BgoMag Issue 23

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On a culinary quest to better understand the art of Italian cuisine, I ventured into La Piazza one evening, with my Chef dinner-partner in tow. Being of European decent myself, I started a great love affair with good food many years ago.

If there’s such a thing as gourmet home cooking, you’ll find it here.

Owner/Chef Carlo, has bought about introducing authentic Italian cuisine to Bendigo, with the kitchen turning out a pleasing mix of adventurous dishes and Italian comfort or ‘peasant’ food. The aim is simple, you don’t have to cook ridiculously fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

The staff at La Piazza welcome you warmly and have a wealth of knowledge regarding dishes and wines alike. With the beautiful surrounds of the exposed brick and romantic lighting I was instantly comfortable and eager to begin my meal.

We tried many dishes on recommendation from both Chef and waiting staff, ranging from beautifully simple Antipasti of Pane de casa (bread of the house) paired with delicately marinated olives and thin slices of perfect rabbit and pork terrine, to comforting mains of lamb gnocchi, and slow cooked duck shanks in a Sicilian sauce. The showstopper for both of us however, was the Saltimbocca Vealer cutlet. Tender slices of veal served with pan-fried pancetta and sautéed spinach paired with polenta roman gnocchi drizzled with a veal, rosemary & wine reduction.

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What is your favourite winter dessert?

I’m a big fan of soft-centred chocolate pudding with cream or ice cream. Waiting for them to cook is always hard, so it’s important to leave enough of the chocolate mix in the bowl to taste while you wait.

Which of these titles grab you?

A Winter’s Tale, Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, The History of the Snowman, A Field Guide to Snowflakes, Little Beth and the Snow Angel. Why? Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow because I enjoy a novel that has some historical context and this one’s set in a different culture and is full of mystery.

Describe the chair you’d read it in?

The comfy black leather tub chair I was given for Christmas a few years ago, reading in front of my fireplace with a cup of tea and a blanket.

Ben Greenwell, columnist What is your favourite winter dessert?

Apple crumble, the way grandma used to make it. Served with lots of cream and ice cream, it’s just one of those all-time favourites.

Which of these titles grab you?

A Winter’s Tale, Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, The History of the Snowman, A Field Guide to Snowflakes, Little Beth and the Snow Angel. Why? Little Beth and the Snow Angel, generally the only chance I get to read is when I am reading to my two-year-old daughter Aaliyah and I am sure she would love hearing about Little Beth and the Snow Angel. Her favourite books at the moment are either Grandpa’s Slippers and my personal favourite; Kisses for Daddy.

Describe the chair you’d read it in?

It would have to be on the couch with Aaliyah, just before her bed time.

Janelle Brown, columnist What is your favourite winter dessert?

You can’t go past a sticky date with toffee sauce as the ultimate comfort food in winter.

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wore stories

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young at art

78

grape memories

82

all souped up

If your clothes could talk what would they say?

The creative muse tugs at a new generation

From grandad’s grappa to award-winng reds

Wrap your mitts round a bowl of comfort food

206

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the smoking gunn

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a grave tale

114

not just about ewe

200

rodeo drive

How a long-standing Bendigo mystery was solved

The lively story of our historic cemeteries

Join a diverse flock at the Australia Sheep & Wool Show

How Julie Breed grew up to become a champion cowgirl

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He was 694 grams when he was born. The hat was the only thing he wore for weeks, Nicole Morley - page 47

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arts & entertainment

98

day tripping

08

all about us

94

new releases

149

a man’s word

10

publishing details

95

at the movies

150

mum says

16

editor’s letter

96

local authors

157

dad says

18

what’s the go

102

for art’s sake

164

feature brides

23

what’s on?

house & garden

168

local weddings

27

in the know

174

inside out

177

about architecture

fashion & beauty

181

on site

179

real estate advice

117

tried & tested

184

round the garden

183

your personal trainer

121

a new you

people

186

new business

123

get the look

34

success story

189

coghho’s couch

125

style inspiration

36

two’s company

190

mind & body

127

this season

38

why bendigo?

191

legal eagle

139

freestyle

42

the graduate

192

employment advice

147

men’s style

52

school story

193

financial advisor

153

mum & kids

71

my favourite things

194

chiropractic care

155

due date dressing

74

the ex-files

195

good health

158

kid’s fashion

114

be part of this

196

vet check

food & wine

171

24 hours with

198

sporting hero

77

from the foodie

life

200

extreme sport

80

nice drop

56

a worthy cause

202

travelogue

85

chef’s choice

68

bendigo memories

204

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bendigo landmark

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editor’s letter

One of the brilliant things about working for bendigo magazine is that you never know just where each page will take you.

Take this issue for example.

One minute finds us crouched under an umbrella beneath the canopy of a wonderful old tree in Castlemaine Gardens with an out-of-this-world, hand-painted rainbow fairy gently dissolving in front of our eyes with each drip of rain (page 102).

The next we are strolling about Bendigo Cemetery with Lauren Mitchell and her volunteer guide Bev Hanson discovering Priscilla’s headstone “pale and soft” and a captain moored forever far beyond the lapping waves of his beloved sea (page 104).

Flip back and peer into wardrobes of five very different households and hear the wore stories behind some of the clothes they treasure.Marvel at the contrast between the first “baby photo” of Mitchell Morley in his teeny weeny beanie and the lively boy he is today (page 45).

Discovering the muses driving the next generation of artists, musicians, photographers and writers with our stunning young at art feature (page 61). Now is definitely the time to invest in a photograph by Katherine Davis, a painting by Benita Williams or one of Josh Aucutt’s brilliant hand-cut stencil works.

“Train with Olympic and Commonwealth Games boxer Lynden Hosking”

• Boxing Sessions

Of course it wouldn’t be winter without a mug of steaming, hearty soup (page 82) and a good mystery yarn by the fire. Our story of choice this issue is a rollicking read complete with a smoking gunn (that would be one of those double-barrelled guns) by John Holton (page 88). There’s another good read in Ken Turnbull’s piece on author Carmel Bird (page 96) and our own story of an ‘O’ by Colin King (page 92).

But, realising we sometimes can’t help but judge books by their covers we offer Terri Basten and Katarina Vishnich’s luminous collaborative fashion shoot (page 139).

And while the song that warns about letting your boys grow up to be cowboys, choosing a life in the saddle isn’t any impediment at all for girls as Raelee Tuckerman discovered when she met Julie Breed (page 200).

I hope you’ll agree this issue is another fine example of just how much our city and its people have to offer. This is also my final issue as editor. It has been an awesome job, but all-consuming. The writer in me is itching to get back out there among all those wonderful stories myself. See you on the other side of the desk.

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letters to the editor Dear Bendigo Magazine, I thought I would write to let you know that copies (plural) have been sea-mailed (owing to great weight) to a friend in England who spent some time in Bendigo and just loved the magazine.

You couldn’t hope to find a brighter and breezier magazine that keeps readers on their toes with delightful layout, photography, varied stories and much, much more.

My humblest congratulations to your team of story collectors and the constant variety that highlights our city and its environs. I look forward to future issues with anticipation,

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Dear Editor, I really feel that your profile of Coral Maxwell’s 24 hours is a fabulous advertisement for all that is good about living and working in Bendigo.

She is able to easily slot in a breakfast outing before heading to work, meet family for lunch in the CBD by walking there (!) and return home at a reasonable hour with plenty of time to indulge her passions, often enjoying a meal out in any one of Bendigo’s fine restaurants. Bendigo allows us to live and breathe at the same time.

Yours, SC

Dear bendigo magazine, As executive officer of the Central Victorian Medical Recruitment Taskforce (CVMRT), I would like to thank you and all your staff for producing such a high quality product. CVMRT provides a single point of contact for medical specialists and their families who may be looking to relocate to the region, so when we have them visit one of the first things we place in their hands is a copy of the bendigo magazine.

One of the challenges that faces a medical specialist when considering relocation is getting a “feel” for the community, and your magazine certainly shows we have the level of sophistication to rival our city counterparts. Along with our great café’s, wine bars, historic architecture, affordable real estate and surging population we are looking pretty good.

With the new Bendigo Hospital project, St John of God Private, and a state-of-the art Day Surgery we can all play our part to attract the required professional, across all sectors of the workforce, simply by spreading the word about this magnificent city.

If any of your many readers need material to promote the region please feel free to point them towards our website at www.cvmrt. com.au and they will find a very useful resource.

Keep up the good work.

Regards, Peter Hyett

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bendigo magazine started with one, simple intention: to create a positive forum for the city. Somewhere that would enable people to celebrate their wonderful home, and to share the stories of locals who are doing interesting and great things.

Almost six years later, we have come such a long way.

This issue will be my final issue as publisher of bendigo magazine, and it is bittersweet. I am excited to see the magazine grow even more than it has so far. I am also excited to be growing my own, new projects.

However, I will (so very much) miss the amazing people who I have worked with and met along the way.

Handing over the reigns to Bendigo Publishing won’t mean much to you, as a reader, as the terrific team who are behind this magazine will still all be doing the clever things they do. But for me, I feel I owe them all the greatest thank you. When you have big ideas, you need people to believe in you in order to make them happen. The wonderful team of staff who create bendigo magazine each season are the nicest, most talented bunch you would ever chance to meet. And I am going to miss them all terribly.

Our advertisers - our supporters (many of whom have been there right from the beginning) have helped to make bendigo magazine what it is today.

So, this note is just a little thank you...if you can turn to page 10 and take a little look at all of those names...and then, if you should happen to see them on the street, tell them how fantastic they are at their job!

And to all of our advertisers, perhaps pop into a store, buy something you don’t need and tell them it is because they support such a fantastic publication that you are supporting them!

And to bendigo magazine - I look forward to picking up the next issue from the shelf, having not read a word or seen an image. I know that I will enjoy it just as much, or perhaps more, than ever before.

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june 24 – 25 The Sum of Us Starring one of Australia’s top actors, Steve Bisley, this is a bitter sweet comedy that revolves around the devoted and loving relationship between widower, Harry, and his gay son, Jeff and their individual searches for a partner.

For bookings go to www.thecapital.com.au or phone The Capital box office on (03) 5434 6100.

july 2 – 3 10th National Exhibition Bendigo Society of Model Engineers Now this is really doing the locomotion with displays of steam engines and miniature locos. This is an event certain to appeal to the boy within with models of every imaginable type from farm machinery, planes, trains and automobiles to meccano sets Venue: Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre, Browning Street

july 15 – july 18 Australian Sheep & Wool Show The biggest show of its kind in the world where Bendigo becomes the epicenter for the sheep & wool industries. Women of Wool includes fashion parades, wearable art and beautiful hand-crafted woollen products. Festival of Lamb introduces fine food presentation.Featuring the best of the best sheep breeders, shearers and wool handlers in the country.

Venue: Bendigo Showground open 9am - 5pm daily. Adults $20, pensioners $15, children under 14 free. www.sheepshow.com or www.womenofwool.com.au

july 16 Untrained Four men take to the stage, Two are highly skilled, experienced dancers. The other two are completely untrained - recruited from an ad in the paper. The complex refined movements one can do with ease, another can only approximate. Not your average contemporary dance experience, Untrained offers a rare and funny insider’s view into dance as an art form - and at the same time - reveals a touching and intimate portrait of each man’s character.

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august 1 - nov The White Wedding Dress Drawing on the V&A’s outstanding collection of wedding gowns from the early 1800s to the present day, this exhibition explores the history of the wedding dress using individual garments and their histories to illuminate the ways in which society has responded to economic, cultural and technological change. To celebrate this exhibition well known local artist Susan O’Shea has created a baker’s dozen of ceramic wedding dresses which will be on display in shops around town from August 1.

To book tickets for ticket-timed entry visit www.thecapital.com.au or phone The Capital box office on (03) 5434 6100.

august 13 Cosmo Cosmolino The sparkling and enthralling violin playing of Suzanne Simpson and Andrea Keeble leads the ensemble Cosmo Cosmolino.

With Helen Mountfort (cellist), Judy Gunson (piano accordion & vocals, and Dan Witton (double bass & vocals), Cosmo Cosmolino draws broadly from the traditions of European gypsy and tango orchestras to play mostly original instrumental music and songs.

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and now, the news The latest bulletin from our dynamic business scene includes a well-deserved award, a big graduation ceremony, flirty frocks and some finely turned table legs. pura veeda hair & body Australian Haircare Company De Lorenzo has launched a brand new, unisex styling range called Elements. The Elements series is made up of 12 new, natural based styling tools that use “intelligent” new generation polymers, which offer increased humidity resistance and offer superior hold and shine with incredible flexibility. "Elemental shape memory" allows the hair to be restyled many times without leaving any product build up, no stiffness or crunch, and no sticky residue on the hands.

These products can be found at Pura Veeda Hair & Body, a 2010 ASPYA Salon of the year finalist and, according to their many friends, “:the friendliest salon in town".

fitzpatrick's If you’re looking for a superior retail experience, look no further than Fitzpatrick's, located in Eaglehawk, Victoria – winners of the recent Danks VIC Store of the Year and overall National Store of the Year Awards.

The Retailer of the Year Awards celebrate and acknowledge stores that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and success throughout the year, with a range of judging criteria from business growth to overall presentation of their businesses.

The girls are very excited to be heading off to New Zealand for the 2011 De Lorenzo ASPYA conference and will return with the most up to date training and knowledge of all the up coming trends for the season.

Come in for a personalised one on one service with our award-winning stylists available for appointments Tuesday through to Saturday with late nights available Tuesday & Thursday.

Pura Veeda Hair & Body, 47 Bull Street (03) 5443 6651.

Fitzpatrick's store owner, Richard, Kym, Kim and Shane Fitzpatrick accepted the awards in front of a national audience of more than 1200 retailers and suppliers. “We are honoured to win these prestigious awards. It is a credit to all the team’s hard work and dedication over the past year, and recognition of the improvements we’ve been making,” Richard said.

“At Fitzpatrick's we pride ourselves on providing the best in product choice, value and customer service – and to be selected as the state retailer of the year from Australia’s industry leading group is a wonderful endorsement.”

According to Danks national retail operations manager, Peter Richards, the store’s innovation to set itself apart in the market place made it a stand out in the award categories. We are thrilled to recognise those retailers, like Fitzpatrick's, who work exceptionally hard to set their business apart from its competitors while always staying focused on the needs of their customers,” Peter said.

Fitzpatrick's Home Timber & Hardware 320 Eaglehawk Rd, California Gully (03) 5430 1000 is open weekdays 8am-5:30pm; Sat 8am-4pm; Sun 10am-4pm.

continuing Education Bendigo Over 350 invited guests, students, staff and board members gathered at the Capital Theatre for CEB’s annual presentation ceremony to issue certificates and statements to students who successfully completed vocational and education training courses in 2010.

The CEB Outstanding Learner Awards were also presented for demonstrated commitment to studies in Vocational Education and Foundation Studies courses. These awards were generously supported by a number of local businesses. Service Awards were also presented to acknowledge the contribution of CEB staff and volunteers.

CEB is open 8:45am - 4:45pm Monday to Friday, ‘Lancewood’ 22 McLaren Street Bendigo phone 5430 2100, email admin@ cebendigo.com.au or visit www.cebendigo.com.au

mona lisa An exciting new winter season at Bendigo’s favourite womenswear store mona lisa, brings with it the news that the business is under new ownership. Annalese Palmer and Marnie Wolfe welcome new and existing clients to mona lisa and encourage them to experience the very best in customer service and satisfaction. Innovative, fresh and enthusiastic, Anna and Marnie are delighted with the already warm welcome they have received from their customers and business associates. They look forward to complimenting and enhancing the established reputation that mona lisa has for exclusive, yet affordable, high level fashion.

Bendigo’s Bath Lane has always been renowned for its shopping (and its dining!), the girls invite you to call into the store after coffee or lunch with friends and preview their new labels. An updated online shopping service, revamped VIP program and special attention to every detail, awaits the mona lisa customer. mona lisa, 17 Bath Lane (03) 5443 9099 is conveniently open until 6pm weekdays, Saturday 9am to 4pm and Sundays from 11am till 3pm for those that need that extra day of retail therapy!

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business network international “How would you like to have an extra $20,000 sitting in your bank account? That’s what more than 5500 business owners around Australia have due to their involvement with BNI. BNI, or Business Network International, is a business referral organisation whose primary purpose is to assist its members to find and exchange qualified business referrals for each other. Members of BNI receive on average $20,000 in their first year’s membership. If you are looking for a structured way to grow your business, join us for our next complimentary information session on July 23rd.

Call Kim at BNI Capital Bendigo on 0414 877 350.

traditionally unique furniture

bendigo marketplace Hooray, the super-feminine looks of summer live on in winter 2011!

It certainly is a lovely time to be a woman. You can enjoy the prettiest fashions seen in decades. This year you have all the creative licence you dreamed of as a child-princess – who doesn’t have a few photos in the family album as a five year old dressed head to toe in an amazing display of pearls, beads, diamantes and mums over-sized stilettos?

Go crazy mixing and matching lace, satin, frills, puffs and ruffles all in soft earthy tones of pink, cream and latte. Piece these softer styles with more sophisticated outfits to bring a bit of femininity to even the most boyish and corporate looks.

Bendigo Marketplace stores such as Dotti, Portmans, Jacqui E, Valleygirl, Diva, Equip and Novo have harnessed the inner-princess in their fashions this year.

Scan more than 40 fashion stores at Bendigo Marketplace 116-120 Mitchell Street phone (03) 5441 6906 or visit bendigoshopping.com.au

Traditionally Unique Furniture offers a custom-made service of highest craftsmanship. Whether it is an individual piece of furniture or a complete kitchen fit out we guarantee the job will be finished to perfection.

Artisan tradesman Anthony Cassar has always strived for perfection and specialises in hand-crafted furniture made with traditional style joints. "I push my boundaries to create pieces tailored to your individual design with unique style to enhance your home or business," he says.

"I make timeless pieces the old-fashioned way crafting beautiful items that will become valued heirloom pieces to be handed down through generations."

There is no project too big or too small for Anthony. "I can make pretty much anything from jewellery boxes to formal dining tables, outdoor settings and decks to complete bathroom and kitchen fit outs which include timber and laminate.

"I deal directly with you and that will always ensure you get exactly what you need. My pledge is quality and craftsmanship second-tonone."

Contact Anthony Casar from Traditionally Unique Furniture for a free measure and quote on 0418 597 392 or visit the website at www.traditionallyuniquefurniture.com

tony's on high Fun, family-friendly dining, at affordable prices. Tony’s on High is more than just dining, it’s an experience. Unwind and relax in our comfortable dining room, with floor to ceiling windows that offer breath-taking views of the cathedral. Indulge in our wide range of authentic, mouth-watering menu options, prepared freshly by our qualified chefs.

Now you can get the delicious pizzas and pastas that you know and love, delivered straight to your door! Locally owned and operated for the past three years, Tony’s on High is now doing home deliveries Monday to Saturday from 6pm until late. Made with only the freshest ingredients, you’ll love the enticing selection Tony’s has to offer.

Take advantage of our two large traditional pizzas for $25 takeaway special, available daily.

Need catering for a function or special event? With a number of delicious menu options to suit all budgets, Tony’s has you covered!

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WINTER FABULOUS

Skin Ski + Surf Broken Arrow Hoodie $119.99; Elwood Tee $49.95; Houstin Slim Fit Jeans $109.95; Kramer Shoe $89.95

Man to Man Tailored Self Stripe Suit $449.00; Slim Fit Shirt $99.00; Silk Tie $39.95; Toepanel Dress Shoe $99.00

Jeanswest Maverick Pleather Jacket $129.00; V-neck Knit $39.99; Slim Bootcut Jean $99.99; Scarf $29.95 Spendless Olympus Dessert Boot $49.95

Roger David Black Peacoat $249.99; Long Sleeve Shirt $89.99; Slimfit Trousers $149.99; Luxe Dress Shoe $149.99; Black Tie $59.99

As the chilly season blows in, remember Bendigo Marketplace has everything Winter Fabulous; from statement scarves to fashion accessories and every style of “must-have” jacket for all shapes and sizes. Check out more hot looks and special deals at www.bendigoshopping.com.au or visit our brand new Facebook page.

Just Jeans Coated Jacket with Hood $139.95; Long Sleeve Checked Shirt $59.95; Guitar T-Shirt $29.95; Scarf $19.95 Spendless Trouper Boot $59.95

LOWES Long Line Padded Jacket $89.95; Bisley Checked Shirt $29.95; Cord Jeans $24.95; Roger David High Top Canvas Shoe $59.99

Roger David Stray Jacket $199.99; Stray Slimfit Knitwear $79.99; Stray Slimfit Jeans $99.99; High Top Canvas Shoe $59.99; Accessories by Roger David

Man to Man Leather Look Hooded Jacket $199.00; Button Knit Hoodie $79.95; Tapered Fit Jeans $79.95; Spendless Olympus Dessert Boot $49.95

WINTER FABULOUS

Just Jeans SS Fit Jeans $79.95; Beaded Top $49.95; Leather Jacket $199.99; Spendless Bristil Shoe; Sintra Amorni Brosnan Handbag $149.95; Accessories by Diva

Dotti Mary Jane Lace Trim Dress $79.95; Fur Trim Peacoat $119.95; Grunge Scarf $25.95; Kiera Faux Suede Boot $79.95; Accessories by Diva & Equip

Cocolatte Stripe Tee $19.99; Leggings $9.99; Jaqueine Jacket $49.99; Sintra Vera May Retro Handbag $189.00; Williams April Court Shoe $99.99; Accessories by Equip

Dotti Kennedy Cropped Cape $89.95; Lace Knots Top $49.95; Pu Side Panel Legging $19.95; Black Bronx Boot $69.95; Sintra Playboy Narnia Handbag $129.95; Accessories by Equip & Diva

As the chilly season blows in, remember Bendigo Marketplace has everything Winter Fabulous; from statement scarves to fashion accessories and every style of “must-have� jacket for all shapes and sizes. Check out more hot looks and special deals at www.bendigoshopping.com.au or visit our brand new Facebook page.

Melrose Ave Fur Vest $49.95; Black Party Dress $45.00; Cocolatte Knit Gloves; Spendless Platten Ankle Boot $59.95

Valleygirl Knit Dress $24.95; Bird Feather Vest $24.95; Novo Fusion Boot $99.95; Accessories by Diva

Portmans Mohair Cowl Neck Sweater $79.95; Plaited Knit Scarf $24.95; Lace Trim Knee High Sock $12.95; Equestrian Coat $199.95; Novo Telopea Heels $69.95; Accessories

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Melrose Ave Dress $39.95; Leather Look Jacket $79.95; Novo Fusion Boot $99.95; Accessories by Equip

success story

slings and arrows Early last year our eldest son Nathan fell and broke his forearm. He was in a full cast for eight weeks. As soon as he came home from hospital, it became clear that the sling he had been given was going to cause him discomfort. Our son suffers from migraines and the pressure on his neck, aside from being uncomfortable, was beginning to trigger his headaches. We rang all the aid supply places we could think of, but all they could offer us was a more expensive version of what we already had.

positive ergonomic aspects of the sling, particularly liking the fact that the weight of the arm is spread over the shoulders rather than being confined to a specific area around the neck muscles. They also liked the fact that the shoulder was immobilised which meant that, in the case of shoulder injuries, there was a better chance of healing. I have also had interest from people in the aged care sector who feel that it would be suitable for people who have suffered strokes and who have to wear a sling permanently.

By the end of the week, we were getting desperate. He was due to return to school but the discomfort from the sling was, by now, outweighing any hurt he was experiencing from his broken arm. In sheer desperation, I decided to design my own sling for him. The first sling I made was a primitive version of the one I have since patented; made out of some foam I had lying around and scraps of material from my sewing box. It wasn't pretty, but it worked. Our son was no longer in any pain and was able to return to school in comfort. Not once, after he began wearing the new sling, did he complain of any pain.

I entered the sling in last year's inaugural Bendigo Inventor Awards where I met John Wood from Calico Country. Calico Country (a Radius Disability Services enterprise) has now made a prototype and is ready to manufacture the sling for me when I am no longer able to personally meet demand. My slings are now being sold in the Bendigo Hospital gift shop with a percentage going to the children’s ward.

The secret of the sling’s success is the fact that the straps are padded and they cross over the shoulders eliminating the neck pressure of all traditionally designed slings. Physiotherapists have commented on the 34

The sling, which is registered with the Therapeutic Goods Association, is designed so that it can be worn on either arm and comes in four sizes suiting pre-schoolers up to adults. The slings are made from cotton material, can be washed and come in a variety of colours and fun prints.

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When her son was disarmed by a sea of troubles Christine Carty turned misfortune into a lucky break.

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ambah & amanda The intimate relationship between the body painter and body painted involves a lot of trust and can sometimes be a little bit ticklish.

Amanda: Watching the art come alive; that is what I love the most.

The knowledge that the art is being created on a living canvas and that the image painted breathes with the model. That is why I became a body art model.

Ambah is an incredible artist. While watching the initial steps I sometimes think 'it won’t be finished in time’ or ‘there is no way she can pull the design off’ and yet I am always astounded by her talent.

A lot of people are amazed that it takes six hours to paint the full body and usually comment on the patience I must have; yet I find time goes very quickly. You are constantly entertained by watching the image transform so you do not really have time to just stand there and count the minutes pass.

Ambah is the only artist I have had paint me. I trust her implicitly so much so that even the idea of someone else painting me seems like a strange concept. She asks my advice and treats me as part of her artwork. She has such a collaborative approach that I feel like I am the artwork itself not just a model presenting the work.

The first 15 minutes are always my hardest as I stand there quite obviously almost naked. However, as the paint starts to layer my skin I feel the sense that the paint is my clothing and it is not until I take the nipple covers off and see white skin underneath that I am reminded again that I am actually naked.

I am always proud of the finished work and feel such a sense of achievement walking around in whatever image I have become.

Watching the paint mix with the water as the image washes off is always sad; leaving only the photographs and mental memories of the creative artwork that once lived.

Ambah: I met Amanda last year when I was looking for a model for the Australian Body Art Awards (ABAA). We got together for a body paint jam soon after; the jams are a regular Melbourne event where body painters, photographers and models collaborate to create fresh folio images.

Painting Amanda is a pleasure, she is a willing muse and easy to spend a day in close proximity to. We chat and Amanda watches what is being created around us. Jams and competitions differ from usual body painting jobs in that there are lots of artists painting at the same time. It makes for an exciting atmosphere as you can see lots of artwork being created in the same room.

Amanda’s enthusiasm is contagious and she happily submits herself to the experience of being body-painted. This really helps me focus on what I am doing and paint the design I have planned. A competition is six hours, plus some preparation prior to and afterwards for hours of photos, judging and a stage performance so it is actually quite an intense day for the model.

Amanda takes it all on so gracefully. I feel a lovely connection with Amanda, body-painting someone is quite an intimate experience.

Personalities can clash and the model and artist don’t always gel so to find someone who is so easy to paint and spend time with is wonderful.

Part of my preparation for an elaborate design is looking at pictures of my model and considering what will suit. Amanda has a background in drama; a valuable skill making her a natural in front of the camera and on stage for the two-minute competition performance. She has the skills to inhabit the character painted on her.

It was wonderful recently to win the ABAA special effects body painting category with Amanda. We make a great team.

See more of Ambah's work in for art's sake on page 102 ■

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irish eyes beguiling Less than a year after Scott Hosking spied Rosie Farrell across a crowded a bar, he was seeing leprechaun's at Dublin Airport ... to be sure, to be sure.

Where do you come from?

I come from a small parish called Dunboyne in County Meath. It was once a very small farming community, but because it is only 25km from Dublin it has become a highly sort after location and a very expensive place to live. There are now over 7000 residents including Sean Baylan, who was Ireland manager when we played against Australia in the Aussie Rules two years ago.

How did you come to leave Ireland?

I had been in Australia twice before and visited friends working over here who were having an amazing time. When the recession hit I spoke to my co-worker Colline Towey about going to Australia to work. Two weeks later we had booked the tickets and a month later we were setting off for the airport. That was nearly two years ago.

What was the hardest thing about leaving?

Leaving my family. I am the eldest of eight (seven girls and one boy), five are still under the age of 13.

What are the pluses of living here?

I am loving Australia. I've made made amazing friends, have bagged myself an amazing Aussie fella and now we have a baby on the way.

I never expected to be so happy.

How did you come to settle in Bendigo?

I came to Bendigo in Feb 2010 just to experience life in smaller regional city. I started working in Pugg Mahones and had been there for about two months when one day this smiley fella came in a bit worse for wear. He told me his name was Scott and asked me out, but I told him no because I was kissing an Irish boy at the time. He was very persistent and told me he just wanted to be hospitable and show me around Bendigo. On our first real date he took me to Melville Caves where he told me bushrangers used to hide out. Scott's loves his history and I am always getting history lessons. If our baby is a boy he says he wants to call him Ned Kelly Hosking and I think he's only half joking. Mind you my dad's as bad. I took Scott back to Ireland to meet the family at Christmas time. Before we went he kept saying he wanted to meet a leprechaun. When we got into the arrivals hall at Dublin airport we could hear all this laughing and when the crowd parted we could see why. My dad, Paddy, had dressed up as a leprechaun to meet us. It was a good ice breaker. The pair were the best of buddies for the rest of the time and went off to see Ireland play France in the rugby and didn't seem to notice it was minus 15.

How does Bendigo compare to other places you have lived?

Bendigo, though much larger than where I come from, is very community-oriented. People here look out for one another and get involved. There is always something organised for every occasion.

Do you see this as being a permanent home?

Photographer: David Dield

For certain. This is where I plan to raise my family. There is so much to offer a young family and I am really excited to have such facilities at my doorstep.

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What would be your number one piece of advice to any one considering making the move to Bendigo?

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a guiding light The City of Greater Bendigo and Bendigo Tourism Board recently celebrated the launch of two exciting publications to showcase the region.

The 2011 Official Bendigo and Heathcote region Visitor's Guide and the 2011 Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide have been produced to the highest quality to showcase our beautiful city to visitors. The new guide's were launched at Wind Mint with the evening providing a wonderful opportunity for tourism partners to network and discover upcoming opportunities for the year ahead.

For more information visit www.bendigotourism.com.au ■

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the graduate

jacki dimond As a member of the Dead Politicians Society this arts graduate didn’t go to university anticipating she’d wind up as electoral officer to a live one.

When you enrolled in Arts did you have a set career goal?

differences, I think it can be a better thing to disagree on things.

I knew I wanted to work – that was about all. I had transferred from the Bachelor of Education course (having decided that teaching wasn’t going to work for me) to have some time to think about what I wanted. I just wanted to stay at university, so I could think and then possibly transfer to another degree.

Do you see this as a stepping stone to a career in this field?

I had a gap year – so I could take a year off and get myself financially comfortable. My parents weren’t going to be able to fund my degree, so for the most of the year, I worked full-time at a law firm and at Safeway on the weekends.

Did you ever envisage a job in the political field?

Not once! I liked the idea of working in journalism, research or for a community organisation, but it never occurred to me that I could join the world of politics. Coming from a small town, it struck me that politics started and ended at Spring Street.

Did you have any interest in politics before coming to the job?

I worked at Jacinta Allan’s office for almost two of my three year degree which is what made me decide that politics was where I wanted to be. I was also a member of the Dead Politicians Society on campus, which was great – I was introduced to people who had similar interests to me and was able to develop it as an interest.

Is it necessary to share a politician’s ideology to work with one?

Yes and no. I think you have to be on a similar footing, but there can be many, many points of difference – as long as you can accept those 42

What is your best memory about being a student at La Trobe?

I loved chats outside lectures and tutorials in the Student Union.

Coffee in hand, and listening ears on, I learnt a great deal. I also liked the size of the Bendigo campus – big enough to attract quality staff, but not big enough that they aren’t accessible. I liked being able to go to a lecturer and work out exactly what it was that they wanted from an assignment.

If you could do your time over what piece of advice would you give to your student self?

Enjoy it while it lasts is the biggest one. I was always anxious to get out and enter the working world, and while I love it; being a student did have a lot of positives. Another is to get involved – in everything!

For the first half of my degree, I didn’t go to any of the on-campus events, and when I later started going to them, realised what I had been missing. And, as part of that – join a club that interests you - it’s a great way to meet other people. ■

Photographer: Anthony Webster

Did you go straight from high school to uni or take a break?

To serve as a politician? Absolutely not! But in career terms, I am gaining a lot of really valuable skills which will be transferable to all sorts of other areas of work. When people ask me what I do, it can be very hard to describe – just because there are so many different things to being an electorate officer. Every day presents new challenges and excitements, which is why it could be seen as a stepping stone, but at this stage, I’ll be staying put.

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My Paris coat – Mary Pomfret "Try this one," the salesgirl said. "I think you will like it. It is the last one I have in stock."

I did like it. It had no buttons, only a single silver clasp which you could pin any way you liked. You didn’t even have to use the clasp. You could wear it swinging free or you could even use a coloured belt at the waist.

"You know," said the salesgirl as if she were a trusted friend, "if you like this, you should buy it. It is 100 per cent wool, boiled wool in fact, and look here at the label – Brigitte La La Paris – not imported. Made here, in Paris."

The dark charcoal cloth made me feel moody, mysterious, just like the Paris evening, but it was the collar that sold me.

"You can pin it so, or wear it so," said my friend the salesgirl demonstrating the wonderful collar. It had a hint of Madame Bovary as I imagined she would have been as she spirited off in her carriage. I admired myself in front of the mirror, turning this way and that. The soft lighting made my eyes look dark, sultry even. "The colour is so good against your skin," girlfriend said.

I thought of my high school French teacher – we had to call her Madame – she had a coat just like this one. It would swing with her as she walked between the rows of desks as she conjugated French verbs and tried to inspire a class of giggling thirteen year-olds with the beauty of the French language and French culture. "Girls, repeat after me. J’aime, tu aimes, elle aime, vous aimez…" But I was far more inspired by her stylish black bob, her red lips and her wonderful coat.

I loved Madame. Even when her false teeth clicked, I still loved her. Best of all, she smelled of cigarettes. So sophisticated compared to the nuns, who smelled only of chalk and soap. I wanted to be just like her. And now standing in front of the mirror in a Paris boutique on Rue de Bac I had finally become Madame. I paid 200 euros for the coat. There was no doubt in my mind that I would wear this coat for the rest of my life. This was my Paris coat.

That was, until, a friend came to visit a few days after I had arrived home. When we had finished our coffee, she said, "Now, show me what you bought." I brought out my piece de résistance. I noticed I had somehow managed to get my little dog’s hair all over the back of it, and as I brushed it off I was surprised by the rough texture of the cloth. In the bright spring sunlight on that Bendigo morning the coat suddenly looked very different than it had on that misty Paris evening.

I put it on for my friend and tried to give it that swing like Madame’s coat. It didn’t seem to want to swing. Why hadn’t I noticed before that the sleeves were way too long? "It is a free size – one size fits all," I remembered the sales girl had pointed out. But why hadn’t I noticed that my hands didn’t quite reach the pockets? Women in Paris must have very long arms.

I pinned the collar just as the sales girl had showed me. I looked in the mirror and then at my friend. There was no mistake. My Paris coat looked exactly like an old grey army blanket that had been boiled too many times and which was pinned at the neck with a very large nappy pin. No, back here in Bendigo I was not Madame and was never going to be Madame.

My friend said kindly, "it might look different when the weather gets cooler."

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Hats off – Teleah Thorne My favourite hat is the bright blue mad hatter style with the swirls. This was the first hat that I made during an eight week class in Melbourne, and I wanted to make a hat that was quite different and would be a standout at the Bendigo Cup. It is made entirely by hand with no machine stitching or glue, using traditional millinery techniques. Although traditional techniques were followed, traditional rules were not. The height of the hat far exceeds the acceptable 12cm limit however; the final impact is exactly what I was aiming for. The fabric of the main body is made using two layers of sinamay and it is hand blocked by wetting and stretching over shaped wooden blocks to form the brim and the crown. The stretched fabric is painted with a water/ glue mix and left to dry forming a crisp shell. Once removed from the blocks, the pieces are neatened and trimmed to the desired height before being stitched together to form the hat. Wire is then moulded to suit the brim edge and again hand stitched before being completed with an over edge bias of silk dupion.

The same silk is used to compliment the base of the crown. I chose to create silk swirls and flowers to embellish rather than feathers to fit with the overall appearance of the mad hatter style. The swirls are made using millinery wire, twisted into the desired shape and covered with a silk dupion roulade. The silk flower is made by hand using millinery stiffener to turn the fabric to a paper like texture which can be moulded using heat.

The petals are wired individually and then together to form the flower, completing the hat. Of all of my hats and fascinators, I like this one the most because it is so different and so bold.

I wanted a hat that would be a standout at the Bendigo Cup.

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Teeny weeny baby beanie – Nicole Morley "People knit these little hats for the hospital. It was the smallest one I could find. A tennis ball would barely fit inside that hat. The hat was the only thing Mitchell wore for weeks. He was wrapped in bubble wrap to keep him warm. Babies that premature can't even be in a humidicrib because the medical staff need to handle them too much.

He was 694 grams when he was born at 24 weeks. It was pretty scary. He was very, very sick. We both were pretty sick. I didn't see him till he was about 36 hours old because I was so sick as well. The neonatologists, the doctors in the care unit, sat by him for hours, virtually willing him on.

All my boys were early, I actually lost two in between Harrison and Mitchell. Because of what we had been through Mitchell was born in Melbourne.

He is four now and it is hard to imagine him as he was then; not much heavier than a magarine tub. When he did end up going into clothes, they swam on him and a 000000 singlet ended up being a dress.

Mitchell still has a lump on his ribs where they popped a rib trying to resuscitate him. He ended up with burns on his skin from the antiseptic washes because he was so fragile. He doesn't like to look at the photos taken when he was in hospital with all the gear on because it makes him scared.

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Leather & fur – Brad Ford Leather never goes out of fashion, or so they say. I have in my leather collection a very special coat that means a lot to me. The story of how it came into my family has changed a bit over the years, but it’s my dad’s version where the “grey” area comes into it. My late grandfather, Gordon Ford (my dad’s dad) was the manager of the first State Bank of Victoria. As a lender of money, he was a popular man. I am sure that my Pop would have helped finance a lot of houses around the Bendigo & Kangaroo Flat area, back when the pound was the currency of the day.

My full length vintage leather coat has been loved and cherished by me since I convinced my dad that he no longer needed it (or fitted it). I have always believed that my grandfather had been given the coat as a form of payment from a loan defaulter; this is where the story varies from my dad’s account. it was his belief that the coat was given to my Pop by his brother-in-law Jock, a survivor of the Changi prison camp. So you get a picture of the age of the coat.

In the winter when Wendy are I are heading off on a Melbourne day trip or just when we jump in the car to come into town for the papers and a bottle of red, my old vintage loan defaulter’s coat is not far away. It’s warm, windproof and keeps the rain out, and at around 70 years old still has classic style.

– Wendy Ford Like Brad’s leather coat, three of my favourite pieces have been passed down to me by family. Brad’s grandfather had a twin sister, Ilma who passed away peacefully at the grand age of 97.

It was up to my father-in-law to sort out Ilma’s affairs, and while doing so came across, amongst other things, three beautiful fur jackets. These fine old jackets were an exquisite example of the fashion of the day and were stored in Ilmas wardrobe in the original calico bags they would have been purchased in around the 1950’s. Two made from rabbit and the other made from fox, these jackets were bought to fit the delicate frame of Ilma. There were a few hands going up around the various family members who thought these jackets should fall towards them. However, there was only one family member they would fit – me.

I have always dreamed of having a fur jacket and now I have three. The ethics of buying fur have always been in the back of my mind which is probably the reason I have never bought fur.

This inheritance is however, in my eyes recycling at its best. And as the jackets were made from two introduced species that had reached plague proportion, there are no issues wearing them as far as I am concerned.

Being fur, they are definitely a cool weather jacket and having had a short summer this year and with colder days ahead they should see a fair amount of wear. Having said that, I have been known to slip into the “old fox” when we have friends over for dinner. There is a certain feel of opulence and luxury when you feel the softness of the fur brush at the nape of your neck. You just don’t get that from most other fabrics.

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I’ve been known to slip into the old fox when we have friends over for dinner.

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Pretty as a picture – Maria Aiello The frock came from Frederick Peters in Campbell St, Swan Hill.

We had come over from Ballarat especially to have the photo taken by Mario Zaetta. Mario Zaetta's photographs were highly regarded and always beautifully hand-cloured. I am not sure whether Tania Zaetta would be a relative. He had about three or four girls himself. I can still see him he was a tall, lanky man. He looked a bit like Don Lane. It was the 26th of January, 1968. It was Friday. Cordelia wasn't one yet, she hadn't cut teeth and we were starting to get worried.

She started off dressed in frilly pants and a little dress. He got one photo in the outfit, but he wanted to take more and she kept on skiddling away. It was very hot and she was giving us the heebie jeebies. Every time he went under that black hood to take the picture she would be off. In the end I suggested I would sit with her and was kind of grasping her by the nappy.

What I liked about the dress was the unusual colour and pattern.

To this day I don't think I have seen anything like it. I have kept it all these years and wore the skirt as recently as a year ago. I wore it low on my hips because it is too short otherwise. It was a little bit longer when I first bought it but I took some off as the hemlines went up. â–

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real beauty spot A good hairdresser or beauty therapist is not to hard to find. Just check out the girls in training at the Australian College of Hair Design and Beauty.

- Words: Sarah Harris Photographs: David Field They say beauty is more than skin deep, but the whiteboard covered with its descriptions of potentiometers and rectifiers looks like hell.

A small group of girls with manicured nails and flawless make-up are studiously taking notes. Beauty school dropouts they are not so, Frankie Avalon, Frenchy, be gone.

"This unit is about electricity and conductivity," teacher Rachel Davidson explains. "Students need to understand how the body conducts electricity and how all the various machines work if they are to get a diploma of beauty therapy. This and chemistry are the hardest subjects. Some of the girls do find it a challenge."

This year around 80 students will graduate from the Australian College of Hair Design and Beauty's Bendigo academy armed with the various certificates and diplomas necessary to work in the increasingly competitive salon and spa industry. As campus co-ordinator Megan Wakefield explains, the student population ranges from the 15-yearolds enrolled through school vocational learning programs to 50year-olds retraining, with a smattering of international students in between.

The college's reputation persuaded Abbey Keam to travel from Swan Hill each week for the certificate III beauty course, though there were other options closer to home. Bendigo magazine finds her honing her manicuring skills under the watchful eye of teacher Stef Passalick and we learn the hottest new nail shape is "squoval" – straight at the top with slightly rounded edges.

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It is the opportunity to practice on "real" clients that gives the academy students the edge over the strictly classroom-trained. Naomi Ferguson, another of the certificate III beauty students, relishes the chance to demonstrate her nail art skills to paying customers.

"The interaction with the clients is really good and they are very understanding that we are really learning," she says. "They will try and help and leave us feedback. It uplifts you to know you are doing a good job and makes you work harder and better."

The academy's network of campuses across rural Victoria was created by its director and principal Joscelyn Langdon. "It all started when we took over the John Morrey College in 1987," Joscelyn recalls.

"I had a background in running colleges and it was very hard to get a licence for a college in those days. There were really only five in Victoria. So I purchased the John Morrey College and then after a few years decided to go into the country because it was so costly for the country girls to come to Melbourne to do their training."

The Bendigo campus originally operated from Bendigo Senior Secondary College. "We worked from there successfully for three or four years and then we got too big and found we needed our own venue and places for clients to park. That's when we acquired 100 Queen Street.

"Russell Street in Melbourne is our head office. We do provide a number of different courses here from what we offer in the country

campuses. We do a diploma of makeup artistry for example which we don't do in any of the regions, but the girls can come on to Melbourne once they have done their basic makeup courses. The advantage is to let the girls qualify within their communities. We are very successful in the beauty therapy area. The girls all seem to have jobs the minute they leave. There would be only 2 per cent that may not want to go ahead with beauty therapy or have found it too difficult."

Over the years Joscelyn has seen many changes within the industry, not all of them for the better. "Back in the beginning we delivered courses with more hours, but due to government funding and control the courses are much less hours. It is full-on for us to get the same standard as we have in the past, but we are determined our graduates should be properly trained and workforce ready.

She agrees, it is "very gratifying to still be going, still be recruiting after so many years." Joscelyn takes pride in the success of her students, thousands of whom have graduated as beauty therapists and hairdressers with the academy as their alma mater. "I would say 50 per cent own their own business today. Recently I was in a salon called Heading Out run by one of the leading hairdressers in Australia Catarina Dibiase who trained with me about 25 years ago.

As I moved around I keep bumping into ex-students who have really done very well.

Over the years fashion has dictated so many different looks. "There have been so many cycles. The very feminine look is now coming back in, which is great to see. There are a lot more possibilities to create styles than we had in the past with different degrees of colour and hair extension.

"There has been improvement too in the way women treat themselves. I think we look after our skin better now because of all the TV advertising and the celebrities who promote the different cosmetic houses. I think even very young girls are far more protective of their skin. The block out qualities in the make up is important.. We never protected our skin from the sun’s rays in the past but now the products have built in barrieres so that has been a real bonus..

"I think the development of eco-friendly products has been a major achievement. To see products change to also look after the environment as well as the wearers skin has been one of the biggest changes I have seen. "

Left: hairdressing students work on models to perfect styling Above: A spa treatments lesson means pampering for a lucky volunteer.

As an expert in the field of beauty and haircare her own tips for good grooming are simple. I would never go out without makeup and my hair done. Then I can feel confident that no matter what age group I am talking to and no matter what age I am, I’m representing the industry well."

For more information about Australian College of Hair Design and Beauty courses and salon services visit www.achdb.com. au or phone (03) 5444 1011. â–

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the crowd roars The winners of the City of Greater Bendigo’s 2011 Raw Arts awards were announced by Cr James Reade to an eager young crowd at Dudley House.

The Raw Arts awards and scholarships are an initiative of the City of Greater Bendigo to showcase and foster the talents and artistic pursuits of young people in the region and this year attracted 96 local entrants aged from nine to 25.

Through the awards the City of Greater Bendigo provides four $1000 cash scholarships and four $250 highly commended prizes across four arts disciplines - visual, literary, digital media and performing arts.

Congratulations to all the winners including highly commended Heathcote musician Cassie Ward who features in the Young At Art story in this issue of the mag.

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sending out the ses We count heavily on the men and women in orange in times of emergency, what they ask of us in return is small change.

- Words: Clare Kirkpatrick Photographs: Anthony Webster Residents of Bendigo and surrounds have become all too familiar in recent months with the distinctive orange uniforms of our local State Emergency Service (SES) unit. Seeing the flash of fluoro wrestling tarps over damaged roofs, clearing fallen trees from the road or guiding motorists safely across flooded intersections you may have even wondered who are these people? What are their backgrounds?

Are they paid to do this? Where do they appear from and more importantly, how do they know how to do what they do?

It’s expected that our emergency services such as police and ambulance will just appear when they are needed and – almost without exception – they respond with great speed and efficiency. What sets the SES apart from other emergency services is that when the call goes out for help, your average SES member won't already be in uniform. It may be a young mother cooking a meal, your daughter's science teacher or a builder working on the site next door who responds to the pager. It might be a call centre worker or a bank manager who is roused from their sleep on a storm-lashed night or a young dad called away from the side line of his son's semi-final soccer match to an emergency on the Calder.

These incidents are often wide-ranging and challenging. Examples include often life-threatening situations such as trees down in storms, flash flooding, land searches, building collapse and road rescues.

Whatever the circumstances, the chances are that the highly-trained person in orange has a very different day job. Members represent a wide range of occupations including police officers, call centre workers, IT technicians, nurses, mechanics, small business owner/operators, defence force, public service workers, factory workers, child care 56

workers, taxi drivers, prison officers, labourers, engineers, electrical engineers, aged care workers, self employed, landscapers, retirees, security guards, retailer assitants, accountants, students, bank workers, teachers and more.

This represents a serious volunteer commitment for the 55 Bendigo members who contribute approximately 250-300 hours annually with weekly training, PR and fundraising activities, administrative duties, cleaning and maintaining the unit, rescue vehicles and equipment.

That's before they even set foot to go to someone's aid. Volunteers spend upwards of 400 hours a year actually responding to calls for assistance. Each time heavy rain caused flooding this year SES members would have been operational on shift for a total of around 30-35 hours per event, depending on the severity. Volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

All members also actively participate in fundraising activities throughout the year needed to maintain or update equipment and provide vital extra training for members. This varies from running the Easter egg hunt at Lake Weeroona, organising car parking at major events or rattling a tin at the entrance of a weekend market.

The Bendigo unit receives a total of $24,000 a year in state government and City of Greater Bendigo subsidy funding. This is $10,000 less than the unit needs just to cover overheads like fuel, electricity, phones and basic maintenance. Not included in this is the need to upgrade or replace worn or aged equipment.

For example the service has broadly been significantly under-

funded to the point where the unit has had to seek assistance from the community to help fund vital volunteer training programs such as chainsaw operators. Local Bendigo businesses and community groups have assisted greatly with cash donations allowing the unit to specifically target these training needs.

gumboots but these are proving difficult to purchase in smaller sizes," Fiona Beecham, Bendigo SES unit deputy controller, recalls. “But apart from the odd request not to fill the sandbags up quite so much (too heavy to lift!) the women in this unit are outstanding and will have a go at almost anything”.

“The commitment from our volunteers is outstanding. They not only provide an essential emergency service but give their time to fundraise as well," Bendigo SES unit controller Ben Penrose says.

While you might be familiar with viewing the distinctive orange at car accidents or during storms, the extreme weather we’ve experienced throughout Victoria in recent months really tested the resilience and skills of all members. Bendigo SES became part of a massive response effort both in the immediate Bendigo area while experiencing severe flash flooding and further afield. (Bendigo members also gave generously of their time to volunteer throughout the region and interstate during the crisis in Queensland.)

“We’re also grateful to local organisations that show their appreciation by supporting the unit with donations to allow us to continue the important work we do but we can always use more. Maintaining our equipment and vehicles is expensive so fundraising is a necessary activity to maintain the safety of our members using this vital equipment.”

It is not just the SES volunteers themselves who heed the call. The volunteer's presence on the ground would not be possible without public-spirited employers.“Many of our members are also grateful to their employers who often release them from paid duties to attend emergency situations,” Ben adds.

You might expect the SES to be a testosterone-only zone considering the physically demanding nature of the work, but Bendigo SES has a strong gender balance with good representation across all areas of team leading, training and emergency response. But, this does provide interesting challenges at times, as equipment manufacturers are not always so enlightened.

“The recent floods highlighted our shortage of steel-capped safety

The Adams Street headquarters became a hive of activity with volunteers putting in big hours to assist hundreds of calls for assistance. With these events happening with alarming regularity, it wasn’t unusual for the unit to receive up to 130 requests a day at the peak of flooding. The type of assistance was wide and varied and included sandbagging (and sandbagging and sandbagging!) to tarping-roofs to rescuing motorists trapped in floodwaters.

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“If learning is about change, relationships and connections, then the Girton Home Tours day allowed us to learn many of the stories behind some of Bendigo’s fine architecture - from the 19th Century grandeur of Bishopscourt to the modernity of Bramare,” Girton headmaster Matthew Maruff said at the tour’s conclusion with afternoon tea at Chateau Dore “The sense of welcome and trust shown by the homeowners to their 500 visitors was extraordinary. Girton Grammar School began a scholarship fund this year to target children from disadvantaged backgrounds and give them the opportunity to attend the School. I hope days like this will have a very tangible, transformational effect on the lives of some young people in our community.” Girton Home Tours will be running again next year. ■

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young at art The creative talents of the new generation will ensure the city's artistic future.

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Musician - Cassie Ward I have been playing music for as long as I can remember and started writing songs when I was very young just singing different melodies and adding words to it, but I didn’t start writing songs seriously until I was about eight.

When I was five, mum bought me my first guitar at a car boot sale at Axedale School. I began learning guitar at six years old at Holy Rosary Primary School in Heathcote with a teacher that taught free after school lessons to a group of around 10. Then, a friend of mine started having private lessons with Bianca Maes and recommended her to me. I have weekly lessons with her and we have just begun playing together as a duo. A lot of the time we use the lessons to work on my songs and improving them. Bianca is an amazing guitarist and singer and she is a major influence in my life; a person who has always been positive and supportive in my song writing.

I have now written more than 30 songs. I still play some that I wrote when I was about eight. I have always found it quite easy to write lyrics and once I have an idea I can finish a song in about an hour or so. Many of my songs are based on relationships or life issues that I know about or have happened to other people in my life. I usually write the songs and then Bianca helps with the guitar.

Bianca and I entered the Bendigo Battle of the Bands and won and went on to the next round, the regional finals. We won that as well and went on to play at the Push Over Festival in Melbourne at the Abbotsford Convent in front of over 2,600 people. We were the only acoustic group in the competition amongst many rock and heavy metal bands. The Battle of the Bands has provided some great opportunities for us including playing at Moomba this year. This was a fantastic experience. We have recently recorded three tracks which have been loaded onto Triple J Unearthed and we are also hoping to release them on CD soon. We are wanting to record more in the near future.

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Painter & illustrator – Benita Williams I paint and draw from my complete subconscious, I rarely plan an artwork. I’m completely about experimenting and trial and error. On one particular piece I listened to the most angry, sadistic music I could find to see how it would affect how I usually paint. I found myself wanting to throw things at the canvas and even snapping it in half. I became destructive and carved into it to create the feeling of chaos.

I incorporated things such as bottle caps, nail polish, matches and even a real cigarette butt. And funnily enough, my very conservative stepmother framed it! Art for me is about letting go of everything, not worrying about what looks good and what doesn’t and to do it with complete confidence. Sometimes the more you think about making it right, the more it goes wrong. In the end, if I like it or not doesn’t bother me, I just try to portray my state of mind if it could be physically seen and there is nothing more real than mistakes on a canvas.

I recently had my art hanging in a shop and I must admit having bare white walls at home for a month was strange and not to mention boring. I need to do art to calm me or I feel like something is missing from my life. I can sit for hours in a creative trance and feel so refreshed afterwards. I am so proud when I have completed a painting or drawing because the feeling of accomplishment is satisfyingly addictive.

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Photographer – Katherine Davis Everywhere I go, everything I see, I imagine as a photograph. I am constantly being inspired by what I see around me, the beauty within people, colours and nature.

Sometimes I will see something and it inspires me so much that until I try and make a photograph out of it that one idea will be stuck inside me. It will nag away until I give it a release outside my head.

To me taking photos isn't a job or a hobby; it’s something I need to do, some way to express myself, or the subject in the photo. Although not every photo is telling a story it could be showing vulnerability, emotion, or a beauty which I find to be captivating within the subject.

I have been taking photos for the last five years. I started with still life objects, but moved onto photographing people because it gave me more freedom to express myself and show what I wanted to through my photos. For the past couple of years every new photo shoot is a new experience, and I enjoy it more than breathing.

A big thing for me is showing the most beautiful parts of a person through my photos or showing particular moods or themes. Colour is something that is also seen in my photos, I am a relatively happy person and I love showing that through all the vibrant colours seen in my work. I also have a lot of different interests like, fashion, makeup, hair, vintage items, nature, animals and so on, and I try to include it in my work because expressing who I am is also important to me.

In the coming years I hope to continue what I’m doing, exactly the way I’m doing it because capturing the world through my lens not only helps my show who I am and what I feel, it also gives a great deal of happiness.

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Writing & graphics – Kyle Heaslip on behalf of Flare Magazine team As our friends at bendigo mag can tell you, it’s not easy creating a magazine. When I was approached six months ago by a Flare executive, I will admit I had my reservations. Though I was impressed with the drive and enthusiasm of the team, I couldn’t help but wonder if the idea was simply a vanity project. After all, no one on the team had any experience within the magazine business, let alone starting one from scratch. However, it wasn’t long before I was proven just how wrong I could be. After meeting with the rest of the executive committee, I was both inspired and amazed with the vision the team had for the magazine. It was something unlike anything I had ever seen before. These guys had a dream, and they had gone to considerable lengths to make it a reality.

To be honest, it was a learn-as-you-go project from the beginning. But over the weeks and months that followed, we worked tirelessly to produce the best magazine possible. It was a combined effort from across the board – writers, designers, marketers, advertisers etc, working together to showcase not only our creativity, but what can be achieved through motivation and hard work. I think my fellow editor, Shannon Green summed it up best in our first issue’s editorial: “All you see in Flare Magazine is a learning experience. We accepted our roles fervently, excited about the possibilities this magazine can offer, yet learning day by day on how to effectively tackle its creation”.

Having now produced our first issue, with our second in development, it has become evident that with conviction and self-belief anything is possible. This magazine has given me personally so much and I feel honoured to be a part of something so unique. This is a magazine by young people, for young people, and as it grows, we hope to one day pass the skills we’ve learnt down to the next generation. As a non-profit project, we aim for Flare to become more than just a magazine: we want to connect with the Bendigo community; and although we currently boast an incredibly talented team, we also welcome anyone in the community with a flare (pardon the pun) for the word, camera or design to join our panel. Thank you for all your support so far and we look forward to entertaining you for years to come.

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stencil artist Josh Aucutt I discovered stencils a number of years ago, and since then I’ve refined and developed my own technique and style. I enjoy using spray paint and stencils and I’ve been captivated by the street art movement.

The various unique formats artists are using to show their work inspired me to develop my own styles and techniques. I’ve felt very comfortable using stencils to show my ideas and visions so I’ve stuck with it. Buildings with strong lines or defining architectural character tend to appeal to me as I can transform them into original images focusing on the basic shapes and angles of a structure. I don’t add or remove parts of a building or object when I transfer it to canvas.

I merely represent the building as it is, simply in a new, creative and unique manner. For me, the stencil technique is the most effective way to represent my ideas and my creative approach.

I don’t feel that a stencil can be compared to traditional artistic techniques, however I’m fond of the process and the contemporary effect it can have on everyday objects.

When I look at a building I can’t help but want to represent it in my own original way. I'll think about the angles I could use, the colours or the particular style that would best suit it. I'll build up a collection of photos of buildings that I’ve seen and continue to look through them until I’ve decided upon a particular idea; the canvas size, colour scheme, angles etc. Some buildings can be so striking that the composition comes together quickly, while others can take longer.

Only when I have a solid idea in my head will I begin the physical process of creating the work.

I feel a strong sense of satisfaction when I take a step back and look at what I’ve created. This is a factor that drives me to pick up my camera ■ 66

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going for gold He admits he was poor at sports, but if recording history was an Olympic event, author and artist Geoff Hocking would have earned more than a medal or two.

I was born in Bendigo. I grew up in Chum Street, Golden Square, only a few hundred metres from ‘Fortuna’, the magnificent home of George Lansell, the Quartz King of the Victorian goldfields.

My first schooling was at Specimen Hill Primary, a small rural school perched on a rise of quartz-strewn, gravelled ground overlooking the valley through which the Bendigo Creek runs after heavy rains.

I can clearly remember we picked up specks of gold from the school playground on mornings after such a downpour.

Later, I was moved to Golden Square Primary, a larger school closer to the bed of the creek, right next door to the Golden Square Methodist Church, which was an imposing, spired building with a large mezzanine gallery that encircled the body of the interior, such was the size of the congregation of hearty-voiced Cornishmen who had rushed onto the Bendigo diggings after the discoveries there in 1851.

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- Geoff Hocking

My great-grandfather was one of these stout and faithful Cornishmen who, as it seems, along with half the population of that coastal corner of Britain, had migrated to the colonies, eager to dig and tunnel their way to glory on the diggings.

I grew up among the landscape of the diggings, the names of the streets around recalling the ‘roaring days’—Panton, Hargraves, Chum, Booth, Barnard, MacKenzie. We wandered along the gullies whose names honoured the diggers who had toiled there a century before—California Gully, Sailor’s Gully, Long Gully, Job’s Gully, Peg Leg, Adelaide, Tipperary, Golden Gully, and New Chum Gully, which ran opposite our home.

The diggers had recreated the idea of London in the dust and the mud of the goldfields—Pall Mall, Charing Cross, Park Lane—were names given to meandering tracks that soon became the centre of this bustling town.

As children, we played on the great dumps of crushed quartz sand that stood as stark reminders of the extensive subterranean mining ventures that made Bendigo and the central Victorian goldfields among the richest places on earth. Up until the middle of the twentieth century tall steel poppet legs straddled the city; they dominated the skyline, strung out in long lines from north to south, tracing the reefs that ran deep below the surface. The mines of central Victoria were rich indeed, and some of the owners and shareholders were the richest men of all.

As we grew up we were enmeshed in the culture of the diggings.

The mines may have long gone, the ‘roaring days’ a faint echo, but our lives in the 1950s were little different from that enjoyed, and at times endured, by our grandparents. We attended the same schools, the same churches, sang the same hymns, and I am sure heard much the same sermons.

We entertained ourselves the same way, with Sunday School picnics, and church teas, in large groups of boisterous relatives who all seemed to live in the same area. We walked in and out of people’s houses, knew everybody, and if we weren’t related to them, someone we knew was.

The diggings ran a current through all of our lives. Every now and again, after inclement weather, the local paper would carry a report of someone’s backyard disappearing, or half of the roadway collapsing, or a schoolyard opening up to reveal a shaft or tunnel long forgotten.

As the towns developed, the Municipal Councils undertook to cap and seal the open shafts that littered the landscape; some were concreted over, but most were sealed with timbers and covered with earth, and every now and again one fell in, reminding us of our heritage.

The rush to California in 1848 had attracted large numbers from around the world, including hundreds from Australia, to the west coast of America. When New South Wales announced the discovery of goldfields there, the early migration was largely internal, attracting diggers from the other Australian colonies of South Australia, Victoria and Van Diemen’s Land, and back from California.

When the news of gold in Victoria was broadcast the unexpected news of gold in the “south countrie” created almost unbelievable excitement worldwide. It seemed that the whole of the country was littered with nuggets, and the greatest rush of all was on. Gold mining suddenly became a serious business. This was worth leaving home for, leaving all behind and being born anew in the free spirit of the colonies. When professional miners arrived, the diggings took on a different hue. The spirit of the adventurers and the wild colonial boys was displaced by the earnest diligence of experienced mining men. The diggers at Bendigo were certainly among the best of these.

shelves lined the store, filled with all sorts of strangely, fascinating oriental goodies—bamboo kites with rice-paper wings, unusual vegetables, brightly–coloured clothing, and rows and rows of penny bungers, catherine wheels, tom-thumbs and rockets.

I stood and watched in Bridge Street the day a bulldozer ran through his shop and stripped the street bare of the Chinese houses. I rummaged through the rubble looking for anything of value that may have escaped the dozer’s blade, but it was all gone. Today, descendants of the original Chinese families have built a museum to house the ceremonial dragons of which Bendigo is so proud; they have created a beautiful Chinese garden across the creek, and proudly honour the contribution their forefathers made to the spirit of the diggings.

In the 1960s I watched a workman hack into the great 30-foot-long oregon timbers of the Deborah Mine. He was claiming the metal pulley housings for scrap. The poppet legs of that mine are one of the few that still stand today, the rest of it has long gone, the crushing battery, the winding shed, the engine house—even the sand dumps have almost disappeared beneath housing estates.

While we may be proud of the magnificent public buildings, the ornate Victorian iron lacework, and the stories of the wealth that came from the soil, the diggers of the first rush laid the foundation of both the cities of today and the lives we are now living. In the humble honesty of the miner’s cottage we preserve the memories of our forefathers; in the remnants of their forgotten shafts, the mullock heaps, the rusting, broken machinery overgrown in the bush, the stone walls, the creekbeds, the silent poppet-legs, we honour their lives.

The manner in which we live in Bendigo today, the reverence we have for the heritage of our city, the buildings, the streets, parks and names continues to honour our forebears. Our stewardship of their legacy is the gift we give to our children. I believe we have a duty to honour the best they bequeathed to us, to protect and conserve and only allow the best we can produce to add to the jewel left to us that is the City of Bendigo.

I don’t think we have been quite as diligent in the past few years as we should have been — but we can make amends, it just takes time.

‘GOLD! Off To The Diggings. A Pictorial History of The Australian Goldrush’ is published by New Chum Press, 320pages hardback. A4 landscape format, full colour throughout featuring more than 300 photographs, artworks, and ephemera. Available at all local bookstores or order online www. geoffhocking.com. For a chance to win one of three signed give-away copies email: casbooks@bigpond.com ■

At one stage Bendigo seemed an outpost of the Duchy of Cornwall. The predominance of the nuggety little ‘cousin Jacks’ and ‘Jennys’ on the Bendigo diggings was unparalleled anywhere in the country. Other migrant diggers in Bendigo, who showed no allegiance to the ancient Kings of Cornwall, would, when asked their religion, simply answer—‘not Methodist’. The great diaspora of the Cornish was never considered equal to that of the Irish, who fled their homeland after the potato famine, forced out by British ‘plantationers’ or carried away on convict ships. The Cornish migrated of their own accord, ready for great adventure, and eager to build a prosperous future through honest, hard work.

There was always a large and permanent Chinese population in Bendigo. When I was studying at the School of Mines I clearly remember the Chineseborn father of one of my teachers, as he took his daily stroll, up from the Chinese quarter in Bridge Street, past the school, and on into Bendigo. We used to buy fireworks from him in his dark, timber and verandahed store. Long counters and high

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erin delahunty The local public relations consultant, media junkie and mum-of-one loves words, bling and special momentoes to make the heart sing.

My husband Brad spotted this sideboard on a nature strip. Then it looked pretty forlorn, unloved, dinged and was painted an awful pale green. Now it's a statement piece thanks to lots of sanding, TLC, priming and painting.

My love of jewellery borders on the obsessive. I’ve been described as a magpie; attracted to shiny things, I collect them for my nest. I like to think I can pick a great piece, irrespective of price. My current fave is a D typewriter key from a brilliant seller on Etsy.com

I’ve always loved the written word. Both my parents were voracious readers and our house was filled with books so reading and writing became part of my DNA. I was attracted to journalism and was lucky to make a career out of it before moving into corporate communications and PR.

I love how travel trinkets became little explosions of memories for those who buy them.

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The internet – however it comes; PC, laptop or iPhone – is central to my day-to-day existence. The wonderful interwebs, as I prefer to call it, is where all my favourite things are; Facebook, Twitter, Etsy, fashion blogs, interior design blogs, mummy blogs, food blogs …

Even before my husband and I lived in Stockholm in 2005, I had a love affair with Scandinavian design. This inexpensive Ikea print, with its umlauts and Y as a vowel, appeals to the word nerd and Swedophile in me.

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8 star service The team at Bendigo Community Telco goes public with service promise.

While it’s common for businesses to talk about service, it’s rare for any to publicly commit to a promise, especially one that covers eight major service initiatives affecting the customer.

Bendigo Community Telco has publicly launched their 8 Star Customer Service Promise, which everybody at Bendigo Community Telco lives and breathes in their daily work life.

CEO Phil Lazenby has no doubts he and his staff can live up to their commitment.

“Our staff are already committed internally to the 8 stars - in fact it was the staff who suggested that this internal customer service charter be introduced to the public in the way of a Promise. Over the past three years this way of showing customers that we care has become an integral part of our culture.”

“Of course there is always room for improvement and the team here strive every day to ensure that we practice what we preach,” said Mr Lazenby.

The 8 Stars represent areas the local company has identified as paramount to excellence in customer service.

Mr Lazenby was adamant the underlying message was not to assume that you have knowledge of what the customer wants but rather listen to the customer, understand what they need and act on it with a sense of urgency.

“We want to show respect for the customer at all times,” he said, “We really do care about their requirements and we can respond with the attention they deserve”.

In many ways the Community Telco group has played a major part in bringing the latest technological advances in telecommunications to regional Australia.

Local company provides access to innovative telecommunications In a short period of time, high speed, secure and reliable data services have become an integral part of business operations.

Thanks to its multi-million-dollar Bendigo Data Centre, Bendigo Community Telco ensures local businesses can access the latest solutions such as Virtual Private Networks, Virtual Servers, premium and business grade internet services, and data storage and back-up.

Bendigo Community Telco’s core network is highly resilient and reliable enough to service such customers as the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and the Essendon Football Club.

As they grow and expand, Bendigo Community Telco is developing hosting services. These services will become a powerful tool for businesses requiring higher levels of flexibility and reliability for their IT infrastructure while maintaining control and security over customers’ corporate data.

There’s seemingly no end to the future of IT and telecommunications technology applications for business, and with the NBN coming, Bendigo Community Telco is at the forefront of supplying this region with everything that is needed.

This is why it is not unexpected to see the promise to ensure customers have access to the latest, innovative technology. Importantly, this promise contains the commitment to back that up with the assistance needed to support it.

Bendigo Community Telco has always been about building a strong community and region, creating a prosperous future for all in our community. When asked about the new customer service promise, Chairman Rob Hunt said, “This shows another way Bendigo Community Telco puts the customer first.” “We are helping build a strong region,” he said, “The more revenue that stays here, the more economically powerful this area will become. And that will benefit our customers by providing more opportunity and a secure future.”

Technological know- how on world stage Bendigo Community Telco has once again been placed on the world stage, with Matt Hillman Senior Networks Manager presenting at The IBM World Conference “Pulse 2011” in Las Vegas.

“The opportunity to showcase Bendigo’s capability was a great honour for me. We have worked very hard at Bendigo Community Telco to achieve world class capability, and to be invited by IBM to share what we are doing in Bendigo was a great thrill,” Mr Hillman says.

Matt explained the unique Bendigo Community Telco business model and how the company applies Cisco and IBM technologies to IT & T professionals from across the world.

“We were over the moon,” Bendigo Community Telco CEO, Phil Lazenby says. Bendigo Community Telco and the local Bendigo area were shown to be a progressive and tech savvy community making the most out of their local capabilities he added. Mr Hillman has been invited to present at the Asia Pacific Conference in Singapore later in the year.

“It’s a tribute to the development effort in our products and services that they are so advanced, that even some of the larger International Telco’s are struggling to adapt to them.” ■ 72

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Listen to you Add value to your business Show respect in our dealings Demonstrate our commitment to local prosperity Show urgency in the things we do Appreciate having you as a customer Maintain our commitment to supplying innovative products Put the customer first You can easily see how delivering on this 8 Star Customer Service Promise would create a culture of great service.

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the ex-files

capital's theatre As the newest member of the Canberra press gallery, former Bendigo Advertiser photographer, Alex Ellinghausen explores the labyrinth political world.

– Alex Ellinghausen “Say ‘Hi’ to Julia for me” seemed to be the most common response I got when telling people I was making the move to Canberra. I knew I would be photographing her soon enough but little did I know I would bump into her sooner than I expected.

turned into a one-woman ambush by an elderly shopper who started having a rather animated conversation with him. It got particularly concerning when she started gesturing with her hands very close to Abbott’s face followed by waving her walking stick in the air.

8.57am and it’s my first day in the press gallery. As I get out of the elevator and make my way towards my new office, the Prime Minister Julia Gillard walks past on her way to the ABC radio studio for an interview. It’s a hive of activity as cameras are clicking, TV cameramen panning and a team of Gillard’s minders scurry alongside. In 15 seconds it’s all over and the corridor is quiet once again.

Minister for Families Jenny Macklin also got more than she bargained for when a young boy started crying after she picked him up during the celebrations for National Playgroup Week. Unfortunately for the Minister, the mother of the crying child was on the other side of the childcare centre so she was left carrying the crying tot for what must have felt like an eternity, while trying to keep a smile on her face.

Parliament House for a newcomer is a labyrinth. The corridors start to look the same and so do many of the rooms; there are more than 4,000 rooms in fact. Portraits of former Prime Ministers adorn the Members’ Hall and black & white photos of past reporters line the corridors of The Press Gallery. If walls could speak, you would wonder what they would say.

Question time is perhaps one of the best times to witness politicians at debate. The limelight is often thrown on the Prime Minister and the Opposition leader, especially when they come up with colourful quotes. What the TV cameras don’t pick up is what is happening in the fringe. The three independent MPs seem rather popular at the moment among their parliamentary colleagues. They’re seldom short

What the public sees at home on their televisions or newspapers is really just a tiny glimpse of what goes on here. The things that go on in the periphery are often just as interesting, if not more. Politicians often have advance teams arrive ahead of an event they are attending to scout and prepare in order to create a situation that is favourable for sending out that message and image that they want the public to see.

The 10-second grab on television of a pollie filleting a fish at a market or the Prime Minister visiting a solar dish often involves a lot more work behind the scenes. Cleaners are often doing some last minute tidying up, assistants scurry to make sure the fruit platters and refreshments are prepared and minders work to put up roller banners where the pollies will be doing their press conferences. Things don’t always go according to plan though.

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of other MPs strolling over for a chat or sometimes even joining them for private conversations, perhaps due to the fact we have a hung parliament.

The piercing stares Julie Bishop casts towards the other side of the floor, Anthony Albanese conversing with Christopher Pyne behind the Speaker’s chair or the loud guffaws Joe Hockey lets when Tony Abbott makes a smart quip are some of the things you notice when you’re there in person. Or even when Independent MP Bob Katter was caught crouching behind the backbench. He was on his way back to his seat after a chat with government whip Joel Fitzgibbon when he found himself in no-man’s land during an interruption by Speaker of the House, Harry Jenkins demanding better behaviour from the members in an authoritative voice.

It was during Question Time that I actually saw Bendigo MP Steve Gibbons for the first time since coming to Canberra. Wearing a tie and coat, I thought surely he wouldn’t have recognised me from my time working for The Bendigo Advertiser. I was pretty surprised when he saw me up in the Press Gallery and waved with a huge grin!

For all the chambers, offices and conference rooms that Parliament House offers, a small little coffee shop called Aussies Café seems to be the place many informal meetings take place. Here you often find long lines of pollies, journalists and public servants queuing up for their daily brew. Whispers and gossip is exchanged while observing who is talking with who and their body language. Apart from making really good coffee and great sandwiches, they also stock a good range of toiletries and an abundant supply of painkillers. Essential items for a political staffer perhaps.

It’s certainly an exciting time to be observing politics in Australia; we have our first female Prime Minister, the first hung federal parliament since the 1940 election and there always seems to be constant whispers of leadership challenges. A week is a long time in politics and I look forward to seeing what happens for the rest of 2011.

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on the rocks Whether it’s straight up or on ice with a slice, there’s a correct way to serve drinks.

Somewhere along the way we forgot the other half of the meal.

The liquid part. Perhaps the last decade of continual celebrity chef onslaught, with their near mystical creations has tipped the balance away from drink so far, that its become an afterthought.

Drinks should be respected, revered, admired and enjoyed in the same way as food.

A good drink, no matter what it is, poured at the right time, with the right dish has the ability to turn an evening into an event, a meal into miracle and a lunch into a legacy.

These are my seven deadly sins of drink service.

Wine choices - Nothing makes a dinner party more exciting than a designer meal, slaved over by the host, featuring artisan produce, cooked with respect for all ingredients, featuring unique and playful flavour interpretations, all showcased by intricate attention to detail.

However nothing makes the same dinner party seem quite so hollow as being served bad wine. It certainly doesn’t need to be either hard or costly to serve wine of the same quality as the meal you eat. Any wine guide or your local bottle shop staff member should be able to help you out – whatever your budget.

Photographer: David Field

Wine lists - A great meal deserves a great wine. Unfortunately there are far too many restaurants out there promoting their food as though it’s a gift from God, yet offering rather drab, limited and uninspiring wine lists. Wine lists don’t need to be long – just thoughtful.

Glassware – The vessel in which you serve drinks has a profound effect on its bouquet, taste, quality and overall enjoyment. Because of the specialist nature of my restaurant’s drink offerings, I use a vast array of different and often expensive glassware for all the varied drinks on offer. We use Schott Zwiesel glassware which are beautifully designed to make every drink shine. But you don’t need to spend large amounts on quality glassware – many firms are now making “restaurant” style ranges, which are cheap, durable, attractive and very effective. A good quality wine glass, beer glass and tumbler are all you really need for a simple range of drinks.

Campari - I’m a democratic equal-opportunity drinker – meaning I’m

- Tim Baxter The Dispensary

infatuated by coffee, wine, beer, Champagne, spirits, liqueurs and their mixers, in equal measures. My yardstick for all cafes & restaurants is a Campari & soda. One of the world’s greatest aperitifs, it is far too often butchered. Campari is not a spirit, but part of group of aperitif’s called “bitters” and they require a minimum of 45ml or 60ml (not 30ml) when poured – otherwise the drink is watery, limp and insipid and the imbalance of proportions creates a bitterness not present when made correctly. Our perception of bitterness is quite acute and increasing the dilution will not change this much. But by diluting the Campari our palate will detect an increasing lack of sweetness – essential to balance the bitterness and to enjoy the drink.

Mixers - Never go with carbonated post-mix syrup. I can’t think of anything better on a warm afternoon, than a good quality heavy based old-fashioned glass, filled to the brim with ice, a piece of fresh cut fruit, a nip of quality gin and topped with a quality tonic water. Postmix tonic tastes like stale used dishwater, by the way. And is it really that hard to cut a nice thick slice of fresh orange as a garnish? You should always be able to squeeze the juice out of any fruit garnish.

Beer - With the amazing array of local and imported craft beers out there now, it still beggars belief that so many restaurants & cafes still offer the same range of mass marketed lagers. Of the 50 unique and full flavoured craft beers I stock, the biggest selling beer is Boatrocker – a local brew packed with premium hops & malt and is awesomely full flavoured. Made by a bloke I can ring up and speak to about his beers and its the same price as any of the mass-produced flavourless lagers.

Ice – It’s virtually free, yet so often we get a tumbler with just a couple of ice cubes sweating themselves into an early grave. The more ice the better. They keep the drink at the temperature it is intended to be served at. The more ice – the longer it will stay at the desired temperature. Ice cubes should be solid – never hollow, and preferably spherical, thereby having the minimum possible surface area so the melt speed is slowest. If making cubes at home – use mineral water (unbelievably pure and clean). ■ 77

grape memories From grandad's grappa to award-winning reds, the Munari clan continues to forge a reputation for innovation and adventure in central Victoria. words: John Holton photographs: Anthony Webster It’s a perfect autumn morning and Munari Wines is looking a picture.

After one of the wettest years on record, the vineyard and surrounds are a verdant green and the vines bursting with fruit. And, given that the vineyard has ridden out the “big wet” with little sign of mildew or rot, there’s definitely a sense of optimism in the crisp Heathcote air.

But in terms of shaping Adrian’s future, the influence of his grandfather and father run much deeper. At a time when making a living in the bush was pretty tough, Antonio was something of a regional entrepreneur, creating opportunities for his family along the way.

Winemaker Adrian Munari concedes he is “a little bit inspired” by the prospect of the coming harvest. “The fruit quality is looking fantastic this year. And with dry weather heading into harvest things are looking pretty good.”

“Apart from being amateur winemakers,” Adrian says, with tongue in cheek, “my family were woodcutters in the Seymour district. Antonio eventually built a sawmill in Seymour which was quite a success.

After almost twenty years on their 57-acre patch at Lady’s Pass (11kms from Heathcote), former school teachers Adrian and his wife, Deborah, know that when it comes to winemaking, you take every year as it comes. There have been some tough times and, like others in the region, a decade of drought has tested their resolve at times.

But through it all they have built a reputation for their charismatic wines and picked up some handy accolades along the way, including Wine of the Year at last year’s Federation Square Wine Showcase for their 2006 Beauregard Shiraz.

Adrian and Deborah are rightly proud of the awards, which also include a gold medal at the International Wine Exhibition in Yintai, China, and three successive gold medals at the Le Concours des Vins du Victoria wine show. At the same time, they are also down to earth about the subjective nature of wine prizes.

“There are so many variables when it comes to judging wine,” Adrian says. “Everyone’s idea of what constitutes a good structure is different. It depends on what judges are looking for on any given day, but obviously it’s very satisfying to have had such a good year. "

“He and my grandmother, Giacomnia, established a large Munari clan in Seymour. They went on to build a fruit shop and a theatre as well. I suppose those entrepreneurial tendencies are in the family genes.”

While Adrian had experienced a small taste of winemaking as a boy, it was many years later that he and Deborah first tried their hand at the process, albeit in a rudimentary way.

“We were living in Brunswick and had some old grapevines in the backyard,” Deborah remembers. “We picked about 60 kilos of grapes and thought we’d have a go. In hindsight, they were probably table grapes, and from memory the wine was pretty awful, but in a very raw way it introduced us to the winemaking process.”

By the time the Munaris found their Heathcote property in the early ‘90s, the commitment to make fine wine was more serious. On top of his teaching commitments, Adrian completed a Diploma of Applied Science Viticulture at Charles Sturt University and set about replanting the existing vineyard.

“When we first arrived, there was about nine acres of trellis and roughly four to five acres under vine. It was a real mixed bag – riesling, merlot, chardonnay, shiraz, cabernet, malbec and traminer.

Wine has played a part in Adrian’s life from an early age. His grandfather, Antonio, emigrated to Australia from Italy in 1921, and Adrian recalls the home-made grappa stored in beer bottles.

“We replanted most of the vineyard and have since planted another seven and a half acres. The first wines we made in ‘96 were a single shiraz and a blend.

“As a kid I remember putting on the big wading boots and crushing the grapes. Wine was, and remains, a big part of the Italian way of life. My grandfather made some good grappa – I’ll give him that.”

“I remember one weekend, early on in our winemaking, a bloke wandered in and asked if he could have a taste. It was very early days and I was still teaching by day. The visitor said, ‘get a label going and

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We had labels made very quickly and we knew we were on our way.

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“He was very good to us and was responsible for our first exposure in Age Epicure.”

Over the next 15 years, the Munari portfolio grew to include shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, and every year a new Schoolhouse blend. In 2005, Adrian made his first fortified wine as well as a rosé.

While the Munaris are understated about their achievements, you can sense the pride, not only in the quality of their award-winning reds, but in the property itself. After 20 years there’s clearly a strong sense of place.

“We feel very lucky to have this site,” Adrian says. “It’s a fascinating place to grow grapes and make wine because the soil is so complex – so much has gone on here over millennia to create these conditions.”

Deborah agrees. “That’s what’s so exciting about the region. There’s definitely a thread that runs through Heathcote wines, but the local wineries are producing some very different wines. With winemaking, it’s all about the differences.”

As we wander about the winery before my departure, it’s easy to understand the Munari’s sense of connection to the property. From the rustic former stables and coach house (now the cellar door) to the converted shearing shed winery, stories seem to ooze from the woodwork.

Out behind the winery, John, the cooper, is shaving and toasting barrels, the air ripe with their fruit-cakey aromas. I could just as easily be in Bordeaux, or the Loire Valley, if it wasn’t for the insistent warbling of magpies on the edge of the vineyard.

Munari Wines is located 11km from Heathcote on the Northern Highway. The cellar door is open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm and weekends 10.30am – 5pm. For more details visit: www.munariwines.com ■

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red-hot romance The love affair with the reds of the Heathcote and Bendigo regions is definitely leading to a proposal.

Now the time has come to break out the big woolly jackets, gloves and beanies and embrace some wines that will stand up to the chilly, sometimes icy, Bendigo weather. We are privileged to live within two of the most renowned red wine districts – Bendigo and Heathcote.

Both produce wines to warm you to your soul. Below you will find three different wines from these areas plus a delicate boutique French champagne, just in case you plan to pop the question by the fire.

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Often an unsung hero within the Bendigo wine region, Glenwillow is quickly forming a fantastic reputation for producing lovely shiraz and cabernet, but this 2008 Nebbiolo steals the cake. The vineyard, which is located on the southern fringe of Bendigo, is lovingly owned and operated by the family run team of Peter, Cheryl and Malcolm Fyffe.

One of Bendigo’s most loved and respected wineries and without doubt, one of the best. With the first vintage released by Ian McKenzie and Ken Pollock in 1994, BlackJack has lived up to its slogan "Blackjack is Red" and along the way collected many prestigious accolades and awards for their shiraz and cabernet merlot.

Nebbiolo – which “can often be tricky to grow and sometimes has a mind of its own” according to Peter – is a traditional Italian varietal predominantly associated with the Piedmont region. This vintage is lighter in style with a deep, rusty red hue and a slight floral yet savoury nose. With sour cherry and raspberry flavours and some fine ingrained tannin it is fantastic with Mediterranean food.

Think pasta all’Amatriciana with extra chilli.

Snaffle this while you can as it is right at its peak – patience is certainly a virtue in this case when you hang on to a top wine for this long.

Slowly mellowing in colour, it has definitely retained some of its classic youthfulness. Wellbalanced acidity, plenty of ripe red fruit, there is still vanilla and menthol poking through.

The rounded finish lingers with milk chocolate and red berry flavours shining.

Henri Goutourbe Cuvee Prestige NV. Ay, Champagne, France Retail: $84 Members: $75.60

Whistling Eagle Eagles Blood 2007 Shiraz Heathcote Retail: $50 Members: $45 Grown at the top of the Greenstone Ranges above Colbinabbin, this shows how a concentrated, rich full-bodied Heathcote shiraz should be made. Ian Rathejan and family have made a true art of this over the past decade, producing truly classical, limited-release shiraz, sangiovese, cabernet and viognier.

This 2007 release is a rich, muscly shiraz that we have come to love from the Whistling Eagle vineyard; however it still shows a certain restraint. Some lovely classical deep, rich red and black fruit aromas matched with savoury spice, it has an amazing depth of flavours ranging from ripened blood plums to mocha and mint, producing a long, distinguished finish. Definitely up there with the finest.

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Often thought of as a drink for celebrations throughout the summer months, a classic French cuvee can still be put to good use in the cooler months. It may seem indulgent, but I can guarantee it will help get you through the coldest nights. This is produced from a small family operated boutique winery located only a matter of kilometres from the heart of Champagne.

Kept on lees for up to five years, it produces a pristine golden hue with toasty, brioche aromas. The fine bead leads into a creamy, medium-bodied palate that displays crisp zesty citrus flavours and a lingering finish. Grab some friends, or just one special one, and make a cold night a memorable occasion.

All wines mentioned above are available at Wine Bank on View at 45 View Street (03) 5444 4655. Bring in this article and receive a 10% discount on any of the wines reviewed above. ■

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- Words: Sarah Harris Photographs: David Field "If it was raining soup, he'd have a fork," was one of those wonderfully evocative phrases my mum reserved for the particularly hapless. As if anyone could be so lucky that her hearty veg and barley broth fell from the sky! Nipping home from school for lunch in winter, there would always be soup on the stove. On cold Sundays, after a big family lunch, it would be soup for dinner followed by cinnamon toast and Dr Who in front of the fire.

Soup is one of those dishes of universal food memories whether it's a Maine clam chowder, a Ukrainian borscht or a Vietnamese pho˘.

When you are feeling poorly or chilled from being outside, a bowl of nutritious and comforting hot soup is the answer of mothers, and grandmothers, everywhere. A hug in a mug.

For almost as long as man has been able to rub two sticks together to make fire there has been something bubbling away over the flame; probably first in animal skin pouches and later in clay.

The restaurant industry actually takes its name from soup or "restoratifs" as they were first called by street vendors who sold concentrated liquid as a tonic in 16th century France.

According to gastronomique legend the very first "restaurant" in the world opened by a Monsieur Boulanger in 1765 sold only one type of soup – a culinary delight which consisted of sheep's fat in white sauce.

Across the globe this dish evolved according to available local ingredients and tastes; some thick, some thin; some spicy, some icy.

Some soups like the Japanese miso are traditionally served as a side dish while others like vichyssoise - the classic chilled leek and potato soup - were considered the height of sophistication as elegant dinner party starters in the '70s. Then there are the soups of la cucina povera, or peasant cooking. Brimming with beans and flavoured by meat bones these are meals in themselves and so hearty it can sometimes be hard to distinguish where the soup ends and the stew begins.

The variations on the theme are endless including consomme, broths, chowders, bisques. The ultimate one-pot dish became even more convenient in 1897 when a chemist named John Dorrance invented condensed soup by halving the quantity of the heaviest ingredient – water.

The advent of canned soup, dried soup and in more recent years, ready-to-eat lines in microwaveable packaging ensured soup remained high on the household menu. Today the Australian soup market is worth more than $500 million and growing at a rate of about eight per cent a year.

After going off the boil in the '90s, soup is also enjoying a revival in the very restaurants where it all began. From the kitchen of Chicago's Moto and molecular gastronomy masterchef Homaro Cantu comes donut soup. But, a warm dessert soup said to taste identical to a Krispy Kreme is not likely to join the classics like pumpkin, chicken 82

noodle, and minestrone. A good soup offers nourishment as well as comfort. It is seen as a healthy, convenient and cost-effective dish, which is why soup sales typically increase during tough economic times.

In the wake of a tough federal budget we decided to dip the ladle into some of the most soulful soups in Bendigo.

Here's a little soupçon beginning with GPO, Pall Mall where chef Patrick Naughton will have you doing the mambo with his spicy chicken gumbo.

This is Patrick's take on a dish which originated in Louisiana in the 18th century and is the perfect pick-me-up on a chill winter's day.

It has heat and depth with celery, peppers, garlic, cayenne pepper, tomato, parsley, thyme, bacon and generous chunks of chicken.

"In winter you need a soup that is hearty, warm and has some texture to it. My number one goal is a bowl that warms you up," he says Over in Bath Lane Green Olive chef Samantha Fuller has drawn on Asia for the inspiration of her soup of the day, a spicy seared chicken noodle and shiitake mushroom soup.

Stirring through the tom yum tapenade on top of the soup releases a fragrant zing of lemongrass, chilli and ginger. "We sell quite a lot of soup and we like to offer a great variety. In fact we haven't doubled up on a soup yet," Samantha says proudly.

"Soup is a very healthy option. It is good for people on the run. It is quick, easy, you can take it away but you know it is nutritious."

Next door at Bath Lane Cafe, an often underrated winter vegetable gets the Rolls Royce treatment to star in a roast parsnip soup.

The roasted parsnips are buoyed by apples, giving the dish a sweet nutty flavour with a warm undercurrent of turmeric, curry and garlic, owner David Stevens explains. "This is a soup that is warming, nutritious and delicious and often makes people rethink parsnips. It is the same when we do celeriac soup. A lot of people don't know how to use the vegetable themselves, but love it when they try it cooked up in a soup."

At Bendigo Food Store in Strickland Road, soup is a staple of authentic Italian home cooking. Luisa Gargano, one of the owners of this family business, is dispensing a mouth-watering mosaic of vegetables and beans to a lady with a cold who brightens instantly.

"This is a traditional winter feel-good soup; a chicken meatball minestrone," she says. "Soup is really starting to come into its own again. People recognise it as hearty nutritious wholesome food and know they are doing something good for themselves when they eat soup." ■

LEFT: Tuck into Bath Lane Cafe’s sweet, nutty roast parsnip soup.

Above: Asian-inspired Bath Lane soup, GPO’s spicy gumbo and wholesome Bendigo Food Store meatball minestrone.

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now serving For nigh on 20 years there was no food on the menu at the Cambrian Hotel, but now this real country pub is dishing out healthy, hearty fare.

When chef Eddiue Basich took over the lease of the Cambrian's brand new kitchen all eyes were literally upon him. The sleek, stainless steel kitchen installed by Cambrian owner Julie Gardner is right in the heart of the dining room and open to view from every table. And patrons clearly like what they see judging by the mounting buzz. Eddie brings a light contemporary touch to the plate with a winter menu that is hearty, but not heavy. Here he shares a warming seasonal salad.

Warm lamb salad Salad 250g lamb backstrap 4 cherry tomatoes halved 2 chat potatoes quartered 6 mint leaves 1 handful of rocket leaves 6 green beans

Beetroot relish 2 large beetroots (diced fine) 1 red onion 1 teaspoon chopped garlic 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup brown sugar Boil beetroots until you can eaily pass a skewer through. Peel and finely dice. Saute onions and garlic in a saucepan, add beetroot, vinegars, sugar and cook for about half an hour until it all comes together. Save one cup of juice for the glaze.

Beetroot glaze 1 cup of juice from relish, 1/4 cup caster sugar Place juice from relish and caster sugar in a pot and simmer until thick.

Relish and glaze can be made ahead.

Season quartered potato with salt and pepper. Place in preheated 180 degree oven. Meanwhile season and oil backstrap, place in a smoking hot pan on high. Cook until nicely coloured and then turn over and cook for a further 15 minutes for medium-rare. Take the meat out of pan then set aside to rest. Blanch beans in boiling water and remove potato from oven. Place the potato in a bowl and toss with beans rocket and mint. Place salad in the centre of a plate. Slice lamb diagononally into three. Place on top of warm salad, top with beet relish and drizzle with glaze.

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Symes Motors celebrated the launch of the new BMW X3 at La Piazza wine bar.

The event – dubbed OTIS get’s Grill’d – provided sizzling support the work of the OTIS Foundation, which provides free luxury accommodation at 11 locations across Australia to those who are living with breast cancer and their families. The Bendigo-based not-for-profit organisation has hosted more than 1000 woman at its properties since it was founded in 2000. Richard Nash, owner of Grill’d Bendigo said that donating $5 from every burger sold in the Pall Mall store over that weekend was “just our small way” of supporting the foundation.

Guests were treated to gourmet food and fine wine selected by La Piazza’s owner and head chef Carlo Barri. The all new BMW X3 boasts leading performance and consumption figures, the best functionality in its class and exceptional driving pleasure.

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detecting truth The glass cabinet was still locked, but the valuable contents including Sandhurst's No 1 miner's right and store licence had vanished. Who dunnit?

- Words: John Holton Photographs: Anthony Webster Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, believed that “a good detective story is, above all else, a puzzle followed by the logical unravelling of the puzzle.”

Raymond Chandler, on the other hand, knew that every detective worth his salt needed just three things – a hat, a coat and a gun.

Well, this Bendigo detective story is most definitely a puzzle, with several pieces still missing. And there is indeed a “Gunn” involved… but not the kind that fires bullets.

William Gunn and his wife Caroline arrived on the Bendigo goldfields at the end of 1852 after making the arduous sea journey from Scotland. Despite sailing on the whimsically named, Rip Van Winkle, the Gunn’s voyage down under was definitely no fairytale. William and Caroline’s infant daughter tragically died en route and was buried at sea.

But the goldfields fostered resilience, and William Gunn, a brass founder by trade, wasted no time in making his presence felt in Sandhurst town. Within a year he had established Gunn’s Glasgow Arms Hotel, Coffee rooms and general store in Kangaroo Flat (these days the site of a new car wash on the corner of High and Station Streets). He was issued with Sandhurst’s first Store License on 30 June 1854 for a price of 25 pounds. A huge sum at the time.

A newspaper article in the Bendigo Advertiser on January 21, 1975 reported the donation of the documents. Within two weeks a second article would report their theft.“Even though I was only young, I remember how shattered the family was when they heard the news of the theft,” John says. “The documents had been on loan to the Central Deborah Mine when they went missing.

“I recall how cynical the adults were at the time about the Bendigo Trust and their ability to safeguard such valuable documents. As a collection, these documents were, and are, central to Bendigo’s history.”

Bendigo historian, Dennis O’Hoy, a founder of the Bendigo Trust, was a Board member at the time of the theft. He remembers only too well the embarrassment felt by the Trust over the loss of the documents.

“The documents were on display in a locked glass cabinet when they went missing,” he remembers. “Nothing was actually damaged or broken, so whoever removed them either picked the lock or had access to a key. From a public perspective it looked very bad. The Advertiser ran a headline the next day that said, Trust, What Trust?

“The police investigated it at the time, but as you can imagine, the cabinet was in a public space and was covered in hundreds of finger prints. There was nothing for police to go on.”

When William filed that simple document, he could never have imagined the mystery that would surround it 120 years on, or indeed that it would be the subject of two police investigations, 35 years apart.

To say these events made an impression on the young John Davey is something of an understatement. And to use the words of Conan Doyle once again, "There is nothing so important as the observation of trifles. Observation is the key to solving any crime."

His hotel became an important transport, accommodation and communications hub for the goldfields and even a sub-office for the Digger’s Advocate newspaper, backed by another prominent Bendigonian, Joseph Abbott. William is also noted as the first to construct a substantial dwelling in the Parish of Kangaroo Flat (Lot 1, Section 1 of the parish plan), placing him central to settlement of the area.

For 35 years John remembered; and over the past six years, with the help of the internet, searched intermittently for the documents.“I guess I always believed they would surface one day,” he says. “But when two of the documents, the Miners Right and the Store Licence, turned up via a simple Google search last October, you could say I was a little excited.

When William Gunn died in 1885 at the age of 58, he was one of Bendigo’s oldest residents and one of the town’s best known characters. His signature appears on the Bendigo Miner’s Petition of 1853 and he was present at the infamous Red Ribbon Rebellion.

At the time of Gunn’s death, four documents became part of his estate; the No. 1 Miner’s Right, Sandhurst, dated 26 March 1856; the No. 1 Store Licence, mentioned above; a Gold Licence dating from 1850, and a hand-written Government Notice dating from 1853.

For the next 90 years the documents were passed down through generations of the Gunn family ending up with great grandson, Ronald Lapsley Gunn before being donated to the Bendigo Trust in 1975.

For one impressionable 12-year-old boy it would be the beginning of a 35-year mystery – a puzzle that would baffle Sherlock Holmes himself. John Davey, a Gunn relation by marriage, remembers the day like it was yesterday.

“I can still remember my older brother Stewart photographing the documents on the lounge room floor of our Bendigo home before the hand over took place,” John says. “For a young boy, the whole thing was very exciting. We met with a representative of the Trust at the Bendigo Town Hall. Those old documents really captured my imagination.”

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“Both documents had been listed for public auction on 12 June, 2010 and were noted as belonging to William Gunn, Sandhurst. They were sold for AU$950 to an auction house in New South Wales. A high resolution image of the Miner’s Right had been published in an online catalogue, so it was an easy process to compare it to the original 35mm colour slides my brother had taken all those years ago.”

John initially made contact with the National Trust in Bendigo, who forwarded the information to the Bendigo Trust. For Detective Sergeant Brad Towers of the Bendigo Police, the call from Tom Seddon, CEO of the Bendigo Trust, was one of the more intriguing he’s received in his days as a detective.

“I’ve been involved in historical investigations before,” he says, “but this one was particularly unusual because the documents were so high profile and had great historical significance, not only to the descendants of William Gunn, but to the City of Bendigo.

Being such an old investigation, and given that there have been so many changes to the way theft reports are received and stored, there were no original police records to draw on. But the theft had been well documented in the press back in 1975.

“Of course there are protocols to this kind of investigation, but once the relevant information was provided to the auction house we were able to trace the vendor through their records,” Sergeant Towers says.

The documents were the property of an inherited estate and were being onsold.

“After a full investigation, due to the passage of time and the fact that all those who could have assisted us with the case are no longer living, we were simply unable to take the matter further. There was no way of proving how these documents came into the possession of the deceased.

“Ultimately, though, it was a great result for everyone; the Gunn family, the Bendigo Trust and the local community. It was a true collaborative effort in the end, made all the more difficult because the documents had been onsold interstate. The fact that we were able to successfully broker their return is a credit to everyone involved."

One of the great ironies of the investigation is that, for at least some of those missing 35-years, the documents were on public display at a small private museum near Ballarat. That they were never sighted by someone who would recognise their provenance is a mystery in itself.

As a fitting post-script to the story, John Davey and five generations of the Gunn family visited the Central Deborah Mine on 26 March to be reacquainted with the documents and to generously donate another piece of Gunn history to Bendigo – an original, engraved pewter tankard from Gunn’s Glasgow Arms Hotel.

The tankard was presented to Tom Seddon, CEO of the Bendigo Trust,

by Robert, Tony and Peter Gunn, great, great grandsons of William.

The irony of their journey to Bendigo is not lost on Tony.

“I have such mixed emotions about these documents. As kids, we were bored by them,” he laughs. “Our dad talked about them constantly. But, 40 years down the track, as an adult, you see things differently. I’m proud of the connection and really pleased to see the documents back where they belong.”

It seems as far as the Gunns and the Bendigo Trust are concerned, all is forgiven. Though I do notice Peter Gunn giving the doors of the glass cabinet housing the documents a bit of a jiggle.

“I hope they’ve got a better lock on it this time,” he jokes. ■

As a collection these documents were, and are, central to Bendigo’s history.

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- Colin King This year, for the first time in its long history, the Queen Elizabeth Oval has actually become an oval. Before recent work finished, it was more correctly the Queen Elizabeth rounded rectangle – unmistakably so if you looked at it on Google Earth. Now the square boundaries have been brought in to create a true oval shape, equivalent in size to Etihad Stadium at Docklands.

Steven Oliver, CEO of the Bendigo Football Netball League points out that the smaller pockets have the bonus of increasing crowd capacity.

He believes the improved design and conditions will cope with increased ground usage and attract AFL pre-season games, 20/20 cricket matches and other high profile sporting events. Upgraded lighting will also allow those games to be held at night.

It was not so many years ago that the proposal to remove the ground’s square pockets provoked outrage. Perhaps the original rectangular design was modelled on the home of cricket at Lord’s in London. Whatever the reason, the former shape and size of the QEO was able to accommodate two cricket pitches. Until the 1980s, separate matches in each half of the playing field could be conducted simultaneously.

The QEO is part of the original Government Camp precinct extending from Pall Mall to Barnard Street. The entirety was handed to the Council in 1861 to become Rosalind Park reserve. Over the ensuing decades, the sports ground, baths, bowling greens and tennis courts were formed by terracing Commissioner’s Gully — "that receptacle of refuse" that ran within the Barnard Street side of the reserve. By the mid-1870s, the sports ground had become known as the Upper Reserve.

Which is why, as Pat Jess, City of Greater Bendigo recreation manager explains, user groups were carefully consulted to win support from around the ground before embarking on the latest program of works.

The process for having the ground upgraded was first modelled at the end of the nineteenth century. The council of the day — described at a cricket function as "the best abused body in the colony" — followed criticism from games administrators with extensive ground development in 1901. It was reshaped, sown with English grass and a new grand stand and boundary fence erected. "A first class recreation reserve, second only to those of the metropolis of the State" was thereby delivered for the town’s "sports-loving people."

The 2011 council upgrade package also comprised reshaping, resowing, new spectator terraces and boundary fencing. It too came about after strident criticism from administrators. Once again, politicians spoke about the "the jewel in the crown of Victorian country sport."

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The Upper Reserve remained under-developed until federation. Prior to then, the city’s premier sports ground was the Back Creek Oval, now Kennington Oval where several touring English cricket teams played.

The Upper Reserve nevertheless hosted increasing numbers of cricket and football fixtures during that time as well as being a parade ground for the Bendigo Volunteer Rifles Corps. Bendigo Caledonian Society held its first gatherings and sports there and lacrosse was also played — not an event after which spin bowling was conducive.

The ground was renamed the Queen Elizabeth Oval when the newly crowned monarch visited Bendigo in 1954. The post-war period was a time when the monarchy’s popularity was at its zenith. A mammoth crowd of fifty thousand turned out for the Queen’s arrival and nine thousand school children assembled on the Upper Reserve to greet her majesty.

Not all Bendigonians however were of like mind about adopting the

royal moniker — some old timers still prefer to call the ground the Upper Reserve. The Australian habit of abbreviation led to the ground being commonly referred to as the QEO. Bendigonians have not yet reduced it further to "the O" in the manner of the MCG becoming "the G".

The most striking feature of the QEO is its ornate grandstand, completed in 1901. The stylish heritage listed building was designed

by J R Richardson, the council building surveyor. Remarkably, the only other designs he is known to have produced are a band rotunda in the botanical gardens and a latrine in Charing Cross. The design includes innovative air conditioning by way of timber louvres at the back of the seating area. Although effective during cricket matches, the louvres produce a chilling draft in the football season.

The grandstand’s local integrity was maintained with its decorative ironwork being cast at the foundry of Dunn and Redpath in Wattle Street. Also home-grown, literally, are the ground’s iron gates in which the words Queen Elizabeth Oval are spelt out. They were constructed by plumber Jock Cumming in the backyard workshop of his home in Flora Hill. The council’s building inspector, Herb Chellew was given the task of designing the new gates and the stonemason sourced their granite pillars from Harcourt.

For the latest upgrade, the council had to finally look beyond Bendigo.

McMahons, the Melton based specialist sports turf construction company were engaged to remove the old surface to a depth of about half a metre and rebuild the ground with sand over a gravel bed with inbuilt drainage. Pat Jess revealed that a concrete platform lays buried below the centre of the ground to allow the cricket wicket to be cleverly removed and reinstated between seasons. A new netball court has also been installed at the ground.

A predecessor to the ground itself is Queen Elizabeth Oval cottage behind the city-end goal posts. The former powder magazine became the curator’s cottage in 1864. This oldest surviving building on Rosalyn Park reserve, with its slate roof and distinctive diamond shaped window panes has recently undergone renovation.

The cottage also holds significance as a yardstick for famous sixes hit from the centre wicket. Australian cricket elevens and touring sides from England, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the West Indies have all played on the arena over the years.

The golden age of football at the QEO was the 1950s. Massive crowds attended local matches in those days before television and widespread

car ownership. The Rifle Brigade Hotel was set upon at half time and crowds swelled even further when gates were thrown open at three quarter time.

The ground has of course served the community beyond sporting traditions. There were celebrations after World War I and II, rallies, demonstrations and centenary celebrations. Other royal visits by the Duke and Duchess of York in 1927 and the Duke of Gloucester in 1934 met crowds at the Upper Reserve. Marching Girl Championships were held there at the height of that sport’s era in the 1960s. Among the 57 teams were the Grenadettes, the Cobbers and the Boomerangs.

In earlier times, brass bands turned things around by performing in the grandstand to crowds picnicking on the oval. More recently the Bendigo Folk Club has found a home for local and visiting performers of note beneath the grandstand.

Heritage reports describe the grandstand as symbolic of regional community aspirations in the late nineteenth century. It’s safe to say that Bendigonians’ aspirations of the early twenty-first century have now been met — at least until the upgrade cycle is due to kick in around 2121. ■

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therein lies a truth Shakespeare employed it so there must be great validity in the concept: the play's the thing to catch the conscience.

- Words: Ken Turnbull Photographs: David Field

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In her observation of life, Castlemaine playwright and novelist Carmel Bird is always on the lookout for the goodness in human affairs – the conscience, as it were.

But life isn’t all sweetness and light, and the hunt for goodness inevitably means encountering the darkness. In eastern philosophy, everything is defined by its opposite. No light without shadows, no highs without lows.

“It’s the same in the Christian tradition – after all, the devil is a fallen angel, the opposite of all that is good,” Carmel says.

“But I don’t have any orthodox religious beliefs. I just see goodness as something I can do. It’s clear when you look at nature. The dignity of church rituals is appealing, but orthodox religion has too much to do with power and territory, and it’s open to abuse.”

As The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature puts it, Carmel raises what is potentially dour – even sinister or horrific – to something approaching comedy: “Disease, deaths and violence are staples in her fictional world … although Bird's deadpan humour is a distinctive, determining element.”

In order to make a story Carmel examines the things that go wrong in life, but she is by nature an optimist. She has never had the strangely paradoxical pleasure that can come from feeling down.

She was a voracious reader as a girl, something that seems to be a given for professional writers. Children who read tend to feel the magic of words; how they can be combined to reveal meaning in mysterious ways.

In childhood she used to write plays, like the young character Briony Tallis in Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement. Her first novel, albeit unpublished, was turned out at the age of 14. Fiction has proved to be her favoured medium, although she has non-fiction titles, plays and a ballet to her name.

“Unlike some authors, I have never felt driven to write. It’s more that I’m drawn to writing. It’s a way of ordering the world, making sense of what sometimes appears to be random and chaotic.

“A certain image, idea or name sends me to the computer to see what happens. I’m a bit like a detective following an exciting possibility. I don’t necessarily know what it is, but there’s a feeling of promise. Only by writing do I get to the essence of it. It’s wonderful that someone else wants to read what I’ve done.”

That "someone else" is a bit of an understatement. At last count, Carmel had published nine novels, five collections of short stories, three books on the writing process and two for children. Add to that several essays, numerous articles and the editing of many anthologies.

“Over the years I’ve had lots of messages from readers to say how some aspect of my writing had changed their lives. It’s extremely gratifying, and also humbling.”

That theme of change has been explored by literary critics. Literature is a mirror we cannot enter, but we can look in. In ‘playing’ the text, the reader can’t avoid being played by it.

Carmel’s path as a writer is typical of an older way of gaining recognition. Her first commercial success was an article in the Women’s Weekly in 1962, then it was the usual grind of submitting pieces to competitions and smaller publications. She began to pick up prizes, but it was a long stretch to 1983 and her first collection of short stories.

“It’s a different path today. Someone who makes it in their early 20s is probably already doing a creative writing course and will be fasttracked by the publisher.”

Her CV illustrates the long road to becoming an established writer.

It begins with an arts degree and education diploma, and 12 years teaching English and French in secondary schools. Then came more than two decades of conducting writing courses, giving lectures and taking up residencies at schools and universities in Australia and overseas.

Carmel also gained a speech degree in London, an experience that has played an important role in her career, underpinning the written and spoken word.

“These days, a writer does a lot of public speaking at book launches and literary festivals, but writing is my main focus.

“It’s hard to get the rest of the world to comprehend that art is work.

People realise that someone who goes to an office five days a week is not readily available for socialising. By the same token, I can’t always drop everything and go to out to lunch.”

So the main game in her life is writing, and she begins each day with that activity, egged on by the thrill of discovery as stories reveal themselves on the screen.

“Life is a crude inventor; fiction will only be convincing if it is more artful than life',” she once wrote in an essay. I am interested in the play between fact and fiction, interested in the moment when the metamorphosis takes place, when the grub of fact becomes the butterfly of fiction.”

In her book Automatic Teller, Carmel recounts how she drove past (or dreamt up) a sign for the Woodpecker Toy Factory. The last three letters might have been missing or faded, or perhaps she imagined they were. Whether real or not, the phenomenon ended up as the title for her book The Woodpecker Toy Fact.

That phrase fascinates the young narrator, who decides to create fabulous pieces of information, which become known to others as toy facts. The narrator eventually understands that she is on a quest for the one great toy fact – the ultimate knowledge of everything.

It’s a thoroughly appropriate theme for a narrative. As Carmel observes, stories have a shape, no matter how it is disguised. They have some kind of observable and deliberate point. However, life simply has a beginning and an end.

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the jet's set Dinner plans in Melbourne? Forget the freeway with Bendigo's fleet new jet you'll scarely finish that glass of champers before it's touchdown in the city.

- Words: Mary Pomfret Photographs: Anthony Webster Just another Friday evening in Bendigo, watching the football and catching up on the ironing? Not for a band of very happy travellers who have tickets to fly. The excitement's palpable as we arrive at Bendigo airport just in time to see our MyJET private charter jet touch down for a dinner date with altitude on the 89th floor of the Eureka Tower.

There's no tedious queuing, waiting in line for boarding passes, departure calls you can hardly hear or luggage checks. The eight of us just hop straight on board, settle back into our comfortable leather seats and fasten our seat belts. The jet takes off to the sound of champagne corks popping – Möet & Chandon no less – but, if you prefer, you can have a beer.

The view in the early evening is nothing short of amazing, and after being in the air for a few minutes, I wonder aloud if we have passed Castlemaine yet. The pilot says to look out over at the bay. “Which bay?” someone asks. “Port Phillip Bay,” the pilot replies and we fly out over the water just as the red sun is beginning to set on the horizon.

It’s the most surreal sensation to be at Bendigo airport one minute and on the coast flying over water the next. Unbelievably, this sleek eightseater jet has us touching down at Moorabin airport in a fraction under 20 minutes.

No parking worries either. A stretch limousine is waiting for us. Oh dear, looks like we have to drink more champagne. When we’ve all piled in (tip – it’s better to go in backwards) our chauffeur takes us on a leisurely drive along the city coastline. He stops at a little jetty so that we can stand up and stretch up through the open roof windows to raise our glasses to the sun setting over the water.

Feeling very relaxed, we arrive at the Eureka Tower where we are met by the friendly staff who take us down the red carpet to the lift up to Eureka 89. The view from the floor to ceiling windows spanning 360 degrees across Melbourne is nothing short of breathtaking. Looking down, you see the Arts Centre, the Yarra River and the Shrine of Remembrance as the Melbourne cityscape unfurls beneath us. We sit for a while on the couches taking in the view and the opulent surroundings before we are shown to our table to begin our sixcourse degustation dinner.

With no long drive home there's no need to hurry our dinner. Just as well, because there’s a lot to eat. The degustation menu includes

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chicken terrine with oyster and fig; salmon confit; seared quail with potato, celeriac, grape and pomegranate; and roast lamb with pea, potato iceberg and onion, not to mention sumptuous desserts which follow. We can take as much time as we want. Our jet will wait for us.

It won’t cost any extra either, but we will be sure to be back home in Bendigo sometime later in the night to put the cat in.

Over dinner we compared notes about the experience of our "mini holiday". Fellow passenger Jeff Brennan said had never dreamed such an experience would ever be possible from Bendigo. And Steve Sharp was amazed by the fact that no sooner were we up in the air, we were coming down again to see the city skyline and the bay. Both Leonie Sharp and Carlie Brennan said they would recommend the trip to their friends. For me, to be on a private jet quaffing champagne and then to be down on the ground again in just a few minutes, climbing into a stretch limousine, is the ultimate in excitement and glamour.

Finally, after enjoying a fabulous dinner, we make our way down to the ground floor and back into the stretch limousine for an intimate drive through the city lights. After a relaxing drive through Melbourne we arrive again at Moorabin airport where our MyJET charter jet and pilot are waiting for us. We climb back on the jet with the offer of more champagne. Our pilot takes us up and over the bay for a final look at the city lights. The spectacular view below is a like a jewelstudded velvet cloth or, as someone commented, like a magic carpet.

In fact, the entire trip has had a magical feel about it. And in what seems like no time at all, we are back at Bendigo airport strolling across the tarmac, feeling a little sad that such an unforgettable evening has come to an end.

By now, you must be wondering how this can be. To Melbourne in just under 20 minutes? Most people in Bendigo know that the city has an airport, but many are not aware of the services it provides. MyJET Charter offers a cost share charter for those wanting to charter their own jet with others, either for business or for pleasure, and can fly you anywhere in Australia which has a suitable airstrip. With MyJET, flying time from Bendigo to King Island is approximately 40 minutes or they can have you touching down in Adelaide and Sydney in about one hour. Packages include trips to race meetings, golfing events,

wine and dine trips to Melbourne or trips can be custom designed to personal requirements. “MyJET flights not only save time hanging around in airports, but days and money,” Operations Officer Hayley Steel says. “You can be home after a business trip on the same day.”

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the living canvas Body art got under Ambah O'Brien's skin when she had a brush with Star Shield's, the man widely regarded as the father of modern face-painting.

- Photographs: David Field I was first introduced to the idea of body art at 16 when I was in the US and met Star Shields, an airbrush face and body artist. I loved the idea of painting on people from that moment, although it was another four years before I began painting on people myself. Initially I dabbled with some airbrushing and also designed temporary tattoos for a company. For a time I toyed with becoming a professional tattooist, however, I gave up that idea after I got a tattoo on myself. Ouch!

Then I discovered water-based face and body make up and haven't looked back. I've always had an interest in art and enjoyed painting on canvas. When I painted on canvas, my subjects were usually people and often they were quite decorative, in a way I can relate to now as a body painter. In some ways I think it has been a natural progression for me. It was a smooth transition from canvas to skin.

My first body paint job was literally weeks after I bought my first set of professional make up. I painted a couple for a costume party, she was silver and he was gold. They had some other painted decorations and costumes to go with it, but it was fairly simple. Probably the wildest job I have had was painting for the launch of V Australia (Virgin Airlines) USA flights. Another artist and I painted two models each for the Sydney launch party. The following day we flew on the maiden flight with a plane full of celebrities and performers and, of course, Richard Branson to LA. On arrival we went straight to Chateau Marmont in Hollywood to paint more models for the LA launch party that night. Courtney Love popped into the room we were painting in and said hello. The party was fabulous and after our work was done we spent the next few days exploring LA and Hollywood.

I have had some wonderful adventures overseas. A favourite was painting in a glass cube each day for two weeks in Hong Kong. It was for an opening of a high end shopping mall, and I was part of the entertainment provided to build publicity for launch. Each day I would spend about six hours painting a model as people walked by. Painting publicly is great fun, I receive so many entertaining reactions ranging from disbelief to amazement. It was also creatively interesting, I was given a very loose brief for the designs and I was able to explore lots of ideas in that time. My models were ballet dancers, so they were strong and able to model for the day (with the odd break) and were also able to add a performance element by standing in poses and moving in a way that represented the art being painted on them.

These days I rarely paint on canvas although I do a lot of sketching of designs and making head pieces and accessories to go with the body painting. One day I think I will get back to canvas again, though skin is so much smoother. Also with body art I have to finish it, I can't just put it away unfinished, so it means I am more productive.

At the moment I am working toward an exhibition of photographic images I will create using body painted people against constructed backgrounds ... stay tuned!

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a grave tale There is much more life in a cemetery than you might think. Bendigo cemeteries prove a compelling outdoor classroom, positively bristling with history.

- Words: Lauren Mitchell Photographs: David Field

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Among the old monuments at Bendigo Cemetery, towards the top of the hill, lies Captain Robert Neville, forever landlocked. We don’t know how his body ended up here, in goldfield’s soil, for his heart was most definitely at sea. His grave stone bears the weight of an impressive anchor, plus the beauty of these soft words: Captain Robert Neville Safe home in port 19th September 1926 Fastened to the rock which cannot move Anchored firm and deep in the saviour’s love Also his loved wife Violet Rose Called home 18th January 1950 Anyone can visit the captain by picking their way along loose gravel paths, through grey slabs and pampas grass. It’s worth the walk, for although there is no sea view, it’s an impressive vantage point up here, looking out over Bendigo’s once brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, mothers and fathers. Our forebears.

Bendigo Cemetery Trust volunteer Bev Hanson says the city often pines for a museum, while neglecting to realise it already has five

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places dedicated to history in its cemeteries, open to all, day and night. However, although there’s nothing to fear, it would take a brave soul to come after dark.

“I just love being able to take people out here and show them the history,” Bev says. “I wish the schools used the cemeteries more as a teaching aid because all our early pioneers are buried out here somewhere.”

Some schools do take up the trust’s offer, and the students are always a captive audience. “They all think ghosts live at the cemetery. I think they want us to have ghosts - especially the boys,” Bev laughs. “They also want to know who is the youngest person buried and who is the oldest.”

Among the oldest is Jack Locket, who Bendigo fondly farewelled in 2002 at the age of 111. “Just three days before Jack's death the nation’s oldest person, Christina Cock had died, she was aged 114,” Bev says. “It was indeed a wonderful age to live to, but achieved with the aid of modern medicines. One of the residents of White Hills cemetery achieved that great age in 1875. Mary McCarthy a was aged 114 years and eight months when she died and takes the honour of oldest person buried in Bendigo,. “What is even more remarkable is that she came to the colony when she was 99,” Bev says.

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So, who else is here? Let’s take a little tour: Beside the darling 1850s stone chapel at the cemetery entrance lies George Lansell, who’s resting place may surprise you. Bendigo’s much-celebrated Quartz King may have lived in a state of ostentatious excess, but he rests in modesty. While the Lansell family crypt is large, it is low and unadorned: in stark contrast to his home, the Fortuna mansion. It’s kind of a nice nod towards the old adage: you can’t take your wealth with you.

“I like George Lansell’s out there. It’s understated elegance,” Bev says.

“Most of them tried to make their graves bigger and better, but not him. And his is still being used.” George passed away in 1906, and since then there’s been eight family members join his space, the most recent was buried four years ago: a great, great grandson also named George Lansell.

Australia’s Father of Federation, Sir John Quick’s grave further up the hill is also a simple monument. Again, it’s worth finding and paying your respects to the Bendigo lawyer who changed the constitution.

But watch your feet as you walk: the paths are certainly not steadfast, which proves a constant challenge to the trust.

Acting CEO Shane Robinson says after our unprecedented wet summer, there’s been 754 cubic metres of dirt shifted around the cemetery. Workers actually nutted that number out in shovel loads, as it was all moved by hand. These paths were made for wheelbarrows, not back hoes. The big wet caused a big headache for the Trust, with graves subsiding, paths eroding and washing away. Plus, after the rain came the weeds. There’s been lots of complaints about the long grasses growing out of every crack and crevice, but there’s also something comforting about that. Despite what happens, life goes on.

Another knight of the realm to visit at the Bendigo Cemetery is Sir Gilbert Dyett, the first ever local to be knighted. “He was educated at the Marist Brothers College, Bendigo and lived in Bendigo most of his life,” Bev says. “He enlisted in the AIF in August 1914, leaving Australia with the rank of Lieutenant.” Severely wounded at Gallipoli, Gilbert was invalided back to Australia. “Sir Gilbert later became the first federal president of the Returned Sailor’s and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia when it was formed in 1919 and remained in office until his retirement in 1946 at the end of WWI. He was knighted in 1934.” His most lasting achievement was introducing the Remembrance Day poppy to Australia in 1921 after seeing the poppy fields of Flanders. Sir Gilbert Joseph Cullen Dyett was buried in 1964, aged 73 years.

It’s nice to think when our time is up, we’ll be remembered for something. Thanks to his unique monument, Charles Cullen’s name is guaranteed to live on. The headstone highlights the Eaglehawk man who died in 1906 as “one time a famous runner.” Cemetery Trust volunteers have dubbed his grave “the Dog and Duck”. It’s actually a carved retriever with a swan in its mouth and was made by the sculptor John Walker, who also made the Captain Cook statue at St Paul’s and a bust of the poet, Robbie Burns, housed at the Bendigo Art Gallery.

John Walker, of Moran Street, Bendigo died in 1955, aged 76 years.

He too was laid to rest at the Bendigo Cemetery - in a plain grave with only the surname Walker etched at the base of the double plot.

But sometimes, it’s the little people who ultimately leave the lasting impression. The oldest surviving monument here is that of Priscilla Johns. She was the ninth person to be buried at Bendigo Cemetery.

We don’t know much about her, besides she was just a child when she died. Her headstone is a simple arched piece of stone, pale and soft. The years have taken most of her words. All that can be read now is: Sacred To the memory of Priscilla It doesn’t tell you when she died, who her parents were or how she left this world. But we do know perhaps the most important thing.

She was sacred.

The Bendigo Cemeteries Trust conducts history tours on arrangement. To learn more phone (03) 5446 1566. ■ 108

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full stadium A brand new stadium adds to the many attractions of Creek Street Christian College.

The new multi-purpose hall is a state of the art facility and offers many new opportunities for students and the community as a whole. Friends, students, staff, business representatives and other distinguished guests were present to officially open the college stadium.

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Naturopathic Connections welcomes Remedial Massage and Bowen Therapist Erin Murdoch to the team.

Erin is taking day, evening and Saturday appointments now!

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Erin brings with her a caring, proven approach to muscle and soft tissue therapies.

While currently completing her course to become our next expert Naturopath, Erin is able to provide additional health education tailored to your needs.

Erin’s main aim is to re-align the soft tissue aspects of your body including muscles, ligaments and tendons by applying suitable pressure with her healing hands and providing instant relief from your aches and pains.

Winter Special Christi, Russell and staff look forward to welcoming you to their unique café and book exchange soon.

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Learn to Fly In our modern fleet of trainer aircraft With a friendly and fun environment and favorable weather being north of the divide, we have students from across the state choosing to fly with us.

This year we are proud to have 2 recipients of an RAA scholarship. A testament to the professionalism at BFC. If you have ever thought about flying for business, pleasure or as a career, start now by taking a trial introductory flight.

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not just about ewe Bendigo's 134th Australian Sheep & Wool Show will have at least as many foodies and fashionistas flocking as farmers.

- Jacqueline McArthur

As national events involving tens of thousands of visitors go, the Sheep Show is a bit of an enigma. Since 1877, the three-day ovine extravaganza has showcased the world’s best wool growers and lamb producers.

The "best of the best" have been competing here for the past 11 years with Bendigo playing host to 24,0000 visitors including 6000 farmers.

The best are producers of wool so highly covetable that it is made into $15,000 Italian suits and exquisite clothing worn by supermodels and royalty. They’re also the producers of superb Australian lamb savoured by the world’s gastronomic connoisseurs and voted the key ingredient of choice by a number of the world’s hottest chefs.

Yet, as Sheep Show committee member Robyn Russell tells it, the biggest show of its kind in the world often slipped in and out of town without the majority of people in Bendigo realising it.

"We would like Bendigo to become a meeting place where foodies and fashionistas can see the top farmers in the country competing as they have done for more than 130 years and sample what it’s all about - a kind of epicentre for woollen fashion, great food and beautiful fibre," Robyn says.

The Sheep Show’s Women of Wool series was designed to encourage women to take the day off to discover the wonders of wool and celebrate the women of the wool industry.

"We wanted a national holiday for the women of wool and now many women have already declared it – for the past two years we have seen gangs of women enjoying our comedy show, Laugh@Lunch, laughing their heads off, buying some beautiful woollen clothing and having an extremely good day," Robyn reveals.

Previous years have featured two of Australia’s funniest women, Denise Scott and Jean Kittson. This year’s host is Kiwi comedienne Cal Wilson, a darling of the improv TV show, Thank God You’re Here and regular guest on Good News Week and Melbourne Comedy Festival gala shows.

Top woollen designs viewed at the Sheep Show’s Australian Wool Innovation fashion parades and finalists from the Australian Wool fashion awards are a popular attraction for fashionistas. Other parades include "wearable art" and an assortment of highly colourful entries from Woolcraft competitors. The show’s national woolcraft competition is a major drawcard for talented knitters, felters and 114

weavers with 300 competitors in 47 class competitions. Experts in skein spinning, crochet, machine knitting, alpaca, cashmere and mohair garment making and wool embroidery attend and teach at the Sheep Show.

"We have found that many people are asking; 'Where can you find wool these days?’” Russell says. “The answer is that there are 250 stall holders at the Sheep Show and we’ve been working with fashion retailers in town to help promote woollen designs. Bendigo in July is the place to find beautiful wool."

Hargreaves Mall will also host The Wool Shed, an interactive display of historical and contemporary wool production and woolcraft.

Back by popular demand this year is the Bendigo Festival of Lamb.

Last year local lamb producers were matched with Bendigo’s best restaurants to promote signature lamb dishes.

"Farmers, chefs and foodies loved it,” festival organiser Bec Norman says. ”This is more great evidence that Australians love their lamb and we should, we produce some of the tastiest lamb in the world."

This year local and Melbourne chefs and butchers will again compete at The Great Chop Off - a timed event in which butchers carve and trim cuts while chefs prepare and cook winning lamb dishes. Sheep Show visitors can attend specialist cooking and carving classes while celebrating global lamb cuisine is on the cards as is a Junior Masterchef competition for this year.

"There is an increasing interest in people wanting to know where their food comes from and who is producing it – here is a great opportunity to meet the people who have been breeding for taste for generations,” Bec adds.

Sheep Show visitors can also watch shearing and wool handling competitors battle it out for top prize and speak to sheepdog trainers, watch sheepdog trials and meet farmyard animals in the animal nursery.

The Australian Sheep Breeders’ Association president Ross McGauchie says the event series promoting lamb and wool has been very well received by sheep breeders.

“As an important forum attended by the ‘best of the best’, the show is a barometer for the success of individual breeders and for the industry as a whole,"Ross says. "We all love to see lots of people enjoying the products of our hard work - we believe getting up close and personal with the people and animals that feed and provide clothing has helped to bring awareness of how important sheep breeders are," he says.

Well, there’s no mystery now.

The Australian Sheep & Wool Show is on at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds from July 15 - 17. For full program details visit www.sheepshow.com ■

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We’ve all experienced "bad hair days” when the only course of action for those troublesome tresses is to pop on a hat or pull the lot back into to a ponytail. But what if you could find a permanent solution to those limp, lifeless locks. Rapunzel, sweetie, it's time to let down your hair!

Once upon a time it was only the Hollywood beauties who were privy to the secret of achieving a bountiful, bouncing mane overnight.

But in recent years hair extensions have become more obtainable for those of us wanting longer or thicker locks.

After attempting to grow out a regrettably bad haircut and months of longing for my old hairstyle back, I visited the talented hairstylists at Flaunt It Hair and Beauty who offer the latest hair extension system using cutting edge technology.

HEI – Hair Extensions International, was founded by Andrew Elsegood who offers the "fusion" method of hair extension which allows the hairdresser to create a look completely tailored to the wearer, adding length and body as desired.

HEI gives the big flick to the negative perceptions that extensions might harm the wearers own hair or look unnatural. And, most importantly, if you want to sleep well with your locks fanned out beautifully on the pillow, the hair itself is collected ethically.

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Now, with HEI, a system is available that has been designed with the most advanced technology to achieve a natural and safe addition to hair. Using 100 percent A grade human hair, fine resin bonds are attached to the hair away from the scalp, hanging within your own hair’s natural fall, so if you hair has a slight wave or is dead straight, the extension will follow this drop, making for a very realistic effect.

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The extension hair is meshed in with your own hair. Resin is fused intertwining your hair and the extension, so there is little chance of the bond slipping due to this unique method of application.

The HEI system is a gentle, non-direct heat application, the warm resin is applied to the extension strands separately, and then positioned on the natural hair, so there is no use of hot tongs to melt the bond onto your hair and no clamp/wraparounds squashing the hair together.

This method insures that there is no moisture lost under each bond, which keeps your hair as strong as it was before and leaves it in optimum condition.

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dance of life Giving up work doesn't mean giving up on appearances. A few quick steps is all it takes to make a dancing gran look super glam.

Junette is a happy retiree who devotes much of her time to caring for her beautiful grandchildren, that's when she is not out cutting up the dance floor. Dancing is an activity Jeanette enjoys up to five times a week, ensuring she remains fit and healthy.

We decided to give Junette a new look in keeping with her natural vitality and zest for life. A natural in front of the camera and a delight to photograph, I am sure you will agree Junette's transformation is amazing.

Looking great as a grandmother is easy if you just follow a few quick steps and guidelines.

• Wear a mid tone lipstick colour, as dark or very light tones will draw attention to the lips which thin as you age.

• Draw attention upwards, with a fabulous new hairstyle and accessories.

• Update your glasses regularly, choosing frames that add contrast to your colouring.

• When wearing black and white ensure there is enough white within the print to give the outfit a lift to avoid "shadows" forming near the face.

• The tones of the colours you wear can change as your hair, skin and eyes naturally lightens.

Knowing what works for your individual colouring and body shape will ensure you look fabulous no matter what your age or season of life.

Junette wears Gitaneonstle black and white dress $148 and Sneak bracelet $28 from McCalmans Boutique, Queen St.

Photographer: Terri Basten

Stylist: Lois McBain

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silk flower In the winter far beneath the bitter snows, our rose Clare Roberts welcomes a little help from the talented team at Silk Day Spa. It can be hard to keep up appearances in winter. The fake tan looks well ... fake and the cold is hard on the skin and lips. But you can trust the girls at Silk to put the bloom back in your cheeks. Doesn’t Clare look the picture of modern elegance? To get the look it was first over to Kate for makeup beginning with the application of Aveda Tourmaline Radiance Fluid and All Sensitive Moisturiser with Green Science Eye Cream plus Renewing Lip Treatment.

Next came the application of Concealer Number 2 Balsa under eyes and a swirl of Sweet Tea Tinted Moisturiser to give a dewy look with Applied Aster Mineral Makeup and an all-over dusting of Bronze Blaze bronzer. Clare’s cheeks were then highlighted with Rose Blossom blush.

For the eyes Kate used Illumination all over the eyelid up to the brow bone with a smokey eyes trio of Black Tulip (black in the corners of

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bulletproof style It may have first been styled for men, but it took just one cheerleader to try on on her boyfriend's sweater vest and the rest is history. of a smart, tailored pinstripe number worn with pencil skirt or trousers and a bright silk blouse. Pull a knitted vest over the turtleneck for extra warmth. The list of possibilities goes on and on and with the vest emerging as a major trend this season you can’t go wrong. â–

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So how do we bring out the vest in you? Well start with a pair of jeans and a tight white boys T-shirt and stacked heel boots for a look that's classic rock 'n' roll. Tone done the frilly, girly blouse and give the hippy a waist with a boho suede number. Take the vest to work in the form

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walk on high This winter think fashions with altitude as we clip clop across the rooftops for a brilliant bird's eye perspective of a Bendigo, old and new.

- Photographer: David Field Matt wears denim wash tee $29.95, vintage blend jeans $89.95 and men’s hoodie $99.95 all from Just Jeans (Bendigo Marketplace) Wild Rhino ‘Kaka’ shoe $129.95 from McArthurs Shoes (Hargreaves Mall) Olivia wears ladies basic long sleeve $24.95, Rider by Lee bumster super skinny $99.95 and Knit jacket $79.95 all from Just Jeans (Bendigo Marketplace) Manas Design boot $325 from McArthurs Shoes (Hargreaves Mall)

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Olivia wears Love Affair dress $130 and Boston Babes ‘Fizz’ heels $79.95 both from Miss Jayz (Hargreaves Mall)

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Matt wears Avanel of Melbourne hat $35 from Bendigo Hat Shop (High Street, Bendigo) Men’s Chronographic timepiece $695 from Sen’s Jewellers (Hargreaves Mall)

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Matt wears Sushi Radio ‘F You’ tee $79.95, Orisue tailor cut pant $149.95, Study Footwear boats $89.95 and Armourdillo Python slim belt $29.95 all from Back Alley Boutique (Killians Walk) Olivia wears Bambam ‘Le Feu’ tee $59.95 and Waiting For The Sun Paris x Rockwell frames $204.95 both from Back Alley Boutique (Killians Walk) *leggings stylist's own

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Matt wears Bambam hooded button up $89.95, Orisue slim fit $159.95, Study footwear low cut $89.95 all from Back Alley Boutique (Killians Walk) Olivia wears Sushi Radio Immortal $79.95, Waiting For the Sun Paris x Passport Frames $204.95 both from Back Alley Boutique (Killians Walk, Bendigo) *leggings stylist's own 132

Olivia wears Staple ‘The Crombi’ jacket $199.95, Staple button front mini $79.95, Staple chunky knit pocket scarf $59.95, Oroton belt $49.95, Camilla bag $329.95 and Camilla boot $349.95 all from Stryde (Killians Walk) 133

Olivia wears Lucette Wild Things gillet $449, Lucette Equestrian top $149, Nobody Cult skinny jean $189, Skin by Nude Raincheck boot $280 all from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane)

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Matt wears Sushi Radio Baisez Vous tee $79.95, Nana Judy stitched shirt $109.95 and Nana Jude panel pant $99.95 all from Red Door Boutique (Chancery Lane) Wild Rhino ‘Kaka’ shoe $129.95 from McArthurs Shoes (Hargreaves Mall) Olivia wears Talulah ‘Postcards from You’ tank $110, Joveeba ‘Walk on’ leggings $220 and Joveeba leather jacket $460 all from Red Door Boutique (Chancery Lane) RMK ‘Meeomy’ wedges $149.95 from McArthurs Shoes (Haregreaves Mall).

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Olivia wears drape side R867 tweed coat $819, Progetto Glam Boots $369 both from Euro Collections (Mitchell Street) *leggings stylist's own Photographer: David Field Stylist: Katarina Vishnich Models: Olivia & Matt Locations: Hargreaves St carpark, Pall Mall War Memorial & Museum and the Royal Bank Building, View Point.

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moon beams It was smiles all round when Moonlight Party hit town with a stellar line up for music lovers.

Held at the Black Swan Hotel, Moonlight Party has eclipsed Bendigo’s social calendar for the past five years; constantly striving to push the boundaries and showcasing some of the countries best artists. And what a line up they produced for 2011 including Bingo Players, Yolanda Be Cool, Ajax, T-Rek, Mat Cant, Party Flyz and many more. Congratulations on a wonderful five years Moonlight Party!

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- Photographer: Terri Basten Amy wears shirred chiffon top $59.95, frill crop cardi $59.95 from Portmans, Zari skirt $99.95 from Jacquie E and Flipp heels $69.95 from Novo Shoes (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Amy wears alpaca cardi $69.95, elasticised belt $19.95 from Portmans, Zahara zip leather glove $39.95 from Jacquie E (Bendigo Marketplace), Nobody cult skins $189 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane, Bendigo) *Bag stylists own

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Amy wears Wish vermont pant $140 and Wish social blouse $119 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane, Bendigo)

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Amy wears Alice McCall Jack and Jill blouse $290 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) high-waisted denim shorts $24.95 from Valley Girl, knee high lace sock $12.95 from Portmans and Honor heels $75.95 from Novo Shoes (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Amy wears Alice McCall little drummer blouse $270 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane, Bendigo) Photographer: Terri Basten Stylist & makeup: Katarina Vishnich Photographer's assistant & hair: Lynsey Addlem Location: Book Now, Farmers Lane

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great investment The vest has a long history of keeping men in style, but it was originally introduced by royal decree as the antithesis of the fashion of the day.

The modern vest or waistcoat was introduced in England by royal proclamation of King Charles II as a simple, sensible antidote to the creeping influence of fiendishly flamboyant French fashions.

Over the years it has proved an incredibly versatile garment worn in both casual context and in formal context with three-piece suits and dinner jackets.

Today the vest is a great way to set one lad apart from the rest. â–

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Modelled on the garment worn by the men in the courts of the Persian Shah it was an immediate hit with the King who first slipped one on in 1666. As one observer wrote "... the first time his Majesty put himself solemnly into the Eastern fashion of vest changing doublet, stiff

collar, bands and cloak, into a comely dress after the Persian mode... resolving never to alter it, and to leave the French mode".

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a man’s word

very alarming When a man squeezes into a lycra costume several sizes too small something has to give.

- Ash McAuliffe

It is at this very moment that I am cursing my choice of alarm clock.

It will only allow me to hit snooze three times and only allows a fiveminute snooze, not a proper TAC-approved 15-minute power-nap.

My doona is like a fluffy forcefield, nice and warm on my side but on the other side is a dark, icy-cold winter’s morning where the frozen wind will stab at me like an icy dagger from behind the fog.

Photographer: David Field

I’m a stocky man at the best of times so winter brings a different challenge for me, namely the wearing of a “winter coat” And, I’m not talking here about the type that keeps you warm. No, I am talking about the kind of winter coat that means your pants don’t fit any more and people start calling you “Big Fella”.

In the interests of caring for the environment and reducing the size of my carbon shadow, I have decided to dust off my old New Year’s resolutions. I'd made the standard "get fit and lose weight" resolutions, however after a few weeks I found myself back in a really good paddock. So here I am committing to a new financial year exercise regime and cycling, which in turn involves wearing cycling attire.

It had been some time since I had last slipped into the old lycra and that was becoming more obvious the further that I got into the suit.

I had never heard an item of clothing make stress noises before and to make matters worse, the stretching had turned my normally bright red lycra, well... a bit more transparent than what was decent. Lucky for me it was dark.

Rolling out onto the road on my deadly-treadly was another story. I

had bought some new shoes and clip-in pedals that were still to be worn in so it was in the back of my mind that I might struggle to unclip. I had more pressing issues to face though ... I was, after all, about to go out in public, on a freezing morning, wearing something like an old Superman outfit without the cape, and on top of that this thing was so tight that onlookers would be able to tell what religion I am.

Moving past the comedy of my appearance, figuring that I’d be OK because it was dark. I was soon rolling down Butcher Street cursing myself for not staying in bed. It was sooo cold my teeth were chattering so loud I couldn't hear myself think. Which is why as predicted, at the first set of traffic lights, I stopped, lost balance and failed to clip out of my pedals. There were only two people who saw it and they were both in fits of laughter. I’m not sure what element of my appearance tickled their fancy the most, but I had to agree that I looked pretty funny. This fitness crap was not off to a good start.

After a spirited rendition of the "SPD Shuffle" which is a dance performed while trying to unclip from your pedals whilst lying sideways on the ground still stuck to your bike, I managed to regain a small amount of my dignity, mainly because no one else was around.

I continued my ride careful to avoid any school zones as I had to remember that I was wearing a near-transparent superhero outfit.

Once around the block and I feel like a new man, ready to leap into the new day with a single bound. I feel so good, in fact, I think I’ve earned a sleep in tomorrow. ■ 149

mum says - Kylie Freer

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Photographer: David Field

You never know just what is hiding in the wardrobe behind the tuxedo in the dry cleaning bag and the old gardening shoes.

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They say a picture tells a thousand words. In the case of a photo, I would double that. So many memories light up a face, but memories are the unseen jewels in everything. They make a house a home. Memories of my grandmother are hidden in her old tea set. Special moments sparkle in my jewellery. Tales of overseas trips are folded in traditional clothing. Tucked away in a box lays my debutante dress. In fact, I’d hate to know how many memories are hiding in my wardrobe. Even my faded and frayed favourites hide many a story and dream, yet I’m not sure my memoirs are the interesting ones. I’d much rather hear about the yarns being woven by my children, who literally try to walk in mine and my husband’s shoes, fashioning our clothes into costumes as they are swathed in their own imaginations.

My son, Superman, adorned with cape and man-sized safety goggles, zooms down the far end of the house and clomps back in his father’s stinky runners. The goggles are switched for his workmen’s helmet and just when you think he’s Bob the Builder, he’s a fireman on a motorbike ready to terrorise his older sister.

Oblivious to being lined up for a body slam, she might be playing ‘schools’ in a hot pink tutu and yellow bandana, mobile phone tucked into her waistband, with a yellow spotted handbag and a red Remembrance Day poppy between her teeth. I’ve not met a teacher yet who accessorises with such colour and flair.

Dressed in all her glory (or mine), she can be anything. She’s a chameleon; a mother with a laptop, a dancer with the Wiggles, a doctor curing all ills or a teenager texting her friends. Even lost in her enthralling parallel world, technology isn’t far away and she’s always connected... with a pretend mobile phone beneath her pillow. Lord, give me strength.

It seems that when dressing up, most kids naturally play “when I grow up,” trying on different personas for size. Firemen, policemen, the odd superhero, doctors, nurses, lawyers, rappers, jockeys, AFL players, cricket or soccer champions, inventors, computer game programmers, they are all there. Funnily enough, I have never heard a child say they want to be a dentist or a podiatrist. Although, I

have occasionally wondered what makes someone interested in prodding through the haze of another’s bad breath or between their funky toes?

Sweetly playing “when I grow up”, children resemble past eras, yet our little angels personify our future. The world of jobs they will enter is changing at an extraordinary rate that is unprecedented and difficult to predict. Around seventy percent of the jobs that will be available in 2020 haven’t even evolved yet, which makes playing dress-ups tricky business. We are rushing toward radical change in the physical sense with an environmental deadline, while our cyber selves are actualising our parallel lives, materialising online services and technology and connecting us like never before. Yes, now kids can simultaneously play dress-ups and have a face-time conversation with a friend even when they’re stranded at home!

So the next time your kids are trying on new jobs, just throw into the mix that maybe they could consider roles like a global resource traceability manager, avatar design-security consultant armed with protecting our online identities, or a genetic bioinformationist scientist for a cosmeceutical company on a quest for the elixir of youth. At the very least (or most), they could be a locapreneur with the grit of Braveheart who takes on the multinationals in their own community.

It’s not just the kids who play “when I grow up,” we adults do it too.

Whether you religiously pore over the job section or strut it in the shoe shop, it still counts. I think we all play the game until five years before retirement, and then we just bide our time in the swamp with dreams of gardening, quilting and making jam. The beauty of it is that there is no longer any such thing as one job for life, so ten years from now chances are we’ll all be doing something different.

I don’t think I’ve ever stopped playing “when I grow up.” If I did, it would mean that I would have lost my optimism and mettle. As for my kids, I wish for them to grow up with a zest for life... and if the inspiration for their future pathway is in my somewhat less than glamorous wardrobe for now, then so be it! ■

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Winter is the purrfect time to have a little fun with fashion and embrace your inner leopard when you head out with the cubs.

As a mum of three boys, it is not often I get to buy girls' clothes so I was tickled pink to have three lasses to dress. First up was Isabella and I had her try on five outfits before we settled on this gorgeous lavender and teal combo finished with a flurry at the neck and brilliant purple boots from Milt and Joe. Then came Charlotte who looks like a little music box ballerina in a cream and pink lace confection from La Toriana. Finally it was mum's turn and with animal prints everywhere in store we decided to follow the laws of the jungle. We think Kate looks spot on trend as a hip young mum with her two lovely daughters. ■ Photographer: Terri Basten Makeup: Kel from The Body Shop, Hargreaves Mall Hair: Jools for Jim, Pall Mall generously did hair for all three models Stylist: Laura Campbell

Kate (mum) wears NCC long singlet $19.95, jean leggings $15, Viva animal print top $19.95, cream Jacket $44.95, brown belt $25 and Boston babe boots $79.95 all from Miss Jayz (Hargreaves Mall Bendigo) Charlotte wears Allira lace cream leggings $39.95, Tea Princess pink and peach knit flower hat $39.95, Tea princess cream flatter dress $79.95 all from Latoriana (Bath Lane Bendigo), Surefit “Keisha” pewter shoes $59.95 from McArthur's (Hargreaves Mall Bendigo) Isabella wears Chilli Kids Molly boots $109.95, Levi jeggings $34.95, Sudo mirrorball dress $89.00 and Willow and Finn swirl scarf $39.95 all from Milt and Joe (Hargreaves street Bendigo)

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- Laura Campbell

Dressing for the season doesn't mean all those summer clothes have to wind up in mothballs for the winter Winter is the time to pull out all the clothes both summer and winter and layer up. Throw the rules out the window and that includes sticking to the maternity wear section. We dressed our gorgeous mum-tobe Casey in regular clothes from both Valleygirl and Crossroads. The beauty of the fashion at the moment with leggings, dresses, jackets, and long tops is how many are made with stretchy material... perfect to cover the baby bump.

The boots also add some more warmth and attitude.

For the first of Casey's outfits we dressed up the comfortable jeggings with a stunning cream/black dress and the cream jacket for warmth.

The question for Casey is can she turn my materniity model record of four out of four having boys to maybe having a girl? â–

Casey wears Season essentials skeggings black $29.95, Seafoam basic tee in teal available in assorted colours $19.95, Black checked jacket $49.95, topaz scarf $19.95, heart bead bracelet $14.95 and teal plait tassle bag $39.95 all from Crossroads, Bendigo Marketplace and Bowie Black flats $49.95 from Novo, Bendigo Marketplace.

The other outfit I wanted to be brighter and more casual so we pulled out the teal. It looks so gorgeous with the blacks and whites with scarf and bag to tie it together. Think out of the box this winter with your maternity wardrobe and gothe leggings with dresses, tops, jackets and boots then you won't get to the stage of getting sick of your maternity wardrobe either.

Casey wears navy pant leggings $14.95, cream/ black woven dress $24.95, outer jacket in cream $49.95 and pink/cream necklace $9.95 all from Valleygirl, Bendigo Marketplace and Erin boots black $89.95 from Novo, Bendigo Marketplace.

Photographer: Terri Basten Hair: Jools for Jim, 68 Pall Mall, Bendigo Make-up: Kel at the Bodyshop, Hargreaves Mall Stylist: Laura Campbell

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- Chris DeAraugo

There's nothing like freezing on the sideline while the kids' are having a kick for a bit of dad 'n' lad team bonding.

Winter for me is the footy and as a dad, I have wonderful memories of the junior football days and running from oval to oval so that each of the three football playing sons could get to their games and have some fun.

It was never about premierships, though there were a few, it was about participation, enjoyment, development and relationships – on and off the field. Of course it also involved the trip to Gillies for pies for lunch and the inevitable “Can Joel come to our place this afternoon?”

footballers to rise to the challenge of winning the game. He asked all the players to gather round and then quietly explained to them the following. “Boys, footy is fun and kicking the footy is the best fun of all. What I want you to do this quarter is try and get the footy and give it a big kick. I don’t care which way or who you kick it to, just try and get it and have a kick. Cause kicking the footy is fun.”

I think about what I learnt from those wonderful winter junior football days to share in this column. And the main thing that sticks is “footy is fun”. And yes that pretty much applies to team ball sports across the board be it netball, soccer, hockey.

I smiled and felt excited by what I had just heard. His whole message was one of encouragement. Here was a man who had played at the top level yet had the self awareness to know that for these very young boys (and a few girls too) his job was not to teach them anything other than about the very basic joy of football. Having a kick and encouraging them to do it. I think this man should be appointed to address every under age football coach in the world and if he has time, talk to the parents too. I loved that he didn’t mention winning, he didn’t talk tactics – which are mostly lost on young boys anyway – he talked about just playing the game. There are many spectators at junior sport who seem to forget that it is a game designed to provide some fun and activity and the winning or losing is mostly secondary.

Maybe a delicate word in their ears occasionally would let them enjoy the game as much the kids.

The “fun” message was never better explained than when I was listening to an under 11 football coach of a friend’s son’s team. Now this coach had played VFL/AFL football back in the tough rumble and tumble days of footy and was a revered tough man of the era.

So it was with some interest that I joined the team huddle to catch the words of wisdom that would inspire these enthusiastic young

So as winter slips by and we wait for the leaves to come back and the days to slowly lengthen, get out and about, rug up and walk the dog, go to a footy game and embrace that chill in the air. We’re lucky to have those four seasons to keep us alert and provide the anticipation of what’s coming next. And try and go to your child/grandchild/nephew’s sport at the weekend and encourage them, cause it’s fun. ■

My boys are long past their junior footy days (two of them are still playing) but they have retained some great friendships from little league. So have I actually. It is that time in a parent’s life when you meet other parents with similar interests. Interests like kids the same age as yours who play the same game for the same team.

The other side of that junior sport coin is that some parents didn’t seem to share the same joy as you about being at their child’s game.

But that is another story for another time.

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it's story time Once upon a time in a wonderful library four little friends ...

- Photographer: David Field Jaida wears Oobi cherry vest $49.95, Oobi poppy scarlet long sleeve $39.95, Oobi cherry denim skirt $39.95 and Oobi tights $14.95 all from Mr Goodtimes (Bath Lane) with Anita ballet slippers $39.99 from Williams (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Tabby wears Three Little Trees Manhattan knit dress $54.95, Y Mama Y pet lizzie long sleeve $29.95, Y Mama Y tully rose leggings $29.95 and Tea Princess rose clip $19.95 all from LaToriana (Bath Lane, Bendigo and www.

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Ben wears Papoose long sleeve $29.95, Bodean cords $29.95 and Toshi hat $34.95 all from Bendigo Nappies and Kidz Biz (Strathvillage Shopping Centre) Chilli Kids ‘Bodie’ shoes $39.95 from Milt and Joe (Hargreaves Street)

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Bodie wears Zacmac long sleeve $44.95, Zacmac knit jacket $110.00, Kiniki eel jeans $89.95, Zacmac scarf $30 and Walnut suede boot $64.95 all from Milt and Joe (Hargreaves Street) Photographer: David Field Location: Bendigo Library Models: Jaida, Tabby, Ben & Bodie

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road to romance The Calder Freeway led Bethany Jelbart to Anthony Amsing and true love's door.

How did you and Anthony first meet?

When we met, Anthony was living in Bendigo working for Gas n Cool and I was living in Melbourne studying electrical engineering.

Although we share mutual friends and both attended a number of the same events, it wasn’t until a night out in Bendigo for a friend’s birthday that we first met. We spent the next year making many trips up the Calder until I succumbed and moved to Bendigo.

Was it love at first sight?

I’m not sure about love at first sight, but we both knew that it was something very special.

How did Anthony propose?

Anthony asked for my Dad’s approval before we left for a holiday to Thailand in 2010. We had just finished a very beautiful, romantic dinner on the beach, when a local walked past selling Thai paper sky lanterns. Anthony bought one and as it was lit and released into the sky, he popped the question. I said yes of course. On our way home, we stopped through Kuala Lumpur where together we chose the ring.

How did you choose your wedding venue?

As we live in Melbourne, with most of our family and friends in Bendigo, we wanted to choose a location that suited everyone. After looking at a number of venues, we had initially booked our church and reception halfway between the two, in Daylesford, however as the day drew closer, something about it didn’t feel right. It didn’t feel like "us". I sat Anthony down one night and broke the news to him that, sorry, we have to start the search again.

I wanted Anthony to have a say in the details – the only request he had was to have our ceremony at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo – a request that I was more than happy to accommodate. Not only was it beautiful, but we were able to be married by my childhood parish priest, Monsignor Frank Marriott.

We wanted a reception venue that had great views and wasn’t your typical reception centre so we chose The Boardwalk and it didn’t disappoint. The food and service were exceptional and Debbie and the team happily accommodated our every request.

Tell us about the dress?

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I wanted to chose the bridesmaids dresses before choosing my own dress and with over eight months until the big day, I had plenty of time. However, while bridesmaid dress shopping with the girls; we came across a gorgeous cream Carla Zampatti gown which they encouraged me to try on. When I opened the fitting room door to show the girls, their reaction convinced me that this was the one.

I never looked at another gown and I’m so happy with my choice – sometimes the biggest decisions are the easiest to make!

What were some of the highlights of the day?

The ceremony was definitely the highlight for both of us. It was so emotional as the string quartet played and we saw each other for the first time as I walked down the aisle. It was amazing to be able to be married surrounded by those closest to us, in a church that meant so much to us both, and to be married by Monsignor Marriott, a man that we both respect so much.

What advice would you give other brides to be?

Stay true to yourselves. Don’t make any decisions based solely on what you think you should do to please others. This is your day – enjoy it and soak up every second.

Photographer: Gemma Laming ■

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Police officer Kerrie Davies immediately felt there was something quite arresting about the crime prevention officer.

Where did you and Terry meet?

me and I didn’t even know he had it.

Terry and I met at the Bendigo Police Station where Terry was the crime prevention officer. Terry is now an inspector with Worksafe and I am a police officer in Bendigo.

Tell us a bit about the dress?

You each have children, is it a bit of a Brady bunch?

You could say that. Between us we have five children, Nick 25, Sammi 22, Garrett 19, Kassie 17 and Brydie 14. They all get along extremely well and we have lots of fun when we are all together.

Was it love at first sight?

Yes, I'd say so. But we were friends for months before we got together.

We were together six years and built a new house before we married.

How did Terry propose?

Terry and I went to Airlie Beach two years ago and when we arrived back in Melbourne he gave me a beautifully wrapped box full of chocolates and an engagement ring in a box hidden in it. He had carried it all around Airlie Beach waiting for the right time to give it to 166

My dress was from KylieJ in Brunswick. I wanted something classic, white and beautiful. As soon as I tried the dress on I loved it (as did my best friend Sue and my daughter Sammi who were with me at the time). I also bought my earrings from KylieJ which were made to go with the dress. I had looked at a couple of others but just fell in love with this one which was a beaded, one-shoulder gown gathered at the waist with a silk train. I bought my shoes, bracelet and jewellery for my hair from Belles and Bows in Eaglehawk. The bridesmaids dresses were also from Belles and Bows.

How did you come to get married in Fiji?

We went to the Shangri-La Resort in Fiji for a holiday three years ago. The moment we saw the gorgeous white chapel overlooking the ocean at the resort we knew that we would be married there (we also love Fiji). Initially we though we would elope but knew our children would never forgive us and of course then we started asking our

family and friends and to our delight they all accompanied us to Fiji.

My children Nick and Sammi gave me away. As we exited the chapel, the choir formed an honour guard and the guests threw rose petals.

We nailed a plaque with out names and the date of the wedding to a special platform near the chapel. We had a fantastic week .

What would be your number one tip for organising an off-shore wedding?

To find a fantastic travel agent. Rosemary Metcalf from Travel Counsellors organised everything from the wedding package which included flowers, chapel hire, Fijian choir, car, photographer and wedding cake to the buffet reception on the deck overlooking the ocean to the travel arrangements for our immediate family of seven and 36 family and friends who joined us for the week. She even turned up at Melbourne airport to assist all. We could not have done it without her she was fantastic. â–

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BOTTOM RIGHT: On February 19, a year to the day after their engagement, Hayley Goddard and Luke Barbetti married at Big Hill Vineyard. The bride and groom, who now live in Perth, travelled further to be there than all their guests, but simply could not imagine marrying anywhere other than "home" in Bendigo.

Photography: Cam Langley BOTTOM LEFT: Carlie Speechley & Joel Harrison were wed in the glorious Sacred Heart Cathedral on December 4. A reception at the All Seasons Resort followed.

Photography: Jenna Lightburn Photography MIDDLE LEFT: St Mary’s Church, Echuca was the venue for Nicole Ryan's wedding to John Barlow on April 30. The happy couple are pictured here at the Echuca Boat Ramp Photography: Crimson Tide MIDDLE RIGHT: Leanne Stahl and Brady Fitzpatrick were joined in holy matrimony at the heritage-listed St Martin's Church, Muskerry on January 22. The reception was held in the Fitzpatrick family's beautiful Eaglehawk garden.

Photography: Gail Hardy TOP: There were quite literally fireworks when Adrian and Krystal Cronin married at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine on February 26.

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lynden hosking The Olympian and six time Australian champion boxer is kept on his toes by two lively lads and two demanding businesses.

7am: Out of bed to let our dogs out for a run. We have two Staffordshire bull terriers; Woedin (named after former Melbourne footballer Shane Woewodin) and Manny (named after the best boxer in the world Manny Pacquiao).

7:30am: Get the kids out of bed to ready them for school. My wife Tara and I have two sons, Depp (6) and Penn (4).

8:30am: Tara and I split up and take the kids to school.

8:45am: Stop off for a coffee and a muffin and then head to the

office. It usually takes an hour or so after I get up for my metabolism to start so I start to get hungry just after I drop Depp off at school.

9am: Check emails and finalise weekly orders with company reps.

9:30am: Go over the week ahead with my store managers. That

includes what’s on/off special and what to expect with the coming week’s orders. Also go over rosters, profit reports and the previous week’s figures and see how we can improve in all areas.

11am: Head to Bendigo Media Centre to record radio ads for the coming fortnight. I record a new ad every fortnight that always includes a red hot deal.

11:30am:

Call franchisees for feedback regarding takings, promotions and general store goings on. I take care of northern Victoria which includes stores in Wodonga, Shepparton, Mooroopna, Swan Hill, Echuca and my own two stores in Bendigo.

12:30pm: First meeting of the afternoon with the company reps.

We discuss current deals and ideas on upcoming promos/specials, the floor space in the shop, placement in store fridges and signage 3pm: Check emails and catch up on some office work.

4pm: Head to Supabox boxing gym for a workout. Supabox is my

second business and specialises in boxing and fitness training. Before I get into the night’s activities I like to do my own workout to try and keep in shape. I work out five days a week and pretty much do what I get my clients to do.

5pm: Between 5pm and 6pm we open the gym to whoever wants to come and do their own workout using the gym equipment.

Photographer: Anthony Webster

6pm: Our

6pm classes are all about the fitness element of boxing for those who don’t necessarily want to learn how to box but want to do the training. Make no mistake, our classes are tough but we get results! The 7pm class is where we do boxing for real. We teach everything including footwork, combinations and evasive skills as well as competition boxing. Every Monday at 5pm we also have our “KO Kids” class that caters just for the kids. This is great for the young ones because it teaches confidence, discipline as well as fun and fitness. I love taking the boxing classes; it is a great way of giving a little something back to the sport that was very good to me.

8:30pm: It's a bit of a rush to close the gym and get home but it’s great to make it in time to tuck the boys in. After that it is a quick shower and then some dinner.

9pm:

After such a hectic day I look forward to some downtime and might catch a movie or watch a documentary on Austar before making a final check of emails.

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Fitzpatrick’s win top retail awards If you’re looking for a superior retail experience, look no further than Fitzpatrick’s, located in Eaglehawk Road Victoria – winners of the recent Danks VIC Store of the Year and overall National Store of the Year Awards.

Presented at the Danks National Trade Show and Conference on the Gold Coast on 10 March, the awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the Home Timber and Hardware stores that are leading the way in the national hardware and garden retail industry.

The Retailer of the Year Awards celebrate and acknowledge stores that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and success throughout the year, with a range of judging criteria from business growth to overall presentation of their businesses.

Fitzpatrick’s store owners, Richard, Kym,

Alex

Kim and Shane received the awards in front of a national audience of more than 1200 retailers and suppliers.

“We are honoured to win these prestigious awards. It is a credit to all the team’s hard work and dedication over the past year, and recognition of the improvements we’ve been making” said Richard.

Shane commented, “At Fitzpatrick’s we pride ourselves on providing the best in product choice, value and customer service – and to be selected as the state retailer of the year from Australia’s industry leading group is a wonderful endorsement.”

Fitzpatrick’s is an example of a dynamic business evolving to meet the needs of its local customers. As a business, Fitzpatrick’s is continuously developing its exceptional offering to include a wide range of products

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and services for both the novice and expert handy person, attracting a loyal local customer base.

According to Danks National Retail Operations Manager, Peter Richards, the store’s innovation to set itself apart in the market place made it a stand out in the award categories.

“In today’s changing hardware retail environment, independent retailers need to have the dedication and drive to keep their businesses at the forefront of their market.

We are thrilled to recognise those retailers, like Fitzpatrick’s, who work exceptionally hard to set their business apart from its competitors while always staying focused on the needs of their customers,” Peter said.

Come in and meet the award winning crew at Fitzpatrick’s.

Rob

Mick

Great KnowledGeable Staff

320 Eaglehawk Road, California Gully. Ph: 03 5430 1000

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eat your crusts There was a nary a crumb left following the opening of the first Victorian regional Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar. Guests enjoyed sampling the full range of gourmet pizzas including heart-tick and gluten-free base options. With a focus on local marketing, the team from Crust is looking forward to becoming a big part of the community and is already on-board as sponsor of a local football team. Crust’s mission is to take the guilt out of fast food by providing healthier and fresher options.

Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar is located at 99 Mitchell St. Bendigo ■

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hall of fame Past residents have included a bishop, convalescing war heroes and orphans, but these days it’s couples and corporate visitors who make this grand hall home.

- Words: Colin King Photographs: David Field Some Bendigonians may rue that Langley Hall is not located in some distant attraction-filled city so they too can venture away to stay in the landmark bed ‘n’ breakfast.. It is impossible to admire this graciously restored mansion without wishing to spend a night and quaff a shiraz on the balcony. Perhaps swap the day’s Bendigo experiences with fellow travellers in the parlour or at breakfast in the sumptuous dining room. Others might prefer a holiday read from its amply stocked library. The Cluedo-house character suggests Agatha Christie’s Soldier Island mansion or even Old Towers in Enid Blyton’s Famous Five adventures.

For owners Anthony and Jenny Gurry it seems like another lifetime ago since they left behind a hectic Melbourne life of operating luxury serviced apartment towers and headed bush to one of Bendigo’s grandest residential properties. The previous owners of Langley Hall established the B&B and set about restoring and furnishing the former bishop’s palace. Andrew and Jenny have now completed the process with their own major refurbishment program.

Langley Hall was built in 1903 on the corner of Napier and Lyons Streets in White Hills. The home of Henry Archdall Langley, the first Anglican bishop of Bendigo holds special architectural significance.

The separate works of Bendigo’s two dominant architects, Vahland and Beebe, defined the “Bendigo style” of the nineteenth century.

It is said that they approached stylistic concurrence when William Vahland and John Beebe joined together for the first time in 1902 to design Langley Hall.

The Federation design has typical Queen Anne style gables, elaborate timber fretwork and ample wraparound verandas and balconies.

Australian motifs of parrots and the rising sun are captured in the plentiful stained glass windows. To those of us unacquainted with the intricacies of architectural styles, the building is simply stunning.

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The majestic two storey arched porch below a lofty cantilevered gable gives a wonderful sense of arrival. But even that cannot prepare you for the grandeur of the chequered floor entrance hall. The grand staircase rises from this inviting space while the parlour and main sitting room beckons through an open archway. Opposite is the formal dining room where settings of fine china and silver are laid out for breakfasting guests on the twelve seater table. Without venturing further, it is evident that the place is brimming with original art work and discerning antiques and furnishings.

The proportions are vast and generous throughout. A tour reveals one beautifully decorated spacious bedroom after another. The Langley and the John Beebe suites honour the building’s original occupier and its designer. There is extraordinary attention to detail with rich floor rugs, glass cabinets of porcelain, newly polished floors, side tables of fresh flowers and ornaments. Fireplaces abound — all of them operational. It is obvious that the restoration has been accomplished without losing the building’s original patina or homeliness.

Although Langley Hall is given over entirely to guests, Anthony and Jenny have not been left wanting for their own classic accommodation. They and their family live in the complimentary neoTudor styled residence of Langley Manor. It was built in the grounds in 1937. The arrangement allows them to be on hand for their guests without intruding.

Anthony describes Langley Hall as boutique accommodation because it stretches beyond B&B to guesthouse and intimate hotel modes.

While steeped in history, it is state-of-the-art where it counts. Wifi broadband is installed along with air conditioning, en-suites, and flat screen televisions. Central heating supplements the open fires in winter. On weekends the house serves as a romantic getaway for couples while midweek it attracts more corporate visitors.

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As you would expect, the mansion has an intriguing past. Its role as a bishop’s palace ended when it became a convalescent home for World War I veterans in 1919. From 1932 until 1979 it operated as St Luke’s Toddlers Home for children of families suffering illness and disruption. Langley Manor was built to serve as staff quarters during the Hall’s time as St Luke’s Toddlers Home. You can still see the St Luke’s sign on the rear wall in Dundas Street. Resident children were divided into three groups. The youngest were Gumnuts. At two and a half years they became Brownies and at four years a Pixie. Pixies wore blue and Brownies wore yellow. Gumnuts, if girls were dressed in pink while the little boys wore colourful shepherds suits. Anthony and Jenny have had former resident children return as guests.

Langley Hall is spread over two and a half acres and the grounds offer as much to explore as the house. With substantial replanting and breaking of the drought, the newly re-constructed garden has bounced back to its former glory. And, as a future safeguard new rain harvesting tanks were installed underground to avoid detracting from the garden’s splendour. There are former stables, established shade trees, an original pond and fountain, rose beds, a Cyprus hedgerow, peppercorns and relics of the toddlers home. You can even glimpse the white hills of White Hills.

Set within the grounds is the fetching weatherboard chapel that has been restored as a function space. Brides and grooms can live the Dixie Cups hit of Going to the Chapel or choose a garden wedding with a chapel reception. Another wedding option is the adjoining St Luke’s Church of England. The picturesque church predates Langley Hall by forty years and has a connecting pedestrian gate. The function room also hosts conferences. With ample accommodation and a large commercial kitchen, it is ideal for corporate retreats.

Among the reviews by previous visitors to Langley Hall are five star ratings for value, service, rooms and cleanliness. Sleep quality, however that is judged, also achieves top rating. For today’s B&B managers, the guest reviews encouraged by independent accommodation booking websites are akin to having your half-yearly performance review every day. Any lapse in standards quickly finds its way before the eyes of the next lot of prospective visitors. Anthony Gurry remains undaunted by the daily prospect.

He knows from the genuinely glowing faces of his departing guests that Langley Hall and Bendigo have made their experience rewarding. ■

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warm hearth You are just wasting wood keeping the home fires burning if you don't take don't take practical steps to keep warm air in and the cold out.

Quite a few people think Bendigo is a relatively hot place but in reality Bendigo is situated in the third coldest climate zone in Australia. What this means is that a lot of attention needs to given to how your home performs during the colder months of the year. Most people like to have the inside of their home at between 20-25 degrees Celsius. So any time that the outside temperature is below that the house needs to be able to maintain that temperature by passive or active means.

Warming your home by passive means is related to the design, orientation and materials used in the building. When building a new home you have almost total control over these factors but there may be restrictions caused by the site or your budget. If you are renovating an existing home there will more restrictions but the same principles apply.

Orientation is a very important part of keeping your home warm in winter (and cool in summer). It is hugely important to have the living areas of the house on the northern side of the building with correctly located windows with appropriate glazing (glass). The purpose of these north facing windows is to let in all available sunlight to heat the living areas and reduce the need for mechanical or combustion heating.

Related to this orientation is the provision of thermal mass to store this heat energy captured from the sun for release into the living areas after the sun disappears. This is typically a dark coloured masonry floor, of polished concrete or dark tiles on a concrete slab, which is positioned adjacent to the northern windows soaking up the warmth from the sun. This system of heat capture and release is particular suited to regions like Bendigo which have wide daily and annual

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temperature fluctuations.

Once your home is warm and cosy it is important to keep in as much of that heat as possible. There are three main areas to look at in regard to this; insulation, draft proofing and windows. Insulation of the ceiling, walls and floor is vital to slow down the transfer of heat from inside the building to the outside. Usually the more insulation (within reason) you can place in your home the better it will perform in both winter and summer (as long as you allow for adequate ventilation).

It is also important that you can control the air moving from outside to the inside of the house. How many times a day do you open the front door every day? Each time you do this cold air rushes in and the heating system has to work harder to keep the house warm. The incorporation of an airlock or "mud room" comprising of an outer door and an inner door will significantly reduce this effect and provide a small area to take off wet shoes, coats etc. Also make sure windows and doors are as airtight as possible - especially in older homes.

Finally, windows are very important and Australians are finally investing in double glazing to keep warmth in the homes. In double glazed windows, two panes of glass are separated by a spacer that is typically 12mm wide and this void is filled with an inert gas such as Argon which creates a virtual vacuum increasing the isolative properties of the window.

These are very simple aspects of design we need to consider, if we want to control the warmth in our homes, without relying on technology that requires lots of energy. This will reduce the costs of running and maintaining your home for many winters to come. â–

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Well-known radio presenter, journalist and author recently visited Bendigo to promote his new book Batavia Peter swept along his enthralled audience as he recounted the tale of the stricken voyage of the Dutch ship Batavia. In just one tale there is a combination of ship-wreck, mutiny, love, lust, a battle of good vs evil, murder, sexual slavery, survival and rescue – all occurring off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. Peter left guests of the evening with no choice but to purchase the book to discover the “unbelievable” ending.

To pick up your copy of Batavia, visit Collins Booksellers at Shop 9-10 Fountain Court Bendigo or Collins Booksellers at Centro Lansell. ■

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- John Pawsey CEA (R.E.I.V.) Director P.H. Property

A body corporate or owners coporation is a legal entity created to manage a community title in the interest of all stakeholders.

What should I do before buying a property managed by an owner’s corporation?

• The owner’s corporation register

Check the body corporate (owners corporation) prior to purchasing your townhouse, unit or apartment.

• Any lease/licences of common property.

Before buying a property managed by an owner’s corporation, you should find out more about the owners corporation. You can get a copy of the owner’s corporation certificate or inspect the owner’s corporation register.

• The matter contained in the owners corporations rules If you would like further information with regard to the owners corporation or need assistance in the matter please call our knowledgeable, friendly and experienced property managers on (03) 5454 1999 or pop into the office at 38 Mitchell Street. ■

The owners’ corporation certificate is part of the vendors statement or section 32. It is the responsibility of the lot owner who is selling the property to ensure that the certificate is included by the section 32. You can also buy the certificate from the owner’s corporation.

The certificate and register contain important information about the total fees, the allocation of lot liability and lot entitlement for the apartment or any legal liabilities. You should check: • The cost of living in the owners’ corporation • How well the owners corporation operates • The information in the statement or section 32 • The information provided in the owners corporation certificate (which must be included in the vendors statement) • The details contained in the plan of subdivision. You should check the boundaries of the lot and common property, the location of easements and whether the allocation of lot entitlements and liabilities is fair and reasonable • The contents and conditions in the contract of sale

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lighting a flare The bendigo magazine team were quite chuffed to be invited along to the launch of Flare Magazine.

This new magazine for young people, by young people aims to connect directly with the youth of Bendigo. The Flare charter is to support, encourage and spark youth initiatives and contributions are welcome. Flare Magazine wishes to help individuals grow and learn as well as enhance the broader community by teaching new skills and encouraging participation.Congratulations to the team on a wonderful publication. And here’s to many more!

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justin maddern Whether it's on the footy field or at work the young builder behind Maddern’s Constructions believes in fair play and hard yakka.

When did you get started in the building business?

I started my apprenticeship as soon as I finished school with a builder in Castlemaine. After a short spell in Queensland I decided to move to Bendigo permanently. I didn’t have a job lined up for my return and thought; why not have a go working for myself. I was 23 when I started my business Maddern’s Constructions. I put on an apprentice – Sam, who is still with me today – purchased the essential tools and formed a good relationship with Bendigo Relocatables who sent us in the direction of enough work to get started.

Share a memory from your apprenticeship?

I was in the roof installing some insulation when I fell through the plaster ceiling. I managed to grab a truss with each arm as I was falling. A coworker of mine was in the room below, and looked up to see a pair of legs and waist squirming above.

Photographer: Anthony Webster

What do you love most about your job?

Working outdoors. I could think of nothing worse than being cooped up in an office all day. Seeing the finished job – after so much work – is also really rewarding. I’m lucky to have a really great group of guys working with me. We are mates during work and out of work. We have a great time and it makes going to work really enjoyable.

A home I was fortunate enough to build during my stint in Queensland.

It was a three-storey, two million dollar home with a garage that could house seven cars. It also contained a lift to navigate between the stories. It was an open plan home with an outdoor entertaining area that housed a pool that overlooks the ocean.

Any favourite work you have done around Bendigo?

I’m really enjoying helping people create outdoor entertainment areas. From decking to pergolas. It’s work that I really enjoy doing and get a lot of satisfaction from the end result in knowing I’ve helped create a space that people will spend a lot of quality time in with family and friends.

What advice would you give to a budding would-be builder?

Be open and prepared to take advice onboard. Every builder and employer is different and has a unique way of getting the job done, so it is really important that you are adaptable. I think relationship skills are also very important. You need to be able to speak with clients, to listen to their needs and requirements and have an upfront, honest personality to ensure you don’t mislead anyone. There is nothing worse than over-promising and under-delivering.

When you’re not working how do you spend your time.

The nail gun would be one of the more exciting tools in the box. Mind you, I have to be pretty careful on the work site as you just never know when you may receive a nail to the head – just ask Sammy about that one.

At the moment if I’m not working I’m usually at footy training. I’ve committed to playing with the Bendigo Bombers for the 2011 football season. I’m really looking forward to playing on the QEO in front of the home crowd. I also hope to keep an involvement with my aligned club Kangaroo Flat for the duration of the season. I have a pretty great bunch of mates, so if I’m not working or training – I’m socialising.

Tell us about your favourite home?

To speak to Justin call 0407 742 560 ■

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The Workforce on Tap breakfast briefing on Fair Work legislation attracted a big turnout of local business people.

Workforce on Tap Bendigo branch manager, Adam Hargreaves said that although Fair Work legislation was introduced 18 months ago, it was still causing concern for businesses.

“At the end of last year we surveyed our clients asking them what information would be helpful to them in running their businesses and more than 50 per cent asked for an update on Fair Work,” Mr Hargreaves said.

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fun, fit for all

- Ben Irwin, CEO Fit Republic & Australian College of Sports Development

Remember when you were young and being fit was so much fun?

Jerry Seinfeld once remarked that the only reason he exercised was so that he was fit enough to get through the next workout. At times we’ve probably all felt like Jerry , not having the foggiest idea why we are pounding the pavement or pressing out that last rep. We’ve been told it’s good for us, right?

When you were a youngster – a time when most of us are at peak fitness – do you ever recall exercising because you felt you had to?

Probably not! Our adherence to exercise was easy, mainly due to the fact that our activity was based around having fun. F-U-N like kicking a football around; riding our bikes with friends; swimming in summer; or throwing the netball around. We did these things for seemingly hours on end without even thinking of the physiological benefits we were gaining from exercise.

Now if you are over 25 it's probably going to be difficult to find the time or comrades to go out kicking the footy all day, as our lives quite obviously take a different turn and our priorities have altered. But what we can take from looking back to our youth is the importance of adding a bit of fun to our fitness programs.

Here are a few tips to increase the fun in your workouts:

Photographer: David Field

FUN tip # 1 – Work out with a friend or in a group – If choosing a friend to work out with, make sure you pick someone with high energy and who you enjoy spending time with. You will find you are looking forward to exercising with them and before too long your habit will have formed. Group fitness is a great way to meet new people, learn new skills (also an important factor) and be taught effectively by an instructor. There are a number of different activities taught in a group fitness classes.

FUN tip # 2 – Try new things – Learning new skills is a great way to keep our mind occupied whilst working out. Don’t feel inhibited by your perceptions of particular activities, go and try rockclimbing, gymnastics, martial arts, dance classes, kayaking, mountain bike riding, or body building. Even the more seasoned fitness enthusiasts can benefit from learning new skills. In the fitness industry alone we have popular activities such as kettlebells, Olympic lifting, crossfit, a variety of group fitness classes such as spin, boxing, step and zumba, rope training, power training etc. There is no shortage of new things

to learn.

FUN tip # 3 – Make a mini challenge each workout – an effective way of challenging yourself with each workout is to regularly chart your progress. Each workout, set yourself a goal to do things better than last time you did that workout. Personal trainers can help you to set these challenges through their knowledge of safe and effective progressions.

FUN tip # 4 – Vary your workouts – Try not to do the same workout day after day, week after week. The minute you feel in a rut and become uninterested in your workout, do something different.

It doesn’t need to be drastically different, just enough to get you buzzing and excited again. For example, instead of your long slow ten km run, try some short burst interval training or hill sprints. Or try a challenge on an indoor rower.

FUN tip # 5 – Play something – If it’s possible, involve yourself in a sporting group or past time you enjoy. As mentioned above, when we were kids we always played something. We "played" tennis, “played” football. There are many social and masters sporting groups, as well as the mainstream amateur sporting clubs here in Bendigo.

But a word of warning for would-be weekend warriors, make sure you have reached an appropriate level of conditioning to compete.

One of the most common reasons for inactivity is injury, so consult a health professional and/or qualified fitness professional if you’re returning to competitive sport after years on the sidelines.

We are fortunate here in Bendigo to have access to so many wonderful health and fitness facilities and clubs. From private and public owned fitness centres catering for womens only, sports enthusiasts, general population and body-building, through to recreational sporting and hobby clubs and walking/cycling tracks, there is plenty of variety for the Bendigonian to keep active.

So with the cold, dry winter air already sneaking up on us, we are going to need every weapon in our armoury to stay motivated to exercise. So keep it challenging, keep it rewarding and overall keep it FUN. For more information visit the team at Fit Republic, 2 Abel St, phone (03) 5434 7400. ■ 183

round the garden

turning japanese A collection of trees in miniature, a moon gate and a weeping cherry equal one very zen garden.

Creating a garden to showcase dozens of exquisite bonsai trees is not your everyday brief, but the instant Luke Bullock saw a member of Bendigo Bonsai Club's backyard he knew what he should do.

“The client had a few really amazing feature plants including this magnificent weeping cherry right in the middle and some cypresses that were the perfect backbone for an oriental-style garden,” he reveals.

Luke and his team set about creating an oasis of serenity that would reflect the care and patience the property's owner applies to her hobby of growing dwarf trees.

He began by taking a sledgehammer to the “horrendous dodgy brickwork” surrounding the beautiful weeping cherry.

“The tree was crying out to be saved from its surroundings,” he laughs. “But I loved it so much as a specimen that we shaped the whole garden around it.”

The result has exceeded Luke's wildest imagination. “It is just so cool, I really am absolutely tickled pink with how it has turned out. We have taken a theme and run with it and created this very oriental-style garden with the use of the bold red and black, screens and bamboo” Like every job the Melbourne-trained landscape artist tackles, this particular garden posed its own challenges.

“Oriental or Japanese gardens are brilliant for small spaces, but it's not as simple as tossing about a bit of white gravel and a few lumps of stone. Creating this style of garden requires time and patience. We are lucky in the sense that in this case there was no planting required.

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Photographer: David Field

Now instead of cracked bricks, the cherry rises from sawn Pyrenees stone. Nearby water spills over the top of two shards of granite into a calm pool of koi and in the top corner of the garden a moon gate represents the perfect portal to this other-worldly landscape.

“The trees, all containered, were already there. There were a ridiculous number of them ranging from traditional Japanese bonsai specimens like junipers to native grevillea and callistemons.

“The most important part of the design brief was to create level areas at waist height so the client could display and work on her bonsai easily. The challenge was the fact that the whole garden sloped to the back door and we had to do some extensive terracing because there were drainage issues.”

The final step was to create a small bluestone paved area so the owner could sit and admire her garden.

“The whole effect is outstanding. I am absolutely rapt with it. It really shows the possibilities in this job are endless. I really, really love what I do and like this garden, everything flows from that.” ■

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stepping out Take a stroll round the city and check out the latest exciting additions to our business landscape.

bendigo corner store cafe Adam and Holly Nicoletti, owners of the recently opened Bendigo Corner Store Café, have brought their vision for a friendly, vibrant café to Bendigo. Adam is the former manager and head barista at Café au Lait with many years of hospitality experience and a passion for coffee.

Adam and Holly have long been looking for the perfect location for a suburban café and after much searching they have found it at 305 View St (just over the hill from Barnard St).

Bendigo now has a family-friendly cafe where children can play outdoors in an enclosed and safe space, parking is convenient and everyone is made to feel welcome. Bendigo Corner Store Café is building a real sense of community, being a popular meeting place for neighbours, families, workers on lunch break, and “coffee connoisseurs" alike. In store, breakfast, lunch and your day to day necessities of milk, bread, newspapers and take away coffee are available 6 days a week.

ageless image Ageless Image utilises the latest in advanced non-surgical technology that safely and painlessly shapes, slims and tones the body while improving the skin to a more youthful appearance.

It works from the inside out to regenerate skin cells and break down stubborn fat cells, in areas such as tummy, thighs and annoying cellulite. The most amazing part of the procedure is that it naturally works to stimulate the body’s metabolic system to repair itself and rebuild new collagen. This process in turn improves skin texture removes and reduces wrinkles while lifting and tightening the skin.

The low level radio frequency machines (also known as thermotherapy) exclusively used by Ageless Image is the only non-surgical device to reduce stretch marks, cellulite, scars, age spots and wrinkles.

Your Ageless Image Medi-Spa Centre also provides a range of beauty services for their clients.

Shop 28A Strath Village Shopping Centre, Strathdale (03) 5439 5605

high st xray New to Bendigo, High Street Xray offer a range of diagnostic imaging services including Xray, Ultrasound, CT and MRI. They have just announced a first for Victoria with the installation of the new Philips 3.0T TX MRI scanner with multitransmit which is a market leader providing industry leading performance in spinal, sports and cancer imaging. Only the fourth of its kind operational in Australia, it adapts to each patient's unique anatomy producing enhanced image quality, shorter scan times and improved patient comfort. The enhanced image resolution gives our clinicians’ greater diagnostic confidence resulting in superior patient care.

Also onsite is the latest in low dose radiation technology with the Philips Brilliance 64 slice CT scanner and Philips Digital Xray. The latest in ultrasound technology is also on offer with the Philips iu22 Matrix ultrasound which enables instant 3D scanning.

Drs David McKenna, Ian Revfem, Rick Ussher & Paul Walker bring a wide range of experience and specialist skills to the Bendigo region.

Situated in the old Ron Poyser building at 149-151 High St appointments can be made by calling (03) 5441 9999.

“We want to provide a wonderful café experience for our patrons, with a focus on great coffee, house made cakes, nourishing and tasty food, made with free- range and organic produce wherever possible,” says Adam.

Bendigo Corner Store Cafe, 305 View Street Ph: (03) 5442 2008 Open Tuesday-Friday 7.30am – 6pm and Saturday and Sunday 8.30am-4pm.

stryde Being surrounded by beautiful shoes and accessories is a dream for most women. Sarah made it her reality in November 2007 when she opened the business in her home town of Ballarat.

Her background in marketing and client liaison gave her the ability to see an opportunity in the marketplace to not only offer a unique and exclusive range of European women’s footwear and accessories, but also provide a shopping experience that surpassed the expectation of her clients.

After three years of building Stryde from the ground up, she made the decision to step out and open a second store in Bendigo which has been given lots of soul by interior designer Cordelia Aiello-Green.

Stryde 19 Killians Walk. Bendigo (03) 5443 2499

gibson ave Need help navigating your way through the world of digital and electrical appliances for your audio or visual enjoyment? Gibson Audio Visual and Electrical (AVE) can provide you with the latest range of electrical and entertainment options to suit your lifestyle.

For all your electrical needs including lighting, safety switches, airconditioning and more, to antennas, television installations and multiroom audio set-ups.

Sam Gibson and his team of qualified electricians, offer the expertise and know-how to get you enjoying the latest in home entertainment technology, that was unimaginable a few years ago.

Gibson AVE can get you wired effortlessly the first time at a price that may surprise you. Ask Sam about hiding all your media equipment away and viewing it in high definition (HD) throughout your home or listening to your favourite music in anyroom or even outside with the touch of a button.

Phone Sam on 0437 764 371 for a friendly no obligation quote about your requirements or view their comprehensive website at www.gibsonave.com.au to see how technology can change the way you enjoy your home. ■

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3.0T TX MRI scanner with Multitransmit • 64 slice Ct scanning using the latest low dose radiation reduction technology • Philip iu22 X matrix Ultrasound scanning which enables instant 3D scanning • Digital Radiography • Free onsite car parking • Situated in the old Ron Poyser car yard

Ph. 5441 9999 149-151 High St Bendigo,Victoria.

City Warehouse Apartment BOUTIQUE ACCOMMODATION

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- Bryan ‘Cogho’ Coghlan Program director 3BO/Star FM

the big league As CEO of Bendigo Bank Football Netball League, Steven Oliver has more than a few balls in his court.

Cog: Welcome to bendigo magazine’s “On the Couch with Cogho”.

First of all I want to ask why, when you were playing footy for Carlton in the AFL, you decided to head home to Castlemaine.

quality & quantity Committed local families turned out in force for their annual fund raiser for the Bendigo Radiotherapy Foundation and cancer sufferers.

As ever the Grenfells, Wrights, Hanns, McKays, Wee Hees, Boyds, Exells, Conways and Hughes clans turned out in force for their Quality Campers fund raiser.

This year’s bash was held at the Chinese Gardens and attended by 180 people who raised a staggering $10,500 between them through a silent auction of goods generously donated by local businesses.

It is the group’s 12th year of fund-raising and we at bendigo magazine applaud them for their efforts. ■

Steve: There were a couple of reasons, firstly I wasn’t keen to live in and bring up a family in Melbourne and the travel started to wear me down a bit after three or four trips a week over a couple of years. I also wanted to enjoy footy and play with my mates and at the time Castlemaine hadn’t had a lot of success. I've never regretted the decision.

Cog: Did your parents push you hard with your sport?

Steve: Mum and dad did not push at all, but they were unbelievably supportive of not only me but also my two brothers. They spent the best part of 10 years or more carting us kids around to a range of sports right throughout Victoria.

Cog: Mate, what’s something bizarre that one of your coaches has said to you?

Steve: One coach suggested that I have a run in the backline, but after having four goals kicked on me in the first 15 minutes he soon changed his mind Cog: Tell us how hard it is to run the BFNL ?

Steve: The BFNL is travelling well but the hardest aspect is trying to assist the clubs who are all run by volunteers. It takes a lot of time and effort to keep clubs running and our volunteers at club level do a magnificent job. Also, keeping a handle on technology and trying to move the BFNL along with this technology creates a few challenges.

Cog: There’s a rumour going around that you were prompted out of footy retirement for an interleague game in 2009 and you found out later that you may have been the centre of a plot? Please explain….

Steve: I was due to have a kick with Castlemaine a couple of years ago during their 150th celebrations, so I had done a little training but the inter League side was hit by a few late injuries and coach Jeff Brennan suggested that he had exhausted all options and that the fill in would have to come from either myself or Derrick Filo. Derrick is a lot older than me so I took the punt. Things could have gone horribly wrong but fortunately the BFNL had a great win against arch rivals Ballarat so everything finished up OK, but that won’t happen again!

Cog: What's the funniest thing you have heard on the footy field?

Steve: Most I can’t repeat, but I remember a supporter suggesting that I might have been carrying a few kilos and that I should be on his side of the fence sharing his hot dog. So as we walked off at half time I actually went over and had a bite.

Tell me the first thing that pops into your head when I say a name ...

Bryan Coghlan … Character Bendigo ... Great city Julia Gilliard … A bit robotic Damien Drum ... Good fella BFNL … Improving QEO ... Returning to be a great venue Castlemaine ... Home town Brendan Fevola ... Restraint and guidance needed Cog: And wrapping up if you were a drag queen you would need a name...What was the name of your first pet and street name?

Steve: Tara Roderick Cogho: Thanks for sitting on the couch, Olly! ■ 189

mind & body - Melanie Chapman yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer & personal trainer & Kehry Frank yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer & kinesiologist

tips for happy pregnancy Pregnancy is a blessing and a miracle. But it can be tough on the body, particularly now that women are embarking on mothertherhood later in life.

Our lives are so busy; with so many demands to meet whilst carrying our babies to term and often working full time up till the last few weeks of our due date. Here are some helpful hints to help you enjoy your pregnancy, improving your baby’s emotional and physical development along the way.

Stay Active Low impact exercise such as yoga, swimming and walking will help you maintain strength and cardiovascular fitness, not only helping your body accommodate and adapt more easily to your growing baby but also helping you stay strong in labour. It will help you sleep better at night and help you recover more quickly after birth. Moderate exercise will reduce your stress levels, so that you feel better, thereby sweetening your inner environment for your baby.

experience & Care prenatal & postnatal yoga Yoga for all ages & stages Beginners, Kids, gentle, fit Yoga, Vinyasa, Meditation, Kinesiology

Yoga Teacher Training New course beginning late June 2011

Moderate exercise is best when pregnant. A woman’s blood volume is nearly doubled during pregnancy, forcing the cardiovascular system to work harder, even when resting. A brisk walk during pregnancy can be the equivalent of a fast run when not pregnant.

Prenatal yoga classes are specifically designed for the pregnant body.

Postures are designed to strengthen and stretch vulnerable, sore areas when pregnant such as the back, hips and pelvic floor muscles.

Through yoga poses, breathing practices, sound therapy, meditation, affirmations and relaxation practices, prenatal yoga equips women with tried and tested tools to assist a natural birth and to enjoy their pregnancy throughout.

The growing baby puts a great deal of pressure on the pelvic floor, the sling of muscles which hold the bladder, bowel and reproductive organs in place. A weak pelvic floor frequently leads to incontinence and weak sexual response. Once your belly really begins to show, avoid exercises which put further pressure on the pelvic floor such as lifting heavy weights, jumping, running and high impact aerobics.

This is always a difficult sacrifice for women who have maintained a high level of fitness prior to pregnancy, but your pelvic floor will thank you for it post pregnancy. Diligently practice your pelvic floor exercises during and after pregnancy for maximum recovery.

Manage your stress levels Your interpretations of the world filter through your body to your unborn baby. Your baby feels the stress you feel; equally your baby experiences the positive emotions you experience.

Vitality yoga & Natural therapies CliNiC Level 2/402 Hargreaves Street Bendigo(Above Tile Mart)

5442 2081 www.vitalityclinic.com.au info@vitalityclinic.com.au or visit us on facebook - Vitality Yoga

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Avoid television, movies and books which cause you to experience negative emotions such as fear, anxiety or sadness. Of course we can’t change the world around us and avoid stress completely, but aim to counter balance the stress and business in your life with quiet relaxing periods. Take regular time out on your own and use this time to connect with your baby. Walk alone in nature, luxuriate in quiet leisurely baths; indulge in beautiful music, books and movies that inspire and make you feel happy and calm.

Rejoice in your pregnancy Remember the miracle, the joy that you are pregnant, and remember it often. Every now and then throughout your day, touch your belly, smile and remind your baby how much you love them; how grateful you are for the privilege of carrying them into the world. ■

legal eagle - Janelle Brown, Partner Robertson Hyetts Solicitors

on the dotted line There is a lot you need to be sure before signing a contract to buy a new home.

groovin’ the moo A crowd of 15,000 flocked to the Prince of Wales Showgrounds for the annual spectacular.

The event sold out in record time, and with a line up including Art Vs Science, Birds of Tokyo, The Drums, Darwin Deez, House of Pain and the Wombats it was no surprise to promoters of the event. There was also a local contingent of artists who rocked the stage including The Bride Stripped Back, Oh Pacific, Redcoats and Gold Fields. Bendigo turned on near perfect weather to kick off Australia’s only touring music event to feature regional cities in the tour diary.

For more information on GTM visit www.gtm.net.au ■

Buying a home can be one of the most important investment decisions you will make in your life. It requires careful planning and appropriate advice.

The first thing to consider is how much can you afford to pay taking into account all costs of buying your home including legal fees, loan establishment fees, stamp duty and registration fees, insurance and moving costs. You need to carefully assess not only your current financial position but also your future plans and any possible changes to your circumstances. You may need to obtain the advice of your accountant or financial adviser.

If you are looking to buy an older home and planning renovations or extensions consider the cost of sustainable property features that can reduce running costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and add to the value of a property. From May 1 2011 it became a requirement for all new homes and major renovations in Victoria to comply with a 6 Star Standard. If the renovations are substantial the whole house may need to be brought up to 6 Star Standard.

Once you know how much you can afford research the property market to find out the market value for the type of property you are looking at and the preferred area to buy.

When you find the property you want, don't be pressured into signing a contract right away. Take time to check the property. Make sure it is structurally sound and consider obtaining a pest inspection report and a building inspection report. For older properties, you may also need to check the electrical wiring and plumbing. If it looks like recent renovations or extensions have been made, call the local council to check that relevant planning or building permits were obtained. Any illegal alterations may become your responsibility once the contract has been signed.

You should also consider whether there are any planning or other restrictions that apply to the property. Make enquiries with the council to find out the permitted and prohibited uses under these restrictions, particularly if you intend redeveloping the property in the future.

If you are buying in areas known for gold mining like Bendigo, investigate whether there have been any recorded mine openings on or near the property. If there have been then obtain further information on how the mine opening was sealed. If you don't take the time to check this you may wake up one morning to find half your yard has disappeared!

When all these enquires and inspections have been completed what you thought might be the house of your dreams might start to look more like a money pit. Finding this out before you sign the contract gives you the chance to look for another property or negotiate a lower price that will take into account the cost of any maintenance works you will need to complete. Finding out after you have signed the contract could be too late.

While you are making your enquiries you should give a copy of the proposed contract and vendor’s Section 32 statement to your lawyer to review. It may be necessary to add conditions to the contract to make sure your rights are protected or there may be problems with the title to the land that you need to be made aware of.

As you can see there are many pitfalls to watch out for when purchasing a home. For further information and advice you are invited to contact Janelle Brown on (03) 5434 6666. ■

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employment advice

how’s work? awesome!

- Paul Murphy, AtWork Consulting

Over a lifetime many of us will experience lots of workplaces - the bad, the good and the great.

The common factors usually go something like this. There’s a positive work environment, great teamwork, satisfaction with managers, career and development opportunities, empowerment, good communication, inspiring top management, reliable HR practices and processes, and rewarding remuneration and benefits all producing that elusive engagement.

To test this we recently implemented the inaugural AWESOME workplaces survey. We invited people from a range of workplaces - senior managers, managers/team leaders and team members - to participate and tell us how they see the importance and their workplace’s performance on these same common factors.

What’s important?

In terms of importance, we found that being satisfied with managers and top management is at the top of the priority list. Managers see communication, top management and HR practices as being most important; Senior managers identify management and HR practices; while team members see management, top management and remuneration & benefits as top factors. Career and development factors are seen as least important overall, though more important for staff at lower levels; and even more important ultimately because everyone agrees workplaces perform badly at this.

What’s going well, and not so well?

Overall, our group is most satisfied in the categories of engagement (being passionate about work and happy to tell people their workplace is a great place to work) and least satisfied with top management, teamwork, career/development, and communication.

Senior managers are the most satisfied, managers/team Leaders next, and team members least – though with many people overall saying

their workplace is indeed awesome.

Team members are least satisfied with training, career planning or the lack thereof, teamwork across the organisation, and knowledge/ information sharing. Managers are least satisfied with senior management team performance, and senior managers are least satisfied with conflict management and innovation/change being handled well.

For senior managers, their highest “satisfaction advantage” (where they’re relatively more satisfied than other staff) is for communication and remuneration/benefits. Managers/team leaders sit close to the average, with a slight “satisfaction advantage” in the area of remuneration & benefits. Team members have their greatest “satisfaction disadvantage” with career & development and remuneration/benefits. Perhaps surprisingly, their “satisfaction advantage” is particularly in being happy with their own managers (whereas managers/team leaders are less satisfied with their managers). Team members, again surprisingly, are more satisfied than their managers and senior managers with empowerment. Illustrating this, managers feel less empowered of any group to make daily decisions and are more concerned about micromanagement in their organisations. Of the three groups managers report being the least inspired, motivated and coached by senior managers and their own manager.

Very positive results are that the highest ratings are for a match between the organisation’s values and “my values”, along with feeling empowered to make daily decisions. Other high raters are staff being passionate about their work and tending to tell friends and associates that their workplace is … awesome!

It comes down to great leadership, enabling great performance. ■

Make your workplace more awesome You’ve put a lot into building your organisation, but what about the future? How to maintain and even improve your performance? The key is in the power of your people, and enabling them to do and be their best.

Just 3 easy steps...

Step 1: Take the Pulse…

• Staff - Climate Survey.

• Leaders - 360° feedback review.

• Teams - team diagnostic review.

• Systems - HR Audit.

Step 2: Look and Listen…

• Listen to the feedback; design your HR improvements.

• Look at the benefits of Coaching for better leadership.

Step 3: Do It… • Implement your strategy.

• Review to ensure success.

Benefits: You get to…

• Use established benchmarks to set Special Offer: your future directions.

Set about making your workplace more awesome now by taking • Inspire team commitment on an AtWork Climate Survey during June, and you will not only and contribution. join other great Bendigo region organisations, you’ll save 50% on regular pricing*. We can implement July-September, but your order • Retain key staff (don’t lose them to more must be confirmed before end FY 2010/11 to take advantage of awesome workplaces). this once-only opportunity. Call asap to discuss.

We’ve taken on AtWork Consulting for our outsourced HR and training again this year, and it’s because we get great support and great results! It lets us get on with what we are best at, focussing on our customers and delivering great products and services. Phil Lazenby, CEO, Bendigo Community Telco. * Special offer applicable for first-time AtWork Climate Survey clients

Paul Murphy is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) STRATEGIC HR • EXECUTIVE RECRUITING • HIGH IMPACT COACHING

118 KING ST • 5442-6445 • www.atworkconsulting.com.au

finance advice

shape up for june 30

- Your investment specialist, Ben Greenwell

You know how quickly the years fly by and finanicial years seem to go by even faster.

June 30 will be upon us before we know it so, whether you’re a business or an individual taxpayer, it’s time to give some thought to your taxation situation.

Now, there are many important considerations for the 2011 financial year and we’ve outlined a few here, firstly for individual taxpayers.

Education Tax Refund Here’s some good news. If you are eligible for family tax benefits and have children attending school you may be eligible for the 50% education tax refund. So please remember to keep all of your receipts and details relating to schooling expenses.

Some expenses may not qualify so we will need to assess them before we apply for your refund.

Superannuation As an employee you have two options with your superannuation.

1. Salary Sacrifice will reduce your taxable income and allow a greater amount into your superannuation fund, however it will appear on your payment summary as a reportable contribution.

2. Co-Contribution is an after tax contribution. Depending on your circumstances you could receive dollar for dollar contributions from the federal government up to $1,000.

Please talk to your superannuation fund or financial advisor before making any decisions with regard to your superannuation. And of course we would be delighted to help you with this.

Private Health Cover It is important to review your private health cover for the 2012 financial year before 30 June 2011 as depending on your taxable income, inadequate cover could lead to a Medicare levy surcharge of 1 per cent.

There are also many considerations for small business taxpayers approaching the end of financial year.

Small Business Entity (SBE) Concessions This could be the perfect time to purchase a new piece of equipment. If you qualify for the SBE concessions purchasing a new asset will allow a greater depreciation deduction this financial year and reduce your taxable income. If you are registered you may also be able to claim the GST back on your purchase.

Superannuation There are some important questions you need to ask yourself regarding your superannuation. For example, do you need to pay yourself additional superannuation? Have you met your superannuation guarantee requirements? If you are paying late you may be forfeiting the tax deductibility of the expense. And can you afford to pay your superannuation guarantee contributions before 30 June and claim a tax deduction in this financial year?

Business Structure Is the structure of your business still working for you effectively? Are you paying more tax than necessary?

It is important to review your business and the entity that you operate your business from. Operating from the wrong type of entity could lead to additional tax now, or later when you eventually sell your business.

Let AFS guide you to a healthy end of financial year. AFS & Associates Pty Ltd can provide you with more detailed advice on areas covering individual income tax returns to complex company accounts and discretionary trusts. You are more than welcome to make an appointment to discuss further any of the points we’ve raised above or any other matter regarding your personal or business tax affairs. ■

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chiropractic care - Dr Deanne Esposito B.App.Sc. (Clin Sc) B.Chiro.Sc

Creating a lifetime of wellness The small choices we make can have huge ramifications on the lives of those little souls who we hold nearest and dearest.

Children are under many physical stressors right from the beginning of their life through their position in utero within the constraint of the womb. Then of course there is the trauma of the birth process which is exacerbated by the use of forceps, vacuum extraction and caesarean. As a child starts to walk there are numerous falls onto their bottom and generally multiple knocks and falls as they grow older and commence playing sport. Poor posture as they are playing their computer games is also contributing!

Then there is chemical stress ... the chemicals that cross the placenta, chemicals in breast milk, in toys, in clothes and in food. And, don’t forget all the others like passive smoking, pollution, over the counter medications, prescriptions, antibiotics and so many vaccines.

And what about emotional stressors? Stress that the parents or family are going through, stressed with being busy with so many commitments, having less time to play and being pushed to succeed.

Times are definitely changing as life is getting a lot faster and there is more pressure on children. As we are always in a rush we are looking more and more for whatever seems like quick and easy solutions like over the counter medications and pre-prepared dairy and wheat products (bread, pasta, pastries etc).

As a result our children are sicker than ever and we need to start to ask the question WHY? Illness and disease results from a build up of the above listed stressors on our nervous system. This causes a loss of function in the nervous system and because every cell, organ, muscle and tissue are under the control of our nervous system, they start to break down in function.

Chiropractic works to improve brain and nervous system function. As the nervous system controls every cell, muscle, organ and tissue in the body, Chiropractic is allowing the body to function optimally.

Children have more labels now than ever before (ADHD, ADD, autism, childhood obesity and diabetes) and parents do not know who to trust or who to ask for the right answers.

• Assisting the journey from conception to birth

At Global chiropractic we are working to empower and guide parents in making informed and therefore wiser choices.

• Specialising in infant and childhood health • Enhancing sports performance • Improving concentration and alertness Our point of difference is finding the cause & helping you create a lifetime of wellness.

Global Chiropractic welcomes Dr. Laura Maron B.Sc B.App.Sc (Comp Med) M.Clin Chiro

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47 Myrtle St Bendigo | p. 5444 3388 www.globalchiropractic.com.au

Wellness Chiropractors work to strengthen our children by removing stress that has been building in their body and affecting the way they are functioning.

The small choices we make in life definitely add up. The choices that you make now are going to impact your child for the rest of their life.

Don’t you think your child is worth that?? ■

good health

Your recovery

- Helen Gilbey Senior Occupational Therapist St John of God Hospital Bendigo

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feeling safe at home Home assessments may allow people to stay in their homes much longer.

When 85-year-old Ted had a fall at home, his family became concerned about him living there alone. They weren’t keen to take him to a nursing home before he was ready, as he was still able to care for himself. The family organised a home assessment through our hospital, even though Ted had never been a patient, to find areas of the home that now posed possible safety threats. The problems – lifting carpet, no handrails, poor lighting and an uneven garden path - were then fixed by a reputable tradesman organised by the hospital.

We understand as people become older and or frailer, they want to feel safe at home. Many factors, including decreasing balance, mobility and vision, can lead to falls occurring. As occupational therapists, our goal is to increase the independence and safety of our clients and therefore prevent events which lead to accidents and hospital admissions.

The St John of God Hospital occupational therapy department has introduced the Home Assessment and Modification Service (HAMS) which provides a home safety assessment to district residents.

It involves a one hour assessment and discussion with the client regarding potential hazards, ways to avoid them and possible solutions, all provided in a written safety report.

We know that one of the difficulties older people experience is not knowing who to contact if they feel that rails in the bathroom, beside the toilet or beside steps are needed. It can be daunting to find a reliable tradesman to come and do such small jobs, and older people may feel vulnerable when asking for assistance in this matter. That’s why we have a list of reliable tradesmen we can call on to promptly install handrails and ramps or make other home modifications as needed.

Often, it is not the older person who has concerns regarding the home environment. Many children watch their parents age, and fear for their safety in a home which may no longer suit their needs. They are the ones who call for advice to help their family member. In some cases this also includes the use of personal alarm systems so they can call for assistance.

A doctor’s referral is not required. You can contact the Allied Health Department at St John of God Hospital for a HAMS assessment, on phone 5434 3216. You also can find out more via our website www. sjog.org.au/hospitals/bendigo/allied health

• Physiotherapy • Injury management • Rehabilitation(general, oncology & cardiac) • Exercise physiology • Neck and back pain, headaches,dry needling • Diabetes management

• Women’s health • Onsite hydrotherapy pool & gym • speech pathology • Occupational therapy • taC, Veterans affairs & Workcover • hICaPs

• The St John of God Hospital home asessment and modification service provides a home assessment and report for $160 and can be booked by family members. Part of the cost may be refunded through extras cover with private health insurance. A small travel allowance is payable if you live more than 15kms from the hospital. ■

Ph: 5434 3261

Lily Street, Bendigo

www.sjog.org.au/bendigo

vet check

no bones about it Just as we suffer from arthritis, so can out pets.

The colder months bring out increased signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and cartilage degeneration.

What is arthritis and could my dog or cat have it?

- Dr Joanna Reilly, Bendigo Animal Hospital

Neutraceuticals – glucosamine and chondroitin, shark cartilage, green lipped muscle.

Arthritis is a progressive and painful degenerative joint disease that is typified by a breakdown of the joint’s cartilage.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories – metacam, rimadyl, previcox etc.

Symptoms exhibited by dogs and cats can include:

Disease modifying osteoarthritis drugs –cartrophen and pentosan.

Reluctance to play and walk, difficulty climbing stairs or jumping into cars, a tendency limp or fall behind on walks, personality changes eg aggression or avoidance of touch, difficulty getting up after a rest, swelling or abnormal appearance of the joints and excessive licking or chewing of joints.

The treatment for your pet will be an individual one as discussed with you by our vets at the Bendigo Animal Hospital. Make an appointment today to discuss the best options of prevention and treatment so that your pet may live a longer, happy and healthy life with you. ■

But my pet is not old, so why do they have arthritis?

Arthritis can develop due to a number of different factors. Age is not the only factor when it comes to arthritis.

Other factors include: Breed – large breeds can be more susceptible to joint problems.

Weight – extra unnecessary weight places undue stress on joints.

Injuries – trauma from an accident and/or wear and tear in active everyday life can cause a joint to deteriorate.

Other disorders – conditions like hip or elbow dysplasia can lead to further joint problems.

How can I help my pet?

Diet – natural, nutritionally balanced diets help maintain healthy weight.

Exercise – moderate daily exercise to sustain good muscle tone.

Environment – warm, dry, draft-free kennel raised off the floor.

Bendigo Animal Hospital We are more than your pet’s hospital. We are their General Practitioner, Dentist, Surgeon, Pharmacist, Paediatrician, Radiologist, Nutritionist, Intensive Care Team, Pet Store, Animal Advice Centre, Emergency Centre & After Hours Team.

Opening HOurS: Monday - Friday: 8.00am – 7.00pm Saturday: 8.30am – 4.00pm Sunday: 10.00am – 11.00am

Veterinary Practice – Companion Animals • • • • The most complete all-in-one parasite protection

Vaccinations Consultations De-Sexing Microchipping

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Dentals Grooming Puppy School Pet Food & Merchandising

Phone (03) 5443 3322 for an appointment.

294 Napier Street Bendigo – (opposite Lake Weeroona) – EASY PARKING

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spinning with class Physiotherapist Scott Robbins applies biomechanics to ensure that bicycle's built for you.

- Words: Raelee Tuckerman Photographs: David Field Albert Einstein once said, “Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you have to keep moving”. If that’s the case, Bendigo physiotherapist and avid cycling fan Scott Robbins has found the perfect equilibrium, albeit in the fast lane.

Movement, you see, is Scott’s speciality.

Whether he’s overseas working as a professional cycling team’s support crew member or at home using high-tech cameras and computers to help local hobby riders get the best out of their bodies and their bikes, pedal power and the science of motion is what gets his wheels turning.

“I’ve always ridden bikes,” the 38-year-old says, reflecting on his early childhood in Kyabram. “I grew up on a farm and we always rode because it was our only form of transport – plus we had to get to the bus stop. In year seven, I used to ride 13km each way to catch the school bus.”

But it was when he started competing in triathlons about 10 years ago – even making it to the gruelling Australian ironman event – that Scott was truly bitten by the bike bug. “I guess that’s where my love of cycling really developed, because we would be doing 400-500kms a week on the bike,” he recalls.

Scott was able to combine his sporting passion with his physiotherapy expertise when he worked at the 2004 Tour Down Under road race.

Spurred on by the experience, he approached a professional cycling team to offer his services and they gladly gave him a gig.

He was initially part of the Savings & Loans crew but for the past 18 months has been with Genesys Wealth Advisers Pro Cycling, rubbing shoulders along the way with elite Australian riders including Tim Roe, Joel Pearson and Bendigo’s own David Pell.

Scott’s role is that of team soigneur – a French word meaning “to care for” that in cycling circles refers to the person tasked to look after riders’ basic needs. “I feed them out the side of the car while we are moving,” he explains. “At the start of the day, I make sure they are physically ready to race; and at the end of the day, I provide their rubs, which is not necessarily my preferred part of the job. I really come into my own when someone falls off and I have to get their body ready for the next day... and that’s probably not their favourite part, because a fall usually means losing a lot of skin!”

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Scott has enjoyed the ride of his life on international road races including the Herald Sun Tour (three times), Tour of Korea, Tour of Hainan in China and the Jelajah Malaysia (twice, including in March this year). While it may sound like a glamorous life, in reality it is more like one helluva hard slog.

“It’s certainly not big budget stuff when compared to big protour teams – you are lucky if you get paid, but it is a great way to see the world because everything is paid for you. And the beauty of it is that you are travelling in the support car at speeds averaging 40kmh, so you get the chance to have a look around... when you are not getting drinks and food organised for the riders. It’s hard work, and I come home absolutely exhausted, but I really enjoy seeing the riders reach the line and achieve the occasional great result.”

Not that life back in Bendigo is any less hectic. Scott wears many hats in his home town, including that of husband to Heather and doting dad to sons Austin, six, and Todd, four.

He works part-time as a physiotherapist in the emergency department at Bendigo Health, tutors in human anatomy at La Trobe University, and is involved in the screening process for the Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport’s young cycling squad.

But it is through his private business, BikeFit Physio, that central Victoria’s everyday cyclists, as well as the elite, can benefit from his biomechanical knowledge. Clients take their bikes to Scott, who “retro-fits” them to the rider’s individual size, shape and movement pattern.

“It developed out of never feeling comfortable myself while doing big kilometres on a bike,” he says, detailing how he was driven to research the biomechanics behind the problem. People spend so much on their bikes and equipment, particularly here in Bendigo, so I think they should be set up properly to get the most out of that equipment – to maximise what power they have – and to make them comfortable. People bring their equipment in and I adjust it to get their joint angles and positioning on the bike right to minimise the risk of injury.”

With reflective markers attached to their limbs, riders are fixed in a trainer, and filmed using 3D video as they warm up. Scott then uses

computer software to calculate and confirms all the joint angles he has measured statically, this time while clients are pedalling. Further adjustments can be made, and follow up sessions iron out any lingering issues and provide education and treatment for physical ailments affecting performance.

Scott has even been known to go out for a ride with a client to make sure they are happy. “My reward is just to know that people are getting the best out of their equipment and themselves,” he says.

“Socially, I often see them out riding... and I get some great feedback, which is fantastic.”

In what little spare time he can muster, Scott enjoys social rides around Bendigo with fellow cycling enthusiasts. “On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, there is a 6.30 group that leaves the Fountain and I join them in Kangaroo Flat,” he says. He rides a Malvern Star Oppy C7 provided by his Genesys Wealth pro cycling team, which uses the brand in its races.

It’s slightly ironic that Scott’s very first bike as a little boy was also a Malvern Star, the most basic of models then, of course.

Take that as a sign, if you like, that life really can come full cycle.

To learn more about BikeFit Physio, phone Scott on 0409 945 005. ■

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rodeo drive Mamas, you could do a lot worse than letting your babies grow up to be cowgirls. Meet a country gal who has the competition over a barrel. – Words: Raelee Tuckerman Photograph: Anthony Webster.

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This the tale of the little indian who grew up to be a cowgirl. In the carefree days of her childhood, Julie Breed loved nothing more than roping her four sisters into make-believe games straight out of the Wild West. Now she’s a regular on the real-life rodeo circuit, roping cattle with her lasso and riding at breakneck speed around a barrel racing course.

“Dad tells people we could ride before we could walk,” Julie says of growing up in a family that, true to their surname, bred horses on their property in Melbourne’s outer east. “He was always sitting us on horses and leading us around.

“We did pony club – gymkhanas, dressage and jumping – but what we enjoyed most was riding out in the bush. We’d ride bareback, without bridles, playing cowboys and indians and having a lot of fun.

We were all indians and had imaginary cowboys chasing us. That’s how we became pretty good riders, I think.”

It was perfect precursor to Julie’s future career. As a cowgirl on the denim-and-dust filled world of competitive rodeos, she has proven herself every bit the horsewoman her dad wanted her to be.

Since following other family members onto the professional circuit about 30 years ago, she has ridden her way into more national finals than she can remember.

“I do mainly the Victorian circuit and that usually gives me enough money to make the national finals each year, which is for the top 15 competitors in Australia prizemoney-wise,” she says.“I have probably made the finals around 20 to 25 times, I don’t know how many exactly!”

Her biggest success was winning the 2006 Australian Breakaway Roping title aboard her feisty quarterhourse Charge, breaking the national record in the process. It took Julie a mere two seconds to lasso a runaway calf out of the barrier that day, though her record has since been lowered to 1.9 secs.

On the Southern Cross Rodeo Circuit, she has been the all-around champion cowgirl 10 times, the barrel race champion a record 13 times and the season-best breakaway roper seven times. One of her remaining goals is to claim a national title in the fast-paced barrel race – where horse and rider aim to complete a clover-leaf pattern around three drums in the quickest time.

“I don’t think it’s a sport for the light-hearted,” she says. “The horse is going flat pelt and turning very fast. It’s not scary for me because I have done it all my life, but I imagine for someone who has never done it before it could be very scary.”

Julie lives with her fiancé Tony Azzopardi on a picturesque rural property nestled between Walmer and Muckleford, where they run their Horse Ballistic stud.

Tony used to have trotters, but didn’t ride much himself. Since meeting his sweetheart, however, he has become a steer wrestler – considered one of the most physically dangerous rodeo disciplines.

“I met Tony through my neighbour,” Julie says. “He began riding a little bit and then started coming to rodeos with me. After a few, he said he wanted to do something himself because it was a bit

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boring just watching… and out of all the events, he had to pick steer wrestling.”

Tony, who won an Australian rookie title in the event, has to drop down from his moving horse onto an escaping steer and wrestle it to the ground, while Julie “hazes” for him, riding on the other side of the steer to ensure it runs in a straight line.

Together, the pair breed and train horses specifically for roping, wrestling and barrel racing events, as well as breaking in and working animals for outside clients.

They plan to marry one day – it’s just a matter of cracking the whip and finding the time.“We haven’t set a date yet,” says Julie, who works part-time as a ranger for Hepburn Shire and is also a qualified blood microscopist. “I have got a wedding dress, I’ve got an engagement ring, there’s just no date!”

In the US, rodeos are big business featuring larger-than-life cowboys showcasing their cattle ranching skills, with national finals televised from a glitzy arena in Las Vegas. In Australia, the sport might have a lower profile but its followers are just as passionate about upholding the mustering traditions of outback stockmen.

“The prizemoney here in Australia is just enough to cover your costs,” Julie, a member of the Australian Professional Rodeo Association, says.

“But in the US, it is quite a large event – they have huge sponsors and a good barrel racing horse there could be worth between $250,000 and $1 million… By comparison, the highest selling Australian barrel race horse sold for $70,000. "If I had a good enough horse now, I would seriously consider taking it to America.”

Julie is grateful to have two sponsors helping offset some of her expenses – Bluedog supplies her rodeo clothing and Performance Horse Dentistry provides ongoing oral care for her horses.

She says while she’s always had strong family support for her endeavours, the real attraction of a rodeo lifestyle is much more complex than purely blood ties to the sport.

“I grew up with it, but that is not enough to keep you going for a lifetime. What does is a combination of things – there is the adrenaline rush you get, the bonding with your horse and being able to get a good result from that bond…. and then there is that competitive nature as well.

“I think I will always be involved in rodeos at some level, but I have a couple of goals and once I have achieved them I may move into other areas of horsemanship. I would like to win an Australian barrel racing title and another Victorian barrel racing title. I’d also consider going over to America in the future to barrel race and hopefully make national finals over there – that would be great.”

But whether she’s chasing calves in the rodeo ring or fleeing those cowboy foes of her childhood fantasies, Julie says her horseback adventures all have one thing in common: fun.

“You have got to have a love for whatever you do,” she says. “If you love your horses and what you are doing with them, you really can’t go wrong.” ■ 201

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gulf dream A girl can be forgiven for a laps(e) in concentration when she's sitting behind V8 supercar driver hurtling round a racetrack at up to 300kmph.

So Abu Dhabi, what do you have to offer was the thought that crossed my mind when I saw a deal released that just coincidently (ahem) coincided with the first V8 Supercar international race for 2011. I’ve sent numerous clients to Dubai (located in the United Arab Emirates and neighbour to Abu Dhabi) and most return with rave reviews. But I knew little of Abu Dhabi. So with fellow V8 enthusiast Shaun in tow off we trekked 14.5 hours from Melbourne (direct) on Etihad Airlines.

I have to say Etihad was quite impressive. Check in online was easy, getting a bulk head seat was hassle free upon check in and the seats were comfortable with plenty of inflight entertainment available.

Touchdown Abu Dhabi early morning. Our driver was easily located in the arrivals hall and we were off to the Radisson Blu Resort located on Yas Island. Oh, it’s here I should note for you – GET YOUR DUTY FREE ALCOHOL AT ABU DHABI AIRPORT as it’s amazingly inexpensive!

Being a Muslim country alcohol is not consumed on the streets but is served in most hotels. However, you need to be respectful. Even when you are enjoying an evening drink in the privacy of your room it should be noted that hotel staff frown upon even an open bottle (Shaun was asked to replace the lid on his open bottle).

Anyhow back to story. . . When booking our accommodation I had um-ed and ah-ed over which area we should stay. Yas Island is located a good 20 minute drive (when the taxi driver is speeding) from Abu Dhabi city. Was I going to be disadvantaging us by being so far out of town? On the other hand the racetrack and Ferrari World were a mere five minute walk from the hotels on Yas … decisions, decisions.

In the end convenience won over and Yas Island was the destination of choice. The island is actually part of a $36 billion (US) development project and occupies approximately 2,500 hectares. 1,700 of these are claimed for development which was evident on our visit. It is the home to the Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Marina Hotel (along with numerous other accommodation establishments) and Ferrari World.

Further development will also see this area become the home to Warner Bros. Movieworld, a water park and huge shopping mall (just to name a few). Like it’s big brother Dubai construction is everywhere!

I was a little bit nervous about our hotel. I am a self declared accommodation snob and had wanted to stay at the Yas Marina Hotel.

It looked amazing but had the price tag to match so I reluctantly settled for the Radisson. My concerns evaporated walking into the foyer. After a quick compare just to ensure that our rooms were the 202

same I concluded that the hotel was the goods. What’s more one side of the hotel looked out over to Yas Marina Circuit where we would be spending much of our time. The view from our rooms wasn’t half bad either rolling across the Yas Links Golf Course into the Arabian Gulf. Ah this is living!

After a day spent tramping the city we hit the hay early in preparation for … Ferrari World. This tourist attraction is on a scale that is hard to fathom. The sheer size and logistics of it’s construction are just awesome. So what was the draw card though? Two words: Formula Rossa. What’s that you ask? Only the FASTEST ROLLERCOASTER IN THE WORLD.. It accelerates from 0 to 240kmph in 4.9 seconds with an acceleration G-force of 1.7Gs. And guess what? It wasn’t in operation the day we went! I’m still get shirty that I didn’t get to experience it. I’ll just have to go back.

for my visit so far! It was only a matter of time though….. With the wonders of modern technology and laptop in hand I had been (pathetically) updating my Facebook status while keeping a close eye on the goings on at the Yas Marina Circuit where the V8’s would be racing via their Facebook page. Yes I know I’m on holidays so why the heck would I be on Facebook? Well it meant I was able to keep track (no pun intended) of what the drivers had been up to (It’s not stalking I swear!) along with what events were being held and where. Oh and did I mention (insert bragging rights here) that I was one of 8 people to win a hot lap with a V8 supercar driver via Facebook? Now I know most people would be "hmmm, no big deal" but for me this WAS a big deal. I was going to get to experience travelling in a Aston Martin GT4 on a world famous Formula 1 racetrack with an Australian V8 supercar driver. Oh, Please let it be Whincup or Courtney, please let it be Whincup or Courtney.

Two tips for Ferrari World. If you don’t like fast cars it is probably best to take yourself shopping and leave us petrol heads to enjoy ourselves. AND, if you do like cars get there early as later in the day gets incredibly busy.

Really could life get better? Apparently yes. My driver was Courtney (wish granted) and he took me on a leisurely cruise (hitting 300km is leisurely right?) around the circuit. No words can describe it. And nothing could wipe the smile off my face.

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audacious audi An expert jury recently judged the Audi A7 Sportback the clear winner of an international design summit. Put simply it’s a sculpture on wheels.

– Curt Dupriez

It’s becoming increasingly more difficult for carmakers to come up with fresh, captivating yet stylish car models, particularly if you’re German carmaker Audi, a company that’s expanded so prolifically over the past decade that it now offers everything from the tiny A1 hatchback coolmobile to, well, the V10-powered, $400K R8 supercar super-coolmobile. And to turbodiesel-powered A8 limousines. And to small urban family-friendly Q5 SUVs. You would think, for Audi, there’s no new pigeonhole to plug.

Enter the A7 Sportback.

So what exactly is a “sportback”? Well, it’s essentially a five-door hatchback design that Audi has gone and supersized into large-car proportions. You then add a coupe roofline – which slopes away towards the rear more gently and smoothly than a sedan’s roof – and, hey presto, you’ve got quite a handsome and distinctive look. It’s not an innovative idea – Audi already does a smaller A5 Sportback – but this is the first of its design and style to dive into the deep end of the luxury car pond.

The A7 kicks more goals than just its styling. Despite its zippy, streamlined appearance, the sportback brings a good dose of added utility to the table as well. For starters, it offers the interior roominess of an A6 sedan – it’ll swallow four adults and a weekend’s worth of luggage with absolute ease. The hatchback gives you a bit of station wagon practicality and rear access. You get some of the convenience of SUV-like space with the on-road confidence of a sportscar. Clever, eh?

Climb in and the cabin is awash with a sort of richness, “soft-touch” materials and premium feel you’d expect in a high-end German luxury car, particularly one with a premium price tag of around $145,000.

You get pampered eight-way electric leather seats and Audi’s drive select system, which offers a trio of comfort, automatic and sport settings that change the characteristics of the steering, throttle, transmission shifting and the air suspension. Think of it as the Jeckyll and Hyde switch offering a character transformation from whisperquiet country-cruiser opulence to spirited corner–carving performance, and back again, at the simple touch of a button.

There’s even more goodness in the stuff you can’t see, all those nuts, bolts and oily bits underneath the skin. It boasts Audi’s latest developments in chassis design, which might sound a bit a boring but, trust us, it all translates into a much finer all-round driving experience.

Some 20 percent of the car’s structure and bodywork is made from aluminium.

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Initially, at least, buyers have a choice of 3.0-litre supercharged petrol or turbodiesel V6 engines. We’ve only sampled the direct-injection petrol variant, a smooth-revving 220kW of power up top and a gutsy 440Nm doing the ‘heavy lifting’ down low.

The diesel is a beauty, too. Its 500Nm propels the A7 not inconsiderable 1.8-tonne mass with absolute ease, and sips just 7.2 litres of juice every 100 kilometres if you can resist sinking the right slipper too deeply. It’s a shame more Aussies don’t take to diesel power in highend luxury cars, because the effortless muscle these engines produce really fit an executive cross-country rocketship bill perfectly.

The rest of the driveline relies on a seven-speed double-clutch gearbox and a permanent all-wheel-drive system, two areas of technology where Audi have the upper hand against its German premium car competitors.

The Europeans get a lower-powered front-wheel-drive version, complete with an eight-speed automatic – yes, that’s right, <eight speeds> - but for the time being the V6 versions bound for Oz will work a treat.

If the flexibility of a five-door five-star sportback experience is up your alley, there are precious few alternatives out there. BMW does its 5-Series GT, though it leans a little harder into SUV territory than the Audi. And as nice as the ever-popular Mazda 6 may be, it’s nowhere near the A7’s full-fruit, premium-level big league.

And if you’re a regular commuter to the Big Smoke and back, with a bit of spare coin in the kitty, you could do worse than having an A7 as your chariot of choice. A lot worse. ■

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not so mellow yellow Almost four decades after she rolled off the production line, this distinctive yellow Charger is still pulling people over.

Jamie Englemann would be the first to agree his sunfire yellow charger is very arresting. Just how traffic stopping, he discovered a couple of years back at a car show.

“I saw this guy shaking his head in disbelief at the display board which includes a bit of the car’s history,” Jamie recalls.

“I asked him: ‘What's was up? He said: ‘Mate I was walking along here and I saw this yellow charger and thought that is just like the one that pulled me up in Wedderburn in 1974. I can’t believe it is the exact same bloody car’.”

It was another page in the logbook of Jamie’s beloved 1973 VJ Valiant Charger. He’d already tracked down the Korong Vale policeman who originally purchased the vehicle from AG Leach Motors in Maryborough and, now, here was a culprit of sorts.

As it transpired out the Charger’s days as a dual police vehicle and family car were numbered. “The policeman traded it back in on another Valiant after two years because he reckoned it was too slow as a police car and no good as a family car because of the two doors,” Jamie reveals.

“It went to a couple of owners before I found it in a shed on a farm with 40 other chargers.”

That was in 2001 and since then Jamie has rectified the original owner’s complaints about the distinctive Chrysler being too slow. “I did a complete ground up rebuild. I put a 265 hemi in with triple Weber carburettors, four-speed gear box and after a long hunt I even tracked down an original factory-fitted tape deck to put in it.”

Jamie had yearned to own a charger since spotting one in a car magazine as a kid. “Prior to this car I had Fords and Holdens, but I have found the Valiants to be so reliable and easy to work on there’s not going back. Show me a person who has one Chrysler and it is a person who has bought their first Chrysler. It is not easy to just own one – they are addictive.”

So much so that Jamie now has a second partially restored Charger in the shed and another Valiant in the carport for his wife Nicole.

Both he and Nicole are both active members of the Central Victorian Chrysler Club, which is open to new members with a passion for the preservation and restoration of all marques of Chrysler vehicles.

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“Turns out this chap lived in Mildura and was travelling back from Bendigo, went speeding through Wedderburn and got done by a cop in yellow Charger. He’d certainly never forgotten it.”

The Queen’s birthday weekend is the high point of the Chrysler enthusiasts calendar with a motorkhana to be held Bendigo Livestock Exchange on June 11 followed by a huge “show and shine” in the heart of the CBD on June 12.

“We are expecting 360 Chryslers for that,” Jamie says.

It is also the weekend Nicole is due to give birth to the couple’s first child. “I guess we are about to find out whether the first owner was right about two doors,” Jamie laughs.

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