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New Years Fireworks Display in Lakes Entrance 2015 promises to go out with a bang with the Annual New Years Eve ﬁreworks display in Lakes Entrance. Fantastic fun for the whole family.

Lakes Entrance Carnival Saturday 19 Dec - late Jan

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127th Annual Traralgon Show Join in on the fun to be had by the entire family at the127th Annual Traralgon & District Agricultural Show. With Horse Events, rides and ﬁreworks display Friday Night, there’s something for everyone.

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Public Opinion Sought On Pokies In the Wellington Shire Council want to know what the residents of Wellington think about gaming machines in their Shire.

with local groups, community and service providers to reduce the negative impacts of gaming.

Public feedback is invited through participation in a Community Attitude Survey which will help Council determine whether or not the public would like to see an increase in the number of gaming machines currently available within the municipality.

“Currently, there are nine electronic gaming machines per 1000 residents in Wellington Shire. This is higher than the state average of 6 per 1000.

Wellington Shire Council General Manager Community and Culture, Glenys Butler explains that Council is committed to working in partnership

“Council has a Responsible Gaming Policy and in the long term, would like to see the number reduce in line with the significantly lower state average, rather than higher. “Two recent applications

lodged with the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) seek to add an additional 16 machines in Wellington. “We want to know our residents’ attitudes towards this proposal, so we can most accurately advocate on their behalf when providing Council’s response in relation to these applications.” The survey can be completed online via Council’s website www. w e l l i n g t o n . v i c . g o v. au Projects Seeking Feedback and in hard copy at the Sale and Yarram Customer Service Centres. Full details of both applications can also be accessed from the same locations. For support or advice about gambling visit www. gamblinghelponline.org. au or call 1800 858 858. A Public Notice from www. wellington.vic.gov.au

Wellington Shire Event Calendar SUNDAY 8TH NOV JAPANESE VEHICLES DISPLAY DAY Gippsland Vehicle Collection 1A Sale-Maffra Road, Maffra Vic 3860 Time: 9am - 2pm $8 entry Contact Kellie Willis on 0429 329 989 or email willwritecommunications@ outlook.com or website www. gippslandvehiclecollection.org.au for more information. MONDAY 9TH NOV TECH SAVVY SENIORS: ONLINE SHOPPING AT YARRAM LIBRARY Yarram Library 156 Grant Street, Yarram Vic 3971 Time: 10am Contact Wellington Library Service on 5142 3146 or email library@ wellington.vic.gov.au for more information. SATURDAY 14TH NOV MELBOURNE SHOPPING TOUR - Fundraiser for Woodside Playgroup Yarram and District Hub 165 Grant Street, Yarram Vic 3971 Time: 5:30am - 8:30pm $40 each Contact Becky Morton on 0488 058 127 or email rgmorton1982@ gmail.com for more information. BUSHY PARK TRACTOR PULL Bushy Park Tractor Pull Complex Gorge Road, Bushy Park Vic 3860 $20 each Contact Bushy Park Tractor Pull Committee Bill Harvey on 0429 149 225 or email Bushyparktractorpull@outlook. com for more information. FRIDAY 20TH NOV MAFFRA COMMUNITY

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LAWN BOWLS FUNDRAISER Maffra Bowls Club Princess Street, Maffra 3860 Time: 6pm - 8pm $10 per person Contact Maffra Community House on 5147 1487 or email officemch@wideband.net for more information. SATURDAY 21ST NOV MELBOURNE 500 HARLEY BIKE RIDE Port of Sale Canal Road, Sale 3850 Time: 6pm - 8pm Contact St Pauls Anglican Church Peter Mielke on 0428 818 668 or email info@melbourne500.com.au for more information. SATURDAY 21ST NOV LOCH SPORT COMMUNITY FUN DAY Loch Sport Public Hall National Park Road, Loch Sport Vic 3851 Time: 11:30am - 4pm Contact Bill Klein on 0428 174 874 for more information. SATURDAY 21ST AND SUNDAY 22ND NOV BRIAGOLONG & SURROUNDS OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND Various locations Briagolong Vic 3860 Time: 10am - 3pm both days Contact Kathy Luxford on 0434 717 294 or website www. creativegippsland.com.au/events/ item/briagolong-open-studios for more information. SUNDAY 22ND NOV LONGFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL COUNTRY FAIR & AUCTION Longford Primary School South Gippsland Highway, Longford 3851

Time: 10am - 3pm Contact Matt Currie on 5149 7210 or on email longford.ps@edumail. vic.gov.au or website www. longford-ps.vic.edu.au for more information. FRIDAY 27TH NOV BBQ & YARD PICNIC Rosedale Neighborhood House 2-8 Cansick Street, Rosedale Vic 3847 Time: 11am - 3pm Contact Bodye Darvill on 5199 2595 or on email lrosedalenh@ wideband.net for more information. COMMUNITY FUN DAY AT THE PARK Yarram Memorial Park/Gardens Corner Grant Street and Commercial Road, Yarram Vic 3971 Time: 4pm - 6pm Contact Bodye Darvill on 5199 2595 or on email lrosedalenh@ wideband.net for more information. MONDAY 30TH NOV BBQ & YARD PICNIC Lawn between Lakes Guthridge and Guyatt 2 McIntosh Drive, Sale Vic 3850 Time: 5pm - 7pm Contact Mirridong and GippSport Brenton Dinsdale on 0447 358 330 or Bill Mullan from Mirridong on 5182 5750 for more information. SATURDAY 5TH DEC LONGFORD CHRISTMAS PARADE Raymond St to Brennan Park Sale Vic 3850 Contact Longford Lions Club Laurel Austin on 0477 312 621 or email laustin48@hotmail.com for more information. Any further details please visit www. wellington.vic.gov.au/Lists/EventCalendar

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Community groups to benefit from grants An array of community groups are set to receive an extra boost following Council’s approval of community assistance grants this evening.

“It was great to see such a wide range of groups with great, innovative visions for the future applying like the Wellington Community Garden which will install raised planter beds with all access walkways.

More than $173,000 will be allocated following successful applications for 18 events, nine projects and 15 facilities.

“We are always looking for new, grassroots community ideas that need funding to help get projects off the ground.”

“These grants are a wonderful way of Council helping community groups along with projects they’re undertaking,” Wellington Shire Council Mayor Carolyn Crossley said.

Community groups struggling to find funding to upgrade or maintain facilities were also big winners in this round of grants, with more than $62,000 allocated.

“It looks like we’re in for some fantastic events like Golden Beach’s End of Summer Surf Festival, Port Albert’s 175th Commemoration Family Fun Day and Stratford’s Shakespeare on the River Festival which will be great for both residents and local businesses.

Twice a year, not for profit community groups operating in the Wellington Shire may apply for grant funding of between $2,000 and $5,000 to support the organisation and promotion of a range of events and projects, and facility upgrades.

Community Assistance Grant applications are invited for Project and Event categories from 15 January 2016 to 1 March 2016 and for Facilities, Project and Event categories from 15 June 2016 to 1 August 2016.

Successful Applications As part of our August 2015 Community Assistance Grants scheme we have awarded funding to 42 local community events, projects and facilities.

By providing financial assistance we support outcomes that promote participation, working together and maintenance of our community assets.

Our grants scheme encourages the provision of project and events for the wider community.

For a full list of Community Projects, Community Events and Community Facilities please visit the Wellington Shire Council: www.wellington.vic.gov. au/Lists/News-and-PublicNotices/Communitygroups-to-benefit-fromgrants

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East Gippsland Fishing Report

weight of the sinker determined by the side wash, star sinkers are the most popular.

Ross Day is your man with over 40 years experience in local lake and ocean fishing, Ross and his friendly staff, who by the way, get up before the sun 7 days a week to ensure they can sell you the freshest, live bait, maximizing your chance to catch fish. As All good fishermen know there is no better bait than the natural food of the fish.. More info can be found on their website: www.coastalstays.com/rivierabait

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Bream: caught all year in the lakes and rivers. Bait used are sandworms, prawn, shrimp, shell, spider crab. A 6 to 10 pound line with a running sinker (weight depends on tidal movement) Hooks sizes 2, 3 or 4. Flathead: caught all year, mainly in the lakes and Lake Tyers. Best baits are live mullet, whitebait and prawn. A 10-12Ib line with a running sinker and a wire trace or long shank hook. Hook size 1/0, 1 or 2. Luderick: fished December to June. These fish come in through the Entrance and work their way through the lakes system and up the rivers. A surface fish caught by trawling or spinning silver lures, or whitebait. Good catches in Lake Tyers. Whiting: December to May. Bait used is sandworm, prawn and pippies. Hook sizes are 4, 6 or 8. Line 6 to 8 lbs. The main places for catching whiting are Brrier Landing and the back of Fraser Island. Land based try Kalimna or Cunningham Arm. Garfish: December to April. Bait is sandworm, with a 6 to 8lb line and a float 18 inches from the hook. Hook sizes 8, 9, 10 or 12 long shank. Garfish are caught at the top of the North Arm and the open waters and bays of Lake Tyers.

The best places to fish are Eastern Beach opposite the carpark, Bunga Beach, Lake Tyers surf beach, across the footbridge (near Myer Street) and both sides of the Entrance. The most popular baits are blue and white bait, squid and sandworm for the mullet. Lures used to spin at the Entrance when Tailer and Bay Trout are working their way through the Entrance.

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Tuna: December to March. Caught by trawling lures or live bait behind boats. Hooks 3/0 to 10/0, line 12 to 30lbs with several meters of wire trace or heavy fishing line as a leader. Tuna are caught from one mile out but mainly on reefs.

Sharks: All types of sharks are caught in Bass Strait. They are caught by berleying a trail then fishing with live bait in the trail. Long wire trace is needed and long shank hooks sizes 10/0 and upwards. Line 20 to 80 lbs.

Snapper: December to April. Caught on the reefs. The main reef is approx 5 metres due south of the Entrance. Bait used is squid, octopus, white and blue bait and fresh fillets of fish. Deep sea rig, sinker size 4 to 8 oz (weight of sinker depends on current). Hooks 4/0 to 6/0.

Flathead: caught in shallow water , main area is west of the Entrance, 1.6 km along and 1.6km offshore. Other fish caught on the same rig are Whiting, Gurnard, Salmon, Leather Jacket and Gummy Shark.

Mullet: December to March. Bait used is sandworm, prawn, whitebait, blue bait cut into small pieces. Rig used is a running sinker, hook 2,3 or 4, 8 to 10 lb line.

Surf Fishing Salmon, Salmon Trout, Tailor, Flathead, Golden Eye Mullet and Gummy Shark are the main fish caught from the surf in and around Lakes Entrance. Surf rigs are used with 1/0 to 4/0 hooks. 15 to 20lb line with the

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Mr Turner said in past years the Shire had slashed noncompliant land and passed the cost onto the landowner. However, he warned this would no longer be the case.

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“It is the responsibility of the landowner to ensure their property meets the required standard before inspections start.

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“This means that grass must be maintained to less than 10cm in height,” Mr Turner concluded. Green waste disposal is free at all Shire landfills and transfer

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The Shire encourages all members of the community to take advantage of this free green waste disposal, particularly to ensure that properties have a low fuel load as the fire season approaches.

“The Shire will not be undertaking any slashing this year on private land,” Mr Turner said.

has increased since last season, jumping from $1408.40 to $1517,” Mr Turner said.

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Early Bird - Adults $8 - Concession $5 On the Day at the Gate - Adults $10 - Concession $6 No alcohol or glass to be brought on to site Phone: 03) 5152 4057 or email: m.graham@countryracing. com.au or website: www. countryracing.com.au/ bairnsdale-racing-club

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Inverloch F&C Paradise Bakery Pieman Bakery Revamp Café Vela Nine

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Subway Whistle Stop Café Wonthaggi Club Woolworths Work Man’s Club Youkis KILCUNDA General Store DALYSTON General Store

INVERLOCH 3C Café Antique Café Arcade Deli Foodworks Information Centre Inlet Fish & Chips

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Bass Coast Shire Event Calendar SUNDAY 8TH NOV DISCOVER SAILING DAY’ RHYLL YACHT CLUB Beach Rd, Rhyll Vic 3923 Time: 11am Come and try the family friendly sport of dinghy sailing. Every age welcome!! Contact Brad on 0467 481 207 or email 18blegg@mlmc.vic. edu.au for more information. TUESDAY 10TH NOV YOORALLA COMMUNITY CAFE 16 A’Beckett Street, Inverloch Vic 3996 Time: 12:30pm The local Yooralla hospitality group is hosting a Community Café at the Inverloch Community Hub as part of Social Inclusion Week activities and you are invited! Social Inclusion Week is about encouraging communities to reconnect and be inclusive of all cultures, age groups, nationalities and the disadvantaged. Contact Sharon or Vanessa on 03 5662 3344 for more information. FRIDAY 13TH NOV PHILLIP ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL Bass Room, Ramada Resort 2128 Phillip Island Road, Cowes Vic 3922 Time: 7pm The 11th Annual Phillip Island Jazz Festival will feature Licorice Allsorts, Syncopators, Creole Bells Revival Band, J.M.Q., Shirazz, South Side

Six, Andrew Nolte Jazz Band, Beverley Sheehan, La Mauvaise Reputation and Simon Vancam Hot 5. Contact Robin Blackman on 0432 814 407 or email jazz@ phillipislandjazzfest.org.au for more information. SATURDAY 14TH NOV BASS COAST CYCLE CHALLENGE AND FAMILY FESTIVAL A’Beckett Street, Inverloch Vic 3996 Time: 8am The Bass Coast Cycle Challenge and Family Festival has something for everyone - bike rides, fun runs, skateboarding and BMX comps, music, street stalls. A charity event raising funds for road safety education in the region’s high schools, the Bass Coast Cycle Challenge is one of the most spectacular cycling routes in Victoria and has fast become a favourite of riders of all ages and abilities. Contact Gavin Slavin on 0437 935 420 or email jbasscoastcyclechallenge@ gmail.com for more information. WEDNESDAY 25TH NOV CLIMATE CHANGE CAFE The Coffee Collective, Shop 1, 50-52 McBride Ave, Wonthaggi Vic 3995 Time: 6pm $30 per person For this event Robert Fenton will talk to us by video link before we have a meal. Rob

is based at the National Environment Centre (NEC), a specialist campus of the Riverina Institute of TAFE. Phone 5662 9200 to book and pay or contact Jill on 0408 208 350 for more information. SATURDAY 28TH AND SUNDAY 29TH NOV ISLAND MAGIC 2015 Celebrating 25 years of magic motor racing Cnr Gap and Back Beach Roads, Phillip Island Vic Time: 9am $30 weekend pass, Sunday $25, kids free Featuring: Ramada 50K Plate for Sports Sedans Hornet Press Victorian Historic Touring Car Trophy CoolDrive Formula Fords & Formula Ford 1600 Phillip Island Trophy Speco VHT Formula Vee Trophy CUE 1 Hour Victorian Tourist Trophy for Sports Cars Isola di Capri Endeavour Cup for Porsche 944 Challenge Traction Tyre Centre / Yokohama Matthew Flinders Plate for Improved Production Cars Isola di Capri Cowes Cup for HQ Holdens. Contact Geoff Bull on 03 9803 3633 or email geoff. bull@piarc.com.au for more information. Any further details please visit www. basscoast.vic.gov.au/Visiting/EventCalendar

November 2015

Artistic Gippsland

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Artspace Wonthaggi ArtSpace Wonthaggi is a high calibre contemporary art gallery in the Bass Coast area and has been a longtime vision for many local artists and community members. In 2012 it became a reality with thanks to the far sightedness and can-do attitude of a small team, and the strong support of sponsors and volunteers. Located in the centre of town ArtSpace Wonthaggi offers quality artworks by Gippsland artists. Also located at the ArtSpace, the giftshop is stocked with beautiful works by Gippsland craftspeople.

Artwork is hung on a 4-week rotation program, artists apply for either a major or minor exhibition via a number of lineal metres. Gift shop wares are negotiated directly with the curatorial team. Both artworks and gift shop items are displayed for the best overall advantage of the gallery, and are regularly re-arranged to generate interest. ArtSpace Wonthaggi is an exciting community gallery in the heart of Wonthaggi, offering emerging and professional artists

The ArtSpace is a notfor-profit incorporated organisation managed and staffed voluntarily by a team of artists, craftspeople and community supporters to offer opportunities to link local artists with collectors, and to provide a vehicle for the ongoing pursuit of art excellence in the region.

opportunities to promote their careers. It is run by a brilliant team of volunteers - why not come one and be part of a great team. It is a fabulous gallery to visit with so many wonderful exhibits to see and buy. Go along and visit in person Thursday - Monday 10am - 4pm at 5 -7 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi or have a look online at www. artspacewonthaggi.com.au. You can contact them by phone on (03) 5672 1415 or email: artspacenquiries@ gmail.com

Top of Page Right: Weathered Dunes Harmers Haven, Oil on Canvas Above: John Di Stefano - Natural edge Huon Pine Bowl Left: Kerry Spokes - Nautiluscape Iphoneography 2014

Leongatha Art & Craft Gallery Cnr. Michael Place and McCartin St Leongatha Vic 3953 All our art and craft is created mostly by local artists. The Gallery is run by volunteers. Unique hand crafted items on display. Portrait exhibition, by young artist Kellie Smith, being held over the Dec/Jan poeriod.

Free Admission! Mon - Fri 10 to 5, Sat 10 to 2pm Closed Tuesday and Sunday.

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The home of quality local art & craft in the heart of Gippsland. The gallery provides a wide selection of art in all mediums and craft including jewellery, fabrics, glassware, woodwork, mosaics and pottery.

www.artspacewonthaggi.com.au | P: 03 5672 1415 | artspacenquiries@gmail.com | 7 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi Open Thursday to Monday 10.00am to 4.00pm or by appointment 0439 699 241

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Korumburra is set among the rolling hills on the edge of the Strzelecki Ranges. The town is a hub of activity and centrally located to many of South Gippsland’s major tourist attractions, including the home of Coal Creek Community Park & Museum.

Sustainability Gippsland is the place for you – www.sustainabilitygippsland.com Visit the Business page www.sustainabilitygippsland.com/businesses and add your business. Sustainability Gippsland is a website that has been set up by the six Gippsland Council’s in order to assist with promoting, enhancing and coordinating sustainability activity across Gippsland.

History of Korumburra

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Although settlement in the district was late in colonial development the township is rich in history. Korumburra and surrounding district was part of the Great Forest of Gippsland. Due to dense bush and Koo Wee Rup swamp selectors needed capital to clear the land and bring it to productivity.

The surrounding fertile farmland saw the area become productive with dairying with small butter and cheese factories were established. With diarying and agriculture still a major industry today.

Black coal was discovered in Korumburra in 1872 and a mining boom followed, reaching its peak during the mid-1890s with the completion of the rail line. At one stage over 2,000 miners were working in Korumburra and the local industry helped to establish Melbourne as a major

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You can pick up a free copy of ‘Korumburra A History’ from the Prom Country Visitor Information Centres. Korumburra - The town today Today, Korumburra is still a rich dairy and cattle hub. The main railway line is now closed, however visitors can still can experience a classic train ride through the hills of

Gippsland on the tourist South Gippsland Railway operating between Nyora and Leongatha. The historic township has an abundance of retail shops, bakeries and restaurants. Just on the outskirt of the town towards Leongatha is Coal Creek Community Park & Museum, where the Korumburra Prom Country Visitor Information Centre is located. *Information on history and the town today has been taken from ‘Korumburra A History’ information courtesy of the Korumburra Historical Society and www. visitpromcountry.com.au/ towns/korumburra.

It is a directory of sustainability related business and activity for the Gippsland community proudly coordinated by the South Gippsland Shire Council.

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December/January Bumper Issue

Your favorite Gippsland Newspaper will be bringing out a great bumper issue next month in time for Christmas and the Summer holidays! Look forward to catching up on what is happening in your region this Summer.

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Baw Baw Shire Event Calendar SUNDAY 8TH NOV ST. ITA’S PRIMARY SCHOOL FAMILY FAIR St. Ita’s Primary School, 50 Victoria Street, Drouin Vic 3818 Time: 10am - 3pm Contact Liz on 03 5625 1379 or email twoquackingducks@gmail. com for more information. WEDNESDAY 11TH NOV SETTING FINANCIAL STRATEGY SEMINAR Community Health Building, 31-35 Gladstone Street, Warragul Vic 3820 Time: 6pm - 8pm $20 per person Contact 03 5624 2411 or email stacey.clark@bawbawshire.vic.gov. au for more information. FRIDAY 13TH NOV DROUIN TENNIS CLUB TRIVIA NIGHT Drouin Football Club, Sinclair Street, Drouin Vic 3818 Time: 7:30pm - 10pm $10 per person Contact Catherine Thorpe on 0432 868304 or email ckthorpe@dcsi. net.au for more information. SATURDAY 14TH AND SUNDAY 15TH NOV THE SUMMIT SURVIVOR The Summit, 21 Cemetery Rd, Trafalgar East Vic 3824 Time: Saturday 9am to Sunday 4pm From $90 Phone 03 5633 3236 or 03 5633 3241 email info@thesummit.net. au for more information. TUESDAY 17TH NOV KEEPING BACKYARD CHICKENS Warragul Library,

75 Victoria Street, Warragul Vic 3820 Time: 6pm - 7pm Contact Kathie Olden on 03 5622 2848 or email promotions@wgrlc. vic.gov.au FRIDAY 20TH TO SATURDAY 21ST NOV TRAFALGAR HIGH SCHOOL TWILIGHT MARKET AND ART EXHIBITION Trafalgar High School, 84 School Rd, Trafalgar Vic 3824 Time: Friday 5pm - 9:30pm Saturday 11am-2pm Contact Nicole Hobson/ David Lyons/ Jan Walkingshaw 03 5633 1733 or email generaloffice@trafhi. vic.edu.au for more information. SUNDAY 22ND NOV LARDNER PARK CHRISTMAS MARKET Lardner Park, 155 Burnt Store Road, Lardner Vic 3820 Time: 9am - 2pm $3 parking Contact Craft Markets Australia 03 5976 3266 for more information. TUESDAY 24TH NOV KEEPING BACKYARD BEES Warragul Library, 75 Victoria Street, Warragul Vic 3820 Time: 6pm - 7pm Contact Kathie Olden on 03 5622 2848 or email promotions@wgrlc. vic.gov.au for more information. WEDNESDAY 25TH NOV CONNECTING WOMEN ACROSS GIPPSLAND CONFERENCE Lardner Park, 155 Burnt Store Road, Lardner Vic 3820 Time: 9:30am - 10pm $70 (Visit website for details) Email womeningippsland@gmail.

com for more information. SATURDAY 28TH NOV CHARLIE’S RIDE 2015 Logan Park, Howitt Street, Warragul Vic 3820 Time: 10am - 5pm $70 (Visit website for details) Contact Ross Cohen on 0416 316861 or Andrew Young on 0400 001969 for further information. SUNDAY 29TH NOV WALK TO D-FEET MND Burke Street Park, Burke Street, Warragul Vic 3820 Time: 10am - 12am Adults $35, Children $10 (5-18yrs), Family $70 (2 adults & 2 Children) Contact MND Victoria on knightingale@mnd.asn.au for further information. WEDNESDAY 2ND DEC DEMENTIA: BREAKING DOWN THE MYTHS Neerim District Cricket Club, 17 Neerim East Road, Neerim South Vic 3831 Time: 3pm - 4:30pm Contact Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria 03 9816 5708 or vic. education@alzheimers.org.au for further information. WEDNESDAY 2ND DEC DEMENTIA: BREAKING DOWN THE MYTHS Neerim District Cricket Club, 17 Neerim East Road, Neerim South Vic 3831 Time: 3pm - 4:30pm Contact Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria 03 9816 5708 or vic. education@alzheimers.org.au for further information. Any further details please visit www. bawbawshire.vic.gov.au/Things-ToDo/Events

Warning - Snakes are on the Move Across the Baw Baw Shire Baw Baw Shire Council encourages residents and visitors to be vigilant for snakes as warmer weather conditions are expected across the Shire.

Council has been advised of increased snake activity in recent weeks, as the warmer weather encourages them to come out of hibernation. Residents are reminded that snakes are protected under the Wildlife Act 1975. In preparation for a snake sighting, ensure the following:

• Never touch or attempt to capture a snake, call the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning on 136 186 for more information or a licensed snake catcher. • Ensure your first aid kit contains several large compression bandages. • Call 000 immediately if someone is bitten. Mayor Debbie Brown said it was important that all individuals remain calm and collected if they see a snake.

• If you see a snake, keep calm and try to move yourself and pets away from the snake.

“Individuals need to act cautiously in the warmer weather to avoid snakes and the risk of being bitten.

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“Council encourages all residents to have a spring clean of their property by maintaining their lawns and removing piles of rocks, timber or building materials that encourage snakes,” said the Mayor.

A list of local snake catchers is available at Wildlife and Reptiles. Information from www.bawbawshire.vic.gov.au

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Viva Latte Warragul Greyhounds Woolworths DARNUM General Store WALHALLA General Store ERICA General Store WILLOW GROVE General Store

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Latrobe City Shire

World-ranked water ski event to make a splash at Lake Narracan Lake Narracan will host a world-ranked slalom water ski event from 19 to 20 March next year which will see international competitors and judges converge on Latrobe City for a weekend of water skiing thrills and spills in the wake of Moomba. Latrobe City Council’s mayor, Councillor Dale Harriman, said that in terms of ranking, the event would run second only to Moomba Masters. “This is a prestigious new event for our region. We have this excellent facility at Lake Narracan and a strong local presence in the sport. It is thrilling that we are able to host such a highranking event and to be able to attract international competitors of such calibre to our waters. We know our local sportsloving community will enjoy the event.

“Slalom water skiing is an exciting sport to watch but if you can’t make it to the lake you will be able to catch all the action on a live webcast which means that it could attract a worldwide audience. “Latrobe City has built a strong reputation for hosting a diverse range of elite regional, national and international sporting events and to be able to add water skiing to our ever-expanding lists of sports is a credit to our facilities, our organisational expertise and our community who loves to be inspired by quality athletes,” Cr Harriman said. Event organiser, Darren Robertson, said that the event was sanctioned by the International Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation and the Australian Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation. “This event will attract the top 25 ranked men and top 15 ranked women, and each competitor will qualify for

points towards their world ranking score. World record holders and current world number ones, Nate Smith and Regina Jaquess, will take part. Chief judge will be Jeff Smith from the USA, who will also judge at the 2016 Moomba Masters and with a total prize purse of $35,000, competition will be fierce. “Another coup is that the oﬃcial tow boat will be the world record holding Nautique Ski 200, the best slalom boat in the world, and will be driven by Kevin Wiseman, Jody Seal and Glenn Martin. “The event is being organised by the Victorian Water Ski Association in conjunction with the Latrobe Valley Water Ski Club and we hope that it will return to Latrobe City for a five-year period,” Mr Robertson concluded. Information sourced from: www.latrobe.vic.gov.au

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ADMISSION PRICES •Adults $10 • Students to 17 years $7 • Children 4 yrs & under Free • Concession $7 • Vehicle $2 • Family Ticket $30 (2 Adults & 4 Children under 17 yrs )

Traralgon And District Agricultural Show. Celebrating 127 Year the Traralgon and District Agricultural Show should not to be missed. Over two days there will be fun for all the family.

Cooking Competions, Cake Decorating Displays, Needlework, Photography, China Painting and Ceramics. There will be Trade Exhibits, Side Shows, Animal Nursery and Santa. The day will end with a bang with a night of entertainment and a fireworks display. Gates will close at 11:30pm Friday night.

at 8:30am on the Saturday morning with Full Show Exhibits, Dairy Goats, Horse Events, Poultry, Wood Chop, Animal Nursery and Pet Parade. There are Carnival Rides and Show Bags available on both days with rides for young and old.

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Latrobe City Event Calendar SATURDAY 14TH NOV TO SUNDAY 15TH NOV SUMMIT SURVIVOR The Summit 21 Cemetry Road Trafalgar East Vic 3824 From $79 email: events@thesummit.net.au or website: www.summitsurvivor. com.au for more information. SATURDAY 14TH NOV TRARALGON APEX BONFIRE AND FIREWORKS Traralgon Showgrounds Whittakers Rd Traralgon Vic 3844 Gold Coin Donation C o n t a c t : w w w.fa c e b o o k . com/TraralgonApex for more information. SUNDAY 15TH NOV LATROBE VALLEY HEALTH AND

WELLBEING EXPO Century Inn 5 Airfield Road Traralgon Vic 3844 $10 adult $2 child (3-14) $8 pensioner Contact: Jan Street on 0409 345 908 or janicecstreet@gmail.com for more information. THURSDAY 19TH NOV LATROBE COMMUNITY NETWORK EVENT WITH ROSIE BATTY Premiere Function Centre 29 Grey Street Traralgon Vic 3844 Time: 7am - 9am $35 per person Phone: 0428 746 207 or email pacoles@bigpond.com for more information. FRIDAY 20TH NOV SPRING FESTIVAL 2015

Tarwin St and Commercial Rd Morwell Vic 3840 Time: 4pm - 10pm Admission is Free Phone: 0476 045 892 or email latrobevalleyfestival@gmail.com for more information. SATURDAY 21ST TO SUNDAY 22ND NOV SCROLL SAW WEEKEND Churchill Hall Marina Dr Churchill Vic 3842 Time: Saturday 9am - 4pm Sunday 9am - 1pm Admission is Free Phone Bob Calhoun on 5135 3675 or email bushbasher@wideband. net.au for more information. SUNDAY 22ND NOV OPEN DAY: TRARALGON GOLD CLUB

Traralgon Golf Club 5601 Princes Hwy Traralgon Vic 3844 Time: 8am - 2pm $5 per person $10 per family Phone Ian Whitehead on 0427 800 297 or email info@ traralgongolfclub.com.au or www.traralgongolfclub for more information. 60TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE SALVATION ARMY MORWELL The Salvation Army 57 Bridle Rd Morwell Vic 3840 Time: 10am - 4pm Phone Lieutenant Ashley Proctor on 5133 9890 for more information. STOCKLAND TRARALGON COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS PARADE Traralgon CBD Traralgon Vic 3844

Time: 11am - 12pm Phone Adele Nardino on 51 74 9477 or 0412 935 773 or email adele.nardino@stockland.com.au for more information. SATURDAY 28TH TO SUNDAY 29TH NOV GIPPSLAND ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES FAIR Kernot Hall Princes Hwy Morwell Vic 3840 Time: Saturday 9:30am - 5pm Sunday 9:30am - 2pm $5 per person Phone Wayne Harris on 5174 8050 or www.facebook.com/ gippslandantiques for more information. SUNDAY 29TH NOV TOONGABBIE PRIMARY SCHOOL FETE AND FAMILY FUN DAY Toongabbie Primary School

Victoria Street Toongabbie Vic 3856 Time: 10am to 2pm Phone 0438 748 573 or email toongabbieschoolfete@gmail.com for more information. TUESDAY 1ST DEC YALLOURN NORTH CHRISTMAS CAROLS Monash Hall Reserve St Yallourn North Vic 3825 Time: 7pm - 9pm Gold coin donation FRIDAY 11TH DEC CAROLS BY THE LAKE Morwell Migrant Park Princes Way Morwell Vic 3840 Time: 6pm - 8pm Any further details please visit www. latrobe.vic.gov.au/Whats_on/Events

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Alternatively you could walk these loops as a continuous circuit of 3-5 days, exploring a variety of short rainforest walks, waterfalls, picnic areas, the popular Corrigan’s Suspension Bridge and the TarraBulga Visitors Centre along the way. It should also be noted that there is a no campfire policy on the Grand Strzelecki Track at all times of the year.

Information and images sourced from: www.grandstrzeleckitrack.org.au For more information please visit their website.

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Detailed souvenir edition walking maps showing contours, distances, elevation graphs, features of interest, photographs and track notes are available for purchase as a set of 6 from local outlets & tourist information centres, from our website www.grandstrzeleckitrack.org.au, or by mail from 2119 Grand Ridge Road, Balook 3971 (Ph: 51 966140).

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The eastern section of the Track can be walked in 3 complete loops of 1-2 days each, starting and finishing in Balook; the Mt. Tassie Loop (18.3 km), the Macks Creek Loop (25.2 km or 23.7 km depending on choice of route) and the Tarra Valley Loop (22.9 km with an optional link to Tarra Valley township, 2.1 km each way).

PARK TO PARKBILLY'S CREEK SECTION

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The Park to Park walk is 26.5 km, with a further 9.5 km to reach accommodation facilities. This will take 2 days, with an overnight stop at Jumbuk rest area half way.

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There are four possible entry points to start your walk; 1. Morwell National Park (Junction Road car park) 2. Balook (Tarra-Bulga Visitors Centre car park) 3. Tarra Valley picnic area car park. 4. Macks Creek Hall.

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Home to the tallest flowering plants & hardwood trees on earth, the majestic Mountain

Easy to find with 4 entry points located 10 minutes to ½ hour from the Gippsland towns of Churchill, Traralgon or Yarram.

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Now is the time to discover the Grand Strzelecki Track!

There are no tourists by the bus-load and many of Melbourne’s tourism promoters are not aware that such a place exists, which ensures you get a unique personal experience.

– or discover yourself – in this lost world which most trekkers still don’t know exists!

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Discover peaceful, beautiful places far from the beaten track, and away from the parks all the tourists visit. And when you need to reacquaint yourself with the comforts of life, try a home cooked meal in a friendly country guest house or a cozy cabin in a tiny, peaceful hamlet amidst all this natural beauty.

Walk in solitude through a different rainforest so rare, most people have never heard of it, and far fewer will ever see it.

The massive trees and prolific jungle-like undergrowth that cloaked these ranges when white settlers first arrived became known as The Great Forest of South Gippsland, or simply The Great Forest, a title which is an integral part of Gippsland’s history and heritage.

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Come and stand in awe under forest giants, or step into a lost world of ancient temperate rainforest equal to any on Earth…yet not hear a sound except the serenade of lyrebirds.

Ash (Eucalyptus regnans), the Strzelecki Ranges of Gippsland are like no other place.

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WHITE WOMAN’S WATERHOLE Perhaps the biggest story to come out of Gippsland in the 1840s was the search for a lost white women said to have been held captive by some Gunaikurnai people.

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Local legend has it that in the 1840s, a young woman, the sole survivor of a shipwreck off the nearby Ninety Mile Beach was taken and held captive by the local tribe of Bratwoloong, who inhabited this part of Gippsland. Angus McMillan, an explorer who later squatted on land in Gippsland for his own pastoral requirements, started this story in the 1840s, with a letter to the Sydney Press. McMillan claimed he had come across a deserted Gunaikurnai camp strewn with an array of items, including female clothing and a dead baby, said by a Dr. Alexander Arbuckle to be a white child. SALE WETLANDS The wetlands may be reached either via Lake Guthridge, which is right beside the Princes Highway/ South Gippsland Highway intersection in Sale, or by turning off the South Gippsland Highway about 1km out of town. The turnoff is well signposted. Further information may be obtained at the Sale Visitor Information centre.

"Koories learned from the land, and managed to sustain themselves for 60,000 years. We need to aim for a similar understanding, and to value the vast resources of our unique Australian flora, already so well adapted to the land. We have yet to develop a sustainable agriculture in Australia, and our challenge is to match the span of Koorie survival. KNOB RESERVE STRATFORD Axes and fish hooks. Meetings past and present. On the bluff high above a bend in the Dooyeedang (Avon River) axe heads were sharpened on the sandstone grinding stones. The deep grooves, which may still be easily observed, are a reminder of the ancestors who have visited this place for centuries.

When the stones were ready they were bound with kangaroo sinew to a handle of supple wood which had been treated in a fire to harden it.

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RAMAHYUCK CEMETERY We ask that you do not walk on the graveyard, as you may be walking over many unmarked grave sites. Ramahyuck ‘our home’ In the early 1860s the Moravian missionary, Frederick Hagenauer established a mission station on the Avon River near Lake Wellington. Hagenauer named the mission Ramahyuck; Ramah: Hebrew for ‘home’ and yuck: Aboriginal for ‘our’

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The wetlands were like a supermarket for the GUNAIKURNAI people of the area. A walk around Lake Guthridge to the Sale Common boardwalks reveals numerous plants and birds which were sources of food and other important raw materials.

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ALUK TRAIL

DEN OF NARGUN The Nargun is a large female creature who lives in a cave behind a waterfall in the Mitchell River. The Den of Nargun is a place of great cultural significance to the Gunaikurnai people, especially the women. Traditionally Gunaikurnai men were not allowed down to the Den of Nargun or the Woolshed Creek valley. Gunaikurnai men respected this traditional law and still do today. Please treat this place with respect. KROWATHUNKOOLOONG Since the time when Borun and Tuk founded our people, the Gunaikurnai hunted the animals and gathered the fruits of a vast natural wilderness. This land fed, clothed and sheltered us. At times this land was generous, at other times cruel. To our Ancestors, life was a constant test of the weapon maker's skills, the hunter's endurance and the tireless explorations of the gatherers.

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Our Gunaikurnai territory was sheltered by tall mountains to the north and west and watered by its many rivers that flowed fully through the coastal plains to the estuaries and into the ocean. This land fostered our clans, the creation of our language, our rich mythology, laws, social customs and skills in craft and artifacts. Our Land was our Mother. HOWITT PARK On a small rise overlooking Wahyand (Mitchell River) the men made a canoe. The 4m long scar made when the bark was peeled away can still be seen on the tree in Howitt Park. It is believed that this tree is approximately 170 years old LEGEND ROCK One day, some fisherman who had hauled in many fish with their nets, ate their catch around their campfire. The women, guardians of the social law, saw that the men had eaten more than enough but had not fed their dogs. As a punishment for their greed the fishermen were turned to stone. BUCHAN CAVES A nearby cave contains artifacts and evidence of Aboriginal occupation of 18,000 years ago, making it one of the oldest Ice Age (23-10,000) cave sites in south east Australia. Repeated or long-term camping activities were undertaken throughout the Buchan region. BURNT BRIDGES RESERVE The local plants and animals gave the Aboriginal people of this area, the Gunaikurnai, most of what they needed. Many different plants were used for food and medicines and to produce woven baskets and nets and in the manufacture of tools and weapons CAPE CONRAN The viewing platform at Salmon Rock is built above an Aboriginal shell midden; the top layer is visible. A shell midden denotes a special site or meeting place where people have gathered regularly for many generations to feast, celebrate and perform ceremonies. Middens in East Gippsland have been dated at over 10,000 years old. Even today, Cape Conran remains a special place for the Gunaikurnai people of the area to visit throughout the year.

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John Ansell Gippsland Portrait Photographer John Ansell has been announced overall winner at the 2015 Canon AIPP Australian P r o f e s s i o n a l Photography Awards. At the awards ceremony held in Melbourne, John Ansell’s four images won the Portrait category and the top prize of $10,000 as he was announced 2015 Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year. The Awards ceremony also saw John receive his Master of Photography, the culmination of over 20 years of work. John describes his portrait images as ‘designed to communicate a visual timeline of Australian history’ chronicling: Australia’s Indigenous community as the original land owners; a Queens scout

2013 also saw him receive a Silver award in the Portrait Category with a rather unusual self portrait. Further success came in 2014 with a Gold Award and Silver Award and 2015 with a Gold, Silver with Distinction and two Silver awards again in the Portrait Category prior to the announcing his overall win as Canon AIPP Australian Photographer of the Year.

signifying 200 years as a British colony; an Italian immigrant representing Australia’s rich multicultural society; and a young Sudanese refugee breaking free of chains depicting the new direction of Australian society.’ “Winning this award is the most incredible accolade of my career. I’ve been a member of AIPP for 26 years and I’m proud to have grown and developed my passion to achieve the top honour ,” says John. “At the APPA awards, your fellow photographers aren’t your competitors, they are your source of inspiration and what encourages me to push boundaries every year to try something new.” John started his professional career at the RAAF School of Photography East Sale. Whilst based in Melbourne with the RAAF he started photographing weddings and portraits with one of Melbourne’s leading

Above: John receiving one of many awards. Image supplied by John Ansell

wedding portrait studios. His wife Rosemary also worked in the studio handling production and album planning. In 1989 John and Rosemary moved to Gippsland opening their studio in Traralgon.

Right: Italian immigrant representing Australia’s rich multicultural society Image supplied by John Ansell

In 1995 he won the Victorian Portrait Photographer of the Year and has since then enjoyed regular success in both the Portrait and Landscape categories, a highlight being Gold in the Portrait category at the 2012 Australian Professional Photography Awards.

Above: Australia’s Indigenous Community as the original land owners. Image supplied by John Ansell

John also conducts “ Learn you DSLR “ Camera Courses in Traralgon and as well as creating family portraits photographs many schools throughout the Gippsland Region. The Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards attract thousands of entries from around the country and overseas

each year. The awards are the leading recognition for Professional Photographers and as such are highly coveted.

Above: Queens Scout signifying 200 years as a British Colony. Image supplied by John Ansell

Right: A young Sudanese refugee breaking free of chains depicting the new direction of Australian society. Image supplied by John Ansell

by your peers in this fashion is one of the highest forms of recognition a Professional Photographer can achieve.

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Garden

How To Grow An Almond Tree

Almond trees are deep rooted and should be planted in deep, fertile and well-draining sandy loam. Almond trees should be irrigated despite the fact that the trees are drought tolerant this will ensure a good crop of nuts. An application of nitrogen and organic fertilizer will aid in growth. These trees have high nitrogen (N) and phosphorus

Almond trees love mulch right around and out to the drip line, but they must have good drainage, as they will drown if waterlogged. Almonds are harvested when the outer, fleshy hull starts to split open. Collect the nuts from the outer canopy of the tree first, by spreading a tarp on the ground below and knocking the tree. A couple of weeks later the nuts on the inner canopy will have ripened and can be harvested in the same way. Freeze your almond nuts for 1-2 weeks to kill any residual worms and then store in plastic bags. When caring for almond trees, spray the trees during or after the leaves drop in the fall before the winter rains. This will reduce the damage from shot hole fungus in the spring.

Nancy’s Notes Howdy Folks! Howdy Folks! Spring has certainly sprung hasn’t it? A little bit of sun and rain and we are all excited by Wow! Hereagain! it is November and racing along at a what rapidabout rate, aexhausting huh? We’ve our gardens If you are looking for inspiration, few open gardens this had a couple of queries thisa week that caused confusion, , hopefully month? We’d love to mention few that arehave opening on some the 18th and 19thso from 10am till we canCharlie’s help withRun that now: 4.30pm: – 203 Licola Rd, Heyfield. This picturesque two acre garden surrounds lovely came in regarding her Almond Tree.raised Purchased as abeds, bare-rooted a A100 yearlady old farmhouse, mature trees, lovely lawns, perennial burstingtree within winter,formal it still rose hasn’t brokenand into leaf! dam Sadness! Don’t though Helen. The growers blooms, gardens a large will have youfret sitting, relaxing and enjoying callrefreshments this “sulking”. appears thatPlants persimmons, mulberries, almonds and figs are the the thatIt are available. are for sale too. most prone to this. one thatSale. took‘Bee’ twoamazed years to The Bee Garden – 14 (We back had Maffra road, at break.) what can be grown in only 7 ThereBeautiful is muchbeds research into this problem, it is recommended thatperennials you prunefill years! of oldgoing fashioned roses, massed shrubs, rare and unusual thegarden tree aswith soon as possible continue to carefully untilthere it comes into this a rich variety ofand colour and fragrance. On amaintain practicalitnote, is a great leaf. and vegetable garden. For fun there are sculptures made from recycled materials. orchard Then was with cranky with her Lobelias. You willSally leavecame this 1in¼and acreshe garden a joyous smile on your She face.wanted them to hang downGarden gracefully herCrt, baskets, but they insist on forming plants, a clump... dear! As Peta’s – 19from Harpley Longford. Showcasing Australian this Oh stunning it turnsis out, theoflabel was the problem. You thinkand “String of Pearls” would garden a work art. Designed to enhance thewould landscape embrace the best in be a hangingnatives, variety,there but is it’ssomething not. Nextoftime, sheall will look for Australian interest through the“Trailing year. TheColour lovely Cascade.” waterhole Lastly, for we folks for who are battling Beetle, she’ssculptures; laying herplant eggssales now,and so we helps create a haven wildlife. You willthe seeElm some beautiful best get a hurry on! One you could bury Confidor near theand feeder morning/afternoon teas willthing be available. Youdo willisbe surprised by tablets the great depth roots of of colour the tree, as the larvae start to eat, they get to die! Oh, don’t forget to variety andand texture. band your Elm in January! Have a in chat to your Nursery person. Sale Botanic Gardens – established 1860, this Gippsland treasure was influenced I’m off to plant twoMueller. beautiful grafted Eggplants. With assurance they willWith giveBBQ me by Guilfoyle and Von It comprises of 5.5ha adjoining Lake Guthridge. lots of fruit and are more tolerant the normal ones, looking forward to facilities, a playground and socold much to see,than you could spend the dayI’m there. a there bumper Happy High Spring! So youcrop! go! After seeing these beautiful and distinctively different gardens, you will Cheers, surely be inspired to get those gloves on and get gardening! Cheers, NancyNancy & gang

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November Gardening Calendar Prune spring-flowering roses as they finish blooming. Look out for plague thrips, tiny sap-sucking insects. They love to infest light-coloured flowers. Spray with Baythroid, Confidor or Yates Pyrethrum.

improve drainage. Sow radishes in the same bed as carrots to improve carrot germination. Lightly cut back natives as they finish flowering.

fruit develops, begin a control program. SEEDS TO SOW: Celosia, Zinnia, Gerbera, Cosmos, Zucchinis, Sweet Corn, Pumpkins

Pinch back chrysanthemums to promote bushy growth.

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Almond trees will not bear fruit for the first two years of growing, the

When growing almond trees, it is good to know that the almond tree is non-self-fertile and you need to plant at least two trees to bare fruit. If you are short on space within your garden you can plant two trees in the same hole and the trees will grow together and intertwine allowing the flowers to crosspolinate.

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Almond trees can be grown in warms temperate or cool temperate climates where there are wet winters, dry springs and hot summers. Almonds can tolerate light frosts and requires cool temperatures in the winter. Although frost after flowering can ruin the entire crop.

third year it should bear a handful of fruit. By eight years it should be bearing up to 8kg per plant.

The Almond originated from central and south west Asia. This humble little nut is the healthiest of all nuts. Packed full of protein, carbohydrates, c a l c i u m , phosphorus and magnesium, vitamins B and E and the highest content of fibre out of any nut or seed. There are two types of almonds. There is the bitter almond which is used for almond essence and sweet which can be grown in the home garden.

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HEAT Namely birds that do not have adequate access to shade. Our Australian summers can be very sever at times, aviaries should be erected in such a position to ensure that birds have access to shade during the heat of the day. Nest boxes need to be positioned to ensure that sun is not penetrating into the box at any time. Care should be taken with pet birds put outside for fresh air that

regularly as the position of the sun changes very quickly. All birds must have and adequate supply of fresh cool water available at all times.

SMOKE/GASES Gases and smoke fumes given off from such things as electric or arc welders are very dangerous, it can drift unseen into the most unlikely places, and if it happens to accumulate in the rear of your aviary it can spell death to our birds. Take care when doing those small welding jobs. Cooking fumes in the house can also be toxic as can cigarette smoke. Keep birds well away from these potential hazards.

PETS/SMALL CHILDREN I am not suggesting for a minute that you cannot have a bird or birds if you have other pets or small children, what I am saying is that pet birds kept around either of these need to have constant supervision particularly when they are out of their cage. Aviary birds can panic when a cat is let loose after dark and injury, death or deserted nests can be the result. All such animals need to be securely confined at this time.

FOODS This is a problem that frequently arises in particular with pet birds. Owners become so attached to their feathered friends that they tend to regard them as little people and consequently cannot resist giving them threats. This it’s self is not bad, but they should be provided with only “bird friendly” treats such as milk thistle, millet spray, dry vita-brits or wholemeal toast. Never feed them chocolate, alcohol, sweet biscuits, avocado or caffeine. These products can harm your bird’s health or kill.

SOLVENTS/CLEANING AGENTS Fumes and residue from these can be deadly to your birds. Just recently Pandas at a zoo in New Zealand died from fumes inhaled from a cleaning agent being used in their enclosure. Be aware that you can transfer the residue from cleaning agents from your hands to water and food containers, so take care to wash your hands very carefully after using any of these before attending to your birds. Nicotine residue can also be transferred in the same manner.

ESCAPES All aviaries should have some form of an escape proof catch area incorporated into their design.

Birds see a gap and go for it very swiftly, one minute they are nice and safe and sound in their aviary, the next out in the big wide world with no idea how to fend for themselves. Most escapees unless they are lucky enough to be recaptured within a few days will perish. Care needs to be taken that pet birds put outside in cages for fresh air are very well secured. In my opinion it is absolutely foolhardy to take any bird outside unless it is secured in a bird harness. Yes, I have plenty of people argue with me on this point stating

that MY BIRD never leaves my side. Well it only takes one fright incident for this to change very quickly and the bird is gone. Take a look at posts regularly appearing on Facebook to see how many birds do just that. It boils down to the same belief of teenagers in cars but will never happen to me, too late when it does. There is no going back.

HANG POINTS These are places or things within your aviaries or pet bird cage that your birds can get hung up on. Look for things that your bid can get his ID ring caught on. If your

bird is fitted with a split ring it is a good idea to periodically check that it has not worked open a little as this tiny gap can cause a bird to get hung up on cage or aviary wire. Watch for sharp points or protruding objects ANYTHING that can cause injury to your birds. I advocate pet birds should be provided with human baby safe toys rather that products bought from pet outlets many which incorporate such things as chains and tassels which can be very dangerous and some if ingested can prove to be fatal. - J. Pym Bird Breeder

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St Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve Hidden within the green, rolling hills of the Stzrelecki Ranges, the meandering Agnes River cascades over rocks into a deep picturesque gorge. At 59 metres, Agnes Falls are the highest single span falls in Victoria. Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve is situated 160km southeast of Melbourne. The waterfall is reached from the South Gippsland Highway at Toora by following Silcocks Hill Road, Hazel Park Road and Agnes Falls Road. Alternatively the Reserve can be reached from Welshpool via Slade Hill Road and Hazel Park Road. These approach roads provide extensive views across Corner Inlet to the peaks of Wilsons Promontory. Cool waters from trickling mountain streams drain the southern slopes of

the Stzrelecki Ranges before flowing into the meandering Agnes River.

remnant of the forests that once cover the Stzrelecki Ranges.

After heavy rain the river falls as a spectacular cascade into the gorge. Upstream from the falls, the Agnes River forms part of the Toora Water Supply Catchment.

Tall Southern Blue Gums together with Blackwood and Silver Wattles grow within the sheltered gorge and along the banks of the Agnes River.

A short 200 metre walking track leads from the carpark to a viewing area overlooking the falls. Along the way watch for birds darting between bushes and the diverse range of vegetation present. Rest on the seats provided and enjoy the view within the gorge. A small picnic ground set amongst the tall shady Blue Gums on the grassy banks of the Agnes River makes a delightful setting for a picnic. Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve protects a small

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The cool moist conditions here support a diverse understorey of Hazel Pomaderris, Blanket-Leaf, Dogwood, Prickly Moses, Clematis and a ground cover of ferns. The drier north facing slope and ridge support an open understorey of native grasses and sedges. The Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve provides habitat to support many different species of birds. The canopy of tall eucalypts provides food and nesting areas for a variety of birds including honeyeaters.

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The understorey composed of tall shrubs and small trees is home to the Eastern Yellow Robin, often seen perching sideways on low branches, eyes intently searching the ground for food. Watch for the playful antics of the Grey Fantail as it darts and spirals in and out of trees in its quest for food. They are often seen perching with wings drooped and tail fanning from side to side, a movement to prompt insects to flight. The forest also echoes to the calls of the Laughing Kookaburra, Currawong and Crimson Rosella.

At night possums and owls emerge from tree hollows to feed amongst the spreading branches of the eucalypts. If you are lucky you may catch a glimpse of a Swamp Wallaby disappearing into the bush.

Just up the road Turtons Creek Scenic Reserve located 20 kilometres north west of Foster, this reserve features a series of cascades on the tree fern lined creek. The grassy flats along Turtons Creek provide an idea site for a bush camp or picnic.

A bird watchers paradise, the parks can be explored from the shore or by boat.

The parks are reached from the South Gippsland Highway via Port Welshpool, Port Albert, McLoughlins Beach or Yanakie.

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Addiction and the Family Dynamics “SAY NO MORE”

The family dynamic is a general, cover-all, neutral term of the ways family members interact with each other, all the various family alignments, hierarchies, roles, ascribed characteristics and the patterns of interactions within the family.

These interactions can work well, suit everybody and such a lucky family works well as a whole. Or they don’t, everybody gets frustrated, the family is riddled with conflict, unresolved issues fester, and the family works badly. Most families most of the time find themselves working well enough to function. The dynamic around a loved one with addiction is sadly consistent from family to family, across cultural and social economic groups. I have not seen a family of a loved one suffering from addiction that did not fall into the dynamic below. Understanding how these key interactions work or don’t work, and seeing how it does not benefit you, or help the addict get well, is a vital step on the way to change. Think of your addict as being stuck in a deep ditch. The addict is stuck in it and they can’t get out. They are suffering a whole range of consequences of their actions, financial issues, emotional issues, mental health issues, employment issues, relationship issues and the list goes on. Despite their best efforts, they simply can’t find the way out. From time to time, it may seem like they get out of the ditch, or they are making progress towards getting out, but this is only ever temporary, they always end up back in that miserable ditch. The family crowd around the top of the ditch because they lover their addict and they want to see their loved one get out and prosper. Each family member’s approach to the addict will tend to fall into one of two categories’ or behavioural roles.

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THE PERSECUTOR My father was a classic persecutor. Because he loved me, he would come to the edge of the ditch I was in and try to motivate me to get out. He would look down into the ditch and tell me that I was a disgrace. How could I do this? After all the opportunities I’d had in my life I should have my act together. He would tell me to ‘just stop and get over it’ I don’t doubt his love or that what he was telling me was told in the hope of motivating me to get out of that ditch and get well. He had the best of intentions. The fact that he was taking time out of his busy day to try and help me showed me that. And whether he took that approach through learned behaviour or because he really thought it was the best approach who knows. I know it didn’t work. I would tell my father to get stuffed, and tell everyone else that he was an idiot and didn’t understand. How could he talk to me like that? I reflected his behaviour by being critical and hostile too. The result was that I stayed in that miserable ditch. THE ENABLER My mother was a classic enabler. She would look down into the ditch and say, ‘poor boy! I think you were always sensitive and had some sort of mental problem. How are we going to help you? How are we going to get you out of this ditch? This is not your fault.’ She would throw anything down the ditch that she thought could help, money, houses; all she could think of went down into it. She would find houses for me to live in, and decorate them. She would marry me off. She would generally try to make my life easier, in the hope that, if I found life more comfortable, I would no longer need or choose to use drugs. I would reflect that behaviour too. I would play the victim, and say, ‘Yes, my life’s very hard, I’ve had some real big problems over the years and it’s not really my fault.’ Then wait for the money, cars, houses, wives or whatever else she was throwing, to land in my ditch. My ditch became quite comfortable. I never

had to face the material consequences of my addition. I was always housed and had cars. Externally, I appeared to be doing OK. But, while the ditch was comfortable, the thought of climbing out of it, or that I had a drug problem, never crossed my mind. Often, circumstances make The Persecutor into an Enabler, or vice versa. An incident of some kind can cause the switch to be thrown, but frustration and disappointment alone can do it. What my family did not realise, despite the fact they loved me and they were doing the best they could to try and help me, was that persecution and enabling contributed nothing that helped me get well. It was just background noise. I did reflect on their behaviour but I stayed in the ditch. Enabling and persecuting fuel the addicts’ delusion and disease and keep them in the ditch. In the addicts mind, being persecuted allows them to continue to feel resentful and sorry for themselves and to blame others for their situation: ‘He’s such an idiot, no wonder I use.’ It adds to all the other excuses they use to justify their drug use. Being enabled shields them from facing the true consequences of their using by keeping them too comfortable to feel the need to change: ‘I’m not really that bad, I’ve still got a place to live.’ Some families live in fear of the addicts’ reaction when they finally decide to take away the cushions. They say, ‘he’s not going to like that. We’re scared of what he’s going to do. He can get abusive. He may get violent. He may threaten to kill himself, or disappear and never come back.’ This is nothing more than the addict’s ultra-selfish manipulation at work, created by the disease of addiction. All addicts try to set up an unspoken understanding that the family had better give us what we want because the family does not want to face the consequences of us unhappy. Some addicts will say ‘I can make your

life miserable’ overtly. Others expend much time setting up a dynamic where this may not be said out load, but everyone around us understands the potential. We ineffectively hold our own families to ransom. Having taken you hostage, the addict, will want to negotiate. ‘I’ll give you this if you give me that, ‘I can’t go to treatment, I can’t stop using all together, I just need one more cheque to cover the rent, this will be the last time, I promise, ‘don’t push me…’ It is the fear of not giving the addict what they want, that impels family members into constant negotiation. Boundaries will be crossed, and broken. Families will find themselves doing things they never imagined they would consider doing, like driving their loved one to go and pick up drugs or allowing the addict to shoot up drugs at home, it’s ‘safer’ than shooting up on the streets. The addict will manipulate the dynamic to make you feel responsible for their wellbeing and safety. If you don’t give them money, they say they are going to go and rob someone. ‘I’m going to go into withdrawal and go crazy so I will rob someone and end up in jail because of you.’ Or the less extreme, ‘I know it’s three in the morning but you better get out of bed and come and pick me up from the pub, or ‘I’m going to drive home…’ The family dynamic and these sorts of situations can stay in place for decades. Without drastic change by all parties, family and addict this dynamic will turn once happy, healthy, prosperous families in to miserable worried sick, fractured wrecks. So families can’t control their addict by shaming them in to action or trying to make things easier for them, how do we help them out of that ditch? A drug addict will only ever look at their problem or the mere possibility they could have a drug problem, if the consequences start to outweigh the benefits. Nothing goes down that ditch but offers of treatment because that actually is the solution. We create boundaries. Within those boundaries,

we create a space: the Treatment Space. And we make an agreement that that’s the only space we interact in. Unless our addict is in treatment there is to be no interaction. None. When treatment is offered, one ladder is lowered down in to the ditch. Background noise is shut down. No other interaction is allowed. The ditches comfort level declines. The only way out for the addict is to climb the ladder. We have conditioned our addict to expect to be either persecuted or enabled, so when the family throws the ladder down and walks away, to expect our addict to turn around and say ‘Thank you so much, this is a beautiful ladder, I’m going to climb up it right now’ is unrealistic. What normally happens is that the addict says, ‘What the hell are you guys doing? I don’t have a drug problem. Are you crazy? Where the hell is my money? Where the hell is my house? Why have you stopped talking? Don’t you know how hard my life is? You can’t kick me out. What kind of family are you? The addict may make wild threats in an effort to bring you back to the edge of the ditch, to continue in your enabling and persecuting roles. The addict is comfortable with that, and, because of the emotions involved the family will be tempted to continue to argue and or negotiate with the addict. But this is where the family must be detached, and hold the line. Unless our addict moves out into the treatment space we have provided, we cannot interact with them. Once totally alone in the ditch and facing reality our addict will soon start considering what they need to do with the limited options available to them.

Oh my God, they’re not coming back to the edge, ‘there’s no-one there, just a stupid ladder. What am I going to do? This ditch is becoming uncomfortable without the cushions. There’s nothing here, just me and my miserable existence. All right, to hell with you, to hell with the world, stuff everybody, I’m going to climb up that ladder. I’ve got nothing else if I don’t, I’m going to die. This can sometimes take a few hours, or days, even a few weeks. I’ve never seen an addict last longer than months and this is rare. In this new reality the addict will become willing to enter treatment. They may enter angry, and resentful, still blaming others and still trying to lure the enabler back into giving options other than treatment, but that is OK. They have taken the first step; they are in the treatment space and are operating within the new healthy boundaries provided by their loving family. It is at this time that the road to recovery opens. Often a family intervention along with a trained professional can be the catalyst to getting the addict into treatment. However an Intervention is not treatment in and of itself, family and loved ones need to be ready for an intervention as this should be used to set boundaries and take the addict in to treatment, it is not used as shock therapy to discourage the addict from using and changing his ways as this will not work. Recovery only begins once the addict enters treatment willingly or not. Remember “Say No More” And save the addicts life. For Interventions and Referrals into treatment contact Private Rehabs Australia on 1300-858-543 www.privaterehabsaustralia.com.au

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26 Daybreak (7) 28 Spitting mammal (5) 31 Remain (4) 38 Tasmanian city (10) 39 With great volume (6) 40 Harmful to living things (11) 41 Sprinkle with glitter (9) 42 Loathe (9) 43 State of acute pain (9) 44 Affirmative vote (3) 45 First petition for divorce (6,4) 46 New members (9) 47 Light wind off the water (3,6) 48 Small alpine flower (9) 54 Madman (6) 58 Beam of light (3) 62 Felt tipped pens (7) 63 Celebrate (7) 64 Lift (7) 65 A poison (7) 67 Faint (4,3) 68 Gather together in order (7) 69 Sit for a photo (4) 70 Melbourne’s river (5 71 Crouches (7) 72 Wrinkle (6) 81 Doctrinaire, person obsessed by theory (6) 82 Measures how long it takes (5) 83 Main artery (5) 85 Dirty and disorderly (5) 86 Vertical part of a step (5) 88 Gesture; --- the shoulders (5) 89 My Fair Lady character; --Doolittle (5) 90 Minister’s house (5) 91 Rope fibre (4) 92 Impose or deal (out) (4) 93 Barrier booth (racing) (4)

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Cinema Guide

November Cinema Guide

In the lead up towards Christmas there’s a wide variety of films coming out, especially this month. The three I’ve chosen should hopefully entice interest from even the most casual of movie-goers. Now Add Honey (Out Nov 5th)

Husband and wife comedy duo, Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler have well and truly put their stamp on Australian TV in recent years with a string of hilarious shows. Their new comedic venture, Now Add Honey marks the couple’s feature film debut, in which the normal life of a suburban family implodes when their pop-star cousin comes to stay. To be honest I’m a little skeptical about this one as it does look rather generic, but my advice would be to avoid the trailers and take a blind leap.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (Out Nov 5th)

Starring: Robyn Butler, Lucy Fry and Portia de Rossi Rating: M (Nudity and coarse language)

Zombie films are a dime a dozen these days with a variety of increasingly bizarre scenarios being played. In this latest incarnation of the popular sub-genre, we view the zombie apocalypse from eyes of a scout group, who learn the meaning of true friendship as they save their town from the undead. I’m pretty

Spectre (Out Nov 12th) In this 24th entry in to the James Bond franchise, agent 007 is send on a trail to uncover a sinister organization after receiving a cryptic message from his past. The overwhelming success and critical praise of ‘Skyfall’ three years prior, has set the bar very high. I along with many fans and critics are very eager to see if ‘Spectre’ lives up to

the immense hype surrounding it. This will Daniel Craig’s fourth outing as James Bond in what I’m sure will be another hard-edged and gritty performance from the British actor.

Starring: Daniel Craig, Monica Bellucci, Léa Seydoux, Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes Rating: TBA

keen for this one as it looks like a lot of fun and these horror/comedy mash-ups do offer a lot of fan service. Starring: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan and Sarah Dumont Rating: TBA

You can check out my blog at cinematicrandomness.blogspot.com or 'like' my Facebook page at facebook.com/cinematicrandomness where you can follow all my cinematic exploits.

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Changes In Motorcycling Laws Lane filtering becomes legal in Victoria from 2 November. The move makes Victoria the fourth state or territory in Australia to legalise filtering. New South Wales was followed by an ACT trial and Queensland. Lane filtering is when a

motorcycle rider moves alongside vehicles that have either stopped or are moving slowly (less than 30 km/h). Currently there are circumstances where vehicles may pass stationary traffic. Finding gaps to do this can be easier

on a motorcycle than in a car, but the circumstances where it is lawful are the topic of some debate and confusion. One main benefit of creating new laws about motorcycle lane filtering is that they should provide clarity about where and how

THE Gippsland MX Region along with member Mr Bob Bedson have won the 2015 Employee Community Grant through Toyota Australia. The Gippsland Region Motocross Panel along with member Mr Bob Bedson are very proud to announce that they have won the 2015 Employee Community Grant through Toyota Australia. Long-standing member Bob Bedson along with his two sons Luke and Brendan have been riding and supporting the Shell Advance Gippsland Region Motocross Championships for many years. The Gippsland MX Region continually try to maintain and upgrade their equipment to benefit their riders so thanks to Bob’s nomination the Gippsland Region will be purchasing a defibrillator to keep in the trailer. Bob commented: “My boys are very proud of me winning this grant from Toyota for the Gippies. “The main aim is for the kids to ride and have fun spending quality time with

motorcyclists should be safely able to lane filter. Motorcycle lane filtering is a task that requires skill and experience to undertake safely. One way of encouraging safer practice is limiting lawful filtering to those who have graduated beyond a learner permit to a licence.

their dad which makes it all worth it,” he said. 14-year-old Brendan has been very successful this year finishing 4th on board his 85cc and we look forward to young Luke joining in the competition in the near future. The Gippsland Region Motocross Panel would like to say a BIG thank-you to Bob and his family! Information

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has a few nice coffee shops, I have not found a bad one yet. From Yarra Junction, head out on the Yarra Junction - Noojee Road. Follow into Noojee, and turn left and go over the bridge at the start of Loch Valley Rd and turn right into “The Tool Shed” for lunch. From Noojee head towards Neerim and out to Drouin. Another lovely place for a coffee before heading onto Lang Lang, out to the South Gippsland Highway and head for home.

A Day Cruise Through Ride highlights: West Gippsland and Good combination of Beyond grippy roads, with some Mt Evelyn - Drouin From Mt Evelyn head out on the Warburton Highway to Yarra Junction. Yarra Junction

good bends. No need to take them fast as it is satisfying when you get the apex right. Submitted by Cranbourne

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November 2015

Antiques & Man Cave Trail

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Bruthen Bric A Brac A growing retail business, only three years old in a lovely country town on junction of main highways enroute to mountains, snow, beaches and interstate. For all your Collectables and Giftware, come and see us in Bruthen.

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73 Princes Way, Drouin 0418 349 557

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Purveyors Of Old & Interesting Wares Phone David King 0405 453 660 or (03) 51277776 david.d.king@raptaustralia.com.au 39 Lloyd St Moe, VIC 3825

Charnwood Antiques & Collectables in “Charnwood Corner” Cnr Esplanade & Bulmer St, Lakes Entrance, Vic Ph: 03 5155 2348 Open 7 days 8.30am to 5.30pm A multi shop complex featuring a large range of Australian furniture, vintage advertising ceramics, garaginalia and collectables. Fashion, Florist, Gifts, Cafe, Nursery and Nostaliga Find us on Facebook

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Mancave Collectables make Money! With Interest rates not returning a reasonable rate savvy investors are looking at alternatives to put their surplus funds into that they know will always be easy to “Cash In” if necessary and retain/gain in value.

Classic cars, Bikes, Automobillia and Brewianna ( Bar ware & signage ) is a proving to be a great investment and with the growth in popularity of the “Mancave” the display of these items can create that “Wow” factor!

Original Vintage items are still locatable at a price and although some collectors don’t like reproduction and reconditioned items these are retaining their value as the Aussie Dollar falls and cost of importing increases, plus they still offer the visual display effect, are much easier to obtain and are more affordable.

Australian Oil Company items such as Golden Fleece, Ampol and Neptune command excellent prices and are always at the top end of the market in any condition. Mobil, Shell, Caltex, BP and Castrol are still collected and displayed but are somewhat more affordable and depending on age easier to locate.

Badges, Calenders, Ashtrays, Bottle Openers etc...

(Everyone needs to be alert when purchasing items and establish if they are originals or reproductions.)

The range of sought items ranges from Handy Oilers through to Petrol Bowsers and other Automobillia includes Signs, Stationary,

From Accessory Manufacturers, Spare Parts Suppliers and other associated Automotive Manufacturers.

Pub Signage and other business signs are also very collectible and display well in the Mancave, they can be used to create themes such as a Hotel Bar, Drive Inn Theatre, Pool Hall, Barbers Shop, Race Track

or whatever you desire and all it takes is imagination, determination and a lot of Hunting for those Special pieces of the puzzle!

Community Radio’s of Gippsland

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Community Radio

Gippsland FM 0600

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Breaky – 80’s/ 90’s

Breaky Country

Breaky – 60’s / 70’s

Breaky – 70’s / 90’s

Breaky Country

Sports

Christian

Indigenous

60’s to 90’s music

Current Affairs

Classical Music

0900 1100 1200 1300 1600

Rock / Pop Nostalgia – 60’s to 90’s Local Issues Local Issues

Indigenous

Local Issues

Local News Read 2 U

The History Show

Arts Alive Easy Listening Easy Listening Easy Listening

Workplace/ Media Issues

Youth Music

German

Maltese

Indonesian

Eclectic Music

Jazz Music

Italian

Greek

Japanese

Greek

Filipino

6.30 Sudanese Sth African

Alternative Music

Eclectic Music

Metal Music

International Politics Contemporary Issues

1730 1930 2100 2230

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Youth Music

Jazz Music

Gardening

Easy Listening Easy Listening

Pop Rock/ Youth Music

Country Music

Rock / Pop

Alternative

LGBTI

Alternative Music

Experimental Music

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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Country Music

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY The Sounds of West Gippsland (includes News, Weather and Community Programs) The Sounds of West Gippsland (includes Weather and Community Programs) A mellow selection from a News, wide range of musical styles. A mellow selection from a wide range of musical styles. Sweet Soul All Stars Jazz Golden 6-9pm Ted's Move’n Groove/ Music/Music Mega-Mix/ Move’n Groove/ Festival/Turn Time Around the Country Sam’s Sam’sAlternatives Alternatives Cafe Traveller The Catch Up Your Radio World Party Hits/

Wednesday Night

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For requests, ring For requests, ring5625 56254995. 4995. Shows alternate, and the schedule circumstances. Shows alternate, and the schedulemay maychange change due due to to unforeseen unforeseen circumstances.

Local Radio

South Gippsland’s FM Radio – 3mFM Live streaming www.3mfm.com.au

Sunday 6:00 Local Radio 9:00 Sunday Brunch 11:00 Talking Books 12:00 Jazz Club 2:00 Golden Hits -50’s

Monday

6:00 Classic Nostalgia 8:00 Memories & More 10:00 TTM – Trad Jazz 12:00 FM Music Mix

6:00 Conga Cafe 8:00 Continental Cabaret 10:00 3mFM Music Mix

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

26 Years of Local Radio – Hourly News & Community Events 6:00 Country Sunrise

Breakfast - News, weather, tide times, on this day, birthdays 9:00 Morning Local Radio 12:00 Local Radio 11:00 Fridays Rotary Roundup 3:00 Drive Time with Big John 5:00 Thursdays Lions Hour 6:00 Vision Australia 6:00 Artie’s Fun Bag 6:00 Coastal Classics 6:00 Sounds - World 7:00

3:30 Local Muzos 4:00 That’s Entertainment 1ST Sun

7:00 Night Drive 9:00 3mFM Music Mix

8:00 Classic Nostalgia 10:00 70’s Music Mix

8:00 Night Surf 10:00 70’s Music Mix

3mFM – All Night Long – 3mFm Music Mix

8:00 Ramalama Ding-Dong 11:00 The Sesh

Saturday 6:00 Local Radio 7:30 Fishing report 8:00 Travel 8:30 All Sort Of Sport

10:00 This Great Country 1:00 KIDZ Rock 2:00 Saturday Showcase 4:00 Changes in Latitude 6:00 Sounds of the 60s 7:00 Back to The 70’s 8:00 Chartbusting 80’s 12:00 The Jukebox

November 2015

Markets

Bass Coast Churchill Island Market

Wonthaggi Make-it, Bake-it Market

Rokeby Community Market

Mallacoota Artisans Market

4 Saturday of the Month 8am – 1pm Churchill Island, Phillip Island

2nd Sunday of the Month 9am – 1pm McBride Ave. Wonthaggi 0427 587 104

5626 8523

0467 856 236

0439 364 760

Wonthaggi Rotary Market

Warragul Farmers Market

Metung Farmers Market

Cowes Island Craft Market

2nd Saturday of the Month 9am – 2pm 102 Thompson Ave. Cowes 0412 710 216

2nd Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm Murray St. Wonthaggi 03 5672 5204

Baw Baw

Cowes Market on Chapel

Darnum Musical Village Market Fair

4th Saturday of the Month 8.30am – 2pm Chapel St. Cowes 0428 603 043

2nd Sunday of the Month 10am – 4pm Darnum Musical Village, 14 Stuart St. Darnum

Granville Market

0437 122 441

4th Sunday of the Month 8am – 2pm Bass Hwy. Grantville

Drouin Craft & Product Market 3rd Saturday of the Month 8am – 12.30pm Civic Park, Brynwood Ave. Drouin

03 5997 6221

Inverloch Community Farmers Market

Last Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm The Glade, The Esplanade, Inverloch 0417 370 488

Inverloch Farmers Market

3rd Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm The Glade, The Esplanade, Inverloch 0439 364 760

Newhaven Craft Market 4th Saturday of the month 8am – 1pm 03 5678 8163 Every Sunday 10am – 3pm Korumburra Wonthaggi Rd. Kongwak 0417 142 478

San Remo Cuppa & Chat Market

2nd Friday & Saturday of the Month 9am–1pm Fri & 9am-12pm Sat Marine Parade, San Remo

3rd Saturday of the Month 8.30am – 1pm Civic Park, Smith St. Warragul 0425 259 177

Warragul Arts Market

3rd Saturday of the Month 9am – 1pm Civic Park, Civic Pl. Warragul

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9am – 2pm Lardner Park, Warragul 03 5976 326

8am – 1pm Longwarry Fire Station, Bennet St. Longwarry 0419 158 946

Neerim District Alley Market

4th Sunday of the Month 9am – 1pm 147 Main Neerim Rd. Neerim South 0409 090 725

Noojee Station Market 4th Sunday of the Month 8am – 2pm 15 School Rd. Noojee

0458 431 844

Nowa Nowa Farmers Market

3rd Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm Mingling Waters Caravan Park, Nowa Nowa

Yarragon Community Craft & Produce Market

Paynesville Farmers Market

4th Saturday of the Month 9am – 1pm Yarragon Public Hall, Campbell St. Yarragon 03 5634 2209

Bairnsdale Farmers Market

Lardner Park Craft Market

2nd Saturday of the Month 8am – 1pm Village Green, Kurnai Ave. Metung

0409 233 648

Jindivick Country Market

1st Saturday of the Month 9am – 12pm 1070 Jacksons Track, Jindivick 03 5628 5227

1st Saturday of the Month 9am – 1pm Maurice Dr. Mallacoota

03 5626 7045

East Gippsland

1st Sunday of the Month

Kongwak Market

2nd Saturday of the Month 8.30am – 12.30pm Main Rd. Rokeby

0419 428 564

Longwarry Fire Brigade Market

Newhaven Hall, Newhaven

03 5678 5386

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1st Saturday of the Month 8am – 12pm Secondary College Oval, McKean St. Bairnsdale 03 5156 9342

Bairnsdale Uniting Church Car & Boot Market

3rd Saturday of the Month 8.30am – 11am Great Alpine Rd. Lucknow

Bruthen Village Market 4th Saturday of the Month 9am – 2pm Mechanics Hall, Main St. Bruthen 0429 647 685

Howitt Park Market

4th Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm Howitt Park, Lucknow, Bairnsdale 0432 602 007

Lakes Surf Club Market 1st Sunday of the Month 9am – 3pm Foreshore Rotunda, Lakes Entrance 0407 098 805

0419 380 997

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3rd Saturday of the Month 8am – 1pm 55 Raymond St. Pynesville

Paynesville Lions Club Market 2nd Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm Gilsenan Reserve, Paynesville 0400 327 526

Latrobe Churchill Community Market

3rd Saturday of the Month 8.30am – 1.30pm 1 Balfour Pl. Churchill

50 Mile Farmers Market Morwell 2nd Saturday of the Month 8am – 1pm Tarwin St. Morwell 0400 341 027

50 Mile Farmers Market Traralgon 1st Saturday of the Month 8am – 12pm The VRI Hall, Queens Pde. Traralgon 0419 568 772

Latrobe Country Market Every Sunday 8.30am – 1.30pm Latrobe Rd. Morwell

10 mins from Lakes Entrance at Mingling Waters Details please contact: Tracey 0409 233 648

Inverloch Farmers Market

3rd Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm The Glade, The Esplanade, Inverloch 03 5664 0096

Inverloch Community Farmers Market

03 5127 3082

REH Cork Club Craft Market

4th Saturday of the Month 8am – 1pm Kay St. Gardens, Traralgon 0409 232 715

South Gippsland Coal Creek Farmers Market

2nd Saturday of the Month 8am – 12.30pm 12 Silkstone Rd. Korumburra 0459 629 000

4th Sunday of the Month 10am – 2pm Port Albert Hall, Victoria St. Port Albert 0437 247 242

Prom Country Farmers Market

3rd Saturday of the Month 8am – 12pm Foster War Memorial Arts Centre Hall, Main St. Foster 0427 809 509

Tarwin Lower Local Market

0448 327 673

Jumbunna Bush Market

Toora Market

03 5657 3241

03 5688 1237

Kongwak Market

Wellington

1st Sunday of the Month 9am – 1pm Public Hall, Cruickshanks Rd. Jumbunna

Every Sunday 10am – 3pm Korumburra-Wonthaggi Rd. Kongwak 0417 142 478

Koonwarra Farmers Market

1st Saturday of the Month 8am – 12.30pm Memorial Park, Koonwarra 0408 619 182

Koowee Community Market

1st Sunday of the Month 8am – 1.30pm Cochrane Park, Cr Rossiter Rd. & Sybella Ave. Koo Wee Rup 0418 289 847

Leongatha Rotary Market

4th Sunday of the Month Safeway Carpark, Leongatha 03 5662 5800

Loch Lions Village Market

0418 500 520

22nd November 9am – 2pm Old Gippstown Heritage Park, Lloyd St. Moe

Port Albert Market

2nd Saturday of the Month 8.30am Tarwin Lower Primary School, Tarwin Lower 0410 466 260

Last Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm The Glade, Inverloch

Old Gippstown Market

Traralgon Farmers Market

3rd Sunday of Month 9 am to 1 pm

03 5655 1811

0449 294 453

0487 342 675

Fresh Coffee, Gluten Free Fudge, Condiments, Bread, Cakes, Biscuits, Soaps, Seasonal Fruit & Vegetables, Plants & Herbs, Honey, Beef @ the Farmgate, Pottery, Jewellery, and amazing hand made wonders

2nd Saturday of the Month 9am – 2pm Coal Creek Community Park & Museum, South Gippsland Hwy. Korumburra

2nd Sunday of the Month 9am – 1pm Railway Siding, Loch

2nd Saturday of the Month Kay St. Gardens, Traralgon

Coal Creek Craft Market

Meeniyan Mid Week Market

3rd Thursday of the Month 10am – 2pm Whitelaw St. Meeniyan 0402 995 063

Mirboo North Market

Last Saturday of the Month 8am – 2pm

49 Ridgeway St. Mirboo North 03 5668 2465

2nd Sunday of the Month 7.30am - 1pm Former Bonlac Store, Jetty Rd. Toora

Heyfield Market

1st Saturday of the Month From 8am John Greaves Memorial Park, Temple St. Heyfield 03 5148 3408

Maffra Variety & Farmers Market

1st Sunday of the Month 9am – 1pm Johnson St. Maffra 0419 869 114

Rosedale Community Market 2nd Sunday of the Month 7.30am – 1.30pm Prince Street Reserve, Rosedale 03 5199 2709

Sale Charity Market

3rd Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm Thompson River Canal Reserve, Sale 03 5144 1258

Sale Producers Market

3rd Saturday of the Month 8am – 1pm Sale Showgrounds, 2 SaleMaffra Rd. Sale 0427 456 477

Stratford Variety & Farmers Market

4th Sunday of the Month 9am – 1pm McMillan St. Stratford 0419 869 114

Yarram Variety Market 1st Sunday of the Month 8am – 1pm Scout/Guide Hall, Yarram 0419 362 083

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UPDATE

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