From the Editor's desk A

Corinne Shaddock

Gazette at Large

GREAT Gisborne Gazette 23 Hamilton Street, Gisborne PO Box 9, Gisborne 3437

Web www.gisbornegazette.org.au

The Gazette Team

Editor: Corinne Shaddock gisbornegazetteeditor@gmail.com

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Distributors: Proudly distributed to letterboxes in Gisborne, New Gisborne, Macedon, Mt Macedon, South Gisborne and Bullengarook by more than 100 volunteers.

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If you do not receive the Gazette in your letter box, you can collect a copy at:

Gisborne: Post Office, Village Shopping Centre, Priceline Chemist, Gisborne Medical Centre in Brantome Street, Coles and Foodworks supermarkets

Mt Macedon: The Trading Post

Macedon: Post Office and United Service Station on Black Forest Drive

New Gisborne: Baringo Food & Wine, Station Road; Cafe at 3 Ladd Road

Riddells Creek: Newsagency

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The Gisborne Gazette acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the traditional custodians of the country on which we live and work. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community, and pay respect to elders past, present and emerging.

Minute With Maxine

Susan and Douglas McDonald have been delivering the Gazette in Gisborne for five years. They have two daughters, Sharon and Kylie, and two sons, Jason and Dale, and 13 grandchildren. They were married in 1968 and lived in Warrnambool.

They later moved to Gisborne and Douglas, a building inspector, was needed especially after the Ash Wednesday fires. During that time, Susan volunteered by helping to give out supplies to families.

They owned a shoe shop in Gisborne, eventually then going on to own several sport shops in towns in the area.

Since they arrived in Gisborne, Susan and Doug have been involved with the local community and members of various organisations. Susan has volunteered at the Op Shop on Hamilton Street for over 10 years and enjoys reading, gardening and shopping. Douglas is a cricket umpire for the juniors, females and seniors in Gisborne.

They both enjoy watching their grandchildren participate in the many sports they compete in.

The family has many memorable caravanning holidays, and one that makes Susan smile is their trip from Victoria to Rockhampton then on to Alice Springs and into Perth.

Susan is a Geelong Cats supporter and was delighted when they won the Grand Final last year.

Maxine Barker

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