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Robin Evans
Celebrating 150 Years Warracknabeal
June 9-12, 2017
Your local Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dealer & authorised Mitsubishi Electric Repairer Janet and Brian Coghill in partnership with Trevor and Kaye Blackley, purchased what was once known as Christian Engineering from Ralph Christian in 1983. Originally the business was in Woolcock Street, later shifting to the corner of Scott and Lyle streets, when it then became Warrack Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning. When Trevor and Kaye left for Bendigo, the business moved again in 1989 to the Henty Highway and continued as a partnership between Janet and Brian. In 2005 they purchased what was KR & DM Newells premises and shifted to our present location 5-7 Phillips Street. Warracknabeal 150
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Warracknabeal Secondary College Honouring our past, building our future
1901 – Warracknabeal College opened on February 26th but closed in 1912 due to low student numbers 1924 – W arracknabeal High School began with 150 students and 7 staff at the current site on Tregear Street 1927 – New building opened on October 21st using Mt Gambier Limestone 1954 – Technical wing was built 1957 – 336 Students enrolled, 23 employees including 19 teachers
1968 – Science wing completed (Senior Corridor) 1969 – Assembly Hall opened on February 12th 1971 – Highest student enrolment at 584 1974 – Home Economics Wing was opened (Junior Corridor) 1978 – Technical Trade block added (metal/auto) 1981 – Driver Education Track opened by Peter Brock 1983 – New Library opened
~ EDUCATION PRECINCT PLANS ~ 2016 – $4 million in funding allocated to modernise facilities. Money directed to make the Education Precinct a reality. Current – 200 students, 37 staff including 27 teachers (equivalent to 23 full time teachers) Warracknabeal Secondary College continues in the legacy of the past, whilst educating and training for the future. We are a community school, with strong connections locally through a range of programs: VCAL projects, work experience, work placement, Reader Leaders, Mates Mentoring, Energy Breakthrough and many others. 2017 is the 90th anniversary of the opening of the picturesque Administration Building in 1927. However, before its 91st birthday, construction will be well underway
to begin a new chapter of inclusive community education with the Education Precinct, to cater from birth through to Year 12. The distinct identities of the Early Childhood Centre, Primary School, Secondary College and Special Development School will be maintained, however the modern facilities and proximity of staff and facilities will ensure we can maximise staff expertise and minimise expenditure to ensure each dollar is spent effectively and efficiently on teaching and learning. To create a culture where young
people learn to not only take responsibility for their learning but also the wellbeing of others, regardless of age, disability, culture or identity, is an incredible opportunity as the education institutions consolidate on the one site. Warracknabeal Secondary College is responsive to community needs, to work in the best interests of the local community to improve teaching and learning for all students. This has included introducing Drama, Business Management and Media Studies to our curriculum
program, whilst at the same time increasing resources and emphasis on trade and employability skills through VCAL and Hands-on Learning. Our vision to ensure that all students are able to choose a life that has meaning, means equipping all students with the skills, values and mindsets to be successful no matter what pathways they choose, as a fully engaged and productive member of society.
Honesty ~ Excellence ~ Respect ~ Resilience ~ Perseverance For further information or to schedule a tour, please contact us at: Tregear Street, Warracknabeal. Phone (03) 5398 1433 Email: warracknabeal.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au Page
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Celebrating 150 Years Warracknabeal
Warracknabeal set for 150th celebration M
ore than 18 months of planning and preparation will culminate this week as people gather to celebrate a major milestone for the northern Wimmera centre of Warracknabeal. The township, which history suggests was originally spelt ‘Werracknabeal’ in reference to an Aboriginal description of a place involving gum trees and a watercourse, and widely regarded as the cereal-growing capital of western Victoria, officially turns 150 this year. To coincide with the anniversary, groups, organisations, businesses, families, individuals, travellers and expatriates will mark the occasion with four days of celebration. People have lived and pros-
pered beside the Yarriambiack Creek for thousands of years. It was the arrival of brothers Andrew and Robert Scott to the area to establish a run in 1845 that led to the township’s formal recognition in 1867. Anniversary committee president Kevin Gebert said the celebrations, which had attracted widespread community support, would be significant. “The whole township has jumped on board with everything from sponsorship to planning activities,” he said. “The occasion marks a major milestone for the town and there are people coming from all over the place to be involved. “Motels have been booked out for ages and it looks like the
whole town and district is going to prosper from the event. “What we’ve noticed is that it is representing a great opportunity for people to catch up with old friends and to rekindle all that’s good about Warracknabeal.” The celebrations start with an official civic reception and launch between 7pm and 9pm at Yarriambiack Shire Council’s meeting room on Friday night. The opening will also include lighting up of Warracknabeal Town Hall. Activities start in earnest on Saturday with school tours, a Community Garden morning tea, opportunities to explore the town hall, historical centre and Wheatlands Warehouse and museum before a parade in Scott
Street from 11am. At 12.30pm there will be an Indigenous performance, children’s workshop and creek celebration at the town’s Lion’s Park. There will again be tours of schools, the hospital and other historical areas of the town and other events such as a Devonshire tea in the town’s historic Ladies Rest Rooms. On Saturday night there will be an Eagles cabaret in the town hall featuring ‘The Eagles Story’ – a tribute concert to The Eagles band – and school reunions at various venues. The festivities continue into Sunday, starting with an Ecumenical church service at 11am at Warracknabeal’s Uniting Church, more tours and Devon-
shire teas, before people head to Anzac Park for a huge afternoon and evening of entertainment. At Anzac Park there will be a variety of musical entertainment led by feature band Solead Q, a vast range of children’s entertainment, an historical display in the reserve’s Molly Taylor Kiosk and an RSL display. The celebrations culminate at Anzac Park with a 6.30pm fireworks display. For people still in the mood to mix and mingle on Monday there will be a Warracknabeal 150 golf club event. A tourist information centre will be open to provide information throughout the weekend.
History at centre of festivities
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arracknabeal Historical Centre will be a hive of activity at the weekend during town birthday celebrations. The centre will be open on Saturday from 10am to 4pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 3pm. The centre is the former State Savings Bank, opened in 1907. The building’s second storey was added in 1921 and used as a manager’s residence until bank leaders decided a new facility was needed in the late 1960s. Leaders planned to demolish the old building to make way for a new bank. At that time, Warracknabeal and District Historical Society was using the
Warracknabeal cycling club pictured in 1895 in front of the town’s post office.
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arracknabeal is similar to many Wimmera centres in that it relies heavily on the productivity of the land. It started with the arrival of the earliest people drawn to the potential of the Yarriambiack Creek environment and continued with the arrival of Europeans who established the foundations of the farming environment that drives the region today. The centre quickly blossomed through its formative years as farming families toiled against raw bushland plains and started to produce financial produce despite harsh farming circumstances. Historical documents reveal that, based on Warracknabeal’s growth and development, many at one stage considered the town to be capital of the Mallee. This perception is consistently reflected in some of the town’s historic architecture and literature. Warracknabeal became the home of shops, schools, churches, factories and Warracknabeal 150
foundries, a rail line and the administrative centre for the Borung shire. It was well established and flourishing by the turn of the 20th century with 2500 residents part of an estimated broader Borung population of 7000. By 1903, as described in the Australian handbook at the time, Warracknabeal had Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Bible Christian and Baptist churches, a Salvation Army barracks, Commercial, Royal, Club, Railway, Palace and Warracknabeal hotels, a state school, several private schools, two coffee palaces, a brewery, nine principal stores, two flour mills, gasworks, two implement factories, two furniture warehouses, two newspapers, two carriage factories, several trademen’s premises, two brick kilns, two timber yards, two doctors and two solicitors. There were also branches of the Commercial and Union banks. Social institutions in the
town at the time included turf, lyric, coursing and cricket clubs, a Caledonian society, Masonic, Oddfellows and Rechabites lodges, a branch of the Australian Natives Association, Agricultural and Pastoral Society, Mechanics Institute, Academy of Music, Temperance hall and Warracknabeal District Hospital. A court of petty sessions ran twice a week. There was a lands office sub-treasury, water supply from the creek was under the control of Warracknabeal Urban Water Trust and there was gas-powered street lighting. The handbook described Warracknabeal as ‘the centre of the largest wheat-producing district in the colony’. Warracknabeal’s census population through history: 1881, 205; 1891, 1313; 1911, 2484; 1947, 2686; 1954, 3009; 1961, 3151; 1976, 2775; 1981, 2735; 1986, 2689; 1996, 2493; 2006, 2625; 2011, 2340.
old Mechanics Institute, which was in desperate need of updating. Discussions between the State Saving Bank and the former Warracknabeal Shire Council resulted in the deeds to the two properties being exchanged. The Mechanics Institute was demolished and a new bank built and the Warracknabeal and District Historical Society moved into the old State Savings Bank. The society has maintained the original banking chamber and the residence is now used to display regional historical items, information and records.
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ss e n si u b l a e b a n k c a rr a W d A prou a minute if Take your mind back for n wearing me ere you will, to a time wh m, and nor the s wa s suit ce three pie a day in of am dre er ladies would nev , gloves and hat ss dre a t hou wit n tow their best outfits. the streets of The year was 1885 and paved with still re we l bea kna rrac Wa rbreck opened fresh earth when W.F. Wa pharmacy. first n’s the doors of the tow mmercial Co the from oss acr d Situate and it is ed, rish flou ss Hotel the busine ck installed Mr rbre Wa Mr ood erst und ablishment’s J.N. Woolcott as the est e before Mr tim rt manager for a sho sed the business. cha pur self him ott Woolc Mr Woolcott’s The first known entry in a Martin for s wa prescription book s said to wa e tim the at o wh , Hatton ht”, more blig ndy “sa be suffering from junctivitis, con as commonly known today the h wit ted trea tly mp pro and was of the time, a universal cure for all ills ry eye ointment rcu me , ture mix ive purgat on. loti eye d lea and zinc and olcott Wo Mr t tha Records show , who later rling Da . R.S Mr yed plo em and remained purchased the business of his working rest the proprietor for the r took over late lan , son ’s rling life. Mr Da th in 1964. dea er’s fath the business on his s opened in A second pharmacy wa 1880s by J.H. late the in l bea kna Warrac about Mr wn kno is little Niemann. While that the business ed ord rec is it nn, ma Nie Marshall in 1900 was purchased by S.F , who were der and possibly a Mr Rea e, before Mr tim rt sho a ss ine bus both in
sole owner early T.H. Mann became the in the 20th century. ent, his former Upon Mr Mann’s retirem chased the pur l apprentice, Mr W.R. Bel lishment’s ab est the ing ain business, rem 2, where 196 in ent owner until his retirem rship with Gil rtne pa in first , ale Sm Lindsay running of the LePlastrier, took over the ss. ine bus s a well-known McColls Pharmacy wa that first nt me lish ab est ted and trus tt Street in Sco 64 at opened its doors McColl diligently d nal Do tor prie Pro 5. 192 rracknabeal served the people of Wa business, of rs during almost 50 yea dge with his wle kno of alth we a sharing
d their Smale, who amalgamate one building, businesses to work from the Woodbine which is now the site of Craft Shop. Mr McColl Mr Darling, Mr Smale and 11 years her furt a worked together for in sold to Mr aga s wa ss ine bus the before h John Aitken in 1987, wit tors prie pro the former remaining employed in l the pharmacy for severa years. The face of the pharmacy was again changed in 2000, with Mr Aitken overseeing the building of a new shop front at 106 Scott street. The new building also saw the addition of a café, with both businesses still flourishing today, yed on in the new sta en Mr Aitk en years before building for a further sev current owners, its to ss ine bus the selling lous, Marcelle ypo Spr e org Joe Cerra, Ge Operating Ly. Thy Zacca, Yen Tran and cy and café rma pha the ek we a six days ers and continues employs 25 staff memb ughout the thro ts den resi ice to serv district. Tegan Wylie. Information provided by
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Purchased by John Bell in September 1973 from AF Roll, John continued to manufacture tractor cabins until the late 1970s. Once tractors came out with their own cabins he went into truck trays, stock crates, grain handling equipment and sheds.
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HISTORICAL CENTRE 81 Scott Street Ph 5398 2371
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Henty Highway – 1 km south of town – Ph 5398 1616 Housing one of the largest collections of tractors and machinery in Australia it is a great place to travel back in time to reflect on the farming history of the region Open Monday to Saturday 10 am - 5 pm & Sunday 10 am - 4.30 pm (closed for lunch) $6 per Adult - $4 per Student - $4 per Pensioner
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John employed a number of staff over the years, up to 32 in the peak of the tractor cabin days. He officially retired in 2011, selling to his son Jamie Bell who had been managing the business since 2001. Today, see the team for: ✓ Truck, trailer, chassis extensions and repairs to Vic Roads regulations
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Celebrating 150 Years Warracknabeal Moving together through change to provide innovative rural health care Warracknabeal District Hospital –
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Victoria’s Best Small Health Service –
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Warracknabeal Hospital pictured in 1895.
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arracknabeal Hospital was built on the picturesque slopes of Devereux’s Paddock and opened on March 26, 1891. Its establishment was instigated when the town started to rapidly develop. The hospital serviced a catchment estimated at 7500 people at the time. In 1909 an infectious diseases block was added and named the WA Watt Home. A decade of service by the president was honoured with the naming of the Mackenzie Ward in 1911. In the late 1930s, the KW Oakley Theatre was opened, followed by the WC Thomas maternity wing in 1940, then the Robert McCollim Nurses Home in 1952. In 1960, Yallambee House opened as an aged persons ward and in 1967, the hospital opened a new extension at the front. Another major extension occurred in 1974 with the opening of the Henry and Ada Brown wing. On July 1, 1979, Federal Member for Mallee Peter Fisher officially opened the John and Ada Landt Trust Nursing Home for longterm accommodation for the frail-aged. The Landt wing is now used for education training and day program activities. It also houses new board and staff rooms. The hospital amalgamated with Hopetoun Bush Nursing Hospital and Beulah Pioneers Memorial
Bush Nursing Hospital in 1999 to form Rural Northwest Health. Low-care facilities, Corrong Village at Hopetoun, and Landt Hostel at Warracknabeal, also teamed with Rural Northwest Health. In 2008, the first stage of a new, redeveloped campus opened at Warracknabeal. It featured a new agedcare facility called Yarriambiack Lodge with four wings – Banksia Avenue, Honey Myrtle Lane, Heath Street and Wattle Crescent. Stage two of the redevelopment was completed in 2016 with the establishment of the Community Health and Medical Clinic wing, a new Banksia Avenue wing and a revamped acute and urgent-care wing. Refurbishments were also completed in the Landt building, with a new kitchen for the day group and a new dining area for team members. Yarriambiack Lodge has 60 aged-care beds and the acute wing has 12 beds. There are two beds in the urgent-care unit. Through Yarriambiack Lodge, Rural Northwest Health provides its multi award-winning ABLE model of care to help support people living with dementia. Rural Northwest Health also offers an extensive range of allied health services including podiatry, physiotherapy, exercise physiology, memory sup-
port, cancer resource nurse, speech pathology, asthma support, day group, occupational therapy, social work and counseling, continence nurse, community health nurse, diabetes education and a dietitian. The radiology department provides x-rays and has the Wimmera’s only 4-D ultrasound machine. For the past two years Rural Northwest Health has been awarded Victoria’s best small health service, and in 2015 received two Better Practice Aged Care awards. Rural Northwest Health’s vision is working together through change to provide innovative rural health care. The service will soon launch its new community model of care which centres on keeping people well at home for as long as possible. This model embodies Rural Northwest Health’s strategic plan, which is to respond bravely and innovatively to opportunities that improve local health outcomes. The plan focuses on partnering with the community to deliver high-quality services as close to home as possible. The board of management will continue to work with team and community members to ensure it achieves improved wellbeing for all community members. – Contributed
Many Chinese market gardeners M any Chinese people who became regional market gardeners, such as Warracknabeal’s Alfred Fong Tong, came to Australia seeking their fortune on the goldfields during the 1850s and ’60s. After gold mining subsided, many of the Chinese gardeners drifted north to the Wimmera and established market gardens with great success. Alfred Fong Tong and his family were market gardeners who grew a wide variety of vegetables in Warracknabeal for 50 years, between 1890 and 1940. His family
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enterprise was the longest surviving market garden in the region. Alfred and his wife had eight children, some of whom stayed at Warracknabeal. Alfred senior died in 1898, aged 69, and his wife died in 1899 aged 39. Their Warracknabeal Campus Hopetoun Small Health Service ofCampus the Year son, also Alfred, played football for WarYarriambiack Lodge Hopetoun Aged Care racknabeal and was a member of 1907 2015 & 2016 Dimboola Rd 12 Mitchell Place and 1908 premiership teams, reflecting Warracknabeal, VIC 3390 Hopetoun, VIC 3396 Hopetoun – Beulah – Warracknabeal the family’s gradual participation in Ph: the(03) 5396 1200 Ph: (03) 5083 2000 Phone for an appointment on 5396 1200 community. Fax: (03) 5396 1210 Fax: (03) 5083 2050 www.rnh.net.au Email: hadmin@rnh.net.au Warracknabeal’s Fong Tong Avenue is reception@rnh.net.au Email: named in his honour. www.theweeklyadvertiser.com.au
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YCHANGe A vitally important project to help prevent obesity through community-led initiatives and to make ‘the healthy choice the easy choice’ when it comes to food. It is also promoting increased physical activity. To find out more, contact Ngareta Melgren on 5396 1200 or visit Warracknabeal Community Garden.
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St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Warracknabeal
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is educating the whole child for a future that we are not even certain of as yet. Therefore, it is important we consider skills such as – problem solving, teamwork, communication, critical thinking, creativity, leadership, literacy, digital literacy, a foreign language and emotional intelligence. We believe that the function of education is to teach, model and nurture these skills with and within students so they are happy, successful and productive citizens of the world. We aim to motivate, nurture and prepare for successes in life, whatever that may look like. With the future in mind we encourage the children to Strive for the Greater Gifts (1 Corinthians 12:31) (Catholic Education Week theme 2017) based on St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians in which he goes on to attest that all that we do must be centred on faith, hope and (particularly) love. In essence, Catholic schools seek to provide education that is centred on love which as St Paul reminds us, is patient, kind, honest, gentle and hope-filled; the sort of education that respects every student and stretches them towards consistent growth; and the sort of education that says to every child and young person, “you have value and worth and we expect great things from you” .
A bullock team in a 1967 street procession. A CWA float in a 1967 procession.
St Mary’s Catholic School was founded in 1901 to provide education for local students from Warracknabeal and district and to promote the Christian formation of these students within the Catholic tradition.
2-8 CAMPBELL ST, WARRACKNABEAL PH (03) 5398 2001 www.smwarracknabeal.catholic.edu.au
Pat Evans takes part in Warracknabeal’s 2017 Y-Fest procession.
l a e b a n k c a r r a W s n o i t a l u t a Congr s r a e y l u f s s e c c u on 150 s The Woodbine Board of Management and staff congratulate the Warracknabeal community on this significant 150-year milestone. Woodbine Inc. is a non-profit organisation that provides accommodation, day services and supported employment programs for people with disabilities. We provide services and activities in Warracknabeal, Horsham, Birchip and Echuca. NDIS ready Woodbine is a registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and we are ready to help you prepare for the introduction of the scheme in our region on October 1, 2017. We are registered to provide a wide range of NDIS supports including:
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Support coordination Individualised supports including assistance with daily life Learning and development activities Community, sporting and recreational activities Supported Employment Specialist Disability Accommodation In-home supports.
We are ready for the NDIS and invite interested people to contact us for assistance in preparing for the NDIS roll out to the region on October 1. Woodbine is a trusted and experienced disability service provider offering a wide range of services and activities in a friendly and inclusive environment. We are proud to have been part of the regional community for over 60 years.
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August 22, 1909. Warracknabeal’s biggest flood. Photo taken from Odea’s Hotel balcony looking north to the corner of Scott and Phillips streets.
Warracknabeal Football Club 1893, back, G. Duncan, George Tarrant, W. Sloan, James Taylor, P. Lynch, unknown; sitting, R. Brown, Brabner, Will Quint, T. Williams, Charles Quint (c), W. King; front, unknown, Will Hutchinson, Jude Allen, Richard Gardiner, Tup Taylor. August 22, 1910. Fire in Scott Street. Gunn and Phillips General Store and Johnson Brothers’ Bakery destroyed.
Melba Theatre on the north side of the band-scout hall. It was destroyed by fire on April 25, 1938 after showing ‘silents and talkies’ for about 30 years.
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People arriving by train for the 1933 Back to Warracknabeal celebrations.
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Warracknabeal is a gold mine for history buffs keen to explore what influenced life during the various stages of western Victorian development and evolution. Buildings reflecting on bygone eras and sensibilities of different times remain in many parts of the northern Wimmera town. One fascinating example is the historic Warracknabeal Ladies Rest Rooms in Scott Street, still in use and approaching their 90th birthday. Historic newspaper reports reveal the rooms opened on August 10, 1928, in response to a call for rest rooms ‘for visiting ladies and children’. They went on: “For many years, some place where tired mothers and their children and ladies generally, could retire for an hour’s When the settlers came there was just a winding creek They cleared the land for farming, ran sheep and planted wheat. On the Yarriambiack, beside the ancient gums, A township grew and prospered Through the years that were to come In the northern Wimmera, it’s now the largest town Serving country people for many miles around
30 SCOTT STREET, WARRACKNABEAL
rest in comfort has been required.” Reports were that a large crowd attended the rest rooms’ opening after a community effort, including a concert and shire grants, provided money for the project. Devonshire teas will be on offer in the rooms this weekend as part of Warracknabeal 150th anniversary celebrations.
Golf competition
Warracknabeal Golf Club will celebrate the town’s sesquicentenary with a stableford event on Monday. Men and women can choose from morning or afternoon tee-off times for the 18-hole event, which is open to non-handicap golfers. Morning players are to tee off by 9am, with afternoon players to be underway between noon and 12.30pm. A range of prizes will be up for grabs. Entry is $15. Bookings are not required. In commerce or in industry, or on the many farms There is always time to meet and greet and have a friendly yarn. For leisure time and sport there’s a choice of many clubs Excellent facilities, services and ‘pubs’ There are no traffic ‘jams’ the air is fresh and clean And here you will discover what community means.
Country folk and town folk are
People can call men’s captain David Baxter on 0409 603 922 or women’s captain Karen Germano on 0417 370 823 for information.
Wheatlands open
Wheatlands Agricultural Machinery Museum will be open throughout Warracknabeal’s 150th celebrations. The museum will host chaff-cutting demonstrations at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors can also try their luck in a hay bale maze. The museum houses a large collection of historical machinery used on Wimmera and Mallee farms, particularly in the region’s grain industry. Much of the machinery still works today. Wheatlands Agricultural Machinery Museum is open from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. pitching in together Planning celebrations, ‘never mind the weather’ Sunshine or not it’s a ‘goer’ just the same Glory, but we won’t complain about a little rain! So come for the weekend or come for a week Bunk in with friends or camp on the creek. But don’t miss the action and don’t miss the fun Warracknabeal 150 welcomes Barb Bell everyone!
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Shaws Building Supplies has been a retail business servicing Warracknabeal and surrounds for 15 years. Prior to this they were JG Shaw & Sons, the second biggest builders in the Wimmera, which started in the 1940s.
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Celebrating 150 Years Warracknabeal
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arracknabeal’s long-running disability support organisation has congratulated the district’s community on a successful 150 years. As part of the milestone celebrations, Woodbine will host ‘The Eagles Story’ – Australia’s premiers Eagles experience – at Warracknabeal Town Hall on Saturday night. Proceeds from the performance will go to the Warracknabeal 150 committee. Woodbine, a non-profit organisation that provides accommodation, day services and supported employment programs to people with disabilities, has been part of the Warracknabeal community since the 1950s. The following is a snippet of the organisation’s history, with information sourced from The Woodbine Story, 1954-2004, by Louise Kemp: The genesis of Woodbine began in October 1951 when two local residents, Emily Parsons and Madge Duncan, requested Shire President Cr W. Armstrong call a public meeting to see what could be done to help children with a disability who lived in the region. Sixty people attended the meeting and agreed to form a committee to progress the cause. Those present elected Tom Harrop, president; Member for Borung, Mick Mibus; vice-president, Gil Matthews; secretary,
Emily Parsons, assistant secretary and Madge Duncan, treasurer. The committee adopted the name Warracknabeal and District Retard Children’s Association and set about obtaining funding and raising money for a centre for the region’s intellectually disabled. The committee’s efforts received a major boost with Warracknabeal Shire councillor Frank Symes and his brother Arthur Symes offering 1.25 acres of land fronting the Yarriambiack Creek in Craig Avenue on the condition the committee launch an appeal to raise £10,000 to build the facility. Fundraising activities included a wheat appeal, where local farmers donated wheat worth more than £4000; cash donations; and proceeds from stage shows, street stalls and rodeos. People from all walks of life contributed, demonstrating the generous and inclusive nature of the community. In June 1952, the association was renamed the Woodbine Centre. The name Woodbine comes from the name of the house owned by pioneer squatter Andrew Scott, who founded the ‘Werracknabeal’ station in 1845. The house stood on the Craig Avenue site that is now home to Woodbine’s administration office. A ladies auxiliary was formed
Woodbine clients enjoyed a visit from AFL club Western Bulldogs earlier this year. in February 1952 to raise money to develop the centre. To this day, the Woodbine Ladies Auxiliary is a significant contributor to Woodbine’s finances through the operation of an opportunity shop and other activities. The Woodbine Centre was officially opened by Health Minister Mr Barry on November 14, 1954. A member of the official party, Mental Hygiene Authority chairman Dr Eric Cunningham-Dax, said Woodbine Centre represented one of the most amazing voluntary efforts ever made in Victoria. The centre became a functioning home and school for eight boarders and four day-pupils under teacher Judith Muller. By December 1956, there were 17 boarders and this number had grown to 23 boarders by 1964.
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With the purchase of additional land and a purpose-built day training centre, Woodbine made a move to provide day services for adults in 1974. Again, the new building would not have been possible without a significant community fundraising effort. Since that time Woodbine has continued to thrive and grow under the governance of the board, the leadership of senior managers and the dedication and hard work of Woodbine staff. While the scope and nature of Woodbine’s activities has changed over time, it continues to maintain its focus on client wellbeing and a close co-operative relationship with the community. Woodbine currently provides
support for more than 100 people, employs 155 staff in permanent and casual roles and provides a wide range of individual support at Warracknabeal, Horsham, Birchip and Echuca. Services include individualised support in: day services, community activities, pre-vocational programs, supported employment, outreach services, recreational activities and permanent and respite accommodation. Woodbine’s business outlets include: Country Essentials, gardening and cleaning services, Warracknabeal Laundromat, YarriYak café and Craftworks. A lifestyle program also provides a catering service and operates a plant nursery. The Woodbine Ladies Auxiliary continues to operate an opportunity shop. Woodbine is now a registered provider for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, NDIS. Woodbine leaders have encouraged families, carers and participants to call the organisation on 5398 2166 for help to prepare for the NDIS rollout in the region on October 1. Woodbine is a trusted and experienced disability service provider offering a wide range of services and activities in a friendly and inclusive environment. The organisation is proud to have been part of the regional community for more than 60 years. – Contributed
Supplying ready mix concrete and garden supplies to the Wimmera-Mallee. Owners Garry and Meredith have continued to grow this family business which originated in 1973 and continues to this day.
Dianne started her business from scratch on April 12, 1993 and opened from noon to 6pm each day with only one part-time employee who came in after school.
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Now, with nine full-time and part-time staff, they specialise in accounting and taxation for small to medium-size businesses, primary producers and wage earners.
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June 9-12, 2017
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St Mary’s School Warracknabeal, 1901 – 2001, past and present students, teachers, parents and well-wishers gathered at the school to celebrate 100 years on August 12, 2001.
First established in 2008, Krahe brothers Brad and Dan opened their pest control business, located in their home town of Warracknabeal. Brad, 24, and Dan, 21, at the time of opening, believed there was a gap in the industry for a successful pest control business around the Wimmera-Mallee. Nine years on, their business is stronger than ever, with plans of expanding in the near future to have a third pest control unit on the road and another pest technician before the end of the year. In 2015, Krahes Pest Control added Phil Huebner to the team. Phil is a very hard working and reliable employee. He is a trustworthy local and he is a great asset to the business. Phil will be finished his study as a Pest Control Technician come the end of the year. “Growing up in a small town like Warracknabeal where word of mouth is everything we have found you must provide a top quality job at a great price and that’s what we will deliver with our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee policy,” Brad said. “We’re here for the long term and making sure our customers are satisfied with our service, it’s our number one priority.”
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They also specialize in termite inspections for your home. From the slightest evidence to large infestations, the team at Krahes Pest Control will make sure there is no stone left unturned when inspecting your home.
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PHIL: Employee AGE: 25 PEST EXP: 3rd year
STACE: Office Administration AGE: 32 – Married to Brad with two children, Harlow and Nash
Krahes Pest Control covers a wide range of pests ranging from Termites, Spiders, Rats/Mice, Black Ants, Cockroaches and much more.
“When it comes down to it, having the knowledge and experience on where to look and knowing the high risk areas that termites can access plays a big part in termite detection,” Brad said.
DAN: Business Owner AGE: 29 PEST EXP: 11 Years
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arracknabeal’s St Mary’s Church was consecrated on October 14, 1900, by the Bishop of Ballarat the Most Rev. Dr Moore. The Warracknabeal Herald reported on the event on October 16, 1900. According to an article in the edition, ‘the building of a day school at Warracknabeal in connection with the Catholic denomination promises soon to be an accomplished fact’. At St Mary’s on Sunday morning in referring to the matter, Bishop Moore said it was absolutely necessary for such an institution in so large and important town as Warracknabeal. A school could be built for about £200 and, with the view of showing his sympathy in the movement, he would donate £25 to the
project. The Rev. Father Foley also announced that his contribution would be £10. The congregation took the movement up warmly and, in all, about £170 was promised. The bishop announced the school would be in charge of an experienced teacher. He was highly delighted by the magnificent response made to the appeal and was sure that no difficulty would be experienced in maintaining the school. He also referred to the progress the church had made in Minyip, Beulah and other places. Once the idea was launched for a school to be established, tenders were invited by the parish priest in The Warracknabeal Herald of February 19, 1901: For construction of a school
building beside the church of Warracknabeal. Tenders expected no later than Friday the 1st of March 1901. The Herald announced on August 16, 1901, that Father Foley opened the new Catholic school, which was erected at a cost of more than £300 – now about $30,000 – on August 12, 1901. Father Foley placed a lady teacher, Miss O’Brien, in charge. She was chosen for the position from a large number of applicants on account of her exceptionally good qualifications and successful experience as a primary school teacher. More than 50 children were attending the school. When the convent was established in 1928-29, the Sisters of Mercy took charge of teaching. – Information from More than Bricks and Mortar.
December 1991 – Greg and Olga Spicer purchased Warrack Furnishings from Len Bilson, and they had two staff members, Claire Notting (sales) and Chris Crawford (floor coverings installer). Warrack Furnishings were solely retailers of furniture, bedding and floor coverings. The store was located on the corner of Scott St and Phillips St, where Wheatlands SecondHand Warehouse is now situated. June 1993 – Local legend Hugh Thomson retired from his curtain and blind business, which Warrack Furnishings then took over. March 1996 – Built new 600m2 store on the corner of Henty Highway and Gardiner Street. New staff: Paul Winsall (sales) and Doug Gill (floor coverings installer). June 2002 – Extended existing store with a 600m2 addition, making 1200m2 in total. Business was continually growing and the store now had one of the largest showrooms in the Wimmera. June 2007 – Joined Homemakers Furniture group.
St Mary’s School Warracknabeal students in 1901 with teacher Miss O’Brien.
February 2008 – Chris Spicer joined business. 2010 – Joined Sleepzone Bedding Group.
Odette Heinrich started Presh Beauty in April 2007, with manicures and pedicures only, and from then it has flourished into a full beauty salon, now including a hair salon with four staff employed. Presh Beauty has recently revamped its business and added a retro coffee and tea bar.
Presh Beauty is always keeping up in the beauty industry as it’s often changing and stocks only the highest quality products to not only service the locals but also clients from afar due to its reputable business. Hairdressing Manicures and pedicures Shellac gel polish Acrylic and gel nails Waxing, lash and brow tinting
Lash extensions Spa body treatments Relaxation massage Creme tanning Make-up and colour tuition charts
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2012 – Added ceramic floor and wall tiles to the floor coverings range. March 2015 – Joined Leading Appliances buying group. Managed by Chris. 2017 – Warrack Furnishings now offers almost everything for your home: Furniture, bedding, homewares, linen, blinds, curtains, outside blinds, floor coverings, ceramic tiles, airconditioners, cooking appliances, televisions and a huge range of white goods and electrical appliances. A genuine family business, owned by Greg and Olga, managed with the assistance of their son Chris. Along with loyal staff members Paul and Doug, who have both been with the business for 21 years, this is the most experienced furnishings sales team in the Wimmera.
Proud supporter of Warracknabeal and the community, and will continue to do so for many years to come.
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15 Camp St – It has 6 bedrooms, and a large office (which could easily make a 7th bedroom), a 1600m2 block with river views, 3 zone fully ducted a/c system, the beautifully crafted kitchen with all modern appliances and pantry, stylish bathroom and ensuite to the intimate master bedroom, hardwood timber boards through the entry and lounge areas, large family/rumpus room with ducted a/c, new paintwork, BIR’s in all bedrooms.
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258 Aubrey Rd – Set on approx. 4.6ha this property is a once in a life time opportunity to purchase a rural life style property just a few minutes from town. Featuring 4 bedrooms, timber kitchen with modern appliances, lounge with wood heater, new bathroom (under con) and evap cooling. Outside you will find an established garden, a man cave, dble garage, large storage shed, several garden sheds, water tanks and pumps.
26 Henty Hwy – Set on a large block this quality built rendered b/v family home features 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large kitchen/dining area with electric cooking, dishwasher, a huge lounge with a split system, ceiling fan and two internal toilets and an excellent sunroom. Outside there is a double garage, paved pergola, rainwater tank, assortment of fruit trees and a computerised watering system.
24 Watson St – This period style home is set on a 2000m2 block (approx) and features 3 br’s (1 br is accessed through another), functional bathroom, both electric and gas cooking, comfortable lounge with wood heater and ref. a/c and a sleepout. Outside there is a single carport, 20’ x 10’ workshop and 3,000 gal R/W tank. The block is divided into 2 with the back section accessed off a road running across the rear.
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Unit 1-3, 9 Camp St – When full each unit returns $180.00 p/w, $540.00 total per week. Units 1 and 3 have 2 bedrooms, unit 2 is a single bedroom unit. They share a communal laundry and the same hot water service. Each unit has its own split system and modernized bathroom. Outside the units are on a corner block with 5 undercover carport spaces.
32 Ellerman St – Are you looking for a residential block in Dimboola? STOP your search, here it is! This block has a frontage of approx 41.8m and a depth of 42.2m. It comes with the garden shed, water connected and power on the property. The block has 3 good fences and is close to 2 of Dimboola’s schools.
44 Church St – Set on a large block this brick veneer home features 3 bedrooms, open plan meals - kitchen area, separate lounge with a gas log heater, central bathroom and a rear patio area. Outside you will find a single garage, garden shed and another single garage in the backyard. There is access via the rear lane.
5 Vickery St – Only a few kilometres from the Little Desert National Park this home would make a great base for people keen to explore what the region has to offer. There are 2 double bedrooms with BIR’s (an easy renovation to create a 3rd bedroom), gas cooking and hot water, 2 bathrooms, large lounge, very good heating and cooling, 12,000 gal of rainwater storage. The first half of the house was built about 20 yrs ago with the 2nd half being built just over 10 yrs ago.The home is clad in hardiplank and has some small sundry shedding with power connected. The property backs onto the Western Highway.
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Lot 39, Gaulke’s Rd – Scarce as hens teeth. This rural zoned 26 acre block right on the fringe of town is for sale. With a frontage to Gaulke’s Road of approx. 303m and a depth of approx. 357m, this property will be fenced and have pipeline water connected by the owner before settlement. Power is on the east side of Gaulke’s Rd. Enjoy all the benefits of a rural lifestyle and have the convenience of being just minutes from town. This block will be sold without the crop. Settlement available as of February 2017.
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48 Walker St – Set on a corner block with a northerly aspect this 3 bedroom weatherboard and tiled home has been refurbished and is offered as a very comfortable family home. The lounge features a raised free standing wood heater and large panoramic window to the north. The pleasant large kitchen and casual dining area has vinyl floor coverings and a gas cook top stove and rangehood.
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26 McLean St – You will be surprised at what this weather board home has to offer. Set close to the Secondary College the home boasts 4 double bedrooms, ensuite to main, modern kitchen with gas hot plates and an electric wall oven, spacious lounge, functional bathroom and split system a/c. Outside you’ll find a single carport, storage shed, 2 rainwater tanks and the possibility of rear access.
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8 Hope Rd – This 3 bedroom home features lining boards and pressed tin interior walls and pressed tin ceilings in a large portion of the house plus polished boards through the entry, lounge and bedrooms which gives a very historic feel. Heating and cooling is well catered for with 3 split systems a/c’s throughout the home. The kitchen has gas cooking, dishwasher and a ceiling fan. Outside there is a brick pizza oven, laundry with additional shower, single car garage and an older style double garage/storage shed off the rear lane.
6 McLean St – Built in 2003 by a local builder this quality brick veneer home is looking for new owners.This home boasts a Tasmanian Oak kitchen and flooring, separate lounge, 3 double bedrooms main with W.I.R. and ensuite, ducted reverse cycle a/c, 3.5 kw solar power system, bathroom with spa bath and plenty storage throughout. Outside being on a double block allows great access to the 60ft x 30ft shed, rear lane, 11,000 gal of rainwater storage and a landscaped front yard.
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228 Scott St – Built in 1932 this Californian Bungalow features 3 bedrooms, spacious lounge with lead lite windows, large formal dining room with wood heater, timber kitchen with electric stove, walk in pantry and dish washer. The bathroom is in the centre of the house. Outside on the large corner block you will find a single garage, double garage and office and a circular drive.
UNDER CONTRACT 42 Anderson St – Set on just under a quarter acre, the home is in a great position, opposite the Sporting Complex and just a short walk to the towns main street. Inside there is a large lounge room, 2 bedrooms, kitchen and a large sleep-out. Outside there is a utility building with toilet and laundry and an old style double garage with earthen floor.
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57 Anderson St – This 4br sandstone block home features a grand foyer leading to the lounge which also has polished boards and a wood heater. Towards the back of the house you will find a massive family/meals area. This kitchen has a slate floor, gas stove, double sink and a walk through pantry. A split system services this area. The bathroom is divided into 2 rooms with a large vanity & linen press in one area & shower over spa bath & toilet in the 2nd. The laundry has a 2nd shower and 2nd toilet. Outside the wide verandahs are a feature of the home.
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