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BendigoWeekly ISSUE 999 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016

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A time for sharing THE big day is nearly here, and across the world children, and adults, are looking forward to opening their Christmas presents this weekend. Bendigo youngsters Caris and Amy had a sneak peek at their gifts this week and seem pleased with what they saw. Max the blue heeler has different tastes, but looks happy enough with what Santa has in store for him.

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Bendigo Weekly – Thursday, December 22, 2016

The Weekly look at the local real estate market

Bushland a gift for city A THREE-stage residential development in Golden Square has been gifted to the City of Greater Bendigo by the Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst on the eve of the festive season. Unlike many other residential developments, Sandhurst Crest is bordered by more than seven hectares of native Box Ironbark bushland, home to many indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses. As part of the long-term vision to protect and enhance the natural beauty of the development, the Diocese of Sandhurst has gifted the bushland to the City of Greater Bendigo as a protected reserve for native flora and fauna. The gifting was achieved by registering a Trust for Nature Victoria Covenant and title transfer to the City of Greater Bendigo. The Trust for Nature Victoria Covenant will effectively protect the existing bushland from any future development and express use other than a reserve for indigenous flora and fauna. The bushland is already home to many different species of birds and small indigenous wildlife. Sandhurst Diocese business manager Cameron Fraser said the diocese is pleased to be able to gift the bushland to the council. “This creates a nature reserve to be enjoyed by future generations and protecting the many beautiful natural aspects of the site,” he said. Tweed Sutherland director Darryn O’Keefe also acknowledged the rare opportunity to live in a residential development with access to a protected nature reserve so close to the centre of Bendigo, while being connected to a number of community amenities. Tweed Sutherland Real Estate

GIFTED: Sandhurst Diocese business manager Cameron Fraser and City of Greater Bendigo council chief executive Craig Niemann at the bushland reserve at Sandhurst Crest. is the appointed agent for Sandhurst Crest lot sales and Darryn O’Keefe can be contacted on 5440 9500 or through the website at www.sandhurstcrest.com.au

HOME renovations work will help to offset some of the weakening activity on the new home building side over the next few years, according to the latest edition of the HIA Renovations Roundup report. “After several years of postGFC decline, home renovations activity has turned the corner and are making a positive contribution to growth in residential building,” HIA senior economist Shane Garrett said. “Low interest rates are an important support for renovations

demand at the moment, and we anticipate that renovations activity will expand from $33.3 billion in 2016 to $35.1b in 2019. “In the Melbourne and Sydney markets, the large increase in dwelling prices over recent years has helped persuade many households that performing a major renovation on their current home is a lot more attractive than moving house. “In other markets, however, subdued wage trends and weak dwelling price growth will make it tougher to achieve growth on the renovations side.” Mr Garrett said renovations activity is poised to benefit from the big expansion in the number of detached houses in the 30-40 year age group. “Homes of this vintage are generally crying out for renova-

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Housing future uncertain By Sharon kemp

MORE than 90 permanent residents at Central City Caravan Park face a housing dilemma, with the park slated to close in just over a year. A Bendigo Weekly survey of caravan parks in Bendigo shows only two – Bendigo Park Lane Holiday Park and Golden Nugget Tourist Park – offer permanent homes, but they come at a cost. People will have to buy the cabins at the parks at a cost of no less than $200,000 and pay a weekly rent of about $150 as well. A separate survey of Bendigo’s rental market shows the median rent on houses is $280 a week and on units $250 a week. Those costs would put a retired

closing: Central City Caravan Park will be gone in a year. couple on the pension in rental stress. The managers of the Central

City Caravan Park in November gave permanent tenants, almost all of whom are retired and supported,

more than a year’s notice to relocate so they could hand vacant possession of the land to the Altona-based owners. Residents were given until December 29, 2017 to leave. Caravan park managers Christine and John Norman then have until March 2018 to sell the cabins they own and remove any other infrastructure from the four hectares of prime land. It is understood that all efforts by Bendigo agencies to contact the land owners and ask for concessions have been ignored. Ms Norman has said she has also exhausted all efforts to contest the vacant possession order. Title searches revealed is owned by two Altona-based business-

women, having been bought in early 1990s by Joseph Lococo and inherited by his daughters Melissa Jacobson and Teresa Lococo. Agencies such as Haven, Home Safe now face finding homes for people who come to them for help. They will likely have to look outside of Bendigo. To avoid rental stress, a retired couple on the pension can only afford to pay rent of $200 a week. A look through available rental properties showed only 10 per cent were in that price category. There is also evidence people are selling their units or caravans at the caravan park, but they are asking only $28,000 at the most and it is unknown what price they have actually received.

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business sense: Ella and Lugh Fraser at their stall in Vine Street. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Street stall a growth industry Rather than sitting around shaking an empty money box, Ella and Lugh Fraser decided to raise money by setting up a street stall. The two Bendigo children are raising money in order to buy Christmas presents for their family. And this is no lemonade stall either.

With her mother’s encouragement, Ella decided to take cuttings of succulents earlier in the year. The plants are now thriving and the children have set up a stall in Vine Street. One passerby remarked that the children showed more enterprise than Donald Trump.

“Perhaps they’ll run for politics when they grow up,” she said. “But I’m sure they’ll be very kind to everybody who votes for them.” Ella is the stall owner and Lugh is her faithful assistant. “Lugh has been very helpful and I don’t know what I would have done

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without him,” Ella said. The potted plants are $2 each. “We think these are a very reasonable price,” she said. “And they would make fantastic Christmas presents.” Ella said that unfortunately they couldn’t give any refunds.

THERE should be no repercussions for the Sandhurst Diocese as a result of the sale of Sandhurst Trustees’ estates business, according to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chief executive Mike Hirst. Sandhurst Trustees manages the historic Backhaus estate that includes key buildings in Mitchell Street and land in Bendigo. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has owned Sandhurst Trustees since the early 1990s. Sandhurst has operated in Bendigo since the 1880s. The bank notified the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday Melbourne-based Equity Trustees had bought for $5 million Sandhurst’s estates business which includes 141 perpetual and ongoing trusts with $140 million in funds under management, and a will bank of more than 25,000 wills. “The church has a lot of input into the way the estate is managed,” Mr Hirst said. “I can’t imagine why if they continue to serve the church in the same way we did, why they would want to change.” Equity Trustees will continue to manage the estates business out of Bendigo but Mr Hirst said the location and terms had yet to be negotiated. The bank will refer clients

to Equity Trustees for estate services for the next five years. The Melbourne-based trustees specialist is also likely to employ as many as six Sandhurst staff members and Mr Hirst said the rest would could be seconded into the bank. He said the increasing cost of compliance had made business more expensive to run. It has been attractive to specialist firms in the estates business, such as Equity Trustees, which can benefit from economies of scale. “It doesn’t make sense for us to keep adding costs,” Mr Hirst said. Equity Trustees managing director Mick O’Brien said its own estates business and Sandhursts’ had similar profiles. “Our two organisations are an excellent fit,” Mr O’Brien said. “We both specialise in independent trustee services, we have similar cultures and we share histories in Victoria as trustee companies dating back to the late 1800s. “With demographic change increasing the demand for wealth protection and wealth transition services, the outlook is very positive.” Equity Trustees has been acquiring portfolios in the past year, including that of ANZ Trustees. - Sharon Kemp

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Linking cultures

By Sharon kemp

STANDING two 600-year-old scar trees at Ulumbarra is the culmination of more than two years of work, and links two multi-million-dollar projects, and indigenous culture to European infrastructure. The Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation identified the trees – a river red gum and a yellowbox – during a cultural heritage survey of land subject to works building the $86 million Ravenswood Interchange. “These two trees were just too good to be lost and let go and so bringing them here keeps their spirits alive,” corporation chairman Trent Nelson said. Mr Nelson was involved in the survey and remembers seeing the trees in situ. The theatre was being built at the time, Mr Nelson said, and the trees were an opportunity to put an indigenous handprint on the landmark building. It was apt – the theatre’s name was the indigenous term for gathering place and a musi-

cal by the same name featuring indigenous stories was the opening night’s performance. The trees, dead for a couple of hundred years but destined to stand for at least 100 more now they are preserved and upright, are an example of what Mr Nelson calls the conservation of “tangible cultural heritage”. Their presence is an opportunity to pass on the intangible stories. “A lot of that is from the tongue,” Mr Nelson said referring to spoken stories. The initial survey also identified more than 500 other artefacts which will be buried where they were found, or protected in other ways if they were found in the path of the Calder Highway. The Ravenswood area is rich in indigenous cultural history and in a neat symbolic synergy, the highway reflects the trade routes of elders which were important links with neighbours. Mr Nelson thinks the bark removed from the trees that formed the scars was likely used to make shields or to carry

seeds or ochre. Where Europeans have tended to have a permanent solution for trees, indigenous people were able to use the bark but so as not to kill the tree. As it turns out, to chop down a centuries-old tree, preserve it for years and then return it to standing position without roots is a highly complex job. VicRoads was the project manager of the task, advised by the Dja Dja Wurrung and helped out by the City of Greater Bendigo council, whose Golden Square depot was the storage facility for the fragile trees. Specialist arboriculture contractor Enspec was hired to build the trees their own metal roots and over two days, lift the trees into place with cranes, and concrete them into place. Speaking at a welcome ceremony on Tuesday, Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards said the trees brought to life the culture and practices of the Dja Dja Wurrung in a way that everyone can appreciate and enjoy.

bond: Racquel Kerr, Trent Nelson, Mal Kersting and Margaret O’Rourke. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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Relocation represents continuing strength My name is Racquel Kerr, and I am a proud Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta woman. My family connections trace back generations to my great-great-great-grandfather Leonard Kerr, one of 18 apical ancestors of the Dja Dja Wurrung. I want you to take a moment and absorb the view around you. We are a modern society revolved around infrastructure and the need to live smarter and more efficiently. We have buildings for every need, roads to take us the fastest way to places, we glorify certain areas in the landscape to reflect who we are as a community. With that in your mind, I want you to imagine this very landscape and what it would have been like 200 years ago. Most of the hills around us were capped in gold veined quartz, surrounded by the bush, box ironbark and eucalyptus trees.

THE next rates notice from the City of Greater Bendigo council should be no more complicated than a two per cent rise. Local government minister Natalie Hutchins has set the cap for 2017-18 financial year rates at the increase in the consumer price index. That increase was two per cent. Ms Hutchins went against the advice of the Essential Services Commission which said the rise should be 2.15 per cent based on the calculation of consumer prices and wages. “In the decade before we introduced fair go rates, council rates increased by an average of six per cent per annum,” Ms Hutchins said. “This has now stopped, making things fairer for ratepayers.” In Bendigo, rates have increased by an average just over six per cent per year for the past decade. That puts the central Victorian council in the lower half of Victoria’s 79 local government areas and councils. Rate capping came in for the first time at the last rates notice, but it coincided with a revaluation of property values making rates increases on some properties signicantly higher than the 2.5 per cent cap.

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Mental health at risk

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THE peak body representing psychiatrists believes rural patients and the mental health professionals themselves are at risk if more services do not become available in rural and regional Australia. The concerns of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists come as the federal government concedes there are not enough medical specialists working in regional areas. Assistant minister for rural health David Gillespie said while the distribution of general practitioners had improved, many people in regional areas still had to travel long distances to see

a specialist for diagnosis or treatment. “This must change,” Dr Gillespie said. “Existing supports and infrastructures will need to work more cohesively, in a more integrated fashion, to address the issues facing the rural Australian.” The RANZCP is proposing ways to the attract psychiatrists to regional areas, including greater support for the specialists. “We have made several practical suggestions to invigorate the rural workforce such the establishment of a national locum registry, increased financial assistance, technical upgrades, and a commitment to the ongoing funding of the

Specialist Training Program, and a program for training positions in rural Australia,” RANZCP president Malcolm Hopwood said. “We are greatly in need of a system that supports and encourages young doctors to start a career in rural and regional Australia. “In some areas of regional Australia there are only three psychiatrists to support 100,000 people, which is well below the World Health Organisation target of one psychiatrist per 10,000 people. “It is no surprise that rural mental health issues such as anxiety, major depression and suicide rates have persisted at troubling levels.” But it is not only indi-

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vidual and population health that can suffer with low numbers of mental health clinicians in rural areas. “Psychiatrists themselves are at risk,” Prof. Hopwood said. “It is also crucial that the psychiatrists who are already working in regional and rural areas are better supported – they have a heavy workload and need greater assistance than they are currently receiving if they are to continue to provide a high level of service to their patient. “They need time to pursue ongoing training, to have high quality IT support and they need to be able to take a break once in a while to recharge their batteries.”

Thales staff show and shine THEY make heavy armoured vehicles as a day job, and their own mechanical dreams for fun. So many of Thales’ Bendigo employees are restoring vehicles in their spare time, they can host their own car show. The “company collection” parked in block nine of the Thales Finn Street lot on Friday, all together 51 vehicles including cars, motorbikes, a push bike, a Bushmaster and a Hawkei. The latter two were undoubtedly the most sophisticated mechanical jobs, if not the prettiest. Upon judging, Thales chief executive Chris Jenkins awarded first place to a cherry red Chevrolet Camaro. The event was organised by three Thales engineering graduates as the last fundraiser of the year and a thank you to Thales employees who supported efforts that raised $10,000 for Legacy.

Scanner move a real positive A MAGNETIC resonance imaging unit moved into its new home at the new Bendigo Hospital this week, a strong signal that the hospital is nearing its more advanced stages of completion and finishing. Bendigo Health chairman, Bob Cameron, said this was an important milestone on the project. “Lend Lease have been waiting for the installation of this MRI to seal the new hospital building. The building has been designed to allow us to remove the MRI in future without the need to demolish walls,” Mr Cameron said. “Getting the MRI out of its current location was a complicated exercise and I thank the teams who have worked hard to make this happen without interruption to patient services.” Made by Siemens, this is one of two MRI scanners that will be

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BENDIGO needs more than 120 blood donations between Christmas and the new year in order to prevent a shortage of blood products vital to the treatment of cancer patients. Bendigo donors are among the millions of busy Australians taking time for Christmas shopping and holidays, leading to a worrying drop in donor numbers, particularly on December 30 and 31. Yet the need for blood never stops, with one product vital to cancer treatment – platelets – having a shelf-life of just a few days, meaning cancer patients need a constant supply throughout the festive season. Spokeswoman Shae Smith said the organisation was today launching its national Christmas Blood Blitz to help fill the more than 120 appointments at the Bendigo Donor Centre still needed between Saturday and January 3. “Thousands of Australian patients will need blood this Christmas and New Year just to have the hope of spending those moments with friends and family,” she said. “Cancer patients are the biggest users of donated blood and rely on platelets to make it through chemotherapy. “The problem is platelets cannot be stock-piled, so we need a constant, fresh supply as anything collected by Christmas Day will have expired or run out early next week.” Mrs Smith said a blood donation was a gift that money couldn’t buy because it allowed people to spend time with those they love most. “The greatest gift of all will cost you just an hour of your time and could help to save or improve three lives.” Make an appointment to give blood at the Bendigo donor centre by calling 13 14 95 or visiting www.donateblood.com.au

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COLOURING IN PEOPLE of all ages are invited to relax this summer with the Goldfields Libraries Mindfulness Colouring Competition. Some awesome Mindfulness Colouring books will be up for grabs for a few lucky winners. Goldfields Libraries’ Tammy Higgs said last year’s competition was a hit, with dozens of excellent entries received from all ages across the region. The competition will be divided into two age categories – under 13 years and 13-101 years. Prizes will be awarded in each age group. For some incentive, last year’s finalist entries can be viewed at: www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/mindfulness

NEW YEAR FUN THERE will once again be an early fireworks display on New Year’s Eve in addition to the traditional fireworks at midnight to ring in 2017. Managers of the Bendigo Aquatic Centre, Belgravia Leisure will also hold a family friendly pool party for people of all ages to enjoy from 6pm to 9.30pm featuring fun water activities, jumping castle and piped music. There will be 1200 tickets available and entry prices to the New Year’s Eve pool party are $5.25 for adults, $4.20 for children under 16 (children under two years of age are free) or $13.70 for a family pass ($10.55 concession). As usual, the City of Greater Bendigo council will also stage a spectacular midnight fireworks display from the Rosalind Park tower to ring in the new year.

VAC curator takes a bow PAUL Northam, managing curator of the La Trobe Visual Arts Centre (VAC) stands proudly in front of the work of Ryan Villamael, a Filipino visual artist who excels in the innovative use of paper cutting. Mr Villamael is one of several Filipino artists who have participated in the VAC/Ateneo de Manila University Artist in Residence partnership program. This program is just one aspect of Mr Northam’s legacy since he took up the position of managing curator at the VAC in 2008. In that time, with the much valued help of events and administration coordinator, Gail McNaulty, Mr Northam has curated more than 160 exhibitions including 75 local artists. “It has been an honour and a privilege to manage and shape an ambitious and challenging program on behalf of La Trobe Univer-

sity,” Mr Northam said. While he successfully applied for the new position as senior curator with the La Trobe Art Institute, Mr Northam said after considerable thought, he declined the offer. “There are many reasons for moving on,” Mr Northam said. “I have suppressed my personal interests for a long time. “I want to pick up my own visual arts practice as well as my music interests. ”But foremost in my mind is travelling to Japan with my son in 2017 and spending more time with him.” Mr Northam said he was staying on in his current position until March 2017. “I guess my swan song will be to develop a major reunion exhibition of 10 artists from the Ateneo de Manilla program,” he said. “This reunion will include Fili-

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MOVING ON: Paul Northam Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN pino artist, Leeroy New, who will be creating an exciting installation, Door to the Labrinth, for the Castlemaine State Festival. Before his final departure Mr

New strategy means change for arts centre LA Trobe University’s Visual Arts Centre will lose its identity under the new La Trobe art strategy. In an internal announcement,

La Trobe’s vice-chancellor, professor John Dewar said the VAC will be re-branded as the La Trobe Arts Institute.

As part of this re-branding, it is believed the Visual Arts Centre will become the physical presence of the LAI. The LAI will employ eight members of staff including Sandra Bruce as the assistant director and Karen Annett-Thomas in a senior

curatorial role. The Bendigo Art Gallery director, Karen Quinlan, is also the director of the LAI. While offered a senior position in the LAI, the managing VAC curator, Paul Northam, said he reluctantly declined the offer.

Stepping up for Christmas IF you have been walking or driving along Myers Street this month, you may have noticed an ever growing array of baskets hanging on the fence beneath the statue of Captain Cook. Each of the baskets has contained a giveaway or surprise as part of the church’s Advent-ure calendar. Homemade gingerbread, handcrafted tree decorations and even USB memory sticks have been given away each day. And this week, the gift of coloured chalk marked the beginning of a community art project with the cathedral’s expansive steps being transformed into a giant pavement art nativity scene. The Advent-ure calendar and pavement nativity are the brain-

Northam said he would like to acknowledge the generosity of La Trobe University which is a significant contributor to the arts across Victoria. - Dianne Dempsey

Professor Dewar also said artwork across La Trobe’s campuses will be recalled during December and January in order to catalogue and assess them. Further announcements regarding the LAI and future programs will be released in 2017.

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THE incomparable storyteller, Terry Pratchett, once said: “people think that stories are shaped by people; in fact, it’s the other way around”. It’s not just people, but communities that are shaped by stories and that’s certainly true of the cycling community in Bendigo. It grows and develops as munity are born storytellers. we share our individual stories They capture our imagiof the joy of riding, and each nation and we hang on each story excites someone to en- word they utter. gage or participate. They share the colours, So what makes a great depth and breadth of the setstory? You do. Every story has ting, and transport us so thora “you” in it and every story is oughly into the moment that told to make an impression we live their story with them. on all the other “yous” in our There are others whose community. stories are FUNERALS & a short and succinct Of course there are some one-page sketch, but we’d do whose motto seems to be: well not to dismiss them. PRE - PAIDHidden FUNERALS “never let the truth get in the in the bare bones way of a good story”. can be untold wisdom for We’ve certainly all heard those willing to listen. the cycling story that, like the Learning to listen to a stobest fishing yarns, is an embel- ry without reservation is the lishment of the truth. key to allowing it to shape us On the other hand, some and mould our thinking. struggle to share a good story A story can act as a yardbecause what’s actually true stick allowing us to measure sounds too implausible to be how far we’ve come, or how taken seriously. far we have yet to go. Some in our cycling comIt can mirror our own bi-

ases, holding them up to us so we recognise that we might need to broaden our thinking. Likewise, a story can challenge our ingrained prejudices, suggesting new ways to think, holding open gates to new avenues to explore. And in some of those avenues, we form new relationships. Storytelling is not just folklore, it’s not just tripping down memory lane. Stories are very much about the here and now, linking lives across the community. I love listening to people tell their stories and, more often than not, find we are more closely connected than we realise. At the end of another year, I want to thank everyone who’s been willing to share their stories in the hope they inspire someone else. Inspire them to try something they’ve always wanted to do. Inspire them to reach out and make a connection. Inspire them to face life with courage. Looking forward to seeing you on the road soon, God willing. - Edward Barkla

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Sharing the city LOCAL residents can save money when showing visiting family and friends around Greater Bendigo during the summer holidays if they pick up a Bendigo Ambassador Pass from either the Bendigo Visitor Centre or the Heathcote Visitor Centre. City of Greater Bendigo tourism manager Kathryn Mackenzie said the Bendigo Ambassador Pass provides local residents with free entry to many of Bendigo’s major attractions if they are accompanied by a full paying adult. “It’s a brilliant initiative that provides an incentive for locals to give their visitors the best Bendigo experience possible without having to spend a lot of money,” Ms Mackenzie said.

“We know that most local residents are extremely proud of our beautiful city and the Ambassador Pass is the perfect way to show it off to visiting family and friends “Bendigo is highly visited by the friends and families of local residents, in fact almost half of the council’s total visitor market is visiting friends and relatives. These visitors are often looking to explore the city and to spend money as part of their experience.” The Ambassador Pass can be used at Bendigo Tramways, Bendigo Town Hall, Post Office and Sandhurst Gaol Tours, Bendigo Joss House Temple, Bendigo Bowling Centre, Bendigo Pottery, Bendigo Walking Tours, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Discovery Sci-

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All talk and no action says MP

IN a year in which federal parliament sat only 13 out of 22 weeks, federal Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters laments that rhetoric, not policy, filled most of government sitting time. The July election, in which Ms Chesters won back the seat of Bendigo with an increased majority, disrupted parliament for more than two months and the result of a Liberal party victory with a thin majority has made it even more difficult to debate policy or pass legislation. Regardless, Ms Chesters claims some wins this year, most in the electorate where three levels of government are led by women, the community stared down racism and where she says we took care of each other. “Some of the wins that we have had are around people investing in each other,” she said, referring to community fundraisers, food and gift drives during the year. Through speeches in parliament, advocacy and media reports, Ms Chesters said she had also gained funding for a tower to fix a mobile phone black spot at Redesdale. But Ms Chesters said she would rather be in government. “People say, well you are in opposition, you are bit closer, the government is not looking too good,” Ms Chesters said. “But your best day in opposition is still not as good as your worst day in government. “When you have got the ability to approach ministers

view of the year: Lisa Chesters. and a prime minister about issues that people in Bendigo really care about and get action on them, that will be a good day.” So what is Labor doing until they get the next chance? Ms Chesters said in her assistant shadow minister roles in workplace relations and regional and rural Australia, she was working towards ways to secure employment. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen was in Bendigo this month to talk to local government and business leaders about their aspirations. Ms Chesters told the Bendigo Weekly the need for work opportunities was urgent. “Here we are in 2016 and we are talking about the working poor,” she said. “It is a heartbreaking situation to be in, someone working 40 hours a week can’t survive. “That is a real challenge and a wake up call and I just don’t

think the government cares.” She said Labor had been forced to reconnect to old values of wages and job security as employment had broken down. “Ten years ago, people felt quite secure in their jobs, today they don’t,” she said. Pauline Hanson’s commentary was also around the need for jobs but Ms Chesters said the One Nation senator wrongly made it a racial issue. “Hanson will pitch it as an us versus them, anglo-Australian versus non-anglo Australian, issue, that is a distortion about what it really happening and so Labor will not for a second give that any respect,” she said. Her mantra of local jobs for local people included settled immigrants and refugees who had found a home in Australia. She said she implored employers to look overseas only if they could not fill jobs locally, and to pay international workers the same as Australians. So if parliament sits for the full 22 weeks in 2017, what would she like to achieve? She said child care and education, homelessness and housing affordability were issues that were left behind this year. “I know the government is interested in small government and I know their idea is to just leave it up to the market and the community but there is an accountability measure here too, where MPs need to be able to question the executive,” Ms Chesters said.

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help at hand: Howard and Jessica prepare food parcels. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Food for those in need A TIMELY trip has brought some Christmas cheer to Bendigo. Willing Older Workers provides practical and emotional support to workers who are over 50 and either unemployed or underemployed. Recently they received grants to buy a van and a refrigerated trailer which they took to St Andrew’s Uniting Church. WOW president Marilyn King said the group received support that allowed them to make a trip Bendigo.

“We were able to take gifts and food to folk who are doing it tough,” she said. “We’re aware that not everyone in this age group qualifies for Centrelink support so they don’t have a Health Care Card. “Without a HCC, most other charities can’t help them. “It may be the case they are too proud (or embarrassed) to ask for charity so we hope to help make their Christmas a little brighter.”

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Bendigo Weekly – Thursday, December 22, 2016 Contributions are not guaranteed to be included and may be edited for reasons of style or content. They will not be eligible for consideration if they contain defamatory material, or information of a personal nature which is not in the public domain. Name and address must be supplied. Letters should be no more than 250 words.

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Targets economical Helen Leach’s view that renewable energy targets will increase energy costs and will result in instability in our power supply is not an accurate prediction of the future and may actually undermine future economic development in regional areas. Most experts are actually predicting that energy would be cheaper in the long run with a strong renewable energy sector than with a reliance on coal; and there are already a lot of jobs in regional areas connected with renewable energy installation and maintenance. Unfortunately gas users do face large increases in prices in the near future. This has nothing to do with renewable energy targets and everything to do with the fact that we now ship our gas off as LPG to other countries. Onshore gas exploration and production will not change this situation. The world is on the cusp of an exciting future in regards to energy use and production. A visit to the Australian Energy Market Operator website details how this might be delivered in Australia and some of the technology and solutions that will deliver a stable electricity supply with renewable energy. Sadly politics in the past decade has driven this exciting future backwards in Australia. Rather than belittling the Victorian renewable energy targets we should be calling for stronger, effective national targets that in the long-term will deliver both cheaper electricity and a benefit to the environment. Linda Brownstein, Spring Gully

In response Re “Silence in the library”, Bendigo Weekly, December 2. Bendigo library strives to be a welcoming and safe place for all and, unfortunately, this sometimes means that library staff have to deal with behaviours that are not appropriate. We try to deal fairly and respectfully with everybody, and have policies and procedures in place to protect staff and patron safety and privacy, and to support staff when they have to deal with unpleasant incidents of this type. The letter writer gave a fair analysis of the incident: essentially that a library patron took offence when two other patrons intervened at what they considered to be his loud and objectionable behaviour towards his daughter, and that the first patron became aggressive and threatening towards the two patrons who had questioned his behaviour. The letter writer was not, however,

aware of the complete set of actions taken by Bendigo Library staff: 1. In the interests of staff and patron safety, library staff asked the person who was behaving threateningly to leave, and two staff members stayed with him until he complied with this request. 2. The police were called and given details of the entire incident, including the fact that the person was aggressive and threatening but not physically violent, and the fact that a child was involved. Chris Kelly, Chief executive, Goldfields Library

Results not gender Today I read an article in a newspaper, about the proliferation of women in leadership roles in Victorian local government. I was astonished by such thoughtless comments. We have just elected a new mayor in Bendigo, someone who we expect will use her business experience and leadership skills to turn the council, and by extension the city, around after the destruction caused by the last council. Cr O’Rourke happens to be a woman. In the 21st century, after all the battles fought by women over equality, are we going to recognise mayor O’Rourke as “a woman mayor”? Will her legacy be, “She did well in the role, for a woman”. I am disappointed. Margaret Thatcher was a world leader in her time, while Julia Gillard was not a memorable prime minister. Whether a person will put themselves on the line for the people is not about gender. It is about courage. Cr O’Rourke has been elected because she is a capable person. She has a formidable task ahead of her. The previous council governed in spite of the residents. This has left the people of Bendigo with a deep distrust of the City of Greater Bendigo council. As mayor, Cr O’Rourke’s task is to make Bendigo a place which is safe to live in, where the residents trust each other, and where there is some trust in the council. I don’t know Cr O’Rourke personally. I will not judge her performance on her gender. I will judge her performance on whether she puts the best interests of the people of Bendigo first every time. If she doesn’t, the next election may indicate how the residents have judged her. The last election was very revealing. The residents are smarter than some people want to think. Murray McPhie, Epsom

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The signs remain While I agree with the article about concentration near roadworks, that should read concentration whenever you’re driving. However, I believe that motorists are usually careful, but what upsets me and others, is that on weekends and public holidays, when there is no one working, the signs remain. Are staff too lazy to put them on their sides, and right them again on next day of work? I have travelled on roads that have had work done on them, completed, stones brushed off, and what’s left? You guessed it – 40 kilometre signs. Peter Tharle, Bendigo

Cost shifting Congratulations to the new city councillors of Bendigo for having the courage to oppose the cost to ratepayers of $400,000 for a community hall at the Epsom Primary School. This should have been included in the $5.7 million upgrade being carried out by the education department and state government. Remember the previous councillors who destroyed a perfectly good community hall at Kangaroo Flat, who had the audacity to vote for this expenditure at Epsom and the local members of parliament who were silent about the destruction of the community centre. This is just another example of cost-shifting by the education department and state government.

The $400,000 would be better spent on the issue of ageing and HACC services provided by council in our ageing population. There is a disgraceful situation existing with the council’s HACC service, I refer to the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of clients and staff with the previous council decision to only recognise this service until June 2019. This decision has put the service at risk and is a threat to clients and staff and should be rescinded by this new council. No wonder the residents are losing confidence in local government and government in general. Bill Collier, Golden Square

Veteran support services FOLLOWING is the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) service arrangements for the Christmas/New Year period. I wish to reassure veterans and their families that while DVA services will be reduced during this break, support will remain available throughout the holiday period. These services include: Counselling – VVCS offers 24hour crisis counselling toll free on 1800 011 046 to veterans and their families. Access to DVA’s online mental health information and support at Ease mental health portal www.at-ease. dva.gov.au Transport – DVA staff will be available to process transport requests

for medical treatment between December 28–30. The booking service will be closed on December 26–27 and January 2. If transport has not been prebooked, clients can pay for the transport up front and seek reimbursement when offices re-open. Alternatively, transport can be booked and reviewed, and travel expenses can be claimed online at https://myaccount. dva.gov.au Hospital admissions – Doctors can admit DVA patients into hospital and request retrospective approval for this, where required, when DVA resumes full services on January 3. Defence Service Homes (DSH) Insurance – Help with policy and claim enquiries is available 24-hours a day on 1300 552 662. Payments can be made on 1300 304 989 or via www. dsh.gov.au Pharmaceutical approvals – providers seeking prior approval for pharmaceuticals can call the Veterans’ Affairs Pharmaceutical Advisory Centre (VAPAC) 24-hours a day on 1800 552 580. DVA offices will close at the end of business on Friday, December 23 and will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. There will be no change in pension payment dates this year. Payments will be paid into clients’ nominated financial institutions as normal on Thursday, December 22. The first pension payment in 2017 will be on schedule on Thursday, January 5. S Lewis, Secretary, DVA

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Take care in a busy time

It’s better to give than receive

ALL of a sudden it’s here. I am talking about Christmas of course, and despite it being on the same day each year it still manages to sneak up on us. This is the last issue of the Bendigo Weekly for 2016, a year which has seen major international events. Stories such as Brexit and Donald Trump are outside the scope of a community newspaper such as the Weekly, but perhaps they will ultimately impact on us in some way. On a local front Bendigo has gone through a change of councillors, while this may not seem quite the magnitude of a US president-elect, it will have some effect on us. Each decision they make can change the way ahead, even if it’s just by a small amount. The councillors have shown they will not be big spenders this term, which is just as well with any rises capped at two per cent by the state government in line with the consumer price index. While this will be seen by ratepayers as a good thing, it may provide the council with justifiable reason to not move ahead with some new projects. Traditionally, and that’s what Christmas is, things slow down at this time of year. The children are on holiday and the roads are clear in the mornings and the only places of pace are the shops. We all find ourselves buying enough food and drink for a month, while the shops are only closed for a day. We make excuses to eat a little bit more with that oft-forgotten promise to go on a diet in January.

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But perhaps with the day-to-day pressures most people go through in a year it’s good to relax a bit. Of course there is a whole host of people who will not relax or celebrate. Spare a thought for the emergency services who will no doubt be called out to some sad instances of death and injury on the road.

Each decision they make can change the way ahead As traditional as Christmas, Victoria Police’s appeal to be safe on the roads is an annual request, no plea, for us to take more care, take more time and drink within a sensible limit, if at all, when you are due to drive. We all hear the pleas, we all know the road toll, but we seem to think it won’t happen to us. One day that near miss may turn into a hit, and it may not even be our fault. But the result will be just as deadly. Take care. With that in mind, it only leaves us to move to brighter things to say have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in whatever way you choose, or are able. There will be no Bendigo Weekly next Friday, but we return on Friday, January 6, 2017 with our 1000th issue, so until then best wishes from us all.

And so this is Christmas. Like everyone, I am astounded at how quickly the year has flown and I am looking forward to a break with my family. What does Christmas mean to you? What are your family traditions and how do you spend the day? When I was a little girl living in Bendigo East, we had a silver tinsel Christmas tree – back then no Christmas trees were green unless they were real – and we would pin our letters to Santa on one of the branches. For my brother and I, Christmas morning meant waking up at 5am. The most memorable gift was the year we got bikes. They were enormous and had speedometers on the wheel. Because it was too dark outside, I remember us lifting up the handlebars and spinning the wheels to clock up the miles while we waited for the sun to come up. Now I have a family of my own, on Christmas Day I have to wait for my girls to wake up. I’m always up early and they sleep in. I remember the year they got bikes too. They had both fallen off within a few minutes of getting on them because they couldn’t figure out the brakes. We still laugh about that and fortunately there were no serious injuries. They say it’s always better to give than to receive and I wholeheartedly agree. It’s always special to watch people’s reactions as they open the perfect present. How many of you have managed to shop locally this year? If you’re struggling for a last minute gift, it’s not too late to visit our wonderful local traders and find

break for christmas: Mayor Margaret O’Rourke. something unique. If you’re able to, I hope you can donate to a wishing tree or charity of some kind. Money can be very tight at this time of year, however if you are able to help someone less fortunate than you, that is the true spirit of Christmas. You might not get to watch them open a present but it’s equally special knowing you will have made someone’s Christmas and given them the feeling of being valued and cared for that they may not otherwise have had. This year I will combine celebrating Christmas with my mayoral duties at the Community Christmas Lunch. Thank you to the All Seasons Hotel for supporting this important event, which gives people who might be alone, feel excluded or are facing financial difficulties

somewhere to be surrounded by love, laughter and happiness. Not everyone will have the luxury of tucking into a Christmas meal on Sunday. Police officers, paramedics, firefighters, doctors, nurses and other hospital staff will be rostered on to help keep us safe. Thank you for the work that you do, you are invaluable. Thank you also to the small retailers who own milk bars and independent supermarkets that keep their doors open for the forgotten condiments – no one wants to be without custard on their pudding. Finally, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Wherever you travel, do so safely and enjoy being with those close to you. I love the fresh start a new year brings, so may 2017 be your best one yet.

Lifeline volunteers work around the clock to help others Lifeline’s 3500 crisis support volunteers across the country will receive a record number of calls in 2016, with the national charity working around the clock to ensure no suicidal person has to be alone over the festive season. Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee chief executive Leo Schultz said the local region’s 60 volunteer crisis supporters continue to make an enormous and kind-hearted contribution towards the charity’s vision of an Australia free of suicide. “In contributing to our cen-

tre answering about 15,000 of the more than 920,000 calls received by 13 11 14 this year, our volunteers have saved many individuals, friends and families the profound loss of losing someone to suicide,” Mr Schultz said. “With the national suicide toll at a 10-year-plus high, I thank our volunteers and staff for working even harder and meeting the increased needs of Australians in crisis by helping Lifeline answer more calls for help than ever before in our 53 years of history.

“While we can say we save the lives of some 100 Aussies every day, no one wants 3000 lives lost each year to be the new tragic benchmark for suicide in Australia. To this end, Lifeline is calling for a National Summit on Suicide and national suicide prevention plan to encourage innovation together with oldfashioned care and compassion.” Mr Schultz expressed sadness that, despite Lifeline achieving a record answer rate of 86 per cent of calls in 2016 – and even higher rates for online Crisis Support Chat

service – the charity does not have the resources to answer every call immediately. “While we are thankful to the federal government and some state and territory governments, our corporate sponsors and donors for their generous and ongoing support, we are disappointed and even heartbroken when someone has to wait for extended periods as a result of a lack of resources,” Mr Schultz said. “My message to those people is to please stay on the line or try

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OU won’t find “vibranter” in the dictionary, however it perfectly describes what happened to the Bendigo music scene this year; a vibrant scene got vibranter. There were many 2016 highlights for me. But I’ll start with Groovin The Moo. Well it wasn’t actually at Groovin the Moo, it was after I left the 15,000-strong showgrounds throng and got back to the CBD. In Musicman that night I saw two local bands for the first time: Dead Lurkers, and Cameron Holmes and the Blues Dudes. Both bands absolutely blew me away, highlighting the range and depth of talent and originality in our central Victorian midst. I came across Four Lions’ debut album Charing Cross late last year, but there might only be one album I’ve listened to more since. I didn’t get around to seeing them

live until March though, but have made up for it since. I reckon I almost know what Shann Lions has for breakfast now. Four Lions’ intimate Lockington Hotel gig in July was a stand-out – a day that was capped-off by a cracker of a night at Musicman when The Bennies and Clowns hit Bendigo. The Psychouts were a new find for me this year. Their garage rock is kind of The Stooges meets The Sonics, with a Chiko Roll thrown in to add some local flavour. Highway 79 debuted on Good Friday with Colin Thompson adding even more oomph to the already very oomphy, very noisy Rattlin Bones Blackwood. It’s a lively collaboration. Stone Djoser and Kerr’s Cur I saw regularly and enjoyed throughout 2016. The Cosmic Psychos at the Golden Vine in April was a top night – enjoyed by a largely middle-aged cohort letting their hair down.

STEPH BITTER Blues and Roots Music Festival 2014 was widely regarded as the “breakout year” when a homely-ish local festival upped the ante. Last year was a consolidation year. In 2016 though things went up to a new level. 15,000 people can’t be wrong; it’s a seriously good festival now. And good for Bendigo after some of the negative attention in 2015. I saw 33 different artists play 36 sets over Festival weekend. This Way North only played only once but

they’re back in Bendigo on January 20. The future is clearly in good hands. Four local youngsters released their first CDs in 2016. Bill Barber’ s album For Your Consideration, Steph Bitter’s First of May EP, Frank Bell’s White Horse all came out in quick succession early in the year. Sherri Parry joined them with debut EP Equal, launched at a packed Golden Vine in October. The future looks very bright. – Simon Wooldridge twitter: @spwooldridge

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HE inaugural winner of the James and Greta Smyth travel grant is ceramicist Ri Van Veen. Ms Van Veen has participated in more than 40 exhibitions since establishing her ceramics practice nine years ago, and will use this grant to undertake workshops in Italy, England and Budapest. “I’m particularly looking forward to working with the English ceramicist, Peter Beard,” she said. Artistic success has come to Ms Van Veen after several careers. A former farmer, teacher and welfare worker, she enrolled in a single workshop at La Trobe University Bendigo in 2005. “I guess you could say I had a physical and emotional collapse after years of stress,” she said. “I was very unwell and Tony Conway let me work through the arts degree slowly. “I’m lucky that clay and I found each other. “My gradual recovery was reflected in my work. It was definitely a therapeutic process. “Thanks to the generosity of the

The Vine has come on strong in the past few months, re-establishing itself as a top music venue. After two years, the return of TH3 was very welcome. Harry Manx and his diverse, multistringed collection of guitars at the Capital was a memorable evening. His fusing of blues and Indian music marks him out as something really quite different. I hope we see him again soon. At different times in 2016 I found myself wondering how many Keith MacQueens there are. I lost count of the number of times I looked up at a stage to see him on guitar. When he’s not playing in Four Lions, The John Grossman Project, The Bridesmaid or Swamp Monsters he’s lending executive acumen to the role of secretary of the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival. Keith MacQueen’s contribution to the Bendigo music scene is immense. And on that subject… Bendigo

TRAVEL PLANS: Ri Van Veen. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

James and Greta Smyth travel grant and the Bendigo Art Gallery I will be able to progress my art practice. “Travelling and being in a new environment always stimulates ideas and helps you to develop technique.” The James and Greta Smyth travel grant was established

by artist, teacher and former Bendigo resident Valerie Diamond in honour of her parents, James and Greta Smyth. The grant was decided by a committee that includes benefactor Valerie Diamond and Karen Quinlan, Director of Bendigo Art Gallery and the La Trobe Art Institute.

MAN who was to make a significant contribution to Bendigo and the wider community achieved this primarily through this own exertion, this was Abraham Harkness. Born to Andrew and Hannah Harkness nee Scaife, Abraham first saw the light of day in Northumberland, England in 1829. Following a basic education Abraham began his working life in 1839 in a foundry when the British industrial revolution was in full swing. Abraham continued to work at the foundry until 1857 when he had accumulated sufficient money to buy a ship’s ticket to Melbourne on the White Star. The White Star docked at Port Phillip in September 1862, Abraham coming by train part of the way to Bendigo and walked the rest. On arrival this 28-year-old pegged an alluvial mining claim and as he was accustomed to hard physical work he became very successful as a digger. It should be stated that he was also quite lucky as he happened to have a claim that yielded particularly well. The Great Exhibition in London was what Abraham Harkness desired to visit, he returned to Bendigo the following year. He decided to open a general store, having observed that there was money to be made in business at Golden Square. In his employ was Jane Elizabeth Noble a very respectable young lady, whom Abraham married through the services of Wesleyan minister, the Reverend Thomas James.

The store was sold not long afterwards and Harkness went back to his original occupation at the Victoria Foundry. The Victoria Foundry was situated in Shamrock Street, Golden Square and operated by Thomas Arundel, James Braddish and William Ruddock. By 1867 Abraham Harkness had become a partner in the firm which was going from strength to strength, producing excellent mining machinery. Some of the mine winding machinery was able to be made in a week and a half. Three years later Abraham bought Braddish’s share in the foundry. Bendigo was on the cusp of a mining boom and soon Abraham Harkness became the Victoria Foundry’s sole proprietor. Harkness was a stalwart of the Golden Square Wesleyan or Methodist Church, he took a prominent role in its blossoming affairs and was also a preacher. Abraham was a committed teetotaller, it was an anathema for him that right next door to Harkness’ Victoria Foundry was the Foundry Arms Hotel. Some decades ago when excavation work was being done adjacent to the hotel, for creating a new car park, compressed air pipes and steam pipes were uncovered as well as a large metal cylinder connected to these pipes; perhaps a small pressure vessel? Jane Elizabeth, Abraham’s wife bore him 11 children, five daughters and six sons. Some of the Harkness boys worked in the foundry and their skills in engineering came to be recognised throughout Australia.

CONTRIBUTOR: Abraham Harkness. Machinery made at the Victoria Foundry was ordered for mining fields in eastern Australia as well as the Northern Territory and the Western Australian goldfields. A number of the Harkness children excelled in the field of music and musical composition, this subject is for another story. The Harkness family’s sandstone residence called Hayton was in Mackenzie Street, the land ran down hill towards the back of the Victoria Foundry. Very likely the members of the family took this short cut through their garden to go to the foundry. Abraham Harkness was greatly respected in the community and he was approached on many occasions to make himself available as a candidate for Sutton Ward for the Bendigo City Council elections. Finally in 1883 he acquiesced to the request to be a candidate and he was opposed by Mr Crawford. Harkness won the seat comfortably with a margin of 16 per cent. Abraham Harkness was re-elected unopposed on six occasions to the city council, until 1904 when he decided not to re-contest the seat. At that time to serve as a councillor was purely in a voluntary capacity, unlike today.

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Titles up for grabs A TEAM of six Bendigo paddlers will hit the water in Eildon next week for the Southern Cup and Australian Wildwater Championships. The Southern Cup begins at Eildon on December 27, with Bendigo’s Maddie Batters and Imogen Douglass leading chances after taking out sprint rapid titles at the same location earlier this year. The events will double as selection races for the national titles to be held from December 29, also at Eildon. Batters also contested the recent Goulburn Classic along-

side a relative newcomer to the sport in James Humphry. Humphry is also in strong form, having won at the rapid sprints last month and coming off a win at the grand prix regatta in Adelaide. Coach Tony Misson says the team has a number of strong chances including an in-form Casey Haynes. “Ashlee Ilott is back on the whitewater after paddling the full Goulburn Classic with Leigh Murphy and also competed in Adelaide having a win in the under-16 k4 with Imogen,” he said.

“Meg Ritchie has been impressive at training and moved up into a proper racing wildwater kayak. “And Australian Marathon team member Casey Haynes is competing in the open class, and was very impressive two years ago in the same event gaining a silver medal.” Misson said the Bendigo paddlers will be suited to the course, which doubles as their home event. National selection will also be on offer at the event. – Joel Peterson

Cobras on top but Tigers firing UNITED’s scintillating Emu Valley Cricket Association form will continue into the Christmas break after the Tigers demolished Marong to move up to second on the table. The Tigers skittled the panthers for just 100 before making light work of the chase to win their fourth straight match and move into the top two. West Bendigo turned its best performance of the year in, making 208 in defeat against Spring Gully. Travis O’Connell made 85 to get the Redbacks off to a solid start, taking advantage of some loose early bowling. The Crows hit back with the bat, Jonty Marciano and Rhys Webb making half centuries as Gully

made 4/255 in reply. Despite both of last year’s grand finalists scoring victories, it is Golden Gully which is atop the table heading into the break. The Cobras held Emu Creek to 205 before making 5/266, Grant le Poidevin and Ash Gray both among the runs. The EVCA season resumes on January 7 with a second round of one-day games.

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IN TIGHT: Golden Square piled the pressure on Sandhurst’s top order.

Suns rise to challenge AFTER a three-match losing streak to start the season, a finals run is very much in the frame for reigning BDCA premier Strathdale Maristians after beating ladder leader Bendigo United last weekend. The Suns head into Christmas sixth on the BDCA table but having reeled off three straight wins and have rediscovered their form with the bat. Eaglehawk has also recaptured its touch heading into the break and has also taken out each of its last three matches to move to fourth. The Hawks pulverised White Hills, Anthony West taking four wickets in the big win. Golden Square is also hitting form and has won three of its past four after toppling Sandhurst at home last weekend. The Dragons have been disappointing with the bat in each of their past two outings, their top order getting starts but unable to post a big score. Bendigo’s lack of

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depth was exposed as the Goers lost to previously winless Strathfieldsaye at Flight Centre park to make it four losses on the trot for the visitors. The prospect of no Nathan Fitzpatrick early in the new year is a worrying one for Bendigo, which has relied on its skipper heavily with both bat and ball. Greg Lyon returned to form with 81 for the Jets while young wicket keeper Jack Stubbs made a solid 48. Kangaroo Flat returned to some of its damaging best with the

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ball after posting a measly 117 against Huntly North Epsom, rolling the Power for just 83. Adam Burns (48) and Dylan Gibson (40) were the only Roos to make more than six as Brett Elvey claimed 4/14. Burns (eight overs, five maidens, 3/7) was best with the ball for the Roos as he further pressed his case for cricketer of the year contention. The BDCA returns to action on January seven with the second in a run of three-straight one-day rounds.

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Hobart took the points on both occasions, but the visitors were made to work for it by a determined Melbourne. Saturday’s match was decided on the final ball, while Sunday’s required a super over after scores were tied following the regulation 20 overs.

a massive hit Erin Burns was the hero for Hobart on Sunday with a last ball boundary, but Amy Satterthwaite was the standout of the weekend. Satterthwaite made 52 on Sunday and took 2/22 off four overs, including bowling the last over of

the match, on Saturday to be the weekend’s standout player. Hobart is second on the table while Melbourne is seventh after four games. Both sides are next in action on Boxing Day. - Photos: Joel Peterson and Andrew Perryman

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