April 11, 2016 Issue 69 Chilling out with the Moynihans
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Front cover: ChillOut has been a family tradition for the Moynihans including daughter Nat, dad Danny and the late, great mum Roz. But Nat is stepping down after a 16-year association. Read why opposite. Images on front and right: David White
April 11, 2016 Issue 69 Chilling out with the Moynihans
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The cheesy, daggy show they turned into a $10m wonder Words: Kevin Childs | Images: David White
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ISTORIANS once burrowed for information in musty files, old diaries and letters. When it comes to events such as the ChillOut Festival, the humble t-shirt tells a story.
Certainly that seems the case when Nat Moynihan trotted out some of her collection when stepping down after 16 years on the festival committee. What was “Australia’s Only Bent Community Event” back in 2000 morphed into “Queer Country Pride”, “A Decade of Fairy Tales”, “Bollywood in the Bush”, and “Carry on Camping” when the Carry On movies were in vogue. Sheila the cow even starred, with her pearl necklace. By comparison this year’s theme, “Denim and Diamonds”, appears sophisticated and a far cry from what started as the Springs Connection 20 years ago. As Nat tells it the star events were high heels and handbag throwing contests in a paddock out Glenlyon way. Now it’s a festival that brings in a staggering $10 million, she says, and draws 30,000 people over the weekend. And it runs in the Moynihan family, with her late mother Roz volunteering for more than a decade and her father Danny getting stuck in for 14 years. So if it’s as much fun and has been, as Nat says, her longest relationship, why give it away, at least temporarily? Her child with Joel Grey, her partner for over six years, is due in 15 weeks and she wants to be a full-time mum (she also has a step-daughter, Aria, 6). This has caused a little confusion among some of her friends, considering her six-year relationship with a woman and “a couple of other girlfriends”. “They say, `You’re having a baby with a MAN!’” she says, hooting with laughter. “I’ve no regrets,” she adds, “(because) you can have these amazing relationships.” Nat, 34, recalls being raised not to discriminate. Her family moved to Daylesford when her father became postmaster 22 years ago. She had eight years at the Post Office as well and has now been a little longer as accommodation manager at the Royal Hotel. Her fascination with ChillOut began when she was a teenager. “I fell in love with it…it’s such a chilled vibe for Daylesford. It’s a bit of an institution now, but back then it was very intimidating, so I sat in the background for three years. I thought it was a badge of honour, but I started out by picking up rubbish, making sure the toilets were stocked and putting on wristbands. “It wasn’t long before I was volunteering as a street marshal for the parade. It was getting pretty chaotic and needed organisation.” This led to 10 years as director of the parade as it grew from about eight entrants to this year’s 43. Early parades featured ride-on mowers with sequins and feather boas rampant. “It was certainly no Gay Mardi Gras. It was cheesy and daggy, but it was ours. “People said, `They take over the town,’ and, `They’re not welcome.’ A lot of people didn’t want to be associated with a gay and lesbian event, there was a stigma, but we were opening doors and opening minds. We had a long way to go.” The committee even had to stage a protest march to get the rainbow flag flying in Vincent Street. “I’d like more young people to volunteer and fall in love with it,” says Nat, noting the “amazing number” of relationships formed, and broken, over the weekend. Danny, her father, is full of praise for her. “She’s been terrific, taking her holidays to organise the parade, which means no sleep for four days. The average time on the committee is two to three years, so to last 16 years is really something.” Danny has also let his daughter know he will probably be too busy to babysit much. He’s already getting ready for ChillOut 2017.
“It’s a bit of an institution now, but back then it was very intimidating, so I sat in the background for three years.”
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Sculptor draws on personal experiences
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ARISSA Gray left high school at 16 to study Fine Arts at the National Art School in East Sydney. She then started a BA in Art Education but it wasn’t for her because she was “itching to get out into the world and experience life for a bit”. Then life took over and she spent a few years travelling and ended up working as a veterinary nurse because her other love is animals. From there Larissa went on to work as a dog handler for a government agency for 10 years. The current Trentham resident chatted to Donna Kelly. Donna: When did you feel you were an artist? Larissa: I have always done ‘art’. I have always made things and been creative, even as a young child. I can’t say there was ever a defining moment, maybe it hasn’t come yet, or maybe you just are? Because I move around a lot I can find it hard to consistently keep up my art practice, especially when I was younger, I’ve since learned ways to manage its sporadicity. I do it whenever I can and I don’t put as much pressure on myself anymore to produce, which makes it more enjoyable when I do. Donna: What do you do? Larissa: I am a sculptor predominantly, although I do like to draw. I work with a variety of media such as bronze, copper, clay, glass, wood, stone and found objects. It really just depends on my circumstances and finances at the time of making. When desperate I have utilised socks, material and whatever I could get my hands to work with. When I had more money I was able to work in bronze. Donna: What does it mean to you? Larissa: My work has personal meaning. It is multi-faceted in its content and continually evolving, however my main motivations and subject matter draw on my personal experiences. My art serves as a way for me to process and express feelings and emotions and is a means for me to explore themes around the joy and pain of human existence, the constant search for happiness, curiosity for meaning and longing for freedom. Donna: What do you hope your work says to others? Larissa: I am happy when someone sees something in my work and can relate, it may not be exactly what I was expressing or feeling but it doesn’t matter. I hope to take the viewer out of the everyday and into a place they need to be. Donna: If you could meet three artists living or dead who would they be and why? Larissa: It is hard to choose but Fiona Hall, Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carrington are all interesting and inspiring artists that I would like to meet to find out what drives them, what keeps them going in the face of adversity, what they think about life, love and being a woman in this world and who inspires them and why. But there are many more strong women, not just artists, that I would like to have a conversation with and pick their brains. Donna: What is your Central Highlands story? Larissa: I am not sure I have a story, as I said I move around a lot. I am from Sydney originally but I have lived in the UK and Perth. How I ended up here...it’s just where the wind blew me. I know I will have to put down roots eventually and I do like it here, so who knows? Donna: Finally, where can we see your work? Larissa: I have a few pieces on display at Little Gallery on High and The Spotted Pony, both in Trentham. Also on my website www.larissagrayandthegoldendog.com
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From silver to gold, Jared’s dream is realised
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Last week, Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates said if Jared EWLYN’S Jared Tallent has finally won the right to his 2012 London was presented with his medal in Brazil, at the same time as the 2016 Rio Olympics in Olympics gold.
Jared, who now lives in Adelaide and is currently undertaking high altitude training in Arizona, originally won a silver medal finishing second to Russian Sergey Kirdyapkin in the 50 kilometres walk. But Kirdyapkin’s performance has now been disqualified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport because the 36-year-old tested positive to a banned substance. The ruling disqualifies all of Kirdyapkin’s competitive results from August 20, 2009 to October 15, 2012. Tallent has previously won bronze in the 20km walk and silver in the 50km race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In a statement last month Tallent, 31, said “history has been rewritten”. “I am the Olympic champion and justice has been served. I’m very excited to see the result amended and thank all those who have supported me across this journey. “For me, this outcome allows me to celebrate a moment that every athlete dreams of and I look forward to sharing the experience with my family, including wife Claire, my mum, dad and siblings.” Athletics Australia chief executive Phil Jones said Athletics Australia had “always been of the opinion that Jared Tallent is the rightful gold medallist in the men’s 50km race walk at London 2012”.
August, he would like to fly Jared’s wife Claire out for the presentation. But Jared has said while a Rio presentation would be special, he does not want any distractions from competing, hopefully for back-to-back golds. Mr Coates said he also believed he had found a way to get Jared his medal before Rio. The IOC initially believed it had to wait until its next sitting in June to ratify the IAAF’s recommendation to award the gold medal. But Mr Coates said he had found a precedent which could allow the IOC to redistribute medals as an administrative matter after a 30-day cooling-off period.
“I am the Olympic champion and justice has been served.” - Jared Tallent
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IT’S not every day you get a llama visiting your local library but these kids took it all in their stride when one turned up during the school holidays at Trentham. Clunes llama farmer Prue Simmons brought one of her llamas, Wildfire, along for Llama Storytime - giving the children a great opportunity to interact with these amazing creatures.
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Multi-tasking with trout, bullocks and lambs
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T’S not often that a family business rides on the back of a trout.
But, while Tuki Trout Farm’s forefathers founded the Stoney Rises property, out of Smeaton, as a sheep farm producing carpet wool further back than anyone can remember, running a business based on fishing has proven even more successful than one riding on the back of a sheep. The decision to begin Tuki Trout Farm, and market the combined experience of fishing and country-fine dining to both local and international tourists, came in 1985 – and since then, business has been booming. “The launch of our tourism business was stage one,” owner Robert Jones said. Since then, the name Tuki has become synonymous with delicious fresh and smoked trout products – but, as Robert had pointed out, it was just the start. Produce at Tuki now includes lamb and beef, and hand-made products are sold locally as well as to Melbourne restaurants, with back straps considered precious and gourmet sausages taking on the renowned smoked trout pate as the local favourite. “Thirty years ago we started in tourism offering trout fishing, and we got a good response, from locals and people further afield - and within a very short time we’ve become an international destination for a lot of Asian and other guests.” The 4856-hectare property sells itself with its views alone - stretching over 100km, as well as over the Loddon-Campaspe Valley from the stone cottages, which have expanded the business from produce into the accommodation market.
But it is produce that keeps Tuki as a premier name for fish, lamb and beef products – with the farm’s vegetable garden also being harvested for use in the on-site restaurant’s kitchen. Then there are the farm fresh eggs. “The origin of food…we’re an allencompassing experience.” The farm captures the nostalgia of the old days, when food was sourced close to home, keeping it fresh and seasonal but now with a few key differences. “We’re harvesting 30,000 trout a year, a bullock a week, 15 lambs a week - we’re a lot more productive than you would be if we were just on the farm.” And it’s a farm, and an international tourism destination, that certainly has longevity. “We’ve been the longest service provider offering a seven-day-a-week service in this whole region.” An impressive feat for an operation which began life producing carpet wool from the Tukidale sheep – from which the farm derived its name. “It’s not named after a trout, as most people think, it’s the Tukidale sheep.”
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Just sayin’...
Pick me, pick me...
By Donna Kelly
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OW, it’s almost time for another long weekend.
They seem to just keep popping up. Labour Day, Easter and now Anzac Day on Monday, April 25. But unlike the others, Anzac Day is not about an extra sleep-in. Well, not for us anyway. Kyle and I attended our first dawn service or stand-to just after meeting on Hamilton Island. No, not as holiday makers, as workers. Kyle was a skipper and I was a Japanese interpreter. We lasted three months. Anyway, we decided we should do the right thing and head up the hill to the ceremony. Which we did, arriving one hour too late, and walking back down the hill. It’s the only time we have got it wrong. And we attend each year now, rain or hail. Never seems to be any shine. Although Alice Springs, Cairns and Karratha were a tad warm. And there’s only been one day when we nearly didn’t go. It was a particularly cold day – yes in the Central Highlands, and pouring. I was warm and dry in bed. And I thought “who will know if we don’t go?”. After all it’s usually pitch black so you can’t see anyone anyway. And then I thought about all those who had sacrificed their lives, for mine. So I could have a nice bed and a sleep-in now and again. And I got up very quickly and went to the Daylesford service. And I was glad I did. There always seems to be a good turnout, especially here, and the service is always very moving. I get a thrill from the sounding of the Last Post and the Reveille is like a wake-up call to action. And of course there is always the invite to head over the road to the Daylesford RSL for a bit of breakfast and even a beer if you are keen for an early tipple. Last year we also went to Kyneton for its morning service. Again a fabulous turnout and we were handed an Anzac biscuit on arrival – a nice touch. There was the march, the service, music and even a fly-over. I am not sure if that’s a regular occurrence or was just for the 100th anniversary, but it was a crowd-pleaser. Another great service is at Eganstown. I have been a couple of times and it’s really low key with a billy on the boil, homemade treats, people trotting in on horseback and plenty of friendly dogs. So I guess I would also like to say an early thank-you to the people behind the scenes who make all of this happen – in the lead up to the event and on the day while we are all still sleeping. It is appreciated. Lest We Forget.
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Cost is $25 per vehicle site with bookings essential on 5348 2367. It’s a fun day together to help “sort out your stuff” and fundraise for the school at the same time!
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Memorial plaque to Cornish miners unveiled
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AYLESFORD was the place to be over the weekend of March 18 to 20 when a memorial plaque to Cornish miners and pioneers who mined Cornish Hill was unveiled by Hepburn Shire Council’s deputy mayor Pierre Niclas, Cornish Hill Management Committee member Terry Bellair, pictured above, and Cornish Association of Victoria president Beryl Curnow.
The main gold rush into Cornish (Wombat) Hill took place in November 1854, just four months after the town of Daylesford had been surveyed. About 70 people attended the unveiling at the Thomas’ Lookout.
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Locals were joined by representatives from the Cornish Associations of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Ms Curnow encouraged the local community to proudly own and celebrate its gold mining heritage that gave birth to Daylesford along with its natural springs, and to highlight the mining site on the local tourist map route with Daylesford’s many other scenic attractions. Over the weekend the support of the Daylesford Historical Society Museum staff was greatly appreciated allowing the association to promote its displays with many visitors, she said.
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Defibrillators MITCH concert
MACEDON Ranges Shire Council is after a 25 per SPORTS clubs can apply for a life-saving MITCH is holding its second Next Generation cent reduction in greenhouse emissions. defibrillator, so that players, spectators and parents Concert at Braemar College. It is one of the key objectives proposed in council’s This concert welcomes three new collaborators can step in during an emergency until paramedics draft environment strategy which has been released for The Resonance String Orchestra, Sacred Heart College arrive. public comment. The new environment strategy will set out how council and the community can work together to protect and enhance the region’s unique environment. It will underpin council’s policy development, decision making and activities which impact on the environment and local communities. It will also foster environmentally sustainable and responsible behaviour to reduce the collective environmental footprint.
The Victorian Government is rolling out 1000 defibrillators to community clubs. Clubs will be assessed on location, the age of members and the sport played along with the number of volunteers who will be trained to provide emergency care. Successful clubs will be required to implement a sports medical plan, so that they are prepared to act fast in an emergency. The new devices will appear on an Ambulance Victoria database, so that triple zero operators can direct callers to an additional 1000 devices available when an emergency strikes within the community.
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Kyneton and Gisborne Secondary College - in presenting the best young musicians from the Central Highlands through their school-based music program. Previously, ‘Next Generation’ concerts have featured mainly soloists, while the 2016 program presents three groups of young musicians who gain the majority of their ensemble experience as part of their school studies. Mitchell Lee – the original MITCH Young Artist of the Year returns to accompany Kenny Cook making his debut and recipient holder of the Kyneton Secondary College Senior Award sponsored by MITCH. Bookings to be made via the Contact and Payment page on the website www.mitch.org.au
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Will Oxnam, a dweller at the house of serenity Words: Kevin Childs | Image: David White
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NDER a magnificent centurion of an oak tree a gardener wields his spade creating a garden on the nature strip. Newspaper pages suppress weeds beneath mushroom compost. A freshly planted mulberry bush is whipped by the autumn breeze.
Will Oxnam is at work, calmly beautifying East Street, opposite the starkness of a car-wash and takeaway food joint. For a visitor he softly points out the iridescent pink of a correa flower, banksias, orange dahlias, blue glow thistle, callistemon, penstemon and a wattle up the high garden at the rear of his block of flats. The wattle was given to him by “the Meals on Wheels fellow”. Described by his friends as a quiet achiever, Will has lived in Daylesford for 41 years, but only been in his flat for 18 months. His transformation of the garden is remarkable. “It’s the best garden I’ve ever had,” he says, explaining how he gardens for all three flats and even puts out all the rubbish. (He is also a one-man Neighbourhood Watch, asked to keep an eye on the premises opposite). Inside his white-walled flat is a mass of tomatoes. They fill boxes and buckets. It’s been a great season for them, hot and dry. “I give them away as fast as I can and I throw them out if they’re not up to scratch.” Born in Albert Park, Will moved with his family to Upper Beaconsfield. “That was the end of me for the city, I couldn’t get out fast enough.” Grim times were ahead however, for his parents separated and as the second youngest of five children, he was sent at five to an orphanage in Middle Brighton for a year. “I hated it: it was as near as I want to go to a prison.” Working meant first undertaking a job now extinct in an organisation also dead as a dodo. He became a teleprinter operator for the old Overseas Telecommunications Commission, including a posting to Sydney - “a horrible place”. His move to Daylesford at the age of 32 was extraordinary: “I was offered a house by a fellow who decided there was no work here and he was going back to Melbourne to be a naturopath. For two weeks’ farm work a year I had a free house in Italian Hill.” Will raised two sons, both of whom now work in Geelong. The only house he owned had to be sold because he could not afford a long sewerage connection when the era of the night cart ended. He undertook farm work, which he describes as a road to nowhere, digging spuds at Trentham for a long time. “I wasn’t a very good picker.” Will did plenty of tractor work, picked grapes, and helped build a mud brick house at Porcupine Ridge, which he describes as being a “pat on the head job”. As work dried up he went about improving his area, clearing blackberries away from the spring in Frazer Street, helped by his friend, architect Vasko Drogriski. Will lived at the rear of the spring for a long time, using its water for his garden, as he still does, lugging it back in two 20-litre containers in the wheelbarrow Vasko gave him, its worn wheel a mass of black tape. Will also fixed the little bridge over the nearby creek, and takes part in a Planned Activity Group, with its candle-making, trips, lunches and fish and bird feeding.
We look at his spuds, Desiree, Nicola and purple ones. Then he shows the two varieties of chillies he grows. He is a picture of contentment. “I love it here. It’s the best place.” This serenity arises from his interest in Buddhism, an attraction first fostered by Greg Leith, brother of Graeme, the renowned winemaker at Passing Clouds. Says Will: “Whatever else happens, everyone becomes enlightened. The other things you do on the way are just a sideshow, not on the path.” This seems perhaps a little ambitious, but he goes on, “That’s the target: I can’t understand people acquiring wealth.” We gaze at the ladder leading to the elevated garden at the rear. There’s maize up there as well. Will Oxnam’s unusual name is said to derive from a now “lost” medieval village originally called Oxenham but often shortened to Oxnam, believed to have been in the west country. In old English his name means a dweller at the farm of the oxen. There being no oxen about he gets back into his gumboots, treads down the lane, back to planting, a man at peace.
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Stonefields to open to support food education
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ANDSCAPE designer Paul Bangay will open his Denver garden, Stonefields, in April.
And every step through the garden will further food education in Australia. The Stonefields Open Garden Weekend, April 16 and 17, is a fundraiser supporting the not-for-profit Kitchen Garden Foundation and all proceeds from the event will support the foundation’s work. “Opening the garden is important to me as it not only allows a rare opportunity for the public to see my private space but it also helps support the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation – a charity very dear to my heart,” Paul said. “I sit on the board of this wonderful organisation, and being able to raise muchneeded funds means more children can learn how to grow and cook their own fresh, seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs. For me this is a very worthy cause.” This is the fourth time Paul has opened the garden in support of the foundation, but the first chance visitors will have to see it in all its autumnal beauty – previously it has only been opened in spring. “Autumnal April means lots of seasonal colour from the oaks, maples and ornamental grapes. The garden changes shades of green, and flowers go to brilliant reds, scarlets and butter yellows,” Paul said. “Autumn is also the peak time for a lot of our perennials, so expect lots of colour from the asters, grasses and salvias.” Once visitors have finished exploring the garden they can relax on the lawn and enjoy a drink, bite to eat and listen to some live music. There will also be book sales and signings by Paul Bangay and Stephanie Alexander, rare plant sales, a raffle with almost $5000 worth of top food and gardening prizes, and displays by local kitchen garden schools. Online presale tickets are $25 until April 15. On April 16 and 17, tickets are $30 online or at the gate (cash or credit card only for gate sales). Children under 12 free. Private garden tours with Paul Bangay and a shuttle bus from Kyneton train station are also available at an additional cost.
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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 and new 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).
Recently, the Mark Ward Group acquired Decor Impact – a dynamic business featuring great visual items for sale and hire. Life size animals, figures, dinosaurs and outdoor props. A great range of exciting new stock will be hitting the country on a monthly basis. Showrooms open at all Mill Markets venues!
Daylesford Beauty is pleased to introduce our new team, Montana and Lucinda to the Salon. Both ladies have a wealth of industry experience and specialise in Threading, Sugaring, Eyelash Extensions, Waxing, Tinting, Makeup Application, SNS Nails & Shellac Nails. Continuing our relationship with our supportive existing local clientele, and also welcoming new clients to our Beauty Salon. Beauty services for locals 20% off Mon-Fri! (10% off for SNS nails). To make a booking please call us on 5348 2331
Happy & Healthy 15
30 years of service
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OBAW Community Health celebrated 30 years of service provision to the local community last Friday, April 8.
Cobaw, based in Kyneton and operating in the Macedon Ranges, was established with funding provided by the former Health Department of Victoria following momentum from a group of locals who expressed concern about the lack of services in the area. The demand had been highlighted through an increased community need after the February 1983 bushfires. The first services to be provided included counselling, the QUIT smoking program, community health nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and psychiatric services. Thirty years later, Cobaw has evolved and expanded while continuing to meet community demand to provide important services to the Macedon Ranges community and beyond. Chief executive officer Margaret McDonald said as a vital part of local service provision, Cobaw had a highly skilled workforce that was engaged with the community through a number of Victorian and Australian government funded programs. “Cobaw works across the lifespan in delivering services for all ages with teams focused on children, youth, community wellbeing, home and community care, family services and housing support. “In the past 12 months, the organisation has delivered 1800 hours of health promotion and counselling, 2400 hours of children’s services, 3900 hours of allied health and 7000 hours of social support and respite. “We are grateful to the community for their continued, generous support of Cobaw. Our 30-year journey has seen us develop from a small, specialised service to growing and adapting to meet the evolving needs of the community. “Cobaw has embraced community health and wellbeing issues and has proved to have been a driving force locally for service innovation. “Most of all, I wish to acknowledge the great skills, expertise and passion of staff and voluntary directors of the board who together have contributed to maintaining local services for the community.”
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In Scrub Hill a venerable church is given new life Words: Kevin Childs | Image: David White
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HE pub is closed. The post office long since shuttered. Now the Uniting church in the district of Dean has shut its doors to the few remaining parishioners.
In a few months, however, the 147-year-old Scrub Hill church will reopen, this time as a type of community heart. At Scrub Hill the buzz of a saw competes with carolling magpies and the hum of traffic on the road from Ballarat to Daylesford. Two builders go about their restoration work while the church’s new owners, the “two Jens” as they are often called, get stuck into clearing Dutch elm suckers that hid the view at the rear of the bluestone church across paddocks of spuds and pyrethrum. For 10 hours a day over nine days they hacked at the elms and pines. Jennie Wilmoth, pictured far left, and Jenni Draper, left, have already made their mark on the shire by revamping the rooms of medical practitioners to become Hale House in Raglan Street, Daylesford. Now they have turned their formidable energy and imagination to Scrub Hill. Lichen covers the slate roofing tiles, which are still in order. Four new finials now glow above them. A couple of the old wooden ones survived and will be kept for show. They will join the church’s metal sign, its spelling of “Unitng” giving parishioners a giggle for decades. “We’ve had to rewire, replumb, fix the spouting and get a 23,000 litre water tank,” says Jennie, who says she paints and does other work, while the other Jenni is project manager. Then there’s the water diviner. He came with his twitching wand to declare there was a source of water out the front. Sinking a well in what will be the driveway was not on, so he found another spot at the side, where he says the water is less than 80 metres down. A bore will give the answer. Behind the church is the Sunday school, formerly a Presbyterian church built in 1879 and hauled from 2.5km away. Tongue-ingroove Baltic pine-lined walls and ceiling help make it special. The church itself is impressive, a feature stained glass window high on the wall shining blue. Thanks to the organ-playing wife of a minister it has perfect acoustics courtesy of timber wainscotting. High up, great beams of local hardwood need no attention. A big wooden cross has been taken down. Like other gifts from parishioners it is being returned to the family who gave it. It is a commentary on the slow grinding wheels of bureaucracy and the patience of churchgoers to learn that this was Crown land until the 60s when the title of the half hectare was handed to the church after a mere century of waiting. Then when it closed some sadness turned to joy say the Jens, for the churchgoers are grateful to the new owners. “We didn’t just buy a church,” says Jennie, “we bought into the community”. So the first event will mark the 60th anniversary of the Scrub Hill women’s group in June. Sitting on some of the 19 big lumps of bluestone that have been uncovered, some from the old Ballarat Gaol, the Jens say there will be five locations in and around the church where gatherings such as weddings and other events will be held. As an eagle glides over the near perfect curve of Scrub Hill opposite, its single tree all that will grow on its brow, the Jens get stuck into more work, pleased to be able make it all come together.
“We didn’t just buy a church, we bought into the community.” - Jennie Wilmoth
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Animal rescue funding
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MERGENCY services workers will be trained in horse and large animal rescue after funding from the Victorian Government of $28,000 for the Lancefield Equestrian Group in partnership with Ranges Equine Industry Network.
Lancefield Equestrian Group will use the funding to buy large animal rescue equipment and a life-size horse mannequin to use for the training for emergency services and council officers as well as veterinarians, RSPCA inspectors and others.
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Kyle’s ramblings
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ECENTLY I bathed myself in the culture that is Japan. On arrival to our temporary island home of Matsuyama, about 50 kilometres off the coast of Hiroshima, the first thing I noticed was the lack of car horns in this relatively small city of 300,000. Everyone was polite and almost in wonderment of how two white foreigners happened to stumble across their island. The first morning after our arrival, I was watching TV, not that I could understand a lot and all of a sudden this poorly acted out skit which included a couple of Aussies, an Irishman and some surprised Japanese people came on and no, this isn’t the beginning of a joke. It looked like an English learning program for the Japanese, where they were trying to reinterpret a sentence. (See above right.) My interpretation of the sentence was a lot different. I was imagining how the average Aussie would interpret this and I think it would go something like this: “The bloody management have back-flipped again and changed the goalposts. Now we have to try and pander to the needs of the bloody tourists, until they change their minds again. Also Mr Norikaeru apparently says ‘failure is not an option’. Well, they can shove that where the sun don’t shine, I’m going to the bloody union rep – we’ll see about that.” But this use of polite language seems to be across the length and breadth of the country, for instance, about three minutes before the high speed train pulls into the platform, an announcement rips through the train for about a minute. I asked my ex-Japanese tourist guide, who speaks and understands more of the language than she cares to admit, Donna, to translate. It turns out it’s something like: “The train will shortly be arriving at Osaka, we will be departing from the left hand door if you are facing the front of the train. At this station you can transfer to the subway or domestic lines. If it is wet please don’t slip and make sure you have your umbrella and personal items, please take care and have a fantastic day.” After the long Japanese dialogue comes out, it’s followed by the English version which simply says “this is Osaka” and that’s it. I also find the signage amazing. A crossing sign, I think it is meant to be a bloke walking his little girl across the road, appears to me as two aliens waiting to board their space ship. On the subject of signage, how about the manhole covers, now they are works of art lying on the roads or on footpaths – bloody amazing! And finally the prices, a bottle of water is just $1.10 from a vending machine, a large sake from the local milk bar is $1.12 and those fluffy white sandwiches, which have the crusts cut off and are practically inhalable, can be picked up as a three pack for just over two bucks – what a bargain. Although I do suspect they have zero nutritional quality but they are super yummy. Japan, the land of great food, icy beer and manners.
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To market, to market...to buy some yummy scones
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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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The one that got away - but there’s plenty more fish in the local waterways Words: Kate Taylor | Images: Phillip Weigal
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F YOU are still lamenting the one that got away, don’t worry – there are plenty more fish in the waters.
Millions, in fact, as Fisheries Victoria steps up fish stocking to five million little swimmers being released across the state each year – with many destined for local tables. Hepburn Lagoon receives 5000 brown trout and 5000 rainbow trout each year and Daylesford’s Wombat Reservoir has annual releases of 1000 rainbow and 1000 brown trout. Meanwhile, Jubilee Lake gets 400 advanced rainbow trout delivered before the second and third school holidays and 4000 brown trout are released annually at Newlyn Reservoir. It’s not just the larger bodies of water either, smaller local waters are also stocked, usually before school holidays. There’s definitely something in the water – as Freshwater Fisheries manager Anthony Forster explains, fish stocking in combination with habitat restoration is improving local fish populations – all the more reason to pack up a rod and reel and head for the nearest waters. “A few years ago we met with the Purrumbete Angling Club to work out how to rebuild their trophy Chinook salmon fishery of a generation ago,” Anthony said. “On the wall of the club rooms was an old brown withered salmon - we had lots of old photos of big Chinook salmon that night including some from past members who had since passed away. “There were glassy eyes all round when the old timers talked about how good the fishing was back then - 5000 anglers on the opening weekend, parked cars circling the lake. “Twenty-five pound fish caught and stories of bigger ones that got away. It’s times like these you realise fishing is more than a hobby, it’s a rich way of life to so many people and we are privileged to be able to bring back what once was - great fishing.” “Every year in August and September Fisheries Victoria convenes a series of regional Vic Fish Stock forums with recreational fishers, Water Authorities and Catchment Management Authority representatives to review the performance of stocked fisheries. “Fisheries also undertake fish population surveys (using netting and or electro-fishing methods) in stocked waters where required. The outcomes from the Vic Fish Stock process are published annually on our website.” It turns out that great fishing is also something that Phillip Weigal, pictured above right, knows a lot about – not only does he edit fly fishing magazine Flystream, he also teaches the craft to groups at Millbrook Lakes, and was also the subject of an impressive photo opportunity when he landed a four-and-a-half kilo rainbow trout at Tullaroop Reservoir. “It was just a lovely winter’s day, as you can see from the picture, and we were fly fishing for trout chasing minnows - which we call smelters, because the fish that they’re chasing are often Australian smelt...and it was chasing the baitfish on the edges of the lake and I cast a fly to it and caught it,” Phillip explained. It put up a fight, as rainbow trout fight very well, and yet it was still one that got away. “I let it go… I usually let them go. I ate a lot of trout when I was a kid, so they have to be pretty special for me to eat them.”
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News 23
Revolution taking place in Macedon Shire
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HE quiet little town of Romsey is an unlikely place for a revolution.
Seven years ago Romsey rejected pokies. The stand by the locals reverberated across the nation, especially when the Supreme Court effectively forced the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to overturn a decision permitting the machines. That result heartened many of those fighting the scourge of pokies, for the judges took into account the crucial issue of community wellbeing. Fast-forward to today and that well-being is tested again as many new battles are fought. People in Woodend, Kyneton, Riddells Creek and Macedon have taken on their council, winning in both the Supreme Court and at VCAT from the early 1990s up to this year. Their aim is to protect the rural environment, farming land, the water catchment which feeds into Melbourne surrounds and the natural forests. And for people living in Kyneton and Woodend as well as Romsey the reality of “developers” and others licking their lips at the thought of the money to be made in the Macedon Ranges is almost enough to bring them into the streets. Instead they are fighting back in the classic way, telling a government inquiry just where planning and controls fail. At the last Victorian election each major party pledged to protect the ranges from that coy term, over-development and keep both environment and rural values. Now the guns are aimed at the Macedon Ranges Council, with the local residents’ association accusing it of failing to provide the protection sought. Four wise folk, known as the Macedon Ranges Advisory Committee, are running the inquiry: veteran town planners Brett Davis and Lisa Kendal, longtime planning, environmental lawyer Sarah Carlisle and social science expert Mandy Elliott. The list of matters residents want considered are boggling. They range from the historic importance of the ranges to its bio-diversity, forests, waterways, marshlands, towns, farms, rural buffers, green wedges and conservation zones. The submission points to strategic matters either not done or not implemented, as well as damaging levels of growth, climate change, bushfire and flood danger.
The inquiry committee has given those interested until April 16 to comment on whether policy and planning protect the ranges, with special attention to: •Policy relating to farming and protection of productive land and whether they adequately protect the values of the region. •Whether the protection of water supply, tourism and recreation, and nature conservation, as required, is sufficiently covered by policy, zones and overlays. •Key values and attributes of the Macedon Ranges and whether policy covers them. •Whether cultural heritage is protected. Submissions may be made to: www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/planning/panels-and-committees/current-panels-andcommittees/macedon-ranges-protection-advisory-committee/Submission-form
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Trash talk
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F ONE man’s trash is another man’s treasure then Hepburn Shire Council is helping with the treasure hunt with the launch of new Facebook and Instagram sites to facilitate the sale of goods through its tip shops at Daylesford, Trentham and Creswick transfer stations.
The “Hepburn Hot Trash” Facebook and Instagram sites will be used to promote the sale of unusual and/or sought-after products in all three sites. Chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond said reducing waste to landfill, and the environmental benefits that came from that reduction, was a priority for council. “This initiative is just another way we are diverting waste from landfill. We look forward to seeing the popularity of the sites grow as people become aware of them. We will be working with interested community groups and the administrators of other sites focused on recycling to promote these pages.”
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ANZAC Day services will be held around the Central Highlands on Monday, April 25. Services will be held at: Daylesford - 6am Dawn Service at Bourke Square Cenotaph followed by a gunfire breakfast at the RSL. All welcome. The Anzac Day march will gather at 10am for a 10.30am start from outside the Daylesford Town Hall and march to the Cenotaph.
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Kyneton – 6am Dawn Service at the Cenotaph followed by a gunfire breakfast at the RSL. Gold coin donation. The Anzac Day march will form up at the corner of Mollison and Yaldwyn streets at 9.30am and step off at 9.45am. Following the march to the Cenotaph, where the traditional Anzac Day service will be held, refreshments will be served at the Kyneton RSL Sub-Branch. Displays of World War 1 and other memorabilia will be on display in the foyer and throughout the Kyneton RSL Sub-Branch. Malmsbury – 8am Service Hepburn – 8.15am Service Eganstown – 9am Service Trentham - 11.30am Service Taradale - 1pm Service
New library
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NEW and improved library has opened in Creswick.
The library refurbishment includes extra floor space to allow for more seating areas, better access to free WiFi, a meeting room and dedicated areas for reading. The extra space and facilities means the library can stay open longer, from the previous 2.5 days a week to 5.5 days per week.
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Inspiring 27
A man, a truck and a world to wander Words: Kevin Childs | Image left: David White
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AVE Johnson is at the wheel of a huge truck full of tourists in Africa when they start jumping off. In his rear-view mirror he watches in astonishment as many of the 21 on board leap from his slow moving vehicle. He pulls up to find the back of the truck filled with snakes dislodged by the truck from an overhanging branch. The snakes are not dangerous, so after getting rid of them and calming the tourists, he drives on.
Another occasion when some passengers decided to leave was when he drove a truck down a road cut into a precipice, heading to a national park in South America. The road was one-truck width, but with two-way traffic. Meeting an oncoming vehicle Dave had to back up until he found a space where they could pass, his wheels near the edge of sheer drop of hundreds of metres down to the jungle floor. That’s when some walked. Just how this Glenlyon resident, CFA stalwart and resilient stroke survivor became a safari driver is a tale he tells with glee. It goes back to a childhood fascination with engines. Growing up in Edgware, North London, and then Hemel Hempstead, about 40 kilometres north of the city, he used to help his mechanic-turned-postie father fiddle around with old cars. “That stood me in good stead in later years,” he says, his accent still strong after many years. Yet it was cabinet-making that the young Dave set his mind on before he even started school and he would not be dissuaded. Perhaps he would become an engineer, his parents wondered, as he came top in maths, woodwork and mechanical drawing, while also doing well in geography. But at 15 he turned his back on school. “It was probably the best day’s work I ever did in my life,” he says of his decision to begin a six-year apprenticeship in cabinet-making. Most aspects of woodwork were studied, even specialist stuff like marquetry. But in his late 20s he was technical manager of one of Britain’s biggest furniture companies, travelling widely to trade fairs in Europe and enjoying his company car and a good salary. What would he do with this money? Buy a Land Rover and drive from London to Johannesburg. That was in his mind when he found an ad for safari drivers. Dave wanted to find out what made safari vehicles tick. He wrote off and was invited to a seminar in London. Some 400 people turned up and were given a long form to fill in. This narrowed the field to 70 who showed up for a weekend seminar where an experienced driver did his best to talk everyone out of going any further. But Dave still wanted to learn about the vehicles, so he put his name forward and was about 12th out of 28 who qualified for an assessment weekend. Up trundled a 27-seat Bedford truck. Out the door went one of the candidates, with an oath about not driving that. As a rigorous assessment got under way, the ever-confident Dave spoke out. “Give me a box of bits and if you want a truck, I’ll build you a truck,” he said. “Fair enough,” said the workshop manager, asking him to assemble a gearbox from scratch. Having shown he could do this, Dave then joined a competing team and pile of bricks and a grill from which a barbeque had to be made and a meal cooked. Using a trolley designed to load bombs, his team of five moved the bricks and had a meal on the go before the opposing team of six could transport their bricks by hand. It was all about showing initiative. In those days, he says, it could take 12 days to cross the Sahara Desert, the only markers being 44 gallon drums of cement with a stick poking up at regular intervals. No GPS then. “What if you break down?” asked a would-be driver. “You fix it or die,” was the reply. By now Dave had seen some of the safari trucks and was becoming hooked. Along came an offer to sign up as a trainee. To his family the idea of letting go of a well-paid job, with a company car, to drive a truck seemed more than a little bonkers. For six months he learned to strip wheels, change bearings and much more while the years working with his father bore fruit.
Dave rose to be a long-haul driver, making the 25,000km London to Nepal journey in six months. At the height of these safaris for the wealthy, his company had 32 trucks on the road as he drove through the Middle East, Asia, the Soviet Union, virtually everywhere, except North America. In that time he noticed how people’s attitudes changed as a journey progressed. Those who may have been arrogant and condescending to other races and colours at the start changed when they had to deal with people in a place where everyone was African or Pakistani. Ochre-haired Zulu warriors were welcomed on board for a lift. In the land of the mountain gorillas, however, his safari days were to begin winding down for he met an Australian nurse called Karen. The ultimate longdistance romance began as Dave flew from London or South Africa to Melbourne in a courtship that lasted a couple of years. Eventually he got a visa and moved here. He and Karen spent weekends at Glenlyon and over five years he built a home. Once they moved into that they rented their cottage - called Kibo, which is Swahili for hippopotamus. In Glenlyon, too, he set up a workshop to make hand-crafted furniture, working for architects and others on fine jobs such as helping and supervising a fit-out for the World Bank in Abuja, Nigeria. At 67 Dave looks back on 19 years in the 102-year-old Glenlyon CFA, including four as captain. His story steadily unfolds until, bang! He claps his hands. “Then I had a stroke.” It was 2012 and he was quickly sent from the local hospital to Ballarat and then by air to the Alfred. After surgery he was bed-ridden for three months. Work on the new Glenylon CFA station had just finished. He tendered his resignation but it was rejected. Three months in a wheelchair followed, the same amount of time on a walking frame. The damage by the stroke left him walking in arcs. A year of physio at the hospital saw him beginning to walk properly. He credits Samantha Redlich at Xistance Gym with teaching him how to walk in a straight line. After two years he’s still a regular. For a long time he could only go upstairs in his home by holding the rail and moving sideways. Karen had to help him back down. Then one day, out of the blue, he found himself with a cup of tea for her, going up of his own volition. He smiles with delight. His bliss with machines extends to his ’86 Land Rover, bought when new, and the two trucks in the Glenylon station. The new truck was part of an almost $1 million building and re-equipping program that he oversaw, with a little luck and what he calls dogged persistence. Such persistence has taken him a long way.
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I think I’m turning Japanese - and fifty!
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It was my belated 50th present. I turned 50 last May but with having just lost Curly and with Rosie starting to really age before we lost her in September, it wasn’t going to happen. That’s life. Anyway, we flew off on Sunday to Cairns and then Monday to Osaka. It’s only a six-hour flight from Cairns and cheap as chips these days. Less than $300 each way. And Japan is cheap too. Seriously good value. I lived there in my early 20s for a few years, teaching English, and everything was expensive. As teachers we received the equivalent of $3000 cash per month - yes cash in an envelope - and you needed every penny, well, yen. But it seems like inflation never happened and the prices are all in a time warp. For example, a can of refreshing Asahi Super-Dry beer is just over $1. And a nice big glass of One Cup Sake is about the same. Best of all the food is a bargain as long as you eat like the locals. So forget about a steak and choose a bento box (lunch box) for anything from a tiny $3 to a massive $10 for a bit of everything. We headed to a place near where I used to teach called Matsuyama, which just happened to also be celebrating the cherry blossom season - like all of Japan does. It’s on Shikoku, the most remote of the four main islands that make up Japan. Oh, when we talk remote the small town of Matsuyama has about 300,000 people. So we’re not in the Central Highlands anymore Toto... Anyway, rather than write a long, boring travel story I thought I would just do a “things I love about Japan”. So here, in no particular order, goes the list. Shinkansen travel Who doesn’t like travelling at about 300 kilometres an hour sitting happily in your comfy seat - without the hassle of airports? The trains, also known as bullet trains, run exactly on time to the second. They pull in when they say they are going to pull in, and pull out just a minute or two later. And they stop exactly where they say they are going to stop. So if you are in Car 4 you just stand at the sign which says Car 4. Too easy. And if that’s not good enough once you are seated along comes a girl with a cart which has bento boxes, yummy sandwiches, beer, sake, coffee, soft drinks, snacks...you get the idea. So while you are hurtling along to your destination - Osaka, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka or Sapporo - you can also enjoy a nice meal and a tipple of your choice. Without the chance of turbulence. That’s travel. Taxis Now if you are my age or older you may remember Toyota Crowns. A classic square-shaped car which just keep on going. And they do in Japan. In fact they still make them - even in pink. And all the taxis are Crowns. And they still have the plastic on the seats and doily-type material covering the headrests. And yes, you can still buy the doily things as an extra. And the taxi doors are automatic. They just swing open, you climb in and they swing shut. Look, no hands. And the white-gloved drivers are all really nice and helpful and will find a way to put two really big suitcases in their boot. Even if it means shuffling around the bag which holds their bento lunch for the day. And if you can’t speak Japanese they will try their best to help you. Kyle caught one from the station and asked to be taken to the ANA Hotel. This puzzled the woman driver who proceeded to get out and call other drivers over to help the foreigner. Now, if you know Kyle you know he doesn’t like fuss and he said at this stage he was wondering if he could make it to the nearest subway entrance without being noticed. But no, the drivers worked out that it wasn’t the A N A he wanted but the Anna hotel. That pronunciation makes all the difference in the world. And within seconds, with the driver’s cry of “let’s go” they were off.
Grungy bars You can head to the hotel’s restaurant or find a swank place to dine in the city but you are missing out on the best part of Japan - the grungy bar. These places are generally tiny, with seating for about 10 people, and you have to be prepared to go with the flow. You might push through a curtain and find yourself in a bar selling offal on sticks, or sashimi with whale as a specialty. Yes, I know it’s all about scientific research but some people do still eat whale. But you can always just order a beer and a stick of something and push it around your plate before politely leaving to find the next place. But mostly you will find a delicious dish, like ramen or noodles or sushi or tempura, and meet some locals. Everyone in Japan has had about 12 years of English education but unless they speak it well, they tend to avoid talking. But they all have some ability and if you are prepared to take some time and pretend you are taking part in charades, you will have a good conversation. Much more fun than sitting in a posh hotel dining room. Viking breakfast No, it’s not some bizarre Norwegian ritual. It’s a buffet breakfast. Our hotel had this on offer and we happily paid our $18 for a massive choice of breakfast, and other, items. Of course there was the standard egg, bacon, sausages and toast. But the “western” breakfast also includes broiled chicken, meatballs, French fries, waffles, and deep-fried veggies. Oh, and salads with a choice of dressings. On the Japanese side, my side, there was miso soup, rice, pickled vegetables, salmon, mackerel, rolled omelette and noodle soup. Then there’s the joint bar for fruit salad, yoghurt, pastries and juices. And coffee and green tea. Now that’s a breakfast. And the wait staff are very attentive. On his fourth morning Kyle was a little worse for wear and after being shown to his seat just stayed there. (Self-inflicted wounds from the previous day at the cherry blossom festival...damn those Asahis.) So the waitress politely came over and asked “is this your first time” and Kyle said wearily “no, my fourth”. And she tried to explain he had to collect his own food. And when he didn’t move she called over the Bulgarian waiter who spoke better English. He told Kyle he only had 35 minutes before the food service ended. I then turned up and the waiter said “oh you were waiting for the lady” to which Kyle replied “no, I have a really bad hangover and can barely move” to which the waiter politely said “oh, no, I am sure you were just waiting for the lady”. And left us. On our way out he stopped us in the hallway and said “great to hear you are having fun in Japan”. Nice. Good hotels The ANA Hotel is supposed to be the best in Matsuyama which I am sure is true. They have a bell hop out the front and about six people at the counter to help with check-in, strange requests like unlocking the window for fresh air and for two more doonas (we booked in October last year but being cherry blossom and all it was busy so we ended up with two king single beds and felt like Bert and Ernie). And they all spoke some English so they helped us work out the best place for cherry blossom viewing, the time of the street parade and where we could find a tempura bar close by. And the room was lovely, overlooking Matsuyama Castle, with plenty of space for clothes and suitcases and lovely soft room slippers and dressing robes. And that breakfast. So when we came to pay the bill we were surprised to find that five nights, a few drinks at the sky bar one night, all those breakfasts and a couple of beers from the mini-bar was just $1000. Throw in that cheap airfare and you have a pretty affordable, yet exotic, holiday.
The end And that’s about it. There is so much more, like karaoke bars...but I really recommend if you have the time and inclination, book now for next year’s cherry Department stores blossom festivals. Japan is a fun place, with plenty of English signage these days I must admit I am not much of a shopper but in Japan department stores are to help you get around and lovely people who really enjoy foreigners who want to so much more. Just head to the bottom level and there is the food hall. With the enjoy their country. And while I love Matsuyama over touristy places like Kyoto or best food you have ever seen on offer - most of it for tasting! So if you are short of a Tokyo, you are going to have a good time wherever you go! And if you take the time few yen and feel like sampling a few foodie delights just go downstairs and grab the nearest toothpick. The traders are only too happy to see foreigners enjoying their food to learn a few simple phrases it’s even better. Kyle has “beeru ippon kudasai” down and just need an “oishi” (delicious) to keep them beaming and offering up even more flat, followed after a few drinks with “toileru wa, doko desu ka?” But even a ohayo gozaimasu (good morning), konnichi-wa (good day) or a konban-wa (good evening) tastings. Of course, you are always going to hit one or two that will remind you of Crocodile Dundee and his “you can live off it but it tastes like s...t” but that’s half the will hold you in good stead. Otanoshimi ni ne! (Enjoy!) fun. And once again the traders love to see a foreigner make a face like they have just sucked a lemon. When I was teaching I took in a jar of Vegemite and watched as one kid stuck an entire spoonful in his mouth because he thought it was chocolate. Same look but Vegemite is very hard to spit out. And he shouldn’t have been so piggy. Oh, Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Donna Kelly/Kyle Barnes if you’re after a night in, these food halls are great places to buy cheap Japanese food and enjoy a bed picnic. Don’t forget the sake!
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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too! EVERYONE loves a good meal deal. So here are the dining establishments offering great food and great prices! Monday Passing Clouds, Musk - (lunch from noon) mains and sides from the grill with a glass of wine - $30 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 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Curry Night with vegan options available - $18 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness with a glass of house wine, Furphy pot or soft drink - $20 (Vegetarian option available)
Tuesday Perfect Drop - five courses with a glass of bubbles or beer - $55 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Parma Night - $15 + glass of house wine or pot Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips and a glass of house wine, Furphy pot or soft drink - $20 (Vegetarian option available)
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Friday Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $35 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Fab 5 meals specials from $18 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Burger Night with vegan options - $16 Blackwood Merchant, Blackwood - House-made pizza - $16-21
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, Thursday to Monday, from 4pm to 6pm with $12 cocktails and $2 oysters. Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn has Happy Hours from Friday to Monday from 4pm to 6pm with $5 beer, wine or bubbles.
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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Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn – Roast - $17.50 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - four shared courses with glass of wine - $50
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MOTO BEAN SMOKE OUT Smoked, Barbequed & slow-roasted dinners This coffee roastery & cafe transforms on Friday & Saturday nights for the ‘Moto Bean Smoke Out’: a showcase of local meats slow roasted, barbecued & smoked to perfection in the custom built smoker. With a delicious family-friendly menu, regular live music & trivia nights & Happy Hour from 5-6pm, why not come on down? 50 Clowes St Malmsbury, VIC Call us 03 5423 2327
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Great meals, warm hospitality - and a sunset Words and images | Glen Heyne
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OON after Anne-Marie and her business partner Graham had settled into their newly refreshed and rejuvenated Daylesford Hotel we paid an “official” visit, on behalf of The Local, and were treated to a very special dining experience - both in quality of the helpful, friendly service and of the meal itself. Almost two years and many subsequent great meals later, it was decided that Peta and I should relive the experience. We were greeted by Anne-Marie and escorted to the bar to meet Graham and receive a glass of wine each. For Peta the house white, a pinot grigio from the Sunbury Galli Estate and for me the Redesdale cabernet franc - both thoroughly commendable drops. We were then shown to our table. It was early on a Friday night and the room was already filled with mostly visiting couples and families settling in for a Daylesford weekend. On our last visit it was late winter and we enjoyed the warmth of the open fire. This time our window table offered views of a cherry-ripe sunset over Burke Square. As always, Peta and I are hopeless at choosing when there are too many options. We always get lost in multi-paged menus. Thankfully Anne-Marie’s 30 plus years in hospitality have readied her for people like us. The menu features an eclectic collection of star dishes - but we still needed her guidance. Starters From the Bar Snacks and Starters, Peta chose the Cheese and lstra Chorizo Croquettes ($9.50), pictured above right. They were light, creamy and full of flavour, with a crunchy coating. I had Haloumi Coated with Suma and Sesame with a squeeze of fresh lime ($8.50) - both with enough for us to share. Mains We skipped the salads, delicious as they sounded, and the range of gourmet burgers, heading directly for the mains. From the daily special board Peta homed in on the famous Fish Pie ($26), pictured right. True to their word, it was a “real” pie, homemade with thick crusty pastry all over and filled with blue grenadier and salmon in a white sauce. It was served on a bed of mash, peas, jus, and disappeared almost before I could have a taste. l chose the Ricotta Gnocchi, served with mixed garlic, herb tomatoes, zucchini, basil, pine nuts, chevre and parmesan ($28), below right. Ironically Peta had the gnocchi on our last visit and wrote at the time “l was delighted with my gnocchi. lt was a beautifully presented and colourful dish that just melted in my mouth”. What more can l say? Except that chef Kady handcrafts the gnocchi fresh every morning. Desserts We decided to forego coffees and desserts until Peta saw that the Vanilla Panna Cotta was served with spiced poached apricots - her favourite fruit. My choice was Chilli and Chocolate Creme Brulee - simply beautiful and a great finish to a great meal (both $16). Being a local The evening ended in pleasant conversation with Anne-Marie in the cosy snug. We learned of the hotel’s growing support for the local soccer and rugby teams, and such community events as ChillOut for which their fundraising effort among “the regulars” resulted in a donation of more than $1000. Which lead to talking about the pleasures of living and becoming one with the local community. Just like The Daylesford Hotel.
Cosy up in autumn. We are now well and truly into the prettiest season of the year, Autumn. Our roaring log fires will keep your toes warm. And to warm up our bellies, our most popular dish is back on the menu. House made pies, served on a bed of mash with peas & jus. Open for dinner seven nights a week. Lunch is served Friday - Monday except for school holidays including Easter when we are open for lunch and dinner every day. DAYLESFORDHOTEL.COM.AU
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Warmly invites you to Parish Dinner No.3. ‘Her Majesty, Mrs Queen’s 90th Birthday’ Friday, May 6, 7pm @ Christ Church Daylesford. Tickets $80 per head. $50 if you are almost as old as the Queen. Free if you are the Queen! Contact: Fr Jeff O’Hare 0407 192 316 ‘It will be a Right Royal occasion’
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My dog should do it for love: Sorry to burst your bubble but that ain’t gonna happen! While I accept that dogs do experience emotions and can “love us”, they are N EVERY puppy and beginner class this is the question I am asked most also quite selfish. What’s in it for me, I hear them yelling. I love my job but I need to get paid or I will have to find something else to do that does pay. Transfer this to your often. People can’t seem to wait to stop using food in training. Often people believe that their dog should just listen to them and see them as dog and he is going to find a new job that you may not like. the ‘alpha’, others think their dog should just do it because he loves them, or “I can’t But my dog will get fat: Agree, yes he will, but only if the food you use in training give my dog treats, he will get too fat” or “I don’t want to bribe my dog”. is extra on top of his normal daily ration. Hey, your dog has to eat every day anyway Let me turn this question around to you “When would you be happy to go to so throw away the food bowl and use his daily food ration to teach him. Why waste work and not get paid”? this opportunity? Giving your dog treats needs to continue until your dog learns and understands the behaviour you are teaching – after the behaviour is well known then you can I don’t want to use bribes: Used correctly you are not bribing - I am not switch to rewarding intermittently. recommending you use a bribe. If your dog will only listen when you have a treat We give our dogs something they value to reward them for a job well done, particularly in the early months of training. This is most often food because it is very in your hand, you are probably using that food incorrectly as a bribe rather than a reward. Rewards should come after a job well done. high value to most dogs – it is their currency, it is what they will work for. Dogs are pretty simple really, they will do what works for them, they have a “hey, what’s in it for me?” mentality. We can use this to our advantage once we find out what it is they love. It could be play, fetch, balls, tug, going in the car, going for a walk or toys.
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Let’s go through the reasons why people worry about this. The alpha theory: Not true. No we do not have to be alpha in the pack. Both alpha and pack theory have been debunked by science. David Mech, the scientist and wolf researcher who originally coined the phrase, has since retracted what he published and says he was wrong. Check this video if you are interested to know more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtFgdwTsbU
We really heart our locals. So we now have $20 meal nights Monday-Thursday from 5pm. MONDAY MEATBALL MADNESS - $20
Lip-smacking pork & veal meatballs with napoli and spaghetti, garlic toast plus glass of house wine, pot of Furphy or soft drink. *Vegetarian option available.
TUESDAY BURGER NIGHT - $20
Mouth watering burgers that will change every week served with chips plus glass of house wine, pot of Furphy or soft drink. *Vegetarian option available.
WEDNESDAY POT & PARMA - $20
Can’t get any more Aussie than a pot and parma night. And yes, you can swap your pot of Furphy for a glass of house wine or soft drink.
THURSDAY STEAK NIGHT - $20
Our famous Angus steak night. Served with red wine jus, garlic butter or mustards and accompanied with potatoes and greens.
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Iconic Irish Pub in Central Victoria 1 Hour North of Melbourne Enjoy the Winter fires and Guinness on Tap Traditional Irish Music Session on the 1st Sunday of every Month from 2.30pm
The Sunday Roast is back!!
Thursday, April 21 - 7pm, Open Mic Night - Acoustic Only Come along, bring your voice or instrument or both. Open to everyone. Contact Tony on 0423 815 677 for more information. Monday & Tuesday nights every week “Tight Arse” nights - Lots of $15 meals! Free Courtesy Bus pick up and return for dinner bookings for 4 or more people. 705 James Lane, Trentham East Bookings: 5424 1213 e: pigandwhistletrentham@gmail.com www.pigandwhistlehotel.com
DAYLESFORD BOWLING CLUB Daylesford Bowling Club & Bistro Come and enjoy a meal and a quiet drink while taking in the beautiful view of Daylesford. Club opening hours Sunday to Thursday 10am – 11pm Friday & Saturday 10am – 12 Midnight Bistro opening hours Wednesday to Sunday Lunch 12pm – 2.30pm Dinner 6pm – 8.30pm Happy Hour & ½ Mon – Thurs 4.30pm – 6pm Happy Hour Friday 6pm – 7pm Friday Night Raffles & Members Draw Every Friday from 7pm
All welcome! 8 Camp Street, Daylesford Phone: 5348 2130 www.daylesfordbowlingclub.com.au
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Y WIFE’S late grandfather, Jack Collins was a cook during World War II based in the Pacific Islands. I was lucky enough to be shown his recipe book from his time in the service.
It was a compilation of typed and handwritten pages bound together (mostly) by string. After Jack passed I was privileged to be given one recipe from within the pages of this book. Entitled “Homebrew for 50 men”, then footnoted with “Happy headaches!” it was typed on a flimsy, now quite delicate sheet of paper. But the recipe was still legible through the stains from years of use both in the jungle and at home. I recall Jack telling me how he would make this potent brew, getting hold of what he could for ingredients then bottling it in old Coopers and Foster’s longneck bottles collected from the troop rations (“two beers, per man, per day...perhaps”). The instructions describe how to “teabag” hops - variety not specified - in a nylon stocking, as well as using an open fermenting process to give it the kick it needed. Jack also told me how the Aussie troops would often trade his light-coloured ale which he guessed was around 6-7%abv, with the American troops for cigarettes, Hershey chocolate bars, razorblades and other valuable commodities. Jack’s Digger Ale proved so popular with the Aussies and Yanks alike that he was brewing on a weekly basis just to keep up with demand. During the war effort the Australian Government implemented a beer ration which restricted the amount of beer that a brewery could produce, which was in contrast to Britain where the Ministry of Labour decreed that “beer was officially recognised as important to the war effort and (its) production was to be maintained at the present level”. That was pretty rotten from the Australian Government I reckon, but this probably helped Jack’s jungle sideline as chief brewer. After the war, Jack returned to his original profession as a butcher in Melbourne’s western suburbs, but his brewing continued - in his shed - for many years after. Here are a couple of beers Jack may not have been able to brew in the jungles of PNG, but still have the “kick” he loved to stitch up his American friends with.
Coopers Brewery (Regency Park, South Australia) Sparkling Ale, Pale Ale, 5.8% abv, RRP $6.99 per 750ml bottle Sparkling ale was one of the beers - along with Coopers Stout - that the brewery sent to the troops during the war efforts. It is the flagship of the Coopers Brewery, being the first beer Thomas Cooper brewed back in 1862 and hasn’t really changed much since. This beer pours a cloudy amber - roll the bottle before pouring, has a white head and a good burst of carbonation. The aroma is that of banana and biscuits with a slight citrus note. It has a full mouthfeel which has a restrained bitterness that is balanced by the biscuity malt and yeasty ester characters. It finishes quite crisp due largely to the effervescence. This is a great beer for many occasions, especially when matching it to foods, as it loves spice as well as meaty dishes. A good all-rounder. Food match: Chilli pulled pork and fresh slaw burger Feral Brewing (Baskerville, Western Australia) Karma Citra, India Black Ale, 5.8% abv, RRP $21.99 per 4 x 330ml bottle This offering from Feral pours dark with a reddish hue, it tops with a brown head. The aroma is grapefruit entwined with sweet malts and a little espresso. This beer has a delicate mouthfeel with coffee, citrus and some tropical fruits emerging through the darkness of the roasted malts. The Karma Citra finishes with a definite lingering coffee flavour, but isn’t cloying due to the bitterness of the citra hops, so it allows you to have another, and perhaps another. This is another great beer from this award winning brewery. Food match: Barbeque pork ribs with sriracha glaze. (To catch up on past reviews head to my blog: www.myshoutbeerreviews. wordpress.com Follow me and feel free to to leave a comment.)
– Cheers Jack, happy headaches!
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REAT grandma’s china, the silver tea service, old jewellery or the statue that was always in the hallway…are they genuine antiques or copies and what is their value?
Well, you can stop guessing by watching Antiques Roadshow because Warren Joel is an antiques valuation expert who can give you all the answers - and he’s coming to Kyneton. Mr Joel hails from three generations of auctioneers, beginning in 1919 with his grandfather Leonard Joel, and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the valuation of all aspects of fine arts. The Zonta Club of Kyneton will have Mr Joel as the valuation expert at their Antiques Valuation Day on Sunday, May 22 at St Mary’s Hall, 24 Hutton St Kyneton. “In 2015, Warren entertained visitors from all over Central Victoria and some even came from as far as South Yarra to hear him,” organiser Kath Breen said. “Not only does he value your treasures, but he passes on so much of his knowledge about the preservation, storage and insurance of your valuables, in a light-hearted and entertaining way that holds everyone’s attention. “There will be plenty to interest people who just want to come along and watch the valuations, even if they don’t have anything to be valued. It’s going to be a fun day.” One Kyneton resident, who likes to be known only as Joan, is eager to hear Mr Joel’s opinion of the silver jug and tray she inherited from her mother, believed to be more than 100 years old. The Antique Valuation Day is a fundraiser organised by Zonta Club of Kyneton. Money raised on the day will support Zonta’s community projects and the assembly of birthing kits for Birthing Kits Australia. Valuation bookings are recommended. Call Kath Breen 0427 547 659 or Ronda Walker 0417 541 371. Entry is $5 and valuations are $5 per item with a maximum of three items per person.
Chris Smith from Maldon gets a valuation from Warren Joel
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A potted history of horticulture in Daylesford
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he Daylesford and District Horticultural Society was founded in 1863 – one of the first in Australia.
Move forward to 2016 and the society continues to flourish with meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at the John Mitchell Uniting Hall in Daylesford starting from 7.30pm. Membership fees are due on March 31 and guests are also welcome paying $5 per meeting. Meanwhile, here is an edited extract of the society’s “Foundation and First 50 Years” researched by Pam Morley, Ken Mattheson, Gillie Gough, Margaret Lockwood and Helga Hart, and written by Helga Hart. The Beginning On a cold winter’s night in June 1863, when Daylesford was a rough gold mining settlement little more than 11 years old, some of its most prominent citizens gathered at Jamieson’s Hotel (now The Raglan) and moved to establish “The Daylesford and District Horticultural and Floricultural Society”. Practicalities Apart from reasons of prestige and the civilising effects of garden cultivation, there were practical reasons why a horticultural society was a good idea. Daylesford was far from the fresh food markets of Melbourne, an arduous journey on rough and muddy roads. It made sense for people to be helped and encouraged to grow their own vegetables. The Daylesford newspapers of the time speculated that the climate and soils of the region could in time enable it to become a horticultural area supplying Melbourne with fruit and other produce. Aims The initial aims of the society were to hold spring and autumn exhibitions of vegetables and flowers. Funds for these exhibitions were to be raised by membership subscriptions of one guinea per annum. In the 1860s a guinea (21 shillings) was a considerable sum. A labourer might have earned 8 shillings per day. In consequence, membership would have been restricted to wealthier Daylesford gentlemen. Ladies & Gentlemen Dr Kennedy, a local medico, giving the inaugural lecture (reported at tedious length in The Advocate), made particular mention of the fact that ladies did not have the intellectual wherewithal to design gardens but could possibly be trusted with the cultivation of flowers and seeing to the weeding.
First Years The first spring exhibition was soon organised and went ahead in November 1863. The Daylesford Amateur Band entertained visitors to the exhibition at Jamieson’s Dramatic Hall, which was tastefully decorated with tree ferns and grasses as a backdrop to a fine flower and produce display. It was acknowledged as a creditable first performance and was followed by further autumn and spring shows. Chinese Gardeners Even the Melbourne daily of the time, “The Argus”, made mention of the Daylesford horticultural show, noting with some astonishment that many of the vegetable prizes were won by a Chinese gardener. The horticultural success of the Chinese occasioned some speculation and was generally attributed to assiduous watering and application of horse manure. Gardening Conditions Daylesford soil, it was often pointed out, was very fertile. Gardens would have been watered from wells and irrigated from water races supplying the numerous mines in and about Daylesford, but we suspect that summer watering may have been an issue then as now. Piped town water supply eventually became available in the late 1800’s. A major irritant for proud garden owners seem to have been wandering pigs rooting in vegetable plots and naughty schoolboys stealing fruit. It Fizzles Out The first indication we have of the society running into problems is a report in The Advocate of difficulties in organisation of the 1865 autumn show due to lack of funds and interest. After the report of a meeting held on the 6th of January 1866 we could find no further record of horticultural society activities until June 1891. In November of that year we find a notice for the grand opening show of the “Daylesford Horticultural Improvement Society” to be held in the town hall. The Era of All-Singing and Dancing Horticultural Exhibitions The re-birth of the society ushered in an era of horticultural shows as a highpoint in the cultural life of Daylesford when, not only was there a wealth of garden produce on show, but also the musical and artistic talents of the community. Flower displays were combined with musical evenings where local singers and musicians were given a chance to shine. To be continued…
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Easy Street Quartet to improvise Chaplin films
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HE Easy Street Quartet, led by Trentham guitarist/composer Robbie Melville, will improvise live soundtracks to three Charlie Chaplin movies at the Trentham Mechanics Institute on Friday, April 22.
The band is an ensemble with a revolving cast of musicians and, as always, it’s a gathering of performers who have played together before in a variety of situations, but never in this particular line-up. They will be improvising music to films that most of them have never seen until the same moment as the audience. This year’s ensemble of musicians features Stephen Magnusson (guitar), Zoe Frater (bass) and Carl Pannuzzo (drums, keys). Between them, they have performed or recorded with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones, Gian Slater, Kate Ceberano, Doug De Vries, Krystle Warren, Guy Sebastian, James Morrison and many others. The three classic films being screened this year are The Floorwalker, The Pawnshop and Easy Street. They have been selected from Chaplin’s productive period for the Mutual Film Corporation during 1916 and 1917. Mr Melville said for Mutual, Chaplin produced what many film historians believed to be his best works, and for several of them he departed from his customary tramp role. “Chaplin worked as an actor, writer and director in all of these films, and his growing confidence led to a willingness to experiment with greater character development, cinematic technique and more cohesive narratives.” The evening of old-fashioned entertainment with a contemporary twist is being proudly presented by Chaplin’s Barista Bar & Nosh of Trentham whose owner Mel Thomas, pictured right, has been known to perform as Chaplin now and again. The event will start at 8pm. Ticket prices includes light refreshments during interval. Tickets can be purchased from Chaplin’s Barista Bar & Nosh or reserved online at www.robbiemelville.com/contact
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RENTHAM Easter Art Show attracted more than 2000 people, selling 58 pieces of artwork, or just over a quarter of those for sale.
Spokesperson Bette McLaren said it was a record sales number with 10 per cent generally a great achievement. Meanwhile, the Best in Show award was won by Helen Cottle, below left, for her Summer Landscape near Trentham and Best Local Artist was won by Ellie Young for her photograph of an Asian backstreet. The People’s Choice award for Art went to Vanessa Gellibrand for her portrait of local Trentham character Bear and People’s Choice for Craft went to Jane Bloom for her quilt called My Summer Garden. Bette said junior entries were free of charge and “it was great to see many of the Trentham Primary School students enter and also many from the Bullarto Primary School, as well as some local juniors who entered as individuals”. Marni, below right, won the junior craft prize sponsored by the Trentham & Districts Community Bank Branch.
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HERE are three main ways to keep your garden pest free.
1. Chemical insecticide - kills the insect pests and the friendly ones as well, and doesn’t exactly do us much good either. 2. Natural, organic insecticide using plant-based ingredients: kills the pests, but also much of the other insect population, including bees as well. Fortunately it has little or no ill effect on us. 3. Best of all - resident insect control patrol. They are occasionally over-zealous and chew on a few of their colleagues but generally content themselves with grazing on the bad guys. These critters can normally be found in most flourishing gardens where nasties like aphids, caterpillars and grubs abound and given a little hospitality will keep the pests pretty well under control. Native birds will obviously take care of the slugs, snails and other larger pests, but it’s the carnivorous members of the insect world that can and will do the rest. I’ve listed a few examples and there are many more: Pest: Predator: Aphids, thrips and scale Lacewing, ladybug, praying mantis, hoverfly Caterpillars and grubs Parasitic wasp Grasshoppers Praying mantis Leafhoppers Lacewing, ladybug Mealybugs Lacewing, ladybug Mosquitoes Praying mantis Moths Lacewing, praying mantis Of course, there are quite a few friendly spiders lurking around to take care of any flying insect careless enough to blunder into their strategically-placed webs There are many flowering plants and herbs you can grow to attract the right sort of insect including such plants as yarrow, dill, tansy, fennel and coriander. But there is something else you can do to ensure a comfortable population of garden guardians around your patch and that is to install one or more bug hotels to provide them with secure nesting spots. Tasmanian friends, Denise and Neil Purdom, sent me this photo, above right, of an attractive and well patronised accommodation they have installed in their kitchen garden. By all accounts the aphid population has dwindled since a similar edifice was placed in their rose garden. Needless to say construction of my own bug hotel is well under way. And this healthy-looking praying mantis, below right, has recently joined our workforce.
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EDNESDAY, March 30 - Singles Knockout winners: Jackie Krunic, Fran Woods, Julie Higgs, Julie Guiney, Jo Thompson, Pam Hicks, Andrea Holmes and Vicki Horrigan. The Stableford event was won by Mary-Faeth Chenery 44 points. Jan Thompson 39. Nearest the pin Shirley Rodda.
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HE 13-hole competition played on March 17 was won by Ian Seeley with 32 points. Nearest the Pin on the 11th was Peter Vendy. Andrew Bruno was the only player to get the birdie hole on the 18th.
The men played Stableford on March 19. Winner of A grade was Leon Hedwards with 43 points. Winner of B grade was Heath Bolton with 42 points. NTP on the Monday, April 4 – First round of Pennant: Division 1: Hepburn defeated Ballarat 13th was Shane Nevill. Leon Hedwards, Heath Bolton and Peter Fell all got the birdie Blue 4 ½ to ½. Winners were Bev Smith, Jenny Cronin, Andrea Holmes, Julie Higgs. hole on the 18th. The first round of the singles KO was also played. Graeme Lucas beat Pat Baird Rose Mobbs squared. Division 2: Hepburn lost to Chalambar 2/3. Winners: Mary 1 up. Wayne Mobbs beat Tim Murphy 2/1. Neil Bruce beat Michael Brennan 1 up. Davis and Lyn Joyce. The 13-hole competition played on March 24 was won by Bill O’Connor with 29 Wednesday, April 6 - Monthly Medal and first round GV Silver Spoon and points on a count back from Colin Richardson. Bill also got NTP on the 11th. Mona McLeod Brooch. Monthly medal and 18-hole winner: Julie Azzapardi 66 on The men played Stableford on March 26. Winner of A grade was Charlie a countback from Chris Williams. This medal is accompanied by the inaugural Gale Robertson with 36 points. Winner of B grade was Jon Barrell with 43 points. Winner Orford Trophy. 27-hole event: Julie Azzapardi won with 100.5. Bev Smith 104. of C grade was Laurie Beard with 36 points. NTP on the 15th was Bruce Cahoon. 9-hole event: Bev Smith 34, Julie Azz 34.5 Nearest the pin: Bev Smith. Mick Yanner was the only player to get the birdie hole on the 1st.
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