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Rock and Walsh By KYLIE WILSON
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Bartholomew Walsh is portraying Rock Hudson in a new play in Melbourne, opposite Odette Galbally, who is playing Elizabeth Taylor. PHOTO: Pia Johnson
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FOR Bartholomew Walsh, performing is an instinct. His father, Mark, said that even as a child, he was forever filming his own stories on the family video camera, or performing skits with his brother Sam. That commitment has now paid off, with Bartholomew recently stepping into the shoes of a Hollywood legend, Rock Hudson, in a play at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre titled Playing Rock Hudson. Bartholomew, who grew up in Wangaratta and whose family still resides in the area, has fond memories of an idyllic childhood, particularly time at his grandparents’ home in Rutherglen. “They live on a big property surrounded by wineries, and have sheep and chooks,” he said, paused between his busy rehearsal schedule. “It was a place of mystery for me…there was always something new to do and somewhere profound to explore.” His father Mark, who is principal of Our Lady’s Primary School, applauds his son’s drive to follow his dream of acting. “It’s a bit of a brave move for people to do that…to follow that passion’s a real challenge,” he said. But he admits performing is literally in the genes for his son, with his mother Cathie performing quite often earlier in her life, his grandfather having been involved in television, and one of his sisters teaching drama to high school students. continued page |
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What’s in your garden: It is a rambling cottage and woodland garden with the feature being mass plantings of silver birches. Our garden slopes down to a magical creek area and it is highly likely that there are fairies living at the bottom of the garden. There are quirky fairy and mushroom statues scattered through the garden. The garden is underplanted with helibores, roses, japanese windflowers, aquielegias, box hedges and other shade loving plants, there are only small lawned areas. There is a sunnier area with weeping cherries, roses, lavender and foxgloves at present. There are also many perennials and bulbs that are a spring feature. We also have a bird aviary and three pet ducks that free range in the garden, along with a cat, dog, rabbit and guinea pig - who all think they live in paradise. What do you enjoy about gardening: The definite change of seasons in Beechworth. The opportunity for both physical work and getting
BEFORE the summer heat arrives, it is important to mulch garden beds. Mulch can be applied at any time of the year, but is best applied in mid spring or early summer. Mulching has many benefits for plants and the soil. Firstly, mulch protects the top layer of the soil from the hot sun, keeping the soil underneath moist. This reduces evaporation and therefore reduces water usage. The mulch helps keep the soil temperature and plant roots cooler reducing heat stress keeping the plants happier and healthier. Mulching garden beds also helps reduce weed growth and weed seed germination. If the odd ones do appear, they are easily removed by hand. Mulches can be either organic or inorganic. Organic mulches have the advantage of gradually breaking down adding extra organic matter and nutrients to the soil over time, but do need to be topped up each season. Types of organic mulch include sugar cane, lucerne, pea straw and rice hulls. These mulches are suitable for most plants, especially the veggie garden. Bark based mulches come in fine, medium or course grades. They take longer to break down and
FAMILY TIME: Liz Nelson and her daughter Nicola Sisson among the blooms in their “secret garden”.
to sit back and enjoy the moment. Nicola enjoys being with her many pets in the garden and pursuing her photography hobby with beautiful photos of the garden. I enjoy being in the garden with a glass of wine, especially on summer evenings. Favorite plant in your garden: The Secret Garden- which is a small hidden side garden surrounded by a large hedge; it is the sunniest part of the garden and has a lovely seat to sit and enjoy - it is very much a surprise feature of our garden. Water saving/conservation tip: We are fortunate to live by a creek and it tends to stay both green and shady in summer. We also mulch garden beds
and use grey water during hotter months. Your tips to keep gardens in top shape: Our three pet ducks ensure there are no snails. I actually like weeding. We also mulch and require some assistance to prune and maintain the hedged areas.
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SOLID AS A ROCK: Bartholomew Walsh rehearsing a scene as Rock Hudson and (inset) performing in a production of Godspell during his time at Galen College.
And Bartholomew said his father is among one of his biggest inspirations and influences. “Growing up, he was so many things; a principal, a cyclist, a carpenter, a landscaper, a passionate North Melbourne fan and just about everything in between,” he said. “I share that same desire to be so many things, I think.” He is already following a diverse career path – as well as appearing at the Malthouse, he has had small roles in the past year in long running TV show Neighours, as well as The Doctor Blake Mysteries. “Being on the set of Neighbours was a surreal, yet grounding experience,” he said. “To get an insight into that fast paced world is quite humbling.” Batholomew concedes he has loved rising to the challenge of portraying one of old Hollywood’s most recognisable actors in Rock Hudson. “All at once, he’s the coolest, smartest, funniest, and also somehow the most humble person in a room at all times,” he said.
“I feel like no actor would play Rock Hudson better than Rock Hudson, but it’s about honoring the subject matter, not replicating it.” He said the main stimulant for pursuing acting as a career is blind ignorance. “It’s a tough industry and if you go into it thinking you’re going to be the next Geoffrey Rush, you’re doomed,” he said. “You still have to look forward and keep chipping away. “I also believe luck has nothing to do with it – luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” The Wangaratta connection with Playing Rock Hudson does not stop at Bartholomew, however, another former Wangaratta resident, Andrew Carolane, is also performing in the production. “It’s humbling to know there’s someone else in the same boat as I in the industry,” Bartholomew said. And his ultimate ambition? “To do what I love everyday, and to share it with everyone who has influenced me.”
WITH the warmer weather nearing, you may feel inclined to slip on some shorts and put away the winter woolies. Our pets simply cannot take off their jumper, so it is important we provide them with a means to cope with the looming summer. As many pet owners will have noticed, our dogs and cats are starting to shed their winter coat and show off their thinner summer coat. Some animals have already started drinking more water with the hotter days, and the water lovers may already be bathing in their baby pool, or any puddles they can find. Heatstroke is a life threatening condition seen by many veterinarians over the warmer months. Animals present with signs ranging from excessive panting, excessive salivation, vomiting or defecation of blood, seizures, wobbliness, or respiratory arrest and coma. As the body’s temperature climbs above normal, all of the internal body systems are affected, including nerve damage, gut ulceration, or an excessive inflammatory response (SIRS) is elicited. Trauma can also be seen, with dogs injuring, or even hanging themselves to escape a hot environment such as a car. Depending on the severity of the clinical signs associated to the hyperthermia, animals may require short or long term hospitalisation, and some may not survive the internal damage. Treatment is aimed at correcting the increased
temperature and treating any internal damage, where possible, with medications, for example, gastric protectants in the case of ulceration. The cause of the heat stroke may be as simple as a dog knocking over his only water source for the day, or an excessively long walk/run on a hot day. Other causes often seen are locking dogs in hot cars while “quickly” popping to the shops. Brachycephalic dogs (dogs with a short, wide head) such as pugs, bulldogs, Staffordshire terriers, cavalier King Charles spaniels and so on are at an increased risk of hyperthermia, due to anatomical deformities, such as an elongated soft palate, tracheal hypoplasia and stenotic external nares. To avoid a potentially fatal situation, make sure your pets are not locked in cars on hot days (or even mild days), make sure there are two water sources for those left unattended throughout the day, minimise overexertion in the heat, and both you and your pet will enjoy a trip to the river to cool off. Felicity Miller, BVSc, Wangaratta Veterinary Clinic
PETS CORNER THIS week’s pet of the week at the Wangaratta RSPCA is Mac, a six month old male kelpie cross who is red and tan in color. To see more animals up for adoption at the Wangaratta RSPCA, visit the shelter in Connell Street or phone (03) 57222874.
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KING COD: Benalla angler Jackson Hourigan with a Murray cod that he caught in the King River on Sunday.
THE 2013 Murray cod season started with a bang last Sunday, with many cod being caught right around the region. From the Edwards River at Deniliquin, to the Murray River way upstream of Lake Hume near Jingellic and everywhere in between, good reports have been coming in thick and fast. On Sunday night my Facebook newsfeed was filled with photo after photo of cod being caught across the region. Myself personally, I did not even get a chance to try and catch a cod until after tea on Sunday evening when I went and flicked a few lures around the King River. I landed one small Murray cod of around 40cm on my fifth cast of the season, lost a slightly larger one and had one more strike on a surface lure. The first two cod were hooked on a purple and gold 3/8oz spinnerbait. I had one report of three cod being caught in
the Ovens River, with every fish being caught on a bardi grub while other baits did not get a touch. I have also seen photos of a few decent sized cod being caught locally including a 93cm and an 80cm, so there are a few decent ones getting around. Jackson Hourigan of Benalla did very well catching cod in both the King and Broken rivers on spinnerbaits. Also just quickly, as I know it is a popular little fishing spot I thought I would just mention that a mate of mine fished Stanley dam in Stanley on the weekend and never had a touch, and never saw a fish rise. This little dam gets stocked with yearling trout in the September school holidays and then not again until the April school holidays, so once the fish are gone, they are gone, and at the moment it would appear that - you guessed it - they’re nearly all gone.
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Nine lives LAST week, I received a phone call from number three son who told me his ginger cat, Bear, had been missing for two days. While he tried to sound casual about the whole thing, and said Bear would come back eventually, I could tell he was quite upset about losing his pet. Understandably so, I would say, as the kids reckon I would probably have to be hospitalised if something happened to one of my dogs. Well anyway, according to number three, they had last seen Bear on Sunday. He was unable to escape from the back courtyard of their rented terrace house, so they assumed he’d darted out the front door when one of the flatmates had gone in or out. They’d searched the streets, door knocked, handed out flyers, contacted the local vets and the council ranger and waited. There seemed nothing more they could do. I was not hopeful. I figured a little cat who was not used to getting around the busy city streets would be squashed, stolen or attacked by other animals pretty quickly. Fortunately, however, I was wrong, for on Friday I received another phone call from an ecstatic number three to say Bear had turned up at the vet clinic. Apparently, he’d ‘adopted’ a family a few streets away and, clearly, they had adopted him too. Which, given he was micro-chipped and wearing a collar, was a bit naughty of them. Well, anyway, their thoughts of having a lovely new pussy to complete their family soon came to an abrupt halt when Bear embarked on his usual nocturnal naughtiness – jumping on the bed, meowing and biting any limb that moves (which sounds like karma to me). So, after enduring this for a few nights, they marched him quick smart off to the vets where he was reunited with his happy ‘parents’. A very happy ending, I’d say. This incident reminded me of a time when one of our cats, a ginger named Scuttly Bug (don’t ask), went missing for three weeks. We’d been on holidays for a couple of weeks and Scuttly was being fed by a relative.
BY CATHERINE WARNOCK When we got back, she said she hadn’t seen him for over a week and a neighbor rang to say that poor little Scuttly was lying dead out on the bushy reserve between the road and our rural house. We went out to inspect and found poor Scuttly – with his quite distinctive markings – lying in the long grass. We buried our beloved cat and grieved for him. Then, over two weeks later, I was lying in bed one night reading when I heard the faint meowing of a cat. It reminded me of Scuttly, but I dismissed the thought. However, the meowing got louder and louder. The cat was obviously running towards the house. It was now outside my window, so I rushed to the front door to take a closer look. I couldn’t believe my eyes for, running up the verandah towards me was the one and only Scuttly Bug, meowing his head off and clearly telling me about the amazing adventure he’d been on. We were shocked to say the least, but I’m glad to say Scuttly remained with us for many more years before finally passing away from old age. They say cats have nine lives and, while I’m not generally a superstitious person, I have to say that bizarre experience certainly made me wonder if it’s true. Discussing it later, we agreed that we had never seen another ginger cat around our rural hamlet, let alone one that had identical markings to Scuttly Bug. Where had that other cat come from? And where had Scuttly gone for three weeks, while his double was lying on the front nature strip? It was all very strange. Anyway, I’m just so happy for number three and his partner that Bear the Cat has not yet used up his nine lives. May he have many more years of health and happiness - and attacking his Mum and Dad in the middle of the night. Go Bear.
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THIS is the season to think about making jam, with the berries all coming in and lovely fruits starting to ripen. A jam we make here is a strange one, but I think an interesting one, I like to serve it with cheeses. We call it Iranian carrot jam because of the rose water that gives it that Middle Eastern influence so widely used in their cooking. You can find it in some supermarkets.
WITH ANITA McPHERSON The flavor is buttery with yellow peach, citrus and cashew nut, and it keeps on giving with its subtle oak richness. I find it a great choice for those who want a bit more substance in their white selection, and it works well lightly chilled with bolder meat dishes, bitey cheese, or even a savory soufflé. It would probably go well with buttery frogs legs too, but I’d be worried about who might turn up unexpectedly for dinner if the word got out about the menu. Visit the cellar door in Myrtleford or find out more at www.micheliniwines.com.au
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Cranky ‘liver rolls’
Global economic uncertainty impacting small business
YOUR liver is the major fat burning organ in the body and regulates fat metabolism and fat clearance. If the liver does not regulate fat metabolism efficiently, weight gain tends to occur around the tummy area and a pot-belly, or ‘liver roll’ will start to show around the upper gut area. This can be a source of frustration, as it will not disappear with regular ‘dieting patterns’ or exercise alone. Those with a ‘liver roll’ will know that it can be almost impossible to budge. We see many people in their 40-60’s who have been diagnosed with fatty liver and are unhappy about this stubborn tummy fat. For them, the liver has stopped burning fat and turned into a fat storage organ. It is not until their liver starts to work effectively again that it can start burning fat efficiently and the weight comes off gradually. Luckily, it is not necessary to become miserable following a low fat, low calorie diet – these ‘diets’ can
By KEN CLARKE, WANGARATTA CERTIFIED PRACTICING ACCOUNTANT A SURVEY conducted by CPA Australia indicates small businesses are still feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. In an attempt to help small business I believe there are a few things that small business should be doing to help manage through uncertainty. Firstly, don’t be afraid to seek professional help from professionals such as accountants and solicitors on a regular basis. Independent professional advice can be very useful in assisting businesses improve their strategic direction and their business management practices by positioning the business on a growth path. Then there is the question of marketing as businesses are relying on an increase in sales for 2014/2015. As such it is important your business has a marketing strategy in place to achieve this expectation of increased sales. In my 40 years in the accounting field, I have seen too often reluctance of small business to have sufficient resources set aside for the development of a marketing plan. You need to understand what your existing and potential customers are looking for. Remember, it is no good having an advertising campaign if you haven’t supported it with appropriate stock levels. Also, have a separate strategy for attracting new customers, but don’t forget to look after the existing customers. You should also be undertaking activities which are achievable. When business conditions change, it is good practice to review your business plan which you formulated in partnership with your professional advisors and amend your budget figures to reflect the changes. I know that I constantly review the budgets I prepare for my sporting club and will suggest very early, changes that have an effect on the bottom line. Review and review again the assumptions underpinning the business plan and, if the assumptions
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STUCK IN THE MIDDLE: Excess belly fat raises your blood pressure and makes your heart work harder.
actually make the liver roll worse. It is important to determine which foods are making your liver cranky, have daily bowel motions and eat enough nutritious food for the liver to improve its fat burning function again. Naturopaths tips for liver health: * Fibre: if there is enough fibre the liver uses it as a clever way to pump excess fat out of the body, through the bowel. Choose LSA, oats,
chickpeas, vegetables, chia. * Protein: the liver requires regular protein hits to repair and recover: egg, fish, meat, nuts, natural yoghurt. * Liver foods: lemons, green leafy vegetables, beetroots, turmeric, grapefruit, garlic, broccoli. * Liver drinks: dandelion root tea, water, lemon in water. * Talk to your naturopath about a liver program that will also assist weight loss.
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kclarke@alphalink.com.au have changed, amend the plan to reflect this. Most businesses have concerns that increased costs seem to keep occurring, so it is important you bring these costs under control, or pass the increased costs onto customers. But in passing on these costs, be careful you don’t price yourself out of the market. Service to your customers should be of high quality, as you will be unable to often match the price of the multi-nationals. I always found that by asking your suppliers for discounts by paying on say, seven days from date of invoice and asking for a time when your stock is best delivered. Some suppliers may be prepared to give you “stock on consignment” or they may supply on a “just in time” basis. Remember, a truly satisfied customer is one of your greatest assets, so make sure you look to them to promote your business too. Finally, you must focus on getting more from your existing assets and staff. Business needs to be successful in both good and bad times and ensure that the business is operating as efficiently and effectively as possible. Don’t be frightened to ask the staff if they have any suggestions on where they think improvements can be made. Evaluate the current performance by collecting data on your historical performance and industry benchmarks. Although business conditions are always challenging, opportunities remain likely to emerge so be ready for them. I am still reading daily of the Warrnambool Cheese and Butter saga and having dealt with Murray Goulburn farmers for the last 30 plus years, I am still optimistic that they may yet be in a position to gain control of the entity. At some future time when I feel a little more confident of a resolution I will expand on the comings and goings as I see it.
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