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Knowledge and experience ONE of Bendigo’s most respected real estate professionals has joined one of the city’s most progressive in a move that combines local knowledge and experience with the backing of one of Victoria’s most successful real estate franchise groups. Barry Plant Bendigo director Jesse Gardner said he was delighted to welcome Reecy Owins and all her clients to the Barry Plant family. “The recently completed acquisition and incorporation of Reecy’s business, and her many valued clients, into the Barry Plant family will bring a new focus for all of us and we are excited at what lies ahead,” Mr Gardner said. Fellow director Bill Williams said he was proud to have Ms Owins, one of Bendigo’s most respected and regarded property managers, now working as part of the Barry Plant team. “Reecy started in the industry we all know and love more than 30 years ago and has accumulated an extensive and loyal customer base through her dedication and hard work for and on behalf of all her clients,” he said. Barry Plant’s Bendigo agency, located in Hargreaves Street, is regarded as one of the fastest growing firms in regional Victoria. The company’s success has been attributed to many factors but the directors say the most important one is the commitment to providing clients with the very best experience.

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TEAMWORK: Jesse Gardner, Bill Williams and Reecy Owins. Whether you’re a buyer or seller, landlord or tenant, the company says its staff will go out of their way to ensure they deliver customers the best possible result. Planning minister Richard Wynne has officially signed off on an amendment to the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme that implements the recommendations of the Greater Bendigo Residential Strategy. The amendment implements the strategic objectives of the residential strategy which have been based on limiting urban sprawl and encouraging higher density housing developments. Specifically, the amendment strengthens the requirements around the urban growth bound-

ary; includes the Residential Strategy as a reference document; rezones land in Strathfieldsaye and Huntly as general residential and low density residential and also rezones land off Goynes Road Epsom as general residential. Mayor Rod Fyffe said the amendment would accommodate Bendigo’s projected population growth while ensuring it remained a compact city. “Setting out how and where the residential growth of our city is going to occur is one of the most important things the city does,” Cr Fyffe said. “This amendment supports the city’s aim to create 10-minute neighbourhoods and to promote development in priority sites. “It will help us to create a vi-

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TUESDAY’S Reserve Bank of Australia decision to cut the official cash rate to a record low of 1.50 per cent has been welcomed, with the economy still showing signs that could support even more reductions in the months ahead. Real Estate Institute of Victoria Bendigo division chairman, Craig Webster, said the rate reduction would be of great benefit to first homebuyers, second and third home buyers as well as investors. “With an all time historic low of the cash rate there is rare opportunity to secure a competitive mortgage rate with many lending options available,” he said. Mr Webster said now was an ideal time for all buyers in the Bendigo region to make a move in the current market. Housing Industry Association economist Dr Harley Dale said against the backdrop of a very weak inflationary pulse for the Australian economy and heightened concerns about the global economic outlook, the RBA Board decided to provide the Australian economy with a further dose of rate cut medicine. “The decision was widely, but not universally expected and will not come without some controversy – there is not much fuel left in the rate cut tank,” Dr Dale said.

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2000 dump new bin plan More than 2000 households have applied to opt out of the City of Greater Bendigo council’s organic collection service. If all exemptions are accepted, the council will miss out on $126,000 a year based on the $63 cost of the service per household, but it will raise more than $2 million a year at that price. The number of exemption applications represents five per cent of households to which the service is being rolled out. The number is lower than the expectations of councillor Lisa Ruffell, and a council candidate whose election platform is the organics waste service.

Cr Ruffell said five per cent did not sound like a significant percentage. “If it is 2000 out of 40,000 households, what are the rest doing (about managing organic waste)?” she said. Whipstick ward candidate Andrea Metcalfe said she expected at least another 2000 households would gain an exemption. More than eight per cent of households in a trial of the service in Bendigo in February said they did not require the service because they managed organic waste at home. It will cost the council $811,200 in the first 12 months to collect the organic waste under a contract councillors award-

ed last month for seven years to Four Seasons Waste. Including rises in line with the consumer price index, the contract is worth $7m. Ms Metcalfe said the council

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legal given the measure was never voted on. She said the roll out had ignored the needs of older residents who created very little waste. “Most people over the age of

It shows disrespect and a lack of trust in people to do the right thing

had not made applying for an exemption an easy process. Householders are asked to sign a statutory declaration promising no organic waste will be dumped with regular rubbish. Ms Metcalfe has contacted all councillors asking if the statutory declaration requirement is

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85 have their meals delivered,” she said. “It shows disrespect and a lack of trust in people to do the right thing.” Waste services manager Natasza Purcer said councillors had been given the option some weeks ago of withdrawing the

statutory declaration, but they decided to keep it. A statutory declaration was a tool widely used by local governments to extract a promise. “Residents are asking for a reduction in their rates after all,” Ms Purcer said. She said the council was fully supportive of an exemption if people were keeping organic waste out of the bin, and disposing of it correctly. Cr Ruffell said the council was making a start in a process that was designed to making a difference to the environment. “I think if there are people who already disposing of organic waste at home, they deserve an exemption,” she said.

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by the book: Kelly Hartland and Elise Lidgett. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Artists capture moments in time A BENDIGO art group has been at it again, but this time to capture a moment in time – through art – in a journal. The cARTel journal is a snapshot of some of Bendigo’s creative minds, bound together through donations from local artists, a local stationer and local bookbinder, SB Libris. Local artist Kelly Hartland, who is the brainchild

of the project said initially the idea was to take a prebound journal from artist to artist. “We wanted to promote and bring greater awareness of the amazing creative talent we have in Bendigo,” she said. The group delivered 100 pages to creatives from different disciplines around Bendigo and 70 pages were

returned to be included in the book. Artists include graphic designers, painters, drawers, printmakers, photographers, writers, poets and musicians. There have been contributors inspired by the work of others in the journal and the opportunity for discussions. The group will unveil the finished journal and also make another journal avail-

able for others to contribute to during the Write on the Fringe Festival from today until Saturday, August 13. The pages are supplied, and available at the Bendigo Library. If you would like to contribute to the journal, it will be located at the top of the stairs on the first floor of the Bendigo Library, 259 Hargreaves Street.

With the Australian 2016 Census due for completion on Tuesday, federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP is calling on residents to answer the questions as accurately and honestly as they can. “Data collected by the census underpins a lot of policy and funding decisions our government make and it’s vital that every household completes the census,” she said. “I understand there has been some concern, but there shouldn’t be. This year’s census is very much like the one we all completed about five years ago.” In Bendigo even the delivery of the census form tells us something about the characteristics of an area. Residents in Flora Hill will receive the full paper census form in the mail in time for filling out on Tuesday. But in neighbouring Quarry Hill, householders will receive a letter with a 12-digit code that will allow them to fill it out online or request a paper form. The differences in delivery is based on how residents filled out the census five years ago and the demographics of the suburb, according to the head of the census program

Duncan Young. Mr Young said paper forms were delivered based on 2011 census data that showed a particularly low uptake of that year’s “opt in” offer for online census participation, and the age demographics of each of the suburbs. New suburbs with addresses that are unconfirmed will also receive the paper forms. Any where that internet access may be limited, as well as nursing homes, hotels and hospitals will also get the hardcopy. Most Australians, however, will receive the log-in details contained in a letter. The code will allow them to complete the census online. For those who opt for paper, they can call 1300 820 275 to order a form but do it today. A hard copy will take a couple of days to arrive. The phone line is open 24 hours and requires the 12-digit census login, which is found in the middle of the census letter. “I cannot stress enough how important the census is. The data is used by policy makers in so many ways including helping to determine funding allocation for education and health programs,” Ms Chesters said.

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Choice at crossing By Sharon kemp

STRATHFIELDSAYE residents are being asked to choose between traffic lights and a roundabout as a preferred traffic control measure on Strathfieldsaye Road. And they have been warned the thoroughfare will need to be duplicated to accommodate a forecast 25,000 vehicles a day by 2031. VicRoads held community consultation sessions this week at the Club Court sports facility. Traffic on Strathfieldsaye Rd has grown as residential development has increased to the east of Bendigo. The bulk of residents

in Strathfieldsaye are employed in the city and use the thoroughfare as a main route to work. Where the thoroughfare intersects with Tannery Lane and Club Ct, VicRoads is proposing to build either a roundabout or traf-

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trucks but it would ensure a flow of traffic. The option would require a pedestrian crossing be built at another point on Strathfieldsaye Rd to enable school children to cross. A school crossing supervisor is the current

A roundabout would require significant earthworks to make it safe for trucks

fic lights with $4.5 million of state government funding. They presented both options to the community this week, including plans, advantages and drawbacks. A roundabout would require significant earthworks to make it safe for

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method of safe travel for students. Traffic lights would come with the expense of running services including power to the intersection and it would create breaks in traffic. The lights would include a pedestrian cross-

ing which would create a safe path for students but would further disrupt traffic. VicRoads’ plans say the road’s speed limit would continue to be 60 kilometres an hour, regardless of the traffic control. Regional director Mal Kersting said community consultation allowed the department to share the information gathered in the design process. He said in discussing options with residents, VicRoads was often presented with other issues to consider for the final design. After final design work, VicRoads expects to start and complete work at the intersection next year.

Lights, action in Huntly THE new Huntly pedestrian crossing was given the green light this week as member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan joined local children to make the first crossing. “More than 8650 cars and trucks drive on the Midland Highway every day, which makes crossing the road difficult and dangerous – that’s why the new pedestrian crossing is so important,” Ms Allan said. “The upgrade will ensure that local school kids and residents are able to cross the highway safely.” Ms Allan said the majority of residents live on the eastern side of the highway and it used to be very challenging to cross safely to get to the school, shops and local community facilities. The new pedestrian crossing will slow traffic down, enabling families and members of the community to cross the road more safely. The existing supervised school crossing near Gungurru Road will remain, which will also provide a safe crossing point during the school pick up and drop off times.

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Council knocks back objections to Lansell Street

CUTTING BACK: Bendigo Bank has retrenched staff

Planning petition was ‘too early’ By SHARON KEMP

AT least two groups have organised and presented petitions against the residential proposal on Lansell Street, only to be advised by the City of Greater Bendigo planning department that objection was premature. Planning and development director Prue Mansfield said she was comfortable with the advice given to the two objectors, including one with a petition containing 150 signatures. Ms Mansfield said public information sessions, including workshops, would commence after approval and residents could see detailed design work for the development. “By actually seeing the detail and design in these early stages, the community can be more confident about what the outcome will be,” Ms Mansfield said. A planning scheme amendment was passed for the 2.6 hectare former Bendigo Abattoir site on June 29, which alerted residents to plans by developer Birchgrove Property to build smaller homes on the site, and more of them. Part of the amendment

called for a cap on the number of homes on the site to be lifted from 65. Birchgrove managing director Damien Tangey subsequently revealed plans for “around 100 homes of varying accommodation”.

the community can be more confident about what the outcome will be Mr Tangey said yesterday: “We are waiting on approval for the public exhibition period to commence and look forward to engaging with the public at that point of time to discuss the proposal.” The public exhibition period is for one month. Council candidate Mal Pethybridge lives near the proposed development and was advised his petition was “too soon”. He has not seen designs or

Bright lights herald Olympic support CENTRAL Deborah Gold Mine is sporting new colours to support the Australian Olympic team. The green and gold change lit up on Tuesday to celebrate the start of the Rio games today. Central Deborah Gold Mine manager Karl Penrose said the mine had just installed a lighting system for the poppet head. “We thought that wishing our Australian team luck at the Olympics was a wonderful way to launch this new feature… and the fact that one of the team colours is gold, made it even more perfect,” he said. “We would like to challenge Bendigonians to take a selfie with the poppet head in the background and post it on social media with the hashtags

plans for the site but is concerned about increased traffic on surrounding roads. A traffic report completed to accompany the amendment and included in council meeting papers stated: “traffic generated by the proposed development can be accommodated on the surrounding road network and intersections without adverse impact.” Ms Mansfield said the planning amendment, which had yet to be authorised by the planning minister prior to its preparation, gave the council opportunity to comment on early stage design work, an opportunity it did not often get when it approved residential developments. She said the proposed amendment supported the council’s planning policy for a compact city, in a good location. Ms Mansfield said the development would be a demonstration site for what design could achieve in medium density development. She said the advice to objectors was a suggestion and the planning department would accept and table the petitions if they insisted.

Bank staff move on BENDIGO and Adelaide Bank has retrenched staff as it adjusts to the changing mortgage market in Australia. The bank has let go of staff in recent months in what one staff member described as a “restructure”. An official spokesperson for the bank confirmed positions had been affected, but not the total number of its workforce. “Our bank continually reviews our business to ensure we are meeting the changing needs of our growing customer base,” the spokesperson said. “Technology adoption by customers and the bank is driving new products and way of interacting. “Having a customer centric business means we must constantly improve our offering. The spokesperson said that will necessarily result in changes being made and, from time to time, a very small number of roles across the group will be impacted. “Our workforce has not been reduced as a result of these reviews.

“We continue to attract and employ a diverse workforce, and we offer flexible working conditions that support our people in the other important aspects of their lives.” Next Tuesday, the bank will announce its full year 2015-2016 financial result in a housing market that has felt the impact of historically low official interest rates, price competition and changing rules. Last month, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank was one in a group of Australian financial institutions which lodged an application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission seeking authorisation to enter joint negotiations with providers of third-party mobile wallets. If successful, the application would have benefits for the entire Australian mobile payments landscape including for public transport fares, airlines, ticketing, store loyalty and rewards programs and many more applications yet to be developed, according to a spokesman acting on behalf of the applicants.

GO AUSSIE: The poppet head at Central Deborah is showing its colours. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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Experienced community and business leader Margaret O’Rourke plans to throw her hat into the ring as an Eppalock Ward candidate in October’s City of Greater Bendigo council elections. Born and raised in Bendigo before embarking a career with Telstra took her around Australia, the Junortoun mother of two returned home 10 years ago with husband Ray to raise a family and take on the role of general manager with Telstra Countrywide. After leaving Telstra in 2010, Ms O’Rourke started her own consulting business specialising in telecommunications, digital communities and economic development, and is currently the executive director of the Aspire Foundation, working to deliver an infrastructure project of national importance that will provide economic growth for the region. Ms O’Rourke is an experienced company director who also serves on a number of boards and committees and her expected nomination takes the number of expected candidates for this year’s council elections to more than 24. Ms O’Rourke said council needed to be rejuvenated with experience, positivity and opportunity. “Bendigo is a great place to live and work, but it’s time to take the next step,” she said. As a member of the Independent Review Committee that scrutinised the

proach to improving Bendigo’s broadband and mobile networks was needed to help bring the city in line with other Victorian regional centres. “Our local council needs to push a lot harder to make this happen. Why spend millions on plans for growth in Marong, Huntly, Junortoun, Strathfieldsaye, Heathcote and Maiden Gully if we don’t

experienced: Margaret O’Rourke council’s operations and produced 69 recommendations, Ms O’Rourke believes her experience with the review and working closely with other councils around Australia gives her a unique insight into what ratepayers want from their council and councillors. “We need experienced people to bring stability to the city’s leadership. Experience brings a stronger voice. Experience brings a focus on taking Bendigo’s economy into the future, while standing up for the community of today,” she said. “We need to stop being so passive about our lack of broadband network and council needs to urgently understand that this window of opportunity is a once off. The City of Greater Bendigo must lead from the front in terms of connecting Bendigo to the world.” She said a proactive ap-

We need a strong voice to help get Bendigo to where it needs to be share those plans with local telco companies and work alongside them to connect to the rest of the world?” she asked. “Bendigo businesses can flex their muscles with stronger connectivity and our farmers and smaller towns need these services to help ensure living the rural lifestyle doesn’t come with a dangerous price tag.” She said infrastructure at all levels needed stronger investment to create jobs for young people. “We need a strong voice to help get Bendigo to where it needs to be. A voice that has significant experience in business and community organisations and one that will not lose focus. A voice that will talk up the potential of this city and its community for what I know it can achieve.”

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Fundraising with Spirit

Rates hike hits home By Sharon kemp

RATEPAYERS have cried foul at increases in rates they say do not align with a corresponding increase in services. Bendigo ratepayers interviewed this week by the Bendigo Weekly said their rates had risen by more than 20 per cent in the first year of state government-imposed rate cap at 2.5 per cent. But this year is also a property revaluation year and the City of Greater Bendigo has set its rates on reassessed house values. It means some rates have risen by more than 2.5 per cent, and others have decreased if the value of their house has fallen. Simon Wooldridge, who lives in the CBD, said he was shocked when he opened his

rate notice last week and saw a 21 per cent increase. “And I know many people are feeling the same having opened rate notices,” Mr Wooldridge said. “Sure, the council can hide behind revaluing properties as their way of getting around

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Rates and valuation services manager Neal Wrigley urged ratepayers who questioned their property revaluation to contact the council. About 180 people have already done so. “If the ratepayer thinks the valuation is too much should

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THE Bendigo Spirit will hold a major fundraising lunch this month as the club continues to ramp up its preparations for the 2016/17 campaign. Federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has thrown her support behind the club by hosting the lunch, along with The Exchange, meaning all profit from tickets goes directly back to the Spirit. “This is an opportunity for Bendigo to come together to support the Spirit,” she said. “Every ticket that is sold will be money toward the club.” Spirit star Kelsey Griffin said she was looking forward to being guest speaker at the event on August 19. “It’s amazing to have Lisa on board and putting together an event like this. Being a regional city we don;t always have the same funds the major cities have so to be able to have an opportunity like this, I know we’ll have an awesome turn out,” she said. The fundraising lunch will be held at The Exchange, at the Bendigo Centre. Tickets are $50, and are available at www.trybooking. com/MGXF

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The council can hide behind revaluing properties as their way of getting around the ratecapping

the ratecapping. “And it’s all perfectly legal, I’m sure, but it’s ridiculous. “With CPI rates at what they have been for the last couple of years, this represents an increase of about 15 to 18 per cent on top. “Has the council improved their services by 15 to 18 per cent?”

contact us. There is a formal process in place,” Mr Wrigley said. He said council tested its valuation against sales in the two years between reassessments. While rates went up for most of the 57,000 households, they dropped for 20,000 of them.

Kindy marks 60 years

Story tram on track The Story Tram takes off on its first trip today at 10am. Over the next 10 days, 400 children and their grown-ups will be excitedly hopping aboard the tram to enjoy a story-time with a difference. This ride into the world of imagination will be led by Tram Conductor and story teller extraordinaire Narelle Stone. Children will be taken on a ride through Bendigo to the Central Deborah Gold Mine and share a word journey as they listen to amazing stories along the way. The message, “Talk, laugh, read and play with your child every day” is at the heart of this project. Those involved believe that every child in Bendigo is entitled to rich, nurturing language opportunities and that children’s language development is everyone’s business. Other partners in this initiative are Bendigo Heritage Attractions, the City of Greater Bendigo, and La Trobe University as part of the Text Marks the Spot schools program at Bendigo Writers Festival.

South Bendigo Kindergarten will be celebrating their 60th anniversary next weekend. Past and present students, families and staff are welcome to come together to plant a tree, bury a time capsule and celebrate the kindergarten’s 60-year contribution to the Bendigo community. The celebrations will take place on Sunday, August 14 from 2pm until 4pm at the South Bendigo Kindergarten on Somerville Street. RSVP with any dietary requirements by Friday, August 5 to south.bendigo.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au or call 5443 3861. PICTURE THIS: Ebony at work ahead of the reunion.

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ness to respond. Training this week will taught volunteers the chain of survival – recognising a cardiac arrest, calling Triple Zero (000), performing CPR and applying a defibrillator, if available, before paramedics arrive at the scene. Bendigo Health director of Volunteer Services, Sharon Walsh, said the partnership with Ambulance Victoria has allowed the free workshops to be offered to volunteers over three days this week. “This is such a positive collaboration. Working together means both organisations support their vision of healthy communities while providing an opportunity for our volun-

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BENDIGO TAFE’s Bin He has won a Building Designers Association of Victoria award. Mr He, from Strathfieldsaye, took home the Brian Morison Award for Most Promising Student at an awards night last weekend at the National Gallery of Victoria. Judges congratulated the advanced diploma of building design student on conceptualising a design from early sketches right through to the detailed documentation, while maintaining a design flair. Mr He’s teachers praised the effort he gave to not only his study and supporting his fellow students, but also to his energy in completing work experience as a draftsman, all while working as a chef. As the recipient of the award he will receive a grant of $4000 to further his studies in the building design profession. BDAV p resident Alastair McDonald said that the student awards were an important way of encouraging building design students to hone their skills early on in their careers.

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O’Brien said. O’Brien compared Keating’s vision and decisiveness with the agony of watching our present prime minister Malcolm Turnbull at work. “Turnbull was conflicted over the decision to endorse Kevin Rudd for the UN Secretary General job. “At one stage Turnbull was going to back him and then he changed his mind and backed down. “It was embarrassing to watch the process, which was an invisible one, so soon after the election. “Turnbull’s leadership is already being battered; it’s not a good portent for his strength as a leader. “He’s prey to those in his party who don’t like him. “Turnbull has to stand up to his opponents and rule by the merit of his policy.” In regard to his appearance at next week’s Bendigo Writers Festival, O’Brien, an avid reader, defines a powerful book as an osmosis between a powerful narrative and insights. And on those grounds he nominated his favourite book – John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. O‘Brien has written only one book, but it is a mighty one - Keating. Bendigo Weekly editor Peter Kennedy will be talking to Kerry O’Brien about his book Keating and other matters at the Bendigo Writers Festival. The session will be at the Capital Theatre Sunday, August 14 at 10am. For further information go to bendigowritersfestival.com.au

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instrument and get behind a microphone. “Music makes you feel part of something bigger; part of a community,” Skip said. “I’ve seen these kids transformed from being shy and stand-offish to picking up a guitar and learning basic chords, even getting behind a microphone.” When BSSC approached Mr Skipper to run the Music Breaks Barriers program it was hoped the learning would be multilayered, enhancing stu-

dents’ English skills while broadening their networks in the Bendigo community. It has been a win-win. “When I first met these kids I couldn’t understand their language, and they couldn’t understand me,” he said. “But what they did understand immediately was this amazing, magical thing called music. “In a short space of time we’ve formed a band. I mean how good is that. We started with no skills at all – just crawling – and

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EIGHTEEN students from Bendigo South East College will embark on a six week study tour in China on August 15. The cultural exchange is part of an eight-year sister school relationship with Haimen Dongzhou Middle School. The program has been awarded the Victorian Young Leaders to China grant for two years. The college has been hosting two groups of students, teachers and del-

egates since July 10. Chinese student, Yihe Li or “Coco”, grew up learning English through her mother. “I want to become an English teacher,” Coco said. “Maths is a lot easier in Australia, although students here have more independence.” The young leaders will visit important cultural landmarks in Beijing and Shanghai, staying with local families. Year nine student Mia Ward said she was looking forward to the trip.

Learning Mandarin since year 6, Mia has participated in a Global Village Bilingual Competition held in Melbourne, and has ambition to work or pursue further studies in China. “China is really important to Australia,” Mia said. “I’m excited to see Tianenmen Square and the Terracotta Warriors – the culture is fascinating.” Mayor Rod Fyffe and Maree Edwards MP visited the students. Cr Fyffe illustrated the rich cultural history of Bendigo’s Chinese heritage to

the students. “Bendigo’s Chinese heritage lives on through these partnerships – plus I’d like somewhere to stay when I visit,” Cr Fyffe joked. The grant is jointly funded by the Department of Education and Training Victoria and a number of educational institutions in China. “The Victorian government values our relationship with China by providing these wonderful life experiences,” Ms Edwards said.

Tale told of a woman’s struggle A FORMER Bendigo barrister’s family tale of one woman’s struggles to settle on the central Victorian goldfields more than 150 years ago has been immortalised in a new book. In 1851, Cornish woman Jane Dunstan travelled more than 850 arduous kilometres from South Australia to Castlemaine over a sixweek period with her six children to join one of the world’s great gold rushes, her epic tale made even more poignant by the fact that as a pioneering woman her resilience and endeavours would have undoubtedly been tested even more so than any of her male counterparts. Retired barrister and former magistrate and coroner Max Beck

has penned A Different Earth, which tells the story of Jane’s life on the goldfields and the struggles she encountered along the way. Mr Beck is Jane’s great-great grandson, and now resides in Geelong. His book has been a labour of love, impeccably researched and is by his own admission is a tale “almost beyond belief”. “Indeed there was a lot more to this story than my father ever knew,” he said in an interview with the BBC Cornwall’s Tiffany Truscott. “It’s Jane’s story... She is the chief character in the book. She is the person who held the family together and it’s the story of her pio-

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al or rural setting.” It was donated by PSA Insurance, funded by the Victorian Medical Insurance Agency Limited, or VMIAL. Han is studying a Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Dentistry. Originally from Malaysia, he moved from his family home in Mandurah, WA to Bendigo this year to study at La Trobe. “I relocated in order to pursue my dream to join the next generation of rural dental practitioners. I come from a financially disadvantaged background, and this scholarship will help me tremendously in my goal of becoming a dentist,” he said.

One of Bendigo’s oldest institutions, the Bendigo School of Domestic Arts was opened in Bendigo in 1916. The school was established to provide secondary education for local teenage girls. Since then it morphed into Flora Hill Secondary College and today is known as Bendigo South East Secondary College (BSE). Along with the centenary organiser, Esther McCrae, two former BSE teachers, Sue Watkins and Nena Harris were fascinated by some of the archival material which is being researched for the event. Pupil records starting from 1916 are written in exquisite copperplate and the quaint Christian names such as Violet and Florence, are a clear indication of the times. After teaching at BSE for 31 years (1975-2006) Sue Watkins made the observation that children are still the same. “Kids are kids. I think the difference is that the issues over which there might be conflict are different, the children are no more naughty,” she said. “You have some children who are from deprived backgrounds, some

centenary: Sue Watkins, Nena Harris and Esther McRae. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN may need pushing and others are more ambitious.” Nena Harris taught at Flora Hill for an amazing 41 years (1974-2015) and thinks one of the strengths of the school is its house system. “The houses were originally named after women, which I really appreciated,”she said. “They were Daisy Bates, Caroline Chisolm, Florence Nightingale and Bronte. The names now are based

on places in Bendigo. So we have Rosalind, Alexander, Fortuna and Shamrock. “Past children have very fond memories, they particularly loved the social side of the school.” BSE will host the Centenary weekend on October 22 and 23. The weekend will include an open day, book and alumni launch, memorabilia, social events and a celebration dinner for staff on Saturday night.

The formal opening will begin at 10.30am on Saturday, October 22 in the BSE Stadium. The event will include music, performances and interviews with past staff and students as well as the long awaited official opening of BSE as a completed facility. For details of events and to share with your alumni groups go to www.facebook. com/BSECentenary – Dianne Dempsey

Terry hits the road for firies CFA firefighter Terry Heafield is riding around Victoria on a 2500 kilometre bike ride as part of his Don’t Do It Alone Campaign. He aims to raise awareness of post traumatic stress disorder and mental health issues among firefighters in Victoria. Mr Heafield will be visiting 43 fire stations until August 21 to talk with firefighters about mental health issues and to encourage them to speak out and seek help if they are having problems. Mr Heafield has experienced depression and anxiety over the past three

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By NICOLA DUNNICLIFF-WELLS

LOAN SCHEME: Jo and Bridget of the Thursday Joyriders.

Borrow to ride “I’M not fit enough. I don’t want to slow you down. I don’t have the right bike.” These are the most common remarks we hear from women looking to get into cycling, but finding it a bit daunting. A new bike loan scheme aims to overcome some of these barriers. A women’s cycling group, the Thursday Joyriders, has now joined forces with Bike Bendigo to acquire three women’s road bikes with the help of a City of Greater Bendigo Active Communities grant. Women who want to try road riding can now borrow the bikes. Almost four years ago, the Thursday Joyriders women’s cycling group was started to give women a safe place to try the sport. From humble beginnings of two to six women riding every Thursday morning, the group has grown and now sees anywhere from eight to 26 heading out for a spin. A new breed of female cyclist is hitting the road: she loves a chat, a ride and the all-important coffee at the end, and she want to encourage other women to join her. But getting into road riding can be challenging for many women and it’s hard to justify the big purchase of a road bike when you are unsure if it’s going to be for you. That was the driver behind establishing the loan scheme. Women can borrow a bike for up to a week and

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just get out there and give it a go. If they haven’t ridden a road bike before, they’ll be encouraged to ride the bike paths of Bendigo first before heading onto the road just get to know the bike and the feeling you get from cycling. The next step is to join the new-road-rider group leaving at 6.05am from Bendigo Cycles in Edward Street on the first Thursday of each month. Once new riders have some familiarity with road riding, they can join the weekly women’s only ride leaving every Thursday morning at 6.15am from Bendigo Cycles. This a no-drop ride, so no rider is ever left on her own. It’s fun, inclusive and supportive, takes around an hour and finishes with coffee and more chatting. You can find the Thursday Joyriders at facebook. com/tjrwomenscycling/ and connect with other likeminded women. For more information on rides and the loan bikes contact Jo on tjrwomenscyclinggrp@outlook. com.au or on 0403 978 636. - Jo Lythgo

LIKE many others, I left Bendigo as a young adult and, realising how much my home town had to offer, returned with a family eight years ago. I discovered some inspiring changes: Bendigo had grown up a bit in my absence but, in many ways, was still the same old place I loved. As Bendigo continues to grow, the challenge in maintaining our liveability is to make sure that cherished features – its “big country town” feel, natural open spaces, and ease of getting around – are not lost along the way. The way we move around our city is inherently related to our wellbeing – both physical and mental. Cities that prioritise and provide infrastructure for cycling, walking and public transport tend to have healthier residents – and stronger communities – than those who do not. Bendigo, it turns out, has one of Victoria’s highest rates of car ownership. The proportion of people who are overweight and obese in our region is also towards the upper end of the scale. This has serious implications – both for individuals, in quality of life, and for the whole community in escalating health costs (the unprecedented investment in bariatric facilities at the new Bendigo Hospital is an example). While there’s no doubt that obesity is a complex issue, we do know that lack of physical activity is a key contributor. And cities can make a difference here: providing safe cycling and walking infrastructure and fostering a culture of active travel can increase incidental physical activity across the population. Nowhere is this more important than for children, who are more sedentary now than ever. Rates of riding and walking to school have plummeted in a generation. Yet survey after survey suggests that children, particularly primary-aged, want to do it. Distance-wise, it’s poten-

RIDE ON: Nicola Dunncliff-Wells with her children Michael, Ben and Anna. tially do-able for many in Bendigo. With the support of Bike Bendigo, I recently established the Active Travel Healthy Kids Community Network, which aims to foster active travel to school across Bendigo, supporting school communities to try it and help them make it work. The benefits of active travel to school are well documented: kids tend to have better concentration and educational outcomes, better physical and mental health, more independence, and be more socially connected. By driving our kids, we are denying them these opportunities – and the chance to have fun on the way. Meanwhile, cars around school entrances increase the risk of injury to children, while school traffic contributes significantly to road congestion. As Bendigo’s population swells, crowded roads will become an increasing problem if we continue to drive at current rates. The city’s 2015 Integrated Transport and Land Use Strategy (ITLUS) is seeking to tackle congestion by prioritising alternative travel modes. No city anywhere has built its way out of congestion: new and bigger roads simply encourage more traffic and further entrench driving. Those that are most successful at reducing congestion make alternative modes easier: changing a small number of car trips to cycling, walking, or public transport. With continued commitment to investing in active

travel, council could therefore address two big issues that threaten Bendigo’s health, economy and liveability. But is it realistic to expect people to leave their car keys and jump on their bike? That’s never going to happen – is it? I get that cycling – and even walking – for transport is not for everyone. But making it viable enough for many people to do it some of the time will benefit us all. If 10 per cent of people at a given time are walking, cycling, or taking the bus, that’s more road space and more car parks for others. Active travel isn’t going to take off overnight. Changing habits takes time. But effort now will yield dividends in coming decades. Consider the Netherlands, which prioritised safe cycling infrastructure in response to unacceptable levels of child traffic deaths in the 1970s. Now it is the world’s cycling capital. There are many reasons for optimism. Bendigo has already made strides towards a walking and cycling culture, notably through development of the ITLUS, which involved widespread stakeholder and community involvement. Indeed, a receptive community is critical, and Bendigo has demonstrated its enthusiasm for alternatives to the car-based status quo numerous times over recent years. An appetite for cycling – for both transport and rec-

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reation – led to the 2015 establishment of Bike Bendigo, which actively works on various fronts towards cycling becoming an inclusive and accessible activity for everyday travel, recreation and doing business. Research suggests that almost two-thirds of Australians are interested in cycling more often but are concerned about safety, particularly riding in traffic. If we continue to build cycling infrastructure for those who already use it, the people who ride a bike for transport will continue to be the “strong and fearless” (less than one per cent of the population) and the “enthused and confident” (seven per cent of the population). For it to be realistic and attractive for the much larger “interested but concerned” group (60 per cent of the population), there must be a connected network of separated infrastructure that allows people to get where they need to go without the stress of mixing with traffic. Bendigo’s off-road bike paths are already highly valued and well used by the community. Complementing these paths with additional separated infrastructure adjacent to roads would provide connected networks that enable people of all abilities to ride safely to a range of destinations. There’s no doubt that driving will remain a significant transport option in Bendigo, but investing in active travel to make it a viable and attractive alternative will benefit us all. Meanwhile, a quiet cultural revolution is taking place: Bike Bendigo and affiliated groups like Freewheeling Fun and the Active Travel Healthy Kids Community Network are gradually building a culture of everyday cycling – whether it’s through providing bikes for people in need, running Bendigo’s monthly community ride and other empowering programs, or helping to normalise active travel and make it fun. We’re looking forward to welcoming more people to the action. Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells established the Active Travel Healthy Kids Community Network auspiced by Bike Bendigo

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stePping out: Whatever the weather, the support group will walk.

Weeroona walk for Parkinson’s group sages, kids’ activities and a traditional sausage sizzle. The event started in Bendigo last year, hosted by the Bendigo Parkinson’s support group. All participants are encouraged to fundraise. Last year Bendigo raised more than $2500 and the support group is hoping for an even better outcome this year. “By being a part of this great community event, you are supporting people living with Parkinson’s, their families and carers,” Parkinson’s Victoria ambassador Anne Atkin said. All funds raised from A Walk in the Park will go to increasing services and funding research to improve the lives of those living with Parkinson’s in Victoria.

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Show me the money Local small businesses can now locate available grants and funding via a custom made search tool called the Bendigo Funding Finder. City of Greater Bendigo council’s Peter Jeffery said, in what is an Australian-first, the economic development unit has partnered with the GrantGuru website to create the custom search tool which hand picks grants and funding opportunities

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Bendigo residents will put on their walking boots to help support people living with Parkinson’s. A Walk in the Park will be held at Lake Weeroona at the end of the month. Parkinson’s is a chronic and progressive neurological condition. Now in its eighth year, A Walk in the Park is Australia’s largest community event dedicated to improving the lives of people living with the condition. Bendigo participants will take a two or four kilometre walk along Lake Weeroona on Sunday, August 28 from 11am. The course is mobility-friendly, and the family pooch is welcome too. The day will include free entertainment, live music, mas-

ties, such as research and development, sustainability, export, manufacturing, agriculture and IT. “Using the Bendigo

Funding Finder our local businesses can quickly and easily discover the information they need to locate potential funding.” He said through the platform business owners could also find advice and professional services, such as local grant writers, to help them win the grants they unearth. The Bendigo Funding Finder can be accessed via www.business.grantguru. com.au

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WtE facts Michelle Goldsmith argues (Bendigo Weekly, July 30) that wasteto-energy plants which burn garbage do not meet environmental or sustainability standards. As a Bendigo resident who has researched and consulted in this area, I offer some comments. In 2005 the International Energy Authority reported that more than 1000 WtE plants were in operation worldwide, so the technique is mature and not “dubious”. The units burn residual waste which cannot be recycled or composted, and generate some “green” electricity. WtE plants do not pose “a considerable health and environment risk”. The bottom ash is not toxic and can be used as roadfill. Filters remove those PCBs and dioxins present on the fine particulates, and the gaseous portion is removed with activated carbon. The particulates, which represent about two per cent of the initial waste, are stabilised with cement and sent to a controlled landfill. Modern plants do not use water scrubbing and easily meet mandated emissions levels. A study by Sinclair Knight Merz commissioned by Recycle Victoria found that of the 16 alternative waste management procedures which were studied, the recycle/ compost/combust option was the most effective from environmental and economic perspectives. Ironically, it did not rate highly on a social level because of perceived environmental concerns. What viable alternative does Michelle propose? The considerable emissions from landfill are not visible, and so are disregarded. Outof-sight is out-of-mind. Brian Stanmore, Junortoun

Support recognised With the declaration of the ballot for Bendigo, I write to thank all locals who supported my recent federal election campaign. So many did and I am incredibly grateful. I’m even more grateful that Australians have once again returned a Liberal Government. Under our Liberal Government, every commitment to our communities – for small business support, for defence spending of over $1.3 billion directly into our local economy, for tax cuts and an innovation agenda – will be delivered. So despite not being elected, I’m thrilled I could deliver for our

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region. Central Victoria and the Macedon Ranges will benefit from community safety infrastructure in Hargreaves Mall; a revamped Wesley Hill sporting precinct in Castlemaine; upgrades to facilities at the Kyneton Showgrounds; an overhaul to showcase the artefacts of Bendigo’s Soldiers Memorial; Green Army projects to help struggling areas around Lake Eppalock and Lake Cairn Curran survive and thrive; planning for a sorely-needed indoor sports hub in the Macedon Ranges; $10 million in safety upgrades along the Calder Highway; and community solar projects to help the environment and keep electricity costs down at the Harcourt Bowls Club, the Macedon and Woodend Kindergartens, Eaglehawk FNC, Newbridge Recreation Reserve, the Strathdale and Long Gully Community Centres; and the Long Gully Mechanics Institute. I’m very excited at the prospect of each and every one of these projects and can’t wait to see the long-term benefits. To attain only 442 less votes than a sitting member is incredible, and an achievement for all involved in the Liberal campaign to be proud of. Thank you again central Victoria, for your support, and thank you to all of my fellow candidates who participated in our democratic process. I wish you all, as well as our returned member, the best for the future. Megan Purcell, Maldon

Win or lose? To say that politics is not for the faint hearted is an understatement. Take the seat of Herbert for example, the first count had Kathy O’Toole ahead by eight votes, the recount had her ahead by 37 votes. Sitting member Ewan Jones congratulated her on her win, wished her luck, which could only be taken as all bad, as he then promptly said that he would support any challenge in the court of disputed returns if the LNP headquarters so decided. Well, Mr Jones, are you conceding or not? Allegedly some military personnel and the elderly were not able to vote for various reasons. Well, why are they not responsible for accessing an absentee vote, or similar, the same responsibility as everybody else in this position? Why is it when the LNP get touched off in a close one, their first thought is to go running to the court of disputed returns. Such is their respect of the voters.

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Anybody who did not vote, should be fined like everybody else. Its about time the LNP shook off their born to rule attitude, hocked their silver spoons, started to respected the public more instead of taking them for granted, and get used to elections where the rank and file are going to desert them, because they do not represent them anymore. Angry millionaire superannuants, multi millionaires, and the business council of Australia are not going to keep them in power, so it might be time to treat the ordinary Australian with more respect, instead of like brainless imbeciles. That said, I think the boot is on the other foot. Ken Price, Eaglehawk

Tread carefully On Friday, July 29 the Bendigo Weekly ran a story “Home Spun” and I take issue with a number of points raised and those making them. We can all be proud of those who have helped build and shape our region, state and country as we know it today and yet I am sure most of us do not want to see us lose our identity. To this end it is a shame we so readily except ideas from Eli Giannia. She was born in Rome and her

European ideas are just as unacceptable here as our open plan and room to move ideas would be in so much of Europe. Her design of the Bendigo Library at over $7 million, even though adequate, in no design way matches our Bendigo’s heritage or culture. It beggars belief when I read the comments from Andrew Cockerall our council strategic planner that from ground level both height and scale of medium density housing looks the same. Well done that one- or two-bedroom single-storey houses all look the same from the street, or it could be time we look for a new strategic planner. The only true and valid statement made was that there was more value for council in medium density living. This is true as council can abdicate its responsibilities onto developers and put far more pressure on existing infrastructure and we all know how that will end up. All these things may look good on the surface like building 100 homes where normally only 30 to 40 would have been accepted. The facts are if we want to maintain our way of life for ourselves and our children, we must tread carefully and not jump into something we cannot come back from. Stuart Symes Candidate for Whipstick Ward

No pressure Letters on council matters fail to mention the worst decision of the sitting council. That being the failure to approve the application by Coles for a supermarket on the site of the old Victoria foundry. This revealed an ignorance of the area by both the councillors and their staff. It must be accepted that as one of the country’s largest employers Coles know what they are doing better than some pre-conceived ideas of satellite centres. Those who live in these areas will almost certainly pass by the Marong Road turnoff. The precondition for this development would be the installation of a roundabout at this junction. Linking Darby Street and Hayes Street to Victoria Street via the existing bike track turned into a road would also serve to divert traffic from the Jackass Flat region that now flows into the hospital precinct, via Wood Street and Bennett Street. The existing layout facilitates both parking and service access. Similarly parking pressure in the central business district would be relieved. However, none of the existing councillors are beholden to any pressure groups in the area. M F Sandiford, Bendigo

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GIVE BLOOD The green machine IN BENDIGO HOW green is my refuse? That’s the question households will be asking themselves as the much anticipated organics collection service nears its introduction across Greater Bendigo from next month. This is not a waste collection service, but it is a resource collection service, made even more valuable by the fact that the community’s contribution to the commitment to reduce greenhouse gas should be at least partially abated via the diversion of green organic material from landfill. The fact that more than 2000 households have so far elected to opt out of the proposed third bin collection service being introduced by the City of Greater Bendigo shows how important this issue is and how households take their responsibility to the environment as seriously as they do. Reports that a similar number of households are also looking to

Editorial Comment assume control of their green organics material and to manage the resource for themselves only echoes this sentiment. September’s organics collection service introduction completes one of the key actions contained in the 2014-2019 Waste and Resource Management Strategy, which was formally adopted two years ago. It also reinforces the Victorian government’s policy of encouraging all councils to implement these very types of services as part of its statewide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan. Council says the new service will reduce the costs it must pay to the state government each year for every tonne of waste that is put into our landfills because there will be

less waste. While the overall service offers more positives to residents than it does negatives, it is not, by anyone’s admission, a one size fits all service. Exemptions are fine and will be granted where authorities are satisfied that they are warranted, and that is a fair and reasonable approach. But there are also concerns from some property owners in apartments and in the inner city that say they simply do not have the room for a third bin to complement the existing garbage and recycling services. Some older residents are also concerned that they will likely never fill their small caddy bins, let alone the bin itself, giving rise to calls for a shared organics collection service that would need to be introduced on a case by case basis – not unlike the opt out circumstance currently on offer.

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opinion By BRUCE WINZAR Chief information officer for Bendigo Health

MANY people will have seen the physical structure of the new $630 million Bendigo Hospital, which has risen up into the North Bendigo skyline. The fit-out of this state of the art facility continues behind the massive facade in readiness for a January 2017 opening. What is not visible to the naked eye is the abundance of work happening within Bendigo Health to ready our staff for the transition into the new environment. Among these internal components is the journey from paper-based records to electronic-based records, or “paper light” as we like to phrase it. And with the latest IT infrastructure in the new facility it makes sense to take advantage of this opportunity. This new “paper-light” direction will reduce stor-

age for paper records and begin the trend of minimising paper usage throughout the Bendigo Health clinical community. Our transition to an electronic record will evolve in two stages and initially just focus on our acute hospital services. In the first stage, we will implement a Digital Medical Record (DMR)

continue to roll the system out to other clinical areas. The second stage will be the deployment of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) using a product from InterSystems called TrakCare. This will provide a whole of hospital integrated clinical information system. Additional functional-

...it has huge benefits for our patients, their families and our staff using a software package from Vitro software. This will provide clinicians involved in your care with a single electronic portal where they can access a variety of patient information including, medical history, test results and forms. Staff training is well under way and pilot testing is about to begin in a selected area. Once the pilot is complete and assessed, we will

ity such as electronic ordering, decision support, closed-loop medication management and specialist modules will be incorporated under this system and, of course, will integrate with the DMR. Once implemented throughout Bendigo Health, the ultimate outcome of the EMR is to essentially provide our clinicians with a “one stop shop” where they can securely access up-to-date

information about their patients. Sounds pretty straight forward in its simplicity doesn’t it? It’s not. DMR and EMR technology is a complex beast, but done well and done right, it has huge benefits for our patients, their families and our staff. Among these are improved communication between patient and clinician, the reduction of duplicated information and simplified workflows. An example of this? In the new hospital, a clinician involved in your care will be able to sit at your bedside with an electronic device and discuss things like results, medications, future treatment and/or rehabilitation. As we learn and adapt to this new way of working, we expect it will significantly enhance the ability of our staff to deliver world-class healthcare. That’s good news for our patients – something we all want to see.

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Cloak of invisibility Seems Steve just doesn’t stand out in a crowd

GLAM GIRLS: The Singlettes will play at the Capital Theatre.

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HE Fabulous Singlettes are a playful, celebration of some of the greatest hits of the 60s, 70s and beyond. They sing, they dance, with frocks galore – and beehives that are a triumph of hairspray over gravity... but it’s the impeccable harmonies and camp humour that have made this mega-girl group a hit all over the world.

The Singlettes have been there and done that – from Sydney to London, Hong Kong to Berlin, and Vienna to Verona – spanning their own TV specials, Royal Variety Shows, and London’s West End, and reaping a slew of awards and rave reviews along the way, and now they’re coming to Bendigo. They play the Capital on August 20.

DID another silly thing on Saturday. I made a fuss in a cafe about poor service before my meal. This is foolish on many levels, one you never know what little extra will be added to your breakfast or tea, and two the meal takes forever to arrive. Maybe the extra time is so they can add the little extra, or maybe it’s just so the eggs can go cold. Whatever, I should have left my complaint until I was paying. My complaint was about being invisible. I am sure there are times when being invisible would be magnificent, but waiting for service is not one of those times. I had sauntered into the cafe planning a peaceful late breakfast with the long-suffering Mrs Kendall, and I was followed in by a family of four. Mrs Kendall would be joining me shortly, so I was sitting solo. The dozy waiter ignored me and went to the table of four, fair enough, more income. He then went to the next person who came in and I was left alone again. Mrs K turned up and I was still waiting. Of course by this point I was boiling like a billy and had to

say something. I ignored the useless waiter and spoke to a waitress with something along the lines of “could you get that useless bloke to do his job?” She didn’t look too happy, but came to take my drinks order. Of course, like buses, I had three people come to take my order. Must be the in joke in the waiting trade. Ignore someone, then send all the staff, anyway my goose was cooked. I had made a fuss. I hasten to add I am not usually a complainer. I also must add I was having eggs, not a goose, cooked or otherwise. The tea arrived and it was Mrs K’s turn to be grumpy. “Is that tea for two?” she asked as a small pot arrived. Thankfully the useless waiter had another small pot to bring over. Short order tea, is not the way to please the Kendalls. So there we were, grumpily await-

ing breakfast and the whole staff knowing we were the world’s worst customers. To give them their due, the meal was OK, and I was not aware of little extras, but it certainly made me realise I had become too grumpy to mingle in the cafe scene. Or, perhaps I really had become invisible. Within half an hour I was in the supermarket. There was a man choosing his tinned tomatoes, and I was waiting patiently for him to move on so I could get my tomatoes. Trouble is, his friend arrived and they started chatting without moving on. They did not notice me standing a metre away until I asked them to let me at my tomatoes. Guess it was just one of those days. - Steve Kendall Twitter @stevekendall1

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FORMER Bendigo resident’s new theatre work holds a mirror up to the real life of new parents, and asks “why doesn’t anybody tell you what it is going to be really like?”. The Let-Down Reflex is an original theatre production written by Megan Riedl and directed by Alise Amarant. The play explores how parents constantly find their reality falls short of society’s unfairly optimistic expectations surrounding pregnancy, breastfeeding and parenthood. As part of a tour to four regional Victorian towns, The Let-Down Reflex is being presented in Bendigo on

Thursday, September 1, 7.30pm at the Old Church on the Hill. The Let-Down Reflex tells personal stories of parenthood, many of which are based on Megan Riedl’s real-life experiences as a new mum. Mrs Riedl, was asked to stop breastfeeding in the foyer of her Bendigo workplace in October last year. “I came up against an ingrained culture of conservatism at the top level, and their refusal to admit that they hurt my feelings was tough to handle. It made me so angry, anxious and eventually depressed,” she said.

“So in the end, I just channelled that negative energy into something creative.” The result is both a biting satire and an emotive piece of playwriting. The play draws together poignant stories from other parents, proving that negative experiences are not unusual in the first few years of parenthood. The play is the first public presentation of work by the new theatre group, Tripwire Theatre Inc. “Tripwire is the culmination of everything I have done in my career thus far,” Mrs Riedl, who is the group’s founder and first artistic director,

said. The upcoming production certainly has Bendigo at its heart. It stars Strathfieldsaye actress Sharon Newth, and is directed by principal of Bendigo’s Helen O’Grady Drama Academy, Alise Amarant. To book tickets and for more information visit trybooking.com/MHYE.

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ENDIGO rockers Black Aces have done it the hard way – five years of gigging around Australia before releasing their debut album earlier this year. Shot In The Dark charted at 17 on the iTunes Rock charts. Classic Rock, Rock Hard France, and Powerplay magazines all praised the album. Thumbs-up indeed for a Bendigo band on an independent label. Black Aces have a big night planned for their home town on Friday, August 12 at the Golden Vine. It’s a special gig; a fundraiser to help support their upcoming European tour. It will be their last Bendigo appearance of the year. For two months from September, their extensive UK and European tour sees Black Aces visit 11 countries, playing over 40 dates. They scored a spot on the Hard Rock Hell festival bill in Wales where they’ll share a stage with the likes of Living Colour, Ugly Kid Joe and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple. Drummer Pete McMillan is excited. “I hear the crowds are pretty wild and rowdy. Playing Hard Rock Hell will be fantastic. It’s going to be a great experience,” he said. Lining up in front of McMillan in

Black Aces are Tyler Kinder on lead guitar and vocals, Jarrad Morrice on rhythm guitar and Alex McMillan on bass. They are very much traditional denim-clad old school rockers, having taken their cue from the 1970s hard pub rock era. It’s bang your head, shake your fist in the air and stomp your feet stuff. But they bridge eras, having recently toured with Cosmic Psychos, Dallas Crane and The Casanovas, winning over new fans along the way. Black Aces originally formed in 2007 but “really kicked off in earnest around 2011 or 2012,” McMillan said. “The band became a four piece when Alex and I joined. We had been in another local band, Made In China, for a few years. Black Aces became a real unit, and it’s been full steam ahead since.” The Golden Vine holds fond memories for McMillan. “We really loved playing with Dallas Crane at the Golden Vine last year,” he said. “It was awesome. Such a fantastic band that we have all admired for years. Playing with them was a real privilege.” They’re looking forward to

getting back to an old stomping ground. “It’s great to come back and get up in front of familiar faces, have a

For information and entry forms: Go to www.bgbp.com.au or Lockwood Primary School lockwood.ps@edumail. vic.gov.au Ph: 5435 3224. Launch of My Place: The Vox Bendigo Book 2016 Young Writers Anthology

Toni Maticevski Dark Wonderland

USTRALIAN fashion designer Toni Maticevski opens up his archives for the Bendigo Art Gallery’s latest exhibition. Toni Maticevski has achieved world-wide acclaim for his masterful approach to the manipulation of traditional fashion silhouettes and innovative use of materials, colour, texture and fabrics. Dark Wonderland, curated by Bendigo Art Gallery, celebrates his unique skill in dressing the female body, his obsessive attention to detail and his continued interest in tailoring, line, and reinventing classic forms and techniques. “Toni Maticevski has managed to morph, adapt and defy the boundaries of fashion, crossing the line that divides fashion design with fine art,” gallery director Karen Quinlan said. “For anyone who has ever dreamed of wearing a masterpiece, this is a must-see exhibition” Dark Wonderland, August 13 – November 20, Bendigo Art Gallery. Bendgoartgallery.com.au

Aussie Verse Rings through classrooms

T’S on again. The Bendigo Goldfields Bush Poets annual Rusty Nail Bush Poetry competition for primary school students will be held on Wednesday, August 24 at the Lockwood School Hall. The co-ordinator Sally Rule from Lockwood Primary School is expecting a good roll-up as primary students show off their talents. Participation is the key to the event; to have a crack and a lot of fun at the same time. Students from any primary school are eligible to enter and there is no fee. Most competitors will recite their poem, but it is okay to read your poem. In the performance sections there are two categories, original poem, and non-original poem. The entries need to be in the form of rhyming verse and the emphasis is on Australian bush verse. The proceedings kick off at 1.30pm and are conducted by Geoffrey W Graham. The Lockwood parents club will be catering so drinks and snacks will be available. There is also a written competition, but entries have to be in by Wednesday, August 17.

beer, and enjoy yourself.” It’ll be a good old traditional Aussie hard rocking pub night with door prizes, a meat raffle and of

course, a beer or two, or more. Doors at 9pm with support from blues rock duo TJ & Son. – Simon Wooldridge

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ORE than 125 students from over 20 schools across Victoria took part in the inaugural writing initiative sponsored by The Rotary Club of Bendigo and Bendigo Writers Festival. The book features writing by 30 students from two age categories; grades 3-7 and 8-11. The youngest student published was just seven years of age. The book will be launched on Thursday, August 11, in the lead up to the Bendigo Writers Festival. The full program is available online at bendigowritersfestival.com.au

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A change of direction Out of the Ice Ann Turner Simon & Schuster $29.99

R Laura Alvarado has just completed a long, dreary over-winter stay in Antarctica and is looking forward to spending a few weeks in leafy inner Melbourne when word of a new opportunity arrives. Rather than speeding towards a comfortable summer on mainland Australia, Laura finds herself heading off to a tiny, barely inhabited former Norwegian outpost between the Antarctic ice-shelf and Argentina’s southernmost tip. On South Safety Island her task is to carry out a thorough environmental impact assessment of an abandoned whaling station, Fredelighavn, in response to a request to have it opened to tourists. For the duration, her temporary home will be the neighbouring British base, Alliance – a tightly

bonded, secretive community in which, it is quickly apparent, she is very much an unwelcome outsider. With her sole survey partner’s posting delayed by illness and Fredelighavn off-limits to her Alliance hosts, Laura is forced to begin her study alone. Distressed by thoughts of wholesale whale slaughter and haunted by a lifetime of personal loss and grief, she struggles to hold her nerve in the ghostly settlement. Although the deployment of her friend Kate as a backup scientist is comforting, signs of human interference compound Laura’s unease: freshly smoked cigarette butts inside one of the houses, abnormal aggression among colonies of seals and penguins, a shadowy figure moving between

blubber rendering vats and, most disturbing of all, an eerily paleskinned boy seemingly trapped behind a thick, impenetrable icewall and screaming for help. What is the evasive Alliance team’s covert mission? Are the unexplained happenings at Fredelighavn related to this, or is her mind betraying her, exhausted by too many months in the field? Laura’s investigations take her from South Safety to Nantucket in the US, then Venice, Italy, as she strives to free an explanation from the unyielding ice. – Rosalea Ryan

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NEW book gives an insight into how the Eaglehawk Community House started and how it has serviced the community for more than 30 years. Coordinator Fiona Mummery said the pictorial presentation in A Story of the Eaglehawk Community House – 1983 to 2015 reflects a lot of fun and opportunities for people to engage positively within their community, making it a valued and worthwhile place to get involved. “The book is also recognition of the many hours and dedication by numerous volunteers, including those on the Committee of Management and staff, who have

INSIGHT: A new book has been launched.

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cal Society will receive a copy of the book. The book has been produced by founding member Margaret Bannan, life member Denise Wilson and Fiona Mummery.

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Prisoner with a hidden talent L

ast week I left you with the governor of Pentridge Prison and Joseph Anderson Panton seated in the governor’s office with some papers being pushed across the table for Panton to read. As it happened, the papers were written by William Stanford. Remembering, that in 1853 during the first Bendigo Cup Meeting, Stanford had been unfortunate enough to have his horse collide with the Bendigo Police Magistrate, Lachlan MacLachlan. The governor asked Panton to read the extraordinary tale that was now in front of him, concerning the horse accident and how he had been sent to gaol all because the receipt for the horse that Stanford had been riding was unable to be produced in court. Once Panton had read the document the governor immediately stated, “Don’t you think it is amazing what these prisoners will invent in order to try to make themselves look innocent?” Panton then said this was not a made up story, “I

know, because I was there when this all happened. All that is written on these pages are as true as the fact that I am sitting at this table with you today,” Panton said. Naturally the governor was taken aback by this response. Panton then asked about the prisoner’s behaviour and the progress of his prison work. The governor explained that Stanford was a long way from being a model prisoner, having attempted two daring escapes already. Once back behind bars, he had proven himself to be irredeemable in almost every aspect. He had been caught stealing small metal tools and had been sent, on numerous occasions, to solitary confinement for breaking prison rules. Stanford, the governor went on, was rather uncooperative in his work. When sent to dress the stones to be used by the council for paving, he sculpted them instead. Curiosity had started to get the better of Panton, he then asked what types of things Stanford was attempting to create.

“The prison guards had brought these drawings to me,” the governor told Panton as a collection of pencil sketches were placed on the table. He viewed the drawings and remarked that, for someone who had no training, the drawings were remarkably good. Joseph A Panton himself was an accomplished amateur artist so was in a good position to judge the quality of William Stanford’s efforts. The conversation between the visiting police magistrate and the prison governor completely shifted tone. The governor would now have to completely rethink his whole idea of prisoner Stanford. After having seen the drawings, Panton was keen to see what this prisoner had been creating with the stones. Guards were called by the governor to escort the two friends to the prison yard where, in the stone dressing area, they came face to face with the prisoner. Stanford stood to attention in front of the governor and looking across to Pan-

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ton, recognised him from almost seven years earlier, even though Panton was not wearing the same uniform with gold epaulettes and a gold braided cap. Panton and the governor asked to see the carving that the prisoner had been doing, and were surprised at the natural ability shown in the pieces that had been produced. Panton believed

that Stanford should be encouraged to develop his sculpting talents. Panton was able to talk the governor into letting Stanford have some more specialised chisels and a separate place to work the stone in the yard. The reproduced drawing by William Stanford comes from his notebook in the State Library Collection.

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“Although there are a few things you can do to protect your own identity, you can also be confident that we’re doing everything within our power to keep your personal details safe and secure. “For example, just like your bank, the ATO will now send you a ‘Was this you?’ message via SMS or email when your ATO online account is linked to another myGov account.” The ATO is aware of the the increase in identity crime related to refund fraud and new technology is helping it identify fraudulent behaviour earlier than ever. “We’re using sophisticated analytics to uncover acts of identity crime and refund fraud, and consistently monitor our online systems to pick up any instances of unusual activity.” The ATO recommends following a few easy steps to protect yourself against identity theft: Put a padlock on your letterbox Shred documents containing personal details before throwing them away. Make sure passwords are strong. Use a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. Use legitimate and up-to-date antivirus, firewall and anti-spyware software If you think your TFN has been stolen or misused phone the ATO on 1800 467 033 between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday.

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Blazers eye top flight THE CV Blazers are eyeing promotion after the side used a red-hot middle of the season to catapult themselves into the top three in Hockey Victoria’s Vic League Two competition. The Blazers have won five of their past six games to sit third heading into a clash with St Bede’s at Keysborough on Saturday. The top side at the end of the regular season, and the overall premier, both earn promotion to the top flight. If the minor premier wins the overall title, the second placed side is also promoted. The Blazers took a 3-1 win over Knox last weekend behind a brace from Tom Davey to move up to third, a far cry from sitting eighth after three rounds. Ben Coe was a stand out in defence for the hosts, while Isaac Temby added the third goal for CV and the leadership of stand-in skipper Caleb Scanlon was another key to

the victory. The Blazers have strung together wins over Knox, Melbourne Old Boys, Monash, Mornington and Greater Dandenong in their last six outings, only being defeated by fourth-placed Werribee during the streak. After tackling St Bede’s this week the Blazers face St Bernard’s, top side Gippsland and Greater Dandenong in the run home. The club’s women’s side plays bottom side Greater Dandenong this week as it also continues a push for a top-four finish after a loss to Mornington last week. The Blazers women sit in fourth with four games remaining, three points off top side Yarra Valley and three points clear from Mornington in fifth. The Blazers women face Yarra Valley, Knox and KBH Brumbies after the clash with Dandenong at the weekend.

ON TARGET: Andrew Townes Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Darts titles in town SOME of the country’s best darts players have hit town this week for the Australian Championships and Pacific Masters at the All Seasons. The action began last week with the Pacific Masters tournament, and continues through the weekend with the na-

tional titles. Hundreds of competitors are in town for the event, which sees competition in singles, doubles and teams events in a wide variety of age groups. The competition continues over the weekend through until Sunday’s presentation evening.

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YET another stern test awaits the Bendigo Lady Braves this weekend as the side plays Hobart and Brisbane to keep its South East Ausyralian basketball League finals hopes alive. The Lady Braves belted Sandringham in one of their best all-round performances of the season last Saturday, but a win to east conference rival Ballarat kept Bendigo out of the top four in the east. A dominant Lady Braves defence smothered the Sabres while Chante Black and a strong performance from Ash Stonehouse off the bench guided Bendigo to a dominant 24-point win. The Lady Braves (fifth in the east) have three games left in the South East Australian Basketball League season, while fourth placed Ballarat and third-placed Brisbane each have two. Bendigo travels to an in-form Hobart, winners of four of its past five games, on Friday, before hosting Brisbane on Sunday. Neither game will come easy for Bendigo – the Chargers have plenty to play for as they need to win to keep themselves alive in the south conference playoff race, and Brisbane dealt Bendigo a 29-point basketball lesson when the sides met earlier in the season. Working in Bendigo’s favour is that Brisbane will be playing the second leg of an interstate road double header. The Lady Spartans have won their last five contests and plays Bendigo, Frankston (fourth in the south) and Albury Wodonga in the last two weeks of the season. The Lady Braves face lowly Albury Wodonga in their last game of the season, a win Jonathan Goodman’s side is all but assured of. Bendigo has the head-to-head advantage over Ballarat, meaning of the Rush and Lady Braves finish equal on wins it will be Bendigo who finishes higher on the table.

PLAYOFF VISION: Bendigo’s Maddison Wild. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Further complicating matters, Ballarat has head-to-head over Brisbane and due to poor recent form second-placed Dandenong, which once appeared safe, could drop out of the playoff race but would have to lose all three remaining games. Ballarat is a win ahead of Bendigo and plays Geelong (third in the south conference) and cellar dwellers Canberra next weekend, meaning the Lady Braves will likely need to win two of their last three to make the postseason.

The Spartans need only win one game in their last three to be assured a finals place, due to a head-to-head advantage over Bendigo. The Braves men continued on their winning ways last weekend and have just the one game this weekend against Brisbane on Sunday. Sunday’s double header, and regular season home finale for Bendigo, tips off at 12pm on Sunday with the Lady Braves and Lady Spartans clash.

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BATTLE: Marong and Pyramid Hill could meet in week one of finals.

Finals race set for grandstand finish THE Loddon Valley Football Netball League’s senior football finals race is set for a thrilling climax as the competition heads into this weekend’s penultimate round. Top spot is settled, with Bridgewater holding a firm grip on the position, and only the Mean Machine, second placed Mitiamo and Calivil in third are assured of a finals spot. The battle for the last two places in the five will be intriguing after a pair of upsets threw the cat absolutely among the pigeons last weekend. Marong rolled Mitiamo, giving the Panthers a game’s advantage over Pyramid Hill and Newbridge in fourth and fifth respectively, although the Maroons narrowly beat Calivil. Marong plays Bridgewater and Calivil in the last two weeks of the season, but its advantage of four points over the chasing pack should see it safe to finals. Pyramid Hill plays Mitiamo this weekend and Calivil in the final round, and goes into both games as a significant underdog. That opens the door for Newbridge, who are just

over three per cent per cent behind the Dogs and just outside the five. Newbridge plays Bridgewater this weekend and then has the bye, meaning its all-important percentage cannot drop in round 18. In round 17 games, YCW will chase its first three-game winning streak since 2011 against Bears Lagoon Serpentine, Pyramid hill hosts Mitiamo, Marong plays Calivil and Newbridge takes on arch rival Bridgewater. Mitiamo plays YCW in round 18, Calivil faces Pyramid Hill, Bridgewater plays Marong and Bears Lagoon Serpentine finishes its season against Inglewood while Newbridge has the bye. Finals for the LVFNL begin on Saturday, August 20. In this weekend’s final round of the Heathcote District FL, LBU plays White Hills, Colbinabbin faces Mount Pleasant, North Bendigo continues its run for top spot in the league against Huntly and Elmore is at home to Leitchville Gunbower. The first weekend of HDFL finals is held over August 13 and 14.

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IT ended in disappointing fashion, but the 2016 ANZ Championship season was a breakout one for Chloe Watson. The Melbourne Vixens defender earned a spot in the team’s defensive rotation following the departure of club legend Bianca Chatfield as the side returned to finals in the last season of the Trans-Tasman competition. Watson’s Vixens were beaten by fellow Bendigonian Caitlin Thwaites’s NSW Swifts in the finals. The Swifts went on to lose the grand final to Queensland last weekend in a doubleovertime thriller. While she saw limited court time in her second season with the club, Watson told the Weekly on Wednesday that she had learned plenty. “It was a really good year. We built on last year’s performances personally and as a team we were able to get into finals, even if it didn’t end the way we wanted,” she said. “We knew we had to go better than last year and from the start of the season that was our aim and we did that. Unfortunately we got knocked out a bit early but we were pretty happy to be there and hopefully we can build on it next season.” The former Sandhurst junior was in Bendigo on Wednesday to attend presentations for the AFL Central Victoria netball academy, which has just concluded its inaugural year under organiser Carol Cathcart. Watson provided some advice to the region’s talented juniors that she wishes she had at a similar age.

JETS LOOK FOR JUNIORS THE Strathfieldsaye Jets Cricket Club will hold its Junior Registration Day at the Tannery Lane Sports Complex on Saturday, August 13 between 11am and 1pm and again on Sunday, August 14 from 10am to 1pm. Registrations will be accepted for the under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 age groups. The club is also keen to register girls aged 9 to 14 who would like to play in the girls competition. All current, previous and new players are most welcome. For further details please contact the Strathfieldsaye Junior Coordinator Brent Yates via email at strathfieldsaye@club.cricketvictoria.com.au or on 0434 730 711.

SQUASH OPEN A HIT NEW Zealand’s Evan Williams and Egypt’s Hana Ramadan took out the respective men’s and women’s open titles at the 2016 Bendigo International Open Squash Championships on Sunday. In the men’s open final, top seed Williams secured his fifth career World Tour title and third in the space of three months by defeating Swiss sixth seed Dimitri Steinmann. The women’s final saw Ramadan face local Australian hope

“You have to let the people around you support you along the way”

TOP SEASON: Chloe Watson Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN “One of the things would be to not try to do it all yourself, you have to let the people around you support you along the way,” she said. “There are some really talented girls in the region and in the program and it’s great that they have this to help them along the way.” Next year the ANZ Championship switches to a national competition, with AFL powerhouse Collingwood among those entering the fray with a team, as well as Sydney. Watson said the change is an exciting one for players, as it will open up a host of opportunities. “I think Netball Australia and everyone have put so much time into the competition going forward and I think

Jessica Turnbull in a match that pitted the tournament’s respective sixth and fifth seeds against each other. Ramadan, who had progressed to the final after upsetting first and third seeds Millie Tomlinson and Nouran El Torky in the earlier stages of the tournament, assumed control of the match by winning the first two games. Sensing the final slipping away, Turnbull lifted in the third to take it out 9-11 and get herself back in the contest. But it wasn’t enough for the Queenslander, as Ramadan held her nerve again to win in four games.

PIOS IN ACADEMY SQUADS BENDIGO Pioneers Kane Farrell, Jarrod Brander and Lochie O’Brien have been named in the AIS-AFL 2017 level two academy. The trio is eligible for the national draft in 2017, and have all impressed for the Pios this year. Brander is a GWS academy member from Wentworth, while Farrell is a Castlemaine product with a raking left boot and O’Brien’s pace has been a highlight for Bendigo this season. Talented Golden Square teenager Jye Caldwell was named in the level one academy squad, for players who are draft-eligible in 2018.

Spirit goes up-tempo From Page 32 This year’s Spirit team will be a different one, primarily with more athleticism and ability to play an up-tempo style. “We are going to be far more athletic and we have a whole heap of players around (Kelsey Griffin’s) height – 188cm – and a similar build to Kelsey and so we are going to be able to play a slightly different style of basketball,” he said. “I wanted to play a faster style and a bit more of an up-tempo defence than what we did last year.” Though there is plenty of change from last year’s side that missed the postseason, Pritchard maintains finals as being the club’s 2016/17 goal. “We certainly want to play finals and we certainly believe we have picked a side that has the ability to play in finals,” he said. “Once you’re in finals... A championship is what you’re always looking for. You don’t play seasons just to develop, we have to do that on the run, and we’ll see how we are going very early on with our draw.”

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it’s only going to be positive things for us as athletes,” she said. “There will be more opportunities and really focussing on us as an Australian competition. I think as a playing group we are all really excited.” Before preseason begins in November the 22-year-old will aim to rest up and head overseas and also get to the QEO to watch her former side. “I was actually up on the weekend to watch my sister play netball and my brother play footy for Sandhurst. I didn’t see the A-grade game because it clashed with the football, but the girls are going quite well,” she said. “I get a break to rest and travel, and then back into it in November.”

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Spirit’s finals focus

By JOEL PETERSON

THE Bendigo Spirit can focus on its aim of making the WNBL finals in season 2016/17 after the long running battle between the club and former coach Bernie Harrower was settled this week. Harrower had entered into legal proceedings with the club for breach of contract after he was relieved of his coaching duties at the end of the 2014/15 Women’s National Basketball League season. The case was due back in court on Monday but a last minute out-of-court settlement was agreed upon late last week, nixing the impending court action. Spirit chairman Greg Bickley said this week the club is looking forward to the season starting in early October and can now focus its energy on the 2016/17 campaign. The Spirit is set to hold its annual general meeting in coming weeks. The Weekly understands is set to announce an operating surplus for the first time in its history. Harrower said in statement that “as the person that started the club” it was disappointing that legal action had to be taken. “It has been a long drawn out process since March last year, and I can now say that I am pleased and relieved that it has now come to an end, and that I am happy with the result,” he said. On the court, several Bendigo players are enjoying strong offseason campaigns, highlighted by Nadeen Payne’s terrific form in the Queensland Basketball League and Ashleigh Karaitiana scoring 40 points for Brisbane in the SEABL. Spirit coach Simon Pritchard is buoyed by what he has seen, despite a recent injury to development player Ebony Rolph. “We just had the news that Ebony has broken her finger in a Geelong game on the weekend, so she is going to see a surgeon and we don’t quite know how that will be,” he said. “She was in a really competitive environment in Geelong, we’re really happy with her development.” Continued Page 30

IN FORM: Blazers stand-in skipper Caleb Scanlon. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Red hot CV blazing a trail to promotion THEY are the form side in Hockey Victoria’s Vic League Two competition, and the CV Blazers are out to earn a spot in the top flight in 2017. The team has won five of its past six games and is third with four rounds until finals. – Story Page 29

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