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Demand from Melbourne buyers is getting stronger. Now is a great time to sell! If you are thinking of selling and would like to discuss your options please contact us for a free market appraisal of your property Give Ruralco Property a call on 03 5772 1110 Nik Patek ~ 0409 936 210
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4 Howes Creek / Goughs Bay Rd, Goughs Bay GOUGHS BAY GENERAL STORE ~ ONE WITH THE LOT!
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242 Goulburn Valley Highway, Eildon Outstanding Lifestyle Property
• Petrol station with general store, Australia Post agency and House - Outstanding sandstone residence consisting of: take-away food outlet • 3Includes large bedrooms - Master with en suite • a 3 bedroom house on the title • O/P living, diningkitchen room with Riverof views • Commercial at rear property • Fully equipped kitchen meeting all yourinneeds for alocation, country lifestyle • Huge potential for development, a great on a Property - 32 Acres of land with Goulburn water frontage major road / highway • Olive Grove 1000 Organic Olive Trees • Plenty ofwith traffic with ski season (snow) and water sports / • Sheds and coolroom with 3 phase power boating at Lake Eildon • Bore water plus water tank • Property divided in to two separate lots (Council approved) • Property to be sold on a Walk in - Walk out basis
$570,000
GENERAL STORE 436 Maroohdah Highway, Narbethong • groceries • deli section • take-away food and coffee The Black Spur Inn - Exceptional Hotel/Motel Freehold • magazines and newspapers • alcohol / bottleshop ••First in 1863•–Australia a part of Victoria’s history• outdoor cafe fuelestablished service centre Post agency • Substantial Located 85kmindustrial (approx.) north east of Melbourne / commercial complex • Vacant The hotelland is onfor 5 acres of landfuture • Onsite stables/workshop possible development (STCA) • HOME Public bar with a TAB license • Onsite bottle shop / DWELLING ••Dining with seating and a license for 125 people Threeroom bedroom homefor•110 o/ppeople living/dining • ducted heating •throughout Established restaurant excellent food and • outdoorwith entertaining area • wine main bathroom with •spa Conference room facilities and catering for up to 110 people and sauna • Motel accommodation for up to 58 people • Onsite retail outlet • Cabin and bunk house – ideal for group accommodation • Established wedding ceremony area beside the hotel
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6595 Maroondah Highway, Yarck A PIECE OF HISTORY 3 Hillside Avenue, ~ THE YARCK GENERAL Eildon STORE
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Main Street, Eildon THE PERFECT TREE CHANGE BUSINESS 3 Eighth Street, OPPORTUNITY ~Eildon THE EILDON HARDWARE STORE
Comprising the General Store, Post Office, Cafe, Bed & Superbly Located Breakfast. This is a versatile business and one that is ripe for Cottage expansion. Currently catering to theEildon busy tourist trade travelling to and from the snowfields, the Rail•Trail and the recreational Centrally located, close to area of Eildon. This establishment provides basic goods such all of Eildon’s amenities as bread, milk, newspapers and the service of BIR the post • added 4 bedrooms with office. • General Store • Australia Post Office 3719 •gardens Tea (Cafe) • Well maintained Rooms • Separate B&B offering double bedrooms with en • Re-stumped and rewired suite, open plan lounge / kitchen. Split air-con in all • Sold furnished or rooms un-furnished
• Perfect Family Business • Current Owners Retiring after 3 Bedroom Home 12 years • The iconic Eildon Hardware store has been homeall with above Established Business for 45 years••Family Supplying your groundSupplies swimming pool Hardware, Gardening, Tools and Building Established • Sales in Excess of $400,000.00 •per annum gardens • Trade, DIY and tourist needs • R/C air con and heating • Large garage/work shed • Pool area is fully fenced
$ 235,000 LEASEHOLD $130,000
P.O.A.$199,000 LEASEHOLD
5 Hillside South Mark Howard 0448 606 062 Eildon Vic 3713
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Are you the carer of an aged person, and holidaying in our beautiful district? Would you like to bring your family member with you, and let us look after them for a respite stay, while you enjoy your well deserved break? Darlingford is a 51 bed facility that accommodates residents with a variety of care needs including permanent and respite care. Located in the heart of picturesque Eildon, Darlingford is surrounded by more than three acres of gardens and land, and is home to our resident miniature ponies. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Registered nurse on site 24 hours Allied health consultants: Dietician, speech therapist, podiatrist, hearing & dental specialists 7 double rooms ideal for couples, 37 single rooms All rooms have ensuite bathrooms Meals are prepared and cooked fresh on site 3 dining rooms available, indoor and outdoor sitting areas Resident pets include budgies, cat, miniature ponies, native birds Vegetable garden Personal clothing is laundered on-site Skype and internet available Group and individual activities On-site entertainment and external outings Secure environment
Come and meet our friendly staff, call for an inspection, or go to our website dugnh.com.au 5 High Street Eildon, Vic. 3713. (03) 5774 2711 Email: darlingford@dugnh.com.au
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Eildon Epicurean Event This weekend is devoted to our local food and wine industry, giving you the opportunity to speak with local producers, enjoy cooking demonstrations and wine appreciation sessions. The Goulburn Valley is an abundant food bowl and we promise this will be a culinary delight featuring some of the finest local gourmet produce including, trout, olives, honey and more. We welcome you to come and try and buy ~ Entry is free Come for a day, bring your family and friends or perhaps you would like to make a weekend of it – we offer a wide range of accommodation. For more information please contact us on: Telephone: 03 5774 2631 Email: eildon@holmesglen.edu.au Website: www.holmesglen.edu.au/eildon Address: 92 Moore Road, Eildon Victoria, 3713
Friday 25th September – Sunday 27th September 2015 Friday 25th September: Wine tasting evening with local vignerons accompanied with our freshly made canapés & local cheeses. Saturday 26th September: More than 20 local producers will feature their products in stalls with live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, wine appreciation classes, bush tucker and more. Spring Degustation Dinner at 6.30pm: A leisurely dining experience not to be missed by lovers of fine food. $80 per adult – 6 courses Sunday 27th September: Gourmet Country Breakfast (9am-10am, $25 per person) followed by a great day of activities on site here with archery, ochre painting, boomerang throwing . . . We are fully licensed – drinks available from the bar throughout the weekend (NO BYO)
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Monday Parma Night $12.50 Tuesdays & Thursdays Steak & Pasta from $15.00 Regular entertainment in the Bar and Beer Garden Accommodation ~ single and double rooms from $50 per night Public Bar ~ Pool Table and Juke Box Hosts Troy & Kim Phone 5772 1015 80 Grant Street Alexandra
New 3 bedroom family units now available
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A business built on crumbs By Tammy Lovett
KERRIE LIVINGSTONE has a secret and it’s one she won’t be sharing anytime soon. An artisan chef, Kerrie has been hand-making gourmet biscuits for as long as she can remember and while her recipes are closely guarded, her scrumptious biscuits are not. In 2008 the Buxton-based chef realised a lifelong dream when she, daughter Tammie and son-inlaw Michael Tesseyman first opened the doors of their biscuit business, Crumbs Gourmet Biscuits. The family began operating in Marysville until the 2009 Black Saturday fires destroyed the premises, but luckily Kerrie’s handwritten recipe book, her life’s work of 35 years was spared in the blaze. “There were recipes in it from when I was an apprentice,” Kerrie said. “Fortunately it was in the cool room.” Unable to find another location for her
Artisan chef Kerrie Livingstone with some of her handmade, gourmet biscuits. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 11
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business in Marysville, Kerrie moved the Crummary to Healesville. “We wanted to get back to Marysville, to support Marysville, but it wasn’t happening.” For years Kerrie’s biscuits were something she would make for family and friends at Christmas, a special handmade gift prepared with care and love. Today, Kerrie makes her signature biscuits on a much larger scale, but her food philosophy hasn’t changed. From her white chocolate and macadamia nut florentines, buttery shortbread, custard yoyos filled with passionfruit and raspberry and all the others in between, Kerrie ensures each biscuit is lovingly handmade with quality ingredients and baked using traditional techniques. “It’s a step back in time with a handmade, traditional product,” Kerrie said. “I like the idea of flavours you can taste.” “Each biscuit contains no more than six main ingredients and is naturally preserved with butter and sugar.”
Kerrie’s creations come from carefully honed recipes, some she has been using since her childhood. “It’s a real trial and error,” Kerrie said. “I change the recipes to how I like them.” It was probably this desire to create things her own way, using her own techniques that frustrated her teachers when she was younger. “At school I was told not to take cookery again after the first year,” Kerrie said. “I think I even failed.” But that hasn’t stopped her. Kerrie’s love for food is obvious, she has been cooking professionally for almost 40 years and has no intention of slowing down now. “I’ve got the passion,” she said. “It’s nice to the able to share it with the world.” Having come so close to losing her precious recipes in 2009 Kerrie is now turning her attention to producing a cookbook and plans to explore a savoury range of products to complement her line of biscuits.
Kerrie’s Hazelnut florentines are hand-dipped in dark chocolate. Kerrie also hopes to realise another lifelong ambition of teaching children how to cook with the possibility of hosting children’s parties and workshops. “My grandkids love to cook,” she said. “They come and visit before their birthday so they can cook for their parties.” “We get in an awful mess but
the kids love it,” she said. To pick up some of Kerrie’s delicious biscuits or for a free tasting, you can visit the Crummary, Shop 2/281 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville. Kerrie’s gourmet products are also for sale at Made in Marysville, Buxton Ridge Winery and the Grant Street Grocer in Alexandra. For information visit www. crumbsgourmet.com.au. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 13
Lit & Beyond 18 Murchison Street Marysville 3779 Ph: 0422239754 www.lit.com.au Facebook - Lit & beyond This beautiful ladies’ boutique store has a unique range of ladies’ clothing, fashion accessories, books, bags, jewellery, homewares, LIT CANDLES and LIT WAX BEADS with 26 different colours and fragrances
beautiful blooms for every occasion CINDY SANDERS 95 GRANT ST ALEXANDRA PH 0474 201 481
Step into Lit & Beyond to find yourself that special something or a gift for someone special
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Our 100% natural soap and beauty products are hand-made on site from extra-virgin olive oil, pure plant essential oils, herbs and spices. Come in and hand test liquid soaps and browse the large range of aroma-therapeutic skin care items, locally made gifts, art, furniture and produce. Open 9.30am to 4.30pm Wednesday to Sunday, school and public holidays. Dindi Naturals, 6572 Maroondah Highway, Yarck VIC 3719 | Tel. 03 5773 4349 | www.dindinaturals.com.au 14 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
Jazzing up marysville . . .
Top: Peter Guest with trumpet at the Steavenson Falls. Lizzie Willens and Darryl Hull playing at Marysville’s TBar. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 15
Marysville jazz and blues weekend by Peter Guest TO CELEBRATE Marysville’s return as a major destination for nature and cultural enthusiasts, following the devastation of the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, the inaugural Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend will be held in Marysville and surrounding areas from Friday 16th October until Sunday 18th October. Turning on the Lights in Marysville During this exciting weekend Marysville will come alive to the sounds of some of the best jazz and blues artists from around Victoria. Over 30 acts will be appearing on the program and one of the many highlights will be a spectacular concert, “Turn On the Lights”, in the Stadium of the Marysville Community Centre in Falls Road on the Saturday night.
Throughout the weekend, various nooks and crannies around Marysville and the local area, as well as many cafes, pubs, parks and gardens, will provide visitors to the township with opportunities to hear great live music from large swing bands down to solo guitarists playing under a shady tree in the main street. A range of the region’s best wines and food will be available for tasting or purchase as visitors soak up the refreshing and invigorating air from the nearby mountains. The weekend opens on the Friday night with a performance by Wilbur Wilde and his band in the distinctive Crossways Historic Inn in Murchison Street. Wilbur will be well known to many people for his appearances on Hey Hey It’s Saturday over
many years and his time with the classic band Ol’ 55 alongside Frankie J Holden. Crossways will be a perfect setting for this great show with its unique atmosphere of nostalgia and charm set in the parklands on the Steavenson River close to the heart of Marysville. Throughout the morning and afternoon on Saturday, bands and solo artists will be performing all over Marysville. Ticketed sessions featuring some of the state’s leading jazz and blues acts will be held in the wonderful Lakeview Room, with its picturesque views of the surrounding hills and parkland, at the Marysville Community Centre and at Crossways, while other artists will be playing for free around the township. Jazz parade A highlight during Saturday
will be a traditional New Orleans style jazz parade down Murchison Street at around 12.30pm when, to the beats of traditional jazz, locals and visitors alike will be invited to dress-up and join the parade with brightly decorated parasols in hand. After the parade, visitors will be able to grab a bite to eat at one of the local eateries or sample some of the region’s best wines in the Lions Club of Marysville’s marquee on the banks of the Steavenson River in Settler’s Park. On the Saturday night the Marysville Community Centre Stadium will transform into a concert arena with a night of fun and fabulous music on offer. The night will kick off at 7pm with the Redgaters band from Alexandra, who are a swing style jazz band, playing some great big
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at the White Lotus Performing Arts Centre in Narbethong Sunday 18th October from 12 noon ~ $15pp ($10 children) (part of the Marysville Jazz & Blues weekend)
Other artists include GEOFF BRIDGFORD of Bee Gees fame Kim O’Leary and a host of local musicians
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Above: Chris Muir (Sax) and Leigh Frazer (Guitar) at Gallipoli Lake in Marysville. Inset: Geoff Bridgford of Bee Gees fame will be playing at White Lotus, Narbethong on Sunday 18th October. band hits as people arrive for the main event, which officially starts at 8pm with Geoff ‘Coxy” Cox as MC for the night. One of Melbourne’s premier traditional jazz bands, Shirazz, will then be playing a mixture of trad and Dixieland jazz with some hot solos and driving rhythms. Following Shirazz, award-winning Michael Pollit (aka Mr Black and Blues) will set the arena alive with some great blues. Michael’s albums have won numerous awards here and in the United States. He will be joined on stage by special guest Chris Wilson, one of Australia’s greatest blues players. The final act for the evening will be the famous 1970s band Spectrum, with lead singer Mike Rudd. Many people will remember the 1971 hit single ‘I’ll be Gone (Someday I’ll Have Money)’ and Spectrum will take the audience on a musical journey through the Spectrum, Indelible Murtceps and Ariel albums of the 70s, as well as their special take on the blues, plus recent material from their Breathing Space series of EPs. The fun continues on Sunday with more great acts performing around town and in the Lakeview Room. The Marysville Cultural Community Inc. (a not-for-profit charity organisation) has been instrumental in making this event happen. Details and tickets for the Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend can be found at www. marysvillejazzandblues.com.
Out of the blues at White Lotus in Narbethong on Sunday 18th October THE SOUNDS of an eclectic mix of rhythm and blues will ring out on Sunday 18th October at the White Lotus Performing Arts Centre in Narbethong as part of the inaugural Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend. Gary Soloman is well placed to perform and oversee the program having played with Bo Diddley, the Drifters, and the Blue Angels, to name a few. Included in the program is Australian singer songwriter Geoff Bridgford who started his music career in the mid sixties as a drummer. In London in 1970 Geoff found international success as an integral band member of the Bee Gees performing such hits as ‘How can you Mend a Broken Heart’. Geoff has also toured with Mark Gillespie, Goanna, Ross Hannaford and found time to focus on songwriting. Geoff’s partner and fellow musician Kim O’Leary will also be performing. Kim was born in Melbourne into a family of musicians. In her late teens she travelled to the USA to
further her musical career. Under the management of Stevie Wonder’s attorney she signed a record deal with Motown Records in 1988. Her single ‘Put The Pieces Back’ went into the top 40 in the US charts and from there she secured a publishing deal with Berry Gordy’s company, Jobete Music. This gave her the opportunity to work with some of the best producers and writers in New York. Since then Kim has travelled throughout the USA, Europe and Australia performing as an independent artist. Kim has had multiple artists record her songs, some of which have been included in movies and television in the USA and UK. A host of local musicians will also be performing, including a special ‘Out of the Blues’ performance featuring some of our best local female singers. Out of the Blues promises to be a great family day out and food and drinks will be available on the day. Booking enquiries to Gary Soloman on 5963 7126. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 17
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For the lovers of fine food there will be a 6 course degustation dinner on Saturday 26th September showcasing a wide range of local fare. Corey Dewhurst, the Food and Beverage Coordinator, will be on hand to recommend local wines to complement each course.
As a result of these local relationships, Holmesglen is excited to be hosting the first Eildon Epicurean Event on Friday 25th to Sunday 27th September: “It’s time to showcase and shine our region’s produce and wine.”
Recently Le Cordon Bleu (the world’s largest culinary training school) nominated Holmesglen Institute to be the sole provider of their program here in Victoria. Le Cordon Bleu designated training facility is located at the Moorabbin campus, and the coordinator along with some of the students will be joining the Holmesglen team for the Eildon Epicurean Event to meet with our local producers and learn more about their products.
The weekend event will be dedicated to the local food and wine industry, and there will be an abundance of passionate local producers happy to share their stories. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy cooking
With accommodation on site, visitors are welcome to either come for the day or make it a weekend getaway. For more information please contact Holmesglen at Eildon on 03 5774 2631 or eildon@holmesglen.edu.au.
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Sweet as honeycomb . . .
Simply divine: fresh honeycomb on vanilla ice cream. By Emily Friedel unadulterated form, honey is intricate in flavour, HONEYCOMB IS a magical delightful in texture and rich food: complex, versatile, in enzymes, prebiotics and exquisitely beautiful and probiotics (some studies brimming with health have identified as many as 32 benefits. In this pure,
different probiotic strains in honey, far more than in your average yoghurt). The effort honeybees go to building the comb and ripening nectar to produce
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Honeycomb makes an exquisite sweet addition to a cheese platter. produced, homogenised, liquid honey is often sold cheaply on supermarket shelves alongside jam and peanut butter, honeycomb doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Part of the problem is that most people just don’t know what to do with honeycomb, and therefore don’t understand its true value. Any beekeeper or switched-on chef, however, will tell you that it is well worth taking the time to explore and appreciate honeycomb. If your interest in honeycomb has been piqued, here are some tips for getting hold of it and making the most of it: Where to get honeycomb Farmers markets where beekeepers have stalls are usually the easiest places to find honeycomb, and have the advantage of allowing you to connect directly with the producer. Small grocers, health food shops and produce stores often
stock it too, as well as some supermarkets and even the odd pharmacy. If you can’t find any in your local area there is always the option to order online. Of course, if you’re really keen the best place to get honeycomb is from your own backyard hive! Different types of honeycomb As with wine, honeycomb is very much a reflection of the environment it comes from. Temperatures, trainfall, humidity levels, available flowers and bees’ foraging preferences will all influence honeycomb production and no two seasons (or even two hives) are ever exactly the same. Varietal honeycomb is produced when one type of flower is predominant in the foraging radius of the hive (and the bees have sufficient preference for it) and each variety will have a distinctive colour, flavour and viscosity.
For example, yellow box has a golden colour and light, sharply sweet flavour. Red stringybark, on the other hand, has a darker, reddish colour and a deeper flavour with more of a smoky caramel sweetness. Polyfloral honeycomb is made with a mix of different nectars. The mixture of nectars means the flavour is complex and layered and each batch is unique – it’s exciting to eat a food when you know you will probably never taste anything like it again. Honeycomb is not only distinguished by the honey content, but also by the type of comb that houses the honey. Virgin honeycomb contains fresh comb that has only been used for honey storage so the wax is pale and quite delicate. Post-brood honeycomb contains comb that has been used by the bees to raise their young; it’s thicker,
darker and has a stronger flavour than virgin comb. Post-brood honeycomb isn’t usually readily available commercially and it’s most likely to be procured through backyard beekeepers. What to do with honeycomb Honeycomb is wonderfully versatile and its uses are only limited by your imagination. With so many different types available you can have fun delving into different flavours, colours and textures to find one that complements your dish perfectly. Here are some ideas to get you experimenting with honeycomb: • Eat it straight up and enjoy it in its most pure form. You can eat the wax (it’s safe to eat but indigestible so best not to go overboard in terms of volume), or chew on it until the honey is all gone then spit it out. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 21
Left: try honeycomb instead of jam on scones for high tea with a twist. Above: honeycomb, rocket, goat’s cheese and walnut salad. • Spread it on good quality sourdough bread with butter. • Mix it into a high quality, creamy vanilla ice cream or Greek yoghurt. • Make a salad of rocket, walnuts, crumbled goat’s cheese and small honeycomb chunks, dressed with a drizzle of
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• Sit a chunk of honeycomb atop a stack of pancakes, add a dash of lemon juice if you like. • Top a scone or vanilla cupcake with whipped cream and honeycomb. The above ideas are just the tip of the iceberg and there is much fun to be
had inventing new ways to let honeycomb add a dash of magic to your meals. So the next time you see honeycomb in your local grocer’s or at a farmers market, rather than passing by to grab a jar of familiar liquid honey, pick it up and let your culinary imagination run wild!
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LEONE GABRIELLE, HIGHLANDS
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BORN IN Liverpool, to the south-west of Sydney in NSW, and having previously resided in Queensland, award-winning Leone Gabrielle is now a local Highlands-based artist, who shares her home with son Stohm and their quiet dog Giotto. Giotto, an Italian Greyhound, is named after the Italian painter, generally considered to be the first in a line of great artists who contributed to the Renaissance – just one of the many indications of the strong role art plays in Leone’s life. “As a child, I remember chewing on sticks to make paint brushes, dipping the stick in water, painting, then enjoying watching the image disappear as the water
evaporated.”
Highlands artist Gabrielle with son Stohm on one of their travels.
“By high school I found myself heavily into poster making”, having been influenced by Aubrey Beardsley, the 19th century artist who contributed significantly to the Aesthetic Movement and the development of the Art Nouveau posters. Leone also discovered Marvel comics in her teens, describing herself as “a
voracious visual reader. If you understand what I mean – I read pictures.” Having come from a family without a strong academic background Leone was encouraged to be creative as a child. She was given Texta Permanent Markers, paint by number kits, string for knotting macramé, wool for knitting, and copper for sculpting. “I was a child who loved to make, and through the school years developed my appetite for drawing.” “Later I really got into Shaun Tan, [a contemporary
Australian artist, who has contributed significantly to children’s and young adult’s literature through his writings and illustrations]. Then Nick Howson – his colour is divine. At the moment I’m inspired by Aaron Meeks’ work.” “We are a bit spoilt for visual images today. But I believe it’s not really the image, it’s the energy underneath, in the marks, that feeds the viewer’s soul and speaks with them.” When asked about the translucent forms in her art works, Leone recalls: “A Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 23
neighbour once cut down a large, sick gum and when I stood at the back step, I saw the vanished tree, full of … cockatoos. I see the time sharing arrangement [we have with the] years past. It’s sort of like playing: What was there before? Maybe it’s me just coming to terms with getting older and having a wider viewpoint in regards to the passage of time.”
– the interaction of people, animals, plants and place.”
Motivated by memories, Leone describes the most influential inspirations for her art works as being “vignettes of my life, colours of place, my dreams, birds, dogs, architecture, light, the sea and stories. As I get older, my appreciation grows for all the time, ideas, and lives that have come beforehand. It is never one person, it is lots of people along the way that make the song of life so rich
Leone’s work has two rather distinctive styles – bright, bold oils and acrylics and mixed media; and her more subtle and subdued life drawing.
“And it is only later in my life I have learnt to value my gift, of course that was after someone found my drawings in the bin! I learnt that they bring joy and meaning to the viewer and that once my work leaves me, it takes on its own life and meaning … being whatever it is the viewer sees.”
“Mixed media is fun”, says Leone. “Pigments are illuminated when embedded in oil – I live for colour. Acrylics are quick drying and suitable for work on location. They also let you
on an airplane with them”, explains Leone, who learned the hard way: “Customs confiscate oils as they are potentially flammable. This is yet to be demonstrated. Unfortunately I lost $200 worth of paint!” Known to journey regularly on both land and sea, Leone explains “I love to travel, I love stories, and I love to paint”. “I will paint on a kitchen table, on top of an ants’ nest, in a studio, whereever it is not too windy, cold or wet.” “I feel inspired just about anywhere, but especially where the soil turns red. I feel at home in the dry country. This year I have met the Gulf, the western side of Cape York, a place that is as vibrant as a flower. The sea is green and the land bauxite red; it
sings to my bones. I was very sad to have to come home.” Art is “in my bones” says Leone. “If I didn’t continue to follow my passion I’d be living a lie. I shall keep being creative – it’s who I am, the juice of my life – making art fills my soul.” Slice of Heaven, a solo exhibition by Leone Gabrielle, features exquisite compositions and varied palettes of oil, acrylic and mixed media. Her work is about stories and adventures in the everyday, and the depth and warmth of Leone’s colours will warm you and take you on your own journey far, far away…‘ The exhibition is showing at Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ shedS, 74 Grant Street in Alexandra until 24th August 2015.
Tiddely Pom ~ The ART of Children’s Song An exhibition showcasing enchanting illustrations of traditional children’s folk songs & rhymes, and other creations by artist Jenny Wood 28 August to 3 November 2015
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Exhibitions . . . Paul Margocsy art at Old Post Office Seymour PAUL MARGOCSY is an internationally acclaimed bird and wildlife artist. He has had a bi-annual solo exhibition at the Old Post Office Seymour Fine Art Gallery in Seymour since 2005. On Sunday 16th August the gallery will be holding the opening of Paul’s sixth exhibition and he will be in attendance; complimentary refreshments will be served. Entry is free at all times and browsing is welcome. All images, prices and sizes of the fortyfive paintings in the exhibition can be
viewed at www.artseymour.com.au. The exhibition continues until Sunday 18th October. Paul was born in 1945, so this August Paul will celebrate his 70th birthday. Since childhood Paul has loved to draw but has had no formal training or direction. Upon finishing school he started window dressing at Myer Melbourne and was then called up for two years in 1966 as a conscript and served one year overseas in the army. In 1971 he went to England and spent
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three years travelling and working. He married in Australia in 1974 and began painting murals for children’s nurseries. In 1978 he became engrossed in wildlife art. After much research into ornithology and through self-taught efforts and experiments he started to get the hang of it. A few years later he became a member of The Wildlife Art Society of Australasia and the very next year won first
prize for the best painting. Since that exhibition many things began to formulate. Firstly Paul was included in a book launch in 1990 featuring 70 of the best living traditional artists in Australia. Australia Post commissioned him in 1991 to do a water bird series of stamps. He was subsequently commissioned by the United Nations to paint a series of endangered species, which was released in Vienna. He also published a book on his own paintings in 1994,
‘The Art of Paul Margocsy’. In 2000 he was a featured artist in ‘Welcome to Australia’ (published specifically for Australian Hotels during the Sydney Olympics by Waivita Publications).
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In 2008 he published ‘Away With The Birds’ and in 2011 Paul was included in ‘The Art of Watercolour’ – published in Paris, France.
He has exhibited numerous times internationally including at Melbourne House and Omell galleries in London, Koerton and Landmark galleries in Wisconsin USA, Osaka Japan, Raffles Hotel Singapore, Greenhouse Gallery San Antonio Texas USA and Art Beatus Gallery Hong Kong.
Paul is a fellow member of the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia, and has won awards in both the Society’s exhibitions as well as at the
He has been chosen twice to exhibit at the prestigious Leigh Yawkey Woodsen Birds in Art exhibition in Wisconsin, USA.
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Exhibitions . . .
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Current to 24th August. Slice of Heaven is a solo exhibition by Highlandsbased local artist Leone Gabrielle. Exquisite compositions and varied palettes in oil, acrylic and mixed media ~ stories and adventures in the everyday ~ now showing daily from 10am-4pm. See article on Leone in this issue.
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Tiddley Pom ~ The ART of Children’s Song 28th August to 3rd November. An exhibition showcasing enchanting illustrations of traditional children’s folk songs and rhymes, and other creations by artist Jenny Wood. On display will be original art works from Jenny’s latest books – a series of songbooks (compiled by Susan Searle, Jenny’s sister) for children, teachers and parents. A book singing and signing is scheduled for Saturday 29th August at 11am, and in the afternoon Jenny and Susan will run an animated illustration workshop for
at HeART’ is an annual group exhibition of Alexandra Secondary College VCE Studio Artists. The 2015 ‘Young at HeART’ exhibition will again showcase a variety of media and art forms developed by each VCE student within their folio.
Artwork by Jenny Wood. primary school children aged 7 to 12 years old between 2pm-3.30pm. Bookings essential to Cindy at Rustic Simplicity. Two workshops for adults are also scheduled: one with Jenny on Sunday 30th August titled ‘So you think you CAN’T draw? ~ an introduction to ornation style illustration’. And the other with Susan for music teachers of children in the early years which will demonstrate ideas and activities to introduce children to music literacy through a discovery method,
as in the Tiddelypom books. And, fingers crossed, Jenny and Susan can join us for a performance during the Early Learning is Fun (ELF) Reading Day parade between 10am and 11am on Friday 18th September in Alexandra – a magical event for the whole community! All welcome for drinks and nibbles from 6pm for the opening on Friday 28th August. Young at HeART 2015 6th to 23rd November. Now in its fourth year, ‘Young
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The bloke turns 100 . . . ‘Er name’s Doreen . . . Well, spare me bloomin’ days! You could ‘a’ knocked me down wiv ‘arf a brick! Yes, me, that kids meself I know their ways, An’ ‘as a name for smoogin’ in our click! I jist lines up an’ tips the saucy wink. But strike! The way she piled on dawg! Yer’d think A bloke was givin’ back-chat to the Queen . . . ‘Er name’s Doreen.
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ONE HUNDRED years have passed since Clarence Michael James Dennis, (CJ Dennis or Den), poet and journalist wrote The Sentimental Bloke (published in 1915). In 1908 CJ Dennis arrived at a camp in Toolangi. Then in 1915 he built ‘Arden’ on the site of the old shack he had lived in and he lived here until his death in 1938. Den put Toolangi on the map not only with his book Songs of the Sentimental Bloke, but by bringing alive the local characters in his letters and cartoons, Ben Bowyang and Smith of Smiths Gully. In 2008 the first C J Dennis festival was held to commemorate one hundred years of Den’s life in Toolangi. A festival with a poetry competition has since been held each year to encourage poets young and old and to keep alive the name of CJ Dennis. This year the festival celebrates the centenary of The Sentimental
CJ Dennis Poetry Festival Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October 2015 Saturday 17th 1.30pm Poetry Competition Awards Presentation followed by poetry performances
1694 Main Road, Toolangi 03 5962 9282
• Clearing Sales Specialist • Livestock Sales • Wool • Insurance • Rural Finance
5.00pm Dinner break followed by evening performance 9.00pm Supper
Along with presenting awards for the annual poetry competition, well known guest artists, Geoffrey W Graham and Jim Haynes will be in residence for a weekend of wonderful entertainment, and John Derum will join the show on Sunday. To delight our audience further the Toolangi Ballet School children will be dancing to the theme of “The Satin Bower Bird”, from the book The Singing Garden. Have breakfast with the poets on Sunday morning and remember to bring your fold up chair to follow CJ Dennis and his friends as they explore his Singing Garden in a moving theatre. Morning and afternoon tea plus meals can be purchased at the Tearooms or you can bring your own. So head on down to Toolangi for a wonderful weekend of poetry and music.
celebrating the centenary of The Sentimental Bloke
Sunday 18th Breakfast or morning tea with the poets CD launch of CJ Dennis song and poems Lunch Followed by moving theatre Afternoon High Tea Followed by more poetry 5.00pm Close
54 Grant Street Alexandra Phone 03 5772 3110
Merchandise & Insurance Trish Embling 0447 266 038 www.landmarkembling.com.au
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LUNCH Wednesday to Sunday 12-2pm
Bookings please
DINNER Friday and Saturday Kid’s meals and activities available
03 5774 2585
Jerusalem Creek Marina and Holiday Park, 501 Jerusalem Creek Road, EILDON Victoria. www.jerusalemcreek.com.au
Experience the beauty and tranquility of Lake Eildon . . .
Lunch and dinner Wednesday to Saturday with a long lunch session on Sundays Tour groups welcome Available for parties and receptions On the Harbour at 190 Sugarloaf Road Eildon Ph 0425 816 959
Coffee Light Meals Pastries Cakes Bread Open from 6.30am Monday to Sunday The Eildon Bakery Cafe 10 Main Street Eildon Ph 03 5774 2362
We have the BEST COFFEE in town, with LIGHT MEALS available in a cosy and relaxing atmosphere. Not to mention our all day BREAKFAST on weekends, homemade CAKES and GLUTEN FREE options. Outside CATERING and private FUNCTIONS are also available, so come in and see our friendly staff today! Fully licensed OPEN 7 DAYS 32 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
Be inspired . . .
Celebrating 25 years of open gardens in Alexandra NOT MANY of us can claim to have created an event that continues successfully after 25 years; Gwenda Martin is such a person. Gwenda and former local resident Alma Hexter founded the Alexandra and District Open Gardens Weekend in 1991, and whilst Alma has left the district, Gwenda has remained an active member of the Open Gardens committee every year. Her knowledge, contribution and experience gained over so many years is highly valued by the committee. In the first year 16 gardens were open,
some planted more than a century ago. The success of that first open garden weekend has evolved into a very popular annual event in the Alexandra district. Since its inception, well over 110 different garden owners have generously shared the beauty of their properties with local residents and visitors. Profits from this event have been contributed to the local community and tallies in excess of $130,000 to date. What a great tribute to the
ALEXANDRA TIMBER TRAMWAY & MUSEUM Station Street ~ 0427 509 988 12-13 SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 9am-2pm
Spring Market SUNDAY 10am-4pm Entry $5.00 includes train ride
Gwenda Martin, one of the founders of the Alexandra and District Open Gardens weekend.
OPEN GARDEN WEEKEND
24 & 25 OCTOBER
9am-4pm car boot sale Sun 9-1 Artist in residence over weekend
FAWCETT CAFE, MARKET & CAR BOOT SALE • Steam train rides • Working engines • Working blacksmith • Museum rooms open • Vintage tractors • Static displays • Platform BBQ • Children’s activities
655 Spring Creek Road Fawcett ~ www.fawcetthall.org.au Fawcett Cafe will be open for breakfast, lunch, refreshments, morning & afternoon teas with delicious, hearty meals by Harvesting The Feast
STALL HOLDERS & CAR BOOT SELLERS BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW! Sandra 5772 3223 Tiffinie 5772 2790
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Tuesday 5pm-9pm Wed-Sat 11am-3pm 5pm-9pm Sunday 5pm-9pm
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• all day breakfast • locally roasted fair trade ‘Great Divide Coffee’ • friendly staff and great service • freshly squeezed juices and smoothies • free range bacon, ham, chicken and eggs • local produce • vegetarian and gluten free options • customer wi-fi • courtyard
109 Grant Street, Alexandra Ph 03 5772 1155
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NOODLE BAR 2/108 Grant Street Alexandra Dine-in or to go
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32 High Street Yea Ph 03 5797 2865 Open Lunch Dinner Mon Closed 5pm-9pm Tue Closed all day Wed to Sun 11.30am-3pm 5pm-9pm
2/18 Murchison Street, Marysville OPEN 7 DAYS Mon-Thurs 11am-7pm Fri 11am-8pm Sat 11am-7pm Sun 11am-6pm
AT THE BUXTON NURSERY Breakfast and Light Lunches Coffee and Fresh Home Baked Cake Menu is always fresh and changes weekly Large range of Pickles and Preserves made from home grown local produce Annie and Frank ~ Ph 0427 747 201 2600 Maroondah Hwy Buxton annienotley4@gmail.com
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Great Aussie Pie Competition Winner Call in and try our delicious range of cakes, pies, pastries and speciality breads We have a wide array of products for special dietary requirements, including gluten free cakes and breads, also catering for diabetics Our award winning pies will be sure to tempt you Fax 03 5797 3166 I kmgyea@bigpond.com
THORNTON BUTCHER & DELI • 24 flavours of ice cream • Hot and cold drinks • Lamb or chicken Open sa y a d 7 gyros souvlaki week 6am m • Fish and chips 8.30p • Steak sandwiches Peter and Maria ~ 68 High Street Yea Phone: 5797 2664 Mobile: 0411 415 520 34 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
SPECIALISTS IN a great range of smoked products all prepared and smoked on the premises FAMOUS FOR • beef jerky • smoked lamb backstrap • kabana • hams • bacon and more NOT TO MENTION a great range of quality meat and local products at great prices Phone Jeff or Wendy 5773 2224 Hours Mon-Fri 8am-5.30pm Sat 8am-2pm Sunday ~ Cup Weekend till Easter 8am-1pm
wonderful foresight and enterprising energy of Alma and Gwenda. This year’s celebration of 25 years of Open Garden Weekends on 24th and 25th October includes more than a dozen remarkable gardens located in Alexandra township and on rural properties in the district. Friendly garden owners from Buxton, Taggerty, Acheron, Alexandra and Yarck will generously throw open their gates to warmly welcome all visitors. Along with some remarkable country properties, there are five town gardens, four of which are opening for the first time: Lynne Phelps, Anne Norris, Marg Creighton and Carole Harrowfield have been working hard during the cold winter months preparing their gardens to look their best in the spring. An ‘old favourite’ garden of Pam and Bryan Jones will also be included. It is many years since visitors were treated to the pleasure of visiting Rosalie and Tony Purcell’s garden near Yarck. Close by at Home Creek, Peter Bartel and Susie
Freeman will also open their extensive and impressive property. Further south at Acheron and Taggerty, there are six striking country properties not to be missed. These include Marian Rennie’s well-known ‘Ariah Park’, Georgie Leckey’s property , Jan and Larry Fallon’s “Neerimvale”, Gil and Ross Thomson’s property, Doug and Lynne Walter’s “Yankalilla” and Liz Gillhoff’s garden in the foothills of the Cathedral. Finally in Buxton the opening of Judy Duffy’s and Margaret Rea’s garden will be welcome news to those who have loved a previous visit there. Expect to see gorgeous spring blossoms and foliage, exotics and natives, stunning views, manicured petite spaces and expansive terrain. Catering options will be available at some of the venues as well as steel pan solo performances, a blacksmith demonstration, beekeeping talks, honey tasting, plant sales, photography, an art gallery and more. So come . . . be inspired! Further details at www.alexandraopen gardens. com.au.
Yea open gardens THIS YEAR, the Rotary Club of Yea is again presenting superlative gardens from the town and surrounding areas. Several new gardens, some young, some of historic importance, and some gardens that have been presented in the past but now with new features will be on display – all worth a visit to this lovely area in the Murrindindi Shire. Scenic drives have been planned to make the garden tour enjoyable, taking in the lovely rolling hills and sweeping views of the area. Late spring is the time when the gardens are reaching their peak, roses and perennials beginning and the late tulips and narcissus still in bloom. Keep the 7th and 8th November free to visit these gardens and to take in other attractions of the Yea area. Further information can be found on the Rotary website: www.yearotary. org.au.
Yea and District
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Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November 2015 10.00 am – 5.00 pm.
Cox Plate Day
Come… Be Inspired . . . !
25th Anniversary Alexandra & District
14 impressive gardens, plant sales, sculptures, light catering, steel pan solos, beekeeping talks and more
24-25 October 2015 10am-4pm Ph: 5772 1999 www.alexandraopengardens.com.au
$40 two day pass - all gardens $8.00 per country garden - single visit $5.00 per town garden - single visit Tickets, information and maps available: •Tourist and Information Centre •Sandra Hanley-0407 875 097 Club arden •Marj Hamilton-0456 015 551 Yea G T AN AL PL ANNU • www.yearotary.org.au E SAL or at each garden on the day. presented by the Rotary Club of Yea Inc.
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Enjoy the private courtyard with friends or family. For that special occasion a function room with a twelve seater table is available for large groups upon request. 33 Murchison Street Marysville P: 03 5963 3225 F: 03 5963 3472 E: info@towermotel.com.au W: towermotel.com.au
STAY IN THE HEART OF MARYSVILLE Two upstairs, fully self-contained apartments with spacious kitchen, dining and living area, 2 bedrooms and decks with stunning views. Accommodates 4-5 people.
At the Tower Motel we will show you a clean, private and comfortable room, great personal service . . . all at an affordable price.
27 Murchison Street, Marysville Ph 0408 103 481 info@alpinoapartments.com.au
Produce Store & Cafe
EVENTS ~ car launches, reunions, parties, weddings . . . CONFERENCES ~ small teams to large companies ACCOMMODATION ~ weekends away, options for events and conferences
0429 699 969 www.saladinlodge.com info@saladinlodge.com.au 1188 Maroondah Hwy Narbethong Victoria
Situated in town centre with views of the mountains and pondage 2 Girdwood Parade Eildon Hosts: Chris & Charmaine Ph/Fax: 03 5774 2800 E: eildonlakemotel@virtual.net.au
• Swimming pool • 4 free undercover BBQs • Colour TV • Air conditioned • Toaster, tea & coffee facilities • Non smoking rooms available • Ample boat parking
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Churches of Yarck
Step inside either of these freestanding, converted, open plan church buildings and you enter a comfortable haven, stylishly decorated and ideally located in the charming little town of Yarck in North Eastern Victoria in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range
B&B Accommodation
0414 969 008 www.churchesofyarck.com.au
Camp Marysville offers 1 and 2 Bedroom Lodges for individuals, couples, families and groups of friends visiting our beautiful area. Located just opposite the golf course and easily connected to the town via foot and cycling paths it’s the perfect place for your stay. We also offer cabin accommodation and a range of activities for groups of up to 280. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
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THE TRIANGLE Food Op Shop has been operating out of the Buxton Post Office since late March of 2015, providing locals with donated, fresh, home grown produce at very affordable prices. The shop relies on locals to donate excess fruit, vegetables and eggs from their gardens which is then sold in bags for $1. The Buxton Post Office has kindly donated a free space, shelf and cool room use enabling the project to get started without sourcing additional funding. The Marysville Bakery supports the project by donating day old bread on Wednesdays. The concept was formed as a result of a research project run by Alexandra District Health, Berry Street and Melbourne University along with a small group of local volunteers in order to help alleviate food insecurity within the area.
The Triangle Food Op Shop is one solution identified by the community to help, by providing access to affordable, fresh local produce. Food is sold to all residents – just like a clothing op shop. People who wish to donate can drop off their excess produce at either the Buxton Post Office, Alexandra District Health or Berry Street in Alexandra. If anyone is unable to pick their own produce or get it to a drop off point the Food Op Shop has volunteers who can help with harvesting and collecting. The Triangle Food Op Shop has a facebook page with daily updates of the produce that is available as well as gardening tips and other information. The Triangle Food Op Shop is part of a bigger project which will be launched mid 2016. If funding applications are successful the Taggerty
Community Hub will be established, which will host a second Food Op Shop as well as cooking workshops, a communal garden, rooms to hire for community groups and meetings, a nature playground, playgroups and a community market. As this is a not-for-profit project it is run completely with the help of volunteers. If you would like to volunteer to bag up fruit and vegetables at the shop
in Buxton or would like to join the committee and help with the development of the Taggerty Community Hub please contact Anna Birtchnell on 0423 018 051. If you or your business is interested in financially supporting the project please call Lisa LorimerDerham at Alexandra District Health on 5772 0900. The Triangle Food Op Shop is open from Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm.
Eildon Road, Eildon Toll free: 1800 651 691 Situated amongst 30 acres of well shaded areas and nestled beneath Lake Eildon, the park is on the banks of the picturesque pondage, a natural habitat for native birds and a fisherman’s paradise. There is an abundance of birds, fauna and wildlife that surround our Park making it a relaxing place to stay, whilst enjoying our well maintained grounds and gardens.
Our cabins are self contained and designed for your comfort. We also have many spacious, powered and non-powered camping sites available. Eildon Caravan Park also offers: • Laundry Facilities • Large Barbecue Area • Wireless Internet • Playground • Tennis Court • Giant Jumping Cushion • Giant Outdoor Chess Set • Outdoor Movies in the Summer Holidays (weather permitting) • We are very close to the Alliance Boat Ramp • Excellent fishing from the park grounds. And much more . . .
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THE trail is Victoria’s longest rail trail and spans 134 kilometres from Tallarook through Yea to Mansfield, with a link between Cathkin and Alexandra. You can explore the rail trail on a bike, on foot or on horseback. The trail meanders through beautiful countryside following the Goulburn River at Tallarook and passes through the Trawool Valley, classified by the National Trust for its scenic beauty. You can take a ride through the historic 200 metres long Cheviot tunnel and you may be lucky enough to arrive at the old Alexandra Station on a day that the Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum operates. Visit: www.greatvictorianrailtrail.com.au See over for map and business locations.
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old fashioned country service with friendly welcoming staff in our heritage country pub in the heart of Yea • bar • bistro • seniors meals • new menu • award winning coffee • all meat and vegetables sourced locally 42 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
delicious coffee Come and find out why everyone is talking about Rendezvous in Yea Mon-Tues 8.30am-4pm ~ closed Wed ~ Thursday-Sunday 8.30am-8.30pm 10 High Street Yea Ph 03 5797 2528
Seafood Sundays (not just seafood) Accommodation ~ 7 days 5 luxury rooms available Bookings essential 21A Station Street Yea Phone 03 5797 2000 www.yeapeppercorn.com.au
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• nine units ~ bright, clean and comfortable with 3 family rooms sleeping 4 in each. Twin share units also available • queen beds and en suites • heated pool • barbecues Phone 03 5797 2660 8 Miller Street Yea info@yeamotel.com.au www.yeamotel.com.au
Big country style meals, tea, coffee, light snacks Comfortable motel accommodation Beer garden overlooking Goulburn River Bicycle and horse friendly 4364 Goulburn Valley Hwy Molesworth Ph 03 5797 6266
182 Shannons Road Murrindindi 3717 T 03 9730 2883 M 0432 435 180 Follow us on Facebook
www.sedonaestate.com.au
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ALL DAY BREAKFAST Pies • Breads • Cakes • Pastries all baked on premises
GREAT COFFEE
Check out our seasonal menu 6585 Maroondah Highway Yarck
Phone 5773 4233
happy, healthy, handmade
OPEN Wed - Sun & public holidays 11am - 5pm TASTE the highly awarded Sangiovese, exemplary reds & crisp whites STAY for Sedona’s delicious produce platters
Books At Yarck
and B&B coffee • local produce • licensed Breakfast and Lunch Thursday to Sunday from 6.30am Maroondah Hwy Yarck Ph 03 5773 4223 Bed & Breakfast Overnight & Holiday Accommodation Catering for groups up to 14 Adjacent to rail trail & eateries Ph 0409 004 887 / 0408 599 677 www.yarckcottage.com
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Pre-loved, affordably priced books and magazines which you can peruse at your leisure in a comfortable reading area Opening hours Mon 11.30am-3pm, Thurs and Fri 11.30am-4pm Sat and Sun 10.30am-5pm Catherine Wherry and Jeremy Morrison Ph 03 5773 4337 or 0400 418 139 6591 Maroondah Highway Yarck books.at.yarck@gmail.com
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EVERYDAY SPECIALS
CHEAP TUESDAY $10 Parmas & Cheap Drinks WEDNESDAY $15 Steak Regul ar THURSDAY $18 Sizzle Plates ban live & A Free Pot Courte ds & FRIDAY Happy Hour 5pm-6pm 7 Dasyy Bus s come meet the locals
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Great Coffee Country style food eat-in or take-away Post office / Newsagency Groceries
Open 7am - 6pm, 7 days a week 6595 Maroondah Hwy, Yarck yarckgeneralstore@hotmail.com PH Maree or Jenny on 03 5773 4204
15 ALEXANDRA Timber Tramway and Museum
THE ALEXANDRA
HOTEL & CAFE
64 Grant Street, Alexandra Ph 03 5772 1014 thealexandrahotel&cafe
Serving breakfast and lunch 7 days Tapas ~ Pizza ~ Pie nights Seasonal menu Wine Bar serving local beers & wines Alfresco courtyard Sunday acoustic sessions Family friendly Beautiful individually styled rooms with en suites
Start and end your rail trail experience at the Timber Tramway. Train rides, kids activities and refreshments. Station Street, Alexandra Open 2nd & 4th Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm Group bookings welcome. ALEXANDRA MARKET 2nd Saturday of each month. Ph 0427 509 988 www.alexandratramway.org.au Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 43
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Alexandra
Bakery & Cafe 70 Grant Street Alexandra Ph 03 5772 2272 • coffee and varieties of teas • large variety of traditional sour doughs • cakes and catering for special occasions • large variety sandwiches and rolls
fully ed licens
FRESH DAILY MENU SPECIALS VEGETARIAN & GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS Try our huge range of famous gourmet pastries • wraps • baguettes • toasties Also • Ice Cream Scoops • Milkshakes • Smoothies • Iced Coffee • Freshly Squeezed Juices • Tea • Coffee
83-87 Grant Street, Alexandra
Phone 03 5772 3104
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• all day breakfast • locally roasted fair trade ‘Great Divide Coffee’ • friendly staff and great service • freshly squeezed juices and smoothies • free range bacon, ham, chicken and eggs • local produce • vegetarian and gluten free options • customer wi-fi • courtyard
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Close to rail trail/ 5 mins to town centre
Alexandra Motor Inn
Waverley Historic Guest House Bed and Breakfast
56 Nihil Street Alexandra Phone: 03 5772 1146 or 0409 411 816 waverley@ycs.com.au www.waverleyguesthouse.com.au Waverley House is a beautifully restored Federation style guest house built in the 1900’s and provides boutique accommodation for visitors to the area.
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Finished exercising! Come on out to Aqua and experience the beauty and tranquility of Lake Eildon . . . Lunch and dinner Wednesday to Saturday with a long lunch session on Sundays On the Harbour at 190 Sugarloaf Road Eildon Ph 0425 816 959 44 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
76 Downey Street (Maroondah Hwy) Ph 03 5772 2077 alexmotorinn001@bigpond.com.au www.alexandramotorinn.com.au 16 comfortable units, including family rooms, interconnecting suites with queen size beds. Each unit has en suite, reverse cycle airconditioning, large plasma TV, tea and coffee making facilities, toaster, microwave, refrigerator, wireless internet available. Lawned courtyard, BBQ and children’s play area, big boat parking, solar-heated salt water swimming pool
• Fully self contained Deluxe and Standard Cabins and Studios with air-conditioning and TV • Powered and Unpowered tourist sites • Long Term Holiday Sites Facilities • barbecues • playground • kiosk, ice, • camp kitchen • town water, sewerage
5016 Maroondah Hwy Alexandra Ph 03 5772 1222 info@alexandratouristpark.com www.alexandratouristpark.com
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Broadcasting across the Murrindindi Shire on the FM band and on-line around the world at www.ugfm.org Alexandra studio: 5772 2900 Marysville studio: 5963 3660 Yea studio: 5797 2288 Admin/Sales Ph: 5772 2722 News / CSAs: news@ugfm.org General: info@ugfm.org
PO Box 270 Alexandra VIC 3714
www.ugfm.org
Good morning murrindindi . . .
Opening of UGFM Marysville Studio on 17th May 2009 hosted by Jill Singer and Peter Weeks and others (Lance Weeks in middle).
Happy 21st birthday UGFM – Radio Murrindindi FOR MANY it is difficult to appreciate the fact that our own shire wide radio station will have been on air for 21 years by the end of 2015.
UGFM Highly Commended in the 2010 Fire Awareness Awards in Melbourne, from left, Judy Blakeney, Peter Weeks and Peter Rice. Below: Outside broadcast at Rebel Park in Alexandra for the Safe and Caring Community Match with Thornton/ Eildon verses Alexandra; George Nadj, Wayne Miller, Mike Dalmau and time keeper Hughey Kidd.
UGFM–Radio Murrindindi will be celebrating its formation at a function on 2nd October 2015 which will see many current and former radio presenters attending. The station also plans a number of outside broadcasts from towns across the Murrindindi Shire to commemorate the anniversary and other celebrations. UGFM has been very successful since it commenced transmissions on a small scale in November 1994 and owes its success to the many people who have contributed in various ways, particularly the broadcasters and the sponsors who have been an integral part of its continuing success. For many, life would be
very different if they could not regularly listen to local news, sport, events, weather, emergencies, a variety of music and entertainment through UGFM from locations across the shire. This has been achieved by volunteers on a not-forprofit basis and managed through an annually elected committee of management. In the early 1990s frustration at the poor radio reception and no regular local news in our part of Victoria led to investigations by a number of people to see what could be done to improve the situation. Some distant stations had transferred to the FM band from AM and were no longer able to be received in many local areas. Other stations had poor local reception during the day and could not be heard at night. Investigations were completed regarding licences, equipment and Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 45
formats and it was decided to call a public meeting in Alexandra during November, 1993. This meeting was held to gauge the level of interest in forming a local community radio station and to discuss whether it could be achieved and how. Julia Gillard and John Brumby interviewed on UGFM at the reopening of Marysville SES headquarters in November 2010.
Mark Carney and Peter Weeks at UGFM’s Mt Gordon (Marysville) Transmitter on 10 February 2009 performing emergency repairs following Black Saturday bushfires.
Cathy McGowan and UGFM broadcaster, Theresa Clue, at Yea High School celebrating 155 years of education in Yea.
Broadcasting from the Alexandra Truck Ute and Rod Show, broadcasters Gerry Laws, left, and Peter Dwyer with Geoff Cox (Coxy), middle. 46 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
A good attendance voted overwhelmingly to proceed with the establishment of a community radio station. An incorporated body was established, bank accounts opened, members sought, constitutions researched and adopted within the State Government guidelines. Money was scarce, a studio location had to be sourced and equipped, transmitter constructed and much more. After 12 months of work building two studios in the old school house at the then Alexandra High School, UGFM’s first transmission took place on low power from the studios with the aid of borrowed funds and equipment. The licence granted to UGFM allowed it to broadcast 65 hours each weekend from 7am Friday to midnight each Sunday on a frequency of 98.9 FM. Initially around a dozen volunteers needed to be trained as presenters, (these days called broadcasters), using established codes of practice and new station onair procedures. The number of volunteers quickly grew to around 50 broadcasters as the coverage area and listening audience grew. One year later UGFM commissioned a new prime transmitter on Mt Eildon near Skyline Road. A small amount of funding had been obtained from grants which were supplemented by a loan, with personal guarantees from some
committee members and generous support from local sponsors. Two years later in October 1997 UGFM gained a temporary licence to broadcast 7 days a week all year round and later that year, with help from the Alexandra SES, constructed a purpose built transmitter hut and transmission tower. Following community complaints of poor reception in 1991, the Federal Government gave the area a high priority and on 4th October 1998, UGFM was finally granted its permanent community broadcast licence, together with a new frequency of 106.9 FM. UGFM’s original licence application included provision to install ‘fill in’ transmitters near Yea and Marysville, where terrain causes a shadowing effect. In January 2000 the Federal Government (through the then Australian Broadcasting Authority) allocated frequencies to address this problem after five years of submissions and lobbying by UGFM. The station commenced transmissions to test these new frequencies on 1st March, 2000 with final approval for 88.9 FM for Yea and 98.5 FM for Marysville and Lake Mountain areas. With radio reception being a problem in the Flowerdale and Hazeldene area, and after many requests from local residents and Murrindindi Shire, UGFM was granted permission to establish a transmitter for this area – 98.9 FM, our original frequency. New developments at the Alexandra Secondary College in the early 2000s led to the demolition of the building used by UGFM as a
studio. Fortunately the CFA Group and SES had vacated a shire owned building originally built as a supper room for the adjacent hall but used as an emergency headquarters and control facility since the mid 1970s. After being unused for a few years UGFM established a lease with the shire to turn this building into a studio complex. A grant was obtained through the Federal Government by UGFM and the building was extensively renovated and converted to studios. UGFM continues to lease this building from the Murrindindi Shire for its Alexandra studios. UGFM had, for many years, been extensively involved in emergency broadcasting, establishing a formal process with the Murrindindi Shire in 2001, and played a significant role during fires in 2006 and 2007 and the major fires on 7th February 2009. The station was required to give considerable evidence at the Bushfires Royal Commission following the 2009 disaster. With new procedures post the Royal Commission, UGFM became the first accredited community radio station to be approved officially for broadcasting of emergency information within Australia. The station received much positive feedback for its broadcasting during the 2009 fires in helping to save many lives and during the long recovery period. UGFM received the Tony Staley award for Broadcasting Excellence, the national community radio sectors highest award voted for by peers only. Since then UGFM has gone on to help set the government standards for other community stations
to become emergency broadcasters. Hundreds of volunteer broadcasters have been involved since formation; they have come and gone and sadly, a few have passed on. All have thoroughly enjoyed their time at UGFM and have played a huge part in the success of the station. The station has averaged around 40 to 50 presenters at any one period and also shares some programing with Radio Mansfield which has proven beneficial to both communities. Around 150 people in the community continue to show their support for the station each year by being financial members of the station. New studios have also been established at Marysville since the 2009 fires. UGFM has also taken on responsibility for the licence at Kinglake Ranges (94.5 FM) along with the Kinglake studio and is about to bring on line a new studio at the former railway station in Yea.
UGFM with Spiderbait’s Janet English, Kram (Mark Maher) and Whitt (Damien Whitty) broadcasting live from the Yea bushfire relief concert on 15 March 2009.
UGFM broadcaster, Rita Guenzel, with comedian Frank Woodley during a broadcast from Yea.
Having studios located across the shire helps presenters by reducing travel and assists with ensuring local content is maintained which is very important for local radio. Without the ongoing support of local businesses advertising their goods and services through sponsorship on UGFM, along with grants from the Federal Govternment and various other organisations the station could not exist.
Rebuilding Marysville opening of the Bendigo Bank at Marysville, from left, Rob Croxford from Murrindindi Shire Council, Bill Shorten and VBRRA head, Christine Nixon.
UGFM welcomes new broadcasters, will provide training and welcomes new ideas for programs. UGFM is confident that it has a sound future and is looking forward to another 21 years. Happy birthday UGFM!
The four sisters of the band Stonefield chatting on UGFM during a Freeza concert in Yea, from left, Holly, Hanna, Sarah and Amy Findlay. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 47
HAND-MADE & HOME-BAKED ON THE PREMISIS
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• al fresco • take-away • eat-in bulk orders & catering
TRADING HOURS 8am-5.30pm Monday to Friday 8am-1pm Saturday
SPECIALISING IN GOURMET PIES & PASTRIES • lamb & mint • beef burgundy • chicken mornay • chicken kiev • roast beef • pepper steak • curry • beef mushroom & onion • veg pasties
72 Grant Street Alexandra Phone Shop 03 5772 1750 Michelle 0438 381 371 Chris 0430 425 409 Fax 03 5772 2134
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8 Main Street Eildon (in the village) Ph 0400 166 910
Angling & Fly Fishing Fresh Fish & Local Produce Sales Beautiful Mountain Views Free Barbecue / Picnic Areas Great Fun for Young & Old Group Bookings Available
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 7AM TILL LATE
breakfast eve ry morning from 7am 4 WAYS TAKEAWAY & DYNA 1369 Taggerty-Thornton Road THORNTON PH 03 5773 2293 48 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
• cakes • slices • tarts • fish & chips • gourmet burgers • steak sandwiches • souvlakis • seasoned rotisserie chickens • salads • ice cream • milkshakes • tea & coffee
Fish for Dinner – Guaranteed! Eildon Trout Farm P 03 5773 2377 F 03 5773 2573 460 Back Road Thornton www.eildontroutfarm.com
OPEN YS 7 DA
515 Goulburn Valley Highway Eildon Ph (03) 5774 2415 Fax (03) 5774 2716
TAB IES FACILIT Acheron A quiet and tranquil park situated on the banks of the Goulburn River and Acheron Valley. Your choice of riverside / shady campsites, deluxe cabins and ensuite cabins with beautiful views, together with long-term holiday sites. Plenty to do with solar heated pool, tennis court, mini golf, fishing, rec room, jumping pillow and playground for the kids, what more could you want! Open 8.30am-12 noon; 2pm-6pm; 7pm-8.30pm
91 Breakaway Road Acheron P: 03 5772 1735 E: admin@thebreakaway.com.au W: www.thebreakaway.com.au
Beer Cold tro & Bis s Meal
• All Day Every Day $3.50 Pots • Tuesday Special ~ $2.50 Pots & $12 T-Bones
ys Fridapy Hap r Hou m 6-8p
Courtesy bus available Eildon Resort offers a range of accommodation styles • hotel • motel units • caravan park • bunkhouse • lodge with bunkrooms for groups
eildonholidayresort@bigpond.com
www.eildonholidayresort.com.au
Holiday Park A private, gated, annual holiday park We freeze our pots so you have really cold beer!
• Dine-in or Take-away • come and check out our new spring menu • Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week • Live music last Sunday afternoon of the month • Beer garden • Accommodation • Bottleshop • Open fireplace Buxton Hotel Maroondah Highway Buxton Phone 03 5774 7381 buxtonhotel@virtual.net.au www.buxtonhotel.com.au
This is the perfect location for your holiday home: safe, secure, tranquil, low maintenance
• 60 acre property, 2km river frontage with small boat access • Central lake for canoeing, rafting and yabbying • Large sites with bathroom facilities • 2 tennis courts, 3 swimming pools, a children’s playground, volleyball court, a motor bike track, a 9 hole mini-golf course, basketball court, recreation room with BBQ facilities, table tennis and a large open fire. 302 Back Eildon Road Thornton Ph 03 5773 2386 info@eildonwaters.com.au www.eildonwaters.com.au Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 49
Meander around murrindindi . . . Neds Peak, Cathedral Range State Park.
Explore the outdoors in Murrindindi this spring . . . MOST OF us already know that spending time outdoors feels good. A walk in the fresh air, a picnic with family and friends, or just some quiet time surrounded by nature seems to invigorate, inspire and calm us. This isn’t just a hunch or a fleeting feeling though – it’s backed up by research from all over the world. Nature really is good for us! Not only do we get the physical benefits of being outside and moving more, we also get psychological benefits – often our mood improves, we are less anxious and stressed, and we feel more connected to others and our world. So given the winter weather is starting to break and getting out in nature will help you feel better in a whole range of ways, the only question that remains is – where to go? Luckily Murrindindi has a 50 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
whole range of options, with something to suit everyone. So check out just some of the places you might like to visit this spring. Lake Eildon National Park This time of year is perfect for exploring some of Lake Eildon’s hillier walking tracks and stunning views over the lake before the weather heats up. A great walk is the Estate Spur Track (near the Herb Fitzroy area) which offers a couple of options for walks of different lengths. You climb steeply to the main spur to be rewarded with expansive views before choosing the route to descend depending on how far you’d like to walk. There are several other tracks, many of which connect to give you lots of options depending on how energetic you feel. If the kids prefer a gentle shady
walk along the lake there are plenty of choices and for the more adventurous with time on their hands there are several more strenuous options to head into secluded areas of the park. Yarra Ranges National Park and surrounds With spring water flows this is a great time of year to check out some of the waterfalls and fern walks in the Yarra Ranges. There are several waterfalls near Marysville that are well worth the drive or walk. Steavenson Falls, just out of Marysville, is by far the most well-known, accessible and visited of the falls. If you’re feeling a bit more adventurous why not take the steep walk to the top of the falls and enjoy the spectacular views of the full length of the falls. In the past few years the regrowth in the area after the 2009 bushfires has really taken off and the
walking tracks and area around the falls are lush and green with trees. Don’t stop your waterfall wanderings here as the falls within the Yarra Ranges National Park each has a character of its own and offer a more secluded experience. Keppel, Cora Lyn and Phantom Falls offer peaceful bushwalks of between 1.6 kilometres and 4 kilometres and you will see not only the waterfalls but the lush ferny forests of the Yarra Ranges, including some of Australia’s tallest trees. Kinglake National Park If you’ve been cooped up for way too long over winter and need to dust off your mountain bike then head to Kinglake for some downhill mountain biking action at Bowden Spur. Not for the faint-hearted, make sure you know what you’re doing before you hit this increasingly popular, steep downhill track.
If something relaxing is a bit more your style then stop for a picnic at Jehosaphat Gully. The new facilities in the picnic area are now surrounded by lush bush and the open grassy area is great for the kids to kick a ball or let off a bit of steam running about. For the waterfall fans, there are options here too. The 45 metre Masons Falls
are close to the top of the Great Dividing Range and are particularly spectacular after heavy rain. The large shady picnic area has barbecue facilities, shelters and toilets and the falls are only a short gentle walk away. There is a remote feel to the 15 minute walk in to Wombelano Falls along a narrow, winding bush track. Listen for the calls of lyrebirds and enjoy the tall
shady forest canopy. Cathedral Range State Park A hiker’s heaven, Cathedral Range is popular with those who enjoy camping, bushwalking and rockclimbing. If you feel up for a challenge, then hiking to the top of Mount Cathedral on a clear day is an experience that will stay with you for years to come. While strenuous, if you plan
ahead, read the signs, check the most suitable route for you or your group and allow plenty of time, even children under close adult supervision can enjoy the thrill of making it to the top. For those who prefer something a little more tame, spend some soothing time sitting by Little River or take a gentle wander along Little River Track or the Friends Nature Trail.
Little River, Cathedral Range State Park
40-42 High Street Yea www.blueskyoutdoor.com.au Ph 03 5797 2789 Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 51
Camp Jungai – situated in the beautiful Rubicon Valley, just 1 1/2 hours from eastern Melbourne, offers you:
• Indigenous Culture programming options • Curriculum-linked educational programs • On-site and off-site adventure activities • Cabin and campsite accommodation • Flexible catering options Camp Jungai is exclusively leased and operated by The Outdoor Education Group
For more information call 03 5773 2320 or visit us at www.campjungai.org.au
Providing you with quality workmanship, innovative ideas & great customer service
• Houseboat Renovations, New Builds and Houseboat Sales
• Custom built new houseboats • Houseboat renovations • Houseboat sales - whether its selling or buying • Electrical services, including AV systems & lighting • General engineering & stainless steel fabrication • Sole NE distributor for all GARMIN GPS Systems • Sole VIC Distributor of ultraGTS grey water systems
Factory B, 11 Eildon Rd Eildon Ph: (03) 57742705 Sales: (03) 57742702 admin@ahboats.com.au sales@ahboats.com.au
www.anchoragehouseboats.com.au
ALEXANDRA PASTORAL & AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC
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Craft & cooking, working dog trial, alpacas, dairy goats, cattle and horses. Show Representative Competition, wool and shearing display, pet parade and Gymkhana on Sunday. www.alexandrashow.com 52 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
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Knock on wood . . .
Eildon & District Woodworkers Annual wood show THE ALEXANDRA Community Shed/Eildon & District Woodworkers Guild Inc. will be holding its 19th Annual Wood Show on Saturday 10th October. Demonstrations by local woodworkers will showcase a range of skills including woodturning, box making, carving and operation of the Guild’s new bandsaw mill. There will even be an opportunity for children to get help from Guild members to make their own toys to take home. Special guests will also be exhibiting their artisan expertise. Ian Brown of the Peninsula Woodturners Guild will be displaying his mastery of Dremel rotary tool use to decorate woodturnings and the Seymour Wool Spinning and Weavers Guild will demonstrate how they spin wool and knit garments. In addition, the Guild will be selling its famous woodturning tools, timber slabs and woodturning blanks as well as members’ own woodwork. There will also be a number of commercial operators selling items including square drive screws, scroll sawn items and blades. About the guild The Eildon & District Woodworkers Guild recently joined the Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) – hence the new name to include the Alexandra Community Shed. This affiliation with the AMSA brings with it access to a large national organisation and benefits such as far more comprehensive insurance cover. The Guild is also a founding member of the Murrindindi Men’s Shed Cluster, which brings together the men’s sheds within the Murrindindi Shire, plus Whittlesea. This group, which meets quarterly, provides a forum where Men’s Sheds can support each other, and provides access to facilities within the shire. The members of each Men’s Shed choose the focus of their activities, so the Alexandra Community Shed will continue to be a woodworking group.
The Guild has retained its membership of the national “Council of Woodworking Clubs,” and continues to be part of the NorthEast Woodworkers Forum, which each year brings together woodworkers’ clubs of north-east Victoria to discuss latest developments. The Guild currently boasts almost 60 members, of which about half meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays to work on a variety of projects, or simply have a cuppa and a chat. Members come from all walks of life, with a vast range of expertise and work on diverse projects including woodturning, furniture making or restoration, pyrography and making toys to be distributed to needy children at Christmas. Along with its toy donations, the Guild has contributed much to the community over the years: numerous honour boards for various CFA groups and other groups such as the Alexandra Race Club, several projects for Kellock Lodge, and furniture restoration for the Fawcett hall. An ongoing project of which they are most proud is providing wooden angels for the Rotary Club of Alexandra to present to their guest speakers. For each angel presented the Rotary Club makes a donation to “Angel Flight.” Unlike many other woodworking clubs, who have to either buy or scrounge suitable timber, the Guild has been blessed with a stockpile of timber from felled garden trees in the area or logs provided through the generosity of local people. This has enabled the Guild to sell some timber to other clubs at nominal prices, which helps to cover operating costs. With some of the proceeds from timber sales, the Guild has recently purchased a bandsaw mill to replace their chainsaw mill. This exciting new addition will be used to convert logs into slabs, which will be dried and machined to sizes suitable for both members’ and Guild projects, expanding the scope of work possible. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 53
19 Perkins Street Jamieson Ph 03 5777 0516
Your hosts: Leanne & Wayne
The Kevington Hotel started as Garrett’s Beer House in the Gold Rush of 1862. It is now the last example of a historic hotel left in this part of Victoria, Australia. Located 250km north east of Melbourne, the refurbished hotel is an ideal spot for a base to explore Lake Eildon, the Goulburn River Inlet and the lush bush land of Jamieson and surrounding areas of the pub itself. RESTAURANT Inside dining, outside dining–the choice is yours. With a newly refurbished kitchen and dining room, and a first-rate chef cooking a seasonal menu, the Kevington Hotel is an excellent place for lunch or dinner with traditional pub fare. ADVANCED BOOKINGS REQUIRED FOR LARGE GROUPS PLEASE
BAR Beer On Tap • Carlton Draught • Light Beer Beer In The Fridge • Victoria Bitter • Cascade Light Ale • Carlton Draught • Melbourne Bitter • Stella Artois
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Kevington Hotel Phone: 03 5777 0543 4695 Mansfield-Woods Point Road, Kevington Vic 3723 kevingtonhotel@westnet.com.au www.kevingtonhotel.com.au
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OPEN EVERY WEEKEN ALL YEA D R
• Light cafe style lunches • All day brekky menu • Freshly baked daily - slow cooked beef pies - sausage rolls
• Freshly baked cakes, slices, biscuits, cheesecake and quiches • We also have a great range of gluten free options available • Del Zotti coffee, tea, iced-coffee and milkshakes • We also cater for functions and cake orders
Birds of the shire. . .
Watching birds – the white-throated treecreeper By Bob Tate THE WHITE-THROATED treecreeper is a bird of our forests and frequently found in suitable areas around Alexandra, all the year around. This bird is adapted to searching for insects in and under the bark of trees and will be seen in an undulating flight from the high spot in the tree to the base of the next one where, with specially adapted toes, it
will tend to hop up the tree. There are three forward pointing toes and one which points to the back. It is generally brown in colour but with a distinctive large white throat and stripes down the abdomen. The female has a small orange spot just behind the eye.
to the east coast of Australia and the bird may be found from Cooktown to Adelaide.
The call is very distinctive and loud and consists of a series of whit—whit—whit, staccato and rising.
In my flyer, Where to find birds, found in local information centres there are a number of areas listed where the white-throated treecreeper can usually be found. Some days there will seem to be many birds present, other days not so many, but they do not migrate to warmer climes.
The distribution is confined
There are three species of
treecreeper which can be found in the Alexandra area. As well as the white-throated treecreeper there is the redbrowed treecreeper which is rare and found in the wetter forests, and the brown treecreeper which is more a bird of the drier areas and is regularly seen around Gobur, Kanumbra and sometimes on the Rail Trail near Fawcett. Unfortunately the brown seems to be declining in numbers and there is some concern for this species. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 55
BIG4 TAGGERTY HOLIDAY PARK
Thornton Caravan Park
is the perfect place for a weekend revival or stay for weeks for a complete rejuvenation. Featuring over 1km of Acheron River with the majestic Cathedral Range as your back drop, you can experience nature at its best. Be it fishing on the banks of local rivers, touring valleys or just kick back, relax and unwind.
Situated on the banks of the Goulburn River 15 minutes from Lake Eildon • Powered and unpowered grass sites • Undercover electric barbecue • Cabins • Swings • Games room • Swimming pool
Hosts: Michelle Wraight & Mathew Lovett 3380 Maroondah Highway Taggerty Ph: 03 5774 7263 Freecall 1800 880 895 Fax: 5774 7282 E: book@big4taggerty.com.au W: www.big4taggerty.com.au
Pets allowed ~ under control
Ph / Fax 03 5773 2305
A tranquil shaded 7 acre park on the banks of the Yea River
• self-contained cabin s • grassed powered sites • tent sites & riverside camping • kitchen wi th sink, stove, fridge, micro wave • barbecues • laund ry • swimming pool • playground • pet fri endly
1 Court Street, Yea
Ph 03 5797 2972
emilyyfcp@yahoo.com.au
GROUP BOOKINGS ONLY the perfect place for • school groups • youth groups • church groups • family groups • corporate groups
• fun for the whole family • action packed and thrilling • full canteen
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Wattles either have rod-shaped flowers (as above) or ball-shaped flowers (over). In either case the flowers give rise to pods full of edible black or brown seeds.
Wattle seed (Acacia species) By Angus Stewart WATTLES MAKE fabulous, if relatively short-lived, garden plants that can also be used as a bush food. The seeds of a number of species were collected by Aboriginal Australians and used as a major food source when in season. Given that there are hundreds of species of wattles in Australia that
flower at various times of the year this can provide an interesting project for the inspired gardener. For inland areas of Australia where heavy frost is a feature of the local climate you might like to try species such as mulga (Acacia aneura), silver wattle (A. retinodes) and our national floral emblem, the golden wattle
(Acacia pycnantha). All wattles are easily raised from seed which needs to be heat treated to crack open the hard seed coat to stimulate even germination. Simply put the seed into a cup and pour boiling water over it and then let it cool before sowing it in general purpose potting mix. It is best to put two or three
seeds into a small pot and then cull the seedlings down to the strongest one once they germinate. They will grow quickly so get them into the garden as soon as the roots peek out the bottom of the pot. Once the plants are established in your garden you should tip prune them every month or two
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Acacia cognata, Mini Cog, in Barry Humphries garden. by pinching out the soft growing tips with your finger and thumb. This will cause the plant to branch out and ensure a more stable structure as well as more profuse flowering (and therefore more seeds to harvest). Wattles make great shelter plants around the edge of gardens and are great to create a quick effect in a new garden. Don’t expect them to live more than ten to fifteen years on average as they are a pioneer species in the bush that regenerate rapidly after fires and then die out to make way for slower growing trees such as eucalypts. To harvest the seed you must be observant and watch for the pods to start turning colour from green to brown. By laying a tarpaulin out underneath the plant and shaking the tree a good percentage of the seed can be harvested at one time. Be vigilant as ants will compete with you for the precious seed as it is a suitable food source for them as well. Mature seed can then be roasted in a medium oven for about half an hour. The roasted seeds can be crushed to form a flourlike material that is used to make into dough to bake damper. The crushed seed also makes a tasty flavouring for foods such as ice cream. Seeds can also be harvested green and eaten after being boiled or steamed. The seeds reputedly have much higher protein content than wheat and a low glycaemic index. Wattles are an iconic part of the Australian landscape so why not plant some in your garden to discover the joys of growing our national flower! GardeningWithAngus.com.au
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Jessica (aged 10) caught this 75cm 19.9lb Murray cod on a yabbie. All the fish were caught in the main arm of Lake Eildon.
Eildon fishing report By Gaz from Eildon Bait and Tackle MURRAY COD are still about and being caught regularly. One angler managed to land 15 in a session while flat line trolling a Warlock lure (green and yellow) and an Old Mate lure in deep purple. The best he caught went 89cm. Ten year old Jessica caught her first cod on a yabbie in the main arm of the lake. Her cod went 75cm and weighed 19.9lb – well done Jessica. When we measured it against the fisheries ruler
Cooper (aged 5) with a brown trout caught on a fluoro pink Tassie Devil. there was only a difference of 100gms, pretty accurate all things considered. Brown trout have been very active of late and targeting them has coincided with their spawning run, from the mouth of Big River to Big River Arm and up the Big River itself. But now of course Big River is closed. However the lake is still producing well. By far the best lure to use has been the pink Tassies and still flat line trolling. One group
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managed over 30 trout on a weekend in Big River Arm, averaging between 1lb and 2lb with the best going 3lb. Other Tassies such as white and frog patterns, Rapalas in minnow and Spotted Dog and King Cobras in purple have picked up trout as well. The majority of trout being caught in the lake have been browns with only a few rainbows in the mix. In recent times there has been no need to go right up into the arms as the main body of the lake is where all the action has been. The rocky outcrops near Fraser camping ground, Lake Eildon main arm, Wilsons Inlet and Jerusalem Creek have all been great areas to target. Eildon Pondage has just been restocked with 2,000, 375gm and over, rainbow trout prior to the school holidays. The results are already seeing anglers having a ball, lure and bait fisherman alike. Trout were released in three locations in both the upper and lower Pondage and right from the get go they were on. All the usual are working: dough, Power Bait (rainbow, pink and chartreuse), Gold Pegron minnows and Krocs and yes the pink and purple 26 Tassie Devils. Just prior to the release a 5lb brown was taken on a mudeye under float near Nursery Corner. The Pondage levels of late have been maintained between 40 per cent and 70 per cent so plenty of space to toss a line in. A quick note: to celebrate the opening of the trout fishing season the Goulburn Fishing Festival this year has a change of format, it will be run only on Saturday 5th September starting 10am and finishing off with a fire works display soon after dark. Jaycob (aged 8) with a brown trout caught on a pink bomber Tassie Devil. Catch you next issue, Gaz Join us on Facebook for updates & specials
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Equine facilitated learning By Jo Sheval FOR SEVERAL years Holistic Equitation provided a program for the YMCA at one of Victoria’s Youth Justice Centres. The program was designed to help the boys at the centre, aged from 18 – 21, who were in there for various crimes, from break and enter through to murder. The aim was to help them become more aware of themselves, work in teams and highlight their leadership skills. However, the benefits became much more. It was one of the centre’s most valued programs. Most of the boys we worked with had never even owned a pet cat or dog, let alone been around a half tonne flight animal. Despite their macho appearances, many of them were terrified and the morning of the program usually started with a lot of elbowing, shoving and
spitting as the boys pushed each other around, trying to avoid being the first one to interact with the horse. Failing in front of peers was not an option for these tough guys. Our first exercise involved simulations of being a horse to warm them up to the ideas and concepts of horse behaviour. This would allow us to watch and observe the personalities of the boys so we could plan how we communicated and gave one-on-one instruction. Over the years we worked with many boys and it’s fair to say that most had a pretty rough start to life. Many of them came from extremely low socioeconomic environments with limited access to education, and substance abuse was rife. What was very pleasing, though, is that they came to the horse with no expectations and no
preconceived ideas about what would happen.
breakthroughs with the boys, but a few really stand out:
They were blank canvases. This was perfect.
The clown A very tall, and thickly set boy named Rob*, had been the clown all day – a nice enough “Big Kid” who played the goof.
While the boys started out feeling unsure about their abilities, their confidence, appreciation and love for our beautiful equine friends grew quickly, and by lunchtime we always had to usher them out of the yard as they were reluctant to leave. A lot of preparation went into the horses before attending the centre to ensure they were ready and they proved themselves to be amazing, reliable teachers that helped to bring out the best in the young offenders. Many of the boys put on personas to fit in or find their place in often hostile environments and this incongruity is something many horses will not tolerate, especially my number one mare, Bonnie. There are countless stories of
It was Rob’s turn to come into the yard and ask Bonnie to walk beside him and to start some liberty games with her. Bonnie made it very clear she wanted nothing to do with him. I tried all the different physical cues to engage Bonnie with Rob, but she would swing her head right around in a fury to face the other way. I could sense that Bonnie’s rejection was triggering some emotions in Rob so I sent my energetic feelers out to sense what Bonnie was feeling and the images came floating across my mind like watching a movie. I saw Rob as a child in the middle of a big family feeling
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like he was invisible, feeling like he could not get the attention of his parents as there was too much competition. I asked Rob to move away from Bonnie, I then asked him if he was a middle child of a large family and he said he was. I also asked him if he felt like he was often not seen and tears started to well up in his eyes. I explained that Bonnie wanted to see the real him and not the clown he had been showing her all day. Rob was in awe, he could not believe that a horse could tell so much about him and he agreed to do a little experiment to get Bonnie’s attention. I asked him what his favourite thing was in life, what filled his heart the most with joy and he told me it was football. Then I asked him to close his eyes and visualise himself playing football: to feel that joy right through his body and pull it to the centre of his heart. I could see his energy shift straight away and his clown persona disappear. I gently asked him to open his eyes and come back to me, then to walk over to Bonnie with the intention that he was deserving of her company and with a heart now full of
love and joy. He did and Bonnie hooked straight on, eager and willing, and enthusiastically they both trotted at liberty around the ring, stopping and turning and having an amazing time. There was a polar difference in both their attitudes and the joy on Rob’s face was priceless. When they came to a halt, Rob came up to me in astonishment. He could not believe what had just happened and could not believe how his thoughts and feelings could affect others, especially a horse. Bottling up emotions John* was an introvert who had been through the program over several years and he had a strong attachment to Bonnie. However, this particular day he was working with Tuff, a 20 year old retired camp drafting quarter horse. Tuff relished in his Equine Facilitated Learning work and has been an absolute trooper over the years we have been at the centre. His impeccable attitude and reliability have made him a star member of our team. John was one of our star students at the centre and his relationship with Bonnie was like something out of Romeo and Juliet. He loved
her and they had developed a beautiful kinship. John’s liberty and dancing skills with Bonnie were always a treat to watch. When working with Tuff, though, things got a bit hairy. John was gentle, sensitive and had a good sense of timing - qualities many of the boys lacked, which Tuff dealt with well. So what happened this day had me asking much deeper questions. John stepped into the ring with Tuff, patted him, groomed him and made friends. Tuff seemed calm and at ease with John. John then asked Tuff to move out around him very politely and in response Tuff suprisingly let loose, kicking at John who quickly got out of his way. I was shocked. Over the three years Tuff had been working at the centre he had never shown such aggression towards anyone. John was taken aback too as he was one of our more confident and skilled students. I knew that something was not right and I decided to tune into Tuff and ask him to show me what had happened. Straight away I felt that John was bottling something up:
emotions surrounding an argument he had in the last 24 hours. It was recent, raw and emotionally painful. However, to look at John you would think everything was perfectly ok. I approached John, who was a little shaken, and asked him if he was bottling anything up and he said no. But my intuition told me otherwise and I pressed him further. John lowered his head and I could feel the emotion welling up. He told me that he had a big fight with his family the night before on the phone and that it was weighing heavy on his mind. Phew … there it was and there it was gone. I told him that if Tuff really wanted to kick him he would have and what Tuff was really doing was reaching out to him, trying to help him shift that “shit” out of his head as a gesture of love and kindness. John was overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude for Tuff, realising how amazing these horses are as teachers and as mirrors of ourselves. For more information on Jo and her team at Holistic Equitation, visit their website at www. equinefacilitatedlearning. com.au. * real names have not been used.
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Friday 1 – Monday 3 November Tiddely Pom ~ The ART of Children’s Song
REGULAR MARKETS Alexandra Market
2nd Saturday of the month 9am –1pm Alexandra Timber Tramway, Station St, Alexandra Featuring plants, herbs, local produce, unique handicrafts, bric-a-brac and collectables. Refreshments available with a coffee cart, BBQ and cold drinks. Free entry and parking and for a small donation, enjoy a train ride around the historic Alexandra Tramway grounds. Jane 0427 509 988 market@alexandratramway.org.au www.alexandratramway.org.au
Bollygum Community Market
2nd Sunday of the month 9am – 1pm Bollygum Park, 40 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, Kinglake The kids can play in the unique adventure playground as you soak up the market’s relaxing atmosphere, search for special treasures, try fantastic local produce and much more. Cheryl 5786 1696 cheryl.phillips@smartchat.net.au www.bollygumpark.org.au
Flowerdale Community Market
3rd Sunday of the month 9am – 1pm Flowerdale Community Hall, Whittlesea-Yea Rd, Flowerdale Country market stalls with arts, crafts, veggies, plants, bric-a-brac and lots more. Hot food, Devonshire teas and cold drinks available. Alison 5780 1223 alron27@bigpond.com
Kinglake Produce & Artisan Market
4th Sunday of the month 10am – 3pm (except December) Kinglake Township, Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, Kinglake A great place to come and buy the finest of local farm produce and meat, breads, olive oil, wine, jams and sauces, cakes and pies, roses and other goods on offer from the state. Entry via gold coin donation. kinglakemarket@gmail.com www.kinglakemarket.com Facebook: Kinglake Produce & Artisan Market
Marysville Market
Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ shedS, 74 Grant Street Alexandra An exhibition showcasing enchanting illustrations of traditional children’s folk songs & rhymes, and other creations by artist Jenny Wood. 10am – 4pm daily 0419 517 045
Saturday 5 Goulburn Fishing Festival
Eildon Community Centre Fisheries Victoria will host a recreational fishing festival in Eildon to celebrate the start of the trout fishing season. Saturday 10am on 5770 8032 improving.fishing@depi.vic.gov.au www.depi.vic.gov.au/fishingfest
SATURDAY 12 JAMIESON SPRING BALL~ Let’s celebrate
Memorial Hall, Jamieson Dress as your favourite spring carnival look, prizes will be awarded for best dressed. Music by Denis Tucker. Tickets $20pp. BYO drinks, glasses and a plate to share. Door prizes, raffles, silent auctions. Tickets available at Jamieson PO, Deb’s Cafeteria. 7.30pm for 8pm start. jamocommunity@gmail.com www.jamieson.org.au
SATURDAY 12 & sunday 13 heritage machinery festival
Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum, Station St, Alexandra Steam train rides, working engines, working blacksmith, museum rooms open, vintage tractors, static displays, platform BBQ, children’s activities. Saturday 9am-2pm including Spring Market. Sunday 10am-4pm (entry $5 includes train ride). 0427 509 988
2nd & 4th Sunday of the month Murchison St, Marysville Crafts, gifts, clothing, plants, locally produced preserves, jams, chutneys, lavender products, shortbread biscuits, honey, fresh fruit and vegetables and wine. Additional stallholders invited. Louise 0405 146 961 olivetto@bigpond.com
Yarck Country Market
saturday 19 – SUNDAY 20 high country rod muster Jamieson
3rd Saturday of the 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. 5773 4304 walsh145@me.com www.visityarck.com.au
Yea Country Market
1st Saturday of the month 9am – 2pm Yea Railway Park, Station St, Yea The best in 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. 0417 561 202 yeamarket@gmail.com Facebook: Yea Country Market
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Alexandra: 5772 1100 or 1800 652 298 36 Grant Street, Alexandra Vic 3714 alexvic@virtual.net.au ~ www.alexandratourism.com Eildon: 5774 2909 Main Street, Eildon Vic 3713 eildoninfo@virtual.net.au ~ www.lakeeildon.com Marysville: 5963 4567 Murchison Street, Marysville Vic 3779 info@marysvilletourism.com ~ www.marysvilletourism.com Yea: 5797 2663 Y Water Discovery Centre Cnr Hood & High Streets Yea Vic 3717 info@ywatercentre.com.au ~ www.ywatercentre.com.au
The Hot Rod weekend is always colourful and vibrant, when Jamieson takes on the feel of a 50s or 60s town. There are many side events and BBQs with contemporary music playing on the pub verandah during the afternoon. jamocommunity@gmail.com www.jamieson.org.au
Friday 25 – SUNDAY 27 eildon epicurean event
Holmesglen at Eildon, 92 Moore Rd, Eildon Friday evening: canapes and special wine tasting evening with local vignerons. Saturday: produce day – live music and entertainment with local producer stalls featuring breads, wine, olives, trout, eggs, pickles, jams and mustards, cooking demonstrations, wine appreciation classes, bush tucker, children’s activities. Saturday evening: Spring Degustation Dinner; a careful appreciative tasting of various foods that focus on the senses, high culinary art and good company....our 6 course tasting menu will showcase local produce prepared by our chefs. Sunday: Gourmet Country Brunch followed by a great day of activities including archery, low ropes, ochre painting, boomerang throwing, tennis & more. 5774 2631 eildon@holmesglen www.holmesglen.edu.au/eildon Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 65
OCTOBER 2015 SATURDAY 3 & SUNDAY 4 THE GREAT TARMAC RALLY
OCTOBER 2015 Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 EILDON BIG FISH CHALLENGE & FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
Saturday: roads between Marysville, Cumberland Junction and Reefton Sunday: Eildon-Jamieson Road Leg one: Marysville to Reefton broken down into a number of smaller stages with big run at the end of the day on day one. Leg two: Big River stage with the Big River Finale but also half distance stages throughout the morning on Sunday. Roads will open between runs for public and spectator access. www.australiantarmacrally.com
Friday 9 – Saturday 31 Spring Exhibition and Open Gardens
Gordon Street, Alexandra Night meeting 4pm start. www.alexandraspeedway.com.au
King-Parrot Banksia Gallery and Gardens, 26-50 Wentworths Rd, Strath Creek Open gardens of Australian natives: Banksias, Grevilleas, Hakeas, Waratahs and bush foods. Sale of plants and olives. ‘Banksia Gallery’ has local art and craft for sale. Free entry. 10.30am – 4.30pm Friday to Monday 5797 0207 kingparrot@banksiagalleryandgardens.com www.artguide.com.au
Saturday 10 19TH ANNUAL WOOD SHOW
Rear of Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum, Station St, Alexandra Alexandra Community Shed and the Eildon and District Woodworkers 19th Annual Show features wood chat, wood turning demonstrations, box making, band saw milling demonstrations, timber sales, tool sales, toy making for the kids. 10am – 4pm 0400 316 800 carr.10@bigpond.com eildon.woodies@gmail.com
Saturday 10 PRINCESS EVIE’S MASQUERADE BALL & AUCTION
Marysville Community Centre Auctions, door prizes, raffles, best dressed prizes, giveaways, music by Killa DJ Entertainment. $40pp includes 2 course meal. Semi-formal dress, 18+, BYO drinks, bookings essential. 0407 327 241 eviearmy@gmail.com
SUNDAY 11 Automotive Swap Meet & Historic Truck Muster
Alexandra Showgrounds, 53 William Street, Alexandra Find that part, trade some parts or collectables and enjoy seeing fantastic historical trucks. Traders 6am. Buyers 7.30am – 4.30pm 0428 630 022 or 0407 722 755 alexandra.swapmeet@gmail.com
Friday 16 – Sunday 18 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
19 Whittlesea Rd, Kinglake Ol’Timey Bush Dance, Bluegrass Concerts with the countries best Bluegrass musicians, gospel and community concerts. 0457 991 831 info@fmbluegrass.com.au www.fmbluegrass.com.au
Friday 16 – Sunday 18 MARYSVILLE JAZZ AND BLUES WEEKEND
Marysville and Surrounds The inaugural Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend will feature performances at many locations throughout Marysville and the Triangle. Saturday – A New Orleans style street parade in Murchison Street. Buskers performing all weekend. 0419 393 292 marysvillejazzandblues@gmail.com www.marysvillejazzandblues.com 66 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
Eildon Pondage Fishing competitions, family fun and children’s amusements, fireworks, trade displays and market stalls. Live music, food and wine tastings, raffles. 0418 266 038 andrew.embling@landmark.com.au www.eildonbigfishchallenge.com.au
Saturday 17 Alexandra Speedway
Sunday 18 OUT OF THE BLUES
White Lotus Performing Art Centre, 3 Old Maroondah Highway Narbethong THE sounds of an eclectic mix of Rhythm and Blues will ring out at White Lotus as part of the inaugural Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend. Artists include Geoff Bridgford of Bee Gees fame, Gary Soloman, Kim O’Leary and a host of local musicians. From 12 noon ~ $15pp ($10 children) 5963 7126
Saturday 24 RUN FOR THE ROSES RACE MEETING
Alexandra Racecourse, 1 Gordon St, Alexandra Alexandra Race Club opens the Victorian Thoroughbred Picnic Racing Season on Cox Plate Day. Six local races, strong bookies, ring tote van, live music. 12pm gates open, first race 1.30pm 5773 4304 walsh145@me.com www.alexandraraceclub.com.au
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 ALEXANDRA & DISTRICT OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND
Up to 15 striking town and country gardens open. Gorgeous gardens, fresh country air, remarkable views, food and plant sales. Come . . . be inspired! 10am-4pm daily. 5772 1999 info@alexandraopengardens.com.au www.alexandraopengardens.com.au
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 DOVE COTTAGE OPEN
Historic 1890s miner’s cottage, ‘Dove Cottage’, in Alexandra open over Alexandra Open Gardens weekend. Free of charge so come, wander through, have a cuppa. The dwelling is on the banks of Ultima Thule (UT) Creek, on Crown Land in the heart of Alexandra. 10am-4pm 041 757 8954
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 fawcett cafe, market & car boot sale
Fawcett Hall 655 Spring Creek Rd, Fawcett via Alexandra Cafe and market open both days 9am-4pm. Car boot sale Sunday 9am-1pm. Delicious food prepared by Harvesting the Feast ~ breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon tea, refreshments. 5772 3223 or 5772 2790
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 CJ dennis poetry festival
Arden, Singing Gardens of CJ Dennis, 1694 Main Road, Toolangi Celebrating the centenary of CJ Dennis’ The Sentimental Bloke. Poetry competition awards, poetry performances, morning tea with the poets and a moving theatre. 5962 9282
OCTOBER 2015
november 2015
Sunday 25 LAKE MOUNTAIN MARATHON RUN
SUNDAY 8 RACV Marysville Marathon Festival
Friday 30 – Tuesday 3 November MARYSVILLE ART SHOW
Marysville The Marysville Marathon Festival features running events of 4 km, 10 km, Half Marathon (21 km), Marathon (42 km) and Ultramarathon (50 km). Walkers join in the shorter distances. Participants have a great day out, supporting the community recovering from the 2009 bushfires and enjoying the refreshments and family entertainment provided, including local steelband drummers. All finishers receive a medallion and showbag. www.marysvillemarathon.com.au info@marysvillemarathon.com.au
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort A great event for both experienced and aspiring trail runners. 10km, 24km or 42km course options. 9885 8415 runningwild56@bigpond.com www.runningwild.net.au
Marysville Local and interstate artists’ work on display and for sale. Saturday to Monday 10am-4pm marysvilleartshow@yahoo.com www.marysvilleartshow.com
Friday 30 – Tuesday 3 November YEA CAMERA CLUB ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Beaufort Manor, High St, Yea Yea Photography Show is held over Melbourne Cup weekend. An exhibition of the competition entries covering 10 diverse categories. Sat to Mon 10am-4pm, Tuesy 10am-3pm 5797 2873 yeacamera@gmail.com www.yeacameraclub.org.au
Saturday 31 Alexandra Speedway
Gordon Street, Alexandra Night meeting 4pm start. www.alexandraspeedway.com.au
november 2015 Sunday 1 NORTON owNERS BIKE SHOW Flowerdale Hotel 3325 Whittlesea-Yea Rd Flowerdale Norton Owners Club combined ride with old style English motor cycles Norton, BSA, Triumph Vincent and more on display. 12 noon. 5780 1230 www.flowerdalehotel.com.au
Sunday 1 Alexandra Spring Fair
Rotary Park, Alexandra Entertainment, live music, food and wine, arts and crafts, children’s rides and activities. 10am-3pm 0428 630 022 attapresident@gmail.com
Monday 2 to tuesday 3 melbourne cup day
Flowerdale Hotel 3325 Whittlesea-Yea Rd Flowerdale A bumper family fun event: Cup Eve Calcutta including detailed race analysis by informed locals, sweeps and raffles. Family fun for Cup Day on Tuesday with face painting, games, totem tennis competitions. The Wallan Classic Vehicle Club show and a roots rock ‘n’ roll/rockabilly band. 5780 1230 www.flowerdalehotel.com.au
SATURDAY 7 & SUNDAY 8 BUXTON BOOTCAMP Buxton Big Hill Events will be back to host the finale to the Victorian State Enduro MTB Series in 2014. A full weekend of event with free mini tournaments including the Buxton Dash, a short XC Eliminator and the Huffy Toss on the Saturday and the main enduro race on the Sunday. Enter 3 or 6 hour solo, in pairs or triples. 9010 6040 info@bighillevents.com.au www.bighillevents.com.au
Saturday 7 & SUNDAY 8 YEA & DISTRICT OPEN GARDENS
Yea district The Rotary Club of Yea’s fifth annual Open Gardens weekend. Ten exceptional gardens will be open to the public, nine for the first time. $8 per country garden $5 per town garden or $40 entry to all gardens. 10am-5pm www.yearotary.org.au
Saturday 14 Alexandra Show
Alexandra Show Grounds, William St, Alexandra Craft & cooking, working dog trial, alpacas, dairy goats, cattle and horses. Show Representative Competition, wool and shearing display, pet parade and Gymkhana on Sunday. pna.alexandra@gmail.com www.alexandrashow.com
Saturday 14 Yea Race Meeting
Yea Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Yea First race meet for the season. Full TAB and bookmakers’ service with food and refreshments available. Gates open 11am 5796 9396 jkprmel@gmail.com www.countryracing.com.au
FRIDAY 6 TO SUNDAY 8 TARGA HIGH COUNTRY TARMAC RALLY
Saturday 21 Alexandra Speedway
Gordon Street, Alexandra Night meeting 4pm start. VMPA round www.alexandraspeedway.com.au
Mt Buller, Mansfield, Strathbogie and Murrindindi There are a number of great spectator points throughout the course of this rally and the Mansfield Targafest will be held on the Saturday afternoon, Eildon for lunch on Sunday arriving from 10am, then finish at Mt Buller Village Square. 03 6221 8800 enquiries@targa.com.au www.targa.com.au
GIG GUIDE FLOWERDALE HOTEL Jam session Open mic every 1st Sunday of month 2pm onwards all welcome. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 67
Business & trades directory . . . ACCOUNTANCY
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– Bookkeeping – BAS Services – Management Accounting – – Accounting System Implementation –
Ally Wilson 0417 354 603
info@lifebalanceaccounting.com.au Buxton, VIC • Chartered Accountant • Registered BAS Agent • Certified Xero Partner
www.lifebalanceaccounting.com.au APPLIANCE STORE
LG VAX
HAIER TELSTRA BREVILLE
PANASONIC ELECTROLUX FISHER & PAYKEL CHANGHONG SUNBEAM
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 AUTOMOTIVE
SAMSUNG PALSONIC DYSON
TCL SHARP
ALEXANDRA LEADING APPLIANCES
91 Grant Street Alexandra p: 03 5772 2463
www.rv4x4.net.au 4X4 ON-LINE STORE
f: alexandraleadingappliances e: alexandra@leadingappliances.com.au w: www.leadingappliances.com.au ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS
AUTOMOTIVE
ESTI-MATE GROUP Contract Architectural Consultants • Architectural Design & Drafting • Contract Administration • Estimating • Project Administration Gary 0407 755 251 • Site Supervision gjm.estimate@gmail.com • Landscape Design Office: admin.estimate@gmail.com 68 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
• Recovery Gear • Bull Bars • Winches IF YOU MENTION THIS AD • Roof Racks • Dual Battery Systems • Fridges 201 Mt Buller Road Mansfield www.highcountryparts4x4.com.au
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Business & trades directory . . . AUTOMOTIVE
CABINET MAKER
Chisholm & Shaw Automotive P/L www.chisholmandshaw.com.au Graeme Chisholm & Ross Shaw 98 High Street Yea 3717 Ph 03 5797 2302 Fax 03 5797 2303 • Licensed motor vehicle tester • Range of Shell lubricants • Car and 4WD servicing and repairs • Full range of tyres ~ front end alignments • Computer wheel balancing • Disc and drum brake machining
Specialising in all facets of cabinet making • Kitchens • Vanities • Laundries • Wardrobes • Office fit-outs
Latest range of fittings, finishes and design for all domestic and commercial projects Visit our showroom to view a wide range of samples and trial our display kitchen 42 Aitken Street Alexandra Ph 5772 1000 Fax 5772 1088 awcabinets@bigpond.com
COMMUNICATIONS
AUTOMOTIVE
Boz Miljkovic Mechanic 61 Downey Street Alexandra
Ph (03) 5772 3232
Alexandra Automotive Licensed Roadworthy Testing • General Car Servicing • Repairs & Tuning • Disc & Drum Machining • Front Ends & Suspension
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST • Two way and CB radio systems • GPS mobile navigation • Telemetry and wireless data links • Mobile phone car kits • installation • sales • service
Phone 03 5772 1292 ELECTRICIAN
AWNINGS / BLINDS
ELECTRICIAN 55A Downey Street Alexandra manufacturers of sun blinds & indoor blinds • Caravan Annexes • Shade Sails • Clear Plastic Blinds • Hollands • Verticals • Venetians
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS • Everything electrical • Domestic • Commercial • Undergrounds • Electrical design • Trenching • Solar installations Ph
0418 543 310
Rec No 12906
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Business & trades directory . . . ELECTRICIAN
HANDYMAN / LOCK SERVICES
ELECTRICIAN
Mitch A Fix Services
Grimshaw Electrics
Residential Lock & Home Handyman Solutions
• Residential lock repairs / installation • Keys cut • One key home lock systems • Re-keying, code cutting • Home handyman services • Small job specialist • Prompt and reliable service
For all your electrical and communication requirements
Peter Donald
0429 808 596 REC 16666
Peter Mitchell Ph 0409 285 589 / AH 5772 2737 pmitch1958@bigpond.com
A/H 03 5773 2457 FURNITURE & FLOORING
HANDYMAN / MAINTENANCE SERVICES FREE QUOT ES
Steve’s
Maintenance Service Honest and Reliable
CHOOKIES
Mowing, Slashing, Brush Cutting, Gardening, Gutters Cleaned, Rubbish Removed, Household Repairs and Maintenance
1 Hall Street Alexandra Ph 5772 2152
Phone Steve 5772 2451 Mobile 0409 430 271
GLASS PRODUCTS
MOWERS
MTD & CUB CADET
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 70 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015
NOW IN ALEXANDRA LTX 1042
LTX 1050
at ALEXANDRA POWER EQUIPMENT 65 DOWNEY STREET PH 5772 3381
Business & trades directory . . . PLUMBER
SERVICE STATION
Shell Buxton
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 SERVICE STATION
• Convenience store • Snack foods • Hot food • Cappuccino • Groceries • Bait and tackle • Batteries for boats, bikes and cars • Barbecue gas • Firewood • Motor oils and lubricants • Ice • Motor parts and accessories Ph 03 5774 7171 2093 Maroondah Hwy Buxton STEEL FABRICATION
• All fuels and lubricants • Convenience store Michael & Marie 2 Centre Avenue, Eildon
Phone 03 5774 2220 Email eildonservo@bigpond.com
all your steel fabrication needs SERVICE STATION OFFERING COMPETITIVE PRICING ON FUEL
www.petrogas.com.au
Petrogas Alexandra
10 DOWNEY STREET ALEXANDRA ~ PH 03 5772 1227 • • • • • •
ULP91, PREMIUM 98, E10, DIESEL Hot Food Swap n Go Gas Bottles Lubricants and Automotive Accessories Groceries Large variety of Gift Cards
• Mobile Phone Recharge • iTunes vouchers available • WalknTalk Phone Chargers For easy access pumps, monthly promo specials and service with a smile call in today!
• custom stainless design • glass balustrade • stainless balustrade • stainless steel bench tops • mild steel fabrication • stainless polishing • CAD design work • laser cutting • stainless repairs Rob Crigan 0428 322 035 Chris Lynch 0402 257 934 8 Peterkin Place, Alexandra 3714 sales@alexandrastainless.com.au alexandrastainless.com.au Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 71
Business & trades directory . . . SIGNWRITING
TREE SERVICES
• Insured
Reliable •
• Experienced
5778 9603 TIMBER PRODUCTS
Competitive •
JASON
0413 671 066
TOWING & SALVAGE
504 Myles Road Murrindindi
Ph 03 5797 8349
dindisawmills@activ8.net.au
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OPEN DAILY
• Stockyard Rails • Post & Rail Fencing Material • Bridge Timber • F8 Building Materials • Farm Maintenance Timber • Palings • Sawdust & other By-products
STOCK AND STATION AGENTS
YEA OFFICE 4 Station Street, Yea 3717 Ph 5797 2037
ALEXANDRA OFFICE 6 Webster Street, Alexandra 3714 Ph 5772 1052
Bruce Elliott Branch Manager/Livestock – 0409 699 937 John Tossol Real Estate – 0419 558 032 Jim Hutchinson Livestock – 0409 799 928 Ryan Sargeant Livestock – 0407 649 906 John Purvis Merchandise – 0428 951 251
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2 Centre Avenue Eildon Ph 03 5774 2727
• Log Book Servicing • Licensed RWC Tester • Air-con Regassing • 4X4 Improvements • Tyre Sales / Puncture Repairs • Car, Truck, Boat & Trailer Repairs • Welding • Lathe Work • Small Engineering Jobs TYRE SERVICES
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
42A Aitken Street, Alexandra Phone (03) 5772 3456 Fax (03) 5772 2567
Business & trades directory . . . UPHOLSTERY
WELDING SERVICES
Quality is never an accident
• Traditional antique restoration • General upholstery • Custom hand made sofas Ian McCormick 36 Oliver Street, Yea Ph 5797 2992 stichers@iinet.net.au
• Welding repairs • Construction of sheds • Tool boxes • Trailers • Cattle yards • Ute trays • Repairs of heavy machinery and attachments • Steel, Aluminium, Cast Iron no problem
mobile
Contact: David Cooper Mobile: 0429 199 472
Trade qualified ~ over 30 years experience
www.topstitchupholsteryandantiques.com.au UPHOLSTERY
MAXWELL’S UPHOLSTERY
• Lounge Suites and Dining Chairs Repaired and Recovered • Office Furniture • New Lounge Suites Available • Chairs and Sofas Made to Order • Large Range of Fabrics • Car and Boat Upholstery
QUOTES, PICK-UP AND DELIVERY S AR E YE IENC 0 3 ER P EX
Max Ewert T 5774 2201 M 0417 321 781 E max@maxwellsupholstery.com.au A Skyline Road Eildon W www.maxwellsupholstery.com.au
WEED CONTROL
WELDING SERVICES
STEINER • MILD STEEL • STAINLESS • ALUMINIUM • REPAIRS • GENERAL ENGINEERING • WORKSHOP & ON-SITE
2 Albert St Alexandra GEORGE 0428 173 331 ANDY 0401 056 686 WINDOWS
• SPOT SPRAYING • BOOM SPRAYING • 200M POWER REELS • COMPUTER CONTROLLED BOOM FROM 2M TO 10M Licensed – insured – experienced
ANDY FRIEDEL 0407 565 207
16B Hunter Road Healesville 3777 P 03 5962 5777 F 03 5962 5222 E sales@sunergywindows.com.au W www.sunergywindows.com.au
• quality timber double glazed windows inc awning, casement, double hung, bifold, sashless double hung and fixed windows. • circular, arched and custom built windows.
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Business & trades listings . . . ACCOMMODATION Alexandra Hotel & Cafe Alexandra 5772 1014 Alexandra Motel 5772 2077 Alexandra Alexandra Tourist Park Alexandra 5772 1222 Alpino Apartments 0408 103 481 Marysville Amelina Cottages Marysville 0434 692 622 Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park 5774 7263 Taggerty Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park 5772 1735 Acheron Buxton Hotel 5774 7381 Buxton Camp Marysville Marysville 5770 8293 Dalrymples of Marysville Marysville 5963 3416 Eildon Lake Motel Eildon 5774 2800 Eildon Parkview Motor Inn 5774 2165 Eildon Eildon Resort Eildon 5774 2415 Flowerdale Hotel Flowerdale 5780 1230 Flowerdale Estate 5784 5600 Strath Creek Giddy Goat Cafe 5773 4223 Yarck Granite Station at Trawool Resort 5792 1444 Trawool Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Lake Eildon 5774 2585 Kevington Hotel 5777 0543 Kevington Molesworth Hotel Molesworth 5797 6266 Rubicon Hotel Motel 5773 2251 Thornton Saladin Lodge 0429 699 969 Narbethong Thornton Caravan Park 5773 2305 Thornton Tower Motel 5963 3225 Marysville Vibe Hotel Marysville 5957 7700 Waverley Guest House Alexandra 5772 1146 White Lotus B&B Narbethong 5963 7126 Yea Motel 5797 2660 Yea Yea Peppercorn Hotel 5797 2000 Yea ACCOUNTANCY Life Balance Accounting 0417 354 603 Buxton APPLIANCE STORE Alexandra Leading Appliances 5772 2463 Alexandra ARCHITECTUAL SERVICES Esti-Mate Group 0407 755 251 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Alexandra Automotive 5772 3232 Alexandra Alexandra Tyrepower 5772 3456 Alexandra Chisholm & Shaw Automotive 5797 2302 Yea Eildon Auto Spares 5774 2712 Eildon High Country 4x4 5779 1900 Mansfield RV 4x4 Online Store 0475 033 960
Race Engines Automotive 0448 314 104 Alexandra Yea Mechanical Repairs Yea 5797 2200 BANKS Bendigo Bank Kinglake 5786 1656 BOOK SHOPS Books at Yarck Yarck 5773 4337 Friends of the Library Alexandra 5772 2935 Friends of Yea Library 86 High Street Yea BUILDERS Swenrick Alexandra 5772 1151 BUTCHERS Alexandra Quality Meats Alexandra 8761 6610 Thornton Butchers & Deli Thornton 5773 2224 CANVAS BLINDS Custom Canvas 5772 2760 Alexandra CAR SALES Martins Garage 5733 1000 Mansfield CARAVAN PARKS Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park 5774 7263 Taggerty Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park 5772 1735 Acheron Eildon Waters Holiday Park Eildon 5773 2386 Eildon Pondage Holiday Park 1800 651 691 Eildon Thornton Caravan Park 5773 2305 Thornton Yea Family Caravan Park 5797 2972 Yea CAMP FACILITIES Alexandra Adventure Resort 5772 1409 Alexandra Camp Jungai 5773 2320 Rubicon Camp Marysville 5770 8293 Marysville CARPET CARE Steamatic 5797 2555 CLEANING CleanSport 5797 2555 CLOTHING / SHOE SHOPS Country Touch 5963 3753 Marysville Footsteps Family Footwear 5772 1503 Alexandra Mikany Fashions 5772 2311 Alexandra Miller’s Mensland 5772 1254 Alexandra Romeo Apparel Alexandra 5739 7667 Your Wardrobe Yea 5797 2309 COMMUNICATIONS Weeks Radio Alexandra 5772 1292 COMPUTERS 501 Cafe Bar & Grill Jerusalem Creek 5774 2585 Murrindindi Computers 5772 1403 Alexandra EATERIES / BAKERIES Alexandra Bakery & Cafe 5772 2272 Alexandra Alexandra Hotel & Cafe Alexandra 5772 1014 Alexandra Noodle Bar Alexandra 5772 2888
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Aqua Bar & Cafe Eildon 0425 816 959 Bakers Lane Country Bakehouse Alexandra 5772 3104 Buck’s Country Bakehouse 5773 4233 Yarck Cafe Alex 5772 1155 Alexandra Chell’s Chicken Marysville 0498 590 952 Eildon Bakery & Cafe Eildon 5774 2362 Essence Coffee Lounge Alexandra 5772 2122 Giddy Goat Cafe 5773 4223 Yarck Jamieson Cafe, Deb’s 5777 0600 Jamieson Kinglake Bakery 5786 1868 Kinglake Made in Marysville 0418 293 084 Marysville Nursery Cafe Buxton 0427 747 201 Pies on the Pondage Eildon 0400 166 910 Radius Bar & Grill 5957 7750 Marysville Red Plate Cafe 0427 413 092 Yea Rendezvous Cafe Restaurant 5797 2528 Yea The Provender Country Bakehouse 5797 3155 Yea Yea Chinese Restaurant 5797 2865 Yea Yea Take Away 5797 2664 Yea ELECTRICIANS E-Tec Electrical Contractor 0418 543 310 Alexandra Grimshaw Electrics 0429 808 596 Thornton FLOOR SANDING & FINISHING Tim Skerritt 0439 358 880 Alexandra FLORISTS Flowers by Nici 0400 154 047 Alexandra Lavender Hill Florist 0474 201 481 Alexandra FISHING SUPPLIES Blue Sky Outdoor Experts Yea 5797 2789 Eildon Bait & Tackle Eildon 5774 2712 Totally Trout 5772 2662 Alexandra FURNITURE STORES Chookies Furniture Warehouse 5772 2152 Alexandra GALLERIES Banksia Gallery 0418 651 758 Strath Creek Gallery 34 Yea 0478 58 34 34 Made In Marysville 0418 293 084 Marysville Old Post Office Seymour Seymour 5792 3107 Rustic Simplicity Alexandra 0419 517 045 GENERAL STORES / GROCERIES / FRUIT & VEG Alexandra Fruit & Veg Alexandra 5772 1750 Jamieson General Store 5777 0516 Jamieson Yarck General Store Yarck 5773 4204
GIFT SHOP / CLOTHING / SHOES Alexandra Discounts & Giftware Alexandra 5772 2850 Dindi Naturals Yarck 0407 310 988 Footsteps Family Footwear Alexandra 5772 1503 Lit & Beyond Marysville 0422 239 754 Marysville Crystal Gardens & Shop Marysville 5963 4373 Redgate Bazaar Alexandra 0407 683 712 Rustic Simplicity Alexandra 0419 517 045 GLASS PRODUCTS Ridgeline Glass & Glazing Healesville 5962 2888 GRAPHIC DESIGN Ann Friedel Publishing 0418 556 107 Alexandra She Commerce 0419 333 659 HALL FOR HIRE Fawcett Hall Fawcett Via Alexandra 5772 2997 HARDWARE / TIMBER STORES Mitre 10 5772 2188 Alexandra Mansfield 5775 2511 Yea 5797 2290 HANDYMAN SERVICES Mitch-A-Fix Services Alexandra 0409 285 589 HEALTH / BEAUTY / WELLBEING Alexandra Physiotherapy 5772 2649 Alexandra Dindi Naturals Yarck 0407 310 988 Kate’s Waxing 5772 1012 Alexandra Jessica’s Sheer Beauty Alexandra 5772 3322 White Lotus Natural Health & Wellbeing 5963 7126 Narbethong HEATING Bowd Heating Alexandra 5772 1045 HOME MAINTENANCE SERVICES Steve’s Maintenance Service Alexandra 5772 2451 HORSE RIDING Rubicon Valley Horse Riding Thornton 5773 2292 HOTELS / MOTELS / RESORTS Alexandra Hotel & Cafe 5772 1014 Alexandra Buxton Hotel Buxton 5774 7381 Eildon Resort 5774 2415 Eildon Flowerdale Hotel Flowerdale 5780 1230 Flowerdale Estate Strath Creek 5784 5600 Golden Trout Hotel Motel 5774 2508 Eildon Holmesglen at Eildon 5774 2631 Eildon Kevington Hotel 5777 0543 Kevington Molesworth Hotel 5797 6266 Molesworth Mount Pleasant Hotel Alexandra 5772 1083 Royal Mail Hotel 5797 2515 Yea Rubicon Hotel Motel 5773 2251 Thornton
Shamrock Hotel Alexandra 5772 1015 The Grand Caledonian Hotel Yea 5797 2513 Yea Motel Yea 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel Yea 5797 2000 HOUSEBOAT HIRE / SALES Anchorage Houseboats Eildon 5774 2705 HOUSEBOAT / BOAT SALES Ray van Schoonhoven Eildon 0499 990 024 KITCHENS AW Cabinets Alexandra 5772 1000 LIVESTOCK Yarralea Limousin 0419 006 700 Yarck LOCAL PRODUCE Grant Street Grocer Alexandra 0419 519 900 King Parrot Grove Olives 0418 651 758 Strath Creek Marysville Lolly Shop Marysville 5963 3644 Two Pickled 5797 6309 Molesworth LOCKSMITH Mitch-a-Fix Services 0409 285 589 Alexandra MOTORCYCLES Alexandra Motorcycles 5772 1045 Alexandra Murrindindi Motorcycles & Mowers 0419 462 180 Eildon NEWSAGENCIES Alexandra Newsagency 5772 1025 Alexandra NURSERIES / GARDEN CENTRES / SUPPLIES Bedrock Garden Supplies 5772 1911 Alexandra Buxton Nursery 5774 7345 Buxton Fern Acres Kinglake West 5786 5031 Garden Centre Yea Yea 5797 2933 Goulburn Valley Nursery 5797 2222 Yea King Parrot Native/Bush Food Garden Centre 0418 651 758 Strath Creek Misty Valley Nursery 5786 5776 Kinglake West RAW Plants Flowerdale 0431 189 707 NURSING HOME Darlingford Nursing Home 5774 2711 Eildon OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT Blue Sky Outdoor Experts Yea 5797 2789 Maroondah Outdoor Equipment Buxton 5774 7292 Mansfield Hunting & Fishing 5779 1685 Mansfield PHARMACIES Alexandra Pharmacy Alexandra 5772 2153 5774 2393 Eildon Eildon Pharmacy 5774 2626 Eildon Marysville Pharmacy 5963 4224 Marysville PHYSIOTHERAPIST Alexandra Physiotherapy Alexandra 5772 2649
PLUMBERS Travis Capp Plumbing Alexandra 0419 553 803 REAL ESTATE AGENTS Elders Alexandra 0419 558 032 LJ Hooker Alexandra 5772 1774 Marysville 5963 3550 Eildon Real Estate Eildon 5774 2771 Landmark Harcourts Alexandra 5772 3444 Ruralco Property Alexandra 5772 1110 Yea 5797 2086 RURAL PRODUCE / EQUIPMENT Landmark Embling Alexandra 5772 3110 Pheasant Creek Stockfeeds & Supplies Kinglake West 5786 5891 Rodwells Alexandra 5772 2444 Yea 5797 2086 SERVICE STATIONS Chisholm & Shaw Yea 5797 2302 Eildon One Stop Fuel Eildon 5774 2220 Petrogas Alexandra 5772 1227 Shell Buxton Buxton 5774 7171 Simpson & Sons P/L Alexandra 5772 1205 SIGN WRITING Alexandra Signs Alexandra 5772 1145 SOLICITORS Williams Hunt Alexandra 5772 1493 STEEL FABRICATION Alexandra Stainless Alexandra 0428 322 035 STOCK AND STATION AGENTS Elders Alexandra 5772 1052 Landmark Embling Alexandra 5772 3110 Rodwells Alexandra/Yea 5772 2444 / 5797 2086 TREE SERVICES JT’s Trees 0413 671 066 TOWING & SALVAGE Motivated Towing & Salvage Eildon 5774 2727 TROUT FARMS Buxton Trout Farm Buxton 5774 7370 Eildon Trout Farm Thornton 5773 2377 TYRES Alexandra Tyrepower Alexandra 5772 3456 UPHOLSTERY Topstitch Upholstery & Antiques Yea 5797 2992 Maxwell’s Upholstery Eildon 5774 2201 VETERINARIAN Mountain Ranges Vet Clinic Kinglake 5786 1777 WEBSITE DESIGN She commerce 0419 333 659 WEED CONTROL Alexandra Weed Control 0407 565 207 WELDING SERVICES Buffalo Built 0429 199 472 Steiner Welding & Steel Fabrication Alexandra 0428 173 331 WINES/BREWS Sedona Estate Murrindindi 9730 2883 WINDOWS Sunergy Windows Pty Ltd Healsville 5962 5777
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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 7074 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 Taggerty PS.................................................. 5774 7224 Toolangi PS.................................................. 5962 9255 Yea PS............................................................. 5797 2724 SECONDARY COLLEGES Alexandra SC............................................... 5770 2000 Yea SC............................................................ 5797 2207
ADULT EDUCATION CEACA Alexandra...................................... 5772 1238 Flowerdale Community House.................................... 5780 2664 Kinglake Neighbourhood House........................... 5786 1301 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............................................... 0407 134 277 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 2630 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 Thornton/Eildon.................................. 0419 152 593 GOLF CLUBS Eildon............................................................. 5774 2044 Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1570 Yea................................................................... 5797 2746 Whittlesea.................................................... 9716 2066 Marysville Golf & Bowls........................... 5963 3241 RACE CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5773 4304 Merton........................................................... 5778 9551 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.......................... 5778 9540 Alexandra & District Dog Obedience.......................................... 5774 7303 Alexandra Eildon & District Lapidary Club.............................................. 5774 2908 Alexandra Quilters.................................... 5772 1897 Buxton Craft Activities............................. 5774 7291 Eildon & District Woodworking Guild................................. 5774 7513 Eildon Art Group........................................ 5773 2306 Upper Goulburn Field Naturalists.................................................... 5772 1189 Yea Camera Club........................................ 5797 3228 Yea Film Society......................................... 5797 2480 MURRINDINDI SHIRE COUNCIL Alexandra..................................................... 5772 0333 ..................................................Toll Free 1800 633 792 Yea................................................................... 5797 2209 ..................................................Toll Free 1800 672 719 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1522 ..................................................Toll Free 1800 651 821 Home Based Childcare............................ 5772 0362 Aged Care Services................................... 5772 0353 Family Day Care.................................... 1800 633 792 Alexandra Library...................................... 5772 0349 Kinglake Library......................................... 5786 1522 Yea Library................................................... 5797 2209 Local Law Emergencies..................... 0419 572 425 Engineering Emergencies................ 0407 509 413
TRANSFER STATION LOCATIONS AND HOURS There are five Transfer Stations (also known as Resource Recovery Centres) and one Landfill (at Alexandra) in the Murrindindi Shire. Alexandra Marysville Eildon Yea Kinglake
Mt Pleasant Rd Sunds Rd Jerusalem Rd Ghin Ghin Rd Watson’s Rd Monday 10am - noon 1pm - 3pm Closed Closed Closed Tuesday Closed Closed 10am - 1pm 10am - 4pm Closed Wednesday 1pm - 4pm 10am - noon Closed Closed 10am - 4pm Thursday Closed Closed noon - 3pm Closed Closed Friday 10am - noon 1pm - 3pm Closed Closed Closed Saturday 10am - 4pm 9am - 4pm 9am - 4pm 9am - 4pm 9am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 9am - 3pm 10am - 4pm * All Resource Recovery Centres are closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Years Day and days of total fire ban. Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2015 – 75
To Benalla
Seymour
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SPRAGGS
HWY
MEL BA
RD DI DIN RRIN MU
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RD
MELBA
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Yarra Ranges National Park
Maroondah Reservior
C724
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Frank Thomson Res.
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Lookout
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10% Lake level
To Warburton via Upper Yarra Dam
Boat launching
Urban Areas
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Marysville
Narbethong
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RD
( (
B360
N DO
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Big River Mt Torbreck 1514m (highest point in Shire)
PARK
Buxton Mountain Bike Park
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Murrindindi Cascades
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PARK
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NATIONAL
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Wilhelmina
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HWY B320
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CR EE K
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RD
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Merton
To Euroa
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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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