January 18, 2016 Issue 63 This is Australia...
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The Local is a fortnightly community publication covering the Heart of the Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, February 1, 2016. Advertising deadlines for the next edition of The Local: Space bookings: Wednesday, January 27 Copy provided by: Thursday, January 28 Editorial deadline: Thursday, January 28 Editor | Layout: Donna Kelly General manager | Photographer: Kyle Barnes Sub-editors: Nick Bunning and Lindsay Smith Sales: Nick Bunning (Ballarat), Kate Coleman (Kyneton) Contributors: Kevin Childs, Dan Lonergan, Anthony Sawrey, Kate Taylor, David White, Glen Heyne, Robin Archer and Dianne Caithness.
Front cover: Australia Day is fast approaching and eight-year-old Jando Breen was keen to show his true colours, especially when his face was painted by his nana and Daylesford resident Sandy Breen. Jando lived with his mum Krishna and brother Charlie in Daylesford until they moved to Ballarat two years ago. He attended the Daylesford Dharma School where Sandy was a volunteer art teacher. Read about what’s happening in the Central Highlands for Australia Day on page 12. Image: Kyle Barnes
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Jon Barrell following his family’s footsteps Words: Kate Taylor | Image: Kyle Barnes
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IS grandfather was a general practitioner in Ballarat, and his great-grandfather a horse-and-buggy doctor in Buninyong…so it was only natural that Jon Barrell followed in his family’s footsteps.
Now with 30 years of practice under his belt, Dr Barrell finds himself one-fifth co-owner of the Springs Medical Centre, with treatment rooms in both Daylesford and Trentham. And – interspersed with playing golf at his beloved Hepburn Springs Golf Club – it’s exactly what he loves doing. It’s a long way from his beginnings, graduating as a medical student at Monash University in 1980 but, having grown up in Ballarat, Dr Barrell has ended up close to where he began. “I did five years of hospital and general practice training mainly in Dandenong but also in Hastings. And I moved to Daylesford in 1980 - 36 years on Australia Day.” Family roots in medicine, and also in the area, remain strong. Dr Barrell’s daughters are both nurses, and his father was a scientist and his mother a nurse. Two uncles were pharmacists, one in Creswick for a generation. “And women golfers still play for the Bobby Barrell trophy at Creswick Golf Club.” A man of his community, rather than deciding to specialise in one area Dr Barrell explained why he chose to work as a general practitioner. “I think I always enjoyed the variety in medicine, and I did anaesthetics, intensive care and paediatrics - they were all a bit narrow, and the unpredictability of general practice was what suited me. I even worked in Upper Beaconsfield, relieving after the fires.”
A Day In The Life 5.40am: It’s time to get up and go for a long walk around his property – then it’s up to the Daylesford Hospital for morning rounds, also finding time to land at his desk to review results and write reports. The morning includes setting up a blood transfusion for a patient with chronic anaemia. 8.30am: Consulting begins for the day, starting with a patient with shoulder tendinitis – cortisone is just what the doctor ordered. 12pm: It’s lunchtime, and also time to arrange admission to hospital for a frail elderly person. The morning also involves treating a limb infection, stabilising a patient with diabetes, and performing triage duties at the Daylesford Hospital. Also, looking after the practice’s medical students, and liaising with allied health professionals including a psychologist, podiatrist, physiotherapist, diabetologist and also a visiting specialist to organise an urgent appointment for a patient who is having trouble swallowing.
3pm: The afternoon’s jobs include arranging Aged Care Packages and liaising with the admissions officer at Ballarat Health Services regarding an aged patient with a fractured hip. There’s also a meeting with Dr Barrell’s medical management team fitted in. 5pm: At the end of the day it’s continuing on-call doctor duties. Back to the hospital to check on the day’s admissions and deal with an atrial fibrillation admission - a common cardiac arrhythmia - and liaise with an Alfred Hospital cardiologist before heading home, still on-call, to dinner with his wife. A Day In The Life is an occasional series by Kate Taylor.
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From “a bit of flair” to master craftsman
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AYLESFORD’S Kristian King showed “a bit of flair” in the school woodwork class so he took a week’s work experience in a fine furniture workshop. That Saturday he started as an apprentice cabinet maker and never looked back. He chatted with Donna Kelly. Donna: When did you find yourself involved in furniture/art? Kristian: It became clear as a teenager fairly quickly that I was drawn to art, graphic design and woodwork. I was always making something in the shed and interested in how things are made and how they work. Furniture design and making is a perfect fit for me – it combines everything that I love about design and art and I savour the making process. Donna: Did you study formally? Kristian: Sure did! I did a cabinet making fouryear apprenticeship in Melbourne with Ramons Fine Furniture and then did a stint in London working for Guy Mallinson, a bespoke furniture maker who Donna: What do you hope your customers gain? trained with John Makepeace, one of the UK’s most Kristian: As a maker I hope that my work plays a renowned fine furniture makers. significant part in the lives of others. From the major ceremonial work that I have made for universities Donna: What sets your work apart from others? that is there to celebrate graduations and formal Kristian: I am a furniture designer and academic occasions, the chapel furniture where maker – this combination gives me a particular people may enjoy quiet reflection, to the tables and understanding of design, material and technique chairs that fill the homes of many families and are a enabling me to make contemporary pieces of ‘backdrop’ to their lives – I hope that my work is a furniture that draw from the past and are firmly major part of the lives of the people who use it and placed in the present. I have a great affinity with that they love it. Australian timber and hold it in high regard – enjoying bringing out its unique qualities in the Donna: What is your favourite piece and why? furniture I make. My ability and experience as Kristian: Recently I made a very special desk a furniture maker allows me to select and piece using Quilted Birds Eye huon pine and locally together beautiful wood to create unique pieces of sourced blackwood. This piece had the best of furniture that are made using traditional techniques traditional furniture making techniques including alongside the best of contemporary wood working hand dove-tail drawers, mortise and tenon joinery, practices. With 25 years’ experience I am a master inlay work and brass locks and also utilised the craftsman – making is integral to my life. best of contemporary hardware including soft-close Donna: What do you gain from your work? Kristian: I love working with people to design and make for them the perfect piece of furniture. I love honing my skills, showcasing the best of Australian timbers and making the heirlooms of tomorrow.
drawer mechanisms which were seamlessly grafted into hand dove-tailed drawers. This piece embodies a real sense of Australia in the wood that I used and in the sense of the contemporary and the traditional seamlessly fused.
Donna: What are you working on now? Kristian: I am working on a small, ornate cabinet that duplicates one that was made by Gerard Bugden, now retired from making furniture, of Wood Shed Gallery in Daylesford. I’m now taking on Gerard’s clients. The client that he made the original cabinet for loved it so much that she wanted another. It’s a beautiful cabinet made from figured Australia myrtle with hand carved rosettes on the doors – a pleasure to make. Donna: Finally, where can people view your work? Kristian: My website – www.kristianking.com and, by appointment, in the workshop. The best place to view my work is in your own home.
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Telstra seeks planning permit for Glenlyon
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ELSTRA has applied to Hepburn Shire Council for a planning permit for a mobile phone tower to be placed in Glenlyon’s Avenue of Remembrance.
Glenlyon was one of the sites chosen for a mobile tower under the first round of the the federal government’s three-year Mobile Blackspot Programme. The mono-pole tower is planned for the corner of Barkly and Molesworth streets, pictured right in an artist’s impression, and will be 35 metres high. However Telstra engineers, at a public consultation meeting late last year, said if the tower was placed on nearby Gooch’s Hill it would provide at least 20 per cent more mobile phone coverage for not only Glenlyon but also Wheatsheaf, Porcupine Ridge and Coomoora. In April last year Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said that building safer communities was central to the thinking around the black spot programme submission. Commissioner Lapsley said Victoria was able to put a case forward around those areas at highest risk of fire and flood and with little or no network coverage. “This is an example of the Victorian emergency management sector working towards a shared vision to build safer and more resilient communities. Improving mobile phone coverage in rural and regional areas is part of that,” he said. However it seems to be more about the money than the blackspots. An email from a spokesperson for federal Communications Minister Mitch Fifield late last year said “the locations of the base stations funded through the programme were proposed by the mobile network operators as part of their funding proposals”. “In determining the proposed base station sites, the operators took into consideration the assessment criteria specified in the round l Programme Guidelines. “One of the objectives of round 1 was to ensure that as many locations as possible in regional and remote Australia could receive improved mobile coverage through the government’s $100 million investment. “The operators considered a range of factors when selecting the sites to deliver improved coverage to locations on the database of reported mobile black spots. Consideration included the ability to access existing supporting infrastructure and the costs associated with accessing and deploying infrastructure at a brand new site. “The base stations funded under round 1 of the programme have been selected to deliver the maximum community benefit within a set funding amount.” Last year Telstra area general manager Bill Mundy said another location for the tower, like Gooch’s Hill, would cost more money and make it uneconomical. Telstra already leases the proposed site for its Glenlyon telephone exchange. Mr Mundy said just because the Victorian Government had promised mobile phone alerts for bushfires it was not Telstra’s responsibility to provide coverage.
“People get confused that since the state government has made a decision to deliver emergency warning messages over the mobile network that it is our responsibility to provide the network to deliver the messages, well that just isn’t true, since we have no obligation to deliver a network for safety purposes,” Mr Mundy said. Barkly Street’s historic oaks and elms were last year included on Hepburn Shire’s historic trees register. Objections to the tower close on Wednesday, January 27.
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Diamonds were Jacqueline’s best friend - for 15 years Words: Kate Taylor | Image: Kyle Barnes
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ITTING in front of a pile of diamonds worth billions of dollars is quite a world away from cooking meals at a Daylesford eatery.
But for Jacqueline Coates, it’s all part of the changing-it-up lifestyle she loves. The travel bug bit Ms Coates when she was young; born in Essex in the United Kingdom, she left home at 18 to spend a year working as a nanny in Boston – giving her the opportunity to travel around the United States. It was then that a friend gave her the idea of working for De Beers – the world’s largest diamond company, of ‘A Diamond is Forever’ fame. “A friend of mine was working for them, and I was interested in travel and I thought what a great opportunity to get into something like that, and hopefully be able to travel for the company, and it all worked out for me,” Ms Coates explains. While being based in London, Ms Coates was soon travelling the world valuing rough diamonds. “For the best part of the 15 years I did it, I was in Namibia in Africa, in Munbai in India and in Antwerp in Belgium. Despite working in some notoriously hair-raising places, Ms Coates enjoyed her work. “At that time, in Namibia where I was based, it was before the blood diamond thing started; all the diamonds were certified. In Africa, we taught the locals how to value diamonds. And in Mumbai, apart from the Muslim-Hindu wars it was a pretty safe time to be out there.” It was a high pressure job; with security cameras on her all day long Ms Coates would find herself sitting in front of piles of diamonds worth billions of dollars. “You pick 100 or 200 stones and price that according to that pile of diamonds. You have to get that right.” Judging the quality was important – getting the buyer to agree to a price is what made the company money. Valuing the diamonds started with looking at the qualities of each stone, before having to ‘colour’ the diamond. “They range in colour from blue-white to yellows, to canary yellow, through all your greens, browns as well and then they go to black - which is mostly carbon within the stone. The pinks are very expensive, and also the blue diamonds; there’s some beautiful blue diamonds.” Fast-forward 14 years and Ms Coates had left her job as a diamond valuer and settled in Daylesford to run a four-and-a-half-star bed and breakfast, before landing her current job as a cook at Cliffy’s in Daylesford.
“It’s a bit of a change from diamond valuing, that’s for sure.” Although De Beers has had its share of controversy, having been found to be monopolising the diamond market, Ms Coates says it was a considerate organisation that helped fund the eradication of disease in Angola. “Some aspects of it I miss… but some I don’t…” So there’s no ruling out a return to the diamond trade? “You never say never, I guess. You always get itchy feet, You never know what’s around the corner.”
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Pick me, pick me...
Just sayin’... By Donna Kelly
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CAN’T believe that Telstra is going ahead with its planning application for a mobile phone tower in the middle of Glenlyon.
This is despite its own engineers saying that they had done modelling and if a tower was placed on an elevated site like nearby Gooch’s Hill it would cover “at least” 20 per cent more people. How can you say that during a “consultation meeting” at the Glenlyon Hall and then just go ahead with the cheapest site? And when I asked the Telstra area general manager how many houses it would reach in, say Wheatsheaf, after the signal breaks down as it hits each gum tree, he said he couldn’t say. He did say he would know once the tower was built. So if the tower goes up it will be interesting to hear from residents of Wheatsheaf, Porcupine Ridge and Coomoora on how their mobile signal is going. Feel free to give us a call at The Local on that - if you can... The same thing is happening in Bullarto. And probably all around Australia where towns and villages have been nominated to be part of the Blackspot Funding Program. But then the providers who win the tenders change it from a case of emergency services to economics, choose the cheapest site, and then tell people in the bush not to rely on their mobile phones in an emergency. Really? We were driving back from Melbourne last week and there were signs on the Calder Highway warning people, visitors I guess, to make sure they are aware of the fire hazard and download the fire safety app. Yep, onto their bloody mobile phones. And when a fire does come, do the people in Melbourne and Canberra making these decisions realise the power goes first? So that’s the end of checking the computer, for most people the end of making landline calls - unless they have kept their old phones, and unless you are in a car, the end of the radio. And look, when the fires came through here in 2009, we tuned into the ABC in the ute but while they tried to keep up, they were pretty much an hour behind. Mobile phones could save lives - and houses. How long did the CFA take to get to Eganstown recently only because there was no signal to get a call out? There is no doubt we need more mobile phone towers, but we need them in the right locations to offer coverage to the most people. Not just the cheapest option. Not doing that is just making a mockery of the well-intentioned blackspot program and leaving people at risk because of economics and share-holder profits. It’s also wasting taxpayers’ money. But objections seem to fall on deaf ears. Just sayin’...
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Building fund for new men’s shed in Kyneton
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YNETON’S Men’s Shed – one of the oldest in Australia – is well on the way to raising the $130,000 it needs to build a new shed, says chairman John Mitchell.
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“However, we still require another $30,000, so if someone has any bright ideas, we’d be delighted to know of them.” Mr Mitchell said the idea of a Kyneton Men’s Shed 2016 calendar was mooted... “We did look at getting twelve of our dashingly handsome members stripped to the waist, their bodies glistening with sweat as they posed holding power tools…but no-one was prepared to be photographed.” Mr Mitchell said last year was “momentous – and the first year in which we were in control of our own destiny”. “Previously we had operated for more than 12 years as something of a sheltered workshop funded by Cobaw Health. We never had to worry about paying gas and electricity bills or water rates and the like, let alone have to face the massive task of raising more than $100,000.” Mr Mitchell said Cobaw Health had sold the land on which the current shed stands, and the men had to vacate the building and move tools and equipment to the new shed by the middle of 2017. The first $30,000 for the new shed came from Cobaw Health followed by $60,000 from the state government and another $10,000 from the federal government. Land for the shed has been donated by the Macedon Ranges Shire. The shed has 40 members and last year they kept busy creating iPad holders, outdoor seating and a stile to help students get over a fence, laying brick paving for Langley Primary School and making native rodent nesting boxes for the Friends of Black Hill and the shire. h, they also made outdoor seating for Lady Brooks Kindergarten and myna bird traps for the Kyneton Landcare Group. And if that’s not enough, the men also made shelving and repaired cupboards for the local toy library and a cupboard with slide-out shelving for the Kyneton Art Group. “Some of these jobs have been what we describe as ‘freebies’ while others have been done for a modest charge that contributes to the building fund,” Mr Mitchell said. “But we still require another $30,000 to make our shed a reality. Can you help?” Contact Mr Mitchell on 5422 6465 or jmpr04@bigpond.com
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Fully committed to Daylesford
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FTER five years Jo and Greg Thompson have finally bought into Daylesford, lock, stock and barrel.
The couple originally bought their Eganstown property as a weekender with thoughts of eventually retiring one day from the corporate world. But like many living “half lives”, they gradually fell in love with their home and the region. They were also mesmerised by the tourism industry, something new to both of them. “We just felt there was a real opportunity with tourism being such a huge factor in Daylesford,” Greg said. “What we were amazed by was how busy it was all the time, with no flat point. We have been all over the world and you go to most places and they are incredibly busy and then dead for six months. But not here. “We bought Eganstown to retire there but with the corporate hustle and bustle, and after the 2008 crash, we felt it would be more beneficial to change our lifestyle. And as of January 1 this year we are 100 per cent based in Daylesford – we have divested all our other interests around Australia and New Zealand and ready to invest in Daylesford.” Greg is quick to point out that does not mean buying properties for the couple’s Daylesford Cottage Directories, a business they bought 18 months ago and which has recently moved into new premises neighbouring the Coles carpark. “We want to invest in the town and collaborate with other businesses so tourists enjoy a great experience. We want people to come back. We believe there are many businesses that rely on tourism. We should collectively promote great team spirit and strong customer service.” The pair is also keen to give back to the community and business, with Greg now president of Daylesford Rotary and Jo a committee member of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs Business and Tourism Association – where she is also a delegate to Tourism Hepburn and keen to make Daylesford “the talk of Victoria”. And Greg and Jo believe it is the collaboration which makes the region such a success. “Glen and Peta Heyne, who we bought the business from, have been fantastic, Annie and Patrick Baird from Daylesford Accommodation Escapes have also been terrific and we even have art hanging by local artist Richard Payne. It’s such an amazing community.” Jo and Greg are also keen to hear from people who are running their own accommodation and would prefer to hand it to the experts. “We always need new stock,” Jo said.
Daylesford & District Xmas Cheer Another successful year has ended with over $35,000 of food, gift vouchers, hampers and toys distributed to 500+ individuals within the Hepburn Shire in 2015. Thank you to our major partners - St.Vinnies, Hepburn Health Service, CAFS, Daylesford Rotary Club, Community Op Shop and Variety without their support Xmas Cheer would not occur. Other donors included J.Blackett-Smith, Cr Kate, Cr Pierre, Neville Oddie, D.Stagg, Sexy Santa Run, The Guides, Glenlyon Sports Club, Daylesford and District Community Bank, R.Manno, CBF Bank, C.Lewis, T.O’Neill, Glenlyon Progress Association, Community Bus, Glenlyon Playgroup, Glenlyon Fire Brigade & Playgroup, Scrub Hill Group, S.Beer, B.Lamb, H&C Garden, Daylesford Cinema, C&P Lannigan, G&C Richardson, Trentham Primary School, Bullarto Primary School, A.Holmes, Daylesford Bowling Club, D.Moses and other cash and toy donations. Thanks to Cr Bill McClenaghan and Ian for the final clean up. Many thanks also to The Royal Hotel, Farmers Arms Hotel, Old Hepburn Hotel and Coles for raffles and collection tins. And thanks to St.Vinnies for the large supply of vouchers and Mars chocolates, and Bakers Delight for supplying bread and cakes for hampers. Thanks also to Daylesford and District Community Bank for providing sponsorship and collection point for toys etc, the Child Care Centre and the support of all members of the committee who toughed out the final week of our appeal. To all our volunteers on the day, great work! Hopefully our Hepburn Shire councillors will recognise our welfare organisations next year and the amount of good will we generate with our Daylesford & District Xmas Cheer.
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A FREE Australia Day breakfast will be held at the Kyneton Mechanics Reserve on Tuesday, January 26 from 8am to 10am. The annual event is run by the Lions Club of Kyneton, in conjunction with Kyneton Rotary and Zonta clubs, and is supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council. A barbeque breakfast will be served from 8am to 9.30am. Other activities include a guest artist and guest speaker. A flag raising ceremony at 9am will be presided over by members of the Kyneton RSL Sub-Branch. Meanwhile an awards ceremony and an Australian Citizenship Ceremony will be held at the Kyneton Town Hall.
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Geelong Businessman, Mark Ward has ownership of the Mill Markets group and brings years of expertise to this amazing concept. The Mill Markets operate three massive venues located in Ballarat, Daylesford and Geelong. With a total of over 12,000 square metres of undercover floor space, (3 acres), treasure hunters have the opportunity to spend many hours browsing and meandering through the eclectic mix of products. There is a fantastic variety of home decor, furniture, records, vintage clothing, books, fine china, glassware, industrial items, jewellery, antiques as well as Australian pottery, homewares, memorabilia, retro fashions and collectables. We also have many stalls selling new products and have gift vouchers for those people who have everything!
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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Collingwood fan enjoying life at Hepburn House
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TAN Peck is thousands of kilometres from his hometown of St Leonards in Tasmania.
But even though his birthplace is across Bass Strait, he has managed to find a new home in the region. Since March last year, the 70-year-old has taken up residence at Daylesford’s aged-care facility Hepburn House. Currently living with Huntington’s Disease, Stan, pictured right, said the brain disorder meant he was in need of special support which Hepburn House could provide. “The staff here are great and provide excellent help and support,” the avid Collingwood fan said. Located in Daylesford and nestled amongst the hills, Hepburn House is built like a country homestead. Providing all levels of care, the governmentfunded facility prides itself on offering a non-institutionalised, homely environment. Housing 60 beds, all rooms in the facility are private and feature a large ensuite and double doors leading onto a veranda with views of the nearby hills. The facility also has double rooms available, each with a private lounge and ensuite making it suitable for couples. “Living at Hepburn House means you’ll receive top quality care from all our staff - our nurses, personal carers, specialists, therapists, allied health professionals and lifestyle staff,” facility manager Dianne Jones said. “Our nursing and care staff know our residents by name and know their individual dietary, exercise and personal care needs. It’s important to all our staff members that they engage in real friendships with our residents.” As well as providing top quality care, Hepburn House provides an innovative leisure and lifestyle program ensuring variety and spontaneity is maintained as an integral part of everyday life. Stan agreed the programs and services on offer played a huge role in enhancing his quality of life. “I enjoy playing pool, watching the footy and going on outings. I am looking forward to our new barbeque area and gardening at Hepburn House.”
Hepburn House is located at 1 Hepburn Road, Daylesford. For more information, call 5348 8100 or visit www.hepburnhouse.com.au
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UST six months after Hepburn Shire Council partnered with Future Employment Opportunities as the new contractor to operate the Daylesford, Trentham and Creswick resource recovery centres, the nonprofit organisation has gone into voluntary administration.
Council acting chief executive officer Bruce Lucas said the service was running as contracted and council was working with the administrator. Council had been notified just before Christmas, he said. Mr Lucas said he did not know what the move meant for the future and he could not comment further because of financial considerations. In a media release from July last year, Hepburn Shire Council former mayor Kate Redwood said the joint social enterprise would significantly change the way the shire dealt with waste. “The social enterprise model will ensure we reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by finding new uses for components of our waste, it will create jobs and strengthen our community by developing social connections and better waste management,” she said. On its website, Future Employment Opportunities says it “provides training, employment placement services and enterprise activities for job seekers and others of all ages in central and northern Victoria”. “FEO is a community non-profit organisation which manages a range of employment projects. FEO believes that everyone who wants to work should be employed, so at the same time FEO also creates jobs by establishing enterprises which contribute to the social, environmental and economic sustainability of the local community.” Hepburn Shire Council held a number of open days at its transfer stations including one in July last year where residents could meet with representatives from Future Employment Opportunities and “find out more about the exciting plans for the resource recovery centre operations”. Future Employment Opportunities administrator Jason Stone said the organisation had no comment but was happy to answer any queries.
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To market, to market, to buy some fresh stone fruit...
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OU can find everything you need at weekend markets, from fresh fruit and veg, to handmade jewellery and wares, throughout the Central Highlands and surrounds. Here are just a few.
Daylesford 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 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 Trentham Station Sunday 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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He built it and they came (well, mostly) Words: Kevin Childs | Images: David White
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F CRICKET Willow was just a museum of sporting memorabilia it would be remarkable. But with its cricket ground, bat-making display, picture theatre and deep history of the district it is nothing short of astonishing.
To spend time there at Shepherds Flat is to bask in some of the communicable enthusiasm of Ian Tinetti, raconteur, Vietnam vet and passionate chief of Cricket Willow. Many people may know of the chance conversation during an MCG Test in 1902 that led to cricket bats being made here. Few, however, may know but the district’s only Test player was Sam Morris, born in Hobart to West Indian parents, who moved to Eganstown during the Gold Rush. Morris cracked 280 for Richmond against St Kilda in 1882 and represented Victoria 20 times. “The West Indian cricketers know more about Morris than most Australians,” says Ian, pictured left with writer Kevin Childs, far left. This anecdote leads to one about national one-day player Shane Harwood’s duck when playing at Cricket Willow. Then he was belted for sixes. Such a mishap did not befall Liam Rigby from Ballarat, winner of the Cricket Willow UK Scholarship last year, whose performance over there led to an offer to return. The scholarship grew from a trip to England by the Tinettis’ 34-year-old lawyer son Adrian 10 years ago. “He had such a good time he thought he would share it with others. Now every cricketer who has gone has helped their team go up a grade.” With the amateurs’ scholarship comes a job, accommodation, equipment and club to represent. This is just one of the activities, which includes the fund-raiser Run for the Willow athletic carnival, with its $2000 prize money, each January. Runners and spectators come from across the nation, says Ian. School students come from Ballarat and Bendigo to play cricket, but Ian is baffled why more local schools don’t make more use of the oval. “We are eager for schools to be more involved.” This zeal echoes the planning for the cricket ground when Ian arrived home to find his wife Trish and daughter Fiona had been watching the Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams, with its message “build it and they will come,” which clearly works up to a point at the Cricket Willow ground. Here a visitor is greeted by a greater than life-size image of a cricketer hewn by chainsaw from a single log. Inside the pavilion-style building is sporting history galore, such as early bats like baseball types, an 1835 model just like today’s and another a foot wide in the old measure (the difference between a heavy and a light bat is the weight of two cricket balls). High on a hill above the ground is another treasure house, The Cricket Gallery, with its seemingly endless rooms containing a 24-seat cinema, pictures, bottles, a trunk that once held an Irish shearer’s worldly goods, and models of historic district buildings such as the Macaroni Factory in Hepburn and the Old Stone House at Yandoit. These sit not far from a Ballarat-made wool press, tools, LP records, Walter Lindrum’s billiard cue, an 1852 billiard table and the first bat made in Australia. That bat arose from the 1902 chat between Test umpire Robert Crockett and England captain Archie MacLaren. The Englishman wondered why Australia did not grow bat willow. Crockett said he wouldn’t mind some cuttings. Six months passed before Crockett received the cuttings inside a steel tube. Only one survived the heat encountered on the journey. It was nurtured at Shepherds Flat, ultimately producing thousands of trees. The Crockett bat was a national name, used by great players such as Lindsay Hassett and Norman O’Neill until the 1960s when the company was taken over. Only a few trees survived felling at Shepherds Creek, saved by Ian’s father Aquilino. From this foundation grew the handsome, picket-fenced oval, museum, licensed café and billiard hall. A bocce court echoes the family’s Swiss-Italian background. The 120 names of every family from that region who moved here are recorded, on a scroll, from Achioni to Zonoli. A shed nearby holds old trucks and tractors. “One day…” says 67-year-old Ian of plans for the vehicles. But it is cricket which seems to seep into the very earth, where neat rows of the female willow trees await conversion into the 50 bats handmade annually. “Once, 1000 bats went out this door,” Ian says. Five bushfires failed to damage the family home on the hill, but a blackened post shows how close one came and Black Saturday took off the gallery roof. “Every 10 years we’re burnt out,” he says matter-of-factly, “so we’re overdue.” He whipper-snips the road verge in both directions, so it does seem every precaution is taken, not least because any loss here would indeed, be a sporting and historical disaster.
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Organic produce growing in popularity Words: Anthony Sawrey | Image: Kyle Barnes
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RESH fruit and vegetables, that ever-important component of our daily diet, are brought to us through a vast network of farming industries. The final product we consume is often the pointy end of a complex industrial operation that is infused with a range of chemical sprays and fertilisers.
For decades this was given little thought by most people but recently there has been an increasing demand for other options; options that are better for our health and the well-being of the environment. These enlightened consumers seek chemical and pesticide free alternatives such as that grown at Organic Sunrise Foods owned by Richard and Lia Dobson, pictured left, in Korweinguboora. “There is no doubt that organic produce is growing in popularity with every passing year. Organics are sort of like herbal medicine, once somebody starts to involve themselves with it, the improvement on the way they feel and their general well-being will start to sink in after a while. They begin to search out the organic items on the shelf and it takes over basically.” The Dobson’s farm is a rambling place on the edge of the Wombat State Forest surrounded by cypress trees and peppered with sculptures. “The original property was a berry farm which we moved to in 1991. We had it inspected for organic accreditation around 1996 and it passed without a problem. Unlike many of the properties around the region, ours had no traces of DDT or dieldrin, pesticides common in the growing of potatoes.” Next to the green houses and plots covered with a skein of netting to protect against birds, there is a large barn that looks like it would contain livestock pens. However when you walk inside you are presented with a fully-equipped, blindingwhite food preparation area. “The building was originally a ten-horse stable that was here when we moved in. We converted it to a fully equipped and National Association for Sustainable Agriculture-certified professional kitchen and it’s all run on that bank of solar panels you see on the shed out the back.”
Richard is a chef with nearly 45 years’ experience in the hospitality industry including 26 years as a teacher at the William Angliss Institute in Melbourne. He has the knowledge to make a delicious range of snacks, juices and icy poles from the produce they grow on their property. In 2004 they secured the first certified organic food van in Australia and today they have a fleet of them to sell it all. The vans are incredibly popular wherever they go, trading all over Victoria. You can find them at farmers’ markets, Melbourne University, the Rainbow Festival at Beaufort and they have been a regular part of the Daylesford Sunday Market for the past five years. “It is all very exciting for us and we are very proud of what we can make from our organic produce,” Lia said. “In our food vans we serve a range of vegetarian food including vegetable samosas, gluten-free potato rosti, vegetarian quiche, a range of fresh soups and fruit icy poles. Basically, there is nothing we can’t do - as long as it is available in the organic industry, we can make it.” So what’s the next step on their journey? And where do they see the growth in the popularity of organics leading? Richard has the answer to that one even though, considering how busy they are at the moment, it may be a little way off in the future. “It would be great for Daylesford if they had a soul food café right in the middle of town. It could be somewhere where visitors would go and hang out, with big windows so people could see what was going on inside. Good music, good food and fresh produce. Something like Jack Rabbit Slim’s out of Pulp Fiction but vegetarian.” One can always dream and that’s a good one. I’d certainly be there, chowing down on an organic samosa and blackberry icy pole, radiating healthy goodness.
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Percy Lindsay exhibition
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HE works of Percy Lindsay, Creswick’s bohemian artist, will be on show at the Creswick Museum from January 23 to June 13.
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Percy was born in 1870, the first child of Dr Robert and Jane Lindsay. Even at a young age he showed an interest in art and whlie at Creswick Grammar School it was noted that Samuel Fiddian at the Speech Day in 1884 remarked that “in Drawing Department, little Percy Lindsay, though among the juniors, had competed with the seniors, and carried off first class honours”. The Art Gallery of Ballarat is lending the museum a total of 15 artworks. Fourteen were painted in the Creswick and surrounding district from 1890 to 1900. The 15th oil painting is of his wife, painted in 1910. Creswick Museum will also have on display The Gardener by Percy Lindsay painted in 1896. The museum will be open weekends and public holidays from 11am to 3.30pm.
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YNETON’s water standpipe will be upgraded to eliminate the risk of theft and vandalism at the site.
Macedon Ranges Shire Assets and Operations director Dale Thornton said that while the standpipe was currently working, it had been subject to vandalism and theft from the coin meter. “The water standpipe is available for public use and for many residents it is the only source of stock water during times of little or no rainfall. It is an important community asset and council is looking at various options such as a cashless access system that will discourage theft and help prevent damage to the standpipe.” The standpipe is next to the Kyneton Saleyards. The meter accepts gold coins only and operates on a timer. One dollar provides about 330 litres of water. The water is provided from the town supply but as it is stored in tanks onsite it is not deemed suitable for human consumption.
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Gig Guide Perfect Drop, Daylesford SIN Service Industry Night with DJ Kaizen – Monday, January 18 Michael Sunjack with solo guitar and vocals – Friday, January 22 Bosky Nova – Saturday, January 23 Service Industry Night with DJ - Monday, January 25 Buck Jr AKA Nico – Friday, January 29 Loveland featuring Chris Harold - Saturday, January 30
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The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Cherry Flambé and Ivy Poison in Love and Marriage – Friday, January 22, 8pm Kelly Auty with gospel, blues, jazz and country - Friday, January 29, 8pm Maureen Andrew in Rhinestone Cowgirl - Friday, February 5, 8pm
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Daffodil Festival part of Kyneton’s fabric Words: Dan Lonergan | Image: David White
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YNETON has many attractions, especially its vast array of cafes and restaurants and beautiful antique shops on picturesque Piper Street, but the annual Daffodil and Arts Festival might top the list.
It runs for eleven days at the start of September and has been an important part of Kyneton’s way of life since 1973. It has a committee of 20 and although she is reluctant to seek praise for her efforts, one of that committee’s members is long-time secretary, Margaret Dearricott. She has been in that role for 13 years and will continue for at least the next year. “I was the queen at the festival parade and then straight after that took up the secretary’s position. Many committee members, like me have been kings and queens of the festival.” Margaret believes the festival is a vital part of Kyneton’s fabric. “It helps put Kyneton on the map. People actually have come to live here after spending time at the festival.” Kyneton’s reputation as a foodie town is enhanced by the festival along with buskers and amateur theatre competitions, and a mosaic exhibition among many arts and crafts activities. Margaret says all the businesses give great support. “We couldn’t do it without them. They see it as a great chance to promote themselves and the town.” There are also many other volunteers who “make sure the festival as a whole operates like a well-oiled machine”. And Margaret, who moved to Kyneton with husband Eric in 1981, adds that Kyneton is a good town for volunteers with a volunteer rate of 24 per cent - compared to the state average of 17 per cent. And she would know. Other organisations she has volunteered with include Kyneton Primary Parents Club, Safety House Program, Regional School Improvement Committee, Commonwealth Youth Support Scheme-Skillshare, Kyneton District Business and Tourism Association, Kyneton Connect, Kyneton Botanic Gardens and the Zonta Club of Kyneton. Margaret and Eric were also awarded the Kyneton Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Scholarship and both have a long-time interest in both local and national politics. It’s people who make places like Kyneton work. And we’ll save Eric’s story for another time.
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Feasting at 5000 Club
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ORECAST – 40 degrees December 18, 2015 - and the Christmas lunch of the Daylesford 5000 Club, a social, community group. This was to be held in the Anglican church hall where we have met every Friday for tasty and varied lunches.
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It was cool inside the decorated hall where the green and red clothed tables held trimmings of the season, lollies, drinks, Christmas serviettes, crackers and flowers. The overwhelming impression was the olfactory one - the delicious smell of cooking turkey. Volunteers were everywhere adding final touches, that to our eyes was already finished. Their faces and arms were glistening in the heat. It was hot standing, let alone working. Each knew his/her role like a well-oiled machine. Small groups stood around chatting amiably, catching up with friends, deciding where to sit. The hall filled and the level of chatter and laughter increased, all very companionable. People moved to tables where crackers exploded when pulled, paper hats donned and jokes read and laughed at. Then came the sound of a spoon hitting a glass and the directive “if you’re ready we’ll begin serving”. We all looked toward the once empty serving table now piled high with food. Steaming pots of soup, moist, pale turkey, juicy, pink ham, bowls and trays of vegetables, vegetarian dishes and salads. Oh, yes. There was a jug full of gravy, rich and golden. A patient queue formed and one by one we were treated to an abundance of this wonderful Christmas fare. The chatter quietened as the clatter of knives and forks took over. As we were eating, Santa arrived. Father and Mother Christmas gave gifts to us all. And then there were sweets. Plum pudding, several fruit slices, fresh fruit salad with cream and/or ice cream. Fruit cake was plentiful too. This lunch was the culmination of three days’ work in the kitchen and countless days of organisation. Thank you from everyone. This wonderful team now has a month off and lunches will resume January 29. That you come to the hall week after week in all weathers is noticed and appreciated. Ninety happy and heavier people returned to their homes. We didn’t just eat at this lunch. We feasted.
Words: Marjorie Atkinson, Daylesford (Ed’s note: The Local welcomes contributions, especially generous ones like Marjorie’s anytime. Email news@tlnews.com.au We were also there and it was just lovely...)
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Bovine journey from Devon
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T’S been a long journey for John and Sue Harvey and their Torr Down South Devon Stud.
It started in 1967 when the couple married, with Torr Down the name of the 36-hectare property they leased off a large estate east of the city of Plymouth, in the County of Devon, England. Within four years they had increased their leased land to 76-hectares by taking on two more neighbouring properties. Albeit at twice the lease amount. John said seven years after it started, Torr Down sold the first South Devon animal, a bull to Brazil, and in 1980 they were judged fourth in the South Devon National Herd Competition. “By 1981 we were running 130 South Devons, 150 cross bred ewes, producing fat lambs and growing 12-hectares of cereals. It was at this stage, with a family of three young sons, we decided to emigrate to Australia, to offer our boys better opportunities and choices in life which happily has been more than vindicated.” A few of the South Devons came along for the ride. After three moves and three different schools, the family and cattle finally settled in the Goulburn Valley on irrigated land. The South Devons finally took off, winning breed and interbreed awards at national and country shows. “Sales were made to all states and the greatest achievement has to be winning the Supreme Championship Gold Medal at the first National Paddocks to Palates competition, the best tasting beef in the whole of Australia against all other breeds,” John said. Sue said after 19 years in the Goulburn Valley the couple decided to move closer to Melbourne, where their sons had settled, and chose Trentham in 2003. “Now semi-retired, we farm on eight hectares, leasing another eight, and our South Devons number 12 breeding cows plus calves and yearlings. Recent successes have included selling semen from two of our polled bulls back to the United Kingdom as well as several other countries and embryos to New Zealand. “Two of our bulls have sired the Supreme Carcase Awards at the Royal Adelaide and the Royal Melbourne Shows, two years in succession.” The Torr Down South Devon Stud at 29 Cranneys Lane, Trentham, is part of Beef Field Week Open days and is open on Saturday, January 30 from 9am to 6pm.
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Cars and Coffee proving a successful combination
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ARS and Coffee has been so successful it is now held at Jubilee Lake in Daylesford to allow for more than 100 vehicles on show.
Organiser Peter Olver said the cars, “from the 1920s right through to the latest muscle cars”, created a wonderful display. “The January event raised over $1000 which now takes our money raised so far to about $3500 for the Daylesford Hospital “We had the Shannons’ insurance agent there and he told me this is the best event he has been to – and he goes to them all. “And we had everything, from three-wheel cars to vintage cars to tractors. “The next event on February 7 should be a ripper. We also have many local businesses getting involved offering raffle prizes along with people wanting to lend a hand.” Mr Olver said many of the vehicles had also taken part in the New Year’s Eve parade in Daylesford.
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Daylesford Lawn Tennis Club
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ATURDAY competition resumed on January 9 when two sections played.
In an extremely tight Section 1 Brian Nolan 23/18 prevailed, edging out Barry Dimond 24/20. Sebastian Douglas-Dowling was an unlucky third with 23/20 ahead of Geoff Parentich, who led early but then was cruelled by two lost tie-break sets to come fourth with 24/21. Jeremy Harper was fifth with 21/21. In Section 2 Pete Risstrom took care of the courts and the opposition with a resounding 22/10 back-to-back win as John Turnbull and Trish Kevin tied for second with 18/16 apiece. Saturday afternoon tennis continues over the summer with all players including visitors welcome. Enquiries 0419 482 230.
Juniors The junior tennis break continues over the school holidays, but players are encouraged to build their skills on the courts during the break. Juniors’ competition, and the beginners’ program, resume on Saturday, January 30.
Free tennis in January And a reminder of free January tennis - a Christmas present from the Daylesford Lawn Tennis Club. The start of a New Year is the perfect time to decide that in 2016 you are finally going to get back on the tennis court after 10, 15, 20 or 30 years away from playing. And to make it easier for locals the beautiful grass courts in West Street, Daylesford are available to use free for the whole of January. If you have never played on grass then you have a great experience awaiting you. It is a natural (duh!) surface which is cooler to play on than those hard synthetic surfaces and also nicer on knees and feet.
In January on Saturdays from 3.30pm to 5pm, Tuesdays from 6pm to 7pm and Sundays from 10am to 11am (9am to 10am if it’s going to be hot) the club will try and provide tennis balls for you to use, and, if available, racquets as well. Contacts are Haig Becker 0434 284 362 (Tuesdays and Sundays) and Greg Malcher 0419 482 230 (Saturdays).
The club The club, which owns the West Street site, has more than 150 members with a large range of abilities. Unlike some clubs, it wants hit-and-giggle players as well as those who get a bit of white-line fever. This is because tennis is such a fantastic game that whole families can play together, as well as being a way for individuals to get fit by being involved in a great community sport.
Memberships And if you decide that tennis is the sport for you again after all those years away from it, or if you are just beginning, membership is only $100. Enquiries to president Greg Malcher on 0419 482 230 or check out www.daylesfordtennis.com
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Problem is - what to do with them once the flowers fade and the holidays are over. It’s really a case of knowing whether they are suitable as house plants or should really be found a place in the garden. One of the all-time favourites is the free flowering hydrangea in all its forms and colours. Hydrangeas are most rewarding and given the right conditions will thrive with little need for attention provided they are in a cool, shaded spot away from afternoon sun. Rich, loamy soil with the addition of well-rooted compost and good drainage are all they ask. They are sappy-wooded shrubs that should never be allowed to dry out during hot weather - especially if grown in a large pot or tub. Their natural colours range from white through pink to red - that is, if grown in neutral or slightly alkaline soils. If the soil is naturally acidic or treated with copper sulphate they will turn to shades of mauve and blue. A traditionally European gift plant is the brilliant red poinsettia, below left. These are tropical plants that will usually only survive indoors in our climate in a well-lit room or enclosed porch until the first of our cold frosty nights. It is best to enjoy them as an annual, unless you live somewhere north of Sydney. One of the most amazing and simply beautiful flowering plants to grace our homes is the elegant free flowering Moth Orchid, below right, in its many forms and colours. These seem to thrive in any well-lit part of the house, close to but away from, direct sunlight. Being epiphytic (roots in the air) and growing in tree forks in rain forests they thrive in a small pot in sphagnum moss or other orchid mix with regular light waterings. We have several in a south facing window that have survived and flowered continuously for three years.
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NEW year has arrived, it’s time for a fresh start and from what I’ve seen some of us have hit the ground running. Summer is a wonderful time for exercise; longer, lighter days, warmer weather and merry times contribute to increased motivation and willingness to train. Below are some suggestions to keep you safe, well and active during the warmer months. Stock up on vitamin D with outdoor training Try walking, jogging, cycling or swimming in our local outdoor pools, or outdoor sports like tennis, as a way to keep fit and active and to stockpile vitamin D for the darker months. Stay sun safe When training outside don’t forget to wear sunscreen, a hat and cool light coloured clothing. Dark colours attract heat, whereas light colours are less absorbent and keep you cooler for longer. Keep hydrated Try to drink at least two litres of water per day and if you are exercising in the heat and sweating more than usual you may like to add electrolytes to your water. One of the signs of dehydration is feeling tired, slow or sluggish. If this is you – try to increase your water intake to replenish. Time of day matters We’ve had some really hot days of late where even I have cancelled classes due to the heat. Check the weather forecast on days you wish to exercise, and if it’s a going to be a hot one, train early in the morning or at dusk when it starts to cool. Try something different If you find it’s too hot for your usual exercise or sports routine, why not try a stretch, flexibility and tone class? Looking after your body with stretch-type classes is worthwhile for holistic body health and wellbeing. Have fun at home with the kids Use the sprinklers or hose when watering the garden for water fun with the kids. Play water games like chasey, limbo or make rainbows to run under. It’s a great way to cool off the entire family especially during these extended school holidays. Listen to your body Each morning when you wake, take the time to tune in to your body and get a sense of your inner rhythm. If you wake tired, then it could be a good day to rest. If you wake fresh, then utilise your vitality with exercise, or an activity or sport that makes you feel happy and healthy.
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AYLESFORD Lawn Tennis Club is offering free tennis throughout January. President Greg Malcher, pictured here, says the club is after “hit and giggle” players along with those with white-line fever. Read the club’s latest results on page 33. Image: Kyle Barnes