The Local Issue 89 January 16, 2017

January 16, 2017 Issue 89 Happy Australia Day!

Your real estate guide

Now inside!

The Local - The Heart of the Highlands

2 About Us

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Front cover: At six, Jiyanna Maria Joji will be one of the youngest Hepburn Shire residents to take up Australian citizenship on January 25. Read her story on page 9.

January 16, 2017 Issue 89 Happy Australia Day!

House.Land.Home.

THE real estate guide to the Central Highlands!

Now in The Local!

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Your real estate guide

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The Local - The Heart of the Highlands

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Bernie - lovable larrikin and sensitive soul

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OST of us enjoy the perks of small-town life, the sense of camaraderie, knowing we have friends and neighbours close at hand who are there when we need them. But along with the benefits, there are heavier duties that come with living in a small town. For instance, when someone in the community dies, it is more sharply felt, their passing leaves a bigger void - one of “us” has departed; we who are already few are more greatly diminished.

So, it is in Daylesford and throughout our region with the death of Bernie Jurcan.

Bernie’s death on January 8 has shocked us to the core - he was 35 and known far and wide for his bright energy, as a businessman, a sportsman and as a friend.

Lyndall Jenkin, who worked with him closely for many years as a committee member for the Daylesford Football and Netball Club, and in his Musk-based family-run business Istra Smallgoods, remembers him as being “so passionate about everything in life”, and never doing anything by half measures. “It was always 200 per cent,” she says. “It’s hard to believe someone with so much knowledge and wisdom was only 35.”

Bernie leaves behind his wife Ruth, father and mother Livio and Lidia, sister Olivia and brother Sebastian.

Lyndall continues: “I was talking to someone and I described Bernie as a linchpin. He really held everything together. Numerous times I'd call him in panic mode about stuff and he'd say, ‘Lyndall she'll be right’. And he was right. It always was right, because he was handling it.”

Lyndall’s memories of Bernie are being echoed widely throughout the region. Many people remember him as a charming young man around Victoria Park who seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of humour and energy. At the DFNC, where he served as president for a number of years, his ability to get things done was remarkable; he would take on all manner of tasks during the week and then on Saturday pull on his footy boots and Bulldogs guernsey and charge onto the oval, where he would invariably be one of the team’s best performers.

Former club vice-president and youth football development leader Steve Walsh says Bernie was “the most dynamic individual I’ve ever come across. He always had time for anyone and everyone. He was an extremely giving young man.”

Steve laughs. “He was like a bull at a gate - he went 120 miles an hour, every day.”

Daylesford resident and Herald Sun sportswriter Leo Schlink was another who worked closely with Bernie at the Bulldogs, and the two became friends away from the club. "Bernie was incredibly dynamic and his influence on the community was profound,” he says. “His energy and compassion were hallmarks in everything he did.

"He was pivotal in the Victoria Park clubrooms redevelopment, devoting hundreds of hours to the project in what was very much a labour of love for the Daylesford Football Netball Club.

"His business success as owner of Istra, and accolades as a fine sportsman, stand among many achievements but his greatest quality was his ability to connect with people from all walks of life.

"His death has rocked our community to the core and he will be missed enormously."

The club held a series of open nights last week at which hundreds of members of the community came along to mourn and celebrate their memories of Bernie. As one supporter recalled, “Bernie always went out of his way to make everyone feel welcome. He wanted to make a difference.”

As befits a life led large, Lyndall offers “another thing that was great about Bernie - because there are never going to be enough - is that he wore his heart on his sleeve. On the last presentation day, his last as president, he broke down in tears when talking about his love of the club. I don't think there was a dry eye in the rooms. That beautiful contrast between lovable larrikin and sensitive soul was just rare and wonderful.”

The funeral will be held at St Peters Catholic Church in Daylesford on Wednesday, January 18 commencing at 1pm.

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4 Our artists

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Loving the serenity of Porcupine Ridge

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ANDY Angliss always felt creative and enjoyed making things since she was a young child. “I can remember the wonderful feeling I experienced when I was about five years old. I would make little cities in my back yard from sticks and mud. I made a shape over my hand with the sticks and covered the sticks with mud.

"Then I made these little dome sculptures harden in the sunshine. I knew I was playing but I also knew I was doing something that was both exciting and serious to me and had a feeling of mystery.

"I guess I was making an early form of installation, with no audience, so, in that way, I was a self-taught outsider artist.� Sandy, a Porcupine Ridge resident, spoke to Donna Kelly.

Donna: How did your art progress from there?

Sandy: My mother, father and grandmother were all creative and able to turn their hands to many arts and crafts. My dad built a yacht at home in the late 1960s and I was very impressed by that. When I was 23, after seeing the art of Vincent van Gogh in Amsterdam, I was inspired to learn more about painting and drawing. I attended art classes with Margery Hummel Bennett for over five years in her various studios around Melbourne. She is a masterful artist and teacher and I learned a great deal about art and life from her.

Donna: You work with a lot of different media‌ Sandy: I love all the art media that I have explored over the years. I love different media for different reasons. I love painting when I want to feel alone and thoughtful - it is a huge challenge to make a good painting. When I want to satisfy my sensory needs, I might turn my hands to ceramics or knitting, as I love the feel of clay and wool on my hands. For some reason, when I play with clay a more quirky side of my personality comes into play. I like knitting patterns when I feel like solving puzzles and when I feel like concentrating. I like drawing when I want to understand how something really looks and how it might work. There are so many new art techniques I would like to learn about, play with and explore...life is exciting in that there is always something new to learn.

Donna: What community art events have you been involved in?

Sandy: I was the artist-in-residence at the Box Hill Community Arts Centre in 1995. This led to me becoming a community artist and I have been involved in numerous community art projects since that time. I have made large community ceramic/mosaic murals, large communal paintings and sculptures with schools, child care centres and community centres. I have worked in kindergartens, child care centres, mainstream and special primary and secondary schools, colleges and hospitals. I have run art workshops in Melbourne and overseas, especially in Penang, Malaysia, where I lived in 1996. I have worked with people of all ages, from babies to people in their nineties, and people of all abilities. I believe everyone can make art if given the right tools and guidance. I am also the chair of the International Women Artists' Association Australia.

Donna: Where can we see your work?

Sandy: That's a good question. You can see some of my art if you google my name. You will see images of artworks I have exhibited over the years in the international group shows. I don't have a website at this stage. I hope to have an exhibition in the Central Highlands one day.

Donna: Finally, what is your Central Highlands story?

Sandy: My mum spent a lot of time in Daylesford in the 1950s with her friends.

They would catch the train there from Melbourne and then dress up in their beautiful dresses and catch a bus to the dances at Hepburn. I guess I was inspired to explore Daylesford through my mum's love of this place. Also, with my husband and my sons, we have had camping holidays in Daylesford over the past 10 years or so and we just fell more and more in love with this part of Victoria. My husband, David, has friends up here in Daylesford and they love the place too and through them we have met other lovely local people. A couple of years ago, we started looking on-line at homes for sale around Daylesford. We took our time and we looked at a few places.

Then, about 12 months ago, we found a rustic two bedroom cottage, with a separate studio, on 11 pretty acres in Porcupine Ridge. We call the area Porky too. We love the property - we have called it "Doolin", which is a fond holiday destination for us in Ireland. "Doolin" is a long narrow property with lots of trees, grass, and two dams full of tadpoles and yabbies at the moment. We have a good neighbour, George, who is a deer farmer. We have let him put about 30 sheep on our land to keep the grass down for us and grow some sheep for him. I am still working part-time in Melbourne but one day I would like to retire at "Doolin" and paint and create and dream some more, and build some happy memories with my family and friends. Ahhh, the serenity!

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House.Land.Home. - now in The Local!

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OUSE.Land.Home. - the real estate guide to the Central Highlands - is now included as a glossy supplement in The Local.

House.Land.Home. was started six months ago by The Local Publishing Group, as a stand-alone publication providing a successful vehicle for all things real estate.

General manager Kyle Barnes said the move to a supplement in The Local was a "no-brainer".

"We started House.Land.Home. because we felt the region was lacking a publication which covered more than just a couple of the towns.

"We know from our own experience that when people are looking to move to a region they don't think in terms of one particular town.

"We never thought we would end up in Glenlyon - we looked at Kyneton, Daylesford and even Musk - so we were really just enamoured with the Central Highlands.

"And that's the region House.Land.Home. covers - from Kyneton to Daylesford, Woodend to Trentham - and everywhere in between.

"The move to having it inside The Local means we can extend our distribution even more - we have about 14,000 readers reading online or in print each edition - so that's a huge reach."

Editor Donna Kelly said the House.Land.Home. move to inside The Local also meant a great read for those thinking about moving to the region.

"Potential tree-changers can read about people who have already made the move and just get a real sense of what it's like to be a local here. We made the move 12 years ago and still have to pinch ourselves now and again because we feel so lucky to be living here.

"House.Land.Home. has already proved itself as a successful real estate publication and this move is only cementing that position.

"As we say 'if your house, home or land is not in House.Land.

Home.' then you really need to be asking your real estate agent 'why not?'."

"And if you need one more reason I think you will find advertising in House.Land.Home. will give you the best bang for your real estate buck.

"The Local Publishing Group, in all its publications, has ensured that advertising costs remain affordable - including House.Land.Home.

"We have bought and sold a few homes and know that the advertising budget can be a bit daunting. That's why we have kept costs to a minimum which I am sure will be appreciated by those selling their homes - and keen to have as big an audience as possible.

"The Local and House.Land.Home. are also both available online in a fully readable format. So that means you also get that online hit with visitors and potential tree-changers.

"Before you place any print advertising I would be asking 'is the publication online as well?'. It is 2017 after all."

Your real estate guide

"The move to having it inside The Local means we can extend our distribution even more - we have about 14,000 readers reading online or in print each edition - so that's a huge reach."

General manager - Kyle Barnes

If your property is not in the real estate section of The Local, House.Land.Home., ask your agent “Why not?�.

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6 Slip, slop, slap

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Skin cancer clinic saving lives

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RAD Wyer started his general practice career in western Queensland and soon developed an interest in identifying skin cancers – including the deadly melanoma.

Queensland remains the world’s “hot spot” of skin cancers but Dr Wyer, who now practices at Springs Medical Centre in Daylesford, says all Australians need to be vigilant.

“Melanoma is the most common cancer for those aged between 18 and 35.

And melanoma is a particularly quiet cancer. It doesn’t become painful, it’s a spot that slowly changes, but as with anything with medicine, if we can get it early we can cure it.

“Australia has a good five-year survival rate – for men it’s 86 per cent and for women it’s 93 per cent. That’s not bad although it could always be better.”

That survival rate, Dr Wyer says, also comes from people being more vigilant and getting any suspicious spots checked early. “If we get it early enough you get to live a happy life.”

To help create happy lives, Dr Wyer runs a Skin Cancer Clinic each Tuesday afternoon offering longer sessions so not only can spots be checked they can also be biopsied if necessary in the one hit.

“Without the clinic we could find spots that needed biopsies but we would run out of time and people would need to come back. Now we have longer appointments and if something looks suspicious we do a shave biopsy which means there is no need for stitches and it heals up really well. We then just send a text or call with the results.”

Even before the clinics started Dr Wyer was known as the “go to” GP for all things skin-related thanks to his experience and surgical skills.

“A lot of people were already coming to see me for their skin issues and other doctors would have referred people to me.”

Dr Wyer said the clinic had led to picking up a few melanomas in their early stages which was rewarding. “Melanomas are the big ones we are looking for – when we talk about skin cancers we have two broad terms – non-melanoma skin cancers and melanoma skin cancers – they are two different beasts.

“One in two of us will get a basal cell carcinoma – people often remember their mum or dad getting something removed from their face in their 70s or 80s – and others get seborrheic keratoses which are gnarly spots as we get older.

“What we are really looking out for is if something starts growing, over weeks and months, and especially spots that are dark brown or black.

“But anyone who has a spot they are worried about should come and see me.

Sometimes people feel a bit silly if it’s nothing to worry about – but they didn’t go to medical school and do the extra training I have done. It’s always better to check.

“And if you have a Celtic background or are a redhead – you really need to have a check every year because they are very prone. And anyone with fair skin should have at least one check. Once I see someone I can tell if they need regular checks or not, or if they just need to keep an eye on themselves and keep up the skin protection.

“That’s shirts, broad-brimmed hats, sunglasses, sun screen of 30 to 50 SPF and staying out of the midday sun.

“It’s funny, there were 19 shark attacks in Australia last year and two were fatal.

Yet a shark attack can close a beach for days. We lose 2000 people to skin cancer each year but we can’t close a beach for a couple of hours in the middle of the day.”

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"A shark attack can close a beach for days. We lose 2000 people to skin cancer each year but we can’t close a beach for a couple of hours in the middle of the day.”

- Dr Brad Wyer

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Inspiring 7

The world leader with an eye for a local problem

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OBIN Marks never took the train to Melbourne, despite living just 14km from Kyneton. When he did decide to try the rail trip he noticed a fellow passenger with a cancer spot on his cheek and, as a skin specialist, gently warned him.

As a result, 69-year-old Allen Lette shot off to his specialist and had a Stage 1 melanoma removed.

For Dr Marks, pictured right, this was just another caution after a 40-year career at Melbourne University, travelling the world, and 24 years as a dermatologist in Kyneton.

A burst of publicity followed after Allen wrote to the Herald Sun wanting to find Dr Marks to thank him for a possibly lifesaving act.

And in one of many quirks to this story Allen was keen to thank the doctor with a fine red wine, unaware that he has 60 vines under cultivation.

To Allen, who lives in Richmond, this is a Sliding Doors scenario, for he believes that if he had been on the other side of four seats his 2-3cm brown spot on his left cheek would not have been spotted. And Robin Marks agrees.

For 71-year-old Dr Marks the incident is one of three such he recalls, although they pop up about once a year. One was when he was helping his wife sell plants at the Anglican Archbishop’s residence, Bishopscourt, in East Melbourne. With little trepidation he told a buyer about skin cancer on her nose. A year later she wrote to thank him.

Then there was the bloke savagely chopping down trees which were landing on Dr Marks’s fence. “Get the hell out of there,” he told the fella. “And get that bloody skin cancer on your nose treated!” A grateful response did not follow.

Over in Richmond Allen Lette, who was on the train after visiting his girlfriend in Castlemaine, tells The Local he had skin problems during two years in the army, which were followed by a career in finance.

“The world is full of terrible things, but this is a wonderful story.”

Friends from the past have been in touch since the news broke.

As for Dr Marks he tells The Local that he trained as a dermatologist when that now prized (and profitable) career was derided as a resort for duds.

While an academic in Melbourne he bought 20 hectares at Langley, letting local farmers graze cattle on most of it, building a stone house and aiming for self-sufficiency.

In Kyneton, he had what he says was “a little practice to keep my feet on the ground”. “I felt very strongly that country people get a raw deal.” He wanted to help change the balance. “We were trained by the community to help them.”

Sometimes “toffs” from Mt Macedon would ask him why he didn’t practice in Melbourne. “No way I could make it down there,” the doctor would reply.

Such an exchange might be interrupted by a phone call from a professor in say, Vienna. Formerly an adviser to government on cancer policy, Dr Marks was world head of his profession and worked on the hugely successful “Slip, Slop, Slap” and “Sid the Seagull’ anti-cancer campaigns.

Now Allen Lette continues to plan a gift for Dr Marks who says, however, that having him go for treatment is reward enough.

“I felt very strongly that country people get a raw deal. We were trained by the community to help them.”

- Dr Robin Marks

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8 Opinion

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Just sayin’...

Pick me, pick me...

By Donna Kelly

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GOT an email on December 21. Well I got quite a few but one in particular stood out.

Does anyone remember the good ol' days when you went to the post office, picked up the mail for your business, and there were maybe five envelopes? Now I open my email every morning and there's at least 20 missives vying for my attention. And yes, mostly people wondering if I need a certain kind of buddy and others saying I have won lotteries I have never entered. (What if that's true and we just delete them?)

And throughout the day more and more pour in. All which must be deleted, delegated or dealt with. I learnt that from a five-day management course. I also learnt that to keep people from sitting in your office and then staying too long you keep chairs stacked with books and papers. Two gems in five days - glad the company paid.

But back to that particular email. It was from VCAT. About the mobile phone tower planned for Glenlyon. It was very final - and official. It said, in part: "The application is struck out pursuant to section 75(1) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 because there is no jurisdiction for the Tribunal to hear or determine the application for review. Pursuant to clause 52.19-4 of the Hepburn Planning Scheme, third party notice and review rights have been removed in respect of the use and development in this proceeding."

Which I already knew. But my point is that, if Telstra, which pushed for an early hearing, is actually so keen to get a "Blackspot-funded tower" in Glenlyon to potentially save lives, why isn't it already erected?

The hearing date was December 16, the order was made on December 20 and here we are 27 days later with no tower in sight. Yes, I realise we have had Christmas and New Year festivities but surely, if this tower is so important to bushfire safety, and it is the middle of summer, wouldn't you be falling over yourself to get it up and running?

Now don't get me wrong. I don't want the tower to be erected where it is going to be erected. Along with a small group I applied to VCAT to stop the tower - only because we wanted it on higher ground to offer more coverage. But in all fairness we gave it a go and lost. So if a tower is going up, it should go up without delay.

I just hope that when it does happen it does provide the coverage promised and not end up like the one in five towers funded in the first round of the Blackspot Programme which the Australian National Audit Office found provided little to no new coverage for consumers. True story.

Oh, and it's also been 27 days since I asked for the refund of our VCAT application fee of $1081 - which was lodged on May 10 last year. Just sayin'...

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The Local - Connecting the Community The Bell After about 17 years the Glenlyon Bell has returned and been erected in front of the Glenlyon Fire Station.

On Sunday, January 29 at 10am there will be an open day at the fire station with an official celebration of the bell at noon.

The Local believes in giving back to the community. Each edition The Local has two free advert spaces for not-for-profit organisations. Because it's right. So if your group needs a helping hand just email donna@tlnews.com.au If we receive more than two we use the tried and true method of "put them in a hat" but we also try and make sure they are timely.

Everybody is welcome to come along, meet friends and neighbours and enjoy a barbeque and tea or coffee.

It’s all free. Have a look around the station and trucks, and talk to some of your firefighters.

For any queries ring Dave on 5348 7761

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Welcoming new citizens to Australia

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IYANNA Maria Joji will be one of the youngest Hepburn Shire residents to take up Australian citizenship on January 25. The six-year-old from Creswick talked, albeit briefly, to Donna Kelly.

Donna: What do you do?

Jiyanna: I am studying in the Creswick Primary School, finished prep and this year am going to start grade 1 Donna: Why did you come to Australia? And why Hepburn Shire?

Jiyanna: I was born in the Kerala State of India and I came here when I was two years old. I came to Australia because my dad (Joji Abraham) and mom (Jisha Thomas) are interested to live here. I found that Australia is very beautiful and peaceful and I love to live here. My mom is working in the Creswick Hospital.

Donna: Why do you want to become an Australian citizen?

Jiyanna: Because I want to live here.

Donna: What do you like/love about Australia?

Jiyanna: Flowers, nature, seasons, people.

Donna: What do you not like/love about Australia?

Jiyanna: Scary trees - dried tree bark without leaves.

Donna: How will you celebrate Australia Day this year?

Jiyanna: We keep the Australian flag on our hands, paint the Australian flag on the face, wear flag-designed dresses and meet my friends.

Donna: And that’s about it unless you want to add something else?

Jiyanna: I love painting, drawing, watching birds‌

Australia Day events - page 10

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Australia Day events Australia Day Eve – Wednesday, January 25

Time to travel to Clunes.

Daylesford Town Hall, 7pm - A civic event will take place on Australia Day Eve. This includes a Citizenship Ceremony and Hepburn Shire Council’s Australia Day Awards.

Australia Day – Thursday, January 26 Clunes – 5.45am - Sunrise walk to Mount Beckworth, flag raising ceremony followed by breakfast. Meet at the dam. 5.30pm - Collins Place. Flag-lowering ceremony. Community barbeque with entertainment by “The Insyders” and “SpamMail3370”.

Creswick – 8am - Park Lake Reserve. Official ceremony. Breakfast will be served.

BYO plates, cups, cutlery and chairs.

Glenlyon – 5.30pm - Glenlyon Recreation Reserve, Dysart Street. Flag-lowering ceremony. Entertainment with free barbeque.

Trentham – 11.30am - Rotunda corner Cosmo and High streets. Flag-raising ceremony. Free sausage sizzle organised by Trentham Lions Club.

Kyneton – 10.30am - 12.30 pm Kyneton Town Hall. An Australia Day awards celebration held in conjunction with a citizenship ceremony followed by morning tea.

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All goods are from the 1850’s right through to present day. Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of dealers, which allows small business operators and collectors who otherwise could not afford the overheads of their own shops, to showcase their goods. This equates to a wide and diverse range of products, available and open to the public, seven days a week. Enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane through hundreds and thousands of items available for purchase at all three locations.

With over 500 stall holders over three venues, there is always something for everyone. Travel The Amazing Mill Markets ‘Golden Triangle’ and enjoy quality food and coffee at each. All venues open 7 days 10.00am-6.00pm (excluding Christmas Day).

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

Life size animals, figures, dinosaurs and outdoor props. A great range of exciting new stock will be hitting the country on a monthly basis. Showrooms open at all Mill Markets venues!

12 Happy & Healthy

Keeping fit with Sam Redlich

in with the new...

2017 is a new year.

When we begin a new year, there is usually a rush toward a better life. As though we need to start now to change the way we live, eat, breathe, feel…big incentives are flashed across our fields of influence – a New Year, a New You! It’s not long into the New Year, New You year that our excitement starts to wane, as does our impulse for a healthier lifestyle. Old habits and patterns of inertia or busy-ness creeps in and eats away at our good intentions. So how can we meet our good intentions with a proactive means of staying on track?

Start small – Take small steps toward looking after yourself, like a daily walk or return to gym; Seek help – identify your biggest impediment to a healthy life; food, health, weight and ask the appropriate professional; GP, nutritionist, personal trainer for help to set up an action plan; Own up – even with help only you can change you;

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Train with a friend – setting health and fitness goals with another keeps both of you on track and motivated. If they can do it, so can you – talk to people who inspire you and see if they can share some tips on staying on top of fitness and wellbeing; Try and try again – healthy lifestyles do not come without work. Sometimes we hit the mark, other times we fail and need to try again; Four-week challenge – buy a fitness magazine at the newsagent. Choose a workout and commit to doing it for four weeks; Reflect on your wins – you made it through a tough year last year, and will be more prepared for what is to come this year;

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The start of a new year is a wonderful time to make the changes we desire for ourselves. The weather is on our side, we are relaxed after good times with friends, family and holidays and our enthusiasm is high. Instead of rushing into big changes and losing steam quickly, if we take small steps toward change we are more likely to maintain our momentum and fuel ourselves evenly over the year.

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Celebrating Australia Day at Hepburn House

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USTRALIA Day is being celebrated in rather eyecatching style by Hepburn House resident John 'Garth' Pomeroy.

Mr Pomeroy has decorated his balcony to celebrate the occasion, which he will spend in the home he loves.

"The place is great," Mr Pomeroy said.

"The food at Hepburn House is superb, it is 110 per cent; I like the layout of the facility, and I can't complain about the other residents or the staff."

Hepburn House residents are catered to by a dedicated kitchen that provides delicious home-style meals, also specifically designing menus for those who have specialised dietary needs, from intolerances to religious requirements.

A government-funded aged care facility, Hepburn House provides all levels of care for residents, on a site surrounded by the picturesque bushland that the area is renowned for.

Mr Pomeroy was born in Ballarat in 1930, and has memories of dancing in the street in celebration of the end of WWII, - before he embarked on a work life that saw him travelling around the country that he loves - and beyond.

"I worked as a gardener at Taronga Zoo and I worked as a decky on a heavy trawler in the Southern Ocean. I also enjoyed travelling to South Australia and I have an interest in astronomy."

And its not just the Australia Day decorations that Mr Pomeroy enjoys doing.

"I enjoy gardening, and keeping the place looking good."

Hepburn House is located at 1 Hepburn Road, Daylesford.

For more information and enquiries please phone 5348 8100.

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Hepburn Council votes against NDIS registration

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EPBURN Shire Council has resolved not to register as a National Disability Insurance Scheme service provider.

Council chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond said the national disability reforms introduced by the Federal Government had significantly changed how services will be funded and provided into the future.

“The scheme offers clients greater control of their services and greater opportunities from new providers.

“Council has decided that it is not best placed to deliver these services, but looks forward to working with clients during the transition process. There are a range of other providers of disability services that Corporate can respond inLogo more specialised ways to the Brand needs of our community.”

Council will continue to provide in-home services for current clients up until June, or when transitioned to a new support service.

The council will continue to provide services for people over 65 through the Commonwealth Home Support Program.

Baskerville Semi Bold Council Community Services general manager Kathleen Brannigan said as a result of the introduction of the NDIS to Hepburn Shire, funding for the council's Community Access Group had ended and the program would close.

"This will impact on five clients. It is anticipated that four of the five clients will be eligible for the NDIS and be able to access funding and alternative services.

Council is supporting all clients to transition to other community supports and programs."

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INDARRING is coming to Daylesford.

Chief executive officer Chris O’Connor said Windarring was a dynamic, person-centred, community-based organisation committed to providing quality support services for people with disabilities and their families.

“Our service provides partnerships with individuals and their support networks to develop planning, choice of activities, community participation, connection and inclusion.

“All support services are focused toward achieving individual outcomes and our staff and the organisation are committed to providing support consistent with a range of disability industry standards.

“Windarring is committed to ensuring all people with disabilities, their families and carers have opportunities of choice and access to quality services that eliminate barriers to participation, inclusion and acceptance in their local community.”

Services include individual support, group programs, recreation, living skills, IT, art, performing art, respite services, accommodation support, employment support, vocational training and pathways, supported employment in national disability enterprises, supported holidays and complex communication skills.

Meanwhile, an information session will be held at 79 Raglan Street, Daylesford on Friday, January 20 from 1pm to 2pm.

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Opinion 15

New faces at Hepburn Health The Rant by Kyle Barnes

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EPBURN Health has made three executive appointments “to further drive growth, quality and safety of clinical services and innovation across the health service”.

Sue Gervasoni is deputy chief executive officer, Angela Morrison is chief financial officer and Narelle McBride is People and Culture executive director.

Service CEO Glenn Campbell said the appointments were focused on improving the organisation’s capacity to meet the growing service demands of the community and to strengthen focus around clinical care and workforce culture.

“I am pleased to unveil our new executive team who have been hand-picked for their expertise and reputation in the healthcare sector. Collectively they bring decades of experience in hospital administration and management, clinical care and governance, and culture and people-change management,” Mr Campbell said.

Ms Gervasoni is the former Residential and Clinical Governance Services executive director at Ballarat Health Services. She has a Masters of Business Administration and Bachelor of Nursing.

Ms Morrison is a chartered accountant with a background in internal audit and risk management having held previous appointments at Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and most recently as the director of Finance at Albury Wodonga Health and chair of the Board of Tallangatta Health Service.

Ms McBride is a human resources professional with experience in culture and people-change management processes along with frontline industrial relations and employee relations experience across both FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) manufacturing and the private and public sector in both health and local government.

Mr Campbell said the calibre and breadth of experience of the new executive team has resulted in a realignment of our organisational structure with an increase in the scope of executive roles and a reduction in the overall size of the executive team.

“Hepburn Health is currently undergoing a significant period of growth and transition. Like many rural health services, the past year has been particularly tough for Hepburn Health financially with a decline in revenue as a result of changes in the aged care and community services market.

“We have worked in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services to address the situation and, through adoption of a Financial Management Improvement Plan, are well on track to achieve our much improved financial target this year which will provide a foundation for further financial improvement for the following year.”

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T’S great to be back at work in the New Year.

In fact, the last two days of my holidays I experienced an emotion that hadn’t come over me in a long time, yes, I was bored.

You see, I was a bit laid up with a bad back so I spent time in front of the tele. I had surfed all the channels, particularly all the bargain house programs in England where they drag couples from one garishly decorated house to another and finally make a decision - it’s usually the surprise option they choose. The problem with that program is they never tell you if the couple buy the house or right at the end when they make a decision, they have to get back to London in order to sell the flat before the purchase.

Surely you would have your affairs in order before you went on the program?

Anyway, with that picture painted, you can see why I was bored and so glad to be back at work. Speaking of work, one of my many duties about the place apart from cleaning toilets, logistics, paying people and writing this masterfully crafted column (he says, tongue in cheek) is photography.

Yes, a lot of people out there figure that the art of photography is easy. After all, all you do is “aim the camera and push a button”. Well I am here to clear up that myth.

A few years ago, a colleague of mine was out on a job taking photos of pigs. Easy enough but in order to get up close he climbed inside the pen and got down on the beast’s level - only to be charged and have his testicles mauled by the animal. After a few days in hospital he returned to work – a little red-faced.

Another time David White, a stunning photographer on The Local team, took on a ferret during a shoot for the Kyneton Daffodil Festival ferret race. The sweet looking ferret, after a few photos, lunged at David and refused to let go of the bit of soft skin between his thumb and forefinger. David soldiered on and managed to capture the animal still attached – despite blood dripping down his lens.

One of my own worst days was with a beekeeper up the back of Glenlyon. He had instructed me where to stand and what to wear but I didn’t need the fancy white beekeeper suit – I was using the zoom and out of harm’s way! But where he told me to stand the light wasn’t right, so I moved, and as it turns out straight between the bees and their water source. I was also wearing a black shirt so to them I guess looked like a big black bear after their honey. I was attacked and stung two or three times, with a swarm moving in, until the beekeeper rushed to my assistance and pushed me into the bushes. A special shout out to John Cable. Anyway, a photographer’s life isn’t all beer and skittles, but it’s great to be back at work.

Happy New Year.

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Petition for better management of Crown reserves

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S A child Lisa Gervasoni used to love roaming the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve - the wishing well, the pleasure gardens, the playground, wandering up under the bridge, playing in the bush.

But after council amalgamations she says standards started to drop and it has now reached a point where public safety is being impacted.

The passionate Hepburn Springs resident has started an online petition asking for a clear plan to show how Crown reserves in Hepburn Shire will be managed in the future.

Ms Gervasoni wants to know how that plan will ensure public safety, minimise fire risk and ensure Catchment and Land Protection Act duties are met along with returning public spaces to a condition that reflects their significance and makes them spaces which are safe and attractive for locals and visitors.

Ms Gervasoni’s petition, on change.org, will be sent to Hepburn Shire Council chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning's Land, Planning and Approvals Grampians regional manager Grant Hull.

Ms Gervasoni says in her petition that since amalgamation the standard of Crown land management has declined in Hepburn Shire.

“Over the past five years it has reached a critical point impacting on public safety. At the same time, Hepburn Shire Council is spending money on acquiring new assets without ensuring they manage their current responsibilities.

“Significant income is generated from leases of Crown land - such as the Pavilion and Bathhouse (Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve) and the cafe in the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.

"Technically this money should be spent in the reserve it is generated from, however it can be spent on Crown land management in the area.

Council needs to demonstrate how it is using the income earned to manage these two sites which are both included on the Victorian Heritage Register.

“Pre-amalgamation there were full-time resources allocated to the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve and the Botanic Gardens. The pleasure garden plantings in Hepburn have died and for six months there has been major damage to access in the reserve with no sign of rectification by council.

“As council is heading in to its council planning process it is vital that we demonstrate people want our community assets to be managed and enhanced.”

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Gig Guide Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford The Houndlings – Friday, January 20, 3pm-6pm Open Mic Night - every Thursday

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Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs The Travelling Concessions – Friday, January 20 Chris Harold Trio – Saturday, January 21 Nick Noon – Sunday, January 22 The Old Married Couple – Friday, January 27 (pictured below) Brett Franke – Saturday, January 28 New Elk – Sunday, January 29

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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:

Mercato, Daylesford – main dish & a glass of local wine - $30 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian option available)

Friday:

Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Fab 5 meals specials from $18 Blackwood Merchant, Blackwood - house-made pizza - $16-21 5000 Club, Anglican Church, Daylesford - Free community lunch, 12pm - 1pm Opening again from Friday, January 27

Sunday:

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 - $20 (Vegetarian option available)

Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Bog & Bev (garlic bread, bolognaise, glass of beer, wine or bubbles) - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Sunday Farmers Roast (lunch and dinner) featuring local ethical meat and sides, $30

Wednesday:

Happy Hours:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Special of the day, pot of beer or glass of wine, $35 Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford - $10 pizza, $15 pasta

Thursday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Special of the day, pot of beer or glass of wine, $35 Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford - $10 pizza, $15 pasta

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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30 Markets

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To market, to market, to buy some summer veggies

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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 Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Makers’ Market - first Saturday Golden Plains Farmers' Market - first Saturday Castlemaine Artists’ Market – first Sunday Kyneton Farmers’ Market - second Saturday Ballan Farmers' Market - second Saturday Kyneton Rotary Community 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 Leonards Hill Market - third Saturday Creswick Market - third Saturday Talbot Farmers’ Market – third Sunday Woodend Lions Market - third Sunday Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday Buninyong Village Market - fourth Sunday

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Winemaker guest speaker Reinventing the wheel

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DAM Foster is a local chef-turned-sommelier-turned-winemaker in Heathcote and his aim is to express the true terroir of the vineyard and vintage.

Adam spent many of his years completing a chef ’s apprenticeship and working in some of Victoria's – such as Lake House – and London’s best kitchens, plus maintaining an interest in front of house activities – particularly the cellars and wine lists.

In 2002 Foster decided to give up chefing to immerse himself in the winemaking process. Since then his experience in the industry has been quite diverse and somewhat unconventional.

Foster's unadulterated passion for wine came from his early days working shifts at Walter's Wine Bar in Southbank. He concentrated his efforts particularly on French and Australian Rhone styles. He had the privilege of working with some of what he considers to be the most outstanding wineries in Australia and France.

With the guidance and support of local winemakers Foster released his first vintage of Heathcote shiraz in 2004 with only 100 cases.

Nicknamed L’Imposter by the French, he’s been learning the tricks of syrah in situ and applying all the know-how to his Australian winemaking projects, Syrahmi and Foster e Rocco - in association with Melbourne sommelier, Lincoln Riley.

Adam will be the guest at the next Conversations in Pubs Food & Wine Series at Casa Allegra in Trentham on Sunday, February 5. As a special bonus, Conversations host Jill Rivers will be pouring Adam’s three main wines - his famous Foster e Rocco rosé, nuovo sangiovese and demi shiraz

by Father Jeff O'Hare

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THIS year is my 30th year in active ordained ministry, and at least 15 years before that too as a young person in youth groups and choirs…

Can't say that I know it all, but who does, and I've always sat much more comfortably with journey and mystery, rather than destination or certainties!

We have worked hard at Christ Church over the last few years to strengthen and grow the congregation, to be more open to a fast-changing modern world and all that brings.

Now, I believe we're ready to offer some good thoughtful and engaging ministry to young people and their families through a new start family service at 10am on the first Sunday of each month.

Children's ministry, I've learnt, engages young people, as we welcome them, listen to them and we allow what we do and offer in community around what they tell us in community and relationship.

I invite you to come and worship with us, as we begin to re-offer and build this ministry of listening, with some singing and story-telling, some humour and care and delight.

At Christ Church Anglican Church 1st Sunday in the month at 10 am...

Everybody is welcome...unconditionally."

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SUNDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2017 COSTS Early Bird before 20 January: $30 incl. glass of wine/tea/coffee Normal price online: $35, $40 at door

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32 Our gardens

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VERY year since we moved to Daylesford in '86, we have been greeted by the shrill cries of a cluster of gang-gang parrots on their twice-yearly migratory flight. Sometimes they would rest overnight in the nearby eucalypts. By early next morning they were gone and we were never able to get a close look at them.

To our delight last week a pair stayed around for a couple of days, occasionally sneaking a furtive visit to the edge of our garden. Late one afternoon, to my amazement, they were nonchalantly having a quiet drink in the birdbath (pictured above right) outside our living room window, staying long enough to pose for my camera before resuming their journey.

Dear Glen, I was fascinated and inspired by your photos and stories about building accommodation to attract security staff for my garden. I decided to make mine a four-star establishment. Local crafts/handyperson Sebastian Mueller accepted the contract and the finished bug hotel (pictured below right) is now open for business.

- Marjorie Atkinson All I can say is WOW! I just hope my regular guests don’t request upgrades for their accommodation any time soon.

- Glen Hi Glen, my Christmas gifts this year included a couple of beautiful flowering orchids. I think they're called butterflies. I want to make sure I do everything right to keep them flowering and happy.

I've been told they're easy to grow, but what do I need to know?

- Tracy, Kyneton Phalaenopsis, the moth orchid is among the easiest and most accommodating house plants ever because they thrive indoors in pretty much the same conditions as we do. They like lots of indirect sunlight and enjoy the same temperature range - not too hot or cold and an occasional drink. Probably the only difference is they like to have moist, but not wet, feet.

Mine are on a south-facing window shelf, where they get plenty of non-direct sunlight for most of the day. The window is double-glazed but has no curtains and is protected from cold winds. Direct sunlight through a single glaze window can cause them grief. They will tell you if they're not getting the right amount - dark green leaves means not enough, reddish-tinged edges - too bright.

Watering is easy. The plants are in sphagnum moss so don't let the moss dry out - a tablespoonful of water whenever the moss starts to feel "dryish". If you've been overwatering the moss starts to turn soggy and green. When the flower has finished, cut the stem back to several nodes above the height of the leaves and you should have new flowers within a few months.

Repotting is a cinch and best left until long “air roots” start climbing over the edge of the pot. A similar container several sizes larger will do. Simply remove the plant from its pot, discard only the plastic bag it's in and fill the new pot with fresh water-soaked sphagnum moss.

Feed them in autumn and spring with several soluble plant pellets to keep the growth coming.

- Glen

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Spudfest wants locals to 'chip in' for 10th anniversary

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HE growth of the Great Trentham Spudfest, due to be held for the 10th time, on May 6 this year, has led organisers to appeal for more locals to chip in to help organise and stage the event.

“The success of Spudfest has been growing steadily, has built Trentham’s profile as a tourist destination and is helping bring more visitors to spend their money in town at other times of the year,” says Jacinta Carboon, who has been the chief Spudfest organiser, working closely with a very small team of dedicated volunteers.

“But we need to have more people making contributions to the co-ordination of all the elements of the day, to make it a truly ‘whole-of-village’ event, and to help run what has become a very big event.”

Helen Macdonald, who played Mrs Spud alongside her husband, Lachlan, as Mr Spud (pictured) last year, is stepping up to be the local Spudfest co-ordinator of logistics and people.

Helen is spearheading a drive to recruit more local Trentham volunteers and notes that being involved is a lot of fun, is a great way to meet local and visiting people, and helps to put something back into the community.

Helen is gathering people for a working party to make the 10th Birthday Spudfest the best yet.

“We need people with all kinds of skills, from sponsorship to site coordination, from risk assessment to organising activities. You don’t need to have hundreds of hours to spare or be the world’s leading expert in your trade. The working party will be a bunch of people, all doing their bit, to create a fantastic day for everybody,” she said.

Spudfest is also looking for new and returning “On-the-Day” hosts, to take on various tasks on Festival Day for two to four hour shifts.

For those who want to “chip in” email Helen on helen@helenmac.com or call her on 0419 930 864.

Words: Peter Young | Image: Kyle Barnes

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Xmas Cheer thanks Shaping the shire Summer at the Rock

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Coles Daylesford, Sexy Santa, Daylesford Cinema, Portal 108, RSL Daylesford and ChillOut festival.

Our major donors include Hepburn Shire, Glenlyon Mixed Sports Family Day, Daylesford and District Community Bank, Judy Blackett Smith, Kate and Neville, P and S Niclas, Aaron van Egmond, Ralph Manno, L and A Matthews-Nicholls, T O'Neill, Connie and Kyla, B Dunn and many other financial supporters.

The committee thank our partners Daylesford Community Op Shop, Daylesford Rotary Club, Hepburn Health Service, Child and Family Services and Variety who supply hundreds of toys for children. Over 200 families were significantly assisted within our local district with food vouchers, toys and small hampers, plus Christmas Day presents.

Thank you all including the hundreds of hours our small committee's members committed to fundraising throughout the year in order that funds were available for distribution prior to Christmas. We also thank anyone not mentioned and look forward to another very successful year in 2017.

The plan will set out how the community would like to invest in council’s services and facilities.

Submissions, via an online survey or written submissions, close on February 12.

Mayor Jennifer Anderson said the initial consultation phase was aimed at seeking feedback on a range of community views councillors heard during last year’s election period.

“We are very keen to work with our residents and businesses about the development of our council plan, covering the next four years and beyond, for all Macedon Ranges communities.

“You can share your ideas via our short survey or prepare a written submission of your own.

“We need the community’s help and ideas as the plan guides how council sets its priorities, and plans for future."

To complete the online survey visit mrsc.vic.gov.au/ yoursay or send a written submission to mrsc@mrsc.vic. gov.au or PO Box 151, Kyneton, 3444.

HE Daylesford Xmas Cheer committee HERE is still time to help shape the would like to thank the Daylesford Farmers development of the Macedon Ranges Shire Arms, Old Hepburn and Royal hotels for Council Plan 2017–2021, which includes their continual support. Other contributors were the Health and Wellbeing Plan.

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ITH extended evening opening hours plus lots of events, this summer is the perfect time to explore Hanging Rock.

There are many ways to experience the region’s most spectacular icon, but nothing beats simply laying down a rug and having a picnic with the majestic rock as the backdrop.

And with the reserve now open until 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays until the end of February, picnickers can extend their festivities well into the evening.

Join a guided night tour of Hanging Rock with a local park ranger in January. Bookings are essential on 5421 1468.

If horse racing is your thing, the Australia Day races are a memorable day out. Entertainment includes food stalls, live music and children’s activities.

Meanwhile, limited tickets are still available for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Rock on Saturday, February 11.

Or if you’re not a Springsteen fan, Hanging Rock plays host the very next day to the Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club’s annual picnic and car display.

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Lakes, mining history, walks, the Gardens on the go, with opera an optional extra

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All this work is paid for by $250,000 from the State Government and $130,000 from the shire.

Friends of Lake Daylesford member Frank Page says the works come after a year of community consultation and get a "thumbs up" although the wholesale removal of willows, particularly at the southern end, was greater than he realised it would be.

In the second, 158 trees are coming down at Jubilee Lake after white ants made "But it has also opened up a new landscape and that is exciting. We loved the them a danger to campers and caravanners.

The cyclone that tore through pines around Lake Daylesford 18 months ago, also willows all year round but what is underneath is going to be beautiful as well. It is laid bare the need for improvement. One result is an embankment in Ruthven Street definitely a thumbs up."

Meanwhile, Mr Lucas says once the dangerous trees are cleared at Jubilee Lake - tree planting, seats and a better view of the lake. Twenty-two of the trees are pears, there will be landscaping and planting of appropriate replacements.

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Next up will be the much-awaited release of a masterplan for Wombat Hill Down in Bleakley St, near Lake House, planned signs will set out the history near the remains of mullock heaps, the site of an old waterwheel and where a horse circled. Botanic Gardens by Andrew Laidlaw, landscape architect at Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens, and ABC radio authority, whose projects won three gold medals at the This last was called a whim, a whim gin or horse capstan, similar to a windlass, with Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. the horse roped to a capstan or a wide drum connected to pulleys which hung down And as if this were not excitement enough, the Highlands’ opera lovers await a mine shaft. As the drum turned around, down went one end of the rope with an an announcement of a plan to bring their passion to Lake Daylesford following a empty bucket, while the other brought up a full load. $60,000 State Government study.

This historic site will be linked by a walk up to the Daylesford Skate Park and So, the chance is in the offing to see the famous 10 x 16 metre water curtain in further to the Cornish Hill lookout. The idea is to offer walkers and sightseers selfWagner’s Das Rheingold, which is set on the bed of the River Rhine in full flood, guided information. with swimming Rhinemaidens. Just the thing for a Daylesford summer evening, Cr Kate Redwood says talks are being held between the Hepburn Shire Council, Cornish Hill Management Committee and Daylesford and District Museum to make perhaps. this happen.

A new bridge and footway has boosted the track through Central Park Reserve, Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Kyle Barnes below Lake House. Here, however, great piles of gorse, blackberries and willows remain, which Bruce Lucas, council general manager of infrastructure, says will stay over summer and then be disposed of.

TALE of Two Lakes is a play with a number of acts. In the first, Lake Daylesford is the scene of weed and willow clearing, path improvements and plans for extended trails embracing gold mining heritage.

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YDNEY runner Elly Graf has won this year’s Daylesford Gift – the first female to win in its 12-year history.

Ms Graf, wearing green above, won her heat to advance to the semi-final and then qualified for the final with the time of just 10.84 seconds.

The 25-year-old then did even better, with her handicap of 15 metres, to win in 10.73 seconds.

The Daylesford Gift was run at Cricket Willow on January 7 and the day of racing raised more than $2000 for Camp Quality.

Second went to Stephanie Richards from Maidstone (10.75), third to Daniel Sonsini from Wantirna (10.77), fourth to last year’s winner Michael Kember from Cromer Heights (10.78), fifth to Kristerfer Kardakovski from Epping (10.79) and sixth to Thomas Moloney from Ballarat (10.81).

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HE 20th year anniversary stone is emerald - and ChillOut is running with this to celebrate 20 years of Queer Country Pride in Central Victoria.

Transforming into the Emerald Village for the weekend, you’ll be cruising down the yellow brick road ready for a fabulous time in Hepburn Shire for the long weekend in March.

Festivities will be launched at the Glenlyon Estate on Thursday, March 9 with Tickle Me Pink, sample some Pink Poofy sangria with some camp entertainment from the likes of Frock Hudson and Christina Andrews.

The Lavish Lunch is back on Friday, offering a chance to indulge in fine foods and drinks at the Belvedere Social, while lapping up some delightful entertainment courtesy of Michael Cormick. This will also incorporate the Worthy Cause auction, giving back to the community by raising funds for VACountry, Victorian AIDS Council’s Bendigobased service.

The Friday night fun will then kick off at a number of local hot spots starting with the official ChillOut Welcome at the Daylesford Town Hall which will be lit up in rainbow as BABBA take it over in a Disco Extravaganza.

Then there’s Drag Bingo at the Perfect Drop and a Welcome Party at the Daylesford Hotel and the evening shenanigans abound with Melbourne’s cheekiest trivia Trivial Hirsute heading to the Hepburn Hotel, followed by an Underbear Party thanks to VicBears.

ChillOut ambassador Lance DeBoyle and Gabriella Labucci are back with The Jewel in the Crown, a fantastic drag competition that sees contestants from around the state battle it out on stage for the titles of ChillOut King and Queen at the Savoia.

Cabaret diva Dolly Diamond brings a Friday Night Special to the Grande Hotel, filled with toe-tapping tunes and one hell of a funny evening. The Perfect Drop will be filled with queer entertainment to start the weekend right.

Take in the local sites on Saturday morning with the Nomads as you go on a 4km scenic bushwalk and cuppa… but remember to wear sensible shoes! Superstar Di-Alysis, pictured above, provides frock-filled fun for kids of all ages at the annual Rainbow Storytime at the Daylesford Library.

It’s not just local sights but delectable delights as the afternoon fun continues with VicTennis hosting a picnic and tournament at the local tennis courts or you can try your luck on the green at two-person ambrose at the Hepburn Springs Golf Club.

Join your friends as you hop on board for Tapas on a Train to Bullarto and back or an intimate lunch at the Farmers Arms with a tribute to Dusty Springfield featuring Wendy Stapleton.

Dive into the pool at the Baywatch Pool Party or get into the Latin swing with a tropical Brazilian barbeque at the Belvedere Social. Male pop choir Low Rez sing up a storm at the town hall and local storyteller Anne E Stewart takes you through the gay history of Daylesford in an intimate theatre in the lounge-room experience.

The Perfect Drop has a Saturday afternoon set to burst, as Sexy Galexy and Frock Hudson bring you an afternoon of cheeky fun at the local inspired ChillOut themed five-course lunch. Or you can relax and enjoy some Gin and Games in the sun or outdoor Trivia Shenanigans.

Get ready to dosey doe cos the Annual Bush Dance is back Saturday evening at the town hall. Always a ChillOut favourite, the Bush Dance is the real country dance, so bring your boots and checked shirts to look the part.

The Daylesford Hotel goes off with all free events across the weekend including Saturday and Sunday Yard Party featuring DJs Debra Walters and DJ Kista. They also are making use of their now famous Drag Bar with iconic queer entertainment across the weekend.

The Wizard of Oz will be screened at the Daylesford Cinema and LOL Big Gay Comedy Night brings the laughs with Geraldine Hickey, Adam Richard and more at the Anglican Church Hall.

Cabaret comedian Dean Arcuri brings some friends along for a fabulous evening of entertainment in Furrlesque or head to ladies band night Cream at the Hepburn Hotel with Rosie Burgess, The Sheilas of the 70s featuring Monique Brumby, Rebecca Barnard and The Party Girls.

Sunday morning you won’t want to miss the ChillOut Parade as community groups from far and wide, locals and other friendly faces take over the main street and share their country pride.

Sunday’s highlight is, of course, the always wonderful ChillOut Carnival with main stage highlights including Killer Queen – one of the best Queen Tribute bands in Australia, Blue House, Asian Envy and loads of other entertainment. Other fun on the day is gum-boot throwing, forums, stalls, family entertainment, dogs shows, DJ stage, five bars including a special ChillOut cocktail bar and much, much more.

Sunday night's official Closing Party sees Poof Doof take over the Daylesford Town Hall in a dance party that’ll have you dusting off your ruby slippers and dancing your way down the yellow brick road.

Celebrate women of rock as Michelle Parsons and band pay tribute like no other at the Hepburn Hotel. Celebrate the music and life of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli at Horvat’s Supper Club or join the Emerald Party at the Perfect Drop.

As the Monday is a public holiday the weekend isn’t over with some wonderful local ways to wind down at Kaye Sera’s Great Big Bush Bash or the Daylesford Hotel’s Recovery Lunch or you can discover the hedonistic world of Norman Lindsay in the town in which he lived, Creswick, at the Norman Lindsay Tour and Lunch.

And for the younger community, join the free Masquerade Fantasy Youth Event at the Daylesford Town Hall, a substance-free event for under 26 year olds with DJs all afternoon.

Don’t forget to drop into the fabulous 20-year exhibition at the Daylesford & District Museum that runs across the weekend with loads of memorabilia to see from the past 20 years of ChillOut. The official launch of the exhibition will happen a whole week earlier on March 3 followed by Drag Karaoke at the Daylesford Hotel – a local secret! So why not extend your ChillOut and come the week earlier, staying around to experience all that the area has to offer.

Link: www.chilloutfestival.com.au

And they're off!

THEY might be a little young to take part in the Daylesford Gift but Oscar Underwood and Sophie Tinetti were happy to compete in the Toddle Waddle at Cricket Willow earlier this month. Read about the feature race on page 38!