUMBING & PLUMBING GAS GENERAL

GIVE COLIN A CALL FOR ALL YOUR RENDERING NEEDS.

PH 0429 978 912

HEATER SERVICES & INSTALLATIONS

Providing the Central Victorian community with compassionate support during a pet bereavement and the highest quality personal service.

Jason Charles 0448 324 126 Jason Charles 0448 324 126

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

Lic No: 50975

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL

We load for you! 7 Days a Week No job too small or too big

Green Waste Green Waste Special

PLUMBERS

0423 402 474

38,200 Newspapers Published every Friday

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall

STONE MASONS

Each week, 38,200 copies of the Bendigo Weekly are distributed, free of charge, to homes and businesses throughout Bendigo and the surrounding region. More than double that of any other paper in our market!

Master Plumber

0448 701 138

Telephone: 5440 2514 classifieds@bendigopublishing.com 37-39 View St Bendigo, Vic 3550

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

CM & MR ARCHBOLD STONEMASONS

• Licensed Backflow Tester • Blocked Drains • Burst Pipes • Septics • Gas Leaks & Gas Fitting • Hot Water Services • Roof Leaks • Renovations • Gen Plumbing • Latest Drain Cleaning Equipment QUALITY WORK AT THE RIGHT PRICE!

Father & Son Team PH 0408 198 759 or 5435 3411

Lic#100122

www.naturalstoneconstruction.com.au

PHOTOGRAPHERS

ROOFING

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

SUPERIOR

TRIPPA’S T RIPPA’S P PAINTING AINTING SERVICE S ERVICE

& MAINTENANCE SERVICES

No O No Obligation blig bl ga attio ion Free Free Fr ee Quote Quo uotte e 10% D 10 DI IS ISC SCOU SC COU OUN OUNT NT TF OR O RS ENIO EN ENI IOR ORS RS 10% DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS

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

BendigoWeekly

Call David/Bronwyn

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

0427 319 923

ROOFING

• Concrete tiles • Terracotta acotta tiles fing • Slate tiles • Iron roofi

FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS S New Roofing Re-Roofing Extensions Rebedding & Flexible Pointing Valley & Gutter Replacement

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

EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING 5444 2028

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

0438 632 219

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Services Offered SPOUT CLEANING

SPOUT CLEANING

z 7 Days Access & On-Site z Electronic Surveillance Security NEW AND USED BOXES AND PACKING MATERIALS AVAILABLE

* Fully Insured

5448 4499

Classifieds 1300 558 385

BENDIGO 87-89 MIDLAND HWY www.centrestateselfstorage.com

TILING • 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

TREE LOPPING

AAA TREE LOPPING • Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service

Services Offered To advertise in this section contact our classifieds department 1300 558 385

For Best Price Phone Jack Direct

classifieds@ bendigopublishing .com

0409 289 700 5428 9312

TREE LOPPING

Local Classifieds

1300 558 385

Store Well with Stilwell

EUMIG Mark M super 8 projector works, with manual $50 5439 6472

RED Bricks for sale and some white, 0.70c ech VGC Ph 0456 559 678

SOCK Pullerupper Trev at Bendigo market Sunday in Noble Pavilion.

to suit all yourr needs!

Murray River Red Gum 14m Split, $1300 1m split $120 per metre Ph 0429 822 816

FIREWOOD

ROASTING dish with lid stainless steel vgc $30 Ph 5447 7275

STORMTECH JACKETS Don't pay $150+ only $20 TOP DOG PET SUPPLIES CLEARING CENTRE open Sat 9am-4pm, 7 Ramsay Crt K/Flat Ph 0474 313 861

FORLE SA

FIREWOOD

Tree Maintenance • Stump Mulching Hire Travel Tower • Tree Pruning and Stump Grinding • Tip Truck & Woodchipper Hire • Free Quotes (no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)

4 WHEEL walker for elderly . $40 Phone 0400 118 953

COMPUTER Desk, small, mobile, metal frame, GC $20 0455 138 873

AB swing in good cond $10 Ph 4433 1197

CONCRETE structure dining table & 6 chairs, 3x2m as new $100 0456559678

Red's Redgum firewood $120p/m. Pick Up or Delivery $145 Open 24/7. Phone 0427 353 939

CORDLESS drill Metabo BST12 Impuls & charger GC $35 0455 138 873

FRIDGE Kelvinator Cyclic 300, good cond $40 Phone 5439 5046

DAIHATSU Accord 1993 best offer Ph 5443 8718 evenings only.

GARDEN STRAW

AIR compressor heavy duty, big tank $99 Phone 5446 1310 BABY pusher and accessories, GC $30 Phone 0409 974 492. BABYS cot quilt blue & yellow new $45 ono Phone 0428 353 921 BAR Stools, two types, quick sale as new $35 ech Ph 0456 559 678 BARBIE dolls x 2, boxed 1980's vintage new $70 for both Ph 5447 7275 BBQ Grill Mtr, 3 Burner, as new, Gas Bottle & cvr, $75 5444 5166 BEER fridge Kelvinator, good working condition free Ph 0428 231 516.

DESK executive keyboard leveller Phone 5439 3607

with $95

DINING table round pine, vgc $40 Phone 5439 5046 DISNEY in bulk Frozen items DVD, clothing & s /bags $90 5447 4440. DOG JACKETS, assorted styles & colors from 20cm - 80cm. TOP DOG PET SUPPLIES & CLEARING CENTRE, open Sat 9am-4pm, 7 Ramsay Crt K/Flat Ph 0474 313 861

FOR SALE

BLOWER vac shredder model GW270-XE 2200 watt $40 Ph 5447 7275

DOLLS, (baby sized) GC $15 5448 4556 DOLLS, child size, tall girl, used as shop model $35 5448 4556

CEILING exhaust fan, Hellor $20 Phone 0400 118 953

DOUBLE bed mattress exc cond free Phone 0432 446 010

CHILDRENS pom pom hats new $6 each Phone 0428 353 921

ELECTRONIC panel heater, full thremal ctrl, as new $80 Ph 0418 507 190

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

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

FIREWOOD

$3 per bale Ph 0411 783 679

HAY & STRAW Rolls & Little Squares. Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291 HAY Small Square Bales, Oaten, Pasture, & Pea Straw. Delivery available Ph 0439 699 102 JENOMI sewing machine, EC $99 Ph 5444 1047 JOGGER /pusher in good cond $10 Ph 5446 1310 LAWN Bowls, Dreamline, size 3 with bag $50 Phone 5439 3054 LOUNGE 2 seater with built in bed, GC, $100 Phone 0409 192 990 METABO cordless drill BST12 plus with charger GC $35 0455 138 873 MINOLTA auto pak 8 K11 camera, collector piece $50 5439 6472

OIL heater, large, grey colour good cond $30 Phone 5439 5046 PAVING slabs 10 new 450 x 450 $80 Ph 5447 0612. PLANTS, camelias, parlour palms, monsterias, gardenias. Phone 0408 009 185

PUSH bikes X 4 suit children GC free Phone 0409 974 492.

SHREDDER paper/card x 2 with bin $30 for both. Phone 0466 269 948

DRY SPLIT REDGUM FIREWOOD For further details Phone Clint 0427 349 549

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

TRAILER Axle and spin set, GC $90 Ph 0418 507 190

TV Entertainment Unit, teak wood, low line, cd & d v d s t o r a g e 1900Lx550Dx650H, EC $250 Ph 5447 0677

WEIGHT Set, 6ft barbell, 2 hand bells, 180lbs asst weights $99 5439 3607

WESTINGHOUSE bar fridge 2yo Good Cond $50 Ph 0472 975 289

EXERCISE Wonder Core abs machine straps vgc $100 Phone 0475 195 328

TOP DOG PET SUPPLIES & CLEARANCE CENTRE

Huge range of treats available.

Open Saturdays 9-4 7 Ramsay Court Kangaroo Flat Ph 0474 313 861

FOR SALE 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 bedhead pine, colonial style gc $12 ono Ph 4433 1197 SLIDING alum door , brown, 2070H X 2460 W $250 Ph 0458 417 088.

WORK bench $75 Phone 5439 3607

WORK bench pine 1700 mm X 1475 mm X 880 mm $150 ono Phone 0459 483 869.

WANTED TO BUY

TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221

TRACTOR Tyre (rear) to suit Frodson 14-9-26, 13inch rim Phone 0407 808 478

WANTED photo of kangaroo that was mascot for Kangaroo Flat Football Club approx 1946-1948 will pay $100 Ph 5442 2038

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

CLEARING SALES

BETLEY Victoria Cumberland House B & B Bet Bet Betley Rd, Betley. (Property Sold) Directions: turn from Bendigo – Maryborough Rd onto Old Eddington Rd then into Bet Bet Betley Rd. Signs out on the day

Over 37,500 copies circulating Central Victoria each week.

1300 558 385

SHOWER Base (new) 900x900, White $95.00 Ph 0419 342 405

STROLLERS X 2, good cond, $5 each Phone 0409 974 492.

Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 10 am Viewing from 9 am

FREE

Find the right person for your Business. Advertise your employment opportunities in the

Items valued $100 and under advertise FREE for two weeks - maximum three lines Deadline: 5pm Wednesday for publication Friday

SHARP Panasonic Video Camera & accessories $50 Ph 5439 6472

NETGEAR D6000 Wifi modem router as new $90 Ph 0428 479 374.

...get the market you’re missing...

FOR SALE AD

CHILDS scooter 12 inch Malvern Star vgc $40 Phone 0428 353 921

MOUNTAIN bike 26 inch Scorpion $100 Ph 0458 417 088.

POSTS

Bendigo Weekly

ROOFING iron corr gal good cond 6ft, 7ft, 8ft $1 per foot Ph 0427 479 146.

GAS 4 burner hot plates, working order $40 phone 5449 6600

Recycled treated pine 8ft $4, 6ft $3; 4ft $2; 2ft & 1ft $1. All x 4" diameter Ph 0419 382 273

Local Classifieds

Timber Surfacingg

FREE

FOR SALE

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

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

FOR SALE

BOX of twenty books, mixed titles, $10 the lot 5448 4556

Quality tree and Stump Removal

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

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

SMITHS

View containers at:

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Top spot on the line HUNTLY will measure its strong early season form against the Heathcote District Football League’s biggest test when the Hawks tackle North Bendigo on Saturday. The Hawks lead the way in the HDFL after eight rounds with a narrow percentage gap over North, each having scored six wins from seven games. Huntly’s one loss came to Leitchville Gunbower, while the Dogs were rolled by third-placed Colbinabbin a month ago. Hawks coach Jamie Hogan’s side got off to a flying start and is coming off an 84-point mauling of Elmore last weekend. The former Golden Square reserves coach is in his second season at the helm of the Hawks, and is getting the best out of a young Huntly side. The Hawks’ running power is their strength, with a midfield stacked full of quality such as Harry Whittle, Jaydon Cowling, Gavin James, Jacob Greenwood and former Cheatley

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medallist Ryan Semmel to name a few. Huntly’s tall timber will have its work cut out for it stopping in-form North ruckman Brett Strange, while Tyson Findlay kicked six last week for the Dogs in a win over Mount Pleasant. Not only do the Dogs have plenty of weapons on the ball, but tall forwards Sam Barnes and Brady Herdman and crumbers Tyson and Jarrod Findlay have kicked 90 goals between them already this season. When the sides met at Huntly last season the Dogs narrowly prevailed over an inaccurate Hawks outfit, with Saturday’s game shaping up to be equally as close. In other games Leitchville Gunbower hosts Elmore at Gunbower, one-win White Hills faces the winless Lockington Bamawm United and Mount Pleasant is at home to Colbinabbin in the WorkSafe game of the month on Sunday while Heathcote has the bye.

FLYING HAWKS: Huntly’s Braidy Dickens gets a kick away. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Spirit’s first import confirmed

TOO STRONG: BSSC’s Josh Formosa tackles a Catholic College opponent.

Another win for CCB CATHOLIC College Bendigo turned in a stellar display on the QEO on Wednesday, defeating Bendigo Senior Secondary College in the annual football challenge between the two sides. CCB came out breathing fire, well on top of the Lions around the contests and delivering the ball to twin towers up forward in Sandhurst’s Fergus Greene and Bendigo Pioneer Jordan Rosengren. CCB built a 32-point lead by the end of the opening term. It was evident to the crowd of

supporters that the Catholic College side was fired up and enjoying the contest, something that could not be said for the Lions. The Catholic College defence held sway in the second term when the game slowed down, before Greene slammed through a team lifting goal after the half time siren that saw CCB head to the half time break with a 30-point advantage. That break would prove decisive, CCB running out comfortable winners 14.9.83 to 6.10.46.

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CANADIAN international Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe is the latest recruit for the Bendigo Spirit ahead of the club’s 2016/17 WNBL campaign. The 25-year-old Canadian was confirmed as the club’s latest signing this week, and adds a defensive presence in the frontcourt alongside recent signing Nadeen Payne and mainstays Gabe Richards and Kelsey Griffin. Standing at 188cm, the Ontario native has played professionally in Switzerland and Germany after going to college at division two school Simon Fraser University. Raincock-Ekunwe led TSV 1880 Wasserburg to the German DBBL title last season, averaging 25.9 minutes, 14.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and an assist per game. Coach Simon

Pritchard said RaincockEkunwe, who has featured in 45 games for Canada, brings plenty of athleticism and excitement to the Spirit lineup. “She has amazing speed on the drive and played as a centre last season, out-muscling taller players on a regular basis,” he said. “She jumps out of the ring and gets rebounds she shouldn’t get her hands on.” Pritchard also emphasised Raincock-Ekunwe’s three-point shooting range despite her shooting just 3-of-21 in her last three European seasons and only hitting one in her career with the Canadian national team. Ra i n c o c k - E k u n w e said she is looking forward to meeting her new teammates and settling into Bendigo, and is hoping to further improve

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her game. “I am so excited about joining the Spirit and looking forward to the season ahead,” she said. “Exploring a new team in a new country and culture is very ex-

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FIVB WORLD GRAND PRIX Bendigo Stadium Friday June 3 to Sunday June 5 POOL B3 MATCHES Friday Croatia vs Cuba - 5.40pm Australia vs Colombia - 8.40pm Saturday Colombia vs Croatia - 4.10pm Australia vs Cuba - 7.10pm Sunday Cuba vs Colombia - 1.10pm Australia vs Croatia - 4.10pm Ticket prices: Adult: $22 | Concession: $11 Child (16 or under): $11 Family (2A+2C): $55 3 Day Pass Adult: $55 3 Day Pass Child: $25 3 Day Pass Concession: $25 Tickets available at: www.volleyroos.com.au

Colombia opens its campaign in Bendigo with the Australian team, and will be hoping for a repeat of the result from last year’s finals. Encouragingly, the team defeated Cuba 3-1 in Trujillo last year, so the Colombian lineup will be filled with confidence heading into its Sunday meeting with the Cubans.

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From Page 36 Sloane will play a key role for the Volleyroos, as will the hitting power of 195-centimetre Rhiannon Rosalind Tooker and West Australian Sophie Godfrey. The teams were welcomed by a civic reception yesterday after arriving in Bendigo on Wednesday. Hynes said she never expected to be playing at the international level in her home town. “I recall being a ball kid for an Australia versus Argentina men’s match one year while I was a junior, but I never thought I’d return as a senior and play in front of a home crowd,” she said. Australia’s opening clash against Colombia is followed by games against Cuba on Saturday and Croatia on Sunday before heading to Colombia next week.

BIG SERVE: Croatia’s Tamara Susic.

COLOMBIA COLOMBIA is faced with a tough task of repeating last year’s surprising success in the South American nation’s World Grand Prix debut. Colombia finished third in group three last year, defeating Australia in the third place playoff in Canberra 3-0. Coach Eduardo Gillaume returns at the helm of the Colombians, who at 169cm are far and away the smallest team in pool B3. Amanda Coneo will be one key to Colombia’s chances, as will Madelayanne Montano, who holds the most international caps with 20.

CROATIA enters this weekend’s World Grand Prix event at Bendigo Stadium with a point to prove. Formerly one of the strongest sides in Europe, Croatia competed in group two in last year’s World Grand Prix, but was relegated to group three for the 2016 event. Last year Croatia did not win a game in the world grand prix, but under new coach Miroslav Aksintijevic the side comes to Australia hungry for redemption and a chance to move back into the second tier of teams. The Sydney Olympic Games quarter finallists were the first of the internationals to arrive in Victoria ahead of the event, and defeated Australia in a pair of warm-up matches last weekend. Croatian captain Mia Jerkov is one of a host of international stars in the Croatian ranks, along with Ana Grbac, Mira Topic and Jelena Alajbeg. The Croatians begin their campaign with a match on Friday night against equal group favourite Cuba, who along with Peru are favoured to

TOP CHALLENGERS: Cuba will be tough to beat in Bendigo. take out the finals in Kazakhstan in two weeks’ time.

CUBA SIXTEEN-year-old starlet Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu will be key to Cuba’s hopes of beginning a run back to the top of world volleyball, beginning in Bendigo. The winners of the inaugural World Grand Prix in 1993, Cuba has endured a dramatic fall from the pinnacle of the sport, and finished fifth in group three last year. The Cubans won consecutive world championship gold medals in 1994 and 1998, but in last year’s championships in Italy finished a dis-

tant 21st place finish. The average age of the Cuban team at just over 20 means they are the youngest team by far competing in Bendigo across the weekend, with nine teenagers listed on the Cuban international roster. The team’s oldest player is Emily Cruz Borrell, at just 24. Vargas brings a powerful hitting force to the Cuban outfit, and is regarded as one of the most promising talents in the sport with the potential to drag Cuba back up the rankings. Coach Roberto Garcia Garcia’s side needs to start off strong this weekend, taking on a more experienced Croatian side on Friday night.

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AUSTRALIAN Volleyroos captain Shae Sloane says her side is up for the challenge of this weekend’s FIVB World Grand Prix in Bendigo. The three-week competition’s first preliminary round of matches are being held in Bendigo and Algeria this weekend, ahead of the finals in a fortnight in Kazakhstan. The 41st ranked Australians will tackle Cuba (ranked 20 in the world), Croatia (21) and Colombia (27) in a round-robin series of six games across the weekend. The competition is split into three groups according to world rankings, with Bendigo hosting group three of the highly-regarded international tournament. Bendigo took on Croatia in a warm-up match last Friday and despite losing Sloane is positive that the Volleyroos are heading in the right direction. “We were in Churchill for the first three days and played against New Zealand which was really good for us and we got to have a hit out and try some things and see how we went,” she said. “Then we came up against Croatia in Dandenong and got a lot of people along to watch which was awesome. “That kind of showed us the level we need to be playing at this weekend. We know what we need to be working on and where we need to go from today onwards

to be competitive and win some games over the weekend.” Also in the Australian team is Bendigo product Karley Hynes, who grew up just down the road from Bendigo Stadium in Maiden Gully. Hynes now lives in Melbourne which allows her to train with the team, but said this week she was thrilled to be playing at home.

It hit home that it is going to be a home crowd for myself “The preparation that we’ve had, it didn’t really feel like I was going to be coming back home and playing in front of a home crowd or anything like that,” she said after arriving on Wednesday. “Jumping on the bus this morning and driving past all the familiar places it hit home that it is going to be a home crowd for myself, so I’m really looking forward to it.” Australia has its work cut out as the outsider in a strong pool, and faces Colombia on Friday night to kick its campaign off.

GRAND TEST: Shae Sloane and Karley Hynes. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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