The Local Issue 101 June 3, 2017

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Front cover: The only McDonald’s and KFC in Daylesford are at Barrie O'Donohue's model railway - not far from Baldy’s Barbershop, the butcher shop and a church wedding. Read Barrie's fascinating story of all things transport by Kevin Childs on page 11.

July 3, 2017 Issue 101 All aboard with Barrie

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Band dedication pays off

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Inaugural ride

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The piece is written as a euphonium solo, which ONTHS of dedication and hard work N EXPECTED 2000 cyclists will ride the was played with great aplomb on the day by the band’s have paid off for members of the Daylesford region in an inaugural event principal euphonium player, Mark Lyall.

Daylesford Community Brass Band, supporting the Breast Cancer Network Final scores for the day were Whitehorse Brass - 186 Australia on October 28. pictured above, with the band placing second in its points, Daylesford Community Brass Band - 180 points, Friendsurance Ride Daylesford, hosted by Sports grade at a recent competition in Bendigo.

Performing a program that was both challenging and entertaining, the band scored a total of 180 points (from a maximum of 200) to achieve second place behind Whitehorse Brass.

The band’s program comprised three items. For its major work the band performed the English Folk Song Suite by composer Ralph Vaughan Williams and for its second item the band played an arrangement of the Paul McCartney classic Yesterday.

For its third item the band played Blaydon Races, a Geordie folk song that has special significance to the band as it had first performed this piece accompanying the late, great Danny Spooner at the band’s All at Sea concert late last year.

Eaglehawk Citizens Brass Band - 174 points, Heidelberg Brass - 162 points, Warragul Municipal Band - 159 points and Thompson’s Foundry Band - 158 points.

Members of the Central Highlands community will have the opportunity to hear the band perform these and other items at the U3A Hepburn Shire’s Le Cercle Français French National Day Party, to be held in the Daylesford Town Hall on Friday, July 14. This has become an annual event, with all proceeds going to the band.

Cost is $10 per person and tickets and more information are available from Paradise Books and the Book Barn – both in Daylesford.

Media and Entertainment 360, will see competitors complete a 33km, 63km or 146km recreational ride course.

BCNA Fundraising and Events development head Rozalee Erceg said the charity was looking forward to the event. “Breast Cancer Network Australia is thrilled to be the charity partner for Friendsurance Ride Daylesford.

"In 2017 alone, more than 17,000 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer and we see our partnership with Friendsurance Ride Daylesford as a unique opportunity for partners, family and friends along with corporate teams and cycling enthusiasts to help raise funds to support Australians affected by breast cancer.”

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Memories of three lost children songs

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AILORS Falls resident Margaret McDonald remembers firsthand her grandmother and one of her aunts singing songs about the three lost children.

Her grandmother lived in Sailors Falls until she was about 13 or 14 and then went to work as a domestic in Trentham - before moving to Melbourne for the same work.

"Her father would walk over to Trentham every few weeks to make sure she was OK," Margaret, pictured above right at a memorial to the children, said. "My aunt used to say how her mother would sing about the children but when they asked her to sing she usually said no, because they would always end up crying."

Fast forward 150 years and Margaret and her husband Robert, who now live at Sailors Falls themselves, led Three Lost Children bushwalks last Friday to commemorate the event.

Margaret got involved in the Daylesford Bushwalking Group, pictured below right, when she joined up as a volunteer at the Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre. "I was told that the group had done the walk over two weeks and I said to Rob 'We should do this' - and we did".

In 1988, with Life. Be in it. the rage, paths were put in and signage was erected to encourage community walks. Margaret said while enthusiasm for the walk and memories of the event had ebbed and waned over the years, the 150th anniversary had led to a lot of interest from different groups.

"Then the primary and secondary schools are now learning about it and there was also a play, Hollow, by Tripwire Theatre, held at the Daylesford Town Hall over the weekend and author Greg Pyers gave a talk about his latest book and its link to the event, The Narrative of Deserter Burman, at the Daylesford Library.

"It is such a local event and while I grew up hearing about these lost children now more people are still remembering."

Site holder concerns at Daylesford Holiday Park

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NUMBER of the 54 annual site holders at the Daylesford Holiday Park have raised concerns about not having their site agreements renewed if they “don’t go along with changes to the park and pay the increased site fees”.

The site holders, who asked not to be named, spoke out after 11 permanent residents were served eviction notices by the new owners of the park at Victoria Park.

The owners say they are operating under guidelines from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning which say caravan parks on Crown land cannot allow permanent residents to live there.

One annual site holder said park owners had the power to deny a site renewal without having a reason.

“Many of the annual site holders are older people who would not be comfortable with confronting the park owners over this so are taken advantage of. If more improvements are planned each year site fees will increase to cover this, forcing site holders who can’t afford to pay the fees to leave the park. Already some of the site holders have decided to sell up due to the latest increase."

Cr Kate Redwood, who is trying to help the permanent residents remain at the park, said she was hoping Suburban Development Minister Lily D'Ambrosio would amend the 2011 departmental guidelines regarding permanent residents of caravan parks to recognise their rights and grandfather-in the existing residents.

However Ms D'Ambrosio told The Local while she understood this was a distressing time for some affected tenants "Crown land caravan parks are not designed to provide permanent homes for people".

"They are intended to provide affordable holiday accommodation so that everyone can enjoy the opportunity to experience unique regional settings like Daylesford. I have asked my department to work closely with the Hepburn Shire Council to examine all available options of support and to make sure that those tenants experiencing hardship in relocating are given all appropriate assistance.

"The Daylesford Caravan Park manager has a lease with Hepburn Shire Council, which is the committee of management for the park. The lease includes a condition to comply with DELWP's policy for Improving Equity of Access to Crown Land Caravan and Camping Parks 2011.

"Current policy states that: 'A 12-month permit: allows a caravan and annex to be installed on a camp site for a 12-month period and used by the permit holder for no more than 59 consecutive nights per year and a maximum total of 180 days per year'.

"The lease is a binding legal document that gives the caravan park operator the right to occupy and manage the park consistent with the lease conditions."

Hepburn Shire Council chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond did not return requests for comment. Daylesford Holiday Park owner Jodie Jagoe said she had no further comment.

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The Three Lost Children

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HE Daylesford Express, on July 4, 1867, reported that on the previous Sunday, William and Thomas Graham, sons of Mr William Graham, and respectively aged seven and four years, with another child of five, named Arthur Burman, son of Benjamin Burman, left their homes in Connell's Gully about 10am to search for wild goats.

It was the start of the Three Lost Children tale, one which still resonates throughout the region today. The Express said when the boys did not return for dinner (lunch), the fathers, with some neighbours, searched all the afternoon for the truants.

“As night set in serious fears for their safety were felt, and during the evening the facts were communicated to the police station at Daylesford, Senior Sergeant Whelan thereupon despatched two constables, who, with the fathers, the Blanket Flat police, and others, continued scouring the vicinity where the children were presumed to be till 1am."

Australia’s Community Heritage offers a time line – from having the entire town and region searching for the boys – to discovering their sad fate. The following is an excerpt.

Monday, July 1 The fathers, their friends and the police were up again at first light to continue the search. This time they followed along the Wombat Creek and widened the search to include Sailors and Stony Creeks. The word spread around town that the children were missing and Mr Mutch came in from Muskvale to report his encounter with the boys on the Ballan Rd the afternoon before. The search then shifted to the Specimen Hill area where the boys had taken the track opposite the Falls Hotel. By this time others joined in the search. Miners, horsemen, and men on foot turned up to help.

With the aid of mounted policemen, they scoured the bushland around the Specimen Hill Mine area until nightfall. Timbermen and tradesmen downed tools as well.

Tuesday, July 2 As word spread more people heard about the children’s disappearance and joined in the search. Now there were more than 100 horsemen and hundreds of other men on foot. Workers left their workplaces and formed groups spreading out from Specimen Hill for miles. Small footprints in the mud were found near the beginning of Wombat Creek and a boot, Alfred’s boot that had given him so much trouble with blisters, was found but the weather obliterated further signs and it was impossible to tell in which direction the boys had gone. All day the church bells rang in town calling for more to join in.

Wednesday, July 3 More than 100 horsemen and 600 people on foot assembled at the Specimen Hill Mine. All were ready. The weather was cold with gale force winds, rain and fog, with snow a possibility. Black trackers brought in were unable to follow the small footprints found the day before because of searchers and the weather destroying vital evidence. Another public meeting was held, this time to offer a reward for the children to be found dead or alive. Searchers were told to bring their dogs.

Thursday, July 4 The fire bell tolled. Two hundred dogs with searchers in their hundreds on foot started out that morning. The streets of Daylesford were deserted. The mine whistle screeched at regular intervals (so the searchers themselves would not become lost).

Horsemen fought their way through the rugged terrain in frantic abandon and the distance searched was impossible for three small boys to have reached.

Heavy rain and trampled bush made the black trackers' job fruitless. Ferals and hermits in the deepest accesses of the Bullarook and Wombat forests were questioned, most not even aware of the commotion closer to town or cared. Travellers on their way to elsewhere were stopped. Reports of sightings at different ends of the district were rampant. Rumours of abductions spread as far as Woods End and Ballarat.

Impossible stories by desperate people needing to have the children found alive.

Friday, July 5 Every mine was searched. A fourth meeting held. They still had a chance didn’t they?

Monday, July 8 The District and town of Daylesford and its hamlets were now getting overseas attention in the newspapers and the sorrow of the families and the endless searching touched the hearts of distant towns through the telegraph wires and in print. But despair was setting in and hope waned as winter showed no let up and no sign of any remains.

Tuesday, July 16 By this time the fathers of the children had accepted that they would never see their boys again. Throughout the search the Mercury and the Express printed notices with the boys’ descriptions. If seen there would be no mistaking who the boys were: William Graham: 7 years old, tall for his age, thin, sandy hair, fair, freckled face; Thomas Graham: 4 years, 3 months, tall for his age, stout build, sandy hair, fair complexion, blue eyes; and Alfred, known as Arthur Burman: 5 years, small for his age, thin, dark brown hair, Friday, September 13 Woodcutter Michael McKay’s dog brought home a bone with a boot attached.

With his neighbours, McKay searched the bush until dusk.

Saturday, September 14 McKay brought in extra help: J.H. Wheeler, and the two Bryan men. With neighbours Riddle and Stewart joining the search they found the remains of the boys in a large hollow tree.

Thomas, the youngest was lying inside the tree at the back with Alfred next, perhaps to warm him. William had taken a protective position closest to the entrance.

William, Thomas and Alfred were taken to the Farmer’s Arms Hotel awaiting burial.

Tuesday, September 17 The funeral moved from the Farmer’s Arms Hotel at 2 o’clock today. Firemen lined up at the corner of Vincent St and Victoria St standing at attention across Victoria St to guide the hearse and horses into Vincent St past the Coffee Palace in the corner set of shops and offices, past the Liverpool Arms Hotel to the temporary Borough Chambers acquired through a recent court case the Borough won. The cortege line was now estimated as being over half a mile. A community was in mourning. The cortege reached the corner of Howe and Vincent turning into Howe St past a large grocery store, the solid handmade brick building of a blacksmith, past Thomas Verey the undertaker, and again returning to Raglan St. As the hearse entered the necropolis every head was uncovered and bent. The three small coffins now draped in light blue cloth were lowered into the grave. There was an audible sigh as the children were placed with Thomas and Alfred side by side, William above them protecting them. They died together and together they will stay for eternity.

Samuel Bowen Pridmore, right, and Johnathon Kenneth McMahon met five years ago and moved to Daylesford to open Bowen & Kenneth. Their relationship has already weathered a life-threatening incident and the couple is determined to make the most of every moment. They told their story to Donna Kelly.

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Us Two with Sam & John Sam:

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John:

I grew up on the family vineyard in McLaren Vale, South Australia and had always dreamt of living in Melbourne. After high school I was asked by my dad to help run the family wine label. After four years I decided I’d had enough of Adelaide and it was time for me move on and experience something more. I drove to Melbourne and on my way I stopped off to see my sister and nieces in Hepburn Springs and absolutely loved Daylesford. I ended up staying there for a year, essentially taking a carefree “break year”.

John and I met at Zara Chadstone, we were part of the team who set up the store and went through visual merchandising training together. I actually found John rather annoying when we first met. He was loud and opinionated and I was reserved and diplomatic. However, one day we were closing the store and folding the knitwear table and we got talking, and I saw another side to John that intrigued me. A few days later I was walking to the train in the rain and John pulled up in his shiny new car to drive me home. We then went out dancing one Halloween night where John arrived late reeking of alcohol and smelling of something deep fried…I wasn’t exactly swept off my feet at that point, but he obviously did something right because we’ve been by each other’s side ever since.

Since growing up in Adelaide I’d always been obsessed with interior design. I watched shows like Grand Designs religiously. But it was during one of my trips to Hong Kong and Guangzhou for wine exhibitions that I first became obsessed with the idea of selling homewares and furnishings - there was a big wholesale design exhibition next to where the wine expo was being held, and I was obsessed! It wasn’t until John and I moved to Abbotsford and started shopping the fabulous decor boutiques of Fitzroy, Richmond and Prahran that the obsession really took hold.

In 2013, two years after starting at Zara and only a year after John and I met, I was admitted to hospital with excruciating head pains, slurred speech, memory loss and vomiting. My version of events is a little vague as I was on every drug imaginable at the time - a state that I often say to John I wouldn’t mind returning to - but after an MRI we were told I had a burst blood vessel in my brain that required me to undergo brain surgery to stop the bleeding and release the pressure in my head. I remember being terrified of the surgery and how it might leave me disabled, and even having to sign a will and a waiver for the hospital in case I died. This was something that really traumatised me at 23 and I remember thinking that if I was given a second chance at life, I wouldn’t waste another minute doing something I wasn’t truly passionate about. Sure enough, I woke up a week or so later with a very impressive scar on the back of my head and a new lease on life.

After surgery and a month in hospital, I spent another month in rehabilitation which was probably the most challenging part of the whole thing. For a year after surgery I wasn’t allowed to drink any alcohol and this gave me endless amounts of energy, which I decided to channel into starting our own business Bowen & Kenneth.

The main goal when we started B&K was to give something back to the community that had saved my life and selflessly given me so much. So we decided to donate a dollar from every product sold to the Brain Foundation in aid of vital medical research into brain injury and illness. Knowing that our donations are dependent on the success of our business has given us so much more drive.

When we were looking at possible sites for Bowen & Kenneth’s first store we realised that in order to create it in the way we wanted, and for us to be as successful as possible, we were going to need to set up away from the city in a destination where there was still a steady stream of customers coming through but where we didn’t have to compete with the big chain stores. So when the opportunity presented itself, in Daylesford, we didn’t need much convincing.

Within the next two to three years our plan is to open a store in Sorrento and then in Byron Bay. I would also like to start a Bowen & Kenneth Foundation to give more back to those in need.

I was born and raised in Melbourne in an English and Italian family. Growing up I never knew what the dining table looked like, because every inch was always covered with food. In our house, the term “I’m not hungry” would shame the family.

My mum has always been my biggest inspiration, she educated me to work hard and be patient, which I learned from her through actions not words. She is the most remarkable woman - I owe her a great deal.

Sam and I met in early 2012 when I commenced employment for Zara Group Australia. I remember telling all my friends about this guy Sam who laughs a lot at work and how much he irritated me. It became apparent to everyone else that I liked Sam but just didn’t want to admit it. One night I was folding a knitwear table with “Sir Laugh A Lot” - by the way the knitwear table was the worst job on the planet - so here we are folding away, and we started talking. Well, those talks turned into lunch dates and lunch dates turned into real dates.

The real turning point for me was the day I bought my new car. I was pulling out of work and saw Sam walking home, it was quite a gusty day and it was starting to rain, so I thought I'd better go get him. As I pull up and am rolling alongside him because I haven’t worked out how to use the windows, he’s looking at the car like I am some sort of weirdo. So, I finally figure the window out and he realises it’s me and goes to get in the car. As he does, trying to look all cool, the door of the car picks up a gust of wind and slams him in to the car. From that moment I knew I just had to have him. We have been together five years in November - 55 in gay years.

Growing up in a family of dress makers I found myself following the avenue of bridal couture, but after completing my qualification and working in the industry I soon figured I wasn’t doing what I truly loved. The hardest part of finding what you truly love is sometimes in plain sight. I was always finding myself creating something from nothing, it’s the character and personality in homewares and interior design that captivated me.

I was woken around 3am on November 23, 2013 with the sound of Sam on the bathroom floor screaming and holding his head in his hands, the sound of the person you love in pain is something that never fades. I instantly rang for an ambulance.

By the time we reached the hospital Sam was deteriorating rapidly and not making much sense at all. Nurses and doctors rushed out and whisked Sam away, I sat and I waited, every minute felt like hours. About an hour later we were ushered into a small hospital room where Sam was waiting with a team of nurses and a neurosurgeon.

“Mr McMahon, your partner has suffered a stroke from a haemorrhage in his brain. He will need to undergo major brain surgery to stop the bleed.” All I remember is Sam looking over at me and saying "I love you" and "I’m sorry". At that moment, Sam thought he was going to die and I did to. I remember holding his hand and thinking that these are our last moments together. I’d always thought we had more time, I thought we had the rest of our lives.

The day of the surgery I arrived at the hospital at 4am to wish Sam luck and love.

As they rolled his bed away, I couldn’t say goodbye. That day was the hardest, longest day of my life. Sam’s mum and I waited by the phone all day - she decided to clean our apartment and almost cleaned the enamel off the bath. At 3.08pm the phone rang to say that Sam’s surgery was a success with no complications. I can’t explain the emotion I felt hearing those words, but the hardest and longest day of my life became the happiest. We got a second chance. A chance to live. In all it took three years for Sam’s full recovery.

For me, I knew that Daylesford was the place I wanted to live and bring our dreams to life. I couldn’t get here quickly enough. We never set a time but one day we concluded that it was now. B&K is the best thing we have ever done, the most important thing to me is giving people an experience. Giving someone a memory that will last a lifetime is so incredibly beautiful. I'm so excited for what the future holds.

And I tell people: “Life is short. Don’t take it too seriously. Go out there and live.”

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Just sayin’...

Pick me, pick me...

By Donna Kelly

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HAD a call from a woman I admire last week. Very intelligent, very strong, full of selfconfidence. I like her a lot.

She had also had a call. From someone at the Australian Tax Office. The bloke on the other end was very forthright. Told this woman, who would be classed by age as a senior, but not in any other way, that she owed taxes. And if they weren't paid she could expect the police on her doorstep the following day.

This woman, who still works (quite legally) when she can, said she felt ill. She wondered if perhaps she was meant to pay tax on her pension. She wondered how long she had before the police arrived. She wondered if her heart rate would drop back to normal.

Anyway, later she talked to a couple of people and they assured her it must be a scam. So she called the real ATO and they said, yes, it was happening everywhere and most recently to older, more vulnerable people.

So she calmed down and the next day the bloke rang back and ranted and raved that because she hadn't paid her taxes she had escalated the problem. And now it was going to rain down on her.

The police and being thrown in a gaol cell and all that. And even though she knew it was a scam the bloke was so rude and aggressive that she felt sick again.

The woman put what had happened on Facebook hoping to alert others and then she called The Local. She wondered if we could write something to try and keep others safe from these scums and scams. So I am. A couple of years back I talked to a psychologist about scams for a story I was doing. I have spoken to psychologists since then about other things but that's a column for another time. Anyway, she said the most vulnerable were the elderly and especially those with even the start of dementia. Not because they forget they have been called but because they worry more about getting things right.

Anyway, the most important thing is to never give out details over the phone to anyone saying they are from the ATO, a bank, Microsoft, an energy provider. The real ones will not call and ask for details like credit cards or bank accounts. And if you get an email from the same people treat it with the same disrespect. I often receive emails from one of the big banks asking me to click on things - but none of the banks I am actually with. It may be a bit sad but a sign of the times is to be distrustful of everyone. (Check out www.scamwatch.gov.au or go to the ATO's website re scams!)

Oh, if you want to have fun, and can handle the possible abuse, you can do what Kyle did once and keep someone saying they were from Microsoft on the phone for at least 30 minutes. You just pretend you are doing what they want - while looking out the window. He reckons he saved about 10 other people from a call. Mind you, after telling them finally to "f... off!" they actually called back - twice. Saying very not nice things about potential family members. But when Kyle said "Good luck with the airfare" they gave up. A bit childish on our part, but then again, a bit of fun in what was an otherwise dullish day. Just sayin'....

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Come to Castlemaine and pick me! MC# 900079000164707 Castlemaine RSPCA is at 24 Langslow Street, Castlemaine. Phone 5472 5277. Open: Monday to Thursday 10am to 5pm. Friday to Sunday 10am to 2pm.

(Pick me, pick me is run in memory of Rosie and Curly. We picked them.)

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AT THE CONVENT GALLERY CHAPEL SUNDAY, JULY 9 AT 2PM Singing works by Arcadelt, Clément Janequin and others.

WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS

You can be surrounded by them. Almost drowned in them. Next month you can celebrate them at the 15th annual Words In Winter Writers' Festival, held across the Highlands.

In Daylesford renowned writers such as Don Watson, Cate Kennedy, Arnold Zable and Paul Daley join human rights advocate Julian Burnside QC, prize-winning investigative journalist and author Louise Milligan, fervid fermenter-author Sharon Lynch, and a host of local authors, poets, historians and artists for an unforgettable and unmissable weekend, August 4-6.

For details and to book please go to: www.wordsinwinter.com Or see us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

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Fish ready for the taking

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WO hundred rainbow trout were released into Glenlyon Dam recently by Fisheries Victoria's Will Ingram – and The Local’s photographer David White was there to catch the action.

Rusty finds his forever home!

Robert Nathan Kendall is delighted to announce that Rusty has found a new home with a loving family, who adore Rusty.

Many thanks to The Local and to Donna and Kyle who helped immensely in finding a new home for Rusty.

We all worked hard to save this beautiful and loving dog.

Thanks also to the proprietors of Daylesford's Mind Your Pet shop who referred Rusty's new owner to me.

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Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford said dozens of lakes around Western Victoria would benefit from a fish re-stocking program over coming months.

Fisheries Victoria staff will also release 200 rainbow trout into the Quarry Street Reserve Lake in Trentham, 200 rainbow trout for Jubilee Lake in Daylesford and 200 rainbow trout for Calembeen Front Lake in Creswick.

They have already released 5000 fish into St Georges Lake, Cosgrave Reservoir and Dean Reservoir.

“Fishing is such an important recreational activity for many Victorians and I would much rather see kids casting a line than sitting at home on an iPad," Ms Pulford said.

Meanwhile, David's son Tom and his friend Jack, also caught their share of the action, at Glenlyon, pictured above left.

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Storytelling

Words in Winter

Bastille Day

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Under The Love Umbrella author Davina Bell and illustrator Allison Colpoys are teaching a picture book writing and drawing workshop in the morning, perfect for children aged five to 10 but open to all ages.

In the afternoon, Spicks and Specks’s Alan Brough will share his love of music with a song or two and a reading from his book, Charlie and the Karaoke Cockroaches.

His event is ideal for children aged seven to 12 but is also open to all ages.

Immersion in literacy is one of the most important factors in determining the outcome of a child’s future – and the Wheeler Centre believes nurturing a love of books and reading is part of that.

Both children’s events are part of the Wheeler Centre’s regional programme supported by Creative Industries Minister Martin Foley as part of a recently announced $1 million in State Government grants to attract cultural organisations to regional areas.

Since its inception, the Wheeler Centre has presented events across Victoria in partnerships with regional festivals and venues in Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Queenscliff, Red Hill, Frankston and Sale, to name just a few.

Bookings are essential for the Kyneton events.

Visit wheelercentre.com to book tickets to Under The Love Umbrella Storytelling and Illustration Workshop 10.30am-11.45am and Alan Brough with Charlie and the Karaoke Cockroaches 1pm-2pm.

After a few minutes, I turned and asked what was wrong. The student said “the typewriter is broken – it’s not going back to the start”.

No, it wasn’t – because it wasn’t electronic. You needed to whack the handle – also known as the carriage release leaver - across.

It may be 30 years later but typewriters will be on the scene again as part of the Words in Winter Festival.

For a week before the August festival, typewriters will be placed in cafes including Blue Bean Café at Hepburn Springs, Awkward Jeffery at Daylesford, Cliffy’s at Daylesford, Glenlyon General Store and the Maze House at Newlyn North (open on the weekends) – and people will be asked to type up to 500 words with the title Origins.

The winning entry will be judged by The Local’s editorial team and printed in The Local – who knows, it may be the start to a writing career!

July 14 from 7pm to 10pm.

Music will be by the Daylesford Community Brass Band with guest artists Le Conservatoire led by Danielle Lacroix, the former voice coach from the Victorian College of the Arts. Maleita Gouldthorpe and Albert Ip will feature as soloists.

Daylesford’s Adrian Holmes will play a medley of French songs at interval Cost is $10 per head; BYO food and drink with a French flavour. Also bring your own crockery, cutlery and glasses.

Dress up and enjoy a great night of food and music.

There will be prizes for the best table and the best costume.

All proceeds to the Daylesford Community Brass Band.

Bookings are essential – tables for eight are preferred but individuals/couples can also be catered for. For bookings contact Don or Mary Harvey on 5348 5634 or donharvey1@bigpond.com

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Bastille Day, France’s national day, will be world’s first dedicated centre for books, experience student to use the typewriter as all celebrated for the fourth year in a row, with the writing and ideas and, on Wednesday, the computers were being used.

Daylesford Community Brass Band and the U3A's Le I heard the keys clack away for about 10 seconds and it’s hosting two free children’s storytelling events in Cercle Français at the Daylesford Town Hall on Friday, then nothing.

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All aboard for Barrie’s bonzer world of trains

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WO little boys dash across a footy oval in response to a toot from a train. Fast forward 70 years and one of the pair shows his enormous model railway in Daylesford.

The journey of Barrie O’Donohue from a publican’s son in Bacchus Marsh to a spruiker, in the best sense, of this marvellous railway is in many ways a typical country story.

From the Railway Hotel – its name enshrined in the railway layout - young Barrie went off to be educated by the nuns then at St Pat’s in Ballarat, until he was 17. Already trains were in his DNA, with one uncle, Andy, a driver and another a guard.

“My uncle would come up to Bacchus Marsh with 80 trucks to fill with coal and take to Melbourne. He would blow his whistle and my mate Pat O’Leary and I would run across to go with the first ride.”

First, Uncle Andy would wet his whistle at the pub, before again blowing it. Because of a slope outside Bacchus Marsh only 40 trucks would be taken at a time. So the boys would ride the steam engine up to the turntable, where they would turn the delicately balanced engine for its trip back. “We were bloomin’ strong as oxes,” he says, flexing his muscles. Barrie had a shed out the back of the pub, with a three-metre by three-metre model railway.

The Bacchus Marsh coal mine awaited many young men, including Barrie who drove trucks there for several years before taking a job on the assembly line at Ford in Broadmeadows.

First it was tractors. “I was the only one who could build a Dexter (tractor),” those blue jobs made between 1957 and 1964.

Then he moved to quality control of cars. Every seventh Prefect, Fairlane or Falcon that rolled off the line was his to check, even rolling it into a water compartment to see there were no leaks.

Barrie bought a two-door Prefect, as then used by the police and used to love driving a police-style Prefect down Sydney Road to the docks for shipping. “No one passed us.”

What he describes as seven years of continuous writing, checking of cars and making notes, was followed by making semi-trailers in Ballarat and similar jobs. But always there were trains, including running little locomotives under the house and into the garden in one of five layouts made from scrap. Moving on, he picked spuds in Bullarto in the snow (“the coldest part of Australia”), ran a service station and general store here before moving to his home in Vincent Street North.

It’s there that the flowers on sale at the roadside year-round catch the eye of passers-by.

When he moved in it was a nine-bedroom guesthouse, and although those days have passed a few regulars have been returning for 30 years.

A visitor’s eye is caught by a comical sign, “I am sober. Hic Hi,” beside a wooden koala.

Follow the sign to Barrie’s trains, housed in a specially-built 12-metre by six-metre room where he switches on a heater and the trains start clicking along in all directions as lights on tracks flash. Soon four are whizzing around the tracks which reach the equivalent of 10 cricket pitches. They go through a tunnel beneath a snow-capped mountain capped with “trees” made from an old Christmas tree. Mountaineers are roped together on a slope, while skiers whizz around above, having been deposited by a helicopter.

A double-decker bus, cranes, coal mine, a timber mill and even a replica of Daylesford Home Timber and Hardware are nearby.

Barrie had pigs and horses in a paddock until a visiting farmer said that would never work. The horses now crowd into their own space.

The only McDonald’s and KFC in Daylesford are not far from Baldy’s Barbershop, the butcher shop and a church wedding. An electric trolleybus runs, fitfully, while on the other side the Loch Ness Monster lurks.

Visitors from Austria sent the tiny figures who mountaineer. He shows a little metal engine and coal truck yet to be used. They were found when a house was reblocked.

Over 16 years he built up this model railway with its 30 or so locomotives and metres of electric wiring below.

Barrie shows a folder of pictures of train journeys. Wherever a rail goes across the nation, it seems he’s been there.

He runs the railway for visitors from 10am to 5pm during the weekend, charging kids $2, seniors $3, adults $5 and families $12.

And the flowers, by Barrie and his partner Val Ragatz, whose begonias won every Ballarat contest they entered, are still sold out the front.

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The Rant

by Kyle Barnes

D

ID you know the average job cycle today goes for 3.3 years? Which in fact means most people will hold down 17 different jobs on average in a lifetime.

This is quite a frightening fact looking back on my career which reads like the song “I've Been Everywhere" you know the Aussie version written by Geoff Mack and performed by Lucky Starr.

If my marine career was that song it would go something like “I’ve been on fishing boats, tugboats, tall ships and sailboats, hovercrafts, cargo ships, oil rigs and pretty much anything that floats…”

Then there would be all the other careers I’ve had from window cleaning dangling from a gantry, 17 storeys above Christchurch City Square, through to my more corporate careers selling large luxury motor boats, and then was the stint at Hepburn Shire Council in the tourism department, which was a bit too bogged down in admin - just my opinion and moving on.

The reason I bring the subject of job cycle up is a recent trip to the Gold Coast.

After a mammoth push to get our 100th edition out it was time for a warm-up break.

We happened to be staying at Broadbeach, which was my old stomping ground around 1995. It was before internet and when mobile phones were sparse, back when we had to send aerogrammes and had a bunch of coins lined up at the phone box to call the relos back in NZ. I’d just moved to Australia after my tugboat company’s work had dried up. I had a captain’s licence but no history so couldn’t find any work. I answered a position advertised in the paper for a “Butt Cleaner” at Jupiter’s Casino and had been accepted.

The job was a night-time placement going around the carparks on a giant machine cleaning up cigarette butts and looking in dark corners for casino chips spilled from the pockets of intoxicated punters. Well, the second part I wrote into the job description, but you get the picture. This particular job lasted for under a week as eventually, after loads of phone calls, I found myself on a tourist tall ship, plying the vast waters of the Gold Coast Broadwater.

“Ahhar me hearties” we would screech at the punters before blowing a small cannon stuffed with toilet paper and gun powder off the port bow – what a show.

So, on reflection a quick count up of careers that lasted over 24 hours, that I want to admit to and that haven’t included washing windscreens at intersections, I reckon I’m up to well over 100.

And I am grappling with the thought. Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing?

Anyway, you will be happy to know I have been at this job for nearly four years now - my longest stint ever anywhere – must be getting old. Rant over…

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Geography and trees affecting mobile coverage

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HE blackspot mobile phone tower is up and running at Glenlyon. But not everyone is happy with the coverage especially those at Wheatsheaf and Porcupine Ridge.

However Telstra area general manager Steve Tinker said the Glenlyon Mobile Base Station was put in a location approved by the Federal Government within the Mobile Blackspot Program Round One rules.

"It is on a 35-metre pole and provides 3G and 4GX coverage to Glenlyon and surrounds. The site has been active for a week and performing well. We will continue to work to improve its performance across several days. Overall the site is exceeding expectations to the amount of coverage it was to provide to the area.

"Our analysis shows that Coomoora and Porcupine Ridge should have improved 3G and 4GX coverage, while Wheatsheaf will have better 4GX coverage. However there are a myriad of factors that can affect mobile coverage including geography, (hills and mountains) or trees.

"Customers surrounding Glenlyon who may be using a mobile smart antenna may need to adjust them to be positioned to the new Glenlyon tower to get access to the new coverage available."

Meanwhile, there has been mixed reaction on social media as to its providing better mobile coverage.

Hasn't improved any coverage at Porcupine Ridge. Still almost nothing there.

Pity people didn't listen to the concerns of the CFA at that point then when they said the tower wouldn't improve the communications for emergency services as it wouldn't actually reach the areas needed. It's not people in the centre of town that are in danger but those in the valleys and forest. And their chances of getting a tower for those areas are even slimmer now as the cost for servicing those separate areas with dedicated towers is expensive. Basically, they have been abandoned by their neighbours riding to grab something that was only ever a half solution.

I’ve done some measurements using an app on my phone. Porcupine Ridge seems to have a signal at certain spots on Woolnoughs. At my place 500m from the road I still have no signal. Everywhere I measured in the Loddon Above, no signal before (June 15) or after (June 30) at Mary Road, Wheatsheaf, and Valley around Glenlyon was very good. The signal always was good on Back below, no signal before or after at Woolnough's Crossing at Porcupine Ridge Glenlyon Rd. It seems to have done nothing for Coomoora and Wheatsheaf.

The Back Glenlyon Road sits on a ridge so it can easily get a signal from Mount Franklin or even Daylesford. That's its advantage.

Definitely no improvement in Coomoora signal is worse than it’s ever been in fact most of the time there is NO signal.

No change in Wheatsheaf....

No real change, no better-no worse...Wheatsheaf, usually one bar in the house - still the same.

Wheatsheaf. We are getting one bar in the house but it comes and goes. I was hoping that it would be better than what it is. Have no signal now.

Ditto Wheatsheaf. No coverage at all. Thanks Telstra Great mobile phone signal at Glenlyon today. The signal at Porcupine Ridge is zero. Thanks Telstra, such a wonderful, caring company.

Fantastic! I live in the blackest signal spot in the area. I have a signal at the front gate but nothing at the house. I can see Gooches Hill, was hoping for a miracle. If you live near Woolnoughs then there seems to be hope.

I'm turning the repeater antenna back to Mt Franklin. At least it works in that direction.

On the contrary, we have a signal for the first time and we are just near you. Others in the road also have a signal. It's a miracle! Yep we are amazed it has worked for us. Only had to wait 40 years...so be patient!

No improvement in Coomoora.

Our nearest tower, as the crow flies...is 2kms...Nah! No go! Thanks Telstra! Makes one wonder what are these babies really for?

We already had signal at Glenlyon.

Of course, the upside is that I can sit in the sun drinking coffee at the GGS and Facebook all day.

It's worse now in Coomoora! Signal has just gone downhill lately.

We've got bars all down Green Gully Road, right into the forest.

(Telstra said we might not get it). But it’s a miracle.

Well, we all know the solution and they didn’t want to spend the money.

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T’S not quite double trouble, but more like double help with a pair of sisters at Hepburn House.

Kerrie Layfield and Faye Peucker are not only sisters, but they do actually look alike - and they both work as domestic goddesses at Hepburn House.

Kerrie, the elder sister, has been on the job for eight years, and Faye for four, at the government-funded aged care facility, which provides both permanent and respite care.

Hepburn House provides a range of services to its residents, delivered by dedicated staff who make Hepburn House a home-style environment.

It’s a way of life that the sisters embrace.

“Hepburn House is like one big family,” Kerrie says.

“My job doesn’t feel like work because it’s such a homely environment,” Faye says.

Both sisters were born and bred in Daylesford – and both say it’s great to have a good job in their home town, caring for the many locals who have moved to Hepburn House.

And when residents aren’t busy going on regular outings, or joining many of the activity groups, singing Morning Melodies, or having family visits, they can always enjoy trying to pick which sister is which.

“We love interacting with residents and watching their reaction when we are both working at the same time. There’s a lot of confusion over who is who - but we answer to either name.”

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Passion for volleyball

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ET’S start with a trivia question. After soccer, what’s the second most played sport in the world?

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The answer is indoor volleyball, even though it’s still low profile in this country, with Australia having limited playing involvement at the Olympic Games.

The Australian men’s team played in Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004 and London in 2012, where they just missed out on qualifying for the final eight.

The Australian women’s volleyball combination has made one Olympic Games and that was Sydney as the host nation.

The sport is definitely developing, but there’s still a long way to go. However, a passionate junior volleyball coach from Glenlyon, Colin Priest is doing what he can to ensure the sport grows in Victoria and this state can produce many volleyballers, who will go on to represent their country at multiple Olympics.

The former bank manager first started playing the sport at secondary college in Melbourne in the 1960s, when it was a novelty sport.

The now 65-year-old then became involved in the formation of a club from two teams, Glenroy in Melbourne’s north west suburbs and Sunshine in the west in the early 1970s and that’s where his outstanding coaching career began.

Fast forward more than 40 years and Colin is coach of the Victorian under-15 white team, which is getting ready for the national championships in Queensland from September 23.

Victoria has three under-15 boys’ teams with Colin’s white side a developmental team, which he is confident will perform well at the national titles.

“We recently played a tournament against the Maribyrnong and Bendigo academies along with a side from Heidelberg, who were mainly from the under-17 age group and we were the under-15 champions.”

He believes he has some exciting players in his squad. “My side has the talent and potential to go to the next level,” he says excitedly.

Colin’s commitment to the sport is extraordinary as his team is made up of players, all from Melbourne and especially the eastern side of the city, so he makes the long journey to training in Dandenong most Sunday mornings between now and the nationals for a 9am start.

“My wife says she is a volleyball widow. It’s a big commitment but I love it."

As well as teaching his players how to play the sport better, Colin hopes they can become good citizens.

“My mission statement, which I outlined when I first started coaching them, was to help the players reach their full potential.”

He says he is seeing tremendous improvement each week. “That has been one of the pleasing aspects as well as the boys being able to demonstrate fine leadership skills.”

Colin has recently, along with his assistant coach, held interviews with all players to decide who will be captain.

“I have been very impressed with the interviews.” He asked them all the same questions including why they wanted to be captain, how they would motivate the team, what skills they would bring and if they weren’t the captain, who should take on the role.

As well as coaching the Victorian boys under-15 white team, Colin has played a big part in the development of the sport in Daylesford.

“I coach volleyball teams at Daylesford Secondary College and the primary school has introduced it into the curriculum in 4th term for grades 4, 5 and 6 and these students have been developing nicely.”

He still plays in the Monday night competition he organises in Daylesford, which starts a new season on July 17 at 6.30pm at the ARC in Daylesford. Colin is inviting new players, no experience necessary, only the ability to have fun. He also played a significant role in the establishment of the ARC itself seven years ago.

“We are very proud of that facility, with the community raising $300,000, the state government contributing $1.3 and the federal government $200,000.

“It is also used as a basketball venue with two volleyball courts in the middle of the basketball courts, but if I had my way, I would have pushed for four courts.”

Colin says it’s good to have a variety of sports in a small town like Daylesford.

“Volleyball is growing all the time in the local area, with more kids playing and it is helping turn their lives around.”

Words: Dan Lonergan | Image: David White See Colin on the back page of The Local

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i Matt, like a lot of people, I’ll be looking to get my tax return done in the coming months.

Do you have any general advice? Michelle, Woodend

Hi Michelle,

This time of year is notorious for hearing stories about what friends and colleagues have claimed in their tax return. I am forever hearing “my mate did his own tax return and claimed ……….., which resulted in a huge refund”. The best piece of advice I can give is that just because you hear of someone making a claim in their return, doesn’t mean you should.

I often compare this to a seasoned gambler, whereby you only hear of their wins, not the losses along the way! The danger of making huge, unsubstantiated claims in tax returns is that you don’t always get audited until a year later. So, whilst your mate with the huge refund has been impressed with their work for 12 months, their satisfaction disappears pretty quickly when the ATO come knocking.

When completing your return, it is imperative to get advice from a tax agent. ATO laws and guidelines are forever changing and it can be very difficult to be across these changes unless you are working in the industry. For the cost of consulting with a tax agent, you are able to have peace of mind that your return has been completed in a manner that minimises audit risk.

Tax agents are less inclined to make fraudulent claims and thus, you minimise the risk of raising red flags with the ATO upon lodging your tax return. In addition, the cost of seeing a tax agent is generally offset with extra claims that the tax agent is aware of that can be made legitimately.

The golden rule for making claims in your tax return, is to make sure you can substantiate your claims.

Recent times have seen people scanning in receipts to a folder on their computer in the event that they should need to show the ATO. Others still use the old “shoe box” system where they store their yearly tax information in a systematic collection of shoe boxes. Either way is fine, it’s the people who have no records that concern me. If the ATO audit you and you cannot substantiate your claims, not only will they reverse your refund, but they will hit you with fines and interest penalties also.

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CBRE Hotels are pleased to be offering for sale the ‘Freehold Going Concern’ interest of the Daylesford Central Motor Inn. Less than two hours' drive from Melbourne’s CBD in the heart of Victoria’s Spa Country, the motel is located conveniently within the centre of Daylesford and offers purchasers the freedom of outright acquisition, affording a unique sense of flexibility in a tightly held market.

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VILLAGES OF HEPBURN SHIRE LYONVILLE

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“Lyonville – The Champ was beaten (Autumn) 2017” by Brian Nash

THE CHAMP WAS BEATEN

VILLAGES OF HEPBURN SHIRE

The Lyonville Village was created for its timber. For more than 150 years, Lyonville men have carved out sections of the great Wombat Forest to supply the farmers, the miners and the house builders of the Shire.

They have always understood timber. So for them the Annual Woodchop Event outside their loved Hall has been more than a community celebration. It has been a test of their young men to be the best.

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In the warm afternoon, the Villagers gathered along the fence for the blue ribbon event – the Underhand Chop.

To win this requires years, maybe generations of training, plus the best of axes plus the luck of a “good log – no knots – one true to its look”. The Axemen start on the numbers called so that the Champ always has to give a start, sometimes a long start, but that is why he is the Champ!

On this autumn day, the Champ suffered from a poor log and his immense shoulders could not overcome the out-marker and he surrendered the title of the Best Axeman. A new Reputation was made on that day in the timber Village of Lyonville.

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Lyonville is 15kms east of Daylesford on the Trentham Road (C317)

This is an excerpt from Villages of Hepburn Shire by Brian Nash and Warren Maloney, which will be available as a coffee table book in 2018. Early expressions of interest are now being taken. Call Brian on 5348 4218 or email art@briannash.com.au The Local will be publishing excerpts from the book throughout the year.

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Emily driving change for kids in Cambodia

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MILY Williamson’s parents bought a farm house in Trentham when she was 13 and she began living between the Central Highlands village and Carnegie in Melbourne.

After undertaking degrees at Swinburne University she now works at Feeding Dreams Cambodia. She chatted with Donna Kelly.

Donna: Why Cambodia?

Emily: I first went to Cambodia when I was 18, I was travelling and was completely unaware of the poverty and rampant starvation through the country. I revisited as a 21-year-old, this was when I first visited FDC. I found the organisation through Google and after reading a testimonial I decided to volunteer at the school. I had only spent a week and I was hooked. I felt an immediate attachment to one child in particular, Kim, who has been my sponsor child ever since. I felt at home at Feeding Dreams, the love is contagious, the staff care so much for the children. The holistic approach to combatting poverty was obviously making a positive impact in the lives of the children. Following my first trip to FDC, in the space of two years, I visited three more times to volunteer.

Donna: What’s daily life like there?

Emily: Daily life at work is a rollercoaster of emotions, there are huge highs and massive lows. Working with families who are suffering from abject poverty, I am often exposed to serious cases of domestic violence, starvation and neglect.

Seeing and hearing these stories every day definitely takes an emotional toll on me. On the flipside, watching every child’s transformation and story of success is incomparable to any other sense of achievement or pride I have ever experienced. To be able to drive social change, be on the ground and make a difference to the lives of those less fortunate is something I appreciate so much.

Donna: Great things about being there…

Emily: The greatest thing about Cambodia is the people, despite all of the trauma they have been subjected to, they are by far the nicest people I have ever come across. With Buddhism being the major religion, the people of Cambodia are strong believers in karma and treating people with respect and kindness – the locals spread joy with contagious laughter and big smiles. Other great things about living in Siem Reap is that it is beautiful, it is an internationally reclaimed tourist destination after all. The village I live in backs onto the UNESCO world heritage site of Angkor Wat, I am surrounded by the beautiful countryside, and I get to meet a melting pot of people visiting from all over the world. I don’t miss living in Australia at all, but I do miss Trentham. I hope to visit my family there once yearly, perhaps to have a break from this heat. One thing I do miss are the small luxuries of the West that we often take for granted; hot water, decent healthcare, reliable electricity, proper plumbing etc...in having said that, as an expat I live a very comfortable life here – which is more than any of our Feeding Dreams families can say, so I am grateful.

Donna: What does Feeding Dreams Cambodia do?

Emily: Feeding Dreams Cambodia is a non-profit, non-political and nonreligious, non- governmental and grass roots organisation that focuses on holistic sustainable development within the local community. We serve to alleviate poverty through the strategic implementation of seven established programs including education, daily nutritious meals, community support, vocational hospitality training and job placement, Youth Education Sport (YES Football Academy), a kindergarten program and an inclusive women’s empowerment initiative.

"Watching every child’s transformation and story of success is incomparable to any other sense of achievement or pride I have ever experienced. To be able to drive social change, be on the ground and make a difference to the lives of those less fortunate is something I appreciate so much."

Donna: How can people help if they want to?

Emily: There are many ways people can support FDC, people might wish to make a one-off donation or they might like to sponsor a child or teenager through our vocational training and job placement program. Excitingly, they can join me in Cambodia in January next year where they can cycle over 600km on a pushbike, riding across the whole country in support of our charity. For more information go to www.feedingdreamsbikeride.org and meet the other riders who have signed up.

Donna: Where do you see yourself in five years?

Emily: In five years’ time, I see myself sitting exactly where I am, in my unbearably hot office in Siem Reap watching hundreds of kids laughing as they run wild during playtime. Prior to gaining employment at FDC I already knew it was an organisation I wanted to support for a long time, now that I’m involved on a much deeper level, I know this support will last a lifetime.

Link: www.feedingdreamscambodia.org

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A Second Element serving up warming fare

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OR as long as I can remember, like most Victorian country towns, there has been a Town Hall Cafe next to the town's major public edifice.

Daylesford is no exception, except that ours has a fresh new look and a new name.

Earlier this year, Vanessa Matthews and Warren Lambourne took over and renamed the business A Second Element.

Gone are the fish, chips and hamburgers and in their place a slick menu and a good reason to stay for a meal. A new selection of traditional and gourmet pizzas head the bill of fare – dine in or takeaway.

Peta and l ventured in for a quick lunch on a cold day and were warmly greeted and seated by a familiar friendly face, Vanessa, who presented us with a menu and our usual predicament, a double-page spread of attractive options and a blackboard full of daily specials.

Fortunately, we were spared the task of choosing from the array of pizzas - we were lucky to have sampled most of their delicious range the previous evening when the monthly meeting of cinema volunteers ended with a pizza feast delivered from across the road. Needless to say there was barely a crumb left. (Small pizzas from $10 and large $16.50.)

Wanting just a quick lunch we decided to stick with a main course each and perhaps indulge in dessert. Peta decided on Potato and Leek Soup served with herb pizza bread ($18 or $15 takeaway) and it was just the thing for a cold day. The soup was thick and creamy and the crusty pizza bread was the perfect complement.

Vanessa recommended that I try the housemade Gnocchi Beef Ragu from the specials’ board ($26 - also available Gluten Free). lt was cooked just like Nonna would have done. The gnocchi was just right and the ragu full of meaty rich flavour. After sizeable mains we should had called it a day - but who could ever resist dessert?

We could have opted for Chocolate Brownie ($6.50) with our coffee but the Lemon Tart ($13) was calling us. Well, we did compromise and shared one. The crust was thick and crumbly and the lemon was smooth and tangy - all topped off with a large dollop of cream and shredded candy lemon zest…yum!

The extensive menu includes a good selection of calzone and pasta dishes, the ever-popular homemade chicken parma and, of course, those pizzas!

A Second Element is the perfect spot for family meals and caters for the young ones with a range of "Goats Meals" (for the kids) like small pizzas, spag bol and the ubiquitous chicken nuggets (all $10).

A Second Element is not licensed yet but offers a great range of hot beverages and cold drinks.

Words and images: Glen Heyne & Kyle Barnes

IT’S PIZZA (WE’VE KEPT THE SECRET RECIPE), PASTA SPECIALS, HOMEMADE SOUPS AND DESSERTS - WITH PLENTY OF GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS. 74 VINCENT STREET, DAYLESFORD. BOOKINGS: 5348 4996.

DAILY 11.30AM - 8PM (CLOSED WEDNESDAY). TUESDAY IS LOCALS’ NIGHT!

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Gig Guide Scrub Hill, Newlyn Alyce Platt and The Fish-Shop Collective – July 12, 12.30pm

The Spa Bar, Daylesford Piano Improv – Wednesday, July 5, 7pm-10pm Whiskey Room – Thursday, July 6, 7pm-10pm DMT DJ Grooves – Friday, July 7, 9pm-11pm Piano Improv – Wednesday, July 12, 7pm-10pm The Duck Down Pickers – Thursday, July 13, 7pm-10pm.

DMT DJ Grooves – Friday, July 14, 9pm-11pm Gillian & Terry – Saturday, July 15, 7.30pm-10.30pm

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs The Travelling Concessions - Friday, July 7 Nick Noon - Saturday, July 8 Open Mic - Sunday, July 9 (phone 5348 2297 to book a spot) Scott Fraser - Friday, July 14 Ellerby - Saturday, July 15 Free Live Music - Sunday, July 16 The Larks - Friday, July 21 Next Episode - Saturday, July 22 Mana Moto - Sunday, July 23 Steph Bitter - Friday, July 28 Stand Up Comedy - Sunday, July 30

Daylesford Cidery, Daylesford Arkie T Williams - Sunday, July 9, 12.30pm

The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs Burlesque Bliss Bombs - Friday, July 7, 8pm

Maldon Progress Hall, Maldon Burlesque Bliss Bombs - Friday, July 14, 8pm

Got a gig coming up? Email donna@tlnews.com.au

Bliss Bombs Burlesque

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LISS Bombs Burlesque is set to explode onto the scene with performances in Hepburn Springs and Maldon in July.

These smouldering sirens of the Central Highlands perform “tongue-incheeky” comedy cabaret. Their penchant for retro, vintage and classic costume styles makes for a visually sumptuous experience.

Their latest show, History Repeating, has been described as “an outrageous romp through the world of women’s fashion and lingerie of times past, liberally laced with song, dance, laughs and tease”.

Stand-up comedian Kirsty Plews has joined Bliss Bombs to MC their current show. “It’s brilliantly funny with the performers bringing together a ravishing twist to comedy burlesque. I could definitely see it doing well at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival,” said Kirsty.

Having sold out their last three previous seasons at The Grande, this will be audiences' last chance to see them strut their stuff on stage for 2017.

Bookings are essential for both shows – at The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs on Friday, July 7 at 8pm and at Maldon Progress Hall on Friday, July 14 at 8pm.

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Stars come out Land Art lecture Great view as for Words in at Kyneton for Jacksons Lookout re-opens Winter ADFAS

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National figures such as outstanding author Don Watson and human rights advocate Julian Burnside QC are among the leading writers to appear at the August 4-6 festival in Daylesford, with its theme of Origins.

Watson will be joined by prize-winning Sydney author and journalist Paul Daley, a key contributor to a new work The Honest History Book, which looks at myths around our nation’s story.

The distinguished Castlemaine writer Cate Kennedy will perform personal stories that bring tears and laughter in two shows.

Joining Burnside on stage will be another top writer and activist, Arnold Zable, who was one of the hits at last year’s festival.

Other highlights include: • A theatrical reading of a screenplay, Granuaille, that zestfully combines Game of Thrones with Pirates of the Caribbean; • ChillOut presents stories of and by “rainbow family” members, and leading Melbourne queer poets; • Poets and storytellers share their works at renowned storyteller Anne E. Stewart’s story house; • True stories and unanswered questions about Daylesford’s Lost Children; • A panel: Where do Writers Get Their Ideas From?; • Readings and workshops, with local writers, fiction and non-fiction; • Farm stories, a tribute in memory of the late Rod May; • Sharon Lynch of The Fermentary launches her book on fermenting.

• A children’s programme on Saturday morning; • Distinguished sculptor Petrus Spronk with a hitchhiker’s guide to ceramics, poetry and life; and • Discussion around a new book on step-families.

The lecture, presented by guest lecturer Gerald Deslandes, visiting from the UK, will focus on the relatively new concept called ‘land art’ featuring the work of Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Long and David Nash, early exponents of the movement.

Land Art uses the natural landscape to create site-specific structures, art forms, incorporating such elements as rocks, wood, pebbles, leaves, straw, even fruit. This lecture may even encourage similar works within the Macedon Ranges, as it is so rich with natural elements.

The lecture costs $30 cash, payable on the day, and this includes an afternoon tea and door prizes.

ADFAS CV holds several events throughout the year in addition to its annual lecture series. A recent event was held at Lowland Farm, Mt Macedon, where wildlife artist and art educator, William Ritchie, enthralled the audience with an overview of his painting techniques.

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William showed many of his unique works, both finished and unfinished, to illustrate the intricate details of colour, tone and the tools he uses to achieve the final creation.

Details: Nicky on 0400 958 449 or Norma on 0419 234 012. Half-year memberships are available.

EXT month’s 15th annual Words in Winter HE Australian Decorative and Fine Arts writers’ festival will be bursting with Society, Central Victoria branch will hold stories and ideas as writers from Sydney a Land Art lecture at Sacred Heart College, and Melbourne join locals in a packed program.

Kyneton, on Thursday, July 13.

For details and to book go to: www.wordsinwinter.com or Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

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CCESS to one of the best panoramic views in Hepburn Regional Park has been restored with the reopening of Jacksons Lookout.

The popular spot on the Goldfields Track is again welcoming visitors following maintenance works during the past two months including the installation of new panels, handrails, boards and steps to the lookout tower, and an upgrade of the carpark Jacksons Lookout is in the northern section of the Hepburn Regional Park, close to the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve. It’s also accessible from the lookout carpark, a short drive from Daylesford on the Back Hepburn Road.

Parks Victoria ranger, Samantha Hall said Jacksons Lookout had long provided spectacular views for bush walkers and visitors dropping in by car from Daylesford and the Hepburn Springs area.

“The tower provides a panoramic view of the northern end of the Hepburn Regional Park, which looks especially beautiful in the crisp cooler months.

“Designed and installed by local engineer J.H. Jackson in the 1940s, the unique and charming lookout tower has long been popular with locals and visitors.

“Winter is a great time to see our wonderful parks looking green and lush, with the added health benefits that we know can come from spending time in nature.”

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Guarding The Galilee at Daylesford Cinema

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"I’m hosting the screening because I’m worried about the enormous impacts of Adani’s proposed coal mine on the reef, our climate and our future. I also don’t want to see our governments give Adani a $1billion taxpayer-funded loan for this destructive coal mine.

“Everyone is invited to come along to this screening and find out more about this Presented by Queensland-born actor Michael Caton, the 30-minute documentary important issue that affects all Australians.” Attendance is free. shines a spotlight on the battle to stop the biggest coal mine in Australian history, To attend email lbrophy14@gmail.com or visit https://www.acf.org.au/lisadot/ Adani’s Carmichael project. guarding_the_galilee_a_documentary_about_the_adani_coal_mine?recruiter_ The award-winning documentary team captures the raw beauty of the id=423767 Queensland outback, where Adani’s mine threatens essential water resources.

Link: www.stopadani.com Just downstream from the proposed mine site, a grazier fears for the impact on the river that quenches the thirst of his cattle, and flows through to the Coral Sea. On the coast, a boat owner operating out of the Airlie Beach tourist hotspot worries about the hundreds of extra ships steaming through the Great Barrier Reef each year.

Meet these and many others engaged in this fight and find out exactly what mining billionaire Adani has planned for Australia.

CENTRAL Highlands resident, Lisa Brophy, is organising the screening of the new documentary Guarding The Galilee about Adani’s proposed coal mine, at Daylesford Cinema on Thursday, July 13 at 6pm

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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too!

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VERYONE loves a good meal deal. So here are the dining establishments offering great food and great prices!

Monday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian option available.)

Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Frugal Foodies - $20

Tuesday:

Perfect Drop, Daylesford - five courses - $55 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20 Casa El Rey, Daylesford - Taco Tuesday - $5 tacos and $5 beers.

A Second Element, Daylesford - 2 large traditional pizzas, garlic bread + 1.25l drink - $30

Saturday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Tastings at Bellinzona, Hepburn - free wine tasting of up to six choices of regional wines when you order a pizza, platter or purchase a bottle of wine.

Sunday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and a glass of wine - $45 Old Hepburn Hotel - Sunday roast - two choices of meat with all the trimmings $15 from noon until sold out.

Monday-Friday

Casa El Rey, Daylesford - The $15 Box - loaded spud and drink or burrito with fries and drink Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch - burger, fries or onion rings and a drink - $17

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Raffles:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Frugal Foodies - $20 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Schnitzel Night - 5pm-7pm- $15

Perfect Drop, Daylesford, has a Happy Hour, Thursday to Monday, from 4pm to 6pm with $12 cocktails and $2 oysters.

A fundraising raffle for local organisations is held on Friday evenings at The Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn.

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The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and a glass of wine - $45 Tastings at Bellinzona, Hepburn - free wine tasting of up to six choices of regional wines when you order a pizza, platter or purchase a bottle of wine.

5000 Club - three-course lunch at Christ Church Anglican Hall, Daylesford

Drawing visitors to Peppers and the region

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T'S a place that easily sells itself as a conference destination – but Diana Calvert helps things along at Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel with her skills and expertise.

As the in-house sales and events manager, Di draws visitors to the area and ensures that they enjoy local attractions during their stay.

“And now we are opening up our conference spaces to local community groups, and I’d love for our locals to take advantage of having a place to meet free of charge,” Di explains.

It’s a job Di loves, having come to Peppers from Great Keppel Island nine years ago, with this almost-local calling the area home herself.

“I believe I’m getting there? I moved to Hepburn nine years ago…but someone told me I’ve got to be here for 15 years before I’m local,” Di laughs.

She explains what she is loving about the place.

“I love the town, it’s a beautiful place to live, and the thing I like about Victoria is we actually get seasons…unlike Queensland, where it’s just hot. And I grew up on a farm in the Western District, so I quite like living in a small town. The community here is fantastic, everyone is nice, and supportive.”

One of the things that Di most loves about Peppers is that she has been able to work her way up to promoting the area she has come to call home.

“I have really enjoyed the way it's allowed me to grow - I actually started here as assistant bar manager, and I quite quickly moved to restaurant manager, and I’ve been able to move around and have different roles.

“And the new owner, Bobby Shen, has been really encouraging in letting me branch out and do different things. It’s been great because I haven’t been doing the same thing for the last nine years.”

Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel is at 124 Main Road, Hepburn Springs. Phone: 5348 2202. Website: springsretreat@peppers.com.au Advertorial

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Historic pool revealed

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RENTHAM’S historic Bath Street Reserve swimming pool, along the edge of Trent Creek on the east side of town, has re-appeared after being silted up and overgrown since it closed in the 1950s.

The 1920s, timber-lined, concrete-bottomed pool, 2.4 metres at the deep end, was a popular landmark for 30 years, hosting school sports, a swimming club, several generations of local kids earning their Herald newspaper medal for swimming 25 yards, and countless frogs and tadpoles.

Local legend holds that the concrete was so rough it would take a yard of skin off swimmers who scraped it. It was fed by the local Chinaman’s Spring but was troubled with algae problems and by retaining water levels in dry summers and was eventually closed in the 1950s for hygiene reasons.

The Friends of Trentham Creeks and Reserves, helped with East Trentham Fellowship Group funding, has begun restoring the former 30-centimetre-deep shallow end of the pool.

The old concrete pool floor has been dug out and exposed, former timber edges will be restored and the raised banks of that end of the pool will become a walking track linked to a new footbridge over the creek, which is a Coliban River tributary. The pool’s former siltedup deep end is being retained as is to showcase indigenous riparian flora that now flourishes there.

The Bath Street Reserve, also known as the Trent Creek Reserve, has been an unkempt tangle of weeds for some time until recent cleaning up, weeding and re-planting of natural riparian plant life. That work was assisted with funding from the North Central Management Authority and supported by the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network.

The Friends of Trentham Creeks and Reserves volunteers working on the project is a support group of the Trentham Public Reserves Committee of Management, which also looks after the Stoney Creek and Old Racecourse reserves, with delegated authority from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

The disused pool was replaced in the 1950s by Trentham’s current Market Street Public Pool which was built by the then Kyneton Council, helped by local volunteers.

Trentham earth mover Al Dickinson and Friends of Trentham Creeks and Reserves volunteer Andy Robertson, after removal of nearly 70 years of silt and weeds from the old 1920's Bath Street Reserve swimming pool.

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The taste of Italy at The Grande Hotel

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OR Domenico De Marco, there’s two types of people in the world - those who love Italian food, and those who are about to fall for it.

Domenico has brought the taste of Italy to new restaurant ‘Locale @ The Grande’ in Hepburn Springs, with a regular Sunday Festa Italiana and monthly regional Italian dinners which are seeing families and friends relaxing around tables to share both beautiful food, and good times together.

‘A Night in Venezia’ was his superb June dinner which focused on the cuisine of the Veneto region, while in July Domenico will bring the food of Bologna to the table with his ‘Memories of Home’ dinner - he may even serve it himself, as he’s quite the chatty fellow and likes to know that guests are enjoying themselves.

“There’s nothing quite like the authentic taste of Italy – and there’s nothing better than sharing that luscious, relaxed and convivial experience with family and friends,” Domenico explains.

Domenico himself embodies the Italian experience, having come from Imola, near Bologna, but it’s more than his heritage that makes Domenico an accomplished chef - he’s had a stellar career in some of Europe and Australia's best restaurants. Domenico has been employed by Michelin star establishments in London, Italy and Prague and has worked with chefs including Luke Mangan and Neil Perry of the Rockpool Group in his six years in Australia.

Musing over wine on the back verandah of The Grande was where Domenico’s partnership with the hotel’s owners, Ian and Jodie Hawkins, began to take shape.

And it’s now, over simple, beautiful, authentic Italian food that Domenico’s partnership with the locals is developing.

Families and friends are coming to Locale for thoroughly Italian food and dining experiences. Together, locals are experiencing the taste of Italy – and they’re falling for it.

‘Locale @ The Grande’ is at The Grande Hotel, 1 Church Avenue, Hepburn Springs. Website: www.thegrandehotel.com.au Phone: 5348 1978.

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Un-mould onto plates, peel off cling-film and serve with more raspberries, sprinkled with fresh rose petals and dusted lightly with icing sugar. Puree some additional berries to pour around moulds as a sauce.

Crystalised rose petals Whisk an egg white until just frothy. Dip clean fragrant rose petals into egg white, smoothing it with your fingers until each petal is completely covered.

Set petals down on a sheet of baking parchment and generously sprinkle each with pure icing sugar until completely covered. Allow the petals to dry in a cool, dry place.

These are a lovely decoration on ice-cream or cake tops. Top off iced cupcakes with a rose petal – lovely! What you finish with is best described as a "meringue covered rose petal".

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Within this role, you are responsible for Human Resources for the whole company. Mutual respect, a great sense of responsibility and strong involvement of the employees are the main themes of the Rijk Zwaan company culture.

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Colour in your winter garden

Don't be kidded into believing that all winter gardens are drab and bleak, there are plenty of plants that put on a great show in the chilly months.

Bulbs

Among my favourites are cyclamen, sternbergia, nerine and some of the smaller species of gladiolus such as murielii.

Perennials

There are many including viola, foxglove, primula, polyanthus, lobelia, English daisy and cineraria.

Native trees and shrubs

In our perverse, antipodean climate with its arid, parched conditions, Mother Nature considered it a safer bet to arrange for the reproductive cycle of native flora to coincide with cooler, wetter conditions. This way, the insect life was better able to visit and pollinate the plants, and the ensuing seedlings received ample water to germinate and establish themselves.

Just to confuse things even further this is all reversed in the tropical regions where the rains come at the height of summer. But you needn't worry about that in our climate, where tropical plants only survive indoors or in heated glass houses. I will go into more details about winter colour in the native garden in the next issue.

Winter-toned evergreens

One of the kinder tricks our winter weather plays is to turn the leaves of some evergreens to the better shades of autumn in a reaction to extreme cold and frost called "bronzing".

Among the better of these are nandina, (Japanese sacred bamboo,) mahonia, berberis in its many forms and abelia, whose foliage turns a light bronze but the main attraction is the small calyx left behind after the flowers fall in autumn, which turn to an attractive copper colour.

Not really evergreen but nevertheless attractive throughout winter are the hydrangeas when any late autumn blooms left on the bush turn to green and can be dried for indoor arrangement.

We discovered the multi-coloured hydrangea, pictured above right, among other similar specimens in the Memorial Cross gardens atop Mt Macedon a few weeks ago.

Probably the result of early severe frosts.

One of the oft-forgotten, but worthy of a place in any garden, is the abutilon, commonly known as Indian mallow or Chinese lantern so named for the delicate, pendulous, bell-shaped, paper lantern-like flowers.

In my youth, they were only available in a bright orange or yellow but they now come in a palette of colours ranging from white through to deep orange and bronze.

Some with variegated leaves, all delightful, especially as they bloom from mid-autumn right through winter. They need to kept well-watered and fed for best results and tend to be a little straggly if not pruned severely after flowering.

My favourite abutilon is a special called “A. megapotomicum� - don't ask me what that means, I have only just learned how to pronounce it - variegatum. The variegatum bit is self-evident. That refers to the golden blotches on the leaves.

Mega obviously means big and the potomicum - something to do with water as in hippopotamus.

This variety, pictured below right, flowers from mid-autumn until well into spring. This is a taller plant with long drooping branches so should be supported to enhance its weeping habit.

It can also be trained as a weeping standard. Merely select a plant with one strong central stem. Remove any other growth and support it with a strong central stake.

Keep removing any side growths to keep the central stem clear.

Got a gardening question for Glen? Email glenzgarden@gmail.com

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WATER AND WASTEWATER PRICES FROM 1 JULY 2017 Central Highlands Region Water Corporation has resolved to set the following water and wastewater tariffs, fees and charges for the period commencing 1 July 2017 and continuing until notice is given of a new tariff.

The tariffs, fees and charges are normally due no later than 28 days after the date of issue for the notice requiring payment. Payment of the accounts can be made at any of the Corporation's offices or by any means described on the account. Late payment of any amount due may bear interest at the prescribed rate as set in accordance with the Water Act (1989) as from the date due until the amount is paid.

Basis of Calculation: Access Fee: The appropriate Access Fee indicated below is divided by 366 days then multiplied by the number of days in the billing period.

Water Volume Charge: A two tiered tariff pricing structure applies to all residential customers to encourage sustainable water usage. The two tiered tariff charges a higher rate per kilolitre as water consumption increases from tier one to tier two. To calculate the water volume charge: The water usage component of the bill is determined by the number of kilolitres used. A two tiered tariff pricing structure will be applied, based on water consumption. The threshold between the two tiers is calculated on a daily basis and is charged on a tricycle basis. Tier 1: 0 - 0.478 kilolitres (0 - 478 litres). Tier 2: 0.479 kilolitres plus (479 litres plus).

Unmetered supplies will be charged an assumed consumption of 150 kilolitres per annum.

Wastewater Volume Charge: Non residential disposal charges will be calculated on the volume of water recorded by the meter installed on the water service pipe which is then multiplied by the appropriate discharge factor. The calculated wastewater volume exceeding the allowance (180 kilolitres per annum) during the financial year is multiplied by the appropriate tariff per kilolitre.

The State Government provides concessions for holders of concession cards and not-for-profit organisations. Assistance may also be available through the Utility Relief Grants Scheme and the Central Highlands Water Customer Assistance Program.

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Waterways Charge $54.32 per annum. This charge is collected on behalf of Melbourne Water, who use the funds to look after rivers and creeks and manage drainage and floodplains in your area.

Please telephone Central Highlands Water on 1800 061 514 for any enquiries regarding your account, current prices or available concessions.

The GST does not apply to water and wastewater prices. A full schedule of current charges including miscellaneous fees and charges is available on the Central Highlands Water website at chw.net.au.

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To market, to market, to buy some fresh fruit

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OU can find everything you need at weekend markets, from fresh fruit and veg to handmade jewellery and wares, throughout the Central Highlands and surrounds. Here are just a few.

Daylesford Railway Market – every Sunday (pictured left) Wesley Hill Market - every Saturday Daylesford Farmers’ Market – first Saturday Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Makers’ Market - first Saturday Golden Plains Farmers' Market - first Saturday Castlemaine Artists’ Market – first Sunday Kyneton Farmers’ Market - second Saturday Ballan Farmers' Market - second Saturday Kyneton Rotary Community Market – second Saturday Maldon Market – second Sunday Clunes Farmers’ Market - second Sunday Trentham Farmers’ Market and Makers’ Market - third Saturday Glenlyon Farmers’ Market – third Saturday Leonards Hill Market - third Saturday Creswick Market - third Saturday Talbot Farmers’ Market – third Sunday Woodend Lions Market - third Sunday (Back in September) Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday Buninyong Village Market - fourth Sunday

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Swimming award

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OAN Foote-Jackson, a staff member at Kyneton Sports & Aquatic Centre has been recognised for her contribution to swimming and water safety at the annual Aquatics and Recreation industry awards dinner last month.

Joan has been employed by Macedon Ranges Shire Council as a staff member since 1996, and was awarded the 2017 Swim Teacher for Infants, Toddlers and Pre-School Award by Aquatics and Recreation Victoria.

The award recognises the outstanding contribution by an individual to the teaching of swimming and water safety, including teaching effectiveness, professional development, leadership and commitment to excellence.

The family that provided a reference to support Joan’s nomination recognise the importance of Joan’s instructions, as they had to put her safety messages into action during a flash flood they experienced over summer.

Last December, nine children from four families were playing and swimming together in a Victorian river when the waters began rising from ankle deep to waist height in seconds.

With Joan’s repetitive swim safety messages echoing in their ears, adults managed to guide children to safety, recalling Joan’s lessons during the process.

Fortunately, the families had ensured that adults were within arm’s reach of children under five who were in the water, which meant that these children were quickly picked up and carried to the banks of the river.

Adults had also followed Joan’s advice of ensuring they could see older children who were in the water at all times; enabling them to reassure children verbally before they began to panic, and encouraging them to swim to their safe side, rather than against the current.

The family acknowledge the outcome of that day may have been very different if it weren’t for advice offered in Joan’s lessons, and are vocal in their praise for her.

Centre manager Jon Ground said it was the fourth consecutive year that a staff member from the centre has been recognised with an award at the Aquatics and Recreation industry awards.

“Joan’s dedication to aquatic education is evident to anyone who knows her, and this award is testament to that.”

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OLIN Priest has been involved in volleyball for more than 50 years and is now coach of the Victorian under-15 white team, which is getting ready for the national championships in Queensland from September 23. Victoria has three under-15 boys’ teams with Colin’s white side a developmental team, which he is confident will perform well at the national titles. Read his story by Dan Lonergan on page 17. Image: David White