The Local Issue 210, December 14, 2020

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Front cover: Megan Gale has bought a Daylesford propery, Dollywood.

Read her story by Narelle Groenhout opposite on page 3.

December 14, 2020 Issue 210 Welcome to Dollywood

The Local is a weekly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, December 21, 2020.

Or online on Sunday, December 20 at www.tlnews.com.au Space bookings: Wednesday, December 16 Copy deadline: Thursday, December 17 Editorial deadline: Thursday, December 17

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Managing editor | Donna Kelly General manager | Kyle Barnes Sub-editors | Nick Bunning and Lindsay Smith Writers | Kevin Childs, Tony Sawrey, Jeff Glorfeld, Narelle Groenhout, Sandy Scheltema and Donna Kelly The Local - The Heart of the Highlands

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Local Lines Song of the Moon The moon called me from sleep and said, go and see the tiny flowers at Gariwerd.

I went out into the night bathed in Luna’s beauty driving through empty streets as the radio played Dvorak’s Song to the Moon the soprano soared above violins and I knew the radio announcer had been summoned as well as he said this is the day Adams took a famous photo of the moon rise in 1945 in New Mexico the half light between dusk and dark makes dull places look extraordinary.

I drove on through towns where people lay sleeping, beset by memory of past journeys this way until I arrived at the Djab Wurrung embassy fenced off and guarded by men in hard hats and orange vests, reporting my presence by phone to headquarters.

Here every tree here looks sacred, in a wild frozen corroboree of branches.

Then the moon shone on a dark church looming on a hill rise entering Ararat bearing the name Immaculate Conception A joke belied by the memorial of coloured ribbons on the fence.

The street is lined with senescent pines, some long dead Why aren’t they cut down yet and flung from Ararat where no ark came to rest The mountains come into view with the dawn And I search for the exquisite wonderland of flowers But it has changed since last I was here No longer wild, but manicured, organised, rocks pulled into place Car parks full of SUVs never used for cross country Barriers at the edge of cliff faces for fear of being sued By someone lured by the pull of the fall.

Being safe constantly is a worse fate, at the edge the lights come on.

Somehow, the holocaust of trees of past summers Stole the magic and replaced it with chic restaurants I left and drove on and on into a zone where no sightseers bother On and on till the natural world was free of tethers, star pickets And fluoro signs barking directions Until at last, a wow moment of banksias, the balgas black boys and little flowers and each ridge of mountain with a rocky face drew me all the way from Halls Gap to Dunkeld, Nothing smart here but quiet, undisturbed Trees growing to shade sheep.

I drank it in and pondered the moon asking me To blow away the dust of memories By shining her light to see with new eyes That being utterly without hope Is a doorway to the rainbow bridge and losing your mind is the key that opens it.

- Frances Guerin Frances Guerin’s studio is located outside the spa town of Daylesford in the Wombat Forest. Her studio serves both her creative spirit and visitors who come for open studio visits, community exhibitions and meditation practice. Her background in philosophy and transpersonal psychology lends itself to deep enquiry into human consciousness which informs and generates her prolific art practice

Local Lines are mostly written by a group of local poets but if you would like a poem considered for publication, contact Bill Wootton - cottlesbreedge@ gmail.com

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Welcome 3

Dollywood a piece of serendipity for Megan

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T’S no secret that Daylesford and the wider region is a destination of choice for many in the public eye. Some say it’s because they can enjoy privacy. For others it’s a place to blend in with the locals and tourists alike.

For Megan Gale – Australian mum, businesswoman, model, actress and brand ambassador, it’s all of the above and a little bit more.

“Shaun (Hampson) and I first came here in June 2013; this was before we were parents. We have always frequented the area because of how beautiful it is, the relaxing, slow-paced energy and being so close to nature. It definitely allows us to unwind that little bit more and absorb ourselves in just ‘being’ with our kids and taking in everything Daylesford and the surrounding areas have to offer,” she said.

So, when Megan and Shaun, parents to son River and daughter, Rosie, found out their favourite Daylesford holiday rental was on the market they jumped at the chance to buy it.

“It was such a beautiful bit of serendipity when Dollywood came on the market. It had become quite special to us over the past couple of years. We have stayed there a lot with our children and our mums and created some really beautiful memories there,” she said.

“When the previous owners (who we’d built up a bit of a rapport with) told us it was going on the market, we took it as a sign. It was a house we loved personally, already had a bit of a cult following, a readymade brand that was beautifully curated and that we genuinely loved and wanted to keep alive.

“We respect so much about the house’s origins that there isn’t a lot that we will change. We are mainly freshening things up with some new art pieces and little décor touches here and there. I am a big believer of 'if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,'” she said.

For some, highlighting the fact that a well-known (let’s be serious – international supermodel) might seem a tad hypocritical considering many choose the area to escape, Megan graciously accepted the invitation to share her story because of an underlying hope.

“I can’t stress enough how important it is for all of us to visit our local regions and support them, not just after COVID but after the bushfires as well,” she said.

“I know and understand why people are itching to get overseas again, I am too. However, I think we really do need to support each other at the moment and help boost our economy here in Australia and we can do that by visiting communities like Daylesford. Holiday at home, buy local when you’re there and it will have a wonderful, flow-on effect. And plus, it feels damn good to know you’re helping to support a smaller community, so why wouldn’t you?” she said.

Like many women who live in and visit Daylesford, there is something grounding, peaceful and calming for Megan. Some believe it was a sacred indigenous site for women, others believe it is a combination of that and the natural springs.

For Megan, she certainly understands that feeling so many women experience.

“I absolutely do. Daylesford, Hepburn Springs and its surrounds has an energy about it that truly gives me a sense of peace and calm, resulting in groundedness.

I really love walking around Lake Daylesford, it just feeds my soul. When I had to choose a location to shoot a campaign for my previous business Mindful Life, I immediately thought of and chose Daylesford. I wanted to have that calming, pure, lightness come through in the images and I knew that I would achieve that in this area,” she said.

While Megan and her family look to Daylesford as their private retreat from the fast-paced pressure of life and parenthood, Megan was happy to share her family’s favourite places as a shout-out to the businesses and locals who make Daylesford what it is.

“We always make at least one visit to the Mill Markets. The kids love exploring it and both Shaun and I share a love of vintage markets…the scones there are also out of this world. Date night at Sault Restaurant is always special and always a beautiful meal, as is lunch or dinner at The Lakehouse. Breakfast at Koukla, coffee at Larder and I do enjoy having a browse up and down Vincent Street shops,” she said.

“Shaun and I were just saying the other day that what’s even more exciting is that we know we haven’t even started to scratch the surface in terms of exploring the area and we cannot wait to experience as much of it as possible.”

Words: Narelle Groenhout | Image: Contributed

4 Your say

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Your say Composing & Composting

Few activities compare to shovelling compost when it comes to considering today’s politics.

Brightly coloured rubber bands survive a year after holding herbs…are they handcuffs on our political prisoners?

Wrinkled, stubborn plastic is the collection of ancient ideologies, binding what passes for party policies.

Still sparkling little stickers off fruit are marketing slogans: Jobgamer, ClimateCrusher, SportsRorts, ScoMoRobots, Old corks popped for gazillion dollar projects, sluicing cash to Uncle Sam, Auntie Yewk and Mrs East.

Something's burnt, of course, the Earth, abandoned, mocked by mirth.

A tattery teabag is a timeless tribute to the cuppas drunk by country cops over the decade they didn’t hunt for a missing teenager. Female. Young. Black.

Twigs blackened, stumped, are ancestral Indigenous masterworks chainsawed for no real reason. Never say cultural treason.

Here’s some sludge: is a politician really called Tudge?

You be the judge, some say. But only on Election Day.

- Kevin Childs, Hepburn People, prams and pets

Lakeside Drive, Hepburn is about 600 metres long. It has a dry gravel surface with a few potholes that deepen and widen after each new rain. Blackberries and native grasses are having the time of their lives and celebrate the post Winter warmth and each fine day turn to greet the sun.

Lakeside Drive was named because the gully was, according to some folks who have lived here for decades, meant to be flooded and the road, built for the days of horses, carts and much slower automobiles, would then have skirted the shoreline.

Lakeside Drive connects West Street with the road to the Hepburn golf course.

It is single lane. About six months ago after many appeals from locals a steel barrier was installed along the outside edge.

Lakeside Drive is used by people of all ages. Kids walk to school and back.

Families push prams and people take their pets for a walk. Joggers' footsteps can beat out a crunchy rhythm with each step, and the sound bounces from the steep sidewalls. There are birds too. Owls and parrots and cockatoos, and somewhere close by is a dusky crane - and it has a nest somewhere in the trees.

It all seems ideal. But Lakeside Drive is also for cars. Big cars and fast cars. Tradies on the way to work and back, mums delivering kids to school, and on the weekends people from anywhere and everywhere drive along - from both directions, often well over the prescribed 40kmh.

"You can always tell who cares and who doesn't," said a local resident, "because of the speed and the clouds of dust they leave behind".

The trouble is there isn't sufficient room for confronting vehicles to pull over.

Those travelling from West Street to Hepburn have to drive up a bank in many cases, and those from Hepburn to West Street either have nowhere to pull over, or have to cross to the upper bank side, or even as happens once or twice a weekend, reverse back down the road to find a place to pull over.

"This is silly. Just silly," said a local. "Surely the shire can put up signs advising it's single lane. Surely we could see an outbreak of common sense here. Last weekend there was a dispute between drivers - neither could give way and neither wanted to reverse back up."

The shire have been contacted and committed to have a look. "If this was a single lane bridge there would be signs and cautions but down here, no one seems to take the matter seriously," a local says.

"Why not make Lakeside Drive a single direction from Hepburn through to West Street? Someone will get knocked over and even if they don't, walkers are being covered in dust and kids walking to school have to dodge the morning traffic. Some people think Lakeside Drive is an extension of the Albert Park Grand Prix circuit. It seems unreasonable for the shire to have the responsibility - but not see it's necessary to have a little more engagement. For sure, they must be busy."

- Richard Butler, Hepburn

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Just briefly

Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s annual Christmas Day lunch will see Christmas packs delivered directly to residents instead of a sit-down lunch event at Kyneton Town Hall.

The council will be contacting all the participants from the past two years of the lunch to see whether they would like to receive a visit from a council volunteer and a Christmas goodie pack.

Night walks will be held at Hanging Rock on January 8, February 5 and March 12. Participants will be able to discover gliders, wallabies, native birds, bats, possums, koalas and many other native animals.

The walks are suitable for all ages. The cost is $62 per family (two adults and two children), $25 per adult and $12 per child. Each walk takes around 2.5 to 3 hours.

Bookings are essential. Phone: 5422 0387.

A new website aims to help put the Central Victorian Goldfields on the World Heritage map.

Funded by the Victorian Goldfields Tourism Executive, the website goldfieldsworldheritage.com.au provides fascinating insights into the discovery of gold in Victoria, the world-wide significance of the Victorian goldrush and the bid for World Heritage listing. The Central Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Bid is a partnership between 13 local governments, regional organisations, academia and the private sector on behalf of the Central Victorian Goldfields community.

Daylesford Cider has won five individual awards in the annual Royal Adelaide Beer and Cider awards.

The awards included a gold medal for Session, a silver medal for Bulmer’s Norman, Brut Cider and Sweet Coppin and a bronze medal for Yarlington Mill.

Session, a new-world style cider achieved by blending 25 per cent heritage cider apples alongside sweeter table fruit, also picked up Best Cider in Show.

The Trentham community will have local access to more Hepburn Shire Council services within the first quarter of the new year.

Council services which will be available at the Trentham Library include logging requests, payment of rates and other council accounts, document lodgements, animal registrations, bins and more. The opening days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturdays 10am to 1pm will remain the same, but the library will no longer close for a lunch break.

Christ Church in Daylesford will hold Christmas Services from Sunday, December 20 including a Blessing of the Animals.

Holy Communion will be held on Sunday, December 20 at 10am. The Parish Christmas Picnic Panto will be held on Sunday, December 20 from 6pm. BYO picnic, chairs and/or rugs and enjoy a nativity pantomime, carols with the Daylesford Community Brass Band and bring your pets. Entry by donation. Enquiries to Yvonne on 5348 3699. A Blue Christmas Service, remembrance of those loved and lost, will be held on Thursday, December 24 at 6pm, followed by a Midnight Service at 11.30pm. The Christmas Morning Service and Holy Communion will be held on Friday, December 25 at 9am.

Daylesford Primary School has raised the LGBTIQ rainbow flag as part of ChillOut festival's Raising Rainbows initiative.

The school is the fifth school in the state, including Castlemaine Secondary College, to join the program which aims to empower LGBTIQ youth in regional Victoria to be proud of who they are and feel safe in their own community. Principal Brett Millott said the flag will be a permanent fixture at the school. "By raising the rainbow flag, we are sending an important message of welcome, inclusivity and respect to members of our LGBTIQ community, both within our school and beyond. Sadly, 80 per cent of bullying of LGBTIQ youth occurs at school. That needs to stop because the most important thing in children’s lives is to feel safe, loved and supported."

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Hepburn's new councillors 5

Cr Juliet Simpson reviving a family tradition

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HE new councillor for Holcombe Ward is Juliet Simpson, and her connections to the area go back to the late 19th century. Her greatgreat grandfather, William Stanbridge, settled in the district before the gold rush four generations ago and became a sheep farmer.

“The shire will continue to follow instructions from the State Government as restrictions ease. The barriers in Vincent Street will come down sooner than expected.

It would be great to see as many people as possible returning to work or finding a job.

“There’s a lot of social consequences as a result of the pandemic. One thing we desperately need is affordable housing for people such as women escaping domestic violence. As much as I’d like to see the shire address it, homelessness and housing is a State Government responsibility.”

When we discussed Community Voice, a lobby group in the shire which has come together due to dissatisfaction with aspects of the previous council, and whose charter has been signed by four of the new councillors, Cr Simpson says she is not a member.

“I did not seek their endorsement. I want to make it clear I am truly independent - not beholden to any political party or external pressure group. Yes, I also believe in community consultation, but will make my own mind up on the merits of every issue that comes before council.”

Cr Simpson talks to me about visiting the family farm in the district as she was growing up, with her great aunt, grandmother, father, and stepmother all living in the area, and about the connection she has felt for the land in Holcombe Ward where she has been farming cattle since 2002.

Cr Simpson worked previously as a director of a pastoral company, Nowranie, for 20 years in New South Wales and at the ANZ Bank in Berrigan in the Riverina.

Her children went to school in a small country town called Oaklands, where she was on the school council for 10 years and coached junior netball for six years. Her CV also includes working as a Regency Club concierge at the former Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne, looking after VIPs such as Bob Hawke.

Cr Simpson tells me why she stood as councillor. “I feel honoured to have been entrusted with this challenging position. I felt the best way that I could be of service to this community was to seek election as the representative on the Holcombe Ward.

“I’m also reviving a family tradition, with my great-great-grandfather the mayor of the Borough of Daylesford in the late 19th century.

“In my fours years I want to do the best I can as a shire councillor, in consultation with the community, and in collaboration with my colleagues. I want to arrive at fair and reasonable decisions, after consideration of advice from council officers and without fear or favour.

“I want to ensure the highest standards of governance by our council and achieve the best possible performance with the human and financial resources available to us.

It’s important for me to recognise my responsibility to the shire as a whole, but to also speak up for Holcombe Ward and ensure it receives its fair share of resources, works and services.”

When I ask Cr Simpson how she would like to see our Shire recover from the With six of the seven councillors recently elected to the Hepburn Shire being new to pandemic, she tells me: “The Hepburn Shire Council is proud of its response to the the game, a sense of optimism and hope exists for more positive interactions between pandemic, there have only been two cases in the shire since the beginning of the community and council. This weekly series by Sandy Scheltema explores the pandemic.

“I’m also reviving a family tradition, with my great-greatgrandfather the mayor of the Borough of Daylesford in the late 19th century.”

councillors' hopes and wishes for the shire.

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Flowers to feed the soul and top gran's grave

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NDREA Drake would go for walks, in her home town of Mt Gambier, always coming back with a big bunch of flowers. “When I was a child, I would be nicking a rose from here and a rose from there,” she says.

“There was a little old man on one of the streets who told me off for pinching his best rose from his garden. He felt so guilty afterwards that every Saturday he left a rose in a little vase out the front for me.”

Andrea, 45, now lives in Creswick with her husband and daughter, and has turned her love of flowers into a hobby at home.

Their standard-size house block hosts a garden of ranunculus, peony poppies, herbs, cornflowers, astilbe and much more. Andrea is continually reading and researching on perennials which will tolerate the local weather for her garden plants.

It has been an ongoing experiment in the garden for Andrea, working out which plants survive and thrive and which ones get the chop. She creates edible bunches which include cornflowers and herbs along with more traditional floral posies.

“I love roses, peony poppies, and very feminine vibrant flowers. Hydrangeas are big, blowsy and beautiful. Colour is a major factor in my choices,” says Andrea.

“You know how people buy groceries to nourish your body; I think people buy flowers to feed their soul. I think flowers are for making you feel better, for celebrating or gifting love to others. I make affordable bunches. I grow plants that are small and abundant.”

It is an evolving garden with a focus at the moment on perennials rather than annuals with vegetables, herbs and shrubbery sharing the garden beds.

Andrea buys in roses from specialist flower farms for the big calendar occasions like Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. She keeps the cost of the posies low and sells them at Flemo’s Milkbar in Creswick.

The proximity of the Creswick Cemetery is a perfect marketing opportunity for Andrea’s business. “People pop into Flemo’s for a posy to put on their granny’s grave,” she says.

Flemo's owner Brian Fleming says: “There is no doubt that the cemetery is a factor in Andrea’s success with people looking for flowers. My customers love them, she keeps them very cheap, and they are popular.”

Words: Carol Saffer | Image: supplied

Century- A old prayers provide comfort in the pandemic

The prayers were written for his extended family and his community of Samoan families living at Vailima, Apia.

“Written under Pacific skies, they have relevance to people struggling with disease, disempowerment or It has inspired his new album, The Windmill Needs despair, anywhere,” Neil says. the Wind, which features 12 of the prayers written in Through 2019 the prayer-songs took shape, and Samoa by Robert Louis Stevenson set to music. lockdown provided the opportunity to record them. Neil Neil's interest in Robert Louis Stevenson has been gathered around him a group of acoustic musicians, to life-long. Before COVID struck, Neil and his partner record (in their own homes) an album.

Judy Turner were planning a return to the Edinburgh The roll call includes Dan Witton (Bush Gothic) on Fringe Festival in 2020, the 170th anniversary of the double bass; Luke Plumb (Luke Plumb and The Circuit) writer's birth. Their show Sing Me A Song, telling his life story, had sold out at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in on mandolin; Hamish Davidson (Davidson Brothers) on fiddle; Judy Turner on fiddle, viola, uke; and singers August 2019.

Pete Daffy (The Funky String band); Bec Rigby (The Pivoting when COVID brought all travel and touring to a halt, Neil turned his attention to Stevenson's Harpoons); and Gus Rigby (Number One Dads, Fools).

Vailima Prayers written during the period of his life Link: www.neiladamandjudyturner.com/windmill when he was living with his family in Samoa.

FTER more than a century, words of kindness provide comfort in a COVIDstruck world, according to Newlyn singer/ songwriter Neil Adam.

Cold beers on tap and great local wines.

Sunday spit roast dinners and a summer menu with loads of shareable options.

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8 Our growers

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Growing garlic in the Central Highlands

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F YOU enter "garlic recipes" into a Google search it will bring up 262 million results in less than one second, 0.71 seconds to be precise. The first one up is garlic butter. Over the past couple of weeks, Daylesford Sunday Market coordinator Raoul Benedict has gathered up four of his garlic sellers and asked them about what they do and to share a recipe with the readers of The Local. So, read on to hear from Basalt's Verna Baker, Mt Franklin Organics' Florian Hofinger, Tambafield Farm's Ben Wills and Slaty Creek Organics' Ross Jones. And it's only fitting Verna is up first with her famous garlic butter recipe.

Verna Baker's Garlic Patch "The garlic that I sell at the Daylesford Sunday Market was planted by my father Andy Rodoni, a Swiss Italian.

"He planted a small crop for his growing family in the early 1940s, which came from his Swiss Italian parents who immigrated here in the early 1880s from Biasca, Switzerland. The family used it for medicinal purposes, mainly colds and flu.

"It was also used for cooking, especially his traditional Italian bullboar sausage, a secret family recipe. He also made his own cheeses from his dairy herd that he made on the farm.

"The garlic and garlic flowers I sell at the market is the same crop that my father planted all those years ago and grows under the 100-year-old pear trees in my paddock. When the garlic first flowers I use the little individual flower seeds in salads which brings a unique flavour and I also make garlic butter for toasted garlic bread which my grandchildren enjoy.

"The garlic variety is a milder flavour than other garlic with varieties commonly called the wild leek or Russian garlic."

Verna’s famous garlic butter Mix crushed garlic cloves with good quality butter, finely chopped garlic leaf (small amount) and finely chopped Italian parsley.

Spread the butter on a bread stick, wrap it in foil and bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes. Serve immediately and enjoy !

Mt Franklin's Florian Florian Hofinger runs Mt Franklin Organics, a small certified organic farm on the eastern slopes of Lalgambook (Mt Franklin), now in its 12th year. He grows all sorts of heirloom vegetables, herbs and berries for local food boxes, restaurants, markets and produce shops.

"We are also off-grid passive solar which means no fridges, just good oldfashioned 'picked fresh that morning' kind of produce.

"This year we have grown purple and white Turban, Creole and artichoke garlic - grown on a certified organic farm with plenty of added homemade compost, blood and bone, dolomite, lime and a sprinkle of gypsum. It was fed with fish fertiliser in early September.

"We were helped by a couple of reliable mates and the good 'old' in-laws show up each year. They essentially come for the 'real' (authentic Austrian influence) chicken schnitzel at the end of harvest.

"We then sell our garlic fresh at the market until it's sold out."

Spaghetti Aglio e olio Fry cloves of minced garlic on low heat in extra virgin oil for about 5 minutes until golden. Add 1 cup chopped parsley and 1 cup chopped chilli and fry for another minute. Toss with 300g cooked spaghetti, add 50g butter, season with salt and pepper and serve with plenty of grated parmesan.

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Garlic growers of the Central Highlands Tambafield Farm's Ben Wills "Tambafield Farm is a small farm under development on the edge of the village of Newlyn in the Central Highlands. We currently produce great tasting, pesticide-free hardneck garlic, but have also recently planted 700 blueberry bushes and plan to add other berries soon.

"In addition to great local produce, once Tambafield is fully established, we will also offer on-farm relaxation and mindfulness activities to the public, including specialised services for individuals with a disability.

"This year we produced a hardneck Turban variety known as Australian Red Garlic. The Turban group of hardneck garlics prefer cold climates and produce a beautiful purple/red bulb that stores well, peels well and has a lovely, robust nutty flavour. They are especially good when roasted, but are great when sautĂŠed too.

"While we are not certified as organic growers, we do use organic production methods for all our food products. We view our farm as essentially a large garden and make significant use of mulch and compost to reduce weed burden and promote soil health.

"As well as selling individual bulbs, we also plait our garlic into braids. These look great when hung in the kitchen and are also a good way to store the garlic too as it promotes air flow. My dad is a whipmaker and skilled plaiter and this is the method he learnt as a child to store garlic, they also make great gifts.

"My recipe comes from working with an artisanal sourdough bakery in Bristol in the UK."

Roasted garlic - as an ingredient for bread making To roast garlic properly it helps to have some really good olive oil. First cut the top side (pointy) end of the garlic bulb(s) to expose the interior and place on an oven tray. Drizzle in extra virgin olive oil and then cover with foil. Bake in the oven at 200C for approximately 45-60 minutes until the garlic skin is browned and the garlic itself is soft. This roasted garlic can then be squeezed out and added to all sorts of breads, whether that be to a full loaf during the mixing process, or as a paste spread onto a pastry scroll after the dough is formed and just before it goes into the oven.

Slaty Creek's Ross Jones Slaty Creek Organics is an artisan organic farm set on 1.8 hectares along the banks of Slaty Creek in the Creswick Forest. It is run by Ross Jones and Lisa Timson who predominately grow garlic, broad beans, cucumbers and herbs.

Ross has been growing garlic commercially for 26 years, 14 of those at Barongarook West in the Otways and in Creswick since 2008.

"This year we have had a sensational garlic harvest. We do not irrigate, relying on rainfall to water our garlic and this being the wettest Spring I have witnessed in the 12 years I have lived here has created optimum conditions for garlic.

"We grow six varieties for sale. Two Turban varieties including the famous Slaty Creek Red and a white Crookneck, a French artichoke (softneck garlic) and an Italian artichoke and two Creoles - yummy long-storing hardnecks, a French and a Spanish variety.

"Sadly this year my main man, Trevor the Garlic Whisperer, decided to retire from harvest duties. (But) I was ably assisted by Lisa and my daughter and Lisa's nephew Sebastian plus I hired a young local bloke Liam to help a bit."

Spinach/Silverbeet with fried garlic Ingredients: 750g fresh spinach or silverbeet, 1½ tablespoons peanut oil, 1 teaspoon each of salt & sugar, 2 tablespoons thinly sliced garlic Method: Wash the spinach/silverbeet thoroughly and remove all stems, leaving just the leaves. Heat the wok or large frying pan, add the oil and reduce the heat to moderate. Add the garlic and salt and slowly stir-fry for 2 minutes or until the garlic is golden brown and crisp. Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Add the spinach or silverbeet and stir-fry for about 2 minutes to coat the spinach leaves thoroughly with the oil and salt. When the spinach has wilted to about one-third of its original size, add the sugar. Continue to stir-fry for another 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate and pour off any excess liquid. Sprinkle with the fried garlic. Serve hot or cold.

Community News Tours of the Hepburn Hub at The Rex

Free Pool Season for 2020/2021 Our community pools are now open and entry fees to the Daylesford, Clunes and Trentham pools have once again been waived for the 2020-21 season.

The pool season extends to Monday, 8 March 2021.

It’s been a cool start to the season and a weather policy applies with pools only opening if the temperature is forecast to be 21 degrees or above. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for notification of pool closures. ** Lane hire, swimming lessons, exclusive use bookings and other bookings outside operational hours will still be charged.

Are you interested in seeing progress at the Hepburn Hub at The Rex project?

The Hepburn Hub at The Rex is a project many in the community are excited about, and so are we. Building works will commence in the new year, so we thought we would open the building up for tours again before it becomes an active building site.

Registrations and a short induction will be necessary due to COVID and OHS obligations. Tour times are: • Wednesday, 16 December 2020 • 11.00am – 12.00pm • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Friday, 18 December 2020 • 11.00am – 12.00pm • 1.00pm – 2.00pm Please contact Paulette on ppleasance@hepburn.vic.gov.au or (03) 5321 6142 / 0429 818 580.

World Heritage Bid for Central Victorian Goldfields The campaign to put the Central Victorian Goldfields on the World Heritage map took a huge step forward this week with the launch of a fascinating new website.

It provides fascinating insights into the discovery of gold in Victoria, the world-wide significance of the Victorian goldrush and the epic bid for World Heritage listing.

Check it out here - http://goldfieldsworldheritage.com.au/.

Creswick Caravan Park The 15 year lease at the Creswick Caravan Park finished last week and Council have engaged Relief Caretakers to manage the day-to-day running of the park. We are inspecting assets and compliance in the park, and also helping to make sure that this much loved park is ready for the busy Christmas period.

Customer Service for Trentham Great news for the community of Trentham and surrounds, with Council Customer Service being made available at the Trentham Library in early 2021.

Residents will be able to log requests, pay their rates and other Council accounts, document lodgments, animal registrations, bins and more. We hope this extension of services to the community will be embraced.

You will notice a few changes happening in the library space in the lead up to the new service being made available. We’ll keep you posted on progress.

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RESWICK’S John (Jack) Sewell passed away on December 4.

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Mr Sewell was born on September 16, 1924 and served over three decades as a councillor with the former Creswick Shire.

He served with the RAAF during World War II and was a life member of RSL Victoria and a past president of the Creswick-Smeaton RSL sub-branch.

Mr Sewell was the youngest child of Charles and May Sewell of Kooroocheang and the brother of Hector, Alan and Winnie (all dec).

He was married to Myra (dec) and father and father-in-law of Diane, Julie, Janet and Richard, and Peter and Elisabeth.

As part of “Celebrating 150 Years of Local Government in Hepburn Shire” Kingston photographer Robert Imhoff made a submission to Hepburn Shire Council to photograph Mr Sewell, a long-time friend.

The photo, left, now hangs in the Creswick Museum.

“John Fraser (Jack) Sewell was born in Creswick in 1924 [and] educated at Kooroocheang Primary School, Ballarat High School and Ballarat School of Mines.

Jack spent most of his childhood on the family property ‘Mayfield’ at Kooroocheang.

In 1850 Jack’s grandfather James Sewell migrated from Penrith, England and settled on the property ‘Thornbarrow’ at Kooroocheang where he produced and sold seed commercially.

On his return from RAAF service in New Guinea during the Second World War, Jack followed his father Charles Sewell who farmed ‘Mayfield’ and commenced growing seed on his own property ‘Koorootyngh’ at Smeaton.

In 1950 Jack married Myra Redman and they had three daughters and one son.

Jack continued farming at ‘Mayfield’ until his retirement in 1983 when he handed the property over to his son Peter Sewell. Jack and his family moved to Creswick.

In 1982 Jack Sewell was presented with Life Membership of the Australian Seed Industry. At the time he was described by his peers as a ‘Statesman of the Industry’ for his achievements during seven years' presidency of the Australian Seed Producers Federation.

“In 1999 he became a Member of the Order of Australia Award (AM), being the second-highest honour on the order listing. At that time he had served the community, the seed industry of Australia and local government for 50 years. The press at the time recorded that ‘A capacity crowd gave a resounding ‘Standing Ovation’ at Daylesford Town Hall following Mayor, Max O’Shea’s, public congratulations on Australia Day’ (1999).

From the early 1950s Jack Sewell served the following community organisations; Smeaton School Committee; Smeaton Fire Brigade; Smeaton Cemetery Trust; Creswick RSL; Ballarat Legacy; Creswick Bowling Club; Creswick Shire Council; Ballarat Area Planning Committee; Central Highlands/Wimmera Council of Further Education; Loddon Water Quality Study; Loddon River Management Study; North Central Catchment Implementation Group; and Creswick Water Board.”

Mr Imhoff said Mr Sewell’s passion for local history was well known and documented and he had written The History of Kooroocheang; The History of Smeaton; The History of Creswick Bowling Club; and The History of the Australian Seed Industry.

He was also involved in foundation work in 1969 establishing the Semmens Collection into the Town Hall Museum, known today as the Creswick Museum.

Image: Robert Imhoff

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Out of the frying pan...into ???

IT'S been an 'unprecedented' year and for most Central Highlands residents it's been one of lockdowns but also open spaces for enjoying masked walks.

But for some former residents it's been a different year. Some better, some worse. "Out of the frying pan...into ???. In the fourth of our series, former Glenlyon resident Jill de Vos, pictured far right, talks about life in Europe with partner Shelley Beer, right, aboard their boat SV Eucalyptus.

Dash to Turkey Lockdown lifted on June 21 in La Linea, Spain. We discussed the situation with our Australian buddies on Boomerang. Should we stay or go? We decided to go to Turkey because it is one of the few countries you can get a resident visa while there.

We left on the morning of August 2. We both had an extra crew member for the overnight passages. We took a young Spanish fellow. He’d done his Yachtmaster but had little experience, knew everything and hated washing up.

After a great passage overnight we anchored 30 miles from Cartagena. Just about to drop the anchor only to find it wasn’t working. We rafted up to our buddy while we found the tripped fuse and went off to anchor. Then our solar panels started overheating.

We had them fixed in Cartegena. Overnight to Formentara in the Balearics, this passage included a loss of steering at 2am when a cable unscrewed itself. Ibiza was the next stop, anchoring in the bay where the series White Lines was filmed.

Mallorca, then Menorca where we left for the 31-hour sail to Carloforte, Sardinia.

A COVID test to enter Italy was required, all negative. There was only one more overnighter to Sicily and then we could offload our Spanish lazyboy.

Guillermo disembarked in Trapani and we continued on to Palermo. Palermo is a beautiful city with a tarnished reputation of being the home of the mafia. We treated ourselves to dinner at a hatted restaurant near the marina, exceptional even if it meant we would be living on very little for a few weeks.

Next stop Cefalu, where we anchored in front of the old city, a spectacular backdrop. Then Ocabo d'Orlando to jump to the islands of Lipari and Stromboli.

Stromboli was a visual treat, the black sliding slope contrasting with the green mountainside and smoke in wisps escaping from the summit.

The Messina Strait was next. We timed it for a good tide and current to traverse.

Radioing ahead we requested permission to enter. The Messina Strait demands respect but as we entered we wondered what all the fuss was about. Half an hour later we knew why. It was rough. Never have I been happier to leave a stretch of water, until we rounded the corner of the toe of Italy. It was even rougher.

We stopped at Porto Bolaro. This could be the smallest marina in the world.

Boomerang backed in wedged next to a monohull. We went bow first and tied up side on, the marina was full. The season had finished so we got takeaway pizza and sat in the deserted outdoor restaurant.

We were a bit of a novelty; the owner poured us a glass of the local drink, Liquore alla Liquirizia, and told us about the area. I wish we had more time to spend in that region. Calabria is known for its simple pastoral-based cuisine relying heavily on vegetables.

Roccella Ionica was the next anchorage, on the instep of Italy; from there we cross the Golfo di Squillace to the heel.

Next morning was perfect, flat conditions with a nice breeze on the beam. Two hours later it turned into a churning mess. Waves were breaking over the side and Shelley thought we had a water problem but it was a large wave breaking on the starboard hull. I slowed to 3-knots to stop the roller coaster. This means it will take us longer to get there but will be slightly more comfortable.

La Costello, the anchorage has a castle but to be totally honest I am very much over castles and churches, boats and travelling. Next stop Cretone. We pull into Cretone Marina after another rough passage.

Should we cross to the heel of Italy or just make a run to Corfu? The boat that joined us a week ago decided to go to direct to Agostoli, further south, and got caught in a medicane (Mediterranean hurricane).

We decide to cross from Cretone to Corfu, it is 152 nautical miles, which means we need another crew member. The only person available was a delivery captain. It was expensive but he took charge of the boat and I had a rest.

Corfu, I love you, but not Greek paperwork. We spent two nights in Mandraki Marina, situated at the base of the 15th century Venetian fortress and a short walk into the town. Here are beautiful pastel-coloured Venetian buildings and narrow cobblestone streets where you could wander for hours.

The Lefkas Canal runs about 3.5 miles through the low-lying land at the northeast end of the island of Lefkas, dividing it from the mainland. The bridge opens on the hour and we just made it.

The experience was amazing and emerging at the other end we were confronted with the most beautiful scenery. Another anchorage, not the one we had planned but a tiny one that took just our two boats, you could have been the only people in Greece.

Morning saw us in the Corinth sea on our way to the Rion-Antirion Bridge, one of the longest span bridges in the world. Approaching, we radio bridge control giving our air draft, they advise which span to go under.

The wind was picking up, the waves were building but it was a following sea so not uncomfortable. It was early so we decided to do the canal.

The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. Started by Emperor Nero but wasn’t finished until the mid 1800s.

You tie up and pay at the end. All set to come aside, Shelley throws the line around the bollard but fails to hold onto the end. Panic ensues. Someone grabs the line and throws it back but I can’t keep the boat in position. We get blown off; I miss hitting our buddy boat by inches. I am now blocking the entrance. I do a 360 and approach again. I hear on the VHF the canal authority telling the boats entering to wait (for us to move). This time our two friends are waiting for the lines and we tie up. We pay our €270 for 4 miles and leave. We anchor around the corner. We don’t talk, we are too traumatised.

Korfos, Epihadros then Kythnos where we received a warning on the phone that it was a COVID hotspot. We stay on the boat like just about every other stop.

The beautiful island of Paros was the next. Nothing has changed since our visit 13 years ago.

The beautiful islands of Amorgos then Astipalea, the gorgeous butterfly-shaped island with only a few goats wandering round and water so clear you could see the sand in 10-feet. Tilos was the last island before Rhodes.

Rhodes is an island steeped in ancient history. It was here that we had to check out of the Schengen Zone. There is no travel between Greece and Turkey, not only has COVID stopped it but the constant arguments between them keep the border closed. We have heard that they will not let us leave if we are going to Turkey.

The immigration officer is eating lunch. She puts it aside, sighs and flicks through our passports. She looks at us and asks where we have been; I burst into an explanation about not being able to go home and the pandemic and how far we had come and how our government is awful.

She looks at me and throws her arms up and says "OK but you cannot come back for 90 days". She also asks where we are going. Cyprus. We head to the customs and then the port police. It had taken three hours but we can leave in the morning, we go straight and sneak across to Turkey.

We motored into Fethiye, around weekend sailors and the tourist gulets. A boat drifts in 100 metres of water with two old blokes naked jumping off the back. We altered course to avoid them and their wobbly bits.

Fethiye was an absolute treasure. There was a beautiful bay with plenty of spots to anchor. Next morning we motor over to the Coast Guard dock to check in. All went well and they allowed us two hours to race to the Turkcell shop to organise SIM cards.

We had dinner with sailing friends that we have corresponded with but have never met. It was lovely to meet them and they took us to a small family restaurant.

The fish, prawns and calamari come from the shop next door, the mother and father cooked and it was delicious.

The last stop before our Winter home was Kas. This will be remembered for the great Deva (our Bengal cat) leap. After a little celebratory dinner we went back to the boat and let Deva out. It was dark. There was a loud splash.

Shelley grabbed the net and I grabbed the torch. We walked around the boat shining the torch onto the water. No sign of her. I jumped onto the pontoon, Shelley follows. I move towards the boat next door and call her, this is the time I am grateful that she has a very loud howl. We scooped her out and take her in for a warm fresh water rinse.

We warmed towels in the microwave and wrap her up to dry her and stop the shivering. An hour later she has totally recovered and is not the least bit grateful.

October 24 we arrived in Finike and it was time to tie up for Winter. Eightythree days, 2180nm, four countries, one COVID test, many masks, 45 days anchoring, 38 days in marinas. Many lessons learned, many mistakes made and a global pandemic. And now another lockdown.

- Jill de Vos - SV Eucalyptus

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Oh Xmas tree! Health funds Facilities open

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IGHT organisations in the Macedon region ITH the significant easing of COVID will share in $44,700 in VicHealth funding restrictions, Hepburn Shire Council to support residents hardest hit by the can now make its facilities available coronavirus pandemic to improve their health and for booking community events, meetings and wellbeing. activities, in line with state government advice.

They include: Central Highlands Broadcasting who will use the grant to support local students to be part of one or two bands, supported by a professional musician mentor; Kyneton District Soccer Club who will use the grant to fund a 5-a-side social soccer program, a GO Girls social program and school clinics; Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre who will use this grant to run COVID-safe training with volunteers in community sporting organisations to build their confidence in resuming sporting activities safely; Hepburn Wholefoods Collective who will use the grant to purchase supplies to establish a garden and an interactive educational space for young families; and Doxa Youth Foundation who will use the grant for materials to design quiet garden spaces.

ESPITE recent rain and thunderstorms Macedon State Labor MP Mary-Anne Thomas threatening the Daylesford Christmas Tree said the much-needed funding would ensure local Farm at Musk, hundreds of local families organisations and clubs could continue supporting the and visitors braved the elements to get a little slice community to build back better from the impact of of Christmas. coronavirus.

Peter Starsuun, who calls himself the original tree “Grass-roots organisations are the heart and soul of hugger, has been helping the Ieule family at the farm for the Macedon Ranges and Hepburn region, and their years. The family purchased the farm more than 25 years efforts are the key to connecting our communities.” ago.

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Additional signage and cleaning will be an important feature of the reopening of council buildings for bookings.

A risk management plan is being developed to ensure facilities can be opened in a safe manner and all users of facilities will be asked to play their part in helping to stay safe.

Venues available for bookings are: • Daylesford Town Hall • Daylesford Senior Citizens Hall • Daylesford Victoria Park • Creswick Hub Meeting Room • Creswick Town Hall • Clunes Warehouse – Esmond Gallery • Clunes Warehouse – Ulumbarra Room Hepburn Shire Council's customer service team are available to take bookings on 5348 2306.

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INSIDE INTERIOR DESIGNER CHELSEA HING’S BRAND NEW STUDIO IN DAYLESFORD The lauded interior designer acted on a combination of pragmatism and rightplace-at-the-right-time opportunity to set up a second studio site in Daylesford – finding the perfect site to transform with her signature flair.

“This year has been incredibly challenging, however we are more excited than ever to help clients, in the city and the country, to create homes with heart. We can’t wait to get to know the people of Daylesford and beyond.”

Responding to the influx of Melburnians relocating to the bucolic town 108 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, Chelsea, who founded her eponymous practice in 2007, says she was inspired to open the outpost as she believes regional Victoria is underserviced when it comes to design. “What started as a pandemicinduced daydream quickly materialised into a real business opportunity,” she says. “I absolutely adore Daylesford. It’s been a long-held dream to divide my time between the country and the city, and after the year we’ve had, the timing feels right.”

Having both metro and regional bases gives Chelsea’s clients the best of both worlds, and the same is true for the interior designer herself.

With the doors now open, Chelsea plans to split her time between the Melbourne and Daylesford studios.

To make an appointment, please contact studio@chelseahing.com.au or visit www.chelseahing.com.au

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DAYLESFORD GARDEN RETREAT An extraordinary property in central Daylesford sited on a large allotment of approx. 1424 sq.m, just a short walk to Lake Daylesford and the town centre.

The property features a craftsman-built residence configured to provide 2 fully self-contained and connected villas. The richly dramatic interiors feature timber wall panelling, vaulted ceilings, polished timber floors and custom detailing throughout. All furnishings are included (excluding books, leather armchair & garden pots). Surrounded by lush gardens, each villa offers private undercover deck entry to an open plan living-meals area with well-appointed kitchen, one bedroom and resort-style bathroom with double spa and separate shower.

a2 b2 c2 FOR SALE PRICE $955,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

DAYLESFORD 19A PERRINS STREET HUGE BUILDING ALLOTMENT WITH STUNNING VIEWS IN CENTRAL DAYLESFORD * 1510 sq.m vacant land – driveway on Title, no common property or Owners Corporation * Power, sewerage, town water have 2 connection points on site * Panoramic views to east, south and west – magnificent sunrise and sunset views * Perfectly private with established ornamental pear trees on northern boundary, herbaceous garden beds, mature hedges

LYONVILLE 12A SOUTH LYONVILLE ROAD FOR SALE PRICE $685,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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CONTEMPORARY DELUXE LIVING CLOSE TO DAYLESFORD & TRENTHAM Breathe in fresh country air and enjoy the peaceful surrounds at this spectacular country home featuring contemporary living and superb rural views. The spacious passive solar designed home captures northern light and glorious views. With attention to detail and thoughtful selection of materials throughout, the gleaming timber floors and stylish modern décor create a beautiful atmosphere while providing low maintenance, energy efficient living in the heart of Victoria’s famed Spa Country.

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CONTINENTAL HOUSE CIRCA 1927 – THE “CONTI” This iconic Health and Wellbeing Centre is ideally situated just a short 500m from the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve and located directly on the Goldfields walking and mountain bike track. After a substantial renovation in 2013, this 1920s guesthouse is a highly popular retreat centre for health and wellbeing events, yoga retreats, conferences, respite holidays and family gatherings. The Guest accommodation features 12 bedrooms all with individual bathrooms, large wood panelled lounge with roaring log fire, various common areas, large yoga room, commercial kitchen, extensive dining room, back of house laundry and store, spa facilities, massage rooms and an authentic Turkish hammam and tea room.

a 13 b 16 c 6 FOR SALE PRICE $2,100,000 + GST CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 HEPBURN SPRINGS 3 SIXTH STREET

WESTERN RED CEDAR AMONGST THE GUM TREES Surrounded by beautiful gumtrees this spa country residence is situated in a quiet residential area just minutes’ walk in to the Mineral Springs Reserve, Hepburn Bathhouse and historic Hepburn Pool. Immaculately presented, the timber residence features a north facing decking, open plan kitchen/living, 3 bedrooms (2 with BIR), large laundry and a separate toilet/bathroom with bath. * 534m2 land size Zoned General Residential * All main services connected – NBN internet available * Back to grid Solar system * Ned Kelly wood heather & split system * Carport and on-site car parking available

a3 b1 c1 FOR SALE PRICE $535,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Curtis O'Neil 0423 904 050 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

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"HILLTOP" - LIFESTYLE PROPERTY WITH ESTABLISHED BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY Located in central Victoria just 3 minutes from the township of Guildford approx.

18 min to Castlemaine, 24 min to Daylesford and 90 mins to Melbourne.

This property presents a lifestyle opportunity with an income from Hilltop Boarding Kennel, which is a highly valued long established, well-run facility with plenty of return customers that can provide an immediate return.

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THE OLD VICARAGE RESIDENCE, IN A CENTRAL CLUNES POSITION Sitting proudly in Service Street, Clunes, this substantial late Victorian home offers beautiful period features including 3 double bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets, and 6 original fireplaces. A loving restoration enhances its historic features including high ceilings, polished timber floors, and lined ceiling boards. The location is within easy walking distance of all Clunes amenities. The land area is approx. 3539m2 or just under 1 acre on 2 titles with planning permits to extend the residence to even further glory. The gardens are fully established, offering both shade and colour with beautiful tree lines and a stunning East-facing front garden. This rare property has so many possibilities that an inspection is a must.

a3 b1 c4 FOR SALE PRICE $850,000 CONTACT Curtis O'Neil 0423 904 050 OFFICE 32 Albert Street, Creswick 5345 1073 ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

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DAYLESFORD 11 MILLAR STREET CRAFTSMAN RENOVATED HOME Located 500 mtrs and a gentle stroll to the centre Daylesford with its café culture, shops and facilities. This superbly renovated residence sits on a large allotment of approx 886 m2 and offers long views towards Doctors Gully. The home is beautifully positioned with a northern aspect allowing great natural light to flood the house.

The residence was built in the mid-1950s and many of period features have been retained including decorative cornice and ceiling roses.

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DAYLESFORD 15 DALY STREET ICONIC DAYLESFORD LANDMARK COTTAGE (CIRCA 1864) WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS This cottage has been beautifully restored and updated whilst retaining its period charm. The home is situated high on Wombat Hill, commanding panoramic views over the township and out to the distant ranges. A quiet place to relax and enjoy long lunches and the alfresco lifestyle, all situated only a five minutes stroll to the main street of Daylesford, and its many gourmet restaurants, wine bars, day spas, shops and galleries.

TRENTHAM 17 VICTORIA STREET HISTORIC HOUSE "LELANT" First time offered in over 40 years. Here is your opportunity to purchase the historic “Lelant House” in the tightly held, cosy township of Trentham. It is situated opposite The Lake and only 200 meters to High Street. Sitting on approx.

1372m2, the block is Crown Allotment 1 of Section1 and was the starting point of the Trentham township survey of 1864.

This home is just waiting for the right person with imagination, determination and commitment to renovate this property into one of Trentham’s Grand Homes.

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SOLD PRICE $915,000 CONTACT Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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SOLD PRICE Contact Agent CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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YANDOIT 88 HIGH STREET HISTORIC SURVIVOR WITH STYLE Set on 1.5 acres and surrounded by a wonderful established garden, this 2-bedroom weatherboard cottage has a sense of place, history and character, brought into modern times.

The rooms are freshly painted, the bathroom and toilet updated. The sitting room adjacent to the kitchen has a split system, and a combustion wood heater in the kitchen makes it cosy on the cooler days. The airy and comfortable loungeroom has a coved ceiling and an open fireplace for the romantic nights, as well as a new split system.

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SOLD Contact Agent CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 Curtis O'Neil 0423 904 050 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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He now brings this same dedication and customer focus to real estate.

Since moving to the area five years ago he has established a working farm on the outskirts of Daylesford, where he lives with his family, dogs, horses and geese.

“I am able to draw on my experience to assist others relocating to the country, not just by helping them find the perfect home but also how to get the most out of country life, whether it be advising on the best schools, where the best walking tracks are or how to buy a tractor.

Janos’s enthusiasm for real estate and helping people to complete their home sale or purchase in an effortless and seamless way will make your experience with him one you will enjoy.

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A very ethical Christmas “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do.” - Potter Stewart This year, 2020, is an odd duck. Many will thank the heavens it is almost over. 2020 made us think and behave in a collective way, appreciating the quieter times. Often enjoying our families more, noticing nature and the wonder of the cleaner environment. Conversely, how quickly litter and noise and roadkill reappeared after lockdown removal.

It is with this quieter space that we realise Christmas is almost upon us. Perhaps we have a renewed energy for Christmas and young kids to craft decorations, cards, make wreaths, table decorations, make candles and bath bombs. Perhaps you could think of nothing worse.

I will then get on to a few suggestions to remind us that Christmas is not about plastic made in China, excess waste and landfill. Sustainability Australia says our waste increases 30 per cent at Christmas time. That’s huge, with 90 per cent of Aussies discarding over 25 per cent of their festive season food.

Make room in the fridge and freezer to store leftovers. Buy locally sourced and produced food as seasonal produce is abundant, cheaper and you are eating with the natural seasons which must be better for your health.

Purchase a worm farm or compost maker for the food waste. It is a gift that keeps on giving.

Gift fair trade and local goods. Be conscious of the miles items have travelled.

The more miles, the more emissions and greenhouse gases produced.

The most sustainable Christmas tree in Australia is an arrangement of branches or a potted tree that can be used year after year, next being the cut tree that can be mulched and composted. Plastic trees won’t recycle or decompose, eventually adding to landfill. The same can be said for tree decorations. Wood, fabric, paper or glass are better alternatives over plastic. Better still, make popcorn strings, pine cones or acacia seed decorations to hang on the gum branches.

Reuse your Christmas paper. Fold and store instead of ripping and throwing.

Australians use more than 150,000km of wrapping paper. Enough to wrap around the Equator nearly four times. Buy recycled content paper or paper that can be recycled. If you scrunch your wrapping and it stays scrunched, it can be recycled.

Alternatively, use fabric scraps or tea towels for wrapping. If you are interested, YouTube videos can demonstrate a variety of great fabric techniques.

Entertaining? Avoid the throwaway plastic cutlery and plates.

Send e-cards or emails instead of paper cards or letters.

Gift experiences or donations to charities instead of unwanted things. Aussies receive over 20 million unwanted gifts at Christmas time.

Putting up Christmas lights? Switch to solar for outside. Current LEDs are quite power-efficient for inside.

Once again, the Christmas season has taken me by surprise. It isn’t my favourite time of year since it is usually busy and pressured with too many commitments. 2020 may be the year I enjoy Christmas, taking it slowly and mindfully and eating from my garden. May your 2020 Christmas experiences be happy, making the year of 2020 end joyously.

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Best wishes for the festive season

Where Dreams Become Lifestyles As 2020 draws to a close, the McQueen Broadhurst team wish to congratulate each of our vendors on the exceptional

results we achieved together for the sale of your property. We also extend a warm welcome to all our new buyers who now own wonderful homes in the region.

McQueen Broadhurst will continue working hard during the holiday period to assist our growing number of registered buyers in their journey to secure their dream country lifestyle property. Throughout 2020, our expertise in matching each property with the ideal buyer has been proven time and time again, resulting in quick sales and record prices.

We are regional Victoria’s lifestyle property specialists in luxury residences, boutique accommodation and rural acreages, achieving premium prices for these premium properties.

Contact McQueen Broadhurst should you wish to sell your property this summer. Whether as an on or off-market campaign, we provide the most professional service in the region.

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134 Vincent Street, Daylesford $1,550,000 - $1,700,000 This grand Victorian country residence (circa 1890) within 1,124 sqm of beautifully manicured gardens has stunning rooftop deck views of Lake Daylesford, only a moments’ walk to shops and restaurants. Featuring opulent French inspired interiors, a luxurious lounge, separate dining room and farmhouse kitchen, and 4 double bedrooms (each with ensuite) providing generous and elegant guest accommodation.

5 3 0 Po r c u p i n e R i d g e R o a d , Po r c u p i n e R i d g e $2,000,000 $2,200,000 An extraordinary lifestyle residence with unsurpassed, multi-use accommodation as an ideal wedding destination, corporate venue, or spa/wellness retreat.

Comprising an original mud brick residence, reception centre with treatment rooms, large reception building with commercial kitchen, 6 individual studio cottages, a 2-bedroom manager’s residence, sheds, dams, bore, and ample carparking.

1 2 1 Fr i t h M i l l R o a d , L y o n v i l l e $1,650,000 - $1,780,000 This sculptural retreat on approx. 6.5 ha has stunning forest views across a huge sparkling dam. The bespoke home features high angled glazing, hardwood ceilings and brick feature walls. Relax or entertain in the open plan kitchen and lounge/dining under an imposing double-height ceiling. Comprising 3 bedrooms, separate artist’s studio, lakeside loft dwelling and shed.

This property is sure to delight.

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15 Leggatt Street, Daylesford $1,700,000 - $1,850,000 With absolute lake frontage, Balconies Lakeside is a 5-bedroom home offering spectacular views. Set in cascading landscaped gardens on approx. 921 sqm of waterfront land, this lifestyle offering currently trades as a boutique bed & breakfast, along with a ground floor self-contained apartment. This prestige accommodation rates as one of the Spa Country’s most popular choices and would make a wonderful family home.

1 0 1 Ma i n R o a d , He p b u r n S p r i n g s $1,800,000 Surrounded by lush formal gardens, this grand country residence (circa 1908) epitomises country style and sophistication. Comprising a luxurious library, opulent dining/lounge rooms, a generous country kitchen and 4 bedrooms with ensuites. Downstairs includes a further 2 to 3 bedrooms, living areas, office, wine cellar and kitchenette. Ideal for guests, a home business with separate entry, or as rental accommodation.

2 9 Ma i n R o a d , He p b u r n S p r i n g s $1,380,000 - $1,480,000 A striking sun-drenched contemporary home architecturally designed to capture spectacular bushland views from every room. Offering indulgent country living on approx. 5,000sq/m, this luxurious home features extensive use of Australian hardwood timbers, muted tones, and a natural palette. This is a true “smart home” - Fully automated and privately positioned between Hepburn Springs and Daylesford.

65 Spences Road, Drummond North $1,250,000 - $1,350,000 The peaceful vistas of the surrounding landscape provide the perfect backdrop for this family homestead.

Nestled into a gently undulating slope on 16 hectares (40 acres), this 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence features 4 indoor living areas, a huge master bedroom with ensuite and WIR, inground solar heated mineral pool, and an entertaining pergola with pizza oven overlooking colourful landscaped gardens.

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950 Daylesford Malmsbury Road, Glenlyon $1,350,000 - $1,450,000 Positioned on an elevated and private 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) this 4-bedroom gabled homestead has the space inside and out for a growing family. Overlooking the Loddon River valley at the end of a sweeping driveway, the wrap around verandah and the oversized floorplan echo the best of the past and bring it into the present, with year-round entertaining and the conveniences of modern-day living.

31 Rollinsons Road, Malmsbury $1,300,000 - $1,400,000 ‘Fairlea Farm’ comprises numerous buildings from the mid to late 19th century, on approx. 63 hectares (156 acres) of 12 paddocks and laneways, with basalt loam soil well suited for fat lamb and beef cattle production.

The home has been re-stumped, re-wired and re-roofed/ insulated. Comprising 6 principal rooms, you can move in immediately, and renovate the bluestone cottage and outbuildings at a later date.

1713 Ballarat Daylesford Road, Newlyn $1,300,000 The Bluestone Church has undergone a stunning & meticulous renovation & offers a large communal space perfect for functions, or a home entertainment zone.

The adjacent Sunday School building is great for intimate gatherings & includes a stainless steel kitchen with stunning views. An extension (STCA) could provide a unique country house retreat. There are also bathroom & change-room facilities, a BBQ & bar area.

150 Currys Hill Road, Musk $1,500,000 With spectacular views over the Musk and Daylesford countryside, this 7.5 ha property high on Currys Hill in the enviable Musk precinct has curated lawns and established gardens. The solid brick family residence comprises 3 bedrooms plus study, 2 bathrooms, lounge/ dining, kitchen/meals, and a large family room.

Featuring a pure spring water bore, 4-car carport, and shed; only 10 minutes’ drive to Daylesford.

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2 0 S t r a w h o r n s L a n e , Fr a n k l i n f o r d $1,150,000 - $1,250,000 This elevated homestead-style residence has striking views to Mount franklin and beyond. Situated on 7.43 ha (20 acres) of useable land, the home comprises an expansive living room, dining/2nd living, kitchen/meals area, 3 bedrooms (master with ensuite and WIR), family bathroom, laundry and large double garage. Featuring a picturesque dam, bore and sheds, this is a walk-in, ‘lifestyle ready’ property.

79 Piper Street, Kyneton $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 This home perfectly encapsulates so many of the attributes of mid-century design. A huge living and dining zone allows for effortless family gatherings.

Comprising 3 queen-size bedrooms, and a king-size master bedroom with WIR and exquisite ensuite. A self-contained wing with its own Piper Street access could be a guest wing, teenager’s retreat, or simply continue as a lucrative B&B.

15 Basin Road, Daylesford $1,150,000 - $1,250,000 With refined eclecticism, this period cottage on 710 sqm combines lavish and spacious interiors with private and expansive outdoor entertaining. Comprising luxurious central living/dining/library zones with OFP, large kitchen with bar, covered wrap around deck with jacuzzi overlooking landscaped gardens, a huge master bedroom suite with dressing room, ensuite and gym, a 2nd bedroom with ensuite, 2 bedrooms and laundry.

1 1 0 Ma i n R o a d , He p b u r n S p r i n g s $880,000 - $965,000 This exceptional period-style residence in the heart of Hepburn Springs offers a wonderful opportunity to enjoy as is, undertake some cosmetic renovations, or else fully renovate. Comprising an expansive living room with timber panelled walls, separate dining, 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a powder room.

Well-suited for a large extended family, as a lucrative holiday let, or permanent rental investment.

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119 Sawpit Gully Road, M o u n t Fr a n k l i n $800,000 - $880,000 The looming view of Mount Franklin as you enter the gateway heightens the sense of arrival to this expansive 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, set on a lightly treed 20 acres. Mains power, a full length verandah and numerous sheds and dams makes this the ideal permanent home or relaxing weekender.

7 Vincent Street North, Daylesford $750,000 - $800,000 With a rich history dating back to the Cobb & Co gold rush era of the mid-1800s, this stunning residence oozes charm and grace. A lush, established cottage front garden provides a wonderful welcome to this 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom historical residence. The secluded rear garden is a botanist’s delight with a fusion of established European trees and exotics, a prolific orchard, citrus grove, and vegetable garden, all flourishing in rich volcanic soil.

1 Queensberry Street, Daylesford $700,000 $750,000 This light-filled cottage (Circa 1930) is now a beautifully crafted home and 5-Star B&B featuring striking murals, custom cabinetry and original floorboards. Comprising 2 bedrooms, central living and kitchen/meals, bathroom, plus a bath house and separate laundry. Outside are mature trees, a studio or 3rd bedroom conversion (STCA), and a north-facing entertaining pergola.

3 B a l l a n d We l c h L a n e , Va u g h a n $695,000 - $760,000 This newly renovated Scandi-style cabin on 1,675 sqm sits above the banks of the Loddon River in the tightly held Vaughan village. Comprising a spacious living room with wood heater and deck access, 2 bedrooms, and a bathroom. The perfect private escape or holiday let, with mains power, A/C, water tank, landscaped gardens, and an outdoor bath, all within easy reach of Daylesford, Castlemaine and Guildford.

2/123 Vincent Street, Daylesford | m c q u e e n b r o a d h u r s t . c o m . a u | 54 Piper Street, Kyneton

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SOLD DAYLESFORD TOWNSHIP $1.04M

SOLD GLENLYON VILLAGE $1M

SOLD DENVER 27 ACRES $1.2M

SOLD DAYLESFORD TOWNSHIP $1.37M PREMIUM PROPERTIES, PREMIUM SALES - THE REGION’S PREMIER AGENCY 2/123 Vincent Street, Daylesford | m c q u e e n b r o a d h u r s t . c o m . a u | 54 Piper Street, Kyneton

SOLD REDESDALE 102 ACRES $3-$3.3M

SOLD LEONARDS HILL 27 ACRES $2.42M

SOLD KYNETON 7 ACRES $1.58M

SOLD HEPBURN SPRINGS ‘SAVOIA HOTEL’ $1.8M PREMIUM PROPERTIES, PREMIUM SALES - THE REGION’S PREMIER AGENCY 2/123 Vincent Street, Daylesford | m c q u e e n b r o a d h u r s t . c o m . a u | 54 Piper Street, Kyneton

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House prices jump in regional Victoria

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HE median price of a house in Hepburn Shire has gone up by 57.2 per cent over the past five years to $602,000, REIV figures show.

The September 2020 figures show that the region has had the highest five-year change over Ballarat City, and Central Goldfields, Golden Plains, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool, Mount Alexander and Pyrenees shires.

Hepburn Shire also recorded a 9.5 per cent price jump over the past 12 months.

Macedon Ranges’ median house price is $775,000, up 3.9 per cent over the past year and up 39.6 per cent over the past five years.

Ballarat’s median house price is $425,000, up 6.3 per cent and 33.9 per cent respectively. Central Goldfields is $277,000, up 13.3 per cent and 28.8 per cent.

Golden Plains is $555,000, up 11.2 per cent and 49 per cent. Moorabool is $593,500, up 12 per cent and 56.2 per cent. Mount Alexander is $539,000, up 3.7 per cent and 38.2 per cent. Pyrenees is $306,250, up 8.4 per cent and 39.2 per cent.

The data shows the municipalities across the region have experienced growth between 30 to 60 per cent over past five years. Eleven towns recorded at least 10 per cent annual growth on their house values. The most expensive regional town is Mount Macedon with a median house price of $1,282,500.

The region also caters for smaller budgets with affordable properties in areas such as Maryborough which has a $270,000 median price and annual growth of 10.2 per cent.

For private listings, towns in the Ballarat region sold quicker than the median for regional Victoria (57 days) with six towns selling homes in under a month. A house in Lake Gardens sold in 26 days, Delacombe in 27, Sebastopol in 28, Mount Clear in 30, Alfredton also in 30 and Ballarat North in 30.

Developments that will potentially boost property value in the area include: major upgrades on the Ballarat line as part of $2 billion Regional Rail Revival program; $31.5 million for Eureka Stadium; $25 million for Ballarat Station precinct redevelopment; $10 million for Ballarat Base Hospital expansion of cardiovascular services; $8 million for Sovereign Hill by Night; and planning for a tech school in Ballarat.

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Bells Water Gardens has been in the water garden business for over 25 years, building and maintaining ponds and growing a diverse range of aquatic plants for the nursery trade and public.

We are passionate about building natural eco-system ponds, adding beauty and encouraging wildlife, allowing interaction with nature. Water gardens built by us are quiet, contemplative places to rest and energise the senses.

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The Great Escape - well, almost

Peta and I have just returned from the last leg of our series of “beat the bounds of Victoria”, road trips (after a lengthy lockdown hiatus) - Nelson, via the Great Ocean Road, to Torquay.

This included a brief encounter with the SA constabulary when we missed the obscure turn-off to Nelson and blundered into the border patrol outside of Mt Gambier. Apparently, even though the SA borders were already opened we still needed to have certified documentation to cross. With the friendly officer’s help, we turned around, red-faced, and were soon back on track to enjoy our five-day coastal ramble.

Among our aims of these trips, apart from supporting our rural friends, is also to check out regional municipal gardens. We were pleasantly surprised to discover the number of not only beautifully manicured streetscapes, but in the major towns, world-class botanical gardens.

These ranged from the several small-town pocket-handkerchief allotments to the vast expanses of Warrnambool, which could rival many other major cities. Of course, Warrnambool also has that still beautifully maintained garden of the Fletcher Jones factory which is now a mammoth antique and collectables marketplace.

Without descending into favouritism, I must admit the delightfully designed and maintained Portland Botanic Gardens, with their expansive rose garden, vast dahlia displays and traditional cottage gardens, stole my heart. And it had nothing to do with the fact that it was initiated in 1857 under the guidance of Melbourne’s Dr. von Mueller and so, no doubt, my great grandfather, E.B.Heyne, would undoubtedly have also been involved.

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If you intend going away over this upcoming holiday period and you are not certain who can take care of your plants while you are away, the following tips will help keep your garden in shape until you return.

For the shrub and seedling beds the answer is to spread a good, thick layer of organic mulch over them. There are many successful and available materials for this including seaweed, tanbark, woodchips, almond shells, straw, pebbles or coarse sand. Even shredded paper, as long as you soak it thoroughly in buckets of water beforehand and spread a light layer of sand or soil on top to prevent it blowing around in a high wind. (We still have an inexpensive shredder in my study to shred all old newspapers, wrappers etc into fodder for the worm farm and compost bins.)

Literally anything that will keep the soil moist and the roots cool, will do.

Plants growing in large tubs will also benefit from the mulch as well as a good, soaking drink, making sure that the water has reached the bottom of the pot. Water running out of the bottom hole and the cessation of little bubbles coming from the top of the soil are good indicators.

Any large pots placed in hot, sun-filled areas would benefit from being packed close together and several layers of wet newspaper spread over the tops would keep them moist longer.

Fernhouse and porch plants will dry out quickly and should be thoroughly watered just before you leave. If you can, stand the pots and any hanging baskets in a sink or wash trough with 2-3 cm of water at the bottom. An alternative would be to wrap the pots in several layers of thoroughly wettened newspaper and pack them closely in a large carton or box, then place in a cool, sheltered place away from winds and direct sunlight.

Of course, if you are planning on a caravan holiday you may like to follow the lead of one family I know (no names) who I once witnessed with a magnificent monstera taking pride of place in their caravan annexe. Their pet budgie was swinging and chirping in his cage nearby.

Pictured above right, a well manicured weeping Dorothy Perkins, centre, the caretaker's cottage, and below, the vegie gardens, at the Portland Botanic Gardens Got a gardening question? Ask Glen. Email glenzgarden@gmail.com

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Money with Matt

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RECESSION in Australia is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. The Australian Government declared in September 2020 that as a result of negative growth in the March 2020 & June 2020 quarters, we were officially in recession.

As if the nation needed any more reason to be worried, the media obviously jumped on this and plastered “Recession” on every newspaper front page. What I felt needed to be added to these headlines was the fact that this recession was likely to be “V-shaped” recession.

The recession hit quite quickly due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, and in reality, we are already seeing signs that the recovery could be just as rapid. The graph opposite is a visual representation of the Australian economy and it is clear that although we experienced a steep decline in early 2020, it is fair to say that the recovery has been equally as rapid.

The shape of the “V” is easy to identify. By comparison, this could have been a “U Shape” where the recovery is a bit slower or even a “W Shape” where there is a slight recovery before a small amount of negative growth before a recovery.

With respect to the V shape, I feel like it is a testament to the Australian government for engaging in economic stimulus packages so quickly and also a credit to the people of Australia.

On a day-to-day basis, I have the pleasure of dealing with people from a vast range of businesses in many facets of the economy, and I can honestly say that every type of business has been impacted by COVID-19, but the impact has not been the same for any two businesses.

Some people have been impacted financially, whilst others were impacted by the way they conducted businesses. The one thing that somewhat galvanised the nation was that although we have faced tough times this year, people have marched on in a positive manner.

I am personally keen to see what the December quarter of 2020 brings in regard to growth, and I hope that 2021 can resemble something close to ‘normal’.

I can honestly say that every type of business has been impacted by COVID-19, but the impact has not been the same for any two businesses.

Matt Richardson is a chartered accountant with Cooke & Foley, Ballarat.

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20 FERN ROAD LITTLE HAMPTON Time for a Tree Change - Located in the peaceful hamlet of Little Hampton This is the 3 bedroom, brick veneer/Steel Framed house that you have been looking for, not only does it provide space and privacy but the LOCATION is prime real estate and with a SPRING FED DAM and 5 ACRES of land, this rural property ticks all the boxes. Little Hampton is a quiet little township located approximately 17kms to Daylesford, 96kms to Melbourne CBD, 3.6kms to Trentham, 26kms to Woodend (trainline available) and 26.2kms to Kyneton (trainline available) This property is a rare find and with a large lush grassed area to the West of the property, you could extend (stca) put in a tennis court/pool or huge entertainment area. The house offers you a comfortable lifestyle for the entire family, two large living areas, one with a built in bar and bamboo flooring, 2 Large wood heaters, open plan kitchen / meals, master bedroom with an en-suite / walk in robes and 2 other bedrooms with built in robes, good size separate laundry, main bathroom with a separate single spa bath and shower, separate 2nd toilet, a reverse cycle split system air-conditioner and lovely floating veneer/laminate boards.

Other features: Electric cooking, dishwasher. 2 large water tanks. 2 garden sheds, triple barn garden shed with concrete floor, sprinkler system connected to the dam. 400 litre Rheem electric HWS. Corrugated iron roof, fully insulated property, 4G Internet via a booster box on the tall TV antenna and modem, lovely, cleared areas and old growth forest, gorgeous stone retaining walls. Visit the markets in Daylesford or Hanging Rock and Mt Macedon. Try some of the eateries including The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Annie Smithers’ du Fermier, The Plough @ Trentham, Red Beard Bakery or the Trentham General. Take a drive to Woodend and have lunch and a beer at the famous Holgate Brewhouse/bar and restaurant. A beautiful location, quiet, fresh air, bird life, lots of wildlife and away from the hustle and bustle.

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69a WEST STREET DAYLESFORD Low Maintenance And Fantastic Location If you are looking for a country property in the iconic spa town of Daylesford that will not break the budget, this affordable 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house is PERFECT!!!! The property is only a 450 metre stroll to the post office, shops, cafes, library, supermarket and galleries, approx. 850 metres to the famous Lake Daylesford and walking tracks. West Street is a lovely wide street featuring lots of historic and unique style properties, just slightly away from the hussle and bustle of Daylesford but close enough to leave the car at home.

The weatherboard villa style property was built in 2008 and is in very good condition offering you a 5-star energy rating: double glazed windows for extra quietness and energy efficiency.

Featuring: open plan living/kitchen area opening to a north facing courtyard perfect for BBQs and big enough for an easy keep veggie patch or to plant your annuals in or sit outside on your deck with an Earl Grey. Master and 2nd bedroom with built in robes, renovated bathroom, large laundry area with lots of storage space or use as a mud room as access is also from garage, new dishwasher/cooktop and oven. Lock up single garage with remote access, split system, heat transfer system, electric security gate and high front fence for extra privacy. Retirees, young working couples or those looking for a minimum risk investment will find that this property ticks all the boxes.

Daylesford offers many wellness services, it has a medical centre with all amenities, hospital, schools and kindergartens, nearby bushwalks,botanical gardens, and local organic food.

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The history of country and Bonfire Hill

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N THE country stretching north from Mount Franklin to Newstead, the relics of the past never seem to stray far from the surface. To the south, memory is covered by thick bracken, heavy undergrowth and crowded forest, to the north, the country spreads out into vast, grassed paddocks full of sheep and cattle.

But in many areas of Yandoit, Clydesdale and Sandon, the land remains an interstitial zone, an unsettling in-between where secrets stay visible among the gravel, scraps of quartz and bones. Minimal undergrowth and generous sight lines leave every man-made bump and hollow prominent in the landscape. And at every turn, piles of stone and gnarled trees act to cauterise the scars of history instead of conveniently erasing them.

An old farmer tells me a story as he waves his hand towards the west: “There was always a bonfire on that hill until the 1840s. The black fellas kept it going. They didn’t camp up there though, too windy. But they never camped next to the springs in the gully either, even though they never went dry.

Too cold. It was always somewhere in between. You can still see the camp site, it was down the ridge a bit. Their walking paths used to be visible but the sheep wrecked them. The ovens are still there as well. You can see the channels they cut to stop the water getting in.”

I walk through the paddocks, the grass is browning off and leans over, giving way to a steady wind from the north west. To my right an old shack, an abandoned car. To my left, the corpse of a rotting wallaby.

I step across a rusting fence and keep walking upwards. The grass gradually thins, giving way to dirt and coppices of grey, twisted box with pale blue leaves.

And everywhere the remains of diggings, some new, most quite old. But compared to what I’m looking for they are little more than last week’s garden bed scratchings. At the top trees obscure my view. Is this it? Is this Bonfire Hill? Was the crown once bare? I peer through the trees at the land falling away from me. And I only have the voice of Professor Barry Golding with his detailed knowledge of the prior landscapes and communities that lived here to help me understand what I’m seeing.

“All I’d be doing is guessing,” Barry admits, “but obviously at different times people would have needed to signal. There is actually a whole east/west ridge that has very good views of the surrounding country. It starts around Glenlyon and goes through the Porcupine Ridge area, past Mt Franklin, through Yandoit and it extends out towards Boundary Gully Road in Sandon.

“It would have appeared to have been a fairly active corridor of movement through that area and I guess we know that because the squatters tended to follow the same route. John Hepburn (an early pastoralist and landholder whom Hepburn Shire was named after), has basically said that wherever the squatters went was pretty much where the aborigines went. They obviously chose the most logical routes in terms of vantage points and also access to water.”

Descendants of the Dja Dja Wurrung have prevailed to the present day and they maintain what connection they can to their traditional and much-altered country.

But so much is missing in the narrative. I gaze at the tumble of rocks along the ridge and try to imagine where they would have placed a fire and why.

In this spot, going on only the stories of whites who supplanted the original clans and the activities of contemporary researchers, I scratch at the dust trying to imagine an elusive phase of time. Gradually my thoughts go quiet. All I perceive are flies buzzing about, some faint bird song, the creak of branches. I try to grasp the history here and I'm only rewarded by an uneasy sense of loss.

With the arrival of Europeans to the area in the 1830s there was a rupture in that eternal latticework of a living history and another way of life. For anyone who chooses to sit down and read the events of the following decades, a familiar pattern of upheaval took place here that is common to every corner of Australia.

Today, new houses dot the hills and strips of asphalt wind through the gullies.

And my attempts to visualise what existed here before those disruptions is almost as fruitless as snaring whispers on the wind.

Above right, Professor Barry Golding at the site of the old Franklinford Aboriginal School, below right, the view looking south east from Bonfire Hill Words & images: Tony Sawrey

“It would have appeared to have been a fairly active corridor of movement through that area and I guess we know that because the squatters tended to follow the same route.”

Arabian future shines bright for Thomases

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HE area around Tylden is well known for its horse industry and the newest addition sits on the shores of the Upper Coliban Reservoir.

More than three years ago, after many months of searching, Brett and Samantha Thomas found the 81 hectares of neglected land and set about turning it into a professional horse stud. Called Sabble Farm, the name is made of the first initials of Samantha, Brett and their now adult children Sam, Alicia, Brett, Ben and Luke.

Their principal interest is breeding Arabian horses. Known for their lithe beauty and intelligence, the breed are hugely popular as presentation and performance horses in equestrian competition around the country. Along with a growing band of Arabs, Sabble Farm have also brought several warmbloods to Australia. Warmbloods, primarily originating in Europe, are a larger, heavier breed of horse intended for the highest levels of dressage competition such as that featured in the Summer Olympics.

“Our dream was always to buy a rural property when our kids finished school in Melbourne,” says Sam, "starting with a location that worked for our family and as a place where we could enjoy horses. We found this place and slowly started clearing the land and building our farm. So while it looks more like a building site at the moment, it has stunning views and plenty of room to develop.”

While horses were not a big part of Brett’s life as he grew up, he did have a grandfather who ran race horses and he is intensely interested in performance bloodlines. Samantha on the other hand was lucky enough to grow up around them as she grew up in places ranging from Wagga Wagga in New South Wales to Ballarat and Koo Wee Rup. She did everything on the beasts from dressage and one-day eventing to driving sheep to market and developed a lifelong love of Arabians in the process.

But as raising a family took over, the equine pursuits of her girlhood had to be put aside. But, as the kids grew up and embarked on their own lives, that old interest in horses returned even stronger than before.

Several years ago Samantha decided to get back into riding at the Riding Success Institute at Garfield, reacquainting herself with the joys of riding on their collection of trained performance horses.

One thing led to another and before long Samantha acquired a beautiful Arab buckskin mare called Gleniph Tiramisu; the first horse she had owned in 25 years.

“The next thing I knew I was entered in my first show. There were times I wondered if I was doing the right thing by getting back on a horse, where was all of this headed?”

Since purchasing Su (as she is known around the stables), the Thomases collection of horses has grown and grown. In addition to their locally-acquired stock, Sam and Brett have made trips to Scottsdale, Arizona and The Netherlands bringing back more Arabian and warmblood stallions and mares to build and diversify their breeding operations, including the champion mare Bella Mirelle, and Arab sire RD Dynamo.

And in collaboration with Future Farms, another breeding and training stable at Bolinda, they have set about producing some exceptional new Arab purebred and derivative progeny for show rings across Australia. They are also supporting up and coming dressage competitor 16-year-old Jessica Dertell, daughter to Kate and Doyle Dertell of Future Farms.

"Jessica is just the most exquisite little rider," says Samantha. “We kept looking for a horse she could take into Olympic-level dressage competition and we ended up going to the Netherlands and purchasing three warmbloods for her including the Grand Prix dressage stallion Zanzibar. Jessica is young but naturally talented and her coach is dressage Olympian Mary Hanna.”

At this moment, many of their horses are housed at Future Farms while their Tylden property has the finishing touches put in place. But the next 24 months will be a very exciting time for Samantha and Brett as their horses enter their new home and the foals born this year and the next are readied for their entry into equestrian competition. No doubt their own children will be dropping in as well to lend support while looking over the tranquil waters of the Upper Coliban Reservoir.

Above, Brett and Samantha Thomas and Gleniph Tiramisu, inset, Jessica Dertell on Zanzibar Words: Tony Sawrey | Images: Supplied

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

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S THAT a wedding cake or an Italian fountain inside the Woodend Library? No, it’s one of four cardboard Christmas trees, created by artist Eliza-Jane Gilchrist, for the Macedon Ranges Shire libraries.

Eliza-Jane, a visual and performance artist based in Castlemaine, used discarded cardboard boxes from Greens Betta Home Living to sculpture what she calls “stylised trees with lighting inside”.

Her artistic practice is generally working with discarded material. She “makes ugly things beautiful in an attempt to challenge perceptions of insignificance and value”.

“During the COVID-19 lockdown I think quite a few people may have been upgrading their fridges as Greens kept the packaging for me and there were heaps to work with,” Eliza-Jane said.

“It occurred to me that a Christmas tree is a stylised tree. So, I embroidered around the idea of what a tree could look like. Of course, cardboard used to be a tree so it [the cardboard] has that lovely connection back to the memory of the tree and I am returning it to its organic beginnings.”

Eliza-Jane worked on the idea of an alternative view of what she calls “the festival of consumption”.

“I wanted to make a sustainable point about Christmas. I’ve thought this often; the boxes are sometimes more interesting than the presents.

“Working with something that is not valuable is an interesting meditation on what we value. I think at Christmas time that is a perfect thing to ponder.”

Macedon Ranges Shire Council chose to particularly focus on celebrating Christmas and the end of a tough year, as the community recovers from COVID-19.

The aim is to help lift people’s moods and to give the community a diversion from every day, says the council's planning and development director Angela Hughes.

“One of the reasons we engaged Eliza-Jane is because of the beautiful and unusual work she does. We were looking for Christmas trees, and wanted them to have a fun element. They are designed for the community to have a bit of a chatter that isn’t about COVID. “Her work is a conversation starter. We hear the community say ‘Isn’t that beautiful. I haven’t seen anything like that before’.”

The tree took Eliza-Jane a week to build and an hour to assemble all three sections inside the Woodend Library. It will be on display until the end of the first week in January 2021.

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Just sayin’...

Pick me, pick me

By Donna Kelly

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HE mask thing is strange now. Yes, you have to wear them in places like large shopping centres and supermarkets but not in smaller shops, unless you can't socially distance.

And shop owners don't have to wear them either now, or hospitality workers. But some still do, and some don't. I get the don't ones - I find it hard enough to wear a mask for an hour or so - waiting time at the doctor's etc - so I have no idea how people wear them all day.

Personally though, I like the ones that still do but I am happy to be served by people not wearing a mask because I will probably keep my own on for a while longer. Call me paranoid but it's my first pandemic and I err on the side of caution.

It's also because, despite almost a year, some people still have no idea what one and a half metres looks like. Basically if you can touch the other person, you are too close. And in that situation, and it happens quite often, if you are following the rules you need to be masked up.

But I get that it's really hard and people are over it and if you judged what was happening from watching the media, you would think it is all over. But we have been burned in Victoria with the quarantine hotel debacle and we need a few more weeks taking back overseas travellers before I think we can say it's done and dusted.

Meanwhile, my relatives in other states are living COVID-free lives and have pretty much done that all year. My sister-in-law lives in New South Wales and can't understand what all the fuss is about. "We hug our friends all the time," she said.

"There is no COVID here."

Up in Queensland, my brother and his wife have been back at dancing lessons, and we are talking latin-style dancing, since May. Yes, they started off only dancing with each other but quickly moved on to other dance partners. "There is no COVID here," they said.

So it's really been a year of the states and no matter how often it was advertised, we were never "all in this together". The state leaders finally discovered their powers, took over and pretty much sidelined Scotty from Marketing. Finally, people not only knew who they were but could pronounce Annastacia Palaszczuk and Gladys Berejiklian. Luckily for Victorians, and all those journos out there typing it every day, we just had Dan Andrews.

Anyway, if you see me out and about, with a mask, that is just my preference for a bit longer. And let's face it, I bought so many I really need to get my money's worth.

And maybe I will donate the leftover N95s to a hospital somewhere. They might be the duck's nuts of masks but they are hard work to breathe through and, if you read the fashion pages, don't really match Summer clothing. Just sayin'...

Hello there, I am Gus. I am six years old and a very active boy needing lots of attention and company. I am quite chatty when I am excited and I need secure fencing to stop me wandering. Another dog might be nice but definitely no cats for me, thank you. MC#982000363410705 BR100938 Mount Alexander Animal Welfare is in Castlemaine. Call 5472 5277 to make an appointment.

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Floyd finds his forever home in Kyneton

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"It destroyed us and we decided no more cats but then I saw Floyd. And he is the most divine, affectionate cat who gives the most magnificent head butts, has about 10 designated beds around the house and likes to have pan-fried salmon when we have salmon. His meows are very loud then," Maggie said.

"Peter was a little apprehensive about the FIV but they were very upfront and honest about that and he was reassured. I have nursed people with that disease and it doesn't bother me at all. So what?

But despite his plea it seemed no-one wanted Floyd.

"And Peter came along to pick up Floyd and said That was until he made another appearance a couple of 'hasn't he got the most beautiful eyes' and I hear him months back. Kyneton resident Maggie saw him again talking to Floyd and patting him. We are just so glad we and couldn't believe he had not been adopted. have Floyd - we are the lucky ones."

Despite her partner Peter declaring "no more cats", Maggie said she wanted to thank the staff at the Maggie told him the adoption was going ahead. The Mount Alexander Animal Welfare centre and express the back story is that the couple had been given a cat 24 couple's gratitude. years prior and told she was neutered. Two months "The staff there are just fabulous and as soon as I later that idea was gone with Muttie starting to show knew that Robyn Slattery (manager) and vet Yvette a rounded tummy. A vet confirmed the diagnosis and Berkeley (Castlemaine Vet Clinic) were involved I asked Peter if he would like to feel two growing kittens. was really happy. I know them both and they are just He agreed and was hooked, but determined to find them wonderful. good homes. Twenty-one years later the couple had to "Robyn said the staff would really miss Floyd but euthanise Muttie and, in the same year, her two 19-yearthey would be happy he was going to a good home. We old kittens. Maggie and Peter were devastated. are just so happy to have him in our home."

LOYD first appeared in The Local's Pick Me, pick me column in May. He announced to the world: "I am a charming playful guy looking for an indoor, solo cat home. I am FIV positive, so I need a bit of extra care to keep me healthy. FIV can lower the effectiveness of my immune system when I am stressed but generally cats with the disease can live normal lifespans. I’m worth the effort because I am social and confident."

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Kyle’s Rant

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ECENTLY we visited the city (it was a Monday and dead) and once we had checked into our hotel room, a ritzy two-bedroom apartment on the 22nd floor for under $200 (cheap as, bro), we were off for lunch.

Petrol, oil, swap & go gas, Motorpass, farm produce, farm produce store, ice, milk, soft drinks, take away pies, coffee, confectionery, local honey, etc

The reason for the visit was to do what we used to do before COVID hit. Take a break from our blessed country life, take in what's new at the movies and generally revel in a city life of convenience for a night. We wandered the streets around our old haunts including Chinatown but most of our old faves were boarded up. It sent chills up my spine to the point where we decided our evening meal was going to be back in the hotel and even the movies were off the menu.

Speaking of menus, up here in the Central Highlands or certainly here at TL HQ we don’t get much in the way of delivery. A pizza is a 20-kilometre round-trip so, for me, some of the excitement of the city is the fact you can call on a company like Menulog to deliver to your door. Snoop Dogg is a rapper and the front man for Menulog. If you haven’t seen his adverts, which are just about on every advert cycle on the TV, you must be living under a rock. But for those rock-dwellers, let me paint a picture, or as the “Dogg” would say, “let me break it down for you like a fraction”.

Think of a bunch of over-privileged rap artists flying around in a plane, which has no seats, just an oversized round bed draped in furs and doe-eyed women. The convenience of Menulog is further endorsed by a guy on a hang-glider dropping off some fried rice into the plane. The point? “We will deliver anywhere”. Fast-forward to my experience. Snuggled in my trackie-daks, in my luxe apartment with my wife of 25 years. Sort of like the Snoop Dogg scene...same, same but different.

Anyway, I ordered my pre-pandemic favourite food - crispy-skin chicken along with some vegetables in oyster sauce and another chicken dish for the missus that had something to do with a pineapple and a couple of other anaemic vegetables.

An hour after hitting the app and 30 minutes after Menulog’s delivery guestimation, I got a call from the driver. He was down on the street and could not get a park so asked if I would waddle down to collect my food. Sure, just a change of clothes, trying to find the key to the hotel, a facemask and sanitiser for the lift.

This was definitely not a Snoop Dogg experience. I finally made it back to my room only to open the bag to find one of the dishes had leaked - and all were icy cold. WTH? Mind you, I heard that there are logistics troubles with the new COVID vaccine because it had to be delivered at super-cold temperatures. Simple solution? Give it to a Menulog driver - they would ensure super-chilled delivery.

I wish someone hadn’t said Menulog, rant over…

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Keeping the spirit alive at Boundary Farm

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HEN Boundary Farm was settled by the Rumbold Brothers in 1860, they were probably too busy building up their farming and cheese-making enterprise to consider what would become of the property in years to come.

Fast track 150 years and David Rumbold Senior - who is believed to still be present in the original homestead, would be relieved to know the new owners, Paul and Paula Zahra, are gradually restoring the property, a short drive from Newstead in the hamlet of Baringhup, to its original glory.

But the couple, who moved from Melbourne three years ago, believe they are simply the ‘caretakers’ of the magnificent property.

“When people comment on how much we have done, we say it’s not what we’ve done so far, it’s what needs to be done for the future,” Paula said.

“We are simply the caretakers, restoring the property and the buildings to what they were when the Rumbolds had the property.”

Driving up a typical homestead driveway lined with trees and surrounded by extensive farmland for miles around, there is nothing typical about the moment you enter the homestead property. With the original cottage, a bluestone buttressed barn (inspired by the local Maldon Church), an original well, two separate underground cellars, vintage farming equipment, a bluestone step-down used by ladies in the era of horse and cart, and an underground tunnel from the dairy to the creek, it is like stepping back in time.

And that’s exactly the dream the Zahras have for the property.

The old saying “if walls could talk” really is the case at Boundary Farm. In the three years the couple have owned the property, two separate guests, one a psychic, have said they could feel and sense the presence of David Rumbold. Paula believes it, Paul not so much, but it’s believed David sits in the red chair in the red room - the bedrooms are all themed by colours - and looks up when someone enters the room.

Believe it or not, the ghost of owners' past is still kept alive in the homestead with old photos, prize-winning cheese certificates and even a copy of the family cemetery plots adorning the walls.

Paul said they have met many locals and have an extensive history of the Rumbolds and their respective families. Their neighbour even went to the original bluestone primary school and often shares stories about the property and its owners.

“David Rumbold not only established this farm but was instrumental in founding Charlotte Plains. It’s all but forgotten now so it’s a privilege to know and pay tribute to the history. It really is a privilege and a joy to own this property,” he said.

“We know David Rumbold Senior married Mary Collard in 1868 and over 18 years they had eight children. As the family grew and the business flourished, they built onto the original bluestone structure and in 1896 completed the front section of the house which now houses four bedrooms, a lounge and a central bathroom.

“To be surrounded by bluestone buildings and walkways made from pavers that were all cut by hand from the property is something quite special.”

The couple say they have never been busier in their lives, despite Paul formerly being a project manager and Paula, owner of a cleaning company.

“I had been looking for about two years but at that stage Paula wasn’t ready. We were looking for the right property to buy and one morning having a cuppa I saw this property advertised. We knew as soon as we saw it that this was the right property to take care of,” he said.

For Paula, initial concerns of isolation were soon forgotten.

“I have never been busier, more social and connected. There is a real sense of community here,” she said.

The owners are constantly hosting family and friends and while the property has been an accommodation site, the couple say they are focusing on restoring the property and gearing up for farming, before opening up the property again for paying guests.

They also plan to open up the bluestone dairy building for artists and craft groups in the future.

Another way to connect the homestead to the community and to keep the Rumbold spirit alive.

Words: Narelle Groenhout | Images: Contributed

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