Don Magazine 2022

ISSUE 3 | AUGUST 2022 KEEP IT REAL with Shane LabourSalioflove: all the tips to restore vintageyourcar

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Shepparton BMW is offering customers a new state-of-the-art dealership with upgrades being more than just a visual refresh. The space provides a more flexible format through the use of multi-functional areas, shared and open spaces as well as the integration of digital touch points including large format screens, vehicle configuration, delivery App integration and digital spec stands.

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Featuring sustainable design elements the new facilit y includes a 100 KW solar panel system that has the capabilit y to power not only the entire dealership but also the electric charging stations. The new design also features several water tanks sitting alongside the building to ensure sustainable in-house car washing, making this an environmentally friendly BMW site.

Every detail has been considered to make purchasing your next BMW or a MINI from our dealership a memorable experience.

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Shepparton MINI Garage is now open right here in the Goulburn Valley. Showcasing everything there is to know about MINI and much more. Our brand new state of the art showroom is supported by a 100kW solar system to help showcase our MINI Electric Vehicles and we would like to welcome you in to have your own MINI experience.

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Shepparton MINI Garage is now open right here in the Goulburn Valley. Showcasing everything there is to know about MINI and much more. Our brand new state of the art showroom is supported by a 100kW solar system to help showcase our MINI Electric Vehicles and we would like to welcome you in to have your own MINI experience. LMCT 11214

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Shepparton MINI Garage is now open right here in the Goulburn Valley. Showcasing everything there is to know about MINI and much more. Our brand new state of the art showroom is supported by a 100kW solar system to help showcase our MINI Electric Vehicles and we would like to welcome you in to have your own MINI experience.

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EDITOR Clemence

Is your best friend furry, with four legs and barks when they are happy, a best friend you thought you’d never get but now you are ride or die buddies?

Men are all Dons. In and out, beautiful in your very own way, going through phases of your life that are relatable to others, more or less hard to get through. Sad moments are part of your life. Such as grief. Disease. Cancer. Trauma. There’s no shame in them, and the more you talk about them, the more you build yourself around them with the help of others, the stronger you become.

Sure, we sometimes get on each other’s nerves, and sure, we clog the showers with our hair and sure, you always forget to put your dirty undies in the wash. But you always find a way to be forgiven. And so do we. I hope that these pages will fill you with knowledge about topics dear to your heart, or resonate with one of your long-time passions.Areyou passionate about old cars and would you like to learn more about how to restoreWe’vethem?gotthat covered.

Don is also about knowing how to put your mental and physical health first, because as men, you are also entitled to show yourself in your true light in those moments you don’t feel 100 per cent.

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The scent of a man PAGE 30 Take the road less travelled PAGE 35 Growing through the hard times PAGE 39 Art speaks louder than words PAGE 40 Man’s best friend… eventually PAGE 44 Cook up a summer storm PAGE 46 Wear your heart on your skin PAGE 48

Well, that was predictable but we love when you contradict yourselves, too.

Restore your confidence PAGE 50 “I loved every minute of it” PAGE 53 Time for straight talking PAGE 56 Labour of love PAGE 58 Buck the trend PAGE 61 Men’s Shed means business PAGE 63 Grab your bike and hit the trails PAGE 68 Fathers and Sons PAGE 70 Box 204, Shepparton, Victoria 3632 (03) 5831 2312 Carayol 5820 3248

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WRITERS Gianni Francis Dylan ClemenceGeoffMurrayTylerDanielAnnaThMaxCaitlynBrownGrantStainkamphomasMonaghanMcGuinessWebbMaherSilbyAdamsCarayol SUB-EDITORS Sandy Lloyd EDITORIAL DESIGN McPherson Media Group PHOTOGRAPHY Megan Fisher Holly RechelleDanielZammit CO-ORDINATORSADVERTISING Steven AshwiniSongSidhu ADVERTISING Leesa AshtonDorisSimoneLeonieHaeuslerLimosaniDunneKulaStill P: 5820 3187 COVER Photo by Megan Fisher Story page 7 by Gianni Francis JEWELLERSFROMWORNACCESSORIESONCOVERPURDEYS Welcome

Don is about these moments in life — the bad ones and how to go through them with your chin up; as well as the good ones, how to make the most out of them and make sure they live on forever as best memories of a lifetime.

Men, this magazine is for you, about you, to celebrate you all, as the beautiful souls you are.

Don is about you, your life, your power. We hope you enjoy turning these pages as much as we enjoyed writing them for you.

I hope that these pages bring you confidence when it comes to talk about you, your true feelings, or any physical struggle you might be going through.

Other happy events come and brighten up your days, such as being a dad, marriage or simply enjoying a beer around a barbecue with your mates.

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Mayor keeps it real PAGE 7 Juggling act all part of the fun PAGE 15 How to make your worst dad joke your best one yet PAGE 16 Nothing beats campin’ fishin’ fun PAGE 20 Health check can save lives PAGE 22 Get back on your feet PAGE 25 Lessons in life close to home PAGE 28

These watches tell a story about past and future, about a brand that became an icon of elegance, uniqueness and power.

The curved designs reflect the aerodynamics of the cars, which after a century are still able to fascinate and surprise us, even as a symbol on the wrist. Maserati Solar Gold Chronograph$529

A story that lives in every detail: the hands that reflect the tip of the trident and the caliber branded Maserati.

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These watches tell a story about past and future, about a brand that became an icon of elegance, uniqueness and power.

The curved designs reflect the aerodynamics of the cars, which after a century are still able to fascinate and surprise us, even as a symbol on the wrist. Maserati Solar Gold Chronograph$529

The curved designs reflect the aerodynamics of the cars, which after a century are still able to fascinate and surprise us, even as a symbol on the wrist.

6 | DON MAGAZINE outdoor kitchen The Alfresco Kitchen Co outdoor kitchen range is focused on design, quality, style, functionality and versatility. You can design your dream outdoor kitchen by mixing and matching a premium range of cabinets, door colours, benchtops and of course appliances. The options are limitless with your outdoor kitchen – depending on your budget and the size of your alfresco area. 202 Corio Street, www.barbequesgalore.com.auShepparton | 5821 0550 Design your dream Alfresco Kitchen Co is available exclusively at Barbequesoutdooralfrescokitchenco.com.auGalore./3d-design/Usethe3Dplannertodesign,visualiseandexperiencethekitchenofyourdreams. Choose your BBQ from a select range at Barbeques Galore. Choose your fridge configurationChoosesizeyour Choose your cabinet benchtopChoosecolouryourcolourChooseyoursinkmodule BBQS SINKS CUPBOARDSFRIDGES BENCHTOPSCABINETS

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Family, footy and community underpin Shane Sali’s approach to life, strengths he brings with him to his new role as mayor.

Shane is wearing an 18 carat yellow gold hexagon shape black onyx diamond set ring ($1795), Maserati gold plated 45 mm chrono watch ($749), and 9 carat yellow gold curb link bracelet ($4450). All jewellery available atPhotography:Purdeys Jewellers.MeganFisher.

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8 | DON MAGAZINE Shane Sali might be the new mayor of Greater Shepparton, but he says the top job isn’t going to stop him from keeping it “as real as possible”.

“I need to keep things as simple as possible so I can maintain my commitment to community, commitment to our businesses and, most importantly, commitment to my family,” the 34-year-old said. Family, community and footy — which he plays for Shepparton United Football Club — are the three priorities Shane learned growing up in Shepparton. Now he and his wife Lirie are raising their two young boys, Jacob and Lachlan, and baby daughter Chelsea, in the town he loves. Football is an integral part of Shane’s life, and his boys have inherited his passion for Shepparton United.“Iget so much enjoyment of going to a game on Saturday and playing and having my sons come and chat to me at the quarter-time breaks and half-time breaks and when we’re running around, doing our warm-up pre-game, they get amongst it,” he said. >>

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two tone wedding ring ($1100), and Maserati two-tone 44 mm watch ($339).

I’m a believer in strong communication in all aspects of life. “

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Shane is wearing a Maserati rose gold 45mm black leather watch ($529) and a 9 carat rose gold channel-set princess cut black diamond ring ($2495).

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“I’m playing sport for myself but I’m also doing it to ensure that my kids are involved in seeing their father active as well.”Everyone thought he would give up footy when he was elected mayor, but Shane says the game keeps him grounded — literally, sometimes.

“Local government can have a big impact on facilitating residential and industrial land growth and commercial land“Onegrowth.thing that we can do is work as hard and as efficiently as we possibly can to ensure there is enough availability for us to grow our residential land, which then provides opportunities to entice people to come here because we’ve got job opportunities.”Aswellashis mayoral duties, Shane is operation manager at his family’s three Shepparton businesses — Shop 221, Traffik and Arcade Fashions. He juggles between his two professions with ease and grace, even if he has to give more of his time to the community at the moment.“Myphysical presence in our businesses has taken a step back,” he said.

“It gives me the sanity, you know, three times a week — throughout the whole year — to be connected to a group of people that aren’t interested necessarily in local government or business.” Like any team player, Shane says the most important part of his job as mayor is to bring key members of the community together to solve the issues facing Greater Shepparton.“I’mnotgoing to pretend that I know everything because I don’t, but what I do know is how to bring people together, that have skill sets to work with each other to achieve good outcomes in our commu nity,” he “Councilsaid.don’t have to do everything. Just connect the right people with each other and they will get things done for us. “We just facilitate that, that’s my role — council just need to be there to facili tate good outcomes. “I need to be able to deliver on that and set things up so I can go and advocate for the important things that matter for our region.”Onthe issues that Greater Shepparton City Council does have significant control over, like the housing crisis, is where his “keep it real” mentality will come to the fore.“We need to open up land and fast track that development as much as we possibly“Therecan.are many pieces to the puzzle, and council is arguably the biggest piece.

Shane is wearing a Blaze stainless steel ring ($89.95), sterling silver curb link bracelet ($329), navy leather bangle ($79.95) and Maserati 42 mm blue dial brown leather band watch ($279).

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Below: Shane is wearing a Maserati Stainless steel black cuﬄinks ($229), Black stainless-steel bracelet ($89.95), and Maserati 45 mm black/ red leather watch ($499).

to know my family — who I work in the businesses with — will support me to take on the mayoral role.

“Plus my parents are still active within the businesses.“Almost three months in it’s working well. I’m still across everything, just a lot more phone calls and email.

“I’m a believer in strong communication in all aspects of life.”

“They 100 per cent back me, and my wife — who also works in our businesses — has taken on a more structured role to maintain an owner’s presence.

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“You just become really efficient with your time.”Managing his time is not a problem for Shane, who jokes that his dad had to make an appointment if he wanted to talk to his son at theCommunicationmoment. is key, and that’s how Shane can manage his very full professional life and make sure his duties, whether as a mayor or a businessman, are upheld.

This picture: Shane is wearing a Maserati 42 mm blue dial brown leather band watch ($279), sterling silver curb link bracelet ($329), Blaze brown leather bangle ($79.95) and Blaze stainless steel ring ($89.95).

AUGUST 2022 | 13  Maserati 2 tone 44mm watch $339; 9ct two tone wedding ring $1100; terling silver cu links with round patterned rose gold plated $269 All jewellery pieces and watches have been supplied by Purdeys Jewellers. watch $849  Maserati BRACCIALI Stainless Steel, ENHANCE • THE • LOOK Maserati EPOCA 42mm Skelton  Maserati watchBlack/Red45mmleather $499; braceletstainless-steelBlack $89.95.  watch,ChronographSFIDAMaserati44mm $549  Maserati SUCCESSO Solar Blue Chronograph,45mm $659 $149  StainlessGemelliMaserati Steel and PVD, $189.  Maserati BRACCIALI Stainless Steel and PVD, $229

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As long as you do that effectively, the rest of the show will keep moving as well. Are you keeping all the balls in the air when it comes to juggling your life? TYLER MAHER is finding it a challenge, but at least he’s managing to keep those balls from all crashing to the ground at once.

In a digital age where the world never sleeps, how can we balance work, family, relationships and health both mental and physical and somehow not spontaneously combust in theIfprocess?youfind the answer, please let me know.But in all seriousness, there is an expec tation in these modern times that we can keep all of the juggling balls of life in the air at one time. I wouldn’t say it is impossible to do so, but it is certainly impossible to do so for any extended period of time. I’m not exactly the shining light when it comes to the balancing act of life. I work in an industry that never stops and have two children that don’t either. My gym membership pings out of my bank account like a faraway dot on a submarine radar, shouting all it can at me in the seconds of attention it garners from the notification until the dial turns once more.Mostofmy family live on the other side of the country and I don’t call them nearly enough although they do hear plenty about my fantasy sport teams. And my wife I’m still gleefully getting used to that term Grace and I have as many date nights as hens have teeth. But what I have learned over the jour ney is that, rather than looking at juggling as the act of keeping all of the balls in the air, you have to see it for what it really is. It really is the act of not letting any ball hit the Thinkground.about it. Picture yourself juggling. Yes, at some points, all of the balls might be in the air. But never are they all at the apex of their curve in fact, half of the time they land safely in yourYouhands.haveto apply that logic to all of the tasks of life.

Sometimes, you’ll be fielding a work call with one hand, feeding the dog with the other and all the while watching your toddler try and climb onto the couch just so they can hurl themselves back off it in other words, all of the balls are in the air.But on other occasions, like when your children are safely tucked into bed and you and your spouse are relaxing on the couch binge-watching your latest favourite show, it might just feel like the momentum of a few of those juggling balls has slowed to a near-stop. To cut through the waffle, it can some times be as simple as this dedicate most of your focus to the aspect of your day that most needs it at any one time and remember to rotate accordingly.

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The key to a good dad joke is misdirection.Youmusttake something someone, preferably your child, has said and make it completely not what they were asking.

If it’s a question, provide an answer to a different, but related,

question. If they say something with even a little bit of ambiguity, that’s your cue to strike. THE GAME FACE Every dad joke you make must be delivered with absolute sincerity. You can’t laugh at your own gag you shouldn’t immediately slap your knee and lean backNo,cackling.thegood dad joke needs to be deliv ered like a furtherwithresponse,normalperfectlynoexplanation. That said, it’s all about the audience. Some older children, who are more jaded and worn-down by your dad jokes, might guy?soundsfungiit?promptingrequirewithsomefingergunsora“getit?getit!”.Insomeinstances,youcanpushitevenfurther.“GetBecauseit’saandfungilikefunGetit?”

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WORST DAD JOKE YOUR BEST ONE YET

AGONY This is the clincher, the thing that’ll make your jape ridgy-didge your dad joke should be designed to induce as much pain and cringing as possible in your child.Thiscan come in many forms, by cheerfully downplaying your child’s desire for something frivolous, by making an awful joke as loudly and as publicly as possible and by doubling down on the joke in the face of their pleas for you to shush. Cue eye-rolling and embarrassed groans. MAX STAINKAMPH is unleashing every child’s worst nightmare and every father’s best friend — the Dad Joke. hungry

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“D aaaaaad, I’m huuuungry,” you may have heard your child whine. “Hi hungry, I’m Dad!” you retort, to endless groans. It’s an ancient rite of passage, a siren call of dads everywhere, a small solace and release from the endless drone of parenting.The‘dad joke’ is precious and worth cherishing, but there is a subtle art to it, no less special and specialised than the art of making a pizza oven or reciting the ingredients.mythesomeonecolumngrandparents,fromjokesbestsecondmidwayfromoverback2001Essendon’splayfour-actentireofcomevictoryNorthMelbourne69pointsdownthroughthequarter.Butthatsaid,thethingaboutdadistheycanbeanyonemums,heck,thiswaswrittenbywhoisn’tadad.Buthowdowecraftperfectdadjoke?That,friends,requiresafew

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Case in point, the “Hi hungry, I’m Dad” joke from above. Alternatively, when your child says “I feel like chips”, retort with “But you don’t look like chips!”.

AUGUST 2022 | 17 Bistro open 7 Days a week Lunch and Dinner Specials Daily TAB and Keno Raffles Tuesday and Friday nights from 6.00pm ALL YOUR GOOD TIMES ARE HERE! Shepparton Club “It’s your Club” Proudly supporting the Community 455 Wyndham Street, Shepparton 03 5831 4488 | sheppartonclub.com.au • Quick entry to the Club • Discounts on the Bar and Bistro • $5 Drink voucher on your first Visit during the month of your Birthday • 50% off a main meal when you swipe your members card on the day of your Birthday • $20 Pot and Parmi Lunch and Dinner Thursday’s • Entry into your Birthday draw on the last Tuesday of the Month • Members only promotions and meal deals • Happy Hour Tuesday and Friday nights • Use of the Shepp Club Shuttle • Many more members only benefits Become a Member of the Shepparton Club for ONLY $5.00 and receiveSCAN HERE to purchase tickets online

MICHAEL LEWIS, Director Co-Founder and Director of Development Edge Michael has more than 25 years’ experience in civil engineering and infrastructure facilitation in both local government and private practice. Michaels’ industry experience, knowledge and innate ability to problem solve has been key to our portfolio of developments’ success and enables Development Edge to successfully source development opportunities and acquisitions and see them through to completion.

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We work with landowners to provide the experienced resources to realise the full potential of a property.

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Development Edge is the innovative company behind some of Shepparton’s and the Goulburn Valley’s most exciting residential developments. on reputationa

RUSSELL ALLEN, Director Russell is a Chartered Accountant with over 40 years’ experience in the accounting profession. Russell provides the expertise to Development Edge to assess the financial viability of projects, projected returns and cash flows and address the multitude of tax issues associated with property developments. Formed ten years ago, the group is a collaboration of professionals who share a passion for creating beautiful spaces for people to live. The Development Edge team draws on the expertise of its members to complete projects from the due diligence prior to land acquisition stage, through to design, construction, sale and ongoing

PETER MINTERN, Director Co-Founder and Director of Development Edge Peter has more than 25 years’ experience in the building industry. Peter is the cornerstone of the Development Edge team being organised, motivated and driven. Peter is highly regarded by colleagues, key stakeholders, business partners and Development Edge investors and has a strong emphasis on getting the job done.

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If you are a landowner and would like to explore your options with Development Edge give Michael a call on 0417 168 025 and we can have a chat.

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Development Edge was formed in 2012. We value relationships and aim to deliver high quality development outcomes that benefit the broader community and the environment while facilitating an outstanding outcome for the landowner, partners, and investors. We work with landowners providing the professional experienced team to realise the potential of a property. We offer a comprehensive development management service from pre-commencement, due diligence and feasibility analysis through to funding, tender procurement, government management, project planning, development design, construction, marketing, sales and after-sale support.

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Property owners – Ross & Heather Gange

Development Edge offer landowners a host of options that can be customised to suit their circumstances. Development Edge can straight out purchase at an agreed value or enter into a joint venture, Development agreement with the landowners to share in the project profits or manage and deliver the development project on behalf of the landowner or the deal could be customised with a combination of options to suit the landowner.

When we decided to develop part of our property (The Lemon Tree Stud), where we have lived for 43 years, we quickly realised undertaking a residential development was going to be daunting and certainly overwhelming. Due to those negatives, we came to the conclusion we were out of our depth and needed assistance, so we approached Development Edge’s Peter Mintern and Michael Lewis to undertake the subdivision totally themselves. They were in the process of developing Seven Creeks Estate which adjoined our property. With their extensive expertise, networks, knowledge and experience we were able to structure a contract of sale that resulted in the development of our land. From our first meeting with Peter and Michael we both felt instantly comfortable with them undertaking this project. We were impressed with their open communication, attention to detail and professionalism. When Development Edge became involved, the project was expedited and all the blocks sold extremely quickly. They took care of everything. We couldn’t be happier as we would not have achieved the final positive outcome ourselves. We are extremely proud of the finished product, Sevens View in the Seven Creek Estate.

Just using some basic powerbait you can expect to catch trout up to 15 kg with ease. On Saturday, September 3 the Eildon Fishing Festival will see seven tonnes of hatchery fish being released to further replenish the already abundant stocks.

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Eildon has plenty of accommodation options, including some great campgrounds.

The Jerusalem Creek Campground lies on the southern edge of Lake Eildon. It’s the perfect place to swim or launch a canoe, kayak or boat from the nearby boat ramp. If you’re an avid angler, both rainbow and brown trout are plentiful throughout the lake system and the occasional Murray cod can be seen jumping from the water. Jerusalem Creek is for tents only, so is suited for a seasoned camper, but offers a more serene and peaceful experience.

If you’re looking to go camping and fishing, head one-and-a-half hours south of Shepparton for a weekend at Lake Eildon. The Murray cod population is booming right now, and monsters larger than 110 cm are being caught every week.But be quick — cod season closes on August 31 and the iconic fish will be off limits until December 1. But there’s also a lot of big, fat trout choking the waterways of Victoria’s largest freshwater lake.

Fraser is Lake Eildon’s main camping area and is perfect for families, with more modern facilities and conveniences.TheFraser Camping Area is set around Coller Bay and comprises Candlebark, Lakeside and Devil Cove campgrounds.Thesiteaccommodates tents, caravans and campervans, and it also has a boat launching area for water activities.Wakeup to the sights and sounds of native birds and grazing kangaroos and explore the national park on the Coller Bay Walking Trail that links all the campgrounds.

Throw in a line and sleep under the stars when you combine a spot of fishing with a camping adventure.

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Men living in regional or rural areas of Australia have a 24 per cent higher rate of dying from prostate cancer than their urban counterparts.

“There was a delay in men presenting to their GPs for screening due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” GV Health prostate cancer specialist nurse Sonia Strachan said. “This in turn delayed further investigations required to confirm a diagnosis.

“Men with no family history and no symptoms should discuss their risks with a GP and consider testing at least from the age of “Men50.need to be having regular health checks every year. And part of that is having a discussion with their GP about prostate cancer awareness, and PSA testing.”Thecurrent screening guidelines recommend discussing your prostate cancer risk with your GP and if you wish to screen, undergo a PSA test every two years from age 50, or, if you have a family history of

Support for men with prostate cancer is available by contacting prostate cancer specialist nurses Sonia Strachan and Nicole Lewis at the Peter Copulos Cancer Centre, GV Health, Shepparton, phone 5832 3777.

“It’s diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension — it’s all those things that can lead to a stroke, a heart attack or a myriad of otherAndconditions.”partof getting on top of men’s health post-pandemic goes beyond just the physical — it’s mental health as well.“There are so many people that have been isolated, their lives have been completely impacted (by the pandemic),” Sonia said.

“Simply asking a mate ‘have you gone and had your health check?’ could save their life. Look out for your mates.”

prostate cancer, consider testing every two years from the age of 40.

22 | DON MAGAZINE W ith the increase of men presenting with advanced prostate cancer at Goulburn Valley Health, front line healthcare providers are urging men to make their health a priority.

“It’s very important that we detect prostate cancer before it spreads outside the prostate to other areas of the body, which makes the cancer much harder to manage and treat over the long term.”

“We’re already seeing an increase in men presenting with advanced disease rather than localised disease.” If prostate cancer is caught earlier while it is localised within the prostate, men have a much higher chance of survival.“Currently, men diagnosed with prostate cancer have a 95 per cent chance of surviving five years, however, this chance lessens the later the cancer is diagnosed,” Sonia said.

There are a range of factors that account for the difference, with evidence to suggest the distance to treatment can be a major barrier.“It’svital for men with a family history of prostate cancer to talk to their GP about PSA testing from an earlier age, starting at around 40,” Sonia said.

Sonia said a regular health check screens for more than just cancer, it checks for all the major health risks.

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you should do today when it comes to an important men’s health check.

“I want to see men encourage one another to have all health checks.

GV Health prostate cancer specialist nurse Sonia Strachan says if caught early, prostate cancer is less likely to impact men’s health in the long term.

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“This often includes moving well, eating well and thinking well,” Dr Jake said.

5. Should the person be in a condition where it is safe to move them, assist them using proper manual handling techniques and where possible call on others for “Adrenalineassistance.maymask some symptoms due to the initial shock, so ongoing moni toring is required,” Dr Jake said.

“This can improve balance and posture, decrease vertigo and dizziness, increase blood flow and musculoskeletal function, and reduce musculoskeletal pain.”

It is important to remember a few simple things if you witness or come across someone who has fallen: 1. Stay calm and reassure the person so that they, too, remain calm.

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“Thankfully, studies have shown that chiropractic care can assist in recovery from a fall as well as help to decrease the risk of falls in elderly individuals,” Dr Jake said. “It targets your nervous system.

3. Call for assistance or call an ambulance Falling down is common, but usually a minor incident. The circumstances for falls, however, differ between men and women, as CLEMENCE CARAYOL discovered. if the incident is serious.

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“Active Spine Centre’s team of chiro practors see patients for a variety of reasons.“Falling is one of the most common causes of injury in any age population, but falls are a major health concern for adults aged over 65.” Dr Jake said according to the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society, around 30 per cent of adults over 65 expe rience at least one fall per year. The society also reports that a stagger ing 52 per cent of falls occur in the home.

Aside from applying their training to the evaluation of a variety of physical disorders and delivering manual adjust ments and related therapeutic interven tions, Dr Jake and his team of health professionals (chiropractors, naturo paths and remedial massage therapists) encourage patients to take an active role in restoring and maintaining health, with particular emphasis on health promotion and wellness approaches.

4. Some injuries are exacerbated by move ment so assessing the person before moving them is important.

He said the most commonly self-re ported injuries included superficial cuts and abrasions, bruises and sprains.

2. Assess the environment for hazards.

Women are 50 per cent more likely to experience falls than men, but it’s men who gener ally experience more serious injuries when theyJacoboccur.Black, also known as Dr Jake from Active Spine Centre in Shepparton, is adamant men, don’t hesitate to direct your female companion or yourself to a chiropractor after a fall, and don’t wait too long.“Men fall from things such as ladders, postural hypotension (sudden change in blood pressure from standing up quickly), inner ear problems and dehydration,” Dr Jake said.

“The most common injuries that require hospitalisation comprise hip frac tures (femoral neck), other fractures of the leg, hand and wrist.”

“While chiropractic adjustments are the signature modality we are best known for, chiropractors at Active Spine Centre provide much more than manual thera pies alone.” on Jacob ‘Dr Jake’ Black

1: Speak to a fitness professional

4: Have fun! Believe it or not, you can have fun and get fit at the same time! Work out with a mate, listen to music that pumps you up, play sports, or even attend a fun group fitness class. If you enjoy what you’re doing it won’t get boring and you will keep turning up!

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There will be times where even the best plans don’t pan out. Work gets busy, family commitments pop up and you’re not able to exercise as often as you like. This is absolutely normal and the key is not to quit completely. You might find small moments during the day to be more active until you are able to return to your regular fitness schedule. Some exercise is always better than no exercise. SOME exercise is always better than NO exercise.

3: Add strength training to your lifestyle

These people are trained to motivate you, give you exercises specific to your needs and help keep you accountable. Fitness professionals can work with you to make a plan that fits your lifestyle and help set goals to keep you pushing ahead. A chat with a fitness professional could change your life.

Walking is great, but strength training is vital for every day fitness as well. Strength training improves the body’s muscular strength and tone, which helps protect joints from injury. It also increases flexibility and improves balance. You don’t have to lift huge weights to get these results! Start easy with help from a fitness professional and you will soon experience the benefits.

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2: Start small This is a fitness journey not a fitness sprint! Make small changes to your current lifestyle that are sustainable over time. Slowly introducing more exercise into your daily routine will create healthy lifestyle habits. Check out the ‘Australian Guide to Healthy Eating’ online. It can help you with your food choices and portion sizes. No need for fad diets here!

5: Expect setbacks

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It is easy to underestimate the value of a good dad when you have one. I recently lost mine. Parkinson’s weakened him and then the flu took him from us, but before then he had 83 years to influence this earth to the better. We were lucky, for he was a thoroughly good man.I’mone of the projects he worked on, but never quite finished.

MURRAY SILBY says he was lucky to have a special dad to show him how to be a good dad to his own

Having lived through a period of transformational change in the world, my dad was a little bit old school and a little bit new school. Any man can be a father, but it takes something special to be a dad.

As a journalist, you come across plenty of examples of bad dads, the news is full of them, so sometimes the good ones fly under the radar. But when you lose them, it brings into sharp focus all the great lessons, laughter and love they gave you.

INLESSONSsons.LIFECLOSE to home

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A young Murray Silby being helped by his dad Gil to feed a seal back in the 1970s.

Some say Dad and I looked alike — he was lucky like that.

As a dad, it is sometimes difficult to know whether you should be striving for peace or victory.

As we rush from commitment to commitment, work and social, shopping and gardening, I try to ask myself, “Did the boys and I wrestle today?”.

I do not claim that I was good at being a stay-at-home dad, and my dad would probably have done it better, had his evolution continued on the trajectory it was on, but I loved it and would not hesitate to do it all again.

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over a wood fire in 40-degree heat all while a man told me I had it too good and that I should not vote.

It does not matter if you earn the most money, are able to build a gazebo onto the back of the house or even if your billy cart rolls your kids just want to be loved, hugged and for you to chase them around the house or yard before they then wrestle you to the ground like a wildebeest being taken down by a pride of lions during migration.I’mloath to give advice because I am sure I am no better than any other dad I am just muddling through but given I have been asked to put some thoughts down, there is a lesson I try to live by as a father, stay-at-home or not.

My dad’s life and death has taught me, an aspiring good dad, something key to my role, and my time as a stay-at-home dad reinforced this.

The lessons I learned from my dad, that I noted most of all, were to help people if you can, work hard, enjoy life and be positive.Theyare hard to fault. I might also add, in this time we live, that as the father of boys, I have a role in helping them to also become thoroughly good men.

There were days when I begged a child to sleep during the day, simply so I could.

After all, when a child himself, his dad worked the paddocks with a horse-drawn plough, and by the time my dad died, space tourism was within sight and selfpropelled tractors guided by GPS did the tilling.Hestarted out with the view that a woman’s place was in the home, and finished up carrying the greater share of the washing up and ironing for my mum, who found it hard to stand. Much of my dad’s evolution can be put down to extensive efforts to re-train him by my mum, who was a working mother untilThankfullyretirement.for my wife, I am almost perfectly trained.

There were days when my wife walked in the door from work and I handed her one, or multiple, children as soon as she stepped inside, and then promptly left the house not to be seen for a few hours.

And, there were days, blissful days, when we got a cleaner-come-babysitter in.

No doubt my sons will value some of my methods and eschew others, like I did my dad’s, but that is fine too.

My dad was a hands-on type of dad. He was involved in the discipline, read us books and gave us ‘elephant rides’ on his back. He took us up the paddock on the tractor, to sport, attended school events, and it was a rite of passage when his sons could wrestle him to the ground. His culinary skills were slower to advance, with his repertoire almost entirely limited to fried sausages and eggs. Although, again later in life, he did try to ease the burden on my mum a lot more in this field as well, expanding to include vegetables.ItookDad’s evolution as a father from old school to new school to another stage, though, by becoming a stay-at-home dad when our boys were young. It was not a difficult decision at the time as I had reached a professional plateau, my wife earned more than me and, fortunately, that was enough for us to choose that path. I had no problem with the concept and nor did my wife, but I was not ready for the workload and the fatigue, and perhaps, the irony of sometimes feeling my work was undervalued or under-appreciated.

We have a problem in society with some of our men and their treatment of women and vulnerable minority groups. We all need to continue to change our society for the better and I need to play my role.

Being a stay-at-home dad taught me a new appreciation for the role women have played in our society for thousands of years, and I did not have to do it in a long dress with multiple petticoats or slaving

Now a father myself, like every father’s son, I’m borrowing a bit from my dad and working in my own theories to the mix. After all, there was much we disagreed upon, although he always let us air our views.It’sone of the great lessons he taught me, that my opinion was valued. We did not have to agree, but we had to be fair and respectful to all, and there’s always more to learn.

There were days when we bickered over whether I was achieving my KPIs or not.

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• Plant-based proteins such as chickpeas, beans and lentils.

AVOID: • Saturated fats which include fried foods, fatty and processed meats.

Heart disease can occur when there are abnormalities of the blood vessels, pump chambers or electrical system of the heart. While most people are aware of the term ‘heart attack’, there is often some confusion over the di erent terms used to describe heartedisease.mostimportant heart conditions to be aware of are:

• Fresh fruits and vegetables.

• Heart attack: Occurs when there is a build-up of plaque or a blood clot that causes a blockage in an artery. When this happens, the heart muscle supplied by that artery is starved of oxygen – which leads to damage and formation of scar tissue. Symptoms of a heart attack can include pain in the chest, jaw, shoulders, back or arms, chest tightness or burning, breathlessness, sweating or nausea.

• Heart failure: Occurs when the heart muscle is weakened or sti ened, leading to problems supplying the body with enough blood and vital oxygen. ere are many causes of heart failure, including heart attacks, problems with the heart muscle or valves, and high blood pressure.

Looking after your heart health means eating the right things and avoiding the not so good things.

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ADVICE ON HOW TO STAY ACTIVE

Looking after your heart health

• Atrial brillation: Is an irregular rhythm of the heart, coming from the upper chambers (atria). is abnormal rhythm can cause a racing heartbeat and shortness of breath but can sometimes occur without any symptoms. e rhythm leads to the top chambers of the heart quivering and can lead to clot formation and strokes.

Around 1.2 million people (6.2 per cent of the adult population) suffer from one or more heart or vascular conditions in Australia. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, cardiovascular disease is the cause of 27 per cent of deaths in Australia. Men and women are both affected by cardiovascular disease, and the risk increases with advancing age. The risk of cardiovascular disease is higher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GVpopulations.Healthcardiologist Dr Jennifer Coller has some tips on how to maintain good heart health.

BEST FOODS TO EAT AND AVOID

• Soft drink/high sugar drinks.

Exercising for 30 minutes a day, ve days or more in the week, is the best way to reduce your risk of heart disease. e best exercises to maintain a healthy heart are cardiovascular and aerobic activities

EAT MORE:

• High sodium, which is found in most fast foods.

• Cardiac arrest: Is caused by a life-threatening heart rhythm which means the heart stops or cannot keep up with the body’s demands. is can cause a sudden collapse and loss of consciousness with no pulse. A cardiac arrest may occur during a heart attack but can also be triggered by an electrical malfunction in the heart. e best response to a cardiac arrest is to perform good quality CPR, call an ambulance and send someone to locate a nearby de brillator.

• High- bre foods.

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON CARDIAC ISSUES?

• Healthy oils such as olive oil.

• Lean meats such as sh.

At a Heart Health Check, you will be asked about things that may a ect your heart health, such as:

• High blood pressure. • Smoking. • Diabetes. • Unhealthy diet.

• Ankle swelling.

• If you smoke.

• Shortness of breath with normal activities and at night (needing to sit up with more pillows to| breathe).

• Not being active. • Family history of heart disease. • Excessive drinking. • Clinical depression.

CARDIAC SYMPTOMS TO LOOK OUT FOR Being proactive about your heart health is important so that any issues can be identi ed and treated before they lead to more serious heart issues.

Going to your GP for a Heart Health Check is a way to be pro-active about your heart health.Heart Health Checks are recommended for adults aged 45 years and over, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples aged 30 years and over and individuals who have had previous cardiac issues.

• Family history of any cardiovascular disease or high cholesterol.

• High cholesterol.

• Alcohol intake. From this detailed history, a GP can determine whether follow-up checks are required, medications are needed or a change in lifestyle is recommended.

• Irregular heartbeat or palpitations. Call triple zero (000) immediately and ask for an ambulance if your chest pain is severe, getting worse or has lasted for 10 minutes. If you observe someone who is not conscious and not breathing normally, call 000 and ask for an ambulance, push hard and fast on the centre of the chest and send someone to ﬁnd an AED (automated external deﬁbrillator). AEDs are available in many public spaces and no specialist training is required; the device will tell you exactly what to do.

• Diabetes status.

• Chronic kidney disease.

• Cholesterol.

• Brisk walking.

There are many things that can contribute to heart disease, including:

• Chest pain that is sharp, crushing, burning or tight pain that spread to your back, neck, jaw, shoulder and one or more arms. May occur with exercise or at rest.

WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO HEART DISEASE?

• Running. • Cycling. • Organised sports, for example, football, tennis, netball. When it comes to the longevity of sticking to an exercise habit, Dr Coller suggests it’s best to do something you enjoy. “It could be walking around the lake, swimming, cycling or any cardiovascular exercise,” she said. “I would encourage some form of regular exercise that’s good for your heart but is also sustainable and enjoyable – often those two goJoiningtogether.”acycling, walking or exercise club might be a way to maintain accountability but also to make social connections, which can also help heart health. For more information on heart disease visit www.heartfoundation.org.au

• Blood pressure.

• Social isolation. Support by GV Health

• Swimming.

PRACTICE PREVENTATIVE BEHAVIOUR that increase your breathing rate, helping your heart and muscles to work harder. ese can include:

CHECKSHEALTHHEART are recommended for adults aged 45 years and over, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples aged 30 years and over and individuals who have had previousissues.cardiac

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During his convalescence, Michael happened to come across a pamphlet for the mental health support group GROW.

After hitting rock bottom and being dealt one of the worst hands by life imaginable, Michael Curtis has taken control of his mental health through his participation in the mental health support group GROW.

Michael Curtis was at his lowest point when his physical health took a turn for the worst. After an accident that left him with a fractured spine, Michael was diagnosed with a rare degenerative neurological disorder, hereditary spastic paraplegia, along with spinalLyingosteoporosis.inahospital bed in Tatura for 12 weeks coming to terms with the reality that he would slowly lose control of his legs, Michael felt despair. On the same day Michael’s sister had also been diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). The siblings faced a crossroads.“Youcan either sit around and whinge about how you are and what you’ve got, or just go away and live life, the best you can. And that’s what I do,” Michael said.

The Grow Program is a 12-step program of personal growth, mutual help and support. “It’s peer-to-peer or peer support group. So everybody is in a group of members, people with the lived experience of mental illness, which helps a lot,” Michael said. That’s why he’s still with GROW so many years later, because the support group helps him to stay in control of his mental“You’vehealth.gotto look after your physical health, and a lot of people do that. They go to the gym, or they walk or run or they’ll go bike riding,” he said. “But a lot of people forget about their mental health, and you need to look after your mental health.”

Attending GROW has helped him to manage his mental health.Michael has been attending GROW for six years, and is now the organiser of the Mooroopna group.

Michael Curtis is living proof that where there’s a will there’s a way.

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Joining a GROW group is free — you don’t need to have a referral or a doctor’s diagnosis. Groups are confidential and members can choose to remain anonymous.

GROWING THROUGH THE HARD TIMES

“(But) the sad thing is, one of my sisters got diagnosed with the same condition the same day and got very overwhelmed with“She’sit. taken her own life. Because she got depressed and it was just too much.”

And for the first three meetings, new people may bring a support person to help them get over the first hurdle.

40 | DON MAGAZINE Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Wemba Wemba man Tom Day has had a fulfilling journey as an artist.

art speaks

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While his paintings hold a signature look with prominent line work and mastery, Tom began as a portrait artist with a focus on realism and abstract styles, although always putting “an Indigenous lens across somewhere”.

Tom Day has had a pencil in his hand for as long as he can remember. Drawing, crafting and creating were always a passion, but never taken too seriously.

LOUDER THAN WORDS

All those years ago he won first prize in the national design competition for Billabong. Along with the title, he also gained his start as an artist. “People say the journey has been rapid or meteoric but I’ve been doing this for well, I’m 41 years old now, so I’ve pursued it in some way, shape or form for a long time,” Tom said.

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First Nations artist Tom Day is a born storyteller, but instead of words on a page he uses brushstrokes on a canvas to tell his tales. CAITLYN GRANT talked to Tom about his creative and cultural journey. It’s an artistic cliche, but Gunditjmara, Wemba Wemba and Yorta Yorta man

Until a reluctant 16-year-old Tom entered a competition at the urging of his teacher at the time.

Now, as a full-time artist who has painted murals 30 metres above ground and worked with some of the biggest brands in Australia, Tom remembers his pushy teacher with gratitude.

“I think it’s more just life and people in general that inspire me and having an inquisitive mind that wants to know things,” he said. “It’s really looking at relying on my understanding of the way Country is formed and the way it’s shaped, but then also having the creative freedom. “Whilst it’s grounded in tradition alism from an Aboriginal perspective, there’s really a freedom in terms of colour, concept and putting my own spin on certain traditional things.”

“things – TOM DAY

>>Tom’s artistic process often starts with a curiosity, a question asking what was happening at that point in time, at a certain place and how a spiritual perspec tive fits.

“I think there’s always been an Indigenous influence in the way I produce, but my biggest reference point actually comes from all different styles of artists from around the world.”

Growing up by one of the world’s oldest man-made freshwater aquaculture systems also now a World Heritagelisted landscape still inspires him to this day. It was there he learned about culture, history and connection to Country, taking a lifetime of learnings from his Elders and incorporating it into his creations.

Tom took on his artistry in a profes sional sense only six years ago. Since then his work has been seen on a large scale I think it’s more just life and people in general that inspire me and having an inquisitive mind that wants to know

Although he spent his upbringing on his grandmother’s Country on the north ern shores of Lake Condah, Tom was born in Shepparton and moved back to the area eight years ago to join a network of family across the region. He very much considers himself a “Shepp boy”.

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The foundations of his creativity have been heavily influenced by his grandpar ents, Euphemia Day and Tommy Day Senior.“Icome from a family of artists, multi disciplinary artists,” Tom said.

“I take great pride in being able to do that and I found that the arts is really that conversation starter.

“People talk about reconciliation and things like that. I think this is a powerful way to do that.”

He said the painting wasn’t so much for him or his people, but more for everyone else to provoke an emotional response. “Really in essence I’m a storyteller, I haven’t strayed from that.

Tom Day with his grandfather, Tommy Day Senior, in front of an artwork produced for the Ambulance Victoria office on Wyndham St, Shepparton. across Victoria literally and figuratively. Perched on a cherry-picker high above the ground, Tom immortalised his great-grandfather and great-uncles across a water tower on Gunditjmara Country in Heywood.He’staken on commissions by the AFL, Ray-Ban, a background for an opera performance at Hamer Hall in Melbourne and, significantly, produced a reconcilia tion piece for Victoria’s Parliament House. Recalling the creation of the artwork displayed in Melbourne’s CBD, only blocks away from his great-great-grand father’s possum-skin cloak hanging in the Melbourne Museum, Tom drew parallels to the past and present.

Tom Day takes inspiration from his grandmother, Euphemia Day.

“Whether it’s my story I’m telling, my peoples’ story or if I’m commissioned I do a lot of commissioned work for particularly non-Aboriginal people that really want that cultural lens put across a particular story that belongs to them.

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“Really looking at it from the perspec tive of my great-great-grandfather and my Elders’ journey in a place like parlia ment where we were never really allowed to be to being a part of creat ing the artwork that is representative of reconciliation, it wasn’t a struggle but a lot of thought had to go into the narrative.”

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“She’s got a stack of squeaky toys got a whole clothes basket full of them,” Graeme said. “She actually goes and selects the one she wants to play with on a certain day.” Billy is very cuddly and loves to jump into an unoccupied lap and curl up for a sleep. Her signature move is to jump up on the couch and squirm her way in between Graeme and Tina.

Syer never wanted a dog. But chocolate Labrador, Billy who unexpectedly entered his life nearly two years ago has stolen hisAsheart.dogs tend to do, Billy sensed Graeme wasn’t a dog person, and made it her personal mission to win him over.

AUGUST 2022 | 45 by my side. I take her for drives in the four-wheel drive in the front seat, of course.”Billyknows she is very cute, and has never passed up an opportunity to level the puppy eyes at Graeme to try and get a taste of whatever he’s eating.

“She cuddles you by putting her paws on your shoulders and rests her head against your head,” Graeme said.

Graeme

I get greeted at the door better by my dog than I do by my partner

“I’ll be honest, sometimes I give in,” he said.“I might be having bacon and eggs on a Sunday morning and she’ll give me a nudge and I’ll give her a little bit but not much just to keep that friendship alive.”Billy has also won over Graeme’s mates, who have bought her lots of squeaky toys.

Graeme’s partner Tina Gardner had always wanted a dog, and when she became ill her son picked up Billy to keep her company and raise her spirits.

Graeme takes his furry partner-in-crime everywhere with him.

“She’d always loved Labradors, and I’ve always been around Labradors, but never wanted to own one,” Graeme said. “But now this pup shows up on our doorstep, and I’ve adjusted to having a good partnership with this dog.” Billy was supposed to be Tina’s dog, but Graeme is the indisputable favourite. When he gets home, Billy has to be the first one to greet him. “She can hear me pull up in my work truck and she’ll be waiting at the door,” Graeme said. “I get greeted at the door better by my dog than I do by my partner.” It didn’t take long for the unlikely duo to become “pretty much inseparable”. “Everywhere I go on the weekends she’s

“ – GRAEME SYER Lovebug Billy thinks she’s as small as a lapdog.

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Barbecues Galore Shepparton is at 202 Corio St, Shepparton.

“A lot of people are tending to stay home more these days,” Barbecues Galore sales associate Rob Hann said.

This summer, Barbecues Galore Shepparton is helping you create the ultimate outdoor alfresco kitchen including outdoor sinks, fridges, cabinets and top-of-the-range barbecues.

With summer fast approaching, there is no better time to start thinking about how to up your barbecue game.

“The Grand Turbo has the most powerful burners available, as well as an infrared burner at the back so you can cook rotisseries with “Customersit. can also customise the colours of the sink, with platinum white, lunar grey and eclipse grey available.

“There are a few types of barbecues that can be chosen, starting with the Alfresco all the way to the Grand Turbo,” Rob said.

“If you have a nice kitchen inside, why not have a nice kitchen outside,” he said.

“It really finishes the house off.”

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The days of throwing a few sausages onto the barbecue are long gone, thanks to a wide of range of features available with modern day barbecues.

The new outdoor alfresco at Barbecues Galore Shepparton is fully customisable, with a variety of colours, wood and, most importantly, the barbecue to choose from.

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Kie Markey is the owner of Black Crown Tattoo in Shepparton, where he creates masterpieces on living canvases. Kie specialises in black and grey realism, and exclusively larger pieces. Since he started tattooing, he’s seen a lot more young people willing to sit under the needle for up to six hours on end.Not doing a tattoo under A4 size, Kie sees mainly male clients who are interested in his iconic animal and face-portrait pieces. “I say no to people two or three times a week,” he said. Black Crown Tattoo doesn’t do walkins, so Kie hasn’t had to say no to a client who’s had a few drinks and made an impulse decision. “I only tattoo my own designs on people. So, if it’s not an idea that I’m going to get creative with, and I can’t do it justice, then I won’t do it.” Clients who want to get inked at Black Crown Tattoo by Kie or the other full-time artist, Bree, need to book an appointment via email. Like most service businesses in Shepparton, Black Crown Tattoo had to close during the COVID-19 lock downs, leaving the tattoo artists with a two-year backlog of appointments that they only caught up with six months ago.Now Kie’s flat out again, booked three months in advance. When a client reaches out to Black Crown Tattoo, the artists usually ask them to have a look online for a style that they’re passionate about to start them in the right direction of the design they want. “I feel like a lot of people have a picture in their head, and it’s not (always) going to be like that,” Kie said.“A tattoo might have to be a certain size, otherwise the lines will run together, and an experienced artist will be able to make sure that the best quality tattoo is inked into your skin forever. “You’ve just got to trust the artist, because you’ve picked them because you like their work.” You can book an Tattoowith a BlackappointmentCrownartistvia: crowntattoo@gmail.comblack Find out more online at: @blackcrowntattoo@blackcrowntattooaucom.auwww.blackcrowntattoo.orvisitFacebook:orInstagram: Tattoos are a work of art and skin a blank canvas for a Shepparton tattooist who has a three-month waiting list for his stunning designs.

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Kie Markey is a true master of the tattoo art.

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RESTORECONFIDENCEYOUR

It’s a completely non-invasive procedure where patients stay fully clothed and spend less than 30 minutes remaining seated in order to painlessly restore the control of their bladder and pelvic floor muscles, and eliminate incontinence or any kind of intimate discomfort.

“But people still take them and risk it and having heart attacks and things like that.

“This is a good option to rebuild the pelvic floor strength and increase blood flow, to stop the dribbling that you get after you have your prostate removed.

“While [these drugs] work really efficiently, if you have cardiovascu lar disease or any other sort of vascular problems, they can actually be quite dangerous to take.

“So this is a good way to avoid medication.”

In 30 minutes, EMSELLA can induce more than 11,000 contrac tions resulting in pelvic muscle strengthening, helping reduce or eliminate incontinence in both men and woman, but also improving their intimate health.

“After you’ve had a prostatectomy, you’ve been naked enough, you’ve been examined enough,” Monique said.

The EMSELLA chair.

Post-prostatectomy, a man’s pelvic floor can be left too weak to control his bladder, leaving him experiencing the humiliation of incontinence for the first time in his life.

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HIFEM is a treatment that helps restore a weak pelvic floor after trauma like a prostatectomy.

Monique Camm is a nurse of 15 years’ experience and the owner of GV Body Rejuvenation.

“I think most people find incontinence quite debilitating in the fact that they have to wear continence products,” Monique Camm said.“They have to be close to a toilet or they’re worried about wetting themselves in public.” Monique is a nurse of 15 years’ experience and the owner of GV Body Rejuvenation, a clinic that offers high intensity focused electro magnetic treatment (HIFEM).

The HIFEM treatment is delivered by an EMSELLA, which is basically a chair with a magnet in it. The electromagnetic energy is channelled through the EMSELLA chair and stimulates the pelvic muscles to produce contractions doing kegel exercises. However, EMSELLA bypasses the nervous system to contract harder and faster than you can by yourself which greatly speeds up the restoration of the pelvic floor.

Prostate removal can have an ongoing impact on a man’s life.

HIFEM can help with erectile dysfunction, if it is pelvic floor-related.“Bystrengthening the pelvic floor and increasing blood flow to those areas, it can benefit people with erectile dysfunction,” Monique said.“A lot of people joke about erectile dysfunction, but it’s actually quite a debilitating issue physically and emotionally for men “If there’s a way to fix it, that’s non-invasive and not using medica tion that has its own side effects of drugs like Viagra.

“To go out in public and know that you’re not going to have any issues, is quite an improvement in your quality of life.”

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Jeremy Tyndall loves playing his sport at an elite level, including wearing the green and gold at the Olympics. But he’s just as happy at home in Numurkah, reports DANIEL WEBB, throwing himself into his new teaching job and shooting hoops.

From Waaia to Tokyo, there are few local sporting journeys more incredible than Jeremy Tyndall’s.

“Cracking into the final 12 that get selected for the Olympics was definitely pretty special for me and just the whole going overseas and being involved with it was massive and I loved every minute of it.”While the Olympics stands out to Jeremy, it was not the first time he’d competed overseas — he played for >>

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The Australian team finished fifth in the tournament and, despite the disappointing result, Jeremy now holds the competition as one of his greatest achievements.

“Just the atmosphere in general is pretty special.“You share a building with all the other athletes from Australia and there’s just a good buzz and a good vibe around which makes it really exciting.

The Olympics last year was huge for me; it probably wasn’t anything I planned or thought was something possible that I could do. “ Jeremy Tyndall in action at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

The 26-year-old wheelchair basketballer has made a name for himself at the highest level of the sport, representing Australia at the Tokyo Paralympic Games and playing club basketball in France.

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“The Olympics last year was huge for me; it probably wasn’t anything I planned or thought was something possible that I could do,” he said.

“It’s pretty crazy, basketball was not a sport that I’d ever played before,” Jeremy said.“I was just loving life, playing footy out in Waaia and just having a ball doing that and looking forward to see how far I could potentially take the footy and then unfortunately I had a bit of an incident and then another sport like basketball presents itself.“Ialways wanted to see how far I could take whatever sport I was playing and I guess when basketball fell in my lap it was like ‘righto, I’ll see how far I can take this’ and yeah, I was fortunate enough to get to take it to the highest level, which was prettyJeremyspecial.”pulled on the green and gold at the Tokyo Paralympic Games last year, playing for the ‘Rollers’ against some of the world’s best talent.

AUGUST 2022 | 55 a club in France in 2019 and repre sented Australia in the under-23 World Championships in Canada in 2017 where the ‘Spinners’ collected the bronze medal.

The European adventure was part of a circuit many Australian players partake in, with the scheduling of competitions across the continents lining up for the potential of year-round basketball. Yet, despite the temptation, Jeremy prefers to stay at home in Numurkah, playing fly-in fly-out basketball in Darwin.“Idid my year in Europe and tried to do the full circuit and by the end of it I got a bit homesick,” he said. “I’m a very home-orientated person, I love being at home and it was good for a year and then it was the COVID-19 year as “Rightwell. when COVID-19 kicked off was when I was over there so I just haven’t looked to go back. “I’ve had a couple of opportunities but I’m happy to stay at home I wanted to finish my degree and just get stuck into working and get settled down at home.” Jeremy graduated university last year and is now in his first year teaching in Numurkah.Whileplaying basketball interstate and teaching may sound like a tricky combina tion, Jeremy manages with the students and school getting right behind him. “They (the students) just love every opportunity to get out and mess around and I think they’re pretty proud of it so it’s good to see they enjoy it,” he said. “My principal Paul Arnel he’s a really good fella. He gets it he loves sport and understands the opportunity that I have at the “He’smoment.beenreally good to me in allow ing me to take the occasional Friday off and fly up to Darwin Friday morning and I usually fly home Sunday night. “So the old work on Monday is a bit tiring but you’ve just got to do what you’ve got to do, I guess. “I had a bit of time off at the start of the year just focusing on work and school and now the last couple of months I’ve got back into it and got selected to go to this tournament in Canberra which was good so I’ve definitely thrown my hat back into the ring now and looking to get a spot for the championships in a couple of Themonths.”2022

IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships are set to be held in Dubai in November, and Jeremy’s fingers are crossed he can get selected. Despite representing Australia at the highest level, at the end of the day Jeremy just loves heading out and playing basketball.“There’s nothing better than jumping out on the court by yourself and just shooting hoops. It’s nice and relaxing and good“Allvibes.inall, I just love doing it and playing at a high level, competing against others. It’s just exciting and I rush to do it every other athlete knows that feeling so they just love getting around it.”

If you need support, contact Lifeline Australia on 131 114 and BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636. talking was bringing pain to everyone else around me,” he said.

“As an eight-year-old I didn’t know what he was saying, but he looked down at me and he said ‘you gotta go and find your own god’.

Dale Wright and Kev ‘Sidie’ Sidebottom have been running their own warrior train ing in Shepparton, Talking Straight, for 24 years helping more than 200 men overcome their mental ill-health through a 13-week program.

“I was taught stoicism in the old way, I thought I had to just take it all on my shoulders. I was a front-line officer, I had to be unbreakable,” James said. And that’s what he did, until he reached his breaking point. James said everyone had their own indi vidual journey towards suicide, but they were driven by the same pain of shame and“Whenguilt.

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“Everyone’s got a breaking point,” James“Andsaid.Ijust didn’t want to show people my breaking point because I thought that was“Andweakness.inthe end, what I actually found when I couldn’t carry the burden any more, I had to fall apart.

James teaches men of all ages how to understand who they really are, aiding others develop true emotionally balanced resilience and direction in their life.

When the men come to Dale and Sidie, they are at the lowest points of their lives.

“Because there’s a difference between knowing and living. That’s called knowl edge and wisdom.”

And for the past six years, James has spoken to the groups of warrior men at the end of their 13 weeks with Talking Straight.Many of the participants in Talking Straight confess they probably would have taken their own lives without the support of their fellow warriors.

“My daughters were right in front of me, there’s my wife, I had an amazing family, my life was amazing and yet my perception was everything I did brought pain to those I loved, and I couldn’t step a foot right.

“I had to go. It’s the only thing I could do.” Then he remembered something his father, who was a veteran of the Vietnam War, had told him when he was growing up on a farm near Seymour.

Six years ago, through pure chance, Dale and Sidie came across James’s work, and after reaching out have become fastfriends in their shared purpose to save men from suicide.

“One day, feeding a bunch of Angus on the back of a ute, and Dad’s looking off into the bush he said, ‘there’s my god’,” James said.

Time for straight

“The shame and the guilt that I felt just pressed down so heavily on me.” But his training as a major in the Army had taught him to internalise the trauma he had experienced, with the stoic silence of a soldier.

“Now the day I nearly took my own life, I remembered that story and I realised my journey isn’t done yet.” After reaching the lowest point a man can experience, the veteran now trains men to be warriors not the old-school stoicism, but to understand real mascu linity and build personal and family resilience.

“That’s actually what has drawn more and more people to me is because I don’t mind being open any more.”

“Helping people simply understand themselves and then have the courage to actually live it.

If you’re interested in participating in Talking Straight, phone Dale or Sidie on 5821 1864 for a chat, bearing in mind numbers are limited.

Shepparton mental health advocates Dale Wright (left) and Kev Sidebottom have been helping men with their mental health for 24 years. James Greenshields (centre) has faced and overcome his own trauma and now also helps others.

Surviving an IED explosion in Iraq was the “kick in the groin” James Greenshields needed to wake up to what his true priorities in life were.

Being a front-line commander, every decision Major James Greenshields made could lead his men to be maimed or killed. When he came back from his tour of Iraq it was like he had been deployed into a new theatre of war a war with post-trau matic stress disorder.

I was just about to take my own life … I was in so much pain, and I felt I

“It was killing me inside, the pain and the guilt that I had. The decisions that I made in Iraq, which almost led to the deaths of my driver and my gunner,” James said.

Trauma, divorce and separations, depres sion and anxiety, grief and loss different journeys culminating in the same pain lead ing to the same inevitable destination. The same journey James faced.

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When you see a gorgeous old car rumbling past on a Sunday, does it inspire fantasies of starting your own project and building your own dream car?

You might also run into a beauty by pure coincidence while driving.

“Do you just want to put a set of wheels and tyres on it? Get the motor running and just drive it as is, or do you want to do a quick paint job, or do you want to go back to bare metal and fix the rust?” Cam“Aresaid.you going to build it as a show car, as a drag racing car? Is it going to be a car to go to the pub with the family on the weekend?”Whenit comes to building a project car, the sky is the limit when it comes to how much money you can throw at it.

“I know people who built a project car on $20,000 to $25,000 on top of buying it,” Cam said. “Fixing a few things up here and there, like the seat’s got a rip in it so they re-trim the seat, give apaintthequick once over, and it needs a new gearbox.”

If you’re mechanically inclined, you can save a lot of money doing the work yourself, but for the layman the next best thing is to pick up parts after market and get a mechanic to do the technical work instead. Take a deep breath before you launch yourself into a car restoration project, and listen to some wise advice from an expert. so instead.“Say if you bought an old

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The first step is finding a car to work on.You can shop around on Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree or even Car Sales, but sometimes the best approach is to go old school. Car magazines like You Need Cars and Cruising have sections listing cars for sale, categorised by model, make and type.

Rare birds such as this golden car are in the best place in Cam’s hands.

LABOUR OF love

Once you’ve got your car, you need to decide how far you want to go, and how much time and money you’re willing to invest in your project.

“I’ve found ones in the past just driving past an old farm, and it’s just sitting there near the gate with a for sale sign,” HussIn Auto Detailing owner Cam Scorey said. By attending car shows you can find out through word of mouth from people in the car scene about potential project cars that aren’t listed on marketplaces or tradingAndposts.keep an eye out for auctions, but be prepared for a bidding war.

But on the other hand, Cam has heard of a three-year car build that had $250,000 spent on the paint and panelling“Thalone.eywere wanting to build an amazing show car — money wasn’t an issue,” he said.“Itjust depends on how deep your pockets go.”

Photo: Megan Fisher

But your time is money, so sometimes it’s better to pay a little bit extra at the wreckers and have them take it off for you.

Restoring old cars is an art, and Cam Scorey has a few tips for you.

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Cam can give a new life to old four-wheeled marvels.

This beautiful old lady needs a bit of TLC to stay in a mint condition. Holden that was a six cylinder, and you want a V8, well you can go and buy a brand new V8 (engine) and drop it off to the mechanic and go ‘right, make this work’,” Cam said. ‘After market’ basically means that it’s not installed at the factory. Checking the back of car magazines, Facebook groups and online trading posts are a great places to start looking for after market parts. “If you’ve gone and bought an XY Falcon there’ll be a Facebook group for XY Falcon owners in Victoria, Australia. And you can join in there and you can post off and go ‘hey, guys, just looking for an engine builder, who can people recommend?’,” Cam said. But by far the best place to find parts for your project car is at swap meets or theSwapwreckers.meets can have rare and hard-tofind parts, and are a great research trip to see what’s available for your project car. And at the wreckers, the car may be written off, but the parts you’re looking for may still be intact. It’s a great place to get your parts cheap — if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty. “There’s been a write-off, or something happened and the insurance company just dumps it with them,” Cam said. “They can say, ‘brand new that part could be $190, but if you come out here and take it off yourself you can have it for $80’. (The wreckers) aren’t $100 invested into the part, so they don’t have to put 30 per cent on top of that.”

“You might say ‘hey, I need I need a lefthand front door power window motor’,” Cam“Andsaid.then they’ll say, ‘look, it’s this much, or if we take it out for you, it’s an extra 30 “Sometimesbucks’. it’s just the time and money; brand new parts are $250 and they want $60 or an extra $35 to pull it out — $90 bucks is still cheaper.”

HussIn Auto Detailing owner Cam Scorey knows a bit when it comes to restoring beautiful old cars.

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MINI-GOLF DAY

Let’s be honest, golf kinda sucks. It takes too long, it’s too outdoors and just a bit much. However, what if I told you that you could capture the fun bits of golf (putting, hanging out with friends) without the bad bits (walking, watching your ball fly 150 m in the wrong direction)? Well, do I have news for you! Besides, you can still dress up in awful pants and all turn up in a gaudy BMW at mini-golf.

What better way to seal your brotherly bond than waiting for the full moon, stripping to the waist, covering your torso in blood and howling at the moon as you hunt the creatures of the night?

KIDS’PARTYBIRTHDAY Re-capture the joy of being a small child for one more time before the groom is snatched away forever. Head to a Rebound or a Fun Planet, book the place out and everyone gets to be an eight-year-old for a day. You wanna play dodgeball? Play dodgeball. Spend an hour on the arcade? You got it, kid. Want to order plates of chicken nuggets shaped like dinosaurs? In the words of Bob the Builder: Yes. We. Can.

Maybe the hen party is a bit too out there and racy for you — perhaps your groom would be more suited to a garden party. Dress thyself in Victorian-era hats and coattails, whip out the monocles and spend the afternoon in the garden drinking tea, eating cucumber sandwiches and discussing the latest revolution in France. Then, you can put on your jackets with padded elbows and retire to the smoking room for a pipe of tobacco and a glass of cognac as you discuss the merits of Lord Pitt the Younger’s taxation proposals.

HOWL AT THE MOON

In an inclusive 21st-century world, the old ways of bucks’ parties are falling by the wayside. Here are some cool, new bucks’ parties ideas for you, your groomsmen and all the rest of your friends that everyone can enjoy — and you can even feel safe inviting your grandmother along, too!

BIRTHDAY

BOWLING Keep it simple! A night out with the lads and ladies at the bowling alley is a safe, fun activity for the whole family, and is good for younger children or teenagers who might not be ready for the full-on nature of a traditional bucks’ party or big night out. GOLF DAY Similar to bowling, a golf day — or golf weekend — could be a good way to escape from the realities of life, get out in the great outdoors and hang out with your mates.

BUCK THE TREND

Many butchers sell blood, and some will provide you with werewolf blood if you ask nicely and get them when it’s in stock. Vampires are often in season from September through to December, while dragons migrate during autumn and make good hunting. Be careful of their claws!

COMMUNE WITH THE DEAD A bucks’ party is a chance to let loose a little, and what could be looser than communing with The Other Side through a ouija board? Ask a spirit to play a prank on the best man or get a poltergeist to terrorise the boundtheAthethroughthegetMakemother-in-law-to-be.sureyoudon’ttooclose,lestoneofgroomsmenbesuckedthebreachandintorealmoftheundead.tripacrosstheRiverStyxnightbeforeaweddingistoendintears.

TEA PARTY

Bucks’ parties often raise expectations of wild nights out, blurring the line of legality, and risk finishing with you waking up in a trashed Las Vegas hotel room with a baby in the wardrobe and a tiger in the bedroom. But MAX STAINKAMPH says there is another way.

HEN PARTY

Here’s a modern twist if you still want something a bit saucy — you take the traditional hen party and just take the bridal party out and replace it with the groom’s gang. Leave everything else exactly the same — the prosecco, the charcuterie boards, the big human-sized cut-out of the groom, the scantily-clad male servers, the life drawing. This is fun and silly for when your groom is marrying another man, and even funnier and sillier if they’re straight. Lean into the absurdity!

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Les Williamson stands proudly with his handmade barrel table made from scratch.

be occupied and rediscover networks after leaving friends from their workplaces. Some call it mental health, others see it as simply a hobby shed.

David Morrison at work in the Stanhope Men’s Shed.

The Stanhope group has expanded its role to include fundraising for worthy local projects and selling some of its projects to raise money for the shed. The group has benefited from a unique relationship with the Fonterra milk processing factory that dominates the town’sWhenskyline.thefactory generates wood and steel packing, the Stanhope Men’s Shed co-ordinators are called — and invariably the men find something useful to recycle.

On the day Don called in, the very comfortable (and warm) kitchen was deserted and everyone was on the job, working the saws, drills and hand tools. “Wednesday is usually a busy day,” Des said.“Friday we tend to have a few around for coffee and tea.” Men’s Sheds developed as a meeting place for retired men who were wanting to

“It works well for both of us,” Des said. “They get rid of the waste and we get to use the timber.” They have racks of recovered timber in the shed yard, and they have even built a lock-up storage shed out of re-used packing material.

According to the Australian Men’s Shed Association: “Becoming a member of a Men’s Shed provides a safe and busy environment where men can find many of these things in an atmosphere of old-fashioned mateship. And, importantly, there is no pressure. Men can just come and have a yarn and a cuppa if that is all they’re looking for.”

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When you enter the building and see a forklift parked in the corner, you know this Men’s Shed means business. “We’re not really tinkerers,” founding member Des Crichton said about the Stanhope Men’s Shed. “Things happen here more on an industrialThscale.”emembers tend to be oriented towards projects, like the old grey Fergy tractor they are restoring, or the timber tables they are working on.

There are more than 1200 Men’s Sheds in towns and suburbs across Australia. Some are more serious than others, as GEOFF ADAMS discovered in the small dairy community of Stanhope.

Men’s Shed means business

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Not only is it fantastic exercise and a way to clear the head, mountain bike riding is a great way for the whole family to experience our own backyard. So dust off your bike and get ready to hit the trails.

For information, visit: beechworth.com.au/mountain-bikingwww.explore-

Mystic Mountain Bike Park at Bright is a haven of 50 km of diverse trails dropping from 800 m. From Shred Kelly’s Last Stand to the Hero Trail — marketed as having changed Australian mountain biking — there is something for everyone to have a crack at.

While for families, the Beechworth Gorge Scenic Drive is suitable for children aged eight and older, due to a hill climb, and finishes at the Newtown Bridge. The Explore Beechworth website has information about the local trails, including colour ranking for difficulty.

The trail network is free to ride and many of the trails are accessed from Coronation Avenue. There is a fee for private vehicle entry and shuttle buses are available at peak times.

A 10-minute drive from Moama’s town centre are 7 km of purpose-built mountain bike trails suitable for all skill levels.

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There’s the mapped and marked trails at the Mountain Bike Park and the Flame Trees Trail, or get off-road and hit the fire trails ready to be explored.

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With more than 10 km of cross country trails for all abilities, Mt Major is a must on the bucket lists of mountain bike enthusiasts.Justunder half-an-hour drive from Shepparton, Mt Major is near the town of Dookie and has a purpose-built mountain bike park with a variety of downhill and cross country circuits. The Shepparton Sports Precinct is also home to a world-class BMX track, catering for all levels and playing host to a number of state, national and international events.

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Spend the day exploring all the features on offer, wall rides and drops, pump track and jumps and rollers.

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Negotiating the highs and lows of fatherhood takes hard work and patience. And lots of love. Even for someone whose job it was to look after young people.

Ordinary things like taking his kids to their sporting commitments on the weekends, coaching their team, providing an inspirational half-time speech when the chips are down, and cheering them on no matter how far behind they are on the scoreboard.“There’salways going to be disappointments, but it’s how you manage that and how you get around it. If you can teach them that, they’ll be better off for it.” These simple everyday things galvanised his relationship with his sons, who know they can rely on him no matter what.

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No father is truly qualified, or prepared, for the job of raising sons. But Dale taught Tom, now 19, and Xavier, 16, the best way he knew how.

DON The moment Dale Janke’s eldest son Tom was born changed his life forever.

His eldest has left home, and his youngest isn’t far behind — but his boys know that the rock they could rely on to take them to footy on the weekend is always on the other end of the phone for the highs and the lows.

The Janke family (from left) Xavier, Dale, Helen and Tom.

“I remember the midwife picking up Tom,” Dale said. “He looked straight at me and I looked straight at him and the connection right there was just magical. “I felt nine feet tall and bulletproof and just felt very proud.” Dale used to be a youth worker, which would see him working all kinds of strange hours. But when he realised he was missing the best moments of his sons’ childhoods, he had to reassess what was best for his young family, eventually deciding to take a job as a landscape gardener at Notre Dame College in Shepparton. “I think when I was single, or without a family, I could give my work 100 per cent,” Dale said. SONS

“You do tend to think about it — am I doing enough as a dad, giving them the right upbringing, am I being a good role model?” he said. “Have I provided enough, have I been there enough for my children? “All you want for your sons is for them to grow up and be good men.”

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Being a father is more than just being a provider for Dale — it’s being there for his children whenever they need him.

“But then along comes a family and you just sort of need to stop and sort of be at home and be focused at home rather than thinking about work while with family.”

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