The Local Issue 71 May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016 Issue 71 Child’s play at DayKids Cafe

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May 9, 2016 Issue 71 Childs’ play at DayKids Cafe

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Concern at loss of volunteer roles at CFA

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AYLESFORD CFA members are concerned that the United Firefighters Union of Australia’s long running Enterprise Bargaining Agreement could mean the end of volunteer firefighters.

The EBA, which involves the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the CFA, has been knocked back by the Emergency Services Minister Jane Garrett but Premier Daniel Andrews recently stepped in, meeting with UFU secretary Peter Marshall.

If the union has its way it will effectively take control of the CFA – leaving volunteers worried their roles will be undermined by paid firefighters. The CFA is not currently under union rule.

Daylesford CFA secretary Paul Anderson, pictured right, said the amount of control of the CFA that the union wanted “was the biggest thing”.

“The amount of money involved in the deal also frightens us. The UFU wants an immediate 19 per cent increase in salary, $3000 per person as soon as this is signed off and they also want $5200 a year to carry a pager (for paid firefighters). We (CFA) all do that anyway.

“We feel the union doesn’t want volunteer firefighters and, in the long run, wants to replace the CFA volunteers with paid firefighters.”

Daylesford firefighter Glen Webster said the whole process was “very insulting to people who have been in the brigade for a long time”.

“They have 20 to 30 years’ experience in dealing with the day-to-day things a brigade like Daylesford comes up against - fires, hazardous materials, motor vehicle rescues…

“The Daylesford Brigade started in 1861 as a group of volunteers. We train as professionally as the paid firefighters and are certified in everything we do. Why would you bugger that up and risk thousands of volunteers saying ‘we are out’.

“Because the thing is, judging by the actions of 421 firefighters who went to Melbourne last month, my feeling is brigades will say ‘no, we resign’ and Daylesford for a period of time will be unprotected. When we resign who is going to protect them?”

Mr Anderson said among the log of claims were items which said if a paid firefighter turned up to fire with a volunteer brigade already there, they would not take instructions from them.

And paid firefighters would not start firefighting until at least seven paid staff were in attendance.

“So what do you do? Turn up with five and say we have to wait for another two, while a house burns down?

“And we currently have about 25,000 active CFA firefighters – how do you replace them with paid firefighters? With penalties you are looking at $150,000 each a year – multiply that by 25,000. It just seems illogical.”

Mr Anderson said losing the CFA knowledge would also be disastrous.

“We have members who can basically tell you off the back of their hand where every fire plug is in Daylesford. And they know the tracks. They say ‘you can’t take a truck down there because it won’t fit’ or ‘this is a shortcut’. How do you get that when you just put an ad in the paper for a firefighter?

“At the recent fire at Porcupine Ridge we had 17 trucks out on a work day, all volunteers, at 1.45pm. Where are you going to get people like that?”

Mr Anderson said members were also concerned at what would happen with tankers and items bought through community donations.

“We bought one of our trucks, that was $120,000, and we are given one set of breathing apparatus for each truck but we provide three – they are $12,000 each.

“The incident screen here was $5000 and then there’s the office we built at the back here. That’s all from our community’s money.

“I personally think they are relying on the CFA guys being such good guys that they are not going to walk away from it. I am sure they are thinking that.

“That someone like Harry Scascighini, who has been a member for 43 years, won’t walk away while his neighbour’s house burns down.”

And then, abruptly, the interview ends. A siren sounds, the aforementioned screen lights up with an incident at Eganstown, and they are off. Volunteers going to help their community.

Meanwhile UFU secretary Peter Marshall has been reported saying any idea that his union was intent on displacing volunteers was “a load of rot”.

Mr Marshall also said it was untrue that seven paid firefighters would be needed on the ground before firefighting could start.

The union did not respond to queries from The Local by press time.

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Arts Party candidate just wants respect

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RIPLE threat – that’s singer, dancer and actor - Maureen Andrew says she has been building up to representing those in the arts industries since she put her hand up as equity representative in 1971 on the production of the iconic Hair.

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Now Maureen, who says she was the rep on every show she’s toured with since, has put her hand up for The Arts Party and may be standing for a seat in the federal senate or lower house in the July election.

Not that she was always on the side of the performers.

“I was very cut and dried on what was best for the production. I remember about 10 or 12 years ago, when we were fined if we held equity meetings so we did it from Hong Kong, that a few of the performers wanted another four understudies because of the workload.

“I said we could have four more but the reality was, with all the travelling, that it would add another $400,000 to the cost of the production. So I asked do you want the understudies or do you want the show and a job?

“There has to be a balance in everything.”

The Eganstown resident attended her first Arts Party meeting, set up by film-maker PJ Collins and actor Nicholas Gledhill in 2013, about 18 months ago.

“There seems to be a standard idea in our culture that if you are an artist you must be doing very well and also that you will do it for free because everyone knows you love what you are doing.

“As the years have gone on I have seen more and more painters, writers, journos, musicians…constantly being asked will you come and do this for free. It’s distressing to me.”

Maureen found herself in a similar situation when she received a call asking if she would like to dance alongside Kylie Minogue. Being Kylie she automatically said yes without asking what the fee would be.

She spent the full day working at the Docklands with the Australian legend and on the way home received a call asking if she would also like to perform at the Logies.

Maureen said yes and then asked where she should send her invoice for her day with Kylie. The caller replied “didn’t you get the $100” and it turned out the performers had all been handed just $100 for their day of work.

“The offer for the Logies was also outrageous and since then I have found it’s endemic and not just on the lower level like people performing in the pubs for drinks for the night. It’s also on a higher professional level where overseas performers hire our musicians at 50 per cent of the award rate. These are people who play all over the world and come back home to Australia.

“Or even Australian performers whose managers – Kylie has said she was not aware of the $100 payment – asking dance schools if they will supply dancers for free because it would look lovely if your dancer toured with us.

“And it might look good for the school but the costs of being an artist are huge.

Jane Rutter said once it took her more time to train to be the flautist she is than it takes to be a brain surgeon.

“My passion is respect. Respect for the dancer, the writer, the musician…for people not to say ‘they are just wasting their time’ but rather to encourage and support them.

“Without them we don’t have the music, the art. A friend of mine said to me once ‘what would happen if we encouraged all musos not to play on a Friday or Saturday night throughout Australia? And no, you can’t then play my CD either’. What would happen to society as a whole if for one night all the music was pulled? It’s all taken for granted. But these are the people who are inspiring us.”

Maureen said the party was still in the process of sorting out the final details before the election but had support from people like Bryan Brown, Ben Quilty and Geraldine Turner.

“I guess part of it is just why not have an arts party?”

A few of the Arts Party’s core ideas are: a tripling of the actual budget distributed through grants to artists and small/medium sized organisations across Australia; all distributed arts grants to no longer be liable for income tax for the individuals receiving them; for music, visual and media art to become mandatory in primary schools; DayleSforD 10 MalMsbuRy RoaD secondary schools to also offer access to all three, as well as drama and dance, taught “tHe CoaCH HoUSe” - a Private CoUntry at least once a week by a trained teacher; and free entry to all government funded retreat museums and galleries up to the age of 21 and over the age of 65. this superb private property is perfectly located at the

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The bells are ringing, the song they’re singing

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Suzanne said she wanted a way to introduce the bells to the community and found Hepburn U3A was the perfect medium. Members now include Christine Borgeest, Jude Brown, Susan Clabburn, Maureen Corbett, Robyn Lawrence, Claire Lewis, Wendy Rainmaker, Anne Tamblyn, Jan Bragg, Millie Gouldthorpe, Erin Kelly, The group rehearses every Monday afternoon in Stanbridge Hall in Daylesford Sue Walker, Janet Gaden, Jenny Jordan, Denise Purdy and Ruth Mary Love. and it is an absolute pleasure to listen as their hand bells come together.

The group is open to men but Suzanne said when they first formed most of the Conductor Suzanne Brimacomb, who brought the hand bells with her when she men had other commitments with other U3A activities. moved to Daylesford 18 months ago, says it’s definitely a team effort.

“I really want to put it out there that they are for the community. We have played “Why do we do it? It’s the working together and that sonorous sound that you get at The Convent, Tina is very supportive, and we just want to help people understand which is just so appealing – no pun intended. And the camaraderie…it’s a real buzz.” what they sound like in beautiful and tasteful surrounds.”

Suzanne, who for many years was director of music at Trinity College in Kew, And for your chance to hear them, The Daylesford Ring of Bells Group will play bought the bells from the school when she retired in 2014. at The Convent Gallery on Sunday, June 5 at 1.30pm.

“I introduced the bells, which are from Pennsylvania, in 1989 to the school and Handbells will start at 1.30pm and the program will be repeated at 2.30pm. it was one of my specialties in teaching the boys. When I was leaving there wasn’t anyone else in the department who would take them over and I asked if I could buy Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Kyle Barnes them.

“I moved here a year and a half ago and brought them with me. It is a threeoctave chromatic set, you can get five-octave but they are very big and heavy, and I think three octaves covers enough.”

F YOU look up sonorous, as I did, it means to have a “deep, rich and pleasant sound”. And the Daylesford Ring of Bells Group produces just that.

Young and old

Kinder ready? Death by Soprano

MACEDON Ranges Shire Council has developed IS YOUR child ready for kinder?

Parents of children who turn four years old two draft plans to support young and old residents.

Council is now seeking feedback on the draft plans – a Municipal Early Years Plan and Positive Ageing Plan – which will guide the way council supports children, families and older residents.

The plans are key to supporting a healthy, active and connected community and will identify priorities and actions for council to undertake over the next four years.

The Positive Ageing Plan will focus on creating a community in which older people are able to continue to grow and develop, and achieve a sense of purpose and meaning in their lives.

The Municipal Early Years Plan intends to create a place where childhood is valued and where each child can thrive, reach their potential and actively participate.

Council is accepting feedback until May 20.

before April 30 next year are invited to attend a free information session on assessing their child’s readiness for kindergarten.

Presented by Macedon Ranges Shire Council and delivered by Sally Ward from Early Life Foundations, the session will help parents identify the signs of readiness and provide them with useful tips in preparing their child for kinder.

The free information session will held at the Family and Children’s Centre in Gisborne on Tuesday, May 31 with places limited. To register call Nikki on 5422 0231 or email nyoung@mrsc.vic.gov.au Meanwhile, council would like to remind parents that enrolments for its three and four-year-old programs across the shire are now open.

Details: 5422 0239 or visit mrsc.vic.gov.au/children

ACCORDING to internationally renowned actor, soprano and cabaret artist Isabel Hertaeg, when it comes to opera, all sopranos must die!

Her new show, Death by Soprano, coming to Kyneton Town Hall this Friday, May 13 at 7.30pm uses a mix of humour, slapstick and absurdism to portray the final moments in the lives of operatic heroines.

Working her way through classic opera deaths alphabetically, this black comedy - complete with props, fabulous costumes and mighty operatic pipes - is a rollercoaster ride of twists, turns and tragedy catering for the opera lover, the opera-curious and those yet to be converted.

Tickets are $42 for adults, $38 for concession card holders, $38 per head for groups more than eight, and $25 for youth. This show is not suitable for children under the age of 15. Tickets: www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/ buytickets or call 1300 888 802.

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DayKids Playhouse offering family friendly space

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DAM and Steph Matthews knew they wanted to begin an enterprise in Daylesford.

It was clearly apparent once they had their second child that working in a family business would be a great opportunity and DayKids Playhouse Cafe was born.

DayKids is a cafe like no other, with a massive indoor play structure, slides to suit all ages and a design that was clearly aimed at providing comfort not just to kids but the adults as well.

“We wanted to cater to parents and make it as comfortable as possible,” Adam explains.

DayKids Playhouse Cafe is located on East Street and has been warmly received by locals and tourists alike.

“We’re now providing a birthday party space and have been inundated with requests for more information,” Steph explains, “we’re so happy the community is behind us and so supportive”.

“Daylesford needs more family friendly venues,” say Adam and Steph - they are determined to improve and expand on family entertainment facilities.

Only in their fourth week of opening, DayKids Playhouse Cafe has exceeded all expectations and word of mouth has certainly helped, but it seems it is not just parents that are flocking to the exceptional space.

Locals without children are also talking about the exceptional specialty coffee and food on offer.

DayKids Playhouse Cafe offers Five Senses specialty coffee which responsibly sources flavours from around the globe. Food has also been praised with inspirations of Spanish and French meals as well as their famous crunchy sweet potato chips.

“We plan to move to a vegetarian and health conscious menu,” says Steph, with a clear objective to improve the wellbeing of food conditions served to adults and children, appealing positively to the locals with vegetarian and gluten-free options.

DayKids Playhouse Cafe is a welcoming service to Daylesford’s otherwise limited activity scene, proving that Daylesford could be for the whole family, disrupting the stigma it’s “just a place for adults to visit…”.

DayKids Playhouse Cafe “takes the play centre concept and has completely flipped it to cater for both adults and children”.

“Adults and children can connect and play together now…this is our intention,” says Adam. Creating a space that is non-confrontational, calming and brings a little community experience to the people of Daylesford.

What is absolutely clear is this couple are passionate about serving a family friendly space which is going to be invaluable, especially for the winter months.

A must-see play space and cafe for young and old. DayKids Playhouse Café.

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Prue’s a llama farmer with a difference

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LAMAS. We all know what llamas are right? They are from South America aren’t they? Sure they are, but have you ever seen a llama?

Probably not because there are not that many in Australia, but if Prue Simmons of White Stone Farm in Clunes has any say in the matter, it’s a situation that will soon change.

“What we do have a lot of in Australia is the alpaca, an animal related to the llama,” says Prue. “Alpacas became popular when the merino industry started to take a dive and growers began to look for a new niche fibre. They started importing alpacas in the 1970s and today there are around 250,000 in the country.”

Llamas on the other hand are much rarer, the first animals were imported here in the mid-1990s from South America and while there are a growing number of breeders and a Llama Association of Australia, there are only around 7000 Australia-wide. While alpacas and llamas are both of the camelid family, alpacas are more like sheep and can be flighty and flock bound. Llamas are the opposite; they are engaging and easily trained - just like horses.

Prue was first attracted to llamas through the recommendation of an alpaca grower five years ago. “I needed a paddock mate for my horse but also wanted a fibre animal for my fabric work which is a freestyle form of Japanese weaving called saori. I looked at sheep, goats and finally alpacas but the person I consulted recommended llamas because you can do so much more with them. That is where my interest in the animal originated.”

As well as their uses for fibre, the llamas are a really important part of White Stone Farm’s focus on sustainability and permaculture. Having padded hooves, like all camel species, they are non-destructive to the soil, provide an amazing source of fertiliser and help to guard the property’s clutch of free range chooks. In addition, they’re a fantastic animal for trekking and Prue will have them accompanying tourists on forest tours around the region next year.

Currently Prue and her husband Stacy have four animals comprising three girls Brittany, Lilah, Yuki and a 16-year-old gelding named Wildfire.

Wildfire is Prue’s constant companion around the farm and the star of his own Facebook page. He is living proof of the llamas’ intelligence and regal comportment, and stands next to us as we chat, regarding our conversation with a relaxed curiosity. “It is not often that people get a chance to come up close to a large animal like him, so it’s lots of fun to take him on trips.

People love him, especially children. We are constantly attending libraries and community events from Trentham to Ballarat, to give people the opportunity to meet Wildfire and learn more about the breed.”

As well as managing their farm, and her duties as vice president of the Victorian chapter of the Llama Association Australia, Prue maintains her practice of Japanese saori weaving and is one of only three people in Australia teaching this unique form.

To this end she is working on a breeding program with her flock to produce an improved quality of llama fibre that can be incorporated into the designs created in her studio. “Traditionally, alpaca fibre has been considered the superior fleece for producing yarn and llamas were used as transport, but over time we hope to be able to grow llama fibre of the same if not better quality.”

I was expecting that Wildfire would be left outside when Prue invited me into the space to see her array of spinning machines, looms and clothing.

But no, the woolly beast came in as well, standing impassively, gazing at who knows what while we talked. “Oh, he always comes in. He enjoys it and I’m Words: Anthony Sawrey | Image: Contributed happy to have him around while I work.”

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Just sayin’...

Pick me, pick me...

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MUST admit I don’t always get Hepburn Shire Council.

And I was a bit puzzled to read a full page “open letter to the State Minister for Local Government and the Victorian Essential Services Commission” in a recent newspaper. As far as I am aware the Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins does not live here but surely lives somewhere in her electorate of Sydenham. And the Victorian Essential Services Commission ain’t round here either.

So why spend ratepayers’ money on a full page advert saying the rates cap of 2.5 per cent, advised by that same Minister Hutchins in December 22 last year, is too low? Ahh, I get it. Perhaps it’s actually an open letter to the ratepayers letting them know that things are about to slide - like roads, rates and rubbish. As far as I am aware Hepburn Hub is on track...

One thing I did find interesting was that Hepburn Shire Council decided it was “not feasible to prepare a variation request for an increase above the rate cap”. This was because it would take more than the two months provided and cost about $30,000.

Now, two months seems to me like a long time and I reckon most private businesses would get a lot done in 60 full days. And maybe even a submission - even if there was a high “level of detail”. They might even work weekends to make it happen.

The cost worried me a bit too. Not that it’s too much but that it was too much to possibly spend on something that the council obviously thinks is important enough to spend a full page of advertising on.

I mean, in January 2014, the council advised it would be spending $25,000 with a Collingwood-based agency for a new logo and branding. A council report said the new brand, which uses a font similar to Galeforce BTN but was “scripted by a graphic designer” and was “artistic and flowing in nature and stands alone without the need for support elements such as an icon”. And that was worth $25,000.

Anyway, the impact of the rate cap, which to be truthful I don’t mind because I reckon we pay enough rates, will hit in a few years time. And “then the community will experience the negative impact of rate capping”.

Hmm. Maybe Hepburn Shire Council needs to learn the meaning of the word “budget” and budget accordingly. I know it wants a $10 million Hepburn Hub, which apparently will pay for itself in 10 years, but perhaps it’s not the time to spend up big.

Maybe some art installations have to wait, maybe some salaries drop a tad.

Maybe go old-fashioned and spend just what you have. When my parents built their house it was just a bedroom, a living room and a bathroom. They added as they could afford. Just sayin’...

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Who’s who in The Local’s crew? Lindsay a volunteering stalwart for Daylesford

OME months ago, our editor Donna Kelly suggested I might like to do a piece in our ongoing series of “Who’s Who in the Local’s Crew”.

Along with my partner Nick, we are The Local’s sub-editors. My initial thoughts were along the lines of “way too hard” and “who wants to read about me?”.

But it seems that there’s a right time for everything, as Donna recently said “hey, it’s Volunteer Week coming up, how about a piece from you now?”. It seems that my volunteering for three different organisations in Daylesford intrigues her.

When my partner Nick and I first moved to Daylesford over eight years ago, one of our first challenges was getting to know the locals. Someone suggested we try volunteering at the Visitor Information Centre. We thought, well why not give it a try; meet new friends and learn about our new backyard.

The suggestion proved to be spot on. I have often been asked over the years by various accommodation owners when I am behind the counter, “and which business do you have?”. My response is “none” - somewhat to their surprise. I find that the sense of camaraderie of the volunteers is great and I am pleased to say a number of good friendships have been built over the years though our association.

The other benefit is the pleasure of being able to share my knowledge with our visitors and to get a real sense of achievement in helping plan their day or days in our region. You learn so much and expand your own enjoyment of the area through knowing what’s on and where to go.

Next comes my love of gardening and through it my membership of the Friends of the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens. I am one of those strange people who love weeding!

There are many aspects to the Friends group; fundraisers, committee members, gardening experts, and ordinary members who just like to contribute their subscriptions to help support the gardens.

Then there are the “Growing Friends” who meet every Thursday morning around 9.30am at the shed adjacent to Wombat Hill House café. Some members pot up cuttings to grow for sale and others like me love getting their hands dirty in the garden.

It is wonderful to see the results our small band have achieved over the years, especially considering the damage some amazing storms have wreaked on the garden. Weeding can be a social thing with a bunch of people or sometimes it’s a terrific opportunity to get your thoughts in order whilst working solo.

Number three is my involvement with the Daylesford and District Historical Society. I have been keen on my own family genealogical research for some time and have found the odd skeleton in the cupboard here and there!

I am involved with the Museum’s research sub-group headed up by Heather Mutimer. The museum gets many enquiries from the public about family histories and requests for information about properties in the region.

Three or four of us in the group handle these enquiries as best we can, calling on the hundreds of family history files the museum has built up over the years, old newspapers and records and other resources.

It is a real sense of achievement when you can help someone build a picture of their forebears’ past, or even point out where an ancestor might be buried! The other thing, of course, is that the museum is self-funding and these enquiries can be a great source of donations.

I recall someone saying “You can volunteer eight days a week in Daylesford, there are so many organisations that need help”. Actually, I think it was me!

“You can volunteer eight days a week in Daylesford...”

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Standing for choice on voluntary euthanasia

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IRANDA Jones’s father died from motor neurone disease when he was just 62. And according to his daughter he would not have chosen euthanasia as a way out of the disease.

“That would have been a cop out for him, and that was his decision.”

The family was told it was not a genetic disease but her brother, living in Tasmania, was diagnosed a year ago and that has Miranda and her two other brothers thinking – and Miranda second on a senate ticket for the upcoming federation election for the Voluntary Euthanasia Party.

“Chay, that’s my brother in Tasmania, says he is not sticking around until the end. And it just seems there are so many horrible ways to die and I don’t understand why people don’t have the choice.

“So the aim of the party is to change the law and give people who are suffering intolerably from a terminal or advanced stage of an incurable illness the legal right to request and obtain medical assistance to end their lives peacefully and with dignity.”

Asked if she would choose voluntary euthanasia Miranda’s reply is “I would like the option”.

“I haven’t met anybody who doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Well, I did have a friend who said you can kill yourself by starving yourself to death but something like that is a bit difficult really – when it could be a lot nicer.

“I had always assumed it was illegal because there were too many Catholics in parliament, that’s what a young woman lawyer from New Zealand said.

“She had some aggressive form of brain cancer and failed to have their parliament change the law so she could be helped to die.

“But (journalist) Andrew Denton says it’s not that, it’s the doctors who are against it, which I find odd. I know they do help in some cases so I find it hard to understand but the Australian Medical Association is against it.

“But then they were against the National Health Service in the beginning too so maybe they are just a reactionary force in society.

“There have been many studies of how the legislation in the Netherlands has been working over more than 20 years which have found very little evidence of abuse.”

Miranda realises the chance of anyone from her party being elected is slim. And being second on the ticket places her even further down the ladder but she hopes even just the campaign will raise awareness of the issue.

“Obviously we are trying to get elected; being second on the ticket means it won’t be me but I just want to get publicity by talking to as many people as I can.”

Miranda, who started her career as a psychologist in Scotland before becoming a beef and sheep farmer, and then a vigneron at Big Shed Wines in Denver when she moved to Australia with her husband Ken, a genetics professor at Edinburgh University, said the party was holding its first campaign meeting on May 15.

“Everyone was a little caught out with the early election. I will go and find out what the plan is and probably get some leaflets to distribute around the place.

“It will be very interesting to see what happens to the small parties, it sounds like it might be more difficult (to get elected) but that makes it easy to say just put us first and then your vote will probably go to who you want it to anyway.

“And who knows, Malcolm might get a nasty surprise, with just as many unruly independents!”

Since retiring from the winery after 15 years, Miranda has also found time to study her passion of ethics, especially in the absence of religion.

“I found a Masters course at Charles Sturt Uni, it’s all long distance study, and I have just been doing a subject a semester over the past three years. It is so interesting. I did more science subjects at uni so to start doing philosophy and moral philosophy has introduced me to so many amazing ideas.”

Miranda is happy to speak to groups, call 5423 9195.

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Gentle Harlow looking for a forever home

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ARLOW is a two-year-old American Bulldog who is desexed, vaccinated, wormed and flea’d. So if you are looking for your new best friend, a new best friend for your dog, a dog that is easy, already trained and looking to become a solid part of your family, then have a serious look at Harlow, she is not to be missed.

Harlow came into care through no fault of her own. She was kept in a small yard separate from her other doggy companion. They were allowed to see each other only when they were fed, from the same bowl, when their past humans remembered. This led to competition for food which led to multiple dog fights. Harlow was brought into the vet clinic after hours unable to walk, covered in fleas and with obvious multiple bite wounds to her front legs, chest and neck. She was cold and wet, she had clearly given up on life. She was surrendered for euthanasia due to cost restraints and that’s when I stepped in and offered to take her in.

Harlow has been in my care for two months or more now and she just keeps getting better and better.

Her wounds have all healed up, her coat is glossy. She is learning how to run again and play with other dogs. She is coming to realise that she will be fed twice a day, without fail, and that there is absolutely no competition for it. She has put on plenty of muscle and weight and absolutely loves her humans and other doggy friends. Harlow loves to go for car rides, walks to the lake or to just sit on the back of a ute and hang out. She is truly one of the best dogs I have fostered.

She can sit, lay down, and has amazing recall. She knows “off”, “good girl”, “nooo”, and “come on, let’s go”. She understands how to interact with other dogs, goats, ducks, cats and children, although cats, chooks and ducks should never be left unattended with her. She really is a gentle giant.

Harlow doesn’t bark, dig, chew, or scratch at the doors. She understands that being outside doesn’t mean punishment and will happily play with any toys provided. She is good on lead but can be strong and she will need guidance in learning what is appropriate and what is not. I really cannot fault this dog, she has been an absolute gem to have around and has really opened my heart to this type of breed. Harlow will make a great family dog, a great first dog to the right person, a great friend for an existing family dog, or a perfect “take me to work” companion. She will need slow introductions to other dogs, particularly female dogs but I have had no issues with her and other females since being in my care.

Harlow’s adoption fee is $450 to help cover some of the vet bills she has acquired. All dogs are given a two week, no questions asked, trial to ensure it is the perfect match.

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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.

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Recently, the Mark Ward Group acquired Decor Impact – a dynamic business featuring great visual items for sale and hire.

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aylesford and Trentham received a health boost recently when Springs Medical Centre received the award of accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to delivering high quality health care in a safe environment.

Springs Medical Centre’s highly skilled and compassionate team of practitioners and support staff are proud to deliver exceptional primary health models of care with a focus on wellness, health promotion and chronic disease management.

The practice received the top honour from Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL), the leading provider in accreditation services.

AGPAL Chair Dr Richard Choong said: “Achieving accreditation is a major achievement for any practice and it is a clear demonstration that Springs Medical Centre is continuing to improve their level of service to both patients and the community.”

“Practices seek accreditation because they want to be the best and view this as another step toward excellence.”

The accreditation process, which happens every three years, involves a significant effort by the whole practice team to ensure that the nationally recognised standards set by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RACGP) are met.

General Manager Lynda Poke said: “We are thrilled that our efforts to make quality improvement a priority at Springs Medical Centre have been recognised. Meeting the required standards involves a huge effort from the entire practice team and our staff can feel proud of their achievements.

“The accreditation process invites valuable feedback from our patients about their experience at the practice. As a result, we have been able to implement ongoing improvements, such as our recently extended online booking system and the extension of the consulting facilities at our Trentham practice.”

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Ambitious move for Community Park

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HE Daylesford Community Park, aka The Skate Park, nestled along Stanbridge Street is not well known by visitors. But along with the Cornish Hill reserve that abuts the space, it has been the focus of much community energy over recent years. Such commitment has seen it acquire a skate ramp, play equipment, toilets, sculptures and a food garden.

And now the park has been moved into what could quite possibly be its most ambitious phase to date.

Working closely with Hepburn Shire Council and Friends of Daylesford Community Park, Annabel Mazzotti, a local artist and designer living in Muskvale, is leading the project and is here today along with Fiona Robson to oversee the turning of the first cakes of dirt in an immense creation.

“I got involved since I’m a local parent and a building designer,” Annabel says. “I was involved in drawing up the plans for the not yet constructed BBQ design and then through all our discussions we got Friends of Daylesford Community Park member Fiona (Robson) who has just organised and masterminded everything...this is step one and is only a small part of a master plan that features 20 different phases that will slowly come about as funding is made available.

“That will include a mega slide coming down the hill with a tunnel going under a bike park, and other enormous and ambitious plans. This first phase though, is geared towards the under sixes.”

The entire project, slated to take about 10 years to realise completely, goes under the name of Natural Playscape and as far as playgrounds go, it represents an important development in the world of children growing up, as Annabel explains.

“The Playscape project centres on the theory that children need managed risk to assist their cognitive development. They need to be able to experiment with natural stuff, sand, soil, water, mud, logs, in order to be able to develop their skills, to problem-solve for themselves, with other children, adults and their environment.

“This is a response to the old paradigm of normal playgrounds where planners were constantly trying to design out all risk. Now they are finding out that children will use such play equipment in ways that are actually dangerous, because they need to feel that sense of pushing their boundaries.

“The Playscape theory is that you put in place things where they can have that sense of testing boundaries but to manage the risk so that it is acceptable.”

In this day and age where the so-called Nanny State seems to dominate public policy and education, such a project represents an important shift to address the concerns held by many parents and educators that children are missing out on some very important steps on their childhood path; namely being able to explore, learn and play in a way that gives them a sense of independence and adventure.

So, the important question must be asked: Are the kids going to get excited about this new development or will they just go “whatever”. Fiona is naturally optimistic.

“I think they will be very excited. Presently when kids come to the park, they use the built equipment for a while then go off exploring and creating. They actually love Cornish Hill more.

“There was some research that Vic Health did recently that found that people come to parks regularly but are usually quite sedentary when they’re here, so this is also about encouraging activity and movement.”

The Natural Playscape project is a massive undertaking and will grow as funding becomes available, however it is not just about the cash but how far the group can make it stretch.

To achieve this they depend on the goodwill of the community, fund raising, donations and promotion such as through the Daylesford Community Fair taking place on the site later this year.

All of these elements are what’s needed to see the scheme through to its conclusion. “The point being if this was done in Melbourne, it would garner hundreds of thousands of dollars to make it happen but this is Daylesford and our budget is tiny,” Annabel says.

“We are achieving so much because of attitude, through volunteers, through donations of materials, offers of help and we would like to appeal to any one that is interested to come and join in.”

From left, Annabel Mazzotti, contractor Frank Van Der Hoeven and Fiona Robson

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Kyle’s rant

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HE world’s gone mad and seems to be full of peanuts, not the type of salty nut you get while wetting your whistle at the local, but the sort of folk around the place that make you shake your head.

I refer to a bloke who left a message for me the other day saying I should get a life. The message was pertaining to my rant in the last edition on where the Telstra phone tower was to go in Glenlyon.

Mate, I don’t mind that you have an opinion but just letting you know I have a life, actually a great life, and by the way the permit might have been granted but myself and a few filthy villagers (not filthy in attire but filthy as in mad) are going to be taking the argument further – stay tuned…

Next I hear this week that the unions want to wade into our communities and take away our volunteer CFA. Yes, that’s correct, they want to get control of our CFAs and put in professionally paid firefighters.

And while they are happy to keep the CFA volunteers around they (the paid fellas) won’t take orders from the vollies or talk to them at a fire. In fact, they won’t start doing much at a fire until seven or more are at the scene.

I suppose the volunteers will be left to clean the vehicles, sweep the floors and get the coffee – “I said one sugar not two”.

This is union control gone mad. What about the community fabric around the CFA shed? The powers that be have already stopped the women’s auxiliary bringing in a couple of sangas and a glass of water to the overworked CFA crews coming in for a break. Now the food has to be prepared in commercially rated kitchens.

There is also the local knowledge that comes with years of driving around country tracks and town streets. Most of the guys and girls in the CFA can rattle off where all the fireplugs are in the town and take you to country lanes you would never have thought existed, while navigating bogs and knowing where not to take a truck.

So why muck with a system that isn’t broken, a system that is more successful than ever in terms of new sheds and great appliances? From what I can see the CFA does an amazing job, the volunteers don’t just hold onto an end of a hose and point it, these guys are well trained in every course that the bureaucrats throw at them.

So in the words of Pink Floyd “leave them kids alone”.

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To market, to market...to buy some fruit and veg

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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 (pictured right) Woodend Lions Market - third Sunday Buninyong Village Market – fourth Sunday Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday

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Country Market Leonard’s Hill Hall Saturday, May 21 9am - 2pm

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Trap for a lonely man Yes, Prime Minister

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HE Cathouse Players, pictured above, are reprising Trap for a Lonely Man by Robert Thomas. Artistic director Bette Sartore said the players first performed “this cracker of a play at Chewton, in 2013, to critical acclaim, and the season was a sell-out - now it’s Kyneton’s turn”.

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STAGE adaption of the classic TV comedy series “Yes, Prime Minister” is coming to Kyneton’s Legends Theatre Club.

There is one performance only at the Bluestone Theatre on Sunday, May 15 at 5pm.

“Yes, Prime Minister” finds British PM Jim Hacker at the official Chequers “Newly-weds Elizabeth and Daniel Corban settle into a rented, isolated chalet in country residence, grappling with a hostile cabinet, an uncooperative European the French Alps. Suddenly, just two days after their arrival, Elizabeth packs her bags Union, a BBC intent on bringing down the government, and a rogue central Asian and leaves, and over a week later has not returned. oil-producing republic, whose horny Foreign Minister demands the services of a trio “The local police inspector, although sympathetic, seems quite baffled, and the of beautiful women in his suite that night, or all deals are off. distraught Daniel begs him to do more than just put in a report.

To top it off the PM finds that the Chequers cook, widely praised by visiting “The local priest arrives, with a repentant Madame Corban, who is alive and well, diplomats for her food, is an illegal immigrant, and it would be fatal if this got out to but Daniel angrily denounces her as an imposter. a predatory media.

“Other witnesses insist that she really is Madame Corban, and Daniel fears that Can Jim navigate his way through this labyrinth of competing demands and he’s descending into madness. Set in the 1950s, this psychological mystery thriller will imminent disasters? hold audiences enthralled right to the final moments.”

Written by the creators of the TV series, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, this The cast includes Kyneton’s Brian Fitches, Gail ‘Murfi’ McGregor, Frank Sartore, play has lost none of the bite of the screen version. An outstanding cast of local Alan Stone and Maggie Browne, joined by Alan Barrett, of Sunshine Theatre actors includes John Flaus as the Kumranistan Ambassador, who it turns out went Company, and Main FM presenter, Chewton’s Michael Gillies Smith.

There will be just five performances at the Kyneton Masonic Centre with evening to Oxford with Sir Humphrey and much to his embarrassment calls him “Bubbles”. shows from 8pm on June 17, 18, 24 and 25, a 2pm matinee on Sunday, June 19. The Jim Hacker is played by James Benedict, Sir Humphrey by Don White, Bernard final gala show on June 25 includes a post-show supper and wine with cast and crew. by Michael Treloar and Claire by Justine Press. Dean Michael and Maggie Millar complete the cast.

Tickets are $25/$20 concession with gala night tickets $30.

As with the recent highly successful “The Importance of Being Earnest”, “Yes, Tickets: Lynn on 0407 610 656 or www.trybooking.com/LDGU Prime Minister” will be performed as a radio play in the style of the classic Lux Radio Theatre of the 30s, 40s and 50s. The actors remain on stage and come to a central microphone to speak when they appear in a scene.

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Mind over matter

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OLCOMBE Ward councillor Bill McClenaghan is inviting residents to join him this Tuesday, May 10, in the Glenlyon Hall for a nonpolitical but personal sharing of ideas

The event is titled “Goals, Beliefs, Choices and Thoughts. Thinking your way to a whole new reality” and will be held from 7.30pm.

A media release from the Glenlyon Progress Association said it was “a local event not to be missed but it’s not for the faint-hearted”.

“Challenge yourself to identify important goals and learn how to achieve these goals the easy way rather than years of effort and struggle.

“Quantum physics gives us many clues to how we operate and we will explore the wondrous workings of the human mind and how our imagination through our thoughts and beliefs all affect what happens to us in life. And it is all so simple as a matter of choice that determines outcomes.

“For example would you drink a glass of poison or a glass of health giving elixir if offered to you? Your choice is predictable here but do you choose to think positive creative thoughts or negative destructive thoughts? Same deal. We will look at the effects of our choices.

“Mind over matter is an interesting concept and many don’t believe a word of it.

But it is true and our minds really affect the health and chemical composition of our bodies. You will see how the pH of water can be affected by your very thoughts.

“Imagination is the most wondrous asset we all have. Some can use it creatively and achieve magnificent things. Imagination is infinite and there are no limits to what anyone can achieve.

“Imagine what you can achieve if you learn how to identify, visualise and achieve goals. Come along and find out how it all works.”

Cr McClenaghan will present the talk and answer questions afterwards. There will be some handouts and “an inexpensive item for each attendee that could be life changing”.

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CCTV increase

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F YOU’RE illegally dumping your rubbish, remember to smile – CCTV cameras will be watching you.

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is installing more CCTV cameras in addition to those installed in May last year and the footage will be used by council’s Local Laws department and Victoria Police.

Mayor Graham Hackett said there had been a sharp increase in illegal dumping and the new cameras would hopefully act as a deterrent.

“Throughout January and February, council received 54 reports of dumped rubbish,” he said.

“This is an increase of almost 100 per cent on last year, and it’s something we’re concerned about.

“Things like TVs, fridges and other items that often get dumped on roadsides and elsewhere can actually be accepted free of charge at council’s transfer stations.”

There are fines of up to $8857 for illegal dumping.

Residents can report dumped rubbish to council on 5422 0333 or contact EPA Victoria’s 24-hour hotline on 1300 372 842 (1300 EPA VIC).

Residents who witness illegal dumping are encouraged to note the time and location of the offence, vehicle registration numbers and descriptions of suspected offenders if possible.

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Charity golf day

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RENTHAM Golf Club Ladies recently organised a charity day at the club asking all members to bring along locally grown produce along with cakes, homemade jams, sauces, and relishes.

The members held an ambrose where four people play - hitting and taking the best ball – until the ball is in the hole. More than 50 members took part in the day with raffles also held for Easter eggs.

All up the club raised $1200 which has been donated to the Trentham Hospital Auxiliary and used to buy equipment for the aged hostel at the Trentham Hospital.

President Elaine Hanson presented the cheque to committee members of the auxiliary, Cath O’Connell and Elizabeth McInerney.

The Trentham Golf Club has more than 200 members with charity days held every year.

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Eye in The Sky (M)

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AYLESFORD Community Brass Band wants new players.

Potential players came come along and try an instrument or sit in and play with the band at the band room at the rear of the Daylesford and District Museum on Monday, May 16 from 7.30pm.

The band rehearses every Monday night from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and performs at community events, concerts and competitions.

Membership is $50 and includes the loan of instruments band uniform, jacket, tie and hat.

The band plays a wide variety of styles of music and welcomes members at all levels of experience.

Instruments in the band include cornet (trumpet), flugel horn, tenor horn, baritone, euphonium, trombone, tuba and all tuned and untuned percussion instruments. Tuition is available.

Contact musical director Jenny Jordan on 5348 1443.

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2016 Leonards Hill Baby Show Main Section Section 1 Birth - 9 Months - Lillianah Cummings from Hepburn Section 2 9 Months - 18 Months - Hugo Andrew from Daylesford Section 3 18 Months – 3 Years - Amity Silvey from Soldiers Hill Section 4 3 Years to 5 Years - Mathew Anderson from Bullarto

Novelty Section Happiest Baby - Grace Nevill from Coomoora Curliest Hair - Amity Silvey from Soldiers Hill Rosiest Cheeks - Paige Riordan from Smeaton Youngest Baby - Lillianah Cummings from Hepburn Champion Baby - Lillianah Cummings from Hepburn Master Tiny Tot (2 to 5 Years) - Thomas Tyler from Clunes Most Popular Baby Competition 5c votes to raise money for the Leonard’s Hill Hall Maintenance Fund 1st Amity Silvey from Soldiers Hill $174.65 2nd Ronan Bartlett from Hepburn $20

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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 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)

Do you have a dining business you would like to advertise here? Adverts start from $30.25 per week. That’s affordable. Email donna@tlnews.com.au

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

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Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Curry Night with vegan options available - $18

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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Cafe, restaurant, coffee roaster - all at Moto Bean

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E’RE sitting back, relaxing, looking at the peaceful Malmsbury Gardens through a huge picture window at Moto Bean – a café, restaurant and coffee roaster. Around us is a mothers’ group and bubs, a smattering of couples and, unusually for an eatery café, quite a few motorbikes. That gets Kyle’s attention and he is off under the pretence of finding a good photo location, looking at the bikes.

Even I admit, they are pretty damn cool.

Moto Bean was opened by Laura and Lachy Evans after the land was bought by Laura’s parents, Mandy and George Opoczynski. It’s open from Thursday to Sunday offering breakfast and lunch with dinners on Friday and Saturday nights.

The industrial-styled barn with huge wooden beams houses the café, a coffee roaster and some really comfy armchairs by the stone fireplaces. Out front is the deck and upstairs is a couple of motel queen rooms – perfect for a weekend dinner without the need to drive home.

And out the back is the latest addition, the Moto Bean Smoke-Out, providing barbequed dinners every Friday and Saturday night, with the meats slow cooked for eight hours. Lamb is on the menu now to be followed in a few weeks by a project that will involve using the whole of just two cows from Sidonia Hills Natural Beef.

Laura said the smoke-out was proving very popular, with locals and those travelling a bit further afield, keen to taste the “smokey, tender and just yummy flavour”. Also successful is the coffee roasting with Moto Bean selling coffee instore, to wholesalers and other cafes. Lachy has also just won silver for his house blend in the Australian International Coffee Awards held by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. That follows up a bronze last year.

But back to the food. Laura, who is also head chef, said the menu was about “simple things done really well”. “Everyone loves classic burgers, steaks, quiches, toasties…we do cater for a few more modern dishes but we also love classic. And we also try to be as seasonal as possible. We have a vegie garden out the back and we use local produce as much as possible.”

We’ve arrived for lunch but the breakfast menu goes to 2.30pm – so we are spoilt for choice.

The Avo Smash ($17.50) looks good, especially with a hit of toasted macadamia dukkah, and then there’s the Paleo Rider ($17.50) with poached eggs, pan-braised seasonal greens topped with avocado, toasted pepitas, poppy seeds and toasted macadamia nuts. There’s also a great sounding Bircher Muesli ($14) using oats soaked in Harcourt Apple Juice – and it can be vegan on request.

We finally both decide on dishes listed under Moto Bean Classics and they are not only delicious but huge. No-one is leaving here hungry. Kyle opts for the Steak Ciabatta Fat Boy ($21.50), a tender scotch fillet minute steak with onion jam, Mersey Valley cheddar, roasted red pepperonata, grilled courgette, tomato and rocket, drizzled with blue cheese aioli, all served up in a ciabatta roll. Did I mention crunchy beer-battered fries? This is seriously good eating.

Meanwhile, I went for the classic Moto Bean Burger ($18). It was massive. A huge patty topped with loads of bacon, oozy vintage cheddar, pickles, cos, tomato and aioli in a brioche roll.

And those fries again. I ate a few while I decided how to tackle the burger. I had one attempt to eat it with my hands but then decided the knife and fork were there for a reason. As far as burgers go this is one of the best. You could really taste every component and even as I started running out of room, it’s one of those dishes you just don’t want to let go. No dinner for me.

Other lunch offerings include Ham Toasties ($10), Felafel Pide ($14.50), Waldorf Chicken Foccacia ($14.40) and The Reuben ($15). There’s also BLATs, quiches and seasonal salads. Kids eight and under are also catered for with Just Toast ($3.50), Mini Toastie ($4.50) or even Mini Hotcake ($8).

Now, if you are a coffee drinker, you clearly must have a coffee here. You already know it’s award winning. But for some reason we have both given up coffee for a bit so I had a 9th Island Chardonnay ($9 glass, $36 bottle) while Kyle had a Holgates Brewhouse Norton Lager on tap ($5.50 pot, $8 schooner). Kyle was also tempted by a couple of home-made sweets from the cake cabinet, both just $2.50, a mini tea cup and a traffic light. Yum. Moto Bean is really kicking goals. Laura was the perfect host and her staff were all impeccable. Nothing was too much trouble and everything was done with a smile. And the food is great. What more could you ask for?

Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes

MOTO BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS Award winning coffee roasted in Malmsbury Working hard to perfect the already super tasty Seasonal House Blend (bronze aica) barista-roaster Lachy Evans has brought it home again winning a silver medal in this years RASV - Australian international coffee awards.

Lachy’s philosophy is to inspire everyone to serve the best coffee that they can.

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Robust debate on the teams of the decade Words: Dan Lonergan | Images: Contributed

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T HAS been 10 years since the Daylesford Football and Netball Club joined the Central Highlands League and to mark the occasion the Bulldogs are choosing the best players of that decade in their football and netball teams.

The club has selected initial squads which will be pruned and announced at a gala night in July, when there will also be some inductions into its Hall of Fame.

The five selectors in charge of the football team including president Bernie Jurcan have picked an initial squad of 32, which will be reduced to 22 in the next two months.

The Bulldogs have had real success since moving from the Ballarat League to the Central Highlands in 2006.

They have won three premierships, 2007, 2009 and 2012, and played in six consecutive grand finals from 2007 to 2012. So three-time premiership heroes like the Adams brothers, Joel, (pictured top right), and Luke should be among the first picked.

Joel played more than 300 games and was runner-up in the Best and Fairest nine times and the league Best and Fairest twice, while Luke’s career was even more decorated. He is a six-time club Best and Fairest winner and won consecutive league Best and Fairests in 2006 and 2007.

Premiership coach for 2012 Andrew Button is one of the few players not born and bred in the Daylesford region named in the squad and, according to Jurcan, was a bit of an accidental recruit when he joined the club.

“In 2008, his mum was walking up the main street and purchased a raffle ticket from us and said her son had played footy in Melton. We found out it was Andrew Button and we managed to get him down reluctantly late in the season to play a few games.”

Jurcan said Button starred in his first match, eventually coached the team to the 2012 premiership and four years later, as he approaches 45, is still playing.

“He is amazing. He kicked nine goals in the reserves against Hepburn earlier in the season.”

Club stalwarts, dual premiership captain James Evans, and the skipper of their first flag in 2007 and reliable full back Rob Rogers, (pictured middle left) are also in the squad along with current star, Michael Cummings, who trained with Essendon.

There are eight players in the squad still plying their trade with Daylesford.

The Bulldogs have one AFL-listed player in their squad in Josh Cowan, who is with Geelong. He joined the Cats in the 2009 draft, but a bad run with injuries has restricted him to just five senior games in six seasons.

He didn’t play much with Daylesford but Jurcan saw his talent at senior level at a young age. “He starred when we won the first flag in 2007 and was actually second best on ground in the grand final at the age of 16.”

Scott Winduss is another of the club’s greats having won five best and fairests and he also picked up two Henderson Medals when the Bulldogs were in the Ballarat League.

In regard to the team of the decade, when the final 22 is announced on July 23, there’s no doubt it would be hard to beat.

As far as the netballers are concerned, they have picked a squad of 21 for their best A grade team of the past decade.

That will be trimmed to a final team of 10 with seven starting players and three on the bench. The final say goes to the club’s four A Grade coaches - Belinda Murphey, Elisabeth Lee, Emily Heywood and Carol Veit.

Long-time player, Olivia Decis, who has been with Daylesford since they joined the Central Highlands League had been part of that committee but has stood aside after being chosen for the initial squad.

Like the footballers, Olivia (pictured middle right) says there are a few players that virtually pick themselves in the team of 10.

“Elizabeth Lee (pictured top left) has scored 1171 goals in 77 games as a goal shooter, while Kyra Winduss is a multiple best and fairest winner and Mellissa Van Der Hoven has been a fine defender.”

Elizabeth’s effort in scoring so many goals is outstanding as Daylesford has struggled in A Grade during its Central Highlands journey so far, but seems to be on the improve having produced their best season last year.

Olivia adds that although a few stand out, she believes it will be pretty hard to reduce the squad.

“It’s going to be tough. Already there have been many different views from the coaches and the selection committee as to the makeup of the team.”

There’s sure to be plenty of robust debate in the next two months.

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Gig Guide Perfect Drop, Daylesford

The Grande Hotel, Hepburn

The Cartwheels – Friday, May 13 (last Friday night music for a while) JazzDeuce – Saturday, May 14 Bossky Nova – Saturday, May 21 Chris Harold & Loveland – Saturday, May 28

Lulu McClatchy with Ana Mitsikas – Friday, May 13 Book of Hims with Tamara Kuldin – Friday, May 20 Kelly Auty – Friday, May 27

Farmers Arms, Creswick Tom Tyler – Friday, May 13 Cartwheels – Saturday, May 14 Scott Graham – Sunday, May 15 Jason Coghill – Friday, May 20 Ten Man Band – Saturday, May 21 Smokeytown – Sunday, May 22

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What’s Happening at the Kyneton Bowling Club

Morning Melodies 4th Monday of Month 10.30am.

Free Entry. Tea and Coffee provided Bingo Every Sunday 11.30-1.30pm Big Bucks Jackpots starting at $30,000 plus in-house jackpots.

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Courthouse upgrade

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YNETON Courthouse will be refurbished to the tune of $1.2 million.

The upgrade will include safe waiting spaces and interview rooms, a secure Registry counter and a new disability-accessible public entry.

Building security will also be improved with the supply of hand-held scanning wands and security officers.

The officers will provide roving patrols and escort services for vulnerable people when required, including for women and children who have been victims of family violence.

Security upgrades will deliver key recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence as well as enable safer movement of people in custody.

The 159-year-old bluestone courthouse has remained substantially unchanged from its original design.

Planning work is now underway and the project is scheduled to be completed in mid-2018.

State Attorney General Martin Pakula said the local community had fought hard for a much-needed upgrade to the courthouse.

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Writers to show how to eat their words

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An expert hunter, fisher, forager, gardener, pickler HREE locals with vast experience as writers and growers have joined the growing list of and sometime barterer, he is the author of Whole Larder attractions at this year’s food-centred Words Love, which provides recipes, gardening, foraging and hunting tips and guidance on tools, gear and resources. in Winter Festival.

Words in Winter runs from August 5 to 7 at a wide Hepburn resident and national food critic for The Australian John Lethlean will take part in a panel on the range of venues across Hepburn Shire. delights to be found in the “golden triangle” of fine fresh food, centred on Daylesford.

He will be joined by Glenlyon’s Claude Forell, for 40 years a food reviewer for The Age and now a nurturer of an outstanding blueberry farm.

Among other panelists is Yandoit’s Rohan Anderson, a modern-day hunter-gatherer whose chief concern is how to live off the land and provide his family with fresh, local food.

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

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

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Zelman Memorial Symphony Concert

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IOLINIST Kathryn Taylor will play works by Mendelssohn and Beethoven at this year’s Zelman Memorial Symphony Concert at the Daylesford Town Hall on Sunday, May 22 at 2pm.

The first piece, Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, was inspired by a visit to Fingal’s Cave in 1830. The first theme is a lyrical suggestion of the power and beauty of the cave and the second theme is evocative of the sea and rolling waves.

Then follows Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, his last large orchestral work, one of the most popular and frequently performed violin concertos of all time.

The last piece, Beethoven’s Symphony No 7, is both artistically great and hugely popular. It has been suggested that the second movement is his most successful orchestral composition.

The 60-member orchestra is named after Alfredo Zelman Junior, who founded the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. His brother Victor, a successful artist, lived in Hepburn.

Conductor Mark Shiell is a passionate music-maker who invigorates audiences and musicians. He currently works with several orchestras and is a guest conductor with Australian and overseas orchestras.

Ms Taylor has performed numerous solos and concertos across Australia, toured overseas and has a permanent position in the first violin section of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets are $25 including wine and cheese with the orchestra afterwards and are available from Paradise Books, Vincent Street, Daylesford and The Bookbarn, Leggatt Street, Daylesford. They are also available on the day, www.trybooking.com/ KMPO or 0411 866 643.

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National Volunteer Week, May 9-15, 2016 Volunteer website Hold the front page...

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OBAW Community Health’s Central Victorian Volunteer Service is celebrating National Volunteer Week, May 9 to 15, by launching a new volunteering website.

The volunteering.cobaw.org.au website will provide a central point for volunteer opportunities across the region and allow organisations, community and sporting groups seeking volunteers to post roles at no cost. The website will also feature volunteer management documents, resources and information about upcoming training for both volunteers and volunteer leaders.

The volunteer service will also be hosting an information stall at the Kyneton Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 14 from 8.30am where community members can find out more about the website and volunteer opportunities within the region.

Cobaw chief executive officer Margaret McDonald said that for community members, finding the right volunteering opportunity could be overwhelming.

“The new website will provide a central access point for anyone interesting in contributing to the community by volunteering. Volunteers are a valuable resource to both Cobaw and the community, providing significant expertise in areas such as the L2P Learner Driver program, social support and respite, and the board of directors.”

Cobaw’s Volunteer Services coordinator Nicky Suter said according to the 2011 Census, there were more than 14,000 Central Victorian residents over the age of 15 who volunteer. The service hoped to continue to grow the number of volunteers in the region and make volunteering more accessible, she said.

The Give Happy Live Happy theme of National Volunteer Week celebrates and explores the research that shows volunteers live happier and healthier lives.

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HAVE lived in a few places where the first question people asked was “what can you do for me?” but in the Central Highlands I find people ask “what can I do for you?”.

We are lucky to live in such an amazing region where people still find the time and inclination to give back. And what better time to say “thanks” than National Volunteer Week.

In every edition, the pages of The Local have amazing stories about individual volunteers and organisations who are giving back to their communites. If I tried to name them all it would take an entire edition but here are a few, just from our front pages over the past year.

Terry Moore from Teldorado, who opens his garden to raise money for youth mental health and Peter Olver who started the mega successful Cars and Coffee at the Lake raising money for the Daylesford Hospital.

Then there’s Jan Pengilley and her work with the amazing Artober, and don’t forget all those folk who make the Hepburn Springs Swiss & Italian Festa come to life.

Back to art and a lot of people work behind the scenes to ensure we all enjoy the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges Open Studios - Jill Rivers we are talking about you, and then same can be said for all the SES volunteers, like Hepburn Springs SES Controller David Wellings who all keep us warm and safe when disaster strikes.

And while Rodney Peacock may be known as the man behind the clothing counter, come Movember he is among the movers and shakers fundraising for the cause. Not to mention many hours spent being the face of the Friday night raffle at the Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford.

Then there’s Father Jeff O’Hare who spends much of his time fighting the good fight for refugees and marriage equality.

And Australia Day festivities and ChillOut Festival only happen because of the endless hours volunteers put in behind the scene, people like Nat Moynihan, her father Danny and of course, the late great Roz Moynihan.

And that’s just the front pages...

I thought, how can The Local say thanks to all our wonderful volunteers and decided to say it in photos - to bring the volunteers out from the shadows - even if just for a few minutes.

So thank you to everyone who takes the time to give time, however you do it. We will never know you all but we appreciate everything you do. Over to you! Cheers, Donna.

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK - 9 TO 15 MAY 2016 Hepburn Shire Council would like to thank all our talented and committed volunteers.

Your contribution is appreciated by Councillors, staff, the community and visitors to the Shire.

Volunteers play an important role in supporting the delivery of services to the community by Council. Volunteers work in a variety of areas, some of which include:

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• Community Visitor Scheme

• Special Committees

• Friends of Groups

We would like to thank all volunteers that contribute to making the Hepburn Shire a great place to live, work and visit.

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Winston’s exceptional effort and inspiration

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INSTON Silbereisen is this year’s recipient of the Graham Woodrup Memorial Award.

The award recognises a person who has displayed “exceptional effort and inspiration” to others in the course of his/her team’s involvement with the Murray to Moyne cycle relay which was founded by Mr Woodrup and his wife Hester.

Winston is a founding member of the Daylesford Wheel Suckers which raises money for the Hepburn Health Service.

In the nomination, by former service chief executive officer David Lenehan, it says Winston has been a constant source of strength and inspiration for members of the team having organised, recruited, fundraised and/or ridden every year since 1992.

“He is a well-respected member of the Daylesford/Hepburn Springs community through his tireless volunteering efforts with a wide range of community organisations.

“Winston was recruited in 1992 by Kevin Lee, a friend of Graham Woodrup who lived in Daylesford at the time, to establish a cycling team to carry on the good work of ‘Woody’ while raising funds in support of Daylesford Hospital.

“Winston had no prior cycling experience but was well-known in the community, being a teacher at the local primary school. He quickly proved to be a key asset to the team with his ability to solicit support from the community and to organise and recruit others to get involved.

“Under Kevin’s mentorship Winston developed a passion for cycling and became a prolific cycler, participating not only in the M2M Cycle Relay each year, but also the Around the Bay in a Day event. Together with Kevin, Winston is one of 10 ‘legends’ who have participated in Around the Bay in a Day since its inaugural event in 1993.

“Winston can often be seen cycling in and around Daylesford. Even now at 65 he still cycles at least once or twice a week! He is a great ambassador for maintaining a healthy lifestyle through regular exercise.”

The Daylesford Wheel Suckers has raised more than $300,000 over the past 25 years for Hepburn Health Service.

The medal was presented to Winston during an anniversary dinner for the Wheel Suckers at the Daylesford Bowls Club by Hester and the couple’s daughter Kate.

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The Living Fossil – Dawn Redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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HE first “real” trees to develop from the ferny swamps were conifer or cone-bearing trees, such as the metasequoia or Dawn Redwood and, of course, our own living fossil, the recently discovered Wollemi

The still endangered Dawn Redwood, pictured far right, was thought to have been common across the northern hemisphere during the Mesozoic Era. Today it is native only to Lichuan county in the Hubei province in China, where a fossilised leaf, at least 1.5 million years old was discovered and named in 1941.

In the same year a forester/professor named T. Kan discovered an enormous living specimen which formed part of a local shrine.

The war prevented much being done about the discovery until 1946, but an American who had been part of the liberating force knew of the exciting find.

In 1948 the Arnold Arboretum funded an expedition to collect seeds from Kan’s original tree and soon after distributed seeds and seedlings to various universities and arboreta for world-wide trials.

This has resulted in forests throughout the world and, naturally in China, where it is still illegal to even take branches from the living trees.

I became the proud owner of one of the first metasequoia in Australia in the mid-1950s when a close friend of my father presented me with one of two she brought back from the USA. Needless to say, dad purloined it to add to his propagating stock and within a couple of years it had grown sufficiently enough to begin production. Soon after that a group of interstate nurserymen, in Adelaide for a growers’ conference, purloined their own little piece of history…and thus it began.

Now after countless generations of its reproduction I again enjoy the beauty of this fast growing delight with its delicate tracery of fine fern-like leaves and apricot gold autumn hues.

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The Badge Huntsman or Neosparassus Diana Despite being an avowed arachnophobe thanks to a very close encounter with a redback on our outdoor toilet seat as a callow youth (and no it wasn’t on my bum), I was excited to discover this different and attractively coloured spider, pictured right, in my garden.

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Sports and volunteering all part of Joe’s life

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OE Rozen is probably most well-known for his squash playing but it was the last sport he took up, having already had success with soccer, tennis, football, badminton and athletics.

In fact, athletics remains his favourite sport having, as young man, run A Grade for Glenhuntly Athletics and routinely running under 10 seconds for the 100 yards – his best time being 9.7.

“We ran several relays for Victorian championships and once beat a team with two Olympic runners. I was the last runner and kept the baton which is now on display at Cricket Willow.”

Joe then moved onto coaching, gaining his coaching certificate and quite a few of his athletes won Victorian and Australian junior titles.

Not content with just winning in Australia, Joe has been to eight Maccabiah Games, or Jewish Olympics, in Israel, first as an athletics coach and then as manager of the squash team. He then became a contestant in the World Masters’ Games winning a gold in Israel in 1997, the year the bridge collapsed - he was about to step on it - and has played around the world and in about 20 Games back home. Just last year he came runner-up in Perth in the 80s and over.

Squash was more or less an accident in Joe’s life. A friend came over for a visit from Adelaide and said “why not play squash?” to which Joe answered “what’s that?”.

And it was time for a new sport at the age of 38 and he must like it because he’s been playing ever since - for the past 42 years.

During that time, career-wise, he worked at John Danks & Son, a hardware business in Bourke Street, moved to TAA for 11 years and spent 28 years with Colonial as a life insurance representative working under Ken Kennett, Jeff Kennett’s father. “He was a great bloke and it was a pretty good job.”

Joe thinks all sports are good, with Australia known as a sporting nation, but still has a love affair with athletics.

“It was probably my favourite. Our training track for Glenhuntly was the Caulfield Race Course and we had a great coach. I still use his starting pistol and stopwatch at Run for the Willow at Cricket Willow – they still work after 60 years.

Joe said when he first moved to Daylesford with wife Glenda in 1994 there was a strong squash club training at the two courts at Daylesford Secondary School.

“There would have been about 120 members and a pretty good competition and eventually Glenda and I coached the school’s team and two years running it was top in the state.

“It is pretty good for a little country town and we could do it again if they had the courts done properly. When the ARC took them over they turned the courts into a gym and painted the floor a very dark brown. It’s very hard to see a black ball on dark brown.”

Joe and Glenda first met at a Masters squash tournament in Wangaratta in 1989.

They moved to Geelong and then to Hervey Bay for two years where they ran a general store. The plan was to move back to Geelong but with the renters keen to buy the house they stopped to see Glenda’s mother in Daylesford for two weeks and never left. They still live in the house Glenda grew up in, and which her father built.

Meanwhile, community life also called and Joe continued his years, now at 52, with the Freemasons Lodge joining the local branch.

Joe also joined Daylesford Rotary where he has been acknowledged with a number of awards including a Paul Harris Fellowship. And if that’s not enough he has just retired after 21 years as a volunteer with the Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre.

“You get a bit of pleasure out of volunteering when you see what you can do to help people. It is a good feeling.” And if that’s still not enough, Glenda and Joe own accommodation venue Double Nut Chalets in Howe Street, Daylesford.

“We bought Double Nut probably 10 or so years ago. Marcel had the restaurant and he built the chalets and they have been pretty successful. So I’ve always got cleaning there and with five children and 10 grandchildren between us there’s always something to do.”

One thing not many people know about Joe is that he was diganosed with lymphoma in 1999, had 12 months of chemotherapy in 2003 and in 2004 underwent a stem cell transplant - the oldest person in Australia to have it done. He was back on the courts 12 months later. (See Joe left and on the back page.)

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DAYLESFORD’S Joe Rozen is known for his squash playing ability but he has had a past life involving many other sports and volunteering. Read his story on page 43 - and check out another great photo on page 42!

Image: Kyle Barnes.