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Front cover: Anna and Victor Szwed are well known throughout the region but in The Local's new series 'Us Two' you'll find out even more! Read their story on page 33 as told to Donna Kelly. Image: Kyle Barnes
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Theatre working with council for new home
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HE Daylesford Cinema is working with Hepburn Shire Council to find a new home after the council’s decision to potentially buy the Rex Arcade.
The cinema’s committee of management issued a media release saying it had been approached by the council and “we are working together in good faith, to ensure the future of the cinema and our location”. “We appreciate that the shire has approached the committee and they have assured us that we are not only a central part of the consultation, but that they have also expressed their commitment to ensure the ongoing operation of the cinema. “At this stage, the shire has taken out a six-week option to purchase the arcade. The final decision is yet to be ratified and will be put before their August meeting. The shire is currently in the process of consulting with the community about the proposal. “We are currently still working with the present owner and building management while the shire make their final decision regarding the purchase of the arcade. During this time, we will continue to provide a community-run cinema that everyone can enjoy and it will be ‘business as usual’ for us. “Please be assured that the Daylesford Cinema committee are working hard to ensure that, regardless of the outcome, the cinema will continue to be a communityoperated organisation that the community can be proud of. “We would like to thank the Hepburn Shire community for their overwhelming support during this time. We also acknowledge the invaluable work our volunteers put in to ensure that we have a welcoming cinema for all to enjoy. “We look forward to a bright and secure future for the Cinema and assure you that we will be working with the best interest of the cinema and community at all times.” Last week, the council announced “a new opportunity has emerged for Hepburn Shire Council to purchase The Rex Arcade in Daylesford to be utilised in delivering the Hepburn Hub project”. Council chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond said two weeks earlier he had approached the owner of the Rex Arcade regarding the recent closure of the formerly public toilets. Mr van Egmond told The Local that over the past two years of Hepburn Hub consultation the council had learnt more about the needs and wants of the community and it was appropriate to revisit the idea of utilising the Rex Arcade. “Since learning of the new opportunity we had a strong sense of obligation to enable councillors to consider the proposal. Council has resolved to enter into a 6-week option to purchase the building, after a period of community consultation.” Mr van Egmond said council was proposing to deliver the Hepburn Hub in The Rex combined with the Daylesford Town Hall. This will involve consolidating council offices, library, community spaces and retail at The Rex, while the Daylesford Town Hall would accommodate the Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre, an updated Senior Citizens' room and gallery space. Improvements to the town hall building and Daylesford outdoor pool will still proceed within the new proposal, he said. "This option would significantly improve the delivery time frame of the Hub, increase financial benefits to ratepayers and improve service delivery for the community. "The Rex, while being an iconic building, has been criticised by the community for being poorly utilised and lacking interest. The reinvigoration of The Rex as part of the Hepburn Hub will mean a better utilisation of the space and more patronage of the building. "Reinvigorating this iconic building will generate greater economic benefits for the community.”
Mr van Egmond said he could not comment on the cost of purchasing The Rex Arcade. Feedback on the proposal to acquire The Rex for the Hepburn Hub will be received until August 9. Submissions can be made in person with Mr van Egmond during sessions held in The Rex, by email at shire@hepburn.vic.gov.au or on feedback forms at customer services centres. Sessions will be held on Monday, August 1 from noon to 1pm, Wednesday, August 3 from 5pm to 6pm, Saturday, August 6 from 10am to noon and Tuesday, August 9 from 1pm to 2pm. Meanwhile, feedback on social media was mostly positive with many people applauding the move to revitalise the Rex Arcade. Makes sense to me. Good parking for a start. It will never work as a shopping arcade. I hope the cinema is retained. Great idea. The cinema should be retained as an independent community cinema on peppercorn. The Rex has always been a white elephant waiting for its proper uses....maybe this is it...a multi-functioning space...offices, theatre, loos and shops sounds like the best balance. Perfect announcement just prior to an election to ensure that the ratepayers assume council is trying to tackle a problem. Post-election there will be a study into it which will decide that it is too expensive despite spending a truckload on assessing the viability of the project. It will of course distract people from thinking about some of the other well-handled projects such as "The Road Fell Apart Because It Was Hot" and "Look At Our Ivory Tower In The Main Street"....
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Redemption, reconciliation and healing after the trauma of war
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ARS don’t end when the bombs stop falling and the fighting ceases. The devastation continues long after - in the land itself, and in the minds and the bodies of both the combatants and the noncombatants. And in the aftermath of war, how do previous combatants find redemption, reconciliation and ultimately, healing?
This is what documentary film maker Gilda Ayerst, pictured far right with Roni Wildeboer, left, is exploring in her Vietnam documentary, A Banquet Of Consequences. After a 16-year career in television, and a move to Australia from South Africa, Gilda decided to return to university and do her Masters in Documentary. Gilda described her documentary to The Local. “The central premise of my documentary is this: can people who have been through extraordinarily brutal experiences encounter each other in a new context, and through this encounter transform a terrible legacy? “A Banquet of Consequences uses the specific context of the Vietnam War, and more specifically its veterans, in order to explore the broader questions relating to the possibilities of redemption, reconciliation and healing after the trauma of war. The questions are simple: How do you live after experiencing atrocity? How do you rebuild a life in any normative way after being forced to kill repeatedly and without reason or even just bear witness to it? How do you (as described by a veteran, John Ketwig in his book ‘…and a hard rain fell’) forget the image of a child “with skin that seemed bubbled like an over baked pizza - his right arm melted to his chest in a flaming ball of napalm”. And how does anyone confront their culpability in this, seek forgiveness and in turn forgive themselves? “And secondly - what about the invisible victims of war? Those left behind after the fighting ceases, to deal with the ongoing damage to their bodies, their minds and even their lands. There are almost four million people living with the ongoing effects of Agent Orange that was sprayed during the Vietnam war - and no one has been held culpable. Fourth generation children being born with horrific deformities, ongoing illnesses, poisoned land. There are thousands of deaths and mutilations as a result of unexploded bombs. And of course the thousands of Vietnamese, Australian and American soldiers and civilians facing post traumatic stress disorder as a result of this war. Who is being held accountable for this? I hope to pose these - and perhaps even begin to answer some of them - in my documentary. “My film developed as a result of meeting the extraordinary Kyneton dynamo Roni Wildeboer, from Artists For Orphans. This is a charity that raises money for the orphans of Vietnam many of whom are victims of Agent Orange. "I have always been a social impact film maker, and try to use my stories in order to bring often forgotten or purposefully ignored stories to the fore. Speaking to Roni gave me the inspiration to research this story. So many people have no idea what is happening still in Vietnam: the war is not over.
Audiences are often shocked and outraged by the photographs of inconceivable physical disabilities suffered by the children of Agent Orange, as we should be, but perhaps we should be more appalled by the fact that this was ever allowed to happen and that there has never been a complete acknowledgment of culpability or a focused attempt to redress the problem. In the words of the president of one Vietnamese community group: "a terrible crime was committed here". “As a country we are facing thousands of veterans returning from wars in the Middle East suffering severe PTSD. We are also a nation becoming blind to the far reaching and devastating effects of these wars on civilians. And we are a nation that will ultimately have to face its own history and understand the pathways to reconciliation, healing and redemption. But it is also a documentary that deals with the positive: the extraordinary men and women, like Roni, who refuse to sit back and do nothing. Who every day are making a difference, because one day we will all have to sit down at A Banquet Of Consequences.”
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Flaws in E. Coli testing program - consultant
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Dr Bellair suggests a data base of results of tests with daily rainfall figures and notes of any likely pollutants nearby. And each spring should be rated low, medium So says the State Government authority in charge of testing the water in or high risk depending on results. He would also like to see each spring classified by its nature, such as multiple response to a call for an improved testing system at the springs that for 150 years have springs or a pit spring. done so much for the district. A correlation of wet weather and springs types could be done for medium and Dr Terry Bellair, an environmental consultant for 40 years, raised his worries with high risks springs, with high risk springs shut until there is money to fix them. the appropriate authorities in the past but says his proposals have not been adopted. The Local put a series of questions to the Department of Environment, Land, Describing the long-established system of testing springs fortnightly as “seriously Water and Planning. Its Grampians, Land Planning and Approvals regional manager flawed”, he says not correcting the problem of a spring shown to be polluted with E. coli leaves open the chance of contamination by shallow ground or surface water if Grant Hull said routine testing of water quality of the publicly accessible mineral water springs for E. coli was done fortnightly. “Springs are immediately closed if there the bore has been poorly constructed or its casing has corroded. are any concerns with water quality. Additional testing is then undertaken and springs Dr Bellair put forward a plan to help track sources of any contamination of springs and promote a remedy. This would help provide legal defence if someone got are reopened when water quality meets acceptable limits”. Mr Hull said work was being done to review water quality monitoring for all ill from drinking contaminated water. publicly accessible mineral water springs. Contaminated mineral water is most likely during or after heavy rain when “DELWP is working with the Department of Health and Human Services to streams and shallow water tables both rise, he says. determine the appropriate water quality testing regime and the options for improving “I believe the testing program is seriously flawed, because a spring that has been the management of any potential health risks. shown to be polluted has inadequate protection against contamination from shallow “It is not unusual for springs to be closed periodically by the land manager for a ground or surface water.” Contaminated mineral water had been found in the past because of possum faeces variety of reasons, including failure of pump and pipe infrastructure, low flows and in the Kyneton rotunda spring, kangaroo faeces beside the Blackwood Reserve spring where water quality exceeds acceptable limits. Spring closures are undertaken on a case by case basis.” and septic tank effluent and/or urban runoff effluent affecting the Hepburn Reserve spring. Tests of such springs that show no E. coli does not mean they are safe, he said. A Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Kyle Barnes zero result could simply have come from drier weather or an absence of intermittent faecal contamination.
ATURALLY occurring spring water is untreated, its quality can vary and cannot be guaranteed.
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News 7
Sally grateful for second chance and giving back
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ALLY Towell suffered her first ruptured brain aneurysm when she was just 24, and her second at 40.
Now at 47 and thankfully with no ongoing issues from either of those events, Sally feels compelled to raise awareness and funds for research directed at early detection, improved treatment modalities and technological advances that will improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms. The Daylesford resident said the symptoms in the leadup to her two ruptured aneurysms were very different. “With my first I recall feeling very lethargic, I experienced double vision, loss of balance and headaches. When I eventually collapsed, my sister took me to a small regional hospital in Victoria where the doctor there thankfully made a quick and correct diagnosis and transported me to Warrnambool Base Hospital for a lumbar puncture. I was then taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where I was operated on by Professor Andrew Kaye. “With my second aneurysm, I was going through a very stressful period in my life but really didn't have any symptoms at all, other than perhaps lethargy, that would have triggered any alarm bells. I collapsed just before taking my seven- and eight-year-old daughters to primary school. They found me wedged between the bedside table and the bed and tried to 'wake' me up. They then wrote a note saying 'gone to school to get help', left the front door open so that help could get in and then ran up the street towards their school. “They were very distressed and in tears and a young girl on a bicycle stopped them. My girls told her 'we think mummy's dead' and gave her our address before being taken on into the school by a parent. (I am very proud of them and the girls were nominated for National Bravery Awards each receiving a commendation. They were pipped at the post by a boy who saved his father from a crocodile.) “I was taken to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne where I momentarily regained consciousness and was told I had a brain aneurysm that needed to be operated on immediately. I went straight into surgery and was then placed into an induced coma for three days.” Sally said while she was grateful to be alive, healthy and able to watch her girls grow up, she was also very aware that there are thousands of people every year who are not as lucky as her. “According to The Brain Aneurysm Foundation in America, one in 50 people have an unruptured brain aneurysm and a brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes. This is a very prevalent medical condition and greater awareness together with ongoing research will save lives. “Brain aneurysms are a silent killer because most show no symptoms over time. Due to the lack of awareness and research funding, the situation today is grim.
"Almost half of the victims will die and of those surviving, only a third will recover without disabilities. While the vast majority of brain aneurysms occur in adults over 40, they can also strike children and young adults, often resulting in death. “I am now raising money for The Brain Aneurysm Foundation's Chairs of Research – a Chair of Research sponsors the research of one grant recipient for a year at a minimum level of $10,000. “People can donate at www.gofundme.com/2g8xhhqg or come to the Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford on Friday where I am also raising funds with the meat raffle."
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Just sayin’...
Pick me, pick me...
By Donna Kelly SO, THE Rex.
Like a lot of other people, it seems like a good idea to me. Keep the retail happening, have the library in a central place, open public toilets again, put offices down the back where it's just bleak and find a new home for the Daylesford Cinema. The cinema seems to be the stumbling block for many. It's been a great addition to Daylesford with hard-working volunteers spending plenty of time selling tickets, cleaning the facility, spruiking movies on Facebook and all the things that go on in the back-end of any organisation. But Hepburn Shire Council chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond told me last Monday week that the tenure of the cinema was already under threat with the Rex's current owners having submitted plans to council for the development of apartments. So they were going to get their marching orders anyway. At least this way the council is now helping with the hunt for new premises. The only thing I do wonder about, with the council continuing with its plans to transform the Daylesford Town Hall as part of the Hepburn Hub, as well as The Rex, is the money. Also last Monday week I asked Mr van Egmond how much it would cost to buy the Rex Arcade and he said he would get back to me during the week. He didn't. Now I realise this could be, as journalists hate being told, commercial in confidence, and perhaps jeopardise the sale/purchase. Not sure. But can we, as in Hepburn Shire Council and its ratepayers, afford both the town hall and the arcade? I don't know but it will be interesting to see how it plays out. Whatever, there is now just five weeks before council finishes its community consultation and makes a decision to buy, or not, The Rex Arcade. And that seems so fast when the consultation for the Hepburn Hub has rolled on for about two years umming and ahhing over the best sites, should council offices overlook a public pool, should the toddlers' pool be removed to make way for a splash and play area... And then there are still those people who don't think we need a Hepburn Hub. People who are happy with the information centre staying in the old fire station, the library hanging in there next to the community garden and public toilets up the top of Vincent Street. Like anyone, I will be interested to see how it all unfolds. As I said The Rex seems like a pretty good idea to me anyway - if we can afford it. Just sayin'.
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Spiritual Unity of the Tribes is running its regular stall at the Daylesford Farmers Market on Saturday, August 6 selling bush foods grown by Aboriginal communities, dried herbs, dukkahs, relishes, sauces and jams. Visit our stall - we are also selling hot kranskies and chorizo - and we have a few copies of Bruce Pascoe's awardwinning book Dark Emu Black Seeds; agriculture or accident. www.spiritualunityofthetribes.org.au is an Australian group working towards the four coloured races coming together in peace. We are registered in Daylesford, have been operating since 1999 and have run 18 gatherings to date.
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Homelessness an issue across Central Highlands
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Meanwhile, the Anglican Parish of Daylesford's Father Jeff O'Hare, pictured OBAW Community Health is hosting an event for Homelessness Week at Kyneton Mechanics Institute on Tuesday, August 2 from 4pm below, said homelessness also existed in the tourist town but in the form of couch surfing, rooming houses and cheap accommodation. to 6.30pm to raise awareness and understanding of homelessness.
The event aims to increase community connections for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, as well as for those working in the homelessness and community sector. At the event Macedon Ranges housing support organisations will provide information about their services. Guest speakers will include Council for Homeless Persons volunteer Vicky Vacondios and Cobaw chief executive officer Margaret McDonald, pictured below. There will also be entertainment from comedian Trent McCarthy, Cobaw’s own ukulele band The CUPs, and singer-songwriters Damian and Andy. Food will be provided as part of this free event. Ms McDonald said the demand for housing had been significantly increased, with 300 people seeking help in the past 12 months alone. She said homelessness arose from mostly issues around family violence and financial hardship where people were no longer able to meet rent or mortgage payments. And while she said she was unaware of people “sleeping rough” there were many younger people who were couch surfing while older people were relying on relatives and friends to give them shelter. There were also known cases of people sleeping in their cars, she said. “We are seeing a whole variety of different people. It can happen to anyone – the young, families, mums, dads, older people… “Someone might be in a rental situation and they lose a job, or lose one of their part-time jobs, and they can’t keep pace with the rent. “Or we know of older women who have had really part-time jobs, they have no super and are then living on a pension. “Most indicators in the Macedon Ranges show we are doing well but there are pockets under severe financial hardship.” Ms McDonald said one of the answers to a complicated issue was in better housing options and she would be talking to key parliamentarians and agencies to tackle the problem. “We need to draw attention to this issue and make it more transparent throughout the entire community. “Cobaw urges the Macedon Ranges community to recognise that those people experiencing homelessness are a valuable part of our society and must be supported. “Homelessness is not a choice. The largest proportion of Australia's homeless population is out of sight and out of mind, moving from one place to the next. “Events like Homelessness Week provide a significant opportunity to raise awareness and understanding within our community of homelessness.”
"It is an issue that we face and last year I had a situation that was a transitional issue. A woman was being physically abused by her husband and found housing in Ballarat with a date to move in. "But she found she couldn't take it any more and left two days earlier but had nowhere to go and ended up at the church with nothing to wear and nothing to eat. "I called a local hotel and they were fantastic. But there's really nowhere else to go. You could say go to the police station but often there is no-one there." Father O'Hare said Daylesford's accommodation was so highly priced it was difficult for people on low incomes to find places to live. "And it's an expensive town to live in. Any place of prosperity will have a corresponding amount of poverty. And if people are already on the edge, it will tip them over the edge. "Often homelessness is the result of a breakdown of a relationship and the immediate fix is couch surfing but that dries up very quickly. "It is a really tough issue and also an issue of pride. I know of a former businessman in Toorak who was very successful but then a few contracts fell through and he started spiralling downward and needed supported accommodation. "None of his former friends wanted to know him. There is a stigma about being poor when you have been rich." Hepburn Shire Council's Community and Economic manager Mark Travers did not return requests for an interview.
Words: Donna Kelly
“Homelessness is not a choice. The largest proportion of Australia's homeless population is out of sight and out of mind, moving from one place to the next."
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Award-winning jams and savoury preserves
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IMONE Lukacs’ apples do not fall far from the tree.
In fact, most of her fruit is scooped up and turned into award-winning jams and savoury preserves. As the operator of Crisp Produce & Preserves, Simone oversees a not-so-small-business that just took out five medals at the prestigious Australian Food Awards – the first time she had even entered her products. Crisp won silver medals for Zucchini Relish, Roast Tomato Relish and Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade, as well as bronze medals for Raspberry Jam and Peach & Passionfruit Conserve. “I didn’t ever expect to win five awards in my first year of entering, that was an incredible bonus,” Simone said. It was an impressive culmination of years of work – initially a weekend business, Simone started selling her artisan produce after finding that no matter how much jam she gave away, she still found her pantry was rather full of stock. And yet, the story began many years even before that point – Simone’s grandmother was Hungarian, and it was her cellar stocked full of goodies that saw Simone take up the craft of making preserves in her teenage years. “In Europe people preserve their summer bounty to have food come the winter, you do it because you have to; you go to the cellar to get a bottle of peaches or a salami…I feel like it’s in the blood a bit.” So too was the ability to use what she had – Simone sources the ingredients for her products almost exclusively from the gardens and fruit trees she planted upon moving to her family’s Elevated Plains property 25 years ago. “It’s really what I love to do most of all, grow food, and preserving it is an added bonus, really. In the summer I use about 75 per cent sourced from the property, and in autumn it’s about 95 per cent. But even if I don’t grow the produce I use in my preserves I buy from the farm gate, forage wild, or purchase locally so I know the provenance of every ingredient.” Her award-winning business is now full-time… but it is still a far cry from her original profession. “I’m an advertising writer and creative director – they’re a thousand yards apart.”
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AYOUT, a Cobaw Community Health program, is about to commence its Term 3 program schedule with a range of exciting new groups.
The program, funded by the Department of Health & Human Services, aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of same-sex attracted and gender diverse young people in the Macedon Ranges. During Term 3 WayOut will be facilitating the social group, House of Awesome and two new additions to the schedule - a parent support group for families with trans and gender diverse children and a social group specifically for trans and gender diverse young people. All events are free and located in Kyneton or Woodend, commencing on August 1. Same-sex attracted and gender diverse young people in regional Victoria have higher rates of depression and anxiety than heterosexual peers. Research funded by mental health peak bodies such as beyondblue demonstrates a need to increase awareness of discrimination in the community which can have a profound impact on the mental health of a young person, influence a person’s sense of physical safety, inclusion, and community and family support. Young people who do not experience sexuality/gender based discrimination are significantly more likely to feel safe in all facets of their lives, have increased feelings of self-worth and feel a stronger sense of community connectedness. Cobaw Community Health chief executive officer Margaret McDonald said WayOut continued to make a significant difference in the lives of young people in our area. “The program achieves this through the organisation of community events, providing training to services locally and creating social opportunities that empower young people to have control over their own health outcomes.”
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Organ donation worth more than a million
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SK Max Primmer which he would prefer: $1 million or the new kidney he received four years ago. It's a nobrainer.
After suffering from kidney failure in late 2008, the Glenlyon resident, who is known as the face of Hepburn Community Radio, was placed on the organ donation waiting list. He went in for dialysis three times a week for three years while he waited to receive the news that would change his life. “In 2012, I got the phone call that there was a kidney for me in Melbourne. It was so overwhelming.” Since then Max says he has put his best foot forward and seizes every opportunity that comes his way. He says that since the transplant he’s more grateful, more emotional and more socially aware. “I know I’ve been given a second chance, and I’m going to make it count. It’s the most precious gift that anyone could give. If someone gave me a million dollars it wouldn’t have been as precious as a new kidney.” With Donate Life Week happening from July 31 to August 7, Max has teamed up with Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas to raise awareness around organ and tissue donation and to encourage people to join the Australian Organ Donor Register. “The average wait time for organ donation is between six months and four years. This is something that can be changed, simply by registering and having a conversation with your loved ones,” Ms Thomas said. “Donate Life Week is the perfect time to make a decision and take action. It literally takes five minutes to register online, but the impact could last a lifetime.” The Australian Organ Donor Register gives families an insight into what their loved one wants, and its effectiveness is evident. More than 90 per cent of families agree to the donation of their loved one’s organs if they know they are registered, this drops to 52 per cent if they’re not registered. Donate Life Week runs from 31 July – 7 August.
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Artober needs artists
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HE Daylesford Art Show is calling for artists to enter this year’s Art Show to be held over the Melbourne Cup Day long weekend from October 28 to 31.
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N THE last edition of The Local, in an article titled “More consultation for the Trentham Hub”, Susie Spence was incorrectly named as the chair of the Trentham and District Historical Society.
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YNETON Football Netball Club will hold a Ladies Day celebrating amazing women.
The event will be held at the club’s social rooms on Saturday, August 20 from 2pm. A fee of $30 includes ground entry, a glass of ARTOBER 2016 is also calling for artists and bubbles, gourmet finger food, an inspirational speaker galleries to register for a Celebration of Artists and Art Ms Spence is the society’s secretary and chair of and live entertainment. Drinks are at bar prices. Frock Events from October 1 through to mid-November. Last Trentham’s Community Reference Group. year 32 events run by artists and community groups Peta Sherlock is Chair of the Trentham and District up in your party dress and heels and celebrate being a lady. across Hepburn Shire were promoted. Contact Victor Historical Society. Win a $500 travel voucher with compliments of Szwed on 0488 011 186 to discuss entering an event or Meanwhile, in the same edition in an article titled Midland Travel, Kyneton. studio. “Kintore a special place with special people” nurse Tickets: Lou Morris on 0411 220 146 or Angela All proceeds from the Daylesford Art Show and Virginia Kelly-Norris was quoted as saying: “Out at ARTOBER are invested into community projects. Kintore where we go it’s a very strong community. There White 0425 782 034. Most goes towards the local community and some to is no alcohol and people on country eat much better, community projects around Australia and overseas. they hunt, eat a lot more traditional foods and they don’t use dialysis at all. They really do very well out there, they Link: www.daylesfordartshow.com.au or contact are with their families, they are not socially and culturally Alicia Kay on alicia.daylesfordartshow@gmail.com isolated and that’s extremely important.” Ms Kelly-Norris has told The Local that some of those community members do need dialysis. And a kidney transplant was the only way anyone could be taken off dialysis treatment.
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Y DAD always said “make sure you’re the smartest man in the room when the subject of money comes up”.
That notwithstanding, I would like to talk about money with particular focus on tax. Recently like many small businesses, I did my GST. Now most people know how goods and services tax works so I won’t bore you with the details, suffice to say that it is a very clever way of tax collection using the businesses to do the government’s work and process the payments. The thing that does get to me though is that after paying accounting software subscriptions, a bookkeeper to look over your work and finally, an accountant to tot it up at the end of the year, not to mention the thousands of unpaid hours a year the poor business owner puts in, you are asked to affix a stamp on the envelope in order to mail it to the ATO. Then there are the regular taxes and stamp duties. I may be a little off in my calculations but here goes anyway. If I earn $100, I lose about $28 in income tax. Then I need a car to get to my job, so say I need two litres of fuel to get to and from work, that’s about $0.80 in tax there. Then there is the coffee and a bite of lunch, but in terms of GST I have to grapple with whether a roll with ham and cheese topping is a pizza roll and tax free, or a pizza and taxable. (According to the ATO, a pizza roll can be cut and filled, has a traditional bread dough base and has a topping or filling that is no more than 30 per cent of the roll's depth – Lord help me…) Moving on, let’s say lunch and coffee cost me two dollars in tax, then there are also the services, rates, power, water, gas…all taxed. Finally, there is dinner and the inevitable bottle of wine to get over the whole taxable catastrophe and that is five bucks tax or so. So I reckon my original $100 is down to about $25 after everyone has a tax bite out of it. And then the bastards want me to affix a stamp – give me strength! Rant over.
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Letter to the editor: Trentham Hub
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N RESPONSE to the article “More consultation for Trentham Hub” in the last edition of The Local, (Community Reference Group chair) Susie Spence is absolutely right – 97 per cent of residents acknowledge the equity in a new facility and the Community Reference Group did a lot of ground work to achieve the goal.
However, they have had two years to sell the proposal and appear to place responsibility onto everyone but themselves for the controversy and delay. What they continue to ignore is the community's awareness that the process of site choice was far from open and transparent. The CRG and a small number of residents decided on the Trentham Mechanics Institute site and the demolition of the existing hall, but other considered sites were given little to no analysis. (Hepburn Shire) Council owns a large block of land in Victoria Street, close to the primary school and hospital. Construction of the new facility could start immediately upon funding without disruption to activities and there is three times more parking space. It may be a further distance to walk, but consistent with council's walking and cycling strategy. This site was referred to as the “railway site” in the Facilities Review, implying the hub would be built on the railway site, but the council land is next door. The picture of the site on boards presented to those who attended the community consultation session, otherwise only available on the hub website, showed a lovely picture of the station, but not the adjacent council land. In the “what did people say about the railway station” section of the Facilities Review, it was quoted “maybe a museum opportunity, probably not a community hub location”. 14A Victoria St was clearly misrepresented and the only analysis it received was “not ideal”. Why? No reasonable explanations have been provided. If the broader community was given the opportunity to democratically choose the site, as opposed to a small working group, we most likely would have our new facility.
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Reliving memories of The Victoria Hotel
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ELEBRATED a big birthday recently. No, not me, mum. Well not like a milestone but let's face it, if we had that many candles on the cake we would have needed the CFA on stand-by. Only joking mum!
Anyway, what do you give the person who has everything? Ok, again, not everything but she no longer needs more perfumes, or baskets of soaps and definitely doesn't want anything like a new vacuum or kitchen gadget. Whoever dreamed up those ideas for mothers obviously doesn't have one. Anyway, I decided a night in town and a bit of theatre would be fun. So Kyle and I picked mum up from her home, drove into town, as in Melbourne, and headed to the Regent Theatre for a matinee production of The Sound of Music. It was brilliant - apart from the steep climb up Collins Street and then the steeper climb into the foyer and then another climb up to the dress circle. I am sure I heard mum use a four-letter word under her breath as she turned and saw that final set of steps. Mind you, there were far more challenged people than mum. Walking sticks, zimmer frames and hearing aids were the choice du jour. These older people, no wonder they won the war. No complaints just carry on. Anyway, the show was all I hoped for. Brilliant sets which changed so quickly, fantastic singing and great acting. Even Kyle tapped his toes a few times... When it ended we waited for the huge crowds to move off and just enjoyed looking around the theatre. It's an incredible piece of history and you wonder how the early theatre-goers would have felt about presenting a flimsy piece of printed paper and having its barcode scanned. After the show we headed back to our hotel. It just happened to be the closest to the Regent Theatre but mum's eyes lit up when she heard we were staying at The Victoria Hotel. "The Vic," she exclaimed happily, "I've stayed many times, but quite a while ago". Yes, the former Victorian Coffee Palace is still going strong in Little Collins Street and retains its magnificent foyer and its mantra to provide good, affordable accommodation. Apparently it was quite the place to stay for country folk too - a little bit of home away from home. With all the money we saved we decided to shout mum a meal at the Flower Drum. It's got quite a reputation and no wonder - the service and food are magnificent. We had about five waiters pounce on us when we arrived and there was never a moment that we had to wait for any service - from drinks to another serve of Peking Duck. Kyle reckons he has found the best hot & sour soup around. And oddly, when the bill came, it was nothing more than a meal out in a nice restaurant in Daylesford or Kyneton. But don't tell mum. Anyway, I have feeling The Vic was the highpoint.
I am sure I heard mum use a four-letter word under her breath as she turned and saw that final set of steps.
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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 (pictured right) 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 (September to May) Buninyong Village Market – fourth Sunday Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday
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The Resignators head to Canada
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AYLESFORD-based ska band The Resignators are always on the go and the latest sojourn for this eight-piece band will be another tour of Canada late next month.
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The band has been asked to play at the esteemed Montreal Ska Fest and has put together an 18-date tour of Ontario, Quebec and Ottawa with Los Kung Fu Monkeys around that festival date. Members are Steve Douglas, Stacy Kilpatrick, Francis Harrison, Jeremy Meaden, Leda Scott, John Howell, Alejandro Serratiello and Darren Milligan. Steve said the trip would mark the Resignator’s 12th overseas tour in the 10-year history of the band. “Not bad for an outfit that claims to be from Korweinguboora - they rehearse at Leonards Hill Hall. The band is also excited about recording their new full-length album at Sing Sing Recording Studios in Melbourne, arguably the best place in Australia to make music. Previous bands that have used Sing Sing include Jimmy Barnes, Blue King Brown, British India, John Butler Trio, The Cat Empire, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Eskimo Joe and Missy Higgins. Past international clients include The Black Eyed Peas, Elvis Costello, Mariah Carey, Jay Z, Kanye West, Kiss, The Killers, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Mars Volta, Amanda Palmer, The Prodigy and Thirty Seconds To Mars. Steve said The Resignators would be taking a new batch of original tunes and one classic Aussie cover into Sing Sing in late November, and will be working with producer Marcel Fernandez out of Los Angeles. “Locals can rest assured they will not be left out of the dancing fun that The Resignators bring. Look for two regional shows in the next several months, first at the newly renovated Farmers Arms Hotel in Creswick on Saturday, August 13 and then at the Old Hepburn Hotel on Sunday, August 28. “If you are ready for a road trip to the snow you can join us for two shows on Mt Hotham, Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20. Get out and support the hardest working band from Korweinguboora. Wear your dancing shoes! Meanwhile support the band through https://pozible.com/project/resignators-rescue-fund"
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Spontaneous reading with poet laureate
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HEN Poet Laureate Amit Dahiyabadshah “breezed” into The Readers in Daylesford a few weeks back, co-owner Penny Reilly, a poet in her own right, had no idea who he was.
Amit, who is recognised in India and Philadelphia for his poetry and extraordinary contribution to the poetry community, asked Penny if there was a poetry group around. “I said no and he said he thought there would have been, he then asked me to read something from my book. (Penny’s latest book Unfurled, a collection of nature poetry was published this year.) “So I read Maelstrom and he said ‘OK, why don’t the two of us do a poetry evening?’. I was floored and I think I said ‘why?’.” But Penny, who had never read her work to anyone, recovered her composure and last week the evening went ahead to a full house of poets and poetry lovers. “The evening was wonderful. We did it casually with nibbles and wine – to soften the butterflies in my tummy. I was absolutely terrified – I had never done any public readings before. “David (husband and The Readers co-owner David Reilly) introduced us and we did two each throughout the evening and then people asked questions. I have had a lot of feedback, it’s been a really lovely journey.” Penny said Amit also encouraged her to start a poetry group and a number of people from the evening had shown interest. “I think we will start later in the year. I would also like to hold another event but I would rather work with someone else. It’s good to have two poets so you can play off each other. For example, Amit and I are both keen on the environment.” It’s another logical step for Penny who has been writing prolifically for some years now. She has completed a series of five books, Silver’s Threads, along with Unfurled and is currently working on a book of short stories along with having almost finished three full-length novels based on West Country folklore. She is also studying the Cornish language – and will be producing some Cornish work soon. “I had hoped my life would go this way. The whole tone of my work has changed. The poems come so easily and quickly. “I do have a method of writing but it’s hard to describe. It might be a little vignette that might trigger it, people talking or something happening in nature. That might trigger me to write something and by the end of the week there is a whole story there to be translated. “I don’t think there is a right way or a wrong way, it flows when it should and when it doesn’t you stop for a while – but I don’t believe in writer’s block. It will come unexpectedly, quite spontaneously, I can even wake up and it will be there.” Penny said she had asked Amit what he would want to say to The Local’s readers. “The world will not become a better place because of great poets and great poetry but it will improve when we have more poets and more poetry. To make a different world we need to reach critical mass and that is the focus of my mission.” Penny’s works are all available at The Readers in Daylesford or online at booksellers including Amazon.
FINDING MY FEET Finding my feet? I don’t know where I lost them Perhaps somewhere on the busy street …elbowed, umbrella prodded by all they meet Dashing dripping water everywhere Was it a scare that caused them to flee? Are they out there, somewhere …looking for me? Finding my feet? Yes, sometimes in the most delightful places toes flexing in soft white sands …another pair of hands …on which to walk I’m sure they love to squelch in mud …then into cleansing suds Finding my feet? Yes, I miss their light, yet solid, gait Perhaps this time …they found the need to skate …on thin ice I will surely pay the price All in all, they wander where they must and I must trust …their comic wanderlust For miles they travel thus …until we connect again once more, on the busy street …or on a winding pathway to the forest …swift and fleet But… I always find …my ever moving feet Copyright Penny Reilly 2016
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Comfort food on offer at Kyneton
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It was huge, moist and tender and proved no challenge to Peta, who only paused to begrudgingly offer me a small morsel to taste. I chose my all-time favourite, the Fisherman’s Basket We decided that was a good excuse to sample the - crumbed calamari, scallops, prawn cutlets and fish wares at the Kyneton Bowling Club’s Restaurant and bites, served with chips, side salad, lemon and citrus Bar. tartare sauce ($28). Tony’s Place is the bright and spacious, windowIt was huge and came in what seemed like a walled upper floor of the club rooms with views across shopping basket and accompanied by an equally large the bowling green and over the historic rooftops. bowl of crisp garden salad. It looked and was absolutely An adjacent and vast outdoor area shows promise of delicious but, despite my best efforts and Peta’s furtive pleasant alfresco dining in warmer times. filching of the chips, l barely made it to the end. There We were greeted by Mariam, and shown to a was of course that delicious dessert yet to come. window table. The comprehensive menu presented Peta chose from the array of seductive cakes and our usual dilemma - making the final choices, as if the Mariam soon returned with a massive portion of range of seafood, roasts and the other choices offered for lunch weren’t enough, Mariam told us we were free Chocolate Mint Ripple Gateau ($8). Even the most to make a choice from the main meal delights from the ardent non-chocoholic would be seduced and we had no trouble finishing every crumb with our coffees. dinner menu. Tony’s Place is a family affair with chef Tony Mariam tactfully withdrew to the bar to find us a supported by his wife Laila and Mariam. Mariam’s bottle of wine from their selection of sensibly priced brother and chef husband help out in busy times. local wines. She returned with a bottle of Victorian As well as the comprehensive lunch and dinner pinot gris by Sam Plunkett ($35). menus, they offer a special 20 per cent seniors’ discount The delicious fruity tones certainly helped with for lunch on Wednesdays to Fridays. Their sensible the decision making. We decided that as it was lunch children’s menu includes such dishes as Fettuccine and we were dining with friends that night, to settle Carbonara and Crumbed Calamari with an ice-cream on a main course and to share a serve of one of the dessert for just $10. sumptuous cakes we saw on the way in for dessert. Oh, make sure you book for the Monday Parma Peta finally decided on Crumbed Chicken Breast with lemon, garlic butter and crushed chilli flakes and Night and Tuesday Fish & Chip dinner specials ($12). served with potatoes and vegetables ($23).
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Gig Guide Perfect Drop, Daylesford Jennie Brown & Bruce Millar – Saturday, August 6 Jazz Deuce – Saturday, August 13 Tania Petrini and Vida Jazz – Saturday, August 20 Bosky Nova – Saturday, August 27
Farmers Arms Hotel, Creswick Misbehavin’ (Top 40 covers) – Saturday, August 6 The Resignators - (ska, rockabilly, covers and originals) – Saturday, August 13 Cam Kettle (solo acoustic covers and originals) – Friday, August 19 Arkie T Williams & The Mudlarks (single launch) – Saturday, August 20 Radio Waves (rock covers) – Saturday, August 27
Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs The Cartwheels – Friday, August 5, 6pm-8pm Brett Franke - Saturday, August 6, 6pm-8pm Buck Jr. solo – Sunday, August 7, 6pm-8pm Scott Fraser – Friday, August 12, 6pm-8pm Dark – Saturday, August 13, 6pm-8pm Buck Jr. solo 6-8pm – Sunday, August 14, 6pm-8pm
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'Us Two' - with Anna and Victor Szwed
Anna and Victor Szwed both grew up in St Albans after their respective parents came to Australia post-World War II. Anna's parents came from Poland and Victor’s from Belarus. Victor lived down the road from Anna and was her brother’s best friend.
Anna: Victor visited our place often. When I was 18, he was 22, he came knocking
on the door and I said that my brother was not home and slammed the door in his face. He tapped again. I opened the door and repeated that he was not home. Victor said “I did not come to visit him, I came to visit you”. The rest is wonderful history. We became an item. We have a lot of common interests. These include family, good food, travelling, bushwalking, wonderful friends, camping and red wine. In our younger years we both studied town planning and worked in local government. Whilst sometimes we have different points of view, we have learnt over the years to work together as a team. We were married in 1979 and have two great adult children, Christopher and Nadia and recently our first grandchild. Love the baby sitting! I worked as a town planner for 25 years in four Melbourne councils. My claim to fame is that when I started I was one of only two female town planners in Victoria working in local government. More than half of my working life has been permanent part-time and/or job share. This was difficult to achieve at the time in a male-dominated industry. Thankfully nowadays workplaces are much more flexible to accommodate balancing family and work. Twelve years ago I decided to leave local government. Christopher and Nadia were at university and in our family home in Melbourne. They knew that we would leave one day, so we then left home and embarked on our new journey to Daylesford. A win-win situation. A year after we moved to Daylesford I started working as a receptionist at Springs Medical Centre in Duke Street. What a far cry from local government. I found a family in a caring environment. I tell the story that in the first week of working at Duke Street I happened to walk into the tea room to find one of our doctors on his hands and knees wiping up water from the floor. The fridge had leaked. I was startled and said “I should be doing that!” only to have the reply “I got here first!”. I then knew that I would like this organisation. I thought "I can get used to this!" I have now been there for 11 years. The staff and doctors are fantastic. The patients are friendly and appreciative of our health services. We are very fortunate in a country town to have such an excellent facility.
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Victor: In the seventies I worked for the former Board of Works as a town planner,
then the state government. I realised that local government was much closer to the real community so I joined Sunshine Council in Melbourne’s west for 10 years. There were many social and community challenges. I got into senior management roles and then acted as CEO in the lead-up to amalgamation of councils in 1994. The whole world of local government was thrown up in the air and fortunately I landed the role as CEO in Hepburn Shire when it was created in early 1995. Initially that involved building a whole new organisation from four shires. This was very difficult as the state government required us to reduce staff and cut rates significantly. I developed a 10-year financial plan to get our council out of the deep hole it was in and the community accepted this. This was probably the first such plan in Victoria. Redevelopment of the Hepburn Bathhouse took several years to achieve with many hurdles, however I always focused on achieving the outcome rather than the politics. There were many amazing councillors and staff over my 13 years as CEO and some who weren’t. There is enough material for a mini-series. I enjoyed being out there in the community as we have so many wonderful people in Clunes, Creswick, Trentham, Daylesford, Hepburn Springs and throughout the shire. I encouraged staff and councillors to use common sense and not forget that the only reason we were all there was to serve our local community. We love being part of a very vibrant community, much more enjoyable than being in Melbourne. We always say it is nice to visit Melbourne, but nicer to come home to Daylesford. Anna has been a volunteer at the Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre since 2005 and myself since 2008. Together we play a community liaison role for the Deakin University Medical Students who are posted each year to Springs Medical Centre. I have been with Daylesford Rotary for 21 years including serving as president and being awarded the Bing Baker Award three times. Anna was in Rotary for three years. We both are members of the Bushwalking Group and U3A. We also support Daylesford Men’s Shed, Friends of Cornish Hill and Daylesford Cinema with memberships. I am also on council’s Mineral Springs Advisory Committee, a trustee for Creative Clunes and on the committee of ARTOBER, promoting art events across the shire. Our passions are each other of course, as well as family and the great friends we have here in Daylesford. Cooking from our own garden is fun. We are both passionate about this beautiful part of the world we call home. We love the natural beauty and most of all the wonderful people that help create a unique community spirit. We are truly blessed.
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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too! EVERYONE loves a good meal deal. So here are the dining establishments offering great food and great prices! Monday Passing Clouds, Musk - (lunch from noon) main and side 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 & 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)
Wednesday Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - four shared courses with glass of wine - $50
Thursday Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - four shared courses with glass of wine - $50 Small Holdings, Malmsbury - (lunch), Soup of the Day - $8, or House-made Gnocchi with a glass of house wine - $25
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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 Small Holdings, Malmsbury - (lunch), Soup of the Day - $8, or House-made gnocchi with glass of house wine - $25 5000 Club, Anglican Church, Daylesford - Free community lunch, 12pm - 1pm
Sunday 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. And Happy Hour on Friday, 6pm to 7pm. 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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Kyneton Town Hall has it all in August
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And don’t forget to pop into the Kyneton Museum during August to catch the HETHER it’s hip-shaking, hand-clapping rock and roll, or the unique exhibition Trick or Treatment. elegant and evocative world of classical ballet, Kyneton Town Hall Dispelling myths and medical quackery, the exhibition, comprised of objects has it all this month.
Join Melbourne City Ballet on Friday, August 19 as they re-imagine Shakespeare’s most popular work, Romeo and Juliet. Known for their unique choreography and artistry, the troupe bring the romance and tragedy of Verona to Kyneton for one night only. Featuring stunning costumes, an evocative score and a large cast of Melbourne City Ballet’s finest artists, let yourself get swept away into the lives of these two starcrossed lovers for an evening. Rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly is being celebrated on Friday, August 26 as Scot Robin, the star of the smash hit musical Buddy performs the hits of the late musician. From That’ll be the Day, It’s so Easy and Raining on my Heart to Rave On and more, this 20th anniversary tour of Buddy’s Back is set to remind us of the lasting impact Buddy Holly made on popular music and the world.
from both the Kyneton and University of Melbourne Medical Museum collections, shines a spotlight on claims made by scammers in the medical profession during the Victorian era. From the assertion that an electric hairbrush can cure baldness and headaches to other equally outlandish claims, you can discover some extraordinary tales at Kyneton Museum! The exhibition runs until Sunday, October 16 and is open from Fridays to Sundays from 11am to 4pm
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Words in Winter menu Discover your backyard
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WARD-winning Melbourne novelist Arnold Zable has joined an increasingly impressive line-up for Words in Winter in Daylesford.
Zable, whose latest novel, The Fighter, has just been launched to critical acclaim, is also the recipient of prizes for his humanitarian work. The festival, from August 5 to 7, under the theme “Food For Thought” will also feature an open mic session, where writers and budding writers may read from their work, a Saturday morning children’s session and CWA members discussing the history of food preservation with Natasha Morgan. Daylesford storyteller, Anne E. Stewart, will spark writers' imagination with a Story Slam. Using the Australian classic, My Brother Jack, she will challenge her audience to come up with a story in five minutes using food as an inspiration. Co-author of The Weed Foragers Handbook, Annie Raser-Rowland, will also do a reading. Another local, Mara Ripani, will perform Kitchen Songs, celebrating home and love through the songs of Italian Gypsy Jazz artists Lu Colombo and Lucilla Galeazzi. The wide array will include locals reading from Petrus Spronk’s book Korean Odyssey, while Patrick and Anthony Petrucci will screen their documentary on award-winning author Bruce Pascoe and food politics. Thanks to the Jenkin family, the festival will run from 81 Vincent Street, to be known as Chapter 81. Lunch Lady Kate Berry talks school lunches and regales us with her healthy, delicious recipes. Rohan Anderson, author of Whole Larder Love and Practiculture, will discuss cooking, finding, foraging and hunting your own food. There will be a workshop on creative non-fiction; music with Helen Davey; performances by acclaimed musicians like Danny Spooner and Emily Ulman; a storytelling workshop for kids 8-12 with Dumbo Feather; writing competitions across the region; and local Words in Winter celebrations in surrounding towns. Add to this the much-loved Clever Towns Crossword Challenge at the local library and Mah Jong at The Grande. Local farmers, Su Dennett from Melliodora, Tammi Jonas from Jonai Farms, Milkwood Permaculture, Danny from Danny's Farm and Florian from Mt Franklin Organics will tell their stories of food and farming on various panel discussions. Co-founder of permaculture, David Holmgren, will paint a localised picture. This will represent how simple household and community-level strategies can build resilience to the emerging realities of economic contraction, peak oil and climate change. There will be a short story contest around the topic of food and films at The Rex cinema such as Polyfaces and Hamlet to celebrate the "Food For Thought" theme.
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An initiative of Macedon Ranges Shire Council, in partnership with Tourism Macedon Ranges, the new website is packed with up-to-date information on where to eat, drink, play, sleep and explore in the region. Mayor Graham Hackett said the Macedon Ranges was the perfect place to discover, irrespective of whether you’ve lived in the region for 20 years, are planning a day-trip or looking to stay a while. “Given its proximity to Melbourne, stunning natural environments and gourmet food and drink experiences, the Macedon Ranges really has everything to offer. This new website visitmacedonranges.com brings the best that we’ve got together and puts it in the one spot. “I’d encourage residents to explore and interact with the site, share your hidden gems with us and to use it as a tool when friends and relatives are visiting. It’s a great way to showcase our beautiful part of the world and to provide direct benefit for our businesses.” Local businesses who provide a visitor experience and would like to reach potential customers can sign up to list their services on visitmacedonranges.com. “The site had more than 30,000 visits last month, and over 96,000 page views. That makes the site the second highest Google ranking when searching Macedon Ranges.” The site works hand in hand with the Macedon Ranges Naturally Cool Facebook page, also managed by council, providing even further reach to potential visitors through social media integration.
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REE public transport is on offer to help veterans mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.
Western Victoria MP Jaala Pulford said veterans and war widows would travel for free on V/Line trains and buses between August 17 to 19. The free travel arrangements will help members of the veteran community and their families make the trek to Melbourne to attend the Vietnam Veterans Day March and Service at the Shrine of Remembrance, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. To be eligible for free travel, veterans and war widows must carry their Department of Veteran’s Affairs Gold or White Card, or Category V Victorian Public Transport Concession Card.
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Daylesford District Mystery Geological Surveyors Investigations
Daylesford & District News Kyneton & District News Published in The Age, Wednesday, March 5 1911
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YSTERIOUS sounds resembling explosions, heard in the Daylesford district, which could not be traced to mining or quarrying operations, are the subject of a report made to the Mines department by Mr. W.H. Ferguson, of the geological survey branch.
The sounds were noticed at Shepherd's Flat, Yandoit and the Pickpocket diggings, between Clydesdale and Newstead. The sounds have been heard during the present year and for several years previously, either singly or two in rapid succession, and occur more frequently in wet weather. They are said by residents to come from a portion of the Yandoit Hills known as the Stony Rises near a branch of the Green Gully Creek. People of the locality believe they are due to explosions of gas, and state that birds and rabbits supposed to have been suffocated by gas have been found in hollows of the ground. Noises like those described have been heard in many other countries, and are generally known as brontidi ("like thunder"); different names being given them in India, Mexico and Italy. In some cases they precede earthquake shocks or volcanic eruptions. In W.H. Ferguson’s opinion the Yandoit noises are brontidi, they seem to proceed from localities traversed by a belt of disturbed country with a thin surface crust, indications of which are given by mineral springs. It is possible that the "noises originate along a fault line – where movements, are yet taking place. Another possible explanation is the presence in the district of three extinct volcanoes, indicating a line of fracture of the earth's crust. "The noises might be caused by explosions of steam in underground fissures or by lava forcing its way to the surface."
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Published in The Leader, Saturday April 1, 1865 - extracted from the Kyneton Observer and the Kyneton Guardian
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NCENDIARISM. — A disgraceful attempt at incendiarism was made, but fortunately prevented, on Sunday evening, at the premises of Mr Lainey, near the Greenhill.
About ten o'clock it was discovered that a large stack of straw adjacent to the barn containing the year's grain was on fire. The alarm was quickly raised and numbers of friends and neighbours gathered round to tend what assistance thev could by fetching water and putting wet blankets, etc, over the barn. The straw stack, which consisted of forty or fifty tons, it was found impossible to prevent being destroyed, but by great exertion the barn was saved. It was unfortunate that nearly all the wells were dry, and water had to be drawn from the creek, and twice, in consequence of the want of this necessary element, the fire seized the barn and threatened to destroy it. No doubt is entertained of this being the work of an incendiary, and we trust therefore he may be caught and punished for attempting so dastardly an act. A party, we understand, is suspected of being the perpetrator. — Kyneton Observer, March 28, 1865 From the Kyneton Observer we gather that the Rev. G. O. Vance and Mr M'Kenna (president of the shire council), made a most successful canvass of Melbourne, on the 22nd inst., in aid of the sufferers by the late bush fires, obtaining £106 1s. His Excellency Sir Charles Darling headed the list with a donation of £10. “The greatest sympathy,” says our contemporary, "is expressed in Melbourne on behalf of the sufferers, and the two gentlemen express a conviction that another £100 could be collected with but little difficulty". Prospecting at Malmsbury. — We understand that Messrs Bailey and Butters, of Collins Street, have concluded an agreement with Mr H. Milvain, for a six years' lease of seven acres of ground for mining purposes, in his paddock, about ten chains west of the valuable reef recently discovered there, and we believe they purpose commencing operations at once, in lively anticipation of a good return for what capital they may expend. — Kyneton
Guardian, March 29, 1865 Courtesy of TROVE
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Winter repairs With winter now in its final month and, hopefully the worst of the wet squally weather at an end, it’s time to take courage and go into the garden to assess and repair any storm-damaged trees and shrubs. Fractured, split and weakened branches should be either completely removed or, at least, cut back to strong healthy wood. Any dead wood should be cut out completely. If left to rot, it can spread into healthy wood. If you have tied your plants up using string or twine, you can often find that it has either cut into the wood through being tied too tightly, or has chafed the bark into the living wood through continuous rubbing in the wind. I find the best material to use for staking and tying back is old nylon stocking, either looped around the plant directly to a stake, or, if you are using several stakes, as a loop around the branch or trunk that is fastened by several cords or wires to the stakes. Climbing or espaliered plants are best fastened to the trellis using those inexpensive circular plastic clips. Apart from being secure, being green, they soon disappear into the background
More winter colour Continuing my series on how to bring colour to your winter garden, here are two completely different plants in the spectrum. Leucospermum (Pincushion Protea) One of the more than 50 species of the protea family, and native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, these grow in a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. Named in honour of the Greek God Proteus, they certainly come in many shapes and forms as do their close cousins the proteas and leucodendrons, and are closely related in evolution and appearance to the Australian banksia. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing up to 5m in height. The leaves are tough and leathery and in many shapes, and thrive in any position in well-drained soil. They flower in late winter to mid-spring. The one pictured, below right, is one of the hybrid forms of Leucospermum cordifolium - probably ‘Goldie’. Bergenia cordifolia Bergenia are hardy, evergreen plants, pictured above right, which form a low clump of bold, leathery green leaves which can turn bronze in colder winters. Short stems of magenta pink flowers rise above the shiny foliage from winter to midspring. They can be mass planted as a ground cover under trees, over low slopes or as an edging along a walkway. They thrive in almost all soil conditions, in both sun or part shade. They reproduce readily by dividing the clumps from winter to early spring.
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Andrew Moore finished his four-year apprenticeship in 2005 and with his now 15 years of experience can handle any locksmithing job – from domestic to commercial to automotive. Andrew moved to Daylesford late last year, following his parents who moved to the town just over six years ago. “I was visiting my parents pretty often and every time I arrived I just loved the town and the region more and more. “It’s such a great community and everyone is so friendly. So I made the decision to move as well and I couldn’t be happier.” Andrew said once here he realised that Daylesford had most business needs covered but was lacking a locksmith. “I realised then that I could offer the community my services rather than people having to travel to Ballarat or Melbourne, and also being able to call a local locksmith when needed. “My service is 24/7 so I am on call for all and any emergencies – which will also be a big saving for my clients. “And with my 15 years’ experience I can offer really quality workmanship and same day service along with that 24-hour callout. “I hope that people put my number in their phone now because you never know when you are going to need the service of a locksmith!” Just some of the services Andrew provides are: locks repaired, deadlocks fitted, keys cut, window locks, locks opened, safe sales and service, door closers, locks rekeyed and digital locks.
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HERE were times, when Dan Lonergan negotiated errant roos and black ice on his daily trips from Kyneton to Ballarat, that the sports broadcaster pondered the ups and downs of his career.
As it so often does, the ABC brutally chopped him and two others as it realigned its coverage of sport. Now Dan, a sometime sports writer for The Local, is firmly back in the game with a daily four-hour slot on EON Sports Radio, which pitches itself as Australia’s first 24-hour digital-only sports network. And he’s also back at his first love, calling footy on Triple M at the weekend. And Lonergan also says he believes EON has a connection with the Australian Radio Network which is trying to get the AFL rights in the next round of radio rights. Before putting his hand up to do mornings on 3BA, Dan had his share of rural radio, going from a cadetship with ABC Radio Sport in 1997 to stations in Hamilton, Colac, Geelong and Melbourne. The 47-year-old honed his style in Perth calling West Coast Eagles and Fremantle games, as well as covering state and international cricket and was part of ABC's coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. AFL grand finals, Davis Cup tennis finals, Australian Open tennis tournaments, One Day International cricket and 13 sports at the Athens Olympic Games are in his CV. So imagine the shock when the ABC bosses said they wanted two generalist sports commentators in each state. Out the door went Lonergan, Drew Morphett and Peter Newlinds. Lonergan, the son of an undertaker, is guardedly optimistic about his future, pointing to EON having rights to live commentaries of the English Premier League, A-League and NBL. And while Ballarat also gave him the chance to branch out into doing MC work he says “I am what I am: a sports broadcaster”. EON is broadcasting into five capital cities. “We had a few false alarms about whether it would get off the ground. I heard nothing for three months, then it took off quickly. There have been tough times – there are always teething problems, but we’re getting it together.” It can also be found on Hashtag and Twitter.
Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Kyle Barnes
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ANNAH Carboni got back into the gym when she moved to Daylesford last December with her fiancé Nick and daughter Nina.
Not only has she found it addictive, it has also mitigated the symptoms of her multiple sclerosis. So she has set herself a goal – to train for her first bodybuilding competition. “To stand up on stage in a sparkly suit, ridiculous orange tan and show what I worked hard to achieve will make me a winner whether I leave with a trophy or not.” Hannah was diagnosed with MS when she was 21 after waking up blind in one eye, but has never felt that her disease has defined her. “I have had subsequent periods of disability since that diagnostic blindness, but as crazy as it sounds, I am a better human for it. I am gentle with myself and I am gentle with others. I have a beautiful daughter Nina, I am engaged to the love of my life, Nick, I am the happiest person I know and look forward to what's next.” The Local will keep readers posted on Hannah’s bodybuilding journey. She is already a winner!