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Front cover: The Great Trentham Spudfest is coming - and who knew potatoes could be this much fun? Read about the festival on page 40 and 41. You could even win Mr Potato Head!
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Anzac Day 2016
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UNDREDS of people, young and old, gathered for Anzac Day services throughout the Central Highlands on Monday, April 25.
Daylesford’s Dawn Service had one of the biggest attendances in memory with many taking up the offer to enjoy a gunfire breakfast afterward. Over at Kyneton, at its morning service, Kyneton CWA members carried huge baskets of free Anzac cookies - which were gratefully accepted by a huge crowd. At Eganstown, a billy gently heated up over a fire as John Menadue, whose uncle William Menadue died at Gallipoli, led the more low key service. Back at Trentham a crowd gathered for the short, but heartily applauded parade, before a service outside the post office. For more photos turn to page 14 and 15, and The Local’s Facebook page. Lest We Forget.
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RMED with just their voices, a sly collection of hats, magnificent facial hair and a twinkle in their eyes, a choir comprised of Australian men, The Spooky Men’s Chorale, will perform at Kyneton Town Hall this Friday, April 29 at 7.30pm. “The Spooky Men come down from the mountains like a wolf on the fold. Forged in the red-hot cauldron of Georgian table singing, where anvil strikes bread and like their brothers of old they raise the morning sun with uplifted arms, their ecumenical embrace now extends to songs Paulian and Johnian,” their website says. “They sing paeans in praise of hardware yet are unafraid to face the existential angst that stares up at them from the debris of breakfast. In confronting the big questions facing men today (are they not pretty enough?), the Spooky Men strike while the irony is hot.” The support act for the Spooky Men’s Chorale is Macedon Ranges choir The Pollyphonics.
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Inspiring 5
Bek back treading the boards ‘on broadway’
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HEN I first heard Rebekah Mowbray it was at the Glenlyon General Store.
I was having a cup of tea and when an incredibly beautiful voice came drifting through the building I, like everyone, stopped to listen. Perhaps, I thought, we have a visiting songstress in our midst, but no, it was our waitress. Rebekah, or Bek “with a K”, grew up in Sydney in a musical family of parents and siblings with piano, cornets, drums, clarinet – “a real musical family”. Her mother can “play piano by ear beautifully” and would accompany her to various eisteddfods playing the piano to her daughter’s singing. The 23-year-old got her first musical at the age of just 13 playing Mary in The Secret Garden and fell in love with performing on the stage. “I didn’t always have an easy upbringing and just stepping into a character where you are free to just be…when you immerse yourself in another world your own world dissipates. I found a passion and love for that. “But there were people in my life who said you are never going to make anything of yourself so I also went down the medical path. But I didn’t want to be a hypocrite so I finished high school and then travelled to South America and gave myself six months. “I always wanted to be on the stage and I thought if a door opens and I walk through it, that’s great, if not, then at least I am no longer a hypocrite.” Rebekah, who with her love of musicals and jazz believes she should have been born in the 1930s, said what happened next was what she would say was through God while others would say it was chance. She applied to the Arts Academy at Ballarat’s Federation University for a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre. Enrolments had closed but she was told if she could learn two songs and fly down in three days she had a chance. A former teacher just happened to be on the selection committee and suddenly doors opened and people started popping up. That was in 2012 and after finishing her degree Rebekah moved to Glenlyon, after being attracted to the region by the Daylesford Community Church, earlier this year and asked at the store if any work was going. She also works part-time at the John Curtin Hostel in Creswick where she loves singing to the residents. It is something she also did in Sydney working with dementia patients. “I think that when you have been given a gift it is to give. And I have always been able to associate with the older generation so I never found it that challenging. They are in the last chapter of their life, and I just think what can I do to make it more pleasant? “Music is the last place memory deteriorates and in Sydney I was singing Fly me the Moon, and Ted, who had been a professional musician, came back to reality and the memories just started flooding back. It was a beautiful moment. We don’t actually realise the power of music and the power we have to help someone else with it. If we choose to.” Rebekah, who is soon on the move to Daylesford, is also heading back to the stage with Bek on Broadway at The Grande Hotel in Hepburn. The show is a fundraiser for a project of her church to help build a house of healing and music in Israel where she will head after her two shows. “After graduating from musical theatre studies in Ballarat I missed being on stage and being in character so I decided to make my own show. It’s about dreams, love and reality, woven with a string of hope. All different songs from musicals and I have created another story and intertwined that throughout. “I really believe that everyone has a creative aspect to them and it just depends if you are open to that.” Bek on Broadway is on at The Grande on Saturday, April 30 and Saturday, May 7, at 8pm. Cost is $25.
Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Contributed
“We don’t actually realise the power of music and the power we have to help someone else with it. If we choose to.” - Rebekah Mowbray
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JACK ROY BENSON arrived April 6 2016
Congratulations to the grand-parents of little Jack, The Local’s god-father Glen Heyne and Peta!
A little brother for Miss Lily and no.6 grandchild for Peta & Glen Heyne
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Gardening 7
Celebrating 21 years of gardening
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AYLESFORD Herb and Cottage Garden Group is getting set to celebrate its 21st anniversary later this year.
And for the past 21 years it has helped shape gardens, now also inclusive of those keen for self-sustainability, around the region. President Mike Johnson, pictured left with member Russ Wilkinson, right, said the club was keen for more members to help share the knowledge and bring fresh ideas. “We are a small club but we would love to get some new blood in, and some younger members would be great. They would have ideas we haven’t even thought of!” Mike said while some members had left the area they remained members and returned regularly to share plant cuttings and bulbs – including for the annual garage sale in October. “We have some very loyal members who can’t make it to our monthly meetings but still participate as much as they can.” Mike said the monthly meetings, held at the former Daylesford Courthouse in Camp Street on the fourth Thursday of the month from 7.30pm, included a range of speakers and activities. “We have had two tool sharpening evenings, we have guest speakers with various expertise such as everything from aquaculture to the worm man, and now have a birdwatcher from Newstead keen to come along. “Every session is an information session because people bring along what’s growing in their garden and ask ‘what’s this and why is it doing that?’. And from the accumulated knowledge in the group we talk it through and if we don’t have the answers we do some research and try to give them some pointers to eventually take home. “We have also spent evenings making trugs to bring in your harvest with, made gardening journals with a mini book binding evening and even made insect houses. There have also been trips to gardens in Cranbourne and Geelong, and the Melbourne Flower Show.” Russ Wilkinson, who has a background in etymology and chemistry, said he joined when he treechanged from Brunswick to Daylesford. “My garden in Brunswick was the size of a dining table and my garden in Daylesford was an acre. I thought ‘what am I going to do with this?’.
“So I joined and I found it very useful. People would say ‘why don’t you try growing this, it grows well here’ and I would take home some cuttings and bulbs and I got started on gardening. “I had always thought when I retired I would like to do some gardening, using my scientific background, and just found this group very helpful. They are very flexible and informal – and a fair proportion of what is growing in my garden is from hints and advice from the Daylesford Herb and Cottage Garden Group.” The cost to join the club is $15. Contact Mike Johnson on 5348 1936 or email daylesfordhcg@gmail. com
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Pick me, pick me...
Just sayin’... By Donna Kelly
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S I get older some things bring unexpected happiness. And I mean really small things.
Like opening the dishwasher to find it has already been emptied. That makes my day. Or getting up later than Kyle and finding he has already made a juice and washed out the juicer. None of which takes much time but does bring happiness. Or, and this is not such a small thing, finding that the other drivers at the intersection outside the Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford have remembered their basic driving skills and no-one is turning in front of me as I try to go through the intersection. That is always a great moment. Coming back from the footy on Sunday, Daylesford versus Hepburn, we had not only a car but one towing a caravan turn in front of us. Kyle honked but the driver was truly oblivious, or deaf. Generally speaking, and we live at Glenlyon so the intersection is a daily dalliance with death, or potential injury, or at the least losing our insurance excess, most people seem to get there and forget who gives way to who. I even read a thread on Facebook which said it was hard because on the two sides where you have to give way, one person may be facing a stop sign and the other a giveway sign. WTF! It doesn’t matter. You don’t turn in front of a vehicle going straight ahead. You just don’t. It’s roundabout rules. But people seem to have forgotten them as well. Recently we were in Melbourne and traffic lights went out at a busy intersection. So it becomes roundabout rules - but it didn’t. Cars just drove forward through the intersection, merrily missing each other by centimetres. We only made it through because Kyle decided to shadow a tram. Now state pollie for Kyneton and Daylesford, Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas has called on the State Government to actually provide a real roundabout for the intersection at the Midland Highway and East Street. Ms Thomas told state parliament earlier this month that one of the region’s “particular challenges” is that “thousands of tourists, who are unfamiliar with our roads and with this intersection in particular, flock to Daylesford each weekend”. So we will wait and see. Will the government heed the need? Over the long weekend - does everyone realise it’s about Anzac Day and not just a day off? - the cars were apparently backed up in every which way, as those visitors tried to make sense of that intersection. Anyway, that’s enough from me. Time for a glass of chardy, and oh, look, a cold one tucked away in the back of the fridge. More happiness. Just sayin’...
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The Local - Connecting the Community Vocal for the Ranges Country Women’s Association Kyneton Twilighters Branch The CWA is the largest women’s organisation in Australia and is a self-funded volunteer philanthropic organisation with a focus on friendship, personal development and advocacy. The Association aims to improve conditions by community service more especially as they affect the welfare of women and children.
THE Local believes in giving back. So we created a “Connecting the Community” project. Each edition The Local has two free advert spaces to give away to not-for-profit organisations. Just because we can. So if your group needs a helping hand just email donna@tlnews.com.au If we receive more than two we will use the tried and true “put them in a hat” system but also work a little bit on timing.
The Kyneton Twilighters are a dynamic group of women from across the Macedon Ranges who are keen to learn new skills, give back to their community and form friendships. We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7pm in Kyneton and undertake activities including cooking, craft and wellbeing. New members are warmly welcomed!
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A festival celebrating the power and intimacy of the human voice. Do you sing in the shower, or blast a tune out when driving down the highway? Festival director, Polly Christie believes that singing is a basic human right and the more opportunities for people to let their hair down and sing, the better the world will be! This festival incorporates a sunrise singing session, singing workshops, concerts and a sing-along. To book: www.trybooking.com/kvdg For more information: www.facebook.com/vocalrangesfestival
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News 9
Intellectual property advice for small business
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ARIANNE Dunham, who moved to Korweinguboora 10 years ago, says like many, she got into law 30 years ago because she “probably misunderstood what law is about”.
“I thought I was interested in politics but then I moved to Canberra and that was enough to turn anyone off. “Law is a funny business and a lot of it is like pulling wings off butterflies but this (intellectual property or IP) is one area you can put people in a better position than they were before they met you. “I like that creative aspect. Some lawyers are attracted to other areas, but I like that this area of the law is creative and you can help people and their businesses.” Marianne says the first IP commercialisation she was involved in started with research into the eyes of flies, which led to a treatment for glaucoma for humans. “I was at the Australian National University at that time and this research led to a non-invasive product used to treat glaucoma and I saw that attract funding from a company in New York which ended up with a whole branch of that company opening up in Australia, because they could see so many opportunities. “It was at a time when I was young enough to think that it succeeded because I was clever, while really I just got lucky with it, but that first success was when the bug for commercialising intellectual property got me. So to see products launch and companies grow, that is exciting to me.” Marianne said businesses which could probably do with a helping hand were particularly smaller businesses “that are looking after it all themselves”. “Smaller businesses are usually juggling a thousand other things, along with intellectual property, and there are always fires to put out today. “Often people are too busy working in the business to think about the business itself. Sometimes you need to step back a bit, have a bit of time out. “And in a regional area everything is a little bit harder in some ways. I studied the commercialisation of intellectual property in the US and in a big economy you have critical mass and everything is easier. In Australia generally it is a bit harder, but if you are outside the capital cities, it’s harder again.” Marianne said it was often not until people saw something go wrong, or saw something go wrong with other businesses, that they realised they needed help. “For example I have a client based in Melbourne selling clothes, completely designed here in Australia, but made overseas. They did not get protection on one of their best selling items and now it has been copied by a large company in Australia. That company is now selling more of that item than they are. “If they had IP protection for that item, I am confident the other large company either would not have infringed it, or they would have stopped infringing after receiving a letter from me. “Anyway, lesson learned there and we are now working to make sure that does not happen with new product lines.” Having said that, Marianne says that being strategic with intellectual property can save money and make money. “This is one area where you can have your cake and eat it too. You can’t grow real property but you can create intellectual property and it can give value back to your business and also grow in value over time.
“I have often been focussed on small business during my career and I can talk to people about how to be strategic with their legal spend. Maybe there are three things I see they need to do, and we can do one of them now, and put off two of them for later and budget for that. “The key thing too is timing. When you are in the planning stage, but not really in the market and unsure of whether something will succeed, you probably don’t need to be spending on IP, but when you get a glimmer that something is going to take off that’s when you should be thinking about IP protection and when that’s the case we can act quite fast.” Marianne said living in Korweinguboora reminded her of growing up in country Tasmania and also offered her the opportunity to work from home for clients in Melbourne, Ballarat and, increasingly, locally.
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News 11
Historic book
Words in Winter Cutting carbon
The book is believed to be a first in not only Victoria but also Australia with the school entering into a partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Education at Federation University for the project. In his foreword school principal Peter Burke thanked a number of people and organisations along with his students who carried out hours of research into their forebears. “Finally, thank you to the students who have worked on this project with such enthusiasm, interest and endeavour. We have now revealed an almost forgotten chapter of Daylesford Primary School’s history with a vast and varied series of fascinating stories.”
in many of its aspects. The aim is to offer something for the cook, the gardener, forager and fermenter, diner and healthy food fans. Volunteers are sought to help continue making this one of the highlights of the calendar (and colander).
DAYLESFORD Primary School will present INTERESTED in food? And in writing, perhaps? Words in Winter, Hepburn Shire’s 13-year-old its book Discovering Daylesford State School’s celebration of writing, is looking for help. ANZACs - Unravelling the Honour Board by On from August 5 to 7, the festival will be Daylesford Primary Students to Daylesford RSL on something to get your teeth into, with its focus on food Tuesday, April 26.
Above, from left, Mr Burke, Evan, Daylesford RSL president Neil Chamberlain and Nia get a sneak preview of the book before it is handed over.
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HEPBURN Shire Council will install 118 kilowatts of photovoltaic systems on seven of the most energy intensive facilities across the shire under the Toward Zero Emissions program to achieve carbon neutrality across council’s operations. Greenhouse gas emission reductions from this initiative equate to 200 tonnes, or 11 per cent of council’s 2014-2015 emissions, of emissions from 17 households or taking 32 cars off the road. A council media release said an extensive tender process had “paid dividends as council was able to secure extremely competitive commercial market pricing through bulk purchasing of this equipment”. This represents a financial payback of 7.5 years. The installation will include smart meter monitoring which will allow real time analysis of renewable solar energy generated, compared to overall facility consumption. It will also pinpoint any opportunities to further improve the energy efficiency of each of the sites.
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Bowel scan kits Letter to the ed
The present committee is committed to finding THROUGHOUT May, the Rotary Club of RE the last edition of The Local and the article Daylesford is making a take home bowel testing kit “The cheesy, daggy show they turned into a $10m ways to come closer into alignment with the Australia Council’s recommendation. To this end we have plans available from Daylesford Chemmart Pharmacy for wonder”. ChillOut Daylesford Incorporated is a not-for-profit to extend the reach of the festival above and beyond one just $15. In previous years customers returned the kit to the pharmacy. This year the price includes return postage. Bowel Cancer Australia says one in 12 people will develop bowel cancer in their lifetime with 14,958 Australians told they have bowel cancer each year, including 1115 people under the age of 50. Bowel cancer is the second leading cause of cancer in Australia with statistics showing that 55 per cent of people diagnosed are men and 45 per cent women. The risk increases after the age of 50. The good news is that 90 per cent of bowel cancer can be treated successfully if detected early. Screening from the age of fifty every 1-2 years could save lives.
organisation which facilitates the bringing of many tourist dollars into the local area. An economic benefit study done by a NSW university a number of years ago estimated this impact to be over $10 million into the local area over the ChillOut Festival weekend. We are in the process of instigating an updated estimate of that figure, which will take into account local accommodation, retail, food and beverage income to local businesses on that weekend above and beyond what would happen on a “normal” weekend in the area. In actual terms, it costs ChillOut about $250,000 to produce the event each year. The income to pay for this comes from grants, advertising, ticket sales, bar sales, sponsorship and stall holders fees. Straight in and straight out. The bank balance at the end of each festival is pretty well $0. ChillOut the organisation does not make any profit. The Australia Council for the Arts recommends that for any festival operation at least 20 per cent of its turnover is held in reserve to ensure viability. Currently ChillOut operates closer to 0 per cent. It stumbles from year to year on a wing and a prayer, and on the sheer determination and generosity of the community as a whole.
weekend per year, which can only further enhance the benefits that the organisation brings to the community. ChillOut looks forward to a strong and solid future in supporting the local area and advocating for LGBTIQ recognition. The ChillOut Festival owes its ongoing existence to a band of willing volunteers who have worked tirelessly over the years to ensure that a festival is organised, funded and run. 2017 will be no exception and, given it’s the festival’s 20th year, we look forward to a special celebration and a trip of sorts down memory lane.
- Merryn Tinkler, ChillOut Festival director The Local welcomes letters to the editor. Preference is given to letters which are relevant, to the point and shortish. Email donna@tlnews.com.au Any letters starting with Dear Sir will be deleted.
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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!
Lest We Forget ANZAC Day in the Central Highlands. Images: Kyle Barnes and Donna Kelly
16 Happy & Healthy
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Time to protect yourself with a ‘flu’ shot
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Free flu shots are available for people 65 and over, pregnant woman, Aborigines NFLUENZA, commonly known as “the flu”, is a highly contagious and Torres Strait Islanders aged from six months to less than five years of age, and 15 disease caused by a viral infection that spreads easily from person to person through infected droplets in the air (from coughing and sneezing) years of age and over, and people with some pre-existing medical conditions such as heart disease, severe asthma, diabetes and impaired immunity. and by touching contaminated surfaces. Seasonal influenza is a serious condition and complications arising from the flu can be debilitating and potentially life threatening. The flu virus infects your nose, throat and sometimes the lungs. Symptoms such as fever, sore throat and muscle aches develop suddenly and last about a week. Influenza is a potentially fatal disease estimated to cause more deaths than road accidents each year. An estimated 3000 people in Australia die each year as a result of the flu. Studies have shown that the influenza virus can survive for an hour or more in the air in enclosed environments, more than eight hours on hard surfaces such as stainless steel and plastic, up to 15 minutes if transferred from tissues to hands and up to five minutes after transfer from surfaces. One of the hardest things about stopping the spread of the flu is that people can be contagious a day before experiencing any symptoms. Vaccination is the single most effective way of preventing and stopping its spread. Daylesford’s Springs Medical Centre co-owner Dr Jon Barrell said the flu virus was constantly changing, so the best protection was to get vaccinated every year. Dr Barrell said getting a flu shot early in the year during April and May, before the start of the flu season, could drastically reduce the risk of becoming infected and spreading the virus to others in the community. And for those caring for children, older parents or any other “at risk” person, a flu shot is highly recommended. “For 2016, Springs Medical Centre will be using the quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccines which help protect against the four strains of flu virus most likely to be around during the winter,” Dr Barrell said. “The flu vaccine does not contain any live virus therefore you cannot get flu from receiving the vaccine.”
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A may be for Australia but the move was for love
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F THERE’S one thing that Frazer Deane is known for, it’s his incredible sense of humour.
Upon asking the Scot what his motivation was for moving to Australia, he answers in what some might deem a facetious tone. “We decided to start with the first letter of the alphabet,” he says. “Yes, I know Afghanistan should have been our first port of call but due to its instability and political unrest we plumped for the land down under.” But if alphabet really was the driving factor, then surely Algeria, Argentina or even Angola would have been realistic options? No, there’s no fooling us. The real motivating factor for Frazer’s move down under was love. Beautiful, magical, mystical love. “I came to Australia with my partner Kate who is from Creswick originally,” he says. “She wanted to come back after travelling around Europe for a few years and I thought, what the hell, Aussies aren’t that bad!” Frazer currently lives in Clunes with his partner, two children and pet dog Bailey. Every day, the expat travels to Hepburn for work where he is a Personal Care Worker at Hepburn House - the region’s premier aged-care facility. Nestled in the hills and built like a country homestead, Hepburn House provides all levels of care and prides itself on offering a non-institutionalised home-like environment. Having only decided to pursue a career in aged-care 12 months ago, Frazer says all the residents and the staff at Hepburn House make his job an absolute pleasure. And with his ability to inject joy and wit into every situation, it’s no wonder his work there is so gratifying. “All the staff and residents have been so welcoming and friendly to me since I started,” he says. “The thing I try to achieve here through my work is to try to look after each resident as best I can in a professional manner but also with a good sense of fun and humour.”
Hepburn House is located at 1 Hepburn Road, Daylesford. For more information, call 5348 8100 or visit www.hepburnhouse.com.au
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Women of Note
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HE 11th Daylesford Women of Note Mentor Breakfast was held recently and brought together year 11 Daylesford Secondary College students and women achievers, from a variety of fields, willing to share their knowledge, experiences and sponsor a student. Stephanie Russell, who attended the Daylesford Secondary College and a Mentor Breakfast 10 years ago, was the guest speaker. Stephanie was inspirational in explaining her journey from that Mentor Breakfast in year 11 to owning her own podiatry business in Ballarat. Stephanie, in setting up a business so early in her career, explained how it was important to be mindful of your own health when busy concentrating on learning how to run and promote a business, while still focussing on your career. The breakfast is organised by a committee, with many local businesses donating items for the program prizes.
Pictured, from left, committee members Shirley Inverarity, Rhonda Smith, Glenda Fleischer, speaker Stephanie Russell, Daylesford Secondary College careers coordinator Marg Cattanach and committee member Amelia Russell Image: Contributed
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Kyle’s rant
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ELL, the phone tower in the beautiful main street of Glenlyon has been voted in unanimously by the councillors of the great Shire of Hepburn.
During the great debate I have been called a NIMBY (not in my backyard) and I guess if you call trying to save the streetscape of my backyard you are right to some degree. My fight however was to stop, as Cr Bill McClenaghan put it, “Telstra spreading a small amount of butter on a giant piece of toast”. (Nicely said.) Which means that both Glenlyon and Bullarto’s new proposed phone towers will not adequately service all of the surrounding folks in areas like Porcupine Ridge, the Wombat Forest and Wheatsheaf. What a win! Anyway, someday soon a big truck with a giant green pole will pull up and the erection will start. Yes, you heard correctly, it’s green, so it blends in with the trees. Hang on a minute, the tree trunks around here are brown as bark not green as a beanstalk. The other argument that I heard from some of the good folks was that I was trying to save myself and Donna from risk of illness from the gamma radiation rays or something like that. That too, is a furphy. My research indicates the tower’s rays will have a mushroom effect, beaming out from the 40 metre pole and touching down about 350 metres away. So if you’re 100 metres out, as we are, you are technically safe. And even if you reside in the supposed “kill zone” around the 350 metre mark (think the Glenlyon Hall or the new CFA shed) you have more radiation standing within two metres of your microwave or beaming out of your two gigabyte wireless router. Not to mention your mobile phone scrounging for signal from your top pocket or next to one’s genitals, perish the thought. So no, that wasn’t my reason either. I simply wanted Telstra and the council to act with less speed and more haste. And not use excuses like “if we didn’t jump on this opportunity we would lose the phone tower for good”. I don’t believe that’s true. We were also told by Telstra’s engineers that was not true. The Blackspot Program was rolled out by the government after the 2009 Black Saturday fires. Various telcos put their hands up and Telstra won most. Politicians then recommended where these towers would best serve their constituents. Places like Glenlyon and Bullarto got a guernsey and that was celebrated but no-one realised Telstra would choose the cheapest, most ineffectual spots for the towers. Like already leased telephone exchanges on low-lying ground. Artist’s impression I am not an engineer, but the engineers agreed with my opinion that higher up on a hill would be a better spot. Seems almost like common sense – so no wonder it didn’t get up. And if we had waited and pushed Telstra to find a “for the greater good” spot, we would not have lost our chance at a phone tower. Telstra has to acquit the government’s funding at some stage. Anyway, when the tower comes and we get fantastic mobile coverage in Glenlyon and Bullarto, we will be able to call our neighbours in those other villages. I just hope they have land lines. This has been a wasted opportunity. And that was what my fight was about – just that…
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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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TRENTHAM STATION SUNDAY MARKET Victoria Street, Trentham On the fourth Sunday of each month 8.30am - 2.30pm Enquiries/Bookings – Kaye / Leigh 54241466 or Ross 54241509 A great variety of stalls in and around the beautiful Trentham Station **Permanent carriage stalls open every weekend** Including - Craft in the Carriage, Kaye’s Soaps and Candles, Leigh’s Homemade Preserves, Snax on the Trax & Trentham Olde Worlde Lolly Shoppe Trentham - Always relaxed and refreshing!
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Lavandula a work of art for Carol White
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O TRIP to Daylesford is complete without dropping into Lavandula at Shepherds Flat.
And for good reason. It is a beautiful slice of northern Italy right in our own back yard. It boasts shady gardens, lavender groves, gourmet food, art, sculpture and heritage. More than 70,000 visitors pass through its gates every year and the property has hosted many memorable weddings and festivals. It is a grand work in progress and exists due to the vision of Carol White who opened Lavandula to the public in 1990. Twenty-six years later she continues to oversee the daily running of the farm and is still amazed at her good fortune in acquiring it back in the late 1980s. “Yes, it is my project,” she says. “It keeps me busy and I’m happy with my plot.” Over a perfect flat white, a plate of scones, farm-produced jam and transcendental cream, Carol takes time to recount the story of her life’s work. “In 1988 I lived in Spargo Creek, where we had a weekender. We were Melbourne people and it was really for our kids to run around because we had no garden in town. We had developed a general store there but decided to get something with more acreage. “I’m really interested in renovating and preserving buildings and I came across this as a ruin, and it really was a ruin. It had been empty for 25 years, there were no trees, no garden and there were big mullock heaps behind it. The cottage had fallen-in floors, the barn was derelict, but it was stone and it reminded me of Europe where I have spent a lot of time.” They were the second owners of the just under 39-hectare property. The original landholder was Aqualino Tinetti who came from Italy in the 1850s to escape the turmoil of the revolutions of 1848. He arrived in the area looking for gold and ended up building the house and barn in the traditional style of rural northern Italy where he was born. This style of architecture features, among other elements, intricate stonework and large cellars for storing produce during harsh winters, and the whole country through the Jim Crow Ranges to Yandoit is thick with it. Lavandula could arguably be one of the finest examples of the form. Initially Carol’s plans were to establish a working farm but as circumstances are prone to do, they changed. “My marriage fell apart soon after acquiring the place and so I had to make a plan how to work at home and develop a business. From the beginning I was inspired by the lavender fields in the south of France. I knew it would suit the buildings and wanted to tie the two together. “While I didn’t know much about gardening it is amazing when you have to learn, you do learn and you’re passionate about it. I also planted 400 olive trees, a traditional style vineyard, pine nut and chestnut trees.” From these early beginnings, the farm came together and with it came an almost inevitable interest from tourists. It meant that the farm could sustain itself and grow into what it is today. “Tourism is tied to what we do here,” Carol says proudly. “The architecture, history, heritage, and what we grow. We harvest and produce and have the festivals to bring all this together for visitors to see first-hand. The next festival is about bringing in the harvest and then preserving it. “We go through the fruit bottling process, the jam making process, making sausages, making pasta, all of those things the Tinetti family would have done in years past.” Originally the Lavandula Harvest Festival took place once a year and it attracted 8000 people with traffic reportedly banked up all the way to Hepburn. Today it is split into three smaller events spread out over the season; the Autumn Harvest Festival next month, the Primavera Swiss Italian Festival in October and the Lavender Harvest in January. Lavandula has been a successful story at Shepherds Flat and Carol is happy to continue as she has for all these years because it is her own work of art. “I really feel that this landscape is my canvas and I enjoy people visiting and being inspired by what we have created. I like that people can go home from here and feel they could do something similar. It makes it all worthwhile.”
Words: Anthony Sawrey | Image: Kyle Barnes
“I’m really interested in renovating and preserving buildings and I came across this as a ruin, and it really was a ruin. It had been empty for 25 years, there were no trees, no garden...” - Carol White
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Led by design director Karyn Bianco, who has 20 years’ experience in design, the team strives to create bespoke buildings that give great happiness to their families, and offer a place of sanctuary and gathering. “Our motivations stem from a strong belief in creating balance and scale,” Karyn, a mum who knows how important a well-functioning home is, said. “We manage the external influences of environment and economics with the less tangible experience of light, proportion and a sense of home. “We listen very carefully to your needs and we take great personal care in meeting your expectations, advising and balancing with the business end of building compliance and shire planning controls.” Karyn, who has been involved in several community projects including the Woodend Children’s Park, said 2Scale’s design approach was simple. “Listen to the client then create site sensitive and environmentally responsible structures that are timeless, innovative and enduring. Showing careful attention to scale, proportion and a focus on detail, these are the keys to great quality design.” 2Scale’s three fundamental building design principles are orientation, material selection and determining which efforts and strategies will produce the best results for each individual home. “A home should function exceptionally well for your individual needs, both now and into the future, the internal planning should be smart and considered, reflecting the budget responsibly both in the construction and in practice. “And while beauty is subjective, a building should be in harmony with its surroundings, it should have spaces that inspire and restore us, a home should connect us to family and ourselves, giving us a sense of wellbeing.”
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Enviroshop launches electric vehicle charging station at Newstead
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EWSTEAD is set to have its own electric vehicle charging station.
The station is being launched by Enviroshop on the Pyrenees Highway, also known as Lyons Street, on Saturday, May 7. Business owner Mick Harris said when the site at Newstead was found, an old garage, “we were excited by the idea of updating a fossil fuel business into a hub for sustainable living”. “We have plenty of room to demonstrate our range of solar systems, batteries, solar hot water options and insulation and most importantly to install a charging station for electric cars. We are even exploring the potential for other alternative fuels like bio-diesel.” Mr Harris said as the range of electric vehicles grows and becomes more affordable, so too does the need for charging infrastructure. While cities and major highways are seeing more and more investment in charging points, rural and regional centres are lagging behind. “The closest electric vehicle charging station to us is in Bendigo, this makes it difficult for city drivers to visit regional areas if they have an electric vehicle. We want to encourage innovation and visitors to Newstead and keep people informed about their options for alternative transport.” The May 7 event, from 8am to noon, will showcase a range of electric and alternative vehicles, talks from owners and experts, and will be broadcast live by the Car Talk crew from MAIN FM 94.9. There will even be an opportunity to go for a ride in a Tesla vehicle.
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Danny’s folk songs resonating across time
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N OUR age, music circulates in volumes unheard of even 20 years ago. While we can access songs instantly, it is troubling to think that some of the fundamental pillars of music creation are being smothered. Tunes that connect listeners to a collective history are being drowned out by the all-enveloping spectre of music as merely entertainment.
Meaningful stories are not part of the top 10 but they still speak to us with surety. A surety expressed most profoundly in the songs of folk music traditions such as those performed by Daylesford musician Danny Spooner. Danny has been performing his vast repertoire of songs for more than 50 years and is still going strong. He arrived in Australia in 1962, spent three decades in Melbourne and moved to the Central Highlands with his wife Gael in the early 90s. Since then he has performed in folk clubs and festivals in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Europe and back home in the United Kingdom. Thanks to a prodigious memory and a willingness to develop his craft Danny is now renowned as one of the best singers of folksongs around and a “national living treasure” bestowed on him by Professor of Philosophy Max Charlesworth of Deakin University. His pieces are diverse, covering romance, working life, poverty, happy times, politics, history, and everything else in between. They span almost every part of the British and Australian folk tradition with American and Canadian material as well. He is also an historian, researcher and has released more than 21 albums. But this passion was not something he first took up on a whim; it has been there since the beginning. “I started to get into this music when I was a kid, growing up in the east end of London. My grandparents and all the family sang and these were the sort of songs they sang. They didn’t just sing folk songs they sang everything that was going, my dad loved jazz, my grandmother sang, my uncles, and that’s where it came from.” By the time he was 13, Danny had left school and began work on a sailing barge plying the Thames and the south coast of England. Over the following 10 years he held various jobs and led an almost nomadic life, receiving a reallife education in the ways of working people. It was here where his interest in folk traditions germinated. “While my love of music grew naturally from a love of history, what got me between the eyes was when I was on the sailing boats as a kid. I worked with an old bloke named Bob Roberts who sang songs all the time. He used to make me read books, tell him something from them and he would make up a song about it. It occurred to me that this was a form of history that didn’t get heard, didn’t get written in the history books.” It was something that Danny continued to note when he came to Australia. “That’s what the folk scene’s about. It’s always been picking up tunes from here and putting them over there because I suppose really, wherever you go in the world, people are trying to stay alive, work, and if you live in the hills, the bush, you will have songs about the hills, if you’re down on the coast, you will have fisherman songs and so on. Somebody hears it down there and says, ‘that’s a nice tune, I’ll adapt that song to where I live’.” It is a vastly different attitude to song compared to what is often found in the pubs where crowds just want to be entertained. Where bands rarely move beyond what’s on their set list and, in most instances, are little more than background to people chatting among themselves. Danny’s audiences want to hear the stories he comes to sing. His music’s power lies in his wish to recount life experiences, ones that remain important no matter what year or century you hear them in. That’s what draws people to them; they resonate across time. “These works are not just songs but an important documentation of stories,” he says. “Folk songs in my opinion, are the history of the common people, the cannon fodder, the factory fodder and are as relevant to a casual worker in 2016 as they were to an itinerant labourer in the 1920s.” While we like to think that things are different in our time, that we live in a more enlightened society, for the people of the working classes, the story remains the same. The songs which Danny Spooner keeps vibrant and alive create that vital link between the struggles of today and yesterday as time glides ever onward.
Words: Anthony Sawrey | Image: Kyle Barnes
“Folk songs in my opinion, are the history of the common people, the cannon fodder, the factory fodder and are as relevant to a casual worker in 2016 as they were to an itinerant labourer in the 1920s.” - Danny Spooner
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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
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.
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)
Wednesday 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
Thursday Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 The Plough, Trentham – two courses - $25, three courses - $30 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - four shared courses with glass of wine - $50
Friday Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 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
SATURDAY • 7 MAY 2016 Spudtastic fun, food, free music, displays, children’s games and activities, entertainment, history, spuds for sale and much more! Access to the Spud Hub is free and here’s a taste of what’s in store. • Children’s activities galore – including spud art, spud sack races, spud smasher, spud shot, make a spud critter, spud stencil, dig for spuds in our special on-site spud paddock, and rock climbing wall. • Face painting, mobile farmyard, and jumping castle. • Free music all day and spudtacular roving performers. • Spuds for sale from local farmers – straight from the farm to you. • An amazing array of food, beverage and other stalls. • Spud digger hut open to view (joint project by Trentham Lions Club and Historical Society.)
You’d never guess potatoes could be this much fun!
Sunday Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45
Happy Hours
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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
MOTHER’S DAY AT MOTO BEAN why not Treat your mum this Mother’s Day? Choose from 4 delightful seating options: • 9.30am (or earlier) for breakfast • 11.30am & 1.30pm for 2-course set menu lunch - $45 per head (kids menu still available) • 3.30pm Champagne High Tea with mum - $35 for two people See website or call us for more info on the menu 50 Clowes St Malmsbury, VIC Call us 03 5423 2327
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HERE’S a new dining kid on the block and locals are already heading there as the new “go to” venue – along with enjoying some great live music vibes in the front bar.
The Criterion, in the middle of Castlemaine, opened over Easter, and is getting great reviews and plenty of “likes” on its Facebook page. We headed there last Saturday for lunch and were warmly greeted by both bar and band manager Victoria and bistro and function manager Sass before being given the choice of sitting inside in the renovated and funky dining room, or the already pumping courtyard. We chose inside, mostly for the photos, and settled into the task of selecting from the tempting specials or the American inspired menu. Kyle is really enjoying the latest street food craze and was tempted by the Criterion Amigos Street Food Combo. It sounded delicious and massive. Two grilled prawns, two tempura soft shell crabs, a half a pound of BBQ beef short ribs, one pound of chicken wings with sauces and a leaf salad. All that for $42, add another $5 for a big serve of chips. You can even choose the “Double or Nothing” for $76. Kyle decided to save the dish for the next visit with a few friends and instead chose the 300 grams Delmonico Rib-Eye Steak ($34) with both green pepper and mushroom sauces accompanied by wedges and salad. He also added a Moreton Bay Bug ($5) and a King Prawn ($3). A sort of new take on “surf ‘n’ turf ”. It was a fantastic choice – the steak was perfectly cooked to medium and barely needed the steak knife provided. The combination of sauces worked well and the wedges were perfect for mopping up the bottom of the plate. Even the salad, something Kyle usually ignores, was gone. Meanwhile, I was enjoying my choice from the specials menu. I had thought about the Australian Blue Swimmer Crab & Victorian Mussels in a Spicy Asian Broth with Chargrilled Corn Cob Loaf ($29). I know we are inland but I love my seafood. There were also some tempting burgers from the Bob Marley, to the Bruce Springsteen, the Pink Floyd and even the Amy Winehouse – the vegan option. In the end I stayed with seafood and opted for the Salt and Pepper Squid with Chips and Salad ($21) – and an entrée of Freshly Shucked Coffin Bay Oysters done Kilpatrick style ($18 for six). Mmm. If I had known Kyle would steal three of my oysters…but they were a delicious take on the usual Kilpatrick with a spicy complex sauce covering some of the biggest oysters I have tried. Delicious. And there was the squid. The thick strips were coated in light breadcrumbs and cooked perfectly al dente with a delicious aioli for dunking and the chips were crunchy and fresh. It might have been overkill but I also ordered, because I couldn’t not, the Warm du Puy & Red Lentil Salad with Broccoli, Red Capsicum and Chimichurri ($13 for a small, $20 for a large). It was amazing. Full of pops of flavour from the strongly flavoured du Puy Lentils (also known as French lentils) and the mild sweet flavour of the Red Lentils, there were also hits from the capsicum while the broccoli provided great crunch. And then the Argentinian influence from the chimichurri. Great choice. We were full so skipped desserts but they are all just $12 and include a fresh fruit salad with ouzo dressing, Carrot Cake with Maple Pecan, Churros with Dulce de Leche and Chocolate Sauce or Salted Caramel Expresso Martini. Yum. The Criterion offers a great selection of good pub food with a twist. The atmosphere is inviting, the staff are friendly and knowledgeable and the bar looks like a great place to spend a few hours on a weekend. Oh, and the drinks are local and affordable – gotta love that. A great new addition to the ’Maine.
Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes
163 Barker Street Castlemaine VIC 3450 I Phone 03 5470 5311 www.criterionhotelcastlemaine.com.au Closed Mondays to Wednesdays
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South Coast Fresh Sea Food
Fresh seafood available every Wednesday 9.00 – 11.00
In the carpark at the back of The Emporium 89 Piper Street Kyneton. 0402197486 Email freshseafood@live.com.au
Christ Church Daylesford
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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Silver for Moto Bean
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ALMSBURY’S Moto Bean Coffee Roasters has picked up a silver for its Seasonal Espresso House Blend at the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria’s 2016 Australian International Coffee
The award comes after last year’s success which saw the roasters pick up the bronze in the Milk Blend category. Owner-roaster Lachy Evans said he had worked hard to perfect the Seasonal Espresso House Blend, a blend of 40 per cent Honduras certified organic, 30 per cent specialty Kenya and 30 per cent specialty Ethiopia, with notes of blueberries, raw sugar, dark chocolate and a lime leaf acidity. More than 1200 entrants vied for the award with Moto Bean Coffee Roasters one of only a few micro-batch roasters and regional roasters to win a silver or gold – standing their ground against many well-known high profile roasters. “It is a very interesting coffee that suits all brew methods and people love it. I’m always striving to make our coffee better and better and next year I’m striving to be the first roaster in Central Victoria to win a gold medal.” Lachy also believes he has the advantage as a roaster and a barista, working fulltime in his own café serving his own blends to his customers, giving him the edge in finding out what people like first-hand. Moto Bean Coffee Roasters wholesales coffee to cafes and restaurants as well as retail bags for produce stores and supermarkets.
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How a Ballarat boy became a master artist
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S NEWS of the sacking of Geelong’s mayor and his council rippled across television, Daylesford artist Doug Wright got a jolt. “There’s my painting!” he shouted to partner and fellow artist Anne Saunders.
This process was reversed when he came to Daylesford, however, because his first couple of places were too small for large oil paintings. Now, perched on a stool, his feet on a coffee table this passionate supporter of hapless Collingwood, with a collie and a schnauzer by his side, can reflect on his works in the national galleries of Canberra and Melbourne and his passion for landscapes. He consistently painted outdoors and, by looking hard at the country, set it in his mind so it runs in his imagination. The country between Daylesford and Ballarat is especially interesting to him because of the wonderful volcanic knolls and ability to see great distances. A streak of this becomes light, yellow from late in the day, moving across as a border to one painting as, inevitably perhaps, the local landscape nudges into frosty Finland.
And there it was, Swamp Gums, Yankee Flat, one of the 24 oils and 19 watercolours picked as finalists from 450 entries in the 1985 Wynne Prize, the landscape equivalent of the better known Archibald portrait prize. Just how it came to be a backdrop to this unseemly drama is unclear, but Doug knows his picture was bought by a foundation and later given to the Geelong Gallery, so it may be on loan to the embattled council. This turn of events gave 71-year-old Doug a great laugh, as did looking back at critics’ words on his early work. In their certainty of knowledge they did not spare him. For instance, back in 1976 the now-defunct Bulletin magazine’s reviewer held that Doug had “little or nothing to offer but the coyly obscene or the elusively Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Kyle Barnes vulgar”. He was admired for his perseverance, although the critic was baffled as to what sort of work Doug would produce when he hit his straps. In another show his drawings were described as doodles - “like some managing director’s blotter smuggled out by a clever industrial spy, they reveal the flow of imagery of the sub-conscious mind, full of strange creatures come to haunt our waking hours”. Later, his big, colourful and crowded paintings were described as using a sledgehammer to drive in a tack. Cut to the authoritative Encyclopedia of Australian Art, which says a 1993 display of 20 years of his work “showed a consistently developed style of abstracts impervious to stylistic trends”. His landscapes have rich, dark backgrounds built up in many layers, it says, interwoven with brilliantly-coloured flashes of brighter, lighter colours. So here he sits in his new home and studio in Albert Street, contemplating two large works executed for one commission. The choice will be the new owner’s. The subject is Finland and it’s clear why a critic said his broad expanses are scraped back until they feel like vinyl cloth. One picture glows with an icy sheen, with what he calls a floating, subtle reference to silver birch trees shaking in the wind outside. The Finnish link is through in-laws and it led to Doug listening to Sibelius’s magnificent symphonic tone poem, Finlandia, with its origins in the turbulence and bleakness of imperial Russia’s stranglehold on Finland. “I wanted to pick up an art form from another artist,” says Doug. So he avoided any pictures or images of Finland. The result is one painting of predominantly purple, blue and silver colours with a dark foreboding colour intruding at the top. The play of light changes it. At 2.5 metres by almost a metre, both paintings are considerable works, while nearby stands a lighter one, done perhaps to ease the burden. Doug’s success as a painter brought joy to his parents, especially his mother who was a skilled calligrapher, but as the eldest of seven children she could not take up a scholarship for drawing. Doug gave $8000 from the sale of a painting in 2007 to set up a scholarship in her name to help a final year student in Ballarat. It ran for two years. His early studies were at the School of Mines, arguably the first art school in the state. At about 14 he went to Saturday morning classes at the Mines School. On matriculation he took up a teaching scholarship in what was called a teacher bursary in those happy days when students were paid to study. He remembers with what enthusiasm he set up a studio in an old storeroom when he taught at Warracknabeal for four years. He persisted with his aim to get into art school and teach, and got a break when a teacher pulled out of an appointment. By now married, he spent years rising early to get from Ocean Grove and teach painting and drawing at Melbourne State College. It was something of a golden age of art teaching with painters such as Andrew Sibley, George Baldessin, Rod Clarke and James Meldrum encouraging him as a student. “They were interested in pushing me to be a practising artist. Sibley could draw it out of you, giving you just enough information so you wanted to find more. He gave you a thirst.” From 1975 Doug taught back at the art school in Ballarat until 2000, staying as a part-time teacher for nine more years, always engaging with the countryside to a degree that several horizons appear in some paintings. His formal grounding learning the ingredients of drawing provided him what he calls “the bones of your painting”. He trained in watercolours and then moved to oils.
“They were interested in pushing me to be a practising artist. Sibley could draw it out of you, giving you just enough information so you wanted to find more. He gave you a thirst.” - Doug Wright
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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
Spudfest fun at Trentham
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PUD Man, AKA Steve Manifold, will be on duty at Trentham’s 9th annual Spudfest on Saturday 7 May.
He will be helping to show why the humble spud is actually a versatile vegetable about which there is much to be proud. Spud Man will be facing up with a face painted by nationally-prominent local portraitist Rose Wilson, pictured with him left, whose painted faces are more typically seen at major portrait exhibitions such as the Archibald, Moran and Black Swan Prizes. Spudfest, which celebrates the region’s 25 or so varieties of potatoes and the town’s 150-year-plus potato farming history, is expected to attract more than 4000 visitors. Public Mischief is tipped to be popular with youngsters. But local constabulary need not be alarmed, Public Mischief is an entertainment troupe with decades of experience keeping kids out of mischief by involving them in activities such as its kooky obstacle course. Spud Man will be looking on to ensure everybody stays out of trouble while having fun. Adult visitors will have plenty of stalls to distract them. But the main attraction for adults is likely to be professional chefs demonstrating different ways of cooking spuds so that they are a star gourmet attraction rather than a simple sideline of chips or mash. History is also visiting Spudfest this year, with the Walsh potato farming family wheeling in their 116-year-old mobile spud hut that used to move from paddock to paddock back in the days when the neighbourhood was home to 300 itinerant potato pickers. The Walshes have been growing Trentham potatoes for more than 150 years and their hut on wheels will be the centre-piece of a Spudfest display drawing on some of that history. As Spudfest chair Jacinta Carboon says, it is expected to be a spudtastic day, and Spud Man will be peeling his make up off at the end of the day to dig into his potato pie’n’chips as a very tired but happy potato ambassador.
Free to good home 1 X Mr Potato Head Only used in one photo-shoot (front page) email kyle@tlnews.com.au First to email wins!
Link: www.trenthamspudfest.org.au
Cellarbrations at Foxxy’s - Our region’s largest local and boutique wine specialist Mitchelton – Central Victoria NV Cuvee
$19.99 Eac or 2 fo h r $35
Share the last rays of our gorgeous autumn afternoons with friends and this delightful sparkling from Mitchelton. A pale straw colour with a nose grapefruit and summer berry greets you along with tight persistent bubbles. Delicate melon and citrus fruit on the palate complements the lovely toasty creaminess. A delicious dry finish to linger over in the sunshine.
Amadio – Adelaide Hills Rosso Quattro
$16.99 Ea or 2 ch for $3 0
This wine is the one you want to take to your next dinner party or BBQ. Its spicy nose, dark cherry flavours and plummy overtones make for great drinking. The Barbera gives this wine its savoury richness, the merlot softens it and the sangiovese and nebbiolo provide body and depth.
Soul Growers – Barossa Valley Provident Shiraz
$19.99 Each, 2 $30 or for $150 for a d ozen
Well, what can I say, it’s Soul Growers and Barossa shiraz at its absolute best! Again these fellas have put together a wine that is complex yet perfectly balanced. The aromas of dark fruits complement the crimson red hue. The palate is luscious and savoury and ready to drink now or cellar if you can convince yourself not to drink it early!
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Ninth Island – Tasmania Pinot Noir or Chardonnay
Ninth Island is a tiny windswept conservation area offering refuge to penguins and endangered seabirds. It’s a pristine, raw and natural environment as can only be found in Tasmania. There is nowhere else like it in the world – the same goes for the wines. Both the pinot noir and chardonnay are typical examples of this wonderful cool climate wilderness.
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Gisborne Singers
Daylesford Cidery, Daylesford
OLLOWING its outstanding sell-out performances in Ballarat and Woodend of Karl Jenkins’ Armed Man - A Mass for Peace, the Gisborne Singers has been invited to New York’s Carnegie Hall to join with choirs from around the world to sing his latest work in January.
Traditional Irish Music Session - 1st Sunday of every month from 2.30 pm
Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs Caroline Gale – Friday, April 29, 5pm-7pm Vanessa Craven – Saturday, April 30, 5pm-7pm Buck Jr and The Reputation – Sunday, May 1, 5pm-7pm
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An opportunity exists to hear the Gisborne Singers’ harmonious voices in Kyneton and Gisborne during their current season. Conductor Stephen Brockman will lead The Gisborne Singers in performances of Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Handel’s Coronation Anthems. Supported by a full orchestra, the concerts will feature soloists Lee Abrahmsen, Karen Van Spall, Robert Barbaro and Timothy Newton. Performances will be at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Ebden Street, Kyneton at 3pm Sunday, May 15 and at Barcham Theatre, Gisborne Secondary College on Sunday, May 22 at 3pm. Afternoon tea is included with a ticket of $40, $35 concession, $20 students, under 12s free.
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MOTHERS DAY Spoil Mum with a 3-course shared Sunday Farmers Roast Lunch & Dinner May 8 $55 pp, $25 kids under 12
$100,000 milestone
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AYLESFORD & District Community Bank Branch has given back more than $100,000 worth of grants and sponsorships in just four years.
Chairman Mark Rak said reaching the first $100,000 milestone was a fantastic achievement for a community enterprise, “that was only a dream four years ago”. “Many have contributed voluntarily to take this dream for a locally-owned and operated bank and turn it into a reality, financially supporting community initiatives in the process. “The ability to grant over $100,000 to local not-for-profit organisations and groups and to support over 65 projects, events and services in our community, is a phenomenal achievement, making a big difference.” Following Daylesford & District Community Bank Branch’s first Community Forum, feedback from the 70 plus residents who attended has been formalised as specific goals in the company’s Community Investment Policy. Grants are now prioritised and targeted to supporting community groups and events, supporting youth projects and programs, improving indoor and outdoor community spaces and supporting community arts and theatre projects and programs. Daylesford District Community Bank holds three rounds of funding grants each year in February, June and October. Deadlines for applications for the next 2016 rounds are June 2 and September 29.
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Chicken Ratatouille with Rocket Pesto Ratatouille is the perfect way to use up some of those vegetables left over in the bottom of the crisper. It stores well and can be a great light lunch or a satisfying dinner when paired with a protein. 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 brown onion, diced, 1 small eggplant (aubergine), diced, 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, 2 zucchini (courgettes), diced, 1 red capsicum (pepper), diced, 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) tinned tomatoes, 2 x 250 g (9 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2 cm (3/4 inch) dice, 80 g (23/4 oz) feta cheese, to serve, crusty bread, toasted, to serve Rocket Pesto: 3 handfuls basil, leaves picked, 1 large handful rocket (arugula), juice and zest of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons pine nuts, 2 tablespoons olive oil
Recipes and Images from Quick. Easy. Healthy. by Callum Hann and Themis Chryssidis (Murdoch Books).
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or stockpot over high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until translucent. Add the eggplant and cook for 3–4 minutes until it starts to soften, then add the garlic, zucchini and red capsicum. Stir in the fennel seeds, leave to toast for a moment, then add the tomatoes. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 15–20 minutes until the ratatouille thickens and the tomato sauce darkens in colour slightly. Add the chicken and cook for a further 3–4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until just cooked. Meanwhile, combine half the basil, the rocket, lemon juice, lemon zest and pine nuts in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Stir in the olive oil. Divide the
ratatouille between bowls. Add a spoonful of rocket pesto to each of four bowls and crumble over the feta. Serve with a slice of toasted crusty bread.
Nutrition tip: Most people know that for good health we should aim for five serves of vegetables a day. This dish will go a long way towards helping you meet your vegetable requirements. Substitution: Ratatouille is a versatile side dish and can partner with a range of proteins. Try baked white fish, which will soak up the sauce and flavours of the ratatouille. The Local has a copy of Quick. Easy. Healthy. to give away. For your chance to win email news@tlnews.com.au with your phone number and town by May 7. Good luck!
Sault Restaurant is seeking experienced wait staff to join its dynamic team. If you are inspired by wonderful regional food and wine and enjoy being supported by a great team then please email jodi@sault.com.au or call 5348 6555.
The Perfect Drop Restaurant & Wine Bar Monday to Tuesday - 4pm until late Friday to Sunday - 12pm until late Live Music in the bar on weekends. www.theperfectdrop.com 5 Howe Street, Daylesford 5348 1100
Locals Night - Tuesdays $55 - 5 courses inc bubbles Happy Hours 4pm - 6pm Daily $12 Cocktails & $2 Oysters
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‘ GREAT MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS
Open Friday April 29th & every Thursday in May 10am - 4pm
A GUIDE TO
PERMANENT WATER SAVING RULES Permanent Water Saving Rules are a set of common sense rules that are applied every day of the year to ensure we use water efficiently. They are designed to allow flexibility and choice regarding your water usage, especially through the warmer months.
The key permanent water saving rules are:
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FURTHER INFORMATION For further information on Permanent Water Saving Rules call 1800 061 514 or visit chw.net.au
RULE Vehicles
Can be cleaned at any time with: • a hand held hose that is leak free and fitted with a trigger nozzle; or • a bucket
Gardens and lawns
You can water a residential garden or lawn using: • a hand held hose, bucket or watering can at any time; or • a watering system between the hours of 6pm-10am on any day
Hand held hose
Water using a hand held hose anytime if it: • is fitted with a trigger nozzle; and • is leak free
Fountains and water features
Water can be used in a fountain or a water feature when the fountain or water feature recirculates the water
Hard surfaces
Water can be used to clean driveways, paths, concrete, tiles and timber decking if: • cleaning is required as a result of an accident, fire, health hazard, safety hazard or other emergency; or • staining to the surface has developed and then only once a season; or • due to construction or renovation, and then only using: • a high pressure water cleaning device; • or a hand held hose or bucket 01-14-SD04
IT WAS perfect autumn weather for the Anzac Day clash between traditional rivals Hepburn and Daylesford at Victoria Park. The day also saw the official opening of the Victoria Park Community Facility, below right. For final match scores see The Local’s back page. More photos on The Local’s Facebook page.
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Hepburn Springs Daylesford Lawn Daylesford Field Golf - Women Tennis Club and Game A TWO-person ambrose was played on April 13 with the winners Fiona Marshall and Shirley Rodda. Nearest the pin was Jo Thompson.
On a day perfect for golf on Wednesday, April 20, the event played was a 9-hole eclectic. Jenny Cronin won A grade with a score of 24pts on a countback from Rose Mobbs. B Grade was also decided on a countback with Shirley Rodda winning from Wendy Wetzel on 26pts. C Grade was won quite convincingly by Christine Williams with an impressive 30pts. NTP Jenny Cronin. In pennant results from Monday, April, 11, Division 1 defeated Avoca 4.5 to 1.5. Winners were Fran Woods, Jenny Cronin, Julie Azzopardi and Andrea Holmes. Bev Smith squared her match. Division 2 lost to Midlands 3/2. Jan Smith and Shirley Rodda won. Games on April 18 saw both teams defeated.
Division 1 by Midlands 5/0 and Division 2 by Ballarat 4/1. Jan Smith was the only win.
Golf - Men THE 13-hole competition played on 31/03/16 was won by Peter Frith with 32 points. NTP on the 11th was Joe Rozen. Peter Frith, Shane and Colin Richardson all got the birdie hole. The men played stroke for the April Monthly Medal on April 2 sponsored by Mercato. Winner of A grade and the medal was John Arnold 68/7/61. Winner of B grade was Graham Cronin 77/11/66. Winner of C grade was John Krunic 91/22/60. NTP in the 17th was Bill O’Connor. John Arnold was the only player to get the birdie hole. The 13-hole competition played on April 7 was won by Bernie Frith with 29 points. NTP on the 11th was Neil Bruce. The men played the Jack Dixon 4BBB aggregate on April 9. John Arnold 40 points and Alan Dean 43 points won with 83 points. NTP on the 2nd was Peter Fell. The 13-hole competition played on April 14 was won by Col Richardson with 30 points. NTP on the 11th was Graham Fell. The 2nd round of the singles KO was played on April 16. Graeme Lucas def Shane Nevill 2/1. Bernie Frith def John Arnold 3/2. John Evans def Ian Rodgers 3/1. Chris Frith def Neil Bruce 3/2. Wayne Mobbs def John Fergusson 7/5. Heath Bolton def Jon Barrell 4/3. Alan Dean def Col Richardson 1up. Peter Frith def Andrew Guiney 2up.
DAYLESFORD Lawn Tennis Club’s season has ended and the courts are now having a welldeserved rest until October.
Over the winter the committee will continue to work on the re-development project: at present the application for rezoning is in the hands of the relevant authority. The club’s presentation night took place at Hepburn Springs Golf Club on Saturday, April 16. More than 30 members, partners and parents attended an entertaining evening with the musical highlight being the worldpremiere of the Footfaults’ reworking of Bang Bang. Club championship trophies were presented and also prizes to the Saturday weekly winners. Hobson’s Heroes took out the Section 2 Thursday night competition, and Pete’s Pistols won Section 1 by the narrowest of margins. Club president Greg Malcher congratulated the members for making the 2015/16 season one characterised by good humour and the continuing progress of the junior tennis program. Senior tennis has continued on Saturday afternoons with recent results showing the cream rising to the top. In Section 1 on Saturday, April 16, Lew Ingham 21/13 edged out Pete Ekstedt 21/14, with Brian Nolan third 17/17. Gabe Kirby continued her fine run of form (“oh, the season’s not ending, is it?”) with a comprehensive 24/17 victory in Section 2 over David Tindal 22/19. Maddy Ingham got third with 19/19. On April 9, in the only section P Ekstedt 25/14 won with Gabe Kirby a close second 19/12, Brian Nolan 21/15 was third, a whisker ahead of Geoff Parentich 20/15, with visitor Martin Hale 22/18 fifth. On April 2, it was the Ekstedt show again with his 23/11 leading in Parentich 22/16 while Alister Ferrier and Barry Dimond tied for third. In Section 2 the evergreens fought it out with John Turnbull 26/13 winning over American visitor Larry Diller 22/16, with Gabe Kirby third on 19/18. The final set with the Turnbull/Diller combo scorching the Kirby/Kevin pair 6/1 was a fitting finale to a great day of tennis. On March 26, in the solo section Greg Malcher had a rare and decisive 24/8 win over visitor Martin Hale 20/14, who really ought to join up and forget those pesky visitor fees. Geoff Parentich 17/14 was third over John Turnbull 19/17.
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GOOD numbers turned out for the April shoot at the Glen with shooters travelling from all over the state.
Jake set the ground which had a good variety of targets, including a low battue which kept shooters on their toes. Some thought it was a bit tough but there was still three possibles shot - 25 straight. Results AA Grade - 1st G Zammit 69/75, 2nd A Panetta 69/75, 3rd N Guerra 69/75. A Grade - 1st G Phillipson 67/75, 2nd C McNeil 62/75, 3rd B Gonzales 60/75. B Grade - 1st B Harbour 62/75, 2nd D Conroy 57/75, 3rd the 84-year-old Stan Cautions 56/75. C Grade - 1st B Bowman 47/75, 2nd S Raven 44/75, 3rd M Young 42/75. Ladies - 1st A Hirchefield 61/75, 2nd L McNeil 60/75, 3rd A Marris 56/75. VETS - 1st C Johns 64/75, 2nd R Clancy 64/75, 3rd R Pigedon 63/75. Super VETS(65+) - 1st J Johns 64/75, 2nd R Barber 61/75, 3rd B Rafferty 59/75. Juniors - 1st C Kivinen 63/75, Well done to Linda in the canteen “again” and the pack up crew Paul, Squizz, Dave, Sam, Shayne and Wil a top job. Next shoot is on Saturday, May 7.
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EMBERS of the Association of Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies’ Central Victoria branch heard from Hobart’s MONA senior research curator Jane Clark at their latest lecture.
Speaking at the Kyneton Town Hall, Ms Clark said MONA founder David Walsh often changed direction in his acquisitions, selling off one treasure to purchase in a new direction. “MONA has no acquisition policy,” she emphasised. She said that Mr Walsh was currently wrestling with the question of “What is Art?” and the exhibition opening on November 5, “On the origin of Art”, would address that query. The next branch lecture, on May 12, will feature China specialist David Rosier who will talk about Beijing’s Forbidden Palace and “The Ultimate Renaissance Ruler Emperor Qianlong (1735-1796)”. Lectures are held at Kyneton Town Hall, 129 Mollison Street, Kyneton from 7pm. Cost is $30 and includes supper served with local wines. New members welcome. Email adfascenvic@gmail.com or call 5427 4918.
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HE May meeting of the Daylesford and District Horticultural Society will be a hands-on workshop led by Ian Clarke on looking after garden tools.
“Members should bring along secateurs, loppers, edge trimmers, hedge trimmers…anything they want to sharpen,” Ian said. “A note about clothing - there might be a bit of dirt and rust coming off the tools as they are cleaned, and a bit of oil and grease going on as they are reassembled, so ‘fashion parade’ clothes not a good choice but ‘can be got dirty’ ones definitely are. “Members should bring the tools they wish to sharpen, a black texta, some 80 or so grit sandpaper, some 240 or so sandpaper, a file, an oilstone...or whatever they use to sharpen their tools. “I will bring sandpaper, files, oilstones, diamond hones, ceramic stones, grease, a selection of tools to dismantle and re-assemble the secateurs etc. So, no worry if people don’t have the correct bits to bring. “Oh, and some sticky plaster in case of cuts...hope there aren’t any of those.” Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at the John Mitchell Uniting Church Hall in Daylesford from 7.30pm. New members welcome. Details: Secretary Margret Lockwood on 5348 7758.
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ITH ‘real’ autumn weather finally with us and our streets and gardens ablaze with the gold, flame and burgundies of deciduous trees, shrubs and climbers, this is a great time to choose varieties for your own garden.
Not only will you be able to see the colours they will add to your garden, but also the size and shape they will eventually attain. It’s always difficult to visualise the space they will actually take up when you see them in the garden centre. A stand-out choice in the range of medium-sized trees is the magnificent Manchurian pear (pyrus ussuriensis) with its white pear blossoms in spring and spectacular blaze of fiery foliage, especially as an avenue in Kidds Gully. Other large shrubs are bronze-leafed varieties of cotinus or smoke bush, which turn from deep copper to burgundy at this time of year. One of my favourites is the golden raintree, Koelreutaria paniculata (pictured above right), framed by a crimson glory vine (vitis coignetiae). Colourful for much of the year, it has long garlands of golden wisteria-like flowers in spring which are followed by bronze, lantern-like seed pods in summer through to winter and, of course rich butter-gold leaves in autumn. A well-mannered, compact, cold-climate tree, it is perfect for any domestic southern garden, although it tends to populate en-masse in tropic climes, where it joins the colourful lantana as a declared weed. Falling leaves Childhood memories of autumn feature fragrant wispy smoke curling up from piles of crackling colourful dried leaves raked up from lawns and pathways throughout suburbia. That is after we had trampled and rolled through the heaps. In more enlightened times we have learnt to cherish the harvest as fodder for our compost heaps or store them under potato sacks or canvas until next spring when they have broken down into a rich mulch for the garden beds. Be sure to hose the heap down before covering to speed the process. Rare treat (but not to eat!) An attractive but toxic rarity of the fungi family is the iconic toadstool of Yuletide - the snowflake-speckled cherry-red amanita muscaria, pictured below right. Hailing from the snow-bound pine forests of northern climes, where they are apparently muchfavoured by reindeer, the amanita have obviously stowed away in pine shipments to the colonies and found their way to the pine plantations of Central Victoria.
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Exercise and Bone Density When we talk of exercise and bone density we often link it to postmenopausal women and people suffering from osteoporosis (mainly women). For these groups it is recommended that their daily exercise regime includes resistance training and impact activities as a way of managing declining bone density. Although the benefits of exercise for bone density are clear and well established, it may surprise you to know that the quality of bone density is determined early on in childhood. It is in childhood that we need to include specific activities like trampoline jumping and skipping to ensure that we grow strong healthy bones and keep them that way thoughout our lifespan. It’s important for all of us to understand the significance of bone development over the ages and the role exercise plays. That way we can make good choices for our children and ourselves. Bone density over the ages Childhood/adolescence – In children the majority of our bone build up occurs during the pre teen ages and peaks during the 20’s. Adulthood – Bone density begins to decrease around the age of 30. Women from the age of 45 and men at 45-55 lose bone at a rate of 1-2 per cent per year. Older adults – Bone loss continues in both men and women particularly around the hip area. Those with osteoporosis experience a thinning and fragility of the bone. Exercise quality and bone strength Not all exercises are alike when it comes to bone strength. The osteogenic capacity (ability to build bone) of an exercise depends on the degree of impact and hardening of the bone that the exercise provides. High osteogenic activities include competitive sports such as netball, basketball and tennis, also high to moderate impact group fitness classes like Bodycombat and aerobics, dancing and gymnastics, running, brisk walking, stair climbing. Activities like swimming and cycling, while they do have wonderful health benefits, are not osteogenic in nature and therefore do not add to bone strength. What you can do With the rise of sedentary lifestyles and increase in screen time for kids there is less emphasis on those activities that grow and promote healthy bones. As parents we need to ensure that our kids get to jump about and are active to set them up for a lifetime of healthy bones. As adults we need to keep moving with specific bone impact exercises to ensure we can have long, strong lives. As older adults, simple resistance exercises and gentle impact work can assist in managing osteoporosis and prevent falls. So get jumping everybody! The future of our bone health depends upon it.
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HEPBURN proved too strong for Daylesford at last Sunday’s Anzac game at Victoria Park. The Burras defeated the Bulldogs, 13.14-92 to 11.8-74. Meanwhile the netballers reversed the result, with Daylesford winning, 40 to 37. The day also saw the official opening of the $1.9 million Victoria Park Community Facility. For more photos from the day see pages 46 and 47.