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Thales guns for contract IN the week the first Hawkei rolls into production at Thales, the Bendigo manufacturing company has set its sights on a new project for the Australian Defence Force. Lisa Chesters says the next federal member for Bendigo, whoever that may be, must be ready to fight for the contract. – Story Page 4
READY FOR ACTION: Lisa Chesters and the prototype of the light armoured combat reconnaissance vehicle.
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By SHARON KEMP
THE City of Greater Bendigo has suffered its worst community satisfaction results in five years. It’s a fall chief executive Craig Niemann has blamed on high profile public rancour, including the anti-mosque protests, that plagued the council last year. The survey, completed for all Victorian councils and coordinated by the state government, shows that men living in Eaglehawk aged 65 and over are most critical of the council. In 2016, Bendigo improved
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its rating from the year before in only one of seven key performance measures. A random sample of 400 residents were surveyed by phone between February 1 and March 30 this year and scored the council higher in community consultation only. Significantly, residents rated the overall direction of council and its overall performance eight points lower in 2016, a much greater de-
crease than other regional centres and metropolitan councils. And data from the five years from the first survey in 2012 to 2016 showed opinions of the council were unchanged for the first three years and started falling in 2015 before a significant downturn in 2016. The council has experienced a tumultuous 12 months starting in February 2015 when the council revealed it would stop providing the
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Home and Community Care service, a decision that affected 165 staff and their 2500 clients, only to the reverse the decision three months later. In August, and again in October, the city received nationwide publicity of violent protests in the city centre against a council decision to approve an application to build a mosque. The decision has also been challenged in court actions by opponents.
Early this year, individual councillors created headlines amidst claims and findings of misconduct. Mr Niemann said yesterday the survey was very much based on perception and 49 per cent of survey participants had not had any contact with the council. “It is not unreasonable to think that the events of the past 12 months would have impacted on the results,” he said. “Council and the executive team are keen to analyse the results and work towards making improvements across all categories.”
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New man at the helm IT is with pleasure, as the REIV’s newly appointed CEO, that I provide you with advice and updates on Victoria’s regional property market. This follows long-standing REIV CEO Enzo Raimondo recently stepping down from the role, after a decade and a half at the helm. I move into the position as a fifth-generation estate agent, and have served on the REIV board for many years. During my career, I’ve owned and operated my own agency, served as CEO of a growing franchise group and sold a range of property. It’s been a remarkable few years for the property market, with high listings and solid price growth across the state – some of the strongest I can recall. While auctions are popular in regional centres, the majority of homes in Victoria are actually sold by private sale. New REIV data shows multiple regional towns experienced significant improvements in days on market in April – a key market indicator for homes sold privately. The coastal town of Cape Paterson, south east of Melbourne, experienced the largest annual improvement in days on market in April with its median falling more than 70 days over the year to 109 days.
TOP ROLE: REIV CEO Geoff White. Homes in the commuter town of Romsey also sold faster in April when compared to the same period last year, down 67.5 days to a median of 80.5 days on market. Other areas experiencing significant annual declines in days on market include Maffra, down 52 days to a median of 98 days on market; Anglesea, down 46.5 days to a median of 60 days on market; and Heathcote, down 40 days to a median of 88 days on market. Meanwhile, a number of regional towns had some of the state’s shortest days on market, led by Irymple in north west Victoria. Homes in the town sold in a median of just 22 days in April. This was followed by Geelong suburbs Herne Hill and Hamlyn Heights, which had medians of
29 and 32 days on market respectively. Other towns performing well in April include Jan Juc with a median of 33 days on market; Waurn Ponds, 33 days; Mildura, 35 days; and Woodend, 39 days. While 2016 has been a time of change for the market, there are still a number of regions performing strongly, especially in comparison to some Melbourne areas which have moderated in recent months. Geoff White, Chief Executive Officer, REIV ABS housing finance figures released this week show new home lending to owner occupiers experienced solid growth during April.
The Housing Industry Association said the number of loans to owner occupiers for dwelling construction increased by 4.4 per cent with loans for the purchase of new homes rising by 3.3 per cent. Overall, new home lending saw growth of 4.0 per cent during the month but was 5.9 per cent lower than a year earlier. HIA senior economist Shane Garrett said the figures confirm that demand for new home purchase across Australia remains very strong. “Even though the amount of new home lending for owner occupiers peaked over a year ago, current loan volumes remain elevated by historic standards. This means that activity on the ground over the remainder of 2016 will be healthy,” he said. Mr Garrett said last month’s interest rate reduction was likely to provide some impetus to new home lending over the coming months. The HIA has also called for more debate and consideration of policy relevant to the housing sector. It says low interest rates only get home owners so far, and that appropriate fiscal policy, together with economic reform that has housing as a core focus, is necessary to lock in decent growth in productivity and living standards for current and future generations of Australians.
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Fuzzard plans next move don, who left last month, in the exodus of senior staff. Greater Bendigo chief executive officer Craig Niemann has previously said the city had enjoyed an extended period of stability for the past decade at a director level, and that staff who had recently left had done so due to career advancement opportunities. He said he had mixed emotions about losing good staff, but their elevation to other senior roles in local and state government showed the value in which they were held, and their value to
the community. The recent surge in resignations has also been an opportunity to review the organisation’s structure to ensure it can continue
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ANOTHER high ranking executive has departed the City of Greater Bendigo, following confirmation Presentation and Assets director Darren Fuzzard has accepted the position of chief executive officer at Mount Alexander Shire. His resignation is the fourth from the City of Greater Bendigo’s executive team in the past 11 months. Fuzzard joins former Organisation Support director Marg Allan (July 2015), former City Futures director Stan Liacos (January 2016) and former Community Wellbeing director Pauline Gor-
“Darren has had the responsibility of overseeing the city’s management of engineering and public space, maintenance and development of road and drainage infrastructure, parks and natu-
ral reserves, environmental sustainability, the Livestock Exchange and waste services.” Mr Niemann said Mr Fuzzard had been instrumental in guiding Greater Bendigo through the biggest change to waste since the introduction of recycling. Mr Niemann said although this latest resignation was a loss for the city, Mount Alexander Shire was fortunate to have recruited an enthusiastic and committed leader for its organisation and community. Mr Fuzzard’s last day with council will be Tuesday, July 7.
Jobs cut as Keech hit by mining tumble Twenty-FOUR jobs have been cut by Keech Australia as the award winning Bendigo-based steel castings manufacturer suffers from the downturn in the mining industry. Chief executive Herbert Hermens yesterday said manufacturing was under strain in Australia “and particularly for companies like Keech that rely largely on the mining industry”. Keech also missed out on work associated with the $10 billion submarine contract prime minister Malcolm Turnbull awarded to French company DCNS two months ago. The Bendigo company had a relationship with rival bidder German company ThyssenKrupp and as late as April Dr Hermens said Keech would try and forge a relationship with contract winner DCNS. Yesterday, he said it was likely the redundancies of a quarter of its workforce would be reversed once there was a boost in sales. “We have plans in place to improve the situation and are working hard on new product development and diversification in our product mix,” Dr Hermens said. “We value our staff and the contribution they make to our business but need to adjust our business operations to the current volume. “We’ve been trying to avoid affecting staff but sadly we have had to make redundancies from permanent positions across the business.” Dr Hermens said he and senior managers had taken a pay cut in an attempt to relieve pressure on business costs while the downturn in mining affected workload. The company, which in 2014 won the Endeavour Award for the most innovate company in Australia, has always be diversified, servicing the defence, construction, rail and agriculture industries as well as mining. “We consider this situation to be a temporary blip for the mining industry but we adjusting our business to this new reality to ensure we are in a sustainable position to respond as the market cycles change,” he said.
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Hawkei kicks off new bid THALES is putting itself front and centre in a bid to secure a new Australian Defence Force contract, and it has backing. In the same week the first Hawkei went into production at the site, the firm is vying for the lucrative Land 400 Phase 2 contract with their prototype vehicle the LAV (CRV). During a tour and briefing of the site, federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters was able to get up close to the new project. “My understanding is that while there has been a lot of speculation and politicking around the contract, it will be the next federal government that will make the decision,’’ she said. “Therefore, it will be the role of the next federal member for Bendigo to go to Canberra to fight for this contract and for Bendigo Thales. I am ready for that battle. “By selecting the LAV (CRV) the next government has the opportunity to secure existing jobs and create new jobs in the Bendigo defence manufacturing industry. “Manufacturing the Land 400 at Thales Bendigo just makes a lot of sense as we already manufacture the Bushmasters and Hawkeis for the Australian Defence Force.” During the visit and briefing Ms Chesters also viewed
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Refuge group leads forum By SHARON KEMP
HAWKEI ONE: Lisa Chesters MP and shadow assistant minister for defence David Feeney at Thales this week. the first Hawkei in production for the $1.6 billion ADF contact that was secured late last year. “The facility was buzzing with the Bushmaster and Hawkei sheds in production,” she said Thales Bendigo has developed and tested first the Bushmaster and now the Hawkei. Both of these defence armoured vehicles are being manufactured at the facility for the Australian Defence Force. “This is an exciting opportunity for Bendigo. If Thales is successful, Bendigo will become Australia’s armoured
vehicle manufacturing hub as well one of the world leaders in armoured defence vehicles manufacturing,” Ms Chesters said. “Bendigo needs these jobs. Maintaining a strong industrial base, including the skilled workers here in Bendigo, has important strategic implications for Australia. “Landing the Land 400 contract for Bendigo Thales will require a team effort. However, Bendigo has a proud defence manufacturing history and the capacity to do more.” – Steve Kendall
BENDIGO, the location of antimosque protests and a lower than average overseas-born population, is becoming ground zero for the regional refugee advocacy movement. In a duplication of events following the Tampa affair in 2001, regional groups angered at the major parties’ treatment of asylum seekers are regrouping with the aim of changing public opinion about refugees. To that end, the Bendigo chapter of Rural Australians for Refugees will host a conference in the city in September to train other similar groups throughout Australia in the art of lobbying government and persuading the public that refugees are being demonised. “We have become so disheartened as government policies have become meaner and crueller,” Bendigo RAR spokeswoman Marie Bonne said. She described the start up of RAR in 2001 as the outrage of people who had never met a refugee, “but they believed in human rights”. This is the second surge in membership and it follows what journalist Ben Doherty, who will be a guest speaker at the September conference, describes as “more self-declared hardline measures, including forcibly turning boats back to sea, sending asylum seekers back to Indonesia in lifeboats, and re-opening the closed offshore detention centres on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea and Nauru”. “The dominant reaction to Australian governments to increases in asylum seeker boat arrivals has been to crack down on the problem,” Mr
Doherty wrote in a paper for the Centre of Migration, Policy and Society. “In order to be able to prosecute these ‘hardline’ policies, governments have needed to justify the measures, and portray them publicly as reasonable and required actions.” Mr Doherty will talk at the conference about the choice of words, including “illegals” to describe asylum seekers, that governments use in public statements. Ms Bonne said the conference would urge all Australian refugee ad-
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CFA firm under pressure THE impasse between the state government and the CFA over firefighter pay negotiations continued yesterday as Victorian MPs continued to pressure the CFA board to agree to a deal. And in Bendigo, federal Labor incumbent Lisa Chesters has defended herself against social media claims she is interfering in the dispute despite calling on prime minister Malcolm Turnbull to butt out. Ms Chesters told the Bendigo Weekly she had always supported career and volunteer firefighters who work together in times of crisis and who had continued to show solidarity despite division in Melbourne. This week, CFA members and professional firefighters ral-
lied on separate days in front of State Parliament, calling for a resolution to a three-year pay dispute between the United Firefighters Union and the Victorian government. An enterprise bargaining agreement drawn up and ap-
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Natalie Hutchins was reported saying yesterday the deal would not change and the CFA board needed to get on with signing it. “The CFA board needs to stop stalling, they need to come to the table,” Ms Hutchins said. Prime minister Malcolm Turnball attended the rally of CFA volunteers to support their
magazine to change hands Bendigo Publishing yesterday announced the loss of two positions from its workforce as part of the pending sale of its Bendigo Magazine masthead. The popular lifestyle and fashion magazine has been a part of the city’s culture for more than 10 years, and was purchased by Bendigo Publishing in May 2011. General manager Peter Kennedy said the company would work with the new owners of the magazine to ensure a smooth transition. “It’s our hope that the new owners will continue to provide the same quality of service, support and experience to the Bendigo Magazine’s many loyal customers and readers that we have been privileged to offer for the past five years,” he said.
opposition to the UFU agreement. Central Victorian CFA volunteers and career firefighters attended their respective rallies in Melbourne this week but locally have committed to work together. Ms Chesters, who is Labor’s federal candidate in Bendigo, said in a statement on Tuesday the federal government needed to leave it to the Victorian goverment to resolve the dispute. “It’s their mess to clean up,” she said. But she was accused on Twitter of breaking ranks with Labor and siding with the CFA after she tweeted she supported the volunteers. Ms Chesters said her stand had not changed and she continued to support both the CFA and career firefighters.
a blue ribbon contest BENDIGO Police have again joined forces with the Bendigo Football Netball League for the second annual BFNL Blue Ribbon Round, to be held this weekend. The inaugural round last year featured a showcase game between Golden Square and South Bendigo, that raised funds for the Blue Ribbon Foundation. Last year’s round honoured Acting Sergeant Graham Elliott, who was killed while cycling to work in 2006. Elliott played his junior football with Golden Square, and was an under-18 premiership player. The connection with Square has been maintained, with this year’s showcase game to be played between the Dogs and Sandhurst in what looms as a blockbuster game. Bendigo Police Senior Sergeant Craig Gaffee is again leading the way in organising the event, and hopes it will be a similar success to last year. Saturday’s games begin with the 17-and-under netball at 10am at Wade Street Oval.
Chrysler fans gear up for a big weekend As the Queen’s Birthday long weekend approaches the Central Victorian Chrysler Club are preparing for Chryslers, Valiants, Dodges, Plymouths and DeSotos to descend on Bendigo for the 10th Annual Midstate Mopars show and shine. With nine successful years behind them, Midstate Mopars is now the second largest gathering of Chrysler vehicles in the Southern Hemisphere. The two-day event provides for all makes and models of Chrysler vehicles to be on display for all to enjoy. On Saturday, with the support of the Bendigo Car Club, the Motorkhana will be held at the Livestock Exchange Huntly. This puts both vehicles and their drivers to the test. Public entry is via gold coin donation with proceeds going to the local CFA. The Motorkhana event runs from 9am to 2.30pm. This will be fol-
lowed by a cruise from Lake Weeroona Rowing Club leaving at 3.45pm and finishing at the RSL for dinner. Sunday is the Show and Shine, set in and around the Bendigo Town Hall Precinct. This includes Hargreaves Street, Lyttleton Terrace, St Andrews Avenue, Mundy Street, Bull Street and Hopetoun Street. The organisers are anticipating more than 350 cars will be on show. The Show and Shine is from 8am and finishes with cheque donations to local charities and trophy presentations at 2pm. On Sunday the local Rotary Club cook and serve food in the lawn area, a Rock and Roll Display will be performed by the Bendigo Rock and Roll club. Monies raised from this event are donated to local charities.
food alliance launched The Bendigo Regional Food Alliance will be launched on Saturday at the Bendigo Community Farmers’ Market. The alliance has evolved from the City of Greater Bendigo council Healthy Together Bendigo project, which identified the need to improve eating habits. The alliance is now an incorporated independent organisation which aims to create a healthy sustainable local food system. The alliance is made up of local food producers, distributors, retailers, food recovery groups, local government, educators, health related organisations and interested community members. It is based on the themes Grow, Source, Cook, Share The alliance is developing a website that will contain links to resources, events and an interactive map.
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WHEREVER we turn there are TV cooking shows, cooking books, celebrity chefs, restaurants, pop-up restaurants and take-away restaurants. Apparently it’s the food that is taken away, not the restaurant. There is fast food, slow food, organic food, vegan food, local food, international food, good food and bad food. This obsession with food in first-world nations where food is abundant is of a different ilk to the obsession with food that is harboured by the starving of the third-world.
Rita Erlich has been writing about food for 40 years, well before the words celebrity and chef were placed in the same sentence. As co-editor from 1984-1998 of the prestigious Age Good Food Guide Rita was responsible for the development of Melbourne’s reputation for gastronomy. She has been and still is a prolific food writer and critic. “I write about food in all its
forms and meanings, recipes, nutrition, history, culture, agriculture and wine,” she said. “My latest book was The Makers: a story of food, family and foreigners. “Melbourne by Menu is an irregular history of restaurants, people and dining from the 1980s onwards.” The first book Rita wrote was Two in the Kitchen with her late husband, academic and television critic, Dennis Pryor. She recently told the Weekly her current passions are the history of recipes; Italian regional food and making bread. And of course we have to ask
Rita about her favourite restaurants and food. “I love Chinese restaurants (and the Flower Drum above all) and Japanese restaurants, because it’s not the food I cook,” she said. “I particularly like food from around the Mediterranean. “And of course Bendigo has some wonderful restaurants and cafes, and some great hotels. “The great thing about food is that it is a shared passion.” The 2016 Bendigo Writers Festival opens on Friday, August 12. The full program for the event will feature in next week’s Bendigo Weekly.
Rail upgrade adds worker flexibility MORE frequent and reliable trains could encourage businesses to relocate to Bendigo as well as make rail commuting to Melbourne easier for central Victorians. La Trobe University senior lecturer in community planning Andrew Butt said most of the data collected showed more people commute to Bendigo every day than leave the central Victorian city. But another step up in regional transport as outlined in the Regional Network Development Plan could introduce flexibility into the workforce planning of Bendigo’s biggest employers, including government departments, universities and the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, by giving them confidence to locate more jobs in Bendigo. Dr Butt said the dramatic shift for commuting by rail had taken place a decade ago when trains between Bendigo and Melbourne became more frequent and reliable. At that point, commuters were confident enough in the frequency and reliability of passenger trains that they could
commute to jobs in Melbourne from central Victoria. Dr Butt said trains had slowed down since then, as VLine “created some fat in its timetable to meet reliability targets”. Regardless, the network had encouraged people to settle in country Victoria and commute to Melbourne. “I think a lot of people like the idea of waking up in Malmsbury and then going to work in Bourke Street, Melbourne,” Dr Butt said. “But they typically don’t plan to do it long term although a lot of them have been doing it for years and years.” Transport minister Jacinta Allan has been briefing councils and regional managers about the network plan which she said would “guide investment in transport in regional Victoria”. She emphasised the frequency and reliability of trains running on the Bendigo line, but not the speed. “We want to see an improvement to frequency of services, whether it is achieving for the more commuter areas, a
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the journey. “But what is important for the future is that there is $2 million in planning funding that looks at what are the issues between Bendigo and Melbourne that is stopping us from running more trains and the infrastructure works that need to be done. “What we have too are important transport connections on our rail and our road and so it is about making sure that as our regional communities grow, we are keeping pace with that through investments in transport.”
LOCAL quilters and patchworkers in Bendigo are being asked to donate their time and skills to produce patchwork blocks in the name of charity. The blocks will form completed quilts to be auctioned off at the Bendigo CraftAlive Expo, as part of the Quilts of Hope initiative that supports children living with cancer and other life threatening blood disorders. For 27 years, CraftAlive has run Australia’s premier regional craft shows. Through Quilts of Hope, CraftAlive has united hundreds of crafters across Australia for a worthy cause. Tess Gutknecht from CraftAlive said they need more participants to reach their goal of completing 20 quilts for the charity auction. “We’re calling on craft enthusiasts of all ages and skill level in the Bendigo community to bring some local artistic flair to Quilts of Hope. “It’s also a wonderful opportunity for amateur and professional crafters to show off their beautiful quilt designs while giving back to a worthy cause.” Quilts can also be made from start-to-finish as part of Australia’s largest Quilt-a-Thon at the Bendigo CraftAlive Expo on June 17 to 19, and will either be donated to children entering hospital or auctioned off to raise funds for Challenge, the recipient charity. Individuals and local groups can visit www. quiltsofhope.com.au for more information, and to reserve their Quilt-a-thon spot at the Bendigo CraftAlive Expo. Details at www.craftalive.com.au
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“But that’s just the beginning of the winemaking process.” Mr Vine said in cellars and barrel halls right now winemakers in the Bendigo region are observing the shared relationship between wine, oak and the atmosphere. “Each exclusive and intimate barrel tasting offers the opportunity to find out what the winemaker looks for as wine matures in oak,” he said. At 11am, 1pm and 3pm on both days, participating wineries will offer a glimpse inside their barrel halls and a taste of their wines to be bot-
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Firm to pay workers young workers. Four employees were underpaid more than $50,000, with the largest underpayment being $55,446. Thirty-three workers were underpaid more than $20,000 and 99 employees were short-changed more than $5000. The Fair Work Ombudsman investigated after first receiving requests for assistance from Deepcore employees in August, 2015. Inspectors found Deepcore had failed to correctly calculate the allpurpose allowance under the Mining Industry Award. It also failed to pay night shift penalty rates to Victorian employees, as stipulated under the award. The company blamed the underpayments on its failure to properly understand the arrangements for
transitioning to modern awards, erroneous legal and accounting advice and challenges associated with its expanding workforce. Fair Work ombudsman Natalie James says Deepcore admitted its contraventions and co-operated with inspectors. “We have entered into an EU with the company in an effort to encourage behavioural change and ensure future compliance with workplace laws,” she said. Deepcore has already reimbursed more than $1m to current employees it had underpaid and will re-pay former workers by March, 2017. The company will pay employees 1.5 per cent interest on all reimbursements. Fair Work director Craig Bilstien said he deals with the good, the bad and the ugly in his role. “This company prob-
ably falls into the good category,” he said. “They did try to do the right thing and they want to fix it.” Deepcore has appointed a manager of human resources, safety and training to ensure it is now paying its employees correctly. Mr Bilstien said the matter highlights the need for employers to take the time to ensure they are aware of the correct minimum lawful entitlements that apply to their employees. “Underpayments of minimum entitlements, left unchecked over time, can lead to employers facing big back-payment bills they were not budgeting for,” he said. Employers can call the Fair Work Infoline on 13 13 94 between 8am and 5.30pm weekdays to obtain free advice and assistance from a team of expert advisers.
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NATIONALS party candidate Andy Maddison lists in order of importance, jobs, water and drug use as priorities for the Bendigo electorate. The three issues, he says, resonate strongest with voters he has talked to in the weeks since he was introduced as a candidate by Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce. That Mr Maddison places importance on the issues raised by constituents is obvious. He said the need to address them was the most important role of an elected representative. “It is not my opinion that counts, I tell people,” Mr Maddison said. “It is their opinion that matters because the member for the Bendigo electorate should represent their interests, not their own.” This is the entry point through which Mr Maddison takes aim at incumbent MP, Labor’s Lisa Chesters, and he is more pointed than his Liberal counterpart Megan Purcell. “The electorate doesn’t feel they are being represented in the right way,” Mr Maddison said. “They feel there are opportunities being missed to attract industry. “The main thing we are hearing is about jobs and I know it is the same old adage, jobs and growth, but it is true to the point, we need jobs for these kids and for kids moving
PROMOTING BUSINESS: Andy Maddison and Peter Johnston in Marong. into the future and industry is a big part of that.” But on issues that deal with finite resources, there is more than one interest and, as a Nationals candidate in a seat whose constituency resides mainly in urban areas, the conflict has the potential to put him at odds with his party. For instance, Mr Maddison acknowledges the legitimacy of recreational uses of the most precious of resources in this electorate, water. It adds to the “vibe” of the area, he said. He also talks about the injection of money into the local economy through businesses supported by visitors to Lake Eppalock, businesses that provide jobs. But to the north, and in a
seat of Murray which the Nationals are desperate to win, farmers are crying out for flows. Mr Maddison’s leader, Mr Joyce, was more emphatic about the party’s priorities when asked in Bendigo on May 18 about flows for recreational use. “I think the biggest thing is to make sure you have an economy, an economy underpins the social and economic fabric of any area,” he said. Mr Maddison also conceded the roll out of NBN in the electorate had been slower than it should have been, and greater bandwidth would benefit the agriculture industry and its service businesses. Fog prevented Mr Joyce from flying into Bendigo on Wednesday to visit the Graincorp office at Marong before heading north
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to Wedderburn to announce a $20 million commitment for 1200 kilometres of water pipeline servicing the south west area of the seat of Murray being contested for the Nationals by Damian Drum. Retiring Liberal incumbent Sharman Stone gazumped the announcement by releasing it on social media the night before. At Marong, Mr Maddison highlighted Graincorp as a business thriving in regional Australia and an example of keeping services out of cities and close to the industries they serve. “Graincorp’s Marong office employs 35 full time people and is an important service centre for the company’s grain marketing business,” Mr Maddison said. “Their presence in Marong creates local jobs and helps underpin the development of the region. “In turn, Graincorp benefits from having a pool of keen and knowledgeable local talent to draw on, and direct links into the community.” Mr Maddison also has a personal motivation for the running in this election. He wants money committed to fixing roads, having lost a sister in a car accident eight years ago. He and Ms Purcell announced last week an election commitment of $4.1m to fix local road black spots throughout central Victoria, $2.872m of which would be spent in Greater Bendigo.
LABOR has addressed the rising costs of child care in its election campaign, offering relief for families within the next six months. Bendigo candidate Lisa Chesters made a commitment in Bendigo this week to increase the child care rebate to $10,000 a year, up from $7,500. She said 107,800 families nationwide would otherwise reach the rebate cap next financial year and would have to choose between paying “double fees” or leaving the workforce. The child care benefit will also be increased under Labor’s proposal, by 15 per cent. Under the proposed increase, 813,000 eligible families would be better off – some to the tune of $1627 per year, Labor says. “Right now, too many central Victorian women have their pay packet eaten up by the costs of child care,” Ms Chesters said. “Over the last three years, child care fees have increased by over 20 per cent, and out-of-pocket costs have gone up. “This is an issue that is regularly raised with me when I am talking to mums with young children. “I know Labor’s announcement will not fix the many structural issues we are facing within the early childhood and education sector however, it’s a start.” Labor’s package is costed at $3 billion, which the Coalition this week said the party had no idea how to fund. To address child care costs, the Coalition has proposed to replace the rebate and benefit by a single means-tested subsidy which would give families earning up to $65,700 a 85 per cent subsidy of actual fees changes, tapering down to 20 per cent when the family income reaches $340,000. Their proposal also included an activity test under which parents must work, study or volunteer for a specified number of hours to be eligible for child care assistance. The Coalition’s package has been blocked in the senate.
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Pollies line up to launch campaigns with a push on Medicare. Ms Chesters said healthcare was the issue foremost in concerns raised with her by constituents. She claims the Labor government will lift the freeze on Medicare rebates to general practitioners if voted into government. The Coalition extended the freeze until 2020.
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Healthcare traditionally ranks highly as an issue among federal election voters and will resonate strongly with the electorate’s older voters. People aged 70 and over are the single biggest group of voters in Australian electorates. “This election is the first for many years that is getting back to what do you want the role of federal government to be,” Ms Chesters said. “People are wanting to
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BENDIGO saw colour and movement in the federal election campaign on the weekend as three parties claimed sections of the city’s Charing Cross centre on Saturday. Lisa Chesters’ Labor faithful held down the lower section of View Street at Trades Hall for her campaign launch. On the same day around lunch time in Bendigo’s centre, Megan Purcell’s Liberal Party volunteers staked some ground at the base of Marilyn Monroe and diagonally opposite, Rise Up Australia party members were videoing their campaign in Bendigo on the corner of Mitchell Street and Pall Mall. At the halfway point in the campaign, incumbent Ms Chesters said she was building on momentum created in the weeks since the election was called on May 8. She said about 300 redshirted party faithful gathered to launch her platform
inequality, climate change and asylum seekers. “In terms of regional Victoria and regional Australia, some of the big issues that we see are very important are issues like increasing funding for mental health services,” Ms Rice said. “The opportunities of investing in renewable energy and here in northern Victoria and central Victoria, the opportunities for solar energy are massive.
“Dealing with issues such as the increasing cost of housing, affordable housing, and homelessness as well. So making sure there are resources enabling all people to lead happy, prosperous lives.” She said the Greens had a target of 90 per cent renewable energy for Australia by 2030. “Otherwise we just haven’t got a future and the prospects of climate change for central and northern Victoria are very bleak,” Ms Rice said. “If you look at decreasing rainfall and increasing temperatures, you won’t be able to grow wheat here any more, it will be too hot. “And the issue of water resources, if we think we have problems now trying to weigh up whether we should have greater environmental flows or more water going to agricultural users, with decreasing water, that problem is just going to become more and more difficult.”
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THE future of Bendigo in a warming climate is a hot topic for discussion at a forum this month. The event, on June 15, highlights the changes to flora and fauna in the region. “As important as flora and fauna are, humans may be more interested in the implications for themselves,” ecologist Damien Cook said. “Climate change is taking its toll locally. During a field trip to Bell Swamp and Mount Alexander last week we saw many examples of the impact on the region’s ecology. “Trees die all the time and it’s a natural occurrence, but so many dying at once indicates environmental change.” Mr Cook said the trees
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of drying out over the last few decades. If it continues, the species and the associated bush will be lost from this site,” he said. The ecologists agree there is a flow on effect to local fauna. “Now we are seeing common species of birds become rare and locally extinct, that’s a real canary in the coalmine scenario,” Mr Cook said. The Future of Bendigo in a Warming Climate Forum: Wednesday, June 15 from 7pm at the Capital Theatre. CONCERNED: Damien Cook with a dead Grey Box at Bell Swamp.
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Warmer days ahead HUNDREDS of people will be whole lot warmer, thanks to a donation from a High Street store. Finny’s Manchester has donated nearly 400 wool quilts to St Vincent De Paul in Bendigo and Shepparton and Anglicare in
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TWELVE Central Victorian sports and recreation clubs can kit up after winning grants in the latest round of VicHealth’s Active Club Grants. The grants are a traditional source of funding for local clubs and this year they shared in almost $1 million given out statewide. The Bendigo Dragons American Football Club received $3000 to buy 50 competition playing jerseys. Lockwood South and Districts Bowls Club, Marong Bowls Club, South Bendigo Bowls Club and White Hills Bowls Club each put their hand up and were awarded money for club bowls. Elmore Football Club can buy goal post padding for their
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HOME GROWN: Peta Mullens highly valued. Other common responses were the weather and the variety of routes available. Riders can be out of town within minutes, training on great roads with minimal traffic and testing bush trails. Mount Alexander is a great training route for most elite cyclists. The combination of environments on- and off-road – flat quick sections, short steep pinches, long energy sucking slow climbs and sharp demanding downhill sections – all provide their own challenges and build quality cyclists. The support of the local bike shops who we must continue to frequent, were also reported as being a positive influence on the development of cycling in the area. Those local bike shops function as a port of call for mechanical support, as
well as information about the times and places of most bunch rides. The continued development of cyclists is maintained through the support for all ages across all disciplines. Over the years, Bendigo has supported the development of cyclists in multiple ways as well as rolling with the times. Junior track training, junior race teams, transitional teams between junior and senior lay the groundwork. Support through teams for those with ambitions for an international career and regular races for all ages from juniors through to the veterans provide many opportunities for development. All these influences will continue to have a positive impact on up and coming junior cyclists and ensure Bendigo keeps producing star riders. - Chris Lightfoot
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THERE seems to be a disproportionate number of cyclists from Bendigo and central Victoria racing at an elite level, across a range of disciplines. Peta Mullens throws herself through wicked mountain tracks across Australia and Europe. Robbie Hucker and Minda Murray fly around the National Road Series. Zak Dempster races across France, and Glenn O’Shea shreds the velodrome boards internationally. What’s the secret? The number of bike-shops in Bendigo is probably an indicator. Local cyclists, from all disciplines and abilities, have their views on why Bendigo produces so many quality cyclists. The most common theme was the supportive culture and broad cycling network in the area. The supportive culture was explained through the number of bunch rides available every day, that range in ability and speed. On any given ride, you could be riding with a past or current champion. Other times you are riding with friends with a goal of challenging yourself to push a little harder. Within each bunch is also a variety of experience, which is positively handed down to the newer or younger riders. Within the Bendigo cycling community there are Olympic, international and Australian champions, whose experience and support is
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From 26 June, network changes will deliver new and more frequent train services to growing areas.
> weekday services to and from Epsom will increase from 4 to 14 services a day
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> all weekday trains will stop at Kangaroo Flat
This $30.4 million project, funded by the Government of Victoria, will help improve traffic flow and provide transport options along this vital route.
> new train timetables will provide greater connectivity with existing bus services.
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Information session 2 Date Monday 20 June 2016 Time between 1pm and 5pm Location Holy Rosary Hall, corner of Hamelin and Napier Streets, White Hills.
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HE next conversation in the monthly series at the Schaller Studio is an exclusive behind the scenes glimpse of the life and work of David McAllister AM, artistic director, of the Australian Ballet. Jill Rivers will conduct the interview over a glass of wine in a relaxed environment. Bendigo balletomanes are privileged to have a chance to get to know David better and hear about the Australian Ballet’s upcoming season of Giselle at the Ulumbarra Theatre on July 8 and 9. David McAllister is a major figure in the international world of dance having won medals in competitions in Russia while still the Soviet Union and entertained Princess Diana during his dancing career. Sunday, June 26. 11.30am until 12.45pm. Enquiries jill@fcconversations.com or 5417 5228.
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OETS in libraries. The Bendigo Library is hosting a free talk on the value of poetry with local poet Bruce Oakman. Bruce is fond of quoting ABC TV journalist Sarah Ferguson who said, “There is no moment in my life which isn’t made better by poetry or no sadness or loss that isn’t comforted by it.” Thursday June 16, 5.30-6.30 (Free event) Bookings www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au
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CTORS From this year’s Senior School production of Beauty and the Beast at Girton Grammar School will be virtually unrecognisable on stage as their costumes, make up and characters come to life in a gritty reimagining of the much-loved Disney classic. Five months of intense rehearsals are coming to an end with the curtain rising at the Ulumbarra Theatre on the school’s biggest and best production ever. Headmaster Matthew Maruff said he can hear singing from his office.
“The end result of a rigorous production schedule is shining through in phenomenal performances by our musicians and actors,” he said. “This year’s production will feature more than 100 cast members, a full symphony orchestra with more than 30 musicians, seven spectacular choreographed musical numbers and over 100 sensational costumes. “For the first time, we will be staging a senior school musical drama in the Ulumbarra Theatre. Our goal is to provide students with a professional theatre experience that
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rivals the best in this country.” The show itself will be a completely reimagined version to the original Beauty and the Beast Disney classic, with a broody and mysterious take on this timeless tale of love and deception, trust and treachery. The audience will be challenged to question what true beauty means and whether people can really change. The show runs at 8pm for three days from Wednesday, June 15. Tickets on sale at www.gotix.com.au
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Saturday, June 11 Car Boot Sale: St Mary’s Anglican Church, Kangaroo Flat. 8am to 1pm. Bargains as well as cake, plant and book stalls, morning tea
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The power of voting Recently I found myself listening as an acquaintance expressed, at length, her displeasure with a current serving local government councillor. My friend simply could not believe this person had been elected in the first place. Upon enquiry, though, my disgruntled friend could not recall exactly who she had voted for, or why, in the relevant election – only that she had completed the compulsory postal ballot. She looked horrified when I jokingly remarked that she may have helped vote the offending councillor in. I can only hope that she now has some sense of just how powerful her vote can be, and why she should consider carefully how she uses it. A sophisticated and functional society confers not only rights, but also duties and obligations upon its members, and voting in democratically conducted elections is both a serious obligation and an essential right. It is regrettable that so many Australians see voting as such an inconvenience. In the USA, supposedly the greatest democracy on earth, where voting is not compulsory, low voter turnout means unequal voter turnout. This arguably undermines the legitimacy of the electoral system, by increasing the risk of a government which will only reflect a minority. Compulsory voting keeps Australian politics responsive. Candidates have to address the needs of a majority of voters. Governments and councils have to represent not just those who voted for them this time round, but all of their constituents. It is worth remembering how many millions of people are denied, often by brutal means, a vote in a participatory democracy throughout the world, next time you may be tempted to donkey vote. Michelle Goldsmith, Candidate for Whipstick Ward 97 Sailors Gully Rd, Eaglehawk, VIC 3556
Care on the road With so much concern in relation to the rising road toll I would like to point out to the older man riding his push bike along Napier Street Bendigo recently that when the traffic lights turned red at the intersection with Nolan Street that means you stop like any other vehicle, not put your head down at about 10 metres from the intersection and keep riding. Had I not been watching you
and completed my right turn, as I was allowed to, you would have been another accident victim due to your own stupidity. Next time you might not be so fortunate. Robert K Smallpage, Huntly
Enough is enough The saga of the Hargreaves Mall and its so called “Mall Dwellers” has been festering now for years, and you would think that there was nothing new that could be added to the debate. And then along comes an astonishing letter from Richard Liddlelow (Bendigo Weekly, June 3) in which he not only rides into battle for “these kids that have become a little antisocial” but has the temerity to suggest mall traders are treated to this ongoing harassment because of the way they speak to the perpetrators. That’s right, honest shop owners who are facing a daily barrage of atrocious behaviour and dwindling customers should not speak so harshly to the very people who are tormenting them. Enough is enough. It seems we have become a nation of apologists. It doesn’t matter what anti-social behaviour a person exhibits, they are never responsible for their actions, there is always an external factor to blame. Personal choice and moral behaviour is something that no government and no person can ever take away from us. We all have the power to act and speak as we choose. We all know right from wrong. So in defence of the mall traders, and every other citizen who has cause to walk through the mall and witnesses spitting, swearing, yelling, fighting and theft let me say this: isn’t it about time we called a spade a spade? This thuggish behaviour is being committed by people of their own free will. If they truly wish to join the rest of civilised society, a good place to start would be to resist the urge to behave like a lynch mob “just because they can”. Eric Lakey, Bendigo
Volleyball win Allow me to congratulate the Weekly on the outstanding coverage of the World Grand Prix Volleyball event played in Bendigo last weekend. Not only did you cover female sport, which just happened to be the highest level of annual women’s
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volleyball in the world, but it highlighted to Bendigo residents another world class event made possible by the support of the City of Greater Bendigo. The event was televised live on Fox Sports and sent overseas to many countries, highlighting Bendigo as a thriving city that has international standard sporting facilities and the expertise to deliver an event at the highest level. The Bendigo stadium was converted into a venue matching that of the Olympic Games, at a fraction of the cost. Your support will contribute to attracting more high level events to this city. Murray Mansfield, Strathdale
Ending poverty Cam Walker (Bendigo Weekly, May 27) appears very concerned about climate change. While it’s good to be concerned about the environment, however, it’s more important to save the economy from hazards such as expensive energy, to stimulate and create wealth and prosperity for future generations. In addition we must never forget those less fortunate than ourselves. There are almost one billion undernourished people in the world today. It would take $28 billion to provide them with basic nutrition, running water and sanitation, and basic edu-
cation, according to UNICEF. Contrast this to what was spent on climate change. The world spent more than $US one trillion over the past three years (CPI report). And the result? No significant impact on climate. It’s like investing $1 million and being happy with a $1 return. This is not a rational or a sustainable course of action in either the short or long term. The justification for all this spending is to help prevent more hurricanes, extreme weather events, droughts and more frequent and intense bushfires. The best way we can help the third world out of poverty, is to give them the wherewithal so they can develop sources of cheap reliable base load coal fired power. This will in turn provide power to build and run hospitals, schools and the necessary infrastructure to develop local economies which will in turn provide job opportunities and help raise the living standards of millions. Alan Barron, Grovedale
directors the right in “abnormal circumstances” to slash dividends to investors in favour of paying more to farmers. It’s just wrong that our dairy farmers are forced into crippling debt but company directors and investors continue to earn very healthy profits and dividends. Labor believes the shareholders of Murray Goulburn need to share the pain. Labor has called on the agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce to meet with the board of Murray Goulburn to discuss to discuss Labor’s plan. This should be a bi-partisan plan. If Mr Joyce refuses then it demonstrates one thing and one thing only. The Liberals and Nationals only care about shareholders, big business and the top end of town and not about farmers, their communities and regional Australia. Lisa Chesters MP, Federal Member for Bendigo, Cnr Williamson and Myers streets Bendigo, VIC 3550
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Karen Corr had her rose coloured glasses on when writing ‘Innovation City’, (Bendigo Weekly, June 3). That was just awesome. I re-read it several times. I would like to live in a city like that. Murray McPhie, Epsom
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Satisfaction action THIS week’s release of the 2016 Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey results are cause for concern for the City of Greater Bendigo, but more importantly, they can also be the catalyst for change. Chief executive officer Craig Niemann is spot on to suggest perception pays a large part in the determinations of this process, but those perceptions needs to be addressed. The troubling thing about these annual surveys is that what people perceive is usually what they believe. That’s because their perceptions are based on what they hear, see and think. And that’s a circumstance the council cannot afford to dismiss, ignore or downplay. There has been a significant slump in the overwhelming majority of areas that this survey includes, and the largely negative perceptions that arise out of such adverse findings needs to become the impetus for positive change.
team to complete a review of how the executive operates, and out of this review, we would all be hoping for some positive impetus and a rejuvenation within council that is contagious for the broader community. Elections in October are also an opportunity for some new talent to integrate as councillors, and for ratepayers to have their ultimate say on how they have judged both the council and the councillors. But for now, it must be said that the perceptions captured in these survey findings are real. Bendigo prides itself on being perceived as the most liveable city in regional Australia. Bendigo prides itself on being the first city in Australia recognised as a Child Friendly City by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. We are not just the City of Greater Bendigo. We must always strive to be greater, but we must also strive towards being the City of Better Bendigo as well.
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Editorial Comment Controversy feeds into these surveys and there is no doubt situations such as the calamity surrounding plans for the city’s first mosque, and the fallout from a succession of councillor misconduct hearings and subsequent findings would not have helped. Such events do little to satisfy some residents’ concerns about local government in Greater Bendigo. Armed with these results, the council must now look at what it needs to do to improve the way it is viewed by the community it serves. Mr Niemann has already stated he is using the recent resignations of some of his senior executive
opinion By STEVE KENDALL Chief of Staff, Bendigo Weekly
THERE is a lot of fuss about the volunteers of the Country Fire Authority and whether it should be under the control of paid firefighters and the unions. While the rows are loud and constant, I think we are missing a point. Why do we as a first world country have volunteers doing dangerous and dirty work? If there is one job that deserves proper remuneration it’s the role of a firefighter. My simplistic mind would see this as the end of the problem. If we had the Victoria Fire Service all would be paid and all areas could work with each other in different districts. As a migrant to this country I was amazed volunteer firefighters existed. As for fundraising for truck and tankers what an insult. It seems to be part of the way of life in country
Victoria to accept the volunteer status, but why can’t people be paid? There would be an argument from some, and I am happy to be corrected, about people being paid when there are no fires to put out. I would put that in the same category as the Australian Defence Force. All
money? I hear you ask. Well perhaps we could skim some of that money off the pointless submarine cost we have lumbered ourselves with. $50 billion at last count. As for the joint strike fighter, well that’s throwing money away. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs cost about
Why on earth are our volunteer firefighters not paid? of those people in uniform being paid a great rate with no wars to fight, and you don’t see fundraisers to buy a new tank or truck for the army. It’s paid for by the Commonwealth of Australia, and whether it be by state or federal government our firefighters should be paid and their equipment bought by the state. Where do you find the
$100 million each. I would guess that’s an awful lot Victoria Fire Service wages and equipment. Even if the newlyformed by me VFS had a contract for the so-called fire season, otherwise known as summer, at least there would be paid men and women ready to take on the task anywhere in Australia, or indeed the world.
We pay our army reserves, we pay our Metropolitan Fire Brigade members, we pay our Victoria Police members we pay our ambulance members, all of their equipment is supplied. Even the firefighters in the ridiculously named Department of the Environment, Land, Water and Planning are paid. Why on earth are our volunteer firefighters not paid, irrespective of the present arguments? If they were paid, you could ensure they are available too, rather than at work or away. It is not compulsory for volunteers to attend. Let’s fix the pay, and then get on with unifying firefighters. Heaven forbid maybe it’s time to think of the Federal Fire Service. Firefighters, unions and governments fighting each other means they are not fighting fires, and people will die. Simple.
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a lot more critical on timing, but I took the leisurely Donna approach without the rush to have the lasagne sheets and mix all in the right place at the right time. Donna also suggested lasagne sheets at the bottom of the dish after a light greasing, all new in the Kendall household. So there I was, dish greased and layered, meat mix bubbling away nicely, and the sauce ready to go. Now I know you are expecting a disaster, but my white sauce turned into this soufflelike fluffy joy just as described. Admittedly I was worried during the constant whisking stage, it seemed to take
forever, but once there it was great. Donna told me to put the mix to one side. The Mrs K version insisted on immediate pouring. I was able to ladle the meat, layer the pasta and layer the sauce in my own sweet time. The oven was on preheat so it was just a case of finnessing the top with a sprinkle of mozzarella and freshly ground black pepper. I should have kept this all to myself, and this is the big mistake I alluded to. I said to Mrs K I thought my white sauce was better than hers... - Steve Kendall Twitter@stevekendall1
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USICALLY-minded Bendigonians will be digging deep next weekend for two very worthy causes. On Saturday, June 18 the Golden Vine and Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival are hosting Bendigo Blues for the Homeless – a fundraiser supporting Blues for Lost Souls. Blues for Lost Souls, a blues music charity started by Greg Dodd in 2012, raises money, food and clothing to help the homeless. The charity runs a mid-year fundraiser in Melbourne – last year’s raised more than $35,000. For the first time this year Blues for Lost Souls is going regional with events in Gippsland and Bendigo. Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival has donated items for raffles and silent auctions in previous years, but this year the Bendigo Blues community is also lending its collective musical talent to the cause. A stellar line-up includes Bill Barber, Highway 79, Swamp Monsters, Rhythm Kings, Harlem, Bleach, William Alexander, Graciana Holland and more – 12 artists over 12 hours from noon at the Golden Vine. The Bendigo Blues and Roots volunteer team have put their hands up to take donations
of tinned food, blankets and other items on behalf of Blues for Lost Souls. On Sunday, June 19 the Shamrock Hotel hosts a benefit for revered local music figure Tony Spizzica who is battling cancer. Spizzica is well-known across central Victoria – with many years’ service on double bass for a number of bands including The Mockbells and The Cabarettos. He is an inspiration to countless aspiring local musicians. “I had the good fortune to play as Spizz’s drummer in The Cabarettos,” muso Colin Thompson said. “It was an honour and a privilege. No matter where we played, Spizz always knew someone. He’s always been that kind of guy gets along with everyone and makes friends at every turn. “Spizz is always quick with a well told joke as well – an art form somewhat lost these days. The other thing about Spizz I appreciate is the support and encouragement he’s given me over the years to keep pushing on with driving the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival.” Spizz’s Gig starts at 2pm at the Shamrock Hotel on Sunday, June 19 and will feature 10 acts including Alawishus Jones and the Outright Lies. - Simon Wooldridge
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N interesting aspect of La Trobe University’s latest exhibition, Flawless, is that many of the highly stylised portraits look the same. But that’s OK. Masters student, Alanah Brand, is exploring women’s desire to present a flawless online image. The result is that the portraits are sanitised and for the most part lack personality – which is exactly the point that Ms Brand is making. “I feel that social media users are constantly searching for a look that is not genuine or real,” Ms Brand said. “Women choose to post images that are highly stylised and edited, thinking that is the ‘best’ version of themselves. “I wanted to use my artwork to question why women can’t be valued for their
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VERY small minority of those who had come to the Bendigo goldfield in its formative years would have been in possession of a horse. The horse was an animal associated with the more financially successful and those in positions of authority. The cost of feeding a horse was excessive in the early 1850s, then, the animal had to be kept secure as there were plenty of men who would dearly love to have a horse but were unable to do so. Because of the huge increase in population as a direct result of the gold rush, there were not enough horses available for those who could afford them when their fortunes had changed. We have to remember that there were many different types of horses, specific breeds which were used for particular purposes. Those men who had been “in the bush” prior to the gold rush were frequently very adept at riding horses through all types of terrain, a real mark of the true bush man. Young men in particular were extremely keen to be able to show off their skills on a horse. In the towns “fast and furious riding” was an offence, these were the burnouts and hooning of the 1850s. By the mid 1850s here
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EARLY STEEPLECHASING: Clearing a three-railed fence.
in Bendigo the demand for draught horses was very great, not just for assisting with the carriage of goods but to be harnessed to the rapidly increasing number of puddling machines. The puddlers also required another horse to cart the wash dirt to the machine. Puddling became, for those who could afford the horses that were needed, the most effective way on a large scale of breaking down the clay with water in order to release the gold. Obviously you had to have capital to begin puddling operations. The tradition of many forms of horse racing were very strong in the predominantly Anglo community that made up early Bendigo’s population. Various forms of competitions and races were already being held as early as 1852. Initially these races and shows of equestrian skill were not a highly organised affairs, it was a form of recreation for those who had a good mount and to those who were interested in being the spectators. Men of the Government Camp were keen to show their “breeding” and skill in what they were able to do with their fine mounts. So it should come as little surprise that these men and their horses should be involved in various
forms of racing. In 1853 a meeting was organised, the first Bendigo Races, the level area of ground near the Epsom Rush was chosen as a site for the race meet. On the program of events were a series of different forms of races, one of the most anticipated was the steeplechase. For the steeplechase various brush fences, post and rail fences, hurdles and logs had been placed on the course to test both the riders and their horses. As the course was relatively open a good view could be had of these events as they were being conducted. One of the many participants in this the first organised steeplechase event was the 45-year-old Lachlan MacLachlan. Some of the other officers and gentlemen from the Government Camp were also to ride in this race. Naturally any person who had a suitable mount could also participate in this much anticipated event, including 14-year-old William Stanford. Those in charge of the government camp had been instrumental in organising this race meet and the first president for the event was none other than the youthful Joseph Anderson Panton, the goldfields commissioner.
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New regulations THE cooler and wetter weather may have kept many anglers indoors but there are still many yet to be deterred by the adverse conditions. Last weekend 64 keen anglers attended Round 5 of the Central Vic Lure Casters Super Series at Horseshoe Bend at Torrrumbarry for four Murray cod and two golden perch. While this long weekend will have members of the Bendigo Legion Angling Club traveling to Nelson on the Glenelg River in the far southwest of the state. Further north the Toolondo boat ramp has recently been extended by 30 metres to help freshwater anglers make the most of the fishery over the next six months. Toolondo is expected to offer some exciting brown trout, rainbow trout and redfin fishing over the next six months. Freshwater anglers should also be aware of several recent regulation changes regarding bag limits and closed seasons. The daily bag limit for golden perch from Victoria’s lakes has been reduced from ten to five – previously the five fish limit only applied to rivers. The change also aligns Victoria’s daily bag limit for golden perch with that of New South Wales, further simplifying fishing trips for anglers in the north of Victoria. Meanwhile Lake Eildon will allow year round access to anglers targeting Murray cod with the lifting of the traditional closed
season between September and November. The removal of the closed season at Lake Eildon will be initially for this spring and will be monitored via feedback from freshwater anglers according to Fisheries Victoria. Lake Eildon’s Murray cod generally do not successfully breed, so it makes no sense to protect them unnecessarily with a closed season, especially when it limits fishing opportunities during springtime as water temperatures increase and fish activity increases. Lake Eildon’s reputation as a Murray cod fishery has evolved in recent years thanks to a substantial stocking program funded by anglers through their fishing licence fees. Other Victorian fishing regulations for Murray cod will remain unchanged including the slot limit introduced in 2014 of 55 to 75 centimetres and the bag limit of one Murray cod in rivers and the bag limit of two in lakes. Elsewhere Fisheries Victoria have also recently stocked nearly 200,000 golden perch fingerlings to further improve recreational fishing opportunities for anglers. Locally, Lake Eppalock received 18,500 with Laanecoorie getting an additional 10,000 fingerlings while the Goulburn River between McCoy’s Bridge and Murchison received 50,000. Trout stocking got into full swing with
THE GLENELG RIVER: Upstream from Nelson. Lake Fyans receiving 6,000 brown trout and 6,000 rainbow trout and Blue Rock Lake getting 10,000 browns. Anglers are reminded that the season for trout fishing in Victorian rivers closes at midnight next Monday, June 13. Anglers are still be able to fish for trout in lakes, but that rivers would be closed from the end the long weekend to protect spawning trout and give wild stocks an opportunity to reproduce. The start of June also heralds another
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Something different THIS weekend draws to a close the 2015/16 trout season on Victorian rivers. To some of us this leads to wistful thoughts of next season and an end to fishing for the coming three months there are those who seek alternatives. Fly fishing for Murray Cod is a growing winter alternative for many trout anglers and the thrill of catching a big one in local waters makes braving the cold very worthwhile. Yet getting started on a new and challenging target species raises many questions; Where to fish? What weight rod and fly line? What strength leader? Which flies? Which techniques? To answer these and many more questions this month the Bendigo & District Fly Fishing club are hosting a
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VOLUNTEERS
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MARKET DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITION Full time 15 months
Become a Compeer Volunteer and help change a life Friendship offered by a Compeer Volunteer can have a profound and lasting effect in the life of a person who may become isolated by their mental health issues. 1 hour a week is all that is needed to improve the quality of life and self-esteem of adults with a diagnosed mental illness through one-to-one friendship with a caring volunteer Compeer supports their volunteers each step of the way: • Obligation free information sessions • Free training and Ongoing support
Salary $96,909 to 106,071 per annum A full-time 15 month position exists for an enthusiastic and motivated person to fill this challenging role with responsibility for facilitating efficient resource recovery opportunities for the Loddon Mallee region. A flexible working environment awaits the successful applicant. For more information and/or a Position Description email Karen Fazzani on karen.fazzani@lmwrrg.vic.gov.au or phone 5494 3711. Applications addressing the Key Selection Criteria close at 4 pm on Friday 17th June 2016 and should be emailed to karen.fazzani@lmwrrg.vic.gov.au
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MALDON QB SWAP MEET
Acrylic, pastel, watercolour, pencil, all styles,. Small classes. Beginners welcome. Phone 0414 582 991 artsofolde on facebook and instagram
Sun June 12th from 7am Race Course Reserve Lewis Rd Entrance Admission $5 (Kids Free) Contact Mark 0414 244 842
Accurate,confidential, 30+ yrs exp. Local reader Phone 0401 700 258
Classifieds 1300 558 385
Bendigo DHS To conduct interviews on Monday 20 June 2016 DHS Office 231-245 Lyttleton Terrace 10am to 12pm Appointments are essential. Please call 1800 555 254 or email GeneralEnquires@dva.gov.au
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was born at Bendigo Health May 20, 2016 3260 grams Daughter of Danielle Young and Rhys Dow of Long Gully. Sister for Kiara, Laylah, Shelby, Ryan, Ruby and Charlotte.
PSYCHIC TAROT READINGS
is being conducted in the Heathcote Rushworth Redcastle Forest on Saturday 18th June, 6:00pm - 2am. Some roads closed between these times. Information Kimberley O'Halloran Nissan Car Club Australia Inc Ph 0409 347 785.
DVA Outreach service
Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group
Who’s ALYSSA ROSE LEANNE DOW
CAR RALLY
ART CLASSES
A Veterans' Affairs Officer will be visiting
Call Sandra on 5443 0240 Compeer.bendigo@svdp-vic.org.au
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$50 for 4 months
B Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre offers a complete installation service of all types of car restraints from new born to 8 years. Costa is a certified and registered member with ACRI, being also the owner guarantees personalised service and the highest quality installation possible with over 20 years experience in fitting child restraints in vehicles.
Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre 8 Caradon Way, Eaglehawk • Ph: 0419 371 586 Monday to Friday 10am-5pm. • Bookings Essential Mo
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WRINKLE REMOVAL by injectables. Fantastic results. Give yourself a lift for Winter. Phone Michelle 0435 748 673
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Tarot Readings Ph 5463 5444 0407 057 254
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FROM THE BIBLE ROMANS 12:12-14 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practise hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
BEAUTY SERVICES
120 $120 $
Half head of foils, toner, style cut & blow wave or straighten finish All over colour, toner plus 6 free foils,style cut blow wave or straighten finish
Food distribution:
Phone Renae 0408 582 029
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
McIvor Highway, Bendigo
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).
to make an appointment
BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Complete bathroom makeovers & alterations. 34 yrs exp by qual tradesman. Servicing Bendigo - Castlemaine & surrounding districts. FREE Quote phone Rod Cox 0419 267 672 or 4406 6019.
BLOCK SPLITTING & CHAINSAW WORK . Phone Damian 0428830845 or 5448 8129.
BLOCKED DRAINS Same day service Ph 1800 630 922
Bendigo’s most read newspaper 38, 200 newspapers ay published ever y Frid As traditional paid newspaper circulation continues to decline, quality free papers such as the Bendigo Weekly have never been in more demand than they are today. 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!
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all types of brick and block work, chimneys and fireplaces. Ph 5446 7057 or 0418 370 917 or 0458 438 930
BRICKLAYING No job too big No job too small Ph 0417 127 131
Cleaning, Steam clean or Dry clean $50 first room, $10 per room after that Ph 0439 374 389 Receipt & ABN supplied
COMPUTER SUPPORT In Home Reasonable Rates 7 days Extended hours Ph Shaun 0400 811 880
CONCRETER
Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Seniors Discount Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.
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$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
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Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial. For all your concrete requirements.. Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice. 30 years experience
Southern Cross Blinds & Awnings
PHONE/FAX 5447 9011
HEATING
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
LAWNS, TREES, HEDGES and shrubs cut and trimmed. Rubbish Removed, & Free quotes. Phone Ron 5446 9833
Matt” A “ Excavations and Landscaping
141 High Street, Kangaroo Flat www.southerncrossblinds.com
Supply and/or install Ph 0419 367 071
LOCAL REMOVALIST loading to/from Cairns approx 20th June Contact steve @ Stress less moves 0427 046 001
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PLASTER & PAINTING BUILDING RESTORATION GLENN has been in the industry for over 15 years & is highly experienced in all aspects of plastering, painting and building restoration. All jobs,all sizes. Pensioner discounts & free quotes.Call Glenn Snell on 0402 463 138.
THE MAINTENANCE MAN Prompt & reliable service, done with honesty & pride. Small jobs a specialty, free quotes Phone Ian 0417 337 424
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• 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
AIR CONDITIONING Gas heaters should be serviced yearly to keep them running SAFELY & EFFICIENTLY So, for peace of mind this winter call
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Nathan: 0407 972 717 bendigotemptech@hotmail.com Servicing all of Central Victoria • Pensioner discounts avail. Registered Licence No. 47315
ANTENNAS
TV Tuning from $40 • Servicing Bendigo & Surrounds • Aerials & additional aerial points • Satellite & Computer Setups ps • Digital/Smart TV’s • Home Theatre, Wall Mount • DVD, Recorders & Foxtel • Installed & explained
Phone Ron on
• Canvas Awnings • Roman Blinds • Vertical Drapes • Holland Blinds • Ziptrak Patio Blinds • Venetian Blinds • Roller Shutters • Security Doors
GARDEN MAINTENANCE Prompt, Reliable Quality Services Phone Matthew Flack 0412 946 813
Ph. 0428 381 925 All aspects of conreting Free quotes. No job too big or small. Ph Shane 0487 309 988
BLINDS & CURTAINS
Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping
PANEL BEATING
Quality Work, Mowing & ride on, Weed Spraying, Rose Pruning, and All General Maintenance. Neil 0473 486 130
Include your name, address, phone number
PJ TAYLOR
Spray painting, rust repairs. 25 yrs experience, cheap rates. Ph 5443 1710 or 0401 915 906.
Driveways, Sheds Paths, Crossovers etc. 40 years experience Free Quotes
(local call) 9am - 5pm
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Rates from $35p/h Pensioner 10% Disc. • Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting
CONCRETER
GARDEN MAINTENANCE
Include your name, address, phone number
EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER
CLEANING & CARPET
Telephone: 1300 558 385 Fax: 5441 4416 In Person: 37-39 View St, Bendigo Mail: Bendigo Weekly P.O Box 324 Bendigo 3552
ANTENNAS
PLASTERER
BRICKLAYERS
Ph 0402 775 329
Email: classifieds@bendigopublishing.com
Customers are advised that Melbourne Chef is conducting withdrawal on the following products due to incorrect Use By Date on the products. Sienna’s Beef Ravioli 500g Use By Date 13 JUL 16 Sienna’s Tortellini Carbonara 500g Use By Date 13 JUL 16 Sienna’s Hand-rolled Cannelloni 500g Use By Date 15 JUL 16 No other Sienna’s brand products are affected. Customer should return the product with above Use By Date to the place of purchase for a full refund. For further information please contact: Melbourne Chef 29-33 Barrett Street Kensington, VIC 3031 Tel: +3 9376 3333
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SEPTIC TANK SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS Supplied and installed PIC LICENCED
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Services Offered BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
COMPUTERS
FENCING / GATES
on call computer maintenance
NIXON’S FENCING CONTRACTOR CON R& SHEEP WORK
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LITTLE RIPPER Digger Service
Trenching, Rotary Hoeing, Post Holes, Levelling 4 in one bucket,Tipper Hire.
• Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal
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Bobcat & Tipper Hire
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• 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 •
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75% STOREWIDE
284 High Street, Golden Square
PHONE 5444 4477
Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer
CONCRETING
200 - 600mm diameter
Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal
Call Ron 0438 569 385
BUILDERS
HARD YARDZ CONCRETING & MAINTENANCE SERVICE 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE
• Exposed aggregate • Wheelchair ramps • Sheds & paths • Resealing
• Pattern paving • Driveways • Crossovers • Sleeper walls
1300 70 70 66 | www.aspectbc.com.au
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SOUTHERN CROSS RESTUMPING
Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience
Moving Central Victoria
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GARDEN SERVICES
KITCHENS
Big Area Lawn Mowing Domestic/Industrial Large/Small Blocks Fence Lines/Fire Breaks Weed Spraying (Large/Small)
GREG SMITH ELECTRICIAN
Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman
GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING Gary Reid 0422 854 620
0418 507 709RECA/H 5448 3333 7821
www.gameongardening.com.au facebook.com/game-on-gardening
Qualified Horticulturalist
4 Seasons Garden Care
Cam Carter
Electrician REC 25871 Mob. 0409 139 593 Email. cameroncarter1@bigpond.com
CARPENTRY
FROM SMALL PROJECTS TO GRAND IDEAS
ELECTRICIANS
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• Hedges Trimmed & Shaped • Pruning of Roses, Shrubs & Fruit Trees • Garden Maintenance
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GARDEN SERVICES 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
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Jack Hando 0467 642 504 Carports Concreting Renovations Decks & Verandahs
CALL PETER 0409 422 271
Phone: 5435 3148 or 0407 349 372 Bendigo
ELECTRICIANS
Ph: 0400 319 094 A: PO Box 304, Eaglehawk 3556 E: townsmith@bigpond.com
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• Carpentry • Tiling • Painting • Plastering • Pergolas • Decks
Local • Interstate • House Cleaning • Pre-pack Storage • EFTPOS • No job too big or too small
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Send enquiries to: reception@verekerstone.com.au
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• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance
Specialising in Landscape construction Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937
CLEANING SERVICES
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CLEANING
PH: 0499 847 304
ENGINEERING
0450 399 805 Keep Your EWP Compliant & Safe
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
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All work guaranteed, and fully insured
Safety Inspections 5 & 10yr Inspections Scheduled Servicing Breakdown Service Repairs & parts Available Servicing Central Victoria www.ssteaccess.com.au
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Qualified carpenter, decorator and also experienced gardener. Phone Will ON
0434 089 335
• Paving - all types • Brickwork •Turf • Retaining Walls - all types • Brick Edging
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PET CREMATIONS
PLUMBERS
PUMP SERVICES
SPECIALISING IN: JLC PLUMBING & PLUMBING GAS GENERAL
•For all your Landscaping needs and bobcat work. • Trade Qualified
& MAINTENANCE HEATER SERVICES RENTAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & INSTALLATIONS GAS FITTING AND
PHONE STUART 0429 181 691
Jason Charles 0448 324 126
PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman
Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging
Providing the Central Victorian community with compassionate support during a pet bereavement and the highest quality personal service.
PH: 0418 822 911 LAWN MOWING
Edge Gardening and Mowing LawnMowing Mowing Lawn WeedControl Control Weed Fertilising Fertilising
Rubbish RubbishRemoval Removal Pruning Pruning
Jason Charles 0448 324 126 Lic No: 50975
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Ph: (03) 5446 1180 www.centralvicpetcremations.com
Phone 0408 506 159 Lic#23529
Just $3.00 per line (5 LINE MINIMUM)
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SPOUT CLEANING
SPOUT CLEANING
CV Industrial Vacuum Services Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned
Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429 * Fully Insured
• Concrete tiles • Terracotta acotta tiles fing • Slate tiles • Iron roofi
ROOFING
& MAINTENANCE SERVICES
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS S New Roofing Re-Roofing Extensions Rebedding & Flexible Pointing Valley & Gutter Replacement
MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE (Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)
Suitable for • Renovations • Parties/Weddings • Sporting events and many more
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
Call David/Bronwyn
0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au
PLUMBERS
PAINTERS / DECORATORS
Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall Master Plumber
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License No. 32710
A friendly, reliable, local plumbing team fully qualified in all aspects of plumbing
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SMITHS Quality tree and Stump Removal
Tree Maintenance • Stump Mulching Hire Travel Tower • Tree Pruning and Stump Grinding • Tip Truck & Woodchipper Hire • Free Quotes (no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)
David Smith 0427 506 160 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com
TRIPPA’S T RIPPA’S P PAINTING AINTING SERVICE S ERVICE
0438 632 219
TREE LOPPING
0448 701 138
OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE FOR A FREE, NO OBLIGATION QUOTE, CALL TROY ON 0418 844 590 OR EMAIL T_EYOUNG@BIGPOND.NET.AU
4 Nolan Street, Bendigo
TREE LOPPING
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AAA TREE LOPPING • Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service For Best Price Phone Jack Direct
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Stars line up for tour By JOEL PETERSON
A WORLD class field featuring five track world champions will contest this weekend’s Merv Dean Memorial three-day tour of Bendigo. In a coup for the Bendigo District Cycling Club former Melbourne to Warrnambool winner, 2009 Merv Dean Tour champion and national track coach Tim Decker is bringing some of his top talents form his base at the South Australian Sports Institute. 2016 team pursuit
world champions Sam Welsford, Alex Porter, 2012 winner Miles Scotson and Callum Scotson will all race over the three days, as will former world omnium champion and local Glenn O’Shea. Defending champion Jason Lea was a late scratching from the race. The tour’s honour roll already includes some famous names in local and Australian cycling such as Baden Cooke, Simon Clarke and Frank McCaig and it looks set to add another over the long weekend.
The tour comprises A- B- and C-grade competitions, with strong numbers registering across the board. Saturday’s first stage begins at 1pm and sees riders take in 81km around Emu Creek, before heading through Emu Creek, Sedgwick and over Mount Alexander over 108km for the A-grade riders, and 65km for B- and C-grade competitors. The tour’s new innovation, the 1.1km time trial up One Tree Hill will be held from 1pm on Sunday, offering spectators a
chance to get up close and personal with the riders as they fly up the south side of the challenging climb against the clock. Monday’s final day sees competitors head north with a stage from the Huntly Sale Yards through the Kamarooka State Park to Tennyson, before making the return trip over 74km before the final criterium stage around the saleyards course. Presentations will be held at Tom Flood Sports Centre after Monday’s final stage.
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BIG HIT: Jamie-Lee Morrow beats the Colombian block. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Aussies positive after grand prix From Page 32 Hynes was outstanding early in the hosts’ 3-0 loss to Colombia on Friday night, fulfilling the script writers’ dream when she won the opening point for the Australians. Her outstanding serving was often not rewarded due to several errors from the Volleyroos, and Colombia had some success in shutting her attacking power down with strong blocking. The Aussies turned in a stronger performance on Saturday night against
Cuba, with a stronger defence stifling the Cuban attack. Bendigo took a set off the Cubans and lost two others 25-27, finishing equal on points for the match with Cuba to highlight how tight the clash was. “Last night we were really disappointed, so we fired up for tonight. It was an awesome match to be a part of, the feeling on the court was amazing,” Australian captain Shae Sloane said after Saturday’s match.
Croatia was the dominant force in Bendigo, winning all three matches and dropping only one set to head to the second set of preliminary round matches in Peru. That set came in its opening round game against the Cubans, who defeated Colombia on Sunday to leave Bendigo with two wins. Australia arrived in Colombia on Tuesday ahead of the second round of matches before the finals in Kazakhstan.
LOCAL table tennis up-andcomer Isabella Connor’s hard work has paid off with selection in the Victorian under-15 girls B team. Connor travels to Melbourne every week to train with Wayne Gerada, and next month Connor will represent Victoria in the national table tennis championships in Alice Springs. Connor is one of a number of players to qualify for financial assistance from the Bendigo District Table Tennis Association under its junior development program. “Wayne has totally changed my game by getting me to spin the ball more and he has also focussed on my backhand,” she said. “There are roughly 30 kids at training and it is very intense but very enjoyable.” Connor finished in seventh place on a points basis from several qualifying tournaments, only competing in six out of the ten selection events. She hopes to be able to compete in more next year and make the Victorian A team. The championships in Alice Springs are held from July 2 to 9. Meanwhile, the 65th
Victorian Country Table Tennis Championships will be held in Bendigo this weekend. As the Weekly revealed early this year, it is the first time the event has been held outside of Melbourne. “The Victorian Country Table Tennis Championships is one of the largest table tennis tournaments in Australia and this year will feature almost 300 players from 16 of Victoria’s country associations who will come to Bendigo to contest both team and individual championships,” Bendigo and District Table Tennis Association president Gary Warnest said. “Up to 41 tables will be needed to host the event at the Eaglehawk Table Tennis and Badminton Stadium in Victoria Street and we are looking forward to welcoming players who are attending the tournament for the first time or who are returning because of its country location this year. “It’s a significant outcome that has been negotiated with Table Tennis Victoria and the Country Championship Committee which has been made possible because of the support provided by the City of Greater Bendigo.”
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Milestone day for Blues By JOEL PETERSON
INGLEWOOD’S 140th anniversary celebrations come to a head on Sunday when the Blues line up to record their third win of the Loddon Valley Football Netball League season against Bears Lagoon Serpentine. It will be a gala weekend for the club, which is remembering a vast array of history across the 140 years and has invited all past players, officials and supporters to be a part of the celebrations. The Blues were founded at the Empire State Hotel in the main street of the town in June of 1876, a week after a local team played nearby Wedderburn in a fundraiser for the local hospital. In 1877, Inglewood became one of 12 foundation members of the Victorian
Football Association – a competition that became today’s AFL. Powerful Melbourne and Carlton teams made the trek to Inglewood in those years, to play the local Inglewood and district side. The Blues’ first piece of silverware came in bizarre circumstances, when the club was a member of the Dunolly Electorate Competition in 1895. Teams from Inglewood, Dunolly, Newbridge, Tarnagulla and Bealiba played off for a trophy donated by Mr Duggan, the local member of parliament. Inglewood won the trophy in controversial circumstances when Dunolly failed to turn up for the final. In 1903, the Loddon Valley competition, which the Blues remain in today, was formed and Inglewood
took out the league’s first ever premiership cup. Inglewood has had several successful eras of dominance, perhaps the most notable between 1923 and 1930 when the club played off in six of eight grand finals, winning five premierships, under the leadership of ex-South Melbourne great Jack Brennan. Between 1951 and 1958, the Blues played off in seven of eight grand finals, winning five. Inglewood added flags in 1971 in an undefeated season and a further premiership in 1986, but recently times have been leaner as local rivals Bridgewater and Calivil have enjoyed dominant eras. The weekend kicks off with the football premiership reunions at Inglewood Sports centre from 12pm to 4pm on Saturday, before
BRAVES IN ALL-STAR GAME BENDIGO Braves young guns Jess Rennie and Jess Mangan will line up for the Big V Country All Stars in an exhibition game in Shepparton on Sunday. The Origin All Star Series Women’s and Men’s teams, will play on Sunday at the Shepparton Sports Stadium. Rennie and Mangan are the two lone Braves representatives, though former Brave Matt Bartlett will line up in the men’s game. The country women face the Big V metro women from 6pm on Sunday.
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IN FORM: Inglewood has been much improved in 2016. the Blues meet the Bears on Sunday. All football and netball games start 50 minutes earlieer than usual, with the senior football kicking off at 1.25pm and broadcast on Bendigo’s Fresh FM. The club’s Gala Dinner
will be held that evening at Eaglehawk’s Truscott Stadium from 6.30pm. Other round nine LVFNL matches see YCW at home to Mitiamo, Calivil United travel to Pyramid Hill and Bridgewater tackle Marong.
BFNL guns in Vic squads SEVEN Bendigo Football Netball League players have been selected in Vic Country squads for next month’s AFL Victoria Community Cup. Eaglehawk’s Brenton Conforti turned a stellar interleague debut into a guernsey in the squad, to be coached by Peter Knights, while Golden Square quartet Dylan Johnstone, Chris Ryan, Jack Geary and Tom Toma were also selected. In the Vic Country under-19s game, Castlemaine midfielder Kalan Huntly and Maryborough gun Coby Perry were the BFNL’s sole representatives in a squad of 67. In a head-scratching twist, Gippsland had seven representatives named in the squad, despite not playing Bendigo in an underage interleague game and having no under-19 players in its senior team. The senior team will be coached by Peter Knights for the final time, while the U19s will be led by Damien Sexton.
THE Champions Supa IGA South Bendigo Athletic Club run number seven was greeted by plenty of competitors despite wet and muddy conditions. The Intersports Bicknell’s 6.5km saw Peter Noden take line honours with Neil Bowe second and Lara Pearce third. Fastest time was awarded to Daniel Plowright. In the 3km run it was club veteran Annette Curtis who came across the line for her first win of the season followed closely by Will Noden and Chris Timewell. The 1500m event saw Joan Self followed home by Asher Bowe and Geoff Dalrymple. Fastest time was awarded to Yazmin Hayes. The club’s 800m event saw front marker Max Simmie come across the line first followed by Phoenix Hall and Paige Simmie. The club’s next run is on Saturday June 18th at Mandurang Oval.
GUTSY EFFORT FALLS SHORT
YOUNG STAR: Castlemaine’s Kalan Huntly kicks long. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
THE Bendigo Fighting Miners turned in a spirited performance despite a heavy loss in last week’s Victorian Rugby Union division 2B action. Converted tries in the final minute of each half added fourteen points to the Kiwi Hawthorn tally as the Miners were beaten 42-13. Kiwi Hawthorn went out to a 17-0 lead after the first quarter of the match and an then lead 27-0 early in the second half. Then the Miners struck back with two tries in the space of ten minutes, but could not run out the game The Miners have the bye over the Queen’s Birthday weekend.
Cox shoots to the top
Duo’s form Czechs out
DESPITE missing out on a dream Olympic bid, Emma Cox is still displaying strong form on the international shooting circuit. The La Trobe student and twotime Bendigo Weekly/Prime7 Sports Star of the Year nominee took out a Shotgun World Cup event in San Marino at the weekend. The 23-year-old survived a three-way shoot-off to progress to the final and then defeated 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Corey Cordell of the USA to win the first World Cup medal of her career. “My day was pretty cool. I had no expectations, I just came and tried to shoot at my best. When I was shooting the final I felt a little
THE outstanding form of Bendigo mountain bike duo Peta Mullens and Tasman Nankervis has been rewarded, with each earning selection in the Australian team for the 2016 UCI MTB World Championships in the Czech Republic. The championships will be held from June 28, with both riders performing strongly at several lead-up events throughout Australia. Mullens recently performed strongly at the Oklahoma Pro-Am in the US, and both won silver medals in the Australian crosscountry championships early in the year. Mullens will compete in the
bit nervous to begin with but I took it as it came, I tried to relax,” she said. “This is my first World Cup gold… it’s great. The next big goal would be the Olympics. The next one.” Shooting Australia CEO Damien Marangon said the result was fantastic for the sport, and described Cox as “a fantastic young Australian”. “Some people believe that in an Olympic year only athletes selected for that year’s games should compete in the World Cup events,” he said. “But this result shows why that’s not the case, and why we
AIMING HIGH: Emma Cox. should continue to invest in and develop athletes that have the potential and determination to deliver results into the future.”
elite women category along with current Australian champion Rebecca Henderson, while Nankervis will compete alongside Scott Bowden and Reece Tucknott in the under-23 men. “It is a great honour for these riders to wear the green and gold and I congratulate them on their selection,” Mountain Bike Australia president Russell Baker said. “The XCO world championships are brought forward in an Olympic year, bringing the event closer to our regular season and this team represents a good mix of youth and experience and I wish them all well for the world championships.”
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City sticks tough By JOEL PETERSON
A BUSY transfer window and a gritty 1-0 win over Murray United last weekend has Bendigo City coach Jose Montana buoyed heading into the second half of the National Premier Leagues Victoria season. City made the trek north to Wodonga’s La Trobe University Sports Complex last Saturday for a matchup with Murray, who went into the clash in ninth place in the NPL 2 East competition. After a tense first 45 minutes it was City skipper George McHeileh who struck the decisive blow eight minutes into the second half. Goalkeeper Rob Munday played a vital role down the stretch in keeping the hosts out, and enduring City would hold on for its second win of the season. Despite the victory City is not out of danger after last-placed NPL2 West side Sunshine George Cross also recorded a win at the weekend, leaving City just one point clear of last with a dreadful goal difference of -46. “I am thrilled with the way the boys performed this weekend,” Montana said. “The club has had a challenging first couple of years, but we now have a solid foundation that will serve us well in years to come. “Many of our junior players are now in their third year of playing at this level. The strength these players have built over past few years will
feed up through the club in the coming years and will lead to a stronger local presence in the senior teams in future.” City has also boosted its 2016 prospects by ringing several changes during the NPL transfer window, bringing in some reinforcements to bolster the club’s depth. Former Brisbane Olympic striker Sergio Castel-Matinez, Sandown Li-
Hynes shines in Bendigo WHILE her Australian team went winless at the weekend’s FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix event in Bendigo, local hero Karley Hynes played a starring role in front of her home crowd. Continued Page 30
I am thrilled with the way the boys performed this weekend ons’ Bosco Abbasmoi, Berwick City’s Dobuol Kong, Diamond Valley United’s Madit Kot Job and Ahmed Badawy all started for City in the win. Sandown duo Yangdow Kong and John Manyok and Altona East’s Orhan Kara all suited up on the bench, with Kong coming on in the 86th minute as a substitute. City travels to Dandenong to play Dandenong City on Saturday. Dandenong is second in the NPL2 East and has won five of its past six matches. Kick off in Saturday’s game at Frank Holohan Reserve is at 3pm.
POWERFUL: Karley Hynes. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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