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What makes spring special in Bendigo?

All the gorgeous blooms in the parks and gardens around Bendigo, there are some divine colours and perfumes.

Are you a fan of daylight saving time or not?

I am a big fan of daylight saving – it creates a greater sense of time to relax after business hours.

Do you play a musical instrument? If not, is there an instrument you wish you could play?

I used to play violin in high school and sang alto in the Bendigo Youth Choir. Now I have a love for a far less demure instrument – the drums!

Mary Pomfret, writer What makes spring special in Bendigo?

Spring seems to catch you unawares in Bendigo. You get up one morning, the sun is shining, the buds are all out and without warning the cold winter chill is gone. And it’s time to book in for a leg wax and a pedicure and to start thinking about what to wear to the Bendigo Cup.

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Are you a fan of daylight saving time or not?

Yes, I love daylight saving. It makes the days seem so much longer.

There’s time for a walk with the dog after work in the late afternoon sunshine and maybe a glass of wine on the back porch afterwards. Even getting the evening meal doesn’t have to be such a chore when someone volunteers to fire up the barbecue.

Do you play a musical instrument? If not, is there an instrument you wish you could play?

I am probably the most unmusical person I know. I do remember once trying to learn to play the recorder and failing miserably. One of my deepest fears is being asked to sing in public. I think I would rather swim with crocodiles. If I could play an instrument I would love it to be the tambourine and ‘in my dreams’ I would be Stevie Nicks.

Damien Palmer, columnist What makes spring special in Bendigo?

For me (and I’m sure many other Bendigonians) spring means the start of barbecue season. Spring is the first time after winter we get the barbecue fired up, normally on grand final day. After all those cold months stuck inside the house, it’s great to get outside with the kids/family/ friends for a burnt steak and a cold beer.

Are you a fan of daylight saving time or not?

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Bendigo magazine has also undergone a little change as we head into spring, moving to the offices of Bendigo Publishing. Everyone has been so welcoming and haven’t questioned us too much when lugging bottles of wine, articles of clothing and other oddities through the office space (for photo shoots of course!)

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Perhaps polish your wine glasses and head along to the Heathcote Wine and Food Festival or Heritage Uncorked (page 97). Or why not let your artistic side shine through and groove along at the inaugural Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival (page 103) or visit Bendigo Art Gallery’s White Wedding Dress Exhibition, we pay homage to the gown of gowns on page 145.

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It wouldn’t be spring without the spring racing carnival and in particular The Bendigo Cup, which is one of my favorite days of the year. We explore the relationship between two milliners (page 40) and the moving and very powerful connection between a horse and its owner (page 43). And it wouldn’t be a spring issue of bendigo magazine without the fashion. Check out page 20 for a complete run down of the 2011 Bendigo Fashion Festival and page 131 for this season’s gorgeous trends that you can source right here in Bendigo.

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People are always surprised that it’s apart from regional and state administration, it’s 100 per cent volunteers from our local community.

We are hoping to get access to a copy of the article to display in the unit and also copies of some of the photos taken for the article.

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There are so many things I miss. The weather, the leaves falling in winter, the restaurants, the life style, shopping, the community spirit, my family and MY FRIENDS. I have every copy of the bendigo magazine since its inception and I absolutely love it. Nothing would make me happier than to win a subscription to this beautiful magazine and bring a little bit of Bendigo over here.

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spring into it Bendigo is a hive of activity over spring. Music, wine, rocks and frocks – it’s all happening around town.

september 4 A Celtic Odyssey This concert will present the story of the Celtic races in minimal narrative, poetry, story, music and song. It will feature solo and small ensemble instrumentalists, singers, all of whom will present the journey of the Celtic races. Meryl Wilkinson will sing and play the harp, and a number of songs will be sung in their original Celtic languages.

Venue: Old Fire Station, The Capital Theatre, View Street

september 9 – 11 Gemarama

If fossils, minerals, gems or jewels fascinate you, why not feast your eyes on specimens from around the world, gem cutting demonstrations and work from local artisans – all under the one roof at the Bendigo Gem Club’s Annual Exhibition. Bring the family, stay for a cuppa or lunch, spend the day... there’s something for everyone. Entry Adults $5 Children under 16 (accompanied by an adult) free Venue: YMCA Leisure Centre, Browning Street, Kangaroo Flat.

september 25 – 28 Victorian Teachers Games

The 16th Victorian Teachers’ Games will be held in Bendigo.

Visit www.victeachersgames.com for more information on programs and events

october 8 – 9 Bendigo Heritage Uncorked

Bendigo Heritage Uncorked is an iconic moveable feast event. The winemakers of Bendigo create this wine festival each year to showcase the best of Bendigo Venue: Various heritage buildings across Bendigo. For more information visit www.bendigotourism.com

november 25 – 27 Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival A three day event of Blues and Roots performances and workshops throughout Bendigo and surrounding towns, the highlight of which will be a day long family friendly concert featuring 24 acts over two stages in picturesque Rosalind Park on Saturday, November 26. For more information visit www.bendigobluesandroots.com.au

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bendigo fashion festival 2011 The Bendigo Fashion Festival, which began four years ago as Bendigo Fashion Week, features a diversity of fashion activities, ranging from makeover sessions, movie fundraisers and fashion parades.

This year’s Festival begins on September 11 at the Taste of Spring Race Day, and culminates at the Bendigo Cup Day in October. This six-week festival will highlight the very best of creativity, fashion and lifestyle in Bendigo. www.bendigofashionfestival.com

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Festival Launch – Taste of Spring Race Day What better way to kick off the 2011 Bendigo Fashion Festival than with a race meet at the stunning Bendigo Jockey Club. Girl, get your dresses, hats and a glass of champagne ready to go for this exciting event.

july 26 – oct 24

Bendigo Visitor Centre Living Arts Space Stop by and visit the Raw n Funky Fine Art Fashions in Felt exhibition which features textile works by Pam Hovel and Anna Ashton with original hand crafted furniture by Greg Stirling.

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aug 1 – nov 6 White Wedding Dress Exhibition – Bendigo Art Gallery

This exhibition presents the most romantic, glamorous and extravagant wedding dresses from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s superb collection.

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september 17

Woman’s Day Miss Country Girl Australia After being a huge success last year, Woman’s Day Miss Country Girl Australia heats and finals will again be held in the Hargreaves Mall. Our very own Bendigo girl Karlee O’Donnell was the 2011 national winner. Stop by to see the very best models Bendigo has to offer walking the catwalk in local fashions.

october 2 OTIS Foundation Ladies Day Fashion Parade – Golden Square Hotel

This is a fashion parade to raise money for the OTIS Foundation. Lois McBain will be on hand to talk about fashion leading up to the Spring Racing Carnival.

october 25

Bendigo Marketplace – Napoleon Cup Day Make-Up Stop by Terri White Chemist at the Bendigo Marketplace to have your make-up look created by trained Napoleon Make-up artists before heading to the Bendigo Cup. The perfect finish to any outfit.

october 4 – 6 Ag Art Wear Competition.

As part of the Elmore Field Days the Ag Art Wear Competition will comprise of two fashion parades daily with the Elmore and National Finals held on Thursday, October 6. Garments and accessories in the parade are made from material produced or found on a farm.

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word on the street There is always something happening in Bendigo’s thriving retail, commercial and professional sectors – here we catch up with the latest around town. bienvenido el gordo El Gordo is Bendigo’s newest café art space, located in Chancery Lane. Spanish for The Fat One, El Gordo is owned and operated by Oliver Budack and Megan Spencer.

A hospitality lifer, Oliver has made more than 1,000,000 coffees throughout his 25year professional career. Needless to say, coffee is Oliver’s passion.

With a Spanish-inspired menu, El Gordo offers superb-tasting coffee made from a three-bean ethical blend by Castlemaine’s Coffee Basics. The food is top quality too – fresh, interesting, at extremely affordable prices.

El Gordo is also a vibrant arts space, curated by local artist/arts writer Megan Spencer. Each month El Gordo presents a new exhibition, and the second Saturday of the month – to support Bendigo Farmers‘ Market – El Gordo runs a Fiesta Day. Tapas made with local produce is on offer, plus acoustic music and special events. El Gordo – the name on everyone’s lips: come visit The Fat One! El Gordo, Chancery Lane, Bendigo, is open Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm, and the second Saturday of the month, 9am to 2pm. Ph: 0413 447 518. Join the ‘El Gordo Bendigo’ community on Facebook!

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Ella Baché Bendigo formerly known as Deborah Jean Beauty Therapy, has been established for more than 20 years.

The team specialises in an extensive range of treatments for the face, body and nails. Professionalism and quality is their desire. With Business Development Awards for 2007, 2008 and 2010, owner Neroli Seboa is a highly qualified beauty therapist with more than 19 years’ experience. Neroli and her team are committed to providing their clients with the best service and up-to-date treatments including: electrolysis, IPL, Botox, body treatments, specialised facials, and all waxing and tinting requirements. Ella Baché Bendigo offers gift vouchers for that special gift, and with every facial treatment, you will receive a full prescription of your skincare recipe to have your skin glowing. Take the time to treat yourself, come and visit their delightful salon. You deserve it.

Elle Baché is located at 168 Queen Street (03) 5441 4022.

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Take a special boat journey through the timeless Barmah Forest, enjoy a round of 18 holes at the award winning Rich River Golf Club, experience the rush of waterskiing, go bush walking, fishing or just relax and take in some inspirational natural vistas that will simply

take your breath away. For fine winelovers, Echuca Moama offers an abundance of options. Explore the region’s wine growing districts and discover new taste sensations that lie behind the many cellar doors. Take a hosted winery tour or discover cellar doors on the new self drive Echuca Moama wine and food trail. Echuca Moama is simply overflowing with exciting choices to enjoy.

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After filling a niche in the Bendigo market in whitegoods and electrical for more than eight years with their innovative factory seconds store “Bendigo Scratch and Dent”, Craig and Lisa Boland recently had the opportunity to expand not only their floor space but their already huge range of products. Now stocking brand new products that are neither scratched nor dented, Craig and Lisa felt it was time to put a new name and face to their huge now store. The new name ‘Living Quarters’ is in clever reference to their ‘Four stores for your home – in one!’ theme. There are quite literally four ‘stores’ mixed in together under the one roof. The discount electrical range includes more brands, more products and more bargains than ever before. There is also the home renovating ‘store’ for anything you could want to renovate your kitchen, bathroom or laundry. In the art supplies and indoor living ‘store’ there is an eclectic range of furniture and home wares and includes Bendigo’s only Mont Marte certified art centre.

The outdoor living ‘store’, introduces Awesome Playgrounds to Central Victoria. A great range of playground equipment is in store for the kids to try out, and the full range is now available for Christmas laybys. Outdoor furniture and decorator items are also available as well as the famous Bali Huts and gazebos sure to turn any backyard into a holiday destination. Come in today, bring the kids and be amazed at the great range all under the one roof.

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bath lane You may have noticed a new addition to Bath Lane in recent months. The bronzed sculpture represents the history of Bath Lane with its theatres, livestock market and ladies baths, he stands astride an upturned goldfields style tin bath at the entrance of the lane. He may be an actor or just a theatre goer but he has obviously visited the pig market and with a towel draped around his neck, may be unaware that the baths are for ladies only.

Bath Lane today, is a vibrant hub of industry, shopping and social gatherings.

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Jack and Carla along with their two children Taine and Tully (plus two cats and a basset hound) moved from Townsville in late 2009 to Bendigo to be closer to family. It was at this time that Jack joined WHAH. After almost two years as an associate and becoming accustomed to the life style that Bendigo has to offer, the Langs decided to make the move a permanent one.

Together Murray and Jack bring more than 30 years of experience to the practice and are both passionate about caring for your pets.

Inside the bright red building is all the equipment needed “for the quality care your pets deserve”. You can rest assured that you and your pets will be treated like one of the family when you go to visit them at WHAH.

In August 1981 Kevin and Marlene Reilly came back to Bendigo to start one of Bendigo’s best known businesses. Celebrating 30 years in Bendigo, Reilly’s Retravision have certainly seen some changes. They opened the doors with 10 televisions, 12 washing machines and a sprinkling of stock throughout the store on the corner of Hargreaves and Mundy streets. Having moved in 1996 to their current large shop at the top of Mitchell Street where today they display over 60 TVs and 30 washing machines as well as a huge display of household electrical appliances. With the two sons, Glenn and Dean running the company having both been involved since day one. “The funny thing is electrical appliances really haven’t changed greatly in price over the years. Washing machines were $699 and large screen televisions were $1000 30 years ago and they are still the same price,” Glenn Reilly said. “The other interesting thing is we are the only electrical store still here after 30 years. There have been 14 stores come and go in that time, so we must be doing something right,” Dean said.

Being the only locally owned electrical store left in Bendigo, but with the massive buying power of the Retravision buying group, all the money actually stays in Bendigo. Lasting 30 years in retail is a real accomplishment nowadays. With this attitude it’s easy to see that they’ll be here for another 30 years.

Reilly’s Retravision is location at 119-121 Mitchell Street Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5442 1355

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375 students missing. 137 years of service comes to an end. Bendigo North Primary School no longer exists. Well, in name anyway.

Writer: Noel Ridge - Photographer: David Field It’s now the Nolan Street campus of Lightning Reef Primary School and is still located at the corner of Nolan and Smith streets in North Bendigo. As a result of the merger of Comet Hill and Bendigo North Primary Schools a brand new Lightning Reef school will be soon be located in Holmes Road, just down from the Bendigo Showgrounds.

The missing students? The earliest existing school register started in 1904 with student number one, Stewart Lodington, Thunder Street.

The last enrolled student, an electronic entry on the database is easily found, but there is one school register missing. This spans the years just after World War 2, so the 375 who were enrolled then are nameless. The fate of the rolls of Sandhurst North and Irishtown schools which grew into Bendigo North PS is unknown.

Burned to the Ground On July 13, 1890 a fire burned the school to the ground. It is dramatically reported in a copy of the Bendigo Advertiser of the day.

The report notes that two boys, who had been playing truant, set the fire that destroyed the 17-year-old school.

The school was not immediately rebuilt. From 1892 to 1913, the school was an adjunct of Camp Hill State School, some two ➤

One hundred and thirty seven or more years of North Bendigo education history shouldn’t just fade away. A group of past students, parents, teaching staff and neighbours plan to Celebrate Bendigo North’s 137 years on November 6, before it’s all gone. The plans include a get together, lunch, sharing events from over the 13 decades, a Wall of Memories, taking “class photos” that will be loaded onto a website for future reference and importantly, having a good time.

Bendigo North Primary School had its roots on the diggings, after the gold rush that followed the discovery of alluvial gold on the Ravenswood run. During the 1870s mining boom, and rapid expansion of the neighbourhood adjacent to St Killians church and school, parents who saw education as important for their children paid for them to attend denominational schools or those established

by National groups. One of these was school No 325 Irishtown, which was located on Lucan Street.

In 1872, the Education Act saw the beginning of the growth of what became a centralised education system and the Victorian Department of Education. Tenders were let for the construction of a school at the present site, the corner of Smith and Nolan Streets. This became the Sandhurst North State School, No 1267.

The Head Teacher of the brand new school was Thomas Reid, who had been the Head Teacher of Irishtown School. Life as a Head Teacher of a new school, with an average in the first years of 280 students was not without its dramas. The school records contain some gems.

Dunny Dramas In the 1870s the night soil carters accidentally demolished three of the outhouse pans. There’s a beautifully written copperplate letter from the Head Teacher to the Secretary of Education reporting the incident, and asking where the funds to pay T Connelly (predecessor of hardware firm Campbell and Connelly) for the replacement pans will come from.

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TREASURES: Letters and news clippings form part of the history.

The Annual Inspections Each year from 1912 to 1966 the school was visited by an Education Department Inspector who was responsible for quality control of grounds and buildings, teaching and testing, as well as finances.

In 1916, at a time during World War 1, Mr AE Thorn reported trouble with the fence. “The fence has been put in order. A little trouble has been occasioned by some unprincipled residents removing pickets.

The putting of notices that prosecutions will be instituted in future has stopped the thieving.”

Inspectors organised testing of students to ascertain if standards of education were adhered to. Of the 184 present in 1918: “96 are in the normal grade for their age, 67 below normal, and 21 are above”.

According to Inspector JA Keroyd, this number below normal was unsatisfactory.

He writes: “This evil (below normal) is due in large measures to the irregular attendance and late starting in school life. Irregular attendance is very pronounced.” He recommended to the Department to prosecute in most cases. Inspector Keroyd must have asked the pupils present where those missing were, as the response is recorded: “they are playing in the streets”.

Inspector Keroyd was concerned with pupil progress during his 1920 inspection, as considerable time was spent with teachers discussing “the question of retardation”. He wrote,” The school is situated in a poor part of Bendigo, and consequently, retardation (a grade or more below expected) is greater than in most Bendigo schools. He must have had a satisfactory discussion with teachers as “Teachers are alive to the evil and are taking active measures to remedy it.”

Gravel and Goats The site for the school, like most of the Bendigo schools built following the gold rush at Violet Street, Long Gully, Camp Hill, Gravel Hill and Quarry Hill and California Gully was on a rocky rise, so no problems with shafts and mullock and sand were likely to occur. In 1924 when 196 students were at the school, the attempts at beautifying the site which had been a struggle since the move to the rocky rise from Lucan Street continued to frustrate. Inspector GE Parker reported: “Grounds, very stony. An attempt at making a garden has met with some little success but, very much damage was done some time ago by goats and the garden has not yet recovered.”

Eight years after, in 1932, there were still problems with the grounds.

Inspector AM Barry records: Grounds; “These consists mostly of gravel”.

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miles from the North Bendigo site. Children must have attended Camp Hill until their building was replaced, but even when it was, the students transferred to Camp Hill on completion of grade four.

Perhaps the fire is the reason for lack of student records before 1904.

From The Ashes… and a New Name From 1913, Bendigo North became a completely independent school.

Between the time of the fire and the building of the new school, the municipality of Sandhurst had been re-named Bendigo, so out of the ashes of Sandhurst North State School came the Bendigo North State School, No 1267.

The area that the school served was vast. The 1904 register records children of families from Prouses Road near what is now the North Bendigo oval to Bridge Street, adjacent to the Cohn’s factory (now Coliban Water) and past Lake Weeroona. Children living in the bush in Jackass Flat came cross-country. A number of children of Chinese heritage living at Emu Point, near the Joss House are among the first entries in the register.

The school catered for up to 460 students at any time in very crowded conditions until a new school at Comet Hill was built.

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In 1935, the school endowment plantation for Bendigo Schools which was situated on area on Finn Street, north of the Thales factory where remaining eucalypts can still be seen, was taken over for conversion to a landing ground for aeroplanes. This was short lived, as the site became that of the Government Ordnance Factory. One wonders whether any aeroplanes ever used the landing ground. A new plantation was established in Ironbark Creek, and can still be seen adjacent to Kaliana School in Nolan Street, close to Prouses Road.

Polio Epidemic. The first teacher at the Bendigo Base Hospital After the polio epidemic on the mid 1930s, a teacher from the school was appointed to the After Care Paralysis Ward at the Bendigo Base Hospital. The After Care ward was located on Bayne Street, just two blocks from the school. There were 20 students of school age, between grades one and eight there in 1938. Because of the varying ages and educational abilities, the instruction “is individual in character. The teacher chosen has proved eminently suitable for the work, and under the circumstances has done splendidly”.

Gone Nothing remains of the original school as a “Mod 4” rebuilding took place in the 1980s. Today’s Bendigo North Primary School is a much bigger and smarter conglomerate than the timber building, surrounded by school buildings from former rural sites that were relocated in the early 1950s. This Mod 5 complex will soon be vacated, and students will attend a brand new school at Lightning Reef Primary School. The fate of the present buildings is not known at this time. ■

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When you enrolled in accounting at La Trobe University Bendigo did you have a set career goal?

When I enrolled in 1982, it was the Bendigo College of Advanced Education. With no family history of higher education, having a local campus I could attend was crucial to my decision to pursue a degree.

My initial career goal was to pursue a position as a tax accountant.

At high school (Bendigo Senior) I had studied accounting, as well as economics and legal studies, so my plan was an accounting degree, followed by a career in public accounting.

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

I went straight from high school – I knew what I wanted to do, and was able to live at home, which kept my costs down. Gap years were not at all common back then.

What inspired your move out of accounting and how did you wind up back at La Trobe University?

I worked at North West Country Credit (now Mecu) and became involved with the Credit Union Foundation of Australia, providing training and assisting with social development projects in the South Pacific. I had also been on the Board of Continuing Education Bendigo and I think these experiences showed me what a huge difference educational opportunity can make to the lives of individuals and communities. In 2001 I became general manager of the Bendigo 30

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I have recently taken up the role of senior manager, Regional Operations with La Trobe University, which will allow me to be involved in the ongoing development of Higher Education at our four campuses in regional Victoria.

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

There was always a relaxed atmosphere on campus – time for friendships to develop over coffee in the Student Union. Many of us still keep in touch, and there is often an opportunity to see others at Alumni events in Bendigo.

With hindsight, I now also see how that experience provided a base and access to a lot of the opportunities I have had since.

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

Get more involved with clubs and other activities happening on campus. I see students holding office-bearer positions in clubs, taking part in the Infinity Leadership Program, and being involved in various mentoring programs, and they are developing skills and knowledge that will give them a real head-start when they are seeking graduate employment. ■

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5.45am – Rise and shine and it is off to gym for me. I’ll usually go for around an hour. I don’t do a structured class but instead opt for a bit of running, walking fast, the stepper machine and the bikes.

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again. I wake up the children and then it is a quick shower and dress. I then check the calendar to see what birthdays and school activities are on for the day. I’ll then make a decision on what the family will be having for dinner tonight. It’s then on to breakfast, a speed read through the newspapers – I like to know what is happening in the word today. I’ll put together three children’s lunchboxes, go over the kids check lists (they all have jobs) and make sure they have everything ready for school.

8.15am – Mike (my hubby) takes the kids to school. I’ll now get Tom his breakfast and then take him to crèche. Thank goodness he loves it, it makes it a little easier to separate.

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to work at The Foundry. I am the sales and marketing manager and also work on the strategic direction of the hotel, which at the moment means incorporating gaming and accommodation to our current business. First up I’ll check my emails and then go through my in tray to see what functions, conferences or events are on today.

I then catch up with Mike (with our work hats on). We have worked and lived together for 22 years.

10am – Management meeting. The team will run through plans of the Foundry Hotel’s new development, any staff issues, plan the Christmas function and decide on what days to close over Christmas this year.

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– Geoff Hocking

In Rome, where they do as the Romans do, they have some pretty big open spaces in which the public are encouraged to gather.

The most obvious one is that great big circular bit in front of St Peter’s.

You know the circular ‘square’ ringed by a double colonnade from which large statues of the Apostles look down upon the faces of the faithful. Catholic, that is, definitely Roman. I once walked, in a pair of wooden clogs, for hours to find the Eternal City, only to find my heels and toes bloodied by midday. Such an act of penitence. St Peter’s square is one beautifully designed space, all in perfect harmony. No wonder His Holiness likes to pop-out on to his balcony and give a little wave every now and again.

Just a bit to the north, and in a bit, somewhere around the upperthigh on the Italian boot, is Firenze, or as we say in English Florence (I always thought that city was named after my Auntie). There is a glorious square, alongside the Uffizi gallery, several statues known to the entire world stand there. There is the one of the big curly-haired

bloke without his trousers on, which made such a fuss when Myer brought a replica to Australia in 1969. At that time a Sydney shop owner selling posters of the famous nude was arrested and charged for selling pornography. The charge didn’t stick. The other is Cellini’s ‘Perseus Beheading the Medusa’, another naked bloke, with a big sword in one hand, the head of the decapitated multi-snake haired goddess in the other. Around the corner is the big bronze pig.

Just to the south is Siena, a large dished oval shaped public space with a towered palace overlooking it. They have horse races in that one.

Bareback riding I believe. The race is a riot of colour, flags, emblems and wild Italians cheering on their favorite.

Venice has St Marks. A large space filled with pigeons, a towering campanile and the bells of the clock tower known as The Golden Striker, which by the way were the inspiration for John Lewis [Modern Jazz Quartet] score for the film No Sun in Venice, 1957.

London has many squares. Everyone knows Trafalgar, with its towering column, a proud Nelson on top; Berkeley, where the nightingale sang, Grosvenor, Hanover, Russell – this list goes on. London even has a Golden Square, in the seedy area of Soho. This Golden Square features in Dickens’ novel The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. I suppose that makes a connection to Bendigo, after all Dickens was quite the promoter of emigration to the goldfields. A statue of the German speaking King George II stands in Golden Square, (A statue of three shielas by Bendigonian Yvonne George stands in our Golden Square – synchronicity?).

Dublin has lots of statues along O’Connell Street. A beauty of James Joyce, Fedora rakishly askew. Union leader Jack Larkin’s largerthan-life rough black bronze. Parnell up one end, Smith O’Brien just outside the bank down the other (the protestant O’Brien was transported to Van Diemen’s Land following the 1848 rebellion.

Upon his release he was presented with an urn made from Victorian gold in honour of his patriotism and stalwart defense of Ireland for the Irish).

Illustrations: Geoff Hocking

In the middle of the street stands the millennium tower. Well, it is more like a needle. The 121-metre tall stainless steel spike was erected to celebrate the millennium year. I asked an Irish fellow in O’Connell Street what the needle was for he replie “Dat’s de Millennium Spire,

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to celebrate da turn of da century.” I asked when it went up, he replied “2003”. He went on, “Tain’t as good as the ole wan. Nelson’s Pillar. You used to be able to climb up dat wan, and have a look around.” I asked again, “what happened to that?”

“Oh” he replied “the IRA blew dat wan up.”

“When was that?” I asked. “Dat would be in 1966.” It appears the Irish can’t be rushed.

Galway has a lovely bronze of Oscar Wilde having a chat with his bronzed dad on a bench in the shopping mall. Brussells has the le manikin piss. Munich, a glockenspiel whose sounds were made famous by ‘The King’ with his hit Wooden Heart.

Bendigo like that other great gold city to our west is well served in the heritage of our public spaces, our monuments to the past. In Rosalind Park we have a few bronzed heads: mining magnate Ernst Mueller [second only to Lansell] and Sir John Quick in the Park. Queen Vic and George Lansell either side of the RSL Hall [as a child I always thought George was holding a bag of lollies, but was disappointed many years later to discover it was just a lump of quartz]; King George V [with a broken sword], a bloke fighting a wild beast and a startled nude in the Conservatory gardens. Richardson’s Discovery of Gold, and Ruth Lyon’s The Cornish Miner all honour where we have been and are markers to our sense of place.

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What is honoured here? I think we have allowed a bleak and soulless space to be imposed on our gracious city and as a consequence our heart is in danger. Those large toilet-blocks do not a grand mall make.

They are just funny dunnies after all. Those depressingly dark screens do nothing at all; they don’t flicker, entertain or engage. You can’t even climb up that thing at the Mitchell Street end. If form follows function what function can that possibly perform? If it’s a hidey place for wheelie bins, then that would make some sense, but then all I see is bins lined up beside it. Maybe they are an art installation — Bins in a Public Space.

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hats off Sometimes a worn, tired hat just needs a little love and re-blocking. The gift Ali Blood gave Narrena Lindrea was the skill to do it for herself.

Writer: Sarah Harris - Photographs: David Field It was the year 2000. I had been ill for a fair while and I was doubting I would ever find a job or be able to work again when I was introduced to Ali by a mutual friend. I am bipolar. It probably robbed me of 10 years of my life and a huge amount of confidence before I met the right doctor and got the right medication. I was still at a very low point, but Ali took no notice at all of the state of my health. She was more than happy to take me on.

So I went to work in the Bendigo Hat Shop and I soon found myself helping dress brides and the mothers of brides, matching outfits with hats that would become part of their family album forever. Gradually, my confidence returned and Ali – with her beautiful nature – gently edged me into creating and not just selling. In a past life I was a hairdresser and often joke about the fact I have moved up in the world.

I have always been creative and could always sew, but with Ali’s support and encouragement I went to millinery classes to get the technical skills. I would come back and tell Ali what fun the classes were and, when Charles Sturt University announced its first International 40

Millinery Forum to be held in Wagga Wagga, she decided to come too. Those times away really cemented our friendship, we had such a laugh and found we had so much in common.

Ali, Heather and Mary – the other girls in the hat shop – have become family to me. Cup time is wonderful because we are all together in the shop then and it is flat out. People come to us from all over the state and beyond.

Ali actually went to Ascot a couple of years back and she was checking out all the hats. The Queen walked past her, so close she could almost touch her. She said she didn’t see a single hat better than what we can offer in the shop.

The Royal Wedding was very good for hats, although I have nightmares about that hat. I don’t think even Ali could have carried off that number Beatrice wore. Ali could put a cardboard box on her head and she looks wonderful, whereas I have just a selected few hats. I have a small face with a large body. Cloche hats suit my face, but a tight beanie would

From left to right: Narrena Lindrea, Ali Blood.

look ridiculous because my head is small and that would accentuate that.

make leaves, flowers, French roses from the fabric.

Just like any other item of clothing different hat shapes suit different heads and body shapes. Our greatest challenge is the people who come in and say, “I am not a hat person!” Then they jam the nearest hat on their head and look at themselves with a glum face and say “this hat doesn’t suit me”. It’s like looking at the before photo after.

We always say, if you just give us a moment we will find a hat that will suit your face.

One of our dear customers who loved her hats was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Her husband bought her in one day, she was dressed up beautifully and she wanted a hat to match the outfit she planned to be buried in. We were so sad about her but proud to be such an intimate part of her passing.

Hats are very much back in vogue. This year we couldn’t believe the way young girls were wearing lovely felt hats with their winter clothes. If you see someone in a beautiful dress, they look lovely but a hat is the icing on the cake. It just tops off the picture.

I do stress to people it is important to bring their outfit in and even put it on so we can help complete the picture. We try different hat shapes on them and add the final touches with decoration. If the outfit has been made by a dressmaker, often there is fabric left over so I can

I did have a little hiccup with the bipolar which makes you do strange things when you go off the medication. It is like walking a tightrope.

I am fine on the medication, but you only have to slip an inch to the side and think I can’t be bothered taking that tablet and you fall off.

On this case occasion I announced my retirement.

Ali just said, “OK sweetie” and kept agreeing with everything I said from then on until I realised I was bored and asked what could I do to help. She said, “come back to the shop”. I was retired for all of six weeks.

We laugh about it now. I say, you just be good to me Ali or I might retire again. ■ 41

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horses in the heart I once loved the slow, rocking-chair canter of a quarter horse, the doleful brown eyes of a standard bred, the ratbag ways of a dappled grey. There were others, too. Other horses firmly nestled in my heart, making me long for days in the saddle.

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He stands over me, nudging me, telling me to get up, get up‌ he looks after me.

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Charlie Sultana knows what I mean. When you’ve had the privilege and the experience of being at one with a horse, it never leaves you.

Ever. Even if life renders you no longer able to jump in that saddle whenever you want.

Ken Keating says he’d be back in the show jumping ring tomorrow if he could. If both hips hadn’t been replaced through wear and tear of horses.

Gill Allen is right when she says horse people are special people. They know what it is to be fully connected with another, with nature.

It’s a pull that took Helen Topp half way around the world, on an adventure most could only dream of.

It was a pleasure to spend time with these people for this story. To spend time with their horses, to breath in the scent of them and to walk away with oil and dust on my knuckles. To remember.

This story is dedicated to my mum, in thanks for the horses. And to Charlie, in thanks for the education.

When Charlie Sultana suffered a stroke seven years ago, people came calling for his horse, Tank.

The tall chestnut gelding with the white blaze was a champion cutting horse – at just seven years of age he’d already won more than $5000 in the show ring.

“There were a few people who wanted to buy him,” Charlie says.

“But I couldn’t sell him. He’s been in the family for 15 years. I couldn’t sell him – he’s my mate. Out of the thousands of horses I’ve worked with, he’s the best I’ve ever had.”

Charlie talks to Tank as he brushes him, absently commenting that this is all he can do with a horse now.

What little girl doesn’t dream of running away with a horse and marrying a cowboy?

Before the stroke, Charlie was in demand as one of Bendigo’s best trainers. He could, with care and respect, get a horse to do just about anything. He also spent a lot of time on Northern Territory horse stations, taming some of the wildest horses imaginable.

For former Bendigo-woman Helen Topp, this isn’t too far from reality.

But while her life story reads a little like a fairy tale, it’s been the result of a dogged determination, commitment to horses and the support of family and friends in Bendigo.

Cutting is his love: a sport that originated in American cattle ranches, where a horse is trained to instinctively keep a cow from returning to the herd. It’s a highly athletic, specialised event where the rider and horse have to be precisely in tune. That’s always been Charlie’s way with horses.

Helen got her first horse when she was 10 – ironically, his name was Toppa. Throughout her teen years she spent every spare moment with horses, on the property of a Bendigo vet and his family. “Horses were everything to me,” she says. “My family lived in town, and I loved the country, bush, horses and riding, so I wanted to spend every spare minute I could out there with it all. “I was so blessed to have a second family growing up – Jan and Tony Mellor and their sons.

Without whom I would not have been able to have a horse of my own, let alone attend events, clinics, be introduced to Parelli Natural Horse-Man-Ship and enjoy the many joys that living out of town has to offer.”

He learnt to ride at four years of age on his mother’s arab mare. That was on a little island off Malta, where Charlie’s family had a market garden. The horse was used to transport the goods from garden to town.

In 1949, at seven years of age, Charlie moved to Australia with his family on the 10 pound plan, to a very different Footscray that exists today. “Everybody had horses in those days, the bread man, the ice man, the butcher, the milkman, and I was pretty keen on horses, still,” he says.

Charlie saved and saved until he could buy a horse of his own – Sue, the little bay mare from Dry Creek in South Australia, who had travelled to Melbourne by train. It wasn’t long before Charlie was on her back, no saddle, no bridle, steering her with the lightest touches on her neck. He learnt how a horse operates.

“That’s the big secret – to know what they’re going to do before they do it,” he says. “You can tell a lot about a horse by the way they look at you, the way they stand and the way they move.”

Horses have been Charlie’s life. And the desire to ride again has played a big part in finding his way back to recovery. “The stroke effected my speech and I couldn’t walk – I was in hospital for seven months, just lying in a bed all day,” he says. At a family meeting, one of the nurses suggested Charlie move into a nursing home to be cared for.

“I glared at her and I said ‘I’m not going to any home. I’m going to walk out of here on my own two feet’ – which I did, in February 2005.

I was definitely going to walk again, and I’m going to ride again.

That’s my next goal. I feel better on a horse than I do walking.”

Even though Tank is in semi-retirement, he still plays a big part in Charlie’s day. He greets him each morning, and sometimes they take walks together. The stroke left Charlie’s left arm paralysed, and it affected his balance. On more than one occasion he’s fallen by the roadside, by his horse’s side.

“He stands over me, nudging me, telling me to get up, get up… he looks after me,” Charlie says.

The Parelli name is well-know among horse people. It’s a form of horsemanship famous around the world for allowing people to develop a natural partnership with their animals. Helen joined the Parelli program at 13, met her idol Pat Parelli at 19 and was offered a scholarship to study with him at his Colorado ranch. Helen was the youngest person in the world to achieve her level of Parelli expertise.

She says the move from Quarry Hill to Colorado was massive. “I think the hardest thing initially was the lack of independence I felt. I had a year off study in between BSSC and uni and was working, playing with horses and having a large social life to my own schedule. I also went from having my own car, phone and living with friends, to being in a cabin without electricity and water with three other people, no car, phone and not much leaving the ranch. Life was very different.”

Helen says now, as a four-star Parelli instructor, the sky’s the limit for her when it comes to working with horses. “If you can think it you can do it, really,” she says. “There are many things people would consider ‘tricks’ but really show a high level of communication and relationship between you and your horse… from riding and jumping bridle-less, fetching things for you, to pushing balls and standing on pedestals.

You can ask your horse to lay down and do advanced manoeuvres at liberty (with no ropes or strings on your horse’s head). With the foundation and understanding obtained to this point, I could focus and delve into any competition area.”

Ten years on from leaving Bendigo, Helen’s living on a ranch in Orland, California with her husband, Jake – who is head of horse development there – and their two children, Lochlan, 2, and baby Charlotte. “The ranch here is 2800 acres (1133 hectares) of rolling hills,” she says.

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The climate here is very similar to Bendigo weather… we are enjoying some hot summer weather at the moment.”

With Helen’s parents in Bendigo, she still considers herself a local girl. “After being in the US 10 years, you’d think being homesick would be over, but as time ticks on I feel I become more and more homesick,” she says. “Luckily with the invention of skype and facebook communicating with family and friends has become much easier and is helping me to stay connected to home and my roots.”

It’s been an amazing journey career-wise for Helen, who has travelled throughout America and Australia passing on her skills, but she says right now, as a mum to two little ones, she’s enjoying being settled in the moment. “I am really excited with where I’m at right now. I am developing a personal horse and focusing most of my energy on being the best parent I can be to my two kids.”

She’s certainly had some good role models in that department…

“My family have been so supportive of my passion, travel and career decisions. They have always shown us (my sister and I) that the sky’s the limit to what we wanted to do or achieve and supported our drives any way they could.”

My family have been so supportive of my passion, travel and career decisions.

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Ken Keating walks with the bow legs of a man who’s lived a life in the saddle. He’s best known by the general public as the man in the red jacket on the grey horse at Bendigo Jockey club meets. He’s also known in horse circles as a showjumping champion and expert horseman.

Ken has been the clerk of the course at the jockey club for 39 years.

At 65 years of age, he attends around 60 race meets a year, between Bendigo, Echuca and Kyneton – usually working alongside one or more of his kids.

“They’re my three tracks – we own those tracks,” he says.

“Our role is to get the horses to the barrier and to lead the winners in as a courtesy. You’ve got to be alert all the time – there’s always unpredictable things happening. I could talk for bloody hours about the things that have happened to us,” he laughs.

You get the feeling Ken loves a bit of drama. He tells of the time a horse fell in a jumps race and headed back the wrong way, before he ran the thoroughbred jumping over the gate and back into the mounting yard. Then there was the Bendigo race when another horse decided to try its luck in the opposite direction. Thanks to Ken, disaster was averted.

Maybe you’ve been in the crowd on race day and been entertained by the Keating clerks, holding their own impromptu mock races past the finishing post.

“When the field is away to buggary the crowd gets bored, so they cheer you on,” he smiles. “The crowd loves it.”

When the field is away to buggary the crowd gets bored, so they cheer you on.

Ken started riding at 14. He joined the Bendigo Pony Club and once a month would ride to the Golden Square grounds and home again.

Home was 20 miles away in Woodvale. It still is. The farm in Keatings Road has been in the family for more than 100 years.

That family must have taught Ken a thing or two about the power of staying put. He later spent 25 years as an instructor at the pony club, four of his five children did a lot of growing up there, and he is now a life member.

On top of that, Ken and his wife run the showjumping each year at the Bendigo Show. It’s the closest Ken can get now to the big jumps. He rode his last show at the age of 51, just before his first hip replacement.

“I was that bloody bad I couldn’t walk,” he says. “There was a crowd there that day – everybody was there to watch my horse.”

Ken reckons he’s owned more than 100 horses in his time. But without doubt everybody’s favourite is his current horse of choice for race day. Feral. So called because when Ken bought him he was that wild he jumped the five-foot high gate of the cattle yard.

“He’s our best stock horse and our best worker – he just works and works,” he says.

“I love horses who are goers.” As Ken says, you’ve got to choose a horse that suits your own personality. ➤ 47

Horses ground you. You can be competitive and strive for perfection, but you don’t always get it.

Gill Allen’s husband wonders when she’ll grow out of her horse phase so they can go travelling the world. She laughs it’s not happening anytime soon. She is, after all, on top of her game right now.

After 20 years in the saddle and 13 years in the show ring, this year Gill and her appaloosa gelding Leroy, registered name The Wizard, won the open feature western pleasure class and open feature hunter under saddle at the National Championships in Tamworth. “It was a shock,” Gill said. “When you go to the nationals and you’ve got trainers in the line behind you, it’s a bit awesome.”

There’s a sideboard in Gill’s home where all her gorgeous trophies are kept, above which is a wall of photos of her horses – and a few of her kids. She laughs her family put the pressure on to include them in her display, too.

Gill has loved horses all her life, but didn’t have the opportunity to ride until she was in her 30s. That’s when she and her husband bought the Marysville Hotel, where she got to meet a lot of the locals, many of them riders.

She began borrowing horses and going on trail rides, before buying her own appaloosa/quarter horse cross. “When I started learning and doing clinics and learning western riding, he already knew it all,” she says. ”He was the ideal horse and he was very patient with me in the knowledge he had while I was fluffing around trying to learn.”

When the Allen family moved to Bendigo 13 years ago, Gill joined the Bendigo Appaloosa Club and started showing. She says she’s always been a sporty, competitive person, but out of all her sporting hobbies, horses have taught her the most.

“Horses ground you. You can be competitive and strive for perfection, but you don’t always get it,” she says. “You’ve got to learn to work with them. They teach you patience and teach you what things are important – you’ve got to pick your fights and you can relate that back to life as well.”

The other benefits of riding are obvious. At 53 years of age, Gill cuts a fine figure alongside Leroy in glitzy western show gear. “It certainly keeps me fitter,” she says.

Gill plans to continue competing on the national stage – but the overseas travel is still an option. Hubby just may have to be content with horses on the itinerary. Gill went to view the World Appaloosa Show in America last year. “The horses in Australia really do compare, I don’t think they’d be out of that league,” she says. ■ 48

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make a child app-y Upgrading your iPhone could mean changing the life of an autistic child under an innovative Australian first scheme started in Bendigo.

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The sight of a toddler having a meltdown in a supermarket is not uncommon. Imagine having a child so overwhelmed by sensory bombardment of sight, light and sound that it’s not possible to take him shopping without a monumental scene ensuing … every single time. Fast forward and that same child is sitting quietly in the shopping trolley absorbed by a small screen in his hand. His mother is ecstatic. “It has changed our life. I could never go shopping with my son until now.”

The difference is a secondhand iPod Touch. The boy in question received the first portable media player donated by a local businesswoman under an new scheme supported by Bendigo Community Telco.

The Turn A Life Around campaign is the brainchild of special education teacher Jacqui Righetti, who is using technology to help ring in change for scores of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families.

Jacqui is fervent about an entirely new app for iPhones, iPads and iPod touch. “This technology is going to change special education. It will really change the lives of these children and their families, allowing them to communicate more quickly and easily.”

There are already almost 350 applications that are helpful for people on the spectrum. The best known, the Grace app, offers a digital version of the hard copy picture communications system which allows children with autism to build sentences and communicate. For children who have no speech there is another app called proloquo2go that

allows the user to touch icons which voice comments and questions.

But now, instead of lugging books of laminated pictures, children can use a slick touchscreen to tap out their needs and share thoughts with others.

“A phone speaks to everybody. Even if a child has expressive language and is able to say, I am on the wrong bus, they might still need the cues on their phone to tell them what to do,” Jacqui reveals. “In one program it replaces all those little pictures that you have to print off and laminate. It cuts out all the printing, making up books and it becomes more mobile. “There is one child I am working with who uses his iPod touch at kinder. His episodes of anger are quite severe and it helps him with the transition after an episode to calm him.

We are able to take the iPod out and say, let’s read through your story. You are able to use stories children really love and modify them that they can use on their device for survival. “At the other end of the spectrum there are children with Aspergers who just need scheduling programs. These children need to have predictability and visual prompts, whether it’s a reminder in a Google calendar about an upcoming excursion or tips on how to socialise because they can be very gifted but forget how to join a conversation.”

To donate, visit www.turnalifearound.com.au For more information about ASD visit the Autism Resource Centre, 67 Condon Street, phone (03) 5443 1426 or contact Bendigo Autism Asperger Group (BAAG) at info@bendigoautism.org.au ■ 57

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The Cup (CTC) Released October 13 Inspiring Australian Drama Synopsis: The Cup tells the story of Damien Oliver (played by Stephen Curry), winner of the 2002 Melbourne Cup with the horse Media Puzzle and the support of Irish trainer Dermot Weld (Brendan Gleeson). The week before the 2002 Melbourne Cup, Jason Oliver, Damien’s older brother, was fatally injured in a training accident while riding an unraced horse at Ascot Racecourse in Perth.

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The Help (M) Released September 1 Drama Synopsis: Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a number one New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The Help stars Emma Stone as Skeeter, Academy Award–nominated Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny – three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realisation that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed – even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humor and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change.

Cast: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Chris Lowell, Allison Janney, David Oyelowo.

Synopsis: Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

Cast: Rhys Ifans, Sebastian Armesto, Vanessa Redgrave, Rafe Spall, Joely Richarson, Edward Hogg, David Thewlis, Jamie Campbell Bower. ■

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To celebrate we join the ensemble and strike up a chord.

Writer: Sarah Harris - Photographs: Anthony Webster & David Field If ever the call goes up for a doctor in the house the BSO’s audience will be spoilt for choice. With one heart surgeon, a paediatric surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon, two GPs, a nurse, a psychologist and a podiatrist, just about every eventuality is covered.

From handymen to cheesemakers there are many strings to this orchestral bow. It is a place where 12-year-old trumpeter James Earl and 87-year-old violinist Alf Thompson come together to share the common language of music.

Bronwyn Phillips, 38, podiatrist, French hornist If Bronwyn Phillips has one piece of advice for young players, it’s don’t face the wind head on during an outdoor performance.

Oh, and be careful of flies.

“The wind blows up the bell and makes it very difficult to get the sound out, but swallowing a fly is the worst,” she laughs.

Perhaps it’s because of the hazards that French horn players are in short supply.

“An orchestra should have four French horns and there are really only two regular ones. The French horn was my first nonkeyboard instrument. At the school I went to every student had to learn an instrument and what the school did first was test us on pitch and rhythm and various musical aptitudes. Each student got to say what they wanted to play and then the teacher told you what they thought you should play. I wanted to play saxophone because that was cool and they said we want you to play violin or French horn. At that time I didn’t understand why, but the French horn and violin are the two instruments that require almost perfect pitch. I chose French horn over the violin because my brother played trumpet and it wasn’t as foreign to me as a string instrument.

“I am the only podiatrist I know of who plays the French horn, but a lot of BSO members are either teachers or in the health profession.

I remember one time there was this young French hornist who had just started coming along to orchestra and a phone went off in rehearsal which is really frowned on. As it happened it was John Gault’s phone and he answered it and walked out of the room talking. The younger player was most put out. He said, ‘Who does he think he is – a brain surgeon?’ Someone else said, ‘No, a heart surgeon actually’. It was very funny.” ➤

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Travis Perera, 69, orthopaedic surgeon, cellist Hearing the Flight of the Bumblebee played by a brilliant young cellist transported the young Travis Perera. “I was blown away and hooked,” Dr Perera recalls. “I went to a concert in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to hear Gaspar Cassado, a world famous cellist, perform, and just before the interval, he introduced his Sri Lankan pupil, Rohan De Saram, who was about a year older than myself at the time. Rohan De Saram, is now a world renowned cellist.

“I have been playing the cello since I was 13. I think the skills of a cellist and an orthopaedic surgeon do indeed cross. You require concentration, constant practice, and mental and manual dexterity for both. Playing a difficult piece of music, or performing a complicated surgical procedure, requires a lot of stamina, and determination. You have in addition to be part of a team, listening and working with each other, making sure the harmonies are correct, and the dynamics of a piece of music are reproduced as the composer would want it to be.

You are seldom a soloist in an orchestral piece of music, although as a surgeon you may be more of a team leader.

“Performing on stage, or in an operating theatre, can both be nervewracking. You have to give of your very best in either situation.

You have to be precise, ‘in tune’ with your colleagues, and make the performance memorable for your audience or your patient. In medicine and surgery, we are constantly taught to ‘do no harm’.

There has to be a similar intent in music, where we strive to convey the thoughts and ideas of the composer, and to perform the music as flawlessly as possible.”

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Rohan Phillips, 40, community arts officer, musical director and conductor He made a big noise when he first joined the BSO ranks as a student trumpet player, but these days Rohan Phillips, an accomplished composer (who’s married to French hornist Bronwyn), is more the silent type.

“I became music director of the BSO in 2008 after 10 years directing the Chorale. Beyond waving your arms about, the artistic leadership is about developing the ensemble trying to keep people engaged. As a conductor, as with any manager, you can end up annoying people, so there is a bit of psychology involved. It is a bit like a coaching role where you are trying to put all the pieces together week after week leading up to the performance.

“The big differences with a professional ensemble is they expect the conductor to turn up and tell them to do it his way. With an amateur group the orchestra gets to learn a piece and as a conductor you have the freedom to develop the work with the players.

“We have the luxury of three months to live with a Brahms symphony whereas a professional orchestra might have one rehearsal and then they are expected to perform it. The music we do we can come to understand. We do have some very accomplished musicians, but unless you have a fully tenured role the stresses of trying to live by music can mean people don’t actually end up enjoying it any more.

“Because we are not bounded by physical or even linguistic capabilities we can have 13-year-olds alongside a 50-year-old surgeon. There is not much hierarchy. It is about people working together in ensemble, people listening and working together with a common goal.”

Brenda Kinsella, 44, critical care nurse, coloratura soprano When your voice is your instrument, coming down with a cold is a catastrophe and there’s no simple repair like replacing a reed or string. Such was Brenda Kinsella’s luck days ahead of the winter concert.

“The trouble is when I get a cold my instrument just dies. It has been a long time in the planning and to get a flu 10 days before is just the worst thing. I am now resting my voice at a time when I should be singing for a few hours a day to get everything polished. The trouble is that some of this is very low and when you are a soprano when you have a cold the first part of your voice that goes is your low register.”

Brenda has spent almost three months learning and then rehearsing the song cycle Les Nuits D Ete (The Summer Nights).

“It is like learning a group of Shakespearean sonnets. I have to learn them and memorise them. I would have probably spent two or three hours a day for a few months in preparation. I learn it to a point and then I get together with an accompanist and a coach who helps me make sure my entries are all correct, all the notes are right and allows me to familiarise myself with the accompaniment before I get together with the orchestra.

“The songs are to do with love, loss, grief and death. I kind of go through the emotional wringer from joy and spontaneity to deepest despair and find redemption at the end. I sing all six songs in one hit. There are no breaks in between – it’s big.” ➤

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Emma King, 24, solicitor, cellist She’s possibly Bendigo’s youngest Volvo driver – particularly with the Les Miserables soundtrack blaring from the stereo on road trips – but the boot of Emma King’s 1989 240 sedan is just the right size for a cello.

“It certainly was a challenge carrying my cello to and from school every week on public transport,” Emma laughs of her years struggling to get on the bus. “I will never forget the first time I brought my cello home on the bus packed with kids and their big schoolbags.

“At Monash Uni I joined the Monash Philharmonic Orchestra, a student-run body where I made lots of new friends and was exposed to the wonders of a full orchestra. I moved to Bendigo and joined the BSO the day after I started my new job with Cahills. I wanted to keep my cello up, but I knew I wouldn’t have the discipline to keep playing unless I had a reason. It’s such a lovely orchestra, very friendly, easy-going, but also everyone is serious about making good music.”

But that doesn’t mean musicians don’t enjoy a laugh. “I’ve played in the pit orchestra for a couple of musicals. This is a totally different experience to playing in a regular orchestra, but also really fun. I remember one time the entrance to the orchestra pit was very small and required me to pass my cello through the hole before following it in myself quite precariously. Musicians in the pit get away with quite a lot – we’re out of sight of the audience. Sometimes it was difficult to stifle our laughter if something went awry on stage. There always seemed to be a big bucket of lollies being passed around too, which was fine for us string players, but not so good for the brass and woodwind.”

Laura Hanson, 16, student, trumpeter At 13, an age when many girls are more dizzy than Gillespie, Laura Hanson played it cool from the moment she was invited to join the BSO. “I got a call from Rohan (musical director Rohan Phillips) saying he knew I played trumpet and asking would I come along to practice to see if I liked it,” she recalls. “They were pretty desperate for trumpet players and they were so welcoming that it wasn’t daunting at all. Being 13 I was a bit pushed with things like the transport, and rehearsals went to 9.30pm, so it was a bit of a late night.

“Piano is actually my main instrument. Trumpet is just something I play to be part of a group. What happened was I moved to Girton in year 6 and they offered a brass and woodwind program with free classes for a year to learn the instrument of your choice. I was about the only one who could get a sound out of the trumpet, so that was it.

“Up until then I had never really considered the instrument at all, but I am really glad I play it now.

There is part of me that thinks oh, it’s not very feminine. But the trumpet is really versatile, you can play in an orchestra, do jazz and it’s a lot more portable than a piano.

“Being part of the orchestra has really developed my music skills.

If you were in Melbourne you would have to be the best of the best to be involved, but here everyone has an opportunity. There have been so many brilliant kids walk through those doors.

“Next year I will go to Melbourne for uni, but hopefully I will be able to come back for concerts.”

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Craig Spencely, 46, cheesemaker and builder, clarinetist Blessed indeed are the cheesemakers because, as Craig Spencely proves, they are such good sports. Not many people have seen the BSO’s principal clarinetist in his cheesemaker whites, but even fewer appreciate how many miles he’s clocked up to be part of the orchestra travelling first from Tennyson and in more recent years Barmah for weekly rehearsals. “I worked out once I had done over 100,000km, it’s a bit of a measure of how much I enjoy the music.

“I was there at the very first performance. I was 14 at the time and was by far the youngest member of the orchestra. It was at the Kangaroo Flat Tech because the Capital theatre was still in ruins at the time. We played a Beethoven piano concerto. We had a conductor called John Hopkins who was a big wheel and had led the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. I remember I was terrified.

“But even though I was so young I just liked classical music and after all these years I am still there. It my father’s idea that I took up clarinet because he liked jazz. Because of my piano background I found it pretty easy because you only have to worry about one note at a time.

“As you get older you tend to stress a bit more and when you are practising music you don’t think of anything else. You can’t think of anything else because some of the music is so complicated. I am performing a concerto with them next Easter and I have already started working on that and it takes me that long to get it up because I am not a full-time musician.

“I work with Murray Goulburn Co-op. I started off there in the factory 25 years ago. Before that I was an earthmover so I guess I don’t fit the stereotype of an orchestra member.” ➤

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Graeme Balaam, 73, retired science teacher turned handyman, double bassist.

As a foundation member of the BSO Graeme Balaam had more than a few strings to his bow, playing violin, saxophone and tuba, but it’s as a double bassist he is in most demand.

“I was a student of violin and decided when I was about 18 I really wanted to learn something different. It was the ‘50s and jazz clubs were the big thing and the double bass was the biggest instrument. I still have that instrument. It cost me £100 ($150), it was a lot to save in those days.

“I became a schoolteacher and I played violin, saxophone and tuba and depending on what sort of musical outlet was available in the town I taught in determined what sort of instrument I played. There wasn’t much call for a double bass so I didn’t play it a lot until I came to Bendigo. I was a foundation member of the orchestra. At first I played violin because that was an instrument that I was more competent with, but then there was a desperate need for double bass so I decided to get it out.

“There are people from all walks of life and they all play in the orchestra because they enjoy the music.

“One of the big nebulous things is the chance it gives the young players. Throughout all those years we have had young people learning instruments at school and joining the orchestra and a lot of them going on to music degrees. We have people playing in big orchestras like the London Symphony. There are people in the big military bands like the RAAF band, there are sessional musos in Melbourne, heaps of people who have become professional.” ■ 66

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Music is a transformation of feelings and thoughts. I always see and hear it in dance form, choreography form and mood. My favorite piece of music is Jose Carreras’ Misa Creole - which is a Spanish Mass. I once danced to this piece at a celebration for St John of God in Bendigo.

My Pointe Shoes are worn out, smelly, broken down and very loved.

They bring back memories of many treasured moments dancing.

Moments occur in life that are just so sublime, moments that you can’t translate into words. These moments happen for me when I’m dancing in my Pointe Shoes.

The Goyesecs is the classical Spanish dance of which I had the honour and privilege of dancing for the opening of the Spanish Festival in Melbourne.

This was the first time in Australia this dance had been performed.

My castanets are from Spain. My great grandmother was Spanish.

The sound of the castanets reminds me of my Spanish heritage.

My over locker was made to race flat out. Up, down and around the corners to produce my designs. It is a very busy piece of machinery. All of my clothing pieces are one-off originals.

I love my paints, especially thick, blended, rich colours. This Silk painting is one of my favorites. It’s an aerial view of water splashing

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This is one of the most difficult forms of expressing composition and distance; there is no room for error. I then mix the dyes and begin to paint. Everything I paint has a personal story and reflects a journey in my life.

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My treasured photo is something very personal to me. It’s a photo of myself and my identical twin sister Elizabeth.

Molly is getting old like me. She’s my little car and she is a classy donkey in disguise. I have carted so many things around in Molly and even though she is small she packs a lot of punch and isn’t at all intimidated by trucks.

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Don’t be fooled that a blended wine is an inferior wine – some of the world’s greatest wines are blends – think of the magnificent Bordeaux, Rhone blends, or experience some Spanish wines that can contain any number of varieties, some of which we have never heard of in Australia. Here, it is fitting to look at some local and regional blended

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red wines, especially as we are renowned for producing such classical varietals such as Shiraz and Cabernet and fast developing an excellent reputation for producing other alternative varietals such as Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Malbec and Nebbiolo. Below are five different blends from Bendigo and Heathcote, all different in style but all fantastic to drink.

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Eccentric, a loveable rogue or a person who doesn’t take life too seriously, however you describe Adam Marks, owner and wine maker at Bress Vineyard, it cannot be denied that he certainly makes some exceptional wines.

Here is a shiraz from two of regional Victoria’s best regions for the varietal – Bendigo and Heathcote. On the nose there are plenty of ripe raspberry aromas, helping support a low alcohol, easy drinking shiraz. With light, fine tannin structure, flavours of black cherry and vanilla/cream nuances along with an impeccable balance of fruit, spice and sweetness, this will always drag you back to another glass.

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Old school shiraz and cabernet grapes blended with newcomer tempranillo, this juicy wine shows the traditional characteristics of all varietals – rich, juicy fruit from the shiraz, lovely blackcurrant flavours from the cabernet and some fleshy ripe tannin and black fruit from the tempranillo. Would definitely complement a charcuterie plate or simply a lazy Sunday afternoon.

The Anderson family can lay claim to helping establish Heathcote as a fantastic region for red wine. Renowned worldwide for their ‘Duck Muck’, other wines produced by David, Liam and Dianna are simply superb and much more affordable.

Blending shiraz with malbec, the traditional grape of Cahors, France and now widely planted throughout Argentina, Wild Duck has created a rich, smooth wine. Velvety and luscious on the palate with delicious blueberry, chocolate and vanilla flavours and silky tannins, the finish is strong and lasting which will appeal to those who love a generous red wine.

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Become part of our school community in 2012

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Guests travelled from across Victoria and interstate to be a part of the Heroes and Villains themed evening. Cameron’s long term passion for comic and movie heroes and villains dictated the theme for the party.

Guests all contributed to the fantastic atmosphere by donning capes, wigs, makeup and many other interesting and outlandish outfits as they aspired to costume greatness. ■

Owing to an increase in demand for Junior School classroom positions, the School Board has made the decision to create additional classes in Years Two, Four and Five for 2012. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that, for 2012, opportunities currently exist to enrol in all classes from Preparatory to Year Six. Places in these classes are filling fast.

To enquire further regarding an enrolment for 2012, please contact Mrs Louise McWaters, Registrar on 03 5441 3114 or via email louisemcwaters@girton.vic.edu.au

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(Disclaimer: Vacancies in all Year levels were available at the time of print)

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jamon – the fame from spain A tasty wholesome delicacy that is one of life’s truly affordable luxuries Photographer: David Field Ham is a nutritious, appetising and delectable food that has its gastronomic roots deeply embedded in the culture of Spain. It has spread throughout the world in all its various guises to make it one of most unique foods around. In Australia we are mostly familiar with what we know simply as ham and bacon, while the Italians feast daily on their lip smackingly good salty prosciutto. Each and every year the average Spaniard devours more than four kilograms of what is one of the most highly prized tastes on the planet – they call it jamon (roughly pronounced ghamon – but with a slight guttural accent on the gh). Due to Australia’s over regulation, jamon was for many years banned for being imported. We have only really just been able to taste it (the ban was finally lifted in 2007) and the depth of flavour in jamon is extraordinary – treat yourself at least once a year to this incredible luxury (you can buy it at The Epicurean in Mitchell Street).

Like many of the great gastronomic delights of the world, ham’s origins are with the common people, and although it has been recognised and enjoyed by nobles and monarchies worldwide, it remains to this day a tasty and nutritious food source for the average person.

On a nutritional level, ham is rich in B vitamins, particularly B1, B2 and niacin. It is also loaded with iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus. Ham has relatively few calories and its fat contains oleic acid (typical of olive oil also) that facilitates the production of so-called “good cholesterol” while at the same time helping to reduce the level of “bad cholesterol”.

The pig has its place in history and contemporary culture firmly carved out. Many have paid tribute to the delights it has to offer, but it is

– Tim Baxter The Dispensary no less true that it has also been an object of contempt since time immemorial. The religious Egyptians only allowed its meat to be eaten during a full moon. In the Orient it is associated with life cycles and is a sign of good fortune. In the Buddhist wheel of existence the pig represents ignorance. The Celts used the animal in many of their religious ceremonies, while the Greeks employed the pig head as an image to represent a hero. Remarkably even today the Jews and Arabs forbid it to be used as food. But thankfully the Romans have long considered its meat and by-products as delicacies, and their devotion to the animal has allowed us to continually enjoy it.

Few animals enjoy the quality of life, like the Iberian pig. The special program of love, care and feeding that is bestowed upon a Spanish pig is unique in the food chain. Many are raised in absolute freedom, allowing the animal to run and get the exercise that is vital for its particular way of storing fats and developing its muscles. A pig’s diet is completely based of natural products – mushrooms, grains, seeds, roots, herbs and acorns. To see them in their domestic bliss is to see one of the most relaxed, well-treated animals on the planet. They truly lead a life of comfort and luxury.

At various times of the year The Dispensary uses all variants of the ubiquitous ham. Our sublime handmade ham is made for us by Kane and team at Erindale Farm Butchers (Bendigo Marketplace). World-class prosciutto made by the Istra boys at Musk is regularly on hand and on occasion we source Jamon Iberico de Bellota, made from the legendary black pigs of the Spanish woodlands – for that sweetness you can only get from the exalted legs of the last free ranging and grazing pigs in Europe. Quite expensive, but a little goes a long way. ■ 77

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oils ain’t oils A Kyneton grower’s coveted ranking in the 2011 guide to the world’s best olive oils has made them sit up and take notice back in the old country.

Writer: Sarah Harris - Photographs: Anthony Webster “People say after tasting our oil they can’t go back,” Sandra Trovatello says proudly. And, to the novice, a proper tasting is certainly an education accompanied by the obligatory old-man-slurping-soupfrom-spoon sound.

“The idea is to aerate the oil while sucking it in,” Sandra’s husband Sam explains. “You can pick up, say, a frantoio against a koroneiki, the same way – if you know your wines – you can identify a shiraz from a pinot. It is just a matter of training your palate.”

My poor uneducated palate identifies cut grass, butter and pepper.

But it is what world expert and master taster Marco Oreggia had to say about Kyneton Olive’s family selection in his 2011 industry bible Flos Olei that has the Trovatello family shipping the proverbial coals to Newcastle.

The oil, which scored 92 out of a possible 100, was described by judges as having a “fine limpid golden yellow colour and delicate green hues. An aroma with vegetal notes of artichoke, broad bean and lettuce with hints of black pepper, mint and basil.” In addition to being just five points off the world’s very best blend, Kyneton Olive’s also scored a heart symbol, indicating the Trovatellos take special care and have great passion for production.

It’s international confirmation of the four gold medals they have already picked up from the Australian Olive Association.“It is made with love,” Sandra says. “And it is a source of pride that we are now even sending a little bit to Italy as well as to China and the US.” Of course it was in Italy that the story of this family enterprise began.

Felice Trovatella left behind the groves and vineyards of Calabria when he set sail for a new life in 1954 Australia at age 18. On a visit to central Victoria he recognised parallels to his homeland and was soon itching to get his hands in the soil. ➤ 79

The total annual oil production is about 50,000 litres.

From a tonne you can get anything from 100 litres to 250 litres of oil based on the variety and season. This year because of the weather and the extra water in the fruit, the yields are down but the flavour is still there.

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The family bought their property at Barfold in 1989. First they set about rebuilding the historic homestead, which had been gutted by fire, and re-establishing the cattle run as a Hereford stud. In 1999 the first 1000 olive trees were planted. “Within two or three years we progressed to 8000 trees and that’s when dad said, ‘it’s getting too big for me boys, now you look after it’,” Sam laughs. “Sandra and I look after the olive oil side of things and my brother Alvio and his wife Jessica look after the cattle.” Both sides of the business are thriving.

One of the Trovatello’s bulls Glendan Park Everest sold for a record $70,000 at the National Hereford Show and Sale in May. And, in spite of Felice’s “retirement”, the senior Trovatellos are also active in the enterprise .“Everyone is involved in some way,” Sandra says. “I do all the office work, my mother-in-law Maria is responsible for Nonna’s tapenade and crushed olives.

“Crushing the olives is a southern Italian tradition where every olive is hit with a mallet and then the pits taken out, then they are marinated.

But, only Maria can pit the olive because the olive has to be hit at a certain angle otherwise you squash the fruit.”

There are five main varieties of olive grown on the property. “We have frantoio correggiola, manzanillo, kalamata and mission,” Sam reveals.

“What we do as they ripen we harvest and process then separately, putting oil into separate tanks and then at the end of the season we blend them to get the character we are chasing in our premium oil.

That is what we call our family selection. The rest of it goes into our gourmet blend and what remains after that we sell as bulk oils not under our label. (They also produce small bottles of lemon, basil, herb, ginger, garlic and chilli-infused oils).

“The total annual oil production is about 50,000 litres. From a tonne you can get anything from 100 litres to 250 litres of oil based on the variety and season. This year because of the weather and the extra water in the fruit, the yields are down but the flavour is still there.”

Now the family is also making wine with their Bull Run Estate label.

“We have a pretty full schedule,” Sam agrees. “We pick the grapes in February-March, olives start in May and finish in July and we make hay October and November. We have a beef-filled week in January, Hereford sales in May, our olive oil weekend in June and don’t forget the kids’ footy and that’s just the weekends,” he laughs.

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The Trovatello’s main production involves premix concrete and quarrying in Melbourne. Hence the impressive tower of concrete complete with olive emblem at the entrance to the Kyneton property.

The whole place is a testament to the family’s hard work and commitment to produce the very best.

“One of the reasons we hold our olive oil weekend in June is so people can appreciate what fresh oil is like,” Sandra says.

“You get people who typically buy in the supermarket and they taste this and say, ‘gee, it’s totally different’. Even people who buy fresh oil sometimes do the wrong thing with it like keeping on the benchtop next to the stove. Oil is very sensitive to light and heat. It should to be kept in a nice cold, dark place for no longer than 18 months.”

“You don’t have to buy our oil, but do buy new season Australian olive oil because it is fresh and rich in everything,” Sam adds. “ What the Italians and Greeks send us is two or three years old. They keep the best for themselves.”

In oils maybe, but not all exports.

Kyneton Olives, 2090 Kyneton-Heathcote Rd, Barfold is open from 10am to 4pm daily www.kynetonoliveoil.com.au, phone (03) 9384 6338 ■

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winter woolies To coincide with the Australian Sheep and Wool Show McCalmans Boutique recently held a winter wooly makeover evening.

Those interested in undergoing the woolie makeover had to send in a 25 word application letter. The winner of this wonderful makeover was 18 year old Bendigo girl Jordana Sayle. Jordana has Cerebral Palsy and recently underwent brain surgery to assist with her uncontrolled movements. She continues to smile and is an inspiration to all she meets. And doesn’t she look sensational. ■

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Bendigo and Heathcote’s newest wine label, Bowman Wines was unveiled at Wine Bank on View in June.

The idea developed over a bottle of fine wine between business partners Ash Raeburn and Sam Bowman (the wine maker) and was made reality when the 2010 shiraz and Le Corbeaux Melange (The Raven’s Blend) and the 2010 shiraz, cabernet and merlot were released to the public for the first time. More than 70 people sampled these find drops which can now be found in some of the region’s best restaurants and bars.

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slice of heaven From a simple poor man’s flatbread with tomatoes, to the fully customisable, topping covered tasty pizza of today, this popular meal has come a very long way over the years.

Photographs: David Field, Andrew Perryman and Anthony Webster

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Considered a peasant’s meal in Italy for centuries, the debate on who invented the very first pizza is still unresolved. Food historians tend to agree that those in Italy as well as many people in the Mediterranean including the Greeks and Egyptians ate pizza-like dishes.

However, the modern pizza that we all know and love has been attributed to baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples. In 1889, restaurant owner Esposito baked what he called “pizza” especially for the visit of Italian King Umberto I and Queen Margherita. This pizza was garnished with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil, to represent the colors of the Italian Flag – this style of pizza is what we know as the Margherita Pizza today.

With the ability to morph between different cultures, tasting just as good the morning after as it did the night before, whether you feel like something fancy or basic, pizza keeps almost every palate satisfied.

Here in Bendigo, a good pizza is not scarce. We are fortunate to house some restaurants that have developed pizza making into an art form, and as you will read have done so in different and unique ways.

Peter Cavallaro has been delivering pizza to the residents of Bendigo for nearly 23 years. It all began with Jo Joe’s, a restaurant based on the simple notion of top quality pizza and pasta for the hungry late night crowd of the High Street precinct. Peter has since opened GPO and pizza makes up a very important element of the restaurant’s menu. Described, as crisp Naples style pizza the GPO version of a pizza is not quite as ‘traditional’ as Jo Joe’s. The pizzas have a thinner crust and are cooked on a hot stone within a pizza oven imported from Italy. This oven provides a similar taste and texture to that of a wood fired pizza.

The most popular pizza on the GPO menu is the roast pumpkin explains Peter. “The roast pumpkin pizza wasn’t on the original menu and was added as a vegetarian option for our guests. It has now become the most popular with not only our vegetarian patrons but all of our patrons!” And it isn’t hard to see why, with ingredients adorning the roast pumpkin pizza including caramelised onion, rocket, pine nuts, pesto and goat’s cheese.

Buon appetito!

Nicole and Ian Roberts are a father/daughter team and bring a new concept of pizza to Bendigo. These two know how to run a restaurant with years of experience in the hospitality industry in Bendigo. With the motto ‘Because life should be delicious’ the Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar franchise take a slightly different approach to making pizza. The dough is prepared and made on site fresh each day with fresh local produce used to adorn the creations. With wholemeal pizza bases, the use of honey instead of sugar, gluten free options and a heart foundation tick approved menu, Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar is helping us feel a little less guilty about indulging in pizza.

When asked what the most popular pizza is on the menu, Nicole explains “Definitely the Mediterranean Lamb. We pull this one out of the oven the most.” Which is completely understandable when ingredients such as slow cooked marinated lamb, tomato, green capsicum, spanish onions, feta and oregano are laid on top. Oh and don’t forget the mint yoghurt and lemon.

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Tony, from Tony’s on High has been a chef all of his life. Over the years he developed a serious love for pizza and decided to open a restaurant in Bendigo with his wife dedicated to the craft of pizza making. At Tony’s, the pizzas are affordable, fresh and deliciously traditional. It’s all in the base explains Tony. “Our exquisite bases have a long history in my family. Our bases are crisp with a mouth watering texture to them.” Tony’s Pizza has had its doors open in Bendigo for three years now and Tony is delighted that he is able to bring simple, old fashioned and most importantly delicious pizza to the residents of Bendigo. The most popular pizza on the menu (and Tony’s personal favourite) is the appropriately named – Tony’s Special. It consists of a homemade Napoli sauce, cheese, ham, peppers, mushrooms, pineapple, prawns, anchovies, onion and olives. After many years of taste testing and research Tony has got the flavours on this pizza spot on and his customers just love it.

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back in the kitchen La Piazza chef Carlo Barri has returned to the kitchen and his aim is simple.

Good, healthy, Italian style dishes cooked with fresh produce. He shares with us a delicious Saltimbocca alla romana recipe.

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Roman Gnocchi serves four Sometimes referred to as a semolina gnocchi, these backed discs are made with eggs, parmesan and semolina and are quite different from the potato gnocchi that is more commonly eaten in the north of Italy. Roman gnocchi is a very traditional dish from Rome and the Lazio.

Ingredients: 45g unsalted butter, melted 30g parmesan, grated Three egg yolks One litre of milk Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 200g semolina Method: Line a 30cm x 25cm shallow baking tin with baking paper, leaving some overhang on each side. Beat together the butter, parmesan and egg yolks and season lightly. Set aside.

Heat the milk in a large saucepan and season with salt, pepper and the nutmeg. When the milk is just boiling, pour in the semolina in a steady stream, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and continue to cook, stirring, for about 10-12 minutes, or until all of the milk has been absorbed and the mixture pulls away from the side of the pan in one lump.

Saltimbocca

Remove saucepan from the heat and beat in the egg yolk mixture with a wooden spoon until smooth. Spoon quickly into the tin (if you take too long, the mixture will begin to stiffen). Smooth the surface with a knife dipped in cold water. Set aside to cool completely. Cute the semolina into circles using a 4cm biscuit cutter or use an upturned glass. Pan fry in butter, sprinkled with parmesan to serve with the veal saltimbocca.

serves four

Semolina is made from ground durum wheat, the same wheat that is used to make dried pasta. Its most famous use, other than for pasta, is to make Roman gnocchi, or a form of couscous that is eaten in Sicily.

Eight small veal escalopes

Saltimbocca, a dish that is usually associated with Rome, rather picturesquely translates as ‘leap into your mouth.’ Thin slices of veal are covered with a slice of prosciutto and a sage leaf. The veal can be left flat or rolled up and secured with a cocktail stick.

Ingredients: Eight slices prosciutto Eight sage leaves Two tablespoons olive oil Two tablespoonvs flour 60g butter 160ml veal stock 25ml white wine Method: Place the veal between two sheets of plastic and pound with a meat mallet until they are about 4mm thick. Make sure you pound them evenly. Cut the prosciutto into same size as the veal. Cover each piece of veal with slice of prosciutto and place a sage leaf in the centre. Secure the sage leaf with a cocktail stick.

Heat the olive oil and the butter in a large frying pan and lightly dust the veal in flour. Add the veal in batches and fry prosciutto side up over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes until the veal is lightly cooked through. Briefly flip the saltimbocca and fry the prosciutto side for about one minute. Transfer each batch to a plate. Then add the veal stock and the white wine to the oil and butter and bring to the boil. Cook over a high heat until reduced by half. Remove the cocktail sticks and spoon the sauce over the veal to serve. ■

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something borrowed One of Bendigo’s most visited landmarks is headed for a multi-million dollar facelift. John Holton joins the 10am weekday regulars to discover why Bendigo loves its library.

Words: John Holton – Photographs: David Field In 1950, when the first Bendigo Municipal Free Library opened its doors in the basement of the Shamrock Hotel, the book was king.

Sixty years on, in a largely digital world, the future of book publishing is evolving rapidly. E-book readers have flooded the market, newspapers are increasingly read online, and the recent demise of Borders in Australia is further evidence that the big book chains are struggling to cope with the rapid change. You’d be forgiven for assuming that libraries are also a relic of an era past; that they have outlived their usefulness.

But just wander past the Bendigo Library at a few minutes to 10 on any weekday morning and any preconceptions are quickly allayed.

Even on the frosty winter morning of my visit, the crowds are milling, keen to get their hands on the morning paper or check their emails in the warm confines of this perennially popular public space.

Manager of the Bendigo Library, Vivien Newton, knows better than most the important role the library plays in the Bendigo community.

The statistics speak volumes. The visitation rates of the library are four times that of other public amenities such as the art gallery, public pools and the visitor information centre, with up to 1500 people walking through the front door every day. This translates to almost half a million visits per year.

Almost half the population of Bendigo are library members, with 300 new members signing up each month. In 1951 there were 79,000 items borrowed. This year that figure will reach around 600,000. To put it simply – the library is booming.

Vivien attributes much of the library’s ongoing success to the organisation’s ability to deliver what their members ask for, but also to the lack of public meeting spaces – especially ones that don’t require people to spend money. “The library is one of this city’s great

gathering spaces,” she says. “We may be living in an online world, but people still want to meet face-to-face. The library is a space where people can spend time and not be rushed or moved on. It’s warm in winter and cool in summer – for many people it is, above all else, a haven.”

The term “lifelong learning” is a much bandied one these days, but Vivien believes the library, in many ways, provides the most relevant and accessible example of this in the community. “We’ve had babies come to our storytime sessions that were still in the womb at the previous week’s session, but then come along with their siblings as a new member of the family,” she says. “It really is a ‘cradle to the grave’ connection that people build with their local library.”

No doubt this has much to do with the wide cross-section of the community the library caters for. On any given day you will find mums, dads, grandmas and carers bringing their little ones to a storytelling session; parents and children researching material for school projects; a variety of regulars, visitors or travellers accessing the internet, or logging onto the wireless network; the regulars jostling for the daily newspapers; shoppers ducking in for a DVD or recorded book; family or local historians on the trail of a juicy story.

Add to this the regular author visits, holiday sessions, themed days for kids and adults, displays and travelling exhibitions, and clearly the library is one of the most, perhaps the most, versatile public space in Bendigo. “I think one of the reasons the library continues to be of relevance to people is that we keep reinventing ourselves,” Vivien says. “Libraries are evolving with new technology, and in many cases we’re the ones trying it first – giving people a taste of how new technology can improve learning, communication and research – all the reasons people use the library.

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technology is changing the way people read and experience literature. It used to be the domain of kids, but now it’s for everyone – truck drivers, farmers, travellers, anyone who spends a lot of time in vehicles. It’s also revolutionised reading for people who, for whatever reason, can’t hold or read a regular book. “And free internet access is a vitally important public service. I think we tend to forget that, for a large percentage of the community, internet access is beyond their financial reach. The library provides more than 5000 internet sessions every month.”

The history of the Bendigo Library dates back to 1939, when the Bendigo Junior Citizens library was founded. The first adult library opened its doors in 1950 and was given its first permanent home on the upper level of the Civic Buildings in Hargreaves Street in 1955. In 1987 it became a truly regional library with agreement between the nine municipalities.

The library as we know it today was completed in 1983; a state of the art brick and glass structure with open-plan spaces, offices and a theatrette. By 1987 it served 19 municipalities with five libraries and an extensive mobile service.

Today, the Goldfields Library Corporation services not only the City of Greater Bendigo, but also the Macedon Ranges Shire, Mount Alexander Shire and Loddon Shire, covering an area of 12,979 square kilometres. A brand new mobile library recently hit the highways, providing even better services to outlying rural areas.

Now, after 28 years, this Bendigo landmark is set to have a serious make-over. Planning is still in its early stages, but feedback from library members, community groups and the general public has already identified some key aspects of the new design. They include more room for programs and activities, exciting spaces for children and young people, a modern café to enhance the library’s appeal as a gathering place, exhibition spaces and improved integration with the streetscape and surrounding parkland. “The existing library building really holds up well after 28 years in terms of its design, light and space,” Vivien Newton says. “It was a very progressive building for its time and will form a great basis for the redevelopment. “It will allow us to open the library up to an even broader cross-section of the community and a range of literacy, heritage, creative and community development opportunities.”

But despite all the changes, Vivien is confident the Bendigo Library will always be a place of books – the physical kind, with covers and pages and illustrations. Books to spread out on a table or curl up with on a comfortable chair. “Serendipity is a big part of the library experience,” she muses. “You browse. You bump into unlikely treasures. You interact with the staff, who also love books. You often go home with something totally unexpected.”

Whatever the future holds for this much-loved landmark, one thing seems certain – the tradition coming together of the ten o’clock crowd is set to continue for many years to come. ■ 92

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rich ripe reds Fancy a drop of red? Our local wine regions come alive this October with the iconic moveable wine festival Heritage Uncorked and what is affectionately known as Shiraz Heaven – the Heathcote Wine and Food Festival.

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Dionysus knew all about it, Keats and Byron waxed lyrical of its pleasures and Ernest Hemingway highly recommended it. But you don’t have to be a Greek god, a Romantic poet or a famous writer to appreciate a glass of fine wine. Bendigo’s Heritage Uncorked 2011 offers the opportunity to locals and visitors alike on Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9 to enjoy the region’s rich ripe reds, together with superb local cuisine and live music in the gentle ambience of historic surroundings.

Not only will patrons have the experience of tasting the region’s finest wines and gourmet food prepared by local chefs, but they will discover the elegance and beauty of some of Bendigo’s grand gold rush architecture. This is an event with definite appeal to the senses.

Peter Fyffe, chair of the Bendigo Winegrowers’ Heritage Uncorked Committee, said the event allows visitors and local alike the opportunity “to taste if not all of the Bendigo wines, but a very good representation of the Bendigo wines in a relaxed environment at your own pace, in a 24 hour period.”

“Patrons will have a cellar door experience at about 28 wineries in one day… together with the wonderful food and the buildings.”

Mr Fyffe considers that although Bendigo Wines are “relatively undiscovered… the rich reds of the region are steeped in heritage and gold rush history.” Perhaps this is evocative of Bendigo gold of years gone by: a treasure waiting to be discovered.

In what could be described as a “slow food experience”, patrons make their way at their own pace between seven elegant venues within easy strolling distance of each other including: Bendigo Regional Institute of Tafe, The Capital, Bendigo Town Hall, the Classical Chinese Gardens, Hotel Shamrock, Wine Bank on View and La Piazza. Local food and wine is enjoyed in a leisurely manner with conversation and convivial company amid live local music in gracious surroundings.

This relaxed unhurried event allows time to appreciate the beauty of Bendigo’s elegant architecture with its magnificent interior plasterwork, rich symbolism and classical Greek Corinthian columns, to name but a few of its of features.

Mr Fyffe said the event is a great social opportunity to mix and mingle with other people enjoying the wine and food experience.

Local produce will also be available for sale on the day at the Town Hall venue. Patrons will receive a tasting glass, a bag and a carefully produced booklet which gives a short history of the heritage buildings and ordering and buying details for the wines. Mr Fyffe said patrons will have an opportunity to pick up some good wine bargains including free delivery. Wine orders can be placed at any venue with winery representatives on the day.

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The central Victorian town of Heathcote will again be celebrating the region’s fine wines at the 2011 Heathcote Wine and Food Festival over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9.

In a relaxed family-friendly picnic atmosphere, amid sun umbrellas and marquees, local artisan winemakers will proudly showcase the region’s fine wines together with exhibitors of a delicious range of food and regional produce.

Held at the tree-fringed Heathcote showgrounds, patrons will be able to unwind on the grass or at a table with friends and family in a casual friendly environment while enjoying the best that the region has to offer – local cuisine, the region’s best wines, live music and free entertainment for children.

Sometimes referred to as Shiraz Heaven, the Heathcote wine region is renowned as one of the best shiraz growing regions in Australia. Henry Screen, executive officer for the Heathcote Winegrowers Association, says “Heathcote trades on its reputation as one Australia’s best shiraz growing regions.”

Mr Screen considers that Heathcote shiraz, the product of the region’s deep ancient Cambrian soils, is “full-bodied and powerful but elegant.” However, not only will festival patrons will have the opportunity to sample the region’s premium shiraz; but other locally produced varietal reds gaining popularity in the region will be available for tasting and purchase, as well as prominent local whites such as marsanne and viognier.

Festival patrons can expect variety. Organisers anticipate more than 50 local wineries will showcase around 200 wines available for free tastings and buy by the glass or bottle throughout the weekend.

A delicious range of regional food and produce from around 30 exhibitors will also be available for purchase on the day. Henry Screen points out that the festival is a great way to experience the riches of the Heathcote region all in the one spot.

Mr Screen says that festival patrons will “discover first- hand the world standard of the Heathcote wines.” Reflecting on past festivals Mr Screen said that patrons have been surprised by the number of wineries exhibiting, and have come away very impressed with “the

consistency of Heathcote’s world class wines”, and have commented that “there are so many wineries represented, but no bad wines.”

Patrons will also have the opportunity to attend wine tasting seminars where wine experts will host wine education sessions for either the novice or experienced wine drinker, providing participants with insight into the character and styles of Heathcote wine. Mr Screen says these sessions also allow wine drinkers to meet the winemakers.

However, bookings are essential for these popular sessions. The festival will also provide excellent free children’s entertainment, so there is something for everyone. Heathcote showground (Chauncey Street, Heathcote) offers car parking for patrons within easy walking distance of the festival.

For a range of ticket options visit www.heathcotewinegrowers.com.au/festival or Bendigo Tourism www.bendigotourism.com The standard adult day pass, when booked on-line, is $25 or $30 at the gate. Entry for children under 12 years is free. ■ 98

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blues and roots Every growing city needs a thriving culture at its very core.

Writer: Ben Cameron – Photograph: Andrew Perryman Alongside local circles of sport, business and art, a big part of the overall picture is a vibrant, diverse and expansive music scene.

Luckily, Bendigo has exactly that, especially in the genre of blues and roots. Which is one of the big reasons why the innaugural Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival has come together so quickly, and effectively so far.

Set to make it’s debut in November, the BB&RMF will not only showcase some impressive local talent, but the skills of performers from across the country, and will be headlined by the incomparable Geoff Achison and the sublime Josh Owen Band.

It all began with just an idea last year from director, former Ethanol drummer and respected Bendigo music promoter, Colin Thompson.

But it’s since gained serious traction, attracting important financial backing (including $10,000 from the Bendigo Bank), and large community interest, with many locals putting their hands up to play their part in festival’s evolution. “There’s only been positive feedback so far,” Thompson says. “I’m consistently approached by people who say things like: ‘Bendigo needs an event like this!’ and ‘Bendigo is the perfect place for this festival’. “So many people give me their card and say: ‘Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help’.”

but those steps have become great strides, and the uber-passionate Thompson has watched over it all like a proud father. “The most exciting development so far though, has been the reaction to the smaller events we’ve put on to get the ball rolling,” he said. “Seeing people of all ages come out to support the festival and enjoy quality live music in a friendly relaxed atmosphere, at numerous venues in Bendigo, has been a huge reward in itself. “It’s nice to think that we are contributing, in no matter how big or small a way, to encouraging the broader community to enjoy live music again.”

On the back of four well received fundraisers – including a true momentum builder on June 25 at Gold Mines Hotel that attracted over 300 punters– Thompson’s phone is now ringing off the hook.

Chiefly because the festival has managed to foster a priceless quality: buzz and expectation. “We’ve already got way more acts than we can find a gig for and I get emails and phone calls literally every day from more and more great bands and artists looking to be a part of the program,” he says. “I can’t wait till the day I when can release the full line-up and detailed program of who’s playing where and when.

The local music community, both performers and supporters, have dug it too. “The reaction from the local music community has been totally overwhelming,” he said. “Almost every Bendigo musician, sound engineer or live music supporter I know has hopped in and helped out in some way or another already.”

“This festival is just one part of the much bigger picture...I’m proud to think that we are making a positive impact on the local music scene though - no matter how big or small. “The festival committee are genuinely excited about this chance to show to our own community and all those music enthusiasts who visit Bendigo in November, just what Bendigo has to offer, on every front.”

It was only last September that the festival held it’s first official event: a relatively quiet media launch at The Basement Bar, attended by a loyal band of all weather music supporters. It was baby steps then,

The Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival will be held on the last weekend of November 2011. For more in formation visit www.bendigobluesandroots.com.au

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for the love of roy Alongside relevance and CD sales, longevity is a difficult thing to achieve, let alone maintain, in the music game.

Writer: Ben Cameron After emerging into the Australian popular conscience through taking out Australian Idol #3 back in 2006, Damien Leith would eventually find himself at a professional crossroads last year.

13 years living in Africa – they often didn’t have a TV or radio, so his parents would often play Orbison’s music. “Dad would play the guitar and mum would sing,” he says.

His fourth album and second attempt at purely original recordings, 2009’s Remember June, had failed to catch the nation’s collective ear.

The new direction paid dividends as Roy recently went gold. “I’m thrilled with how its gone so far,” he says. “It was always a nerve wrecking one doing this album. “I didn’t really know how people would respond to it.”

Then came an admittedly “quiet time” and Leith had to make a big decision about where to next. “In between albums, it got really quiet,” he says. “If radio doesn’t get behind something, you really have nothing. Radio has to be behind it.” Radio didn’t dig it, and the tepid reception to Remember June proved success is no guarantee for any artist. “My last original album, there were elements where I thought we’d nailed it,” he recalls. “But it just didn’t take off for whatever reason. After that it makes you think ‘Gee, it’s so hard to tell what works and what doesn’t’. “It’s a tough thing, you just never know what’s going to take off. “Some of my favourite songs that I’ve ever written, I know even now that a lot of the audience who have supported me over the years... will never hear those songs.”

He wasn’t prepared to take the same risk again. Not so soon after at least. “I wasn’t ready to do an original album,” he says. “I was close, but I still would have needed another nine months. “If I had of waited I still wouldn’t be recording the original album yet. “That’s a long time to be out of the market, it’s hard to survive in that kind of circumstance.”

It became clear it was the perfect time to tackle the idea he’d long kept on ice: a homage to an artist he’d always admired, Roy Orbison.

“It’s come up so often, it wasn’t just an idea from last year,” he says of Roy, a tribute to “The Big O”, who would have turned 75 on April 23 this year. “Since I was on Idol it was floating around, it just kept coming up. “It just felt like the right time.”

Leith has been raised on Roy. His family travelled so much– he spent

It’s not only got the tick of approval from the Australian public, but Orbison’s widow, Barbara, too. In fact the journey to full Roy re-interpretation, a man Bono once described as “the finest white pop singer on the planet.” began during Australia Idol ‘06, when his rendition of Orbison’s Crying caught her attention.

She would ring the station to get her hands on a copy of Leith’s “stirring” performance, and eventually become the executive producer on Roy. Leith is no closer to understanding the man, however. “I’ve had quite a few chats with her, and quite detailed ones but she’s a funny lady, she doesn’t give away much as I thought she would,” he says. “She kind of referenced things that were already out there...she’s funny in that way, she didn’t give away a lot. “She’s very protective of him, but she didn’t give much insight into who he was in his private life.”

Orbison was famous for projecting an image slightly skewed to the traditional rock star: behind his pair of iconic sunglasses, he was described as enigmatic, moody and withdrawn– something Leith can relate to. “I definitely have an element of that,” he says. “Personality wise, we do seem to have a lot of similarities. “Maybe that’s helped get into his songs. Sometimes I go off and do my own things, I don’t want any distractions.”

Damien Leith plays the Capital Theatre on November 3. For more information visit www.thecapital.com.au ■

B.ENTERTAINED first saw the light of day a year ago in bendigo magazine’s sister publication the Bendigo Weekly.

Its aim is to focus on all that’s good in Bendigo with a positive push on live music. bendigo magazine is very excited to be giving away two double passes to Damien Leith’s show Roy – A Tribute to Roy Orbison on Thursday, November 3. To enter, simply tell us in 25 words or less why you would like to see Damien Leith live. Email comps@bendigomagazine.com before October 20, 2011 for your chance to win.

That’s not to say we don’t touch on other matters of entertainment.

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Ben Cameron and Steve Kendall

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presenting the past Every gallery needs a curator, but how many of us really understand the ins and outs of the job? John Holton goes behind the scenes at the Post Office Gallery in search of answers Words: John Holton - Photographs: David Field Sandra Bruce might be a few years short of being classed as a Bendigo local, but she has an enthusiasm for the place that’s infectious. Her role as Curator of City Histories and Collections has given her the opportunity to connect quickly with the community, and the fruits of those connections will be evident to anyone who has visited the Post Office Gallery since it opened its doors in November last year.

If you’re like me, however, you might have wondered just what it is a curator does. We see the end result – the paintings hung, or the objects arranged and labelled in their glass cabinets, the stunning catalogues – but to most of us the process remains a mystery.

For Sandra, the role is very much about choosing a story, then finding the most appropriate and eye-catching objects to tell it. But for the sake of this particular story, we need to go back further; back to Monash Uni in the late 1990s where Sandra studied visual art, majoring in printmaking, before completing a Masters in Gallery and Museum studies.“As part of my Masters I was lucky enough to do my placement at Gallery 101 in Flinders Lane, Melbourne,” Sandra explains, “and I ended up working there part-time after I finished my studies.“It was a really strange time. My working week was divided between this prestigious gallery at the top end of town and a hardware store in the suburbs; Blunnies one day, corporate attire the next. But I learnt a lot.

It’s a small industry with limited opportunities, so you have to persevere and grab hold of opportunities when they come along.” ➤

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It’s great working alongside the technicians, getting in the display cases and doing the hands-on stuff – I love it!

Sandra’s first curatorial position was as Exhibitions Curator at the Deakin University Museum of Art between 2002 and 2005. Then her career took a sharp turn when she stepped from the art world into the sporting arena as a cataloguer at the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum.“It was during the time of the Northern Stand Redevelopment at the MCG. The entire collection was moved to a secret warehouse in Collingwood where it was audited and catalogued. “Nine months later I became the curator of the collection when it moved back to the MCG. It was a big shift – from the world of art to a sports museum, but I’d grown up in a family that loved sport. We’d moved around a fair bit because of my father’s work in Aboriginal affairs, including some time in the Tiwi Islands, so there was an Aussie Rules connection there. Still, it was a steep learning curve. “The important knowledge however was in caring for the collection – looking after objects – putting them on display. Those processes cross over between all forms of curatorship. I was there when it became the National Sports Museum, which was really exciting.”

But a tree-change beckoned, and when Sandra saw the unique role on offer in Bendigo, she went after it whole-heartedly. “The City History and Collections curatorship was something that seemed a perfect fit,” she says. “To work with history-based content, but as part of a leading art institution – it seemed like a chance to combine all my areas of knowledge and also be part of setting up something as unique as the Post Office Gallery. “Overseeing the redevelopment of the old post office was a great opportunity. The Bendigo Art Gallery was able to have a big input into the refurbishment of the building, so we’ve ended up with a world-class gallery in terms of climate control, lighting – even down to the aesthetics of wall colour and floor stain.”

Of course a gallery is only as good as the shows it exhibits, so Sandra had to get to know the town and its history quickly. “I did a lot of research in those first few months,” Sandra says, “discovering the main themes of the region, brainstorming potential storylines with gallery staff. We knew the first show would focus on the beginning of white settlement in some way, but we didn’t want a bland chronological history. “The question that kept coming up was: Why did it take 55 years to name the city? It was the perfect question to build a show around.”

The exhibition was titled, Naming Bendigo – Evolution of a city’s identity, and captured the imagination of locals as much as it did visitors to the city. 11,500 people came through the doors, 35 per cent of them Bendigonians (Or is that Castletonians? Or perhaps Sandhurstians?)

Local visitation is still running at about a third, an indication that Bendigo residents are indeed passionate about their own stories.

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The role of Curator City History and Collections is a unique blend of storytelling, project-management, publishing and detective work.

Because Bendigo is a city without a dedicated history museum, the objects for each show have to be sourced. For Sandra, this means working with as many of Bendigo region’s heritage groups as possible.

“I think it would be a surprise to most people that there are more than 30 heritage groups in and around Bendigo,” she says. “When you combine that with the incredible private collections – homes like living museums – we have incredible resources to draw on. You just have to know where to go and who to talk to. The gallery provides a great opportunity to get those community collections into the public eye.

“Because of the quality of our exhibition space, we can also borrow from other notable museums around the country.”

For the second exhibition, Beginning in Bendigo, Sandra sourced a long list of between 120 and 150 objects. Then it was a process of deciding which 70 to 80 objects best told the story and were also most likely to capture the public’s imagination.

At the same time, she was researching and writing material for the exhibition catalogue and interpretive text, arranging designers and photographers, doing her best to stay within the exhibition’s budget.

It seems a dizzying feat of multi-tasking – or is that just a bloke’s perspective? “It’s always exciting to set up a new exhibition,” Sandra says. “It’s great working alongside the technicians, getting in the display cases and doing the hands-on stuff – I love it!”

The recently opened Pride of Place exhibition is a departure from the first two shows. Featuring historic photographs, plan drawings and other printed matter it looks at the first 60 years of buildings in Bendigo and surrounds, particularly those built in stone and brick that represent the community’s first commitments to “staying put”.

“Our communities cemented themselves quite early,” Sandra says.

“Hopefully this exhibition will not just present the history of our more notable buildings to Bendigo visitors, but also unpack a few of the lesser known stories for locals.”

Planning is already under way for the gallery’s most ambitious show yet. The still-to-be-named exhibition, planned for January 2012, will have an archaeological theme and display artefacts recovered from last year’s Forest Street dig, which unearthed a treasure trove of everyday objects from several time periods.

You can see the excitement in Sandra’s eyes, when she talks about the show – even at this early stage. “These are artefacts that are still in the custody of Heritage Victoria, that Bendigo will be seeing for the very first time. “For a curator, it’s one of those opportunities that doesn’t come along very often. It’s the kind of show this space was built for.” ■

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The Corner Store Cafe recently held their first coffee cupping session – which is the practice of observing the tastes and aromas of brewed coffee.

St John of God Hospital recently held a very successful gala ball in the Bendigo Town Hall as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations.

A select number of lucky customers were invited along to participate in this session. The Corner Cafe is open six days a week and pride itself on being a family and child friendly environment with a focus on local and organic produce. They provide breakfast, lunch as well as everything else you would expect to find at a corner store.

More than 200 people showed their support by attending – most of the guests were dressed in 1960s clothing to match the theme of the evening. Other events held to celebrate the milestone included a historical display, a mass of thanksgiving in the hospital Atrium and an open day and tours. The hospital still has for sale commemorative plates, glasses and 2012 calendars for those who fondly remember Mount Alvernia, Mount Alvernia Mercy and now, St John of God Hospital. ■

The Corner Store is located at 305 View Street Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5442 2008. ■

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paths to the past There is something seductive about lanes. They have an air of mystery and romance that invites being discovered and explored.

Writer: Colin King - Photographs: Anthony Webster

The delightful Victoria Lane.

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Re-born inner city versions are portrayed as treasure troves of restaurants, galleries and boutiques. Even a seedy past cannot dispel their appeal – notoriety merely adds to the allure.

Bendigo is endowed with lanes aplenty to explore – some in the CBD, others hidden off the broad streets that traverse inner residential areas. These narrow, off-the-beaten-track enclaves are enthralling microcosms of the city’s evolution.

The most prominent of Bendigo’s lanes are Bath Lane and Chancery Lane. Bath Lane is promoted as a stylish mix of relaxed cafes, delicatessens and fashion – ‘epitomising village life in the heart of Bendigo’. Most people’s idea of village life might not include a six storey corporate head office. However, a block further along, the lane becomes the even narrower Creek Street South, replete with miners’ cottages. It is but a short stroll between such quantum extremes of the city’s lifetime.

The rebirth of Chancery Lane began in 2001 when the Atomic Hair Gallery refurbished what has since become Robe boutique. Now with a full strip of like-minded tenants, it brings a slice of Melbourne lane culture to Bendigo with an eclectic approach to fashion and a foodie approach to dining. Controversial footpath stencils used to promote the lane were even likened to the famed street art of Melbourne laneways. ➤

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These narrow, off-the-beatentrack enclaves are enthralling microcosms of the city’s evolution.

The progressive Bath Lane.

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Bush’s Lane off Mollison Street is also an attractive CBD lane-scape with classic brickwork and cast iron lamp posts framing the rear of Saint Paul’s hall. Little Bull Street has long disappeared from the CBD but Farmers Lane and the delightful Victoria Lane can still be enjoyed.

Park Lane, Ashmans Lane and Bridge Lane are more serviceable examples.

Away from the CBD, Bendigo’s lanes are continuing a gentrification process that began 150 years ago. The thoroughfares of Barnard Street, View Street, Forest Street and Wattle Street were originally laid out with large allotments serviced by rear lanes. These narrow access ways were assigned the name of their ‘parent’ street in the fashion of Flinders Street and Flinders Lane in Melbourne. Barnard Lane ran behind Barnard Street, Wattle Lane ran behind Wattle Street and so forth.

Before long, some of the allotments in these prestigious residential areas were being subdivided for smaller houses to be built along the lane frontages. It is a phenomenon that continues to this day – sometimes to the chagrin of neighbours. As more residences sprang up, the lanes acquired new names. In the process, the lanes magically became streets without increasing their width by as much as a millimetre.

Barnard Lane became Rosalind Street, Wattle Lane is now Acacia Street and View Lane morphed into Wright Street – another View Lane now runs off Rowan Street. Only Forest Lane has retained its original moniker.

The reason for designating re-named lanes as streets may have been to avoid address confusion when lane dwellers began appearing. It might also have something to do with the Victorian-era perception of city lanes as ‘filthy backdrops to main streets, the resort of the criminal and the deviant’. In Melbourne, the image was reinforced by disparaging reports in the Herald and in fiction like The Mystery of the Hansom Cab. Consequently, the names of certain Melbourne lanes were changed to escape unwanted reputations.

Perhaps Bendigo’s lanes were not viewed so disparagingly but they were nonetheless the province of night soil collectors, rubbish, horses and stables. Some residents might have wished to have a more respectable form of address adorning their mail. Bendigo’s Glasgow Lane was however the scene of a grisly axe murder in 1892. Not too many years later its name was changed to Uley Street.

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TOP: Chancery Lane ABOVE: Barkly Mews RIGHT: A hayloft in Forest Lane

Away from the CBD, Bendigo’s lanes are continuing a gentrification process that began 150 years ago.

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As you would expect, the full gamut of house styles are represented.

From the tiniest miner’s cottages, Victorian homes and federation houses of the early 20th century to post war brick veneers and innovative modern architecture. By necessity, most residences are of a smaller scale and surprisingly, multiple tenement flats and town houses are common. In Forest Lane you will find the heritage listed gem of the sandstone built Hybla. Forest Lane is also home to 1960s cream brick veneer flat roofed flats that ought to be heritage listed because of their pristine condition alone.

Pleasingly, most of Bendigo’s lanes and little streets have open bluestone paved drains. Instances of modern kerb and channelling have generally diminished the lane’s ambiance.

Of course, Bendigo lane residences co-exist alongside the backsides of neighbour’s houses. These backyards offer unfamiliar new views of buildings and sometimes of the city beyond. Ramshackle back fences and sheds are gradually giving way to neat colourbond versions.

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badly hung gates also remain although backyard outhouses have all but vanished.

It is hard not to be intrigued by small clusters of lane houses. The sight and ethos of scaled down Bendigo neighbourhoods evokes village life far more than in the shadow of Bendigo Bank headquarters. A pang of envy is likely to cross the mind of the unfamiliar observer.

Other little streets of inner Bendigo are lanes in all but title – like Richard Street, Richardson Street, Joan Street, Barkly Mews, Bailes Street, Joseph Street and Long Street. Long Street lane is as short as Short Street is long. It is off Short Street that the attractively planted Shorter Street lane services several secluded residences. Heartbreak Lane in Flora Hill is itself an unremarkable collection of back fences but whenever a street sign is installed at its entrance, it soon disappears – no doubt to adorn the wall of some forlorn teenager.

Should you choose to explore Bendigo’s lanes and little streets then don’t be tempted to simply drive through. This compact tale of Bendigo’s evolution is best savoured on foot. ■

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cystic fibrosis fundraiser A family friend’s young son with Cystic Fibrosis was the inspiration and motivation behind a gala fundraiser.

Held at St Francis of the Fields primary school in June of this year, the local community really pulled together with a plethora of wonderful items donated for the event to be auctioned. Money raised on the evening went directly to Cystic Fibrosis Research. A big thank you to the major sponsors – The Rifle Brigade Hotel, The National Hotel and the Queens Arms. ■

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i am woman About 100 women and a few brave men gathered at Bendigo TAFE’s iconic restaurant 18eightyseven in June for a womeni.s.e event. womeni.s.e – standing for women who inspire, support and encourage – is a sub-group of the Bendigo Business Council and has earned a reputation for fun, informative and inspiring events.

The event featured an address by Bendigo TAFE chief executive Dr Louise Harvey and a Q&A with TAFE’s 2010 Student of the Year; Apprenitce category, Sarah Chislett. Students from Bendigo TAFE’s new Lotus Hair & Beauty treated attendees to hand massages and students also served and prepared food and drinks.

For information about womeni.s.e, call (03) 5442 7816 or visit www.bendigobusinesscouncil.com.au/WomenISE ■

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The hair was then pulled into a very sleek high ponytail. Demi has very fine hair so a hair cushion was added to achieve a full-looking bun. Once her hair was styled over the cushion and pinned into place, some human hair pieces were braided and draped around the bun and then secured to add a modern twist. Demi’s teeth were whitened with Flaunt It’s very popular Shinewhitening system to ensure her whites were pearly on her special day. Demi also has porcelain-like skin so a light coat of sunlust professional spraytan was applied to warm up the appearance of her look.

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hairway to heaven Spring. A time to clean, re-vamp, and pep-up for the impending warmer months, but interestingly enough, this is not just limited to your cupboard space.

Words: Katarina Vishnich – Photographs: David Field The ritual of going to the salon is one that most women know all too well, but sometimes when we are juggling work, study or family, it’s easy to let little luxuries fall to the wayside. Take me for example, my balancing act of work, study and family can be described by those around me as some form of organised chaos, which is why it is necessary for me to devote some time out every once in a while to re-energise. So after the chilly winter months of flus, heaters and far too much coffee, the opportunity arose to partake in some prettying, to which I promptly jumped at the suggestion, popping into Pura Veeda Hair and Beauty to embark on a beauteous adventure.

Aside from the obvious aesthetic benefits from my visit to the salon, I found that taking the timeout for a bit of TLC was of great importance in my otherwise busy life. Treat yourself, someone wise once said, ‘a change is as good as a holiday’.

To have this experience yourself, contact the friendly team at Pura Veeda on (03) 5443 6651 or pop in and say hello at 47 Bull Street Bendigo. ■

My appointment began with a consultation about what I wanted to have done. Clearly, my winter regrowth was evident to the girls and the suggestion of a fresh dose of colour was quickly welcomed. I had also found that sitting in the office in front of the heater had proved quite dehydrating for my skin and hair and I asked the girls to help remedy this.

Hair Stylists Leanne and Kylie decided to give my tired hair colour some life by applying a hue from the Novacolor gloss colour range from De Lorenzo. De Lorenzo was founded in 1986 by brothers Vincent and Anton De Lorenzo, pioneers in the Australian hairdressing industry since the 1940s. They were the first to introduce the salon only concept to the Australian market in the early 1960s with a professional range of haircare known as Delva, which they sold through their renowned Sydney salon De Lorenzo.

De Lorenzo’s professional colour range is the only professional colour range on the market today that is manufactured in Australia specifically for our climate and conditions. Novacolor is a complete range of low ammonia based colours designed to resist fading from the harsh Australian sun and contains an infusion of Australian native plant extracts and proteins.

While rinsing the colour off at the basins, Kylie applied a treatment specifically designed for hair extensions by way of a coma-inducing scalp massage – of which I thoroughly recommend. In among my ramblings about the gorgeous pressed tin ceilings in the beautifully appointed salon, I was able to relax and forget about my impending appointments, grocery shopping and the like.

As a finale to my now sublimely relaxed state, Leanne and Kylie blow-dried and styled my hair. The colour and treatment did amazing things for my tresses, not only did it brighten up the lifeless colour, the amount of gloss and sheen these products added to the hair was amazing. My hair was, and still remains incredibly soft and tangle-free.

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Given Tiernan’s occupation, we gave him the opportunity to dress down for the day, giving him a versatile outfit that can be rearranged, dressed up or down to suit almost any occasion. Cargo pants are a fantastic staple to any man’s wardrobe with their ability to roll up as the weather warms up, with a tailored shirt worn on its own for the evening or paired over a basic tee for a more casual effect during the daytime. Simple threads like these can be very handy for the busy boy so he can back out of the blue – at least on his day off. ■

Tiernan wears Flux cargo $140, White lable by Nique ‘Aalto’ tee $59.95, Nique shirt 119.95, Libertine belt $119.00 all from Robe (Chancery Lane) and Windsor Smith ‘Rip’ shoes $59.99 from Williams (Bendigo Marketplace)

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With the racing carnival festivities and wedding season predominant in the spring months, beautiful designs are in full swing. Spring spells retro styles of ladylike lines, loads of textures and embellishment and pretty, feminine fabrics that will get you well and truly through this season. Think pretty! ■

Lisa wears Rachel Gilbert ‘Scala’ dress $660 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) and Novo ‘Posh’ heels $89.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace)

Photographer: David Field Model: Lisa Stylist & Makeup: Katarina Vishnich

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Georgia wears Katherine chiffon dress $219.95, Kagi Pearl necklace $169 and Kagi Crystal cross $99 all from McCalmans Boutique (Queen Street) and Leather patterned handbag $220 from Lorna Wight (Mitchell Street) ‘Precious’ heels from Novo Shoes (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Georgia wears Tuzzi beaded dress $379, Tuzzi silk shawl $169 and Osvaldo Martini heels $419 all from Euro Collections (Mitchell Street)

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Georgia wears ‘Mandarin’ contrast piping dress $239 from Cue (Myer) and ‘Marla’ wedges $59.99 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Georgia wears Ginger & Smart ‘The Poet’ dress $499, Luxe clutch $149 Samantha Wills and ‘Safari Nights’ ring $159 all from Robe (Chancery Lane) Travis wears Jack London ‘Eton’ suit jacket $200, White label by Nique ‘Aalto’ tee $59.95, Nudie Jeans Co. $265 all from Robe (Chancery Lane) and ‘Techno’ High tops $79.99 from Roger David (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Georgia wears Freshwater pearls $169 from Sens Jewellers (Hargreaves Mall)

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Georgia wears ‘Flaire’ evening gown $320, Clarice ‘Barbie’ heels $50 and diamanté bracelet $29 all from Belles and Bows Bridal (High Street, Eaglehawk) Travis wears Slim trouser $149.99, ‘Carnival’ shirt $89.99, Slim vest $89.99, Textured bowtie $39.99, Reverse belt $49.99 and ‘Howser’ lace shoes $149.99 all from Roger David (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Georgia wears Sunnygirl dress $45 from Melrose Ave (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Georgia wears Alice McCall ‘I’ll be your mirror’ dress $290, Skin by Nude ‘Lace up tough’ boot $330, Ada G Leather frill bag $189 and None The Richer ‘Quincy’ bangles $59 all from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) 140

Georgia wears Talulah dress $269 from Red Door Boutique (Chancery Lane) Kagi Pearl necklace $169 from McCalmans Boutique (Queen Street) and Maurie & Eve ‘Arianne’ pumps $249 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) Photographer: David Field Stylist: Katarina Vishnich Models: Georgia & Travis Location: Langley Hall Makeup: Ella Bache

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a shade under the weather The glorious season of spring is upon us and it’s the time of year where everyone and everything begins to come alive, which is why we need to mow the lawn every two days and keep an eye out for swooping magpies.

Writer: Ash McAuliffe - Photographer: David Field A friend of mine describes spring as ‘the intermission’, that is the time between your footy commitments and the start of the cricket season. I don’t even play footy but I still have footy commitments… like getting my tips in and spending eight months of the year trying to convince myself and others around me that this is the year that the Bulldogs will get that elusive second premiership.

We pack a lot into those weeks between Grand Final day and the day that Ritchie slips into the cream, the bone, the white, the off-white, the ivory or the beige and most of the activity is centred on horse racing. What many of you won’t know is that the season of spring is actually named after the Spring Racing Carnival that happens in Victoria each year. The Spring Racing Carnival is a great time for boys and girls to get themselves dressed up and enjoy a few drinks in the sunshine that we all missed over winter. Here’s what to wear if you want to avoid being ‘that guy’. By ‘that guy’ I mean the guy that we’ve all seen or been at the end of a race meeting wearing shorts, thongs and a Hawaiian shirt with heaven-knows-what spilled down the front of it, vomiting into a hat that was made out of a VB carton.

If you are at the races then without question you should be wearing a suit. No ifs buts or maybes. While you can usually get away with something a bit more flamboyant than something you would wear to work, there are still a few things that you need to avoid: Don’t wear a black suit. A black suit is for when you are serving drinks, an undertaker or in any situation where you are being referred to as ‘the defendant’. Mainly because everyone will think you are a waiter and 142

keep asking you for drinks. Black suits are great, I have two. But I have never worn one to the races.

White shoes are great with a pair of jeans, but there are only three places where a pair of white shoes is okay to wear with a suit. Firstly, at the races because they look great with a light grey suit and secondly, at a night club, presumably the one holding the after-party for the racing meeting that you were just at. The third place is the kebab shop between the racing track and the night club. That is it. Don’t think that you can stroll in to work the day after the Bendigo Cup wearing your ‘John Travolta’s‘ with your work suit. The other caveat that applies is, of course, that you should be wearing a matching white belt. I once saw a man rock up to a black tie event with white shoes on but he had a white belt on, so it was okay… sort of. Yes Matt, I’m talking about you.

Hats are definitely a must this year for the guys but the hats that I’m talking about are bought from a shop, not something you have constructed yourself from the empty tinnies that you drank on Grand Final day. Beer carton hats and novelty oversized sombreros serve the dual purpose of keeping the sun off your head as well as being a handy receptacle if you find yourself feeling a bit sea-sick. Even in light of the practical nature of these hats, I’d stick to a normal hat because you will look better and no one will borrow your hat to vomit in it. There will be plenty of sombreros there anyway so you can use someone else’s if you have to! ■

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taking care of business The young faces behind two business located in the Bendigo Marketplace reveal what inspires them.

With ambitions to travel to the fashion capital of the world, New York, Maddie Ollis loves to oversee the gorgeous fashion that makes its way through the doors of Valley Girl.

How long have you worked at Valley Girl: I have worked at Valley Girl for two years and I’ve been assistant manager for around six months.

The feel of my shop can best be described as: Friendly, bubbly, vibrant, exciting, colourful! Literally Valley Girl is a store for everyone.

To me working in a fashion store means: I get to be around the latest fashion trends and work with a great team of girls.

My favourite thing in store is: I love fur! We’ve been getting a lot of beautiful fur jackets and vests in lately and they are really affordable.

Because: I love that I can always look fashionable in Valley Girl for a fraction of the cost.

My best selling product is: At the moment oversized t-shirts and really feminine pretty dresses are just walking out the door. Our accessories are also doing really well, especially flats and peep-toe shoes.

Top of my personal wish list at the moment is: To save up for my lifelong dream to fly to New York. Yay!

Napoleon makeup has arrived at Terry White Chemist with much excitement. Ciara Kate Henderson tells us a little about what working in cosmetics means to her.

What has been happening in regards to cosmetics at Terry White Chemist recently?

Napoleon Makeup is brand new to Terry White Chemists, it was launched in February this year. Napoleon is an Australian makeup brand and began with the goal of enabling women all over the world to use makeup as self-expression and to bring out their ‘inner celebrity’.

The feel of my shop can best be described as: It is always friendly, fun and upbeat. It is a place to explore creativity and freedom through the art of make-up application.

To me having a cosmetics store means: Being able to celebrate all types of beauty. It is about expressing freedom of colours and creating different looks for differing moods. It means teaching customers that makeup is not scary and intimidating, but fun and easy.

My favourite thing in store is: I have two favourites at the moment. The first being the Chocoholic Eyebrow Pencil because I love clean structured eyebrows; they define your face and frame it. My other favourite item is the Aphrodite Lipstick because its blue pigment makes your teeth look whiter and brighter.

My best selling product is: Autopilot Primer – Not to prime is a crime! This is Napoleon’s number one best seller also.

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a suited suit Lads, Cup Day is upon us again and all the ladies are busily confirming their carefully orchestrated outfit for the day... so what are you wearing?

This year, pull the old suit out of the wardrobe and joojsh it up!

Teaming the suit with coloured or textured shirts or ties, or dropping the jacket completely and throwing on a vest or waistcoat can really liven up the monotony of a plain suit. This season’s accessories like statement belts, cufflinks and shoes will enable the lads to give the fillies a run for their money this racing carnival. ■

Nathan wears Skinny jacket $299.99 and Trousers $149.99, Shirt $99.99, Cufflinks $69.99, Tie $59.99 and Reversible Belt $49.99 all from Roger David and Davinci ‘Oscar’ shoes $99.99 from Williams (Bendigo Marketplace) Photographer: David Field Model: Nathan Stylist: Katarina Vishnich

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- Chris DeAraugo

Expressing our own wants, feelings and thoughts effectively is only half of the communication process. The other half is listening and understanding what others communicate to us.

Recently I was asked to speak to a group of people to share experiences of my time at Lead On – a program established to create opportunities for young people. The speaking invitation caused me to reflect on some valuable lessons.

1. Listen more than you speak. We didn’t know what Lead On should be, I wasn’t a teenager any more, so the single smartest thing we did was sit down with a diverse group of young people and asked them: What do you want this Lead On thing to do for you? And they told us. Not a bad lesson for any business really. Ask your prospective customer what you can do for them.

2. Act on what your market tells you. They asked for something that would be real and could give them future employment opportunities. They wanted to learn about their community and the people in it. And that is what Lead On became. A place where young people from all backgrounds would form project teams undertaking real-life activities that connected them with local business people and local events and building skills and self-confidence along the way.

3. Act your age. When you’re under 21, anyone over 30 is old ... plain and simple. Growing a ponytail or wearing silly earrings or teenage clothes when you’re a male over 40 probably won’t work unless you’re Keith Richard. Young people seem to be able to spot a fake better than anyone. Some people told me “you’ll never get through to kids if you’re wearing a suit” and “you have to get down to their level and talk like them”.

Well the suit never stopped any relationships with any of the thousands of young people who came through Lead On and the line about “getting down to their level” is the worst of all. I’d seen those entrusted to work with young people feel it was okay to swear and yell at them because “that’s what they understand.” We should be looking to raise the bar by politely encouraging the younger person to “come up here” to modify behaviour and learn. Building aspirations and providing inspirations should be any adult’s approach.

4. Looking backwards makes it hard to go forward. What happened yesterday we can’t change. Tomorrow, we can work on. This became a key part of Lead On’s mantra. Young people want a future and in many cases, the more a difficult past is dwelled upon, the harder it can be to move forward. A focus on a positive tomorrow seemed to be effective.

5. Love your family. I’ve been asked what’s happening with all these young “problem kids” in the Bendigo mall. Unfortunately much of it seems to be a reflection of a lack of family structures. Look at these angry young 13 to 14 year olds. Did they ever have a father or significant role model who could talk them through various difficult situations and help them learn to deal with things in ways other than anger, swearing and shouting? Probably not. I consider myself very lucky to have the upbringing and influences I’ve had. If your parents gave you a good sense of right and wrong and how to handle situations give thanks or better still give them a cuddle. ■

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Photographer: David Field Models: Marcia, Chaise & Asha Makeup: The Body Shop Hair: Silk Day Spa Stylist: Laura Campbell

Chaise and Asha both wear Society Earth dresses $59.95, Tea Princess flower jacket $79.95, and Tippie Toes headbands $24.95 all from La Toriana (Bath Lane) and Chilli kids sandals $59.95 from Milt and Joe (Hargreaves Street) Marcia wears Citywear mid length animal print dress $49.95 from Crossroads (Bendigo Marketplace) Black leather heels $59.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace)

picture perfect Spring is in the air and it’s time to pop the winter woollies into storage and incorporate some brighter and lighter garments when heading out with your little ones.

What fun it was to style Marcia and her girls Chaise and Asha. With such a beautiful, bubbly family I wanted to portray their vibrant personalities through the garments. Chaise and Asha beamed alongside their mum in gorgeous ruffled colourings of musk pink and

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mum says

i need a hero everyone needs a hero. As a child, you’re the extraordinary hero in your own story and you constantly search for someone worthy to emulate.

Photograph: David Field Having a hero is to aim to be a first-rate version of yourself, rather than a second-rate version of someone else. We all have a fire in us and a hero holds the light that shines on your dreams. They help you examine your inner self and illuminate the path to your future.

Michael Jordan, arguably the world’s greatest basketball player, has been quoted as saying his parents were his heroes. Well, I’d like a little of what they had. To my daughter I have been “the best cook in the world” for the best part of her short life, but I’ve recently been herodumped. Not long ago, I was met with, “Mum, Jamie (Oliver) is the best chef in the world. Oh, you’re still good though.” Oh, the rejection. It was crushing. Suddenly, her five year old world moved beyond me as she entered the realm of hero-worship and the understanding there is a world that stretches far beyond the safety of home.

Next it will be posters of a Bieber-wannabe advertising anti-pimple products and then workbooks graffitied with “I luv Tom 4 eva.” That being said, she could have chosen a lot worse than Jamie Oliver, the Minister of Food; we just won’t remind her father Jamie was once the Naked Chef.

Hero-worship can be as romantic, as it is naive. Heroes go on daring quests, confront dragons, rescue princesses and discover treasure. It might be the adventurous three year old who discovered Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom one afternoon. It might be the romantic four year old, who upon learning about the marriage of Kate and Will earlier this year, exclaimed, “Oh! Does that really happen? Can you really become a princess?” Maybe she too, dreams of being a queen in people’s hearts, just like Princess Diana.

Then again, hero-worship may be more down-to-earth than idealistic.

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- Kylie Freer Mum and Dad with all the answers... “Mrs Brown said there are eight planets, but there used to be nine. You didn’t know that, did you Mum?” This shift introduces parents to an increased level of difficulty; you’ve no idea how long it took to convince our daughter that Australians rejoice in the National Anthem... we are not all astronauts!

Heroes widen the realm of possibility, allowing optimistic heroworship. There is something wondrous in the discovery that if they can do it, you might be able to as well. Musicians, actors, artists, sporting heroes... A friend of ours was recently hero-dumped for Carlton’s Chris Judd. No longer are his dodgy banana kicks in the backyard quite so impressive. In his words, “I used to be the best, but now I have been thrown aside like Julia Gillard at a popularity contest.” From what I’ve heard, that’s nothing compared to the rejection felt when a child selects a different football team altogether.

It’s not all heartbreaking for parents, though. My son has recently discovered the lure of being a rock star. He loves Bookaboo the Rock Star Dog and runs around with his Wiggles guitar saying in a deep, gruff voice, “Let’s rock and roll” Furthermore, he is mesmerised by hip hop dancing. While he’s not on the Hot-Tamale train yet, Elvis would be proud of his hip movements, and trust me when I say that watching a nearly three year old crump is most entertaining. But hey, the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.

Sadly, in our house Mum and Dad have been hero-dumped for Jamie Oliver and the world stands still for So You Think You Can Dance program adverts. There mightn’t be any nightingales at our place, just laughing kookaburras and raucous galahs, but let it be known, there’s a lot of singing and dancing in the kitchen... and the 30-minute meals taste amazing. ■

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Tea parties, lace and baby doll faces, that’s what little girls are made of.

Pink Poppy satin cupcakes $10.95 from Mr Goodtimes (Bath Lane) Jewellery from Diva (Bendigo Marketplace) Pretty props and things supplied from Latoriana (www.latoriana.com.au), Mr Goodtimes (Bath Lane), Imagine Fun & Games (Eaglehawk Road) and stylist’s own.

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Elisha wears Oobie ‘Evie’ embellished longsleeve $24.95 and Oobi ‘Ginger’ sash skirt $45 from Mr Goodtimes (Bath Lane) and Chilli Kids ‘Bobbie’ ballet flats $69.95 from Milt and Joe (Hargreaves Street).

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Ella wears Oobie ‘Evie’ embellished longsleeve $24.95 and Oobi ‘Ginger’ sash skirt $45 from Mr Goodtimes (Bath Lane).

Shoes model’s own.

Pink suitcase – stylist’s own

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Stephanie wears Oobi ‘poppy pink’ longsleeve $39.95 and Oobi ‘Melody’ dress $49.95 from Mr Goodtimes (Bath Lane).

Carriage $180 from Mr Goodtimes (Bath Lane) Photographer: David Field Models: Elisha, Ella and Stephanie Stylist: Katarina Vishnich Location: Cafe Au Lait 162

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glamour bump dressing for a evening out can be a challenging task when you have an additional curve that’s not normally present. Enter the maxi dress.

Charly our maternity model is 38 weeks pregnant, and has found some difficulty finding clothes to wear when she is heading for a night out in the later stages of her pregnancy. With a little assistance, we had her looking and feeling amazing in the dress of the seasonthe Maxi. Maxis are again popular for the spring season with their

Charly wears Crystal pleat maxi $129.95, Accessories from $14.95, all from Portmans (Bendigo Marketplace) ‘Sparkle’ flats $25.00 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace)

versatility to easily team up with a wedge heel or flats or with a little bolero or wrap over the shoulders for the cooler of the spring evenings. The line of the maxi also allows for draping in all the right areas while still allowing comfort to move with a burgeoning baby bump. ■

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burn baby burn Interval Training is not only a great way to keep fit, but many personal trainers consider it a vital tool in their armoury when programming for fat loss.

Interval Training is not only a great way to keep fit, but many personal trainers consider it a vital tool in their armoury when programming for fat loss. For years the common perception among the average punter was that long cardiovascular workouts at low intensity were the best way to burn fat, and indeed a lot of the population stick to this method. Take a peek into the cardio section of most gyms during the after work rush and you’ll see all treadmills, cross trainers and bikes full to the brim with clients setting themselves up for the long haul. While they are not doing their fat loss programs any harm, research is pointing to interval training as being a more than adequate substitute.

Interval training is nothing new; in fact it has been a vital training method for distance athletes for decades. It involves bouts of moderate to high intensity activity (effort intervals), combined with bouts of low intensity or total rest periods (recovery intervals). In recent times there has been a number of studies promoting the effects of interval training on fat burning. Many of the results of these studies have been positive and indicated that high intensity interval training (HIIT) may burn up to five times more fat than traditional cardiovascular training methods. This HIIT method is quite different to the traditional interval training, in that it involves short effort and short rest intervals, with the total workout time between 5 and 20 minutes.

One of the more common methods of interval training is known as the Tabata Protocol. Based on research conducted in 1996, the Tabata Protocol generally involves a work rest rate of 20 secs: 10 secs, for a total of around 8-10 intervals. It is generally accepted that this protocol works best with traditional cardiovascular exercises such as running, riding and rowing, however many enthusiasts, particular in the Cross fit and boot camp genres are using Tabata intervals for all sorts of activities including kettle bell and barbell work. On a personal note, I have found the protocol to be extremely beneficial when working away or on holidays, as it requires little time or equipment to work up a sweat.

As far as body composition goes, HIIT has shown to be successful in decreasing body fat levels fast, while maintaining levels of muscle. Intense interval work utilises a greater percent of the body’s muscles, both slow and fast twitch. Also, performing high intensity workouts, places added energy demands on the respiratory system, cardiovascular system and nervous system. This means more fat and glycogen are burned due to the expanded energy demands of intense

- Ben Irwin, CEO Fit Republic & Austraiian College of Sports Development

exercise. Even more importantly is the fact that our energy demands increase after exercising with high intensity. This is due to our excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), sometimes referred to as “after burn”. Put simply, after these intense bouts of exercise our body continues to burn fat well into the evening and while we are at rest.

While five minutes sounds enticing and too good to be true, it should be noted the expected intensity level for the work period is anywhere between 90 and 95 per cent of your maximum heart rate so it is anything but easy. In fact, anyone considering undertaking a HIIT program of cardiovascular activity should have a solid fitness foundation, and consult their personal trainer who should be able to provide sound advice on safe progression. Ultimately, a medical clearance is recommended for anyone considering advancing into high intensity training.

Once you have clearance to undertake these exercises, you may find the following benefits from this form of training: 1. You stick with the program – given that no more than 20 minutes should be allocated to this form of training (including warm up) you might find it easier to find the time and consistency required to achieve results.

2. You feel great – increasing what’s called your anaerobic threshold may lead to your day to day tasks becoming easier.

3. Fight off disease – this type of exercise does wonders for reducing blood pressure and staving off type two diabetes.

4. You look great – as mentioned this is a great way to decrease body fat without decreasing muscle.

5. Sports transference – high intensity interval training has little transference to long distance athletes, so if you’re considering this as a training method leading up to a half marathon or triathlon, you’d be better served with the more traditional interval training methods. However, if you are into stop start sports like netball, football and basketball, this form of training should work wonders.

So next time you’re in at your gym or with your personal trainer, talk to them about your readiness to introduce a dose of interval training to your program.

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ABOVE: Sara Butler and Leigh Jeffery were married at the beautiful Sacred Heart Cathedral on April 2, 2011 with a reception following at Big Hill Winery.

Photographer: Swattshots Top RIGHT: Nanga Gnulle set the backdrop for Emily Ellerton and Alex McLean’s wedding day on March 26, 2011 with celebratory nibbles and drinks later in the evening at Barzurk.

Photographer: Jamie Harrison TOP LEFT: Wellsford Forest Retreat was picture perfect for Briohny Edwards and Ben Mitchell’s wedding ceremony and reception on March 5, 2011.

Photographer: Photo8photographer BOTTOM LEFT: On April 9, 2011 Stacey Pemberton and Luke Frost said their vows at a ceremony held at Big Hill Vineyard with reception to follow.

Photographer: Gail Hardy BOTTOM RIGHT: Kate and Chris Novak were wed on January 8, 2011 at picturesque Big Hill Vineyard with reception following.

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gorgeous view View Street Hair and Beauty (formally Beauty on View) recently held a little party to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated salon.

New owner Kristy Rowell (Dean) welcomed clients, friends and family to enjoy a few drinks and nibbles and to have a look around the newly renovated space. Raffles were held on the evening to raise money for the OTIS Foundation. View Street Hair and Beauty now includes services such as hair, beauty, makeup, hair extensions and teeth whitening.

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love at first sight Cassandra Mills and Andrew McCollum prove that one glance is all it takes for true love to blossom.

Who: Cassandra Mills & Andrew McCollum Date: June 11, 2011 Location: The Sacred Heart Cathedral and Langley Hall Bendigo Photographer: Sally Stoel Where did you and Andrew meet?

We first set eyes on each other out the front of Barzurk Restaurant.

We looked at each other and both went to say hello but then looked away and the chance slipped us by. Two weeks later we met properly and our love story was born.

Was it love at first sight?

Yes. It’s a funny feeling when you know you’ve met someone so special, you know its love at first sight.

How did Andrew propose?

It was June 11, 2009, our one year anniversary, I came home from a long day at work, when I arrived home Andrew was all dressed up, he asked me to get ready because we were going out for dinner.

He took me to the Whirrakee restaurant. As soon as I walked through the door I was greeted by the restaurant manager who took us to our table that was glowing with tea light candles and a bunch of flowers so big and beautiful we had to take them off the table so we could see each other. We had an amazing meal and beautiful champagne.

After we had finished dinner, I went to the bathroom, when I sat back down at the table Andrew was just staring into my eyes, with this nervous smile. I felt nervous, he then said to me I think it’s time, he then reached for his pocket and as he got up off his chair he sat a little box on the table, knelt on one knee, and said “will you marry me”?

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Tell us about your dress?

The very talented Joan Hooper made my dress. I had looked everywhere and couldn’t find anything off the rack that I could fall in love with. I ended up falling in love with a wedding gown from a designer called Amsale but I wanted to make the dress unique, a one off, so Joan designed and made the couture gown with silk organza and on the waist was a silk ribbon with handmade silk organza flowers with Swarovski crystal beading. The dress was incredible.

How did you choose your wedding venue?

We had played around with the thought of a Melbourne wedding and even overseas, but we ended up finding the ideal location right here in Bendigo. The ceremony was held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, which was an amazing setting for the service. We then met our guests at Langley Hall for the reception. Langley Hall is a beautiful Edwardian mansion in White Hills with vast gardens and several formal rooms and elegant bedrooms, the downtown abbey of Bendigo. Unbeknown to me my parents were married at Langley Hall 30 years ago, which made it even more special.

What were some of the highlights of the day?

The beautiful weather, all our friends and family, the church, the cars, the reception, the whole day was flawless and to add to our amazing day it was our third year anniversary.

What advice would you give other brides to be?

Just relax and enjoy the day, it goes so fast but the memories will last forever. â–

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taking the plunge Tropical palm trees and turquoise blue water lapping at golden sand on a Palm Cove beach provided the perfect backdrop for the wedding of Kate Hanson to Dan Beaty.

Who: Kate Hanson & Dan Beaty Date: November 1, 2010 Location: Palm Cove, Queensland Photographer: Dan’s 14 year-old niece – Elly.

Where did you and Dan meet?

At Barzurk Bar and Restaurant, Bendigo.

Was it love at first sight?

Actually no! It took us a little while to figure it out!

How did Dan propose?

He didn’t, I proposed to him. We were walking down the beach in Queensland when I popped the question. Dan knew the question was coming as we’d been talking about it for a while so he wasn’t overly surprised he was just really happy. I proposed on the Sunday, but wasn’t able to tell any of my family and friends until the Wednesday which nearly killed me. Dan wanted me to have a ring before we announced our engagement.

Tell us about your dress?

I found my perfect wedding dress in a New Zealand Magazine a few years ago, to which I had my friend and local designer Nikola Di Petta make for me. I wanted something simple, as I knew we weren’t having a traditional church wedding. The fabric of the dress was Genoa which is a high quality satin and the dress was cut on the bias to give movement around my body. Dan and I both wore white havaiana thongs on the day.

Why did you decide to marry at Palm Cove?

We originally decided to elope, but after we had such a huge response from friends and family wanting to join us, we welcomed all our loved ones to be there on our special day.

What were some of the highlights of the day?

It’s hard to say, as it felt very surreal. Everything went perfectly, and the day didn’t fly by – it almost felt like slow motion. It was weird and wonderful at the same time, and we enjoyed every single second of it. The weather on the day was incredible – warm with a slight breeze.

We were married under palm trees and were facing the calm blue ocean. I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding.

What advice would you give other brides to be?

Once the day is here, relax. You can’t change anything by the time your day comes, so enjoy yourself and be happy that the day has finally arrived and you’re getting married. Our wedding celebrant told me that I was the most relaxed bride she’d ever married. ■

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off the grid The first thing Karen Baker plonked on the table at Lifehouse Design in 2006 was a ‘Trust for Nature’ covenant that had just been finalised.

Photographs: Rachel Pilgrim and Andrew Lecky

This covenant was the result of a period of hard work on her part in conjunction with Trust for Nature: having her property recognised as a ‘safe haven’ for rare orchids, grasses and native animals.

This signified the flavour of the project for the building designers, in resolving a design for a new house on this stunning piece of the Chewton Bushlands in Central Victoria. Karen asked Lifehouse Design to design a house for her partner, Elton and herself that would be completely off-the-grid (providing all of its own energy, fuel and water needs on-site), and as environmentally responsible as possible.

She also wanted it to provide a strong connection to the surrounding landscape – Karen explains, “We feel that we live in the natural environment, close to the bird life and the surrounding habitat… not cut off from it.”

Karen and Elton had already spent a lot of time at the property, walking its hills and valleys, and planting extensive areas of native grasses, shrubs and trees to give added protection to hillsides degraded by years of grazing. They naturally gravitated towards a particular north-facing slope just below a treed ridgeline, which had a fabulous outlook to grassy hills and forest to the north and east, and long-range views towards Castlemaine to the west. Protected by a dense stand of Box-Ironbark trees from cold winds to the south, Lifehouse Design agreed that it was the perfect spot for a house.

“The concept for the house evolved from the natural topography, and the desire to create a very low energy use, passive-solar building, that was rugged, easy to look after and ‘no fuss’ in terms of detail” says

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Two long, narrow pavilions were stepped in level to accommodate the natural slope of the site from south to north; this allowed for clerestory windows that flood the south pavilion walkway with natural light and fresh air. The living areas accommodate the lower, northern pavilion; bedrooms, amenity areas and a cosier sitting room accommodate the upper level. A central walkway enhances this eastwest axis and provides a free flow of traffic and air through the house.

Karen says, “The open layout suits our living style, though we can also accommodate visitors comfortably, having a bedroom wing.”

Karen and Elton worked closely with Lifehouse and other consultants on the project to maintain a vision for a house that had a minimal footprint environmentally. “One of our aims was to make minimum impact (“tread lightly”) on our natural environment and we do this and yet live extremely comfortably,” Robyn explains that “Beyond the passive-solar design principles we based the house on, the energy and water systems were a major part of the overall concept design. Going Solar in Melbourne designed a remote area solar power system for the house, and an integrated heating and hot water system (it links the solar hot water system with a heat exchanger and a wood-fired slow combustion heater). This allows for a consistent hot water supply all year round, without the use of gas or electric boosting units. The wood for the slow combustion heater is all harvested on site.” However, Karen says that the “north-facing windows allow the house “to warm up so well [in winter] that rarely do we need heating in the daytime”.

The windows are a real feature of the house, with large north-facing windows providing winter sunlight penetration and visual connection to the site. “I have never been so aware of the changing angle of the sun through the seasons…The large windows give a feeling of continuity between the outside and the inside environment”, says Karen. “[And] the windows and doors are so well sealed that the winter winds are excluded.” Deep overhanging eaves on the north allow for warming low winter sun penetration into interiors, and protect the house from hot summer sun.

Karen wanted the aesthetic of the house to be functional and unpretentious, and reflect her desire for low environmental impact.

The finishes Lifehouse selected for the house perfectly suit this brief and create the right aesthetic – corrugated iron, oiled new and recycled timber, unfinished concrete block “all enhance the rugged, iconic Australian shed look we were after” says Robyn. This paredback aesthetic is continued to the interior through the use of simple white-painted walls, recycled Tallow-wood flooring and Messmate bench tops, and local slate tiles in bathrooms. “The lightness created by the windows and light walls is fantastic!” says Karen. “And the oiled wood – mostly recycled – for floors, architraves, benches, has a lovely warm texture.” ➤

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When asked what has been the most enjoyable aspect of living in the house, Karen answered “Everything. Energy efficiency… Wherever you are in the house you can see out, and at the central point you can see in all four directions. [And] a close friend says that the feel of the house, year through, is always the same: wonderfully pleasant and comfortable.”

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melbourne’s little sister

- Terry Mitton, Architect, e+architecture

What are the differences between Melbourne and Bendigo apart from Melbourne’s connection with water?

Obviously its size, both in population and built form... so you might consider Melbourne like our Big Sister. You can see the similarities, although there are differences in personality and looks, however, the bloodlines are similar and we look towards her to see what we could be in the future.

So let’s look at Melbourne to see where we might be heading: Melbourne is the cultural heart of Australia, with its restaurants, the arts, city parks and it is one of the most ‘liveable’ cities in the world.

There has also been a change in the demographics of population growth areas of where people want to live. Many people are opting to live in and work in the inner city areas, including the CBD. Thirty years ago the CBD of Melbourne was a ghost town on the weekends and now it is a vibrant and fascinating place seven days a week.

over the next five years. The reason for this is due to population growth, popularity of apartment living and a push for higher density living.

Melbourne’s population is growing at 1.7 per cent and Bendigo’s is similar at 1.5 per cent. This growth will continue until at least 2030.

Of the people moving to Bendigo many people will be looking for low maintenance accommodation located close to their place of work. As Bendigo grows, people moving to the area have a choice of moving to a new estate on the fringes, finding an established home or choosing an apartment right in the CBD. With large employers such as the Bendigo Bank and Bendigo Health attracting a young and mobile work force, many will consider accommodation within walking distance to their workplace.

The development of a laneway culture is well established in Melbourne and has started to grow in the once quiet arcades and walks interlinking the main thoroughfares of Bendigo. The popularity of intimate cafes and eclectic retail stores is a reflection of what has successfully evolved in Melbourne over the past two decades. This feature has become a major tourist drawcard of the Melbourne CBD and Bendigo will reap similar rewards as this trend continues.

Many people travel to Melbourne and stay overnight for business or pleasure. Many people also make Bendigo a destination and the steady trend has lead to an increase of occupancy rates of accommodation in the Bendigo area. This steady rise in occupancy rates is very similar to Melbourne. Like Melbourne we have a fantastic Art Gallery, a Theatre with live shows and a multitude of restaurants. Admittedly we don’t have the same quantities of these attractions, however we can still aspire to attaining the quality of these venues.

This type of development creates a local community, which allows people who live in inner city apartments to feel connected and safe which encourages more people to adopt the inner city lifestyle. In Melbourne the number of apartments built and occupied in the CBD has increased dramatically over the past decade. Current predictions are for a growth of 65 per cent in the number of inner city apartments

Bendigo is not Melbourne, yet we have the opportunity to select the best aspects of Melbourne and recreate them in Bendigo, albeit on a smaller scale, with our own unique flavour. The benefits of this type of strategic development are a sustainable and vibrant community with excellent economic stability for the residents of Bendigo and an engaging destination for those visiting our wonderful evolving city. ■

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sam gibson After yearning for a new challenge and a growing passion for audio visual entertainment this hard working young go getter decided to set up his own business - Gibson AVE. Photographs: Anthony Webster Did you always plan to go into the electrical business? Is it a family trade or did someone you met or knew growing up influence you?

I was always interested in electronics growing up – pulling toys (and anything else I could find) apart to see how they worked. My grandfather was an electrical engineer, which I think had a lot to do with my pull towards the industry.

How and when did you get started? Who did you work for?

After completing year 12, I went on to study electrical engineering, but after around a year of the course I realised I wanted to do something a little more hands on. I spent a year in the building industry and then began my electrician’s apprenticeship with Click Control in Bendigo before working for DeAraugo and Lea. Share a memory from your apprenticeship.

In my fourth year of being an apprentice I was living and working on a Gold coast penthouse apartment which was on the 27th floor, worth around $4million. I decided to hold a little get together and decided to jump in the spa bath. Little did we know the spa bath was leaking, and water went through to the apartment below. The owner arrived the next morning to see the damage that I had no idea was caused – as you can imagine, he was less than impressed with me. However at the end of the job he was very happy with the work carried out, so the leaking spa bath was just a small bump in the road. Needless to say though, I have now ceased having get togethers while on the job.

What do you love most about your job?

I really enjoy being able to work with new products on the market and technology. Innovative products and technology are constantly being introduced and it’s a really exciting industry to be a part of. There is also nothing better than seeing the finished product of a project you have designated many hours towards.

What are the hours like?

I like to describe the hours as long, but selective. I guess that is one of the benefits of owning your own business. It’s a little more challenging than working for someone else. Not only do I have to concentrate on the jobs and get them just right, but I now also have to ensure that my employees are getting paid, the books are up to scratch and making sure people are finding out about my business. I can’t switch off from work as easily anymore, I’ve had a few sleepless nights. But I wouldn’t change a thing.

What is your favorite tool to use on the work site?

Like any boy I love when we hire diggers and different machinery. I love using my laptop to program automated jobs. There are so many different things you can do just from a laptop in terms of lighting and controls.

What are the trends you have seen take off during your career? Which ones do you think have had their day? Which ones do you predict will take off?

Multi room audio systems and multi room TV systems are becoming quite popular. Cleaning things up around the entertainment system is also a new popular trend. Electrical cords aren’t visible and DVD players and other equipment are neatly stored away from view. LED Lighting is also becoming really popular.

Tell us about your favourite job ever?

That would be the penthouse mentioned earlier. I was flown back and forth from Queensland around 15 times to work on this apartment. I was the only electrician on the job from start to finish and the job was on and off for six months. No expense was spared. It was and still is the most extravagant job I have ever worked on.

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What advice would you give to a budding young electrician who wants to get into the trade?

Stick with it, it’s not all about getting in roofs and under floors even though it seems that way, it will get better and more enjoyable.

When looking for an apprentice I want a hard worker who has been educated and has computer skills and who can adapt to different fields.

When you are not working how do you spend your time?

Playing guitar, I have been playing it for a couple of years. I have been teaching myself. I also enjoy spending time with friends and dreaming of the next holiday. I’m hoping to do a boat trip at the end of the year, but its getting closer and closer and work is getting busier and busier … so maybe next year. I want to sail from South America back to Australia with a crew. ■

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green green grass With added financial strain being placed on Australian families the average property in Bendigo is far more affordable than our city counterparts.

There is often the lure to pack up shop in Bendigo so to speak and move yourself and possibly the family interstate or even overseas. But before you get too carried away, what options do you have when it comes to investing your hard earned into some property?

You may be interested to know that the median house price in Bendigo currently is $287,000. This amount would set you up nicely with a three-bedroom home or unit just out of the Bendigo CBD and would attract around $300 rental return. The median price in Ballarat is slightly under this figure at about $230,000.

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

Nairobi and we should consider ourselves lucky to live in the Central Victorian city of Bendigo, especially in spring. So get out among that sunshine and enjoy what is on offer.

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If a move to Melbourne is on the cards you can expect to outlay around $500,000 for the average home. Sydney’s average house price is $582,000, Brisbane $460,000, Adelaide $400,000 and Perth $495,000. Housing prices in rural cities in Australia such as Cairns, Albury, Geelong and Townsville are a little more achievable with the median price ranging from $350,000-$400,000.

A relocation to Moscow would cost around $410,000 for the average property and Los Angeles $360,000. If you somehow found yourself needing to make the shift to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the median house price there is $317,000 – however I’m not quite sure of the quality of home that would buy. If you are lucky enough to be looking at moving to London you would expect to outlay a staggering $986,000 for the average home in England’s capital.

These median house prices really enlightens us to the exceptional value for money it is to buy a home in Bendigo. With house prices on the rise this extraordinary affordability, is something we may at times take for granted. The grass may not always be greener in London, or

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bourke’s wedding Good friends of bendigo magazine Glenn and Michelle Bourke were recently married with both the service and reception held upstairs at GPO. An intimate guest list of family and friends helped Glenn and Michelle celebrate their union. With photos by KoKo photography and the bride and bridesmaids’ dresses made by Poppy’s, guests danced the evening away to Min and the Colin Band. After proposing last year, Glenn explained that Michelle just had to accept his proposal as their honeymoon would be the only way she would be able to get Glenn to take some time away from the business – Bourke’s Kitchens. It worked, and the couple enjoyed a wonderful honeymoon in North Queensland’s Hamilton Island for 10 days. ■

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things of stone and wood The major extension of this classic central Bendigo home were completed, and the owners were ready to add the final touches to the exterior – landscaping that matched the ambition of the renovation.

Writer: Vicki Harrington - Photographs: Anthony Webster Their old home had been built with good bones on a sandstone base with solid brick walls. It needed a garden to match its classic style and proportions. With every landscaper’s dream – a blank canvas to work from – enter Justin Carr.

With his origins in a central Victorian farming family, landscaping in one form or another has always been a major part of Justin’s life.

He spent several years achieving his qualifications and landscaping in Melbourne before setting up his business, Justin Carr Landscaping. A practitioner of hardscaping, Justin’s business is literally set in stone.

His garden architecture and designs use much more than a mere collection of plants. He specialises in natural mediums such as rock, stone and timber but also includes a wide range of hard materials such as brick, gravel, concrete and metals. “Since the drought, people tend to be replacing their gardens with more permanent, low maintenance options like stonework edging and paving,” Justin said. “For planting, they are choosing a lot of natives, but there are some English plants that do well in Bendigo, despite the harsh climate.

Justin aims to design gardens in keeping with the style of home. “The owners’ brief for this garden was to do their home justice,” he said.

“They opted for stone edgings over metal because it tied in perfectly with the building.”

Justin’s plan for this traditional residence included sandstone, slate and bluestone, all sourced locally from Pyrenees Quarries at Castlemaine.

His first task was to repair the sandstone base of the home, setting the tone for the rest of the garden. Matching pale gold sandstone paving and stacked sandstone edging surround the home while random sandstone paths lead to the front bluestone steps flanked on both sides by sandstone flags set in grass. Justin included a set of curved bluestone steps and a reflecting pool edged with Buxus hedging along with meandering slate paths set in Tuscan topping, a fine pink/brown dust complementing the colours of the sandstone.

When it came to the planting, Justin’s plan was for a softening, timeless look. “I like to keep the planting simple and not too busy. “We chose a mandarin hedge to edge the verandah, the dark green, glossy leaves last all year and the deliciously scented flowers are followed by colourful fruit. “It’s essentially, an edible hedge. “The timber-staked Chanticleer ornamental pear trees lining the side and front fences were selected for their upright, pyramidal habit and clusters of white flowers in spring followed by a riot of autumnal colour.”

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STEPPING OUT: The landscaping made a perfect partnership of house and garden.

The instant turf is Justin’s favourite Tall fescue, a dense, dark green grass perfect for small feature areas supplied and installed by Andrew Stewart of Bendigo Turf. “Tall fescue was the perfect choice here, it has a nice soft texture and is great around paving as it doesn’t have runners like all summer grasses,” Andrew said. “It still actively grows in winter and establishes quickly”.

A sun-drenched timber arbour finished with more random sandstone paving provides a clean and permanent place for outdoor living. It is the future home of a rambling ornamental vine slowly spreading its tendrils up the pillars and along the open lattice. The natural textures and plants used in Justin’s design will age together gracefully with the residence. In a few years it will all blend beautifully to make a perfect partnership of house and garden. ■

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breath of fresh air There is nothing worse than cuddling up to your favourite pet and then catching a waft of unpleasantness coming from their mouth.

Q. My dog has really smelly breath, is there anything I can do about it?

- Dr Joanna Reilly, Bendigo Animal Hospital

losing their teeth, known as tooth resorption. Without a vet assessment, you may not be aware there’s a problem until their teeth are seriously damaged, so it’s important to have them regularly checked.

80 per cent of dogs and 70 per cent of cats over the age of three have some form of oral disease. Hardly surprising when you consider that unlike us, cats and dogs don’t brush their teeth twice a day, or visit the dentist for regular check ups. As a consequence periodontal and dental oral diseases affect nearly every dog at some stage of their life, regardless of their breed, shape or size.

Good oral hygiene can add years to your pet’s life. Poor oral hygiene can lead to serious problems for your cat or dog’s heart, liver and kidneys.

It may not be something you can achieve every day, but for your dog’s long-term health it’s worth trying to brush your pets’ teeth whenever you can. Luckily, there’s an easier way to look after your dog’s teeth.

Doggie breath and Kitty breath is a serious warning sign. Stinky ‘doggie and kitty breath’ isn’t just part of being a cat or dog. It’s often a warning sign of oral disease. Just like us, whenever dogs eat, plaque builds up on their teeth. When left unattended it thickens and mineralises to become tartar, which then forms calculus. This leads to oral disease, which affects both gums and teeth.

Greenies Dental Chews – the daily preventative dental treat.

Created by a concerned group of pet lovers, veterinary nutritionists and animal experts, Greenies is clinically proven to significantly control plaque and tartar build-up. It also contains added vitamins and minerals. Greenies conducted extensive biometric research to establish the right sized treat for particular dog types, according to the shape of their jaws and skulls and how they chew. Greenies unique toothbrush shape is designed with ridges and valleys on the handle, as well as spaced ‘bristles’ at the head, which all encourage chewing, allowing the cleaning process to take place.

Made with highly soluble gelatin, wheat and soy proteins, Greenies are easily digested and begin to break down on contact with saliva. Greenies Dental Chews are available in five different sizes, to ensure your dog gets the maximum benefit from the right-sized, perfectly-designed treat.

Periodontal Disease is unpleasant to look at, and even less pleasant for your cat or dog to live with, periodontal disease is an infection that damages the tissue and bones that support your cat or dog’s teeth.

Apart from being painful and sometimes resulting in tooth loss, it’s a serious health concern, because it can potentially damage their liver, heart and kidneys.

Common Fractures can occur with your dog as they love to chew, but many of their everyday favourites can be quite dangerous to their teeth. Dogs most commonly break teeth when chewing on bones and hard toys, like nylon bones. Carefully assess the toys and food you give your dog, and avoid playing tug of war, which places extra stress your dog’s teeth.

Feline Greenies – the daily preventative dental treat.

Created by a concerned group of pet lovers, veterinary nutritionists and animal experts, Feline Greenies is clinically proven to significantly control plaque and tartar build-up. Its natural formula contains added vitamins, minerals and taurine, and it’s 100 per cent nutritionally balanced, as well as being Australian made. ■

Tooth loss and tooth resorption with cats can occur as they are prone to lesions that erode their teeth over time, which often results in older cats

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

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taking care of business Here is just another sneak peak into the ever changing and evolving Bendigo business landscape. hudson’s hub

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Bendigo’s newest retail art gallery Hudson’s Hub has opened its doors.

Not your regular art gallery, Hudson’s Hub specialises in contemporary pop art, lowbrow art, pop surrealism and underground art.

Fashionista Hats and Headwear specialises in one-of-a-kind millinery creations for all occasions. For the past three years mother and daughter team Bronwyn and Jessica have built an impressive collection of headwear of which all individual pieces are designed and manufactured by hand, embracing the motto “more is more” and are sure to make you stand out from the crowd.

Moving away from the demure plain headwear seen in recent years Fashionista headpieces use a mix of materials, textures and embellishments in vibrant colours and are unique. Fashionista headpieces were last year worn exclusively by the face of the Bendigo spring carnival Stacey Lonsdale to all her racing calender commitments and have been on exhibition at Bob Boutique and more recently in a wearable art exhibition at the Tin Shed art gallery in Malmsbury. Fashionista Hats and Headwear can create for you your very own headwear to your own specifications as well as having their own designs.

Within Hudson’s Hub you’ll also find many curiosities and unique art pieces, ceramics, vinyl collectables, specialty art and design books. Currently Hudson’s Hub is displaying a number of international artworks by well-known artists including, SHAG, Kozyndan, and Ty Mattson. Building on this, Hudson’s Hub is excited to announce plans to exhibit and display a variety of talented local artists. Hudson’s Hub is open Tuesday to Saturday (and select Sundays) from 11am onward and is located at 78 Mitchell Street, Bendigo (just past King Street).

Contact Hudson’s Hub on (03) 4433 1733. Further information is available via the their website www.hudsonshub.com.au or the Hudson’s Hub Facebook page www.facebook.com/ hudsonshub, or email info@hudsonshub.com.au

Email Bronwyn and Jessica at vfashionistahatsandheadwear@gmail.com

young entrepreneur With ideas as new and exciting as his company, Australian Social Network Marketing (ASNM), Tom Bailey is destined for success.

ASNM is a brand new firm that encourages two-way communication between the client and the public in the form of social media. Tom’s drive and confidence in the social web as an essential platform for business combined with his domain experience assures clients that he can add depth to their current marketing strategy. Tom has developed a business model for social media marketing which enables businesses of any size or budget to market themselves in an effective and inexpensive manner. Tom is confident that ASNM can enhance almost any company or organisation by utilising his unique approach to social media.

For more information visit www.asnm.com.au or call Tom on 0423 711 040.

llanvair.H.R Inspired by movement, texture, vibrant colours and the Australian landscape, the artwork of Helena Richardson-Collins expresses her unique and creative spirit. Helena expertly moves through a range of different mediums, at times blurring the distinctions, to create beautiful, unique and classic artworks and silk cloth or felt garments that are at once classic and timeless.

With many years of working within the challenging medium of silk painting, Helena has refined her technique. Each brushstroke is permanent and offers no margin for error. Helena carefully considers the colours and composition to create beautiful unique silk paintings and silk cloth garments inspired by the Australian landscape. Her handmade felt garments are beautifully made and create a standalone wearable art piece.

Helena’s works have been exhibited in Victorian regional galleries, private galleries and corporate gallery spaces. She has been involved in collaborative exhibitions and displayed work in private homes throughout Europe, United Kingdom, United States of America, China, Scotland and Japan.

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Meg Louise Virtual Assistant is a locally based business owned by Meg, that allows you to work on your business rather than working in it. Virtual Assistants (VAs) offer the small business owner an administrative expert to work for them without the need to hire an employee, pay wages, super, or provide a workspace, as all work is done virtually. Meg offers different levels of service, depending on what you need and catering to the specific needs of you and your business. Meg brings more than six years of administration experience in a vastly ranging variety of tasks, from invoicing and working with suppliers, to managing your daily tasks and phone calls, to even arranging travel and conferences. Having grown and worked in Bendigo her whole life, Meg is familiar with what Bendigo businesses want and require, and she is willing to serve you and your business, allowing you the time to focus on the important things.

For more information, prices and packages available, log on to www.hireavirtualassistant.com.au or phone Meg on 0408 422 165

my size When a gap in the market for fashionable clothes in sizes 14-26 was identified My Size was started. That was 1981. Since that time My Size has been catering to the style and comfort needs of their fashion conscious customers through the suggestions and feedback they have offered the company. It is the My Size goal to make every customer look and feel fabulous because they know that fashion is not just about how you look, but also about how you feel – regardless of what size you wear.

My Size is proud to open their first Bendigo store. With a team of dedicated, friendly and fashion conscious staff, My Size Bendigo are passionate about helping their customers look great in My Size fashion.

Visit the new store at 272 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo or give them a call on (03) 5444 2606

sustainable design Karl Baumann isn’t exactly the new kid on the block, however he has just launched his own architecture firm Karl Baumann Architecture. With more than 10 years’ experience in all types of architecture including commercial, hospitality, education and residential, Karl is at the forefront of the industry. Some architects strive to make architecture that does not date, however Karl strives to makes architecture that dates gracefully which is a more realistic notion. Karl believes sustainable design should be a priority for all and that it is our responsibility to take care of this planet and set things in place to secure our lifestyle and environment into the future. As an architect, Karl feels his role is to encourage his clients into making the correct decisions about their impact on the environment, with many of these decisions not costing any more money nor inconvenience and should save money long term. Karl lives locally in Maiden Gully with his wife and young family and is registered with the ARVB (Architects Registration Board of Victoria) and RAIA (Royal Institute of Architects).

For more information call Karl on 0423 961 306 or (03) 5449 6883

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- Janelle Brown Partner at Robertson Hyetts Solicitors

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- Bryan ‘Cogho’ Coghlan program director 3BO/Star FM

what’s mine may in hindsight He may be known as a tough Heathcote be yours Football Club legend but Brendan Baker If you bought something on finance recently, chances are that you have created a “security interest”. The laws affecting security interests are about to change.

The Personal Property Securities Act (the Act) is due to begin operation in October. It will establish a national system for the registration of security interests against almost all types of property except land, fixtures and water rights. It will apply to both physical assets and to intangible assets such as intellectual property, licenses, contractual rights and shares. In other words, a security interest can be taken over physical assets like cars, animals and trading stock as well as nonphysical assets like company shares, franchises and business names.

has a new focus on the horizon.

Cog: Welcome to the couch Bakes. First of all… You played for Heathcote Footy club and had an amazing run in the 1990s in the way of lots of Grand Finals but not much success. Tell me about that?

Bakes: Cogho, thanks for the opportunity. Yeah it was a pretty good time, I played in some great sides but Mt Pleasant just seemed to have better ones. We only won the two flags and lost seven, but I consider myself lucky as some footballers play their whole careers and never win one, let alone play in nine of them.

Cog: Did Mum and Dad push you hard with your sport?

Bakes: Not really mate, it was just cricket in the summer and footy in the winter, but in saying that they were always driving me all over the place and giving me a lot support and advice.

Cog: Mate, what’s something bizarre that one of your coaches has said to you?

Usually a security interest is created when a party takes an interest in personal property as security for a loan. As well as these traditional securities, the Act will also cover transactions that previously have not been treated as security interests. This will be a big change for businesses that enter into:

Bakes: It was 1990 and I was playing for St Arnaud in the NCFL, we had the best side in the competition but got beaten in the grand final by a point to Charlton. I was lucky enough to be receiving some great remuneration at the time, and after the game the coach accused me of being bribed by Charlton to play dead in the Granny.

• Sale agreements that contain a clause that allows possession but not title to personal property to be given to the purchaser before payment;

Cog: Tell us how hard it’s been to set up the new Hindsight Club and what’s the Goal?

• Operating leases (other than short term arrangements); • Finance leases; • Commercial hire purchase agreements.

Currently these types of interests are not necessarily recorded. When the Act commences these interests will need to be registered if you want to be sure your interest will have priority against other claimants.

The Act creates the national PPS Register where lenders and businesses can record their security interests. Secured parties, buyers and other interested parties will be able to search the PPS Register to find out if a security interest is registered over the personal property at any time.

Without a valid registration the interest you hold in the personal property may be lost. For example, under the current law, someone who does not own that property cannot pass legal title. Under the new Act, if an interest is not registered, a person who has possession but not ownership of the personal property can validly sell legal title to it to a bona fide purchaser for value without notice.

A more common situation may arise where the person who has possession of the personal property gets into financial difficulty.

Under the current law if you can show you have legal title to the personal property then you can repossess it. Under the Act, if you have not registered your security interest, and someone else (usually the bank) has a registered security interest over the personal property then the bank’s registered interest will take priority over yours.

To protect yourself in these situations you must register your security interest properly and promptly. This article provides general information only about the Act. Businesses affected by the new law should obtain specific advice. Robertson Hyetts Solicitors can provide tailored solutions for your business. Contact Janelle Brown on (03) 5434 6666. ■

Bakes: It has been hard to set up mate, a lot of hard work behind the scenes. The goal of the Hindsight Club is to raise money once every year by the way of a race day luncheon at the Bendigo Jockey Club and with the money raised going to Horizon House. We want to support local Bendigo people and help them to move forward in their lives, so we are keeping the money raised local.

Cog: There’s a rumour going around that you used to love a sledge when you played cricket as a fiery fast bowler? Please explain.

Bakes: They are not rumour’s mate, I thrived on it when I played cricket. If you could get that slight advantage over the batsmen either through sledging or fear It would just make me bowl faster. It was a wonderful feeling to have at your disposal.

Cog: What’s the funniest thing you have heard on the field?

Bakes: When I was a young fella just out of the under 16s and playing my first senior season back in 1985, we were playing Broadford and they were tough. I lined up at full forward and as I shook the hand of the full back before the bounce he said to me “hey young fella, you kick a goal today and I’m gunna burn your house down.”

Tell me the first thing that pops into your head when I say a name…

Bryan Coghlan… Fundraising Heathcote... Great times Julia Gilliard… Next question Hindsight Club... Excited HDFNL… Good people, good football and netball Collingwood… Love them or hate them Kylie Minogue... Better than Danni Horse Racing... Friendships and fun 3BO… Community and professional Brendan Baker... Out there Jennifer Hawkins – God’s gift 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?

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change is as good as a holiday. right?

- Paul Murphy, AtWork Consulting

It’s all very well helping other people learn, but it can be a greater challange when we personally are the subject of the learning.

This happened recently when I added a new gizmo to the consulting/ coaching toolkit. It’s a new improved Emotional Intelligence profile, and in testing it out I failed. Well not really, you can’t fail an EI test, but it did challenge my self-image regarding adaptability. I’d always seen myself as highly flexible, but this profile said otherwise – while in the mid-range, I was less comfortable with change, and more okay with stability, than I’d believed.

Debriefing with the training psychologist threw some light on this puzzle. He proposed that I might be comfortable with changes I initiated personally, but less so with changes initiated by others. Of course I protested. It took some time to adjust to this new information.

Now I find it helpful. It’s told me a couple of things. One, loosen up regarding imposed change. Two, since it’s highlighted aspects of myself that other instruments have failed to pick up and I was not aware of (a blind spot), this is an excellent EI profile tool. It’s also proved very accurate for other professionals who have trialled it with me.

As it’s a work-based profile, it’s great for me as a consultant and coach to organisations and individuals going through change at work.

Change brings up some of our basest responses, challenges our views of ourselves, and takes us out of our comfort zone.

The two broad categories are; change that’s imposed on us, and change we initiate ourselves. Imposed change often calls on our deepest reserves. It demands an effective personal response, and it helps if it’s well managed by the organisation. Such changes can include downsizing, restructures and forced role changes or terminations. Like it or not, they happen.

Overall the changes we initiate are easier to handle, but we can still run into the law of unintended consequences and find ourselves having to deal with surprises. We change employers – and it’s out of the frying pan into the fire. We chase more seniority – and find that tough challenges go hand-in-hand with managing staff.

At work today the organisation that is not changing is losing ground.

In the Silicon Valley, performance reviews are trending towards four times a year simply to keep up with the pace of role change. New products and services are disappearing before they even hit the shelves. Employers are looking at not just what you can do now, but at how well you can adapt to what their business might need to do next – and they don’t even know what that is.

Both individuals and organisations can do ‘change’ better. How we manage and respond to change are the keys. Some insight into our own change-orientation is a good starting point.

When change is in the air, are you an early adapter, one of the majority…or a resister or laggard? Do you shut down, or get proactive?

Low levels of adaptability are not inherently wrong – but they could indicate a need for more flexibility if we are to be comfortable and fully effective in a fast-changing environment.

A great little book by Spencer Johnson is useful. Who moved my cheese? is simple, yet full of insights on change and our personal responses. You’re also welcome to contact me for access to the EBW Emotional Intelligence profile, which tests not only adaptability but also a whole range of our emotions and behaviours at work. ■

You’re leading. Is your team with you?

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from the get-go

- Damien Palmer Chartered Accountant

It is very important to set up the correct business structure from the start.

Choosing the right business structure is an important business decision.

Your choice of business structure can impact you and your business in a number of ways, including: Tax effectiveness, Control of your business, its profits and its assets, Personal exposure to business risks, Rights of unrelated business owners, Compliance costs.

When choosing a business structure it is important to consider not just tax issues, but also your broader commercial objectives and requirements.

These commercial considerations should normally dictate your business decisions rather than tax outcomes alone.

When should I start thinking about what business structure to use?

You obviously need to choose a structure to operate from before you start your business, but a decision should only be made after careful consideration of your particular circumstances.

It is possible to change your business structure in the future, but this can be an expensive exercise, giving rise to a number of costs such as legal, accounting or consulting fees to deal with the restructure, and/or taxes such as capital gains tax or stamp duty on the transfer of assets from one structure to another.

What do I need to think of when choosing a business structure?

When choosing a structure, you should consider the full life cycle of your business, because at different times, you need your business structure to allow you to do and achieve different things. There are many different types of structures available, but for small and medium sized businesses, the following are the most common, whether used stand-alone or in various combinations: Sole trader/sole proprietor, Partnership, Company, Discretionary trust, Unit trust.

Each one has its own special features, advantages and disadvantages that need to be weighed-up against your personal circumstances.

For example, in the early stages of your business, you may be incurring losses. Some structures allow you to offset tax losses against income in other entities, whereas other structures quarantine tax losses until future taxable income is derived, thereby deferring the tax benefit of those losses.

A mature business generating profits may want flexibility in profit sharing. This is often important for closely-held family businesses. But in cases where a number of unrelated parties run a business together, fixed entitlements to profits and assets would be more important, thereby protecting each business owner’s proportional entitlement.

At all times, asset protection and your personal liability to business risks and debts is a critical concern. Your aim should be to structure your business to isolate business risks as much as possible to limit your personal liability against any claims or actions brought against the business. Some structures are good at doing this, whereas others expose you more personally, endangering personal assets (e.g. family home) to business risks.

Some structures allow full access to capital gains tax concessions, whereas other structures are more limited in their access to these benefits.

As your business grows or matures, you may want to admit new business owners, or existing business owners may want to exit or retire. Some structures allow the smooth entry and exit of business owners, whereas others make this a more complicated and costly process.

Not every advantage or disadvantage can be discussed here. Your business structure needs to be tailored to suit your particular circumstances, and this should be done in conjunction with a trusted professional advisor, such as AFS. ■

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Creating a lifetime of wellness

- Dr Deanne Esposito B.App.Sc. (Clin Sc) B.Chrio.Sc

sweet dreams A good night’s sleep is vitally important for you to be truly healthy.

It is at night when your body is healing and regenerating. Ideally it is advisable to get your sleep from 10pm – 6am as this is the optimal time for your physical body and nervous system to regenerate. If you are deprived of sleep it will be detrimental to your health. A good night’s sleep is like brushing to keep your teeth healthy. It is a vital ingredient you need for your health. If you are waking in the morning feeling tired and lethargic this is an indicator that you have not slept well, you may have rested but have not slept. If you sleep well you should wake in the morning feeling refreshed, energised and ready to go for the day. Relying on medication to rest is not the same as natural sleep.

The main reason that most people have problems sleeping is due to dysfunction in part of their autonomic nervous system. This is why it is essential that you have your nervous system assessed to make sure it is functioning optimally by a Wellness Chiropractor. Other causes may be hormonal, nutritional or digestive problems or simply just pain. A Wellness Chiropractor will address these areas in conjunction with other health professionals if required. Along with dealing with the main causes of poor sleep, it is important an effort is made to reestablish circadian sleep cycle to get maximum results. To maintain a healthy sleep cycle the following things should be followed: 1. Sleep in complete darkness – turn off all electrical equipment or cover up any of the lights. Wearing an eye mask may be beneficial.

2. Reduce all noise throughout the night as much as possible

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.

• Assisting the journey from conception to birth • 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.

3. Go to sleep and get up at the same time every day, this includes weekends. If you wake up before your designated time and you can’t get back to sleep it is best to get up. In our wellness practice we have procedures we demonstrate to clients that they can carry out themselves to improve their body clock and therefore their sleep.

4. Keep well hydrated – one of the main reasons people do not sleep well at night is that they are not hydrated enough. You need to be drinking one litre of water per 23kg of body weight you weigh to keep your body functioning in a healthy state.

5. Avoiding any stimulants after your evening meal – this includes sugary food (such as bread, pasta, rice, cereals, those fruits that are high in sugar), caffeine, nicotine, medications, bright lights, arguments, aggressive physical activity, television, using computers, cordless or mobile phones (ear pieces connected to a phone is ok).

6. During the day it is important to expose yourself to daylight for at least five to 10 minutes 7. Exercise – your body requires one hour of brisk physical activity daily at the level of your current fitness.

When you are sleeping really well and your bowels are working well (after every meal) that’s when you know you are functioning at a good level of health. If this is not the case for you, a Wellness Chiropractor could help you achieve this level of health. I know this because I see it every day with my clients and am so convinced that I follow this myself each day.

Fatigue leads to nerve interference and as a result it is the cause of most illnesses and disease.

For more information on how you can get a better night’s sleep, contact Global Chiropractic on (03) 5444 3388 or visit the team at 47 Myrtle Street Bendigo. ■

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- Melita Conradie Speech Pathologist, St John of God Hospital Bendigo

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talking point Communication is important at any age, but children need a good start.

There is a huge demand for speech pathology services for young children in our community, as many parents realise the importance of their children developing good articulation and language skills before school.

For the past 10 months we have been offering speech pathology services for children at St John of God Hospital, in addition to the existing range of speech pathology services for adults.

A typical clinic day for a paediatric speech pathologist might involve assessing a two year old child who has not yet started to talk, treating a four year old child who stutters, or a three year old child who has unclear speech and is dribbling – the range of difficulties that we see in young children is very broad.

Children with speech or language difficulties are at higher risk of developing learning and literacy problems at school, as oral language and articulation skills are the foundation for future reading, writing and learning. Good speech and language ability also helps children to develop their social skills and friendships by being effective communicators.

We have had a very positive response to the service. Some families’ children were born at St John of God Hospital, and they have attended new mums groups, and infant swim programs. Parents are pleased to be able to come back to St John of God for their child’s speech therapy as well.

Because the assessment and therapy is done through use of books and games, children really enjoy coming to speech therapy. We aim to tailor the therapy program to suit families where possible, and after the initial assessment, will discuss the options for intervention if required.

Communicating effectively is such an important skill at any age. This service is primarily for young pre-school children aged 0-5 years. This age is particularly important for identifying speech difficulties that may later cause problems at school. Some speech problems may resolve over time without any intervention, but many do not, and a speech pathologist is the best person to help you decide if further intervention is needed.

Many children come at the recommendation of their kindergarten teacher or Maternal and Child Health Nurse, but other parents contact us directly. A doctor’s referral is not necessary.

For any further information about this service, please contact the Allied Health Department of on (03) 5434 3216. Further information about children’s speech and language development also can be found on the Speech Pathology Australia website www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au ■

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Melanie Chapman – Yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer and personal trainer Kehry Frank – Yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer and kinesiologist

yoga for blokes A trend has begun in the world of yoga in recent years; more and more men are practicing it.

It has been a long time coming; given the endless list of benefits and not surprising considering yoga was exclusively a man’s practice thousands of years ago in India, where it originated.

Here are just some of the reasons why YOU, a bloke should begin practicing yoga.

Yoga will improve your flexibility

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Flexibility is a vital factor in any man’s exercise regime because men’s muscles are typically strong but frequently lack flexibility. Inflexible muscles decrease movement throughout the entire body, causing strain, discomfort and pain, particularly in the back, neck and shoulders and even causing migraines, lethargy and insomnia. Yoga will lengthen muscles so that you can enjoy improved posture and a free, comfortable range of movement.

Yoga will prevent injuries Tight muscles are prone to injuries. Stretching postures will not only lengthen muscles and prevent tearing but will also increase blood supply and nutrients to the joints, reducing joint degeneration. This is why elite athletes such as AFL footballers are increasingly turning to yoga as an affective tool to maximise and lengthen their careers and why many people turn to yoga to reduce everyday aches and pains when age begins to take its toll on the body.

Yoga will heal old injuries Yoga balance postures improve neural control through stimulating proprioceptors, the nerve endings in joints that respond to movement and balance. Regularly practicing balance postures will ‘wake up’ proprioceptors so we are less likely to injure the joints around them, particularly the knees and ankles. Strengthening postures add support to weak joints through gently strengthening the muscles around them. That’s why yoga is great prevention for sufferers of weak, vulnerable knees or ankles and for anyone who practices high impact sports such as running or aerobics.

Yoga will improve your concentration and focus

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Give us your body, Gain a tranquil mind

Inversions are yoga postures where the head is held upside down, providing the brain with nourishing oxygenated blood, improving concentration, memory and comprehension. The spine houses the central nervous system, the communication centre of the body.

Twisting postures stretch the spine, settle the central nervous system and improve coordination.

Yoga will help you deal with stress and feel happier Yoga will teach you to breathe correctly. When we breathe more deeply, debilitating stress hormones in the body are reduced and health promoting hormones significantly increase, improving our ability to cope with everyday demands and stress. A good yoga session will always conclude with meditation or relaxation, healing time to slow down and really rest. Yoga will help you sleep easily and restoratively at night and wake feeling refreshed and energetic in the morning, dramatically improving overall health and wellbeing.

So whether you’re young, middle aged or senior; whether you’re at your peak fitness level or haven’t got off the couch in years, yoga will dramatically improve your quality of life. And if you think you’re too inflexible to do yoga, think again, because that is exactly why you should begin yoga. Yoga is for every body. All you need is a good yoga teacher who can identify what postures and practices that are perfect for your body and its current condition. It only takes one class a week to feel the benefits. Why not begin today? ■

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great heights “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up – figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

Writer: Raelee Tuckerman - Photographs: David Field The words of legendary basketballer Michael Jordan could just as easily be the motto of the wall-running, fence-scaling, rock-hopping practitioners of parkour. These incredibly agile athletes devote themselves to seeking out obstacles and training their bodies and minds to conquer them, often in gravity-defying ways.

You might have seen local “traceurs”, as participants are called, running around town, leaping effortlessly between structures, vaulting nimbly over railings, climbing Spiderman-like up smooth concrete pillars, somersaulting gracefully down to the ground. “A lot of people would say parkour is about getting from Point A to Point B in the fastest and most efficient way possible, and overcoming any obstacles in the way,” says Bendigo expert Flynn Patrao, referring to the general definition of the eye-catching activity. “But to me, it is a discipline that is all about mastering myself and controlling my movements in any environment. It’s not just about running and jumping over things, it’s about the training and mentality behind it and the philosophy of always trying to improve yourself and get stronger, faster and better.”

Parkour was developed by Frenchman David Belle as a method of physical and mental training in the 1990s, and sprang to prominence when it featured in a chase scene in the 2006 James Bond ➤

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movie Casino Royale. But its roots are as old as mankind itself. “People have been doing parkour since we were cavemen running away from saber-toothed tigers – jumping over logs or climbing up a cliff face,” Flynn says. “It’s only in the last 20-ish years that it has become more defined and given a name.”

For the past five of those years, Flynn has been honing the skills of his craft. Initially inspired by YouTube videos, he and up to 25 fellow Bendigo parkour enthusiasts now spend much of their spare time training in parks, playgrounds and public spaces throughout the CBD, and in bushland at Mount Alexander and Melville Caves. Be it stairwells or scaffolding, boulders or barricades, fences or fallen trees, the more challenging the obstacles blocking their path, the better. To navigate their way, the traceurs perform basic parkour movements with names like the cat pass (vaulting over an object by tucking your legs through your arms), the precision jump (a two-footed leap from one object to another), the wall run (exactly as its name suggests) and the tic-tac (pushing off a wall or similar object with one foot to gain height or distance to reach something else). But they also mix in a variety of electrifying flips, somersaults and other acrobatic tricks from the related realm of freerunning.

Many are largely self-taught, mimicking moves from online tutorials.

The Australian Parkour Association also runs classes in Melbourne, and gatherings known as “jams” are held where traceurs from far and wide can showcase their abilities and learn new skills. Flynn, 21, jokes there are fringe benefits to being involved in this urban circus.

“It’s been said before one of the main uses of parkour is getting from a location devoid of girls to a location with girls in it,” he laughs, “then you use tricking and freerunning to impress them. That’s not my official stance, but…”

There are also downsides to the activity, with occasional criticism from onlookers unfamiliar with the principles of parkour and thus unaware of what the mostly young male traceurs are doing. “We do get people yelling out and abusing us while we are trying to train,” Flynn says, “but they’re usually the same people who would be yelling or abusing us no matter what we were doing. “In Bendigo, though, people are generally fairly understanding. They will say ‘Wow, what are you doing?’ and I enjoy telling them anything they want to know.”

Over in Maryborough, a group of about 15 teenage traceurs have drawn up a code of conduct to ease community concerns that their activity might damage public property. “Every now and then, people who didn’t know what parkour was would accuse us of vandalism,” says MBPK crew member Hayden Wilson of the agreement made with police, the Central Goldfields Shire and the town’s Neighbourhood Renewal program. “One of our rules is that we explain to people what parkour is. We also respect other people and the street – we don’t do anything that will break something, and if someone does tell us off, we don’t say anything back, we just move on.”

The youths even won an award last year from Victoria’s Dispute Settlement Centre in recognition of their involvement in the mediation.

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“We were so impressed with the fact they were so young, but so open to mediation and so mature and articulate about the process,” says Lisa Natoli, manager of the centre’s Loddon Mallee office. “They are proud of where they live and of their community, and they wanted to work together with that community but still be able to show off their sport in a positive way. “The mayor was at the award presentation and he talked about how proud he was of the group.

It was wonderful to see the transformation – these boys had gone from being concerned about being blamed for damage, to being congratulated by the mayor.”

Hayden says locals are now much more aware and supportive of their activities. The 18-year-old daredevil, who practises parkour “every day – before, during and after school”, hopes his prowess might one day propel him into a career as a stuntman. He heads to Queensland in November to attend the Australian Stunt Academy and says parkour helped him get into a 100-hour intensive course there. “I really can’t wait – it is something I have always wanted to do. I have always climbed on things, jumped off things, done stunts, skated, ridden scooters and bikes, since I was a kid, really.” Doing parkour, Hayden adds, gives him a genuine feeling of freedom.

Flynn, meanwhile, also hopes to make a living from the discipline.

He runs basic parkour classes in Castlemaine for children aged 10-13 and is studying fitness at TAFE with the aim of becoming a full-time parkour teacher. “There is no better feeling than coming home after a day of training parkour and feeling sore but knowing I’ve gotten better at something, or been able to do a movement I’ve never been able to do before,” he says. “It is my favourite feeling in the world.”

Participants stress the activity is not as perilous as it appears, despite often being performed at high speed or altitude with what might seem to be a high degree of risk. “People who see us jump from rooftop to rooftop or do a flip down a whole flight of stairs or climb up the side of a building may think what we are doing is really dangerous,” Flynn says. “But they haven’t seen the thousands of hours we have spent practising those movements and becoming completely sure of our ability to do them.”

Bumps, bruises, scrapes and sprains are par for the course, but serious

injuries are apparently few and far between among the local crew. “In Bendigo in the last five years, we have had one fractured wrist and that’s the only real injury,” Flynn says. “That happened because the guy didn’t check his surroundings before he did a movement and fell and hit his arm on some bricks.”

His message to Bendigonians who come across the city’s traceurs practising their craft is this: “If you see us running, jumping and climbing in the street, understand that we are not vandals. We look after our environment really well – we keep out of garden beds and only climb and jump on things we know are stronger than we are and won’t break. Damaging things is not what we’re about – we just want to train and improve ourselves.” *The Bendigo Parkour group meets at noon on Sundays in Rosalind Park, near the front steps of Bendigo Senior Secondary College.

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a ship shape experience From strolling along Noumea’s stunning tropical boulevards, experiencing magnificent snorkeling in Lifou and securing duty-free bargains in Vila this was one cruisy week.

Writer: Tamara Wright

In May this year I was lucky enough to go on a relaxing and exciting P&O Cruise to the South Pacific. My cruise was a seven night voyage that had day stops at three ports – Noumea, Lifou and Vila.

When you see your P&O Ship for the first time you cant help but think “wow that ship is huge”, then you immediately become a bit nervous thinking about being in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on this ship.

Once you recover from this initial shock it is time to make your way through the boarding and customs procedure – which is surprisingly quick. Time to embark.

You board the ship through the Atrium which is situated on deck five and from here it is time to try and find your room. As every corridor looks the same this isn’t as easy as you think. Next you make your way to the top deck (also known as Lido Deck) which is where the party begins. Music, acrobats and cocktails kick off your holiday.

On board the ship there are unlimited activities and definitely something that interests everyone. From dance classes, horse riding and sports to bingo, trivia and karaoke. Of course everybody pleases themselves on a cruise so if you’d prefer to sun bake on a lilo all day there are a number of locations to do this as well. The evenings are no exception as you find yourself deciding whether you’ll head to the casino, international show lounge or have a possible seven course dinner in the restaurant.

At 3pm on our third day we arrived in Noumea, which is the capital city of New Caledonia. As we were disembarking, we were greeted by locals performing their traditional dance (later that evening they came on board and gave a full performance before trying to get members of the audience up to join in). We decided to go on an hour tour of the city, which was great. We had a local tour guide who added a lot of information about the culture and history of Noumea.

The following day we woke up in beautiful Lifou. This is a small island, which is pretty much a swimming, sun baking and relaxing port. The water is an unimaginable crystal blue and because of this snorkeling is very popular here. There are kayaks for hire that cost $7 for half an hour, which was plenty of time to head off and explore the surrounds.

This was a highlight of the trip for sure.

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Our next stop was at Vila, which is the capital of Vanuatu. This city was much bigger than the previous stops and had plenty of tours and activities on offer. We went to the Cascade Waterfalls, which are about a 30 minute drive from the dock. I would warn travellers that there is a steep climb up to the waterfall, so much so they provide ropes for you to pull yourself up on. But once you reach the top it is all worth it. The waterfall is beautiful and the water is so pure. There are areas you can actually swim in as well.

While at Vila I would also recommend doing a bit of duty free shopping. The main street has a huge duty free shop (all your alcohol and tobacco needs will be there for sure) which then deliver your purchases to the ship, as you don’t get these until the last day of your cruise.

Out of all the stops, I thought Vila gave you the biggest culture shock and insight into their way of life. From our time spent on board the ship, there are two nights that stand out as highlights for me. The second night of our cruise was Formal Night. The ladies have a chance to get dressed up and go all out for the night while the men secretly enjoy suiting up for the evening. It is a really elegant night where you can get professional photos, mingle with the crew and fellow travellers and everybody really enjoys themselves.

Island Night gets started as soon as you depart Vila. This night entails getting dressed up in Hawaiian style clothing including leis and having an outdoor party up on the top deck. This night is a chance to really get to know the cruise staff as they have competitions, popular group dances (YMCA by the Village People did make an appearance) and live music. This was such a great night as the party continued on into the night in the ship’s nightclub.

Overall this is a great holiday that I would easily recommend to any traveller. It is suitable for a solo traveller, couple, families and groups of friends. I’ll definitely be going on another cruise in the near future. ■

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a superb way to move As one of the fastest growing car companies in Europe, Skoda has built a reputation for quality design, reliability and safety and it’s about to drive in to Symes Motors.

Writer: Curt Dupriez

When the Tour de France embarked on its 3500-kilometre trek along some of toughest mountain roads on Earth in early July, Skoda was there in the wheel tracks of names such as Evans and Contador. The Czech brand has been official partner of Le Tour since 2004, and its involvement is far more hands-on than simply being naming sponsor of the race’s coveted White Jersey. Some 250 Skoda support vehicles – Superbs, Octavias, Fabias and Roomster models – were crucial to keeping the fast-moving entourage on track and on schedule all the way to finish in the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

A tough test, that. So it’s no shock that Skoda is as familiar with hard-core cyclists as it with discerning petrolheads, given the brand’s involvement with the International Rally Championship, and has a motorsport history dating back well over a century. But out on the Aussie open road, Skoda is still news to a lot of people.

“Is that the new Volkswagen wagon,” some ask? Nope, its Skoda’s family-friendly variant of the range-topping Superb model. Well, to be exact, they’d be only half wrong.

See, Skoda is owned by motoring giant Volkswagen. And because of this, there’s more than just little bit of VW injected into every Skoda.

The Superb, for example, shares much of its oily bits, including engine and transmission systems and the mechanical underpinnings that matter most, with the VW Passat. (And, for that matter, the everpopular, smaller Octavia range has a lot of VW Golf DNA inside it, too.) So what you essential have is a premium-level European jigger that goes head-to-head in the marketplace against mid-sized wagons such as Mazda 6, Ford Mondeo and, of course, its twin-under-theskin Passat.

Now, naming it ‘Superb’ is a pretty bold claim to begin with, but the depth of quality is apparent right from our very first impressions. The fit, finish and materials, inside and out, are first class, typical of what you expect from the classier end of the European spectrum. There’s a richness in the details, too, from those slick alloy-finish roof rails right down to the handsome multi-spoke wheels. And it’s high-brow styling is back-up with a real sense of solidity: there’s a satisfying ‘thunk’ as the doors seal closed, the insulation in the cabin from outside noise is reassuring, there’s the feel of tactile accuracy about the interior controls. Pure class.

It has a longer wheelbase than the Passat, and what you really notice is just how much room and cargo volume boasts for what is still

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essentially a mid-sized vehicle. Plenty of today’s popular wagons claim to move five adults in comfort, but the Superb, by comparison, feels like your ticket has been bumped up to business class, particularly in the rear seat. Its rear cargo area, at 633 litres, far surpasses that of the Passat (603 litres) and Mazda 6 (579 litres).

The rears seat fold down to produce an almost dead-flat floor and whopping 1865-litre storage area, and further beaut details included twin alloy floor rails (for cargo fasteners) and an optional electric-lift tailgate. The front half of the cabin is not lacking in fruit, either, at least in its pricier Elegance form: electric-powered front seats, leather trim, dual-zone climate control and touchscreen sat-nav are all par for the course, as is a 400-watt, 10-speaker stereo.

Like many of its VW/Audi brethren, there’s a small 1.8-litre turbofour and V6 petrol engines available, but our test car was the mighty impressive 2.0-litre TDi turbodiesel, which puts out 125kW. That mightn’t sound like a whole lotta shove with which to propel the Superb’s 1600kg-odd mass plus a load of bods and their push bikes, but its surprisingly keen to get a move on, thanks largely to its meaty 350Nm of torque that come on from just 1750rpm.

Unlike some contemporary diesel engines, it’s a very smooth and quiet operator, the most remarkable asset is the fuel economy, particularly given the Skoda’s size and want-for-little levels of appointments. The official claim is a combined 6.6 litres per 100km, though if you point the wagon from Bendigo to The Big Smoke down south, you’ll likely get even better figures than that.

That gem of an engine is backed by a six-speed ‘DSG’ gearbox – essentially a very clever twin-clutch manual that changes gears automatically like you typical autos do – and tied to a front-wheeldriven chassis with a silken, extremely compliant ride quality. It’s almost completely unruffled by any kind of bump or poor surface while remaining rock solid in terms of its connection with the road.

Solid. Smooth. Quiet. Refined. Untasked. Sophisticated. And, indeed, Superb.

In 250TDi Elegance front-wheel-drive form, a super-keen $49,990 (plus ORC). Too rich for you? The base 118TSI Ambition wagon starts from just over $40K, while the everything-but-the-kitchen sink V6 allwheel-drive Elegance clocks in at around $58K. If all that lands in your ballpark, we highly recommend checking out the Superb range at Symes Motors before laying down the hard stuff for your next family hauler. ■

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