The Local Issue 32 November 10, 2014

November 10, 2014 Issue 32

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2 About Us

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Front cover: The Hepburn Springs Swiss & Italian Festa starts this Wednesday, November 12 and offers loads of great events until Sunday, November 16. Read all about the open gardens on page 5, an overview and festa program at a glance on pages 18 and 19, and a controversial take on the bullboar on pages 20 and 21.

Photo: Donna Kelly | Graphics: Glen Heyne

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Movember at the Farmers

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HERE’S a slight shift in Movember this year at the Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford. Instead of growing moustaches, and shaving them off, four “Mo Men” - John Beetham, Don Breen, Ian ‘Hog’ McCarthy, all pictured above, and Rodney Peacock - will have Movember tattoos done as a permanent gesture towards raising money for men’s health issues. Mr McCarthy is the inspiration for Movember at the hotel and is currently dealing with his third bout of cancer. Meanwhile, the tattoos will be created, and done free of charge, by Motherload Tattoo owner Dave Bamberger. Along with pledges, during November, the hotel’s Friday night raffle proceeds will go to the Movember cause.

The Local’s Vox Populi - a one-off take on vox pops - just because we can...

Question goes here....and here....or maybe over there...

I’ve given up. I reckon at 50 I have done my bit.

- Mabel, Darwin

What’s your exercise routine?

I just go at it as hard as I can. I can’t get enough.

- Paul - Perth

Until I am hot and sweaty and can feel it hurting.

- John, Launceston

Whenever I get the chance.

Alone or with others.

- Peg, Cairns

I always wait until my wife goes out. She’s not keen.

- Arthur, Alice Springs

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Art Deco a passion for Catherine Abel

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ATHERINE Abel has held a passion for the 1920s and 1930s since she was young.

It started with ballet and then moved on to visual art. Catherine now has a gallery in Trentham. She chatted with The Local’s editor Donna Kelly.

DK: Tell me a little about your background.

CA: I’ve had a passion for the 20s and 30s since I was very young. I studied ballet for 13 years, starting from age five and read everything I could get my little hands on about Anna Pavlova and Les Ballets Russes. By the time I was a teenager, it became obvious that I had more of a passion for visual art. The Surrealists and Cubists – Dali, Picasso, the whole art scene of Paris at that time - became my inspiration. Living in a small town in Queensland Australia, where there was very little culture, it still hadn’t ‘clicked’ in my head about Art Deco and that everything that inspired me was from that time.

DK: How did you get involved with art and why?

CA: Art has always been a part of my life. My mother says I was trying to draw before I was even walking.

Whether that is true or not I don’t know but I do know that when I was younger there was nothing I wanted to do except draw and colour. And nothing has changed as an adult – I prefer long hours of solitude painting to just about anything else.

DK: What sort of art do you do and why?

CA: From an early age I loved to draw women and all through high school and studying graphic design, my teachers kept criticising my choice of subject matter. I used to hear so often “you should try to be more creative” or “draw something interesting”. To me, the female form is the most interesting thing in the world. The beauty of woman has always been an inspiration to me, as it has to artists for hundreds of years. That’s why it was such a blessing to be able to live in Paris for 18 months at the beginning of my career. I had a French boyfriend who wanted to help me, so while he went to work, I stayed home and painted. I would visit the Louvre every few weeks to study the Italian renaissance painters. I would stare for hours at the way they painted their graceful poses and try to study the way they painted flesh. The work of the Cubist and Abstractionists are also a huge influence especially on the backgrounds of my work.

DK: What does art mean to you?

CA: Art gives us challenges but of a different nature.

Art asks many things of us – it asks us to reflect and be introspective and then to draw forth emotions of the heart and soul. Beauty in art is a powerful force. Painting is my

life – I will do this until the day I die. My style will develop and change but I doubt that my themes will. My attraction to the Art Deco era is too much a part of my inspiration now. I collect Art Deco artefacts and have a very large Art Deco book collection along with some rare publications of authors like Anais Nin and Henry Miller.

DK: What do you think your art means to others or what do you hope it means?

CA: Opening my own gallery a year and a half ago in Trentham has been the best thing I’ve ever done because I get to have personal conversations with people who really resonate with my work. People love the way I portray the female form with grace and beauty. Women love my work.

They see a part of themselves in each piece. Often I get women thanking me for painting voluptuous female figures, because it reaffirms for them that curves are beautiful. Of course this is not a new theme, but one that is necessary to be reminded of again in our times.

DK: And where can people see your work?

CA: Daylesford & Macedon Ranges Open Studios during November weekends, the Toorak Art Affair until November 16 and the Catherine Abel Gallery in Trentham.

DK: Finally, what’s your tree change story?

CA: It was a spontaneous drive-by and an instantaneous love affair.

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Inspiring 5

Gardens open for Swiss & Italian Festa

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IVE gardens will be open for the Hepburn Springs Swiss & Italian Festa.

On Sunday, November 16, gardens at Hepburn Springs, Glenlyon, Shepherds Flat, Sailors Hill and Daylesford will be on display from 11am to 4pm. Entry is $5 per garden.

The gardens include: Villa Parma Garden, 128 Main Road, Hepburn Springs – The Villa Parma Garden, based on Italian gardens of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, is a series of interconnected rooms offering different areas to seek solitude and clean one’s mind, while wandering through controlled spaces dominated by shades of green.

The Old Church Garden, 10 Church Street, Glenlyon – A property on the edge of the Glenlyon township, the site plays host to an 1860s de-consecrated, bluestone Catholic church. Designed by English architect, Charles Hansom, it is now a private dwelling after a residential conversion.

Bodhidharma, Basalt Road, Shepherds Flat – Bodhidharma is a unique 23 acre property nestled in the Wombat Forest. The property has become a tourist destination for garden lovers and Bonsai enthusiasts alike. The owners have planted more than 600 natives and exotics including Japanese maples and liquid ambers.

Daylesford House, 8 Smith Street, Daylesford – Daylesford House was built in the 1870s by Charles Walton, a gold speculator who later became the town draper. It is a rambling Victorian house with an acre of gardens planted at about the same time as the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.

27 Hoaths Road, Sailors Hill – A spreading English oak, planted more than 130 years ago, is a focal point of this large and varied garden on Sailors Hill.

Close to the house, paths weave through the cool and shady garden of exotic trees and shrubs.

Above, Tara Haneveld, from Bodhidharma, takes time out to smell the flowers before her garden opens to the public on Sunday, November 16

6 Opinion

Just sayin’...

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by Donna Kelly

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E RECEIVED our rubbish voting forms this week. And now we have hope.

Hope that, like most other people in Australia, perhaps in most first world countries, that we also will have a kerbside rubbish collection - that’s affordable.

You see, in Glenlyon and many other small villages, there is no council rubbish collection. So you either pay about $800 per year for a private contractor, or you head to the tip, or just bury or burn your rubbish on your property.

I suppose you could also dump bags at bigger towns with street rubbish bins, reserves or just chuck it out the car into the bush. I wouldn’t - but I have seen all that done.

So while most of you smugly, or perhaps just acting quite normally because you don’t know any other way, drag your bin out once a week and don’t have another thought about it, we think about it a lot.

We wonder why we don’t have a rubbish collection - although in Glenlyon we know why - because the majority of residents voted against it last time.

I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t want a rubbish collection...and I don’t know why any council would ask residents to vote on whether they want a rubbish collection.

I mean, isn’t it a given, pretty much? I know we get extra tip tickets but how does 83-year-old Mrs Smith, living down the road, whose trailer hasn’t seen any action since her husband passed away, do her tip run? Really council? Really councillors? Leadership anytime would be welcome.

But now there is hope because in tiny writing, at the bottom of the voting form, which is just a Yes and a No, are the words “NOTE: If you do not return this response your vote will be counted as a YES Vote!”. Now I hope I haven’t gone and buggered it up but I hope no-one returns a vote. Then we win.

And our rubbish collection cost drops from $800 per year, through a private collection, to just $155 per year. And there is also a possible drop of $20 in the Waste Management Charge. And that’s good news!

More good news. Not only is Daylesford Secondary College getting its $10 million makeover whichever party wins at this month’s election - as long as they keep their promises - Daylesford’s Victoria Park has been promised $1.15 million by the Victorian Coalition Government towards a new community and sporting facility.

That’s great news. In addition, council will contribute $500,000 while the community - not sure what that means but we might have an extra $645 from the rubbish saving from July next year so we can help out - will contribute $250,000.

In a media release, Mayor Don Henderson said the project was one of the highest on council’s priority list.

“Council, sporting clubs and the community have worked very hard to ensure that this funding was secured. The community from Daylesford and surrounds will have a state-of-the-art facility to replace the run-down and unacceptable facilities currently here.”

The new facility will include change rooms, umpires’ change rooms, a commercial kitchen, community spaces and public toilets.

So more good news. Last time we had this much good news for Victoria Park was in September last year when Ballarat MP Catherine King committed $1.2 million - just before the federal Labor Government lost power. Just sayin’...

Woman of influence

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YONVILLE resident Shelley Bowen is a winner in Westpac and The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence 2014.

Dr Bowen was recognised in the public policy category for her contribution to preventive health policy and action.

“This award has come as a real shock, it’s a privilege to do the work I do, I love my work and job and hope to encourage many other women to lead in public policy, especially in preventive health and especially for those most in need. It’s also incredibly special to live in this community. Lyonville is beautiful. We have about 17 acres for my children to run around on, animals to take care of, eggs to collect and a huge vegetable garden that keeps us stocked with all of our vegies.”

In its third year, the awards celebrate outstanding women from a wide variety of sectors across Australia from categories including Board/Management, Public Policy, Young Leader, Social Enterprise and Not-for-profit, Philanthropy, Global Influence, Innovation, Local/Regional Community, Diversity and Business Enterprise.

‘Stand by Me’ An Information Forum for Those Caring or Planning Care for Ageing Family or Friends • Are you caring for ageing parents, partners or friends?

• Do you know all you need to know to take care of yourself as well as others?

• Are you planning ahead for the needs you know will come one day soon?

• Do you have questions about available services, inhome and residential care options, how to best care for someone who is unwell, how to manage the practical details?

The Caregiver Forum will provide an overview of services, connect you to resources and introduce caregiver skills for future sessions in 2015, as well as provide an opportunity for your input into what kinds of help you feel you need to do this important job well.

When: Wednesday, December 3, 4.30pm–6.30pm Where: Hepburn Shire Community Centre, 79a Raglan Street, Daylesford Cost: Free, refreshments provided Who: The Caregiver Forum is an initiative of Hepburn Health Service, Hepburn Shire Council and community members Details: Mary-Faeth Chenery on 0428 481 754 or mf@forthegoodofall.org or Gabrielle Kirby, Manager Integrated Aged Care (Hepburn Health Service) on 5321 6595 or gabriellek@hhs.vic.gov.au

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Making hay while the council whines

Glenlyon resident Jack Cooper feels he is being treated unfairly

by Hepburn Shire Council

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GLENLYON resident has received a registered “advisory” letter from Hepburn Shire Council to make sure his property is cleaned up for the upcoming fire season.

But Jack Cooper, a retired farmer now living on a five-acre hobby farm zoned rural residential, says he wants to bale the grass to feed his cattle during winter.

He feels he is being unfairly treated – after receiving an order to clean up last year.

“Last year a bloke in a ute came around, and I said to him that paddock, the last one on your left in McMahons Road, that’s getting baled. So it will be cut short and cleaned up.

“But he said he didn’t know which paddock I was talking about. How stupid can you be – marking a paddock down as a fire hazard and not listening to what the owner’s got to say.

“Now I am on a registered list from last year – which I should never have been on. I think they are just having a go at me.”

Mr Cooper said this year he had once again told the council he was going to bale the paddock but they took “no notice whatsoever”.

“I would be baling about the end of the month. This year everything is going

ahead earlier. Last year it rained every second day so you couldn’t cut the grass – you have to wait for the weather.

“Even in the worst season it would all be cut by mid-December.”

Mr Cooper said he believed the council was lacking in “country knowledge”.

“We run cattle and have one paddock for hay in the winter time. Otherwise they have nothing to eat.”

Hepburn Shire Council community safety coordinator Steve Cook said council had recently sent advisory letters to all property owners who received a Fire Prevention Notice last year.

“The letter was a reminder for owners to ensure they have began making arrangements to ensure their property is not a fire danger this year.

“Council’s Fire Prevention officer commenced property inspections this week to identify properties that may be deemed a fire danger. Property owners will be served with Fire Prevention Notices to maintain their property if required.

“Property owners who fail to comply with the notice maybe liable for an infringement of $1440 as well as costs for council to have the property slashed.”

But in response to the guidelines around baling hay, and whether there were property size or zoning restrictions, Mr Cook said “Hay is generally bailed (sic) on farming properties”.

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Open day for brigade

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HE Daylesford Fire Brigade will hold an open day on Sunday, November 16.

Jaws of Life operator Dick Patterson at a recent training session

Secretary Paul Anderson said highlights would include two demonstrations starting with a motor vehicle rescue scenario – with a rescue team cutting open a vehicle to extricate a dummy using hydraulic cutting tools commonly known as the jaws of life – at 11am. The second is a simulated structural fire scenario and will show how a pumper is set up to engage the situation while a team with breathing apparatus will go into the structure to “rescue” a dummy.

Mr Anderson said the open day would give people a chance to meet brigade volunteers, look over the trucks and station and pick up information to prepare themselves and their properties for the fire season. There will be CFA brochures available with volunteers ready to discuss and advise on any issues. The engine room also has a number of historic honour boards and photographs and children will be invited to dress up and be photographed in “miniaturised firefighters protective clothing”. There will also be a free sausage sizzle provided by Daylesford CFA. The open day runs from 10.30am to 2pm.

Meanwhile, the Daylesford Fire Brigade has also just gone live with its new website. This site now has contacts and links relating to the region along with brigade history and details of all the fire trucks. The Daylesford weather station is still a feature.

One of the links has been set up to take viewers straight to all the CFA electronic publications which can be downloaded. It also has details about recruitment and the fire equipment maintenance scheme that the brigade runs in the local area.

Link: daylesfordcfa.org.au

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Danger Pets@Work

I’m Hindley Slim Dusty but just call me Aussie

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y name is Hindley Slim Dusty, but everyone person I like to give them the job. Mark spends his time gas-bagging to all and sundry or sitting in the office looking calls me Aussie.

I’m an Australian cattle dog and the proud owner of a ripper bloke called Mark Ward, who takes me to a place he calls the Amazing Mill Markets. I reckon he must own the joint, but it’s hard to tell because I don’t see him lifting his leg at the nearest tree, like I do – so it’s really mine because I make it so, every time I visit.

Every day I wake up and Mark gives me his leftover dins from the night before – I love that – sometimes it’s sausages, sometimes it’s curry – whatever it is, it’s always tasty and I make sure to lick my bowl.

I jump into the back of the van that has a picture of me, Mark and some kookaburras on it, and I navigate while Mark drives it between my three favourite places – Daylesford, Ballarat and Geelong.

When we arrive, I always make sure I find my toy for the day on one of the stalls – people always leave me a nice and sparkly Barbie Doll, or a teddy. Sometimes it’s just a crushed up can but as long as I can get my chops around it and leave it at a friendly person’s feet to throw for hours it’s all good. Most of the time the person sitting at the front door is my main toy thrower, but if I see a small

at a big screen while I get on with the business of greeting customers, and when he shouts out it’s time to go I’m ready to jump into the back of the van and head out to the next place.

Sometimes we visit all three Amazing Mill Markets in one day. We spend a lot of time on the road and Mark is always talking to someone while we do. When I hear my name I always bark out a greeting. By the time we get home it’s usually dark and I’m happy to get into my bed, ready for tomorrow’s road trip, a new toy and people who’ll chuck it around for me.

So if you’re ever visiting the Amazing Mill Markets in Daylesford, Ballarat and Geelong, make sure to come and give me a pat – I’ll even let you throw my chosen toy for the day!

- Aussie

(As told to Rosie - the smitten kelpie cross)

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Camping event for Gusto

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USTO, one of the two wind turbines at Leonards Hill, is being painted on Saturday, November 15.

HERE’S the solution to the last edition’s crossword. See page 28 for the crossword for Issue 32. All the answers are contained within the pages of The Local! Good luck.

To celebrate a “Sleep under the Stars” - family friendly camping event – will be held. Locals and wind farm fans can enjoy “a beautiful and positive sensory experience of art, entertainment and clean energy at Australia’s first community owned wind farm”, a media release stated. Gates open at 3pm for campers to set up with the official event held from 4pm to 10.30pm.

Gusto will be painted by “Ghostpatrol, Bonsai and team” and there will be music by Zebraherd, Kavisha Mazzella, Danny Spooner and the Sweet Justice Choir.

The Bendigo and District Astronomical Society will host a “great telescope muster” on site with a pedal powered cinema by Magrev and films curated by Transitions Film Festival. There will also be children’s activities, storytelling and puppet shows. Entry is $25, $15 for members and $10 for children.

Camping is optional. Bring your own tent or hire one from Homecamp.

Hepburn Wind is also holding a Pozible campaign to raise funds for the event.

Details: hepburnwind.com.au Earlier this year, Hepburn Wind withdrew “the planned return of capital” to its shareholders deciding instead to use its money to pay down debt. A number of shareholders contacted The Local to express their disappointment after the cooperative said at last year’s annual meeting there had been “a healthy cash surplus” and it would take steps to implement its first capital return to members.

An email to members said the board had “supported this initiative in recognition of the co-operative’s positive financial performance in the previous financial year and the importance of delivering responsible returns to our membership”.

The email said the outlook for the Australian renewable energy sector had deteriorated significantly.

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Hepburn CFA officially open

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HE new Hepburn Fire Station opened last week – and founding member Maurice Pedretti, back for the opening, summed it up with one word “unreal”.

Maurice, who moved from Hepburn to Shepparton after marrying Patricia in 1958, said he had been involved with the Daylesford Fire Brigade and one day the captain pulled him aside in the 1940s and said “what say we think about starting a rural brigade in Hepburn?”.

“I said ‘alright’ and hunted around and got three or four blokes and we had a meeting in Borsa Hall one night.

“Alan Dixon was the president and there were three other blokes and me, that was all that turned up, and we went on from there.”

“We started with a little green shed at Hepburn and a hand reel with 300 feet of hose on it, and that was it. I had the ‘42 Chev truck and a square tank which we put on if we had a fire, and we’d fill the tank and away we’d go.

“And if anyone was on the road we would just pick them up along the way – you didn’t need to go and sign papers like you do now.

And that’s how it started – and it just went on from there.

“I had to know where every fire plug and

water was in Hepburn. We used to turn out 1000 feet of hose to fight a fire.

“I say to the blokes now they don’t know real life. They’ve got their water but we would have to run a hose from, say here, to the school, and then roll it up, take it back to the station, wash it, put them up the tower to dry and next meeting night roll them up and again and put them away for next time.”

But despite the hard work, Maurice said being a part of both brigades was something he “loved every minute of”.

“I loved it. It was my holiday every year

at the demonstrations. We used to run three nights a week in Daylesford to be ready for them – they would come and pick me up in the fire truck – I was the only one from Hepburn going.

“We went to Tassie once for a demonstration and won all the prizes over there.

“I stayed with the brigade until we got married and then I left. But I still love coming back. It’s unreal now. The new station is wonderful. And I couldn’t believe they would ever have one fire truck, let alone two or more.”

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A Sparkling Life (An ongoing column by Marian Sidwell and her recollection of living in Daylesford - and early childhood memories. The first excerpt ran in The Local, Issue 28, September 15, 2014. Back issues at tlnews.com.au) Drawing by Brian Nash – briannash.com.au

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ver the next couple of years he grew, the bombings grew and the fires grew. My husband, Brian, by now, was the second eldest of five children all somewhat underfed and poorly clad. They wore no socks or underwear. His father was a postman earning less than it took to keep his family. He was a big man and seemingly always stern and gruff with his children. He would hit them often, including his mother at times.

School in a way was a happy release for him. He had children his own age to play with, still no underwear or socks, but at least a good hot mid-day meal provided for him and loads of shrapnel to collect on the way. Going to school one day a diversion from the usual shrapnel collecting occurred when an enemy aircraft came crashing down into a nearby tree. The pilot escaped uninjured and ran off into the neighborhood with the establishment in hot pursuit. The local children considered the aeroplane dangling from the tree most entertaining and a much needed break from the shrapnel collecting.

Another day his older brother together with some of his friends were walking up a road with a steep incline on their way to school when another enemy aircraft appeared over the top of the hill with all guns blazing. The boys ran and ducked around the corner of a building. When the aircraft had completed its road firing run they returned to the road and found a scarf one of the boys had dropped riddled in bullet holes.

And such was the home life and school life of children caught up in the ravages of war. London was in tatters and the spirit of the people near broken. For the children it was time to leave. But did London have enough time to clear from its proud and battered city the multitude of innocent little children, wide awake in a nightmare?

Trains and steam and whistles and chaos greeted Brian and his two brothers as they alighted alone and friendless from a bus at one of London’s unscarred railway stations. One they could see not far in the distance had not been so lucky. The smoke was still clearing but the devastation was already evident. Their mother had taken them to the bus stop only. It had been a tearless farewell. She had babies and a war to contend with.

Her three boys, she hoped, would be safe once their train cleared the inner London suburbs. She, I suppose, didn’t want to think about it. The little boys were unaware of the danger and it was best perhaps she kept it that way.

They were herded into a carriage, bursting at the seams with other little children just as wide eyed and just as alone as they were. They at least had each other for company. Geoffrey, his older brother was eight, he was six and a half while Michael, his younger brother was not quite five. They were tiny tin soldiers on a mighty iron horse.

It was on that mighty iron horse that the three little boys ate their very first orange. They had never seen one before, let alone eaten one. The memory of its pulpy sweetness was to remain more vivid in their minds than did the train trip itself.

It was a long slow trip north. Restless hours, restless sleeps. Fields and hedges, farms and animals soon outgrew their wonder as so too did the weak sunshine and the scudding clouds in a sky so clear of the smoke and noise they had left behind.

When would the train stop? When could they run in the fields and touch those funny animals they had never been near before?

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Ulrike watching transformations take place

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lrike Armstrong has been with Daylesford Massage Healing Centre for many years and has experience in a range of modalities. She is also a Reiki master and teaches various massage, Reiki and other treatments. She took time out for a chat with Kyle Barnes.

KB: What do you do?

UA: I’m a massage and spa therapist at the Daylesford Massage Healing Centre.

KB: How did you get into the industry?

UA: I was asked to be a model for someone practicing lomi lomi massage and I enjoyed it so much that I enrolled in the next course. I enjoy helping people find their inner happiness and lead a more fulfilling life.

KB: What do you like about what you do?

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Remembering our fallen

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AYLESFORD Sub Branch of the Returned Services League is hoping for a higher than usual Remembrance Day turnout tomorrow at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

The ceremony starts at 10.30am.

RSL president Ian Tinetti said next year’s centenary of the ANZACs’ Gallipoli landing had triggered a heightened awareness of service men and women’s contribution in armed conflicts.

“People have a great respect for our armed forces past and present and want to stand shoulder to shoulder in support,” he said.

Commemorations will centre on the Cenotaph and proceeds from the Poppy Appeal benefits the RSL Welfare Fund.

Mr Tinetti said plans were progressing for a major, one-off fundraising commemorative event prior to ANZAC Day at Daylesford Town Hall to honour the men and women from Hepburn Shire at the frontline during World War I. So a search is on for owners of classic cars, vans and trucks to lend their support for the event by driving their vehicles on the night, chauffeuring guests for a red carpet arrival.

Anyone willing to help can contact event organising group chairman Frank Page on 0417 010 817.

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Rosalie clocks up 25 years at Springs

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OSALIE White started at Springs Medical Centre’s Duke Street premises in Daylesford on October 26, 1989.

She was interviewed for the part-time position by doctors Greg Stewart, Jonathan Barrell and Fred Eggleston.

It was obviously a good decision all round because she has just clocked up 25 years with the organisation.

Rosalie spent the first 14 years at Duke Street working four days a week, then about three years sharing between Daylesford and Trentham, and for the past “seven or eight years” has been working parttime at Trentham.

Rosalie said she applied for the job after resigning from what is now Hepburn Health Service to take a year off while her children were completing high school.

Watching the changes over the years had been interesting starting with no computers and an appointment book filled out using pencil - for obvious reasons. Then there was a ledger book to take care of payments.

And in the early days, with Trentham open just for two half days, records and books were carried across in a milk crate and returned at the end of the day.

“The progress of the practice has just been amazing.

And it’s really become a part of my life. It’s a very happy work environment.”

Rosalie, a long time Trentham resident, said she had also watched the town grow although it still remained “a small country town”.

“You know most of the community and I am now watching former children come in with their children.

We are really getting to the second generation.”

Rosalie, who works two days one week and three

the next, said she had no plans to retire.

“I am a grandmother now but the work is flexible and I really enjoy being there. We had a morning tea for me on October 28 with a gift, cake and lovely flowers.

“They are like my second family really.”

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Hepburn Springs Swiss & Italian Festa

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HE DULUX Landscape Art Prize and Exhibition will kick off the Hepburn Springs Swiss & Italian Festa this Wednesday, November 12.

The opening will be held at The Rex Community Theatre on Wednesday evening and the exhibition will then be open to the public from Thursday, November 13 to Sunday, November 16.

The Landscape Art Prize and Exhibition is in its 18th year and open to all artists for works which represent the sense of place in the landscape around Hepburn Springs and Central Victoria.

Also starting Wednesday is the Children’s Landscape Exhibition which will be on display at the Hepburn Primary School in Hepburn from Thursday to Sunday from 10am to 3pm.

Entry by gold coin donation.

On Thursday, you can also head to the Guildford Vineyard for Italian style lunch platters, take in Italian Story Time at the Daylesford Library or start planning your studio visits for the weekend as part of the Daylesford Macedon Ranges Open Studios.

On Friday, meander the Daylesford Railway Loop as part of a heritage walk, students from Ballarat Special School will be trying their hand at Boccia – a Paralympic sport developed from Bocce – at Daylesford Masonic Hall and you can also find your way to the Old Hepburn Hotel for a two-course Italian feast and listen to songbird Kavisha Mazzella.

By Saturday, there is too much happening to mention it all. Lavandula is open, there’s a Swiss Italian heritage program at Cricket Willow, the Grande Parade in Hepburn Springs, the Family Festa at the Mineral Springs Reserve, Italian varietal wine tastings and aperitivo on the balcony at Daylesford Hotel and then the Retro Dinner Dance at the Hepburn Springs Golf Club.

Sunday, and if you have any energy left, there are open gardens, a family bocce tournament and descendants’ gathering at Cricket Willow, more wines and lunches, all that art to take in, and finally, the Lantern Parade and Fireworks Finale at the Hepburn Springs Mineral Springs.

That’s from 7.45pm to 9.30pm and is always a fantastic way to finish off all things Swiss and Italian.

Full program at www.swissitalianfesta.com

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FESTA AT A GLANCE Wednesday, November 12 Pinocchio Art Competition - Various schools Children’s Landscape Exhibition - Hepburn Primary School - 6pm Dulux Landscape Art Prize and Festa Opening - The Rex Gallery - 6pm-8pm

Thursday, November 13 Children’s Landscape Exhibition - Hepburn Primary School - 10am-3pm Dulux Landscape Art Exhibition - The Rex Gallery - 11.30am-3.30pm Postcards from Italy, Unstable Terrain Exhibition and Artisanal Wines & Italian Style Lunch - Guildford Vineyard - 11am-4pm Italian Story Time - Daylesford Library - 11.30am

Friday, November 14 Heritage Walk Daylesford Railway Loop - Daylesford Bowling Club - 8.45am1pm Children’s Landscape Exhibition - Hepburn Primary School - 10am-3pm Dulux Landscape Art Exhibition - The Rex Gallery - 11.30am-3.30pm Postcards from Italy, Unstable Terrain Exhibition and Artisanal Wines & Italian Style Lunch - Guildford Vineyard - 11am-4pm Kavisha Mazzella with 2-course Italian Feast - Old Hepburn Hotel, 6pm

Saturday, November 15 Daylesford Macedon Ranges Open Studios - Various Locations - 10am-5pm Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm - 10.30am-5pm Dulux Landscape Art Exhibition - The Rex Gallery - 11.30am-3.30pm

Postcards from Italy, Unstable Terrain Exhibition and Artisanal Wines & Italian Style Lunch - Guildford Vineyard - 11am-4pm Swiss & Italian Festa Heritage Program - Cricket Willow - 1pm-4pm Swiss & Italian Festa Grande Parade - Main Road, Hepburn Springs - 10.30am Swiss & Italian Family Festa - Mineral Springs Reserve - 11.30am-3pm Children’s Landscape Exhibition - Hepburn Primary School - 10am-3pm Italian Varietal Wine Tastings - Daylesford Hotel - 4pm-6pm Aperitivo on the Balcony - Daylesford Hotel - 5pm-7pm Retro Dinner Dance - Hepburn Springs Golf Club - 7pm-10pm

Sunday, November 16 Daylesford Macedon Ranges Open Studios - Various Locations - 10am-5pm Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm - 10.30am-5pm Children’s Landscape Exhibition - Hepburn Primary School - 10am-3pm Dulux Landscape Art Exhibition - The Rex Gallery - 11.30am-3.30pm Open Gardens - Various Locations - 11am-4pm Descendants’ Gathering - Cricket Willow - Noon-4pm Family Bocce Tournament - Cricket Willow - 2pm-5pm Postcards from Italy, Unstable Terrain Exhibition and Artisanal Wines & Italian Style Lunch - Guildford Vineyard - 11am-4pm Italian Varietal Wine Tastings - Daylesford Hotel - 4pm-6pm Aperitivo on the Balcony - Daylesford Hotel - 5pm-7pm Lantern Parade and Fireworks Finale - Mineral Springs Reserve - 7.45pm9.30pm

Full program at www.swissitalianfesta.com

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ROWING up, Gary Thomas of catering company Spade to Blade, believed what most of us have believed.

That the bullboar was brought into the region in its entirety, with the necessary culinary equipment, by the Swiss and Northern Italian immigrants – and that family groups continued to make them in the same fashion.

“I grew up believing that - and that their traditional sausage was the luganica – which is the same size and shape as the bullboar. It was made throughout Italy, Switzerland and Austria, in that same form.”

But during a food project about 10 years ago, Gary said a SBS presenter following up with a story, told him her husband was from northern Italy and she had spent a lot of time there and never seen a sausage like a bullboar.

“I found that surprising and next time I went to Italy I spent three weeks in those regions using my slow food contacts, and met with farmers and meat producers and butchers.

“And through that experience it became clear to me that I could not find any evidence of the bullboar as we have them here. Now I can’t say that they have never been there, or aren’t there, but I simply could not locate one in the three weeks I looked for them.”

Gary said, for him, a foodie and a bit of a historian, it was then a matter of “clear thinking”.

“If we think clearly, in terms of that time, we have this sausage that is 50 per cent beef, which even now is a very highly valued commodity and used in moderation. And you have a vast use of spices which even now are expensive and not used in the way they are with the bullboar – liberally.

“And if you think about 150 years ago, these communities were so impoverished that they had to send their young men away to the goldfields of the world to try and find income. So it seems impossible they would have been using their beef or buying expensive spices in great bulk orders to make this produce.”

Gary said it seemed logical to him that while the bullboar was based on luganica, the addition of the high beef content and heavy spices was “an expression of life on the goldfields of central Victoria”.

“The spices were possibly used heavily to mask meat past its best use-by date, a technique which goes back to medieval times, and there was no refrigeration of course.

“And then the thing that intrigues me is why these spices were chosen, in particular what I would call Chinese sweet spices. We know that from the early days of the goldfields there was a significant Chinese population who obviously had their own food supply chains – and the vast majority were from the Hokkien and Canton provinces both of which use a lot of sweet spices in their foods.

“And it is interesting that a classic Italian sausage would either be quite plain or have a little bit of chilli. But I have never seen a bullboar recipe, and I have looked at 40 to 50, which had chilli as an ingredient.”

“It just seems to me that the bullboar development was perhaps a little opportunistic.

In terms of the blending of the generosity of the Italian spirit and the wealth of the central Goldfields.

“It becomes an experience through the prism of the spices available at the time, which just happen to be the ones servicing the vast bulk of the Chinese industry.”

Now Gary admits he has no proof – and his fair share of detractors of his theory.

“I know one local fellow who swears to me that when he visited his local town there were bullboars there and they had been making them for a long time. Next time I go back I will have a look there myself.

“But in the meantime, I would be very interested if people have views, opinions or evidence they can provide to disprove my theory.”

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Malmsbury Fayre

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HE Malmsbury Village Fayre will be held at the Malmsbury Botanic Gardens on Sunday, November 16.

The fayre is a day of entertainment for the whole family.

This year Malmsbury resident and renowned musician Andy Rigby will perform and is also organising the musical entertainment.

The Zingaro festival and the “KGB” Band (Klezmer-Gypsy-Balkan), augmented by two gypsy orchestras from Melbourne, will present a program of Eastern European music all weekend including an entire day of music at the Fayre.

Mr Rigby has been involved in presenting cultural and community events across Victoria since 1993 and has long term involvement with renowned events such as the Maldon Folk Festival and the Rose Gap Music Camp.

He has just returned from Western Australia where he was playing, demonstrating and making harps. Mr Rigby also specialises in making and playing flutes and marimbas – with the latter making an appearance at the Fayre.

The music program also features Malmsbury teenager Brennan Hamilton-Smith and his gypsy swing band Ghoul’s Gambit.

Roving musicians will include The Banana Brothers, Phil Melgaard and Joseph Bromley.

The Fayre will see wineries and food producers offering their goods along with plenty of Christmas gift ideas.

Link: malmsburyvillagefayre.org.au *Read Andy Rigby’s “Our Musos” full feature on page 31.

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f it’s been a while, you need to head to tin shed arts, which features about 40 local, and fabulous, artists. There are also workshops available for budding artists. Some coming up are a “random weaving” workshop with artist Kristen Dyer on Sunday, November 30 or perhaps you would prefer to join wildlife artist Paul Margocsy on a two-day workshop on December 6 and 7. Details: tinshedarts@nex. net.au or 5423 2144. tin shed arts is closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

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TRENTHAM

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Two Markets – One location Spring has sprung – The grass is ris – I wonder where the birdies is???

The Town Square in Trendy Trentham The Trentham Farmers Market has joined with Trentham Makers Market

Third Saturday, 9am – 1pm

A Lions Club for Daylesford – ‘We Serve’

Are you looking for, Opportunity, Fulfilment and New Experience then ‘Be a Lion’

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AYLESFORD Primary School students Lila and Jonas Paar recently visited their “sister school” in the region of Piedmont, Italy as part of their family’s holiday to Europe.

Italian language teacher Trudi Blick said the school was approached by the Italian Education advisor Cristina Mignatti three years ago to be part of the “About Taste” project - pairing four Australian and Italian schools. The relationship has seen students sharing work, enjoying authentic learning opportunities and developing understandings about cultural differences and similarities through the common theme of food. Jonas and Lila, who had gifts of story books and hand-made bookmarks of Australian animals made by grade 3 and 4 students, were greeted at the school by grade 5 and 6 students holding the Australian flag. They then spent time playing with the students in the playground which Lila described as “bellissimo”.

TRENTHAM STATION SUNDAY MARKET Victoria Street, Trentham On the fourth Sunday of each month 8.30am - 2.30pm Enquiries/Bookings - Gwenda on 5424 1611 or Ross on 5424 1509

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Meet us: Vincent St. 22 Nov & 13 Dec Contact us: daylesford@lions201v1-4.org.au

A great variety of stalls in and around the beautiful Trentham Station **Permanent carriage stalls open every weekend** Including - Craft in the Carriage, Kaye’s Soaps and Candles, Leigh’s Homemade Preserves, Snax on the Trax & Trentham Olde Worlde Lolly Shoppe Trentham - Always relaxed and refreshing!

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Mobile Lender Bruce Franzen can meet you at your Kitchen Bench.

Your Big Backyard

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Bruce, your local ANZ Mobile Lender can come to your home to help you get ANZ Buy Ready™ for when you find the right property.

Bruce Franzen bruce.franzen@anzmortgagesolutions.com 0438 977 980

ORNISH Hill was the place to be last Saturday, November 8, as the Committee of Management and the Friends of Cornish Hill held a huge morning tea in “Your Big Backyard”.

The event celebrated and showcased the work that has taken place on “The Hill” over the past six years and thanked people for their contribution.

Just minutes from the heart of Daylesford, Cornish Hill is 38 hecatres of bushland, once decimated by gold mining, and now being carefully weeded and revegetated.

Friends of Cornish Hill president Margie Thomas said that over the past six years The Friends had been successful with funding applications leading to mapping the creek corridor, identifying wildflowers and involving community members, including primary and secondary students, in planting days.

The North Central Catchment Management Authority had also been proactive in initiating many projects, she said.

Ms Thomas said Cornish Hill was named after the arrival of the Cornish miners who originally headed to South Australia but then heard about the gold being found at, the then, Argus Hill.

The region came under its greatest threat in the 1990s when developers saw the potential of the land for a housing estate. A VCAT protest was launched and won, with the land now owned by the Crown.

Anyone who wants to get involved can call Ms Thomas on 5348 6541.

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Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 29 from 10am Central Springs Rd. Daylesford.

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The Unexpected Caregiver

By Mary-Faeth Chenery

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y father-in-law had been unwell off and on for the past year, but on the whole, he and my mother-in-law had managed independently and amazingly well for their age of 91 each.

They were still driving, and while they were living with us, our lives were connected but not particularly dependent. So my partner and I went to the beach for a few days of rest and catch-up with friends.

One day into our beach stay, the phone call came to say that dad was on his way to the hospital in Ballarat in an ambulance . . . and that was the point at which independence for all of us – mum and dad and Gale and me – transformed into the new status of caregiving. With lots to learn about systems and relationships and services and practical details and looking after ourselves as well as our parents – lots to learn about what it means to be a carer all the time.

In this new role I feel I could really benefit from learning more, so that I take care of these dear parents as well as I can. What shall I do, for example, if dad falls but seems okay to get up? When is not having much appetite and not eating much for a few days a sign of illness rather than not a problem? What about any legal things – suppose he can’t get to the bank? Is everything ready for me to help him with his finances? Is the power of attorney we signed 7 years ago still valid, and will it cover medical choices?

This is the background that led me to propose an information forum to Hepburn Health Service and Hepburn Shire Council, and they thankfully offered to collaborate on this gathering, to provide resources and an overview of services, and make plans for follow up education sessions in 2015 on topics that community members indicate are needed.

Sessions may explore topics such as how to support a good quality of life in the latter years; making choices about in-home and residential care; how to become an advocate for your loved one and how to make the most of medical consultations; physical support with the activities of daily living (nutrition, hygiene and toileting, safe manual handling techniques, when to call an ambulance and so on); and legal and financial matters, including end of life preparation.

The Caregivers Forum will be held on Wednesday, December 3, from 4.30-6.30pm in the Hepburn Shire Community Centre, 79a Raglan Street in Daylesford.

Details: 0428 481 754 or mf@forthegoodofall.org

Country Market Leonards Hill Hall Saturday, November 15, 9am-1pm Plants, Sausage sizzle, Jewellery, Devonshire Teas, Wines, Preserves, Crafts, Collectables & much more...

STALL HOLDERS WANTED (No Take Away Food Stalls) Enq/bookings phone 5348 3351 or 5348 6569

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Showtime!

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he 142nd annual Daylesford & District Agricultural Society’s Show will be held on Saturday, November 22.

The first show was held in 1865 in the Jamieson Hotel Yard and called “The Grain Show”.

Later it became known as the “Agricultural Show’ and was held in the old show grounds at the corner of Malmsbury Road and Knox Street, and later at the grounds known as Middleton Park.

The show grounds are now established at Victoria Park, Daylesford. The show features rides, food, animals, poultry, horse competitions, a baby animal nursery and Poll Dorset feature. Entry forms and details: daylesfordshow.com Admission is $10 adults, $5 children aged five to 15, $5 aged pensioners and $25 for two adults and three children. Children under five years are admitted free.

Meanwhile the Clunes 154th annual Spring Show will be held on Saturday, November 15 and the Kingston Agricultural Show will be held on Sunday, November 30

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Bus tours on offer

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US tours of the outer studios of the Daylesford Macedon Ranges Open Studios program are available from Daylesford and Kyneton.

Volunteer supporters of the program will drive parties of 10 people round the studios, on November 15 and 16, to meet the artists, discover their creative practices and explore the rural settings. Pick up points are the group exhibition of DMROS participating artists at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 26 Yaldwin Street, Kyneton and Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre, 98 Vincent Street, Daylesford.Pick ups are at 10am and 1.30pm with bookings essential to Brad Hooper on 0418 105 954 or bvh1@bigpond.net.au

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Film festival in Castlemaine

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ASTLEMAINE Local and International Film Festival will be playing Yanyuwa indigenous animations on the opening night – Thursday, November 27.

Spokesperson Neil Boyack, who works with Child and Family Services in Daylesford and Ballarat, said the animations maintained the Yanyuwa language in many ways and were being introduced on the big screen for the first time.

At the three-day festival, other European and Middle Eastern films being played are Mars at Sunrise – Israel (2014), Human Capital – Italy (2014) A Woman in Berlin - Germany (2010),Ill Nuda Rosa - Italy (2014) and the French classic Themroc – France (1973).

There will also be the 30th anniversary screening of Nineteen Eighty-Four complete with introduction and a Q&A session with director Al Clark.

Link: cliff.net.au *The Local has two double passes to give away to a film session of the winners’ choices. For your chance to win email donna@tlnews.com.au with your name and contact number. Winners will be drawn and notified on Sunday, November 23.

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Our musos

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ALMSBURY’S Andy Rigby, pictured left, started his working life as an agricultural engineer but music eventually took over. He is playing at the Malmsbury Village Fayre on Sunday, November 16. Andy took time out to chat to The Local’s music lover Kyle Barnes.

KB: What’s your background?

AR: I trained as an agricultural engineer, and worked at that for ten years, here and overseas. On return to Australia, I took a sharp left turn and have been a selfemployed musician and instrument maker now for over 20 years.

KB: When did you know you were a musician?

AR: I’ve had music around me pretty well all my life, but had no ambition to make it my livelihood until I reached my early thirties.

KB: What do you play/do?

AR: I wear many hats. I make, play and teach folk harps, marimbas, whistles and flutes, and I lead the Central Victorian groups Harpers Bizarre and KGB (Klezmer-Gypsy-Balkan). All my instruments are acoustic, and styles range from traditional folky to hybrid “world” music, with references to Celtic lands, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.

KB: Is being a musician hard work or like falling off a log?

AR: As they say, 10 per cent talent, 90 per cent hard work. You have to know your stuff. I am blessed with a good ear and a good memory, which helps a lot!

KB: What do you think music means to people?

AR: Many things. Music taps into some pretty important rhythmic areas for most people, it can be very spiritual, very inspirational, and of course, can tell great stories - romantic, tragic, anything. I am often surprised at the response people have to my music. I am involved in making it happen and don’t always know where the listener is coming from. Music is a great medium for connecting people culturally.

KB: Is there anywhere we can hear you soon?

AR: I am teaching marimba music to Yandoit Primary School students for their end of year concert, and also working on the music and dance program for Zingaro Festival in Malmsbury on November 15 and 16 in association with the Malmsbury Village Fayre on November 16.

KB: Anything else you would like to add?

AR: It’s a privilege to be able to live in this beautiful and peaceful land, and make a living playing music largely of my own choice and making.

KB: Who do you perform with?

AR: Solo (harp), or with my partner Polly Christie (vocals, cuatro), the Kwela Swingsters (South African jive), Harpers Bizarre and KGB. KB: What’s your favourite venue/venues?

AR: Music camps and festivals. The crowds are always keen and supportive. I also enjoy working with school groups.

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The Local’s Great Breakfast Off

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HERE’S just under two weeks to make your vote count in The Local’s Great Breakfast Off.

Six fabulous dining venues have put their breakfast in the ring and now it’s time for you to sample, decide on your favourite and “like” their photo on The Local’s Facebook page. To find the contestants just go to facebook.com/dhslocal or www. tlnews.com.au and hit the Facebook symbol. Then scroll down and see who’s entered. Then it’s just a matter of “liking” the one you like best. But you can even like them all! The photo on The Local’s Facebook page with the most likes wins.

Voting closes at midnight on Saturday, November 22. May the best breakfast win!

treat yourself at sault!

Experience the taste of Spain with Sault Restaurant’s Spanish head chef Santiago Nine-Fernandez. Now serving tapas on our menu!

locals night

Wednesday is Locals Night! Sault offers their seasonal a la carte menu with a complimentary glass of house red, white or sparkling with any main meal.

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On Sundays indulge with a glamourous High Tea between 2.30-4.30pm.

Bookings essential, call 5348 6555 to book.

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Birthday celebrations

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IPER St Food Co is celebrating its 4th birthday party – with free demonstrations on How to Plate Your Christmas Feast.

The 20-minute demonstrations will be held at the Kyneton premises, which now includes a new café, bakery, cooking school and retail space, on Saturday, November 22. Details: ion. piperstfoodco.com/site/classes.htm Bookings are essential.

Encouragement award

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aylesford Cider Company has received the Minister for Tourism’s Business Encouragement Award.

The award was presented at a ceremony held recently at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Daylesford Cider Company owners David and Sally Stagg are first time entrants of the awards and said they were “both surprised and delighted”. The couple thanked Daylesford and Macedon Ranges Tourism Board manager Judith Isherwood for her encouragement to enter the awards.

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Wine industry looking for government help

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HE Macedon Ranges Vignerons Association is calling for a stronger partnership with the state government.

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The organisation also welcomed Wine Victoria’s recently announced wine industry priorities including important trade and tourism recommendations.

Association spokesperson, Graham Ellender, who owns Ellender Estate Winery, said partnering with the state government would help Victorian winemakers return the industry to a profitable level while ensuring a flow-on of state-wide benefits, including employment, in regional Victoria.

“Tourism is active at individual cellar doors in the Macedon region, from Daylesford in the west to Lancefield in the east.

“Our wineries both complement the state-wide visitor information centres and educate visitors to appreciate and understand wine – such activities can only benefit the entire wine industry of the state.

“Further, the Macedon Ranges wine region encompasses a wide range of luxury tourism of Daylesford and surrounds and, conjoined with quality winery experiences, generates a burgeoning tourism industry providing rural employment.”

Mr Ellender said state-wide the wine industry was one of the last regionally-based manufacturing industries that value-added, directly employing more than 2600 regional Victorians in grape growing and winemaking, and indirectly employing more than 11,500 people through tourism, hospitality and support roles.

“However, despite the wine industry’s benefits to the state, things have been tough for domestic wine sales because of the retail crunch that has driven down profit margins for our suppliers,” he said.

“Further, the high Australian dollar and a state of oversupply have been particular barriers over this time, however, Victoria’s advantage lies in its offering of premium wine with a growing popularity.

“The world is developing a taste for Victorian wine and we need to continue to build this demand.”

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Welcome to The Farmers Arms Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner The Farmers Arms Daylesford offers the perfect blend of country charm combined with a sophisticated menu, wine list and professional service.

For more information about the pub and also our current menu, please visit our website: www.thefarmersarms .com.au 1 East Street Daylesford ph. 03 5348 2091

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Gig Guide Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Lucie Thorne – Sunday, November 16, 5pm, $15

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford DJ Zolly Gold – Saturday, November 15, 8pm-11pm $10 DJ Clay Ravin – Saturday, November 22, 8pm-11pm $10 DJ EZC – Saturday, November 29, 8pm-11pm $10

Perfect Drop, Daylesford Grumpy Neighbour – Friday, November 14 Janette Geri – Saturday, November 15 Arkie T Williams – Friday, November 21 Zinnia Blue – Saturday, November 22

Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville Table Hill – Thursday, November 13, evening Anam Cara – Friday, November 14, evening Birdland – Saturday, November 15, lunch The Blues Bag – Sunday, November 16, lunch

The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham Budburst weekend - music from 1pm: Family Farm – Saturday, November 15 Zeebs vs Miss Vitula – Sunday, November 16

Glenlyon General Store, Glenlyon Meryl Leppard - Friday, November 14, 6.30pm-8.30pm Skip Sail – Friday, November 21, 6.30pm-8.30pm The Netherby Brothers, Friday, November 28, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Locals’ meal deals Monday

Mercato, Daylesford - main dish & a glass of local wine - $30 The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs - two courses and a drink of house wine, beer or bubbles -$38 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs - parma - $17.50

Tuesday

Cosy Corner, Hepburn Springs - Curry & Hot Pot Night - $18 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs – Pot Pie and Pot - $20

Wednesday

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Pot and Parma - $20 Sault, Sailors Falls - a la carte menu with glass of wine Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs – roast - $17.50

Thursday

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – steak - $20 The Plough, Trentham - two courses - $25, three courses - $30 Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville – Thai night Old Hepburn Hotel - fish & chips/burger $17.50

Friday

Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham – two courses - $25 Cosy Corner, Hepburn - Fish - $26.50 with glass of house wine Fundraising raffles for local organisations are held at The Farmers Arms Hotel, Daylesford, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham and Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs.

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Happy diners at Junction on the Green

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T’S bright and airy, there’s a view of the greens from the balcony, and there are tables of obviously happy diners dotted here and there.

Junction on the Green Bistro, upstairs at the Kyneton Bowling Club, is a great space – welcoming with attentive service and an extensive menu.

We wandered over for dinner recently, it’s only a short drive, and were greeted by our waiter Adrian who quickly produced menus – and made a few recommendations – we like that.

There are five choices for entrees from crumbed calamari rings with a fresh mixed leaf salad ($10) to garlic prawns with diced bacon, mushrooms and shallots ($12). There is really good value going on here.

We opted to share the classic Italian bruschetta, crisp toasted rolls topped with tomato, onion, garlic and herb ($8). Yum. I love a good bruschetta and this is really good. Five decent sized portions with loads of topping. Just glad we decided to share.

Oh, the bar is another reason to make the trip. I opted for a glass of Rothbury Estate chardonnay ($4.30 – or just $3.90 if you sign up for a membership). Kyle opted for a pot of Carlton ($4.20 – or $3.70).

Onto the mains and after toying with the Outback Chicken – crumbed chicken breast topped with bacon, pineapple, melted cheese and barbecue sauce ($25), Kyle takes up Adrian’s suggestion of Tony’s Seafood Scotch – prime cut scotch fillet topped with garlic prawn skewers, diced bacon, shallots and lightly fried mushrooms ($35).

It’s a winner. Kyle declares you can’t go past a good surf and turf – and the fillet is perfectly cooked to his medium-well done request. It’s also a big serve – loaded with a selection of vegies - no-one is leaving Junction on the Green hungry.

For me, it’s either the seafood or pasta.

The pasta is tempting because you get to choose your pasta, spaghetti, fettuccine or penne, and then your sauce – marinara, gusto (tiger prawns tossed in fresh diced tomato, shallot and chilli sauce), carbonara, bolognaise, matriciana or chicken carbonara.

The dishes range from $20 to $24. Mmm. But then my eye finds the seafood offerings. Grilled fish of the day, two pieces, with creamy mashed potatoes, vegies and a lemon and citrus sauce ($24) sounds good.

Stop. Just under that is Garlic Prawns. Pan fried tiger prawns in a diced bacon, mushroom, shallot and garlic butter sauce served on Mediterranean rice ($32). Done.

I count up something like a dozen prawns on the plate which is just one big taste delight.

The bacon is lean, the mushrooms al dente and the garlic butter just adding a nice richness to the dish. Oh, the rice, and I lived in Japan for three years so I know my rice, is wonderful.

Junction on the Green is a great find – and the lunch menu looks amazing as well. The room can also be hired out for functions – and there are also loads of entertainers making their way here if you are after something different.

And keep an eye out for the Christmas and New Year offerings – looks like a lot of fun.

Adrian comes to check on us and offers three choices of dessert. We are done but sample a little bit of the tiramisu – light, creamy, fabulous. And again, a very generous serve.

Perhaps just coffee and cake another time…

Junction on the Green Bistro, 61-79 Mollison Street, Kyneton, is open for lunch and dinner from Wednesday to Saturday.

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Nov 15 & 16, 2014 budburst.com

Budburst celebrates the grape vine buds bursting - marking the beginning of a new wine vintage - we think it is worth celebrating.

We invite you to join the winegrowers of the Macedon Ranges and be a part of the celebrations during the Budburst Wine and Food Festival. Enjoy a weekend of fabulous wine, mouthwatering food and great music; with a backdrop of the spectacular Macedon Ranges - it is an event not to be missed.

Visit over 20 wineries and taste more than 100 wines from the region. Book in early for one of the wine dinners, lunches and degustations at some of the finest restaurants and venues in the region.

Full details: www.budburst.com For tickets visit trybooking: http://www.trybooking.com/82258 For accommodation in the region: www.visitmacedonranges.com www.visitdaylesford.com.au

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Lucie Thorne at Old Hep

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AUDED for her unique voice, poetic lyricism, and tender to gutsy electric guitar playing, Lucie Thorne has earned her place as one of the most striking lyricists and voices of Australian contemporary song.

With six full length albums and three EPs to her name; her latest album a collaboration with US songwriter Pieta Brown, as Love Over Gold – released late last year; and a new solo record currently in production, Lucie Thorne continues to carve out an extraordinary creative career.

After several years working quietly under the radar, Thorne’s 2009 release Black Across The Field brought her to the attention of a much broader audience.

This album was shortlisted for the prestigious Australian Music Prize; awarded Best Roots Album of 2009 by the Sydney Morning Herald; and had a song selected for inclusion on a Universal Records international compilation alongside Leonard Cohen and Radiohead.

Since then Lucie has been touring far and wide in a duo collaboration with drummer Hamish Stuart. Along with a consistent Australian touring schedule, Thorne also performs regularly across much of the European continent.

Lucie will be playing at the Old Hepburn Hotel this Sunday, November 16 from 5pm. Entry is $15

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Try Golf Day

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I GATEHOUSE shows off her bunker skills at Hepburn Springs Golf Club’s Give Golf a Go clinic for beginners.

It’s a fun and inexpensive way to learn basic skills - with some spaces still available over the next four sessions. Meanwhile Golf Australia is encouraging people to take part in Try Golf Day on Sunday, November 23.

Hepburn Springs Golf Club is offering golf activities for children under 16 from 10am to 11.15am and adults from 11.30am to 1pm. There will also be a free sausage sizzle and prizes for putting, pitching, chipping and driving.

As well, special summer memberships, from December to February (excluding competition days), will be on offer with adults just $100 and juniors $50. The club also has supported/shared golf practice on Thursdays and Sundays which are free for members and $5 for non members.

Details: Jan Thompson at strongjan@bigpond.com or 0412 499 872

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Aniline Leather is the 1st layer of the hide And is highly prized for the way it looks. It is the most natural looking leather and retains the unique surface characteristics. Aniline leather is dyed by immersing the hide in a dye bath, and the surface is not coated with any polymers or pigments. Only the very best hides are used as all surface marks remain visible, which is why it is also called “naked leather.�

Advantages: Aniline leather is very soft and comfortable. It retains the unique markings and characteristics of the hide, making each piece different. Aniline leather ages beautifully.

Disadvantages: Since it is not protected, aniline leather can be stained easily. It is not recommended for young families or very high traffic areas for that reason.

Semi Aniline is the 2nd layer of the hide Semi-Aniline leather is a more hardy than aniline leather because its surface has been treated with a light coat that contains some pigment, this makes it more soil and stain resistant.

the Kors up market modern design, very comfortable, features adjustable head rests, seats 6 people and the chaise for lounging, very relaxing. 100% cow hide tanned in Italy (corrected grain) highly recommended. Featured in a soft white, is available in coco and black. the Kors is featured in thesofastore showroom Ballarat.

Advantages: While it retains the uniqueness of aniline leather, Semi-Aniline leather has more consistent color and is more resistant to stains. More suited to family living.

Disadvantages: The markings are not as apparent, and therefore less unique than aniline leather.

Corrected Grain Leather Corrected Grain Leather is the most durable type of leather, for that reason it is the most used leather in furniture and car upholstery as the name suggest the grain of the leather has been corrected all of the natural grain and markings have been buffed away the leather is dyed and imprinted with a grain it has a polymer surface coating containing pigments.

While the thickness of the surface coating may vary, it allows the manufacturer to have more control over the properties of the leather. It is possible to add more resistance to scuffing or fading.

Advantages: This type of leather is easy to maintain and stands up to different conditions and uses.

Is the most suited for the family everyday living.

the Melba recline and relax in this super comfortable lounge suite. A classic design beautifully crafted, quality structure featuring steel sprung suspension with high resilient pocket springs. 100% cow hide, and powered reclining actions. the Melba is featured in thesofastore Ballarat showroom.

Cast Leather It is not leather, it is a leather by-product. Bi-cast leather is made from split leather which is then laminated with a polyethylene top layer. The layers used are of very inferior quality, which without the coating would be of no use at all. Bi-cast leather can look like leather however it will crack and split, does not have a long life span, if you are wanting leather then bi-cast is not for you

Leather how do you choose has been provided by thesofastore Ballarat. Stockists of quality leather lounge suites, recliners classic sofas, chesterfields ergonomic leather chairs. You will love the look and the comfort of the leather sofas, also available is fabric recliners, and designer chairs. We will deliver your new sofa to your home for no extra charge.

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There’s no place like (this) home...

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HEN you step into Sue Walker’s living room you are immediately struck by wonderful quirky artworks covering the walls and colourful fabrics draped over couches.

It’s a home that makes you feel happy.

It’s also a home that has a concrete immersion tank under the kitchen floor and windows that clearly come from a 19th century school.

So what’s the story?

“It was a school erected at Yandoit Creek in 19th century – and families like the Gervasonis can remember going to school there.

“It was brought to Hepburn Springs in 1946 on a truck and then used for quite a long time as different kinds of churches.

“And it must have been a Baptist church at one time because under the kitchen floor is a big concrete immersion tank. Various friends suggested I use it as a cellar for wine storage but we have covered it up.”

Sue moved in five years ago after a “cupid’s arrow” moment while driving by.

“I was looking for a place in Daylesford near my daughter and her husband and their children but I could never find what I wanted.

“Then I met Peter and Robert from Moongate (Antiques) at a function and they said ‘why don’t you think about living at Hepburn’ and asked me to come for dinner.

“As I drove down I saw this little building and the For Sale sign and it just captured me - like a cupid’s arrow. And I just pursued it and it was such fun to fix it up.

“Luckily I have two brothers who are builders and one of them stayed with me through a terrible winter.”

Sue said for quite a while people kept saying that she lived in a church but she preferred to think of it being built as a school.

“I am more comfortable with that - and also had a background in education.”

The next step was the garden with “a wonderful friend from Melbourne” helping prepare a plan and still popping up now and again. Then it was time to find favourite nurseries which became like “lolly shops”.

A great friend, Brian Moss, of Moss Shading Solutions, also surrounded the home with remote control awnings to fend off the heat during the long summers.

“So it’s been five years, and here I am with two dogs, a lovely place to live and a beautiful garden. And I like living in the village. They are very welcoming.

There is something about the village that attracts creative people. I am on the Public Art Panel for Hepburn Shire and the artists who have chosen to live here inspire me – I love the atmosphere.”

And Sue has had her fair share of a creative life. After starting her career as a teacher, she found herself moving around the art world with her artist husband.

So when the Victorian Government decided to start a Tapestry Workshop, for artists and weavers to come together for collaborative projects, she was offered the director’s role.

“In the process of an astonishing professional life for 30 years I met some wonderful artists. And that’s why you can see all my artworks. I keep wanting to get more.”

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The signs are aligned for Dan O’Toole

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AN O’Toole may be a man of few spoken words but when it comes to writing, there’s no stopping him.

Dan’s a signwriter with 15 years’ experience – 12 spent working out of his parents’ place and the past three at his own home in Daylesford.

When we meet up for a chat, he looks a little tired. And no wonder, he’s been up most of the night with his two-month-old daughter. But that’s just part of a being a family man.

Dan was drawn to signwriting because of his interest in art and design. It’s something he found came naturally and the decision to turn it into a living was a given.

But while he’s still working for a third party, Dan is keen to up the ante and build his business until it becomes full-time.

Judging by his immaculate “progress board” that’s not far off. The magnetic board, which he designed, takes his jobs from “interview” through to “design” and a few other stops until it reaches “invoice”. I want one of those…

There is also a fully kitted out office with fantastic “brick” wallpaper – designed by Dan – soon to be complemented by a “rusty” cover for the door.

But mostly Dan is kept busy creating signage for shops and businesses, and their vehicles. Smart people are realising that nothing promotes your business more than a magnetic sign on the side of the car as you head around the district.

His favourite work is helping out sporting clubs – think football, bowls, netball – with their honour boards along with organisations like Rotary.

“I love working with local clubs – you always come away with friends out of doing that. It’s a great feeling being part of this amazing community.”

Dan says while many people come with ideas, often already designed by graphic designers, he was also able to help out with ideas and design. And no job was too big, or too small.

“I have always enjoyed my work, and helping people out, but now I just want to take it to the next level and work for myself. That’s the goal.”

Details: Dan O’Toole on 0437 854 274.

“It’s a great feeling being part of this amazing community.”

Stephanie “Ultimate” player of the year

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LTIMATE Frisbee player Stephanie Malcher has been awarded the Victorian Female Player of the Year by Ultimate Victoria.

Stephanie, originally from Daylesford and now living in Canada, co-captained the Melbourne based women’s team, Honey, which finished fourth at nationals and “more importantly won ‘Spirit of the Game’ for the second consecutive year”.

“Spirit of the Game is one of the most critical aspects of Ultimate Frisbee,” Stephanie said.

“The game is self-refereed and each player is responsible for knowing the rules and making their own calls. Spirit of the Game values the integrity of fair play and sportspersonship above all else.”

Last year Stephanie represented Australia at the World Games in Colombia walking away with a silver medal - losing to a very strong USA team in the final.

In addition, earlier this year she also took part in a youth summer camp held by the organisation Ultimate Peace in Ashkalon, Israel.

“Ultimate Peace runs a year-long program, culminating in a week-long summer camp where Arab Israelis, Israeli Jews and Palestinian youths come together to learn and compete at Ultimate.

“This was an incredible experience, and through the Spirit of the Game is was clear to see Ultimate Frisbee has the capacity to make significant differences to these young people’s lives both on and off the field.”

Stephanie said she had just completed a short season with the mixed club team in Canada called Union.

And while the team did not qualify for USA Nationals it finished third at the North Eastern Regionals qualifying tournament.

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