The Local Issue 58 November 9, 2015

November 9, 2015 Issue 58 “Mobile coverage for everyone!”

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Front cover: Hepburn Shire SES Controller David Wellings believes mobile phone coverage is needed for everyone - with the bush posing the biggest communication problems. Read the full story on page 3.

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Phone towers will not reach bushfire zones Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Kyle Barnes

ESIDENTS in bushfire-prone areas are being left stranded without mobile phone signal because of federal government and Telstra red tape.

Under the federal government’s Mobile Black Spot Programme, the tiny hamlet of Glenlyon will have a mobile tower built in the middle of its low-lying township at the site of a current Telstra exchange. However Telstra area general manager Bill Mundy has told residents that another site, about three kilometres away and on a hill, could provide coverage to three other more bushfire-prone areas – Wheatsheaf, Porcupine Ridge and Coomoora – as well as Glenlyon. But there would be an added cost of $500,000 to move the tower, he told the residents. Without extra money the tower would be placed at the current proposed site. Hepburn Shire State Emergency Services controller David Wellings, pictured on the front page, said the bush needed mobile phone reception as well as the towns. “The region’s towns have reasonable mobile reception; that’s not the issue, the issue is the bush. In the bush the terrain is such that radio contact sometimes doesn’t work or the two-way gets jammed up like in 2009. It would be very advantageous to get it (the tower) in the best possible spot to cover those areas as well.”

“The issue is the bush. In the bush the terrain is such that radio contact sometimes doesn’t work or the two-way gets jammed up like in 2009.” - David Wellings, Shire SES Controller Mr Wellings said mobile reception would also help those who come across either a fire or a traffic accident and can’t call from the site. “They have to keep going until they can get reception and then remember how far they have come or if there are any points of interest. It just all adds to the time it takes to retrieve people or start fighting fires. “We have a real struggle in the bush, the tower needs to be higher up where it will provide the most coverage.” Wheatsheaf resident Tricia Dunlop, pictured right, whose husband Colin uses a walking stick, said the couple never received bushfire warnings because they had no mobile phone coverage. “Mobile phones that work would make life safer, keep us in better touch with family and would help my business, at the moment I have to pick up messages when I go into town and often find I have lost work because I haven’t returned a call in time.” At a meeting of the Glenlyon Progress Association on Monday, October 26, it was voted that while people needed the tower, they wanted it at a site that provided the most mobile coverage to the most people. Many of the residents in the outer areas live in dense bush on one-way-in, oneway-out roads and would find it difficult to escape a bushfire once it started in the Wombat Forest or surrounding regions. CFA volunteers also use their mobile phones when fighting fires if the radio channel becomes too cluttered with chatter. This happened in the 2009 fires around Daylesford.

Glenlyon Progress Association president Joy Durston said Telstra clearly had a “cavalier and gratuitous attitude” to the community saying if the community “comes up with $500,000 it can have a tower wherever it likes”. “The community is obviously not in a position to raise that amount of money and (it showcases) that the tower does not have to be located at the corner of Barkly and Molesworth streets,” she said. “We, the residents of Glenlyon, welcome the news of funding for a tower to be erected here. However, we require (or demand) that the tower be placed in an optimal position to benefit the entire community of Glenlyon and its surrounding villages for safety and effective communication at all times.” A similar situation exists at Bullarto where a Telstra mobile phone tower is planned for an existing Telstra exchange in the middle of the town. If the tower was moved to a hill it would also offer reception to Musk and Lyonville. Meanwhile, an engineer involved in the NBN roll-out said the tower planned for Glenlyon would be sited too low for the NBN to co-locate. Another tower would need to be erected on a higher site with the roll-out starting early next year. A public meeting with Mr Mundy and government representatives is planned for tonight (Monday, November 9) at 8pm at the Glenlyon Hall. Telstra representatives will also be at the hall from 4pm to 6pm to talk about the details of the tower with anyone interested.

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Without art all we would have is reality... Our artists...with Roger Roberts

WAS born in North Wales and from a very young age found that I loved drawing. At school I seemed to be the one that was always chosen to do the posters or blackboard sketches.

It was inevitable that I ended up in the local art school and after four years having a wonderful time I was accepted in to the Royal College of Art in London for a further three years’ study. My first job after college was with BBC TV doing captions and images for upcoming TV shows in the days of black and white TV - all very exciting and scary at the same time. Then it was on to the big adventure with wife and brand new baby to head down under to the land of Oz and plenty of sunshine. Australia My first job over here was at the Melbourne School of Printing and Graphic Design and I tried to drop my Pommie accent as quickly as possible to avoid lots of teasing. After a year we headed to Sydney to another teaching job at the East Sydney Art School, very enjoyable, but I found after a time that I was getting lots of freelance illustration jobs for advertising companies (that paid a lot more than the teaching) so left art school to form a small design company with an old friend from the UK. After a couple of years we, my wife and three beautiful kids by now, went on a mini holiday to Adelaide. We liked it so much we stayed for 35 years. Stamps During this time I illustrated many books including the worldwide best seller Toddler Taming by Dr Christopher Green as well as designing many postage stamps for Australia Post. Some were hugely popular with collectors, one of which was the famous Waltzing Matilda series, which went on to be the biggest selling stamp series in Australia Post’s history. I also created the first cartoon used on an Australian stamp in the late 70s. It was the controversial “Santa on a Surfboard” but in between all the commercial artwork I always used my spare time to paint. Painting Gradually my painting career took precedence over illustration. I have had a few solo shows around Australia with one in Adelaide at the new Santos Conservation Centre featuring my very popular “Nest Series” as well as participating in group shows. I feel lucky to have had the benefit of art training in London with the emphasis on the foundational principles found in the discipline of drawing, composition, perspective, anatomy, value, form and proportion. These ideals seem to be undervalued these days in a lot of contemporary work I see. For myself I try to push my skills to the limit, I try to reveal the wonder in everyday things with my still life work and always try to reveal the beauty that peeps out behind the drudgery of everyday life. As someone said, without art all we would have is reality. Central Highlands As a footnote, if you’re wondering how we ended up in Daylesford, we drove through the place about six years ago on our way back to Adelaide from an art show in Melbourne. My wife Valerie, who incidentally won the first prize at the recent Swiss & Italian Festa Landscape Exhibition at the Convent Gallery, said “wow I love this place”. We drove through the main street and enquired casually about places for sale around the area and within a couple of hours bought a place near Mt Franklin in Dry Diggings - a big block, nice views, only six kilometres out of town, a nice place to build a studio with a superb view over the dam. Our daughter and grandkids were a bit annoyed and mystified. Anyway, after four years here we decided to move back to Adelaide. We bought in Oakbank in the Adelaide Hills - nice house, nice area - but after 11 months the pull of our new friends we had made up here made us sell up and come back. That was 12 months ago, so now with a new studio and house renovated life begins again.

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Building on primary students’ strengths Words: Dan Lonergan | Image: David White

FTER interim principals for the first three terms of the 2015 school year, Kyneton Primary School has a new permanent leader.

Alistair Rayner has taken the reigns and brings with him 25 years’ experience as a principal or deputy principal of junior and primary schools in the state. Most of his background is with independent or private schools, including the past four at Australia’s oldest progressive school, Preshil in Kew in Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburbs. “That was all about building on the students’ strengths. I certainly got a lot out of it. I would like Kyneton Primary to be more creative like Preshil. Let’s not concentrate so much on numerous Naplan results, but cater more for individual needs.” Alistair said that message was promoted at a principal’s forum he attended last month. “What we got out of that was the importance of promoting creative and critical thinking among students.

“I would love to foster an environment of possibility and that’s what I have been outlining in the individual meetings I have had with my staff since I started.” Alistair says in his short time at the school, teachers, students and parents have “come across as extremely resilient”. “The staff are cohesive and they are all heading in the same direction. The school community has been very welcoming.” Alistair comes in just as Kyneton Primary School is going through a massive change with a planned move into a new building next to Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School and at the back of Kyneton Secondary College on Edgecombe Street. He hopes the new building, which will cater for 300 students, will be a multipurpose education facility which will work closely with Our Lady of the Rosary and the secondary school. “There is also plenty we can add outside including outdoor cooking facilities such as a pizza oven and creating brand new gardens.”

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Come and network with other businesses at Daylesford & Hepburn Springs Tourism & Business Association’s next networking event. The Grande, Hepburn Springs Thursday, November 19 Noon - 1pm Lunch $15 with drinks at bar prices. The event includes a guest speaker, lucky door prize and plenty of time to network! RSVPs essential by Friday, November 13. Email: info@dhsbata.org.au Here’s the solution to The Local’s crossword for Issue 57. The crossword for this edition is on page 22. All the answers can be found in the pages of this edition of The Local. Good luck!

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How a Cornish cornerstone was given amazing new life

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Kyle Barnes

ITH little fuss, paths are being opened to help explore the fascinating early history of white settlement in Daylesford.

Cornish Hill came into being with the discovery of gold there and today the delights of the area are being rediscovered thanks to hard work by volunteers, whose war on gorse, broom and blackberry is getting results. In have come 500 trees, a couple of thousand grasses, birds and animals to give new life to this former battleground for the environment. Back in 1994 the then Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wanted to flog off 47.5ha of Crown land for homes. Such was the outcry that the scheme was beaten – and so was born Cornish Hill Reserve and the Friends of Cornish Hill. The name itself comes from the doughty miners of Cornwall, experts at working the deep leads who from 1852 dug out a quarter of a million ounces of gold from a reef under the hill, burrowing in 1894 as far as 300 metres deep and extending for kilometres underground. Gold was first found at Wombat Flat, then tracked up gullies, drawing thousands of prospectors and their hand tools, creating the chaos of mullock heaps in the previously still bush. Almost a century later gold was still being extracted. The miners will be remembered by a plaque which had been gathering dust in the Daylesford Museum since 2001, but will soon be installed on Cornish Hill near Thomas’ Lookout by the Cornish Hill Committee of Management. Stretching from the skate park towards Jubilee Lake and taking in an old railway line, the reserve was recently saved from potential disaster when a planned fuel reduction burn was called off by the CFA about the time of the disastrous fires in Lancefield. The skate park was the site of one of State’s largest gold batteries, including a 50head stamper. The battery’s former water supply dam became the town’s swimming hole which luckily wasn’t being used on 20 November 1923 when it collapsed into old mine workings. Miners working underground heard the noise and rushed to safety. According to Friends of Cornish Hill president Margie Thomas, pictured above, Daylesford would not have been established were it not for Cornish Hill. Mining almost collapsed around 1900 but was revitalised until about 1910. It continued at a much reduced scale until about 1930, with miners working beneath what is now the BP service station. After the miners came cows and goats.

Along the way McCain Did It Again! Its Daylesford potato chip factory, bought in the early 70s, had been a woollen mill. Early in 1975 McCain moved to a new plant in Ballarat, which the company says enabled it to produce a wider range. The now-sparkling Smiths Creek is important. Spring-fed, it rises near East Street, bisecting the reserve before emptying into Lake Daylesford, which in turns feeds the Loddon River. Anglers once ran a trout hatchery which went bad, killing both eggs and fingerlings. The committee of management got an $8000 grant for work on water quality at Smiths Creek, thanks to an application written at two hours’ notice by stalwart Terry Bellair, who now lives at Castlemaine. Chair and treasurer, Bellair also happens to be an environmental consultant. State Government money has also helped through a $50,000 grant from the Community for Nature fund for weed control and revegetation in the central part of the reserve, while the Friends received money from a variety of sources for removal of weeds, including willows, along the creek. Also involved has been the Green Army, a four-year, $700 million hands-on environmental scheme helping local environment and heritage conservation projects across Australia. Those aged 17 to 24 can work for the army for a modest pay in teams of six to nine for six months, getting practical training and experience. Add to this crew volunteers and students from Daylesford primary and secondary schools and there’s a significant community involvement, repairing the riparian zone. Riparian vegetation grows near creeks and rivers. Green Army workers helped with tracks that link to the Lederderg Track from Bacchus Marsh established about 15 years ago and connecting in turn with the 210-kilometre goldfields track linking Bendigo and Ballarat. So from once impenetrable brambles appear purple wildflowers, acacia, four orchid species and hakea; a wombat and powerful owl have been seen, as well as wallabies, pardalotes, crescent honeyeaters and feathertail gliders. The next step in bringing back the bush came on October 28 when the Friends and primary school kids planted indigenous trees and checked water quality. Fittingly, as well as wattles there were musk trees and bushes, which give their name to the local area.

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Just sayin’... With Donna Kelly

Pick me, pick me...

H DEAR, some people think I am biased. Well, not me, The Local. That would be a first in media history, wouldn’t it? Biased news...

But the thing is, I don’t think we are. I think we mostly present really good stories on amazing people. Stuff that you read and think “wow, what a great region we live in”. Just flick through this edition - you’ll see what I mean. But back to bias. I know someone thinks The Local is biased because they put a very clear sign on just one of our many baskets that read something like “if you want to read biased rubbish, read this”. Not very nice. And not nice to stick things on our baskets either. We pay very good money for them and work hard to keep them tidy - and just put in enough copies so they don’t blow away. I was a child of the 70s and remember all those littering adverts. I can’t even throw an apple core out the window. Mind you, others don’t seem so worried. I was on a bus trip from Darwin to Alice Springs once in my early 20s and in the middle of nowhere the bus got a flat tyre. Now you have to remember it was the 80s...we all climbed out and the men got into a huddle while they decided how to change the tyre, and the driver pulled out four bottles of bubbles to keep “the ladies happy”. So for the next hour we “ladies” enjoyed a little tipple while the men argued over how to change the tyre before realising it was all rather easy. And so time to hop back on the bus. Our driver picked up the empty bottles and in one fell swoop threw them off into the bush where they smashed all over the ground. Litterbug. Anyway, we pulled the sign off the basket and popped it in a nearby bin. There was no name on it so we couldn’t call anyone and ask why we are biased. But it’s a peculiar coincidence because circulating in Glenlyon is a piece of paper saying a group of residents had been working hard to get a mobile phone tower and not to “stuff it up” by objecting. It’s peculiar because no-one has signed that either. Mmm. It also said that we, Kyle and I, had failed to mention in our letterbox leaflet drop, one we named ourselves in, that we live at the old Glenlyon School opposite where the tower is proposed. Really, we’re not exactly low profile... Anyway, we continue the fight to get the tower placed on a hill where it will provide the best communication for the most people. Not just Glenlyon but also our neighbours in Wheatsheaf, Porcupine Ridge and Coomoora. And where the NBN can also co-locate. I don’t think that’s biased, I think that’s common sense. Just sayin’...

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The Local - Connecting the Community MURRAY-MOYNE CYCLE RELAY TEAM 2016.

THE Local believes in giving back. So we created a “Connecting the Community” project. Each edition The Local has two free advert spaces to give away to not-for-profit organisations. Just because we can. So if your group needs a helping hand just email donna@tlnews.com.au If we receive more than two we will use the tried and true “put them in a hat” system but also work a little bit on timing.

A get-together of all current riders and support crew, together with any interested new riders and support crew will be held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday, 18th November at 7.30pm. 2016 will be the 25th consecutive year that the Daylesford ‘Wheelsuckers’ have ridden the Murray-Moyne relay. Nearly $300,000 has been raised for the Daylesford and nearby hospitals in that time. Enquiries Ben Stevens 0407306445 Winston Silbereisen 53481048

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Cook book to help farmers in Nepal

A CULINARY JOURNEY THROUGH VICTORIA

ORMER MasterChef contestant Julia Jenkins has produced Forage, a recipe book which doubles as a social enterprise helping subsistence farmers in Nepal through the Upside organisation.

Julia and her husband Chris Badenoch, both contestants in the first series, moved to Daylesford in April. Julia said after being involved in “all things food” for many years, the Forage project was a perfect match for her talents. “Basically we went around the state to all different chefs, restaurants and producers and ended up with 117 recipes from 70 different people. “So it’s really also about celebrating Victoria. There was also one done in Western Australia a few years back and the idea is to spread Forage around Australia constantly celebrating food and returning the favour to Nepal. “It was a wonderful project to be involved in because it’s not just a cook book but also a social business.” Julia said the initial seed funding came from Upside and then a successful crowdfunding campaign helped to offset some of the production costs. “It was going to happen, no matter what, but the crowdfunding helped us get ahead of the game which was really exciting.” Julia said Forage would be available for sale from the start of December from www. foragecookbook.com or independent retailers including Daylesford’s Moss & Burrows. Forage includes a number of local restaurants and producers including Lake House, The Argus, Red Beard Bakery, Jonai Farms and Angelica Organic Farm. Lake House owner Alla Wolf-Tasker wrote the foreword. “But there are recipes from right around Victoria and Melbourne. I thought even though I live here I can’t make the whole book about this region and its amazing food culture. “That’s one of the reasons we moved here. To find this nice small town with a food culture that has grown parallel to the town is something really special. I am so involved with food, my husband is involved with food, so to be here with such a high proportion of really good food, great produce, great wine and beer, fantastic restaurants and cafes, is amazing.” And finally the question that must be asked. Why move to Daylesford in April? “My husband and I love winter. Everyone says ‘what the hell were you thinking?’ but for us it was the perfect time to move. “We got married up here a few years ago on a perfect winter’s day. The mist was so low you couldn’t see anything. It was just so atmospheric.”

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Maggie, Maggie, burning bright Inspiration comes in many forms: from light, midnight trees in a television commercial and a particularly bold shirt of her husband, the award-winning ND here’s Maggie Millar, vibrant in chartreuse, stockings and all, hair playwright, Ian “Robbo” Robinson. All of this is from someone whose career began with a scholarship to the orange and pink, scarf of green. You tend to believe her when she says renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art that propelled her into roles with many she’s mad about colour. theatre companies including the Old Vic - with Vivien Leigh directed by Sir Robert Award-winning actor, activist and artist, Millar exudes enthusiasm, embracing Helpmann, Melbourne Theatre Company, J. C. Williamson and Carlton’s La Mama. life to its fullest. Now she has ventured from her Kyneton base with a show of her Then there was her TV work including Bellbird, The Sullivans, All the Way, Prisoner paintings and decorated glassware in neighbouring Lancefield, while preparing and Neighbours. There was also that Best Actress Logie… a performance at seasonal celebrations of cheeky and outrageous readings called The picture fills when you add pantomime in Britain, ABC radio programs, “Christmas Crackers”. For her new show at the MAD Gallery in Lancefield, which runs until November films, producing Actors for Refugees’ Club Refuge in Canberra, including two performances at Parliament House, and being invited by the James Joyce Society to 12, she assembled portraits of people and big cats, fantasies, abstracts, land and present her celebrated reading of the last chapter of Ulysses, best known as Molly seascapes. Entering the gallery a visitor is confronted by a striking portrait of the Bohemian Bloom, on Bloomsday in Dublin. Millar campaigned with Jigsaw Victoria to successfully bring about retrospective artist and dancer, the late Vali Myers and Millar’s hypnotic stare, matched only by changes to adoption laws and was inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll that of the pet fox she nurses. for her advocacy in the fields of adoption, body image and ageing. Grouped around the walls are 29 of her works ranging in price from $175 to After majoring in painting in a Visual Arts diploma she had five solo exhibitions $1500. and was in group shows, winning a number of prizes especially for her pastel works. “I’m fascinated by faces,” she says, “and being an actor I like to get a real feeling of Her adults-only Christmas program is described as funny, bawdy, wry, witty and a person through the face.” moving as she deals with Christmas itself, sex, holidays, sex, sports, sex and families, Of her work she says, with accuracy, “some are quirky, some mysterious and as portrayed by writers as diverse as John Clarke, Pam Ayres, Robert Frost, Ogden some are for fun, playing around with colour - it’s nice to have something beautiful, Nash and Hillaire Belloc. interesting or quirky to look at”. Like Blake’s Tyger, Maggie Millar is indeed burning bright. As for those cats: “I don’t know what it is about cats but when a cat looks at me…”. A serious cat in the form of a Sumatran tiger looked at her at Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo in Queensland after she raised money for the zoo through her art. So she had a close introduction to the tiger – and a cheetah. “I wanted to cuddle the tiger, what a magnificent creature. I found myself without fear just as when I met the cheetah.”

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: David White

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Who’s who in The Local’s crew - Kate Coleman

HEN I first moved to Kyneton seven years ago with my family, I was often asked “why Kyneton?”.

I guess it all started in Bendigo where I grew up with my older brother and two older sisters, and my parents. We had a fun childhood, with lots of memories of riding our bikes, swimming, camping trips and family gatherings. I enjoyed school and decided to move to Melbourne, aged 17, to study a science degree majoring in nutrition. Living away from home was a big shock but I moved into Glenn College at La Trobe University, Bundoora and had lots of fun making new friends and exploring what Melbourne had to offer. My original intention was to become a dietitian, however I soon changed my path and completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion, while working in the Nutrition Department at Cabrini Hospital. Having completed all of my studies at 22, I decided it was time to head off to London like a lot of other young Aussies and work in a pub. I called home a couple of weeks later saying that I had met this English guy, who was 31… I am sure mum and dad must have been a little concerned. I still went through with my plans to travel Europe for eight weeks and upon my return I found a job in sales. Living in England was great and I was lucky that during my two years I had a visit from my sister and we were able to travel around Ireland and Scotland. Later that year mum and dad came over for their first European holiday. They were able to meet the mystery English guy, Mick, and gave me their approval. The following year, my other sister came to visit and it reminded me how much I missed my family, but also Australia, so it was time to move back home. Mick made the big sacrifice to uproot his life and move with me to Australia where we were soon married. We lived in Ringwood North and renovated an old house. Mick found work as an electrician and I worked for a corporate health company. Two years later our first child Ava arrived and although I loved being a full-time mother, I felt quite isolated with my parents so far away. When we were pregnant with our second child, we started looking for a place closer to Bendigo, but also within commuting distance of Melbourne. We found a place with six acres in Kyneton, went to have a look and bought it…so that’s how it happened. We moved in when Henry was only six weeks old and only a month before that I had also lost my father from an unexpected illness so it was a time for big changes in our life. Thankfully the Kyneton community were so welcoming and we settled in straight away, getting the kids into swimming and playgroup. By the time our third child Rose had arrived I was running outdoor exercise classes as I had recently qualified as a personal trainer.

Fast-forward five years and our lives are busy running from kinder to Kyneton Primary, ballet to karate, and swimming to soccer. Add to that a new puppy, chickens, alpacas and sheep and it is absolute chaos. Mick commutes to Melbourne each day either by car or train, and I am enjoying my Kyneton business manager role at The Local as I get to meet really interesting people, and find out what is happening around town. I really do love living in this area as there is always something to do and we have such a wonderful community.

Above, Kate Coleman outside the Kyneton Railway Station. Image: David White

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Dog speak

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ecently I was asked to write a guest blog for a friend’s website. One of the questions she wanted answered was “what are the three most important things you think people need to teach their dogs?”.

A simple question, right? The more I thought about it the more complicated it became. What do you think your three might be? The question really should be not what should I teach my dog, but what does my dog need to learn? The answer to this will depend on where the dog is living and the lifestyle the dog needs to fit into. What is important to one family may not be important to another. After 15 years of professional dog training - actually what I really mean is 15 years of training people who have dogs - these are the three that would avoid most of the behaviours people have trouble with. Socialisation: Everyone talks about socialisation, but it is often totally misunderstood. It is really about exposing your dog to everything in their environment that they will need to live with. But here’s the thing – that exposure has to be a wonderful experience for the dog. If done correctly the dog should learn to love or at least not be bothered by other animals, all sorts of people, machinery, vehicles, noise, wheelchairs.... every experience needs to be a good one. Good early socialisation will prevent a lot of fear-based behaviours such as reactivity, aggression, avoidance. If you have an older dog who has already acquired some of these behaviours, then socialisation is not really the answer. You are now looking at rehabilitation and retraining the dog. Impulse Control: A dog who learns to be calm and relax, is a dog who can be taken anywhere, anytime. Yes, a dog can learn this. It is all about learning impulse control - how to control one’s behaviour no matter what you feel like doing at the time. Teaching a dog to love a bed, mat or crate will be an enormous benefit when travelling or visiting. A dog who is calm in most environments is a safe dog who is not easily scared or alternatively has no need to scare others. It is not a dog’s right to chase stock, rudely run up to scare other people and dogs, or roam freely. It is dangerous to them and to others. Recall: Recall is an obedience term which simple means “come here to me”. Teaching your dog to have a reliable recall is a safety issue. Most people teach their dog to “come” at home where there is little to distract him, but that is just the start. If you teach your dog to have a truly reliable recall, he has the freedom to exercise off lead in appropriate areas, because he can be recalled under any circumstance back to you, regardless of the distraction - from the road, from other dogs, from people, from chasing stock. How good is that, it all comes down to training.

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All goods are from the 1850’s right through to present day. Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of dealers, which allows small business operators and collectors who otherwise could not afford the overheads of their own shops, to showcase their goods. This equates to a wide and diverse range of products, available and open to the public, seven days a week. Enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane through hundreds and thousands of items available for purchase at all three locations. With over 500 stall holders over three venues, there is always something for everyone. Travel The Amazing Mill Markets ‘Golden Triangle’ and enjoy quality food and coffee at each. All venues open 7 days 10.00am-6.00pm (excluding Christmas Day).

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Edna loving life at “marvellous” Hepburn House

INETY-THREE year old Edna Johnson is not just another Hepburn Shire resident.

Having lived in the region all her life, her family has played a significant role in the area’s history. “My father was the mayor of the Daylesford Shire,” Edna said. “He was also the instigator of the Daylesford Springs. He thought that it was such a waste of water just flowing away, so he said to the council – why don’t we make a lake! I remember him bringing in the big boulder rocks to make the lake. He was a marvellous man.” With such strong ties to the region, it makes sense that Edna has chosen Hepburn as her lifelong home. Currently residing at Hepburn House, she said she loved all that the aged-care facility had to offer. “I lived in Hepburn Springs with my partner Max until he died and then moved in with my daughter. After two and a half years I decided it would be nice to live in Hepburn House. It’s a marvellous place!” Providing all levels of care, Hepburn House prides itself on offering a non-institutionalised home-like environment. Housing 60 beds, all rooms in the facility are private and feature a large en-suite and double doors leading onto a verandah with views of the nearby hills. The facility also has double rooms available, each with a private lounge and en-suite making it suitable for couples. “It’s lovely here. I have a lovely room with a lovely view and wonderful working staff. It’s also great place for people to come and stay,” Edna said.

As well as providing top quality care, Hepburn House provides an innovative leisure and lifestyle program ensuring variety and spontaneity is an integral part of everyday life. “We always have things going on. We have great entertainment, beautiful food and we’re always going on outings. I love the outings. We are very lucky here!”

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Daylesford Dragons looking for members

ESPITE just 10 weeks of training the Daylesford Springs Sevens Rugby Team managed to win one of four games in the recent Sevens in the Springs tournament.

Club president Nafez Hayek said the tournament, played last month, saw four other teams head to Daylesford including The Chargers A and B teams, The Ballarat Team and The Atkinsons Rugby Team. “The game we won was our first game and the final score was six tries to nil against The Chargers B Team. And for a first ever event of its type in Daylesford we had a great turn-out of local support.” Nafez said after the Sevens in the Springs tournament, the team decided that they wanted to stay together and become Daylesford’s first Rugby Sevens team. The team was renamed to the Daylesford Dragons and continued to train and develop the team’s skills and fitness – with more players wanted to join. “At this stage we will continue to play and train as a rugby union sevens team and play in tournaments throughout the year – including two in March next year, one organised by the Ballarat Rugby Team and the other by us for the Sunday of the ChillOut weekend. “And as part of the next step we are looking at recruiting more players and supporters to join our team. No experience is needed, just a willingness to learn how to play rugby sevens and join a team with some amazing guys and coach.” Nafez said supporters or onlookers were also always welcome. The team so far consists of Nafez, captain Steve Purtell and players Jim Purtell, Joel Balmer, Dave Gill, Cameron Smith, Steve Wojcicki, Simon Mallia, Kevin Pare, Paul Altmann and Daniel Herden. Coach is Bettina Ralph. Details: Nafez on 0425 023 339 or Steve Purtell on 0400 185 508.

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HE Farmers Arms Hotel is proud to support Movember, a fantastic foundation that focuses on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, physical inactivity and mental health. We have a number of events throughout the month that are aimed at raising much needed funds to support this great cause, so please drop by and join in. We also have plenty of pledge vases throughout the pub so please give generously when you visit.

I would like to take this opportunity to briefly discuss the importance of mental health. The World Health Organisation defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community”. We can clearly see from this definition that the adage of “There is no health without mental health” rings absolutely true. Mental illness thus occurs when an individual experiences difficulty in their thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours which interferes with their daily lives. It can be a difficult topic to discuss given the potential stigma associated with mental illness. However, the stigma associated with mental illness is based on unfounded myths. The notions that mental health is untreatable, a “weakness” of some sort or a characterological flaw are completely incorrect. One way of better understanding mental illness is to think of it like diabetes. Nobody asks to have diabetes but there is plenty that one can do to manage it through things such as diet, exercise and taking appropriate medication. Mental illness is much the same – recovery can occur through a mixture of psychological treatment, medication and healthy lifestyle changes. A common obstacle that might keep people mentally unwell is not knowing how to access help. The best way to address this is to talk openly and honestly about our difficulties with those close to us. This conversation can often be scary but is almost always an important step to receiving strong support from our family and friends. Beyond this, your local GP is best placed to address any concerns you may have about your mental health or the mental health of a loved one. He/she may do an assessment and if required, refer you on for more specialised care with a psychologist or psychiatrist. There are also many worthwhile organisations that have plenty of written resources and helpful information. So please take a moment to reflect on your own mental health and know that the best way to move forward is to seek out help. I strongly believe that as a society if we can speak openly about mental health with compassion, care and concern then we are already on the road to recovery.

Dr Steven Chau Consultant Psychiatrist Owner of The Farmers Arms Hotel Useful resources: www.beyondblue.org.au - great website with plenty of helpful information, Lifeline 13 11 14 – 24-hour telesupport service, DirectLine 1800 888 236 – Victoria-wide 24-hour telesupport and referral service for drug and alcohol issues

(Please note that the opinions of this article rest solely with the writer and may not necessarily reflect the view of The Farmers Arms Hotel and/or The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.)

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Malmsbury Fayre on Sunday, November 15

ALMSBURY township celebrates on Sunday, November 15 with a host of activities at the Malmsbury Village Fayre.

The Fayre is a wonderful chance to taste the wines, produce and foods of the region or take in a tour of the beautiful and historic Malmsbury Botanic Gardens. You will be amazed at the range of delicacies available at the multicultural food and local produce stalls, with everything you need to make a fabulous spring time picnic lunch in the gardens. Maybe add a bottle of bubbly...Birthday Villa is inside the hall and has award-winning wines on offer. Take a walk along the Coliban River and marvel at the amazing bluestone viaduct, feed the local birdlife, bring your boules and have a go on the bowling green, sample some gourmet cheeses and local honey, enjoy the live entertainment, or just relax in the country sunshine. The Malmsbury Botanic Gardens were laid out in 1863. Centred about an ornamental lake, the gardens feature some massive examples of exotic and native trees. Meanwhile, also take a stroll through Malmsbury and take in the character-filled village with deep bluestone gutters, corrugated sidings and long verandah overhangs. For food, the Malmsbury Bakery is an institution for those that travel the old Calder Freeway. The bakery prides itself on using local produce in as much of its fare as possible, and the daily hive of activity will indicate that the proof of the quality is truly in the pudding (or the pie!). Adjacent to the bakery and sharing the same bluestone courtyard, The Stables is a local favourite for wood fired pizza and local wine on weekends. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to call into Rathdowne Antiques along with all the other wonderful stores offering great retail therapy!

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Remembrance Day

EMEMBRANCE Day services will be held across the Central Highlands region this Wednesday, November 11.

A service will be held at the Daylesford Cenotaph from 10.30am to 11.20am and at the Kyneton Cenotaph from 10.40am with refreshments at the Kyneton RSL after the 11am service. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918, the guns fell silent in Europe. So we remember them – at that hour, that day, that month - the men and women who have fought, suffered and died for Australia in times of war and conflict. Since 1920, the red poppy has been used as a symbol of commemoration to soldiers who have fallen in times of war. The Poppy Appeal takes place in the week leading up to Remembrance Day. It benefits the RSL Welfare Fund. Meanwhile, the Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience, the flagship community event of the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary national program, is on show at the Ballarat Exhibition Centre until November 14. The event provides an immersive and interactive way for Australians to commemorate World War I and the ensuing century of service. Visitors can walk through recreated World War I environments and view an extensive collection of genuine military artefacts, donated by the Australian War Memorial. The exhibition will also feature a Community Zone for local stories specially curated by the City of Ballarat, the Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch and the Ballarat Ranger Military Museum. Brigadier Alison Creagh, executive director of the Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience, said the exhibition housed more than 200 artefacts from the Australian War Memorial, giving Australians access to this important chapter in history. The Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience will visit 23 locations around Australia in the next 18 months. The Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience is a free event but booking is essential via the website and places are limited. Bookings: www.spiritofanzac.gov.au

Left, Korean war veteran Gladys Pretty handing out poppies at last year’s Daylesford’s ceremony

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The Death Penalty : Prison is punishment enough Ian Petty is a solicitor practicing in Daylesford and former vice president of the Law Institute of Victoria.

HOSE arguing in favour of the death penalty are forgetting that the alternative is a long period of imprisonment, and for extreme crimes this can be for life.

Prison is not a soft outcome. Many prisons cover roughly the same area as the grounds of an average secondary school. The area an inmate can access is smaller again, much smaller, and always under guard. Contemplate entering your old school grounds but not coming out again for 20 years or in some cases, forever. Bryant has now served 19 years, Milat 21years and Knight 28 years and counting. Some of these monsters may make over 50 years inside before they die there of old age. Prison punishes criminals even after they are released. My mother’s second husband Arch and his son are examples of how prison punishes you for life. My well-meaning sister brought Arch home when he was on day release from Pentridge prison. He was full of hope and plans for what he would do when he was finally released later that year. Mum fell in love with him and they married. But there was a dark side to Arch. In company with his 16 year old son Arch killed an alleged gunman by stabbing him with a leather working blade used in Arch’s shoe repair shop. His punishment was years on death row living precariously alongside the last man judicially executed in Victoria, Ronald Ryan. When the death penalty was abolished these years on death row were declared “cruel and unusual punishment” and Arch’s sentence was commuted to time served and eventual release. It is not surprising that Arch had become a career criminal at an early age having grown up on the tough streets of inner Melbourne during the Depression.

As a young man Arch developed an illegal starting price bookie business and operated it out of the shoe repair shop his family had owned for generations in Victoria Street, Abbotsford. Once I met the old crew. “The Count” – the muscle man, “Bing” - able to get into small places and “Lucky” - the numbers man. By the time I met them they were all retired and living on pensions. All agreed that with my reach I could be a good boxer or “a second storey man”, that is a burglar. They also gave me advice on the best ways to avoid their mistakes and be much more successful at crime. A long time later I became a lawyer instead. Arch was disappointed although begrudgingly he did admit that lawyers were a necessary evil in his earlier career. After release, the stigma of a prison record quickly cut down Arch’s ambitions. He ended up working as a cold room packer until nearly 70 years of age. And although Arch kept well clear of the police he was psychologically wrecked and, on occasion, violent in our home. Arch would spend days in his bedroom sweating and tormented, re-living prison time and what it did to his son who had spent from age 16 to 30 in Pentridge for the same crime. As a passionate teenager, having survived another one of Arch’s bashings I sometimes wished that old Premier Bolte had finished the job on Arch and hanged him. Now days I hold a more balanced view. It was cancer which finally killed Arch, quietly at home, in his 80s. Arch endured years on death row kept alive by endless futile legal appeals for mercy. The quiz show champ Barry Jones and other anti-death penalty activists did as much to preserve Arch’s life as his lawyers. After release Arch spent the rest of his life suffering nightmares and remorse for his son who died young at 34 years of age of a massive heart attack when experiencing similar night terrors. The best years of their lives were spent in prison. Upon release they were stigmatised by their records of imprisonment although the son made for a few years, good money as a life insurance salesman - the old crew would have been proud. Both men also remained tormented by their memories of prison for the rest of their lives. Punishment enough.

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Trentham Uniting Church celebrates 150 years

T ANDREW’S Uniting Church, and its antecedent churches, will commemorate 150 years of continuous worship in Trentham on Sunday, November 29.

At the turn of the 19th century, Trentham Methodist Church was part of Blackwood Home Mission Station, the minister being stationed at Blackwood. Trentham was one of seven preaching places in the circuit. The first Presbyterian church services were held in the home of Mr and Mrs David Watson. Later, land was made available by Mr and Mrs I. P. Pearson and a building was erected at the north eastern corner of the junction of Kyneton and East Trentham Roads. The building housed a primary school during the week and church worship on weekends. The church-school closed in 1872 with the establishment of the state school system. The Presbyterian Church acquired a site in town where the present Uniting Church stands. The old timber church, pictured right, made way for the new when a modern brick veneer church was completed. The Foundation Stone was laid on December 12, 1965, marking 100 years of Presbyterian worship in Trentham. The opening and dedication in March 1966 was attended by 300 people. The hall, kitchen and toilet facilities were added in 1981 to complete the current suite of buildings. Funding was made possible through the sale of the former Methodist Church and estate of Mr and Mrs Watson. St Andrew’s church, hall and facilities have continued to be an important place of worship and service to the whole community throughout the ensuing decades. (The Methodist, Presbyterian & Congregational churches joined to become the Uniting Church in 1972.) A Service of Celebration will be held at 2pm with guest speaker Uniting Church Moderator Dan Wootton. There will an afternoon tea and gathering – all welcome. Details: Reverend Jenny Hayes on 0428 215 291.

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To market, to market, to buy some really yummy cupcakes...

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

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

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TRENTHAM STATION SUNDAY MARKET Victoria Street, Trentham On the fourth Sunday of each month 8.30am - 2.30pm Enquiries/Bookings – Kaye / Leigh 54241466 or Ross 54241509 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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Seaside road trip leads back home and beyond to Kilcunda Words: Donna Kelly |Images: Coast Magazine, Kyle Barnes

ot sure if I have mentioned it but I am Frankston born and bred. Yep, all the way from Franga, or my personal favourite, Franghanistan.

Now when I was growing up, when there was just Bayside and not Quayside, and the only restaurants on offer were the Chinese or the Italian, Frankston seemed fine. Not rough, just home. Although I do remember my mother warning me, as I headed off to the local pinball parlour, that someone might randomly walk past and shoot a syringe of heroin into my arm and I would be addicted forever. Happily that never happened but I did become very good at Space Invaders. Anyway, I left Frankston at the ripe old age of 22 when Japan beckoned, but have been back for a couple of years here and there since. And I must admit it did go downhill just a tad. You know when they use classical music in the tunnel under the train station to scare off drug users something is up. But Kyle and I have heard recent rumblings and decided to head back for a couple of nights to see what all the fuss was about. We also chose to go one step further, to Kilcunda on the coast, mainly because my cousin owns a pub. Who needs more reason than that… So where to stay? A big block in town used to be called the Peninsula Centre, then sadly, as the big branding letters fell off the building, it was known as the Peni s entre. Something like that. But it’s now morphed into Quest Apartments and we found ourselves in a nicely appointed room on the fourth floor overlooking Port Phillip Bay. Big artworks, king-sized bed, two big flatscreens and a mini kitchen with a microwave for simple dishes. But why eat in when you are on the food strip of town? Far from the early days of chicken and chips at the local Chinese, Frankston now offers every style of dining you could wish for. Over our two-night stay we managed to sample Chinese, Japanese and Italian. And there’s plenty to do. Retail therapy if you are keen, lots of little spas for pampering, the beach for walks or swimming pretty soon, and myriad parks and nature reserves around the fringes. Frankston is also the perfect stepping off point for the Mornington Peninsula. Mornington is perfect for strolling along the strip shopping, then there’s the Peninsula Hot Springs at Rye, swimming with dolphins down at Sorrento or the fabulous back beaches for a tumble in the surf. Great stay but it’s always nice to head even further afield so we took the road to Phillip Island and turned towards Wonthaggi.

And that’s where we passed about 1000 motorbikes all heading to the Grand Prix. Amazing sight, and I know they have to keep their road presence, but really, the double white line? Anyway, they won and we kept super left. And then we were at Kilcunda. The Ocean View Hotel, or the Killy as it’s known, is right on the waterfront with amazing views from its deck. Kate (my cousin and another former Frankstonian) and Mark (husband) were very welcoming and introduced us to every local who entered. As with all local pubs, within a year they have come to know everyone, and are obviously now just part of the furniture. The pub is great – loads of seating options – the bar, the bistro, the beer garden, the deck, the pool room… We stayed on for dinner on the deck and my calamari and chips were huge and delicious and Kyle said his steak was also a winner. Big pub serves of great food – with plenty of cold beer and wine choices. Kyle finished the night with a jelly donut shot, which I think he might have regretted the next day – it’s always that last drink, but it was the perfect ending to our little road trip. Well, not quite the end. After waking up in our motel room, which is handily next to the pub, breakfast was a must at the Kilcunda General Store, on the other side of the pub. All very convenient. If you head their way, say hi to Kate and Mark, and if you happen to be around when their daughter Emma is singing, you are in for a real treat. And I swear that’s not just a proud relative talking...

Above, the view from our balcony at Quest Apartments overlooking Port Phillip Bay, below, the fabulous deck at the Ocean View Hotel, inset, tender calamari and chips.

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Around the traps in Hepburn Shire... Open days at stations

PEN days will be held at the Trentham, Daylesford and Creswick transfer stations this month.

The open days, all from 10am to 2pm, will be held at Trentham on Saturday, November 21, Daylesford (pictured left) on Saturday, November 28 and Creswick on Saturday, November 14. Mayor Kate Redwood said Future Employment Opportunities and Hepburn Shire Council will show off the work they are doing to reduce waste to landfill. Transfer stations will be renamed Waste Transformation Stations. On sale will be subsidised worm farms and compost bins at a cost of $40 and $20 respectively. There will also be a free barbeque, free disposal of e-waste and free mulch. There will also be face painting for the kids.

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OMINATIONS are open for Daylesford Rotary’s 2016 Business of the Year as well as Employee of the Year and Young Employee of the Year.

Then head to the Glenlyon Handmade Xmas Fair at the Glenlyon Hall on December 5 from 4pm to 8pm. The fair is part craft market, part farmers’ market with gorgeous gifts that are distinctly different, nibbles crammed with seasonal tastes and home-grown ingredients. Make an evening of it. Come hungry and buy from the stallholders or bring your own picnic tea and enjoy musicians and facepainting for the kids.

The annual awards, open for businesses around Hepburn Shire, are announced at the Hepburn Shire’s Australia Day Ceremony held on Australia Day Eve. They complement the Hepburn Shire Council’s Australia Day Awards for Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen and Community Event. Rotary president Greg Thompson said the awards had been run for 24 years and recognised local businesses and employees within Hepburn Shire. “There have been winners from many localities including Daylesford, Creswick, Glenlyon, Trentham, Hepburn UKE Street will be the sole port of call Springs and beyond. It is important to recognise great customer service from both businesses and employees. Many for any Hepburn Shire Council customer of them provide wonderful services to locals and visitors and are also involved in their community.” service needs from early next year. The selection criteria are detailed on the nomination form which can be picked up at the Daylesford Regional Chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond said the Visitor Information Centre or downloaded from www.daylesfordrotary.org.au Nominations close on December 18. transition to one service centre in Daylesford would Last year’s winner of the Business of the Year was The Local. The Employee of the Year went to Carol Evans from help with providing consistent information to the Hepburn Health Service and the Young Employee of the Year went to Dannielle Mackley from the Daylesford and community and improve customer service through a District Community Bank. one-stop-shop approach to customer service. Enhanced technology and telecommunications systems in the Duke Street office will improve customer service, and link customers attending service centres in REE green waste disposal is on offer at Daylesford, Trentham and Creswick transfer stations during Creswick and Clunes with officers in Daylesford. The Duke Street Customer Service Centre will also provide the month. improved physical space, particularly when dealing But there are changes afoot. with confidential matters. In order to allow for better handling, Hepburn Shire Council is asking residents to separate clean woody green waste, environmental weeds - including gorse, blackberry, broom species and sweet briar - and soft green waste such as grass clippings and herbaceous plants. Mayor Kate Redwood said improving the way the shire processes green waste was a priority and that council recognised that green waste has the potential to be a valuable resource, and aims to improve its handling through a AYLESFORD Men’s Shed held a lunch number of initiatives. on October 27 to raise money for “In the past, green waste was placed in one area and allowed to accumulate throughout the year. Once or twice a prostate cancer research and raise its year the material would be chipped by an external contractor and offered to residents as free mulch. profile. “The large mulchers used for this job were machine fed and operators were unable to separate clean green waste Dr Darren McCorry from the Springs Medical from noxious weeds and other contaminants such as plastic bags. This resulted in the contamination of some of the Centre gave an informal address on men’s health issues, mulched product.” particularly the latest thoughts on testing for prostate Initiatives include improving sorting of green waste by providing specific areas for woody green waste, soft green cancer. waste and environmental weeds and providing bins in the green waste area to encourage people to dispose of bags About 32 men attended with the Men’s Shed giving and contaminants that would normally go to landfill as they unload. It will also use chipping machines that are a donation of $500 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation hand-fed to improve control over what material is included in mulch, with that mulch offered to residents for free. of Australia. Transfer station staff can help with unloading and separating waste, and free mulch will be available for gardens.

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Free green waste disposal in November

Fundraiser at Shed

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aylesford Community Theatre (our beloved cinema) is looking for someone to join the Committee as Treasurer. All financial systems have been set up and meticulously maintained by our current Treasurer. The role involves paying accounts, sending out accounts, banking, producing a monthly report for the Committee meeting, liaising with the auditors for the end of year audit and sundry finance related tasks. If you have a strong finance background and are interested in joining our energetic and committed Committee, please contact Linda Carroll (President) on 0417 213 913.

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Friday 20 November 5:30pm Southpaw (MA15+) 8pm Black Mass (MA15+)

Friday 13 November 5:30pm Everest (M) 8pm Miss You Already (M)

Saturday 21 November 3pm Southpaw (MA15+) 5:30pm Black Mass (MA15+) 8pm Miss You Already (M)

Saturday 14 November 3pm Miss You Already (M) 5:30pm Everest (M) 8pm Black Mass (MA15+) Sunday 15 November 1pm Black Mass (MA15+) 3:30pm Everest (M) 6pm Miss You Already (M) Tuesday 17 November 10am Miss You Already (M) 6pm Black Mass (MA15+)

Sunday 22 November 1pm Southpaw (MA15+) 3:30pm Miss You Already (M) 6pm Black Mass (MA15+) Tuesday 24 November 10am Southpaw (MA15+) 6pm Miss You Already (M) Friday 27 November 5:30pm Legend (MA15+) 8pm The Dressmaker (M) Open Caption Selected Sessions

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Liz sees progress with council’s war on weeds “If landholders can look after land on their side of the fence then they should be able to look after it on the other side. If they don’t, and there are many people who OU notice them all along the roadside, especially in the spring. We are can’t or don’t want to, then council should charge for looking after it for them. They talking weeds, from sticky grass to blackberries. Unsightly things they could better use rate revenues in this way and maybe even make some extra money on the side.” are, best that the council get stuck into them with a bit of spray and It is an issue that has been ongoing for several years with the most recent round of take care of them, right? talks taking place in the last two weeks. No, not according to Liz Burns of Trewhella Farm in Musk. “I caught the spraying contractors on nearby Dolphins Rd. When I intervened, Trewhella Farm produce biodynamic berries as well as herbs and bushfoods. Keeping her crops free of chemicals from pesticide overspray and other toxic activities he said there was not much to do anyway but he had a job to do.” Liz went in to the council again to discuss the matter further and in the end she is vital for Liz’s livelihood. was able to sit down and talk with the departments that are directly contracted to do “While blackberries for example, are a noxious plant, in certain situations they the work. In this way they have made progress. can act as a great buffer between the road and rural properties. They are also a habitat Liz Burns is glad that the issue is finally opening up to incorporate her ideas. for native birds and serve to protect young native trees from wallabies. It means the contractors can work more effectively and recognise alternatives to “When the trees grow big enough, blackberries are then shaded out and can be chemical spraying such as local management, or even steam weeding that uses hot controlled easily. I would much rather manage my own roadside reserves without water to kill plants in areas where chemicals cannot be used. using Roundup or worse.” “What would be good to achieve out of this is to get the community thinking Such sentiments are not a radical idea at all. Long before council contractors and about other ways of managing weeds that are safer for the environment, for the chemical companies stepped in to do the work for us, areas held in common were people, the soil and in the process, get people involved in responsibility for the land. looked after by landowners in the best interests of the local community. “If the council can help to implement this then so much the better.” Today that is no longer the case, Crown land is maintained by government A Hepburn Shire Council (which covers Musk) spokesperson said the council agencies and weed management is provided as a service our rates pay for. However the idea of giving landowners a say as to how public land is managed is used a combination of mechanical methods and spraying on roadsides, primarily around guide posts to assist the roadside slashing program. Council commonly used an idea that has currency, especially in a region like the Central Highlands. glyphosate based herbicides (eg. Round Up) in accordance with safety data sheets. The region is a focus for permaculture, organic and biodynamic farmers and the “Council has no objection to land owners having their own control measures in success of these industries depends on the council tailoring their eradication programs place. Council and land owners all play an important role in managing weeds. to include their input. “Council acknowledges that some members of the community are looking “If you live in town you are responsible for your nature strips, council doesn’t come around and do people’s lawns so why should they come around and do farmers’ at other means to deal with weed control and is working with members of the community for best outcomes.” nature strips if they are prepared to look after it themselves?

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ELEBRATING 25 years of Budburst!

Budburst has a new name and this year we have even more to celebrate. We invite you to join the Macedon Ranges winegrowers celebrating 25 years of the festival with our new name and a new look – the Macedon Ranges Wine and Food Festival. Each spring for 25 years, boutique wineries and restaurants nestled within the spectacular Macedon Ranges have thrown open their doors for a single weekend of stunning wine, mouthwatering food and great music and entertainment. This year over 20 wineries will have more than 100 exceptional wines for tasting that can often only be sourced at the cellar door. It is an event not to be missed. The festival’s special guest is Max Allen – one of Australia’s most widely-published wine authors and an award-winning wine journalist. His first stop will be at the Macedon Ranges: The Best of the Rest festival dinner at La Bonta in Kyneton. Meanwhile, the Budburst Wine and Food Festival always has more than its share of music to enrich the festival. Take your pick from blues and roots, world music, pop or classical performances across the weekend. Perhaps you would like to attend a wine dinner, lunch or degustation and experience great food matched with local wines? These intimate events provide the opportunity to learn more about the region’s wines, meet the winemaker and enjoy the epicurean talents of local chefs and food producers. Book early as numbers are limited. Here are just a few: The Best of the Rest with Max Allen @ La Bonta on Friday, November 13, 6.30pm for 7pm. Mr Carsisi’s Annual Budburst Dinner on Friday, November 13. A White Knight at Source Dining on Friday, November 13, 7pm for 7.30pm.

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Mass shootings bring gun buy-back memories Words: Kate Taylor | Images: Contributed and, left, Kyle Barnes

E WAS handed his first gun at the age of nine, back on the farm in Gippsland; but it was nothing compared to the thousands of AK47s, assault rifles and machine guns he would later be exposed to.

After his role as assistant director of the Victorian Component of the national firearm buy-back scheme that occurred in 1996, every mass shooting now brings back memories for Sailors Falls resident Rob McDonald. And lately, there have been quite a few trips down memory lane. With another recent massacre in America, as well as two in Sydney – the Lindt Cafe siege and the murder of a police worker by a 15-year old gunman – it’s left Mr McDonald asking what it will take to make the carnage stop. “When the Port Arthur massacre first happened, everyone was very positive about doing something, then when John Howard announced taking automatics and semi-automatics off everyone, it became a bit controversial at a secondary stage,” Mr McDonald said. “It’s a bit controversial, because you’re taking guns off good people as well.” Controversy aside, more than 650,000 firearms were destroyed during the 1996 Australian buy-back which followed new firearm legislation introduced after Tasmanian gunman Martin Bryant massacred 35 people at Port Arthur. Some of the firearms handed in were what people would expect to see in the movies - even a Thompson ‘Tommy gun’ machine gun, of American mobster and Vietnam War fame. “There were some amazing guns, these were not the sort of things you would use to be shooting rabbits.” It’s a point that Mr McDonald stresses – with an estimated 20 per cent of privately owned guns in Victoria having been handed in, the buy-back was about reducing accessibility, availability and spontaneity of gun related offences. “It was more than just taking guns off people, it was about taking the type of guns used in Hoddle St and used by Bryant - these are the sort of guns available in America, that’s the problem, it’s the fast repeating guns that can kill people quickly. “It’s not the kinds of guns that are usually in lockers in Daylesford and Hepburn.” But still, resistance was encountered – and it’s something that Mr McDonald understands. “Two or three maniacs have gone out and killed people, then good farmers can’t have guns to do what they’ve got to do. “My father gave me a gun at nine years of age, I grew up in a gun culture - but to see this sort of thing come back at you was quite confronting… I was wondering, why do we need all these guns?” It was a standard process; people would turn up with their guns over their shoulders, which would be checked for bullets and fired into a sandbag when necessary, before a detailed administrative process followed by the gun being placed in a vice and having the firing pin smashed and the barrel bent. “People were crying, they were bringing in guns of their fathers from Italy… but they wanted to see them destroyed because they weren’t convinced that the government were going to destroy them, they didn’t trust the government about compensation outcomes. “I took a few into the back room to make sure they saw their guns totally disabled.” Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden and 42 in West Germany. Handguns killed 10,728 in the USA.

“Two or three maniacs have gone out and killed people, then good farmers can’t have guns to do what they’ve got to do.”

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Around the traps in Macedon Ranges Shire Tattoos on display

eyond the Tattoo is an exhibition featuring tattoo machines from the 1880s, artwork, tools and a range of unusual homemade tattooing contraptions on display.

The collection, which includes items on loan from tattoo paraphernalia collector, and owner of Victoria’s only tattoo museum, Brett Stewart, examines the anthropological origins of body modification, uncovering people are, and have been, permanently marking their bodies for centuries. The exhibition is being held at the Kyneton Museum, at 67 Piper Street, until January.

Blooming wildflowers

ILDFLOWERS are in full bloom and to celebrate, Macedon Ranges Shire Council is presenting two basic photographic workshops in November on how to capture native flowers through a lens.

Kyneton District Health staff, from left, Alison Lowe, Sue Whitfield and Tania Meyer

New health centre for Kyneton

$7.4 million ambulatory care centre has opened at Kyneton Hospital.

The facility – jointly funded by the federal and Victorian governments – is a focus for integrated rehabilitation, mental health and primary care services. Kyneton District Health is joined in the centre by precinct partners Cobaw Community Services and Bendigo Health. Patients can build strength in the gym, regain cooking skills in the simulated kitchen or use the outdoor mobility garden, which has stations for patients to practice day-to-day activities. They can also play putt-putt on the golf green, hang out washing, and learn to walk safely and confidently across a range of surfaces. The project includes increased free parking and a state-of-the-art helipad to support serious emergencies. A GP practice is scheduled to open this month next door. The co-location means that doctors can be available more frequently to support the hospital to deliver comprehensive services.

Resident and professional photographer Howard Maylor will provide participants with an introductory overview of DSLR photography, offering guidance on various techniques including lighting, exposure and composition. This hands-on course will also see participants out in local bushlands, practising their newly acquired skills. The first workshop on basic photography will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 10am to 12.30pm at Kyneton’s Bald Hill Bushland Reserve. Access is from Pipers Creek Road. On Saturday, November 28 from 10am to 12.30pm, the second photography workshop gets underway at UL Daly Reserve in Gisborne. Meet at the Gisborne Scout Hall on Howey Street. Participants will require their own DSLR camera and places are strictly limited. Bookings: William Terry on 5421 9674 or email wterry@mrsc.vic.gov.au

Nurses offering mobile care

YNETON District Health community nurses continue to deliver care to people in their homes thanks to hospital neighbour Kyneton Toyota.

The car dealership donated a new vehicle which takes nurses right across the Macedon Ranges to help patients to recover from or manage illness. Kyneton Toyota principal Tim Barrett said the hospital was an integral part of the town and district. “Our community cannot exist without its services. As one of the larger employers in town it’s important for us to play a role in supporting its activities.” This extra vehicle on the road means that more people can access specialist care more frequently in the Nurses Esther McMillan-Drendel and Rachel Vercoe comfort of their own home. The flexibility and time with Kyneton Toyota marketing manager Ben saved by patients adds to a range of wellbeing benefits.

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ECONDARY school students can use the Fitness Centre at the Kyneton Toyota Sports & Aquatic Centre for no charge between 4pm-5pm on weekdays during November.

Qualified staff will guide teenagers toward increasing muscle strength and power, and improving your selfconfidence and body image. Details: Karyn Aumont on 5421 1477, mobile 0428 564 202 or email kaumont@mrsc.vic.gov.au

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Peter Toohey at Trentham

ITCH (Music in the Central Highlands) will present a recital by Peter Toohey at Trentham Primary School on Sunday, November 15 from 2.30pm.

The event is part of the continued commitment to music in the area and the fundraiser will support the further development of the music department at the school. Peter Toohey grew up in the regional area and had his first piano lessons at nine studying with Newlyn’s Bronislaw Sozanski. Peter completed the Bachelor of Music with Honours in 2012 and recently completed a Masters of Music with Professor Ian Holtham, head of keyboard at the University of Melbourne. During his undergraduate years Peter was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships including the Judd/de Kretser Scholarship and the Madeleine Orr Scholarship among others.

No gamble for Owen as he wins gold

“I just like building, I like the small fiddly bits and then framing is really cool as well. “And I like the old-fashioned ways but I will probably embrace modern technology – that’s the way it’s done these days. But at least with this knowledge if The Year 10 student competed at Phoenix College I run into a problem I know what I am doing.” Michael said he had been teaching Owen in Ballarat in September and the winners were woodwork since year 7 and was himself a carpenter announced late last month. and cabinetmaker by trade. Owen’s teacher since Year 7, Michael Sayn, “I have been teaching Certificate 2 in building said competitors were required to build a saw horse construction for nine years, four years here and four and were judged on a number of things including years in Ballarat. a full scale drawing, filling out a safe work method “Certificate 3 is apprenticeship level, so this is statement, cutting list, accuracy of marking and really pre-apprenticeship. The students gain a whole cutting out the construction joints. lot of skills and knowledge and can offer that to They were also judged on how far they got in people who want to take them on as apprentices.” completing their project. Owen will now compete in the national Owen, 16, said he built the saw horse using WorldSkills Australia national competition next year. mortise and tenon joints – a simple and strong If he wins that, he will be looking at the worldwide method used by builders for thousands of years. WorldSkills competition. The Kyneton resident said his inspiration came WorldSkills Australia national program of regional from his father, Mick Gamble, a long-time carpenter. competitions are held every two years across 31 “Dad’s been a carpenter his whole life and when regions. I was a kid, dad and I just used to build stuff – that was our hobby. I want to be a carpenter myself when Words and image: Kyle Barnes I finish school.

AYLESFORD Secondary College student Owen Gamble has taken home gold from the regional WorldSkills Australia competition for VET building and construction (carpentry).

Welcome to the world!

eta and Glen Heyne of Daylesford are delighted to announce the arrival of their 5th grandchild, Eleanor Maysie Jones, born Sunday November 1, to proud parents Abbey and Evan and delighted “big” sister Isla.

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A dingo took Hugh Jackman’s smalls, and other horsey tales Words: Kevin Childs | Images: David White

ITH an almighty thump of his great hooves the white stallion rears up. And up. Sand in the round ring scatters as Jack rises, his coat glowing in the light.

A few minutes ago he was “dead.” Flat out on the ground as his trainer said “dead boy”. Then at the command “cranky” the four-year-old Clydesdale pounds the sand first with his right front hoof, then the left, followed by a regal bow. Backing up, then coming forward and forward Jack performs stylishly, then is told to lie down while trainer Bruce Gleeson uses him for a seat. And slips him a carrot. In steps fellow trainer Evanne Chesson, her two whips are wands as she gets him to rear. “The best rearing horse in Australia,” says Bruce. It’s hard to disagree. “He started off horrible,” says Bruce. “Didn’t like the harness. I used to muck around with him and one day he just twigged.” It was quite a “twig” because the trainers refused an offer for Jack from the Gold Coast Movieworld on the elegantly simple basis that it would only mean money, while this horse is something wonderful. Jack has been a hit in advertising, taking a pedestrian crossing leading to Myer glass doors, a gift card in his mouth. Throw in a dingo called Jedda, who ate Hugh Jackman’s underwear, and you have the thread of seemingly endless yarns to mark the launch of their latest venture Silvery Brumby Trails at their property at Shepherds Hill, near Lauriston. According to 66-year-old Bruce this all began after he had been farming using horses for somewhere between 15 and 20 years. “We grew varieties of wheat which we got after it had been thrown out by an experimental farm. The seeds dated from 1835 to 1952. I was driving up the road to Maldon with four horses when a film company went past. `We’re doing a film in town,’ they said, ‘do you want a job?’.” That was the start of an animal training career that has included monkeys a crow, kangaroos (six are needed for each shot), buffaloes and camels. Bruce tells of Marbuk, a 198-centimetre tall kangaroo who was something of a star for Evil Angels. “He used to come up like Arnie Schwarzenegger going boom! boom! boom!. We had a punchball hanging on a tree and he would be over there working out.” Bruce grew up on 10 hectares at Warrandyte, then a region outside Melbourne in which to roam free, but now, he says, too trendy and too expensive. Two years ago he bought Shepherds Hill Farm, settling in with 110 horses including some former film stars. Then there are the eerily squawking guinea fowl, which are apparently excellent at keeping snakes away, some furry llamas that come when called and “about seven” dingoes. Most of these are at a second property of 104ha where he is building rough-hewn huts for what he calls a mountain cattlemen type of experience for Silver Brumby trail riders. After riding through the nearby Wombat State Forest they will be able to sleep in cots, gazed on by a couple of authentic looking boars’ heads, with tusks rampant. Bruce will be able to regale the riders with tales of moviemaking, including films such as Silver Brumby, one of the all-time top five horse films, in which a mare played a stallion and now has a deserved retirement. Others include Australia, Tomorrow when the War Began, Phar Lap, Ned Kelly with Heath Ledger and Evil Angels - none of the crew could pull weights equal to a baby from the dingo’s jaws. Evanne worked on the ABC’s first colour series, Ben Hall, and has just finished The Legend of Ben Hall. Her work in films with animals was recognised by a unique AFI award in 1997. Apparently in the US an enclosed area is needed for animal stunts, whereas here they are done in the open. And, says Bruce, Evanne is the only person in Australia who can do this. “As a liberty trainer she would be the best in the world.” As well as keeping the magnificent Jack, the trainers retain the name Silver Brumby, which Warner Bros had wanted. Evanne became close to the late Elaine Mitchell, author of the story, who gave Evanne the naming rights. Beside the animals there is an astonishing collection of horse-drawn vehicles: an 1836 English mail coach, a landau, a brougham, four Cobb & Co coaches and a magnificent Bible-black hearse. With Bruce stepping sombrely ahead in 1890s burial garb, black Friesian horses drew the hearse bearing a Daylesford woman to rest in the Franklinford-Yandoit cemetery, with the undertaker telling Bruce it was the best funeral of his career. Trail riders will be invited to mount Orlando Bloom’s horse Red from Ned Kelly or one of five of Heath Ledger’s mounts. There are also Andalusians and a new breed called Worlander. And in future someone will doubtless ride Witchetty Grub, now a leggy five-day-old foal cheekily bumping against his mother, Black Jellybean. Both horses were born of semen from Holland, artificially inseminated. Witchetty Grub gets his name from the system of categorising these Dutch Friesian horses: a name starting with w, x or y was needed. The passion of these trainers is contagious. So is Bruce’s delight in always using premetric measurements. As a horseman, he seems from a past century. When this is put to him he quickly says, “no, 200 years ago”.

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Community Fair

AYLESFORD Community Fair will be held on Sunday, November 15 from noon to 3pm at The Daylesford Community Park as part of Social Inclusion Week.

Social Inclusions week was founded by Jonathon Welch in 2009. Dr Welch is the director of The Hard Knocks Choir. Social Inclusion Week is about encouraging communities to reconnect and be inclusive of all cultures, age groups, nationalities and the disadvantaged. It aims to help Australians feel valued and to give people the opportunity to participate fully in society. Daylesford Community Fair will be a chance to connect with local communities, workmates, family and friends to build relationships and networks, addressing isolation and exclusion by supporting people who may be unable to help themselves. Local business and community groups will be creating a fun street party with local entertainers at the Daylesford Skate Park with plenty of family friendly fun for all ages, including face painting, stories and games for the kids. This year there will be roving entertainers along with a full program of musical entertainment and activities including a skate demo. There will be plenty of food and beverages along with information on local services and community groups and locals to connect with. The Daylesford Community Fair is an initiative of the Friends of Daylesford Community Park and supported by Spa Country Events, Friends of Cornish Hill, U3A, Daylesford and District Community Bank, Hepburn Community Radio, Daylesford Community Op Shop, Rotary Club of Daylesford, Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre, Hepburn Health Service, CFA and Hepburn Shire Council.

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Feel good food giveaway The Detox Kitchen Bible

There’s a global movement towards growing, cooking and eating food that nourishes and sustains. In Feel Good Food, Valli Little brings her signature style to recipes that look and taste utterly indulgent, yet offer a balanced, more holistic approach. The Local has a copy of Feel Good Food to give away. For your chance to win email your name, town and phone number to donna@tlnews.com.au by November 22. Good luck.

Inside this book are 200 of Lily’s exquisite recipes – brightly delicious and packed full of flavour thanks to her clever combinations of herbs, spices and oils. Meanwhile Rob explains how to use these dishes to target your health needs, whether that’s losing weight, gaining energy, getting clearer skin – or just having a weekend detox after a few days of indulgence. The Local has a copy to give away. For your chance to win email your name, town and phone number to donna@tlnews.com.au by November 23. Good luck!

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T GEORGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S inaugural Cottage Garden Show was held in Trentham on Saturday, October 31.

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Pictured left, bottom row from right, winners Neallah, Zaidee and Lola, top row, from left, Tina Lee, Trentham Cottage Garden Flower show president Anne Walker and Jim Sinatra

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Meal deals for locals...and tourists too!

VERYONE loves a locals’ deal. Especially a meal deal! So here are the dining establishments to head to for great value and meals.

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

Tuesday Old Hepburn Hotel - Cheap Eats - Nothing over $20 Blackwood Hotel - Parma Night - with pot or glass of wine - $15

Wednesday Perfect Drop - five courses with a glass of bubbles or beer - $50 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot and Parma - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn – Roast - $17.50 Sault, Sailors Falls – a la carte menu with glass of wine

Thursday Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 The Plough, Trentham – two courses - $25, three courses - $30 Source Dining, Kyneton - main course and glass of wine - $35

Friday Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham – two courses - $25 Bellinzona, Hepburn - Two courses and a glass of wine - $35 Blackwood Hotel - Fab 5 meals specials from $18 Daylesford RSL - Main meals from $20 with great priced wines (night)

Saturday Daylesford RSL - Main meals from $20 with great priced wines (night)

Sunday Moor Please, Hepburn - pizza + a glass of MP wine or 961 Lebanese beer - $20 Daylesford RSL - Freshly cooked traditional Sunday roast with great priced wines

Happy Hours Daylesford Bowling Club has Happy Hour ‘n’ a half, from Monday to Thursday, from 4.30pm to 6pm. Perfect Drop, Daylesford, also has a Happy Hour, every day, from 4pm to 6pm with $12 cocktails and $1 oysters.

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

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Gig Guide Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn DJ Swarmi Salami & Shimmy Shake – Friday, November 13, 9pm Bo Jenkins – Saturday, November 14, 9pm Arkie T Williams & the Mudlarks – Sunday, November 15, 5pm Callum Nash – Friday, November 20, 7pm MissGuided Trio – Saturday, November 21, 9pm Phil & Trudy Edgely – Sunday, November 22, 5pm

Perfect Drop, Daylesford Lunar Dust - Friday, November 6 Tania Petrini and Vida Jazz - Saturday, November 7 SIN Dance Night w/ DJ Dusty Stylus - Monday, November 9 Cat and Clint - Friday, November 13 Bosky Nova - Saturday, November 14 Buck Jr aka Nico - Friday, November 20 Trevor Shard and Andy Vogel - Saturday, November 21

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Bluebean Love Cafe, Hepburn Live music - Friday to Sunday, 5pm-7pm

The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham Phil and Trudy Edgeley - Sunday, November 15, 1pm-4pm Zeebs VS Miss Vitula - Sunday, November 22, 1pm-4pm

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a sumptuous selection of fresh grilled seafood with a coconut bouillabaisse

The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs Bliss Bombs Burlesque - Friday, November 13, 8pm Me & Mr Jones - Friday, November 20, 8pm Love and Other Disorders - Friday, November 27, 8pm

Want to publicise a gig? Email donna@tlnews.com.au It’s free!

All gigs subject to change. Check with the venue.

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The Perfect Drop Restaurant & Wine Bar

Locals Night - Wednesdays $50 - 5 courses inc bubbles

Monday to Thursday - 4pm until late Friday to Sunday - 12pm until late

Happy Hours 4pm - 6pm Daily $12 Cocktails & $2 Oysters

Live Music in the bar on weekends. www.theperfectdrop.com 5 Howe Street, Daylesford 5348 1100

Sunday (Funday) $3.50 Pots all day

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An Authentic Indian Experience in the Heart of Daylesford

New creative menu has arrived with exciting prices and items. Our new banquet menu starts from $28 per person. For functions and parties we can create special menus according to customer budget. Lots of choices available for customers with Vegan, Gluten and Dairy Free requirements. Take Away & Delivery available. BYO

Get a head start on the party season We are fast becoming a favourite place for locals and visitors alike to host a function or throw a party. With our terrific back lounge bar that boasts an open fireplace, plasma television, private bar and own kitchen as well as a separate entrance, this is the perfect place to host a range of functions from cocktail parties to sit-down dinners. To enquire about a function, call Anne-Marie on 03 5348 2335. Open for Dinner 7 Days from 5pm. Lunch Friday-Monday from noon

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High tea at Osabah - with a dash of retail therapy Words: Kate Coleman | Images: Kyle Barnes

SABAH is located in a gorgeous old 1850s building on High Street, Kyneton.

It was previously the Old Shire Arms Hotel and Brewery that had stables in the rear for the Cobb & Co horses while the passengers mingled with the patrons out the front. These days Osabah’s many rooms are filled with homewares, gifts, books and scarves. Best of all, it is also a great place for a delicious lunch or afternoon tea. Rob welcomed me with his friendly smile and charm, and while I waited for my dining companions there was so much to look at and put on my wish list, such as Kitchenaid mixers, Cuisinart products, silk scarves, cook books and quirky kitchen utensils. When my friends arrived Rob said he would put together a selection so we could sample a large range of their delicious food. I started with the Smoking Hot Salami Cuban Toasted Sandwich ($9.95) which had an amazing kick to it, followed by the Mustard Seed Mayo Chicken and Avocado Ribbon Sandwiches ($9.95). My friends had the Tasmanian smoked salmon baguette and the tabbouleh on cos. All of the savoury options were delicious but I had been saving myself for the amazing assortment of sweet treats. I started with the Lemonade Scones with Phillippa’s Raspberry Jam and Chantilly Cream ($5.95 for 2 scones). They were so fresh and light, and the jam and cream provided the perfect amount of sweetness. I could have eaten another one, but knew that there was Carrot Cake ($4.95) waiting for me smothered in cream cheese icing. I probably didn’t need to keep eating but was tempted by the macaroons. I will admit that I have never really understood why people make such a fuss over these coloured little biscuits...until now. The macaroons by Mercede of A La Folie in Chapel St were full of flavour and went well with the latte that Leigh had made for me. Our afternoon tea was almost complete apart from the nougat by Limar and the award-winning chocolates by Osabah which were just the perfect finish. The nougat was deliciously fresh and soft, and I finished my afternoon by braving the chilli chocolate which is a fantastic mix of dark chocolate with an invigorating taste of the chilli. Rob and Deborah are very generous and will always give you a little wrapped chocolate on the side when you buy a coffee. Osabah is so much more than that shop selling Maxwell & Williams products, it is also a wonderful place to meet with friends for lunch or afternoon tea, or you can find a quiet corner and read a book over a coffee and some chocolate. There is always something new to discover and it is full of gift ideas to suit everyone. And Christmas is only 45 sleeps away…

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OSES, azaleas, rhododendrons and all the other spring/summer flowering trees and shrubs were looking to a fearsome summer after such a long dry spring…until the lifesaving rain arrived late last week.

If you haven’t already done so this is a perfect time to give your beds a hearty dressing of slow release organic fertiliser to keep the growth coming. A good thick layer of mulch will also be a great way to keep the moisture in the soil for as long as possible. One thing to remember is that hot, steamy weather brings out a lot of voracious predators in the form of sap-sucking aphids. Now would be a good time to make up some organic spray using one of my recipes – head to www.tlnews.com.au and Issue 42 (March 30, page 49). Caterpillars and grubs are also on the march and you can use a great biological spray called Dipel on them. Harmless to everything else, including the bees, who are also out in force at present. Photos from Glen Heyne’s “Lilliputi” photo collection – “a closer look at some of the smaller inhabitants of my garden”.

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Kyle’s rant by Kyle Barnes

LIVE by three rules. I don’t steal, I don’t lie except for those little white lies - you know the ones like “I have hardly eaten all day” when you have conveniently forgotten calling in for a sneaky coffee and cake…or not passed up one of the hundreds of sausage sizzles we have around the district. Anyway, my third rule is the old “do unto others” - pretty much straight out of the Bible but everyone has their own take on that. But back to my first rule – stealing. Well, not me. Others. From me. Over the years I have lost a car (Frankston), a very nice pot plant (Glenlyon), some great CDs during a home invasion (Brisbane suburbs) and my ideas (Donna). So I am not entirely new to the subject of loss. But you do hope it stops somewhere along the line. But no. So far this year I have had my red gum firewood knocked off and a couple of weeks ago someone stole my shiny new rubbish bin. What lowlife knocks off a bloke’s firewood and his rubbish receptacle? I had only just received my bin from Hepburn Shire Council and it had only done one tour of duty. It still had that new bin smell. But then, as quickly as it appeared, it disappeared. Stolen from my nature strip. Not to be outdone, I sprang into action and called a lovely lady from the council who informed me that I was the second victim in Glenlyon that day. Bin-gate was under way. But not to worry. It turns out the council is now working with leaders of technology in terms of bin protection. All the new bins are microchipped. Fabulous. If only dog owners were so vigilant. And I asked my new council informant “using this new whizz-bang technology, can you find my bin?”. I imagined the bin truck had a scanner on it, whirring around, and a giant red light would appear to alert the driver to any stolen bins. Maybe with a “whoooppp, whoooppp” sound. The driver would then instantly radio back to council HQ, who would in turn scramble the local constabulary.

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Unfortunately, as I later heard from a councillor, the council couldn’t afford the scanning technology on top of paying for the microchipped bins. So no win there. Hang on a minute, I was the one who paid for my bin. Not council… And on the subject of bins, who designed those handles? Clearly someone from a country with no spiders or bugs. Because no-one in Australia would design a bin with two holes under the handles - perfect for redback spiders and other nasty insects. Every time I take the bin out to the roadside I have to do a security check for anything living in those holes so I can hang onto the handle long enough to get it on the road without going into anaphylactic shock. And while I’m at it, there is no way those bins are designed for country roads. I roll my bin out through the mud and rocks onto the spongy grass, on those plastic wheels that are clearly not designed for off-road conditions, but probably work really well in perfectly manicured suburban streets. I personally think of my bin as a drag bin rather than a wheelie bin. Anyway back to my stolen bin. A couple of days later it was mysteriously returned to my front yard. I am not sure if the thief got a touch of the “guilts” or only needed my bin for a one-off extra bit of rubbish. A garden party perhaps or cleaning out an overstocked sock drawer. Regardless they had finished with it and my beloved bin is back. Although I did miss bin day… And luckily summer is just around the corner so I can make do with my diminished wood pile!

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he Wayward Leunig is a superb companion volume to Michael Leunig’s The Essential Leunig, with another 400 definitive cartoons spanning five decades.

Michael Leunig found the process of selecting just 400 pieces for 2012’s Essential Leunig so difficult that he set aside another 400 for a subsequent volume. As with those first 400, the cartoons in The Wayward Leunig: Cartoons That Wandered Off have been selected from five decades of work, and are just as wide-ranging, just as potent, just as hilarious, insightful, relevant, original and beautiful. A companion to volume one in format and extent, this collection is a must-have for Leunig fans. The Local has a copy of The Wayward Leunig to give away. For your chance to win email your name, town and phone number to donna@tlnews.com.au by November 22. Good luck!

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Murray to Moyne raises $300,000

From left, riders David Thompson, Winston Silbereisen and Daniel Richardson

HE Daylesford Wheelsuckers will take part in its 25th consecutive Murray to Moyne cycle relay.

Over that time the group has raised a massive $300,000 to support the Daylesford and district hospitals. The money has gone to a huge variety of equipment bought over the years and the team also raised money for all artwork in Lumeah Lodge. Spokesman Winston Silbereisen said the team thanked the community for its “fantastic support” over the past 24 years. The team consists of 12 cyclists and a dedicated support crew who travel from Echuca to Port Fairy in 24 hours. “The group has always been a diverse lot in age, careers and riding ability but the camaraderie and effort put in by all ensures the success of every ride,” Winston said. “The team is having a get-together at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday, November 18 from 7.30pm, and planning for next year’s ride will begin. “As always the team would welcome any new riders or support crew who are interested in participating in the 2016 ride.” Details: Winston on 5348 1048 or Ben Stevens on 0407 306 445.

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