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February 11, 2019 Issue 143 MOTORFEST

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2 About Us Front cover: The inaugural Daylesford Motorfest is on Sunday, February 17 at Victoria Park. It's going to be huge! For all the details see the back page.

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February 11, 2019 Issue 143 MOTORFEST

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The Local - The Heart of the Highlands

The Local is a fortnightly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, February 25, 2019.

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Space bookings: Wednesday, February 20 Copy deadline: Thursday, February 21 Editorial deadline: Thursday, February 21

HE Local is a free publication distributed throughout the Central Highlands of Victoria. The first "monthly" edition was published in September 2013 and immediately became fortnightly thanks to the demand of our readers and advertisers.

Managing editor | Donna Kelly General manager | Kyle Barnes

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The Local is brought to you by a team of local journalists, photographers, columnists, sub-editors, graphic designers, book-keepers and, of course, great delivery people. So when we talk about being local, we really do put our money where our mouth is.

The Local's motto is to "connect the community" by bringing people closer with great features on amazing local people and ensuring you know what is happening around your community whether that's a festival, a fete or maybe just a great special from one of our fantastic advertisers. Content is key.

We love writing about local people doing inspiring things and even local people doing ordinary things. And as some people, mostly politicians, have found out, if you are not local you will not appear in the pages of The Local.

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Finally, from the start, we have offered two free adverts in every edition for notfor-profit organisations along with a rescue pet looking for a new home. It's just our way of giving back. We really hope you enjoy this edition of The Local.

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Thank you!!!

The Local would like to thank all those who worked tirelessly to keep the community safe during the Hepburn-Mannings Road fire on February 5 and 6.

Thanks to the CFA Fire Brigades from 10 groups comprising 57 brigades - Ararat, Ararat Group, Bacchus Marsh Group, Ballan, Ballan Group, Ballarat, Ballarat City, Ballarat Group, Balliang, Blackwood, Buninyong, Burrumbeet, Campbells Creek, Campbelltown, Cape Clear, Castlemaine, Chewton, Clunes, Coimadai, Coliban Group, Creswick, Creswick Group, Daylesford, District 15 HQ Brigade, Elmhurst, Elphinstone, Eureka Group, Franklinford, Fryerstown, Glenlyon, Glenlyon Group, Grenville Group, Guildford, Haddon, Halls Gap, Hepburn, Kingston, Kyneton, Lake Bolac, Learmonth, Leonards Hill, Linton, Malmsbury, Metcalfe, Millbrook, Miners Rest, Mollongghip, Mount Alexander Group, Musk, Myrniong, Newlyn, Newstead & District, Parwan, Porcupine Ridge, Raglan, Sebastopol, Smeaton, Smythesdale, Snake Valley, Spring Hill, St Arnaud, Stawell, Taradale, Trentham, Tylden, Wallace and Wendouree.

Thanks to Forest Fire Management Victoria crews who responded from Beaufort, Daylesford and Sebastopol works centres. Forest Fire Management Victoria consists of specialist staff drawn, in this instance, from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria.

Thanks to those who coordinated the fire response through the Ballarat Incident Control Centre involving staff from multiple agencies including CFA, FFMVic and Vic Police. Incident controllers on Saturday, February 5 were from CFA’s District 15 and FFMVic’s Murray Goldfields and Midlands Districts. Incident Controllers on Sunday, February 6 were from CFA District 15 and FFMVic Midlands District.

CFA District 16 also assisted.

Thanks, and fire crews also acknowledge and give thanks to the local community for its incredible support during the firefighting efforts, generously dropping off morning and afternoon teas as well as filling the eskies with cold drinks.

Finally, thanks to the Red Cross and Hepburn Shire Council!

Back to school!

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HE Local asked Central Highlands schools to send in photos of their preps and these very cute students were the result!

Left: Tylden Primary School Back row, left to right, Alex, Alfie, Evie, Mabel, Theo, Oliver, Piper, Elsie, middle row, Abbigail, Madeline, Caleb, Scott, Madison, Callumm, front row, Logan, Rylee, Eloise, Evan, Elder, Grace and Sam

Macedon Primary School - Principal Matt Forrest and foundation teacher Millie Strong with 11 of the school's 42 foundation students. Back row, from left, Kai, Zara, Connor, Zoe (in tee pee), Monique, middle row, Clio, Matt Forrest, Joshua, Cooper, Millie Strong, front row, Baylie, Johnny and Bella Daylesford Primary School - back row, Deyann, Georgie, Inigo, Emmanuel, Lewis, Atlas, Betty, Charlotte, Tullie, middle, Mae, Poppy, Elisabeth, Leni, Veronica, Aleksander, Grace, front, Leon, Anouk, Kora, Beckett, Kennedy, Maisie, Otis and Trent. Absent: Brock (yellow) and Dalton (blue)

Above, Bullarto Primary School - from left, Nyssa, Asa and Jude

Below: St Michael's Primary School - Olive, Myla, Mason, Hamish, Archie, Benji, Jaylen, Aiden, Louis, Lachlan and Alex Creswick Primary School - top, back row, Billy, Jobe, Sophie, Iyana, Ruby, Gabriel and Nixon, front row from left, Dion, Angus, Grace, Zac, Jethro and Ava Creswick Primary School, bottom, back row, Hunter, Riley, Evelyn, Will, Mackenzie, Nate, front row from left, Amara, Harley, Charli, Evie, Elenoar and Connor

Are your preppries missing from our pages? Don't worry, just ask your school to send their photos for the next edition of The Local. They can still have their 15 minutes of fame!

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Art reconnecting with country, events and people

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ENDIGO artist Ian Clark is of indigenous heritage and was born in Kamilaroi lands around present day Tamworth in north-eastern New South Wales.

He spent most of his early years there but now lives in Central Victoria where he continues to develop his award winning painting and printmaking style.

In 2012, one of his linocuts was exhibited at the highly regarded Silk Cut Printmaking Award and the print was subsequently purchased by the Australian National Gallery. He was the 2012 and 2018 NAIDOC People’s Choice award winner at Bendigo and another work from his 2018 series Skin Paintings has been accepted into the prestigious Koorie Heritage Trust Show currently on show at Federation Square.

Ian describes painting and art making as a positive force in his life saying, “I get to do something I’m good at, and it connects me with the country I’m on. It also re-connects me with my country, with people and to significant cultural events. I am reminded of being that kid constructing again and feel the worth of what I do is legitimised when someone wants to own one of my works.”

The act of painting for him is spiritual, a form of prayer or meditation and Ian doesn’t draw or pre-plan, instead he begins painting in one place and allows the story and subject to "construct itself". Ian works slowly and methodically with acrylics on canvas, depicting ideas that reference nature and speak of his own life and philosophy.

Generally, each piece is completed to his satisfaction from start to finish, and at other times he will halt mid-way, over-paint and begin again.

Rich, earthy and vibrant colours are variously used in characteristic dot style, with the outcome often being a pulsating, vibrating surface. What may initially appear as bold, static patterns, in fact move and shimmer as they express aspects of his story.

The resultant dots and colours in his paintings and the linear patterns of his linocuts are both deliberate and intense.

Ian Clark’s works are full of rhythm, meaning and complexity, and have been described as the spiritual creations of a contemporary artist with a deep personal journey and a powerful storytelling heritage.

Ian's work will be on display at the Wood Shed Gallery, 21a Raglan Street, Daylesford until the end of Easter. Public viewing is each Sunday from 9am to 3pm with other times by appointment.

On February 17 he will be at the gallery from 10.30am to noon to talk about his paintings and prints. Many are interested in his techniques, or the story behind a particular one.

But above all, he cherishes learning that someone has been affected by his works in a far more profound manner. “I like my work to provoke an emotional response.

And I’m happiest when kids respond to my work. Kids just get it, you know.”

Words: Anthony Sawrey | Image: Contributed

"I am reminded of being that kid constructing again and feel the worth of what I do is legitimised when someone wants to own one of my works."

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Our history 7

David Unaipon - The man on our $50 note and his visit to Daylesford

The names and theories of great scientists living and dead were quoted with easy naturalness... as great evolutionists with something to say of interest regarding the Australian aborigine. There was no appeal to sentiment or attempted play upon N WRITING and publishing this article I wish to acknowledge and pay my respects to the traditional owners of Australia - especially members of the Dja Dja emotion, but a calmly reassured reply to the prevalent estimate of the aborigine... The fact that he was able, by sheer force of talent and personality, to rise up and rebuke Wurrung community – the traditional owners of our local area.

In the winter of 1915 an extraordinary human being visited Daylesford, attracting the conceit of learned savants was sufficient in itself that he could stand at least as an equal in the midst of a people proud of its achievements was an ocular demonstration much attention and curiosity. An image of this famous Australian literally passes of the latent possibilities of a despised race... And as one took in the magnificence of through our fingers every time we handle a $50 bank note. He is David Unaipon (also written as Ngunaitponi). The purpose of this great man’s visit to Daylesford was the spectacle there lived a world of meaning in the silently eloquent conclusion to many of the preacher’s sentiments…” to preach and lecture at the local Anglican Church (Christ Church).

To have had the honour to hear David Unaipon speak must have been a A proud Ngarrindjeri man, David Unaipon was born in 1872 at the Point memorable occasion. It would be hard not to imagine that there were those who McLeay Mission in South Australia, and from an early age displayed exceptional walked out of Christ Church into that crisp Daylesford winter’s night air with their intelligence and a thirst for knowledge in a broad range of subjects. He eventually rose to fame with his brilliant mind and speaking skills – confounding the aboriginal hearts and minds challenged and hopefully changed as a result of what they had heard and experienced. stereotype held by most white Australians.

As author Bruce Pascoe states: “David Unaipon first of all, forced Australians In his time, David Unaipon was often referred to as “Australia’s Leonardo” and to accept Aboriginal intelligence, then he forced them to consider the scientific a “black genius”. He was an amazing inventor and he is said to have contributed to knowledge of the world’s oldest culture. His legacy paves the way for younger the invention of the helicopter; having designed its rotors pre-WWI, based on the Aboriginal people to unearth the Indigenous science Australia has buried beneath a principle of the boomerang. He was also a poet, author and lifelong activist for his ton of denial." people.

David Unaipon died at Tailem Bend SA on February 7, 1967 at the grand age of He influenced government policy and educated the public via his lectures and 95. addresses about Aboriginal culture and his people’s future. Many of his sermons and This article is an abridged version of the one that appeared in the Daylesford & lectures were for the Anglican Church. His visit to Christ Church Daylesford was on District Historical Society's November 2018 newsletter. behalf of the Church Missionary Association.

The Daylesford Advocate reported on David Unaipon’s visit. A large article appeared in Thursday’s 29th July 1915 edition and was headed: ABORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT – FAMILIAR FALLACIES REFUTED – LECTURE BY MR. DAVID UNAIPON. The opening paragraph reads: “Quite a large crowd assembled in the Christ Church Sunday School Hall on Monday evening, when Mr. David Unaipon, an Australian aboriginal lecturer and inventor, delivered a most interesting address on the manner, customs and traditions of his people. Mr. Unaipon was the preacher at Christ Church on the previous Sunday evening, and it was evident that such an unusual event as a sermon delivered by a coloured preacher especially a native of our White Australia had occasioned considerable curiosity and interest for there was a large congregation...”

The article goes on to give a detailed account describing the skill by which David Unaipon delivered his lecture to his Daylesford audience and how he used this lecture to refute shocking fallacies that prevailed at that time.

On July 31 another article appeared. It is a powerful article written by someone in attendance at Christ Church when David Unaipon preached. The author, whose identity is unknown, was obviously deeply affected by the occasion. The article is headed: Reflections in Christ Church by ‘Non Conformist’. The following is some of what the writer had to tell. “… And so the public began to move, and move and to move early. Quite a great novelty as the black preacher was the eager movement for seats. How they streamed in! And how the regular worshippers lifted their eyebrows to see their seats occupied a whole five minutes before the clanging bell ceased. And still they came, Methodists, Presbyterians, Salvationists, Baptist, and Nondescripts… every pew was filled… This man could speak the white man’s tongue more fluently than many a highly educated white man… With well chosen language and clear musical voice, possessing at times a singing undertone, reminding one of his native speech, the preacher proceeded with his message.

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Wall art installation at Trentham.General

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HE side of the high-profile, historic old bank in the centre of Trentham is to become an ever-changing art installation.

Lynda Gardener and Mark Smith, who started their Trentham.General cafe and vintage homewares business in the premises last year, are commissioning a roster of artists to install a changing display of murals on the west wall of the Victorian-era building.

Melbourne-based, British-born, Maltese Australian abstract artist, Joe Scerri, who has exhibited globally and is held in private collections around the world, has become the first artist to install a piece under the plan.

His abstract work will brighten Trentham’s High Street for six months or so before being removed and auctioned. Proceeds will be donated to a yet-to-be decided local charity.

Lynda Gardener, who separately operates a range of Trentham, Daylesford and Melbourne short-stay accommodation properties, sought expressions of interest from artists via social media. Interest in her appeal for artists was strong.

Joe Scerri was by chance the first artist to respond, and she was instantly attracted by the way his modern work complemented the historic premises in a harmonious manner.

“We love his work, and could just see how his monochromatic, interesting style would work on the building,” she said.

“His style also ties in with the aesthetics of our business”.

The space on the side of the building has proven to be a successful space in which to showcase mural-sized art.

It previously displayed a striking portrait of a young Dja Dja Wurrung woman, Akira Kelly, by prominent outdoor artist, Adnate.

That piece was on show for some months before departing earlier this year at the request of the Dja Dja Wurrung people for display elsewhere significant to the historic first residents of the local region.

Trentham.General co-owner Mark Smith, left, with the work by abstract artist Joe Scerri Image: Kyle Barnes Inset, Joe Scerri at work on his mural Words & inset image: Peter Young

Local Lines Lakeside

I feel like Daylesford Lake, all calmly grounded, little ripples of breeze on a miniature ocean: this is how I’ve been from the moment I found you, deep and still as a night sky in slow motion.

An hour with you, I lost my grip on time; a decade passed, like a wren across a path; the air filled up with rhythm and sense and rhyme, and Providence emptied its hands into my heart.

Test me, love. You’ll see. I’ll go that mile.

Our hearts could melt together into one.

When all the pain of growth has been worthwhile, our love could shine in us like a midday sun.

The universe will crack its face with a smile as time disappears and forever has just begun.

The Local is running Local Lines. Poems will come predominantly from a local group of poets who came up with the original idea. However, other locals who would like a poem considered for publication can contact Bill Wootton - cottlesbreedge@gmail.com Lakeside was written by James Baillie, depicted right, who lives in Glenlyon and runs a business, The Arthritis Man. James has been writing rhythm and rhyme as a hobby since age 11.

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News 9

Biggin & Scott Daylesford open Creswick branch

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IGGIN & Scott Daylesford will open its new branch in Creswick this Friday, February 15 - and everyone is invited to the party.

Principal Michael DeVincentis said the new office, which will be operated on a full-time basis initially with four staff, would cover areas including Creswick, Smeaton, Clunes "and everywhere in between".

"We have great local knowledge of the area with our new sales executive Nik Bradley living in Blampied and having previously worked in real estate in Creswick, myself being a Mount Prospect resident and Biggin & Scott Daylesford fellow director Tom Shaw having his hometown in Newlyn," he said.

"The expansion is just the next logical step for Biggin & Scott Daylesford."

Michael said he believed that the Creswick to Clunes corridor was the next big growth corridor for the region.

"I see Creswick as I saw Daylesford 20 years ago. It has a great group of people living there, the new supermarket is being built, and I wish we had that French bakery in Daylesford.

"Everything is pointing to Creswick having its own little boom in the next few years. And you are so close to Ballarat and all that a big city can offer."

Michael said that real estate in regional areas remained strong. "We have buyers who have already made the decision to move to a regional area - and that might be Daylesford, Hepburn or Creswick. They are not going to put off that decision - they want a tree change.

"Last year's growth at Biggin & Scott Daylesford was 30 per cent. That's saying something."

Michael said he was pleased to welcome Nik, who formerly worked at Biggin & Scott Knox, "back to the team".

"Nik has an incredible knowledge in sales and property marketing.

"Nik enjoys helping his clients accomplish their real estate goals through achieving great results. He is hardworking, honest and reliable; these are traits that are incorporated into his day-to-day professional activities.

"Having worked and lived in both the city and the country and now calling Blampied home, Nik provides his clients with great results and stress-free transactions, always aiming to achieve the best outcomes possible."

Nik said he moved to Blampied in 2017 looking for a lifestyle change and was "blown away by how quickly I was welcomed to the community".

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"The strongest selling point of Creswick is the community. And I think Creswick and district have been undervalued for a long time. It is a very affordable area but I think that natural growth from Daylesford to Creswick is going to make a big difference to this region."

Nik said he found himself completely aligned with the values of Biggin & Scott.

"Michael, Tom and the team have an incredible customer focus and a local focus and to me than is much more important that commissions. I am here for the long term."

Biggin & Scott was established in Chapel Street during the 1890 property boom and has been trusted by generations of Melbourne property sellers, investors and landlords. Founders were TGL Scott who was the Mayor of Prahran and a local identity, and Kevin Biggin.

Today, Biggin & Scott is experienced in all aspects of real estate including residential, commercial, sales, auction, leasing, property management, body corporates and home loans.

Biggin & Scott Creswick will open on Friday, February 15 with canapes and refreshments from 3pm, with the official opening by Hepburn Shire Mayor Cr Don Henderson at 4pm.

Among those attending are Kevin Biggin, grandson of his namesake, along with the Biggin & Scott corporate team.

Above: From left, Nik Bradley, Michael DeVincentis and Tom Shaw Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Kyle Barnes

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10 Happy & Healthy

Wellbeing

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Taking care after a major event We all went through something significant over the first weekend of this month.

Whether you live in Hepburn, Daylesford or the surrounds, we were all exposed to, for some our worst nightmares, and for others the potential harm to family and friends. This is no small thing to be absorbed by a community, and nor should the physical and psychological impact be underestimated as the ripple effects of such an event permeate over the coming times.

It is fortunate that no lives were lost, or houses damaged, yet there is the cleanliness of water supply and debris cleanup to be considered in the longer term.

Along with the physical cleanups there may also be some psychological impacts that are slower to emerge.

One of the great things about our community is its ability to heal from adversity.

We talk, we write, we meet, we accept and we do not hide things under the carpet.

A transparent community is a healthy community. Already there are discussions and debriefings occurring about the fires and hands of support and friendship extended toward those who feel a little numb and out of it.

When placed under pressure such as natural disasters, there are a range of emotional processes that may occur. Much like Kubler-Ross’ stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, a community confronted with adversity can recognise and move through these emotional stages together. Each of us in our own way, and at our own time. For some it may take weeks, and for others, months.

In the aftermath of the bushfires, you may be feeling numb, in shock and the sense of loss of control. This is normal. If you allow yourself to go through these feelings, and relate them to the event itself you will take your first step on the path of healing. Subsequent emotions like anger, anxiety, fear and depression may arise, yet a hug from a good friend, a chat over coffee and re-establishing your normal daily patterns can go a long way toward ensuring these conditions do not become chronic.

It’s as the saying goes “whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” and as a community we have had a few hard hits. What is inspiring about us though is the way that we can come together and support each other during the hard times, how we put community first over ourselves, and how we allow ourselves the time to grieve and heal from major life-threatening events or unexpected shocks. We are privileged to live in such a ripe, open-hearted, open-minded part of the world.

Much love in your healing.

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HE 10th annual Lake Daylesford swim was cancelled on February 3 due to severe fire weather conditions. The 1.3km open water swim has been rescheduled to Sunday, March 3. The event is open to those 14 and over.

Registration starts at 10am with the swim at 11am. Entry is free.

The swim raises money for the La Faek Diak Foundation in Triloka, East Timor.

A raffle, with great prizes, is held after the swim.

Details: Facebook - Lake Daylesford Swim Classic Fundraiser for La Faek Diak Foundation East Timor or gregfstewart6@gmail.com

Health boost

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HOSE aged 65 and over living in Macedon Ranges Shire have received a federal funding boost to improve their health and wellbeing.

The successful funding application was made in partnership with the nine councils across the Loddon Mallee region to fund new local and community-based activities for older residents that increase levels of physical activity.

Examples of activities that may be offered as part of the program include swimming, soccer and volleyball, and active recreation activities.

Yours in health and wellbeing Sam

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NEW FACES AT DAYLESFORD AND TRENTHAM SPRINGS MEDICAL Springs Medical is proud to introduce the new Doctors and Students for 2019. Each year Springs Medical welcomes a new contingent of GP Registrars - who are all fully qualified doctors completing their training in General Practice.

Dr Samantha Axford

Sam previously completed her first degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in 2011. After working as a dietitian for a year, she went back to complete her medical degree at the University of Notre Dame Sydney, graduating 2016.

Sam completed her junior years as a Doctor at the Ballarat Base Hospital in areas such as emergency medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology.

Preventative medicine remains an interest of Sam’s. She has also developed an interest in paediatrics, women’s health and sexual health.

Out of work Sam enjoys exploring the countryside by bike and keeping active.

Courtney Waugh (Student)

Courtney was raised on a sheep station in outback NSW and following boarding school moved to the Gold Coast to study forensic science and criminology. Courtney moved to Melbourne in 2015 to work as a policy adviser for the Department of Justice and Regulation before discovering a hidden interest in health and medicine. She is currently a medical student completing her studies through the Rural Community Clinical School.

Courtney has a first-hand understanding of rural health and the challenges faced by smaller communities and is interested in seeing how this is managed in a primary care setting. She enjoys all things outdoors and is excited about immersing herself in the beautiful township of Daylesford.

The team at Springs Medical would like to thank and farewell Dr Josh Saunders, our 2018 registrar. Dr Josh Saunders has been an invaluable part of the team working with our Youth Wellness clinic, Mental Health and Urgent Care. We wish Dr Saunders every success in his medical career.

For online appointment schedule, visit our website

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Dr Sean McGrath

CODE RED (CATASTROPHIC) BUSHFIRE RISK POLICY Originally from country NSW, Sean previously worked as a pharmacist before moving to Victoria to study medicine at Monash University.

Since graduating in 2015 he has worked at Bendigo Health, in rotations including paediatrics, cardiology, general medicine, psychiatry and advanced training in aged care. Sean completed a Diploma in Child Health in 2017.

Sean enjoys travelling and keeping active through long distance running and hiking.

Springs Medical is committed to providing essential health services to residents and visitors to our region.

THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS, OUR STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES IS PARAMOUNT.

On all CODE RED days we will:

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Attempt to contact all patients with booked appointments to reschedule as appropriate.

Please heed the advice of the CFA and other authorities.

For urgent medical attention on a CODE RED day contact the

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Rory grew up in the small coastal town of Point Lonsdale, Victoria before moving away to study and work as a medical researcher in Hobart and Melbourne. In 2017, he commenced postgraduate medicine and has joined the Rural Community Clinical School in Daylesford for 2019.

Rory enjoys learning all aspects of medicine and is looking forward to immersing himself into the Daylesford community. Whilst here, he hopes to explore the local national parks and see the sights of the Hepburn region.

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12 Markets

To market, to market...to get summer stone 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 Sunday Market – every Sunday Wesley Hill Market - every Saturday Daylesford Farmers Market – first Saturday Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Makers Market - first Saturday Golden Plains Farmers Market - first Saturday Woodend Farmers Market - first Saturday Castlemaine Artists’ Market – first Sunday Trentham Community Group Market - second Saturday 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 Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday Buninyong Village Market - fourth Sunday

food and drinks, organic veggies, local produce, craft, art, music, plants

kids' craft, handmade goods, eco-wares, 90+ stalls, friendly atmosphere

The Trentham Farmers Market has joined with Trentham Makers Market

Third Saturday, 9am - 1pm

TRENTHAM PETROL & STUFF 1 Market St PH 5424 1611 Mon - Sat 8am - 6pm Sun 9am - 6pm Petrol, oils, swap & go gas, firewood permits, farm produce / produce store, ice, milk, soft drinks, take-away pies, coffee, confectionery, local honey etc. rusty junk, secondhand books, old wares

Simone and Scott Hovey are enthusiastic about sharing their passion for real food – and some is on offer at their roadside stall at Dean. The Local is creating a roadside stall map – and running a roadside stall feature in the February 25 edition. If you have a stall get in touch! It's free. Email donna@tlnews.com.au

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YNETON will gain more than 100 extra bus services and a new bus service to Trentham is on its way.

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A Victorian Government media release said more services across more days to more local destinations would give Kyneton passengers better connections to trains and local services.

The current Wednesday to Friday bus network will expand to six days – operating from Monday to Saturday – from April 1.

Buses will also operate for longer, with hours extended to run between 6.20am and 7.20pm on weekdays, and timetables adjusted to better connect with V/Line trains.

Most routes will get six new return services on Saturdays.

A new Trentham-Kyneton bus service means Trentham residents will also have public transport access to key Kyneton destinations for the first time – including the train station, town centre, schools, health services and showgrounds.

Other additions include: Route 1 (Kyneton Station) and Route 4 (Kyneton North) are being merged, removing the need for passengers to change buses; more services connecting to Kyneton train station with every train to Melbourne having a bus connection until 3.21pm on weekdays; and a new bus stop outside the Tylden General Store.

A new accessible bus stop will also be installed outside Kyneton Medical Centre on Market Street to improve access to this important medical facility and the surrounding area.

New timetables and maps outlining the service changes will be available from March 1 on the PTV website at ptv.vic.gov.au.

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Spudfest bursary awarded to Laura Newnham

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HE inaugural $500 Trentham Spudfest Agribusiness Bursary has been awarded to 3rd year La Trobe (Bendigo campus) student Laura Newnham.

Laura, who has being paying her way through uni making coffees in Kyneton’s Mollison Street, has ambitions to continue a family farming tradition that comes from both sides of her family. Her long-term ambition is to become a farm owner.

To that end, she has been happy to get her hands dirty, with experiences including getting completely blackened with dirt after 9.5 hours in a 50C shearing shed. “Loved every minute,” she said.

She also regularly helps her 86-year-old grandfather run his property now he can’t drive due to poor eyesight, and also helps her mum’s boss with his 2000 acre property.

Laura said the Spudfest bursary would help her out with expensive books needed for the last year of her course and with petrol costs involved in the two hour, 40-minute return trip she makes three days a week to uni in Bendigo.

She is in the last year of her Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in agribusiness with an accounting minor and in the short-term hopes to win a position in a rural bank graduate program.

That would involve getting out onto farming properties helping bank customers with their finances, something that excites her more than staring at a computer screen in an office.

Spudfest treasurer John Dorset said the Spudfest bursary was created to help keep young people from farming families on the land.

“This is about trying to slow down the disappearing farmer trend that is seeing the children of local farming families, many who have been here for generations, leave to work in the city,” he said.

Above, Laura Newnham has been awarded the Spudfest John, who negotiated the bursary agreement with La Trobe, where he is himself bursary, which will help with her university costs an accounting student, said Spudfest wants to continue the bursary in future years.

The 12th Great Trentham Spudfest will be on May 4 continuing in its new format Words & image: Peter Young of being a “whole of village” event.

The working slogan for this year is “May the 4th be with you”.

Selling your Home?

Thurs 18 - Mon 22 April, 2019 Enter on line: trenthamartshow.org Hard copy entry form: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Closing date for entry applications: Fri 5 April Opening & presentation of awards: Thurs 18 April: 7.30pm (all welcome)

Trentham Mechanics Hall 85 High Street, Trentham Make sure you get it advertised in the Labour Day long weekend gloss edition of House.Land.Home.

Bookings closing soon! kyle@tlnews.com.au

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Letters 15

Letter to the Editor

Work of many stopped fires

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ODNEY Baker from Basalt, in Frank Howard's D6R bulldozer, tirelessly dozed tracks down deep burning gullies at the Mannings Road fire in Hepburn.

He is a highly skilled and dedicated bulldozer driver and was one of the many fire crews who helped save the Hepburn township from the Mannings Road fire at Elevated Plains on Sunday, February 3.

With the support of the local forest management machinery and ground crew, hundreds of CFA volunteers and aircraft experienced a huge challenge in rugged blackberry-infested steep terrain as strong winds sent flying embers everywhere, creating many spot fires.

As quoted from the Ballarat Fire Brigade "we hear a lot about the aircraft, firetrucks and firefighters but we don't hear about the machinery operators, bulldozers, graders, tractors and other machinery that establish mineral earth (dirt) breaks around fires sometimes in very steep country. Mineral earth breaks, whether put in by machinery or handtools, restrict the fire from spreading. We would like to thank these brave operators in the awesome work they do, without them many fires would continue to spread."

Advice warnings were giving out to surrounding areas of Basalt, Shepherds Flat, Dry Diggings Mt Franklin, Elevated Plains and Hepburn when the fire broke out after lightning struck trees earlier in the week. Strike teams from other regions were called in to relieve weary firefighters who worked tirelessly throughout the day.

Everyone worked in the fire ground as a true team. It's not an easy task, the community came together to help each other and that's what makes our community strong.

- Verna Baker, Basalt

Letters to the editor are always welcome. Keep them shortish and to the point. Email: donna@tlnews.com.au

Buying or selling property?

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Today, Biggin & Scott is experienced in all aspects of real estate including residential, commercial, sales, auction, leasing, property management, body corporates and home loans. We have a continual influx of youthful enthusiasm and experienced real estate professionals who are progressive and dynamic.

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DAYLESFORD 1A QUEENSBERRY STREET LUXURY ARCHITECT DESIGNED RESIDENCE Created by Melbourne architect Adam Kane “Hardwood House” was designed with an open, flexible floorplan, to be used both as a single house, or as two independent private rentals with separate entrances. Situated on the top of Wombat Hill and close to Wombat Botanical Gardens, Convent Gallery and a brief walk to Daylesford main street this unique property features numerous bespoke finishes with exception attention to detail throughout.

The residence comprises of three generous bedrooms, master with freestanding bath and BIR, second with ensuite and BIR’s and a third bedroom with direct rear garden access, open plan living room with high ceilings, dining room with outdoor decking, luxurious country kitchen with gas cooking, European laundry and fully landscaped gardens and established tree surrounds. Capitalise on the lucrative holiday market, or enjoy as a permanent residence close to all the things Daylesford offers (spas, restaurants, galleries, historic villages, wineries and more).

• Approx. 440m2 land Size with all town services connected and rainwater tank • Gas central heating, split system heating/cooling & ceiling fans • Environmental features - 6.5 Star rating, double glazing, floor & wall insulation • Fully landscaped and established gardens with matures trees

ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

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AUCTION Saturday 23rd February at 12pm PRICE Contact Agent CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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MOUNT PROSPECT 110 TELEGRAPH ROAD

OAK FARM - UNIQUE RURAL LUXURY LIVING CLOSE TO DAYLESFORD Perfect for permanent or weekend living on a grand scale with huge living areas and luxurY QUALITY lNISHES THroughout.

The main residence features 3 large bedrooms with a WIR & ensuite with corner spa in master, main family bathroom with bath, large open plan kitchen/dining with generous bench space and plenty of storage. The separate large garden studio would suit many purposes and is ideal as a guesthouse or family room, complete with private bathroom, split system heating/cooling and sitting area. This rural entertainer boasts an alfresco decking with a wood lred pizza oven and picturesque views over the countryside with 400 Oak Trees INOCULATED WITH TRUFmES.

4 3 2 FOR SALE PRICE $998,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 NEWLYN NORTH 8 NEWLYN RESERVOIR ROAD

THE OLD NEWLYN BAKERY WITH ORIGINAL BAKERS OVEN This iconic Newlyn property is located just 15 minutes from Daylesford and 25 minutes to Ballarat and boasts a number of original features including high ceilings, decorative fretwork, OPEN lreplaces, and ORIGINAL TIMBER mOORS. The central hallway links 3 good sized bedrooms with ENSUITE AND OPEN lre in master. The country style kitchen has plenty of storage, lounge features a bay window and wOOD lrE AND THE LIGHT lLLED sunroom has long view overlooking the adjoining farmland.

• Approx. 1.5 acres on title with further agricultural lease to Birch creek • Established gardens with large walnut trees and numerous fruit producing trees • Original bakers oven built 1888 in bakehouse, with proving room

3 2 4 FOR SALE PRICE $655,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

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NEWLYN 166 KINGSTON-NEWLYN RD

ELLERSLIE HOMESTEAD ON APPROX. 40 ACRES Currently home of “Ellerslie White Suffolk Stud” this versatile property features approx. 40 acres with “shearers quarters” guest accommodation, a large machinery shed, hay shedding, multiple car garaging, beautiful established gardens and an outside bathroom and washhouse with original copper. The grand residence features wide verandas, a central hallway with 3 bedrOOMS WITH lreplaces, period bathroom with claw foot bath, central large sitting room/formal lounge, dining room with views over the house paddock and access to veranda, open plan dining/living/ kitchen with farmhouse sink and gas cooking. The “shearers quarters” make an ideal guesthouse and feature open wOOD lre, fully functioning shearing stands and holding yards.

4 2 12 FOR SALE PRICE $1,350,000 - $1,400,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

BLAMPIED 15 BRADSHAW COURT WILDLIFE AT YOUR DOORSTEP A beautifully presented and private country homestead sited high on approx 3.62 hectares (8.95 acres) of lightly treed landscape and overlooking a large tranquil dam with its picturesque rotunda. The property is a haven for wildlife with kangaroos, wallabies and birdlife right at your doorstep.

The residence features spacious living areas with views over the bushland, and offers comfortable low maintenance living year round. A huge lockup shed provides plenty of garaging, workshop and storage space while a studio near the residence provides opportunity for artistic pursuits.

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FOR SALE PRICE $695,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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FRANKLINFORD LOT 50 COACH TRACK BEAUTIFUL BUSH BLOCK WITH GLAMPING & OFF GRID POTENTIAL (STCA) A beautiful parcel of land in the sought-after Yandoit Hills area, just 15 minutes from Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, and around 20 minutes to Castlemaine. This approx. 20-acre allotment has been used as a private glamping retreat and offers the potential for an off-grid dwelling STCA. • Suitable for a glamping retreat or personal retreat or off grid home (STCA) • 5 existing decking’s with safari tents • 2 x 40ft shipping containers ready to convert.

FOR SALE PRICE $265,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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If you are looking to downsize, maintain your independence and create new friendships, McAuley Retirement Community is the perfect choice for you.

Nestled in the quaint township of Trentham, McAuley offers two and three-bedroom units in the community you love.

• Spacious, open plan living • Kitchen with quality fittings • Landscaped courtyard • Single and double garages

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The Look Of Love - St Valentine's Day I've always been more than slightly bemused by the annual celebration of the death of a Roman village priest by sending anonymous tokens of love. Especially now, in the name of commercialism with the event morphed into Valentine's Day, for some, yet another excuse for lavish gifts.

Whatever happened to the old ritual of sending a romantic card or a single red rose, under the anonymous - Your Valentine?

Mind you, I prefer to send something a little more permanent in the form of a colourful flowering pot plant and it's most propitious that there are many and varied beautiful plants in full bloom and available from your local nursery at the moment. Cyclamen, moth orchids, lilies and ornamental capsicum, to name but a few.

And what about poor Valentine? Valentine was sentenced to a three-part execution of a beating, stoning, and finally decapitation all because of his stand for Christian marriage against the Roman law of that time. The irony is one of his judges was a man called Asterius, whose blind daughter Valentine was supposed to have healed. Legend has it that the last words he wrote were in a note to Asterius' daughter.

He inspired today's romantic missives by signing it, "from your Valentine".

Summer pruning for better crops and extra blooms It is generally accepted that winter or early spring are the most beneficial times of year to prune most trees and shrubs, especially at first signs of renewal, ostensibly to either promote strong new growth, or to direct the energy into less, but better, larger, fruit or flowers. It is also time to reshape the plants and remove weaker or winddamaged branches before the heat of summer.

But, as with every rule, there can be important exceptions - mostly with fruiting trees and, of course, roses.

At this time of year roses are normally at, or just passing through, their main flush of summer blooms and about to put out new growth, so could do with a little spruceup and a dressing of fertiliser. They can also be encouraged to produce another crop of flowers by also having a light trim to remove any weak or diseased growth and spent flower heads. Remove any fallen leaves, flowers or petals from the soil beneath each plant to minimise the chance of diseases breeding there.

Fruit trees, both citrus and deciduous, will certainly benefit from a judicious removal of some excessive new growth at this time of year, especially if the trees are bearing fruit.

This should be more of a "training" exercise rather than full blown prune, mainly to redirect some of that energy towards the developing and ripening crop. It should be more of a light trim, especially on fruit-bearing stems - just a removal of the tip growth to redirect the energy to the fruit. Also be aware of the need to shade the fruit from the worst of the summer heat.

If your fruit trees are in their first couple of years of cropping, make sure their slender branches don't become over-burdened and damaged by the weight of the fruit.

It's always better to sacrifice a percentage of the crop and have fewer, but larger fruit, than to risk losing the lot or damaging the tree when the branches collapse under the load.

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Design Really smelly houses

with Indre Kisonas

We all have smells that make us turn up our noses, whether they are personal or household smells. I will share some tips to help - help eradicate that is.

Our sense of smell is a wonderful beast. Once that noxious scent hits our olfactory passage you cannot unsmell it. It colours your perception from here on in.

Odours or bad smells can come from many things such as bacteria, mould, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate pollutants such as smoke, mildew, stinky feet, garbage, blocked drains, cooking as well as paints, solvents, glues or strippers.

Any of the bad smells mentioned can be masked if not eradicated and I have found this has been a necessity more than a few times when getting a house ready for sale. Nothing will lose you a sale faster than a bad smell.

There is a reason baking bread or fresh coffee aromas are advised for an open house. They are inviting, comforting and appealing. Smells are triggers for memory and when you want a buyer to remember your house, you want them to associate it with a positive memory. A scented candle is an easy go-to masker. Never leave the candles lit and unattended however.

Bicarbonate soda in a bowl absorbs smells. Bicarb is great in the fridge or in stinky shoes. You can add vanilla or peppermint essential oil to the bi-carb to act as an absorber, plus add scent.

Vanilla and lavender oil is pet-friendly. (Pregnant women are not advised to use lavender in their first trimester).

Essential oils can be put in a diffuser or in a spray bottle for a quick spritz.

Coffee percolating or coffee grounds in bowls both mask and absorb smells.

White vinegar is the best item ever as far as I am concerned, for cleaning, deodorising, pouring down drains, wiping rugs and cushions, running through a washing machine and dishwasher cycle, cleaning floors and benches and bathrooms.

Boiling an orange, lemon or lime in a small amount of water covers smells with a clean, fresh citrus scent.

A cut onion, I believe, absorbs nasty odours including paint and solvent fumes.

This is one I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet tried but would welcome any comments from those who have tried it.

It is hard work getting ready to sell a home. There are many details to attend to apart from getting the house painted, oiled and tidy. Many people are accustomed to their own household odours. Do not be fooled into thinking it is only other people's houses that smell. I realise this every time I walk past my teenage sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bedroom door. He often gets spritzed through the half-opened door as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not willing to enter the testosterone stink of his man cave.

Happy smelling everybody.

-Indre Kisonas Owner and principal designer of iok design | www.iokdesign.com.au

Bells Water Gardens @ Newlyn

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.

Visit our display water gardens, water plant nursery and new pond shop for advice, inspiration and pond accessories in Newlyn.

Opening hours are: Friday and Monday 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm Call Richard - 0418 567 195 or Sally - 0412 090 850 www.bellswatergardens.com.au

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Dine review 25

Fresh flavoursome pizzas at La Luna

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HERE is something a bit decadent about pizza. Obviously it's a sometimes treat, so when you do treat yourself you want a pizza that's oozing with freshness and flavour. And that's what you get from Pizzeria La Luna in Daylesford.

We headed there last Friday. It's their busiest night but the wait time is never very long - and there's a table and chairs if you want to chill and do a bit of people watching. One of my favourite pastimes.

There are loads of pizzas to choose from, from the traditionals like Marinara (king prawns, mussels, anchovies, garlic and parsley - $24.90), Hawaiian (leg ham and pineapple - $21.90) or Americana (Istra hot salami and mozzarella - $21.90), but there's also more gourmet.

Think Roasted Sweet Potato (sweet potato, caramelised onion, pine nuts, Kalamata olives, Meredith goat's cheese and oregano - $22.90) or the Chipotle Marinated Chicken (red onion, charred corn, roasted red capsicum, pineapple topped with chipotle aioli and fresh coriander - $22.90), or, and this sounds amazing, Porcini and Truffle (field and button mushrooms, garlic, thyme, caramelised onions and Meredith marinated goat's cheese, topped with black truffle oil - $22.90).

Our choices All tempting but we opted for one gourmet - the Full Moon Pizza (leg ham, Istra hot salami, mushrooms, Spanish onion, roasted capsicum, pineapple, Kalamata olives and anchovies - $24.90) and a classic, the Capri (a tomato and mozzarella base topped with a fresh salad of roquette, tomato, basil, sopressa, Fior di latte, drizzled with roasted garlic oil - $21.90).

I love the Full Moon Pizza. It has two of my favourite foods, olives and anchovies, so nice and salty, and then there's that hint of sweet with the pineapple.

I know there are debates out there about whether anchovies and pineapple should even be on a pizza - but they are a fantastic combination. And Kylie at La Luna is very generous with all the toppings.

Meanwhile, the Capri is fresh and light, a tomato and cheesy base topped with a gorgeous salad which is just zinging with flavours. Perfect for a summer pizza picnic down by the lake, which is where we chose to enjoy our takeaway. Why wouldn't you?

A bit more If you have a bigger crowd you could always add a Pizza Bread. There are two choices, both at $9.50, Garlic, cheese and chive or the Garlic, fresh rosemary, cheese and sea salt. There's also a House Garden Salad with seasonal leaves and fresh tomatoes, cucumber, spanish onion, with balsamic vinegarette ($9.50).

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Special requests Pizzeria La Luna now has vegan mozzarella available. There are also new glutenand dairy-free pizza bases on offer - just add $5. Home delivery is also available from Friday to Sunday - a great idea if you have already started that second glass of wine, or can't be bothered loading up the car with the kids. Let someone else do the driving.

Pizza facts In 1807, in Naples, 54 pizzerias existed. In the second half of the nineteenth century they increased to 120.

In 1962, the "Hawaiian" pizza, a pizza topped with pineapple and ham, was invented in Canada by restaurateur Sam Panopoulos.

In 2012, the world's largest pizza was made in Rome, and was measured to be 1261.65 square metres.

In 2016, robotics company BeeHex, widely covered in the media, was building robots that 3D-printed pizza.

In 2019, we had a fantastic pizza meal - thanks to Pizzeria La Luna.

Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes

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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too!

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

Sunday:

Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Roast - $16-$22 - depending on time Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Roast, a pot or glass of wine or soft drink - $25

Monday - Friday (Not available public holidays or school holidays)

Monday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian too) Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Parma Night - $16-$22 - depending on time Daylesford Cidery, Musk - Pot of Daylesford Cider & any pizza - $20 Peppers Mineral Springs, Hepburn - Feed me - includes a glass of beer or wine $45pp

Tuesday:

Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch deal - burger, soft drink, fries - $17 Casa El Rey, Daylesford - lunch deal - burrito, soft drink - $15

Community Lunch:

The 5000 Club, Daylesford is open for lunch from noon every Friday at Stanbridge Hall, Central Springs Road, Daylesford. All welcome.

Raffles:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20

Wednesday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham - Locals' Night. Weekly specials @ $18

Fundraising raffles for local organisations are held on Friday evenings at the Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn, the Farmers Arms Hotel, Daylesford and the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham.

Thursday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Burger Night - $16-$22 - depending on time The Plough, Trentham - Locals' All Day Dining - 2 courses $27/3 courses $32 The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham - Woodfired pizza specials Daylesford Bowling Club - (Valentine's Day dinner only) - free dessert share plate when you order two mains in the same transaction

Friday:

Criterion Hotel, Castlemaine - Express Jalapeno Poppers $12, Fried Chicken Wings $12, Refried Bean Rolls $12, Fried Baby Calamari Tostada $16, 12-2.30pm Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Parma Night - $16-$22 - depending on time

Introducing our newly refurbished (and now private) dining room.

Perfect for functions and parties.

For bookings please email functions@farmersarmsdaylesford.com.au 1 EAST ST DAYLESFORD

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Gig Guide Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Friday Frivolities - Every Friday Gillian & Terry - Saturday, February 16 Sean Dixon - Sunday, February 17, 8pm Marty Luke - Saturday, February 23 The Taste - Sunday, February 24, 5pm

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Bellinzona Resort, Hepburn Springs Acoustic Blue - Friday, February 15, 7pm Benji & Ed - Friday, March 1, 7pm

Daylesford Cidery, Musk Todd Clark - Saturday, February 16, 12pm-3pm

Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham Shady River Strays - Sunday, February 17 Craig Horne Solo - Sunday, February 24

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JJ & Ray - Friday, February 22, 4pm-7pm

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Scott Fraser - Friday, February 15 Polar Bare - Saturday, February 16 Ellerby - Sunday, February 17 Pablo Naranjo - Friday, February 22 The Cartwheels - Saturday, February 23

Spa Bar, Daylesford Live Piano Bar - Wednesday, February 13, 7pm-10pm Sean Dixon - Thursday, February 14, 7pm-10pm.

Phil & Trudy Edgeley - Saturday, February 16, 8pm-11pm.

King Maxwell’s World Famous Trivia - Wednesday, February 20, 7pm

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ChillOut raising the Rainbow flag

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HE Rainbow flag, also known as the Pride flag, draws many responses. It invites inclusion, helps make difference visible, and recognises the rights of every individual to be acknowledged and to be kept safe from persecution.

It says “this is a safe place”. So, when some students from a Central Victorian secondary college were heckled and abused for raising the Rainbow flag at their school, ChillOut saw an opportunity to support them, and its Raising Rainbows initiative was born.

The Raising Rainbows story begins at an inaugural regional IDAHOBIT flagraising in May last year, which was attended by many community members and a number of local young people from the secondary college’s Pride and Diversity Group.

The flag-raising ceremony was heart-warming and affirming and inspired the secondary students to hoist the Rainbow flag at school on their return, to mark this auspicious day in the LGBTIQ+ calendar. Unfortunately, this did not go well, the young people were heckled, abused and left reeling from the experience.

Fortunately, however someone did notice the negative response and a plan was hatched to support these diverse young people to fly the Rainbow flag 365 days a year.

ChillOut got wind of the hurt and disappointment and consequently offered to fund a flagpole and coordinate its installation on behalf of the secondary college Pride and Diversity Group. The Rainbow flag was officially raised on Wear It Purple Day, August 31.

From here, ChillOut’s firm commitment is to fund as many flagpoles and rainbow flags as required by regional schools, community groups and nongovernment not-for-profits.

ChillOut will be hosting the first major fundraiser during the upcoming ChillOut Festival on Thursday, March 7 to raise money for this initiative.

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ChillOut's Merryn Tinkler, left, and Jen Grinter raise another Rainbow flag

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Pick me, pick me...

By Donna Kelly

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Please pick me!

Meow!

AM not really one for social media. I know I should be more across it, but honestly by the time we put The Local together, with lots of words, the last thing I want to do is carefully craft something on Twitter.

But I loved social media last weekend, or actually it was the one before that. It was when the fires were raging in Hepburn. I know there is an emergency app but it was a little slow at times so it was quite good to keep a bit more up to date with official updates on Facebook.

Mind you, there was the one post which said the fire had been pretty much blacked out, which was not true. I am sure it was a well-meaning person but honestly if you are not part of the "real" system, then don't post anything. I mean that in a nice way.

Mostly, what I liked about social media was the amount of people willing to take people - and their pets - into their homes. That is remarkable.

I have often said that it is all very well for people in Melbourne to pronounce a catastrophic bushfire day and then tell all the country folk to "leave now". But where do you go? What if you don't have friends and family in safe places? What if you have a heap of animals in tow?

But on this particular weekend there were so many offers of people happy to put up strangers in spare bedrooms, and house dogs and cats and guinea pigs. I saw one woman put up a post that she had a horse float on standby. That's amazing.

And then there were the business owners offering free accommodation. That's right, not only had they lost their tourist bookings, they were handing out free keys. Again, incredible.

Once everything had settled, more posts streamed in, thanking the firies, the SES volunteers, the people on bulldozers creating firebreaks...and of course, there are even more involved that we will never hear of. Even those providing something substantial foodwise for otherwise knackered vollies. I have only lived in this region for 14 years but when situations like this arise you could never be prouder to be a Central Victorian.

The Local mostly kept out of things. The media can easily jump in with either misinformation or asking already stressed people "how do you feel?" How do they think people feel? Probably not much like sharing their experiences with a nation who mostly has no idea how rural life works - and how interconnected we all are. Everyone knows someone who was affected, whether it was no sleep for three nights, jumping every time they heard a helicopter or still carrying around their precious possessions in the back of the car.

It's been a crazy time but one that has, again, brought us closer. There's a bit more of summer left, summer that we can't wait for in winter, but that we kind of dread a little when it arrives. Stay safe - and if you need to, find someone to talk to. As someone who knows, stress can jump back at the oddest times. Just sayin.'...

Hey there, I am Noodle. I am a cute boy and someone said I reminded them of another ginger-haired prince....well you can see my appeal with my beautiful eyes. Come down and meet me!

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The Local - Connecting the Community The Local is all about Connecting the Community.

We run good news stories about amazing people and places, and festivals and events. And our fantastic advertisers run great deals for locals and visitors alike.

To give back to the community, The Local has been running its Connecting the Community adverts for five years. The adverts are for not-for-profit groups and organisations to lend a hand when finances can be a bit tight - or just don't exist. We all know how hard it can be to make volunteer-run organisations work on the smell of an oily rag!

To apply just email donna@tlnews.com.au with your event or organisation. We also put call-outs on our Facebook page and those of the various communities in our wonderful region. We work on a first-in basis, with a nod to time-lines too.

There are a few conditions, well mostly that nonfor-profit bit, and also that you aren't grabbing a free advert and then we see a whacking big paid advert in other media. That wouldn't be fair.

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Kyle’s Rant

Opinion 35

World Day of Prayer

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EE, Waitangi Day has been and gone. For those of you not in the know, Waitangi Day is the day that the settlers from Captain Cook's mob signed an agreement with the Maoris for peaceful settlement.

I called up my dad to see how the public holiday was treating him. Well, put it this way, he doesn’t agree with the whole land, air and sea claim. The thing is that in the 1980s he had to fight to get his share of the government's fish quota, something my family had commercially been fishing for three generations. Now I don’t agree with his views on the cultural divide in New Zealand, that was caused by their own government. My view is more of live and let live but I didn’t have my livelihood at stake. So while not agreeing with him, I do respect his experience that caused his opinion.

Fast forward to actor Liam Neeson who makes the grave mistake when getting asked by a journalist “does he have any experience to draw from in order to act out the whole Charles Bronson-esque revenge killing thing he is famous for in the movies?”.

I am not sure if it was his Catholic confessional upbringing, a momentary lapse of reason or just a brain fart, that started his confession to the journo, who by now is thinking this is gold. Liam talks about drawing from a time when a good friend of his was raped by a black man, this is when he was living in Northern Ireland, 40-plus years ago. He continues to say how he went to that same area which his friend was attacked, and waited outside pubs with a motive of killing this guy and if he couldn’t find him, he had designs on any black guy who fronted up. Now this is vengeance gone too far, and he should have pulled back on the black man focus, but this was 40 years ago. What was going on back then? What circles was he in? And what else formed his small world?

The modern world is evolving. So why can’t old Liam confess what went through his head about half a century ago? That was probably the society he lived in. He is certainly not, well I hope not racist now. I mean, how were gay rights evolving back then, for that matter women’s rights, even attitudes towards cigarette smoking?

What I am meaning to say before I pull this rant into the station and park it up till next edition is that society is progressing at a rapid rate of knots towards being "perfect or ideological".

If we don’t talk about the dark history, it will be forgotten and that’s when the mistakes of the past can bite you. It’s how we make evolutionary steps in our behaviour how we learn, anyway that’s my two cents.

Evolutionary rant over…

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. To covet truth is a very distinguished passion." - George Santayana, 1863 - 1952, philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.

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ORLD Day of Prayer is an inspirational, international, intercultural and interdenominational tsunami of prayer around the planet within 24 hours on the first Friday in March annually.

For 92 years Australia has been one of 170 participating countries with three million Christians involved worldwide last year.

For much of that time Christians of Slovenia were prohibited from participation under a Marxist socialist communist rule. Slovenia is now a democratic parliamentary republic, the restrictions have gone, the churches reopened, the faith is blossoming, and they have prepared the 2019 prayer service for the whole world with the theme: “Come – Everything is ready.” All are welcome to the services in the region on Friday, March 1.

Services will be held at: Ballan: St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Simpson Street, 10am; Creswick: St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 115 Napier Street, 7pm; and Daylesford: Christ Church Anglican, 54 Central Springs Road, 7pm.

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