BgoMag Issue 27 by Bendigo Magazine

issue 27 | June 2012 www.bendigomagazine.com.au

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professionalism and service. Over the years Kieran has learnt that people enjoy a builder that is hands on, “It is important for customers to know their builder and know that they can contact me at any time during the process, “ says Kieran. Kieran can always be seen on the worksite and on the ‘tools’ with each new home he builds and only builds a select amount of new homes each year to ensure 100% customer service to those he is working with. - which is you the customer. Kieran’s dedication to outstanding craftsmanship and stunning design has been recognised by the building industry with awards from both the MBAV and HIA. Kieran was awarded Most Popular Display Homes from the HIA two years in a row, also taking out Best Display Home $175,000 -$275,000 from the MBAV. Kieran also received an award for Best Renovation and Addition under $100,000 from the MBAV. These awards are testament to the high quality of home and

exceptional customer service delivered by Kieran Byrne. Kieran’s new passion is for house and land development and is excited to let Bendigo Magazine readers know about his latest project titled ‘Twenty One Short Street’.The superbly located townhouses offer modern contemporary design and best of all, everything is done for you from the plans, interior design which Kieran has a keen passion for to the landscaping.The entire development of ten stunning townhouses has been designed with each home complimenting the next. Kieran Byrne can be contacted on 0417 397 268 or email kb@kieranbyrne.com.au the twentyone short street Kangaroo Flat development has gained much interest and is selling quickly. Please contact di long from tweed sutherland on (03) 5440 9530 or 0417 343 380 to inspect. townhouses starting from $279,000.

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Feeling the loss When a family suffers a loss, someone has to contact a funeral director. most people say ‘they haven’t done this before’ and need help and guidance in what to do next. This is part of the daily challenge for steve and June. steve says of his work, “regardless of age and all the different circumstances of death, one family’s loss is no more important than another’s. We don’t get hardened, we feel and get involved with their loss and then we get involved with their celebration”. steve has been in the funeral industry for more than 37 years as a funeral arranger and conductor. steve is a well recognised member of the Bendigo community; he grew up in inglewood, and is well known and respected as being compassionate and considerate in the management and conduct of funerals. he has seen many changes over the years, from back in the days when the funeral home made its own coffins, to the now very diversified and creative way of celebrating life using religious and civil celebrants. “years ago, all funerals were the same, now no funeral is the same. everyone is an individual and today much more focus is put on celebrating that individuals’ life in a way that is specific and special to them and their families”, steve says. “i am always open to doing things differently. From my point of view, the day i stop learning and being challenged by my role, will be the day to give it away as i would be of no use to those seeking my guidance”. steve’s experience has seen him working with thousands of families from across Australia and overseas and he has established many strong relationships and friendships. People matter most to steve. he says, “funerals are a process that each family needs to work through, but the most important thing to me is that family members are allowed input into how the deceased’s life is celebrated. it is the family’s time, not ours”. June Andrew, whose background is in business management, has been a part of the team at napier Park for over 12 months. over the past 20 years, June has completed grief, bereavement and mortuary technician studies, and has gained valuable experience working in the mortuary at the Bendigo health Care group dealing with families, medical staff, police, and funeral directors. it is from this that June gained an insight and understanding of the needs of families when they were suddenly faced with tragedy and grief. her manner and demeanour dispels the perception of a ‘typical undertaker’. Being sensitive to individual needs is a strength June brings to her role. her caring nature and attention to detail means that families have complete peace of mind, that their loved one is in capable hands, and that every part of the funeral is planned and carried out according to their wishes. “People entrust their most important possession with us, and we have a duty to honour that trust”, June says. “i love every part of my role at napier Park. it is a privilege to work with families and individuals through what can be the most difficult period in their lives. even though funerals are sad occasions, it is always a pleasure to help families and friends come together and celebrate life.” This is no ordinary 9-5 job”, June reflects. “even though we work long hours during the day, we can also be called out during the night to help a family with an immediate loss. it is more of a ‘calling’ than a job”. June’s passion and sensitivity and her grief and bereavement background, coupled with steve’s vast experience, industry knowledge and practical care in the funeral industry, make them a great team. each is dedicated to ensuring that the needs of families in Central Victoria are met with genuine integrity and respect. After all, “funerals are more for the living than they are for the departed. We serve a critical function in keeping the memory of a life and the hope of humanity alive.” Writer: Paul Blacker

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REBECCA GRAY Photographer What is your winter drink of choice? A glass of red on a wintery night and dark chocolate sounds good to me. What is your favourite winter fashion accessory? My Zomp burgundy boots, they keep you warm and dry and go with anything. What football team do you follow?

editor Andrea Coates production editor Steve Kendall style editor Katarina McNeill creative director Dustin Schilling

I don’t really follow the footy but when I lived in Melbourne it was Collingwood. Love the passionate one-eyed supporters.

graphic designer Samantha Allen

If you could swap shoes with someone and spend a day in their shoes, who would it be and why?

marketing and advertising

This might sound stupid but no one. I think I’m really lucky to do something I love; it’s something I dreamed to do and I now get to live it.

Rhylee Elliott Style Coordinator What is your winter drink of choice?

style coordinator Rhylee Elliott Lyn Chapman on 0414 393 538 Katarina McNeill on 0429 885 022 writers Ben Cameron, Curt Dupriez, Vicki Harrington, Sarah Harris, Geoff Hocking, John Holton, Colin King, Ash McAuliffe, Mary Pomfret, Raelee Tuckerman, Rosemary Sorensen, Steve Kendall, Megan Spencer and Katarina McNeill contributors Tim Baxter, Bryan Coghlan, Kylie Freer, Ashley Raeburn, Justin McPhail, Jayden Edwards and Chris DeAraugo

White hot chocolate - it warms me up. What is your favourite winter fashion accessory? I’m loving faux fur and woollen turbans - check out the hats we used in the main fashion spread this issue. What football team do you follow?

photography Terri Basten, David Field, Andrew Perryman, Anthony Webster, Vicki Harrington, Sally Stoel and Rebecca Gray

I’m not a big football fan but I used to follow Essendon back in the day.

Work Experience Eliza Wynd and Hilary Sullivan

If you could swap shoes with someone and spend a day in their shoes, who would it be and why?

print manager Nigel Quirk distribution co-ordinator Bendigo Distribution Services

Carrie Bradshaw - so I could access her walkin-robe and try on all her shoes.

GROUP EDITOR Anthony Radford

JUSTIN MCPHAIL Contributor What is your winter drink of choice? It’s a combination of two – a coffee porter. A really rich and dark beer with intense espresso flavours – a true winter warmer. What is your favourite winter fashion accessory? The best part about winter is the ability to wear jackets – my favourite being the pea coat. Big buttons and lapels are great. I’m just starting to look into scarves too. What football team do you follow? I’m a Carlton man – not that I had a choice, both my brother and my father are Carlton too. Should be a good year for us this year. If you could swap shoes with someone and spend a day in their shoes, who would it be? Michael Bloomberg – Mayor of New York City. He’s a really successful businessman (12th richest in America) – and how great

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would it be to be the mayor of one of the most vibrant cities in the world? The food and drinks culture there is amazing, and houses Brooklyn Brewery, a favourite of mine. I also love the line about the city “If you can make it here you can make it anywhere”. Maybe also because I’m craving a bagel whilst writing this.

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Phone (03) 5444 5868 Fax (03) 5444 4313 PO Box 324 Bendigo VIC 3552 172 McIvor Rd Bendigo VIC 3550 This magazine is printed using vegetable based inks on an elemental chlorine free paper. Sourced using sustainable forestry practices and manufactured using the ISO 14001 environmental management systems. This magazine is printed in Australia under ISO 14001 Environmental Certifications. This magazine is printed on FSC certified stock. FSC certification ensures traceability and verification of well managed forest timber, from mill to printer to you. Bendigo Magazine takes all care but accepts no responsibility for unsolicited materials. Bendigo Magazine holds copyright to all content unless otherwise stated. ISSN 1833-1289. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication, the publishers accept no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions or resultant consequences including any loss or damage arising from reliance on information in this publication. The views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the editor or the publisher.

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Just having a little laugh to myself, thinking back to February this year when we started planning our winter issue of Bendigo Magazine – trying to reluctantly catapult myself into a frosty frame of mind while sweltering in the summer heat attempting to think of all things wintry. Wool, scarves, Ugg boots, Gillies pies, hot chocolates, and footy – it was tough going. Not so much now. The months have rolled on by (a little quickly might I add) and as I write this letter it is…. COLD. Brrrrrr. I’m not much of a wrap for winter, I think I would prefer to have the option of hibernation. However, I must press on. How lucky am I to have a job where I get to discover all the awesome things going in on Bendigo over the chilly months? It does make me appreciate the beauty of this time of year and encourages me to get out and enjoy what Bendigo has to offer. Winter is the perfect time of year to head along and catch a game of footy. We have so many local teams kicking the leather around each weekend, including the Bendigo Thunder our very own women’s football club, read more about them on page 179. Or if spending time indoors is more your thing, why not get into some arts and crafts – we catch up with some very knotty ladies on page 54 who exchange ideas, some crafty materials and share a mutual love of textiles. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend the day as a parking inspector? Or a funeral director? We spend the day in someone else’s shoes see page 29 and cover some not so familiar territory. If you are feeling the chills through your bones today, may I strongly suggest you buy yourself a Gillies pie? This piping hot pastry of goodness will warm you from the inside out and they are delicious – discover more about this famous Bendigo brand on pages 59 and 105. Our friends at Bendigo Tourism are still as busy as ever with the Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition drawing to a close (you have until June 17 to see this word class exhibition), and things are hotting up with the Australian Snooker Goldfields Open on page 76 and the Australian Sheep and Wool Show coming to town. We got right into the spirit of sheep and wool and held our main fashion shoot at my family’s sheep farm in Heathcote, check out page 123 – thank you Grandpa Trevor for having us for the day and to pet lamb Paris, who starred in some of the photos. Isn’t it just the most ideal weather to snuggle up on the couch with that someone special or perhaps your favourite book or magazine accompanied by a glass of red wine? For the nicest drop this winter read our wine review on page 100 or if wine isn’t to your taste we get a great insight into the art of coffee brewing on page 97. From the Bendigo Magazine team, and myself we truly hope you enjoy this winter issue and that wherever you are reading your copy – you are cosy and warm.

ANDREA COATES Editor

issue 27 | June 2012 www.bendigomagazine.com.au

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Our rugged model Stephen is pictured on the winter cover of Bendigo Magazine looking very handsome and warm – and what a gorgeous smile. Our photographer David Field took this photo at the Watkins’ farm in Heathcote. Turn to page 123 to see more winter farmyard fashion.

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features 29 Stepping out

Ever tried walking a mile in someone else’s shoes?

63 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN There have been many significant historical occcassions in Bendigo - where we you when they occured?

76 RIGHT ON CUE Bendgo plays host to yet another word class event – with the Australian Goldfields Snooker Open.

83 PARK LIFE If you go down to the park today, you’ll be in for a big surprise.

31 “SOMETIMES PEOPLE EVEN SAY THANK YOU WHEN I GIVE THEM A TICKET .” Andrew mack,

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97 8 All About Us 10 Editor’s Letter 16 Letters to the editor 19 What’s On? 20 Calendar Of Events 23 In The Know 27 Competitions 172 New Business

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Fashion & Beauty 113 Tried And Tested 115 Winter accessories 117 Dressing for your shape 123 This Season 135 Colour and movement 147 Kid’s Fashion

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Arts & Entertainment 78 For Art’s Sake 91 At The Movies 93 New Releases 94 B.Entertained 171 Tech Head

House & Garden 165 On Site 166 Home Solutions

People 37 39 43 49 53 53

The Graduate Two’s Company My Favourite Things A worthy cause Why Bendigo? Local Hero

Food & Wine 97 Home grown 100 A Nice Drop 101 Brewed 105 From The Foodie 107 Chef’s Choice 14 | Bendigo Magazine - Issue 27

Life 54 Be A Part Of This 59 Bendigo Landmark 71 Bendigo Memories 145 Cute Kids 153 Mum Says 155 Dad Says 157 A Man’s Word 158 Feature Brides 161 Bendigo Brides 169 Cute Pets 178 Cogho’s Couch 179 Sporting Extreme 175 Travelogue 182 Test Drive

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July 16 - 22 Festival of Lamb

what’s on this winter Warm your winter with some wonderful events happening around town. Take a cue and watch some snooker or enjoy the woollen fashion, fine food and fibre at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show. July 13 Girls’ Biggest Ever Make Over The inaugural fundraising event the Girls Biggest Ever Make Over will be held on July 13 at Bendigo Day Surgery with all proceeds going to Ovarian Cancer Australia. Organising committee member Karen Sutherland is excited with the level of support shown by leading businesses Jools For Jim, Fernwood Fitness (both local and national) Bendigo Plastic Surgery, NAB, Telstra and Symes Motors BMW who are all major sponsors of the event. Also a big thank you to media partners Bendigo Weekly, Bendigo Magazine

The Bendigo Festival of Lamb showcases Victoria’s best lamb producers and supports the diverse dining experiences within Bendigo. The Festival comes alive in Bendigo from Monday, July 16 until Sunday July 22 through signature dishes at Bendigo’s finest restaurants and best hotels and finishes with three days of cooking and carving classes at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Friday 20 to Sunday, July 22. Foodies from across Victoria travel to Bendigo to taste some of the world’s best lamb, meet the farmers who produce it and learn new tips on cooking succulent Australian lamb at home. Tickets to the Sheep Show: $20 for adults, $15 for pensioners, $10 students www.sheepshow.com and www.bendigofestivaloflamb.com.au

and Win TV as well as Bendigo Day Surgery which will be hosting the event. Without such wonderful sponsors this event could not be held. The night is designed around women, for women so ladies are invited to come along and be pampered by Bendigo’s favourite local stylists, shop for fashion from some of our best boutiques, sip on some great samples of wine from local vineyards and just have some girlie fun. Also a thank you to Stratagem Financial Group and Beck Legal for making donations to the event. If there are any other local businesses who would like to support the night by donating goods or services to be raffled or auctioned, please contact Karen Sutherland on 0411 142 868.

July 9 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open The top 16 world ranked players plus 16 qualifiers will put their skills on show at the upcoming Australian Snooker Goldfields Open providing an outstanding opportunity to see world class sporting action in central Victoria. Held at The Bendigo Stadium the event will showcase our beautiful and historic Goldfields region through a global broadcast which will reach over 66 countries – putting Bendigo on the world map and raising the profile of regional Victoria. Venue: The Bendigo Stadium, Marong Road Bendigo. Visit www.bendigostadium.com.au

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 19 - 20 Women of Wool

June 1 – 17 Grace Kelly: Style Icon. Bendigo Art Gallery, View Street Bendigo. www.gracekellybendigo.com

The Ewe Can Do It Seminar will be held on Thursday, July 19 – but who are The Women of Wool? This year guests will be treated to stories from four wonderful Women of Wool including: Charlotte Smith – Owner of the Darnell Collection and Catriona Rowntree – celebrity and sheep farmer. Ticketed event: $25 Call (03) 5439 5094. La Trobe Visual Arts Centre

June 1 – July 2 Designer Delights. Living Art Space, 51 to 67 Pall Mall Bendigo. June 9 – July 13 El Gordo presents Sean Batty. El Gordo Café and Art Space, Chancery Lane Bendigo. www.elgordo.net.au

The Women of Wool Laugh @ Lunch will be held Friday, July 20. The fourth annual Women of Wool Laugh @ Lunch encourages women to take the whole day off to view Woolcraft competitions, buy fine woollen designs and laugh their scarves off at this very popular comedy luncheon.

June 16 The Square – Bendigo’s Handmade Market. 189-193 Hargreaves Street Bendigo. www.thesquarebendigo. typepad.com

Special guests: Deborah Hutton, MC, Rachel Berger, Comedian,

June 16 – 18 Circa. The Capital – Bendigo’s Performing Arts Centre, View Street Bendigo. www.thecapital.com.au

Ticketed event: $77 – Call 1800 813 153. Bendigo Exhibition Centre, Bendigo Showgrounds

July 2 – 22 WOOL in Couture Fashion from the Darnell Collection The collection includes extraordinary couture fashion from the 60s to the 90s. FREE event. Dudley House, View Street Bendigo. July 9 – 15 Australian Snooker Goldfields Open. Bendigo Stadium, Marong Road Bendigo. www.bendigostadium.com.au July 14 - 20 Bendigo Festival of Lamb. Various locations. www.bendigofestivaloflamb. com July 14 – August 10 El Gordo presents Rhayven Jane. El Gordo Café and Art Space, Chancery Lane Bendigo. www.elgordo.net.au

July 20 The Australian Sheep and Wool Show For three days in July, Bendigo becomes the epicentre of woollen fashion, fine food and beautiful fibre. Held at the Bendigo Showgrounds, more that 5000 farmers, the best fleeces in the country and 28 different breeds of sheep, goats and alpacas make their way to Bendigo. The weekend now includes the Women of Wool series to encourage all women to take the day off to discover the wonders of wool and celebrate the women of the wool industry. At the Festival of Lamb site, you can catch cooking and carving classes and sample some of Australia’s best lamb. Venue: The Bendigo Showgrounds on the corner of Holmes Rd and Havilah Rd Bendigo. Visit: www.sheepshow.com

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July 20 – 22 The Australian Sheep and Wool Show. Bendigo Showgrounds. www.sheepshow.com July 20 – 22 The Women of Wool 2012. Bendigo Showgrounds. www.womenofwool. com.au July 21 Biddies. The Capital – Bendigo’s Performing Arts Centre, View Street Bendigo. www.thecapital.com.au August 10 – 11 Diving for Pearls. The Capital – Bendigo’s Performing Arts Centre, View Street Bendigo. www.thecapital.com.au August 11 Bendigo Community Farmers’ Market. Bendigo CBD. www.bcfm.org.au August 28 – 29 Don Giovanni. The Capital – Bendigo’s Performing Arts Centre, View Street Bendigo. www.thecapital.com.au

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what’s going on? From flaunting what you’ve got and stepping out in style to homes of the brick and moving type – here we find out the latest happenings around town.

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Flaunt what you’ve got! Just because it is winter doesn’t mean it’s time to hide away and neglect your hair and beauty needs. With a new range of Matrix hair colour having just arrived why not call the girls and book an appointment to have your hair cut and coloured to ensure it is glowing and healthy over the cooler months. Flaunt It really is your one stop shop for all things hair and beauty and offer hair extensions, permanent straightening, teeth whitening, waxing and a solarium to ensure you’re skin is also glowing throughout winter. Flaunt It is located at 77 McIvor Road, Bendigo. The girls can be contacted on (03) 5443 1918 to book an appointment.

Union Studio is a busy framers and gallery based in Castlemaine. Specialising in conservation and exhibition framing, their clients range from the Bendigo Art Gallery, professional printmakers, photographers, painters and enthusiastic amateurs. They bring the same level of expertise and creativity to the preservation and framing of your precious 3D objects, textiles, photographs and artworks. Mike and Cam’s real passion is for hand finished Australian hardwood frames. Beautiful, sustainably grown and harvested timbers such as mountain ash, jarrah and blackwood. They stain, wax, rub, buff and polish to create frames that complement, not dominate.   Union Studio Framers & Gallery  is located at 74 Mostyn Street (via Union Street)  Castlemaine and open seven days. Phone (03) 5470 6446 www.unionstudio.com.au

spa eleven Introducing Carolyn Bourke from Spa Eleven who is a woman of many talents. Not only can she provide her clients with classic massage and remedial massage but she has taken Spa Eleven treatment options a step further by offering treatments specific for injuries and/or postural stress and releasing long term stress and the renewal of one’s spirit. Next time you are thinking about a massage why not consider a MyoStart Bodywork which is based on Myotherapy and helps to relive muscle tension by using a dynamic synergy of musculoskeletal massage. This encourages active moment and stretching, or the Peaceful Start Bodywork massage which is a custom designed treatment with a subtle touch of energy rebalancing, mindfulness meditation and home yogic exercise. You will come away feeling peaceful, light, in control of your healing and liberated. When Carolyn isn’t busy massaging cliental at Spa Eleven she shows the dynamic and fun side of her personality as host to hens nights upstairs at Spa Eleven. Carolyn knows that every Hen is different and will work with you to ensure you can create your own, unique party atmosphere in the most gorgeous and elegant function room upstairs and know that your night will be one to remember. Carolyn and the team can co-ordinate every detail from menu selection, entertainment and packages. To book your MyoStart Bodywork or Peaceful Start Bodywork massage treatment with Carolyn or to enquire about hen’s nights at Spa Eleven contact the team on (03) 5444 5123 or visit www.spaeleven.com.au

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Experience freedom and luxury Imagine taking to the open road in your very own luxury motorhome, destination in mind or destination unknown. Lakeside RV hire and sales has all you need with motorhomes that are fully self contained and include solar panels. 2011 luxury models are available as well as motorhomes that include separate toilet and showers. There are options for the budget conscious, short and long term packages as well as stand by rates for hire. Located in the heart of central Victoria opposite Lake Weeroona in Bendigo for easy pickup or viewing, Lakeside RV pride themselves on being adaptable, personal and most importantly flexible. Visit Lakeside RV on the corner of Napier and Nolan streets Bendigo or contact them on (03) 5443 8370

Help is on hand for first-time parents in Bendigo seeking childcare advice. For many families new to childcare, choosing the right facility can seem a daunting and overwhelming task. New research released by Goodstart Early Learning reveals that one in five parents often feel alone and overwhelmed when making decisions for their child – with new parents feeling the most anxious. Susan (Goodstart Early Learning Bendigo Centre Director) said when it comes to choosing childcare, it is completely normal for parents, especially those new to childcare, to feel overwhelmed and unsure where to start. “We have an open-door policy at Goodstart Early Learning and parents are invited to visit their local centre at any time. They can drop in for a chat with their Centre Director and organise a tour, so they can get a feel for the place.” Goodstart Early Learning is a not-forprofit organisation which champions the First Five Years – a relatively new educational focus in Australia. Enrolments are now open, so drop in to chat to your local Centre Director. To do so, or to find out more information visit: www.goodstart.org.au.

That’s us! Evan’s shoes have been fitting the feet of local men and women since 1897 and it is all happening this winter at Evan’s Bendigo. New season Tony Bianco heels are due to arrive in July with some new styles that will be sure to turn heads. The Converse selection at Evan’s is growing with new colours of high and low style Converse available – collectors will be pleased with the new colour range available. And of course it wouldn’t be winter without boots. A great range of Tony Bianco elastic sided boots are in stock and lots of variety in short and long style boots from Gino Ventori as well as the Spanish brand – Wonders and some stunning Italian imports. Men are also looked after this winter season with a great new brand called Rod and Gunn now in stock that includes desert boots and smart casual styles. Evans Shoes is located at 29-33 Williamson Street Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5443 8128

Real homes – real people. With 15 years’ experience in the building industry, Leigh Moore established Cavalier Homes in Bendigo in early 2009. Leigh, supported by an experienced and talented team, believes strongly in providing personalised service that is second to none. Every new home under construction is personally and regularly inspected by Leigh, assuring the customer that their new home exceeds their expectations in regards to quality and finish. Cavalier Homes boasts a complete range of flexible and stylish house designs suitable for almost any land parcel or community. If you are about to consider building a new home, then contact Cavalier Homes Bendigo and experience the difference first hand. The Cavalier Homes office is located at 35 Breen Street, Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5444 5565.

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winners are grinners We have some wonderful prizes to give away this winter – remember you’ve got to be in it to win it. win a truck load of turf! Bendigo’s leading turf supply company Coolabah Turf is turning 10. And to celebrate – business owners Brad and Suzie Shearer are giving away enough green grass to give your whole neighbourhood a facelift. Coolabah Turf’s ‘Turf the Street’ promotion will enable a group of up to 10 adjoining property owners (not less than five consecutive front yards) to team up and pitch for the opportunity to win a truck load of Australia’s number one selling residential turf grass variety, Sir Walter Soft Leaf Buffalo. Entrants will need to demonstrate why they deserve to have not just the best looking lawn in the street, but why they want to be crowned the best looking street in the town. The winning entrant will be subject to strict

site preparation conditions and must agree to invest in an automated irrigation system to ensure they protect the long term landscape investment of all parties. The winning entrant may be eliminated and be deemed ineligible if Coolabah Turf management perceive inadequate site preparation. The prize will be limited to a maximum of 50m2 per house and must be installed in the front yard of the consecutive winning properties. If you would like to be in the running to win this great grass prize, check out terms and conditions and details for how to enter on the Coolabah Turf website: www. coolturf.com.au or phone the Echuca Lawn Shop – 1800 0 55515 to get the low down on how to green your space!

Bendigo Gold The Bendigo Football Club under the new nickname the Bendigo Gold is looking forward to a successful 2012 season under the guidance of coach Hayden Skipworth who is a former Bendigo player and winner of the Nick Carter Medal for best and fairest. As the Gold moves through the season efforts will be aimed at putting together the people and processes required to enable the club to establish themselves as a viable stand alone club in 2013 and beyond when the alliance with the Essendon Football Club ends after this season. The Bendigo Gold has some outstanding sponsors on-board including the Bendigo Bank, True Value Solar, the Bendigo Media Centre (Southern Cross Ten and 3BO) as well as Carmove.com.au, Click Energy and Fit Republic gym. The club’s website is one of the best football sites in the VFL and is a place where supporters can get a broad range of information on players, coaches and staff as well as buy both memberships and merchandise online. For more information visit www.bendigofc.com.au. The Bendigo Football Club has been kind enough to give away to our readers two Bendigo Football Club memberships and two junior memberships as well as a Bendigo Gold Cap. If you would like to win one of these prizes simply email comps@bendigomagazine.com before July 20 for your chance to win.

smooth as silk Take control of frizz and unwanted wave with Smooth InfusionTM. The system restores moisture, infuses smoothness and protects surface damage from heat styling. Signed with a fresh, citrus-floral blend of certified organic bergamot, certified organic palmarosa, Bulgarian rose and Australian sandalwood, Smooth InfusionTM is a smooth ride to silky, sleek styles – helping tame even the most unruly of hair types. The Smooth Infusion Style Prep defends against humidity for up to 12 hours and is one of Aveda’s best sellers. The new glossing straightener stands up to the most demanding conditions and hair types and transforms even the most intense waves and curls into straight, shiny hair. Silk Day Spa is located at 58 McIvor Road, Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5444 5552. The wonderful team at Silk Day Spa are offering one of our lucky readers the following wonderful prize: An Aveda Smooth Infusion Shampoo, Conditioner and Glossing Straightener as well a Silk Gift Voucher for a Down to Earth (Fushion Hot Stone Massage 45 minutes and a Pure Focus Facial 30 minutes) all valued at $260. For your chance to win simply email comps@ bendigomagazine.com before July 20.

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Podiatrist Tammy Davis It’s not everyone’s cup of tea dealing with feet, but irrespective of what people think I don’t have a foot fetish. When I was a little girl I used to play a lot of tennis and had a genuine love of sport and the human body and always thought I wanted to do something with human physiology. It was people I was drawn to, not especially their feet. As it turns out I love podiatry. It is very satisfying. People come into the clinic and they have pain and they leave feeling better with a smile on their face and it makes you feel good about yourself. We say foot care is the foundation to your health. Yes, feet are your foundations but it is twofold that statement, because they are also the foundation to your well-being. If you have troubles with your feet and you can’t walk, you can’t move around freely then that potentially upsets your whole cardiovascular system. Way back when it was still called chiropody it was probably less recognised by other health professionals. But it is a four-year bachelor degree now and there is a lot more emphasis on the science, the pathology of different illnesses and biomechanics. Nowadays we get so many more referrals from doctors because there are a lot of conditions that can affect your feet. Maintaining healthy feet is particularly important for diabetics because it can be a matter of life or limb. With newly diagnosed diabetics we can do assessments to measure people’s risks of complications, circulation assessment, neurological assessment and the potential healing capacity or lack thereof. We can be the first ones to diagnose major problems. There are cases where we have identified malignant neoplasms and saved lives. I don’t know that I would let anyone actually walk a mile in my shoes. It’s generally not a good idea to wear other people’s shoes. But I do like shoes and I admit I do wear heels. I have shoes for nights out and special occasions and then I have the shoes I wear the vast majority of the time for my work and my walks. Even when patients need some orthotic therapy I’d prefer to let them follow the 80 – 20 rule which allows heels in moderation rather than being so dogmatic as to say they can’t wear them to, say, their son’s wedding. You have to give a person some respect that they know their limitations. But if you physically can’t get away with not wearing your orthotics, then obviously it is silly and dangerous to wear heels. Some people have really lovely feet. But not ballet dancers. They have terrible feet because they are en pointe all the time. They end up with toes that are really osteoarthritic because they are so jammed up. Some people are embarrassed by their feet, but I never judge a person by their feet – never, ever, ever.

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Parking inspector Andrew Mack One of the first things I noticed when I started this job was that people see you and their behaviour changes; sometimes to a comical degree. You will see grown men do a 180-degree turn and run up the street, either to buy a ticket, move their car or stick more money in the meter. I call it proximal enforcement. You’d be surprised at the backgrounds of the parking inspectors. Life experience and maturity go a long way in this job. I worked as a chef for about 12 years. But chef’s hours are the least family-friendly you can think of, so I needed a change of career. I actually went to uni and did a bachelor of arts and was thinking about doing my masters, but bills and the mortgage kind of got in the way. I was casting around when I saw the ad in the paper and thought, that could be interesting. I’ve never measured how far I walk a day. I’d say it was between 15 and 20 kilometres. Some days it feels like I have walked around the world. You need a fair amount of fitness – the first two weeks half killed me. Really it is about sharing a finite resource. There is no quota, no bounty, no bonuses. We get paid the same whether we issue 100 tickets or none. We are attempting to change behaviour and you can

use the carrot or the stick, so if I have the opportunity I will use the carrot every time. If you approach this job with an open mind and basically don’t try to be a prick about it, people respond in kind. Most people are great. Sometimes people even say thank you when I give them a ticket. I have had other people rage at me – we all have. I’ve had the vague threat of violence, but it is not something I take particularly seriously – it’s the silent ones you have to worry about. Like we had an incident where someone tried to run over one of the inspectors on three occasions. We went through a bit of an OH&S review after that. Now we mark tyres from the kerbside, not the roadside. There’s no great moral sin in getting a parking fine. Sometimes people are angry at themselves and by proxy they are angry at us. Sometimes getting a ticket might be the culmination of a really crappy day – it has nothing to do with me. I am just a convenient sounding board. After 12 years in the kitchen with plate chuckers I can live with it. If you need the validation of people saying, “Oh my god, you have an awesome job” don’t be a parking inspector. Even my wife found it a bit mortifying at parties at first – it didn’t help that I got out of the food industry about the time chefs became the new rock stars. But I think it’s a good job.

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Fishmonger Frank Forster The two biggest bugbears about this job are people who say fish smell and people who insist you can’t buy fresh seafood inland. There is this TV ad on at the moment for some air freshener to mask fishy smells. If you actually buy fresh fish you don’t need deodorisers. Fresh fish doesn’t smell. As for not buying fish inland! If you want to go and catch, land it, clean it and fillet it yourself, sure. But the way the distribution system works it all goes to Melbourne and if you went to Apollo Bay you would mainly get fish that’s been there and back and has actually done more miles overland than what we sell here. In 2010 our shop She Sells Seafood was awarded Australian Seafood Business of the Year and last year we won the Victorian Seafood Business of the Year for the second year running. Even 10 years ago I couldn’t possibly have envisaged that I would be here, doing this. I had my own little educational software business. We needed something else to bring in income and we had seen this little van that used to come to a petrol station in Gisborne, selling fresh fish. Angie had the idea to try something like that. We made contact with the guy who used to operate the van and discovered he was pulling

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out of the market and was selling his van and we thought we’ll give it a try. We started operating in Gisborne and went to Bendigo as well. People started asking why we didn’t go to Castlemaine too. Initially we thought there would be nowhere near enough business here. I remember when we started. It was a Thursday in the middle of June. It was freezing cold and the queues were hundreds of metres long. Long story short, we started the shop. I am on the road at 4.30am every second day to go to market. It would be possible to operate this business without doing the trip, but I think it is vital to have good relationships with your suppliers. We have also been to Lakes Entrance fish co-op to actually go on board the fishing trawlers because a lot of our fish comes through there. We have been to Tasmania and been to the salmon farms and the ocean trout farm to find out about aquaculture and see what happens first-hand. There are so many fish in the sea that it’s never boring. You can come into our shop and buy a fish with a different flavour, different texture, different cooking style for every day of the week. If you get sick of eating fish you can have prawns, scallops, mussels, calamari ... How many nights a week can you eat a lamb chop?

Funeral director Lyn Leidle It probably sounds strange to say this, but Mount Alexander Funerals is our life. Being a funeral director is not a job – it’s a way of life and a way of living. I was very conscious of this when the children were younger. Because they had to come here after school when they were little we initially thought, we can’t let them into this area, and we closed the door. But we soon found out you can’t close doors on children because they would stand outside screaming and would be beside themselves and that was creating feelings that were unnecessary. We have learnt through the children it is far better to be open about everything. It is part of life to them. Our daughter has no interest whatsoever in anything that goes on here or discussing it. For a long time one of her friends at school thought we were rock stars. He only found out last year what we do and as soon as he found out she copped a 1000 questions about seeing dead people. It is not that she is embarrassed by it. It’s just that she doesn’t believe that her parents’ occupation is the most interesting thing about her. We bought into a business that had been run by the same family since 1860, but it was not an inherited job for us – we chose to be funeral directors. When people meet us and know what we do they always want to talk about it. I’m often asked about my own attitude to death. I don’t have a fear of it ... I don’t think. It’s hard to know what to think about the afterlife. I have never seen anything, but I feel things. I feel presences. You do pick up things from dealing with a deceased person. I talk to them. I might tell them if they have divine hair, perhaps ask them if they can help them with it because it is not going quite right or, if I accidentally bump someone I will go, “Sorry!” Brian is the main funeral director within the business. Brian will wash and dress the person and I always do their hair and make-up. This is also our marriage. We are never away from it. There is such a thing as a good death. Not everybody’s death is horrific or not meant to be. We dealt with a family where the husband died and three days later the wife died. Some people might see that as sad, whereas I see that as being beautiful. Whenever I went near that lady I just had a smile on my face. I felt that she was really happy where she was or is. It just came through me. There are things I love about this work. Brian describes it as a calling and it is a real privilege to be able to help people and guide people. There are some priceless moments, like the funeral we did where everybody – including the men – had to put red lippy on without a mirror, because this was something this particular lady was famous for. It was hilarious, fantastic really. It proves there is no right or wrong as long as there is love. ■

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Kathryn, what degree did you complete at La Trobe Bendigo? Why did you enroll to study that particular course and did you have a set career goal in mind at the time of applying? I undertook a Bachelor of Economics Degree. I received honours in Economics at school and really loved the subject so it seemed to be the most logical option. My set career goal was to be a teacher – In the 1960s career options for girls were quite limited, especially for those in the country. I think I was one of the first girls from my town to go to university. I received a teaching scholarship, which paid all my accommodation fees, which meant that I could actually move from a small country town to the city. You are now Executive Manager of Tourism in Bendigo, what does this role entail? To market and grow Greater Bendigo’s reputation as a major tourism destination and to generate economic yield from tourism for Greater Bendigo. I also identify gaps in the tourism experience and assist in developing new and innovative visitor experiences in conjunction with the industry as well as deliver quality visitor experiences – ensuring visitors feel welcome and confident to explore the city. Can you tell us about some of the exciting things that will be taking place in Bendigo this winter? Grace Kelly: Style Icon at the Bendigo Art Gallery will continue into the early part of June closing on the 17th. This is an exciting exhibition of international standing and is

currently attracting many visitors to the City. Bendigo in July will host the World Snooker Championships for the second year in a row. The Sheep and Wool Show is held in July and is an exciting event for the City. It is the largest sheep show in Australia and has an amazing craft and fashion component marketed as the Woman of Wool. There is also the Festival of Lamb, which is growing in stature and showcases the culinary side of the city. In August the Inaugural Writer’s Festival will take place and this is a great new event for the city. The Post Office Gallery will also showcase the 150th Anniversary of the Railway reaching Bendigo and there will be many celebratory activities taking place between July and October. You are known as one of the most elegant and stylish ladies in Bendigo, have you always had a love and flair for fashion? I have always had a love of clothes and dressing individually. I just loved the fashion of the 1950s and 60s and was always asking my mother to make me something that was a bit special. I still have that passion for the fashion of that era but have also added the 1920s to that regimen. I like to live to some degree in that time warp when things were stylish – hats, gloves and all that are classic in style. What will be your must have fashion item for this winter? I just love the unique garments made from

wool – they are soft warm and showcase the wonderful skills of the artists that create them. They are works of art in their own right and I just love wearing them. I believe I am really only showcasing the talent of the wonderful crafts people and artists of the region. I also love my hats and berets and wonderful woolen scarves – they are so versatile and individual. What is your best memory from your years of study at La Trobe? I just loved the joy of learning at a brand new university. We had amazing lecturers and the challenge of understanding the economic theory and challenging the status quo was just amazing. To have a huge library that you could lose yourself in for hours (no internet in those days) … drinking cappuccinos in the coffee shop. There was a special freedom that I don’t believe you experience at any other time in your life. Making great friends and enjoying the music of the 1960s with the Beatles, The Beach Boys and the like made for an exciting time. If you could do your time over what piece of advice would you give your student self? Just believe in yourself. Be confident and know that you are as good as your city cousins. The world is yours to conquer irrespective of where you grow up. The ‘‘city’’ students had an air of sophistication and confidence that we country students did not have. I think that changed over the first year of University… but initially university life was huge step up for some-one who had hardly ever ventured away from a country town. ■

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I actually started off studying accounting after I left school, but I didn’t like that too much. Then I began volunteering at Windarring.

Both of us knew I’d be moving on one day, but when I got accepted into nursing I delayed telling him for about a week because I didn’t want to leave. But I’ll probably be back after my studies – for both our sakes.

That led to me studying disability and mental health work at TAFE. I started working with Danny through Golden City Support Services pretty much straight after I qualified. We use the Etran (eye gaze communication board) to communicate. It is pretty straightforward. Danny looks at letters to spell words out. I have to keep up with his abbreviations, but he usually spells out swear words in full. I enjoy what I do, which is basically anything and everything he needs in the home. If it’s a morning shift I go in and get him out of bed, get breakfast, brush his teeth, maybe get some washing out. The lunchtime shift is mostly odd jobs because he doesn’t eat much, so we might go into town and do some shopping, pay some bills – the sort of normal everyday stuff people do but he can’t do on his own. Sometimes we get frustrated with each other and he grumps at me. I know what mood he is in when he gets all tense and communicates really fast. Then I bite back and then we are back to normal. I think that is the difference. Other people just walk away. I don’t take it. There are some carers that do one shift and

I would call Danny an ordinary person in extraordinary circumstances. In fact I think that he is above most of us in the way that he has to live his life around other people every day of his life, being entirely dependent on others for physical assistance. I haven’t read his autobiography Flipside. Who he was is pretty irrelevant to me given that I like the Danny I know and get along well with him. For me there is nothing to measure him up to other than other people in our lives. I think his perseverance for living and fighting for as good a quality of life as possible is admirable. Working with Danny has taught me more patience and acceptance. What will be will be. Not everything can be changed for the better no matter how much you might wish it. Danny: Deanna wasn’t even born when I had my stroke. She knows next to nothing about pre-stroke Danny except – as she puts it – that I was “one of those Green Beret people who jumped out of planes”. When she started working for me four years ago I had a small communicator and could still speak after a fashion. I could type in a sentence and the communicator would say it aloud.

Now I can no longer even use a finger to type. Deanna can use my Etran board to communicate with me better than anyone except my daughters. I’m more comfortable in her company than with almost anyone except my daughters and my close friends. She is just four or five years younger than my two eldest daughters. This is not to say she is like a daughter to me. As my best-ever carer, she’s kind of like my favourite workmate. We have a laugh, go out for coffee and talk about all the things we could be doing if she wasn’t a poor underpaid carer and I wasn’t a poor mute quadriplegic. She’s just got her passport and is itching to get a stamp in it. She wants to explore worlds and is a bit like a character in my latest teen sci-fi trilogy. Actually, she is not at all, but it might just finally get her to read one of my books if I say that. It is easy for outsiders to sentimentalise the relationship between carer and client. At any one time I have a team of six carers. In this high-turnover field carers stay with me for an average of just 18 months, so in my 27 years as a quadriplegic I have had many carers. Deanna is about number 80. The truth is most carers are friends only within the context of the job In fact just two have remained long-term friends. I hope Deanna joins them, because we are friends, as much as a 64-year-old man and a 25-year-old girl can be. ■

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proudly in my home. I had the opportunity to design my house, garden and pool, which was then created by many clever, trades people including my multi-talented husband Peter who made these beautiful Adirondack chairs. While I do spend a lot of my time at my other home, Napier Park Funerals, and feel honoured to work with families and individuals through what can be the most difficult period in their lives, my family home is very important to me and nothing makes me happier than spending time here with my family. ■

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and are in need of emotional support, accommodation, information about CHD and also helping the heart children take the transition from child to adult health care. HeartKids was established in 1990 and Natasha is the contact for Bendigo and surrounding areas. The Bendigo Branch meets regularly for picnics, parties and getting together to discuss with each other the trauma each family is going through. “Being able to communicate with other people who are going or have been through the same trials as you have is an overwhelming relief. To not feel alone, to have people that really do understand and most importantly for the kids to know that there are others just like them,” Natasha said. The Bendigo Branch of HeartKids was fortunate enough to receive a grant of $7000 from Strategem Community Fund to help with running family fun days, and raise awareness about HeartKids. With this support, the Bendigo Branch has already held some great fun days for the families, including a huge Easter Egg Hunt and also a Mother’s Day Dinner. HeartKids is funded from grants, donations, fundraising and partnerships with community-minded companies. If you would like to get involved or would like more information on HeartKids please visit www.heartkidsvic.org.au or contact Natasha Prendergast on 0421 590 169. ■

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from russia with love Gynaecologist and obstetrician Angelika Borozdina and her beautiful family have fallen in love with Bendigo after making the move from Russia in 2005 with a slight detour through Melbourne. Photographs: Anthony Webster Angelika, what inspired your recent move to live and work in Bendigo? It was both a family and a career decision. It is such a wonderful city to raise a family and the kids often say to me “Bendigo is the best place in the world”. In Melbourne I felt quite restricted with my work, I really had to make a choice to either work in the obstetrics or gynaecology field – not both. I was so worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep my gynecology skills ‘up to speed’. Working in Bendigo allows me to work in both fields ensuring my skills in both areas are kept up to date.

Can you tell us a bit about what you are doing career wise in Bendigo now? I’m an obstetrician, gyneacologist and staff specialist at the Bendigo Hospital and also work with private patients out of Bendigo Day Surgery and St John of God. What are your interests away from work? Sleep! My job involves some very odd hours as one of my patients may go into labour at any hour of the day or night. I love spending time with my husband and children. We are a Russian Orthodox Christian family and have started running a church service once a month in Bendigo in both Russian and

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English language. We also love to travel and holiday as a family and there are lot of sporting commitments with my young active children – swimming, tennis and ice hockey with soccer the next sport on the agenda. What is your favourite thing about Bendigo? The people. Everyone is so open and friendly and so incredibly supportive. People in Bendigo look at your face and you can see their eyes, which is a lovely quality and not very common in busy places like a big metropolis. Oh and how could I forget the wineries in the Bendigo region? My husband thinks the local Shirazes are the best in the entire world. ■

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Bendigo girl Kathryn Campbell is making a difference through her employment with Amnesty International and Save the Children overseas. Here we gain an insight into her inspirational work. So where are you living at the moment Kathryn? I am currently living in London. I did live in Vancouver, Canada for three months while working at Amnesty International. What led you to the decision to leave Australia for your work? London is such a culturally diverse city with so many opportunities and close proximity to Europe. It really was the next step in my professional and travelling journey. I decided to leave Australia to gain some experience in the not-for-profit sector in human rights and development after I finished my university degree in International Relations. Tell us a little about working with Amnesty International and Save the Children? Amnesty International is a global movement with more than three million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights. As a human rights activist intern, I was involved in campaigning at community events, protest marches, petition signing, letter writing, online actions, youth participation and education and solidarity events with minority groups who were now living in Canada but still campaigning for

their people in their home country. Save the Children is an independent and global organisation that campaign for long-term change in addition to providing shorter-term support to improve children’s lives. They are a powerful voice in campaigning for change, locally and globally, and they are extremely good at it! I was responsible for managing Save the Children’s digital media accounts. Can you share a truly positive/inspiring story or moment from your work so far? A really rewarding moment working with Save the Children was the success we had from the Health Workers Count campaign at the United Nations General Assembly. From the popular mobilisation of our supporters, both offline and online, and our flash mob in New York’s Times Square, we created pressure and awareness around the need for more health workers. We reached more than five million people via Facebook and twitter messages, which I am most particularly proud of being responsible for the international accounts.

witnessed was really something I hadn’t expected. When taking a role in this field I had expected my main difficulty would lie in being confronted with horrific details and images of developing country’s problems. However, what surprised me was the amount of injustices there are in developed countries, where we have the capacity for change but don’t do anything at all. I think that has been the biggest challenge for me to wrap my head around the level of de-sensitivity people have to the world around us and the level crises have to reach for us to become so outraged to do something about it. ■

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Now, I bet this has really got you wondering. Ladies who tie themselves up in knots? Ladies who go fishing? Well, not exactly. Writer: Mary Pomfret - Photographs: David Field Knotty Ladies is a group of local women who enjoy textile crafts and who meet regularly to work on individual textile and craft projects in a friendly social atmosphere. The group allows opportunities for “crafty” women to exchange ideas and materials and share a mutual love of textiles and all the creative possibilities the medium offers. Not to mention the chat, laughter and the occasional glass of wine. Local visual artist and contact person for the group, Tamara Marwood, has a passion for textiles and a background in community and cultural development. “For me, making something is a way of expressing love for myself and others and reconnecting with my heritage and reconnecting with the special women in my life.” Hand sewing is a very important part of Tamara’s artistic practice. Of her art, Tamara says, “I just don’t have any choice, it’s who I am, it’s a part of my body and it’s how I express myself.” Tamara recognises that artistic expression is part of creating culture and maintaining a tradition which she says she inherited

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be a part of this “Women now have so many more options, opportunities and choices than they ever had before… but a lot of women still value traditional gentle crafts and they are valued for all different reasons. “There is still a place for traditional women’s skills… even though it is probably more of a hobby rather than a traditional way of life. “It’s often cheaper and easier to pop into the store rather than to make it yourself, but people are beginning to realise the social impacts of a cheap item of clothing compared to something that is made ethically and is organic. “Someone is paying for that cheapness, either in cheap labour or in disregard for the environment,” Tamara stresses. Tamara says women in the group often use “reclaimed” materials such as chopping up an old item of clothing or fabric found in an “op shop”. “Quite often, people swap materials at Knotty Ladies and bring in things that they know someone else would be interested in,” Tamara says. Tamara urges women to come along to this very social group and says that the group is a way of meeting new friends as well as learning new skills. Tamara also keeps a blog at http://knottyladies.blogspot.com with details about the group and profiles on some of the knotty ladies. from her mother, her grandmother and the community she grew up in. “Often what you observe as a child becomes a part of you,” Tamara reflects.

Knotty Ladies meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm at The House of Cloth. Shops 5 and 6, 11–13 Retreat Road, Flora Hill (in the Flora Hill Village).

“I grew up in a very isolated community where there was a ‘you-can-do attitude’,” Tamara says.

For further information contact Tamara Marwood (03) 5444 0678 or email info@ tamaramarwood.com ■

“There are a lot of people now who are choosing not to shop, to use handmade, recycled or second-hand items as a life style choice.” “Politically people want to step out of consuming…and marketing spin,” Tamara suggests. Non- commercially produced goods and artefacts show “the presence of the maker, the presence of the hand,” Tamara says. Knotty Ladies is an opportunity for women to “be visible in the community as a maker” as well as connecting with other like-minded creative people, Tamara says. Women in the group work on a wide variety of textile projects including sewing, knitting, reclaimed embroideries, crochet and weaving. As well as working on personal projects, one of the goals of Knotty Ladies is to support other women through fund raising by selling some of the items the group produces Tamara sees Knotty Ladies as a reflection of sustainable values, in that the group is very aware of how they use materials. “The group is an action group with Bendigo Sustainability,” Tamara points out. The group is conscious of paying attention to where the materials they work with come from and how best to use them sustainably, Tamara says.

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Friends of Oncology came together in April 10 years ago, after around 10 like-minded people became involved, united for one goal: to provide more streamlined and coordinated care for cancer patients.

Friends have spent in excess of $230,000 on equipment alone.

events has a similar approach to those who work in the oncology department.

They are also planning to create a more relaxing environment for some of their younger patients.

“Like what we provide in the department, one of the important things about our delivery of care is that it’s quality care,” Rob says.

It involved staff from both inside and outside the oncology department at Bendigo Health, and people from the community.

“A lot of the money has been spent on very practical issues,”Rob says.

“I felt it should be no different with these events, they’re quality events. That’s been very important for me.”

Hospital equipment is not cheap, so the group began organising a series of events to raise funds to make each and every patient’s journey that little bit smoother. $330,000 later, the Friends have followed the founding member Rob Blume’s wish to always think big, to the letter. “I said if we’re going to do this, let’s do bigger things,” he says. “To get what we need, we’re going to need to sell a lot of cakes, so let’s think big. “So we’ve gone for larger events, which have been challenging.” Events have been varied, from masquarade balls to movie nights, but one in particular, a Girls Night In evening, proved well-organised parties can sometimes make a difference. These events raised $30,000, enough for six vital-sign monitors. This mean patients have up to date monitors... it makes for a safer delivery of care.” The department has also been able to provide more comfortable chemotherapy chairs, each costing around $5000. The

“But in addition to that, we’re going to fit out one of the rooms for some of the younger patients, with a television and a Playsation. “It’s not critical, but it makes it a bit more of a friendly environment, that would otherwise be considered confronting.” With a focus on what Rob calls “survivorship” these funds have allowed the department to provide patients with the little extras, to cope with the social aspects of cancer. “In terms of equipment, you generally always get what you need, but you don’t always get what you want,” he says. “And you might not get it in the time frame that you’d like it to happen. Blume says the funds allow the group to get of things done quickly, and give patients access to it. “One of those might make a moderate difference, but when you add them all together it creates a whole experience which makes things easy all round.” Blume says the production behind these

One such event was a classical music evening at the Bendigo Town Hall. People commented that it was one of the best functions they’d been to and would be keen to come to the next one. “That’s the thing we aim for,” Rob says. But with a new hospital to be built, the coming years will provide a whole new set of challenges for the Friends. “We’re in a transition phase, with the new integrated cancer centre. That’s a bit of an unknown, with plenty of new things. We’re going to have to treat patients differently,” Rob says. The group made sure what they obtained they would be able to take with them, as they didn’t want to be investing in infrastructure that was going to be replaced. Blume has another goal, to see all groups that provide cancer care in Bendigo, come together. “I’d like to see the money doled out in a more coordinated fashion, so we all benefit from it,” he says. ■

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Landmarks come in every shape and size – animal, vegetable and mineral. But who could a have guessed a humble window would become a local icon. John Holton joins the queue and lifts the lid on our gastronomic gold. Writer: John Holton - Photographs: Anthony Webster

When you live in central Victoria, the weather naturally plays a big part in your life. We’ve seen it more than ever in the past decade; the ravages of drought making way for the heartache of flood. It’s always been that way, and it’s shaped our city in more ways than we realise. Indeed, one of Bendigo’s most talked about landmarks may never have seen the light of day if it wasn’t for extremes in climate; in this case, the blistering drought of the 1940s. Times were tough. It was a decade dominated by war, so the drought hit families extra hard – none more so than the Gillies family of Charlton. At the end of the 1940s, brothers Les, Allan and Norman Gillies left the family farm and headed for Bendigo in search of work. It was Les who answered a job advertisement for an apprenticeship at The Kentucky Tearooms, on the site that is now affectionately know as Gillies Corner. “I was excited to get a job at the time,” Mr Gillies says, “but even more delighted to find out they had a jukebox. When the owners of the teahouse sold their local factory, my brothers Allan and Norman and I bought it off them.” A year later, The Kentucky Teahouse came on the market. The brothers bought that too and opened the now famous pie window. Little did they know they were creating a Bendigo landmark that would still have mouths watering six decades later. The meat pie was the king of takeaway foods at the time, and it wasn’t long before

Bendigonians and those from further a field were queuing on the famous corner for what would become Bendigo’s distinctive pie. Gillies Corner has long been a meeting place in Bendigo, for locals and for those from out of town. When I first came to Bendigo in 1988, the friend I was to meet gave me directions to rendezvous at the Gillies pie window. Over the past 20-plus years I’ve often done the same many times over. I remember after my first pie from the window thinking, I think I’m going to enjoy living in this town. The famous window even has international acclaim, being one of the few Bendigo eateries named in the famous Lonely Planet guide. “The pie window on the corner of the mall here is a Bendigo institution,” it reads, “and the pies are as good as you’ll find anywhere in the country.” At Easter Fair time, you will always find a queue at the famous pie window, often people from Melbourne who return each year for the ritual of a hot Gillies pie, and who love the novelty of standing at the Williamson Street viewing windows to watch the pastry being rolled and the pie cases being filled. Ask the current owners of the Gillies bakery, however, and they’ll tell you it’s the three generations of loyal locals who keep the tradition alive. I spoke to some of them on a chilly lunch hour in March. Ben is 41 and works in the CBD. He’s been coming to the Gillies window for as long as he can remember. “I always go to the window even if there’s no one queuing in the shop,” he says. “My Mum used to bring us

here for a treat as kids – I remember coming here when she did her Christmas shopping. When it was raining she’d want to take us up to the Myer restaurant, but my brother and I always wanted to go to the window and have a Gillies from a bag rather than off a plate. It’s the smell that gets you – especially when it’s a cold day.” Eighty-four-year-old Kay, worked in Williamson Street during the 1960s and remembers the queues at the pie window, particularly in winter. “There wasn’t a lot of takeaway in the centre of town back then,” she says, “but a pie was something most people could afford. I think it was hard for people to walk past that smell of pastry. From mid-morning we could smell the pies, and our shop was down past Queen Street. Now there’s so much more to choose from in town, but I think it’s still a quick lunch for busy folk, and it’s probably still better for you than greasy food.” Local football commentator and Bendigo councillor of the time, Dick Turner, probably agreed. Turner often punctuated his footy commentaries with corny slogans like, “Have a Gillies – the pie that fills but never kills”. Not the most flattering piece of copywriting I’d argue, but he probably brought plenty of people to Gillies window over the years, none the less. But the final word on this iconic Bendigo landmark goes to my own son, who at an AFL footy match when aged 12, bit into another brand of pie and with a look of disdain said, “Why isn’t there a Gillies window at the MCG?” ■

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where were you On February 7, 2009, Bendigo became part of a flashbulb memory, one of those significant historical occasions for which we can all answer the question – where were you when? Writer: Colin King - Photographs: David Field

This phenomenon emerged in the 1970s as people reflected on landmark events of the previous decade – President Kennedy’s assassination and man walking on the moon. Others followed to become part of our life history – Cyclone Tracy, the Berlin Wall coming down, 9/11 and Kurt Cobain’s death. February 7, 2009 is of course Black Saturday. But what about those milestone events that are unique to Bendigonians, such as the Thursday morning in 1951 when the city was blanketed with snow. Or when trams from Quarry Hill and Eaglehawk made their final trip to the Arnold Street depot in 1972 – accompanied along Pall Mall and McCrae Street by massed bands and a crowd of 20,000.

View from the poppet head overlooking Queen Elizabeth Oval on Black Saturday.

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Where were you when the Queen Elizabeth II came to town? The answer is the same for the majority of Bendigonians – they were on the streets or at the QEO watching Her Majesty make her way through the city in the year of 1954. The all-inclusive turnout prompted Police to issue a prior warning for people to lock their houses securely lest a dishonest few were not among those attending. For those of us who were not around at the time, it is impossible to imagine the popularity newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed on the first ever visit to Australia by a monarch. Prime Minister Bob Menzies gushingly quoted the word of Thomas Ford, “I did but see her passing by, and yet I love her till I die.” Seventy per cent of Australia’s then population of 10 million flocked to see her. This staggeringly high proportion was blown out of the water by the Bendigo crowd, which swelled to 162 per cent of the city’s then population. Local reporters and dignitaries gave Bob Menzies a run for his money with the gems like, “Our streets are no longer humdrum – Queen Elizabeth once graced them”, “The proudest, supremest moment this city has known” and ‘”Bendigo’s greatest day”. Best of all, “Each night when Charing Cross is deserted, the figures on the fountain will hold whispered converse on that proud moment when the Queen of England once noticed them”. The strange effect that royalty has on people who come into contact with it was also reported. “Many of the older people were so overwhelmed by the unreality of her appearance that they forgot to cheer. They just stood transfixed and staring with open mouths as through their Queen – the beautiful young woman before them in the gleaming black Royal car – was but a dream.” Bendigo Magazine contributor, Geoff Hocking (right), recalls being among 9000 school children assembled on the QEO. “I was seven years old and I would have been a pupil at Specimen Hill Primary School. We all lined up in our little school groups in concentric circles and we were all given our little union jacks to wave. I was probably dressed in little grey flannel shorts that reached just to the knee and a pair of hobnail boots. The Queen drove past in her Land Rover and waved to us all and we all waved back. As kids it was a big moment. We were very much all royalists. The entire country thought that Britain was the answer to all our unrequited desires.” The love affair subsided by the 1970s and the government dropped ‘British Subject’ from Australian passports. Geoff recalls crossing it out of his own previously issued version, “In an act of defiance.”

Photograph taken by Alan Doney – courtesy of the Bendigo Branch of the National Trust

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Where were you the day the councils died? It was less than twenty years ago that six separate councils registered dogs, emptied rubbish bins and looked after every other municipal concern across what is now the City of Greater Bendigo. Depending where you lived in town, you would pay your rates to the Bendigo, Eaglehawk, Huntly, Marong, McIvor or Strathfieldsaye council. In earlier times, you could add the boroughs of Heathcote and Raywood to the list. Debate about which bits of Bendigo’s ever expanding urban area should come under the auspices of the town council can be traced back to gold rush times. Outlying areas of Quarry Hill, Ironbark, Long Gully and Flora Hill were all annexed over time. Thereafter, the prospect of further rationalisation hung like a sword of Democles. The eventual demise of the six existing municipalities was sudden and swift when the Kennett government came to power in the early 1990s. Their unstoppable statewide restructure of local government reduced Victoria’s councils from 210 to 78. Megan Weston was mayor of the Borough of Eaglehawk when councillors and mayors of the former local councils lost their jobs at 2.00pm of 7 April 1994. That was the moment that three commissioners were sworn in to run the new ‘super’ council. Megan however remembers Friday 3 December 1993 as the day the councils died. She and other local mayors and CEOs had First Mayor of the new City of Greater Bendigo - Megan Weston.

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been summoned to the Shamrock Hotel where the Local Government Board handed down its report. “I remember when we were told we had to amalgamate. We were at the Shamrock Hotel. The Board chairwoman walked in and basically said, “Well you’re going to be amalgamated and it’s going to be on such and such a date”, and then they walked out. We all just sat there. We were all dazed. We knew that the announcement was going to happen, but I think the way it happened shocked everybody.” “The demise of Eaglehawk was really sad. It was a thing that was personally felt by a lot of people. For the Battle for the Borough Committee it was like losing a family member. Councillors had put it to the population at a public meeting attended by one in four of the borough’s population - standing room only. They voted unanimously that we remain as Eaglehawk - the whole hall, it was fantastic. I really consider myself fortunate to have been there. It was a great council to be on.” After the announcement, Eaglehawk fired its cannon in defiance and anger. Megan’s interest in local Government was not however quashed by the forced amalgamation experience and she became the first mayor of the new City of Greater Bendigo. “The birth of the new council was exciting as well. That first council really went about the healing process. We had council meetings at places like Marong, Elmore and Heathcote so people felt there was some ownership. That was a very hard road because people were very cynical to start off with.“ Upon retirement from public life, Megan made a sea change to Tasmania’s Bruny Island where she and husband Barry now own and operate Blackwood Studio Accommodation.

Where were you on Black Saturday? The extreme weather of Black Saturday would have marked it as a red-letter-day even without the fires. It came in the tail end of a decade of drought. Things worsened with two months of no rain before the fires. This culminated in a heatwave like no other – Bendigonian’s sweltered for two weeks as one forty-plus degreeday followed another. When the mercury reached 45.4 °C, it was Bendigo’s highest temperature since records began. The fact that the weather bureau saw it coming for three days merely heightened peoples’ dread. When February 7 2009 finally rolled around, Bendigo was off the McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index scale - beyond conditions experienced on Black Friday in 1939 and Ash Wednesday in 1983. Humidity dropped to six percent, winds exceeded 100km an hour and Melbourne had the hottest temperature ever recorded in an Australian capital city. People only had to look out the window to fear it was simply a matter of time.

closer to home at 3.11 when a blaze broke out at Redesdale. Then, shortly after 4.00pm, Bendigo became part of Australia’s worst and deadliest bushfires ever. They call them ‘bush’ fires but this this out of control inferno began near Maiden Gully and was soon bearing down on Long Gully residential areas - Jennifer and Greg Harris’ St. Just Point home among them. Jennifer’s first thoughts were for her young sons Kane and Ryan. “I put the kids in the car and drove them over to my parent’s house. Greg stayed and started hosing the house down as everyone was.” When she returned soon after, “The fire was already behind our house as well as in front. There had been a policeman. He basically said to us “I’m going. It’s up to you guys what you do but I’m going.” As soon as he said that, Greg said “We’re going too.”’

Although they lost their house, Jennifer and Greg were mindful of the tragedies of Kinglake and Marysville. “For Greg and I, that did put our loss in perspective because we had everything. The fact One of the many houses lost in that the infrastructure of the town was still here, Bendigo on Black Saturday. rebuilding for us wasn’t hard - it was just a matter The Kinglake fire began at East Kilmore at of coordinating everything. Eight months after, we 11.20am. Fires in the state’s west at Horsham were back in our own house.” and Coleraine followed at 12.30pm. In Gippsland, the fatal Churchill fire started an hour later. At 2.55, the It is truly the one day for which none of us will ever be unable to fire spotter at Mount Despair saw the Marysville fire begin. Things got answer the question, where were you when?

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Photograph taken by Alan Doney – courtesy of the Bendigo Branch of the National Trust

When were you when the last car drove down the now Hargreaves Street Mall?

it wasn’t the Sydney harbour bridge after all. The occasion was pregnant, at least from my point of view, with concern that it would be all right on the day.”

There was a time when it was a good thing to mention the M word in Bendigo. The late 1970s and 1980s was the height of the mall craze in Australia. On January 2, 1982, Bendigo became one of 58 cities that closed one of its streets to create a mall. It was a Saturday in an era when retailers shut up shop for the weekend at midday. The last coin was fed into a parking meter and the last Datsun 180B or shiny new Commodore VB made its way along the doomed section of Hargreaves Street roadway before the barriers went up at 1pm. Almost immediately, excavators moved in to begin ripping up the pavement in front of Gillies.

David’s trepidation had some roots in dissenting voices. “The traders said that, because their customers wouldn’t be able to park outside their shops, they’d lose custom. The design team went to a lot of trouble to try to minimise inconvenience to surrounding businesses,”David added.

The first incarnation of the mall opened less than five months later amid high praise for the council and all involved for completing the project on time, within its budget of under $1,000,000 and with ‘as little inconvenience as possible to adjoining retailers and shoppers’. The choice of all local contractors was also lauded. Local architect David Breadon joined with Robert Herriot to design the mall. David, who recently retired to Fernmount on the NSW northern coast, remembers the closure as low key. “It was a quiet occasion, and one that no feral attempted to mar,

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Not all traders felt that way. Sue and Rod Price have owned and operated McArthur’s Shoes in the Mall since before its creation. Sue said they were: “Very much in favour of it and the way it was done. Everybody loved it. They thought it was a very progress thing to do. They did a really good job initially. I think it has remained popular too.” Like David, Rod too recalls the street’s closure on January 2 being uneventful. “We don’t remember much. We would have just gone home probably.” The real celebration came with the official opening on May 13, 1982. “It was packed with people,” David said. “And immediately I felt that the whole development was vindicated. The Mall was an instant hit with most of the population.” Ashmans’ mall opening special was Lee jeans for $17.99. Rod said McArthur Shoes “Were selling a pair of Julius Marlows for $12.99.” ■

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where are you now cousin jack? An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman and an American walk into a bar. Writer and Illustrator: Geoff Hocking Why do they never include a Cornishman in jokes such as these. The answer is quite simple, a Cornishman wouldn’t be seen walking into a bar in the first place — and, especially in such company. A relative of mine was present at a function in Bendigo where some Cornish Bards were guest speakers. Dressed in blue flowing costumes, a little like they had just stepped off the set of The Hobbitt, they were asked: “Why are there so few famous Cornishmen?” I have my suspicions, but first I checked the World Wide Web and discovered a site that listed several of the most fabulous and famous from that windswept corner of Great Britain that is the home to cousin Jack and Jenny. The site gave me a list of names, most of whom I had never heard. Among them was a Silas Hocking, an author and preacher who was born in St Stephen-in-Brannell, Cornwall in 1850 and combined his calling to the Methodist pulpit with pumping out 50 novels, his most notable was a story of street children of Liverpool titled Her Benny which sold more than one million copies. Godfearing, artistic and rich, I was beginning to warm to cousin Silas. His brother Joseph and sister Salome were also novelists. The Hockings from St. Stephens were about to be grafted onto the family tree – but how come I have never heard of them before? Looking at the list there were few I recognised, apart from King Arthur who can’t really be counted, he may only exist in legend, there was Captain Bligh of The Bounty fame, authors William Golding, Daphne Du Maurier and poet laureate John

Betjeman; artists Ben Nicholson, his wife sculptor Barbara Hepworth and the most influential British potter of the 20th century Bernard Leach; Andrew Pears the bloke who invented a soap you can see through that smells like coal tar; and Midsomer Murders’ actor Inspector Barnaby – John Nettles. These were the few I had heard of, plus a few more who did great things but were not names in my household – a bloke who invented blood transfusions, another who invented a safety fuse for explosives (very popular with Cornish miners), another invented the chronometer and the site also included Lincolnshire-born John Wesley who taught us all to sing lustily in Praise to the Lord, but to keep our heads down, don’t drink, dance or get ideas above our station. Wesley was not Cornish at all but his new method of preaching, which eschewed the pomp and ceremony of the traditional English Church, appealed to the 19th-century common-working man making Methodism the creed of choice for thousands of Cornishmen and women. There is an old joke that goes like this: “Why don’t Methodists make love standing up?” The answer, “It could lead to dancing!” Hah, hah. Well, those are my suspicions. The Cornish didn’t make much of a show of themselves, they worked hard, they took care of family, and their community. They supported one another, coming together for the advancement of the whole, and dare any one stand too tall lest they be cut down to size pretty quickly. They loved to sing. It was communal, free and lusty, and the Wesleys, John and Charles

were of the great hymnasts of their day. Few imbibed, few followed the horses, few engaged in the fox-trot or waltz; these were the pastimes of the libertine and wasted time and energy that could be better spent proving the protestant work ethic. Those are my suspicions. The Methos of the Cornish diaspora to the diggings were so dedicated to work, to service and to family they allowed little time for dreaming and it is sometimes in dreaming that great ideas can be formed. It is curious that Wesley himself was such a radical reformer. We think of Wesley’s Methodism as a spiritual straightjacket on a conformist society but he was in fact a radical. Today, like Christ himself he would probably be labelled a socialist, when he railed against the wealthy who sought riches for themselves on earth, exhorting them to be generous of their riches to others lest they be denied a place in their heaven. It is no wonder that the poor working-man toiling far underground in the Cornish mines were like blank slates upon which Wesley could write his message of spiritual freedom and personal liberty through service to a higher force than the Lord of the Manor. At one stage on the early Bendigo diggings, just after the first rush had passed and serious deep digging was required, boatloads of Cornishmen arrived. Built short and stocky these little balls of muscle were designed for heavy work and fitted well into tight shafts far below ground. A report in The Age newspaper of April 29, 1913 recalls the visit to Bendigo by Sir George Smith, a distinguished Cornishman,

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part owner of the Bendigo factory of Bickford, Smith and Co., manufacturers of blasting fuses*. He was met at the railway station by John Quick (not yet Sir, but soon to become one of Bendigo’s most famous Cornishmen), Mr Hicks MLC (Cornish?), Mayor of Eaglehawk Councillor Hooper, and Bendigo Mayor Councillor Curnow (definitely Cornish). The report went on: “Several hundred Cornish people attended the townhall at night, when Mr Smith was given a rousing reception. The singing by a specially chosen Cornish male choir was a feature of the entertainment”. After this night on the town [not dancing, just singing] a Cornish society was established in Bendigo. The population of early Bendigo was at one time more than 60 per cent Cornish, and their largely unadorned, but sensible brick and timber meeting places soon took root wherever more than two of them stood side by side with a Methodist hymn-book in their hands, a cribbage board and a warm pasty to share between them. My mother always made pasties on a Saturday morning, sometimes they were traditional: a circle of pastry filled with cooked meat, potatoes, onions, sometimes a bit of swede, and grated carrot, which was then folded over, crimped, pricked with a fork and slid into the wood-fired oven. Later on she perfected the BIG pasty, a single slab of pasty which covered the entire tray and sliced into plate-sized slabs after cooking. It took me a long time to figure out why this

ritual was so regular, so important, until it occurred to me that she was celebrating our/ her heritage – we were Cornish. Never mind that she was, in fact, half, but protestant, Irish, my father was a full-blood, that Cornish DNA dominated all other regional peculiarities. Then it occurred to me. Bendigo was the home of the pasty – Gillies – The Gillies. It is a cultural icon. It is part of our heritage, the 60 per centers, pasties are a national dish. Over the years I have conducted private and personal research into pasty making in regional centres. Ballarat can’t make them. Maldon did do an excellent pasty made in their Scottish wood-fired cast iron oven; the same type of oven was in service in a bakery in Yackandandah and they made a pasty of comparable quality. A bake-house that once stood just by the corner of Malvern and Williams Road in Melbourne has the same type of oven. They made an excellent pasty, but the bakery, and oven, have long gone. McShanag in Castlemaine [I know the name appears Caledonian] but the pasties are pretty good anyway.v Things may change, but a good pasty is still a good pasty and a good sing–out loud–is good for the soul no matter what you believe in. God Bless you Cousin Jack and Jenny. *The Cornish home of Bickford, Smith & Co., is Tuckingmill. The birthplace of my paternal underground-working grandfather. Those apples don’t fall far from the tree. (Oh! And Gillies make a really nice apple pasty as well). ■

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right on cue If Bendigo hosted a world class event which brought over half a million dollars into the region, attracted the best of the best from the sports world, and beamed into 66 countries, you’d go wouldn’t you? Writer: Ben Cameron Well, mark July 9-15 in your social calendar as the Australian Goldfields Snooker Open returns to the Bendigo Stadium for the second time running. Last year’s event impressed just about everybody, even Australia’s number one snooker player Neil Robertson, who said the atmosphere at the event was one of the best he’d experienced. Snooker became the sporting word on everybody’s lips for a few weeks in Bendigo last year, as it pushed cycling and football off the back pages. Even those who wouldn’t know a poop stick from a pot black, popped in to check out the action. But how did Bendigo manage to pocket this

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prestige event? Event organiser, IMG’s Greg Hooten takes up the story. “Bendigo ticked far too many boxes to be ignored,” he said. “We didn’t have to bring this event to a capital city, just a place that could handle the event of this size. “Bendigo is a great regional centre, and it had the infrastructure to accommodate the event, and all the people who came to watch the action from outside the area. “And the City of Greater Bendigo were very aggressive in wanting the event, and very helpful.” It’s all set for an even bigger show this year, tickets for 2012’s event went on sale on

Valentine’s Day, and the City of Greater Bendigo’s Major Events Manager Terry Karamaloudis said recent numbers indicate 2011’s figures will be blown off the table. “Just over 3500 tickets were sold for last year’s event, so far this year we are well on track to exceed that number by a considerable margin,” he said. “The economic benefit to Bendigo will exceed $500,000 so it’s a significant input across the week long tournament. “Last year’s event provided economic impact in the order of $400,000.” Play will once again consist of the top 16 world ranked players, with John Higgins and Stephen Hendry just some of the big names to grace the tables last year.

“The players come from around the globe, many of them celebrities in their home country.”

show, Bendigo is becoming known for more than just a proud history in gold and Gillies pies.

It wasn’t a total clean break last year however, with a candid Terry saying last year’s event suffered from some teething problems.

“Bendigo is attracting big name events for a number of reasons,” Terry said.

“This year’s tournament has had the benefit of time in the organisation of the event,” he said. “Last year the whole thing came together in the matter of a few weeks and that left us wanting in a few departments like marketing the event.”

“Crowds will see nothing but the best snooker players from the world right here in Bendigo,” Terry said.

Even if you’re not a major snooker fan, the bigger picture is that events such as the Goldfields Open continue to enhance Bendigo’s reputation as a growing regional centre, worthy of hosting the big ticket events.

“Media coverage for the event spanned the world last year and it will again this year.

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“The City has excellent facilities and infrastructure, we are very conveniently located in the centre of Victoria so getting to Bendigo is quite easy from a logistical point of view. “We have a very dedicated and passionate team of people in our Major Events Unit, that negotiate vigorously to secure events for Bendigo. “Things just don’t fall into your lap with events, you have to compete with other cities regional and national and we do it very well for Bendigo. For more information on the Australian Goldfields Snooker Open visit www.bendigotourism.com ■

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for art’s sake

i spy... You have to love someone who’s so excited about their new camera that they immediately post photos of it on Facebook. Writer: Megan Spencer - Photographs: David Field and Sean Batty Just as he’s torn open the cardboard box, packaging foam spilling out, under the post: “This come in today”. That’s Sean Batty for you, one of Bendigo’s most inspired and enthusiastic young photographers. He’s a busy man, holding down a full-time job at family firm TyrePlus, with a bustling family of three kids under eight. You’d think he wouldn’t have much time to talk photography, let alone take the hundreds of photos he does, often on a weekly basis. But talking to Sean you’ll find the conversation inevitably wends its way back to his passion, swiftly traversing everything from favorite locations and his beloved “gadgets”, to the challenges of digital gear and his aspirations towards fine art photography. You may have already come across his images. Sean is one of Bendigo’s most prolific and indemand portrait photographers, who spends his spare time creating luscious images of tots, bubs, families and wedding parties. His work schedule – around job and family – goes something like: weekends and late arvos for shoots, with early mornings and nights set aside for photo editing. That is, once the kids are in bed and the house has shrunk back to quiet. Sean’s equally busy partner Nicola also helps run the photography business, My Little Eye, which Sean says initially started from necessity. “2008 was when I first picked up a camera and consciously ‘composed’ a photo. I wanted to take pictures of my daughter,” he said. At the time, the kiddie photo ‘studio’ at the local shopping centre didn’t appeal. “It just wasn’t very creative,” he says reluctantly, not

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wanting to seem critical of his more traditional peers. Nor did the idea of dropping “around $700”. Instead he and Nicole went looking at cameras, “and just decided that we would do it ourselves”. He hasn’t looked back. “It all came about from word of mouth really,” he explains about My Little Eye. “I put some of my shots up on facebook and Red Bubble, and someone asked me to take photos.” He invested in better equipment, so that he could deliver high quality shots. “My first professional job was a family portrait. I was really nervous because I had to go out to an unfamiliar location. I had 10 seconds to scope out the place before people start asking me ‘what are you going to do?’” “It was a big job, over 10 people – three sisters, plus partners and kids. It was at a winery, and very picturesque. But it was in the cooler months so it was muddy!” he grins, remembering what could have gone wrong. Much as the job requires a certain degree of control – choosing locations, the best time of day for light, watching the weather and so on – Sean also likes to take his cues from what’s in front of him, much a like a documentary photographer. It means he has to be ready for anything. “It’s the moments in between,” he says, “when people are not conscious of the camera – that’s where you need to keep them.” “And kids create that moment anyway,” he smiles relishing the idea of finding spontaneity to capture, around the posed shots that are ‘expected’ of him. “You don’t get those moments at ‘Pixie Palace’.”

Looking at Sean’s work, you very much get the sense of his appreciation for the what goes into making a great portrait. And for the human face, in all of its perfect/imperfect glory. Available light is his kind of signature. He’s not shy with texture and colour either. Sean prefers not to shoot in an artificial environment. So you’ll often find him in obscure places around Bendigo, like the back of an old church, snapping away at a kids playing on grass with a corrugated iron shed as backdrop. But it’s in his fine art work where Sean breaks loose, many miles away from the gentleness of his human muses. Sean’s landscapes are dramatic and highly manipulated. They don’t creep up on you – they command your attention like a thundercrack. His tip shot for instance. It’s the perfect example of the work he loves to do when he has the time – usually on the way home from a shoot. Nothing short of magnificent… Taken at Eaglehawk landfill, a stack of dumped mattresses lays beneath a dramatic, blackened sky. This pile of ‘the forsaken’ is illuminated by a classic hand of God light breaking free from the clouds, reclaiming the refuse back into the fold. It’s a shot to make other photographers weep. His pictures around Bendigo – including one of majestic Rosalind Park at Christmas – is equally impressive. As are his seascapes when he and Nicola take the kids away. It seems Sean just can’t stop taking photos of the world. Lucky he’s got such a hungry little eye... My Little Eye Photography 0426 280 380 www.mylittleeyebendigo.com ■

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How did you become involved in Herbalife? Over a few years after my career had finished, I noticed that I had become very lethargic, I lacked stamina and my overall health was not like it used to be. I had a close friend introduce me to the Herbalife products and within days my energy levels were up and I gained an overall sense of wellbeing that I had lost years ago. My overall recovery from sports activity has increased by far, so I wish I had of been on the product during my AFL career. Using Herbalife products has now become an integral part of my daily lifestyle. What are your favourite Herbalife products? I'd have to say the shakes, because they are low in calories, rich in vital nutrients our body needs and it's a great way to start the day and I also really enjoy the Instant Herbal Beverage – it helps support weight management, increase water consumption and its nutrient rich which tastes great as an iced tea as well..

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If you go down to the park today, you’ll be in for a big surprise. From exercising mums with strollers, nurses walking the dog to the coffee man... Bendigo’s parks plays host to them all. Writer: Steve Kendall - Photographs: Anthony Webster

LAUREN KELLY-GINNIVAN

Lauren said she loves to walk in the park on nice days, and even has a wander in winter.

Who doesn’t like a walk by the lake on a bright sunny day? Add a few ducks and a variety of water birds and the scene is set for entertainment. Especially if you are 13-months old, like Kelly.

When not at home as a full-time mum, Lauren works for a government department. Another string to her bow is her role as a marriage celebrant. “I sort of had a phobia about being a bridesmaid,” she said. “This way I get to see the best view of the bride on her special day.”

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Mum, Lauren Kelly-Ginnivan picked a cracker of a day for a wander by the lake. Lauren is from Axedale, but lives in White Hills, and considers herself a lifetime Bendigonian. “I’ve been here all my life,” she said. “I’m a first-time mum, and Lake Weeroona is a great place to have a walk. We can watch the ducks, or the other kids in the playground.” Kelly’s a bit young to play at the moment, but by the look in her eye, there’s sure to be a return visit. “The playground is really good, with a real mix of kids having a good time,” Lauren said. “There are young ones and older ones, and they all play together.” It’s a meeting place for mums too, a great location to meet up, have a chat and watch the kids have fun. “I’ve always liked the park,” Lauren said. “So much so, my husband James and I were married at the Boardwalk. It was a lovely day, and the tram came through too – the pictures are great.”

Lauren considers the ceremony the most important part of the day, and an honour to be part of it. “My first wedding was interesting, I think I was as nervous as the groom. I married my best friend, and I very nearly cried. I had to remember not to cry as it was her big day.” As a marriage celebrant, Lauren is aware of the responsibility. “You really get to know the people you are marrying in the lead up to the day, and you spend a lot of time with them at the event.” As for motherhood, Lauren came up trumps with baby Kelly. She wanted a redhead, but husband James has dark hair. Luckily the gene is in the family and shone through for Kelly. “We called her Kelly Ginnivan, which is both of our surnames combined,” Lauren said. Kelly smiled, as if she liked her name, or perhaps it was because Lake Weeroona was such a nice place to be.

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AMY HOLMES Sailors Gully

Take a wander through the Rosalind Park on any Monday, Wednesday or Friday and you’ll come across Shape Rattle ’n’ Stroll. It’s the brainchild of Amy Holmes, who checked out of the world of hotel management and entered the world of keep fit. Mind you, Amy was never a couch potato, she runs half-marathons every few months, and runs for fun as well as fitness. In the corporate world, Amy found it hard to find the time to exercise, so after she enrolled at the Australian Institute of Fitness in Bendigo and racked up the qualifications to enable her to teach. Shape Rattle ’n’ Stroll has been running for about three years now, and used to be in Beicher Oval and the Thomas School of Dance in Gaol Road before its move to Rosalind Park. The idea behind it all is to give mums a chance to exercise and bring bub too. It started off pretty low key, but the idea and participation has blossomed. “I know how hard it is to find time to exercise,” Amy said. So once the scheme was up and running, word of mouth kicked in. I have a lot of referrals from child health nurses. Also, one mum will come from a mothers’ group and before I know it there will be more from the same group.”

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A stroll in the park is one thing, but the class uses weights and stretches to give that all-important work out. But there’s more. “I can see an improvement in the mums over the weeks,” Amy said. “Sometimes mums have their babies, keep exercising with us, fall pregnant again and keep on going right through. It’s nice to have the return clients.” Amy has gone on to further education in nutrition, pregnancy and post-natal training. Amy said women who are physically active before and after the birth of a child not only retain less weight after the birth, but tend to remain socially active and feel better about themselves in the postpartum months. As they share the experience in exercise, the women form mothers’ groups of their own, building relationships in the group while building fitness. You may think a group of women with strollers and toddlers may be a bit unwieldy in the park, but all goes to plan ... usually. “We’ve had a few runaway toddlers,” Amy said. “They just want to run off and explore the park.” Amy teaches at the Thomas School of Dance as well as Shape Rattle ’n’ Stroll, and will also go to people’s homes if they don’t fancy training outdoors. “I see lots of post-natal and pregnant women. I keep it low-key and in a controlled environment. Staying fit is positive for the mind and body,” Amy said. “I can’t imagine doing anything else now.” Find out more at www.shaperattleandstroll.com.au

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EMILY MCNAMARA Bendigo

Walking the dog is familiar pastime around the parks, many an owner stretches out to keep pace, or slows down depending on the size of the pooch. There are certainly all shapes and sizes of dogs in the park, with owners using the excuse of exercising the dog as a way to bring some useful activity to themselves. Emily McNamara is no exception to this, and walks her chocolate Labrador Lucy and her Pug/Shitzu cross, Savannah by the lake. The dogs are walked every day of course, but it’s at the weekends where Emily makes the effort of a special long walk at Lake Weeroona. Emily loves dogs, and managed to combine this love of animals with her job, she’s a first year vet nurse at the Bendigo Animal Hospital in Napier Street, very handy for the park. After a stint with Telstra as a consultant, Emily sought out the role as a vet nurse. The role is a very popular one, and positions are hard to come by. “Once I was in, I was really pleased to discover how much nurses are involved,” she said. “I really like the medical side of the job, and we get to scrub in and assist the vets and administer drugs under supervision. It’s really hands on.”

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Emily is furthering her career and studying for further qualifications with a view towards specialisation. “I need a couple of years’ study, and it will help me understand more what we do and why. I have thought about studying to be a vet, but who knows?” As with all lines of work, friends ask for advice. In Emily’s case she is expected to know all of the ailments. “I just tell them to see a vet,” she said. Emily is pretty much in the career path she wants, lots of contacts with animals. She does deal with customers too. “I do worry about the animals sometimes, you do become attached to some of them,” she said. “I know people worry about their animals. It’s as if the animals are their children sometimes. But I can understand that. I have thought about moving to human nursing, but I like working with the animals too much.” With the job being such a popular one, Emily has some advice for would-be vet nurses. “The best thing to do is get some experience at a clinic, even if it’s volunteer work. That will set you up for when you apply in the future.” With two dogs and a cat at home, Emily is not overstocked with pets at the moment. “I expect I’ll pick up a few strays along the way in the future,” she said.

NICK SALM Epsom

If you’ve had a coffee at Lake Weeroona in the past 10 years, chances are you’ve been served by Nick Salm. He’s the cheery barista who runs the coffee van by the playground. He’s recently gone up in the world, and left the tent behind for a state of the art van. This makes a coffee an all-weather event, as the tent used to blow around a bit in bad weather and send Nick packing. Nick offers more than coffee though. Alongside the hot chocolates and marshmallows, the stand is a bit of a gathering for the regulars. Customers come and go, but there is a die-hard crowd who have two or three coffee fixes a day. Nick got into the game because he loves the black liquid. “I have a passion for coffee,” he said. “I make if for people the way I make it myself, which is quite strong. The regulars certainly like it.” Nick said he’d never be a mechanic, as he doesn’t have the right hands for a technical job, but he does excel in the coffee van. Following uni, where he met his wife, Nick turned to teaching, but the game didn’t suit. “I had no patience for it,” he said. Then came a three-year stint at McDonalds where he learnt the hard yards. “The training was fantastic,” he said.“It was my first real job, and set me up in the industry. I soaked it all up.” Nick returned to his home town Colac and spent a year as front-ofhouse restaurant manager at Culture. Then Bendigo called and it just so happened the Weeroona sales spot came up. “I was in the right place at the right time,” Nick said. “The first six months was tough, there were no regulars and no repeat business. But that soon changed.” You can tell Nick loves the job, he learns what his customers want in the first couple of visits. “I love the social aspect, I was born for the stage,” he said. A big part of the trade is the parents from the playground. “It’s also a good barometer of business. When the playground is full, I know it won’t be long before the mums and dads need their coffee fix. Spring and autumn are my best times. When it’s warm enough to be out in a t-shirt, but cool enough to enjoy a hot drink.” A few years ago Nick spread his wings for a while to pass on his skills of coffee making in workplace training. But he came back to the pitch in the carpark, spreading a smile and good cheer to regulars and new customers alike. ■

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ice magic It’s the perfect time of year to cosy up in comfort under the big screen and catch the latest magical film releases this winter for young and old. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (CTC) Commences: June Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has worldchanging consequences – a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

Magic Mike (CTC) Commences: July A dramatic comedy set in the world of male strippers; Magic Mike stars Channing Tatum in a story inspired by his real life. The film follows Mike (Tatum) as he takes a young dancer called The Kid (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

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Coffee Lounge with a dine in or takeaway option serving freshly ground coffee, smooth creamy hot chocolate, iced chocolate/coffee/mocha and a selection of cakes & slices before or after your movie. With the latest blockbuster movies on offer and selected showcase films we pride ourselves on offering our patrons a state-of-the-art cinema experience for the whole family.

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Enjoy the perfect night out with the girls with our next Chicks Night Out, screening ‘Magic Mike’ (CTC). Entry includes a glass of champagne & nibbles to enjoy while you catch up with the girls, followed by Cold Rock Ice Cream with mix-ins while you watch the film. A special take home gift will also be provided to everyone attending.

Bring in the whole family and enjoy a special Family Day advanced screening of “Ice Age 4: Continental Drift” (CTC) Meet well known kids characters with special giveaways for everyone as well as a chance to win amazing Lucky Door Prizes on the day.

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cool readings From imprisonment, betrayal and deadly rivals to dark forces, epic battles and love – this winter’s reading will certainly keep you captivated. The Prisoner of Heaven

Rapture

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The third in a series of award-winning novels that began with The Angel’s Game and The Shadow of the Wind, The Prisoner of Heaven returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the Sempere and Sons Bookshop.

The sky is dark with wings. Like sand in an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn’t know if he can do this – live only to lose Luce again and again. Yet together they will face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies . . . and angel dust. Great sacrifices are made. Hearts are destroyed. And suddenly Luce knows what must happen. For she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The curse they’ve borne has always and only been about her— and the love she cast aside. The choice she makes now will be the only one that truly matters. Every love story has an ending . . . even those that never die. In the fight for Luce – who will win? Lauren Kate delivers the final chapter in their epic story with a novel that will stay in your heart – forever.

Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet, a beautiful and unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books, he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then, to Daniel’s surprise, the man inscribes the book with the words To Fermin Romero de Torres, who came back from the dead and who holds the key to the future. This strange visit leads us back to a story of imprisonment, betrayal and the return of a deadly rival.

The Long Earth Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter The Long Earth, originally planned and abandoned by best-selling fantasy Pratchett in 1986, is finally about to be released – completed as a collaboration with renowned science-fiction author Stephen Baxter. 2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Junior cop Sally Jansson is called out to the house of Willis Lynsey, a reclusive scientist, for an animalcruelty complaint: the man was seen forcing a horse in through the door of his home. Inside there is no horse. But Sally finds a kind of home-made utility belt. She straps this on – and ‘steps’ sideways into an America covered with virgin forest. Willis came here with equipment and animals, meaning to explore and colonise. And when Sally gets back, she finds Willis has put the secret of the belt on the internet. The great migration has begun... The Long Earth.

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From her early wanderings in Brisbane to the headline act she has become, Kate Miller-Heidke has come of age. Writer: Steve Kendall Kate Miller-Heidke has stepped up a notch, or should that be throttled back. Her third latest album Nightflight shows a deeper, darker, dare I say more mature set of recordings. Gone are the major quirks, in are the feelings and tales of love, there’s a touch of homesickness in there too. It’s still Kate for sure, but the girl grown up has put together an album worthy of the international acclaim she receives. It’s her first album in three years, and the 11 tracks show a new sophistication. The press blurb says she has a simple mission, to focus on the craft of pure human storytelling with clear-eyed clarity.

Where does the clarity came from? “It’s growing up really,” Kate said.

“English records have different qualities to American ones,” Kate said.

“I’ve definitely changed, less naive and more grateful than I used to be. I feel more in control now than I did. I feel confident to take authority over my own life.”

“That said, we recorded a world-class sounding album, and that as recorded in Linsday Gravina’s Birdland studio in Prahran.”

Kate’s music is moving in a new direction, and her earlier pop style is a thing of the past, certainly in her recorded work. “I really enjoy making music with real instruments,” she said. “My early music was how I was at the time, and pop music was the way I got noticed. I wanted the pop star thing, which is not so important to me anymore.” Kate has spent much of the past year performing with the English National Opera, something which is very much part of her musical repertoire. Such variety in style makes Kate a tough artist to pigeonhole, though she has had the comparison to Kate Bush. “I think it’s kind of a lazy comparison to make,” she said. Kate’s 2008 album, Curioser, was recorded in Los Angeles, but Nightflight was written at home in Toowoomba, Queensland, recorded in Melbourne and mixed in Suffolk, England. The idea behind the Australian segments was to stay closer to home and have friends involved in the project, that and a long stretch of being on the road had made her crave the home comforts. “I wanted friends to come and play and sing on the record,” she said, “I didn’t want to be isolated anymore.” The English connection came from Kate being in the country for an opera, that and she wanted Cenzo Townsend to mix the album for her. “There is a particular English sensibility when it comes to sound and we wanted someone English to mix it.” The “we” is partner and longterm collaborator Keir Nuttall, who also co-produced Nightflight.

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Studio work aside, Kate is a seasoned traveller, with touring a major part of the past few years. “It’s fundamental,” she said. “It’s where the songs really come alive, and it’s really special connection between an artist and an audience.” The new album showcases songs about real people’s lives. “Everything I’ve ever done has been a reaction against the previous thing,” Kate said. “Nightflight is a more vulnerable and exposed record than anything I have done before. “If Curioser was a playful, dysfunctional adolescent, Nightflight is more like a damaged, melancholy person in her late 20s. “With Nightflight we wanted something darker and more organic.” That darker side is to the fore in track 10 on the album, The Devil Wears a Suit. Clothed in Irish folk music, Kate said the song is about the banality of evil and how often it comes under the veneer of respectability. “I am reluctant to say who this song is actually about,” she said. Other tracks continue the depth, Fire and Iron, the closing track is written from the perspective of a dead narrator. “She is watching her childhood boyfriend walk his children through the park years later. “Fire and Iron is the image of a car crash, but it also refers to her being a spirit and him being material.” Kate has played the Bendigo Stadium, The Capital Theatre and a little further afield at the Palais in Hepburn Springs. and Central Victoria is certainly on the menu for later this year. “I love regional Victoria, and will be visiting Bendigo in August,” Kate said. Nightflight was released in April, so expect the live show to have a healthy mix of Kate’s new and old. But I don’t think her operatic talents will be on show, which is perhaps a shame. ■

last of the tourists Legendary troubadour Mick Thomas has always had a unique perspective on life. Writer: Ben Cameron

This new analogy on his own issues with ageing, probably tops it: it’s all about dogs. “When I was born we had this old dog, and he died when I was about four or five,” Thomas remembers. “But we just got another dog, and when he got knocked over, we got another dog. My parents just kept getting dogs all my life (laughs). I look at my dog now and I think ‘Wow, you’re really old, how many more dogs am I going to have?’ You weight that up, and your parents weighed that up too, there was like this succession of dogs (laughs) in my life. I might be down to my last few dogs in my life... all of sudden you’re contemplating it, it’s like one of life’s big questions. I’m 52, how many more dogs am I going to own?” Like those dogs, his parents Thomas has bid his parents goodbye, which is where his latest album, The Last of the Tourists comes in. It’s all about him “being an older guy, grappling with the world”. While Thomas is not prepared to admit he’s happy, it’s probably the most content he’s been in some time. “(I’m) ultimately, not happy with where I am but I kind of know where I am,” he says. “You get observations that come with that (on the record). I’m more resigned, I guess that’s got something to do with parents passing on. In a metaphorical sense, I’m the oldest person in the room. Maybe not always in terms of age, but you are in terms of accepting responsibility. You live with it, or you don’t live with it.” He admits the past few years have been tough. “It’s been a few years of shit, really,” he laughs. It’s like you’re charging into the last part of your life.” But a little local music venue, played it’s part in

Thomas’ fresh direction in life. When Thomas agreed to play an intimate gig under the Queen Elizabeth Oval grandstand at the Bendigo Folk Club, to around 80 people, he was pretty nonplussed. But it left a lasting effect. “It’s probably the most important gig I’ve done in five years,” he said. “It sounds like a weird kind of thing to say, but that’s the gig that kind of set this whole thing, the album and changing the band around, into motion. “It was that night, it was amazing.” He’d never heard of the club before that night. “I was like ‘Bendigo Folk Club, what’s that?’,” Thomas remembers. “But I hadn’t played with (accordion player) Wally (Glenn Wallace) for years in that sort of situation. We’d done this gig with the Weddings... we’d just done this big gig in Sydney... we sold out The Enmore. Wally said ‘is it my imagination or was that more fun than the Sydney gig?’ and I said ‘yeah, that’s what I was thinking too’.” Thomas had been grieving the loss of his mother, just one month before. “That’s probably why I called Wally, he’s my oldest friend,” Thomas says. “Gigs like that can be so important in your career. It sounds like a jaded thing to say, but I guess a gig can still be special. It’s a lovely little room. A little gig can make you see where you should go, you know? That night we hit it. It made me think I wanted to go somewhere with Wally.” And they did, undertaking a tour of Canada, then a trip to Portland, Oregon to record the new album with Darren Hanlon. ■

“I want to do new stuff, wipe the slate a bit, which is a bit of a weird thing to say about somebody you’ve played for 20 years,” Thomas says of Wally. (But) I’ve never been one of those who says I won’t play the old stuff We’re happy to play what people want to here, but you have to go forward too. I haven’t stopped (writing songs), really... I don’t want to be in some covers band of my own stuff.”

The Last of the Tourists is out now. The Last of the Tourists isn’t just about Thomas, and his issues with age, but towns that lose their identity in a wave of commercialism. He also felt it was the strongest title, and the strongest song on the album. “It’s the odd one out, it’s not about me,” he says. “It’s about the phenomenon of the tourist towns. You pick up a Lonely Planet and there’s something saying this place used to be really good. And you go ‘Well, what stuffed it up? You stuffed it up, by writing about it’. And you get there and you can see it had a really good thing, but the hordes of tourists cocked it up. I definitely wrote it in Greece... it was the end of the tourist season, the place looked so desperate. You know underneath, they’re really hurting a bit. To draw a wider bow, in terms of the album... it’s about the change in life, the change in season.” Is there an Australian town he has in mind? “I’m sure some of those towns around Whitsundays,” he says.

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spilling the beans Despite his relaxed, laid-back manner Corey Scoble is a passionate man. More of a hot shot than a big shot, Coreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passions are coffee, food, and his family. Writer: Vicki Harrington - Photographs: David Field and Andrew Perryman

Bendigo born and bred, Corey headed to Melbourne after school for more experience in the burgeoning cafe culture. Obviously a fast learner, he returned to Bendigo a few years later and at 21 purchased his first business, the Belvedere Pizza Restaurant in McCrae Street. Cafe Kryptonite followed a few years later before the lure of the big city life kicked in again. He sold up and moved to Sydney to take a job with Complete Coffee, a coffee distribution business owned and run by the Di Stefano family for more than 20 years.

The Di Stefanos penchant for the finest quality coffee and consistency flowed on to Corey before making his next move to Queensland. Two Coffeeespresso stores and 11 years later he decided it was time to concentrate on another of his passions, his family. Full-time single dad to Sam, 14 and Bella 13 and with shared care of Jack, 2 on weekends, the need for a family support network was a growing concern. Last year he sold the Retroespresso outlets and returned to Bendigo where his now-

retired parents were ready to lend a hand. After several months working on business and fit-out plans for the Brewhouse, Corey is back in the business he loves, roasting and serving good coffee. Being located in an industrial area is the Brewhouse Coffee Roasters first point of difference along with an uber fit out which includes a couple of old shipping containers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The location suits the retail side of the business with a freight company next door and the mail centre around the corner. For the cafe, the point of difference is the

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industrial style fit out, relaxed atmosphere, the out-of the city location and the ease of parking,” Corey said. “I had the fit out design in my head, nothing on paper, but always knew I wanted to design it around a shipping container. “The old lights are off a fishing trawler, the timber tables are custom made in Melbourne by Mark Tuckey, the coffee display is made from pine crates and hession coffee sacks and the light fittings are rusted ringlock. “We’ve polished the concrete floor and included lots timber to soften the look,” he said. “A state-of-the-art kitchen is about to be installed so we’ll be serving breakfast and lunches from 7am to 4pm and catering for private functions. “Coffee lovers are particular about their coffee, they want to know where it comes from and when it was roasted. “We keep very little roasted coffee on hand, preferring to roast it fresh every day and dispatch immediately to maintain that great ‘just roasted’ aroma,” Corey said. The Brewhouse cafe clientele is a varied one, every day sees a steady stream of early morning tradies, the 9am work force for a fast take-away, mums with bubs in prams

after the school drop off run, cyclists needing a shot after a ride and genuine coffee lovers. They come from far and wide, finding the location on a phone app called Beanhunter, a cafe review and tracking site where the Brewhouse is already the most reveiwed and top-rated cofee house in Bendigo. The other side of the business is the roastery and wholesale coffee bean supply. The world class coffee roasting machine took 18 months to be hand built to Corey’s specifications in Seattle USA and is one of only four of its kind in Australia. The Brewhouse belongs to a coffee tasting group of 40 roasters who meet monthly to taste and purchase coffee direct from farmers in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nepal, Brazil or Colombia. “All the beans are AAA graded 100 percent Arabica. We taste it and if we all like it we order it,” Corey said. “It’s a seasonal thing, at the moment we are buying stronger coffees from Brazil and Colombia for the winter. During the warmer months our beans were coming from Guatemala, Costa Rica or El Salvador.” ■

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a right winter warmer The trees may be bare, the mornings icy cold but it isn’t all doom and gloom as the world of wine can help warm your heart. Ashley Raeburn – Wine Guy Photographs: Anthony Webster Of course, those big, rich, red wines that are full of fruit automatically spring to mind when thinking wine in winter however, there is more to discover. Textural white wines with a bit of body about them, Sparkling Shiraz with your Christmas in July dinner and even the huge range of fortified wines are just some of many. Please find four delightful examples below.

Turner’s Crossing, Shiraz Viognier 2008. Bendigo. Retail: $24 Members: $21.60 Turners Crossing, located in Serpentine, just out of Bendigo is the baby of the effervescent viticulturist Paul Jenkins. Turners Crossing has supplied many notable wineries with fruit before Paul teamed with famed winemaker Sergio Carlei to begin the Turner’s Crossing label. Now the two work together to produce hand crafted wines using old world techniques. A deep, brooding red hue in the glass, the nose quickly displays aromas of upfront ripe plum and red fruit and a smidge of cinnamon spice. A well-structured palate combines rich, red fruit flavours with hints of earthy spice along with the uplifting dried apricot characteristics of the Viognier helping freshen the wine. Tannins are fine, yet still a touch grippy, indicating a wine that has definite ageing potential.

Galli Estate ‘Reserve’ Sangiovese. Heathcote. Retail: $40 Members: $36 Born in Tuscany to a family steeped in wine making history, Lorenzo Galli had a dream to produce wines that reflected their origins and he certainly succeeded in making that vision a reality. With two different vineyard sites in Sunbury and Heathcote, Galli Estate has planted grape varieties that are ideally suited to their individual soils and climates. In winter, sometimes a red wine that is a little bit more elegant is required. This is where this Reserve Sangiovese hits the mark. The delightful light ruby colour that gleams is backed by fresh red cherry, just ripened strawberry and just a hint of savoury to the nose.

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Romate ‘Cardenal Cisneros’ Pedro Ximenez. Spain. Retail: $58 Members: $52.20 With tradition of wines, Sherries and Brandies dating back to the late 18th century, the Romate Family certainly know and understand their craft. Produced in the city of Jerez, the birthplace of flamenco dancing, this dessert sherry certainly makes an outstanding finish to any winter evening. With a reddish/brown colour, the aromas of raisins, coffee and vanilla all just jump out of the glass and scream dessert. Like drinking liquid gold, the lush, rich sweetness fills the palate with milk chocolate, nut and raisin flavours. All wines mentioned above are available at Wine Bank on View. 45 View St Bendigo. (03) 5444 4655 Bring in this article and receive a 10 per cent discount on any of the wines reviewed above. ■

dark side of the brew Winter is a time of flavour rich foods, warming liquor and seeing how far you can stretch your clothes before guilt sets in. Beer is no exception to the first two. Lucky for us we live in a blessed state of microbreweries producing amazing flavours in small batch brews. Match them with, or use them in, hearty meals such as dark ale muffins, porter pie, and beer-braised pork belly… The following beers are some of my picks of winter.

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White Rabbit – Dark Ale To be honest, I drink this all year round, not just in the winter months. This is due to the Dark Ale a big malty brew with surprisingly light body. However it’s still a dark beer, so it’s very well suited for the colder months. The brewery is located in Healesville and they believe in open fermenting of their beers, an interesting process. A perfect balance of hops ensures it isn’t all malt driven, and marries up perfectly with red meats or even a chocolate-based dessert. Available in bottles with the brilliant Wagyu steak at The Woodhouse, classy food at Whirrakee Restaurant, tapas at GPO and on tap at the Golden Vine.

Red Duck – Porter Perfection in winter. The Porter style is the father of the Stout (which was originally named a Stout Porter). Made by Scott Wilson-Browne in a freshly relocated facility in Ballarat, this beer is full of rich dark burnt malts and has an intense ruby colour when poured into a glass. Big and warming due to its 6.4 per cent, it’s a perfect evening drink. Have you ever had steak and Guinness pie? Try a Porter pie instead, the flavours in this beer add so much to the pie, and you instantly have a beer and food pairing. Also goes well with freshly shucked oysters. Available on tap during winter at The Public Inn in Castlemaine.

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A Belgian style beer brewed locally in Woodend, this ‘dubbel’ is a double malt, double hops, double fermented ale that is full of mellow dark fruits (think – raisins, plums, berries) and features warming rum characteristics. Perfectly matched with Saint Agur blue cheese, quince and crackers this beer should be savoured out of a traditional tulip glass to get the full aroma available from such an intricate style of beer. Far too easy to drink given the 8 per cent alcohol content it carries and difficult to stop at one.

Whoa! One hell of an interesting beer, and made by three guys in a tiny Abbotsford brewery. What is it? A bourbon barrel aged smoked stout. It’s big, it’s different, and it’s not for the faint of heart. These guys are producing some of the craziest beers in Australia at the moment, and this is no exception. The beer pours a thick creamy white head, has intense oak whiskey characters followed by the rich roastiness of a stout, and is delicately balanced with a light smokiness. Intense, beguiling, beautiful. Food match? I don’t know… A cigar?

This beer is on The Goldmines Hotel’s ever expanding beer selection.

Currently available at The Dispensary Enoteca and the Goldmines Hotel. ■

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When I think about all that I loved about growing up in Bendigo, many things spring to mind. Some are just romantised anecdotes that are etched into my mind, but others, perhaps more populist and far reaching, may still shine brightly in many of your memories of our collective innocent Bendigo childhoods. Back in the days when milk bars appeared on every corner, I used to play happily in the race out the back of Flora Hill in the area now taken over by our burgeoning university and residential developments. Outdoors was a very natural Bendigo way of growing up – frantic orienteering races in the Whipstick Forest, boyish pleasure from afternoons spent playing crazy water sports at Arakoon Resort and the lazy days with the family at the Cherry Berry Farm. Who could forget the extraordinary explosion of colour and variety that was Rechters in Williamson Street. I doubt there will ever be a place like it again. Spending a lost afternoon at Vibrations in Bull Street playing arcade games. And I’m sure many of us fondly remember trying to skate backwards (unsuccessfully in my case) to Wired for Sound by Cliff Richard at the Zoo Roller Disco. Not quite so fondly are the memories of being a Girton schoolboy forced to wear poo brown coloured slacks and mustard hued skivvies that I’m sure Howard Wolowitz would be proud of. I was always in awe of the Golden Square High kids who got to wear Levi Californias as their uniform. School uniform envy…who would have thought! I’m fortunate (old) enough to remember Clogs Pizza Castle when it was still a very simple, dark pizza shop with neo-gothic tables and chairs; barely hinting at the iconic

designer restaurant it has become. It was at Clogs as a 17 year old I first learnt how to run a bar and I distinctly remember being told by kitchen-hand extraordinaire, Donny Mitchell, that he saw AC/DC play live at the Eaglehawk town hall in front of a tiny crowd in 1973. The latest craze in Melbourne and Los Angeles at the moment are take away food vans that run around the city at night vending street food essentially out of the back of a caravan. Bendigo was well ahead of the curve with the appropriately named Dunny Dinner – home to arguably the greatest steak sandwich the world has ever seen. We were blessed back then… we had a little shop called Wooz that was a Mecca for street cred and funky clothing. Awesome lollies called fags and big boss cigars – sadly the prudent and politically correct among us banned them and forced the Big Boss to no longer have a red tip because it gave the illusion it was real and lit, and even more bizarrely fags suddenly became know as fads for equally ridiculous reasons. During the days when Psuedo Echo played Rocking The Rails at the Bendigo railway station I used to love having meaty and tasty Bratwurst and Debriciner’s from the glorious specialist sausage shop, down the now nonexistent laneway off the Hargreaves Mall. My fascination for beer grew from sitting at the bar of the Rifle Brigade brewery as an 18 year old and watching the brewers work their magic behind a glass wall – only to see them suddenly re-appear at the bar pouring glasses of their finest artisan beers and waxing lyrical about the brewing process and all things malt and hops.

Tim Baxter - The Dispensary Enoteca Sadly all of these are now just memories as all of these wonderful moments of my childhood have vanished into Bendigo folklore. But one still remains. The ubiquitous Gillies Pie. It has no equal in the pie world. To me the Original Pie Shop on the roundabout corner of Hargreaves Mall and Mitchell Street is a magical place that tirelessly delivers a pie of supreme taste, consistency and value. For fewer than four bucks you can have a masterpiece of simplicity. The perfect ratio of meat to pastry, always at the quaffable temperature, and never a piece of gristle to be seen. What’s better still is that they still use the same recipe that Les Gillies and his two brothers established more than 60 years ago – using all local suppliers for their ingredients. I’ve never understood the foodie oxymoron gourmet pie. They do the rounds for twice the price at cafes around town and offer half the simplistic enjoyment and consistency. If you’re after gourmet, then go to a restaurant and have a chef made meal, made to order. If you’re after the perfect, inexpensive, one handed take-away snack or meal – you can’t beat our own Gillies Pie. Rarely does a week go by when all my staff don’t share a few pies from Gillies corner. We might also have a snot block or two – but that’s a whole other story. ■

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Clare wears Essence by Dogstar tunic $149.95, Essence by Dogstar long sleeve tee $89.95, Dolls Boutique coat $159.95 and Polka Luka flyaway necklace (Black) $45 all from Urban Corridor (Mitchell Street). Tony Bianco jacinda heel $179.95 from Evans Shoes (Williamson Street) Hat from Bendigo Hat Shop (High Street). Stephen wears LTB Jeans (Dark) $150, Zanerobe long sleeve tee $79.95, Crosshatch beanie (black) $19.95 and Dissident coat $199.95 all from Urban Corridor (Mitchell Street). Rodd & Gunn Dakota street $179.95 from Evans Shoes (Williamson Street). 2012 Specialised globe bike $749 from Bendigo Cycles (Edward Street).

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Clare wears Talulah â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the way of love dressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; $220 and Elliatt venus in furs jacket $150 from Red Door Boutique (Chancery Lane). Mollini joska spearmint suede $149.95 from Evans Shoes (Williamson Street) Stephen wears G-Star Raw jeans $170, Spanish Caravan t-shirt $60 and Nana Judy shirt $109.95 all from Red Door Boutique (Chancery Lane). Rodd & Gunn cohen place shoes $179.95 from Evans Shoes (Williamson Street). Hat from Bendigo Hat Shop (High Street).

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Clare wears Sugar Babe top $34.95, Foreverebony singlet $19.95, Pin Clove shorts $49.95 and Boston Babe black boots $79.95 all from Miss Jayz (Hargreaves Mall). Hat and gloves from Bendigo Hat Shop (High Street). 2012 specialised globe bike $749 from Bendigo Cycles (Edward Street).

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Stephen wears LTB Jeans $160 from and Dissident Knit $89.95 from Urban Corridor (Mitchell Street). Rodd & Gunn Dakota street shoes $179.95 from Evans Shoes (Williamson Street)

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Clare wears Steele leather pania pant $399, Nicholas Lucinda shell top POA, Owl Of Eden carnival chunky necklace $269, Nicholas Candace Mongolian fur vest $580 and Nicholas loco heel $270 all from The Styling Bird (Bath Lane)

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Clare wears Ginger & Smart carnival gathered waist dress $395, Grey woolen scarf POA, Ginger & Smart curio bow belt $135, Sass & Bide sunglasses $280 and Samantha Wills ring $165 all from Robe (Chancery Lane). Black Gumboots â&#x20AC;&#x201C; stylists own.

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Mindy wears Rachel Gilbert dexina dress $650 and Wish faux fur vest $140 all from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane)

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Mindy wears Alice McCall cardigan $350 and Skin by Nude ned boots $290 all from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) Photographer: Terri Basten Photographers Assistant: Bec Model: Mindy Makeup: Mindy Stylist/Hair: Katarina McNeill

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tween dreams Life through the eyes of my children is a rose-coloured kaleidoscope of interesting patterns and phenomenon. Writer: Kylie Freer - Photographs: Anthony Webster Yet, sometimes the world can feel black and white, without any grey areas in-between; something either is, or it isn’t. Oh, to live in a child’s world of colourful, innocent and geometrically designed generalisations and idealism. If my children hadn’t generalised that dessert was simply something you liked more than dinner, then they wouldn’t request pumpkin soup instead of custard after a Sunday roast. Furthermore, if idealism and innocence were lost, it would mean all those children who dream of being footballers, basketballers, adventurers, dancers, singers and actors would never hold such high hopes. All the encouragement and motivation they need lies in the rose-coloured truth that if someone else can do it, then so can they. They know the future is theirs for the taking as clearly as they know that Issy loves Harry, but Harry loves football (and Gemma). As my daughter recently explained, children’s futures are mapped out, “I’ve only got Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 and Grade 6 and then I’m in secondary school. That’s five years.” Technically, it is six years, but it is fair

to say that I nearly choked on my dinner; it was like dining with the snake that forgot to hibernate this winter. Five years is a life-time in kid-speak; yet not so long in a parent’s world. In a child’s mind, growing older equates to getting better and growing up. She tactfully reminded me of this recently when a top I tried on was too big, “That’s why you go to the gym; so you can grow big and strong and grow into it.” I didn’t have the heart to explain. In five years where will we all be? Although I might be apprehensive about the impending ‘tweens’ with its pubescent tantrums, crushes and broken hearts, some of my friends will have children planning for schoolies. For the moment though, while I lament having to listen to the sounds of Giggle and Hoot, I take comfort in the fact there’s always someone worse off than me. That someone is probably being forced to listen to One Direction and wished they hadn’t googled the meaning of LMFAO. Their mornings are full of “Which socks are cooler, Mum?” and “Can you not wrap my lunch like that?!” The evenings sing to the

tune of, “But Dad it’s not that short!” and “It’s not fair! James is allowed to go!” It’s ironic that the déjà vu feeling we all get from the moment our kids start talking back, is dark recognition that we are turning into our own parents. We have been there before; it’s just that our kids don’t believe us. We worry on their behalf about the increased pressure to succeed and being small fish entering bigger ponds. By the same token, we also enjoy watching them grow into independent and mature young people stepping forward into the opportunities and experiences that come their way. While they step up, it’s tough for us to step back into the shadows. There is a lot of truth in the French proverb that says a baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase. While we wish we had a crystal ball so that we can redirect them when they need it, strangely enough, a lot of what we worry about for them is generally what we remember enjoying about our own younger years. It is one thing to ponder the future, but the question is, will I still be this philosophical when my own kids get there? ■

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Amelia Bryan,Trevor Birks and Renee Considine

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groovin the moo For the fourth year running the Prince of Wales Showgrounds was packed to capacity with music lovers who were ready to groove.

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This years line up included former Australian Idol contestant Matt Corby, man of the moment DJ 360 as well as other big name acts The Kaiser Chiefs, Kimbra, City and Colour, Big Scary and Public Enemy. For more information on the Groovin the Moo festival visit www.gtm.net.au ■ Nicole Birks and Matt Corby

mothers day classic Maree Edwards, MP welcomed a record crowd of 1,700 runners and walkers to the fourth Bendigo Mother’s Day Classic on Sunday, May 13.

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Many of the participants donned their favourite pink outfit for the occasion. The event is held in 53 locations around Australia and local organisers were delighted with the $30,000 raised by the Bendigo event for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.■ Kate Downing and Rosie Harrington-Barker

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it’s later than you think Where did all that time go? Writer: Chris DeAraugo Photographs: Anthony Webster I remember reading about legendary football coach John Kennedy’s address to a group of footballers in their mid 20s. I was also in my mid 20s at the time. His main message was along the lines of “It’s later than you think. Before you know it your football career will be over and you’ll wonder where it went.” He also included the line “And you better make sure you have no regrets about what you didn’t do.” I recall thinking at the time what a strange thing to say. “Later than you think?” I had plenty of time and knew exactly what was going on and surely these footballers would as well. But something clicked and told me this old guy was on to something. Isn’t it funny to look back now from the perspective of 30 years down the track and the first thing I realise is “he was right!” And where did all that time go? Did those footballers achieve their dreams or at least fulfil their obligations to their talent or did many of them waste it and now sit full of regrets and bitterness? Or even worse, am I doing all I can? Hopefully, when we look back there are fewer regrets and more smiles or grins about what we have done or set out to do. One thing we’ll all notice is how much we’ve changed, inside and out. Our experiences and influences change us and they broaden our wisdom and enable us to be more rounded. And I mean rounded emotionally, not physically. Here’s a question. As we change and grow, how much of that younger person remains as we grow and develop? I have this great old Polaroid photo taken of me playing my first electric guitar in the backyard at mum and dad’s as a 15 year old. Replicating that photo today you notice quite a bit has changed. And not only to the backyard. I ask “who is that thin young aspiring rock star with hair and tight flare jeans and did he have any idea of what time it was on the “later than you think” clock? Yet looking at the old photo I wonder how much of that 15-year-old boy remains inside this 55-year-old man? In my case, I hope he is still driving most of me and helping me

shape my view of the world today. The guitar player is still there – which is a good thing, and he’s still wearing jeans, though not tight flares and I hope the same positive thinking “world is a good place” young boy is still inside me. And that’s what really counts I suppose – the inside. The fountain of youth doesn’t exist so the only thing we can work on is making sure the inside bits don’t age and tarnish. Staying positive and thinking about what’s over the next hill as opposed to what was behind you is one way to keep the inside alive. It’s a bit like those that deliver the “back in my day” lines, or “when I was important” statements. I always think that maybe they’re living in the past and not the moment and looking to their future. And most times the moment is a pretty good place to be. If you

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don’t live for the moments you’re probably missing some real good stuff. One thing I do know is that time flies by pretty fast and we only get the one chance of making the most of the time we are given. Grab an old photo of yourself, preferably one where you’re smiling and make sure some of that youthful you is still playing a big part of the today you. And young people always live for the moment. So should we all. And remember; don’t let it be later than you think. ■

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hair today, gone tomorrow When is it time to wave the flag and surrender to the enivitable? Writer: Ash McAuliffe - Photographs: Anthony Webster Something that my wife said to me today began a chain reaction of thoughts and internal discussions that many men have faced, or will face at some point in their lives. To put this in perspective and give some context to the conversation, my wife thinks that I spend too much on getting my hair done because I generally have short hair, and I’m a man, so haircuts should be cheap and simple, in stark contrast to her, who needs to take a full day off and organise a re-draw on the mortgage in order to have her hair done. What she doesn’t understand is that I like having my hair done by the same person, and I like it when they know that if it’s a morning appointment then I like a skinny cap and if it’s an afternoon appointment then something more refreshing is in order. I don’t mind the scalp massage either. More importantly though, I like it that the person who cuts my hair, knows to cover up my ‘car-parks’ and not make a big deal out of it. Car-parks for the uninitiated are the bits either side of my forehead where there used to be hair. On this particular day, I used a different hairdresser who said to me, “we need to leave these bits long, or cut them really short”. I asked why, and I’m not sure that I was ready for frankness of the response “because you’ve got a receding hair-line. You need to decide if you want to try and cover it up or if you’re going to take it like a man and run with it”. Chilling words indeed.

Now that you know the background, it’s time to hear what my wife said that sent my world into a spin. I had just returned from the above-mentioned hairdresser, and my wife pipes up with “maybe we should just get you some clippers, that way you can just give yourself a number two or number three at home.” The realisation washed over me like a tidal wave… my wife thinks that it’s time for me to wave the white flag and surrender to the inevitable eventuality that I am going bald, so should I or shouldn’t I? When should a man wave the white flag? And on whose advice should that decision be made? We have all seen a someone, usually a guy, that is obviously and unequivocally losing his hair, however has decided that he can fool the general public into thinking that he is not losing his hair, or pull the ‘rug’ over their eyes as it were, and there are a variety of avenues for a man to go down when he seeks to deceive in this regard. The initial and easiest method is tried and true… the comb-over. It can be as simple as what my hair care professional does (quite well I might add), which is to leave some of the hair a bit longer and styled such that the exposed scalp is covered. Seems simple enough, but oh so many guys seem to get it wrong… too little hair, too much scalp is the problem most of the time. I used to work with a guy that paid an incredible amount of attention to his appearance and was always

impeccably presented, yet had a comb over that made most people giggle, chuckle, chortle or even let out the odd guffaw. Surely he knew that everyone could see through the five or six hairs that were on top of his head, but still persisted with the comb over. Should he wave the flag? The other option is going for a rug, but it is very hard to get a good one.. or I suppose it is because we only really notice the bad ones. The number of rug gags that have been in the movies and TV shows, most of them involving Chevy Chase and some roadkill, makes getting a rug a very hard decision. Quite frankly I’d rather pull every last hair out one by one than go for the rug. I once (after a frothy or two) accused a guy of wearing a rug when it was actually his own hair. He didn’t think it was as funny as I did. Opting for plugs is another avenue that the folically challenged can explore, but in my experience, in the early stages it can look like someone has taken a few clumps of hair and stapled them to the guy’s head. I can assure you that even other bald guys will get a laugh out of that. Contrary to Warnie’s ‘yeah yeah’ appearances on TV, it’s not a solution that I would be keen to use. The answer is simple guys, if you find yourself as the butt of your mates bald gags or if your wife buys you a pair of clippers for your birthday then it might be time to wave the flag and embrace the inevitable. The only question is, number two or number three? ■

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Our day was centered around family. All of our immediate families were involved in the ceremony which was very important to us – my Mum gave me away, Kevin’s mum walked our two year old daughter Emme down the aisle, Kevin’s Dad signed the register and our brothers and sisters were in the bridal party or performed readings. My dress was amazing – I felt like a true princess. It was a sweetheart neckline bodice with satin belt around the waistline. The belt had hand sewn glass beads on it. The bottom of the dress was made up of six layers of tulle and created a beautiful princess effect. Our ceremony was held in the courtyard at the Bendigo Pottery on February 18, 2012. We loved the old brickwork and rustic feel of the venue and fell in love with it the moment we went out to look at it.

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After we performed our vows, we made a ‘special promise’ to our daughter Emme, vowing that no matter how old she was or where life took her we would always be there for her – we then presented her with a bangle to represent that promise and the special day for our family. Our bouquets were made of silk hydrangeas, in cream, lime green and deep purple with mine incorporating four mini photo frames hanging from the stems, in them were photos of Kevin’s two nanas and my nana and pa – all of which could not be there. Our parent’s corsages were in cream and lime green to match Kevin and I, while the rest were green and purple. Emme carried a cute little purple tin pail with hydrangeas in it. Music throughout the day and night was a very important detail in our preparations – my bridesmaids, pageboys and flower girl walked down the isle to Superhuman by Chris Brown

and I walked down to She’s the One by Robbie Williams. After the ceremony was finished and while we were off having photos taken we asked Kevin’s cousins, a Mildura based Duo, to sing and play music while guests relaxed in the courtyard while being served canapés and drinks. We made a lot of personal touches to our day, as basketball is a big art of our lives with Kevin playing for the Bendigo Braves he and his sister Bekki handmade our wishing well – a basketball complete with backboard and ring. Alongside this was the wedding gift I gave Kevin, a pair of personalised Nike ID shoes complete in our wedding colours, our initials and date on them. On the other side were individually framed photos of each of our parents and grandparents on their wedding day.

- Chloe

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local brides Emmy Waldron and Luke Mulholland Married November 12, 2011 Ceremony and reception at Campaspe House in Woodend Photography – Corey Wright Photography

love is

in the air

Our local newlyweds share with us an image of their special day.

Ingrid Henderson and Justin Condely

Larissa and Ritchy Younger Married February 4, 2012 Ceremony and reception at Big Hill Winery Photography – Katherine Davis Photography

Rebecca Taylor and Alastair Pata Married January 7, 2012

Married October 7, 2011

Ceremony at Forest Street Uniting Church

Ceremony at the Sacred Heart Cathedral

Photography – Katherine Davis Photography

Reception at Pratty’s Patch

Reception at the All Seasons Conservatory Photography – Leah Ladson Photography

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feature bride

stevenson tara & scott Photographs: Sarah J Photography

Scott owns the Basement Bar and a friend and I went there a few times and really liked the place. I got to know Scott when he was working behind the bar, and became friends. I had always thought that Scott looked familiar to me but I wasn’t sure why. After about nine months, after our first kiss, we started going out. He told everyone that after our first kiss he knew I was the girl he was going to marry.

We went out for lunch to Pratty’s Patch with Scott’s brother and sister in law, and I could see that Scott was nervous. I was wondering where he had gone when we were leaving after lunch, and when I walked out the door I saw a limousine parked in front of the restaurant, Scott then appeared and got down on one knee which was very romantic and asked me to marry him. The limousine then took us on a winery tour of Bendigo, and finished up dropping us at my parents’ house to tell them the good news

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The dress I wore on our wedding day is an Alannah Hill original vintage inspired tea length frock in ivory, with a tight bodice and fuller skirt with cut out flower detail. It was called ‘It’s Her Birthday’ frock. I had looked at quite a few wedding dresses, but was a bit un-inspired with the regular common designs. I was out shopping one morning in Melbourne, and wandered into Alannah Hill. There I spotted ‘the one.’ It is very girly, unique and very ‘me’ in style. Our ceremony and reception was held at the Sutton Grange Winery on December 10, 2011 with the most memorable moment on our wedding day being when Scott got up to sing with the band McAlpines Fusiliers and sang Mary Mac to me, an old irish wedding song. It was also great when my dad performed some songs as well. My sister in law Karina from Darwin was our celebrant, and she did a wonderful job. Most of our immediate family members had a job

in the wedding. My sister was a bridesmaid and my brother was my “bridesman.” Scott’s brother was best man and my other brother did the filming. Scott’s cousin from Flowers of Canterbury in Melbourne did our flowers, and my aunty made the cake. Most of our wedding decorations and our wedding favours were hand made by my parents and I, and were christmas decorations, as our wedding was close to Christmas. I hand made all the invitations also. The hand made touches added to our folksy outdoor theme of the wedding. We have our big main honeymoon to France planned to coincide with my 30th birthday in July this year. We went away after the wedding to South Australia and stayed at the beach in Glenelg and the Barossa Valley.

- TARA

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excitement building Overseeing an exciting development by the name of Evergreen Waters in Bendigo, Madisson and Simonds Developments general manager James Hanley also shares a passion for health and fitness and his growing family. Photographs: David Field

Did you always plan to go into the new home business? No not really. It was something that just evolved naturally over the years and an industry I am so happy to be a part of. The industry is continually adapting and always really challenging and I get to meet some really great people. How and when did you get started? Who did you work for? I was originally in the metal working industry, which was very small, and opportunity for growth limited – this inspired a shift in career direction for me. I was attracted to Simonds Homes because they were doing it better than anyone else in the industry in regards to finance and packaging for first homeowners in particular. I started with Simonds Homes in 2001 in Melbourne in the finance area of the company during the original first homeowners grant boom. I then moved to Bendigo in 2005 as a sales consultant for Simonds in Bendigo. After a couple of years I left Simonds to gain some management experience in the building industry and I was fortunate enough to return to Simonds as regional manager at the end of 2007 running the northern country business for Simonds. I then made the move to my current position as the general manager of Maddison in June 2011. Madisson is the project and development arm of Simonds, working predominately in the development of townhouses, retirement villages, apartment buildings and land development. What are the hours like? I probably work around 50-55 hours per

week so it’s a very solid week’s work. 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? Back in 2001, 100 per cent finance for a newly built home really took off. This trend gave people earning reasonable money an achievable way to get into the new home market earlier than what they could have in the past. It was a really exciting time and somewhat of a ‘boom’ in our industry. I really disliked the period we went through a few years ago with the ‘smokes and mirrors’ type of promotions for new homes. The way builders were going about their marketing became out of control to a point with some very extravagant marketing campaigns that were unrealistic and often the client was left disappointed. There was an incredible amount of competition between builders in the marketplace and everyone was trying to outdo each other. There is so much more transparency these days in the way that things are marketed in the building industry which I’m delighted about. The product is now packaged with an all-inclusive price including the site cost. Five years ago the client didn’t know what the final price was going to be. You now know everything up front which is a great trend to have really taken off recently.

and it was a really successful project for us as a business. The people that secured the property have done really well financially with the development appreciating in value. I have also loved being involved with Evergreen Waters. The new display village is opening in August and new landscaping to rejuvenate the creek will further enhance how great that estate is going to be. What advice would you give to a budding youngster who wants to get into your industry? Get involved in the business up front in a sales role. Work the weekends. Understand who the clients are and what they are looking to build. Those successful in management have often come from the sales roles as you can develop more empathy and understanding for the client and what they are looking to achieve in sales. When you are not working how do you spend your time?

Tell us about your favourite job.

Most of my time is spent with my children. I have five boys and one girl so things are pretty busy in our household. I’m really involved with their sports and because Evergreen Waters is on that side of town the kids go to Eaglehawk schools and they play footy and cricket for Eaglehawk. We are very much a sporting family and many hours are spent running the kids too and from sport – I love getting involved in it.

I was really proud of a 16-unit development when I was at Simonds in Park Terrace in Kangaroo Flat. We went through the planning, design, the sales and the delivery of the product to the buyer. I fostered a really good relationship with the developer

I like to keep fit and will usually head to the gym, go for a run or a bike ride. We love eating out as a family and I particularly enjoy LaPiazza or the Rifle for a more laid back meal. ■

At the end of the day how does James Hanley relax?

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home solutions

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Transform your bedroom into a warm, comforting retreat this winter with some colour, such as earthy browns, touches of black and bold pieces of red. Create this warmth in your home and turn your bedroom into a haven by sourcing product from some of our local retailers. Photographs: David Field

Dennis Family display home, Myrtle Road Epsom.

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Penny Lane bedside table $879 from Snooze (Mitchell Street)

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a special morning Kennington Primary School recently held a Grandparents and Special Friends morning.

Charlie Smith and Jan Smith

Claire Hale and Aaron Hall

Maggie Gilmore and Cheryle Gilmore

Grandparents and Special Friends were invited along to the prep rooms to take part in a morning consisting of fun activities, colouring and pasting with the students. A great time was had by all and a welcome opportunity to spend time in the school environment as well as meeting with others within the local community. â&#x2013; Rocky Binks and Maggie Hanson

bendigo tourism

Val Fodor, Jonty Fodor and Marilyn McKenzie

Marilyn Bell, Helen Bennett and Geoff Michell

Chris Laubsch and Lynn Hyland

Members of Bendigo Tourism were invited to a private viewing of the Grace Kelly: Stye Icon exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery in May. Grace Blakemore and Randal lBlakemore

Joan McCulloch and Deb Bartels

Maria Harrison and Cindi Andrews

After guests viewed the exhibition the new Bendigo and Heathcote Official Visitor Guide as well as the Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide were launched. You can find a copy of the Dining and Shopping Guide attached to this issue of Bendigo Magazine. For more information on Bendigo Tourism visit www. bendigotourism.com â&#x2013; Sue Gentry and Kim Buckel

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Tracey Boag, Jessica Kerschbaumer, Coral McKay and Sheridan Kerschbaumer

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whyPad? With the release of the iPad 3 recently, it’s hard to ignore the impact the ‘revolutionary’ device has had on the world. Since the first generation iPad debuted in 2010, the iPad has come a long way. The newest version boasts a better than HD display and a 5MP camera. But the iPad has its sceptics, myself included. If I’ve got a

smartphone and a laptop, what possible use could I have for an iPad? I went in search for an answer, and found three really good uses for it – that may have just tipped me over the edge to buy.

Jayden Edwards - Tech Head

Reading The new iPad comes into its own when reading and browsing digital magazines and books. With the iPad’s newsstand application, you’ll have access to thousands of books, magazines and newspapers at a fraction of the cost of a hard copy. Some of the bigger publishers have taken real advantage of the digital format, adding animations, videos, links and a whole lot of fancy extras that the hard copy simply can’t do. Plus, the iPad will let you know the second the newest edition is available.

Your TV’s new best friend Any mother with a five year old and an iPad will tell you how easy it is to download music and movies on the thing, and with a bunch of add-ons and gadgets out there, you can push them straight onto your TV at HD quality, while still having a portable media device. An apple TV device (rrp. $109) is the easy and wireless way to do it, but there’s a bunch of other options out there. You can even turn your iPad into you TV remote with many newer model TV’s releasing iPad remote apps.

Photos and Video That big bright screen makes the iPad perfect for viewing photos, and that five-megapixel camera is pretty handy for taking them too. Forget dragging out the photo albums, it’s all there on the coffee table, and if that screen isn’t big enough, you can push it all on your TV as well. There are plenty of very handy apps out there for editing and touching up your photos too, including the Adobe Photoshop app. That camera also takes 1080p HD video that look pretty amazing on the iPad itself, and even better on your 1080p HD TV. If you want to get really clever, there are even video editing apps like iMovie for spit-shining those home movies.

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new business

open for business A selection of impressive new businesses have opened their doors in our area, from organic and natural beauty to event management and everything in between. Raw Taryn Fitzpatrick is delighted to open Raw Organic & Natural Beauty in Bendigo. Raw uses product that is certified organic, cruelty free, chemical free and environmentally friendly and Australian made and owned. Raw offers facials, massage, all natural waxing, special occasion make up using the Inika range, tinting, Eco spray tan and invites both men and women to indulge in the Raw experience. Raw organic & natural beauty is located at 43-45 High Street Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5443 7566.

style and sophistication Stride Events is a boutique furniture, structure and decorative items company that services both country Victoria and the Metropolitan area. They specialise in HTS Hocker Structures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best marquees; and innovative, stylish and latest trend furniture. Stride Events is a unique event company providing high-end products coupled with unbeatable service standards. The team at Stride Events has a wealth of experience in both the hire and theming industry but also a strong base in the hospitality industry, enabling them to provide their customers with an end-toend solution. Stride Events offers a wide range of services and products to offer a premium level of finish to your event. The team at Stride can theme your event, with interesting and sophisticated elements, to captivate your guests throughout the event. From tea light candles, glass hanging baubles to full centrepiece design and implementation, the team at Stride Events has the passion and flair to create an event true to your individuality. For more information contact the Stride Events team on 1300 STRIDE (1300 787 433) or visit www.strideevents.com.au

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new business BioSignature Modulation Lana Chapman and Larissa Watt are back in Bendigo and changing peoples’ lives. The girls and their business, Assassin Personal Training are consulting Bendigonians on lifestyle changes to create Better Health and Better Physiques. If you have trouble losing weight, building muscle, IBS-like symptoms or want relief from pain and inflammation, this is something you should look into. Jools For Jim have hosted the girls since March as they’ve been working on making Bendigo people beautiful from the Inside Out. Using their combined 15 years of experience in the Fitness Industry, along with BioSignature Modulation – a world renowned bodyfat analysis system – enables them to pinpoint your individual priorities to work on to get you a result with or without the gym. Their clients’ results include; • reduced muscle and joint pain • decreased body fat - quickly • reduced bloating, flatulence and IBS symptoms • increased energy and excitement for life • building muscle faster • reduced stress and improved mental clarity Whether your desired result be for aesthetics or improved health, pay The Girls a visit – first consult is FREE. For more information call Lana, 0420 642 515 or Larissa, 0424 312 576, or visit www.assassinpt.com.au/services/ nutritionalsupport.

Fox and Associates Fox and Associates solicitors has opened an office at 328 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo. The firm’s principal solicitor Jenny Fox has 20 years’ experience in business law and commercial litigation and is excited to offer her services to those living in Bendigo. Fox and Associates is a small boutique commercial law firm that will not attempt to take away business from local firms, but instead compete with Melbourne law firms in relation to the specialist commercial needs of local business. Fox and Associates pride themselves on their technical excellence and commercial insight and the ability to take complex legal questions and give answers in plain English. It’s big city firm experience combined with local knowledge and a down-to-earth country approach. Services include – business law advice, contracts, intellectual property, commercial litigation, telecommunications and technology law, unfair contracts and employment law. For more information visit Fox and Associates located at 328 Lyttleton Terrace Bendigo or contact them on (03) 4410 0018.

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real property

Nick Mawby, Rod Henshaw, Trevor Borg and Danny Berriman

Brad Ead and Brad King

What tax benefits are available and what should you look out for in relation to business and investment? Guest speaker Rod Henshaw from the ATO was on hand at the La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre to provide information to guests on guidance and rules relating to properties including first home saver accounts, rental properties, business property and ATO compliance activity and superannuation.

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Jacob Lea, Luke Millard and Mark Brayshaw

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travelogue

great heights For an uplifting travel experience – try Tibet. Not only will you be physically transported to the roof of the world, chances are you will be spiritually uplifted as well. Writer and Photographer: Vicki Harrington

On my 2011 trip to Tibet I discovered an enchanting mix of mountains, monasteries, monks and myths. It’s a place where visitors can’t avoid getting caught up in the politics and religious zeal of the country – it is what Tibet is all about. Travel in Tibet is not possible without an accompanying Tibetan guide supplied by a local travel agency. Our guide, Tashi, was middle-aged, English-speaking and would have been a monk if he’d had the choice. Needless to say, he was very informative about every aspect of Tibetan Buddhism and not a fan of the Chinese military regime. The Chinese presence is never far from sight with groups of sentries patrolling the streets and rooftops of the old quarter of Lhasa day and night. Still reeling from the Cultural Revolution of 1950, older generation Tibetans grimly hang onto their cultural identity with an aweinspiring stamina. Religion is ingrained in every Tibetan’s way of life. The majority live in pastoral villages spread throughout grasslands along the rivers where they graze their yaks and sheep and grow barley. Others live a nomadic life dwelling in heavy woven yak-hair tents, grazing and moving their yak herds throughout the mountains according to the seasons. Tibetans survive on a diet of tsampa and yak

butter tea. Tsampa is roasted barley ground to a fine flour and mixed by hand with yak butter tea to form a porridge consistency for breakfast and a thicker doughy concoction for other meals. We were encouraged to taste a typical meal but few found it appetising. The yak butter tea tasted like a salty, rancid stew of smelly socks and the tsampa is hard yakka on the digestive system. Tashi explained the Tibetan people are in continual pursuit of nirvana, the final goal of Buddhism which is perfect peace, free from craving, anger and other afflicting states. They can be seen daily making kora, a type of pilgrimage in the Buddhist tradition performed by making a clockwise circumambulation around a temple or sacred site. Most will complete kora daily, twirling their prayer wheels, chanting a mantra, counting the beads on their mala (rosary beads) and leaving donations of money or yak butter or oil for the lamps in their wake while others repeatedly prostrate themselves on the ground in their quest for peace and forgiveness. We joined the rosy-cheeked women with their long black plaits and men sheltering children under their yak leather cloaks in kora at several sacred sites including the Jokhang temple and the mountain-top

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monastery of Ganden. The Potala Palace is the main attraction of Lhasa. It’s huge and dominates the skyline atop a rocky hill in the heart of the city. Built in the seventh century and later expanded by the fifth Dalai Lama, there are 350 steps to the entrance followed by numerous smaller staircases to the 1000 rooms inside, covering about 130,000 square metres. First and foremost the residence of the Dalai Lama and his entourage, it was also the seat of Tibetan government as the Dalai Lama is the both political and spiritual leader. Fortunately it was not badly damaged by the invading Chinese and all the chapels and artifacts are well-preserved. Tourist groups are limited to one hour to explore the whole building so Tashi talked non-stop, explaining in great detail the tombs of past Dalai Lamas and various chapels. I can still smell the hundreds of yak butter lamps burning throughout the amazing structure. Tibetans hang colourful prayer flags in mountain passes or summits in the belief the flags will carry the prayers written on them to all beings and become a part of the universe as the colours fade. Blue, white, red, green and yellow, representing the sky, air, fire, water, and earth, flirt in the windy skies and are an intrinsic part of the landscape adding bursts of colour in the otherwise brown vista of rocky mountains and deep valleys dotted with turqouise blue lakes and white capped mountains in the background. No trip to Tibet is complete without the onerous journey to Everest Base Camp. After

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several days driving and several monastery visits along the Friendship Highway from Lhasa, a rough four-wheel drive road spirals its way to Rongphu Monastery, the world’s highest at 4980 metres. Past the monastery, a nomad yak-tent camp lining both sides of the road in the stony valley was our hotel for the night. From here it was a four-kilometre hike to the 5200 metre-high Base Camp and although the road only rises about 200 metres, most of us found the walk to the camp breathtaking – and that’s before we saw the view. Cloud covered the summit for most of the trek so to see the cloud drift away as we arrived revealing the north face with the setting sun throwing a golden glow across was a bucket-list experience. Everest Base Camp was first used by the British Everest Expedition in 1924 but these days only a couple of permanent buildings and a small army base remain nestled behind a viewing hill festooned with prayer flags. We sat atop the hill in the freezing cold air and gazed at the wide glacial valley leading to the pointy end of the infamous peak before making the return trek to the nomad camp.

The world’s highest post office is housed in a yak-hair tent at one end of the camp but the lengthy queue of intrepid travellers trying to keep warm in the crisp atmosphere outweighed my desire to have my passport stamped or post a postcard. Like other exotic parts of the world, there is mobile phone service in this remote region so a generic text message to loved ones sufficed. The camp hoteliers provided basic sleeping accommodation and meals overnight with heating and cooking supplied by dungburning stoves. Next morning we continued on our descent off the Tibetan plateau and four days later arrived back in Kathmandu. We probably didn’t make enough koras to achieve nirvana but we did feel physically elevated and confident we have built up a healthy deposit in the good karma bank. ■

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cogho’s couch

bendigo skipper Cogho is on the couch with yet another sporting personality from the Bendigo Football Club – former AFL star and now coach Hayden Skipworth. He was a gun on the footy field but is he any good with the tough questions? Cog: Hayden, tell us about your footy career? Hayden: l started playing juniors in South Australia at the Woodville-West Torrens then moved to the Adelaide Crows and then the Essendon Football Club.

- Bryan ‘Cogho’ Coghlan Program Director 3BO/Star FM Hayden: It’s taken a while but you have to put the past behind you and people are starting to really come on board and get excited. Cog: Tell me the first thing that pops into your head with the following:

Cog: Who is your biggest supporter?

James Hird – legend

Hayden: Easily Mum and Dad who never, ever missed a game.

Julia Gillard – beat Kev

Cog: What was biggest win in your career?

Jennifer Hawkins – I wish

Hayden: I played in a premiership with Woodville-West Torrens. It was an awesome experience and the bond I formed with my teammates was unbelievable.

Bendigo Magazine – great pics

Cog: What’s the biggest sledge you have copped?

Adelaide – family

3BO – great local station Lady Ga Ga – weirdo but can sing Sam Newman – funny Foss One Direction – are they a boy band?!

Hayden: Too many to mention. I played for the Adelaide Crows so any time we played in Melbourne l copped it big time especially from old ladies.

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?

Cog: Are people starting to warm to the Bendigo Football club?

Cog: Thanks Hayden.

man’s best friend

Hayden: Ralph Olgivie Hayden: Cheers Cogho

cutest pets

What an eclectic bunch of furry friends we have this issue. If you have a photo of your gorgeous pet that you would like to see published in Bendigo Magazine please email comps@bendigomagazine.com Heston Photo by Ariana Heemi

Keeley Photo by Fampix Photography

Rossi age 4

Photo by Ilona

Nelson

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Jonti age 1

Photo by Breanna Gravener Photography

sporting extreme

thunder

storm

Bendigo Thunder is the epitome of a local sporting dream team in a league of its own. Writer: Raelee Tuckerman - Photographs: David Field Every cold winter Sunday that these tenacious girls take the field to lay laced boot to leather Sherrin, they are a team living out long-held individual dreams of playing toplevel Aussie rules football. They’re also a team united in pursuit of a collective dream – a shared vision of premiership glory. This team’s dream was once out of bounds because of their gender: girls can only play footy alongside boys until the age of 14, when many are then forced to retire. And though the Victorian Women’s Football League was born in 1981, there were no opportunities for local ladies with a passion to play our national code until last year. That’s when Thunder stormed on to the scene, giving female football fanatics such as Maddi Kindellan the chance to revisit her junior playing days and resurrect her career.

“I played in a boys’ team for Leongatha Parrots, under 13s and 14s, won a premiership with them, but I couldn’t continue because of the age-gender issue,” the 22-year-old midfielder says after a training session under coach Russell Jeffrey. Now in Thunder’s second season, Maddi feels like she is back where she belongs. “There is so much passion around this club. It’s not like we are only here because our mates are here – we are here because we all want to play footy and that is one of the strongest aspects of a women’s club.” These Thunder girls love a good scrap. They fought for almost three years to get the team up and running and into the VWFL in the first place. They’ve had to win over the cynics who decried that girls couldn’t – or shouldn’t – play a man’s game, and sink the boot into

negative stereotypes attached to female footballers. So when they walk out onto their home ground at Dower Park for their latest clash, they are battle-hardened and ready for a willing contest. At 32, mature-age rookie Andie Coughlan says pulling on a pair of footy boots was a lifelong ambition. “I’ve always loved kicking the footy – when I was little, I would kick with my dad of a Saturday afternoon. I wanted to play but the opportunity was just never there. “I heard about Thunder when they were first trying to get it off the ground and thought, wow, I’d love to be involved, but I was worried that I was a bit unfit and maybe too old. “I finally got the guts up this season to come to pre-season training and I just loved it.

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“Football is quintessentially Australian and it’s something I feel like I have been familiar with for so long, even though I’d never actually played before. And even if this ends up being the only year I play, it will be unreal to say I got the chance to play for a season.” Footy has boosted Andie’s fitness and increased her circle of friends. “When I started, I couldn’t run around Lake Weeroona without stopping but the girls supported me, ran with me, slowed down for me. “There is so much positive energy around here for everyone to have a go and that is such a nice feeling. I would definitely say I am a happier person because of this – I am genuinely excited about something in my life.” Second-year player Jess Kennedy, 21, shares her enthusiasm and says it’s time to stop

comparisons with men’s AFL so female footy can be seen for what it is – “a really skilful and fluent game in its own right”. “The girls’ skills develop and adapt to the game played against other girls. You don’t need to be six feet tall to play women’s AFL. “We step onto the field against 18 other girls. We don’t compete with boys on the field so why do we have to be compared to them in all other aspects?” In their debut season, Thunder showed lightning-quick speed through the midfield, flashy skills up forward and the ability to

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crash through packs and boom the ball out of defence. They made the north-west conference preliminary final, before bowing out to eventual premiers La Trobe University. Maddi, Sam, Andie, Jess and every other player on Bendigo’s list are determined to make 2012 a whole new ball game. They want to ensure the team that walks victorious from the ground with the premiership cup this year, does so to the tune of Thunderous applause. ■

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Really, how couldn’t you? Finished jet-black paint with black 18-inch wheels – it looks slicker than greased linoleum. And given our test car had just rolled off the boat from Germany, it could well have been the only new B-Class in regional Victoria. Benz’s completely revamped MPV, or compact sports tourer as its maker calls it, mightn’t tug heartstrings in the same way properly sexy stable mates, such as C Coupe, SLK or SLS Roadster, will. But the B-Class does bring a refreshing sense of class, richness and style to a segment of the car landscape that mashes together the most sensible and practical aspects of today’s hatchbacks and compact SUVs to create smart, thoroughly modern family movers. All-new is one of the most misused terms in the car industry, but this second-generation B-Class is the rare arrow that really hits its bullseye. Outside, inside, from its engines and transmissions to its equipment

levels and even price tag, everything has been revamped over its seven-year-old predecessor. And in almost every way it’s a noticeably better and fitter car. For a start, it has a lower roofline (by around 5cm) and longer body (by around 9cm) and is wrapped in stylised bodywork that, frankly, leaves the old car looking very much B for Boring. This extra visual presence adds a tonne of on-street appeal. Also brand-spanking is the motoring foundation its built upon – its platform, as petrol heads call it – newly introduced on the B-Class and due to underpin no less than five new Benz model lines in the coming years. An academic detail, perhaps, and hardly a deal clincher for many of us, but from the moment you get behind the wheel it does feel like a B-Class revolutionised. More revolutionised than its exterior styling changes suggest. There’s a choice of three B-Classes: all turbocharged, all smaller in cubic capacity than the old cars, yet all noticeably more powerful and drivable than before. The entry B180 and B200 BlueEfficiency models are respectively powered by 90kW and 115kW versions of a completely new 1.6-litre petrol engine, while the B200 CDI sports a diesel engine good for 100kW neat. Where all engines really shine, though, is in their torque drivability. Both petrol engine produce maximum torque (200Nm for B180, 250Nm for B200) from just 1250rpm, just off idle, and they pull effortlessly right throughout their rev ranges. The diesel, as you might expect, is the muscular tractability of the trio, producing a formidable 300Nm. Nor are they thirsty. Claimed fuel consumptions are impressive: just 6.1L/100km/h combined for both petrol versions and a very frugal 4.7L/100km/h for the diesel. Benz has dropped the old car’s tedious continuously variable transmission for a vastly superior technology, a seven-speed dualclutch transmission it calls 7G-DCT (there’s

no manual version offered). Our top-spec B200 petrol test car came with a three-mode drive switch – Eco, Sport and Manual – which alters the engine and transmission behaviour. The fuel-sipping Eco mode is ideal for cross-country bombing though, cutting through the Easter crowds around town, the punchier Sport mode was far better suited to service Punky the Toddler’s fascination with Chinese drumming and obsession with riding around Rosalind Park in the back of an old fire truck. Comfort wise, it has all the hallmarks of a well-honed Benz: smooth ride quality over bumps, it’s a quiet operator and has a superb ability to isolate the cabin from unwanted outside noise. All of the quality feel and polished execution wouldn’t mean much if B-Class couldn’t offer the sort of space, practicality and utility demanded for moving a small family. The cabin is longer, and there’s noticeably more legroom than the old car. The roofline might be lower, but so the seats are also mounted lower, providing not only ample headroom for the tallest occupants but a nice, sporty ‘low-slung’ feel to the proceedings. The only downside is that the cargo area volume is slightly small than the old car. Visibility its top notch, materials and feel are truly premium – even the man-made Artico leather – and the interior design is a light-year better than the outgoing version. The levels of equipment, right down Benz’s formidable safety technologies (nine airbags, Collision Prevention, Pre-Safe to name just three), are generous, too. Overall, the new B-Class offers far better value than the model range it replaces. Options? Longer than your arm. So Benz has made customer box ticking a little easier by bundling features and options together into six different packages: Vision, Comand, Driving Assistance, Sports, Night and Exclusive. Pricing for the all-new B-Class starts from $38,950. ■

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