The Local Issue 177, April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020 Issue 177 Quarantini O’Clock

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Front cover: In a pandemic, any hour is Quarantini O'Clock. Check out Leon Rolls' special concoctions, and outfits, guaranteed to see you through coronavirus, on page 15.

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The Local is a weekly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, May 4, 2020.

Or online on Sunday, May 3 at www.tlnews.com.au April 27, 2020 Issue 177 Quarantini O’Clock

Space bookings: Wednesday, April 29 Copy deadline: Thursday, April 30 Editorial deadline: Thursday, April 30 Managing editor | Donna Kelly General manager | Kyle Barnes

Images: Caroline Parker Rolls

Sub-editors | Nick Bunning and Lindsay Smith

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Writers | Kevin Childs, Kate Taylor, Tony Sawrey and Donna Kelly Photographers | Kyle Barnes and David White

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An important message from the Victorian Government

STAGE 3 RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW IN PLACE. That means there are only four reasons to be out.

Shopping for food and supplies that you need.

Exercise.

Medical care and caregiving.

Work and education – if necessary.

Stay informed at coronavirus.vic.gov.au

Fresh produce walking off the farm

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N A Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, it is not unusual to see quite a few cars making their way around Glenlyon.

They stop at the driveway of Fiona and Ed Benedict’s Adsum Farmhouse, get out of their cars holding myriad bags and baskets and then find their way to the social distancing circles – ready to collect fresh fruit, vegetables and produce.

It’s not a new COVID-19 thing but it is busier than ever. So much so that Fiona has had to close off any more email clients – but they are welcome to head to the Sunday Market in Daylesford to catch up there.

Fiona and Ed, and their two daughters, Sierra and Mila, moved to Glenlyon from inner city Melbourne in 2011 and immediately started their small farm with regular happy customers whom they all know by name. It’s been a slow burn but if people were realising the benefits of fresh produce before coronavirus, they really appreciate it now.

“We have always had people on the email list and coming to buy with us regularly,” says Fiona, “but I think this situation has caused two things. One is that we have a lot of weekenders and I think many of them have come and placed themselves here until COVID is gone. So, our orders for them have increased.

“Two is that people have realised they don’t want to be shopping in a supermarket and have sourced other places to get their produce and we are one of them, which has increased our volume. There is also quite a difference between fresh produce and supermarket produce and while people have known this for a while, I think this has nudged them across. Because fresh is far better.”

Fiona said being a seasonal business, the family had to get through the busy season and put money aside for the slower times. “So, this is pretty normal for us, we are just lucky that people are still able to come and buy from us because food is an essential item.”

Fiona said while the farmgate was closed to new clients, the Sunday Market was a great place to sell excess produce.

“The market is really well set up and has been in very close contact with Hepburn Shire Council to get everything approved.

“They are just down to essential food, the stalls are six metres apart, there is hand sanitiser at every entrance, and it is very well advertised you must be 1.5 metres apart.

“It is a really respectful environment and because it is predominantly locals anyway, we are all pretty savvy and it just works with no problems.”

Adsum Farmhouse is also set up with strict social distancing which Fiona felt people were a little unsure about in the beginning, but had rapidly adopted.

“You just have to respect that this is how the virus does spread and once people got into the swing of things and understood you had to do the right thing, everyone was very respectful. We even have a bit of music playing to take the edge off. People are very friendly when they come up to me and I think it’s important to have conversations.

“I think in the beginning I could sense the fear of others, the sense of panic, but I think that has calmed down now and people understand that food and its supply will continue. There are people who will continue to provide that service, like us.”

Fiona said living a locked-down life was not too different from the norm, except for the children being home schooled.

“It’s interesting because we don’t leave the farm every often and this is our busy time, so it’s pretty normal for us. And we don’t take Summer holidays, so we have the kids with us for six weeks on the farm. We are kind of used to it.”

Fiona said the main changes to her own life were that she was bulk buying more and shopping less - something she intends to continue.

“I think everyone is looking at better ways of doing things. Reassessing their lives. We have spoken to a few friends who are struggling in the city and this may open their eyes to whether the city is the place they want to bring up their children.

Even the whole working from home thing is probably going to continue for some businesses, which also allows people to have the opportunity to move away from the city.

“But my heart does go out to restaurants and hospitality businesses around the region. It is a really tough thing to be going through and I just hope they can get through to the other side.”

Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Kyle Barnes

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Local Lines I am a bridge between 2 Worlds I am a bridge between 2 Worlds steadfast, strong & true though winds may howl & storms may blow I am a bridge between 2 Worlds firstly crossing with my heart & holding a candle for those who choose to climb

Community grants

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EPBURN Shire Council has created a new grant program, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Support Grant Program, to support and sustain the community and residents throughout the response and recovery phase of the pandemic.

The four categories available for both short- and long-term initiatives are: quick response grants (up to $1000); arts and culture grants (up to $2000); sport and active recreation grants (up to $2000); and community support grants (up to $2500).

Link: www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/covid-19-community-support-grants/

Hand sanitiser gift HERBAL Lore Liqueurs founder Roger McLean has been making 80 per cent proof sanitiser to World Health Organisation standards - and handing it out for free. Roger recently handed over a fivelitre donation to Julie Britten, a member of CFA District 15 Ballarat, which takes in the Hepburn Shire.

I am a bridge between 2 Worlds daring to go beyond the parameters of the past into a World unseen I am a bridge between 2 Worlds holding out a hand for weary travellers who choose a Higher road I am a bridge between 2 Worlds watching older ways slip into rear horizons fading far from view I am a bridge between 2 Worlds a brave Pioneer of Spirit who forges pathways where greater love resides I am a bridge between 2 Worlds who holds the template of the Eden where our destiny is called.

- Medyhne Lebachen Medyhne majored in English Literature at Monash University and is a published poet and author. She currently live in Clunes.

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

Poetry competition

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LENLYON Progress Association is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the hamlet - just don't vilify any residents.

Poems must contain the word Glenlyon and may be about any aspect of Glenlyon and surrounds within a radius of about 10km.

The poems can be in any poetic form with a maximum of 250 words. Poems which contain swear words or vilify any resident of Glenlyon will not be accepted.

Poems must be previously unpublished and, along with being in the running for a monthly cash prize of $25, all poems will be printed, laminated and hung by ribbons from the trees in the Glenlyon Avenue (Barkly Street) in time for Wattle Day, September 1, 2020.

Poets may enter as many as poems as they like until August 31.

Poems hung in the avenue will be up for cash prizes of $200 for first prize, $100 for second prize and $50 for third prize. Students can win $50.

Entry is free. Email poetry@glenlyon.vic.au

Poetry Matters

Eleventh Annual Competition

2020

Theme:

‘we wear all mankind as our skin’

Entries close:

Friday 29 May 2020

Two categories: 1. poems up to 25 lines 2. poems 26+ lines

Two prizes awarded in each category: 1. $100 each 2. $250 each

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I got the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie-woogie flu

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AD things gone to plan, right now we should be on holiday in Mexico. We had flights and hotels booked, and plans set to meet up with some mates from Daylesford. Damn you, coronavirus!

I remember, sitting at home in California, the fire in the stove keeping the house warm against the February chill; our biggest concern about our upcoming holiday was whether my brother would be able to manage looking after our two dogs while we were away.

We thought it was slightly ironic that a disease which sounded like a frothy brand of Mexican beer should be causing so much misery in Asia and Europe, and wondered if it just might interfere with our travel plans.

One good thing about having a dimwit as the nominal leader of your country is that you can pretty much listen to what he recommends and do the opposite.

In late February, when the coronavirus began to surge, and President Trump said it would disappear as if by magic, my wife Carol and I looked at one another and said, “oh hell, this is going to be bad”.

We already had plenty of toilet paper on hand but, well supplied with disinfectant wipes, we headed out to the supermarket anyway and stocked up on other essential items such as booze. And food. We filled the freezer with meat and the pantry with dried beans, rice, pasta, flour, canned goods, and dog food. And a big jug of gin. And some wine. There might have been beer in there too.

Then we looked at all that food - and ordered a takeaway pizza from the nearby shop.

So here we are now, as April staggers into oblivion, and our dogs hide from us, as if to say: “No, we don’t want to go for a walk, or play ball! Don’t you have something better to do?”

In the grip of this pandemic, as the President agitates for declaring the danger to be over and issues statements in support of armed right-wing protesters who believe state-mandated directives designed to save lives are violating their civil rights, and as conservative media commentators tell us that a few extra thousand COVID-19 deaths are a fair price to pay for economic recovery, we’re trying to mentally prepare ourselves for another month or two of isolation.

Redding, a town of about 90,000 in northern California, where we live, is politically conservative - people who are easily deceived by the President’s nonsense.

One Sunday a few weeks ago we took a drive out into the country, went by this area that for years has been used as an informal firing range, where people go to fire guns at targets - and it was packed with shooters.

When the shutdown was first announced, the county sheriff declared it was OK for gun shops to remain open because they provide essential services.

Despite this being one of the first states to issue stay-at-home orders, Redding was slow to accept the virus as a real problem. Even so, so far the area has been spared its ravages. There have been fewer than 50 confirmed cases, and three deaths.

Those numbers must be weighed against the fact that less than 1 per cent of the population of our county has been tested - the policy here is to only test people who already appear to be sick with the virus. We’re told that if we think we might be sick, stay home until we’re really very sick, and then come in for a test.

Still, despite the confusion emanating from the nation’s capital in the form of the President’s daily media briefings, many people in the town are now wearing facemasks and obeying social distancing guidelines.

Several local restaurants have converted to takeaway-only service, and our favourite supermarket has ramped up its online shopping program. We order our groceries on their website, show up in the designated area in the store’s carpark at an appointed time, and someone brings our shopping to our car and packs it into the boot.

Apart from ourselves, Carol and I are also trying to look after my parents. Mum is 88 and has asthma, dad is 91 and has had some heart problems - both prime candidates for COVID-19.

But mum has been taking a surprisingly casual approach to virus safety. Early on, as I lectured her for the ninth time about the reason for self-isolation, she accused me of overreacting. I hope she’s right.

Jeff and Carol Glorfeld, and their dog Scout, lived in Wheatsheaf for many years.

Jeff was an editor with The Age and then a journalist with The Local, while Carol, formerly the manager at the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre, was The Local's bookkeeper.

Originally from California, they returned to America after 32 years in Australia to be with family. Scout went with them and they now also have another dog, aptly named, Joey.

Words: Jeff Glorfeld | Image: Kyle Barnes

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Family history linked to Anzac Day

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NZAC Day is special for many people but especially so for Daylesford's Leonie Keynes and her family.

Her grandfather, Colin Cameron, who died on Anzac Day 1968, enlisted in WWI in 1916, aged 16, putting his age up to 18 to join. He arrived in Egypt January 1917, joined the 4th Light Horse Regiment, and was involved in the Charge of Beersheba.

In 1918 he was wounded in action, suffered a gunshot to his back, and the bullet remained in him until he died. In 1940 he enlisted in WWII, aged 40, this time putting his age down to 38 to join.

In 1942 he was taken as a prisoner of war in Singapore and spent the rest of the war on the Burma-Thai railway scheme. He was awarded a Mention in Dispatches for service to POWs. Leonie's father, Len Keynes, joined the Army in 1957 aged 17 and served in Singapore, Malaya and Borneo from 1962 to 1965. He also served in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968.

He was also the first Vietnam veteran to become a state president, in Western Australia, of an RSL in Australia in 1993. He also received an Order of Australia.

Meanwhile, Leonie's brother, Brett Keynes, has just left the RAAF, with which he served in the Afghanistan war, along with his wife, Maree Allen. Leonie's mother, Ann Keynes, joined the Army in 1958 but had to take discharge to be able to marry Leonies's father.

Another brother, Mark Keynes, works for Open Arms Counselling, which supports current and former defence personnel and their families.

Her cousin, Monica Keynes, is currently serving in Iraq.

Pictured, taking part in driveway vigils on Anzac Day, Saturday, April 25, Ann and Mark Keynes, top left, Mark Bird, top right, and Leonie, bottom left, with Ann and Len, bottom right, ready for a past service

Lest we forget Daylesford Anzac Day, Saturday, April 25, 8am, 2020 Head to Instagram and TL_news for a livestream of the service. Image: Donna Kelly

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Kyneton proving it really is a Kindtown

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T THE heart of it, Kyneton really is a kind town.

Now, with the town facing a global pandemic, the community is banding together like never before to help each other out.

Lee Sandwith, Jess Grant and Paul Tagell, pictured from left, are the three residents leading the ‘Kindtown’ website, letting people know which businesses are still open and also connecting people within the community in an innovative way.

“Because it’s a lovely little community, we’ve been doing nice things long before COVID-19,” Lee explains. “When the pandemic hit, businesses started to close, everything was shutting down pretty much overnight and it was becoming a ghost town, and it was impacting our friends, our family, our neighbours, our community, and that’s why we wanted to do something about it.

“It evolved from a website into an online community and a resource bank for people - it’s also become a place where we’re finding that vulnerable and at-risk community members are reaching out to us and asking us for support.”

Kindtown has people in their 70s needing help picking up scripts and groceries, people who aren’t near family and who aren’t eligible for council support – they were falling through the cracks of the system, until Kindtown caught them.

“People are frightened and they want support – we connect them with services and community groups that can provide that for them. Because we’re a smaller organisation, we’re a lot more agile and able to mobilise more swiftly, which is what you really need to do – we don’t have the lag-time of larger organisations, and we are able to adapt because that’s what people have needed, someone to be there.”

The impact is broader than Kyneton, too – Kindtown is reaching out in Macedon Ranges, into Hepburn and Mt Alexander shires.

“We’ve connected with health care providers as well, and we’re planning to offer support around mental health. It’s a place where our community is also coming together to share ideas, about things like home schooling. We’re really happy to be able to provide a safe space like this – and the only rule online is to be kind. And don’t try to sell stuff. The real long-term social benefit isn’t just keeping the local pizza shop alive, it’s keeping the whole community alive, and that’s the whole point of Kindtown.” Link: www.kindtown.org

Words: Kate Taylor | Images: Contributed (This article is supported by the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas.)

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The new regulations came into effect from 1 December 2019. They aim to improve safety by ensuring that pool and spa barriers meet required standards.

All owners will be required to register their pools and spas with Council by 1 June 2020, or within 30 days of completion if the installation is under construction at this date.

Registration is now open.

Please contact Council’s building department on 5348 2306 or visit www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/swimming-pool-sparegulations/ for further information.

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But it’s important we continue to keep all Australians safe.

Stay at home unless necessary and avoid non-essential travel.

Banks, supermarkets, petrol stations, medical services and suppliers remain open.

If you can, you should work from home.

Use phones for meetings, stop handshaking, tap to pay where possible instead of using cash.

Maintain physical distancing and hygiene practices.

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A gardener's life at Hepburn House

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IFE at Hepburn House – as well as out in the garden - is great for Garth Pomeroy.

Garth has always loved being outdoors and he’s still out there enjoying nature after moving to the government-funded aged care facility, which offers all levels of care from respite to permanent, in 2015.

“The place is great. I enjoy gardening and keeping the place looking great,” Garth said.

The food is also high on the list of things that he likes most about Hepburn House.

“The food is superb, 110 per cent. I also love the layout of the place, and I can’t complain about the other residents or the staff either.”

From working as a deckie on a ship in the Southern Ocean to working at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, it’s easy to see where Garth gets his love for the natural history collections that decorate his corner room at Hepburn House.

Hepburn House has facilities to provide for couples too – bedrooms with an adjoining private lounge and ensuite. All the remaining rooms are single, private rooms with ensuite and many also have private balconies with views of the surrounding countryside.

Home-style meals are cooked in the on-site kitchen, which can accommodate not only dietary and religious requirements but also residents’ likes and dislikes.

Residents are cared for by a full team of dedicated personal care workers and nurses, as well as regular visits from allied health professionals.

Hepburn House is located at 1 Hepburn Road, Daylesford. For more information, please call 5348 8100 or visit www.hepburnhouse.com.au

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Our world entered "lockdown" a little earlier than most - several weeks, in fact, with the complete rebuilding of our bathroom and laundry. For four weeks, a daily dash to our ever-generous neighbour's bathroom was our only social event.

Strangely though, despite missing out on precious things like regular visits with our family, especially the "grandies" - and sharing the delights of three birthday celebrations - Zoom sessions just aren’t the same, this time of isolation has had its benefits.

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In the 70s, the in thing to do was grow vegetable sprouts in a jar. It was simple, merely cover the bottom of a glass container with vegetable seeds (usually mung beans), wash them daily with water, tipping the water out each time and stand back. Usually after about a week to 10 days the seeds would have sprouted, providing a jarful of delicious salad sprouts. Unfortunately, the bean sprout push ran out of steam.

But salad sprouts and mesclun are again flavour of the month and in great demand in supermarkets and fruit & veg shops everywhere. So why not cut to the chase and grow your own? This time, as potted windowsill plants you can harvest time and again. Some of the more popular plants to choose from are lucerne, alfalfa, radish, barley, cress and, of course, mung beans, all readily available from hardware outlets, florists and even some supermarkets. At the same time, buy a small bag of friable potting soil.

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Wholesome, organic and just comforting

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OT every day in a pandemic can be upbeat. But you can choose your reaction. Get angry when things don’t work, or bake a chocolate cake with the kids – like Jodi at Sault.

Like everyone in hospitality, Jodi and husband Damien Aylward had to think quickly to move from an upmarket a la carte business, to surviving COVID-19.

And so far, so good.

The first innovation at the picturesque property at Sailors Falls was the addition of a produce store.

“That was our first port of call so we could keep utilising all the fresh produce coming out of our garden – which had gone into Autumn overdrive – and we didn’t want it to go to waste.

“And we knew that this is a region that loves organic and biodynamic food, and we thought we could at least share that.

“Then there was the relationship we had nurtured just before this happened with us selling flowers from Loganberry Farm, just down the road. Amanda Koleski has beautiful flowers, dahlias, roses and some really rare varieties, and is now making lovely posies and selling them for just $8.50 a bunch. A really reduced rate but we thought if we could have their flowers for sale, and their eggs, it would be something that people could take home and energise their week with.

“Then we had River Bend Blueberries. Carmen Leslie had been selling them to us from Glenlyon, an heirloom variety, for our desserts. She came in with a beautiful box of quinces and I said if she made jam, I would sell it, so we have quince and blueberry jam. There are some really nice ties with women who are not only home schooling their kids, but also providing beautiful produce that comes into our store.”

Jodi said the next step was working with her chef Hugh Maxwell and his team to create take-home meals which still used Sault’s meat suppliers and fresh produce from the garden and were comforting – think cassoulets, bolognaise, veggie bakes, housemade sourdough and crumbles and ice-cream.

Following from that was the charcuterie – addictive dill pickles, dips, meats cryovaced eye fillets, jus and house-made butter – all available from the produce store.

“It was amazing. In literally a week the produce store was born, and we were so proud of it and the work that had gone into creating it. So we decided to make it easy and put it on the website and let people either click and collect or have home delivery for just $5 to Hepburn and Daylesford.”

But while many would be resting on their laurels, or at least having some downtime, the innovation continued with the Friday night specials.

“We had always joked when I walked past the kitchen window that I would ask if I could have fries with that, because I could smell the cooking inside. And with our carpark and our fountain, we have the perfect drive-through.

“On Thursdays people can order their food and we give them a time to arrive on Friday evening. At that time we call them and say how far off the food is, five minutes or 10 minutes. And they just enjoy our beautiful views and when the food is ready, they drive up and we have their food ready to go – contactless. Although some people like to go into the produce store and choose a few extras for the week.

“The first night was gourmet fish and chips with zucchini flowers and fritters, then we did a three-course meal and the last Friday was gourmet burgers. We are just trying to keep up a weekly re-shift and re-gear as how we can keep things fresh and interesting – that is Sault at the moment.”

Jodi said while in the past most of Sault’s clientele had been from Melbourne or overseas, she was enjoying meeting many locals and having good conversations with people who had thought the restaurant was “a bit too fancy”.

“I tell them no, we are real people, a family who has been here for 14 years. I have just loved getting to know the locals, hearing their stories and providing them with wholesome food.”

Meanwhile, like many, Jodi is also busy home schooling Max, 10 and Lilly, 8.

They start about 8.30am, finish by 2pm and then go for a long bush walk. Jodi is also Instagramming her home schooling ideas – like the mystery box containing five objects which Max and Lilly then had to write a creative story about.

Both children understand the pandemic, but Jodi and Damien have kept everything as positive as possible.

“We’ve always been very honest with them both about life and how everything works, so while they sometimes say ‘I wish I could have a sleepover’ or ‘I really just want to hug grandy’ most of the time we keep it very positive.

“We are out planting the new flowers, creating new life, or watching Our Planet with David Attenborough and talking about how the environment will be a better place for this. They are pretty resilient and it’s also where we live, this beautiful region.

“I feel so sorry for our foodie families who live in Melbourne and can’t get out.

They ask me to upload photos and stories about Autumn in the Central Highlands – and that gives them hope. Because we will be together again.

“Mostly I feel super-energised even though we are working seven days a week now. Of course, not every day is a great day. Some days things just don’t work out and you can either get angry, or you can bake a chocolate cake. I choose the latter.”

The Local headed to Sault last Friday night for its Gourmet Burger Night and, after a few minutes enjoying watching the sun sink on stunning fields of lavender, left with a beef burger with tomato, lettuce, gherkins, onion and cheddar ($18), a fish burger with flathead, nasturtium capers, finger-lime tartare, lettuce, tomato and onion ($18), Sault slaw ($8) and onion rings with a dipping sauce ($8).

Our meals were fabulous. The burgers were not only delicious they were massive with really generous fillings - so make sure you skip lunch or work up an appetite.

Then there were the sides. If you can fit them in! The onion rings were my favourite, battered, deep fried and perfectly crunchy. Just yum. Kyle ate most of the slaw before I could get to it, but what I managed to grab was next level. Lots of healthy crunchiness this time, and loads of flavour.

We didn't order any dessert but it's always on offer. Last Friday it was the very tempting apple pie with cinnamon custard or pumpkin pie with Sault honey cream both $12. Next time for sure.

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UARANTINIS may have started life as a regular martini that you drank alone in your home during lockdown, but have evolved into so much more over the last month.

We’ve seen celebrities getting in on the gag, out of work hospitality staff showcasing bar skills and home schooling parents raiding the booze cabinet at the end of the day.

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AMERON Leith is head winemaker and managing director at Passing Clouds at Musk.

This family-owned winery was established in 1974 and makes wine from the Macedon Ranges as well as the warmer climate of Bendigo. The Local asked Cameron tell us a little about a couple of his favourite Passing Clouds wines.

"My favourite wine at this time of year is Graeme’s Shiraz Cabernet. It's rich and warming but balanced and elegant. It’s a wine that is all about the art of blending – putting the shiraz and cabernet together in the best way possible to create a wine that is greater than the sum of its parts. It works particularly well with the food we are having this time of year – slow cooked meats and rich, hearty stews.

"Another of our wines that is drinking particularly well at the minute is our Estate Chardonnay. We got a terrific review for it just the other day, check it out on WineFront. It’s a perfect balance between fruit and oak, it’s a super, cool climate chardonnay with a gorgeous acid line and plenty of flavour."

And while Passing Clouds' cellar door and dining room may be shut at the moment, they're offering some great "Iso" deals and free delivery locally on orders of six bottles or more – check out their website www.passingclouds.com.au for further information. They have also collaborated with Cellarbrations Daylesford to offer some great deals for locals.

The Local is running Wine notes in each edition - featuring wineries from around the region. To take part email donna@tlnews.com.au And please, when you can, support local. Oh, and drink responsibly.

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Shaping up while locked down in isolation Hepburn personal trainer Jeff Pedretti shows how to take some of the stress out of the pandemic crisis.

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UST as important as the physical components of your life, such as nutrition and exercise, are the mental, emotional and environmental aspects, as well as the patterns and habits of your daily life.

To shape up to the fullest sense you must manage your entire life well. I want to point out and discuss ways that you can round out your fitness program, reducing stress, avoiding drugs, controlling your environment and taking care of yourself.

Stress reduction in isolation Interestingly, when I travelled to Brusio in Italy, home of my ancestors, I found the people live simply and are close to the earth, so they have less to worry about. By contrast, Australians tend to concern themselves with so many different things, such as problems, which they often try to solve successfully in the course of a single day.

In Brusio, the prime concern in making a living is to provide food for the family.

There the people barely seem to worry about anything else or suffer from tension, since there is little crime and family problems are rare. They usually live in their own homes, happily tending their gardens and growing their food. If there is an illness in the family, or some other worry, the people of Brusio lose their appetites and stop eating.

The opposite is the case in Australia, where stress often triggers an eating binge.

“I’m having an anxiety attack,” is often the explanation for someone gobbling up a candy bar or polishing off a slice of chocolate. As I see it, these people are using stress, anxiety or worry as an excuse to eat.

I find this difficult to understand, because stress causes my digestive system to stop secreting and reduces my appetite. And so I’ve been led to believe many people either form a habit of equating stress with eating or drinking alcohol or were trained to eat under stress.

The problem seems to stem from environmental factors rather than being inherent. Research proves that vigorous exercise is the best antidote for nervous and emotional stress, working far better than tranquilisers or sedatives.

A test conducted with people over 50 proved that a 15-minute, repeat, 15-minute workout, reduced tension in their joints and muscles more effectively than any tranquiliser. Repeated regularly it will also condition the stress adaptation mechanisms of the body, which provide a degree of protection against emotional stress. The physically fit individual has the advantage of a greater adrenal reserve with larger amounts of steroids available to counter prolonged tension.

Sleeping in isolation In some instances, a person’s sleeping habits cause stress. Many people have insomnia because they interrupt their sleep cycle by taking naps, such as when watching TV. They then have difficulty sleeping at night and lie in bed worrying about their inability to sleep, which in turn triggers other worries about business, family or personal behaviour. In time they form a habit of worrying instead of sleeping when their head hits the pillow.

Ideally, you should sleep a minimum of seven hours and a maximum of eight, depending on the individual. Excessive sleep, on the other hand, may indicate a desire to escape from situations or problems that should be fixed.

Smoking in isolation Another common cause of stress is smoking, because physiologically nicotine stimulates the nervous system. Many people smoke to relax. This may last from five to 10 minutes, but they immediately again become nervous and light up another cigarette. This causes a jagged, up and down pattern of relaxing and getting hyperactive, which is detrimental to the normal functioning of the body and places it under constant stress.

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Do each exercise for 30 seconds. When you have done them all, and if you feel up Exercise in isolation to it, repeat them for another 30 seconds. You then stretch for 15 seconds.

Here are some exercises that you can do at any level and at any time of the day.

If you can act and follow the guidelines this should be of great help as we All the first exercises are stretches. Each stretch should be held for between 15 and get through this tough time. We are not here to break you. And we are all in this 20 seconds before moving on to regular strength training. together.

The main exercise involves using a chair from your kitchen, lounge or shed. There To recap: Exercise by stretching for 15 to 20 seconds. 1 Standing hamstring are about six to eight exercises that use a chair to support your moves. stretch. 2 Seat stretch. 3 Doorway chest/shoulder stretch.

Importantly, you must note that before attempting any exercise program you Thirty-second exercises: 4 Bike crunch. 5 Bent knee sit-up. 6 Push-ups. 7 Reverse should talk to your doctor because you may start just by walking and then build up abs hold. Plank (not pictured). 8 Step-ups. 9 Tricep dips. to these exercises.

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Recipes for lockdown...Nikujaga Nikujaga (Japanese braised beef and potatoes) - aka Japanese Irish Stew Ingredients (for 2-3 people) 200gm sliced beef, or mince will also do 400gm potatoes - maybe four spuds depending on size. Use red ones such as desiree, dutch crème or nicola because the white ones go to mash quickly. Peel and cut into bite-size and some larger pieces and wash. The small pieces will thicken the stock.

200gm onion - maybe one medium-sized. Cut into about 2-3cm pieces. It is OK if they are a bit chunky, as long as you cook them a long time.

2 cups dashi stock. You can also use chicken/beef/vegetable stock but it just won’t have that slightly fishy, umami, Japanese flavour. Ratio is 2 teaspoons of dashi to one cup of water, or 1 stock cube to 1 cup of water, just taste as you go.

3 tablespoons mirin 3 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons sugar. I recommend using sugar only if you use dashi otherwise it will be too sweet. The mirin should be enough with other stocks or just sugar if you don’t have mirin.

Method Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a saucepan, add onions and meat. Sauté to caramelise and then add potato. Stir fry a few minutes, add dashi/ stock mirin/soy etc to cover all. Keep simmering, braising and gently stirring if needed until liquid is reduced and meat is tender. Add more water or stock if it is looking a bit dry. It will take about 1 hour or so but keep an eye on it, unless you use a slow cooker.

- Courtesy of Bette McClaren, Trentham

Next week: Pumpkin and sweet potato soup Do you have a recipe to share?

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Just sayin’...

By Donna Kelly

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T'S strange times. Yes, I hear you say, no shit Sherlock.

But it's not just the isolation.

We went weekly about five weeks ago. Just a decision made on the fly because we thought we either go hard or go home. And, believe me, we are now going hard.

The other option was to close up shop. We had no idea if we would have any advertising left to run, which is what pays for print and paper. No money, no Local.

I guess the other thing we could have done is just kept publishing online, which we have done since day one. You can read us online at www.tlnews.com.au - and all the 176 back issues if you are bored.

But with ink running through my veins since I was about 18, I believe a newspaper is something that is printed. Literally any wombat can publish online but if you really want to put your money where your mouth is, then you need to print. Just check out the State Library of Victoria, when we can visit it again. You will find every issue of The Local, and every other printed publication in the state, there. In order. Ready for reading. But don't ask for an archive of online publications. There ain't one.

So we are still printing. Unlike our former opposition, The Hepburn Advocate. Now, as a journalist, I am sorry it has closed. As a business person, not so much. But I think it could have tried a little harder. It is really easy to cry "pandemic" and shut up shop.

But newspapers have been declared essential services and they are really essential to their communities. Yes, papers like The Hepburn Advocate have served their communities for many years but they have also been there for the "rivers of gold" as classified advertising was called, asking advertisers to pay more for colour, when it's free from the print site and charging like wounded bulls.

Then, when their communities face the biggest hurdle ever, they pack up their bat and ball and go home, saying they will be back when it's all over. Gee, thanks for that.

I don't often blow my own trumpet, but The Local is here for the community through thick and thin. And while the paper's a bit thin now, we are here for the long haul and will continue to provide weekly news for our communities across the Central Highlands. And despite not having many paid adverts we will continue to provide paper and ink for the free adverts below, and the Pick Me pet looking for a home, and great stories about interesting great people and places.

I would also like to thank everyone who has offered their support, whether it's through advertising, or just an email or call saying "thanks for keeping us connected". We can support each other through this challenging time and when we come out the other side, we will still be here. Stay safe and keep reading. Just sayin'...

Hey there, I am Domi, a kitten who is looking for his forever home. There are quite a few other kittens looking for homes as well. So call the MAAWs shelter, but come and pick me first! We can get through this pandemic together with lots of pats and purrrrssss. M/C 956000012199610, BR100938 Mount Alexander Animal Welfare is in Castlemaine. Call first on 5472 5277.

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he 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 mostly for not-for-profit groups and organisations - which is most of us these days - 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 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

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HILE the world has been brought to its knees by the bug, life up here in the Central Highlands has become precautionary, a gear or two down from blind panic.

The world I live in, now and in the old days, consists of lots of news so when everyone started to hear about the coronavirus in March, it had already well and truly penetrated my brain by mid-January. I was pretty clear something was coming. So Donna and I started to pick up a few extra items on the daily shop, just in case. Mind you, we missed realising toilet paper would be an issue. Grrr.

But while we have rice and mince, now the issue is the need for perishables.

Stepping up are the local farm gates with fabulous Autumn harvests rendering an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables that would make the most cynical nutritionist crack a smile. Wifey rolls out the weekly baguette bake and the coldness of the kitchen melts away to the smell of heavenly yumminess aka carbs. I have turned my hand to some Asian dishes as well as experimenting with more carbolicious meals like seafood linguine - and a shout-out to the girls from The Boathouse for the recipe.

My life feels like a scene from The Good Life which, by the way, is this week’s TV recommendation. The 70s show focuses on a couple of self-sufficient suburban farmers and their toffy neighbours. It is on demand on Amazon Prime with stars including Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington. A break from the news cycle.

But I digress. Now and then we venture out to the wide world - a trip to Coles in Woodend with large aisles, people counting you in, lines directing the foot traffic, staff sanitising the trolleys and plenty of social distancing markers on the floor.

It sounds like shopping utopia and it would be but for “the others”. I speak of the ignoramuses who stagger up and down the aisles with their children. The government has been very clear on shopping - make a list and limit numbers of people. You don't need half a dozen kids poking at the lolly aisle.

Now I wear a mask, very common in the CBD, but not so up here. But I have an elderly person to care for so it is to keep us all safe. The reaction to my facemask and the non-prescription pink-rimmed glasses I borrowed from Donna is one of shock.

People huddle their little flock close to the trolley as I come thundering down the aisle, target shopping. Some people still fail to respect social distance. In one case I was bending down to a lower shelf only to look up and see a dickhead rummaging around on the shelf directly above my head. He was met with a few profanities and took up my suggestion. I guess the lesson is if you see a six-foot-two, cheap winereeking, wild-eyed mask-wearing guy hoofing down the aisle of the supermarket with an officious demeanour, stay away. Social distancing rant over.

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