Murrindindi Guide Autumn 2021 by Ann Friedel

Arts & Tourism Business & Trades Guide

AUTUMN 2021

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Celebrate vintage with the Murrindindi winemakers Join in the fun of the Cycle Dindi event in April, on the Great Victorian Rail Trail Try your hand at fly fishing - book in for a lesson or guided session Enjoy the last of the warm days pack a picnic and hike to the hills

Catch the sunrise or sunset at a scenic lookout Take a Sunday drive and check out the stunning display of autumn colour Visit one of our local markets and stock up on late summer produce Book a weekend getaway in a cosy B&B or country hotel

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Barry Kerr’s glamorous guitars ...................................................9 Saladin’s story................................................................................. 15 Rakali – a true blue Aussie.......................................................... 21 Choughs – bandits of the bush................................................ 27 High Country Tree Services........................................................ 31 Pumpkin pie – sugar and spice................................................ 35 Rail Trail maps................................................................................. 36 Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge.................................................. 41 Cycle Dindi....................................................................................... 45 Within the Land Exhibition........................................................ 47 Health & Wellbeing Disagreements......................................................................... 49 Arts & Entertainment Exhibition at Hillcrest............................................................. 51 Ian Wood – a multi-talented artist.................................... 55 United by nature – Romney + Quinn............................... 61 What’s on ......................................................................................... 63 Regular markets............................................................................. 64 Business & Trades.......................................................................... 65 Business & Trades listings........................................................... 70 Contact & Emergency Numbers.............................................. 71 Shire maps....................................................................................... 72

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by Carol Hopkins

he timber ballast of an 18th century ship lying on the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Brazil would seem, at least to the uninitiated, an unlikely choice of material for constructing a guitar. But that is exactly what Barry Kerr, a world-renowned guitar maker from Alexandra, has used in some of his high-end instruments.

Front of the guitar Barry made using Brazilian rosewood and Adirondack spruce, sold to Mark in Portland, Oregon USA.

This timber is the rare and highly prized Brazilian rosewood. The batch Barry purchased was over 200 years old. Up until the late 1960s, Brazilian rosewood was widely used in making quality acoustic and electric guitars, but supplies dried up due to rampant harvesting. Now the only source is reclaimed timber, and even that is subject to strict export controls. Apart from the ballast, Barry sources this precious wood from colonial furniture such as tables and beds, often imported directly from Brazil. Because Barry’s guitars are mostly purchased by discerning collectors, he goes to considerable lengths to source timbers that will appeal to this market. As well as Brazilian rosewood, Barry uses other soughtafter wood, such as Engelmann and Adirondack spruce, along with varieties that will enhance the instrument’s aesthetics. Here, his wife Sue plays a big part, advising on the best combinations of colour, grain and trim to create a visually stunning effect. The strength and flexibility of the wood also play a critical role. As Barry explains, “The strings are the engine of the guitar, and the engine has to drive the top to vibrate. The wood has to be strong enough not to crack but sensitive enough to vibrate.” The sound or tone of the wood is also important. “Very good timbers have a good musical note to them, and that’s what collectors want,” Barry says. “I do a lot of tapping and listening to the wood before I make a purchase.” But selecting the right timber is just the beginning. Barry estimates there are around 200 separate steps involved in making a first-rate, handcrafted guitar. It’s a time-consuming and painstaking process. “Normally, if you are working on your own, and you can make ten guitars a year, you’re doing pretty well,” Barry says. Barry grew up on a dairy farm near Dunrobin in western Victoria and made his first guitar when he was just 15 years old as part of his woodworking class at school. Although Barry dismisses it as being “good

Photo page 9: Barry playing one of his hand-crafted guitars. Above: Barry holds a piece of sought-after Englemann spruce which forms the tops of his guitars. firewood”, someone actually bought it. At the time, Barry had been playing the guitar for four years, inspired and encouraged by one of his primary school teachers. Barry comes from a musical family, and his guitar-playing skills were honed with a band that included his father, brother and sister. The band played cabaret-style music at football clubs, school dances, pubs and restaurants throughout the western district of Victoria and into South Australia. “The band work took up every weekend for four years, and we often didn’t finish until late. We were flat out, and my schoolwork suffered, but I loved it,” Barry says. Gradually though, Barry became dissatisfied with the sound of his guitar

and started to think, “It sounds OK, but I really want it to sound better.” As he explains, “With factory-made guitars, unless you paid a lot of money, you were stuck with a pretty mediocre sound. That’s what got me thinking about building my own guitars.” While doing an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery, he stumbled across a book in the library on how to build an acoustic guitar. For Barry, “this was gold” and, with the help of two other books he imported from the USA, he began to build guitars. First, he started with electric guitars and then moved on to acoustic guitars. For many years, guitar building was combined with his other jobs. These included carpentry and joinery, teaching guitar, repairing stringed instruments

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and restoring antique furniture. Then, along with his brother David, he established a business called Woodtone Manufacturing based in Hamilton in western Victoria. Together they built furniture, along with guitars, and later established five-day workshops for budding guitar makers. “The person would come in [to a workshop] on Monday, and they would go out on Friday with a very simple, nofrills, acoustic guitar,” Barry says. While these workshops were extremely successful, with students coming from all over Australia, the pressure of running 35 weeks of intensive instruction over two years was enormous. In the end, Barry and his wife realised that they didn’t want or need the stress, especially with a young Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 11

This guitar is a one-of-a kind instrument – totally hand made by Barry from a single slab of American Swamp Ash with lovely curly figure and a midnight blue theme. family, and so they retired that part of the business. For another six years, Barry juggled other work with guitar building until eventually taking on the role of luthier (guitar maker) full-time. Barry prides himself on building first-rate guitars, ones that use rare and beautiful woods, produce a fabulous sound and display an impeccable finish. His clients come from all over the world, and many are repeat customers, keen to add another

exquisite and unique guitar to their collection. However, he does not do custom-made work. Although Barry loves his work, it is physically demanding, and ongoing health issues mean that he is now looking to sell his business. For someone with the requisite skills, Barry believes it would be an ideal business to run from a country location such as Alexandra. Barry still plays the guitar, every day in

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fact, but modestly says he is “a pretty ordinary player” simply because he doesn’t practice enough. He also says he’d like to broaden his repertoire of tunes. Perhaps when Barry’s guitar making takes a back seat, his guitar playing will once again come to the fore. If you would like to find out more about Barry’s guitars or his business you can visit his website at barrykerrguitars.com or contact him by email at grainchaser1@ gmail.com.

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Saladin Lodge owner, Kim Rycroft, fell in love with the Narbethong property more than 20 years ago and has since dedicated herself to transforming it into a place that offers something for everyone. By Emily Friedel

here is a story behind Saladin Lodge that many people may not know about. Current owner, Kim Rycroft, was not aware of its backstory either when she jumped the front gate in 1999 to have a poke around and see if it might become her new holiday home. But over the last 20-odd years, Kim has discovered much about the fascinating history of Saladin Lodge and added her own story into the mix. Today, Saladin Lodge is “a bit of everything”. The main building is an expansive, high-ceilinged structure with superb acoustics and a commercial kitchen – ideal for art exhibitions, concerts, weddings and all manner of other events. Built into

the main building are a conference centre and B&B accommodation. There is also a mezzanine lounge that Kim says is perfect for paper aeroplane contests, among other things. Opposite the main building is a cosy little café and gift shop where visitors can get toasted sandwiches, tea, coffee, local products, sweet treats and other bits and pieces – or just pop in for a toilet stop. There are nature walks to the top of a nearby hill, and there are lawn areas for outdoor functions and sculpture exhibitions. Then there is the lake, adorned with water lilies, where people can swim, boat or take fly-fishing lessons. Clients and carers from Menzies Support Services in Alexandra are among the

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A painting of the Crooke family’s racehorse Saladin, that the property was named after. regulars casting their lines into the water. “They caught three quite big ones that other day, and the grins on their faces! They were absolutely stoked,” Kim says of a recent visit from the Menzies crew. Offering a bit of everything,

and ensuring accessibility to accommodate any mobility restrictions, Kim hopes everyone who comes to Saladin finds something that appeals to them. She also hopes to impart her love of the land and sense of stewardship. Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 15

Above: Inside the main building of Saladin Lodge, where people gather for weddings and art exhibitions and everything in between. Left: The view of the main building from across the lake.

“None of us owns this place; we just get the privilege of hanging out. I love sharing that aspect, and I hope people take that on board irrespective of how many hours or minutes they’re here for. I think you’ve got to offer opportunities for them to get to know the land and hear it and smell it and enjoy all the sights. They can go for walks up to the top of the hill, and if they can’t walk, I put them in my car and take them up there.” Kim first became acquainted with Narbethong’s natural 16 – Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021

beauty three decades ago when she started four-wheel driving – a hobby that eventually saw her running events for Landrover, including vehicle launches. Another hobby, teaching children horse riding, allowed her to explore the region more. Eventually, the trips from Melbourne were so frequent that a holiday home around Narbethong was warranted. On the same day she put a deposit on another property, a friend told Kim she should check out Saladin Lodge,

which was also for sale. It was three days before Christmas, always a hectic time, and Kim wasn’t sure whether she’d bother. But the sign on the gate caught her eye as she was driving home on the Maroondah Highway, and she pulled over. Undeterred by the locked gate once she’d made her mind up to check out the property, she went over the top of it and walked across what was the old airstrip. “There was a little old stone cottage, and when I peered in the front door, I could see thigh-high weeds in the lounge room. There were other outbuildings all over the place. There was this little building, which I found out later was a doctor’s surgery. All this activity had gone on here, and I thought, ‘Good lord, why is it that no one has spoken about here?’ There was obviously enormous history that I knew

absolutely nothing about in all the years I’d been coming up here. I just fell in love with it. I got on the phone and spoke to the real estate guy, who I’d literally just put down a deposit with for another property, and said tell me the story about this property.” As Kim discovered, the Crooke family were the original owners of Saladin Lodge. John Robert Crooke was the first person to drive a motor car over the Black Spur – the ‘car’ being a buggy-like contraption with a steam-powered engine. J.R. Crooke also built Aspendale Racecourse, which was initially used for horseracing and later one of the world’s first purposebuilt motor racing tracks was added to the site. The Crookes named one of their racehorses Saladin, after the famous Muslim hero and first sultan of Syria and Egypt,

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and the horse inspired the property name. Saladin won the 1872 Australian Cup, and later died under suspicious circumstances, possibly at the hands of those who wanted to end his winning streak. The derelict stone cottage Kim had peered into when she first wandered around the property was also built by the Crookes. Sadly, the cottage was bulldozed by an unscrupulous builder without Kim’s permission. Stones salvaged from the cottage are now built into the chimney and a feature wall in the main building, as well as Kim’s office and some monuments outside. Kim says she feels it was very

important to honour the stones, and she greets them every morning. After the main building was completed, she had the opportunity to meet J.R. Crooke’s son, Dr Peter Crooke, who was in his 90s by that stage. Like Kim, he felt a special affinity for the cottage stones. “What was really beautiful was that when Peter came, he started touching the stone. I stood beside him, and I said I do that too. He said I’ve always touched the stone.”

“I asked him why some of the pieces of stone looked a bit weird and not like they were from this area, and he said when they were driving along, they would pick up odd pieces of stone and bring them back here.” Through meeting some of the Crooke family, Kim also

put together the missing piece of the map puzzle. The large brightly-coloured map, which was painted on a wall in the old cottage, luckily survived the bulldozing and is now mounted on the wall of the mezzanine lounge of the main building. On the map, a small square marks

Below: The original stone cottage built by the Crookes. Stones rescued from the cottage are now incorporated into various structures around the property. Bottom: Water lilies blooming on the lake.

Meeting Peter also gave Kim a chance to uncover more details of the property’s story.

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Above: Kim has created dedicated outdoor spaces on the property for functions and sculpture exhibitions. Left: Inside the gift shop and café – a great place for locals and day-trippers to experience Saladin. away. The property will resurrect itself, it will heal itself, and it’s up to me to go along with that. That’s how I’ve always felt,” she says.

Saladin Lodge’s position amid the mountain ranges and waterways. For a long time, Kim thought it must have been the work of the Keoghs who owned the property before her. That was until Peter’s daughter, Sally Crooke, dropped by. “She was walking up the stairs, and at the top of the stairs she bellowed out, ‘Oh my god, there’s my map!” The Crooke connection has continued, with sixthgeneration family member Dean Crooke having his wedding at Saladin Lodge a couple of years ago. 18 – Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021

As Kim has uncovered more of the property’s past, she has also been a part of some of its most memorable moments. Before the main building was even completed, the Black Saturday fires came through, destroying all the remaining historical buildings and most of the hundred-year-old garden. It was an enormous setback, but Kim adopted the warrior spirit of the property’s namesake and soldiered on. “Black Saturday didn’t take away my love and desire to keep trying on the property, nothing could take that

Of course, history has also been made, and is continuing to be made, by the coronavirus pandemic. While the prolonged lockdowns were a blow to the business, they also gave Kim a new perspective on Saladin Lodge, what it means to her and her place in its story. “During the lockdown, I felt like I turned into Shirley Valentine, saying hello to the wall. I made a joke with my friends that I hadn’t actually said hello in ages, and I went out to practise on a kookaburra because I missed it so much. It was good to take another look at the business again and every area I get to say hello – hello to the fishermen, hello to the people who come to

the shop, hello to the guests who come here – I love that side of it,” she says. And now, with eased restrictions, Kim is busy considering the future and how she can get back to offering a bit of everything so that more people can experience Saladin Lodge and maybe learn a little about its story. The shop has reopened, fishing has resumed, and B&B guests have been welcomed back. The next step is to get the exhibitions, concerts and other events running again, and, as she did after Black Saturday, Kim is summoning Saladin’s warrior spirit for a bit of extra courage. “We just have to be brave and set some dates. It will happen.” For more information on Saladin Lodge, including upcoming events, www. saladinlodge.com.au or call Kim on 0429 699 969

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One of our lesser known natives, the rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) is a true-blue Aussie whose ancestors are thought to have swum or rafted here five to ten million years ago from New Guinea. Photo courtesy Carolyn Hall. By Emily Friedel

he Yea Wetlands annual platypus and rakali count is set to take place again on the first Friday in March this autumn. While platypus are pretty adept at evading the human eye, this waterside wildlife-spotting event is the perfect opportunity to see its lesserknown companion, which has been dubbed by some as Australia’s otter. Ron Litjens, who organises the Yea Wetlands count, says that while there’s only been one platypus spotted in the last four years during the hour-long session, most participants will spy a rakali. “They’re quite elusive, they’re quite shy, and they’re very aware of what’s going on around them. So if people make the slightest noise, rakali will know about it. Nonetheless, they’re out there, and all you’ve got to do is sit and watch. I could almost guarantee that if you sat on the side of the Yea River at one or two locations on any night, you would see a rakali,” he says. Rakali, the species’ Indigenous Australian name, are native rodents and more commonly known as water 22 – Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021

rats. However, with their swimming prowess and adaptations to aquatic life – streamlined body shape, partiallywebbed feet and glossy, quick-drying fur – it is easy to see why they are likened to otters. Rakali also occupy the position of top predator in aquatic environments across Australia as otters do on every other continent except Antarctica. Unfortunately, unlike otters, rakali are not animals that have secured a place of fondness in the public consciousness. To date, there has been very little research done on the species, and their status is poorly understood – circumstances the Australian Platypus Conservancy (APC) is striving to change using citizen science. And for those in the Murrindindi Shire who want to support this quest, the annual count is an excellent opportunity to do so. The cooler months are also a terrific time for citizen scientists to monitor the species because rakali are more active during the day in chilly weather. Rakali are intelligent, inquisitive creatures that expertly hunt a variety of other underwater life, including fish and crustaceans, and readily adapt to

a wide range of aquatic habitats (even more reasons the otter comparison is apt). Growing to around a kilogram, rakali have been known to take on prey much larger than themselves, such as ducks and water coots, giving them a reputation as formidable predators. Rakali will also venture onto land to forage for food, happily getting stuck into carrion or pinching dog food from people’s backyards. “By the nature of its feeding pattern, it’s a species that’s got to be very adaptable and very quick-thinking to take advantage of whatever’s there,” APC biologist Geoff Williams says. Rakali are predominantly nocturnal, but during the colder months, their daytime activity increases. This cool-weather behaviour is probably due to partly to rakali not being as good at regulating body temperature as other semiaquatic mammals like platypus. “It doesn’t cope with really cold temperatures as well, apparently, so one of the possibilities is that over the winter when temperatures are lower, it’s coming out in the day more to compensate for the cold. That’s one reason you’re more likely to see it in

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A rakali photographed in January last year while scoping out viewing sites for the annual Yea Wetlands platypus and rakali count event. Photo courtesy Ron Litjens.

winter. The other reason is probably related to the breeding season, which we think kicks off in late winter the same as platypus. With water rats, from about May onwards seems to be when people start seeing them being active much more,” Geoff says. The APC welcomes information on any rakali sightings, and Geoff says that if you want to start looking for them, they’re a pretty easy to identify. “A big water rat is the same size as a small platypus, which is why people get them mixed up. It’s like the platypus in that you can normally pick it when it’s active by the ripple patterns it creates. It has a similar sort of diving pattern to a platypus in that it will dive down underwater and look for its food and be underwater for 20-30 seconds then pop up again. But unlike the platypus, which tends to pop up and then stay in one place while it gets its breath and chews its food, the water rat will keep going. The white tip to the tail on the rakali normally becomes apparent when they dive, and you see the white tip sticking up.” Ron also suggests keeping an eye out for evidence of their habitual feeding spots to know if you’ve got rakali living nearby.

“Rakali usually eat in the same place every time, so they develop a midden of shells and things, and that’s how you can tell if there are rakali around,” he says.

cane toads in rakali territory in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, rakali had adapted to hunt and dissect them to avoid their poisonous skin and glands.

In their position at the top of the food chain, rakali play a vital role in regulating species below them and maintaining balance within their ecosystems. Importantly, they target introduced pest species, providing a natural means of controlling these undesirables.

“Hopefully, if cane toads came to Victoria, if they came in small numbers, rakali could play a role in stamping them out before they get established, given there’s probably nothing else that’s naturally going to stop cane toads,” Geoff says.

“A good example is the role I think rakali play in keeping down some of the pest species of fish that have been introduced. They are good at catching and killing fish, and they show a preference for killing introduced fish as opposed to native fish. The introduced fish like carp, tench and roach are fairly slow-moving fish compared to many native species and therefore probably easier for the water rats to concentrate on, so they help keep the systems healthy,” Geoff says. Along with unwanted fish species, rakali are one of the only native predators that have figured out how to consume cane toads safely. Research published late 2019 in Australian Mammology reported that within two years of the arrival of

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As if all of this hasn’t made them endearing enough, rakali may also keep pesky introduced rodents at bay – somewhat ironically since the ‘rat’ label and connotations arising from introduced species are probably part of the reason rakali never garnered much public attention. “There is some evidence that they’re aggressive towards the introduced rats. It’s very early evidence, and it’s not known if they actually kill the introduced rats, but it’s certainly a possibility. So having the native rats around is probably a good thing in terms of keeping the bad rats out,” Geoff says. Having rakali around to do their good works, though, is something the APC’s Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 23

The status of the rakali in Australia is poorly understood, although anecdotal evidence suggests their numbers in south-eastern Australia have declined in many locations since the mid-1990s. The Australian Platypus Conservancy is using citizen science to help change this. Photo courtesy C. Boekel.

research suggests is being adversely affected by factors we don’t yet understand. Using the power of citizen science, the APC collects ongoing data from the public regarding rakali and ran two community-based surveys in Victoria and the ACT between 2017 and 2019. For a species that doesn’t attract much in the way of research funding, Geoff says citizen science is invaluable. “The number of proper studies on rakali is negligible, and without the information we get in from citizen science, we really wouldn’t know very much about the species itself.” Through the Yea Wetlands surveys, annual surveys run by Strath Creek Landcare Group on King Parrot Creek and observations from individuals like Ron, who has reported rakali in a dam on his bush block in Flowerdale, data is slowly accumulating about Murrindindi

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Shire’s local population. However, as with the status of the species across the country, the picture of our local rakali is far from clear, and the APC’s research has possibly created more questions than answers, highlighting how much more work needs to be done to fully comprehend what’s going on. Of particular concern is the fact that in the APC’s large community-based surveys, rakali were found not to be thriving in places where, logically, they should. “For example, in the ACT, the species was very common in Lake Burley Griffin and Lake Ginninderra, two fairly large man-made lakes, but the species was almost totally absent from Lake Tuggeranong, which is an equivalent sort of water body. So it raises those sorts of questions; there’s a lot going on that we really don’t understand yet,” Geoff says.

The lack of knowledge and awareness of rakali seems unfair given that the otters they have so much in common with enjoy such celebrity in the animal world. Here, on one of the two otterless continents of the globe, perhaps it’s time to pay more attention to our otter equivalent and keep an eye out for them as temperatures start to drop. “It’s not a species we can take for granted until we get a better understanding of what’s going on, and we’re currently a long way from that,” Geoff says. This year’s Yea Wetlands platypus and rakali count will take place on Friday 5 March. Participation is free and anyone who wants to join in can meet at the Cummins Lagoon carpark at 7pm. The count will run from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. For more information or to report a rakali sighting, go to platypus.asn.au or Strath Creek Landcare’s focusonfauna.com

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Above: A pair of white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos). Photo © Patrick Kavanagh – www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_k59/16097953610 Below: White-winged choughs build large, cup-shaped nests of mud mixed with grass and leaves. Photo en.wikipedia.org by Carol Hopkins

atching a group of white-winged choughs foraging quietly in the leaf litter in a patch of open woodland, it’s hard to believe these innocent-looking birds have earned the epithet of ‘bandits of the bush’. Their ‘crimes’ are impressive – marauding, ransacking, kidnapping and slavery. That’s quite a charge sheet! We’ll take a look at their criminal activities in just a moment, but first a few basic facts about these fascinating birds. White-winged choughs (pronounced ‘chuffs’) are large, black birds with white edges on their wings. However, the white on their wings is only visible when the birds are flying or displaying. When you see them perched or just wandering around, they are completely black. They are often mistaken for crows, ravens or currawongs, but their curved beaks and bright red eyes set them apart from these species. While both sexes look the same, juveniles have brown, rather than red, eyes and keep this colouring until they reach sexual maturity at four years of age. Choughs are found throughout eastern and south-eastern Australia with the exception of northern Queensland. Dry, open forests and woodlands are their preferred habitat. They are not particularly good flyers, usually opting to stroll through the bush, foraging for insects and seeds on the way and only taking to the air when disturbed or threatened. Choughs have been known to walk several kilometres a day in COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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White-winged choughs are large, black birds with white edges on their wings. However, the white on their wings is only visible when the birds are flying or displaying. Photo © Dorothy Jenkins – https://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsintheair/48539690897/in/photolist-2gXhB1n-DXKqsq-e8s1m-HdySru-e8rZC-qwwdLj-2kdegEv-rR8Cit-LrfJLE-LrfFZY-qujYCr-e8rZf-

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Below: These birds are often mistaken for crows, ravens or currawongs, but their curved beaks and bright red eyes set them apart from these species. Photo © Patrick Kavanagh – www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_k59/13507233883

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territories that can be as large as 1,000 hectares. You will often hear choughs before you see them. As they wander, they keep in touch with mellow, mournful descending whistles, which may explode into grating rasps and clicks if alarmed. Their breeding season is August to December when they build large, cup-shaped nests of mud mixed with grass and leaves into which they lay between two and five eggs. If mud is not available, they will use cow or emu dung. White-winged choughs differ from many other birds in that they are cooperative breeders. This means they live in family groups of eight to 20 birds, and all members of the group help to raise the chicks. A group usually consists of a pair of breeding birds and numerous young helpers who forgo their own chance to reproduce in order to secure the survival of the breeding

pair’s offspring. In fact, this species cannot breed without helpers, and groups with less than seven members rarely manage to raise chicks. Because of the importance of helpers in breeding success, it is perhaps not surprising that families of white-winged choughs have been known to kidnap juvenile birds from other groups to boost their workforce. They do this by launching an attack on the group, harassing the guardians and then luring the young birds away with elaborate displays of wing-waving, tail-wagging and eye-bulging. These kidnapped birds are then pressed into service, building nests, incubating eggs, feeding the young, cleaning the nest and defending the nestlings from predators. It could be considered a form of avian slavery! And, as it can take six to seven months for nestlings to reach maturity, these ‘slaves’ are in it for the long haul. However, these juvenile helpers are

not entirely under the thumb. In behaviour some would say is typical of youngsters, they have been observed to only pretend to feed the nestlings and, when no-one is looking, eat the food themselves. Conflict between groups is not confined to kidnapping. While aggression sometimes only involves displays of wing-waving, tail-wagging and eyebulging with a bit of pecking thrown in, it can escalate into a kind of gang warfare. When this happens, the nests of rival groups may be destroyed, along with the eggs. In one study, a researcher recorded a group of males destroying the nests of ten other groups – he nicknamed this group ‘the Mafia’. It seems aggressive behaviour is most likely to occur when food and resources are in short supply, such as during a drought. When times are good, whitewinged chough families tend to be more peaceable, rarely exhibiting the behaviour that has caused them to be dubbed the ‘bandits of the bush’.

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Above: Budding arborist six-year-old Levi Seaton with his dad, Al. (Levi’s harness is hooked to the inside of the bucket and he’s within arm’s reach of Al). Photo DragonFly Aerial Photography.

Left: Al at work climbing a tree.

hen a family has a shared vision to immerse themselves in their community and to share their expertise, you know there is a strong partnership behind the business. Al Seaton and his wife Briana are proud to be active community members within Mansfield and its surrounds. “As a team, we are committed to the community through our business High Country Tree Services (HCTS)” says Al. “At the very heart of HCTS, we enjoy working together. While most of Bri’s time is spent in the office and me outdoors, knowing that family, including our team of employees, is at the core of our business is what makes it work so well,” says Al. At HCTS, they are fully insured qualified arborists,

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climbers and operators. They work with various equipment to professionally see to all your tree needs – pruning, stump removal, tree removal, tree care, and recycling. One of their core services is assisting with emergencies that arise from bush fires and other wild weather. They also tend to garden maintenance, block slashing and gutter cleaning. Like all business, HCTS has had its challenges, especially when COVID-19 hit in 2020. This was a time of uncertainty and worry for all and definitely not unique to the Seaton business. “The team still had mortgages to pay and families to support, and trees don’t stop having issues because of a pandemic,” says Al. “We adapted our work practices to keep our team safe and employed because we were unsure how long Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 31

The Seaton family relaxing by the river. Photo courtesy Mansfield Shire Council. this would last. Our arborists, climbers and operators are like family, which means we very much cared about their immediate and long-term future,” explains Al.

how we would operate in a ‘COVID-safe’ way to keep moving forward. They were all very responsive, and we all felt very lucky to remain an essential service during the lockdown periods,” says Al.

The pandemic became a time of learning and growth for HCTS and continues to be so.

“Trees add a lot of value to a town and community; they are a beautiful reminder of nature; they are great for the earth’s atmosphere, offer shade and are fun to climb. The younger generation must learn how important it is to look after, manage and preserve our trees, while also understanding the importance of a clean up after wild weather or bushfires so new growth can occur and then find the balance of leaving behind trees for fauna habitat.”

“2020 was the year of riding what we called ‘the COVID coaster’. With some moments of fun and joy and other moments of fear and uncertainty and desperately wanting to get off the ride,” says Bri. However, they pushed through, learnt the many lessons that came their way, gained more skills as individuals and as a team, learnt to adapt and pivot in their industry while always putting their team and clients’ needs to the forefront to keep the business alive and thriving. What this meant as a family business is that they had to work smarter to keep meeting their clients’ needs while also abiding by State laws. “While it wasn’t easy at first, with the constant changes and updates, Bri and I came together to keep the business running and educated our team about 32 – Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021

“Our children are the future of our landscape, and it turns out we have a local budding six-year-old arborist Levi Seaton, who has been playing ‘tree services’ with his mates at school. He has created a climbing harness from the swing seat and ropes and has assigned all his team (school friends) a task on the jobsite. It makes us so happy to see Levi’s imagination run wild and that his dad is such an important part in his future as a strong role model,” says Bri. Apart from knowing the future is in

good hands with Levi and eight-yearold daughter Lara, why do Al and Bri do what they do? Simply, because they and their team care about the environment and the future of their children and community. They feel privileged to be caretakers of nature and will continue to strive to do their very best, so a future can continue for all. Their business’s impact is more than just now; it is very much about investing in the future. HCTS also like to educate the community about looking after trees, and standards of laws around removing them and how a property can benefit from having them. They also share about what plants and trees are hazards and what should be removed. “When people ask me and Bri why we are so passionate about trees, we remind them to think about their importance in our daily lives. From food to shelter, furniture to paper, or an oasis to take a walk, trees provide us with much goodness in life. For us, this means we will continue to give the best possible care along with our team,” says Al. For more information visit www.highcountrytrees.com.au.

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hether you’re enjoying your garden harvest or abiding by a seasonal eating philosophy, autumn is pumpkin time. And while many of us savour roast pumpkin or pumpkin soup in the autumn chill, we may neglect its sweeter side. To avoid missing out on all the pumpkin fun to be had this season, why not embrace the versatility of its orange flesh and try an American thanksgiving favourite: sweet spiced pumpkin pie. If you like pumpkin, you’ll love this dessert. INGREDIENTS Filling

Method

• 900 grams pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes. Butternut, Kent or Queensland blue pumpkin varieties will all do the trick in this pie recipe. • 2 tablespoons butter • 2 large eggs • 1/3 cup panela or rapadura sugar • 2 tablespoons golden syrup • 1 cup thickened cream plus extra whipped cream to serve • ½ teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg • ½ teaspoon ground cloves • ½ teaspoon ground ginger • ½ teaspoon ground allspice • Icing sugar for dusting (optional)

1. To make the pastry, place the flour and salt in a food processor and pulse several times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add yolk and chilled water, then whiz until the mixture just comes together. Shape into a ball, wrap in cling film and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Pastry • 1 ¾ cups plain flour • ½ teaspoon salt • 90 grams butter, diced • 1 egg yolk • 1 tablespoon chilled water

2. While the pastry is chilling, preheat the oven to 200°C. Put the pumpkin in a single layer on a baking dish with the butter. Roast for 5 minutes, then make sure all pumpkin pieces are coated with butter. Roast for a further 35 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender. 3. Place the roasted pumpkin in a colander for 15 minutes to remove excess liquid. Blend the drained pumpkin in a food processor to make pumpkin puree. Set the puree aside to cool completely.

5. Roll out the pastry to around 5mm thick on a lightly floured surface. Line the quiche pan with the pastry, trimming any excess, and place in the fridge for 15 minutes. 6. Line the pastry with baking paper or foil and fill with uncooked beans or uncooked rice. 7. Bake the pastry case for 10 minutes at 200°C. Remove the baking paper/foil and beans/rice and bake the pastry for a further 5 minutes. 8. Reduce the oven to 190°C. 9. To make the filling, combine the pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, golden syrup, cream, salt and spices in a mixing bowl until smooth. Pour the filling into the pastry case. Bake for 40 minutes or until the filling has set. 10. Let the pie cool to room temperature, dust with icing sugar and serve with whipped cream.

4. Grease a 23cm loose base quiche pan.

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Bakery & Cafe 70 Grant Street Alexandra Ph 03 5772 2272 • coffee and varieties of teas • large variety of traditional sourdoughs • cakes and catering for special occasions • large variety sandwiches and rolls

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Historic Guest House Bed and Breakfast

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Archie, one of Lake Eildon’s keener anglers, holding a golden perch (yellowbelly) he caught in Lake Eildon.

he Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge is an annual, community based charity fishing competition held on Victoria’s premier inland fishery, Lake Eildon. The event began in 2017 as a small, tight knit competition hosted by the Jerusalem Creek Marina and Holiday Park when 82 participants battled it out to catch 80 fish. In 2018, we saw over 230 entrants catch double the amount of fish with a whopping $25,000 in prizes and giveaways thanks in no part to competition entries and the many avid sponsors. 2019 then backed it up with 250 entrants, over $30,000 in prizes and giving away a brand new Savage boat package. Needless to say there were smiles on many faces as people walked away with all sorts of prizes. After having to cancel the 2020 event, in what would have been the 4th annual fishing competition, it’s now

back on, raising much needed funds for charity. Our main benefactor is Variety, The Children’s Charity. Variety is a fantastic organisation whose sole purpose is to help kids be kids, to help ease the pressure on families who face unimaginable hardships and of course, put smiles on faces. Whilst the 2021 event will inevitably be run under a COVID Safety Plan it’s still going to be a fun, action packed weekend. The event will run from 14 to 16 May and all details can be obtained on our website lakeeildonfishingchallenge.com or our Facebook page Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge. There is an early bird registration prize if you register for the competition prior to 30 April. The competition is open to bait and or lure angling with or without a boat. The prize categories for the longest fish captured and released include Murray cod, yellowbelly, brown trout and

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rainbow trout. There are also junior prize categories to be won for the up and coming junior anglers. Over past events the off lake entertainment has been well received by competitors. Taylor Hunt from the Victorian Fisheries Authority has, in previous years, inspired the competitors showcasing his knowledge of both the quantity and whereabouts of the bait fish that are constantly being hunted by the predators that the anglers set out to catch. Bob Hazler from Lake Eildon Fishing has been instrumental in providing the pre-competition safety briefings alongside Peter Burtchell the local fishing guide. Merv Hughes and Bill Classon were memorable MC’s for the challenge and interacted well with all. This year’s off lake entertainment and MC’s are yet to be set and will be dependant on COVID rules that may be in place at the time of the competition. Brett McLoughlin, the competition’s Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 41

Above: Avid anglers showing off their Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge shirts. Below: The Juniors have been in training for the big challenge at Lake Eildon, pictured here is Milan from one of his fishing sorties.

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Bruce Vance, the proprietor of the Jerusalem Creek Marina and Holiday Park, thanked the efforts of all organisers, sponsors and participants in his address to the 2019 Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge on behalf of Variety as Captain of Variety Bash Car 501.

“On behalf of Variety the children’s charity, a heartfelt thank you. This amount will go a long way to assist children that do not have the same opportunities as most. Last year the fundraising efforts provided equipment to help children with their mobility: like wheelchairs, walking aids, rare and expensive medical equipment and services including insulin pumps, wigs, feeds, oxygen pumps as well as going towards technology, programs and scholarships that help children unlock all the joys of education and communication. Thank you so much and I look forward to even a bigger and better event next year”, says Bruce. If you are up to the challenge mark your diary and make your way to Lake Eildon for a weekend of fishing, competition and entertainment. Boatel accommodation is available on the lake and foreshore camping at the Jerusalem Creek Marina, or you can book a houseboat with lakeeildonhouseboats. com.au (0459 027 908) or check out many other camping and hotel accommodation places around Eildon. So bring the family along and have a crack, there will be heaps of prizes for both kids and adults and even if you don’t catch a fish, you can still sit back and take in the serenity of beautiful Lake Eildon.

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ive years on and the event continues to grow. CycleDindi 21 will return for a fifth time in six years on Saturday 17 April and will showcase the wonderfully scenic Great Victorian Rail Trail, through the Shires of Murrindindi and Mansfield. Organised by the Rotary Clubs of Yea and Alexandra with assistance from the Friends of the Great Victorian Rail Trail, CycleDindi 21 is a fully supported, family friendly bicycle ride that starts at either Alexandra, Bonnie Doon or Yea depending on what distance the rider wishes to do and which starting location is easier to access. There are three choices of long rides depending on where you start (Bonnie Doon or Yea) and where you ride to. These rides are either 121kms or 80kms. The short

rides are either 61kms, 42kms or 26kms and are either from Yea to Cathkin, Yea to Alexandra or Alexandra to Cathkin. Lunch (provided) is by the Goulburn River on a private property at Cathkin and riders always enjoy this scenic and peaceful location. Prices are for Adults (discounts for Seniors) with school age children just $10, no matter which ride they select. (See ad page 30). Gentle gradients along much of the route make it suitable for most ages and fitness levels and the trail is a beautiful journey, traversing rolling hills with stunning views and a ride through the historic Cheviot Tunnel. There is fun to be had in the shearing shed, with a chance to view sheep dogs at work. This will happen at a working Australia’s largest retail fern nursery set amidst natural bushland.

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farm, Nutfield, right on the rail trail route and includes a delicious home-made Devonshire tea which is included in the entry price. This has been a feature of all Cycle Dindi rides to date and has proven to be exceptionally popular with all riders. CycleDindi 21 is a major fundraiser to support a variety of youth programs in the communities of Yea and Alexandra. Entry forms available at Rotary websites www.yearotary.org.au or www. rotaryalexandra.org.au and follow CycleDindi 21 updates on Facebook. Queries to cycledindi21@gmail.com and bookings via direct deposit or through Trybooking.com. Flyers are also available in Yea, Alexandra and Mansfield Visitor Information Centres. Quality Plants Quirky Gifts

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nspired by a quote from her father, John Rennie, whose love and knowledge of this land was without bounds: “There’s nothing like walking over a place. You have to live there, walk over the ground, to get a feel of it”, Marian used this insight as the theme for a sculpture exhibition. Within the Land – Sculpture in Acheron is an exciting, artistic event showcasing sculpture in Marian Rennie’s historic rural garden at Rennies at Acheron, 132 Breakaway Road, Acheron. After delays due to Covid restrictions and the upheaval of the past year, Rennies Gallery and Little River Wines are thrilled to be once again hosting this event. The exhibition will run from Friday, 2nd April to Tuesday, 6th April (Easter) and again on Friday, 23rd April to Tuesday, 26th April (Anzac Long Weekend) A cocktail party on Thursday, 1st April from 5pm to 8pm will kick off the proceedings. The licensed restaurant/cafe will be open on each day for the duration. Entry to the exhibition throughout the garden will be by gold coin donation at the gate. Tickets for the Cocktail Party are $25pp and available through Marian on 0412 109 129.

As the title suggests, the sculpture show’s theme is a journey through landscape, nature, the Australian bush and its inherent profoundness, quirkiness, characters, as well as the emotion and celebration all that inspires. Following the success of the inaugural exhibition and show in 2018, it’s anticipated that Within the Land – Sculpture Show at Acheron will become a biannual event and encourage established and emerging artists and sculptors from across Australia to display their works and engage with other artists and a diverse, interested community. Local, interstate and indigenous artists are encouraged to participate as this is a unique opportunity to exhibit and sell work in a renowned garden, surrounded by extensive farm and bushland along the Goulburn River, located just two hours from Melbourne. At the 2018 event, the show consisted of over 150 exhibits from Australian and international sculptors and botanical artists. As a result, 1800 visitors were drawn to Acheron and district and more than 40% of the works were sold. Organisers hope to achieve similar success at this year’s event.

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ave you ever had an argument with someone that made you feel like your head was about to explode? As it turns out that feeling like a heated discussion is overworking your brain to bursting point may not be too far from the truth. Research by a Yale University-led team, published in Frontiers of Human Neuroscience this January, found that people who disagree with each other have very different brain activity to those who agree with each other. Nineteen pairs of adults had conversations about controversial topics while their brain activity was monitored using a technique called functional near infrared spectroscopy. With this technique, participants don a special cap with optical sensors that scans their brains while they perform tasks. Participants were paired up so their opinions on a topic either matched or mismatched to find out what their brains would do under these different conditions. When people were on the same page, their brains reflected the conversation’s harmonious state with similar patterns of COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

calm activity. That is, their brains were calmly in sync with one another. And it was the sensory areas of their brains such as the visual system that were most active, which may indicate a focus on their conversation partner’s social cues. In contrast, discord in a conversation produced brain activity that was out of sync and suggested disagreeing brains were working much harder than those who agreed. During a disagreement, rather than being focused on sensory areas, brain activity was focused in the regions involved in higher cognitive functions, such as the frontal lobes. This pattern of activity in a dispute may indicate the effort participants had to put into combatting one another’s viewpoints. Researchers suggested that understanding what people’s brains do while agreeing and disagreeing is especially important in a polarised political environment. This knowledge may also be useful for picking the best times to engage in lively debate. At the end of a long day, when your head is already feeling full, it could pay to sidestep the hot-button topics and find some common ground to keep your brain calm. Or maybe just agree to disagree. Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 49

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n 2004, Dennis Spiteri opened his ‘Hillcrest’ studio and gallery in the Highlands. This striking building, set atop the tranquil rolling hills of central Victoria and looking over to the distant Tallarook Ranges, has become a popular cultural attraction in the region.

Above: The artist with paintings from his ‘Helios’ series. Below: Dennis working on his ‘Song of the Earth’ series.

As a professional artist for fifty years, Dennis has built his studio/gallery to produce and exhibit his work. This marvellous venue has also been used for musical performances in conjunction with his exhibitions. For Dennis, it has been a long journey to this beautiful property containing the studio and gallery. It began in Malta in 1948 and has continued in Australia since 1954. Growing up in the Victorian town of Morwell, he began his art training there and then moved to Melbourne to complete it, finally graduating in 1969 from National Gallery Art School (now Victorian College of the Arts). He has worked in rented studios in the city and suburbs for most of his professional life but always dreamed of having his own specially designed space in the country. From an early age, Dennis had a love of art. Even in Malta as a child, he loved drawing. So it was inevitable that by his late teens he had begun what was to be a four-year art course. It was reading a book on Van Gogh that steered him towards painting in his mid-teens. He responded to Van Gogh’s passion and commitment towards his art and recognised it in himself. Van Gogh confronted him with himself and showed him that making art wasn’t about putting pretty pictures on

people’s walls – it was a journey of selfdiscovery that you were meant to follow through to the end no matter what depths of despair you went through on the way. In the late 1970s, Dennis’ work began to change. The tight geometrical paintings he had been doing since art school disappeared, and he began to experiment with freer forms. He went through a five-year period of experimentation with different techniques and styles trying to find a new way forward, which he found in 1983. It was during this period that he became disillusioned with the commercial gallery scene and the ‘art world’ in general. He began dreaming of one day having his own studio and

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gallery to exhibit his work in. In 1997, after about ten years of patiently looking for the ideal property, Dennis discovered Hillcrest, an old farming property in Highlands, about 20 kilometres northwest of Yea. Most of its 46 acres had been cleared as grazing land, but Dennis immediately set out to revegetate it, planting about five thousand trees so far. In 2004 he finally built his ‘country studio’. The large scale of the building has been designed to fit around his large-scale abstract paintings. Classical music informs most of Dennis’ work. Each of the series of paintings he has produced has had particular pieces of music at the core – beginning Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 51

Above: The Planets – a series of nine paintings. with his Mass in 1972 (inspired by Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis), to his latest group of paintings called Symphonies, which will be exhibited in April to May this year. The advent of Classical music coming into his life and work made his path clear. All the work he has done since has been an attempt towards a certain goal – not only to capture the essence of particular works of music through each individual painting, but also through making each painting as part of a series that, when hung and seen

together as a cohesive exhibition, could be experienced like music, as different movements of a larger work. Besides the many paintings he has produced, he has also published a novel Confronting Mephistopheles, and a monograph in three volumes, Dennis Spiteri Paintings 1969-2015. There has also been a feature-length documentary film made about his life and work titled In Pursuit of Ecstasy: A Portrait of Dennis Spiteri. The environment surrounding him adds to the serenity needed for him to think

and create. It is an environment which, thanks to the hard work he has put into it, has now become a botanical garden. Dennis Spiteri continues to work in relative isolation on his property in Highlands pouring his heart and soul into his very personal paintings. Upcoming exhibition Sunday 11 April to Sunday 9 May, 10am to 4pm at Hillcrest Studio, 33 Old Highlands Road, Highlands. For more information on Dennis and his work, you can go to his website: www. dennis-spiteri.com

Dennis Spiteri’s ‘Hillcrest’ studio/ gallery in Highlands, which is set atop the tranquil rolling hills of central Victoria and looks over to the distant Tallarook Ranges, has become a popular cultural attraction in the region.

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As a professional artist for fifty years, Dennis has built his studio/gallery to produce and exhibit his work. It was opened in 2004. The large scale of the building has been designed to fit around his large-scale abstract paintings.

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Ian Wood is a multi-talented artist who just loves living in Eildon. Ian is having an exhibition at MiRa in Marysville during May and June 2021.

ince moving into his hew house in Eildon in October 2019, Ian Wood has not only been writing his second novel and second book of poetry and short stories but also spending time exploring this region he has fallen in love with. “There are so many wonderful sights to see and so much to explore – there’s the lake, the pondage, the rivers, the bush, mountain trails and back roads. I just love living here,” he said of his time so far. Meanwhile, Ian has been spending time

to get his second novel completed by July/August this year. His first novel, Hidden in the Light, was launched internationally on 14 January 2021. He is now over halfway into his second novel, which he began writing in September 2018. Both of his new books should be released in October 2021. The future will no doubt present some interesting scenarios for Ian because his publisher wants to explore securing film rights for his second novel, such is her confidence in the incredible account of events that are topical and controversial

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within the character-driven storyline. In 2009 Ian re-entered the Melbourne spoken-word scene after an absence of more than 35 years. In August 2018 he released his first book of poetry and short stories, The Ends Don’t Meet. His poignant works range from the philosophical to the emotionally charged but with enough touches of wit and humour to make an extremely rewarding and insightful read. As well as performing his works in Melbourne, Ian has performed to audiences in Europe and the USA. Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 55

Ian is also an artist having exhibitions in Australia, Sausalito (California) and on board a six-star luxury cruise ship as it sailed from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. From November 2020 to early January 2021 the Convent Gallery, Daylesford held its third exhibition of some of his newer works. “I find that both fields of endeavour feed each other as I actively pursue the creation of new art works or continuing to write. I alternate between the two quite easily,” he said when asked about the effort required to pursue two separate career paths simultaneously. So far, his time in Eildon has seen him begin only one art project, which he is currently working on.

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“It’s a big fibreglass koala that I was given by Haileybury College, the school I used to go. The idea is to create an original, expressive idea on the surface of the koalas then auction them to raise funds for the rehabilitation of native wildlife destroyed in the horrendous bushfires of the summer of 2019/2020. “Originally, they were to be finished and auctioned in mid-2020, but the lockdown due to coronavirus prevented a crowd gathering for the event and the auction. Hopefully, the auction can take place this year and all the koalas will be in one place revealing the creative ideas that have been painted on them. “The school also asked three other exstudents who are artists to apply their creative processes to the large, moulded pieces,” he offered when asked about

the colourful koala sitting in the corner of his dining area. About two dozen other koalas were given to students throughout the college campuses for the same purpose. Ian began a new series of drawings in February this year based on his vision of the similarities between the human female form and coastal formations. A gallery in Victoria has already agreed to have the opening exhibition of the works. Ian will be endeavouring to finish the works by the end of 2021 for the exhibition proposed for March 2022. “As I headed into 2021, I was starting two new art projects while continuing to complete both new books. The koala project has to be finished by mid-March, and the book publisher would like the manuscripts to my second novel and

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second book of poetry by August/ September this year.” Before exploring new career paths in fine art and writing, Ian was an interior designer successfully completing many residential and commercial projects. He also designed numerous items and ranges of furniture as well as floor rugs, lighting, fabrics and wallpapers. During his interior design career nearly half that time was in his own company, Ian Wood Managed Interiors Pty Ltd. “Helping people achieve better-thanexpected results was an enjoyable, creative process requiring precise management of every detail. But it also involved creating aesthetically appealing interiors to suit the purpose of the building, giving me a love for the years of my career as an interior designer,” Ian added. There are certainly pressures on him for this coming year, but Ian is nonetheless working towards a productive year of hopefully achieving satisfying and successful results with all that he will be doing.

But there will be times for recreation too – bush walks, further exploration of this lovely region of Victoria and going out on the lake in his kayak to breathe in the fresh air and see the magnificent vistas at every turn. In relaxation mode he will play music in his loungeroom. Yes, Ian is also a musician but rarely performs in public anymore. “I haven’t done a paying gig for at least four years and the last one was the first in quite a while too.” “But I’ve got more than enough to do with art and writing to keep me busy for 2021 so I’m not pursuing a career path in music at this stage.” Judging by what he has achieved to date it would not be a surprise to one day be holding and playing a CD of his songs and music. As has been said before, ‘watch this space’. For copies of his books or artwork contact Ian at: ianwood@ ianwoodart.com or visit http://www. ianwoodart.com/

Above: In August 2018 Ian released his first book of poetry and short stories, The Ends Don’t Meet.

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lans are well advanced for the 2021 Rotary Club of Alexandra Easter Art Show, April 2nd-5th.

Following the cancellation of the 2020 Show due to COVID-19, precautions to reduce the risk of spread of disease are at the forefront of planning considerations for the upcoming Show. The Show is an important feature of the social and cultural life of Alexandra, showcasing traditional and contemporary works on paper and canvas, as well as photography, sculptures and fine woodwork from local craftspeople. At the gala Opening Night, from 7pm on Good Friday evening, prizes will be awarded to winners in the categories of Original Artwork, Any Medium, Oil or Acrylic, Work on Paper, Any Medium priced up to $750, Emerging Artist, and Woodwork. A light supper will be served, in a Covid-safe manner. The Most Popular Artwork is decided by public vote, so will be announced at the conclusion of the Show. We have been well supported this year by local artist Ron Muller, who has provided the major prize in the raffle – Summer Grazing, Acheron,

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big thank you to residents and visitors alike for all the custom over Christmas and the holiday period, and for all the humbling comments about how lovely it is to have us back – it’s good to be back! We’ve missed our gorgeous customers and community! And what a journey it was to re-open!! We are ever so grateful for the shift to the ‘one person per two square metre’ ruling that made it possible for us to operate with some semblance of normality. It’s great to be open more than just ‘by appointment’. But we are under no illusion that life is going to go totally back to ‘normal’

and will also be at the Show as demonstrating artist on Saturday afternoon. Our judge this year is Christie Tiani, who has formal training in design and photography, and has worked in journalism and editorial design. Her current work includes acrylic and watercolour paintings, cross process photography, and graphic art prints. During Covid19 shutdown, when overseas travel ceased, she created Juc Parc, a curated gallery space for artists to collaborate and exhibit emerging talent and creativity. Christie brings a fresh critical eye to the work on display at our Show; her feedback is eagerly anticipated. The Show could not go ahead without the support of many local businesses through sponsorships, advertising in the catalogue, and provision of technical and equipment advice. 2020 was a very difficult year for small business , so this continued support is greatly appreciated. Thanks also to all the members of the Rotary Club of Alexandra for their many hours of work in planning and staging the 51st Easter Art Show (Covid permitting). Thanks also to community members for their support of activities, buying raffle tickets and assistance when asked.

Woodwork by Ken Wraight at the 2019 show.

any time soon, so we’ve decided to not plan any exhibitions this year. Instead, we’re going to have an ongoing series of ad hoc mini pop-up exhibitions. Like and follow us on our Social Pages @ RusticSimplicityTheShearNshedS to receive real time regular updates. Also, the barber hopes to be back up and running before Easter. She’ll be back as soon as she can – in the meantime, the gift shop has spread out, and we’re enjoying the extra display space! So, pop in and check out what’s new – it changes virtually daily. See our ad in this edition for address and contact details and for our revised 2021 Autumn opening hours – we look forward to seeing you soon.

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Kerri Hollingsworth: Kerri’s upholstery art business, Antiquate, is nestled at the foot of the Cathedral Ranges in Taggerty, amongst golden grasses and brassy gumtrees. Since learning to utilise textile waste consciously, Kerri has developed a bespoke weaving technique and unique upholstery style inspired by nature. Aside from upholstery art commissions and collaborations, Kerri is also building a house to accommodate her soon-to-be family of four. For more visit antiquate.com.au. Photo The AC Image

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hey’re back! Artistic duo, Antiquate’s upholstery artist, Kerri Hollingsworth, and award-winning fibre artist, Zetta Kanta, have once again delivered an enthralling collaboration titled: Romney + Quinn. After receiving a ‘Community Projects and Events’ grant from the Murrindindi Shire Council in 2020, the pair decided to break the art world’s unspoken rules and give the public access to the entire creative process – something rarely ever done by artists. Kerri and Zetta opened their hearts and minds to illustrate the power of imagination and show us that we can cultivate creativity no matter what’s happening around us. Romney + Quinn is more than an art collaboration; it’s a reflection of the intricacy and complexity of life. It’s an example of the magic that emerges from those ‘uh-oh’ moments. It reminds us that we can forge a new path and a fresh perspective if we welcome opportunity. Meet Romney + Quinn The two chairs named Romney + Quinn showcase an avant garde way of utilising natural fibres, textures, and upholstery techniques to evoke powerful emotions igniting people’s desire to connect with the pieces. “Touch is what connects humans to our environment, each other and our work. Our underpinning mission is always to get people to feel something, and that will vary from person to person,” Kerri says. “Exactly! Romney + Quinn is deeply personal to us, which means it has the potential to be deeply personal to others – in what way, that’s not for us to decide. We simply aim to move our audiences through what we create,” Zetta says.

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The chairs Romney (left) and Quinn (right) before their transformation. Photo Kerri Hollingsworth. Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 61

Zetta Kanta: Zetta’s home studio is located in South Gippsland, overlooking Wilsons Promontory. The ever-changing skyline and rolling hills are a striking signature theme running through her large scale tapestries. Zetta lives with her husband Simon York, a singer/ songwriter (with a new album coming out soon). Zetta often collaborates with Simon writing song lyrics and music arrangements, while Simon helps in the workshop with tapestries. For more visit zettakanta.com. Photo The AC Image The Artist’s Studio Unlocked In December last year, the artists felt an undeniable urge to share the Romney + Quinn experimentation process, divulging its lessons and the emotional journey. “Social media became the vessel enabling our audience to cocreate with us from wherever they were in the world. This was especially important during lockdown when virtual interaction was the most crucial form of connection. When people were stuck at home, why not invite them to participate in a creative endeavour?” Kerri says. There’s been many unexpected twists and turns from the project’s conception. The most memorable is witnessing the emotional rollercoaster they experienced when submerging their work into an eco dye bath – something neither of them had expertise in – while desperately hoping their vision would manifest successfully. It was a moment where the world held its breath. Thankfully their mutual devotion to Romney + Quinn and the Left: Quinn’s upholstery art taking shape with 100% natural fibres intertwined to create a textural feast. Photo Kerri Hollingsworth. 62 – Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021

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MARCH 2021 feb 13 to TUESDAY 9 march ~ BEV AISBETT EXHIBITION MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au (see ad page 60) Saturday 6 & sunday 7 ~ Open Studios Highlands – Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands Discover the story behind the artworks and sculptures and browse and buy direct from the maker. 10am-4pm. (see ad page 38) W: www.monkeytaildesign.com F:www.facebook.com/darren.gilbert.503 P: 0421 378 451 E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au March Saturday 13 ~ Music In The Park - Alexandra Rotary Park, Grant Street, Alexandra A free concert in Rotary Park. Bring a picnic, or enjoy Rotary Sausage Sizzle and drinks. Little River Wines and a coffee van will also be in attendance. P: 03 5772 2125 SATURDAY 13 ~ Alexandra Lamp Light Twilight Market Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum, Station Street, Alexandra Market and steam train rides. 3pm-7pm. (see ad page 30) P: Information Line 0427 509 988 E: info@alexandratramway.org.au W: www.alexandratramway.org.au F: facebook.com/alexandratramway

Piece by piece the art comes alive. Photo The AC Image. social community cheering them on, Kerri and Zetta rose to their feet with each challenge and illuminated what true artistry is. When asked about the overall experience, they’re quick to highlight the personal impact the project has had. “Working with Kerri is always so easy and fun. We laughed a lot as we explored and pondered the meaning of our project. But for me, Romney + Quinn was an anchor while the storm raged throughout the world, and my life,” Zetta says. Kerri added, “I agree. As artists, it’s been an incredible reminder that creativity never dies and it’s up to us to use what’s happening externally (and internally) as fuel for producing new masterpieces. Reinvention is not just for art, but also how we live daily.” Observing the pair as they intuitively meld their unique upholstery techniques to find a united flow and harmonious style is magic in motion. Knowing they’ve navigated over 100 hours of weaving using natural fibres and recycled textiles, you can truly appreciate the exquisite sensory delight that is now Romney + Quinn. To watch the makings of the collaboration visit: Instagram: @antiquate_artistry @zettakantastudios Facebook: facebook.com/Antiquate & facebook.com/ ZettaKanta Or simply search the hashtag #romneyandquinn on either platform to find out more! Exhibition at MiRa Visit the exhibition at MiRa (Marysville Information and Regional Artspace) Murchison Street, Marysville from Thursday, 1 April until Wednesday, 7 April – get up close and personal with Romney + Quinn, talk to the artists and enjoy some ‘handson’ activities they’ve prepared for you. COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

saturday 13 to wednesday 28 april ~ FLUID LINES AND LEAF MAGIC EXHIBITION MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Artists Ivan Filsell and Cecelia Sharpley P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au (see ad page 60) SUNDAY 14 ~ CELEBRATIONS AT THE TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum, Station Street, Alexandra John Fowler’s 112th birthday and steam train rides, newly painted railway station building, Alexandra township 154th birthday. (see ad page 30) P: Information Line 0427 509 988 E: info@alexandratramway.org.au W: www.alexandratramway.org.au F: facebook.com/alexandratramway Saturday 20 ~ Alexandra Cup 2021 Races Alexandra Racecourse,1 Gordon St, Alexandra Great racing, great crowd, great R&B music by Soloman and Lacey. Glam up for Alexandra’s Amazing Hat Competition. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. W: country.racing.com/alexandra (see ad page 30)

APRIL 2021 saturday 1 to wednesday 7 ~ romney & quinn EXHIBITION MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Artists Antiquate and Zella Kanta (see ad page 60 and article page 61) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au friday 2 to monday 5 ~ Open Studios Highlands - Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands Discover the story behind the artworks and browse and buy direct from the maker. 10am-4pm. (see ad page 38) W: www.monkeytaildesign.com F:www.facebook.com/darren.gilbert.503 P: 0421 378 451 E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au thursday 1 ~ WITHIN THE LAND – SCULPTURE IN ACHERON Rennies At Acheron, 132 Breakaway Road, Acheron Opening night cocktail party 5pm-8pm. $25pp. (see article page 47) P: 0412 109 129 Friday 2 to Monday 5~ Rotary Club of Alexandra Easter Art Show Alexandra Community Leisure Centre, Cnr Maroondah Hwy and Hall Street, Alexandra Works on display include paintings in oil and watercolour, sculptures, photography, and fine quality woodworks. (see ad page 58) E: melinda.louise.jackson@gmail.com P: 0418 378 806 Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 63

APRIL 2021 friday 2 to tuesday 6 ~ WITHIN THE LAND – SCULPTURE IN ACHERON

Rennies At Acheron, 132 Breakaway Road, Acheron

An exciting, artistic event showcasing sculpture. Licensed restaurant/cafe will be open. (see article page 47) P: 0412 109 129 SUNDAY 4 ~ ALEXANDRA EASTER FAIR

Rotary Park, Alexandra Market stalls, local food, children’s amusements, live music. 10am-3pm. W: www.alexandratourism.com P: 0402 027 346 (see ad page 5)

SUNDAY 11 TO SUNDAY MAY 9 ~ DENNIS SPITERI EXHIBITION

Hillcrest Gallery, 33 Old Highlands Road, Highlands 10am-4pm daily. Large scale abstract paintings P: 5796 9373 W: dennis-spiteri.com (see ad page 52 and article page 51)

Saturday17 ~ Cycle Dindi 21

The Great Victorian Rail Trail between Yea, Alexandra and Bonnie Doon

A charity bicycle ride along the Great Victorian Rail Trail. (see ad page 30 and article page 45) W: www.yearotary.org.au E: cycledindi21@gmail.com P: 0447 762 557 friday 23 to tuesday 26 ~ WITHIN THE LAND – SCULPTURE IN ACHERON Rennies At Acheron, 132 Breakaway Road, Acheron An exciting, artistic event showcasing sculpture. Licensed restaurant/cafe will be open (see article page 47) P: 0412 109 129

may 2021 MAY TO JUNE ~ IAN WOOD EXHIBITION MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au (see article 55) Saturday 1 & sunday 2 ~ Open Studios Highlands - Darren Gilbert

2742 Highlands Road, Highlands Discover the story behind the artworks and sculptures and see the ever changing creative space of Darren Gilbert. Browse and buy direct from the maker. 10am-4pm. (see ad page 38) W: www.monkeytaildesign.com F:www.facebook.com/darren.gilbert.503 P: 0421 378 451 E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au Saturday 1 & sunday 2 ~ Murrindindi Wine Weekend celebrations

Little River Wines, 20 Sharrock Crt, Taggerty 11am-5pm, grab your friends and head down to little River Wines for splendid wines, tapas and toe-tapping music from Soloman & Lacey. The Murrindindi Historic Car Club will be featured and an exhibition of artworks from Marian Rennie. (see ad page 53) E: challen.tunstat@bigpond.com P: 5774 7644 SUNDAY 9 ~ MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH Holmesglen at Eildon, 92 Moore Road, Eildon 12.30pm-4pm. Spoil Mum with a special three course luncheon that includes beautiful local produce. Bookings essential. (see ad page 1) W: www.holmesglenateildon.com.au E: eildon@holmesglen.edu.au P: 03 5774 2631 FRIDAY 14 to SUNDAY 16 ~ LAKE EIldON FISHING CHALLENGE Jerusalem Creek Marina and Holiday Park & Lake Eildon 2pm Friday May 14 to 11am Sunday May 16. Bring the family down and have a crack, prizes for both kids and adults (see article 41) W: lakeeildonfishingchallenge.com F: Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge. 64 – Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021

REGULAR MARKETS Alexandra Market 2nd Saturday of month 9am-1pm Alexandra Timber Tramway, Station Street, Alexandra Plants, herbs, local produce, unique handicrafts, bric-a-brac and collectables. Refreshments available – coffee cart, BBQ and cold drinks. Free entry. Train rides for a small donation. 0427 509 988 | market@alexandratramway.org.au | www.alexandratramway.org.au ALEXANDRA Producers’ Market 4th Saturday of the month during daylight savings 9am-1pm Alexandra Hotel, 64 Grant Street, Alexandra local meat suppliers, bread, flowers, seedlings, backyard grown fruit & veg, jams, preserves, biscuits, wine tasting, live music and more from. Bollygum Community Market 2nd Sunday of month 9am-1pm Bollygum Park, 40 Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake Kids can play in the unique adventure playground as you search for special treasures and try fantastic local produce. 0409 849 722 | bollygummarket@gmail.com Flowerdale Community Market 3rd Sunday of month 9am-1pm Flowerdale Community Hall, Yea Whittlesea Road, Flowerdale Country market stalls with arts, crafts, veggies, plants, bric-a-brac. Hot food, Devonshire teas, cold drinks available. New stall holders welcome, $10 a stall. 03 5780 1223 - Alison | Alron27@bigpond.com jamieson farmers and artisans market 1st Saturday of Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar 4pm-8pm Perkins Street, Jamieson “Make it, bake it, grow it” stalls offering a wide range of produce and art. Performances including music, dance and black-smithing. 0425 567 771 | jamfarm@outlook.com Kinglake Produce & Artisan Market 4th Sunday of month 10am-3pm (held on the 3rd Sunday in December) 19 Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake Fresh from us to you. High quality items, grown or made by our stall holders. Proving quality products and food every month, all year round. 0419 339 320 | kinglakemarket@gmail.com | www.kinglakemarket.com Marysville Market 2nd & 4th Sunday of month – Murchison Street, Marysville Crafts, gifts, clothing, plants, locally produced preserves, jams, chutneys, lavender products, shortbread biscuits, honey, fresh fruit and vegetables and wine. Additional stallholders invited. Taggerty 4 Seasons Market Saturday of Australia Day, Easter, Queen’s Birthday and Melbourne Cup Weekends 9am-1pm – 3 Taggerty-Thornton Road, Taggerty Local produce including olive oil, wine, honey, fudge, baked goods, preserves, soaps, crafts, bric-a-brac, fruit, vegetables, plants, free range eggs, BBQ sausages and espresso coffee. 0419 376 206 | tgstore@bigpond.com TALLAROOK farmers market 1st Sunday of month (except January) 8.30am-12pm (second market in December on 3rd Sunday)– 44 Main Road, Talarook Fresh local produce. Relax in the market cafe while listening to local musicians. Free kids activities. 0403 831 520 | Facebook Tallarook Farmers Market Yarck Country Market 3rd Saturday of month 9am-1.30pm – Yarck Hall, Maroondah Hwy, Yarck The market helps to fund the hall maintenance and provides an outlet for local produce, jams, craft, plants and wines. 0407 879 612 | yarckhall@hotmail.com | www.visityarck.com.au YEA RAILWAY Market 1st Saturday of month – Yea Railway Reserve, Station St Yea Fresh local produce, arts and crafts, children’s activities, playground and skate park. The market showcases local producers, growers and makers and is a community event with a gold coin donation entry - funds from entry are donated to local charities each month. 0427 722 624 | globalgemsandfinejewellery@gmail.com COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

AIR CONDITIONING

AUTOMOTIVE

Boz Miljkovic Mechanic 61 Downey Street Alexandra

JUSTIN KAISER PIC: 43665 RTA: AU43398

• Commercial, Industrial & Domestic Air Conditioning & Refrigeration • Programed Preventative Maintenance • Installations • Breakdown Service & Repairs • Free Quotes

Ph (03) 5772 3232

Alexandra Automotive Licensed Roadworthy Testing • General Car Servicing • Repairs & Tuning • Disc & Drum Machining • Front Ends & Suspension

P: 0438 572 376 E: northeair@outlook.com ANTENNA / TELEVISION SPECIALIST

COMMUNICATIONS

0405 554 915 info@chris-tv.com.au

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST • Two way and CB radio systems • GPS mobile navigation • Telemetry and wireless data links • Mobile phone car kits

• TV & FM radio antennas

• Pay TV & FTA satellite • Extra TV wall points • Wall mount TVs • Surround sound systems • Home theatre • Phone & data points • CCTV camera systems

• installation • sales • service

Phone 03 5772 1292 COMPUTER SERVICES

AUTOMOTIVE

Yea Mechanical Repairs 3 Grevillea Street Yea Phone Kel – Workshop 5797 2200 Mobile 0419 979 373

Servicing All Makes And Models

• tyres • wheel alignments • computer diagnostics COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

Sales, Service, Repairs and Networking Home or Office

WE COME TO YOU Mob: 0417 342 914

Email: support@ugcs.com.au Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 65

DOG GROOMING

ELECTRICIAN

Certified Master

DOG GROOMER

Ph 5774 7242 (Taggerty) www.pinkdog.com.au

INDUSTRIAL | COMMERCIAL | DOMESTIC Based in Taggerty & covering Murrindindi Shire New Homes & Extensions

Sheds Wired

Maintenance / Breakdowns

Safety Switches

Phone / TV / Data Cabling

Underground Power

Split Systems Supplied & Installed

all dogs all styles all sizes

Gary: 0418 997 780 REC: 8287

Competitive Rates

Marcus: 0434 100 518

E: info@blackwoodelec.com.au

AU: 30928

ELECTRICIAN

FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS CONTACT JAY

0439 842 030 • COMMERCIAL • DOMESTIC • MAINTENANCE • BREAKDOWNS • SOLAR SYSTEMS • 4 X 4 TRENCHER • GENERATOR BACK-UP SYSTEMS

• INDUSTRIAL • UNDERGROUNDS • GRID CONNECT • STANDALONE

Rec No 12906

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS • Eco Smart Electrician • Domestic / Commercial • Undergrounds • Electrical Design • Cable Locations • Trenching • Solar Installations ~ grid connect, off grid, batteries

jay@williamselec.com.au

0418 543 310

e: info@e-tec.net.au

w: www.etecelectrical.com.au

ELECTRICIAN

FARM CONTRACTING

ELECTRICIAN

ES Hadfield Contracting

Grimshaw Electrics For all your electrical and communication requirements

Peter Donald

0429 808 596 REC 16666 66 – Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021

A/H 03 5773 2457

For all your farming needs • HAY & SILAGE large round and small square bales • SLASHING & MULCHING reach mower and rock picker • PLOUGHING & SEEDING Duncan drill • FENCING • DAMS, ROADS & FENCE LINES D5m dozer, 6.5 tonne truck • EXCAVATOR 17T with mulching head • GRADER • TIPPER bogie drive

Call Earnie 0429 931 127 or A/H 5774 7429 COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

FLOORING

MARINE SERVICES

SERVICE AGENTS

Environmentally Friendly

Floor Sanding and Finishing SPECIALISING IN NON TOXIC POLYURETHANE COATINGS NEW & OLD TIMBER, PARQUETRY & CORK

TIM SKERRITT 0439 358 880 * Alexandra • Eildon • Marysville • Yea FURNITURE & FLOORING

*Mercury *Honda *Yamaha *Seadoo *Yanmar *Kohler *Onan *Westerbeke *Malibu

OPENING HOURS

• Mon-Fri 8am-5pm • Sat & Sun 9am-1pm • Public Holidays 9am-1pm

• Seadoo servicing & repairs • Inboard, Outboard, Sterndrive servicing & repairs • New & Used boat sales • New & Used engine sales • Showroom full of everything your boat needs for your day on the water • Watersports accessories & PFD’s

20 Sugarloaf Road Eildon Ph 5774 2132 eildonoutboard@virtual.net.au

MOTOR TRIMMING / UPHOLSTERY

HIGH QUALITY WORKMANSHIP OVER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE

• Car Upholstery • Household Upholstery • Motorbike Seats

• Truck Seats • Boat Seats, Carpets & Covers • Ute Covers & Canopies

Trevor & Janine Young

Ph 0408 789 653

1449 Killingworth Road, Molesworth GLASS PRODUCTS

PAINTING / HOUSEBOAT MAINTENANCE SERVICES

CORMAC PAINTING specialising in all aspects of the flat glass trade

glass replacement, shower screens, splashbacks, mirrors, wood heater glass a: 16 Hunter Road, Healesville 3777 p: 5962 2888 f: 5962 6088 e: ridglass@bigpond.com w: www.ridgelineglass.com.au COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

& Houseboat Maintenance • House Interior & Exterior • Houseboats Interiors only • Sheds • Commercial • Shop Interior & Exterior within a 150km radius of Eildon!

0488 183 432 cormacservices@outlook.com Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 67

PLUMBER

SIGN WRITING

Your plumbing specialist Lic No 37388 • New Homes • Roofs & Gutters • Sewers & Septics • High Pressure Sewer Jetter • Drain Camera • Pipe & Cable Locator • Water Tanks • Solar HWS • Wood Heaters

Excavators, post hole diggers, rock breaker, trencher & tip truck hire

0419 553 803 Ph/Fax 5772 2991 tcplumbing@bigpond.com POWER EQUIPMENT

STOCK AND STATION AGENTS

ALEXANDRA POWER EQUIPMENT LMCT 3110

65 Downey Street Alexandra

Ph 03 5772 3381

WOOD SPLITTERS

STIHL CHAINSAWS & ACCESSORIES MOWERS

LEAF BLOWERS

WOOD CHIPPERS

SERVICE STATION

YEA OFFICE 4 Station Street, Yea 3717 Ph 5797 4100

ALEXANDRA OFFICE 6 Webster Street, Alexandra 3714 Ph 5772 4101

Bruce Elliott Branch Manager/Livestock – 0409 699 937 John Tossol Real Estate – 0419 558 032 Jamie Quinlan Livestock – 0419 894 232 John Purvis Merchandise – 0428 951 251

TOWING & SALVAGE

endeavour ALEXANDRA

Open 7am - 7pm Daily

FUEL & LUBRICANTS - FOOD & DRINKS 10 Downey St, Alexandra 3714

Yea

FUEL & LUBRICANTS FOOD & DRINKS

Open 6am - 9pm Daily 31 High St, Yea 3717

For RACV roadside service

phone 131 111 2 CENTRE AVENUE • EILDON • VICTORIA

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TREE SERVICES

WEED CONTROL

• Insured

Reliable •

• Experienced

Competitive •

• SPOT SPRAYING • BOOM SPRAYING • 200M POWER REELS • COMPUTER CONTROLLED BOOM FROM 2M TO 10M Licensed – insured – experienced

5778 9603

JASON

0413 671 066

ANDY FRIEDEL 0407 565 207 alexweedcontrol@gmail.com WELDING SERVICES

TYRE SERVICES

• Welding repairs • Construction of sheds • Tool boxes • Trailers • Cattle yards • Ute trays • Repairs of heavy machinery and attachments • Steel, Aluminium, Cast Iron no problem

TOYO, KELLY, KUMHO, COOPER & MAXXIS

• Wheel Alignments & Wheel Balancing • On-site Service for Tractor / Earthmoving Puncture Repairs • Vehicle Servicing and Repairs – VACC Accredited • Licensed Roadworthy Vehicle Tester • Supercharge Batteries

Contact: David Cooper Mobile: 0429 199 472

mobile

42A Aitken Street, Alexandra Phone (03) 5772 3456 Fax (03) 5772 2567 WATER BORE DRILLING

WINDSCREENS & GLASS

WATER BORES

Alexandra

P: 0418 362 968 info@matthewandsons.com.au www.matthewandsons.com.au COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS IN THIS MAGAZINE

WINDSCREENS & GLASS • 24 hour service • House glazing

Steve Heard 31 Aitken Street Alexandra 3714

Phone 5772 1994 A/H 5772 1184 Mob 0427 577 839 Murrindindi Guide – AUTUMN 2021 – 69

ACCOMMODATION Alexandra Motel, Alexandra 5772 2077 Alexandra Tourist Park Alexandra 5772 1222 Alpino Apartments Marysville 0408 103 481 Amelina Cottages 0434 692 622 Marysville Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park Taggerty 5774 7263 Bonfire Station Farmstay 0423 457 072 Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park Acheron 5772 1735 Buxton Hotel, Buxton 5774 7381 5963 3416 Dalrymples, Marysville Eildon Lake Motel, Eildon 5774 2800 Eildon Pondage Holiday Park 1800 651 691 Elite Stays Marysville / Taggerty 0413 795 283 Fernbrook Cottage, Marysville 0408 518 503 Flowerdale Estate 5784 9280 Strath Creek Glenfield Cottage B/B 5773 4304 Yarck Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park 5774 2585 Lake Eildon Royal Mail Hotel, Yea 5797 2515 Rubicon Hotel Motel Thornton 5773 2251 Saladin Lodge, Narbethong0429 699 969 Taylor Bay Country Club 0497 889 353 Taylor Bay Thornton Caravan Park 5773 2305 Thornton Thornton Cottage 0499 949 740 5963 3225 Tower Motel, Marysville Waverley Guest House 5772 1146 Alexandra White Lotus, Narbethong 5963 7126 Yea Motel 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel Yea 5797 2000 AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES North East Air, Buxton 0438 572 376 ANTENNA / TV SERVICES 0405 554 915 Chris’s TV APPLIANCE STORE 5772 2152 Chookies Alexandra AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Yea Automotive Service Centre 5797 2562 Alexandra Automotive Alexandra 5772 3232 Alexandra Tyrepower 5772 3456 Alexandra Eildon Auto Repairs & Towing 5774 2727 Eildon Auto Spares, Eildon 5774 2712 Yea Mechanical Repairs 5797 2200 BANKS Bendigo Bank, Kinglake 5786 1656 BEE SUPPLIES Dindi Bee Supplies, Alexandra 0409 908 857

BOAT HIRE Lakeview Boat Hire Eildon 0488 051 721 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Eildon 5774 2585 BOOK SHOPS Books at Yarck, Yarck 0400 418 139 Goulburn River Books 5772 2935 Alexandra BREWERIES Bonfire Station Brewing Co, Taggerty 0423 457 072 BUILDERS Swenrick, Buxtonwww.swenrick.com.au BUTCHERS Alexandra Quality Meats 5772 1151 Alexandra Thornton Butchers & Deli 5773 2224 Thornton CARAVAN PARKS Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park 5774 7263 Taggerty Boulevard Caravan Park 5774 2128 Eildon Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park Acheron 5772 1735 Eildon Waters Holiday Park Eildon 5773 2386 Eildon Pondage Holiday Park 1800 651 691 Eildon Marysville Holiday Park 5963 3247 Park Life, Alexandra, 0402 898 476 Thornton Caravan Park Thornton 5773 2305 Yea Riverside Caravan Park Yea 5797 2972 CLOCKSMITH Patrick O’neill, Kinglake 0413 223 730 CLOTHING / SHOE SHOPS Alexandra Apparel 5772 1254 Country Touch, Marysville 5963 3753 Inspire on Grant, Alexandra 5772 2311 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park Eildon 5774 2585 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 COMMUNICATIONS Weeks Radio, Alexandra 5772 1292 COMPUTERS Upper Goulburn Computer Services 0417 342 914 DENTAL CLINICS Alexandra Dental Clinic 5772 1073 DOG GROOMING In The Pink, Taggerty 5774 7242 DOG BOARDING KENNELS Country Lodge Kennels, Yarck 0472 669 995 EATERIES / BAKERIES / RESTAURANTS 501 Cafe Bar & Grill Jerusalem Creek 5774 2585 Alexandra Bakery & Cafe Alexandra 5772 2272 Alexandra Noodle Bar Alexandra 5772 2888 Aqua Bar & Cafe, Eildon 0425 816 959 Burnsies 5772 2693

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Eildon Bakery & Cafe, Eildon 5774 2362 Flowerdale Estate Strath Creek 5784 9280 Grant Street Grocer 5772 1526 Alexandra Harvesting the Feast Alexandra 0402 125 370 5797 2513 Keppel Cafe, Marysville Killingworth Hill Cafe & Whisky Bar 0455 266 888 Yea Marmalades of Yea, Yea 5797 2716 Ros Ritchie Wines Mansfield 0444 588 276 Saladin Lodge, Narbethong 0429 699 969 Secret Thai, Alexandra 0478 113 945 Tallarook General Store & Cafe 5792 1687 Tallarook The Provender Country Bakehouse Yea 5797 3155 Yea Chinese Restaurant Yea 5797 2865 Yea Take Away, Yea 5797 2664 ELECTRICIANS Blackwood Electrics Taggerty 0418 997 780 / 0434 100 518 E-Tec Electrical Contractor Alexandra 0418 543 310 Grimshaw Electrics Thornton 0429 808 596 J Williams Electrical Alexandra 0439 842 030 FARM EQUIPMENT Elders, Yea 5797 4100 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Nutrien Ag Alexandra 5772 2444 Yea 5797 2799 Yea Machinery 9730 1988 FISHING SUPPLIES Eildon Bait & Tackle 5774 2712 Jerusalem Creek Bait & Tackle 5774 2585 Eildon Totally Trout, Alexandra 5772 2662 FLOOR COVERINGS Chookies Furniture Warehouse Alexandra 5772 2152 Slocum Floorcoverings 9439 6066 FLOOR SANDING & FINISHING Tim Skerritt, Alexandra 0439 358 880 FLORISTS / FLOWERS Full Bloom Alexandra 0430 580 264 0412 322 419 flori e casa, Yea Goulburn Valley Nursery, Yea 5797 2222 FURNITURE STORES Chookies Furniture Warehouse Alexandra 5772 2152 GALLERIES Darren Gilbert Open Studio Highlands www.monkeytaildesign.com Dennis Spiteri Studio/Gallery, Highlands 5796 9373 Marian Rennie Gallery, Acheron 0412 109 129 MIRA Marysville 5963 4567 Rustic Simplicity Alexandra 0419 517 045 Studio 2427, Buxton 0417 323 868

GENERAL STORES/ GROCERIES Tallarook General Store & Cafe Tallarook 5792 1687 GIFT SHOP / CLOTHING / ANTIQUES Alexandra Discounts & Giftware Alexandra 5772 2850 0429 534 040 Eagles Nest, Buxton Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Inspire On Grant, Alexandra 5772 2311 Lit & Beyond, Marysville 0422 239 754 Nice, Yea 0413 489 196 Redgate Bazaar, Alexandra0407 683 712 Rustic Simplicity, Alexandra 0419 517 045 Waxy Aroma, Alexandra waxyaromacandles.mybigcommerce.com GLASS PRODUCTS Alexandra Windscreens & Glass Alexandra 0427 577 839 Ridgeline Glass & Glazing Healesville 5962 2888 GRAPHIC DESIGN Ann Friedel Publishing 0418 556 107 Alexandra Zom8ie, Kinglake 0409 960 894 HALL FOR HIRE Fawcett Hall 5772 2997 Fawcett via Alexandra HARDWARE / TIMBER STORES Alexandra 5772 2188 Yenckens Mansfield 5775 2511 Yea 5797 2290 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park 5774 2585 Eildon HEALTH / BEAUTY / WELLBEING Alexandra Community Pharmacy Beauty Room 5772 2153 Alexandra Physiotherapy Alexandra 5772 2649 Jessica’s Sheer Beauty Alexandra 5772 3322 Terry White Chemmart, Eildon 5774 2626 White Lotus Day Spa, Narbethong 5963 7126 HEATING Bowd Heating, Alexandra 5772 1045 HOSPITALITY SUPPLIES Mansfield Hospitality Supplies5779 1660 HOTELS / MOTELS / RESORTS Alexandra Motor Inn 5772 2077 Bonfire Station Farmstay 0423 457 072 Buxton Hotel, Buxton 5774 7381 Eildon Lake Motel, Eildon 5774 2800 Flowerdale Estate 5784 9280 Strath Creek Holmesglen at Eildon 5774 2631 Eildon Royal Mail Hotel, Yea 5797 2515 Rubicon Hotel Motel Thornton 5773 2251 Taylor Bay Country Club Taylor Bay 0497 889 353 Yea Motel, Yea 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel, Yea 5797 2000

HOUSEBOAT SERVICES 0488 183 432 Cormac Painting LANDSCAPING Itec Earthworks 0421 921 110 LOCAL PRODUCE Buxton Trout Farm 5774 7370 Dindi Bee Supplies, Alexandra 0409 908 857 Grant Street Grocer Alexandra 5772 1526 Harvesting the Feast 0402 125 370 LOLLY SHOP Marysville Lolly Shop 0408 173 656 MARINE SERVICES Eildon Outboard Service Eildon 5774 2132 MACHINERY SALES Alexandra Motorcycles 5772 1045 Alexandra Yea Machinery 9730 1988 Lake Eildon Marine Jerusalem Ck, Eildon 5774 2022 MOTORCYCLES / MOWERS Alexandra Motorcycles 5772 1045 Alexandra MOTOR TRIMMING T&J Trimming 0408 789 653 NEWSAGENCIES Alexandra Newsagency Alexandra 5772 1025 NURSERIES / GARDEN CENTRES / SUPPLIES / GARDEN PONDS Bedrock Garden Supplies 5772 1911 Alexandra Fern Acres, Kinglake West 5786 5031 Garden Centre, Yea 5797 2933 Goulburn Valley Nursery, Yea 5797 2222 OPTOMETRIST Optair Eyecare, Yea 0438 527 455 OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT Maroondah Outdoor Equipment Buxton 5774 7292 PAINTING SERVICES 0488 183 432 Cormac Painting PANEL BEATER Alexandra Panels & Towing 5772 1904 AH 0483 051 192 PHARMACIES Alexandra Pharmacy 5772 2153 Alexandra Terry White Chemmart, Eildon 5774 2626 PHYSIOTHERAPIST Alexandra Physiotherapy Alexandra 5772 2649 PLUMBERS Travis Capp Plumbing 0419 553 803 Alexandra POLITICIANS Cindy McLeish MP State Member for Eildon 9730 1066 POST OFFICE Shell Buxton 5774 7171 PUMPS / GENERATORS Alexandra Motorcycles, Alexandra 5772 1045

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REAL ESTATE AGENTS Elders, Alexandra 0419 558 032 RURAL PRODUCE / EQUIPMENT Elders, Yea 5797 4100 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Nutrien Ag Alexandra 5772 2444 Yea 5797 2799 SERVICE STATIONS BP Yea 5797 2008 Endeavour Alexandra 5772 1227 Alexandra Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park On-water fuel barge Eildon 5774 2585 Shell Buxton, Buxton 5774 7171 Simpson & Sons P/L Alexandra 5772 1205 Simpsons Fuel Eildon 5774 2220 SIGNWRITING Alexandra Signs, Alexandra 5772 1145 STOCK AND STATION AGENTS Elders Alexandra 5772 1052 Yea5797 2037 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 TREE SERVICES Global Tree Solutions 0439 721 943 High Country Tree Services 5775 1935 0413 671 066 JT’s Trees TOWING & SALVAGE Alexandra Panels & Towing 5772 1904 AH 0483 051 192 Eildon Auto Repairs & Towing Eildon 5774 2727 / 0407 023 407 TROUT FARMS Buxton Trout Farm 5774 7370 TV SERVICES 0405 554 915 Chris’s TV TYRES 5772 3456 Alexandra Tyrepower UPHOLSTERY 0408 789 653 T&J Trimming VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES Alexandra 5772 1100 / 1800 652 298 Eildon 5774 2909 Marysville 5963 4567 Yea 5797 2663 VETERINARIAN Mountain Ranges Vet Clinic 5786 1777 Kinglake WATER BORING 0418 362 968 Matthew & Sons WATER CARTAGE H2O Fresh Drinking Water 0408 104 644 WEED CONTROL Alexandra Weed Control 0407 565 207 WELDING SERVICES Buffalo Built 0429 199 472 WINES/BREWS Bonfire Station Farmstay & Microbrewery 0423 457 072 Little River Wines, Taggerty 5774 7644 Ros Ritchie Wines,Mansfield0444 588 276 Sedona Estate, Murrindindi 9730 2883 WINDSCREENS Alexandra Windscreens & Glass Alexandra 0427 577 839 ZOO Mansfield Zoo, Mansfield 5777 3576

IN AN EMERGENCY CALL

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EMERGENCY SERVICES Police...........................................................000 Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1040 Eildon............................................................. 5774 2104 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1333 Marysville..................................................... 5963 3222 Seymour.............................................24hr 5735 0200 Yea................................................................... 5797 2630 Ambulance..................................................000 CFA...............................................................000 SES ...............................................24hr 132 500 Bushfire Information Line & Fire Restriction Info......................... 1800 240 667 Crime stoppers..................................... 1800 333 000 Gas emergencies..................................24hr 132 771 Goulburn Valley Water – faults..................................................... 1800 454 500 Help for Wildlife.................................... 0417 380 687 Power & Street Light Failures..................... 131 799 RACV.................................................................... 131111 Energy Australia.............................................. 133 466 Wildlife Victoria.................................... 1300 094 535 HEALTH SERVICES HELPLINES Kids Helpline......................................... 1800 551 800 Lifeline ....................................................24hr 13 11 14 Maternal & Child Health Line ............................................24hr 13 22 29 Mental Health Advice Line............... 1300 280 737 Poisons Information Centre........................ 131 126 Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service......................................... 1800 015 188 HOSPITALS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 0900 Yea................................................................... 5736 0400 After Hours GP clinic.......................... 1300 766 858 SCHOOLS / EDUCATION PRE SCHOOLS / PLAYGROUPS Alexandra & District Kindergarten............................................... 5772 1387 Alexandra Playgroup................................ 5772 2344 Eildon Kindergarten................................. 5774 2041 Flowerdale Kindergarten........................ 5780 2816 Kinglake Playgroup................................... 5786 1301 Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre........................................ 5786 1352 NEST Playgroup.......................................... 9719 7314 Yea & District Children’s Centre............ 5797 2730 PRIMARY SCHOOLS Alexandra PS .............................................. 5772 1006 Buxton PS..................................................... 5774 7341 Eildon PS....................................................... 5774 2074 Flowerdale PS............................................. 5780 1264 Kinglake PS.................................................. 5786 1284 Kinglake Middle PS................................... 5786 1295 Kinglake West PS....................................... 5786 5262 Marysville PS............................................... 5963 3256 Sacred Heart PS Yea.................................. 5797 2723 St Mary’s PS Alexandra............................ 5772 1500 Toolangi PS.................................................. 5962 9255 Yea PS............................................................. 5797 2724 SECONDARY COLLEGES Alexandra SC............................................... 5770 2000 Yea SC............................................................ 5797 2207

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ADULT EDUCATION CEACA Alexandra...................................... 5772 1238 Flowerdale Community House.................................... 5780 2664 Kinglake Neighbourhood House........................... 5786 1301 U3A Murrindindi East......................... 0479 107 779 U3A Yea......................................................... 5797 2230 Yea Community House............................ 5797 3070 SERVICES CLUBS Kiwanis.................................................... 0418 335 692 LIONS CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 3428 Eildon............................................................. 5774 2674 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1403 Marysville............................................... 0448 954 667 Yea ................................................................. 5797 3242 MASONIC LODGES Alexandra Masonic Centre, Albert Edward Lodge...............................0448 902 262 / 5772 2708 MEN’S SHEDS Flowerdale............................................. 0412 334 521 Kinglake Ranges........................................ 5786 5999 Marysville...................... Colin Briggs 0423 959 145 PROBUS CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1253 Alexandra Ladies ...................................... 5774 2641 Yea................................................................... 5797 2344 RED CROSS Alexandra Red Cross........................... 0419 872 230 ROTARY CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1897 Kinglake Ranges........................................ 5786 2193 Yea................................................................... 5792 3515 RSL Alexandra RSL............................................. 5797 6269 Eildon RSL..................................................... 5774 2147 Marysville RSL............................................. 5774 7110 Thornton RSL Sub Branch................ 0458 082 823 Yea RSL Sub Branch............................ 0408 898 139 SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS Alexandra Senior Citizens....................... 5772 1010 YOUTH GROUPS Flowerdale Junior Youth Group 5 to 14 yrs................................. 0408 333 953 Flowerdale Senior Youth Group.......................................... 0423 320 484 SPORTING CLUBS BASKETBALL CLUBS Alexandra .............................................. 0417 112 533 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 5441 BOWLING CLUBS Alexandra .................................................... 5772 1150 Eildon ............................................................ 5774 2540 Marysville Golf & Bowls .......................... 5963 3241 Whittlesea ................................................... 9716 1966 Yea................................................................... 5797 2770 CRICKET CLUBS Alexandra............................................... 0437 599 909 Flowerdale............................................. 0414 533 342 Merton .................................................... 0408 316 498 Yea Tigers...................................................... 5797 2543 Marysville & District ........................... 0422 702 956

FOOTBALL / NETBALL CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1912 Yea................................................................... 5797 2412 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1580 Marysville & District ........................... 0412 487 842 GOLF CLUBS Eildon............................................................. 5774 2044 Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1570 Yea............................................................. 0409 250 086 Whittlesea.................................................... 9716 2066 Marysville Golf & Bowls........................... 5963 3241 RACE CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5773 4304 Merton........................................................... 5778 9551 St Pats Race Club Yea.......................... 0427 794 779 Yea................................................................... 5796 9396 RIDING CLUBS Acheron Valley Adult Riding Club...................................... 5773 2245 SPEEDWAY...........www.alexandraspeedway.com SQUASH CLUB Alexandra............................................... 0438 546 070 TENNIS CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 2621 Flowerdale................................................... 5780 2201 Kinglake Ranges........................................ 5786 5228 Yea................................................................... 5736 0461 SWIMMING POOLS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1705 Eildon............................................................. 5774 2174 Marysville..................................................... 5963 3387 Yea................................................................... 5797 2474 RECREATIONAL GROUPS Alexandra Brass Band.............................. 5772 1404 Alexandra Camera Club.................... 0458 420 206 Alexandra & District Dog Obedience.5774 7303 Alexandra & District Lapidary Club..... 5774 2908 Alexandra & District Motorcycle Club ......................................................www.admcc.com.au Alexandra Quilters.................................... 5772 1897 Buxton Craft Activities............................. 5774 7291 Eildon & District Woodworking Guild/ Alexandra Community Shed .................................alexandrawoodies@gmail.com Eildon Art Group........................................ 5773 2306 Murrindindi Historic Vehicle Reg... 0467 051 600 Redgate Classic Motorcycle Club.. 0433 291 495 Upper Goulburn Field Naturalists........ 5772 1189 Yea Camera Club........................................ 5797 3228 Yea Film Society......................................... 5797 2480 MURRINDINDI SHIRE COUNCIL Customer Service and General Enquiries..............................(03) 5772 0333 Alexandra Library..............................(03) 5772 0382 Yea Library...........................................(03) 5736 0036 Kinglake Library.................................(03) 5786 1522 Mobile Library...................................... 0429 412 521 Operations Emergencies*................ 0407 509 413 (eg collapsed bridge or trees over road). Community Safety Emergencies* .0419 572 425 (eg stock on roads or dog attacks). *These numbers must only be used in the case of an emergency. For information on Council or opening hours of the Resource Recovery Centres please visit the website www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/Home

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To Benalla

Seymour

GHIN

RD ROAD

Ye a

( (

GLEN AMYARR A TH L E

SPRAGGS

Maroondah Reservior

C724

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Yarra Glen ( (

Chum ( Creek ( C726

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Mount Monda 905m

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B300 Christmas Hills

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Mt. St Leonard 1010m (views to the city)

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Wirra Willa Rainforest Walk

ROAD

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( ( ( ( ( (

Steels Creek

PINN

Mt.Tanglefoot 1001m

( Toolangi (

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CHERRYS LANE

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Mt Slide

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Murrindindi Cascades

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Cottles Bridge

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Wombelano Falls

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Jehosaphat Gully

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 Yean  Yan Reservoir

Yan Yean Reservoir Park

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Toorourrong Reservoir

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Mt. Robertson 614m

To Alexandra & Eildon

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Bridge

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Wallaby Ck Spring Water

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MT ROBERTSON STATE FOREST

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2.5

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Goulburn



Cycling

Sealed Rd

Homewood

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Urban Areas

C725



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Other Parks

Major Rd

Strath Creek( (

Murchison Gap

TRIANGLE RD

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Broadford

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Warragul Rocks

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Kerrisdale  Rail

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Mt Hickey 805m

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Freemans Camp

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Rail Trail

SYLVIA

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Public toilet

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Visitor Information

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B340

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Maroondah Reservior

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Keppel Falls

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Picnic Area

YARRA RANGES NATIONAL PARK

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DRIVE

TALBOT

Visitor Information Public toilet

( ( ( ( ( (

N RO HE AC

C512

MOUNTAIN ALPINE RESORT

The Big Tree

2.5 Kilometres

( ( ( ( ( (



Bush Camping

To Warburton

Lookout



For more information on National Parks Ph. PARKS VIC 13 19 63 or State Forest ph. DEPI 13 61 86

Sealed Rd Unsealed Rd Cycling Rail Trail National Park (N.P.) State Forest

C511

Other Parks

10% Lake level To Warburton via Upper Yarra Dam

 

Boat launching

Urban Areas

YARRA RANGES NATIONAL PARK

   

Major Rd

Cambarville C513 ö The Big Culvert

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ON TI TA AN RD

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RD Gap

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C512

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Granton

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Narbethong 

MA RG



BIG RIVER STATE FOREST

Walking Track

Mt. Margaret

MARYSVILLE STATE FOREST

˘ ANDE RSON LN



To Jamieson



Mt Gordon

Big River

Legend

C508

Marysville

 Mt Torbreck 1514m (highest point in Shire)

RUBICON STATE FOREST

Rive

B360

Sugarloaf Saddle

Buxton Peak South

IL SV RY MA



JA MI ES ON

( ( ( ( ( (

PARK



RANGE

CERBERUS



( ( ( ( (

TOOLANGI STATE FOREST



Sugarloaf Peak

( (

NATIONAL

PARK

   Buxton 

Buxton Mountain Bike Park

LAKE EILDON

Snobs Creek Falls

Cooks Mill

STATE

TON BUX

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DI INDIN

Murrindindi Cascades

BLACK RANGE STATE FOREST

R RIVE

R MUR

 

AREA



 Wilhelmina

 Falls 

HISTORIC

 Neds Gully

CATHEDRAL

( ( ( ( (

RUBICON

Cathedral Peak

LANE



r Rive

Rubicon Power Station



LITTL

GLENDALE

MURRINDINDI SCENIC RESERVE

Kendalls

 ( Taggerty (

C515

Jerusalem

Creek 

C re

BIC ON

Ru bic on

L RA ED LN TH CA

MYLES

B340

SC OB SN

GINTERS

TAGGERTY

( (  RD   Y HW

ON EILD

VALLEY

 Lookout «

Eildon

s Snob

B360

Pinninger

BACK

Rive r

PARK

Taylor Bay

M LE SA D RU JE C K R



NATIONAL

Eildon

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( (

HWY

CO NN EL LY CK RD

EILDON



LAKE



« «

McKENZIE FLORA RES



N YLI SK

YS TA L



CREEK

( (



Acheron

BLACK RANGE STATE FOREST

Jimmys Lookout

Alexandra



MAROONDAH

ES TO NE

LAKE EILDON NATIONAL PARK

ON GO



EN Acheron Cutting Lookout

ON NT AI M

R «

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Lake

W AR

LI M

AI N

The Great Victorian Rail Trail

RN TO N

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Mansfield

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Brookes River Res.

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

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EG NR HA

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Acheron River

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Scenic Drive (Lake Eildon Circuit) Mansfield to Eildon 98km via Jamieson & Big River

TH O



To Yea 13km

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CR EE K

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B300

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Rail

Victoria n

NDAH

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

MARO O

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B300



LA ND

YARCK

Great

Th e

Gobur

Terip

HWY



( (

To Gobur (Top Rd to Yarck Rd)

MI DL AN LIN D K HW Y

( ( 

To Sydney 736km & Benalla 50km

Merton

To Euroa

O AR M

Murrindindi Shire East Map Terip

Map drawn by Rooftop Maps Buxton Ph 03 57 74 75 76 June 2014.

Lake or large river To Woods Point

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