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Passion for the past circulating in wangaratta, myrtleford, bright, mt beauty, beechworth, yackandandah, rutherglen, chiltern and districts
By KYLIE WILSON
VALUABLE PIECE:
Patrick Watt with a knife from the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, and Burke’s revolver.
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FROM his early days putting together a makeshift museum with his brother on his family property, Patrick Watt’s passion for history has never been in doubt. Digging up Aboriginal artefacts such as axes and grinding stones, and polishing up vinegar jars and ceramic pots that he would find all over the farm, and even looking after a relative’s Boer War era bayonet, Patrick, now the manager of Beechworth’s Robert O’Hara Burke Museum, was hooked on the stories behind these everyday items. And although no one ever visited the brothers’“museum”, the seeds for his future career were sewn. “I always hoped people would come, they never did,” he said. “I never thought that was something I would do later on.” He is a passionate advocate for engaging people in learning, especially when it comes to history. “We’re all learners for our whole lives,” he said. An avid student of history with a love of performing, Mr Watt first began his career at Ballarat’s Sovereign Hill, “where I could do both”, he said. While there, he also became involved in Adelphi Theatre Company, and developed plays for corporate and school groups. The further he progressed, the more he began to make the connection between performance techniques and engaged learning. continued page |
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YOUR GARDEN
GARDEN HINTS
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GARDEN LEARNING: Appin Park Kindergarten staff member Pauline Miller (centre) with (from left) students Summer Ritzen and Taijan Ussher.
What’s in your garden: Two raised vegetable beds filled with kale, assorted lettuces, snowpeas, chives, parsley and strawberries. Weeping cherry and crab apple trees, geraniums, lamb’s ears, native grasses and native shrubs and trees such as bottlebrush. What do you enjoy about gardening: The kindergarten children love to play within the garden, they to collect the lamb’s leaves flowers and crab apples and play lots of make believe games. The children also enjoy using a watering can to water the vegetable gardens and checking how the vegetables are growing.
The children picked the kale and we cooked kale chips for all of the children. We also picked the lettuce, chives and parsley to make farm fresh egg and lettuce sandwiches. Favorite plant/spot in your garden: The children often sit under one of the weeping trees on log seats or on the grassy hill. Recently we have been finding lots of green caterpillars eating the kale so the children have been placing the caterpillars in a container to keep inside and they have been enjoying learning activities about caterpillars and listening to the Very Hungary Caterpillar story.
Water saving/conservation tip: The kindergarten has a rain water tank which the children use to water the plants, the garden beds are mulched and hardy plants have been chosen to be drought tolerant and to also withstand lots of little feet. Your tips to keep gardens in top shape: Regular pruning of plants and shrubs to keep the garden beds mulched and water in the early morning in the hotter months. We will be adding a worm farm soon which will provide worm ‘juice’ for the garden. We will also be able to place the kindergarten food scraps into the farm to feed the worms.
WINTER can be cold and grey and with many plants dormant, the garden can look bare and uninviting. But with careful planning and plant selection, a touch of color can brighten even the dullest days. Plant some winter annuals in pots or in a bare spot in the garden. Pansies thrive in the winter months and come in a wide range of colors and flower for many months. Primulas feature dainty flowers in shades of pinks, white, lavender and magenta. Polyanthus, which are related to primulas, look like pretty posies in shades of pink, red, blue, yellow, cream and white, often with contrasting bright yellow eyes. Cinerarias come in a range of colors from white through to shades of pinks, purples and blues. Perennial plants include Helleborus, otherwise known as the winter rose, which have plum and green nodding flowers with spotty markings. Camellias bear beautiful blooms right through autumn, winter and into spring. Camellia Japonica has large flowers in a range of colors and forms. The Sasanqua camellia has smaller leaves and beautiful delicate flowers with a long flowering season from late autumn right through the winter months. An added bonus is the delightful
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carpet of petals which constantly fall and color the ground. Miniature cyclamen feature sweetly-perfumed flowers in pinks and white and flowers throughout winter. It survives light frosts and can be planted in a shady spot in the garden, preferably under trees, where it will thrive and multiply. Lavenders flower through winter in purples, pinks and white, although the purple is the most striking and toughest variety. Daphne odora is a beautiful flowering plant with glossy green foliage and fragrant rounded heads of small pink and white flowers from mid-winter to late spring. There is also a variegated form with white flowers, which are also highly perfumed. And of course, the winter/spring bulbs start to poke their heads up in late autumn producing lush foliage and flowers in winter and spring, with snowdrops and daffodil varieties in full bloom from June. Happy gardening.
Catch Debbi Gibson’s ‘In Your Garden’ program on 1566 3NE every Saturday morning from 8 to 9am. Call in your enquiries on 5722 2999.
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HISTORY BUFF: Patrick Watt has had a fascination with history since childhood. PHOTO: Wendy Stephens
“Learners leave museums having learned a lot more if they’ve engaged in a dialogue with a person or a performance,” Mr Watt said. “Ultimately the visitor will retain that information and understand the truth about that information far more. “Invariably, they’ll come out learning something else about what they already know.” He began to become more passionate about science, even returning to university to study it, which led to him continuing his career with Melbourne institution Scienceworks. There, he helped to develop and manage exhibitions, and wrote some of the museum’s school holiday performances, and after this, he worked at the National Sports Museum. He said that he loved to see people be able to access history through an object, cultural or sporting events or simply public performances or reenactments. “Sports have played a pivotal role in Australians becoming who they are,” he said, citing events such as Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic flame, or Australia winning the America’s Cup. ”We just don’t mark most historical events like we remember sporting days. “And people can just connect with an object that has an important story to tell.” His zeal for Australian history has
continued unabated since he first came to the Robert O’Hara Burke Museum some 18 months ago. His tenure has seen a number of big moments in the museum’s history, including its 150th anniversary, securing Robert O’Hara Burke’s revolver and the recent acquisition of a knife believed to have been carried on Burke and Wills’ ill fated final expedition. One of his current projects is known as The Pool Room, which is looking at encouraging people to care for objects which have cultural and historical significance, and helping people learn more about the quirkier items at the museum. “The things that we have are about memories,” he said. “They tell us something about who we are and where we’ve come from. “Learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom, and real learning happens in places with great meaning.” He said he was fascinated by Beechworth and its heritage, and was proud of how the museum was evolving. “Beechworth is a beautiful town.” “We’re a little country museum with an internationally significant collection,” he said. “I hope the museum just continues to be recognised as a significant Australian museum.”
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the remainder of its life. There are two options available to protect your cat from infection with this potentially fatal disease. The first is to keep your cat entirely indoors, to prevent contact with all other cats. The second prevention option is vaccination. There is an effective FIV vaccination available here in Australia, requiring three doses initially, followed by an annual booster similar to your other routine vaccinations. If you have an older cat that was not vaccinated against FIV as a kitten, there is a quick test that can be performed prior to vaccination to identify if your cat is already infected. Dr Amanda Walker BVSc, Ovens and Kiewa Veterinary Hospital
PETS CORNER THIS week’s pet of the week at Wangaratta RSPCA is Ollie, a three month old desexed male domestic shorthair cat who is grey tabby in color. To see more animals up for adoption at the Wangaratta RSPCA, visit the shelter in Connell Street or phone (03) 5722 2874.
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FISHING FOCUS
Lake fishing all the go BY ROB ALEXANDER, WANGARATTA IT’S been all about big redfin at Lake Hume over the past week. Quite a few well known fishing identities around Albury and Wodonga have been heading out and catching some large redfin, up to the 47-48cm mark. Ray Gamble has been bombarding me with photos of massive redfin all week. Ray is retired and fishes the lake all the time and has a true home ground advantage. He has been catching his redfin on his own brand of 12gm blades, and has also been catching a few yellowbelly as a by-catch while targeting the redfin. The yellowbelly have been very slow and are not worth targeting on their own, but are a welcome surprise when they hit the blade that is intended for redfin. The redfin have been coming out of deep water ranging from 20ft to 40ft. After a week of anticipation I headed up to Lake Hume on Saturday to fish with Ray, using his blades.
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SUDOKU HARD NICE DOUBLE: Ray Gamble with a nice pair of Lake Hume redfin caught using his own 12gm blades last week.
As usual it was a case of getting their a day too late and the two of us only managed to catch eight or nine small redfin between us - nothing worth keeping. Ray was disappointed, but I am a seasoned enough angler to understand that slow days are a part of fishing. Ray is sure the redfin will be back on the chew this week and his tip for anybody heading out is to fish deep water with
blades and work them slowly. Brenton Richardson fished lake Mulwala on Saturday morning where he landed a 62cm Murray cod and lost another one of similar size half way in. Brenton trolled both of his fish on a deep diving Oar-Gee lure in the submerged Murray River channel. It looks like Lake Hume and Lake Mulwala are the places to head at the moment.
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ENTERTAINMENT
THE KITCHEN PHILOSOPHER MOVIE
X-Men: Days of Future Past (CTC) THE ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in an epic battle that must change the past - to save the future.
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Blackbird by Dan Sultan THIS album marks a new beginning for Sultan and sees powerhouse riffs met by crackling gospel interludes, old-school rock and roll jams, pure country tones, bare and aching ballads, harmonies, horns, banjos – even an Arabic scale or two. This is Dan Sultan coming into his own.
BOOK
The Claimant by Janette Turner Hospital THE Claimant is a brilliant contemporary reworking of the Tichborne case, the 19th century legal cause célèbre. Intriguing, compelling and highly readable, it explores the elusive nature of identity, and the reasons why people seek to change their names, their identities and even their very histories. Published by Fourth Estate Australia Fiction
The Day of the Zombies I’M sure I’m not the first person to notice the alarming similarity between many people today and the terrifying zombies from B grade movies of yesteryear; those brainless beings who mindlessly lurched around the streets killing and traumatising people, all the while being directed by some crazy invisible controller. Well, much like the zombies, a lot of people today walk around with tuned-out expressions, only seeing their hand-held devices and seeming completely oblivious to everything going on around them. I’ve been noticing this for a while – mostly in the city – but of course, it’s not just a city thing. Even here in the bush, its worrying presence is felt. While chatting with friends, someone always manages to be distracted by the phone. At first they grab it just to show you some photos but, the next thing you know, they’re checking their Facebook page or shooting off a text to someone (I, of course, have never been guilty of such crimes. Well …… not actually convicted, anyway). Even walking in the local park, the bush zombies appear. Take last week for example. My boyzies (dogs) and I were out having a nice stroll on a beautiful autumn morning through our botanical gardens and enjoying the fresh, crisp morning air. Being quite friendly chaps, we like to say ‘hi’ to everyone we pass and share our good morning cheer. The dogs have also been known to share a bit more than ‘morning cheer’ on the pristine lawns of the gardens too, but let’s not dwell on that, other than to note I must buy some more doggie do bags very soon. Well, anyway, there we were trotting through the pretty park feeling chirpy, when a teenage boy - a secondary student heading towards the local school - approached us. Now, I don’t mean to be mean or generalist, but has anybody else noticed that a lot of young people today are not exactly ‘fleet of foot’? They slouch along at a snail’s pace and don’t even seem to care if you’re about to run them
BY CATHERINE WARNOCK over at an intersection - so casual are they. But I digress (and, for the record, I haven’t actually hit anyone). Anyway, along slouched Young Mr Slouchy, and as he was about to pass, I attempted to catch his eye and give him a smiley ‘hello.’ No dice. He didn’t even glance my way and I soon realised he was wired for sound; a pair of earplug buds connected to his phone. Clearly he was listening to some music (or his Master’s voice?). His eyes had that glazed-over look that only comes with lack of sleep, certain kinds of medication, one scotch too many or a bad case of zombie-itis. I guessed the latter as he looked exactly like the real zombie deal. And so, this week, on Facebook (well, I didn’t say I was completely immune to the allure of zombie world, did I?) I saw a great YouTube video in which a young man implored us to reconnect with the ‘real’ world – to turn off the phone and iPad; to actually be with friends, family, loved-ones and soak up this amazing universe. I was very moved by it and, coming across it again later, decided to ‘share’ it on my own Facebook page. I wrote a sage little comment about how zombie-like many are becoming and posted it rather smugly and self-righteously, I must admit. However, imagine my surprise when, the next day I saw a comment attached to my post alerting me to the fact that I had, in fact, shared some other film clip…..one that had absolutely nothing to do with zombies and everything to do with Eurovision. Oops. In my defence, the presenter was the same guy. Well, anyway, my little aberration only served to remind me that I, too, can behave like a mindless zombie. More scary, perhaps, is that I don’t normally even need a technological device to help me do so. Seems I’ve got ‘mindless zombie’ down pat.
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WINE TALK
IN MY KITCHEN
Sam Miranda
Chestnut and mushroom soup
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WITH ANITA McPHERSON citrus and an orchard in flower, and the invigorating flavors of green apple, honeydew melon and zingy lime. Chilling it well brings out its best, and I really enjoy its crunchy vibrancy and palate cleansing dry finish. With so many heavier style meals on the menu, it’s time for a change, and this wine is perfect with a winter salad combination of endive with apple, hazelnuts and blue cheese. But it would also work well with simple roast chicken and crispy potatoes. It’s great for anyone yearning for freshness and a little light and shade in their autumn drinking palette. Available from local stockists or visit www.sammiranda.com.au
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Rutherglen Fire, 1901 ON May 21, 1901, the historic old Star Hotel was destroyed by fire. It was one of a chain of goldfield hotels owned by John A Wallace, and was brought from Chiltern, where it was known as the Eagle Hotel, to the embryo settlement which became Rutherglen, and renamed the Star. During the fire, several rooms of a nearby brick building were burnt out, and an adjoining dwelling occupied by the rate collector were burnt, but the shire books were saved from the flames. The Star Hotel was later rebuilt.
I LOVE chestnuts roasted over an open fire, but in a commercial kitchen when chestnuts are in season, we all duck for cover when they have to be peeled. Last year when Stefano Manfredi had chestnuts on his menu, he showed me his way of peeling them, pop them in the microwave he said for 30 seconds or so and they burst open. I must admit I still find them a pain to do, but the results are delicious. Method Melt the butter with the oil in a large saucepan over low heat and sweat the onion or leek for 2-3 minutes or until translucent, then add the mushrooms, cook until they have wilted. Add the chestnuts and cook over a low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Increase the heat to medium, and as soon as the onions and chestnuts start to brown, pour in the Masala and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the stock and simmer until the chestnuts and the mushrooms are about to fall apart, about 30 minutes. Add the cream and bring back to just below a simmer. Cool the soup a little, then puree in a blender, press through a mesh sieve if the soup is not smooth enough, season with salt and pepper. Serve the soup in bowls, with crusty bread.
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IT is quite common to hear people describe autumn as the most beautiful time of the year in the North East, and I can understand why. There seems to be endless days of sunshine followed by crisp, cool nights, and the landscape is rich and green and studded by trees with foliage turning every shade of yellow, red, orange and purple. Unfortunately when you’re indoors it’s the season for sniffles, flu shots and fistycuffs, as office workers battle over setting the ideal ambient temperature at their workstations. As winter approaches it becomes frigid outside and claustrophobic inside, and I just wish we could open every window and capture some clean mountain air. The freshness is all there in Sam Miranda’s King Valley Sauvignon Blanc, which has the aroma of tropical fruit,
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ven if you’re fit and active, sitting at a desk for hours on end, in front of the keyboard or watching TV is shaving years off your life. UNE Associate Professor of Psychology John Malouff says our sitting habit could be as toxic as smoking with a desk job potentially shortening life expectancy by more than five years. “Whether you are sitting at the computer, in front of the television, or commuting to work, sitting still for long hours has been shown to be detrimental to a long life,� Professor Malouff said. “Even if you exercise every day and eat a healthy balanced diet, the fact is that the more you sit, the shorter your lifespan is likely to be.�
The UNE research team led by Professor Malouff is now investigating how easy - or difficult - it can be for people already interested in improving their standing health, to do so. “We’re looking for volunteers to take part in a study examining what works and what doesn’t for improving people’s standing to sitting ratio.� “We’ll provide advice and supporting materials and all we ask is that participants fill out some brief questionnaires two weeks apart.� He says the sitting habits of a lifetime can be very difficult to break, even when the workplace is supportive. “We’ve seen companies like Google changing the
standard design of their workstations to incorporate more standing and several of my colleagues here at the University of New England have installed standing/sitting desks in our workspaces. “But in the main, this phenomenon is slow to take off, because it can be extremely difficult to change the habits acquired during an entire career.� As part of the study, University of New England researchers are offering free advice to help people stand comfortably longer, all in the interests of understanding what it takes for us to kick our sitting habit. Anyone can participate in the study by registering at tinyurl.com/ standup4health.
Graduate employment strong three years out DESPITE a flat labor market for new graduates, university study still pays off, according to the Beyond Graduation 2013 report just released by Graduate Careers Australia (GCA). The report is based on a 2013 survey of graduates three years after they had completed a course at an Australian higher education institution. The report notes that among the graduates from 2009, the full-time employment rate had increased notably from 76.3 per cent just after course completion to 90.2 per cent three years later. The status of the work new graduates were doing also increased notably, with the percentage in managerial or professional roles growing from 74.9 per cent to 84.2 per cent within three years of course completion. These figures suggest that some new graduates can take longer to find appropriate jobs or occu-
pations in their transition to the world of work from higher education. GCA Executive Director, Dr Noel Edge, said that the findings are consistent with previous reports and reinforce the value of higher education. “Although our research has shown we are experiencing a temporary slowdown in the uptake of new graduates, it is clear that they are finding their places in the workforce within a few years of graduation,� Dr Edge said. The report also indicated strong salary growth among bachelor degree graduates in fulltime work, with the median salary increasing from $50,000 shortly after course completion to $67,000 three years later – an increase of 34 per cent. Engineering and Information Technology graduates were the highest earners among bachelor degree graduates with
2013 median full-time salaries of $78,000 and $73,000 respectively. Just over a third of respondents were in further study three years after graduating, with approximately equal numbers in full-time and part-time study. Around a third of respondents had also completed another qualification since finishing their undergraduate course in 2009. Graduates in the broad field of Society and Culture being the most likely to have completed more study. “It is useful to remember that sometimes the payoffs from higher education can take a little longer to become obvious, and a longer-term perspective is needed,� Dr Edge said. The Beyond Graduation Survey is in its fifth year, with more than 12,300 graduates representing 36 institutions responding in 2013.
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Where has all the fresh food gone?
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Under-nutrition of wholefoods and oversupply of sugary processed foods have become a real health issue. Clever labels scream at us from the supermarket shelves (bread with ‘added fiber and omega three’, cereal ‘fortified with B vitamins’) in an attempt to counteract the fact that these foods are devoid of any real nutrition and are laden with sugar and wheat. Today, whole foods are something found in trendy, hippy cafes. It is becoming rare to see them on a dinner table and even rarer in a lunch box. Pantries are full of packages, tins, boxes and jars. The crisper has become a small, almost non-existent part of the fridge (if you’re lucky you may find a limp carrot). We make excuses – there is no time, we are too tired, or simply can’t remember how to prepare a meal from fresh ingredients. Healthy has become too hard – but we do try. We buy processed cereal advertised to keep us slim, the margarine that will lower cholesterol, the low
WHILE in Canberra and having personally watched our politicians perform last Tuesday afternoon, I must say we have a long road to go before we return to prosperity. Sitting in the capital, and watching the presentation of the budget, I must admit I thought it would have been much worse than what was presented. Sure, most will be unhappy with what Treasurer Joe Hockey presented, but I think the endeavor to put an end to growing debt was something that needed to occur, no matter who was occupying the government benches. It would appear that debt will continue to cause headaches to governments. But it will start to decrease from somewhere around $667 billion in 2013/2014 to $389 billion in 2023/2024. Mr Hockey’s confirmation of a “Temporary Budget Repair Levy� whereby those whose taxable income exceeds $180,000 will pay a two per cent levy until June 30, 2017, on the amount exceeding $180,000, is estimated to generate some $3.1 billion. The Treasurer made it very clear our population is changing - it’s estimated the number of Australians aged between 65 and 85 will double between 2010 and 2050 and there will be four times as many aged 85 or older. By 2050 this group will represent more than 20 per cent of our population. Social security and welfare spending, including pensions, family payments, unemployment benefits and childcare support, make up 35 per cent of the budget in 2014/2015, or around $145 billion. Spending on Disability Support Pensions over the next 10 years is projected to rise by some 75 per cent. There will be a tightening of eligibility for those under 35 who have been receiving a Disability Support Pension and there has been no review for many years.
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NATURAL: The key to health is eating foods as close to nature as possible.
fat yogurt and the skim milk to go in our iced chocolate. In an attempt to look after ourselves we have started to eat a crazy array of numbers, colors, preservatives, flavor enhancers and artificial sweeteners. Next time you are confused about what to buy, look for the natural super-foods, found in the deli, meat trays, dairy section and fruit and veg aisle - real food heroes. Those humble foods that sit silently on the outskirts of the
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If you are the holder of a Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card and in receipt of untaxed superannuation contributions, these will be counted as income from September 2014. Of course we are seeing a change to where the pensions will be indexed to inflation rather than wages from September 2017. In the country, we continue to see deterioration of our roads, so there is $350 million in the Roads to Recovery program and a further $200 million to the Black Spot program. Over the next 10 years the government will invest $2.9 billion in major road upgrades. I was informed during a tour of Parliament House that on days when the House of Representatives and Senate were both sitting, there are some 5000 employees in the corridor of power. This government is looking at reducing the public service by some 16,500 over the next four years. My understanding is that the Australian Tax Office will suffer most, and while I understand as we make technological advances they have so much information at their fingertips, I hope we will see the same level of service we have grown to expect over the last decade. My biggest beef is in respect to the cocontribution of $7 when you visit the doctor. I can understand and believe it has to happen to those who are bulk billed, but not those whose choice of doctor sees them out of pocket by in some cases $30 already. I acknowledge a start needs to be made on fixing our health system, which is too fragmented for me. All in all, there are some positives amongst the negatives and I just hope there is some light at the end of the tunnel. This is the first time I have had the opportunity to be in Canberra for a budget session so expect a few snippets in the weeks ahead.
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