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Perfect season beckons IT started as a difÿ cult season for the Bendigo Thunder, but by Sunday afternoon 2016 could be hailed as a perfect one. As it did in 2012 and 2013, Bendigo has a chance to go unbeaten and claim premiership glory when the side tackles Deer Park at Coburg City Oval. - Story Page 40
BRIGHT LIGHTS: Bendigo’s Jess Kennedy, coach Cherie O’Neill and captain Emma Grant. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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By PETER KENNEDY
WATER levels at Lake Eppalock soared more than 20 per cent in 24 hours at the height of this week’s spring downpour, raising concerns the storage could spill if another significant rain event occurs in the catchment in coming weeks. Storage levels rose on the back of record September rains, with Eppalock yesterday rising to more than 75 per cent of its capacity, after approximately 60,000 megalitres flowed into the lake via the flooded Campaspe and Coliban river systems.
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Levels have risen by about 25 per cent, or approximately 75,000 megalitres since Tuesday, with Goulburn Murray Water confirming the water rose by almost two metres in the 24 hours to 12pm yesterday to 191.3 metres AHD, less than three metres from the full supply level of 194 metres. While the rate of increase has slowed considerably, authorities will continue to monitor both the
amount of water in Eppalock, and Cairn Curran to Bendigo’s west, with more rain forecast to hit already saturated catchments next week. Goulburn Murray Water’s water resources manager Mark Bailey said it was impossible to determine the impact future rains could have upon storage levels, and that a range of factors, such as where rain might fall, its intensity, and how quickly it becomes runoff could all impact on
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future runoff. He said about 6000 megalitres a day were being released from Cairn Curran, which was at more than 90 per cent of its capacity, to help manage storage levels, ahead of any expected rains next week. Coliban Water storages above Malmsbury overflowed this week, after 125 millimetres of rain was recorded, most of it falling on Wednesday and Thursday.
The normally subdued Coliban River became a raging torrent of white water as flood waters made their way past the picturesque Metcalfe cascades on Wednesday at a peak flow rate of more than 35,000mg a day, while the scene at Turpins Falls on the nearby Campaspe River was of a river at its highest level for at least four years. The Bureau of Meteorology gauge at Redesdale has recorded river levels consistently above the minor flood level of two metres in the Campaspe since about 11am Tuesday. Continued Page 6
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INDIGENOUS Business Australia (IBA) will hold free information sessions in Bendigo and other regional communities next week to let local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members know how IBA might be able to assist them to buy their own home. Since its inception in 1975, IBA’s Indigenous Home Ownership program has assisted more than 17,000 Indigenous families in buying a home. IBA’s affordable commencing home loan interest rates, low deposit requirements and supportive application process, can make this important decision seem less overwhelming. In 2014-15 IBA financed 517 new home loans with a total value of $149.6 million of which almost 80 per cent were in regional or remote Australia. This new lending enabled over 1200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to enjoy the social and economic benefits of home ownership. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who would like to find out more about home ownership and how IBA can assist are encouraged to RSVP to register their place for the Bendigo session, to be held on Friday, September 23 at the Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-op, 13 Forest Street, Bendigo. RSVP: Stephen Duncan from IBA on 9920 6009 or email stephen.duncan@iba.gov.au
investment products. In awarding the best loan win to the Bendigo Bank Connect Package, judges commented on the product’s “superior blend of features, price and low rate”. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chief customer officer Marnie Baker said the accolades reflected the bank’s premium product offering, quality customer service and unique innovation. BRIGHT: A canola crop west of Bendigo. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
FARMERS shocked to see annual rates notices balloon by more than seven per cent need a solution to unsustainable rate rises, according to Victoria’s peak farmer group. The Victorian Farmers Federation has called for a rethink on the local council rating system, urging the state government to abandon rates on farm land altogether. “The current rating system is flawed and too much of the rates burden is being shouldered by farmers,” VFF president David Jochinke said. “The main problem is that the price of rates is currently tied to the value of land, which doesn’t accurately capture a ratepayer’s capacity to pay, nor the benefit that they receive from their land. “In many cases, the value placed on the property has little to do with the agricultural productivity of the land – rather how close it
is to Melbourne or a regional centre, or amenity values. “Quite simply, land used for farm production shouldn’t be rateable; rates should be set based on the value of the house and the surrounding land only, with this method applied evenly across all ratepayers.” BENDIGO and Adelaide Bank has been recognised for its premium investment product offering at a recent industry awards gala. The bank took out Best Property Fixed Interest Investment Loan at the Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards 2016, awarded for the Bendigo Bank Connect Package. The Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards are held annually and boast a comprehensive and independent evaluation of banking, insurance and
A MAJOR report prepared for the Master Builders Association of Victoria titled Victorian Building and Construction Industry Outlook, which indicates that while the national economy is recording only moderate growth, the Victorian economy and its construction industry continues to strengthen. Housing activity across Victoria remains strong, with a recorded year-on-year growth of 9.7 per cent for 2015/16. While there was a drop in housing starts in the first quarter of 2016, the spike in approvals suggests starts will improve again the second half of the year. The total number of units and apartments approved bounced back in the June 2016 quarter after dropping in March, although commencements of units and apartments appear to be levelling off. The value of non-residential work in Victoria declined slightly in the March 2016 quarter, but was stronger than a year earlier and still well above the five-year average.
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THE Bendigo Soldiers Memorial Institute as we know it closes today and will reopen when it is refurbished to near original condition, and boasts a state-of-the-art exhibition space at the back that will host touring exhibitions from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The next time the hall opens will be in more than a year’s time, as a military museum. Work is already underway to unpack the exhibits and store them in time for construction work. Redevelopment project chairman Paul Penno confirmed this week the Bendigo Returned Services League had contributed $250,000
to the $4.5 million project, leaving only the same amount to be raised by the public to complete funding. The Victorian government has contributed $1.5m and the City of Greater Bendigo $800,000. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie last Friday said $1.7m was on its way from the federal government, having been designated from the community development fund in NSW Senator Fiona Nash’s regional development portfolio. The sum was promised by coalition candidates Megan Purcell and Andy Maddison in the lead-up to the July 2 Federal election. The source of funding is significant as the RSL project no longer
competes in the same fund with Bendigo Tennis Association’s $2m application and the $5m Aspire Cultural and Charitable Foundation application for the Faith on the Goldfields Interpretive Centre and Aspire Precinct. Ms McKenzie said the application for BTA application was “being assessed at the moment, they are with the minister”. “The National Stronger Regions program is going through its assessment criteria as we speak and I am sure an announcement is imminent,” she said. The council two weeks ago approved the contract to build up to $4m of the BTA’s $6m redevelopment plans on Nolan Street, and
the association is awaiting for news from the federal government of the remaining $2m. Ms McKenzie said the funding focused on projects that promoted economic development, the community development funding “goes to a wider criteria around what makes our region strong and that is why (the military museum redevelopment) is a fantastic project”. Mr Penno said the project had secured funding surprisingly quickly. “We are looking to the community and business to top up the rest of the funding ($250,000) and bang, we are in business,” he said. “It is going to be such a powerful business too, I think it is more than just a building, it is so special for the
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Tulips in full bloom despite big wet NOT even the rain could stop Bendigo’s annual array of tulips from coming into bloom this week. Council staff have been hard at work planting the bulbs, which are expected to be on show through October.
way it feels for a start, the stories it contains, even the process of having the building brought back to its original beauty involves specialty craftsmen and we are fortunate in Bendigo to have those craftsmen.” The Bendigo Soldiers’ Memorial Institute was built in 1921, funded by public subscription and designed as a permanent memorial to all those from Bendigo who served in World War I. Today it houses one of the most significant military history museums outside of Canberra. The project is calling for volunteers for help to unpack historical items. Donations can be made online at www.bendigorsl.com.au.
Major boost for leisure centre THE $1 million community contribution to the Greater Bendigo Indoor Aquatic and Wellbeing Centre has reached the halfway mark after the Kangaroo Flat Sports Club chipped in $100,000. The donation will give the sports club the right to put its name to the centre’s 50-metre pool. The club already supports its affiliated clubs in bowls, cricket, senior and junior football, netball and swimming, and over the past 15 years has donated $1.3m to their operating costs. “The club is pleased to support such a worthwhile project,” general manager Ken Yates said. “It will be a one-stop shop for health, fitness, recovery and strength development, and it will be of great benefit to local sports clubs.” Weather has briefly halted construction work at the Browning Street site, but the organisation managing the community fundraising effort believes the flow of donations will increase as the facility becomes a reality. Kangaroo Flat Community Enterprise member Alan Besley said raising the remaining $500,000 would be a breeze given the funding support the project had
already enjoyed. Mr Besley said several thousands of dollars had been raised through individual donations and local businesses were also showing support. He said the remainder of the community contribution could be raised over the next 12 months of construction. The $31m facility is due to open by early 2018. “This will be the best facility around Bendigo and it is here in our backyard,” Mr Besley said. It is the most expensive project ever undertaken by the City of Greater Bendigo, but the council contributed $10.1m, the Victorian government $15m and the federal government $4.9m. Council chief executive Craig Niemann said the excavation of pools would begin in the next few weeks. “The toddler and 50-metre pools will be the first to be excavated, followed by the hydrotherapy pool and spa,” Mr Niemann said. “It is expected this work will take about a month to complete, once the works can begin. “The wet weather will impact the final delivery of the project, which is now likely to be finished in early 2018.”
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Council race under way
NOMINATIONS for local government elections opened yesterday and by next Tuesday City of Greater Bendigo residents will know who is running in the wards of Eppalock, Whipstick and Lockwood and the order of candidates on the ballot paper. The first candidates were uploaded on the Victorian Electoral Commission website yesterday. Yvonne Wrigglesworth and Brenton Johnson had nominated for the Eppalock ward, both previously announcing their intention to run. The Bendigo Weekly under-
stands at least 11 people will nominate in Bendigo’s eastern Eppalock ward, including incumbent councillors Helen Leach and Mark Weragod, eight in Whipstick including councillors James Williams and Peter Cox and nine in Lockwood including mayor Rod Fyffe and Cr Barry Lyons. There is a question mark over the intentions of Lockwood ward councillor Elise Chapman. Vacancies exist for nine councillors in the City of Greater Bendigo, and the elected councillors will be in place for four years until the next election in 2020. Victoria-wide there are 636
vacancies and in 78 councils. Ballot packs for postal elections, including Bendigo, will be posted in early October and must be returned in time for the close of voting on October 21.
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councillor, if they are endorsed by a political party and if they have read key council publications,” said Victorian local government minister Natalie Hutchins. But how-to-cards will be ex-
I encourage anyone interested in representing their local community to nominate
Election day for attendance elections is October 22. “For the first time, more information can be provided by candidates including details of any training they have undertaken to prepare themselves to become a
cluded from postal packs, even though candidates can advertise their preferences elsewhere. Ms Hutchins is pushing for women to nominate for council elections to boost gender diversity on councils.
Bendigo’s council has three female incumbents, Cr Leach and Cr Chapman, and Cr Lisa Ruffell who will not renominate. John Bain, returning officer for Greater Bendigo’s elections, urged candidates to prepare for nomination. “I encourage anyone interested in representing their local community to nominate,” Mr Bain said. “Prospective candidates should prepare now so they are ready to lodge their nomination in person during the short nomination period.” Nominations close at midday on Tuesday, September 20.
Cooper launches late election bid
Pushing for a park plan WOLSTENCROFT Park has been in the planning for nine years and taking the next step should be a priority for the next round of City of Greater Bendigo councillors, according to Eppalock ward candidate Yvonne Wrigglesworth. The next step is another round of soil testing to ensure the former brickworks in South Bendigo is safe for community use. The Wolstencroft Area Action Group is moving ahead regardless, having built a log play area. The group also has plans for a balance bike track, according to its Facebook page. But Ms Wrigglesworth said she wanted to see council talk again to the community about moving ahead with the project. She said residents who continued to campaign to realise their vision were disappointed and fed up because they had been forced to wait years for council to move ahead at Wolstencroft. While the reserve was vacant, Ms Wrigglesworth said it was being vandalised by hoons practicing burnouts. A log playground has been built on one corner of the reserve, which flanks Wolstencroft Road. Facebook posts show
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By Sharon kemp
KANGAROO Flat resident John Cooper will run for the local government election on the platform of diversity. The self-employed handyman and gardener has campaigned on social media since June for election in the Lockwood ward, but he has waited until the last minute to make his run known to the wider public. Nominations for candidates opened yesterday and Mr Cooper will have
I want to help make Bendigo into an even better place to live in action : Yvonne Wrigglesworth at Wolstencroft Park. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN it is well used by the local community. But it is the only progress after nine years, Ms Wrigglesworth said. “This natural play space was mostly due to the work of the local community through grant money,” she said. “This has been a long process for the community.
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extended to nine months, and now we have no recommendations and the news a new report is being written.” A master plan for the site was developed in 2008 and the council allocated $50,000 for land improvement works but progress was stalled until a soil testing report had been released.
less than a month to campaign after a fundraiser he has planned for September 23. Postal ballot packs to due to be returned by October 21. Mr Cooper said he stood for diversity and inclusiveness but specifically he will advocate for allowing no limits on the number of indoor pets per household, and free compulsory desexing. He said he would
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Around Bendigo, many creeks and streams breached their banks, causing localised flooding. At the peak of the downpour, on Wednesday morning, the Bendigo Creek rose to within about half a metre of its banks, and many sporting fields and other low lying areas were inundated. Below Eppalock, the Campaspe River at Barnadown briefly rose above the minor flood level of 3.8 metres on Wednesday night, due to runoff from the local area and smaller creeks feeding into the river system. West of Bendigo,
Laanecoorie Reservoir also overflowed when the relatively small 8000-megalitre storage failed to cope with surging floodwaters associated with a peak flow rate of about 60,000mL a day. Major flood levels were recorded in the Loddon River both downstream of Laanecoorie, and briefly above Cairn Curran at Newstead. Eppalock has risen by more than 33 per cent of its capacity in the first half of September, up from 40.57 per cent on September 1 to yesterday’s level, the highest for more than two years and more than triple its size from a winter
low level of about 20 per cent in July. Last week, Coliban Water confirmed the above average winter rainfall had put the organisation’s catchment storages in a strong position going into spring and the peak summer demand period, with storages already at their highest volume since December 2013. Winter inflows of 35,668 megalitres were the highest for 20 years. Coliban’s raw water supply manager Steve Healy said inflows to storages over winter were more than those recorded during the last two financial years combined.
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COUNTING the costs in the aftermath of floods, it is likely most insured houses will at least have flood cover following computer modelling work that became the norm after the 2011 floods. The Insurance Council of Australia reports that as of March 2015, more than 93 per cent of home building and contents insurance policies contained flood cover as a standard inclusion. “This is largely due to rapid improvements in access to flood information, as well as insurer’s ability to understand and price the risk of flood
damage to properties across Australia,” ICA report on flood insurance pricing reads. “Prior to 2007, information about flood risk in Australian was considered so poor that most insurers were unable to provide flood cover.” Insurers now know, for example, that about 15 per cent of properties in Australia are at “some risk” of flooding, and about three per cent have a high risk. That means that most insurers will collect an extra flood insurance premium from households that have
a higher risk in order to cover the costs of claims and continue to offer the insurance. Householders at no or little risk of flooding, which accounts for the majority of houses in Australia, won’t have to subsidise those at higher risk. What has also changed since the 2011 floods is that insurers adopted a common definition of flood for all home, building, home contents, small business and strata insurance policies. The definition is: “the covering of normally dry land by water than
has escaped or been released from the normal confines of any lake, or any river, creek or other natural watercourse, whether or not altered or modified; or reservoir, canal, or dam.” That means flooding by a ruptured hot water system or water entering through windows and eves during a storm is not considered flooding. The North Central Catchment Management Authority carried out a flood study of the urban areas of Bendigo as well as its wider catchment area.
The urban study attracted more than 50 comments when it was released for community comment by the City of Greater Bendigo in May, many from householders who claimed the study overstated the flood risk of their properties. Some householders claimed they would attract a higher insurance premium based on information in the study. Councillors referred their concerns to an independent expert panel that will sit next month. But those property owners who do not dispute the findings can use the flood study to negotiate premium with their insurer.
September record set to fall BENDIGO has been drenched by its wettest month in almost seven years, and the Bureau of Meteorology says there is more rain on the way. To 9am yesterday, Bendigo Airport had recorded 108 millimetres of rain this month with widespread reports of local residents collecting more than that. Bendigo sits just three millimetres of rainfall away from the wettest September on record at the Bendigo Airport site, despite only being halfway through the month. Wednesday’s downpour of 43.8mm was the city’s wettest day in over two years and the wettest September day since 2010. A slow moving low pressure system was the cause of the rain, fed by tropical moisture from a warm Indian Ocean. “This type of weather system is not necessarily unusual, but it’s more the frequency we have seen,” Bureau of Meteorology fore-
caster Dean Narramore said. “Usually we would expect three to four for the season, whereas at the moment we are seeing them on an almost weekly occurrence.” The bureau is forecasting more rain to fall over the weekend before a sunny break on Monday, followed by widespread falls on Tuesday and Wednesday. While Bendigo can expect around 20mm, areas such as Kyneton could see up to 35mm. “Our forecast is suggesting there will be rain this weekend, but only around five to ten millimetres in most places,” Mr Narramore said. “We’re expecting a break on Monday before another system moves through Tuesday bringing widespread falls to south-east Australia. “At this stage the models are predicting that the heaviest falls could be right across south-east Australia, so we will have to wait for that to become clearer.”
The bureau is predicting average to above-average rainfall for central Victoria throughout spring. Mr Narramore said after a wet winter, the ground was almost saturated, which can lead to flood conditions. “When the ground is as saturated as it is at the moment, really any rainfall turns to run off because the ground can’t hold it,” Mr Narramore said. “So we see puddles from just a small amount of rain and that run off is good news for streamflows and water storages, but can exacerbate the flood conditions like we have seen in central and north-west Victoria. “Bendigo and Charlton and similar areas have recorded almost a month’s mean rainfall in just days, where as Melbourne and areas further south didn’t see even half of that.“ - Joel Peterson TOUGH GOING: A motorist navigates oodwater in Huntly. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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Science skills on show TWO Bendigo Senior Secondary College students have been selected to head to a national science forum in Canberra in January. Year 11 students Caitlin Rowlatt and Lennon Logan will join 400 other young Australians for a 12-day hands-on science experience. The forum inspires students moving into year 12, who wish to follow careers in science, engineering and technology by introducing them to research and researchers, and developing their communication and interpersonal skills. The students will be sponsored by Rotary District 9800.
Celebrating citizens THE City of Greater Bendigo will celebrate Australian Citizenship Day on Saturday, with a special citizenship ceremony at the Bendigo Town Hall. Forty-eight people from India, Sri Lanka,
Fiji, Belgium, England, New Zealand, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates and Myanmar will become Australian citizens at the ceremony conducted by mayor Rod Fyffe. Australian Citizenship Day is celebrated annually on September 17 and was introduced in 2001 to provide an occasion for individuals, schools and community groups to celebrate and value citizenship.
Development in focus A PROPOSED 150-unit development will be the focus of a community drop-in session at Bethlehem Home for the Aged on Saturday. Mercy health has plans with the City of Greater Bendigo to build 150 retirement living units in Golden Square over the next decade. The event will be held at Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged at 36-42 Specimen Hill Road, Bendigo on Thursday, September 22 from 3pm until 7pm.
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experience, but all experiences are just part of life and they all give you that extra insight.” The illness was GuillainBarre syndrome, which affects the peripheral nerves and in severe cases the respiratory muscles, and the diagnosis in 2010 was his second after he recovered from an initial onset in 2008. “If you have been there, you got a little bit of an idea so I have an idea about how people with disabilities are challenged in their lives and as a councillor, it is quite a workload if you are disabled, you don’t just jump in the car and zoom off here and there,” he said. Cr Campbell’s wife Alison is his companion in council business, even to the point of the raising an arm for her husband in a vote. She admits she will be challenged after her husband’s retirement to keep him intellectually stimulated. “So maybe we will have a little bit more free time to unwind but Rod has always risen to the challenge,” Mrs Campbell said. Cr Campbell responds: “There is not much point unless you are doing the full work.” - Sharon Kemp
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the next two meetings before council was dissolved but any further action was up to the new council. “They have done an enormous job from where they started,” Cr Lyons said. Committee of management president Bernadette Wright posted a report on the pool’s facebook page which said attendance figures last season were 15,500, an
The council contributed $50,000 to the pool in the last financial year and booked $21,000 in depreciation, but the committee raises money to fund some repairs and make improvements. The decision to close the pool was part of the council’s 2010 pool strategy which sought to replace ageing pools with new structures and out of which came the plans
to build the new Greater Bendigo Indoor Aquatic and Wellbeing Centre. At the time the strategy was being developed, the Golden Square pool had been abandoned by its community management committee, put in the hands of the YMCA to manage, and attracted just over 1200 visits for the season. “(The incumbent committee of management) have done an enormous job to get from where they were,” Cr Lyons said. “One of the things I am really big on is volunteerism and they have 30 to 50 volunteers there who have put their heart and soul into the project.” Cr Lyons said it would be a difficult task to disappoint such a large number of community volunteers and they deserved a year’s lease renewal.
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New direction for council TWO new directors have been appointed by the City of Greater Bendigo as chief executive Craig Niemann restructures council business from five directorates to four. This week, Mr Niemann announced the appointment of Bernie O’Sullivan to lead the newly created directorate of strategy and growth. Mr O’Sullivan has a background in the agriculture industry and state government in management and leadership. He has worked in the past for peak representative bodies in agriculture, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and the Institute of Public Administration. To head up the directorate of presentation and assets, Mr Niemann has appointed Craig Lloyd whose experience spans emergency services and state government. Mr Lloyd has worked for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Rural Ambulance Victoria and has expertise in fleet, facilities, equipment and asset management. Both new directors will start in their positions in early October. Mr O’Sullivan lives in Bendigo and Mr Lloyd will move to the city. “The city looks forward to welcoming Bernie and Craig to the organisation and the great skills they have developed over their careers,” Mr Niemann said. “Both roles attracted an excellent field of candidates, which just shows the reputation Bendigo has for being a place want to live and work. “These appointments will
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also activate the new organisation structure.” Last week, strategy and planning director Prue Mansfield resigned saying there were fewer opportunities to pursue the work she feels passionate about in the directorate she was offered in the new structure. Ms Mansfield was asked to lead the directorate of health and wellbeing, an area in which she has already worked.
Both roles attracted an excellent field of candidates The council has lost other senior managers this year most, including Darren Fuzzard, going to other senior local government roles. Incoming Mr O’Sullivan said he was excited by the new opportunity. “The city has an excellent reputation for delivering great services, strategies and projects for the community,” he said. “I look forward to stepping into the newly created director role, unifying the strategy and growth team and for us to continue to deliver on the organisation’s vision to make Greater Bendigo Australia’s most liveable regional city.”
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Project goes to a new level AS fast as St John of God Bendigo hospital refurbishes its new and existing wings, the new wards fill. The hospital has completed the upper two levels of its new building and is part way through refurbishing the existing wing. The $41 million initial redevelopment work is going to plan for St John of God and the hospital has not waited until construc-
tion is complete to open up new beds. The plan from the start was to fill new wards and in stages empty existing areas to be refurbished. After the arrival and placement of new furniture, chief executive Darren Rogers and hospital staff opened the new first storey medical ward last Friday and rehabilitation patients have
filled the new second storey ward making room for renovation work in the existing building. The work has finished in the surgical recovery unit and it looks a mirror image of the interior of the new building. When redevelopment is complete, the hospital will have more than 40 new beds, and two extra surgical theatres that will be ready by next March.
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While Jimmy Possum has arguably been one of Australia’s most successful regional businesses, its owners, Margot and Alan Spalding, came to the realisation earlier this year that enough was enough. “Alan had been diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago and we thought he had it beaten. But when it came back again this year; it was a different form of prostate cancer and the doctors thought he might have bone cancer as well,” Margot Spalding said. “It turned out it wasn’t bone cancer but the waiting for the diagnosis was horrendous. “I was so busy with work that I couldn’t get to medical appointments with Alan.” The multi-faceted aspect of the Jimmy Possum business has meant the Spaldings have been under enormous stress over the years. The story of Jimmy Possum goes back to 1979 when the Spaldings traded as California Gully Traditional Furniture Company.
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committed to local community issues but in terms of business she thinks fashion might be part of her future. Meanwhile the couple have at last the prospect of time to call their own. Alan’s passions are music, photography and bird watching and of course there are their seven children and 12 grandchildren to spend more time with. When the closure announcement was made nationally in May, orders went through the roof, consequently the company still employs 30 people. The Brisbane store continues to operate and Margot expects Jimmy Possum will keep its online presence. The Spaldings are rightly proud of their achievements but Bendigo is also proud of them. “We have often been thanked for our presence in Bendigo, for setting up the manufacturing business here,” Margot said. “People have said to me they’re proud that Jimmy Possum lives in Bendigo. And I think that’s just great.”
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dor was over six minutes late. Bendigo was the worst of the short-distance services, which also include Ballarat, Geelong, Seymour and Gippsland. The threshold for compensation is 92 per cent of services on time, a figure that has not been achieved on the Bendigo line since May 2015. However it is not alone there – Geelong, Ballarat, Bairnsdale, Gippsland and Warrnambool services have not exceeded the punctuality threshold in the past year. Geelong, the state’s busiest line, experienced its best result since July
2011 at 91.6 per cent punctuality, still below the performance target of 92 per cent. PTV’s acting performance and contract management director Warwick Horsley maintained that commuters were seeing benefits from the new timetable, mostly in terms of train reliability. “In August we’ve continued to see steady performance for our regional passengers,” Mr Horsley said. The Bendigo line will completely close from October 4 to October 30, as V/Line undergoes a raft of maintenance works.
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A power of work FOR the last 12 of its 25-year history, Noel Sens has been running the Bendigo District Cycling Club J-Cycle program. Established by Merv Dean, a long standing administrator of the club, the J-Cycle program’s aim was to promote cycling through helping local kids learn to ride and develop track cycling skills. Teaching kids how to ride the track in a safe and enjoyable environment, continues to be Noel’s guiding aim. When Noel joined the J-Cycle program (then coordinated by Steve Flood) he had successfully coached the 2005 ParaCycling World Championship team and was contemplating a new coaching challenge. Steve asked for support for the J-Cycle program and Noel offered his experience and skills. In 2005, the club had a couple of worn out junior track bikes and limited supporting equipment. Noel’s vision was to get as many junior track bikes as possible and expand J-Cycle numbers. He strongly believed that “if you build it, they will come!” If the club was able to provide the kids with bikes, they were more likely to remain in the J-Cycle program. With limited funds available from the club, Noel sought out sponsorships from cycling friendly local businesses. Before Noel asked from others, he led by example and began the financial support through donating his winnings from the Bendigo Sports Star of the Year Award and his own business. Over the years, the J-Cycle program has been supported by many people and businesses. In 2010, Glenn O’Shea
threw his support behind the program and provided the club with a number of new junior track bikes, stating that his junior years in the J-Cycle program had encouraged his love of the sport. Back in 2005, the club had around 70 members and six kids in the J-Cycle program. Steve and Noel put flyers out in the community and visited schools to generate interest. That year, 35 kids joined the program and similar numbers have been joining each year since. Now the club has around 250 members, many graduates of the J-Cycle program. The J-Cycle program begins in mid-October each year and runs through to mid-March, finishing the week after the Bendigo International Madison. For two hours every Sunday morning, the kids are provided with a club junior track bike, and free coaching in a safe and friendly environment. Current coaches include Seoul Olympian Rob Burns, Peter Sens and Steve Flood. The program prepares juniors, and some senior beginners, for the Thursday night track race meeting. Between October and December, the participants are given take part in exhibition races throughout the Thursday night race meeting. By December, most have obtained their racing licence status and graduate to junior and senior racing. Bendigo should be proud of the J-Cycle program, its past and current stars and the future stars it will create. Much of the growth of the JCycle program is due to the enthusiasm of Noel Sens and his many helpers. - Helen Cronin
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Kevin lands prime honour WHEN judoka Kevin Prime competes, he thinks not what he is missing, but what he’s got that his opponent has not. The answer is no lower left arm. After a farming accident when he was 15-years-old, Mr Prime started judo as “something I could hang my hat on.” More than 37 years on, he was admitted in August to the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame and the World Karate Union Hall of Fame. He gained entry for his commitment and leadership in martial arts. Mr Prime, ranked
third Dan (San Dan), is well known in Bendigo for teaching judo and his training started in the city at the Bendigo Judo Club under sensei Wayne Swanton. He operated his own schools for years and the sport took him to the Victorian Institute of Sport with a full scholarship. Mr Prime also trained with the world’s most accomplished teachers, including at the International Budo University in Katsuura City, Japan. He still competes and he won the Melbourne Masters International Championship in 2014, in his weight and the open
division, out-fighting his able-bodied rivals. Mr Prime gained hall of fame admission also for his work instructing members of marginalised groups, including intellectually-challened adults and women returning to the community from prison. “There is more to judo than a sport,” Mr Prime said. He talks about the discipline and the critical thinking elements of practice. For some people, it can be a means of channelling their anger. For him, it is an opportunity to use all that judo
offers in the sport and in his life. “There are aspects of critical thinking and thinking about things in different ways and then to use those skills to develop my own techniques,” Mr Prime said. His opponents can make assumptions about his strengths and weaknesses based on his absence of a lower left arm, what it means for the direction of his approach, his reach and grip. But Mr Prime uses the stump on this left arm with uncompromising strategic advantage, and with such speed it takes rivals by surprise. - Sharon Kemp
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LONG JOURNEY: Ken Hamilton is headed to central Australia. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Ken dives in to help remote town A KEY figure in the first round fight to save the Golden Square swimming pool, Ken Hamilton is using the pool maintenance skills he gained at Maple Street to bolster an Aboriginal community 100km south of Uluru. This time, in a fortnight, Mr Hamilton will be on his way to the Amata community, home to about 300 indigenous South Australians, about 70 of them children. When he arrives, he will start the maintenance work to open the pool as the summer swimming season approaches. For seven months after that, during months of 45 degree days, Mr Hamilton will run and maintain the facility, give Aboriginal school students swimming les-
sons and train young adults interested in gaining some skills in pool maintenance. “I feel like I am playing a small part to make a difference to the indigenous community,” Mr Hamilton said. But there is a self interest for him. Mr Hamilton said he had always had an interest in indigenous culture. The job, which he saw on a recruitment website, was his opportunity in retirement to indulge in some learning. He went to Amata for an initial three month stint earlier this year, came home to Shelbourne for winter, and decided to return. There is opportunity to socialise with community members, go
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for bushwalks on weekend mornings and sometimes drive to the nearby Musgrave range to look at Aboriginal art. A dry community, the swimming pool is an important facility at Amata, giving children and adults something to do on hot summer days. The facility is attached to the school and is part of strategy to encourage regular attendance. “There is a no school, no pool policy,” Mr Hamilton said. “The students are given a wristband at the end of the school day and they can only get into the pool if they are wearing it. “I miss Bendigo because I am there for the whole of the summer. “But there is phone and internet coverage.”
Defence deal slammed FEDERAL Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters has spoken out at a federal government decision to off-shore a Defence Manufacturing Appeal contract. The $9 million contract awarded to Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) to produce the “non-combat clothing” involves the use of “established sub-contractor arrangements” overseas. The Department of Defence has reportedly said the new service dress uniforms to be worn by Australian soldiers were being manufactured in China because the option represents the “best value for money”. While Ms Chesters stressed that these new contracts would not affect any existing jobs at the Bendigo ADA manufacturing facility, she said it was another example of missed opportunity to create new manufacturing jobs in our region. “Bendigo’s ADA manufacturing facility has the capability to manufacture these uniforms for our Australia Defence Force men and women. Bendigo already manufactures the ADA combat uniforms,” she said. “I personally can’t believe that the Liberal government does not think that creating and securing manufacturing jobs in Bendigo is not “value for money”. Instead the Liberal Government is creating manufacturing jobs in China. “Most Australians would agree that their tax-paying dollars should be spent on defence ma-
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NOT IMPRESSED: Lisa Chesters. terials manufactured in Australia, supporting local businesses and securing local jobs.” Supporters of the decision to allocate the contract offshore say that unless the company undertook such strategic practices, it would struggle to maintain its world-class Australian operation based in Bendigo, where more than 100 people were employed. Ms Chesters said it was extremely disappointing that the government had again chosen the cheaper, manufactured overseas option, as opposed to the highquality Australian made option. ADA’s parent company, Logistik Unicorp, is a specialist uniform company headquartered in Canada, and has a significant international presence that includes facilities in Germany, United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, Tunisia and Vietnam.
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Independence day • Councillors have little independence with councillors historically being dependent on the CEO for advice rather than the mayor. • An independent review identified the need for a councillors’ research officer. • Councillors’ emails are not confidential to only councillors. There is no question that councillor emails are the responsibility of GBCC, not the CoGB. I understand that over 600 emails are checked daily, a staff resource that could be better utilised elsewhere in the administration. These practices highlight the power of the corporate arm over the governance arm, and the underlying weakness of a system that leads to a less informed, more dependent and compliant council and a public perception that the officers run the show. Council needs to modernise; councillors take governance control and ensure the separation of powers are more clearly defined. The function and responsibility of a GBCC Office responsible to the mayor and councillors could include: • Induct new councillors and research issues. • Advice on Ordinary Council Meeting agendas. • Working with the CEO to ensure council resolutions are implemented in a timely manner by leading the council plan and budget processes. • Identify and utilise community and business members’ skills. • Maintain the Councillors’ Code of Conduct and instigate annual improvement standards. • Organise community engagement such as ward meetings, local community plans, and constituent appointments.
There are obvious joint responsibilities between the two entities but those responsibilities can be worked through in a sharing atmosphere. There must be respect for, and cooperation between governance lead by the mayor and the corporate responsibilities led by the CEO. There will also need to be working guidelines developed between the council and the corporate arm so that work is undertaken in harmony and with joint responsibility of leadership between the mayor and the CEO.
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FORMER mayor Peter Cox says councillors need to be further separated from the City of Greater Bendigo. “A respected and active organisation, no matter what it does, is effective when it understands its responsibilities and has the resources to implement its plan of action.” In my mayoral induction speech in November 2014 I spoke about the different roles between governance and the administration of our city. I said “It should be noted that I am mayor of the Greater Bendigo City Council (GBCC), not to be confused with the corporate arm of the council which is the City of Greater Bendigo (CoGB). This is an important difference for me as it signifies the separation of powers under the Local Government Act”. Each entity has different responsibilities. The councillors govern through the council and make policy and strategy decisions. The corporate arm administers and implements council’s decisions under the CEO’s leadership. While as mayor and a councillor I have gained a great deal of support from staff in the corporate arm, it is not independent. In practise the separation of powers required under the Local Government Act have become blurred to the detriment of good governance. • Councillors are part-time and lack independent professional support for them to make informed consistent decisions. • Every recommendation to council, every media release and every report to councillors is derived from City of Greater Bendigo’s corporate arm.
Councillors need to express a greater diversity of views when formulating policy
Many in the community see the GBCC as an entity that rubber stamps officers’ recommendations. This view has discouraged many people from standing for council or participating in engagement and consultation processes and provides little credibility for the current council. Councillors need to express a greater diversity of views when formulating policy. The result, better outcomes gained. Change is needed. In any workplace when a new person takes over a position there is an induction process. A process where key people are introduced, processes are explained and the former mayor explains unfinished business. To start every year anew, dismisses or diminishes the valuable work that has already been started and does not slow momentum. I believe this process needs to be documented and implemented.
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A governance office can achieve this. We need to move on from the current lack of information to a situation where councillors are well informed and have all the material to initiate and advocate a particular case before their fellow councillors and the community. Information needs to be delivered in a timely manner incorporating alternative options and recommendations. Councillors leading and as part of the team – the CEO implementing. Confidentiality and closing the loop on issues for councillors remain major obstacles to harmony around the council table. Both entities, coun-
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Keeping our community informed On Wednesday September 7, the City of Greater Bendigo held its third annual Greater Bendigo Youth Summit. Students from Eaglehawk Secondary College, Crusoe College, Bendigo Technical Education College, Bendigo South East Secondary College and Marist College Bendigo attended. The Youth Summit offers young people an opportunity to discuss issues that are important to them, make connections with students from other schools and have a say in decisions that affect them. This year, students were also asked to provide their ideas to help develop a new Youth Strategy for the City.
Reflection on the day Jack Sides, BSE, Age 15
Erin Ryan was the second guest speaker. Erin is a local radio personality who makes up one half of the 3BO morning show, Cogho and Ez. She mainly spoke about following your passions with tenacity and dedication, and doing something that you love with your life. It is safe to say, that everyone in attendance found both of these speakers’ messages powerful and really informative.
The day was organised well with an icebreaker to begin, activities for the Youth Strategy, two guest speakers, and an exhibition to complete the event.
Guest speakers Both guest speakers shared deep and personal life experiences with the audience and described many barriers which they had to overcome to be the successful person that they are today. The first speaker was Jake Edwards, a former Carlton footballer, who suffered depression towards the end of his career, but overcame it to educate young footballers.
a wide variety of voices and opinions expressed on the day.
A new Youth Strategy for Greater Bendigo Using the information gathered at this event, the City of Greater Bendigo will update its Youth Strategy. All we discussed at the Youth Summit will act as valuable contribution to this important publication. By attending this event, we have all gained an appreciation for just how much power Bendigo’s young people have in decisionmaking processes in matters that will ultimately impact us.
Joining forces The day not only provided an excellent opportunity to express our voices as youth, but we also have learnt more about what our role is within the community. It was great to be able to mingle with our counterparts from the other schools within Bendigo; there was
Jake now helps others in similar situations to himself by speaking at sporting clubs.
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It was a great day, I found the guest speakers and the exhibition to be very informative. Brianna Crusoe College, age 13
The five workshops really allowed us to express our opinions in a safe and engaging way. Alyssa Bendigo South East Secondary College, age 13
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I really enjoyed speaking to people from universities and the police force at the exhibition, it was a great touch to the day. Abbey Marist College Bendigo, age 15
The Youth Summit was supported by the Youth Action Group. Young people’s feedback from the day will be used to help develop the new City of Greater Bendigo Youth Strategy.
We would like to thank all the exhibitors who took part in the Summit. The Greater Bendigo Youth Summit is supported by the Victorian Government through the Engage! Program. Photos courtesy of Bendigo Advertiser.
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These kind of events and initiatives are precisely what Bendigo needs to truly tap into the minds of its youth and help nurture a better next generation. Benjamin Bendigo South East Secondary College, age 14
Bendigo needs to not only listen to youth, but help to transition their ideas into actions.
I think it was a great day, I would love to see the rest of the school involved next year!
Annalee Crusoe College, age 14
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Savings can be made With 1800 people already getting green organics rates exemptions, the savings for Bendigo ratepayers is over $125,000 with more to come. Another way of saving your rates dollar is to change over your big garbage bin to the small one. This will save the ratepayer $103 this year alone. All it costs is a phone call to the council offices or you can apply online. With four years of closely observing this council’s processes I can identify other ways that significant savings could be made without cutting services. There is the opportunity to be able to improve services, without increasing the rates. Maybe our slogan could become “Bendigo, Australia’s most affordable regional city”. If elected as a councillor I will be closely monitoring where the dollars are being spent, so we get the best value for the rates we are paying. Andrea Metcalf, Whipstick Ward Candidate
Sad plan I have to agree with Cr Helen Leach’s comments about the Bendigo council’s Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Plan. The plan is the result of a great deal of work by a large group of people, and is an extremely well constructed document. After reading it the immediate question is, why? What is it for? As councillor Leach said, people of many nationalities have come to live in Bendigo over the past century and a half, have made their way here and left their own legacy. All without a policy and procedure manual from local government. The most recent substantial ethnic group coming to Bendigo are the Karen refugees. As has been stated frequently, they have fitted into Bendigo, also with nothing more than a willingness to assimilate and the community welcoming them. If the truth is told, this document is not about cultural inclusion for the Karen, or Kiwis, or Americans or any other people who move to Bendigo and embrace the local community. It is designed to modify the community for the benefit of some people whose cultural background makes them unable to accept our way of life. You have to wonder, if a place is not acceptable to live in without social engineering to modify the society, whether some people might not be happier living elsewhere, where their cultural values are the norm? The first sentence of the Cultural
Diversity and Inclusion Plan gives away it’s intent. It is a plan which will drive cultural inclusion. Not allow, or encourage, or even facilitate cultural inclusion, the word is drive. That says it all. The city we live in and love will be changed. Instead of accepting new residents with open arms, we will accept new residents because it is compulsory. That is sad. Murray McPhie, Epsom
Just look at that We filled our green bin this week, while our small red bin was only one third full. Congratulations to the City of Greater Bendigo for setting the community on the right track and processing our waste properly. Welcome to the 21st century and be glad. Bryan Lewis, Bendigo
Memorial stalled Being the person who originally submitted a question in public question time on May 4, 2016 for this council to consider a memorial for the late Daryl McClure OAM, I am bitterly disappointed that some four months later the motion put forward on August 31 could not even get a seconder so it could debated on what would be a fitting memorial in Rosalind Park for this outstanding Bendigo citizen. Surely these councillors can see that for his tireless work to promote Bendigo he needs to be honoured in some way. I have been in contact with Heritage Victoria and been informed that once the application for a permit has been submitted it only takes one to two weeks for their approval. Maybe this council needs to work together with the McClure family and get the ball rolling by applying for this permit, then this honour can finally take place. Robert Smallpage, Huntly
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bigger. So is it true that the Bendigo Dialysis Unit has been forgotten? We would like to know, what are the plans for the future of the unit? Maree Derby, Bendigo
Mall no answer I admire the efforts of aspiring council candidate Thomas Prince, Bendigo Weekly, September 2, to address the issues of our mall and the youth of Bendigo. This council and its predecessors have brought this problem on themselves by failing to investigate the history of mall developments here and overseas prior to the decision to create the mall. Council has been playing catchup for many years and has spent inordinate sums of ratepayers’ funds on “remedies”. Australian history tells us that there are many examples of malls being the centre of drug culture, a place for miscreant youth and intimidation of shopkeepers and the public. Few have had outstanding successes. The issues in the mall are not just the mall itself. We can and should re-examine the failed concept of the Hargreaves Street mall. The notion that “we can’t move forward when people are looking back” fails any test of logic. We learn best by making mistakes. We must look back to determine what went wrong so that we don’t
Dialysis forgotten? There certainly is a big buzz around the lovely new Bendigo hospital but there is a group of people that feel they have been forgotten. In 2014 nearly 21,000 Australian adults were receiving dialysis or living with kidney treatment to survive and 2500 adults start kidney replacement treatment every year. Bendigo not only treats Bendigo people but also accommodates surrounding areas and with the rise of diabetes the numbers will only get
make the same mistake twice. This and previous councils have already had at least three attempts to get it right but failed. A mall is not the cause of the problems of our youth. The problems are many and complicated. Firstly there are the nuclear families where both parents work and in many cases the welfare and care of children is compromised. Children are left unsupervised and free to roam and left to their own resources. There are inadequate community facilities that are valued by many adolescents. Some come from broken homes, abusive family situations or low socio economic families. Some parents are dependent on inadequate social welfare payments or abuse the benefits received. Youth ultimately are the ones who suffer the consequences. Yes we do need to engage with youth to find out what they need and their interests. A mall is not the answer. Colin Burns, Strathfieldsaye
At what cost? This month Save the Children and UNICEF released their report “At What Cost?” It reported on the human, economic and strategic costs of the Australian off-shore detention policy and practices. Leaving aside for the moment the terrible human cost to people
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Attention to safety Most Australians only ever see the end result of what can and sometimes go wrong on our roads, when a car crashes into a tree, or when it rolls, or maybe collides with another vehicle or some other equally terrible scenario. The reality is the vast majority of crashes need not happen and should not happen. Millions of dollars are spent every year trying to do everything possible to avoid crashes from happening, and with that to reduce and/or eliminate road fatalities within our community. Crash scenes are extremely violent places where twisted metal, debris from vehicles, other materials from inside impacted vehicles scatter the scene, a trail of devastation and destruction where what can occur in the space of a few seconds will have a permanent impact on an unknown number of lives. The scars remain long after the crash scene is cleared and traffic returns to normal. Police and emergency services have every right to be angry that most of these crashes have happened, if not because they simply shouldn’t, then certainly because of the unnecessary waste of life that is our unacceptable road toll; the damage to others, the lasting effect upon those who attend the crash scene as part of their
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sad f act : Most crashes can be avoided. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN job and the overwhelming sense of frustration and disappointment shared by people who work with organisations such as the Transport Accident Commission that despite their best efforts, people continue to die on our roads. 211 people have died on the state’s roads so far this year, compared to 180 at the same time last year. That 17 per cent increase in lives lost is of great concern to the TAC, Victoria Police, and other emergency service organisations and the state government. More than two of every three road fatalities in Victoria during 2016 involved a driver under the influence of either alcohol or some other drug, or a driver who was driving too fast, or one who was too tired to be driving. People who
should not have been behind the wheel or on a motorcycle at the time they were involved in a crash. Governments can and do fund education and awareness campaigns to try and prevent crashes from happening in the first place, but ultimately, each and every driver has the opportunity and the responsibility to only ever get behind the wheel when it is safe to do so, and to always drive in a safe and appropriate manner, with due regard for other motorists, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians. Road safety should be of the greatest concern to the community, and it needs to be a greater concern, and a focus of absolute attention, not just in the weeks and months ahead, but at all times.
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Change means progress LAST week’s column considered the progress of Bendigo’s Hargreaves Mall, which has remained in a state of unrest since a major overhaul about five years ago. Feedback to the article has been mixed to say the least – with some readers wanting the mall to be spared any further spending, and other parts of our city given more of the spoils so that they too can share in a program of improvements to make them hopefully look and be a lot better than they already are. But plenty of people also called for the mall to be finished… Some going so far as to say a single lane road should be established through the precinct, creating two broad pavement areas for traders to utilise. Interestingly, few people want to “bash” the mall, and the vast majority of comments wanted something done to help make it better and to better support traders in the heart of our city. An observation I would make of the mall is that very little has changed over a very long period of time.
Sure, we have a new pavement, we have new trees, a couple of weird looking obelisks and a playground, but what hasn’t changed (enough) for me, are the commercial aspects of the mall. The roofline of the heart of our city looks pretty much the same as it has probably since Killians Walk was rebuilt. The mall is a celebration of mostly single-storey buildings, some offering a small upstairs area for storage or an office. In a city of more than 105,000 people that is also the major service and retail centre for a much larger catchment, there should be more. The capacity to add too much more to the CBD is restrained. There should be multi-storey development overseeing the mall, which coincidently, was designed to be viewed from above. There should also be more people living in the centre of our city – and there will be one day, but it’s the sameness of the mall that challenges me. That’s no slight to anyone who either op-
erates a business in the area or works in one, but the reality is, the more people there are passing through the locale, the greater chance there is for a business to increase their sales and turnover. I’d also love to see the mall become a smoke free environment, but that’s a lot easier said than done. Street markets, the kids’ playground and buskers can all help lure people into town, but there needs to be progress. That means more shops, better linkages, better parking and better utilisation of public transport. That’s why I am so excited, and keen, for the restoration of the former Mining Exchange to happen. That’s why we need to continue to support the centre of our city, and yes, we need to do so without forsaking the rest of the municipality as well. A lot of this need not cost the public purse a lot, but private enterprise needs to be supported to achieve a vision that needs to be developed in unison with the community, whatever it might be.
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HEN you’re a group as big as Boy and Bear, you play in all kinds of venues, from pubs and clubs to stadium shows and sold out festivals. Despite having seen a wide variety of places, the band’s Tim Hart says that regional shows still have a unique quality. Lucky, because he and the band will see plenty of them during a bumper regional tour starting in November. “I think, especially Australian regional shows, there’s a great appreciation,” he said. “I think people in Australian regional centres, because of stations like triple j, are quite well listened and quite knowledgeable. “We definitely get a sense of appreciation when we’re coming to regional centres and it’s one of the reasons why we continue to do it.” While he says he enjoys getting away from home in Sydney and onto the road less travelled, this particular
tour will present a rather startling change. The band is spending all of October in North America, playing their final show in San Diego on November 3. From there, they come back to Australia and hit Ballarat on Wednesday, November 9 before playing Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre the following night. “We love the West Coast of the US, it’s going to be a nice little days of respite for us (in San Diego) because it will have been freezing cold up in Canada,” Hart said. “Then we’re flying back home. The thing is when you’re jet lagged you need to keep moving anyway. I think we’re playing the Regent theatre in Ballarat which is a great venue, but it will definitely be a bit of a change.” Nearly a year after releasing their third studio record Limit Of Love, Hart says reactions have been mixed.
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“The reaction in Australia has been fantastic and we got great airtime, and the same in the US and Canada,” he said. “I Europe we didn’t get as much radio play off this record, and you never quite know how it will go. “We couldn’t have asked for more in terms of back home though. We recorded the album live and tried to make it sound more like our live stuff, so it has been really good fun to play live.”
In further good news for fans of the band, Hart says they are working on some new music. Before that the bassist, who adds to his busy schedule when he gets married this weekend, is releasing a solo record of his very own. “We’ve started working on some new stuff which will ramp up after we finish the regional tour. We’ll have a month off in December and in mid-January we’ll put those ideas down,” he said.
“I’ve just finished a record of my own, and we are very close to working out my record deal internationally and I’m really excited about that too. “We have the tour, I get married in two weeks, then the record, so I won’t exactly be looking for things to do.” Boy and Bear play Ulumbarra Theatre on Thursday, November 10. Tickets are available through the Capital box office. - Joel Peterson
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AKE two adventurous Englishmen, a desire to float clear across Europe and an assortment of watercraft, conventional and otherwise. The result? The offspring of this rare blending is a highly entertaining travel memoir that is in equal measure informative, instructional and hilarious. When community planner and long-time recreational sailor Trevor Cherrett and his offsider Pete decide to bring to life their shared dream, neither can foresee exactly how their exploration of three of the continent’s great rivers will unfold. All the pair can say with certainty is that they are determined to see through their pledge to journey together to the far eastern fringe of Europe. Having dismissed the idea of making the trip in a boat of their own, they agree to take a combina-
tion of whatever waterborne transport they can secure along the way. What ensues is a threeyear, five-stage pilgrimage from the North Sea to Romania’s Black Sea coast, bisecting the seven countries that hug the banks of a 3500km span of the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers. The tone of Cherrett’s narrative is set in the opening pages, when an inauspicious start in the Netherlands sees the friends struggle so severely with unfamiliar technology, techniques and language that they risk capsizing the project on their first afternoon afloat. Cherrett’s pen-sketches of the towns and cities through which the pair sail are lively, colourful and down-to-earth. He describes with selfdeprecating humour and humility the embarrassing, frustrating and heartwarming
incidents that eventuate, writing at an engagingly personal level yet providing a thoughtful, sensitive and knowledgeable general commentary on European history, culture and politics in an era of significant change. This context makes Slow Boats to Europe a fascinating insight for sailors and landlubbers alike. The inclusion of route maps and dozens of photographs throughout the book adds to its appeal. – Rosalea Ryan
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HEN a man came to fix the telly a while ago, something about him kept worrying me. Was it the way he walked with a jaunty swing to his hips? The way he kept humming Blue Suede Shoes? The nifty white cloak he wore over his greasy overalls? That night I spoke to my son, “Son,” I said. “I think Elvis Presley came to fix the telly today.” “Get of here Mum,” he replied. “No, it’s true,” I said. “He’s a bit wrinkly but I swear it was Elvis.” “There’s a problem here Mum,” he said. “Elvis is dead.” “I know that son but a lot of people reckon his death was faked, a hoax, devised by the CIA, just like the moon landing. “ “But if Elvis is still alive Mum, what’s he doing in Bendigo, fixing TVs?” “Good question son, I’ll ask him tomorrow when he returns with the spare part.” I waited until he was tuning the TV, took a breath, and then came
straight out with it. I told him that I’d figured that he was Elvis Presley in disguise and I assured him that I wouldn’t give his secret away, but would he mind telling me what he was doing here in Bendigo. Well Elvis looked annoyed alright. “Ma’am, whatever you do, please don’t tell anyone I live here,” he said. He’d dropped straight back into that deep southern accent as natural and quick as can be. I assured him I wouldn’t tell a soul (I hope he doesn’t read the Weekly) and later, over tea and biscuits, Elvis told me he faked his death because he couldn’t bare living with all the publicity anymore. “I just love living here in Bendigo,” he said. “Folks here are so nice and warm and natural, and I love fixing up their machines, it gives me a lota satisfaction, you know?” “Gosh, Elvis, I can’t believe it’s really you,” I said. “Don’t you miss performing? “ Elvis gave a chuckle at
that and swished his cloak over his shoulder. “That’s just the thing Ma’am, I do get to perform. What I do is wait until a club or a pub has an Elvis Presley tribute night, or an Elvis Presley lookalike competition, and they do it all the time, and then I go along and have a right royal singin’ along, you know?” “You mean you’ve been there all along, hidden between all the other Elvises?” I asked. “Yes Ma’am.” “That’s so clever Elvis, do you think you could sing me a song before you go?”I asked him. “Sure can Ma’am,”he replied. So that’s how I found myself sitting at my kitchen table listening to Elvis sing, “Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby baby. “Baby, baby baby, b-bb-b-b-b baby baby, baby. “Baby baby baby “Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.” - Dianne Dempsey twitter@dianne_dempsey
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T’S been four long years since the Newy hosted a Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival Showcase. But the re-vamped and reopened Newmarket Hotel and Bakery in Charleston Road will be home for a day to a talented array of blues, folk, roots and alt-country acts this Sunday, September 18. Punters will be treated to a contrasting mix of acts from the gentle, exquisite sound of Sherri Parry to the harder, rockier, dirtier sound of Cameron Holmes and The Blues Dudes. It’s an exciting line-up. Sherri Parry, from Bendigo, has a traditional take on the creative process. “Everything I write gets hand-written into a small book. It makes the song feel more authentic to me,” she said. Music has been with her since a tender age. “My mother was a performer and singer when she was younger, so I was brought up around constant singing. I first picked up at guitar when I was nine, and started singing lessons at 12.” Parry has been fine-tuning
her set-list with Iris, Sublime and 12 Degrees becoming audience favourites. She is looking to record her debut EP in the next few months. Cameron Holmes and The Blues Dudes are a quite different proposition. The Kyneton-based five piece original blues outfit put on a driving, energetic live show. Singer-songwriterguitarist Holmes is joined by drummer Cale Burke, bassist Sam Hudson, John Hunter Combo on harmonica and Ian Maddick on saxophone to make up the band. They describe themselves as “blues with a Melbourne twist” and have a growing Victoria-wide fan base. They are a pulsating live act. Luke Watt, from Castlemaine, will be playing songs from his recently released third album Wild Graces – a collection of songs inspired by tales of failed gold diggers, small town murder and grumpy old men. Luke Watt gets rave reviews, ABC National described him as “raw and mercurial, the real deal”. None other than Lloyd Spiegel
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Friday, September 16 The Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club: Guest speaker Col Herbert on SOTA. Scout Hall,17 Vine Street, Bendigo from 7.30pm. A gold coin donation appreciated. A light supper will be provided. Saturday, September 17 Bendigo Goldfields Chrysanthemum Association: cuttings day at 11 Raglan Place West, Axedale. 10am - 3pm. Free admission. Experienced growers in attendance, take cuttings and meet other garden minded people. Materials provided free. CWA Axedale ladies will provide morning/afternoon tea, gold coin donation.
AT THE FESTIVAL: This Way North.
called him “one of my favourite artists”. This Way North’s visit to Bendigo is part of a VIC and NSW tour that also sees them take in Sydney, Canberra and Beechworth. The duo comprises Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy (of Sal Kimber and the Rollin’ Wheel). After meeting on the Canadian festival circuit a few years ago they started jamming together back in Australia and quickly worked out they had the proverbial “something”. Cat Leahy provides left-ofcentre drumming, while Leisha’s
swampy slide guitar sound and soulful vocals round-off their punchy alt-pop melodies. Sunday’s weighty line-up also includes Andrew Watt’s and Seed off the back of their triumphant debut album launch at a packed-to-the-rafters Goldmines courtyard a few weeks ago. Four Lions are putting on a mellower duo set while Midweek Blues once again play at the weekend. The tunes start flowing from noon on Sunday, September18. – Simon Wooldridge Twitter @spwooldridge
discover bendigo with James Lerk OR the past three weeks I have written something about John Jepson Stanistreet. His life has been traced as a school boy, to becoming one of Bendigo’s most respected businessmen. As pointed out, JJ Stanistreet put much back into the Bendigo community through his involvement in various community organisations, his longest lasting contribution was to the board of the Bendigo Hospital. For 34 years John Jepson Stanistreet was on the hospital board and for most of that time he was the board’s treasurer. I remember interviewing the late Norm Phillips who was the CEO of the hospital for an extensive length of time. Norm mentioned that when JJ was becoming physically a little frail, he would go around and pick him up to take him to board meetings. Stanistreet House at the hospital was opened in 1952, and named in JJ’s honour as an acknowledgement of his important contribution to the running of the hospital finances. JJ Stanistreet was also successful during 1948, following World War II to obtain Victorian government financial assistance for the recharging of the then moribund gold mining industry of Bendigo. Most of the mines
had been forced to close because of the manpower shortage during the war. During the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to Bendigo in 1954, Stanistreet was to come to the aid of the local organising committee. At that time there were only two gold mines left operating, the Central Deborah and the North Deborah, both being worked by tributors. Stanistreet was asked if he could provide an excellent gold in quartz specimen to present to her majesty. This specimen came from JJ’s private collection. Mary Stanistreet, JJ’s only daughter had been a great support for her father especially after the passing of his wife Maud nee McIlroy on November 12, 1929. Previously it had been pointed out that Maud Stanistreet had been a great worker for charity, something that she had in common with her husband, although she was involved in that type of volunteering before he was. Daughter Mary was to be frequently seen at her father’s side especially at official functions. Invitations from the Victorian Governor required accompaniment and that mantle fell on Mary. Similarly when the Victorian Parliament was re-opened
following an election, invariably Mary was at her father’s side when he responded to the invitation to be present. Official functions in Bendigo too at that time required a gentleman always to be accompanied by a lady and Mary fulfilled this role admirably. Mary’s self confidence had been greatly enhanced with her education at Girton College and later her involvement with the Bendigo Operatic Society. Performing on the stage was a great delight to Mary and in real life she acted out the role of a partner for her father in a most sincere and adroit manner. Mixing with the elite of local society did not faze Mary at all. Mary Stanistreet became completely independent following the death of her then 76-year-old father in 1955. She moved to Melbourne and was a woman of financial independent means as the result of the legacy JJ left her upon his death. Melbourne was not unfamiliar territory for Mary Stanistreet, she involved herself in charitable work in the city; there being plenty of scope. Following the fire, in 1952, that destroyed Melbourne University’s Wilson Hall, fund raising was held for its replacement and
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Flamingo Park & Beyond: Living Arts Space. To November 6 Provenance Does Matter: Living with Contemporary Art II: To October 8. Gallery 369 Fade - Hugh Waller: To September 30. The Capital Foyer NOBLE: Mary Stanistreet was a tireless worker for charity.
Mary contributed. Her greatest charitable initiative was the founding of the Combined Charities Christmas Shop in 1967. The shop assisted some of the following: Aboriginal Advancement League, Association for the Blind, Austin Hospital, Community Aid Abroad, Spastic Children’s Society, Yooralla Hospital School for Crippled Children and the Victorian Council of Social Service to name a few. In 1973 Mary Stanistreet’s charitable work was recognised by the then Governor Sir Rohan Delacombe and his wife as dual patrons of the Victorian Council of Social Service. Mary Stanistreet passed away June 7, 1992, “A noble and very special person.”
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Spring Art Exhibition Heathcote Winery:To October 9. Heathcote Winery Gallery and Cellar Door.
Free holiday fun for families AMILIES will have access to two free Fcoming activities in Hargreaves Mall during the school holidays.
A mobile animal farm will be in town on Tuesday, September 20, providing plenty of cuddly creatures to nurse, brush and feed. The following Tuesday the Mall will host a native animal display, featuring a 20-minute presentation at 12pm. Both events will be happening in Hargreaves Mall from 10.30am to 1.30pm, and will include free themed face painting. Council public spaces activation officer Karen Cresswell said council was committed to providing free family events for the community.
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Sunday, September 18 Bendigo Family History Group: September meeting in the Bendigo Railway Institute at 1.30pm. Guest speaker Darren Lewis, on “When the Final Siren Sounds” Victorian football teams of the past.
September 16 and 18 The MIFF Travelling Showcase: A program of selected international highlights and MIFF Premiere Fund-supported Australian films, screening direct from the festival in Melbourne. Star Cinema, Eaglehawk. September 16 and 18. Details: Ph 5446 2025
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HE team at Pristine Drycleaners have been keeping Bendigo residents looking smart for years, but did you know they also operate a full laundry service for commercial as well as private clients? Various organisations and businesses including restaurants, medical clinics, motels, and B&Bs use Pristine’s hospital grade laundry service for clean, crisp linen, delivered to their door with a complimentary pick up and delivery service. To make it even easier for clients, you can even lease your linen as required, saving you the expense of buying your own.
THE CLEAN TEAM: Jane Townsend and Sarah Richards of Pristine Drycleaners.
So know you can always have clean linen readily at hand for your busy periods. Uniforms and overalls can be also be laundered on a regular rotational basis. Open Monday to Saturday Pristine Drycleaners are the one-stop-shop for all your laundry and drycleaning needs. To discuss your laundry requirements call in or phone either Jane Townsend or Sarah Richards at Pristine Drycleaners for a competitive quote for a reliable, cost effective, professional laundry service. Pristine Dry Cleaners 141 to 161 High Street Bendigo, phone 5444 469.
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OW is the perfect time to consider getting out and about, with Aidacare’s great mobility scooter deals for spring. Mobility scooters are an increasing popular mode of transport for anyone who can’t walk long distances and wishes to maintain their independence to go shopping or visit friends and family in their community. Compared to a car they are also cheap to maintain and easy to handle. When you are unable to drive a car, a mobility scooter may be an ideal alternative, especially with Aidacare’s “Price Promise” where they will beat or match all other retailers genuine prices on their range of scooters. Aidacare in Bridge Street have a large range of mobility scooters, with plenty of room for a test drive, alternatively they can even arrange a test drive and free trial at your own home. A wide range of options and accessories are also available to customise your scooter to your exact
requirements. Friendly and professional staff will help you find the right solution to meet your individual mobility needs, choosing the right model at the right price and helping with finance if needed. Ready for transport and easily folded, the four wheel Quest electric folding scooter is perfect for the active lifestyle with great performance indoors and out, with a top speed of six kilometres per hour and a range of up to 20 kilometres. The Quest folding scooter provides a comfortable ride, is extremely portable and is small enough to fit inside your closet or car boot. The Quest folding scooter is sleek, stylish, and extremely easy to operate, making it the perfect travel mobility scooter choice with its unique folding design. Call in and see the team at Aidacare, 51 Bridge Street, on the corner opposite the Bridge Hotel to discuss your all your mobility needs. www.mobilityscootersales.com.au
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ITH summer on its way it is now an ideal time to replenish your sunscreen and at the same time help a worthwhile community group with help from Bendigo’s four UFS Pharmacies. One dollar from the sale of Pharmacy Choice SPF 50+ sunscreen one litre pump pack or 200ml spray bottle will go directly to the community organisation of your choice via UFS Pharmacies’ Building a Healthier Community Program. Join up or renew you UFS Pharmacy membership to help them support worthwhile community initiatives with a health and wellbeing focus. And in the spirt of giving back to the
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VER 1,000 Australians are treated for skin cancer every day with more than 1800 Australians dying annually from the cancer. In Victoria alone, more people die from skin cancer than the road toll, a frightening statistic. The good news is that skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer in Australia and more than 95 per cent of skin cancers can be successfully treated if found early. Lowndes Street Clinic’s Dr Hany Georgeos is Skin Cancer College accredited, and available Monday to Friday for diagnosis and treatment if required. “The first advice I give my patients is that prevention is better than treatment, always protect yourself from the harmful sun exposure, and
for those at higher risk of skin cancer, early diagnosis and treatment will have the best prognosis,” Dr Georgeos said. “Melanoma is one of the most serious killer cancers and I have diagnosed melanomas that looked like a small freckle to the naked eye, no more than three millimetres in diameter which is quite scary, and obviously those diagnosed at this stage usually have the best outcome when treated. So as well as being sun smart and slapping on a hat and limiting the amount of harmful UV radiation, pick up the phone and call Lowndes Street Clinic today for your initial consultation. Your family might be grateful you did. Lowndes Street Clinic at 9 Lowndes Street Kennington, phone 5443 5117. www.lowndesstreetclinic.com
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PRING Gully residents should soon be feeling better with the opening of Spring Gully Primary Health clinic later this month. The new clinic will open Monday to Friday and will be serviced by three well known local doctors on a rotational basis. As part of the St Anthony Family Medical Practice group; Dr Rosario Palaypayon, Dr Kirstin Richardson and Dr Adel Asaid will be providing a familyfocused medical service. Dr Rosario Palaypayon graduated in the Philippines before moving to Australia in 2005 and worked for four years as a hospital doctor in Traralgon, followed by rotations in Edenhope and Rochester. Rosario moved to Bendigo in 2012 where she completed GP training and gained her fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Today she enjoys working as a regional doctor with an interest in primary care,
aged care, paediatrics, and women’s health. Dr Kirstin Richardson completed her postgraduate training with the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth (UK) in 2007 after graduating from the University of Zimbabwe and moving to Australia, where she undertook further training. Kirstin is now a fully accredited family practitioner who deals with all aspects of all-of-life care, she also has a special interest in women’s health and paediatrics along with mental health and geriatrics. Dr Asaid opened St Anthony Family Medical Practice’s first clinic in 1998 in Elmore, bringing much needed medical services to the area which were not previously available before extending their services to Boort, Rochester, Strathfieldsaye, Heathcote, Rushworth and now Spring Gully. Spring Gully Primary Health, at 126 Spring Gully Road, Spring Gully, phone 5400 1310 opening Monday, September 26 – new patients welcome.
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HETHER you haven’t really exercised before, are recovering from illness or injury, bored with the old gym routine, or would like more supervision and attention while exercising, Alternate Fitness Bendigo is for you. The first step to get back in to exercise is simply to reconnect to the intrinsic joy of movement according to AFB’s Karin Herrmann. Exercise is a great antidote for stress and an expanding waistline. “When it comes to exercise keep it simple,” Karin said. “Exercise in your comfort zone at 50 per cent of maximum capacity.” “If we make this the basis for being active, our motivation soars and we naturally want to exercise more.”
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AFB will be holding two free come and try sessions where you will be able to experience Shibashi, ChiBall, WuTao dance along with the new relaxation class. These popular sessions are being held at 6.30pm Tuesday, September 27 and 9.30am Wednesday, September 28 –bookings required. Shibashi fosters good health of both body and mind through the integration of movement, the breath and relaxation. It offers a simplified systematic approach to mastering the basic principles and movements of TaiChi and QiGong using easy to learn adaptations of the Shibashi 18 Form. ChiBall is a holistic exercise programme that is a unique blend of traditional Chinese medicine, colour, aromatherapy and a synergy of six ancient and modern movement disciplines: Tai Chi-Qi Gong, chiball dance, yoga, pilates, Feldenkrais and deep relaxation. Wu Tao is a system of healing that helps balance body, mind and spirit, and has foundations in Oriental medicine using exercises, dance, music and meditations to balance the Qi (life force energy) in the body. The new relaxation class encompasses gentle exercise, followed by a relaxation, breath techniques and then a meditation. To book phone Karin on 0428 663 489. www.alternativefitnessbendigo.com.au
Dr Palaypayon and Dr Richardson will soon be treating patients at the new Spring Gully Primary Health Clinic.
9 Lowndes Street, Kennington Due to popular demand we are now offering extended consultation hours two nights a week. Tuesday until 8pm and Friday until 7pm
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Professor Peter Burt at work and the microscopic intraocular stent (below).
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LAUCOMA is a common Eye disease affecting 1 in 200 people that are over the age of 60 in Australia. Bendigo has recently seen the introduction of an advanced surgical treatment for glaucoma. Years in design and research, a new surgical treatment for the eye condition GLAUCOMA has now become available. Eye Surgeon Mr Peter Burt and his colleague Mr Michael Shiu have recently introduced Intraocular Stent surgery to Bendigo. Peter Burt, the Clinical Adjunctive Professor of Monash University in Bendigo, reported “Glaucoma is a common eye condition in which the pressure inside in the eye gradually increases to a level which causes the vision to be destroyed. We have traditionally used drops and if the situation worsened, we embrace glaucoma surgery to control Eye pressure. In recent times the range of pharmaceutical drops has increased and Laser therapies to the drainage have further helped. The control of the eye pressure is very important.” Professor Peter Burt further stated “The eye naturally makes fluid which drains out through a filter system. Eye pressure is a balance between production and drainage. Glaucoma occurs commonly when the drain in the eye blocks up. Drops and even laser to the drain are sometimes not enough to control pressures. If things deteriorate, the next step is Eye Surgery for
glaucoma to lower the pressure.” Recently a stent drainage mirco bypass device has been developed, it is microscopic size, 20,000 time smaller than an intraocular lens and can be positioned in the drain “like a small pipe” to aid the drainage of the eye fluid naturally, this procedure is performed inside the eye. Due to the common nature of cataract surgery, the stent can be positioned by the Eye Surgeon at the time of cataract surgery in the matter of minutes. Professor Peter Burt and Mr Michael Shiu have both worked in the Glaucoma Unit at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. Peter Burt operates at all of the Bendigo Hospitals: Bendigo Health, The Bendigo Day Surgery, St John Of God. Mr Michael Shiu operates at The Bendigo Day Surgery. Both Eye Surgeons consult from The Bendigo Eye Clinic, where Peter Burt is the Director and Mr Michael Shiu has worked for 15 years. Stent Surgery for Glaucoma is able to be combined seamlessly with cataract surgery with no additional stress to the patient. Commonly patients will not require glaucoma drops after stent surgery. In a US clinical study 68% of patients who received stent surgery remained eye drop free after 12 months. We are conducting research in this area at The Bendigo Eye Clinic. “It is a very exciting development which I hope can help patients here in Bendigo” said Peter.
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Real life experiences serve clients well B
ENDIGO lawyer, Juliana Smith has an interesting background gained from her professional and private interests, as an international equestrian competitor with degrees in both nursing and law. This unusual combination means clients at her boutique law firm, JS Law, receive compassionate understanding through often difficult times, along with technical legal expertise gained through real world and corporate experience. This specialist family and criminal law firm has firmly established itself during the last five years, supporting clients and contributing to the central Victorian community where Juliana has lived for two decades. Julianna and JS Law also regularly mentor local secondary and university students. “Through work experience, young people gain an insight into what happens day-to-day in a busy law firm,” Juliana said. “They get to learn from a successful solicitor with a depth of experience, who runs trials and represents clients in the city and on regional court circuits, and is backed by a reliable team with 50 years of collective law experience.” Juliana draws on first-hand knowledge to offer all their clients practical and timely legal advice,
BOOKWORMS: Y Service Club’s Colin Lambie and Peter Searle have been busy preparing for this year’s Spring Book Sale.
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HELPFUL: Juliana Smith of JS Law. assisting clients to make informed decisions, based on her clear explanation of the legal process. This professional approach enables clients to receive the support they need. JS Law at 72 Queen Street, Bendigo, assists individuals and families to find their way to legal, financial and emotional resolutions. www.jslaw.com.au
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AN you tell the difference between north and south Indian cuisine? Well you will soon after enjoying the many exotic delights on the Dhosa Hut’s new dine in and takeaway menu featuring a mouth watering selection of authentic Indian food. With more than a hundred items to choose from as well as the traditional favourites like methi chaman, an exotic Kashmiri recipe cooked with grated paneer, fresh
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fenugreek leaves and a touch of spinach puree. Or their south Indian beef curry with chef’s special sauce. Alternatively try their famous signature dish; Afghani chicken seasoned with spices rolled in omelette before being topped with a rich sauce. A new addition to the already extensive menu is the variety of dum biryani rice dishes with a special sauce, served with vegetables, chicken, beef, lamb or goat.
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LIMB aboard one of Bendigo’s iconic Vintage Talking Trams, and follow the trail that has been set. Hop off at different stops along the route while solving five different clues and crack the code. If you get the code right, you will go into the draw to win two nights away for a family of four at any Australian BIG4 Holiday Park, as well as $500 spending money. It all starts tomorrow and runs thru to Sunday October 16. Allow two to three hours for your chance to crack the code. For further details phone 5442 2821 or visit www.bendigotramways.com
History comes alive VISIT Central Deborah Gold Mine and you will discover more about Bendigo’s golden past at an authentic gold mine that operated during the gold rush boom of the 1900s. Experience what conditions were like for miners as you are guided through underground tunnels by friendly and knowledgeable guides. Descend to the depths of Bendigo, where gold fever strikes visitors on their famous Mine Experience Tour at 61 metres underground, or their exciting Underground Adventure Tour at 85 metres. And if that’s not deep enough, try Australia’s deepest underground mine tour, Nine Levels of Darkness at 228 metres. Central Deborah Gold Mine at 76 Violet Street, Bendigo, phone 5443 8322 or visit www.central-deborah.com
ALL ABOARD: Crack the code these holidays.
Listen in: These school holidays will be all about vibrations, music and noise. Yell it from the rooftops! Call everyone! We’ll hear you at…
SPRING 2016 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS PROGRAM AT THE BENDIGO VISITOR CENTRE SPARKLY SPECS
Kids will have a great time creating stylish sparkly spectacle masks using some crafty decorating. With simple materials such as pre-cut eyemasks, paper confetti and colourful pens and glitter children can design their own funky eyewear.
Saturday, 17 Sept –
Sunday, 2 Oct 2016
An ideal activity for primary school children aged 4-10 years. An adult must accompany all children. Cost: $8 per child. Time: 10.30am – 11.30am Dates: Wednesday 21st September 2016 Wednesday 28th September 2016
Bookings a must! Limited places available. Phone 5434 6060
MORSE CODE DEMONSTRATION Tap into the rhythm of Morse Code at Bendigo’s Historic Post Office. Surprise someone special with a unique telegram greeting this Spring Holidays! Let our telegraphists demonstrate their knowledge and passion for Morse Code with you and explain how words are converted into this fascinating secret code! Cost: $2 per message (Australia-wide) Demonstrations: Sundays during school holidays Time: 10am – 1pm
BENDIGO VISITOR CENTRE 7 Railway Place, Bendigo | (03) 5444 4400
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Sept 17 - Oct 2 2016
17 SEP – 16 OCT 2016
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PARKLY Spectacles will be the fun workshop for the children at the Bendigo Visitor Centre these school holidays. Inspiration for this creative activity comes from the Flamingo Park and Beyond exhibition at the adjacent Living Arts Space, highlighting the vibrant designs and colourful garments and textiles of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson – two of Australia’s most influential fashion icons. These two holiday workshops are the perfect opportunity to explore; colouring, painting and collage techniques, combining various materials on a paper mask to create patterns and textures. It can then be finished with a flourish of glitter and other decorative components to complete the project. Children will be eager to wear their unique artwork home to share with family. It will also no doubt inspire other projects, ideal for doing inside on a rainy day. Sparkly Spectacles is ideal for children aged four to 10-years-of-age and will run for approximately one hour.
Has your family got what it takes? Climb aboard a Vintage Talking Tram, follow the trail, solve the clues and unravel the mystery.
Go into the draw to WIN two nights away at any Australian BIG4 Holiday Park, including $500 spending money! 1 Tramways Avenue bendigotramways.com
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Workshops get underway next Wednesday, September 21 and 28 at 10.30am at just eight dollars per child, which includes all materials. An adult must accompany children during the session. Bookings for this activity are essential as the number of places available for children is limited. Please phone 5434 6060 to make your booking today. The Bendigo Visitor Centre located in the historic old Post Office Building at 51 to 67 Pall Mall Bendigo.
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The Wiggles Fun Zone & Wiggly Photo Booth Date: Tues 20th to Sat 24th September
Location: In front of Woolworths
Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm daily
Cost: FREE ACTIVITY
Wiggles Fun Zones operated under license by Just Promotions. The Wiggles are not appearing at this event.
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Activities for all
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IGGLE on down to Bendigo Marketplace for some free holiday fun starting next week. The Wiggles Fun Zone will be jumping with excitement from Tuesday, September 20 until Saturday, September 24 between 11am and 2pm in front of Woolworths. Try your hand at a variety of craft options or play in the chill out zone and watch your favourite Wiggles DVD, or play the free Wiggles website games. Children are also encouraged to dress up in the colour of their favourite Wiggle before coming on down to the Wiggly Photo Booth and being photographed. Later in the holidays, sports fans will not be disappointed with Bendigo
Braves Activity Zone outside Katies from Wednesday, September 21 for three days only from 10am with face painting, NBA2K games and art and craft activities with the sci-fi animated sports comedy Space Jam Movie, screening daily at 11.30am. Or be bowled over with The Bendigo Bowling Club’s pop-up bowling game from Monday, September 26 until the following Friday between 10.30am and 2pm. Alternatively come along to the Craft Zone again in front of Woolworths for a variety of free craft activities including kite making and butterfly craft. For more details see the Bendigo Marketplace website www.bendigomarketplace.com.au/events/
COLOUR YOUR DAY: At the Bendigo Marketplace.
DISCOVER: Annoying noises.
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HESE upcoming school holidays, the Discovery Science and Technology Centre will be exploring sound: the noise, the music, the silence. There will be all the exhibits, including the vertical slide, plus a few special events and activities just for the school holidays. Enthusiastic scientists of all ages can make their own instruments. In the activity Making Music, visitors use their imagination to assemble musical creations from a range of materials and pick up some plans on a old fashioned, string phone. The science show Annoying Noises, will uncover how sound is made, how we control it and how we can use this knowl-
hands on fun at bendigo pottery MAKE A POT…
Mould the clay on the wheel. Every day at 10, 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30, 3.30 Cost: $15 per ½ hour (Optional glaze & fire $10 per pot) Bookings essential (min. age 6 yrs)
paint a plate or mug…
Dates: Weekdays only between Mon Sept 19 - Fri Sept 23 and Mon Sept 26 - Fri Sept 30 Times: 11am, 1pm and 3pm Cost: $20 per artist (Glazing & firing included) Bookings essential (all ages)
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edge to make really annoying noises. Can we break things with sound? How do we change pitch or volume? There will be whirling tubes, fire, and things going bang, to investigate how sound moves through instruments, the air and into our brains. During school terms, Discovery’s Planetarium showcases our solar system with an interactive flyby of the planets. However, every school holidays there is a new planetarium show to enjoy. Silence of Space will exam the sounds or silence of space, while discovering the features in our night sky, and possibly turning their light into music. Well, it all definitely sounds like fun at the Discovery Centre, 7 Railway Place, Bendigo, phone: 5444 4400.
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Teddies are precious and they deserve lots of love, care and special attention, just like the wildlife at Victoria’s three great zoos! That makes the zoos the ideal place for Teddy Vet Checks! During the spring school holidays, kids are invited to meet our special Teddy Check Teams and find out about the care our zoo animals receive too! The complimentary Teddy Vet Checks will be offered every day of the spring school holidays from 11am to 3pm at Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. The Teddy Check Teams will be in action in Healesville Sanctuary’s Australian Wildlife Health Centre, Keeper Kids at Melbourne Zoo, and Ranger Kids at Werribee Open Range Zoo. Plush wombats, giraffe, and gorillas will be welcome too! Teddies play a special role in our lives and the Teddy Vet Checks are the perfect way to nurture children’s kindness for other beings, whether human, animal, or teddy bear! Free entry for kids and for teddies! * Kids under 16 years old visit for free during Victorian School Holidays, Victorian Public Holidays and weekends, and teddies of all ages are free 365 days a year! Please note: teddies must be accompanied by a human carer.
For your chance to win send entries to Zoos Victoria Competition c/- Bendigo Weekly, P.O Box 324 Bendigo, Vic 3552 Entries close 21/9/16
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endigo Pottery is once again offering a truly unique experience these school holidays, for aspiring potters and artists for all ages. Get your hands dirty on the potters wheel with six, 30 minute classes daily from 10am, suitable for potters aged six and older. And if it’s a real masterpiece why not get it glazed and fired too. Alternatively try painting your own Bendigo Pottery plate, mug or bowl.
With no age barrier, the whole family can soon decorate your next dinner set. Times and costs at www.bendigopottery.com.au and remember to book, as classes fill quickly. For the younger ones “clay play” provides hands on fun from just $5. And while you’re there, experience the creativity of the artists’ working studios in seeing various mediums come to life. Visit the Antiques and Collect-
ables Centre at the iconic Bendigo Pottery with more than 40 individual sites. The centre’s attractions include pottery, paintings, glassware, jewellery, vintage clothing, furniture, silverware, kitchenalia and collectables of all styles. A fine browse for serious collectors and a sentimental journey. Bendigo Pottery, open daily (except Christmas Day) from 9am to 5pm at 146 Midland Highway Epsom. Phone 5448 4404.
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OU’RE never too young or old, to make a splash with Belinda Hackettt and her qualified instructors at Splash Swimming Bendigo in Wood Street. With summer just around the corner, Splash Swimming will soon have you or your child ready to enjoy a season by the pool. Their 10.5 metre heated salt-water pool will soon have everyone imitating our new Olympic heroes. Mums and bubs are always welcome too, with special baby classes catering for infants from three months to two-years of age, older children are then grouped according to ability. Small class sizes ensure the utmost attention from Belinda and her instructors who are all accredited by Life Saving Victoria. Older pupils aren’t forgotten either and there is even water aerobic classes available twice a week.
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They also run special needs and physiotherapy programs, tailored to you our your child’s needs. See their Facebook page or come along to their forthcoming birthday celebratory open day, on Saturday October 8, bring a friend to enjoy a free tryout and some great giveaways. Splash will also be once again be offering a Vic Swim Program during the January school holidays. This fun and affordable program is a great way to further improve children’s swimming skills and technique. For just $30 your child will receive five consecutive daily 45-minute lessons, book in for one week or two. Splash Swimming Bendigo at 76 Wood Street Bendigo, open Monday to Friday from 9am. Phone Belinda on 0409 002 020 or see their Facebook page for more details.
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Dragons’ redemption bid By JOEL PETERSON
SANDHURST will be aiming for finals redemption when it meets Golden Square in a titanic Bendigo Football Netball League A-grade netball battle on Saturday. After collapsing in straight sets in last year’s finals series, the Dragons will need a repeat of their qualifying final performance to defeat the reigning premiers and set up a clash with Kangaroo Flat in next weekend’s grand final. The Dragons staged a late fightback before going down to the Roos last Saturday night, but will likely go in less than full strength. That didn’t bother them when
the sides last met, Sandhurst taking a decisive win in the qualifying final with Betty Thompson Medal favourite Heather Oliver starring. Oliver’s Bendigo Spirit teammate Gabe Richards will line up for Square having recovered from injury, but will need her midcourt to provide cleaner passes into the ring than the previous matchup. Square bounced back and looked in ominous touch in defeating Gisborne comfortably last Sunday in the first semi final. Square will also be in action is all three grades of football, with the senior side looking to bounce back from a woeful performance against Sandhurst when it meets
Eaglehawk. Nick Carter will be imploring his side to tidy up its disposal, which let it down badly last week against a brutally efficient Dragons outfit. Ryan Herring, Ryan Colbert, Dale Lowry and Comanche Walls were all significantly down on form last week and will come under pressure from the likes of Jordan Rosengren and Riley Saunders who starred in a dominant win from the Dogs’ reserves side. Hamish Morcom, Brayden Dorrington and Travis Baird will also enter the game under injury clouds from what was a bruising encounter with the Dragons.
Eaglehawk will be brimming with confidence after a gutsy win over two-time reigning premier Strathfieldsaye in the knockout semi final last Sunday. The Hawks started nervously but worked into the game, with standout performances from Shaun Knott, Tyler Miles and young guns Lachie Atherton and Sam Harper lifting late to get them across the line. The winner will meet Sandhurst in next weekend’s grand final. Game times have been pushed back at the QEO due to the under-16 grand final kicking the day off, with senior football at 3.10pm and A-grade netball starting at 4.10pm.
Three lead Michelsen race THREE clear favourites lead the way heading into Sunday’s Bendigo Football Netball League Michelsen Medal count at the Bendigo Club. Sandhurst’s Kristan Height, Golden Square skipper Jack Geary and Strathfieldsaye running machine Kallen Geary are the three leading contenders to take out the 2016 honour. Height has previously won both the Goulburn Valley and Ovens and Murray League best and fairests (the Morris and Morrison medals) and should poll strongly in his debut season for the Dragons. Height led the Dragons with 39 goals playing a combination of on the ball and forward, and was only out of Sandhurst’s best on three occasions in his 17 games. That combined with the fact that two-time win-
ner Tim Martin only played 12 games for the Dragons, should see Height poll strongly and make history as the first three-time major league best and fairest winner. In his first year as the Dogs’ skipper Geary has flourished, and it could be his year to add to his evergrowing trophy room which is currently without the BFNL’s top individual prize. Despite Square’s extended run of success, no Dogs player has won the Michelsen since Paul Frew in 1998. Geary also played 17 games in the home and away season, and was only out of Square’s best on two occasions. Geary provided massive boosts to his side in key games on multiple occasions, and is likely to get three votes in games against
Strathfieldsaye in round two, South Bendigo and Eaglehawk in rounds five and six, and Kyneton in round 17. The other Geary in the running, Strathfieldsaye’s Kallen, built on an impressive 2015 season to be the best in the Storm’s campaign that ended last weekend. The hard-running midfielder only missed two games for the Storm, and was in the best in all but one. His workrate and skill should catch the eye of the umpires and add to an exciting mix at the top of the count. Other leading contenders include Kyneton’s Rhys Magin, Eaglehawk’s Ben McPhee and Kangaroo Flat’s Corey Greer. TOUGH STUFF: Sandhurst’s Kristan Height has been a standout for the Dragons.
TIGHT CONTEST: Kangaroo Flat will meet Sandhurst Marist at the QEO.
Thunder rolling From Page 40 “We did some light work on Wednesday night because it was so wet and have been trying to keep things different with some practice matches with the youth girls and a bootcamp with Sue from It’s Her Gym. “Keeping that level of focus there is the main thing and making sure we stick to the good habits that have got us here.” O’Neill joins four current players who featured in the Thunder’s 2012 and 2013 premierships. Captain Emma Grant, Jess Kennedy, livewire half forward Hayley Trevean and Sarah Baldwin are all lining up for a tilt at a third flag on Sunday. With so many first-year players in the side, O’Neill said the leadership of the senior players has been tremendous. Their opponents have been creeping ever closer as the season has gone on, and Deer Park pushed Bendigo all the way in both of their past two matchups. “They are a good side, they will come out hard and we will have to be at our best to withstand that,” O’Neill said. She praised the resiliency of her group in withstanding what was a testing start to the year and is confident that will shine through again on Sunday. “I think the girls are definitely ready and looking forward to it,” she said. “We need to play the way ewe have all year. Be solid in defence and play to our strengths with our ability to run with the ball and open up the forward line. “If we do that we’ll be hard to beat.” The Thunder’s clash with Deer Park begins at 12pm on Sunday.
Huge junior weekend SANDHURST Marist Dockers and Kangaroo Flat will meet in a showcase game for junior football when the Bendigo Junior Football League’s under-16 seniors grand final is held at the QEO on Saturday morning. The game sees the best two sides all year clashing in the decider, which will lead in to the Bendigo Football Netball League’s preliminary finals. Kangaroo Flat won through to the game by virtue of a win over Strathfieldsaye last week, while Dockers had the week off and will be fresh and rested ahead of the test on the wide expanses of the QEO. The league held its annual dinner on Wednesday night, with Brad McConnell of White Hills named the junior coach of the year. A massive day of the remaining junior grand finals will be hosted on Sunday at Strathfieldsaye’s Tannery Lane complex.
The day begins with St Therese’s and Quarry Hill in the under-12D decider on Enterprise Oval, followed by Kangaroo Flat vs Golden Square in the under-14 reserves two, Kyneton and Huntly in the under-12C, Kyneton vs St Therese’s in the under-12A and finishing with Castlemaine vs Woorinen in the youth girls at 3.30pm. Grand finals on the main oval begin with YCW and South Bendigo in the under-16 reserves second grade, St Francis meeting Quarry Hill in the under-12B decider, Castlemaine playing sandhurst in the under-14 reserves first grade, Golden Square vs Sandhurst in the under-14 seniors and finishing with Sandhurst playing Eaglehawk in the under-16 reserves first grade at 3.45pm. The under-16 senior grand final will also be broadcast for the first time on local radio station Fresh FM (101.5) from 9am on Saturday.
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Fitting end to season By JOEL PETERSON
AFTER dominating the South East Australian Basketball League all year, the Bendigo Braves broke through for an elusive national title last weekend. It was a fitting end to a dream season for the Braves, who not only won the biggest team prize in the country but dominated the individual awards as well. Braves star and league Most Valuable Player Jeremy Kendle produced a 34-point masterclass in the grand final against Mount Gambier as the Braves won 79-61 on Saturday night. The Braves fought out of an early 15-4 hole to tie scores at the end of the first, and claimed the lead for good two minutes into the second half through a
jumper from none other than Kendle. It was the Braves’ number one that got the scoring going, when he hit a three from two metres behind the arc after just a minute. Despite Mount Gambier’s early run, it was clear that it would be Bendigo’s night, capped off by a onehanded slam from Kendle with just over half a minute left. The Pioneers capitulated down the stretch, handing The Braves a comfortable final margin of victory and allowing the starters to come out of the game and receive a healthy round of applause from a solid contingent of travelling fans. “We didn’t start too well, but full credit to our group. All year our trademark has been defence,
we’ve been the best defensive team in the league, and we jus had to grind it out,” Harvey said. “It’s just been the perfect year. We have the right players, the right kids coming through, we believed in our system and I’ve got to say thank sot the coaching staff and our co-captains Taylor Bell and Chris Hogan who led the team.” Bndigo outscored Mount Gambier 22-9 in the final period, with Kendle and Johnson producing highlight plays aplenty down the stretch. Johnson tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots, Chris Hogan went three-of-six from down town to finish the year shooting a scorching 48 per cent from behind the arc and Kevin White had nine points for
the Braves. Mount Gambier was led by Brad Hill’s 18 points, but was shut down by the Braves’ stifling defence. “We grinded it out, the first quarter was a rough start but we knew we put the work in,” Kendle said. “We needed to trust the process, play our game and we knew that things would turn around.” In the women’s game, former Bendigo Spirit assistant and Lady Braves coach Jeremi Moule won a title as his Dandenong side beat Kilsyth. The 12-point win was powered by Lauren Scherf, who tallied 21 points, 13 boards and a huge six blocks in the victory. Women’s MVP Steph Cumming had 15 points for Kilsyth, while Jasmine Gill added a game-high 22.
Kendle draws MVP praise
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took out the league MVP award by an overwhelming margin and to no-one’s surprise was also named the grand final MVP. His 27.7 points per game and standout performances on the big stage made him a clear cut choice for the overall honour, with a huge advantage over Dandenong’s Daequon Montreal. Bendigo Lady Brave Kelly Wilson finished seventh in the wom-
THE Bendigo Spirit’s preseason kicks off in earnest this weekend when the club plays the first of its practice matches against Melbourne in Ballarat. Import signing Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe arrived in Bendigo on Sunday, with the club only waiting on point guard Blake Dietrick to arrive from the US. Bendigo will be without both star centre Gabe Richards and Heather Oliver, who will face off in Saturday night’s Bendigo Football Netball League A-grade netball preliminary final.
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
STANDOUT: SEABL MVP Jeremy Kendle.
FOLLOWING their title win, the Braves capped off a dream weekend with a host of individual awards on Sunday at the league’s awards lunch. Ben Harvey was named Coach of the Year, Damian Johnson won Defensive Player of the Year and was named in the All-Star lineup, but Jeremy Kendle was the weekend’s big winner. Also named an All-Star, Kendle
Spirit gearing up
en’s MVP race, won by Kilsyth’s Stephanie Cumming. Harvey took the Coach of the Year award after leading Bendigo to a third conference title in seven years and guiding the Braves to a league-best record in the regular season. More importantly, he became just the third coach – along with Dave Flint and Wayne Larkins – to lead the Braves to a national title.
Those absences mean development squad members Jess Rennie and Lydia Brooks will both suit up for their first game action in the WNBL, while Ebony Rolph will miss through injury and Molly Mathews is under an injury cloud. Raincock-Ekunwe has already impressed at training after a breakout campaign at the Rio Olympics with the Canadian national team. It was that Canadian connection with a former Spirit star that had her looking forward to arriving in Bendigo. “I met Chelsea (Aubry) this summer while we were training in Toronto and she only had amazing things to say about Bendigo, that I was going to love it,” she said. “I definitely want to work on my perimeter game. With the national team I didn’t play in the post or the five, but it’s something I’m able to do. “I think playing at the four and using my speed is my strength, especially in a league as big as this.” The second-year coach said his focus for Saturday’s opening preseason game is a strong defensive performance from his group, which will be vital against a potent Boomers outfit. “I want to see defence, I’m
Nadeen Payne not really concerned about how many points we score, but getting our hand pressure up and helping and rotating properly,” he said. “Our offence is going to come together over the first six weeks, I’m not expecting the offence to click immediately as we are going to a new system.” Karaitiana arrived in Bendigo last week and is looking forward to her second WNBL season after playing one year with Sydney before going to college at the University of Hawaii. “Most of the drills at the moment are based on defence, and it’s mostly some of the nitty-gritty things that we have to get down, but that’s some-
Ash Karaitiana thing we’ll continue to work on,” she said. Nadeen Payne also recently hit town and adds a dynamic presence in Bendigo’s frontcourt. “Last year with (South East Queensland Stars) found myself a little bit in terms of what I can bring to a team and that dynamic with Gabe and Kelsey will be pretty awesome, and the addition of Nayo will help that too,” Payne said. Bendigo plays Melbourne in Ballarat on Saturday before facing Dandenong in Werribee next weekend.
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Thunder’s dream alive By JOEL PETERSON
ON the eve of the Victorian Women’s Football League season it was bordering on unforseeable that the Bendigo Thunder would make it this far. They had just lost their coach and president before even playing a game and had made the step up to the VWFL’s Premier Division. The group’s resilience was tested in its opening match, and they passed with flying colours, recording a big win. It was a sign of things to come. The Thunder have only improved in the ensuing months, to the point where Bendigo is 16-0 and looking for a third VWFL premiership when the team plays Deer Park at Coburg on Sunday. “I can’t speak highly enough of the girls, they managed to stay focussed and have done so all season,” coach Cherie O’Neill said. “It’s been really enjoyable. I probably didn’t expect to end up here as coach but they are a great group and I’ve really enjoyed it.” The last time the Thunder went into a grand final, in 2013, O’Neill was a player. This time the preparation has been vastly different. Thought it hasn’t been as physical it has been more exhausting according to the first-year coach. “It’s been more mental preparation and meeting with Tim Wicks our assistant coach and the players to prepare for Sunday,” she said. “They have been fantastic, and that leadership has been absolutely imperative to the position we are in,” she said. “They work so hard on the field and off and our younger players really feed off of that.” Continued Page 38
HARD WORK: Hayley Trevean bursts clear of the pack. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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