The Local Issue 194, August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020 Issue 194 The Heart of the Highlands

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Front page: Hiroshi Masuda has been a part of the soccer scene in Daylesford for 10 years. Read his story on page 20.

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Local Lines Fairy Tale Ending

She trudged alone

through swamps of lies

meandered through mergers

of banks

and straddled corporations agitated

for equality of wages

to save trees

and sacred sites until skinned of hope

she slept under

the Leunig tree She revived when a teapot clanked

as it fell

onto her billycan She picked up her swag

whistled to the duck

and followed it

through a desert

where lizard’s toes

had sketched the sand She marvelled

at cloud formations

birds chirruping

plants that clung to rocks

then caught

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and sailed

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courage across the continent

until grounded

by the morning’s dawn

drawn dew She was back to her Holub home - Gael Elliott (This poem is a sequence to Miroslav Holub’s poem, Fairy Tale which describes his house before he goes into the world.)

Gael - Often it is the small things in life that catch Gael’s attention such as slugslime on a leaf or frost growths on barb wire. She loves the way even in solitude your mind can sail to the edge of the universe and back in a second – especially in this weird time of lockdown.

Poems for Local Lines come predominantly from a group of poets. However, other locals who would like a poem considered for publication can contact Bill Wootton - cottlesbreedge@gmail.com

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Coles Woodend staff - Legends of Lockdown

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TAFF at Coles Woodend have been nominated as The Local's Legends of Lockdown.

The Local received a number of emails saying the staff have remained friendly and polite throughout these trying times.

"I talked to one staff member, at Click & Collect, and they said they sometimes received abuse because they didn't have certain products available or had to offer substitutes but they remain unfailingly polite - and always have a ready smile," one Woodend resident wrote.

"I can't believe that anyone would be anything but kind right now, and I think the staff that make it through each potentially difficult day deserve to be recognised."

Another shopper, a Drummond resident, singled out the deli section, saying staff there were particularly helpful.

"They always serve with me a smile and nothing is too much trouble. And I know it must be hard with people standing on those dots and not realising if they need a number or not to get served. Nothing seems to faze them. Well done to everyone."

Coles Woodend manager Mark Birkett said he was very proud of his entire team and pleased they had been given recognition by customers for their service and friendliness through a potentially difficult time.

Mark, who moved to the store just five weeks ago from managing Coles Deer Park, said the store had always had a good reputation for friendly staff and being a great supermarket.

"I have only been here a short time but I am already very proud of the team. And I am loving being back in the country. I am Ballarat born and bred, so a country boy at heart."

Mark said his team would "100 per cent" enjoy that they are thought of as Legends of Lockdown. "They are a great team and all deserve recognition for what they do." And customers agree!

Image: Photo taken at the opening of the new Coles Woodend in November 2018.

Recognising our Legends of Lockdown

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O YOU know a Legend of Lockdown? They don't need a cape but they do need to have gone above and beyond.

The Local would like to recognise those people. Maybe they have served hundreds of meals to people in need, perhaps they have knitted warm clothing to keep others warm or perhaps it's just a neighbour who has helped deliver groceries to your front door?

Maybe it's a healthcare worker on the front line, someone who has set up a community helpline or a person who has kept the community informed.

And everyone has enough going on, so we want to keep it simple. Just email your legend along with 50-100 words about what they have done to enter legend status.

We also need their contact number - some people don't like surprises.

We will keep the entries happening until the end of August, so there is plenty of time to have a think about who has helped get you, or others, through this extraordinary time.

If lockdown lifts by then, and let's all hope it does, we are hoping to have a ceremony to say thanks! If we are still socially distancing then we will publish names and details in editions of The Local.

Details:

What: Legends of Lockdown Why: Because we should recognise goodness What: Your legend's name, contact and 50-100 words about them When: By August 31 Email: donna@tlnews.com.au

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Community News A WORD FROM THE MAYOR On behalf of Council, I want to first pass on my condolences to any people who have lost loved ones due to the COVID-19 virus. I also want to reiterate that our Council, using its resources, continues to stand beside people in this Shire who may be adversely affected by the rolling impact of this pandemic. Our various emergency practices and programs remain in place, despite some of our Council’s activities either ceasing or being modified to suit the current restrictions. We urge people to maintain safe hygiene and social distancing practices and continue to abide by the restrictions.

We must all acknowledge that during times such as this, for many people, many matters appear quite unimportant. Perspective is everything.

Council was notified on 19 August that the 2020 Council elections will proceed as planned, so planning for the conduct of these elections is proceeding. As we are in election mode, all potential candidates should read the Council website about becoming a candidate, and adhere to all the new rules about standing for elections, as well as reading the ‘safe campaigning’ guide.

The matters that appear top of mind in our communities are diverse. Council is supporting groups in their battle with AusNet/ Mondo about the planning and construction of the Western Victoria Transmission Lines crossing through valuable farmland.

Council supports the transmission of energy generated from renewable resources. We do however, question the method of transmission of renewable energy using old technology such as massive towers carrying overhead powerlines. The Minister for Planning, the Hon. Richard Wynne MP, has ordered that an Environment Effects Statement must be completed for this project. This is a good result of lobbying by this Council and a coalition of community and farming groups. It will give everybody capacity to table their concerns and to search for resolution to outstanding or controversial issues.

The Shire’s revised Municipal Planning Scheme is currently being publicly exhibited. Submissions are welcomed. At Council we understand and acknowledge that the documentation and presentation is highly complicated and daunting. However, this is the format that is mandated by the State Government.

Contributors and residents should take note that even when this is approved by the Minister, this will not be the end of the matter. We have committed to undertaking extensive additional policy development in 19 areas that will give the planning scheme better frameworks into the future. This could take several years to complete.

Finally, everybody, stay safe and look after your neighbours.

Cr Licia Kokocinski Mayor

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Works at Our Mineral Spring Reserves Our mineral spring reserves are important to our community, Council and visitors. That’s why we want to preserve and protect them.

Mineral springs around the Shire are big winners out of the recently adopted 2020-21 Budget with many projects planned.

These include: • Hepburn Mineral Springs - weed management program ($169,000) • Hepburn Mineral Springs - artist in residence pilot project to make use of the caretaker Cottage • Central Springs Reserve – repair pedestrian footbridge to reinstate safe pedestrian link to twin bridges ($27,000) • Central Springs Reserve – closure of Hard Hills, Wagga Wagga and Sutton Mineral Pit Springs with interpretive signage ($20,000 grant funded, $6,000 shire funded) • Jubilee Lake Reserve – upgrades to paths to improve accessibility, interpretive signage and directional signage ($61,000) • Jubilee Lake Reserve – commence Furniture renewal program ($33,000) • Lake Daylesford Reserve – repairs to Amphitheatre following landslip damage ($24,000) • Chatfield Reserve Lake Daylesford – planning project for improved landscape, paths and beautification ($9,000).

We’re also carrying forward funding from the 2019-2020 Budget for projects such the Central Springs Reserve Master Plan and pavilion replacement and grant funding for Jubilee Lake improvements and interpretive signage.

Be heard this October: Hepburn Shire Council election The Hepburn Shire Council election will be held this October.

The Victorian Electoral Commission is preparing to deliver local council elections during the extraordinary circumstances of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Elections will be conducted entirely by post – a safe and completely secret method of voting.

We strongly encourage all eligible voters to enrol and vote. Voting is compulsory for Australian citizens aged 18 years or older, and you may be fined if you don’t vote.

Make sure you’ve enrolled or checked your enrolment details are correct by the close of roll, which is 4 pm on Friday 28 August.

If you are an Australian citizen you can enrol, or update your enrolment, online at vec.vic.gov.au/enrolment or by calling 1300 805 478. You can register for VoterAlert at the same time, a free SMS and email reminder service.

If you’re not an Australian citizen but pay rates to council, own rateable property in Hepburn Shire but do not live in the area, or are a director or company secretary of a corporation that pays rates to council and have no other voting entitlements for this council, you can apply to become a council-enrolled voter. To find out more and to apply, contact council on (03) 5321 6452 by 4 pm on Friday 28 August.

The Victorian Electoral Commission conducts elections on behalf of all Victorian councils. For more information, visit vec.vic.gov.au.

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Melbourne buyers on their way

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ELBOURNE residents, tired of lockdown and now realising they can work from home, are beating a path to the Central Highlands, real estate agents have told The Local.

Biggin & Scott Daylesford principal Michael DeVincentis, above left, said the market had been strong with many people looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Melbourne “and everything the pandemic has caused down there”.

“From my training years ago as an architect, 75 per cent of city people dreamed of moving to the country but only 30 per cent ever gave it a go. Everyone has the dream but now with this situation they are forced to make a decision and are finally living the dream of moving to the country.”

Mr DeVincentis said he had a few great properties on his books including the newly-listed Continental House in Hepburn Springs and The Mayfair in Daylesford.

“There are also a few more at Hepburn and we are always getting more coming up with 10-15 in the pipeline. People are just waiting to see what happens with lockdown and of course, people from Melbourne can’t come here and even locally, people are waiting. But we have certainly sold all our existing stock and the demand hasn’t dropped in terms of the number of sales. The people who are looking are serious.”

McQueen Broadhurst director Robert Broadhurst, above centre left, said the company was stockpiling a few homes waiting for Melbourne’s Stage 4 lockdown to finish on September 14.

But some savvy vendors were beating the rush with four properties sold in the past seven days, with prices ranging from $660,000 to $2.68 million.

“It’s a two-tiered market here. Properties over one million are generally being sourced by out of town buyers but not all from Melbourne.

“One we recently sold was Stone and Straw on the Midland Highway on the way to Castlemaine – with an asking price of $1.55 million. We were going to hold off on that but a buyer came along.”

Mr Broadhurst said when the lockdown restrictions were lifted in June and the start of July, there had been “a tsunami” of people coming up to the region to look at property. And it would happen again when the lockdown was lifted again.

“Kim (McQueen) and I have a lot of agent friends in Melbourne and they have told us they are selling properties for people who want to move to the country for good. They want out.

“This new way of working via remote with things like Zoom and Snapchat, that has just brought the whole thing forward with a lot of people liking the idea of living, working and bringing up their families in the country.

“In the past they have put up roadblocks like waiting for their children to finish high school or waiting until they retire, but COVID has a silver lining which has been showing people what a lovely place to live and work regional Victoria is, compared to being locked up in an apartment in Melbourne.”

Mr Broadhurst also said new technology meant people in Melbourne could view homes via 360 degree photography tours and even Facetime.

Belle Property Daylesford real estate agent Gary Cooke, above centre right, said the market had been really busy with Melbourne buyers who were realising the city was not the best place to be living.

“They can be living in the country, have a great lifestyle, be a stone’s throw from the city and not have to pay city mortgages. We have a huge amount of interest from Melbourne buyers and over the past week and a half I have sold four properties - and of those I have sold two to people looking at the houses purely online.

“I have heard of these purchases happening in the city before with an expat wanting to come home and getting a buyer’s advocate to look at a property for them, but up here I can’t say it is particularly common. It hasn’t happened with me before and the fact that it has happened twice in a week is fascinating.”

Meanwhile, Daylesford Mineral Springs Real Estate Agents director Luma Whitehead, above right, said there had been a huge demand for permanent rental properties in the region.

Ms Whitehead said that since the first lockdown, people from both Melbourne and interstate had been showing keen interest in renting. Many of the holiday rentals had been taken off the holiday market and converted to permanent rentals, she said.

“When that first lockdown ended, the weekend market went through the roof, and some people were not even coming here for just a weekend, they were staying for a week or two.

“With the second lockdown not so many holiday properties have gone down the permanent rental road because they know what will happen when it lifts again. But that means there is a real shortage of permanent rental properties. I am a small-time operator but I have let out five rentals in the past six or seven weeks. The quickest turnaround was three days and the longest was probably two weeks just because you have to check references.”

Ms Whitehead said the average weekly rental had been around $350 a week but the last property she had leased, a two-bedroom home, had been snapped up for $440 per week.

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HE site of the former school in Campbelltown will be prepared for sale.

The school is on the corner of Barry Road and Wilkinson Street, with the council selling the land by a public process.

Shire CEO Evan King said the former Shire of Creswick bought the site from the state government in 1989 for $5000 on behalf of the community.

"The original intention back when the site was bought by the former council was to transfer the title to a community committee.

"That never eventuated so the community has now approached us to consider selling it.

"Council has no need for the land so we will now follow the statutory process to get the site ready for sale."

Mr King said as Campbelltown was a small locality, council officers will contact residents regarding the sale to seek submissions.

Any submissions received will go before council who will make the ultimate decision whether to sell the site, he said.

Council grants

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ORE than $10,000 will be awarded to local community groups under the latest round of Hepburn Shire Council's Community Grants Program.

At this month’s council meeting, council approved six projects to receive funding to deliver a range of activities, including emergency relief, junior sport and weed control.

Hepburn Shire Council Mayor Licia Kokocinski congratulated the successful applicants on their submissions.

"The focus of the grants program is to strengthen community resilience and connection, promote sustainability and to assist in the implementation of community priorities.

"I look forward to seeing these projects up and running and making a difference in our community."

The successful projects and organisations are: Ongoing Emergency Relief Anglicare Victoria, Ballarat Program, in partnership with Clunes Neighbourhood House $2500; Reflections - The Shire & Borough of Creswick & the Great War, CreswickSmeaton RSL Sub Branch auspiced by RSL of Australia - $2500 Junior Goals Project, Daylesford & Hepburn United Soccer Club - $2500; Brush cutter purchase for Trentham Quarry Street for large weed control, Reserve Committee of Management $734; Providing additional relief for vulnerable persons residing in and near Creswick, St John's Creswick Emergency Relief - $2000.

The Hepburn Shire Council Community Grants Program 2020/2021 receives applications and awards funding on a quarterly basis.

The next round of Community Grants opens on October 24.

Link: www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/ community-grants-program/

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New grassroots movement launched in shire

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NON-political grassroots movement, Community Voice, has been launched in Hepburn Shire and already has 643 members on Facebook.

Spokesperson Jen Bray said Community Voice aimed to shift the process of local government in Hepburn Shire towards participatory democracy by encouraging continual community participation.

Ms Bray said over the past eight or nine months there had been a number of issues with the council with many people unhappy about decisions and governance.

“There was a need to focus this energy. You could look back to the Local Law 2 issue where people started to catch on to the things council was starting to push through and realised if they didn’t get involved laws could be passed without questioning.

“Other issues are the Smith Street (Daylesford) development, the planning scheme, just different things that council was not doing a very good job communicating with us (residents). Then when the state government’s Satisfaction Survey results came out it was clear that the areas that council were very poor in were consultation, community decision making and engagement. That kind of says it all really.

“And that’s the key to this group, it’s been the tone for the past eight or nine months, just one of general dissatisfaction. So, a group of people said ‘Let’s focus on this’ and with the elections coming up the timing seemed good. We are going to see if we can look at new councillors with a new mindset, something more aligned to a participatory democracy model. At the moment community consultation seems very tokenistic, like ticking a box.”

Ms Bray said council candidates would be given a rating on how closely they aligned themselves with the democracy model and if they scored well, would be supported by Community Voice.

“After the October election, Community Voice will monitor each councillor’s commitment to community engagement, push for better models of community participation and hold them to account in their decision making. We’re encouraging Above, a community-led meeting in November last year regarding Local Law 2. all shire citizens to use their community voice and participate in our local democracy.” About 150 residents attended, sitting in a democratic circle. Councillors and

Words: Donna Kelly council officers were invited to attend and listen, but not speak.

Loss of land use rights concerns residents

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“Within the zone, there is no provision in the proposed schedule for you to knock down your existing house and rebuild or extend to improve your property’s value.

“You will no longer be able to subdivide your land The amendment, known as DD06, takes in a as previously possible. (Acknowledging that most people 500-metre zone around the Daylesford Material in the area are on large rural blocks, and typically would Recovery Facility area. like to keep it that way, but if you do want to subdivide, A council document said the design objectives of you won’t be able to as before). Subdivision within the schedule were to operate and manage the facility the zone will be limited to a minimum of one hectare. appropriately, reduce amenity impacts on surrounding But few will want to subdivide when the possibility of land and limit further intensity of residential building on the new lots no longer exists.” development and subdivision in the area.

The flyer also says the 1.5-metre high fence is not in But to do that, the council is proposing the buffer keeping with a rural area, the restrictions on balconies zone which greatly impacts on residents already living and open spaces are unfair and the value of properties within that area. will plummet.

Those impacts include that a permit is required to Spokesperson Helen Tobias said residents had met construct a fence, and all fences must be at least 1.5 with Mayor Cr Licia Kokocinski and Cr Kate Redwood metres high and solid or 50 per cent transparent with screen landscaping, no building used for accommodation last week and she believed both now understood the can be built within the area and no balconies or private issues involved.

“It was a good meeting and I think it really is a case open spaces can face the facility. of councillors just not getting the actual severe impacts In addition, any land can only be subdivided to a on residents,” she said. minimum of one-hectare (and no residential building “We are really asking for councillors' help in can be built on it), and new access to any land cannot be stopping this going through and to be clear on what from Ajax Road. is in the document and appreciate it removes rights in A flyer circulated via email, by residents concerned terms of development and land use. It appears to have no about the new schedule, say it will stop construction of any new homes and even the rebuilding of any existing strategic purpose.”

Ms Tobias said residents would meet again with homes destroyed by domestic fire, winds or a tree fall. councillors next week and continue to keep them Buildings destroyed by bushfire may be exempt but it informed. was not clear, the flyer says.

GROUP of residents are concerned that a Hepburn Shire planning scheme amendment will remove their rights in terms of land use and development.

Residents were making as many submissions against the schedule as possible. The residents hoped the schedule would be abandoned by council at its next meeting in September, she said.

Hepburn Shire Council replied to requests from The Local on the issue by saying: “As part of Amendment C80hepb to the Hepburn Planning Scheme, a 500m buffer is proposed to be applied around the Daylesford Waste Transfer Station.

The intention of the overlay is to limit the intensification of residential development in close proximity to the site which includes an operating Waste Transfer Facility and a closed land fill. The basis of the proposed DDO6 is the EPA Publication 1618 and Clause 53.10 – ‘Transfer station receiving organic waste buffer distance’, the latter applying to planning schemes across Victoria.

“In the preparation of the amendment, council has worked closely with the Department of Land, Water and Planning prior to placing it on exhibition. These checks ultimately ensure that when the Minister for Planning authorises an amendment for exhibition, that it meets the requirements of the Ministerial Direction, ‘The Form and Content of Planning Schemes’ and the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and any potential flaws are addressed prior to it being released to the community.”

Written submissions close on August 28. Email planningscheme@hepburn.vic.gov.au or call 5348 2306.

A video link explaining the residents' concerns by Ms Tobias is on The Local's website - www.tlnews.com.au and check out the zone on page 10.

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Trentham community hub pushes ahead

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N 1890s painted wall-hanging capturing a sardonic depiction of the Australian coat of arms will be incorporated into Trentham’s new community hub in the town’s revamped Mechanics Institute building.

Little is known about the banner or the artists (Messrs Will Eagan and Mr Charleton according to newspaper reports at the time ) but it is obviously a thumbs down to the British Empire and probably reflected quite a controversial feeling at the time, according to Trentham historian Nicole Poole.

Ms Poole is part of an advisory group set up to push ahead with the community centre development. The project, which has been in the planning for years, has ignited its own controversy, dividing the community. Heated debates have played out in Hepburn Shire Council meetings and on social media between residents who are keen to bring the Mechanics Hall back to life and those who believe the town would be better serviced by a larger, new facility able to seat up to 250 people.

Questions have also been raised as to the historic value of the building which has been renovated many times over the last century.

“There are those who doubt its relevancy but there is so much history in the place,” Ms Poole said. “We have to remember that in coming years all these artefacts will be special, you really have to preserve what you can.”

Mayor and Coliban Ward Cr Licia Kokocinski said there had been four years of talk and it was “a very hard and emotional subject for many people”.

“The reality is Trentham is a small town with a population of around 1500. The cost of a new, bigger hall would be much more than the $3.5 million that has been projected.”

Hepburn Council has set aside $800,000 for the development with the balance to be sought in government grants.

“If we went to the state or federal government and asked for funding for a hall of that size to serve such a small population we wouldn’t be taken seriously,” she added, noting that larger ongoing costs would be left to ratepayers.

Cr Kokocinski said that although the results of a 2018 community poll as to where the hub should be located were close, the vote to keep the Mechanics Hall won out. An advisory board, made up of representatives from a cross-section of the town’s population, project managers and architects, has developed a draft concept design which is now up for public review and feedback.

The design includes a council customer service building, library, visitor information centre, community meeting rooms and a hall with either a fixed or portable stage. The design and survey response forms have been posted online. Fliers will be sent out to residents and hard copies can be accessed on request.

“We want to use the many photos and historic artefacts which are in the hall to come up with a design which is faithful to the iterations of the building,” Cr Kokocinski said.

“The message we’re receiving from residents so far has been very clear, the majority of people want to keep the hall and build something in keeping with the times and the area.”

Community consultation closes at the end of August.

“The reality is Trentham is a small town with a population of around 1500. The cost of a new, bigger hall would be much more than the $3.5 million that has been projected.”

- Mayor Licia Kokocinski

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Banding together for craft and company

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Next up is The Teddy Bears’ Picnic, with two band members having their teddy bears featured in the video and all members able to find at least one teddy for their videos.

A slower piece, Down by the Salley Gardens was the third piece with the poem The Daylesford Community Brass Band has probably never been busier – and recited by band member Val Goodwin, and the fourth was My Baby Just Cares For is using social media to spread their music throughout the local community and Me, a swing band number, pictured above. overseas.

“There are four quite different genres represented – I really wanted to take band Acting musical director Mark Lyall said when the coronavirus first hit Australia, members to somewhere different with each piece, a different journey each time. the band started to think how it could stay together but with smaller rehearsals. But “The next piece is a march and we are in the process of looking through our then the lockdowns happened and it was time to change tack. photographic archives so we can assemble a history of the band for the video.”

Mark, who has a sound engineering background, said he watched an iso recording Mark said both he and the band members were happy with the results although done overseas quite early in the piece and decided the band could keep going.

They are now up to their fifth recording with the first four on their Facebook and they were all very much looking forward to rehearsing again when it was safe to do so.

“This is not a replacement, it is a very different process to rehearsing in our band web pages – gaining plenty of likes. room where you get instant feedback – smiles, frowns, get told off by the conductor, “We wanted to do two things. We have always rehearsed every Monday night which brings us together to further our craft, our music, and also we very much enjoy get congratulated by the conductor. But it has been a good motivator during this time each other’s company – so it was important that during this time we could keep both when some members perhaps would not be thinking about practising. It’s kept people engaged.” of those aspects of engagement going.

Mark said he had joined the band 10 years ago after moving to Daylesford. He “So, we now meet in Zoom every Monday night which helps with the social watched them playing Christmas carols and when they finished asked if he could aspect of keeping connecting, and we are doing recordings which means we are also attend rehearsals. Cornet is his main instrument but he spent a number of years picking up those instruments every day and practicing and connecting with our playing the euphonium. “When I turned up with my cornet they said ‘that’s great but craft.” we need one of these’.”

Over the past months the band members have chosen five pieces with each one And 2020 Christmas carols are now on the mind of band members who are taking about a month to create. It must be done individually because internet speed hoping they will be able to play at least some concerts and perhaps stream them for means even singing Happy Birthday on a Zoom meeting is almost impossible. those who can’t attend.

The pieces start with Mark putting together a click track, using the same “Our band room is a bit small at the moment but we will find a way for the band methodology as film and television composers record scores in time with images. The to have a presence at Christmas. And when we do go back to the band room it will be clicking at the back of the track is much like listening to a metronome, he says. one in, all in. We go back when we can all go back.”

Once that is done, they are circulated to members with all their parts and they To listen to the band’s recordings so far head to www.daylesfordbrassband.org or all spend a few weeks rehearsing and then recording it, along with video. That is all their Facebook page. And if you’ve got kids, or not, watch The Teddy Bear’s Picnic – returned to Mark who then puts it all together into one recording, producing both it’s a lot of fun. music-only and video pieces. Band member Stuart Gunn is responsible for most of Check out the Vimeo link on The Local's website - www.tlnews.com.au the video recordings.

The first iso piece was The Floral Dance, and it just happened to be released one Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Facebook screenshot week before The Furry Dance, a festival held in Helston, Cornwall with the piece an English song describing the festival. It was posted to a British website giving the band international exposure and likes.

How is your community group keeping in touch? Let us know.

OU might think a brass band which can’t play together, thus no longer a band, would give their instruments a miss during a global pandemic, but you would be wrong.

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We are writing to you because we are very concerned about the proposed change to the Hepburn Shire Planning Scheme and in particular DDO6. It has been very difficult to get to the bottom of the proposal to understand exactly what it means and how it could affect us.

After many hours of reading and discussions with other affected residents the terrifying realisation is that the value of our property would diminish enormously and the tens of thousands of dollars we have spent on our home since we moved here in November 2019 would be wasted.

A local real estate agent told us that it would be difficult to sell a property which had a planning overlay such as that which is proposed. One example of the impact is as follows. If our home burnt down because of an electrical fire (not a bushfire) council would prohibit us from re-building our house even on the same site.

We would then be left with a block of land arguably worthless.

In addition to this, the worrying thing is, that whilst we know our insurance company would write us a cheque if we didn’t want to - or in this case weren’t allowed to - rebuild, not all insurance companies have this provision in their contracts. So there will be some residents who could only end up with a block of land and no insurance payout.

There are other financial issues too that clearly have not been thought through. One is the issue of how a bank might react where a resident has a mortgage. Our hope is that with sensible discussion with council we can address the very real and personal issues of those affected.

Whilst it is difficult to ascertain the exact numbers of property owners affected, from the map provided by council, we estimate it could be at least 70. This along with COVID-19 and not being able to hold meetings in person with residents has been very stressful.

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Cork was popular for flooring when I was a kid and with most things, it went out of fashion and now I’m hoping it cycles back into fashion. I like slate too and would be happy to have its use resurrected. I cannot say the same for the colour mission brown. It was too flat and boring a colour to ever have it reinstated again.

I have a garage conversion that is my ‘gunna’ project. I’m gunna get it done when I take some measurements, then I’m gunna get around to drawing up a plan, then I’m gunna get some material samples together and then perhaps wait for the stars to align.

I was thinking of cork for the flooring. It is very forgiving, warm and insulating on a concrete slab. Then, what do you know, I am contacted by a cork supplier. Not only do they do floor tiles but wall sheeting and acoustic panels.

I was under the impression that cork was an endangered material and as such was not ethical to use. Kind of like ivory or tiger oil. The story goes like this...

Cork oak forests grow around the Mediterranean sea in Spain, Italy, France, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. Portugal is the largest cork producer and as such made a law to protect and preserve its forests from development. It was then that the world panicked about a cork shortage.

Cork in fact is an environmentally sustainable, renewable material. The outer layer of bark from the cork oak is stripped every 9 or 10 years, which regrows.

These trees grow to be 200–300 years old and trees are replanted and maintained.

Thousands of acres of protected forest have resulted in a rich biodiversity of birds, animals and plants endemic to these forests.

Cork is naturally mould- and mildew-resistant. When cork is submerged in water (or wine) the suberin, a natural wax-like substance, prevents it from absorbing water or liquids thus protecting it from rot or decomposition. Cork is a natural acoustic and thermal insulator by helping absorb and dissipate sound and heat or cold. This property makes it perfect for use on floors, walls and ceilings. Perhaps not all at the same time unless you are sound proofing.

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Everything old is new again - Digging in to our heritage!

The price we pay buying our plants from supermarket and chain store outlets is that mass production equals less and less varieties and all based on the demands of high volume city-based outlets. This can often mean that not all plants on offer are necessarily suited to our local soil and climatic conditions. Limited choices will no doubt satisfy those who merely wish to produce a useful vegetable crop or a bright floral display. For those of us who strive for something different or individual the only way out is to seek out a specialist nursery, or raise our own plants from seed. Even then the selection may be limited.

Fortunately for us the advent of online trading and its multitude of suppliers offers myriad options, and seeds being featherweight, cost little to mail. If, like me, you relish the thought of producing old tried and true varieties we remember from your childhood there are now a great many seed growers Australia-wide who also specialise in heritage or heirloom flower and vegetable seeds.

You will find literally pages of them on Google, or, as in my case, the less commercially-invasive Duck Duck Go.

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Growing plants from seed is both interesting and rewarding - especially for children - and a definite cost-cutting exercise. provided a few simple rules are followed.

Keys to success include good quality seeds and correct soil mixtures, careful sowing and after care. Seed freshness is essential. Be sure to look for the safe sowing periods and used-by date on the back of the packet. Most seeds can be safely sown for some time after that date but the success rate does drop dramatically over time.

Large seeds such peas, beans, sweetcorn, lupins and sweet peas can be sown directly into a shallow drill or trench in their permanent position. Seedlings that transplant easily, such as chives and onions, cabbages, silverbeet or chard, pansies, marigolds and zinnias, should be sown into pots or a seed box in the garden. A place under glass is safer for more tender species such as petunias, asters and primula.

Prepare your seed beds by digging over the existing soil and then add compost, leaf mould or peat moss, and a dusting of lime. Finally, bring the surface soil to a fine tilth by careful raking and levelling, then firm it by patting gently with the back of the spade.

If you plan to pre-sow into a seed box, use either a shallow plastic or foam vegetable box, making sure the box is suitably drained with at least six holes of 10mm diameter. Cover the bottom with 2-3cm of coarse screenings or bark chips and top up to within 20-30cm of the rim with a good potting mix. An ideal growing mix is two parts sandy loam, one part each of peat moss or compost, and coarse sand. Add 30gm of superphosphate and 20gm of garden lime to every bucketful of the soil mix. Make sure the soil is flattened and firmed down, especially at the corners. The seeds can be scattered over the surface or sown into shallow farrows.

Cover the seeds with a layer of sieved sand or soil to a depth equal to the thickness of the seeds and place the box on bricks to assist air circulation, in a light, warm spot sheltered from wind.

Water the seeds with a fine mist spray to prevent wash-away of the surface.

Until the seeds germinate and the first shoots appear it is essential that the soil is not allowed to dry out, even if it means several waterings each day.

Next week: The seedlings. Once large enough, like these healthy chives, they can be planted out into the garden beds.

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Pick me, pick me

By Donna Kelly

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HEN we first moved to Glenlyon, back in 2005, it felt like we were the only people in the village - straight or gay.

We would be out walking at 7am with the dogs and never saw a soul.

I often remarked to Kyle that I had thought country folk were early risers, but not in our neck of the woods.

Being Frankston born and bred you would think I would have no fear, but the stillness of the country and the darkness at night was quite scary, and we spent most of our early weekends on the Calder heading back to the noise and streetlights of suburbia.

But, after a while, and after we had cut the lawn to a manageable level, and put aviary wire at the bottom of all our farm fencing to keep out snakes, we relaxed a little. (Yes, we later realised we may have trapped the snakes in the property or, perhaps, that a snake could actually slither over a foot of wire.)

Anyway, move forward 15 years and, until the pandemic anyway, we were finding it harder and harder to exit onto the main road - because of all the cars. And if you drive around Glenlyon you will find many homes have popped up on all manner of formerly vacant land.

And when we made the trip to Melbourne, by about Gisborne we would start with the familiar refrain of "they're coming", as we watched more and more houses being built and the suburban creep head towards the Central Highlands.

And now they are pretty much here, or ready with cash in hand to buy their dream property and move to the country. The flip side of the pandemic is that Melburnians have realised they can work from home and no longer have to hold off on their dream life - looking out over meandering cattle, listening to laughing kookaburras and now and again, hopping on their ride-on.

We talked to quite a few real estate agents this week (see page five) and they all say they are in touch with people ready, as soon as lockdown ends, to make the move.

Some have already sold their city properties, others are in the process. Some have bought properties sight unseen, other than a Facetime tour.

And that is all well and good. I love this region and totally understand that others want to come here. I hope they fall in love with all the same things I did - the people, the quirky shops, the fantastic restaurants, the friendly service, the pubs, the festivals... But then a little selfish side of me wonders how many we can handle?

Everyone who lives here, well most of us, appreciate that we need visitors to survive, but we all breathe a sigh of relief on a Sunday night as they make their way back home to Melbourne.

Now they will be a permanent fixture. Sure, not thousands, but hundreds more - and that's just looking at estates happening in Daylesford and even little old Glenlyon. But even if it gets a bit busier, would we move on? No. Because, as everyone we talk to asks, where would you go? We love this region and all it offers. I guess, like children, we will just have to learn to share. Just sayin'...

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EE, I am starting to miss my family and that feeling has been doubled down by the border closures. I guess I am lucky to still have a mother and a father but I now realise that I haven’t given them enough attention over the years with distance being the tyranny.

I called my dear old dad up the other day in New Zealand for his 76th birthday.

The last time I saw him was March last year for a few days and about a year before that for the same amount of time. He is not good with technology, although back in the day could strip down and put back together engines in the pitch black while rolling around on the briny with a force-six southerly buster under way.

But back to the other day. When I made the time to call him something suddenly dawned on me as he enlightened me on his various theories that come to retirees with too much time on their hands. (Like his statement that I am catching up with him in terms of age, because when I was born, I was zero years old and now I am 52 to his 76 – what a head-scratcher that equation is.)

Anyway, what dawned on me was pertaining to the S word. Dad is now officially old as every S word has a slight whistle to it that our elders develop, maybe through hearing loss and therefore particularly pressing down on the S sound. Or is it that the weather strip of their lips start to lose the seal and lets out that gentle whistle that becomes a choir when they all get together over bingo.

It doesn’t really matter the how of it, it just matters that now he does it, just like my grandfather before him and as genetic telltales of my own makeup would suggest, I will probably develop the same habit.

Meanwhile the rest of my family are scattered from one end of Australasia to the other, making me reflect on where I want to visit when this border closure débâcle finally grinds to a halt. You really have to think about the importance of family and friends, and instead of checking another country off the bucket list, I think everyone will reprioritise in the new world post-2020.

In the old world, people would throw out hugs and those horrible European double kisses like they didn’t matter, whereas in the new world I think a hug should have a value and be directed at people you truly care about.

In the old world, we would get around to seeing the family once a year or so, when it was convenient. But for me anyway, in the new world family will hold a much higher priority than my work and travel.

I miss my dear old dad rant, over…

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All land within the Shire of Hepburn is affected by the amendment.

The amendment proposes to: • introduce a new Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) to replace the Municipal Planning Statement (MSS) • introduce nineteen new or revised local policies • introduce a specific General Residential Zone schedule to Creswick • change the Township Zone to Neighbourhood Residential Zone to Clunes, Trentham, Daylesford and Hepburn Springs that includes new permit requirements • change the Lost Children’s Memorial Park, Daylesford from a General Residential zone to a Public Park and Recreation Zone • introduce clearer application requirements to all properties affected by the heritage overlay • update permit requirements and exemptions to the existing Environmental Significance Overlays 1 and 2 across the Shire • remove the Development Plan Overlay from three sites: WD Seeds, Creswick Golf Course Resort and former Daylesford Abattoir • introduce a new Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO) – SLO2 around Mt Beckworth and extend the existing SLO1 around landscape features, vistas and views • introduce local heritage protection for ‘Potato Huts’ in Little Hampton and Trentham (identified as HO988) • split the two existing Neighbourhood Character Overlay Schedules in Daylesford into six separate schedules providing one schedule per precinct • remove the Design and Development Overlay areas from land in Daylesford that currently doubles up with the NCO controls • includes the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve in a Public Park and Recreation Zone • introduce a Design and Development Overlay 6 within a 500 metre radius of the Daylesford Material Recovery Facility • introduce the Hepburn Heritage Strategy 2020-2030 as a background document • extend the protection to all dry stone walls across the Shire regardless of when they were constructed • update clauses throughout the planning scheme to clarify wording and content to meet the requirements of the Ministerial Direction, ‘The Form and Content of Planning Schemes’.

You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment, the explanatory report about the amendment free of charge at the following locations: • Hepburn Shire Council website. www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/planning-building/hepburn-planning-scheme-exhibition/ • the Department of Land Water and Planning website, www.delwp.vic.gov.au/public-inspection.

Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority about the amendment. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter’s name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter may wish to make.

Name and contact details of submitters are required for Council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend Council meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions. The closing date for submissions is Friday 28 August 2020.

A submission must be made to the Planning Scheme Review Officer, Hepburn Shire Council PO Box 21 Daylesford 3460 Victoria or planningscheme@hepburn.vic.gov.au.

The planning authority must make a copy of every submission available online for two months after the amendment comes into operation or lapses.

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IROSHI Masuda started playing soccer in grade 2 at primary school – and as was the way with the country at the time, pretty much trained at least five days a week after school.

He continued playing until he was 18 when he had the chance to try out for Japan’s newly formed pro league. But Hiroshi also realised he would need a career to fall back on and so instead headed to college to study teaching for four years.

He came out qualified and also realised that his passion for soccer had diminished a little, with every game’s sole objective to win. “I had a bit of a loss of joy for soccer and I thought that it was going to be just my hobby from now on.”

He later met his wife Meaghan Quinsee and they returned to Australia 17 years ago. Living in Melbourne, Hiroshi said he didn’t see one soccer match and came to the conclusion that the game was not played in Australia.

But the couple had been spending some time in Daylesford and had fallen in love with the country life. “I like the countryside for living and after being in Tokyo I had more than enough of city life. At the time we were in publishing but the financial crash of 2008 left us with nothing, so we decided to restart in Daylesford and make the commitment to move. That was 10 years ago.”

The move also led Hiroshi to the Daylesford Soccer Club, which at the time, had fewer members and was struggling a bit to survive.

“For some reason the club was small and there were not a lot of players. But Ivan (Carter) and some other people organised the games and within a couple of years we got our soccer back. Now I feel a little bit of satisfaction for bringing soccer back to this town. Daylesford has very nice quality soccer which is good to watch and play. I find it very interesting and exciting. And I can enjoy soccer again.”

Hiroshi, who coaches the Under 9s, including his son Finn, said the club also had one of the largest group of junior players in Victoria. “It is fun to coach them although the hardest part is getting them focused. But it is very satisfying because at that age kids improve surprisingly quickly.”

Of course, COVID-19 closed down the season which Hiroshi says was to be expected but was very disappointing for the youngsters. “But hopefully we can continue next year. It’s very exciting.”

Meanwhile, Hiroshi and Meaghan’s latest business venture, creating unique visits to Japan, has also been impacted by the pandemic but they are taking it in their stride. Hiroshi, like so many others, has pivoted and is starting to offer Japanese language lessons - along with Japanese cooking lessons like one pot dishes. Oishii so!

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AYLESFORD and Hepburn United Soccer Club had a stellar 2019 season, with junior teams in grand finals and the Division 1 seniors winning the league and cup double for the first time in nearly 20 years. This was some achievement for a club that didn't have a team in Division 1 in 2018, and struggled with numbers and youth.

The club and players have had time to reflect on this rare achievement, and came to the realisation that a strong squad comes from leadership and consistency. There were none more consistent and effective than Daylesford's captain, and fan favourite, Hiroshi Masuda.

Hiroshi led by example, crunching tackles all season and sweeping up in midfield and creating chances for the strikers. He scored goals and set up goals and prevented goals, but also gave the youthful squad much direction and leadership. Admiration for Hiroshi only grew throughout the season, he somehow managed to lift for the big games every time, and was in the best players most weeks.

Daylesford were blessed with Masuda's talent over the past decade, but it wasn't until 2019 that he was surrounded with players in his team of similar talent. This lifted his presence and allowed him to teach a possession-style football to the youth and play champagne football.

Masuda moved to Daylesford over a decade ago, and has grown in stature around the club, as a junior coach and top player. His strong soccer background trumps anyone in the Ballarat & District Soccer Association league, having represented Japan as a junior player. His talents are something to see, and despite being in his mid-40s, he scored the second most league votes for Daylesford.

Daylesford were also blessed with one of the greatest coaches the league has ever seen, Dragi Koleski. Koleski's relationship with Masuda has grown close over the decade, with two soccer masterminds. Koleski, a superb player also, found the perfect role for Masuda in defensive midfield, and a winning combination. Koleski coached to perfection in the nail-biting final series, coming from behind in the last three games to win each in thrilling fashion.

The cup final echoed Masuda's popularity and respect in the Ballarat League, with other clubs chanting “Hiroshi” and wearing his facemasks as support.

Masuda will be remembered as one of the greats for his 2019 heroics and captaincy by fans and players alike, as will Koleski in his coaching role. It is hoped both will play on and enjoy a bright 2020.

Words: Ivan Carter

Words: Donna Kelly

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PERRY – Edwin “TED” John 2.11.1942 – 15.8.2020

Loving husband of May. Loved father and father-inlaw to Edwin Jr(dec), Vernon & Karen, Donna & Sinipata, Lindon & Tracey, Genevieve & Dale, Juston & Diana, and Jesse. Adored grandfather of Emma, Karina, Gemma, Amber, Jordan, Imagen, Cooper, Dana, Kelsey, Tyeger, Kimberly, Makenna and Elizabeth.

Great-grandfather to Shayla, David and Tyler.

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IKE most businesses, COVID-19 has caused a bit of a drop off in trade for Andrew Moore's Daylesford Locksmiths, but he is confident once lockdown ends he will be busy again.

Andrew was working in a factory when he saw an advert for an apprentice locksmith in 2001 and, wanting a trade, has kept with it ever since finishing his four-year apprenticeship He now has 19 years of experience and can handle any locksmithing job – from domestic to commercial to automotive.

Andrew moved to Daylesford in 2015, following his parents who moved to the town just over 10 years ago.

“I was visiting my parents pretty often and every time I arrived I just loved the town and the region more and more,” he said.

“It’s such a great community and everyone is so friendly. So I made the decision to move as well and I couldn’t be happier.”

Andrew said once here he realised that Daylesford had most business needs covered but was lacking a locksmith.

“I realised then that I could offer the community my services rather than people having to travel to Ballarat or Melbourne, and also being able to call a local locksmith when needed.

"I cover pretty much anywhere within 30 minutes of Daylesford so Trentham, Hepburn, Clunes, Creswick and Ballan.

“My service is 24/7 so I am on call for all and any emergencies – which is great for my clients - not that too many lock themselves out these days!

“And with my 19 years’ experience I can offer really quality workmanship and same day service along with that 24-hour callout.

“I hope that people put my number in their phone now because you never know when you are going to need the service of a locksmith!”

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