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ISSUE 1012 FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017

Doing it for Kath AS organisers gear up for another Mother’s Day Classic, one of Bendigo’s most successful teams is preparing to take to the track without its namesake.

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PAY CHECK FOREVER: Team Kath has vowed to carry on.

By SHARON KEMP

THE board of Bendigo Health failed to have the appropriate oversight on executive remuneration when chief executive John Mulder was allegedly receiving tax benefits as part of his salary by renting a house from his wife.

The board may have breached Government Sector Executive Remuneration Panel guidelines by not having at least three independent directors on the governance and remuneration committee that oversees the pay of the chief executive and other senior staff.

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Lack of oversight from hospital board

The guidelines are not voluntary.

The 2011/12 Bendigo Health annual report states Mr Mulder was on the committee, with only two independent directors, Michael Langdon and Jan Boynton.

The year in question is one of several during which Mr Mulder is accused in a report by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission of renting a property indirectly from his wife

through Bendigo Health and simultaneously claiming a living away from home allowance.

The arrangement was alleged to have started in 2010 and was part of salary packaging entitlements.

Mr Mulder has said he has advice from two accountants that the arrangement was legal.

The board is investigating allaged misconduct claims, including the private use of hospital resources, released by IBAC last month as

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part of Operation Liverpool.

The Bendigo Weekly can also confirm the board has appointed an independent investigator to conduct the probe.

The appointment was only revealed after former federal MP Steve Gibbons questioned the board’s oversight “that should have monitored, detected and prevented the current situation from happening in the first place”, in a letter published in the Bendigo Weekly.

“It beggars belief that they think the people of this city would accept this outrage,” Mr Gibbons wrote.

“What would a totally partisan board achieve that the totally independent (IBAC) inquiry didn’t?”

A previous statement from a Bendigo Health spokesperson said IBAC had provided the board with “statements of evidence” that allowed it to conduct its own investigations.

“A copy of Bendigo Health’s investigation report will be provided to IBAC on completion.”

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The Weekly look at the local real estate market

Investment rate rises BENDIGO Bank has opted to increase its residential investment variable interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.01 per cent.

Standard residential variable mortgage rates for owner-occupiers remain unchanged at 5.48 per cent.

The change is effective as of today, March 31, for new and existing loans. A further decision was made to adjust the LVR cap on residential investor loans to 80 per cent effective March 27.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst said the adjustment reflected the requirement to meet regulators expectations in dampening demand for investor lending.

He said the change also reinforced the bank’s view that recent ultra-competitive mortgage pricing needs to return to levels that better reflect the current market funding and capital costs.

“As has been well telegraphed to all Australian authorised deposit taking institutions, there is an expectation that as lenders, we must manage within the regulator’s 10 per cent growth speed limit for investor loans,” he said.

“When setting these rates we’ve tried to carefully balance the interests of our mortgage customers, those who earn money through deposits and those who invest in our bank.”

Customers on a residential investment variable interest rate with a $250,000 loan will see their repayments increase by $39.96 a month (principal and interest home loan over 30 years).

NEWLY installed Real Estate Institute of Victoria Bendigo division chairman, Andrew Murphy wants local agents to be more collaborative as part of his drive for even greater comradery among members.

The Mawby Property director takes over the role from Craig Webster, and yesterday paid tribute to Mr Webster for his leadership over the past two years.

Mr Murphy also praised long-serving secretary of the Bendigo division, The Professionals’ Jacinta McIvor, who has accumulated more than two decades’ experience in the challenging role.

Mr Murphy said it was im-

TEAM WORK: Noel Dyett, Tom Maher, Darryn Mawby, John Keating, Andrew Murphy, Jacinta McIvor, Craig Webster and Matt Bowles. portant the local industry was fully aware of legislative changes regarding underquoting in the real estate industry that come into effect from May 1.

“It’s important agents are up to speed as to what needs to be done and the REIV’s role is to help ensure agents are all aware,” he said.

The Bendigo market remains stable, thanks largely to the vibrancy that exists in the local community and the good balance of supply and interested buyers, while people moving to Bendigo for its lifestyle and employment opportunities helped keep the market thriving.

Other members of the local REIV division include Tom Maher, John Keating, Darryn Mawby, Craig Webster, Jacinta

McIvor, Brad Hinton, Matt Bowles and Noel Dyett.

THERE was little movement in total new home sales in February, but Western Australia and Victoria enjoyed positive results, according to the latest data released by Housing Industry Association.

The HIA New Homes Sales Report – a survey of Australia’s largest home builders - reveals an increase of only 0.2 per cent in February 2017.

HIA chief economist, Dr Harley Dale, said the was forecasting a decline of two per cent in detached house commencements in Australia in 2016/17, following a similar-sized fall of one per cent in 2015/16.

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Education department moves in on BSE

department declined to talk about on the basis of privacy.

But the Bendigo Weekly has obtained a copy of a separate letter signed by department regional director north western region Jeanette Nagorcka which states an independent auditor had been engaged “to conduct a full financial audit of BSE”.

The letter asks the recipient to submit information and evidence relating to their concerns which relate to alleged misconduct and nepotism.

Bendigo’s education sector is

in the grip of reform fever, with principals asked to participate in a national review of rural education

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The Bendigo Education Plan, 12 years after its conception, is also under review with a result expected

Principal Ernie Fleming is on a period of extended leave which the department declined to talk about

as cuts that end the Gonski funding loom at the end of 2017.

The Victorian government will decide in the May budget what percentage of the cuts it will make up.

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By Sharon kemp

THE Department of Education and Training is conducting a full financial audit of Bendigo South East College, according to a letter obtained by the Bendigo Weekly.

A department spokesperson yesterday confirmed acting principal Dale Pearce, on loan from Bendigo Senior Secondary, would continue at the college through term two.

“A letter was sent to the school community this week explaining that Mr Pearce will continue in this role,” the spokesperson said.

Principal Ernie Fleming is on a period of extended leave which the

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by the end of the year.

Under the plan, BSE has grown exponentially and with enrolments this year of 1546, according to the department figures, is the largest ju-

nior secondary college in the city.

Its size gives it state funding of $13.8 million this year.

The next two biggest colleges are Weeroona College and Eaglehawk Secondary College each have indicative enrolments of 580 this year.

Crusoe Secondary College’s $6.5m funding is for an enrolment of 565 students in 2017.

Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan has confirmed zoning would be up for discussion in formulating the education plan in Bendigo for the next decade.

Ms Allan will be part of the working group reviewing the Bendigo Education Plan.

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With their Fully Sick school holiday program, Discovery Science and Technology Centre will help you learn about your body, how illness affects us and how doctors can test our health.

Manager Jonathan Ridnell said the science show will use fun and interactive demonstrations to show how the human machine

works, and what medical tests are really looking for.

“We’ve accessed NASA’s latest human genome data to put on our planetarium dome,” he said.

“It’s miserable feeling sick on earth – what’s it like in the International Space Station? Sick Space explains the experiments going on to work out how to keep astronauts healthy as we prepare for a human flight to Mars.

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Discovery volunteers will be on hand to explain some of the amazing facts about our heart and lungs – the organs that help the human body work.”

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Shows at noon and 2pm, the Bendigo Planetarium presentation at 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm, and

join in the fun with the Beat your Heartbeat hands on activity between noon and 3.30pm.

“Discovery is not open on public holidays, but we will be out and about at Easter,” Mr Ridnell said.

“On Good Friday we’ll be joining in the fun at Rosalind Park, and on Saturday, we’ll be at the House of Mirrors helping explain the science of reflection and putting a spotlight on optical illusions.”

FEDERAL Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters has spoken in parliament about the Bendigo Chinese Association’s campaign for a new dragon to replace an ageing Sun Loong.

Speaking in the final week of parliament before Easter and the federal budget, Ms Chesters this week said while many Australians were looking forward to a break over the Easter period, this was not the case in Bendigo.

“Bendigo actually has the longest continuous Easter festival in our country.

Since the 1890s, we have always had an imperial Chinese dragon involved in the main event of our Easter festival, the gala parade,” she said.

“First it was Loong, who was first involved in the Easter festival in the 1890s. Loong is so well regarded that he was actually involved in federation. He is one of the only artefacts remaining of federation and the birth of this place.

“When Loong became old he was replaced with Sun Loong. With the assistance of Qantas in the 1960s, Sun Loong, made in Hong Kong by dragon experts, was flown to Australia. He has participated in every Easter festival since.

“Now, Sun Loong is too

old and needs to retire by 2018. So the Bendigo community, the Bendigo Chinese Association and the Golden Dragon Museum have kick started a campaign asking people to donate towards the purchase of Dai Gum Loong, the third dragon that we hope to have in Bendigo since the 1890s.”

Ms Chesters told parliament this was the opportunity for the federal government to get on board and help Bendigo purchase its third dragon.

“This long legacy of Chinese dragons needs to continue,” she said.

During the 2016 federal election campaign, Ms Chesters announced Labor would provide $400,000 for Sun Loong’s restoration and to assist in purchase of a new imperial dragon.

She said Sun Loong was a critical element of the Bendigo Easter Festival.

“Each year Sun Loong is the major highlight of the festival’s gala street parade with generations of local families and visitors lining the streets each and every year,” Ms Chesters said.

The campaign to raise $750,000 for a new dragon, to be known as Dai Gum Loong, and for the restoration of Sun Loong, was officially launched last week.

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Probe launched

By Sharon kemp

THE board of Bendigo Health has appointed an independent investigator to examine the conduct of chief executive John Mulder.

The board’s own composition may be subject to change after the release of recommendations of a ministerial board advisory council set up after the report into baby deaths at Bacchus Marsh hospital.

Health minister Jill Hennessy announced the launch of the committee last October “to make sure our hospital and health boards have the right mix of skills,

knowledge and experience to strengthen local governance and decision making” and provide “boards with the information they need to hold their chief executives to account and the training they need to improve performance”.

A spokesperson for Ms Hennessy this week repeated the alleged behaviour of Bendigo Health staff, including Mr Mulder, outlined in an Independent Broadbased Anti-corruption Commission report, was “completely unacceptable”.

Asked how the board itself could conduct an independent investigation,

the spokesperson said the board had appointed an independent investigator to complete the probe.

The Department of Health and Human Services is also monitoring the board’s progress.

Bendigo Health board members since 20102011 have included Access Australia Group chief executive Michael Langdon, current Bendigo mayor Margaret O’Rourke, former chief executive of Radius Disability Services Jan Boynton, water industry consultant Geoff Michell and health sector consultant Sue Clarke.

The call is out for young people to help run the council’s youth facility and to join the Youth Action Group.

The group is for young people (aged 12-24) who are passionate about being involved in their community and representing young people in Greater Bendigo.

The 45 Mundy Youth Advisory Group is a new group that will advise the 45 Mundy Management Group on the use of the youth facility.

City of Greater Bendigo council’s Steven Abbott said the views of young people were important to ensure accessible spaces and relevant programs were developed.

“There are two opportunities for young people to contribute to the successful running of a youth facility and also to have input into youth programs and events,” Mr Abbott said.

“Through participation in meetings, committee members will develop skills such as team work, communication, budgeting and event management.

“These are really great opportunities for young people to be involved in things that affect them.”

Youth Action Group member Ruby Baker said she encouraged other young people to get involved.

“It’s a great way to learn about council and give young people a voice,” she said.

For more information contact youth participation officer Rory White on 5434 6000 or go to www. yobendigo.com.au.

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Plan for traffic flow fix

By Sharon kemp

THE five-way roundabout at Williamson Street is failing during morning peak hour traffic and will be in need of traffic lights or a major route modification in the near future.

The City of Greater Bendigo has earmarked the intersection which is the convergence of Williamson, Sternberg, Townsend, Somerville and Miller streets, as a short-term priority in its Integrated Transport and Land Use Strategy, but council’s Trevor Budge said no money had been allocated.

The intersection and the roads are within the jurisdiction of VicRoads.

Regional manager Mal Kersting said investigations into “integrated solutions for traffic, cycling and pedestrians at this busy intersection have not yet commenced.”

Whatever the fix, the rounda-

bout’s inclusion in the ITLUS strategy means the council wants to increase ease of access for cyclists and pedestrians, particularly given it intersects with existing bike tracks along Spring Creek and could be part of a larger plan to travel between La Trobe University and Bendigo’s CBD without driving.

Mr Budge said traffic lights were a control option for the roundabout.

Another option was limiting access to the roundabout on one road, by allowing drivers to exit but not enter the roundabout on that road.

Mr Budge said either Williamson Street or Miller Street could be restricted access roads, as both led into the city.

He said an intersection typically became a candidate for modification once it carried 15,000 vehicle movements a day.

Last year, about 27,000 vehicles passed through every day

change ahead: The five-way roundabout will likely be altered. making it among the busiest intersections in the city.

Mr Kersting said VicRoads supported increasing the levels

of participation in cycling and walking in Bendigo.

“The development of solutions will be undertaken in close

consultation with City of Greater Bendigo and the community,” he said.

Residential growth in Bendigo’s eastern suburbs has seen an exponential rise in traffic to the CBD. Nearly all of the new families who have relocated to growth suburbs, particularly Strathfieldsaye, do not work in the same area.

Much of the commuter traffic accesses the city by the southern arterial Strathfieldsaye Road which uses the five-way roundabout.

In May 2016, VicRoads strengthened the bridge on McIvor Road in Strathdale so that the arterial link could continue to funnel the rising numbers of commuters into the city.

It is also undertaking a $30 million upgrade of Napier Street, which aims to free up traffic making the trip from growth areas in the north.

Brain drain adds to skill shortfall

runaway success: The Mother’s day Classic returns for 2017 and will be dedicated to Kathryn Wright.

Top team returns to honour Kath the face of the 2013 event with a 80-strong team behind her.

A shock breast cancer diagnosis a couple of days before her 29th birthday did not deter Kathryn from living her life to the fullest. With unwavering perseverance and the support of her husband, family and friends she continued to work, travel and plan for future endeavours.

A recurrence in 2014 would have been a major setback to most, but not Kath.

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“Standards and parental characteristics are significant determinants of whether a child will complete high school, however accessibility of high school campuses is an additional burden for regional families.”

Also typical of regional areas is the differential between technical and university qualifications.

In greater Bendigo, 24.6 per cent of the working age population has certificate and diploma level qualifications, and 11.4 per cent have university qualifications.

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Kath knew the drugs keeping her alive were a direct result of recent research and threw her support behind the National Breast Cancer Foundation to continue the ground breaking research.

Since their first classic in 2013, Kath and her team raised a staggering $29,000 for the cause with Team Kath members vowing to continue to take an active part in the event for the foreseeable future in Kath’s memory Accordingly, the 2017

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As organisers gear up for another Mother’s Day Classic, one of Bendigo’s most successful teams is preparing to take to the track without its namesake.

For the past four years, Team Kath has taken out awards for highest fundraising, but sadly this year it will be without its inspirational leader, Kathryn Wright who lost her four-year battle shortly after attending the 2016 event.

Despite her own life battle, Kath always had time for others and in an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer in younger women, she bravely let us tell her story and became

THE indicators of educational disadvantage in regional Australia show up in greater Bendigo, according to a human capital report by the Regional Australia Institute.

The region’s national ranking of 288 of 563 local government areas in the measure of overall skill level of the workforce indicates a brain drain as young people leave access tertiary education in metropolitan areas.

“This brain drain has become one of the biggest factors in the shortage of skills and knowledge across regional Australia,” the institute’s Human Capital Index report said.

Disadvantage is also evident in the less than half of residents who have completed year 12.

Greater Bendigo rates 173 nationally in this indicator, but only 41.5 per cent of us have completed secondary school.

“Rates of high school completion have increased tremendously over the past several decades, however the improvements have not

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New look for Napier

THE future upgrade of Napier Street to a dual carriageway has created business interest in the northern side of Bendigo.

There are at least four applications before the City of Greater Bendigo to establish new businesses or upgrade existing concerns.

Under $30 million VicRoads plans, Napier Street will be reconfigured from Weeroona Avenue to Hall Street to a double lane road with a turning lane and bike path.

The plans have also resulted

in a reduction of on-road parking which has been the concern of residents and local business but it appears the some of the proponents of new businesses have included off-road parking in their plans.

Closest to the city, directly opposite Weeroona College, plans have been submitted to build a child care centre.

The area is a congestion black spot when parents drop and pick up students from the junior secondary college but VicRoads engineers believe they have solved

the peak hour bottlenecks by creating drop off areas off Napier Street on nearby secondary roads such as Powell Street.

Further north towards White Hills, plans have been submitted and advertising is complete for a medical centre at 473 Napier Street.

The centre is proposed to be an osteopathic practice.

At The Wellington at Botanical Gardens Hotel at 553 Napier Street, Bendigo Stadium Limited has lodged an application for a major redevelopment which will

include 44 poker machines.

The upgrade includes converting the bottle shop and surrounding area into a large room housing the 44 electronic gaming machines, while the existing bar and bistro facilities would also be upgraded.

Just north of the hotel, at 558 Napier Street, a business owner has submitted a request to change signage as a vacant store changes from a costume shop to a milk bar. changes ahead: Napier Street.

Bush’s has the right stuff CHANGING with the times is critical to the longevity of local business Bush’s Produce, the longest running in Bendigo in the same building, according to store manager Frank Webb.

“Albert Bush would have rolled in his grave if he knew people would pay $10 to give their dog a squirt,” Mr Webb said of the coin operated dog wash that operates in the Williamson Street premises.

The 160-year-old business has also had to roll with the times by stocking brands of pet food that cater to the more sophisticated diets of pets these days.

But it also stocks the same kinds of produce Mr Bush would have sold in grain bins and bales when he first opened the business in 1857.

It seems Mr Bush was not as successful as others who travelled to the central Victorian goldfields in the 1850s to find gold.

Instead, success came in feeding the horses and livestock of the goldfields, and later selling groceries as well as timber and building supplies.

Mr Bush also operated a mobile library during his lifetime.

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celEbrating: Frank Webb is marking 160 years of Bush’s Produce store. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN Some of what he built remains at the Williamson Street property, including the stores which were from time to time extended further back to accommodate an ever expanding business.

The old stables that front Mollison Street have been converted into office space and Mr Bush gave land away behind the store that eventually provided the space to build St Paul’s cathedral.

Henry Backhaus owned the block next to his that faces Myers

Street. He built a store for Mr Bush and leased it to him to sell groceries.

Bush’s have just vacated that building after occupying it on and off over the years.

They are still in business, Mr Webb said, but using space at the back and reserving areas throughout the stores for animal rescue agency Challey Animal Rescue.

The store could be around for 200 years, he said.

“I don’t see why not, the building is in pretty good nick,” Mr Webb

said, noting other shops had to close in recent heavy downpour but the Bush’s store just had a few leaks.

The business will officially celebrate its 160th anniversary on Saturday, April 29, but Mr Webb said he was certain he had seen paperwork that showed the Bush’s opened in March 1857.

Nevertheless, there will be a birthday celebration in store on April 29, including a sausage sizzle and a pet adoption day.

– Sharon Kemp

Three senior diplomats visited Bendigo this week to discuss potential export growth in Europe, China and south-east Asia.

Heads of missions from Chengdu (China), Poland and Brunei visited as part of a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade program to promote trade, investment and create people-to-people links with regional Australia – specifically within the greater region of Bendigo.

“Having recently returned from a trade delegation to China, Be.Bendigo is actively engaged in a regional strategy with Shepparton and Echuca-Moama to strategically grow export from our region,” Bendigo business council chief executive Leah Sertori said.

“Australian Consul-General in Chengdu, China Christopher Lim, Ambassador to Poland Paul Wojciechowski and Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Nicola Rosenblum were in town for a conversation over lunch.”

Meeting with the delegates were local representatives from industry associations, local businesses actively engaged in export, and those on the cusp for a strategic dialogue about the experience of Australian companies in overseas markets and emerging opportunities in Asia and Europe.

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BSE College has a special German influence about it this week with 15 international exchange students and three teachers visiting.

They are year nine and 10 students, aged 14-16 visiting from Sebastian-Finsterwalder-Gymnasium Rosenheim and will be here until April 20.

This week they were immersed in classes and were getting to know other families and students.

They will spend the next two weeks on holidays with host families, then return to school for start of term two before flying out.

The visitors don’t need to wear school uniform but all students taking part were given white polo shirts and red hoodie jumpers with both

country’s flags on them.

The visitors arrived on Saturday after a 33-hour trip, including stopover, so “were too tired to form an immediate impression of Bendigo”.

“But now we’ve discovered lots of sweets we didn’t know existed, such as Tim Tams and the yummy sprinkle bread,” visitor Theresa said.

Florian said houses in Australia are only one or two levels and much wider.

“At home in Rosenheim they are taller. There is more room here,” he said.

The students were amused by hearing crows calling out in the middle of the day, especially in school grounds, and hope to see lots of animals, including kangaroos and koalas.

“I came because I wanted to see Australia and learn

more of the Aussie lifestyle,” Theresa said.

For Jacob and Mietta, to host an exchange student was an ideal opportunity to get to know someone from abroad.

“You get to form new relationships with someone from another country,” Jacob said.

Mietta and her family are planning a trip to the beach and to go camping in the holidays with her new friend Alida.

“It’s good to be able to share our lifestyles as the comparisons are quite different,” Mietta said.

Language has not been a barrier to the students bonding.

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“Population is one of the core drivers of economic growth, alongside participation and productivity,” he said.

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Taskforce recommendations will form the basis of the Liberal Party and Nationals’ policy leading up to the next election.

City of Greater Bendigo strategy manager Trevor Budge said it was productive to have 35-year policy around population growth.

“I think at the moment there is an acceptance the growth of Melbourne is inevitable and therefore (means) building all of our policies around supporting that growth,” Mr Budge said.

“If we actually started investing in infrastructure that says we believe there is considerable scope in regional Victoria, and we have seen examples of that such as the Bendigo Hospital and investment in regional rail, it sends the message to everyone, as well as businesses, that we are serious, we actually think this is a viable place.”

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Doctors strike a chord A symphony orchestra made up of more than 80 doctors from around the country will perform its first ever Bendigo concert at Ulumbarra Theatre this Month.

Event organiser and Bendigobased orthopaedic surgical specialist, Travis Perera, said the event was a unique national assembly of talented medical professionals.

“The Australian Doctors Orchestra is made up of specialist doctors, general practitioners and medical students from around Australia,” Dr Perera said.

“There is no doubt this will be a brilliant concert, and one that we are fortunate enough to have presented here in Bendigo.”

The event will also feature the Bendigo Youth Choir, who have been invited to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall this June.

Choir founder and artistic director, Valerie Broad, said the group’s involvement provided valuable performance time for the choir members.

“It is always a pleasure for our young people to be involved in professional performances,” Mrs Broad said.

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THE proportion of Victorians living in regional areas will fall in the next 35 years, according to a Victorian Coalition population taskforce, unless metrocentric policy makers keep in mind regions outside of Melbourne.

The taskforce convened in Bendigo this week to discuss what would prevent a long term population drain from regional areas.

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning data projects that slightly more than two million people will live in regional Victoria by 2051, making up 20 per cent of the total population of 10 million.

The proportion was 25 per cent as of 2011.

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The latest locally devised and produced show, No Hands, is being performed at Ulumbarra Theatre next week.

Since its inception 15 years ago, the artists of CreateAbility have had an impact on the lives of participants and on the wider community.

Creative director Sam Thomas said for more than 12 months the performance ensemble has been meeting at the Old Fire Station in View Street working on the creation of No Hands.

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New angle on crime

BENDIGO police will shift their focus to investigating the pathways of stolen goods, particularly power tools, stolen from the utes and trailers of tradies.

Superintendent Darren Franks said the Bendigo taskforce assembled to crack down on crime, with a focus on property-related offences, had resulted in a five to 15 per cent crime reduction.

Superintendent Franks said he hoped tracing the whereabouts of stolen items, including power tools and electrical goods, might also lead police to drug activity.

“I would like to know where those power tools are going, not just to get them back to the tradies so they can stay on site, but because we need to focus in on where the property is going to, which will hopefully lead us to lower level drug dealers as well,” he said.

“The indication is that much of the stolen property is going on line but we still have the traditional sales, back door discussions, in hotels, that sort of thing.”

He implored people to report any behaviour that seemed suspicious.

Rural communities had the benefit of the noticing anything that was out of place.

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“They know when something is not right and we would like people to act on that when they feel something is not right on their street, or in their area, they may be a bit suspicious but ring the police, ring Crime Stoppers, and we will do something about it,” he said.

This week was also the end of three-week Crime Stoppers campaign that

saw 12 of 20 people with outstanding warrants arrested by police.

Crime Stoppers chief executive Cathy Rhodes said the result was good but it wouldn’t stop there.

Superintendent Franks said the campaign, during which mug shots of people wanted by police were published in local media, had led to earlier arrests of criminals and given police

leads to follow.

There was a 442 per cent increase in reports to Crime Stoppers during the campaign period compared to two weeks prior to its start.

Superintendent Franks said a small number of people committed most of the crime in the community, and the arrest of the dozen would stop recidivist offences.

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MR DIMPLES and Hackney Hockney have more than interesting names in common, they are both featured mural artists at a burger restaurant.

Boris Murgers in View Street has some pretty impressive wall art, and its main wall has some David Hockney-inspired work by Hackney.

“I was born in Footscray, but spent a lot of time in Hackney in London, I love David Hockney’s art so I became Hackney Hockney,” he said.

Hockney is a full-time artist and was given an open canvas by restaurant owner Paul Morris.

“I had some work on consignment and then Paul asked me to do the wall,” Hackney said.

“I did it on Sunday evenings over about eight weeks, and I pretty much had a free rein.”

“It’s a celebration of pop art.”

Some smaller, but of no less impact art is by Boort district teacher Nathan Sims AKA Mr Dimples.

Mr Dimples is an art teacher and was contacted

by Mr Morris following stories in local media about his public, but not strictly legal, work around town.

“My work is all characters, and I am inspired to draw things that annoy me,” he said.

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Volunteers needed for festival Volunteers are urgently needed for this year’s Bendigo Easter Festival which takes place from April 14 to 17.

Reference group chairman Rod Fyffe said about 30 volunteers aged 15 and over are still needed to assist with a wide variety of roles.

“We are looking for people to assist with Paint Pot People, Goldfields Library Storytelling Tree, Around the World, Garden Safari and Fusion activities,” Cr Fyffe said.

“We are also looking for spic and span attendant and roving information assistants.

“We simply couldn’t put the Easter Festival on each year without the support of our volunteers and with Easter fast approaching we are putting out another call for help.”

Cr Fyffe said volunteering at the Bendigo Easter Festival is a great way to get involved with the community, meet new people, work with industry professionals and have lots of fun.

“It’s also a good opportunity for students who may need to gain volunteer hours for their school courses,” he said.

“If anyone is interested in volunteering or knows someone who might be we ask that you register your interest because we would love to have you on board.”

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“One of the works in the restaurant reflects my frustration at having to be a textile teacher for a while, and I can’t use a sewing machine.”

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Bendigo will celebrate National Youth Week with a film festival in Hargreaves Mall featuring the work of young regional filmmakers and the screening of an alltime favourite.

The event will be hosted by headspace Bendigo, 5pm to 9pm on Friday, April 7.

Headspace Bendigo community development worker Ben Keath said side activities such as street busking, an NBA 2k competition on the big screen and a taco van would complement the film festival.

“After putting the word out to young filmmakers in and around Bendigo, we have around 40 minutes of short film footage to feature in the festival,” Mr Keath said.

“We will also show STIMulation – a short film made by young Castlemaine filmmaker Conor Moore for Bendigo Community Health Services to get rid of the stigma and myths surrounding young people going to a sexual health clinic for an STI test.

“The film uses humour and a storyline featuring two young people who meet at a party to get the message across. It’s great.

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Mr Keath said the headspace Bendigo youth group had played a major role in organising the festival.

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Crossing the line The council have completely dropped the ball when it comes to safety and management of our school crossings.

Our council, with money from the budget, funds crossing guards and maintenance.

Even though we have many crossing guards who do the right thing, we also have a some who do not and are putting others’ safety at risk.

Crossing guards are paid to be there with flags up from 8am to 9.30am and again from 2.30pm to 4pm each school day.

There are numerous crossings that are not being manned until almost 9am or 3pm and left early unmanned when parents and children are still to cross.

There are some crossings that have had flags up 24/7 with no crossing guard and others that have been simply not flagged or manned at all.

I have emailed concerns to council to little effect, I am concerned that they have fallen on deaf ears or they simply don’t care enough to act in the first place.

The importance of those who are already doing the right thing cannot be understated but our council’s lack of management here cannot be stated enough.

Stuart Symes, Epsom

Restorative justice On Wednesday, March 22, Professor Pam Snow was the U3A-Bendigo guest speaker and her topic “Juvenile Justice”. There were about 60 silver-haired attendees and a common sentiment was “what can we do?”

The name Jesuit Social Services (JSS) and their innovative justice initiatives was mentioned.

On Saturday night I happened to be at the JSS annual fundraising dinner in Melbourne with guest speaker Patrick Dodson and guest artist Archie Roach.

About 520 supporters heard stories of lives turned around, a new project in Darwin addressing youth disadvantage in the wake of the Don Dale saga, men’s project, and youth restorative justice approaches.

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Rethink on energy It is notable that some Australian business leaders are asking or declaring that the high cost of power combined with the unreliability of supply amounts to, “no reason to reinvest here and every reason to leave”. Not a very nice scenario for our nation.

Not only should our federal and state governments be doing a quick rethink of their energy policies, but our city councillors should be loud in their voices of concern about changes to help sustain and build more advanced manufacturing and ways to secure Bendigo’s energy needs for now and the future.

It will be of no use our council encouraging growth in our population and tourism capabilities and trying to obtain manufacturing, if we have no sustainable energy supply.

Has our council raised its voice of concern to the state and federal governments?

Has our council considered alternative power sources for its own buildings and yards?

Bill Collier, Golden Square

Fed up with beggars I have just read the latest copy of the Bendigo Weekly (March 24). I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I read the letters from two extremely concerned ladies (Kath O’Shea and Cheryl Howard) in relation to the “Beggars of Bendigo”.

I swear there was the strong and distinctive aroma of herbal tea in the air as I read their missives. I am compelled to reply to these ladies in relation to this subject.

Firstly, to Cheryl: madam, you may well be a frequent visitor to Bendigo, but I live here and I can tell you that the greater majority of Bendigonians are fed up to the back teeth with these bogus beggars.

I understand that the main street of Newham being only 100 metres in length means that it is devoid of street urchins, but here in the “big smoke” it is a real problem.

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demanding money for a “train fare to Robinvale” and she practices this spiel so often that I suppose it makes her a “regular visitor”to our fair city, such as yourself.

And to Kath, may I say that begging is illegal. For your edification, may I explain that “illegal” means “against the law”.

I can assure you that I know as an absolute fact that some these “downtrodden” people are not as genuinely impecunious as they purport to be, and are relying on the good nature of “suckers”to fund their cigarette and booze tabs.

In closing, may I say to both ladies: if you choose to live your entire lives with your hearts on your sleeves, the drycleaning bills may prove to be prodigious.

Eric Lakey, Bendigo

Misuse of resources In my recent letter to the Bendigo Weekly regarding the CEO’s performance I expressed my opinion about an ombudsman’s investigation and report into a regional council – (City of Greater Bendigo).

Part of this investigation was about the misuse of council resources and unsatisfactory procurement and recruitment procedures – the misuse of residents’ money and assets.

The Ombudsman found some staff guilty of breach of council’s Code of Conduct and Section 95(1) of the Local Government Act and that

some evidence given by staff were not acceptable. I will not identify the individuals, however the Ombudsman’s report shows council staff; Manager A, and Coordinators A and B, holding responsibility positions, were involved.

The report noted: “The matter involving a regional council was received as an oral complaint to one of the council’s directors on 9 January 2015 and forwarded to the council’s protected disclosure coordinator. The matter was then referred to IBAC, who determined the allegation to be a protected disclosure complaint and referred it to my office for investigation”.

The report shows “… ‘Protected disclosures’ … involved whistleblowers, and confirm the importance of a strong regime to allow people to report misconduct and protect them from reprisal when doing so”.

Given the offences seriousness, and it being our money, the council’s CEO must inform us how he dealt with the situation, particularly the offenders and the whistleblower, and provide straight answers to the following questions.

Have the services of the managerial and coordinating staff responsible been terminated?

If not, what disciplinary steps were taken against those staff involved?

Conversely, have any of the staff involved been promoted?

Do the Whistleblower and other

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lower level staff involved in the investigation remain employed?

What steps were taken to ensure breaches of the Local Government Act, section 95(1), and Staff Code of Conduct Principles, are not repeated?

What actions were taken to ensure the procurement process cannot be abused by staff?

What steps were taken to ensure that recruitment processes are transparent and open to all?

These are serious matters. Residents do not want them swept under the carpet.

Councillors must direct the CEO to take strong action, and provide residents information assuring them that any occurrence of corruption and dishonesty has been stamped out in our council.

Colin Burns, Longlea

So may roundabouts What is happening to our streets?

It seems that every time I go for a drive, there is a new roundabout being built, and large ones at that.

Is it necessary for them to be so big, they are a pain in the butt for bus drivers, fire engines, ambulances and trucks of all sizes.

Then they are planted with vegetation so thick, that only fourwheel-drives can see if a car is approaching.

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Dream big on rail TO many observers, a parliamentary committee meeting in Bendigo earlier this week to talk about future population trends might seem like a fairly dry topic, but the reality is, this is one of the most important things for Victoria to consider not in the next decade or three, but right now.

Regional Victoria’s population is growing, but only slowly.

What should concern us all is the growth rate in Melbourne, with some experts predicting the state’s capital to one day overtake Sydney as the nation’s largest city.

Melbourne’s growth rate is such that it’s leaving the rest of us behind.

That means there will be even greater calls for infrastructure spending to be concentrated in the metropolitan areas where an even greater majority of residents live and work.

That could mean greater competition among regional and rural centres for a comparatively dwindling pot of cash from governments.

That means bad news for country Victorians.

Governments that fail to look beyond the tram tracks and the ever increasing urban sprawl of Mel-

Editorial Comment bourne do so at their own peril.

That’s not to say the state government is failing us, but it needs to be mindful, and indeed, careful.

If Melbourne’s spread is allowed to continue, then so too must the accompanying investment of billions of dollars that will be need to supply everything new suburbs need.

Meanwhile, communities in country areas, face an increasing prospect of being overshadowed and left off the list, not because governments don’t care, but because they have to prioritise their ever-tightening budgets.

Appropriate investment in regional areas can calm Melbourne’s sprawl, and even entice more city dwellers to look to the country for the better lifestyle opportunities and affordable housing we all know and expect.

The Fast Train Project unveiled by the Labor party in about 1999 is

I AM constantly surprised by some people’s thoughts about council.

Prior to becoming a councillor, I was a keen council watcher and read the council plan and key strategic documents. I was a critic of council, both positive and negative. But I felt in order to best engage and create the change I wanted to see, I needed to stand for election.

I thought I knew a thing or two about the internal workings of the council and staff, given my work as a community representative on the 2013 Independent Review Committee. But it’s nothing compared to what I have learnt as a new councillor, which is why I think I should bust a few myths about some of the common misconceptions.

First, the buck stops

with councillors. The relationship between councillors and staff is a collaborative one. Councillors seek advice from staff but the final decision making rests with us. This council sets the agenda and work plan for the executive and staff.

Council uses the coun-

stand council cannot deliver on everyone’s aspirations for our community.

It will be critical to find new and inventive community engagement opportunities to ensure it is as easy as possible for people to participate. The traditional methods of letter

This council sets the agenda and work plan for the executive and staff cil plan and budget process to outline its priorities for the community. Staff then deliver projects that support these priority areas, as approved by council.

Council employs the chief executive officer, who is responsible for employing and managing staff.

Council is committed to thorough, genuine community engagement. It is important residents make the most of opportunities to have their say but under-

writing, face-to-face meetings and phone calls will always be available, but people’s lifestyles are busy and they want quick and easy ways to be informed and offer their opinion.

It is important every demographic and all parts of the community can be involved.

The commitment by senior staff really impresses me.

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The staff care very much for the organisation they work for and, like councillors, want to make greater Bendigo a wonderful place to live.

You’ll see council supporting a number of community groups, programs and initiatives. This is important because these groups, such as cultural groups, do not always have the means of sharing their message or information.

Council is committed to helping the community develop positive attitudes towards multiculturalism, embrace inclusion, and reduce racial and religious discrimination.

If you’re ever wondering about how things work on the inside, I’d be happy to explain them to you.

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Decentralisation has been a bonus for places like Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong, with hundreds of jobs shifting into the major regional centres and helping stimulate local economies.

More recently, there’s been talk of a train link to Tullamarine airport that includes diverting the Bendigo rail line at Clarkefield, and the lines to Seymour, Shepparton and Albury/Wodonga, through a new airport corridor.

This will give all towns on those lines direct airport access, and also provide a route to Southern Cross that largely avoids regional trains sharing track with suburban trains.

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IN THE JOB: TAFE is running courses for the Police Entrance Exam.

JOIN THE FORCE BENDIGO TAFE is inviting police hopefuls to enrol in its Police Entrance Exam Preparation course to increase the chance of becoming a member of Victoria Police.

The short course will support a state-wide drive to recruit more than 2700 new officers within the next four years.

Delivered by supportive instructors, the course will provide aspiring officers with an insight into how to tackle the entrance exam.

The exam preparation course will include English, maths and computer skills to assist students to confidently sit the test.

Apply now for an April 19 start. The course consists of nine sessions at Bendigo TAFE’s city campus for two evenings per week and costs $385.

Register at http://education. bendigotafe.edu.au

UPGRADE FOR CROSSING AN upgrade to the Heinz Street level crossing in White Hills has been fast-tracked and will be complete by the end of the year.

The crossing is one of a number to be upgraded under the state government’s Safer Country Crossings Program.

Other crossings to be upgraded are in locations such as Badaginnie, Gnotuk, Pirron Yallock, and Springhurst.

The Heinz Street crossing will get boomgates as part of the upgrade.

The program was due to be complete by mid-2019, with the Heinz Street crossing originally scheduled for an upgrade at the end of this year.

LET’S base our actions on evidence.

Do you, like me, wonder why politicians persistently behave in ways that seem to be in obvious conflict with facts and evidence?

Have you also wondered if other countries do better and how we could improve our politicians’ actions?

We see behaviour that refuses to face facts in response to climate change, energy supply, communications, social welfare and education. This leads to poor outcomes for us all.

Politicians claim that tax cuts, especially for business, leads to greater prosperity for all.

However, economic and business experts point to a complex combination of factors that affect international investment, the creation of jobs and the maintenance of social infrastructure.

Comparable countries to Australia show no correlation between lower taxes and improved economic activity. Treasury reports suggest minimal impact.

At the time when catastrophic fire conditions in New South Wales were more severe than ever previously recorded the treasurer, Scott Morrison, flaunted a lump of coal in parliament, exhorting us to burn more of it.

At the same time, the government wants to prop

up the Adani coalmine with $1 billion, apparently feeling the need to step in because investors know that coal is a doomed industry.

Governments of other countries and private investors are moving away from coal at an accelerating rate.

Meanwhile the electricity market regulator AEMO operates to maximise prices for energy suppliers rather than to stabilise supply.

So why do politicians act like this? I see two significant drivers, ideology and money.

We all have our own

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ideology, arising from our core values. Sometimes this blinds us to facts.

Although we have manipulated many aspects of nature especially in fields such as health, agriculture and transport we have failed to recognise the complexity of the whole system and we now see nature responding to our interference and lack of understanding of the consequences of our actions.

If you believe that unbridled market forces will ultimately look after everyone you may resist the evidence of increasing disparity between the rich and poor and the damaging fluctuations of the marketplace.

Although governments, banks and economists con-

hours, many skills and personal and family sacrifices.

They should be amply rewarded with salary and expenses, but repeated scandals over the use of expenses by many MPs shows that the present rules are inadequate, leading to abuse and public contempt for politicians.

Do other democratic countries manage their politics better than we do?

When Norway had a resources boom it taxed profits and established a sovereign wealth fund from which all Norwegians now benefit.

In managing the election process in 2010 the Norwegian government funded 74 per cent of political parties’ income. In election campaigns political advertising is

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A fact check unit staffed by independent researchers could check the facts behind claims made by MPs and publish the findings. This would be helpful to MPs and voters.

Party funding must be controlled and accountable. I propose that parties be taxpayer funded for votes received, as happens now, and other funding should be restricted to party membership fees and clearly reported fund raising with no single donation from any individual or entity to exceed a figure such as $1000 per year, reported in real time.

The AEC or another independent body should supervise and publish all funding. Any gift or paid invitation to an MP must be pre-approved. Privately or corporately funded political advertising should be subject to similar oversight.

Politicians will not like these suggestions but if we build support for them between now and the next federal election we may see some changes for the better.

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The second factor is money. Private and corporate funding of MPs, political parties and political advertising permeate our society.

Who can forget the effect of the mining industry’s multi-million dollar advertising attack on the proposed mining super profits tax?

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school Get disorientated in Rosalind Park I

T will be easy to get lost in Bendigo these school holidays from next Friday, with the interactive House of Mirrors in Rosalind Park, thanks to the Bendigo Art Gallery and La Trobe Art Institute.

Constructed from 40 tonnes of steel and 15 tonnes of mirrored glass, visitors will have time for reflection as they navigate the maze of mirrors.

Since the 19th century, mirror mazes have been trapping and reflecting participants, challenging those that venture into them, resulting in delight, amazement and sometimes, fear.

Created by Melbourne artists Christian Wagstaff and Keith Courtney, House of Mirrors offers a dark twist on the classic side-show attraction.

It is not as easy as it seems, to navigate your way out according to Christian and Keith who claim it has

taken some adults an hour to navigate.

Children, they said, seem to find the exit more easily.

“House of Mirrors brings elements of art, science, culture and history together to offer the perfect example of the transformative nature of contemporary art,” gallery director Karen Quinlan said.

House of Mirrors was initially commissioned for Hobart’s 2016 Dark Mofo festival where it was described as “joyously fun” by the Sydney Morning Herald before appearing in Brisbane, Sydney and more recently the Adelaide Festival.

There is only one way in to the House of Mirrors. Getting out is the art.

House of Mirrors open daily between 2pm and 9pm from April 7 until April 30, in Rosalind Park with extended hours Easter Saturday and Sunday.

Admission is $10 with children under five free.

CHALLENGING: House of Mirrors.

AUTUMN 2017 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS PROGRAM

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NJOY hands on fun these school holidays at Bendigo Pottery on the Midland Highway in Epsom painting and decorating your own plate or mug.

Sessions start next Monday, April 3 with classes at 11am, 1pm and 3pm held Monday through to Friday until April 14 – suitable for all ages.

Cost is just $20 and includes glazing and firing – bookings essential, phone 5448 4404.

PAPER LANTERN WORKSHOP Be creative making paper lanterns at the Bendigo Visitor Centre this school holidays.

Kids will have a fun time cutting, pasting and decorating their own special paper lantern to take home with them.

Word is, there might even be a special Easter surprise to take home as well!

This is an ideal activity for primary school children aged 4-10 years. An adult must accompany all children.

Cost: $8 per child Time: 10.30am – 11.30am Dates: Wednesday 5th and Wednesday 12th April 2017

Join the holiday fun Mulligrub’s is Bendigo’s Premier indoor Play Centre for all ages up to 12 years.

Let the kids loose in our state of the art play centre boasting equipment not seen anywhere else in Australia.

17 Victa Road, East Bendigo Next door to the AirPort

FULL CAFÉ GREAT COFFEE TAKE AWAY PLAY ALL DAY

Bookings a must! Limited places available. Phone 5434 6060

MORSE CODE DEMONSTRATION Tap into the rhythm of Morse Code at Bendigo’s Historic Post Office.

Surprise someone special with a unique telegram greeting this Easter Holidays!

Let our telegraphists demonstrate their knowledge and passion for Morse Code with you and explain how words are converted into this fascinating secret code!

Cost: $2 per message (Australia-wide) Demonstrations: Sundays during school holidays Time: 10am – 1pm

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Head on down to your local library these holidays

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NCE again the Bendigo Library in Hargreaves Street has a stack of free activities to help young and inquisitive minds busy these school holidays Come along next Tuesday, April 4 at 11am and enjoy the hilarious and heartwarming antics of Billy the Punk and Harry High Pants suitable for all primary school aged children.

Or rock out in the library the following week, with the Itchy Scabs – a garage punk

band for kids They’re noisy and gross and allowed in the library ‘cause they have a show about books, robots, dinosaurs, monster trucks and Dr Who. Rated G for grouse.

Join them in the moshpit in Hargreaves Street library from 3pm, Wednesday, April 12. Bookings required for all activities.

To find out more about these and other cool school holiday activities visit the Goldfields Library’s website www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au

RIDING HIGH: Marlee Brooke (right) with Amber Bird at Ironbark Riding Centre.

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HERE is more to holidays than iPads and tablets.

Or so it would seem judging by the smiles of Amber Bird and Marlee Brooke recently seen enjoying themselves at the Ironbark Riding Centre in Watson Street, Jackass Flat.

Ironbark Riding Centre’s popular school holiday program, suitable for riders aged five years and older, starts next Monday with up to six hours of non-stop outdoor fun, every day.

This holiday activity is suitable for both the novice and experienced rider alike, with trail rides, mounted games and barbecue lunch along with other activities.

Riders are allocated a horse for the day under the watchful eye of qualified instructors with all safety gear provided.

Ironbark Centre school holiday program – Monday, April 3 until April 13.

See advertisement for further details or phone 5436 1565.

hands on fun at bendigo pottery MAKE A POT…

Mould the clay on the wheel.

Every day at 10, 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30, 3.30 Cost: $18 per ½ hour (Optional glaze & fire $10 per pot) Bookings essential (min. age 6 yrs)

paint a plate or mug…

Dates: Weekdays only between Mon Apr 3 - Fri Apr 7 and Mon Apr 10 - Fri Apr 14 Times: 11am, 1pm and 3pm Cost: $20 per artist (Glazing & firing included) Bookings essential (all ages)

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PICK AN ACTIVITY: Or just rock out with the Itchy Scabs at the Bendigo Library.

win a family pass to werribee open range zoo Hang out with the Hippos 1 - 17 APRIL Hang out with the Hippos these school holidays at Werribee Open Range Zoo! Head to Hippo Beach for fun in the sand, water play and the opportunity to see these amazing animals up close with a new daily Keeper presentation.

for 2 adults + 2 children

special presentation also includes a feed on the beach, with hippos emerging almost soundlessly from the water to forage on the banks.

Sadly the species is also under threat in the wild as a result of habitat loss and poaching for their tusks.

Each day at 1.10pm, Keepers will providing a fascinating insight into the behaviours, care and unique personalities of the hippo group.

These school holidays, hang out with the hippos, meet their Keepers and enjoy the full African Safari experience, spotting Rhinos, Lions, Zebra, Giraffe and Meerkats at Werribee Open Range Zoo.

Beginning with a health check, where Keepers can take a good look at each hippo’s teeth, tusks and gums, this

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Frisbee fun for all

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HE Bendigo Marketplace will be a hive of activity for three hours daily between next Tuesday and Saturday, with the free frisbee workshop at the Smurfs activity centre in front of Katies.

Children will be able to take their frisbee home once they complete the activity for hours of fun.

And watch out for Clumsy Smurf who will be out and about throughout the Marketplace to meet’n’greet children and the young at heart.

The following week is again full of fun stuff with a range of free Easter activities and popular Easter egg hunt under way between 10am and 2.15pm Monday, April 10 until Saturday, April 15 (note: no activities Good Friday).

Children will make their own Easter egg basket then follow the clues to hunt for Easter Eggs hidden throughout Bendigo Marketplace – bookings necessary, see website for details.

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OME along and make some colourful paper lanterns these school holidays at the Bendigo Visitor Centre in Pall Mall.

Chinese and Japanese-style lanterns are fun to make simply using coloured paper, scissors and glue.

Paper lanterns symbolise joy, celebration, good fortune and longevity and are also commonly used as a decorative touch for parties and celebrations of all kinds.

A variety of paper lantern styles can be made in all shapes and

sizes – from easy to make designs to those of more complicated construction.

These two, one-hour workshops are an ideal opportunity for children aged between four and 10-yearsof age to explore paper-cutting, construction techniques, and colour and design combinations.

The lanterns can be finished using different special effects such as printed or hand-painted designs, glitter or stickers.

Children can then take their unique lantern home to hang up or

to place on a table, lit with a batteryoperated tea-light for a wonderful ornamental effect.

Workshops get under way from 10.30am, Wednesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 12 at the Bendigo Visitor Centre located in the old Post Office Building at 51 to 67 Pall Mall Bendigo.

The cost is $8 per child which will include all material, all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Bookings for this activity are essential as places are limited, phone 5434 6060.

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Click your heels together and follow a yellow brick road full of fun, adventure and wacky characters in this popular, interactive re-telling of Frank Baum’s classic for kids now celebrating its 4000th performance worldwide with an International Yellow Brick Road Tour.

Don’t forget to bring a toy for our Children’s Hospital Toy Appeal.

Kids can rap with the Tinman, roar like a Lion, wake up sleepy Shakey the Scarecrow and dance with Dorothy.

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A PRE-SHOW DRAMA WORKSHOP offers an introduction to movement, voice plus a valuable opportunity to perform on stage as munchkins with the Oz cast. $10 per person. Bookings: 0401 030 463.

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Start the day with Mrs K I

F you think I have been looking tired recently, I have a story to tell.

I am about to reveal some of the bedroom stories of the Kendall household.

The long-suffering Mrs Kendall has some morning rituals which I have to pander to, and she is very demanding.

Each morning at 5.45am the alarm goes off. Mrs K does not hear this, so I get up and stroll in a bemused and sleepy state to the kitchen.

Mrs K’s early ritual is tea, and lots of it.

While the kettle is boiling I get to empty the dishwasher and put the wheat bag in the microwave. The wheat bag is for Mrs K’s sore neck, and it’s just one of the ways I ease her into the day.

By about 5.55am I am going into the bedroom with a huge pot of tea and cups on a tray. Heaven

forbid I forget anything.

Mrs K is still resting at this point, and I flick on the lights to try to wake her up.

She arranges the rat’s nest of a bed where she has been sprawling and arranges herself so as to receive the tea tray for the tea ceremony.

The cat must be let in, and Mrs K drinks a sip of milk from the jug, not the edge, from the spout, and then waits for the tea to draw.

Just after 6am and I am grudgingly poured a cup of tea, the grudging part is mainly because she would like the whole pot to herself.

I am a three-quarters-ofa-mug kind of guy, she is 90 per cent of the pot.

I am not too worried about this, but Mrs K needs her wake-up tea.

We sit and mull over the day and then at 6.45am I am kicked out again to make the breakfast. Toast for me

and home-made muesli for Mrs K. Mrs K shares the end of the muesli with the cat, much to my disgust.

At 7.10am I take the breakfast things and stack the dishwasher, and check back with Mrs K who is now checking out facebook on her laptop.

I then head off for a shower, and at some point during my task Mrs K finally gets out of bed. Probably about 7.25am, a good hour and 40 minutes after I was out making tea.

This is the ritual, and every working day I follow it. By the time we leave for work at 7.45am I am almost ready to crawl back into bed.

But no, I get to drive to work.

Mrs K is delivered to Bendigo to start her day, and mine is already hours old. Yawn.

- Steve Kendall Twitter: @stevekendall1

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To April 30. A decade-long partnership of reciprocal arts residencies between

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The Regional Rampage Tour is already aiming to smash records and reach new heights.

The organisers say 12 semi-trailers will travel around Australia for the tour, clocking up 9600 kilometres.

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“Musically I guess it’s dark.

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The video of new single, Weatherboard Man, contains some remarkable post-Cyclone Tracy footage of Darwin in 1974.

“My grandparents and mum had just moved there. Grandad was working on cattle stations.

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“They lost everything, as many families did. Luckily, their Super8 camera survived in the boot of the car and he was able to film some of Darwin on Christmas morning.”

They do things a bit differently. Two years ago there was a whirlwind Indonesian tour.

“We crammed 12 or 13 shows into 14 days, I think it was.

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“Amazing people. Took us in and fed us and let us sleep over. Packed-out gigs; hundreds and hundreds of people going full-on ballistic in 100 per cent humidity. They love heavy music there. We finished one show that we thought we’d done pretty well at impressing the locals with. One bloke gets on the mic to give us a “thanks” or whatever, and goes, ‘we love them, but

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This tour takes the band further afield from some of their usual inner-Melbourne haunts.

“This’ll be our first crack at Bendigo. We’ve got a lot of mates from that part of the world, lots of BMX riders and good people in general,” Pirie said.

“We don’t often get the chance to get rural, so we’ve tried to make this tour hit some towns we wouldn’t normally be able to. Warrnambool, Geelong, Ballarat, and you champions are up first.”

There is a new album on the way, though Pirie wasn’t giving much away.

“We’ve finished the new album. Somehow. It’s in the can as they say. You and everyone else in this hemisphere can expect it mid-June. It is titled, but we might hold onto that till closer to the mark…”

They are a phenomenal live outfit, with two exceptional albums already under their belt. Music fans with a leaning towards the dark and heavy are in for a treat next week at Music man.

Doors at 7pm. Support comes from top-drawer locals Filthy Hacks and Affordable Repayments, plus Past Present, and The Cascades.

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Exhibitions Emerge: Arnold Street Gallery Art School Student Exhibition, 189 Arnold Street, North Bendigo. To April 8. Launch: Friday, March 31, 6-8pm. Exhibition to be opened by Kain White.

Emerge showcases works by adult and primary students of the Arnold Street Gallery Art School created during Term 1. Lino-Cut printmaking works will also be on display created during a four week printmaking workshop.

MERGING from the darker corners of Collingwood in 2011, punk-sludge three-piece Batpiss is finally making the long-awaited trip up the Calder to Bendigo on Friday, April 7.

They’re touring currently, promoting new single Weatherboard Man – something of a departure from the distinctive sound of albums Nuclear Winter and Biomass.

Paul Pirie, guitarist and sometime vocalist, gave me the lowdown on the new single. And more.

“Yeah it’s a mad shift from the previous stuff. We didn’t sit down at rehearsal and go ‘alright fellas time for a change in direction’ though. It’s just what comes out,” he said.

“The vocal fell on my head because I can’t sing and we decided it needed a monotone talking sound. Which is easier than singing. We all threw ideas in on the lyrics. Small town claustrophobia, isolated depression and stuff.”

I first came across the Collingwood trio supporting US superpunks OFF! at the Corner Hotel four years ago.

Their set was of the visceral, bludgeoning assault variety.

They haven’t mellowed.

Their music comes from some dark places.

“I guess it’s as dark as people want it to be,” Pirie said.

“We never try to jam an opinion down people’s throats and most of our stuff is more personal than it is public or political.

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N one of my articles a few weeks ago, I mentioned that William Hyde, the instigator of Hyde’s garden at the First White Hill, held a continuing interest in mining activity.

To the north east of Hyde’s garden was some ground that had been abandoned by the miners who had been active there decades before.

Hyde was of the opinion that this ground still had mining potential, however in 1895 it was under the control of the Bendigo City Council.

Late in that year Hyde made a request to the council, seeking permission to sluice the ground in question which lay adjacent to the land he owned.

It became possible to do sluicing at the White Hills, for as indicated earlier there was an adjacent water race from the Spring Gully Reservoir, this water being available for mining purposes.

With the sluicing operations Hyde was to be assisted by his son, also named William, who worked for the Victorian Railways. William Hyde junior had four other siblings, if any of them were to be roped into these mining operations is not clear.

Charleston Road and the section that was later renamed Strickland Road was convenient for those seeking an alternative route to Axedale and the McIvor diggings or Heath-

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cote as this route avoided the McIvor Road hill.

During the drier months those in charge of horse teams pulling heavy loads preferred to use that much lesser hilly and flatter route, obviously less strenuous to go to their given destination.

Both the horses and their drivers appreciated the alternative option that the road or track provided.

During 1872 a man named George Anderson was making his way by horse along the above mentioned route towards his home at the Third White Hill.

Anderson was involved in what today may be referred to as hooning or at that time called, “fast and furious riding”.

He was a married man and was riding his steed bareback, when negotiating a culvert near Hyde’s garden he was thrown off his horse, landing on his

head with considerable force.

Some time later Anderson, who lay insensible on the ground, was discovered by two young girls who raised the alarm.

At the hospital the attending surgeon discovered that Anderson had a fractured skull and part of the bone had to be removed. Anderson died at the institution at 2.30am the next morning.

On the way from Bendigo to Hyde’s garden on the corner of Nolan Street there was the Newmarket Hotel and a little further along the Fleece Inn, both were popular watering holes especially during days when stock-markets were in progress at the saleyards opposite.

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Searching for Answers The truth lies out there somewhere Marlene Gunn

objected to the effluent that was created.

The new cattle yards were commissioned in Charleston Road in 1861.

The saleyards site is now occupied by the TAFE college.

There was a rudimentary footpath along the Charleston Road which extended as far as Hyde’s garden.

In the 19th century and even the early 20th century, the majority of our population were of necessity great walkers, as they had no other means of transport.

The citizens, particularly on a Sunday, went to visit places like the pleasure garden that Hyde had created.

In order to help improve accessibility the council was asked to form a proper footpath along that portion of Charleston Road.

Thus in the autumn of 1898, White Hills gravel was used to create a better path. No wonder that there were so many shoe makers and repairers plying their skills for Bendigonians.

When various functions were being held in the city where décor was required, Hyde would be one of a number of people called upon to assist.

At the Volunteer Ball in 1880 this quasi-military unit had the most magnificent display of rare flowers which greatly impressed the attendees of the ball.

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ARLENE Gunn’s memoir is an elegy and a cry of pain for the death of her beautiful son Billy Gunn.

Billy was handsome, smart, a Bendigo boy originally from Mildura, and he died at just 32 years old in 2001.

More pertinently, her book is also an investigation into the circumstances of her son’s death.

A member of Victoria Police, Billy Gunn’s death was inconsistent with the fine young man she knew her son to be.

In 1993 Billy was working in Mildura and sharing a house with a fellow officer who spontaneously told Marlene, “I love your son, I just love him.”

Lots of people loved Billy. His mates, his family, his comrades.

Not only did Billy play sport and keep fit, he was highly thought of in the Victoria Police force.

In 1995 he was promoted to the rank of Detective Senior Constable and started duties at the drug squad where he worked for three years before transferring to the Prahran Criminal Investigation Unit.

At the same time, Billy was studying for a Bachelor of Business at RMIT. When he passed two crucial exams Billy celebrated with house mates over the weekend. They had a few beers and some “tablets”.

On the Sunday of that weekend as

far as Marlene Gunn has gathered Billy had a few beers and one “tablet”.

The following morning he was found dead in his bed by his house mates.

Gunn believes an accidental overdose was inconsistent with her son’s personal and professional behaviour.

Subsequently Marlene Gunn spent several years pursuing the Victoria Police Association and the Victoria Police looking for answers.

Marlene said the circumstances of Billy’s death seemed to negate her son’s reputation.

She wanted answers but says to the best of her knowledge, Victoria Police seemed reluctant to undertake a comprehensive investigation into her boy’s death.

This is a sad book of a family overtaken by grief and ignominy, but it is to Gunn’s credit that with her memoir, she has left her boy an alternative legacy – that of an outstanding police officer and a loving son and friend.

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• Post Surgical/Cosmetic • Lymphoedema & CDT • Swollen Limbs & Muscles

BENDIGO DANCELAND Saturday April 8th, Entry $10 Delicious Supper.

Supporting Bendigo Special Developmental School.

Music: Carmel Phelan.

St Andrews Hall, Myers St, Bendigo. Ph Colin 5447 9783

5446 1444

Deadlines: Free For Sale: 5pm Wednesday

DRAWING LESSONS Spring Gully Children: Tues 4-5.30pm Phone Cheryle Ludbey: 0429 430 819

WRINKLE REMOVAL by injectables. Fantastic results. Give yourself a lift for Autumn.

Phone Michelle 0435 748 673

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CHURCH SERVICE 10am Sunday, Y Community Hall

Text or call for bookings 0437 211 614 or 0437 725 990.

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Ps Peter Pritchard 0413 682 999

CAPSULE HIRE

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MAX JOSEPH CRAMERI

B Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre offers a complete installation service of all types of car restraints from new born to 8 years. Costa is a certified and registered member with ACRI, being also the owner guarantees personalised service and the highest quality installation possible with over 20 years experience in fitting child restraints in vehicles.

was born at St John of God March 15, 2017

Bendigo Child Restraint Fitting Centre

3488 grams

8 Caradon Way, Eaglehawk • Ph: 0419 371 586 Mo Monday to Friday 10am-5pm. • Bookings Essential

Son of Nicole and Joel Crameri of Bendigo.

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Wallis of Maiden Gully.

of Kangaroo Flat.

Brother for Zahra

of Echuca.

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Sister for Brady.

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Son of Bridget and

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Michael Waters

and Justin Penny.

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of Quarry Hill.

Brother for Taneisha,

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Sister for Miles.

Brother for Oliver.

Mikayla and Riley.

New arrival of shoes

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EMPLOYMENT

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EMPLOYMENT

Services Offered

PHONE PEOPLE REQUIRED

Registrations of Interest For the following project: Tender Number: CFA-2017-0013 Fire Investigation Facility Extension to the Existing VEMTC Huntly Training Campus at 29 Caellis Road, Huntly.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Paid volunteer Telemarketers wanted for Charity. Monday Friday. Ph 5444 1353

An exciting opportunity exists for a vibrant leader to join Central Victoria’s peak Multicultural services body.

Truly make a difference in your community Visit www.lcms.org.au/vacancies Applications close COB 16 April 2017

To advertise in this section please call

1300 558 385

CFA is seeking registrations of interest from building contractors to tender for the Fire Investigation Facility to the existing VEMTC Huntly Training Campus. The works comprises: 4 precast ‘investigation rooms’ housed within large precast and Colorbond clad shed inclusive of hoods and ductwork above ‘investigation rooms’ for smoke treatment by others. Works also comprise 150m2 prefabricated storage shed, briefing shelter and associated civil works.

EMPLOYMENT

Registration documents issued by CFA, must be duly completed and must include information indicating types of previous projects completed the project value and for whom constructed.

Contractors must be commercially registered building practitioners and must submit a copy of their registration number.

BLOCKED DRAINS BRICKLAYERS all types of brick and block work, chimneys and fireplaces.

Ph 5446 7057 or 0418 370 917 or 0458 438 930

✓ Regional Lifestyle ✓ Leading Family Owned Business ✓ .8 to Full Time (Negotiable) A fantastic opportunity exists to join one of Australia’s best family businesses in the dynamic poultry industry as Executive Assistant to the People & Performance Manager.

Duties include: • Managing and maintaining executive schedules and appointments • Preparing and distributing various monthly management reports • Preparing and editing correspondence, communications and other documents • Monitoring, responding to and distributing incoming communications (emails and phone calls)

Registration documents are available only from the Tenders VIC website www.tenders.vic.gov.au. Applicants will need to register with Tenders VIC to enable the download of documentation.

• High level of customer service skills

other departments as agreed by your manager) in an accurate and timely manner To be successful in this role you will have:

• Sound working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products • A commitment to exercise initiative and enhance systems and processes • Strong attention to detail • Willingness to work as an effective member of the People & Performance team

PANEL BEATING Spray painting, rust repairs.

25 yrs experience, cheap rates. Ph 5443 1710 or 0401 915 906.

CARPENTRY & MAINTENANCE SMALL jobs, free quotes Ph Peter 0418 838 861

EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER

CLEANING & CARPET Cleaning, Steam clean or Dry clean $50 first room, $10 per room after that Ph 0439 374 389 Receipt & ABN supplied .

COMPUTER SUPPORT Reasonable Rates 7 days Extended hours Ph Shaun 0400 811 880

Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates.

Seniors Discount Free quotes.

Ph. 0422 424 348.

CONCRETING

Interested?

Details available www.hazeldenes.com.au. Please forward your application to: jobs@hazeldenes.com.au or post to Human Resources, Hazeldene’s, PO Box 1147, Kangaroo Flat 3555. Applications close 13th April Hazeldene’s are an EO employer

LAWN MOWER & SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS Push & ride on mower servicing, pick up option.

Power equip. repairs.

Chainsaw service & sharpen. Bendigo Marine & Outdoors, Epsom 5448 3988

PLASTERER

CONCRETER

• Previous experience in an office environment in a similar role

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GARDENER Qualified, general maintenance, mowing, pruning roses/fruit trees etc, plant & pest disease control, rubbish removed.

Ph Bryan 0413 212 249

No job too big No job too small Ph 0417 127 131

In Home

• Completing a range of data entry across all areas of People and Performance (and

Closing Date and Time for Registration: 2.00pm, Friday 14th April 2017 ZO710275

DD Handyman & Maintenance Service All types of household jobs inc garden maint, concreting, etc. Phone 0409 949 111

THE MAINTENANCE MAN Prompt & reliable service, done with honesty & pride. Small jobs a specialty, free quotes Phone Ian 0417 337 424

WEEDING

Will hand weed gardens, $25.00 p/hour Mowing $35 p/hour .

Ph Jim 0431 304 727

WONDER WINDOW

WOMEN CLEANING

EXCELLENT service, great rates. Ph Simone 0430 349 332

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

BRICKLAYING

Executive Assistant

CFA will consider all registrations of interest.

Tenders will then be invited from a number of registrants whose registration indicates their suitability for the job. Qualified local builders are encouraged to apply.

cfa.vic.gov.au

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Complete bathroom makeovers & alterations.

34 yrs exp by qual tradesman.

Servicing Bendigo - Castlemaine & surrounding districts.

FREE Quote phone Rod Cox 0419 267 672 or 4406 6019.

Same day service Ph 5448 4324

Prospective Tenderers are required to register via Tenders Vic website.

The construction of the new additions and alterations must be completed prior to October 2017.

Green waste or just general clean up. Tip fees apply. Current police check. Ph Paul 0401 418 108.

ABN 88484579761.

Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial.

For all your concrete requirements..

Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice.

30 years experience

Rates from $35p/h Pensioner 10% Disc.

• Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting

PJ TAYLOR

5446 1422 0448 713 499

LITTLE RIPPER Digger Service

1.6 Tonne Excavator, Trenching, Rotary Hoeing, Post Holes, Levelling 4 in one bucket,Tipper Hire.

Ph: Glenn

0418 510 074

AIR CONDITIONING BENDIGO

TempTech AIR CONDITIONING

For all your heating and cooling needs Nathan Maber 0407 972 717 bendigotemptech.com.au Servicing all of Central Victoria • Pensioner discounts available Registered Licence No. 47315

PUBLIC NOTICES

Acquired Brain Injury Carer Support Workshop Free

EMPLOYMENT

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Bendigo Friday 7 April 10am-4pm Lake View Motor Inn 286 Napier Street For people who have sustained an acquired injury (traumatic brain injury, stroke, tumour, etc.) life can be challenging. However, living with someone who has an acquired brain injury can be just as challenging.

Stress on caregivers is well known about by health workers but little is provided to support the families and others who face the daily demands of caring.

This workshop will allow you to share your experiences and strategies with other carers and to develop further skills to support both the person with an ABI as well as caring for yourself.

Opportunity will be given to explore: • Carers’ perspectives of changes following ABI, with emphasis on behaviour and personality • Ways to understand changes in thinking and behaviour • Strategies for responding to these changes • Strategies for working with health workers • Strategies for caring for the carers • Sources of further information and support Registration essential Enquiries: Robert Spry, Bendigo Health (03)5454 7849 | rspry@bendigohealth.org.au

MODELS WANTED

ANTENNAS

P O R T R A I T, B O U D O I R & GLAMOUR

CALL IAN ON 4433 1344 BENDIGO

JOIN THE WEEKLY WALKERS TEAM Earn extra cash and keep fit!

You won’t have to stand around folding advertising material for hours beforehand – just pick up and go! You’ll have the full support of our distribution team, and receive a top payment rate.

Areas available: North Bendigo, Jackass Flat and Ironbark Register your interest now for an application form

Ph 5440 2529

TV Tuning from $40 • Servicing Bendigo & Surrounds • Aerials & additional aerial points • Satellite & Computer Setups ps • Digital/Smart TV’s • Home Theatre, Wall Mount • DVD, Recorders & Foxtel • Installed & explained

Phone Ron on

5447 7823 or 0431 609 423

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Services Offered BUILDERS

ELECTRICIANS

PAVING & LANDSCAPING

by Phil Carman

1.5 TONNE MINI EXCAVATOR FOR HIRE

ADDED TO THE FLEET: BOBCAT/SKIDSTEER • For dry hire • With or without operator • Short or long term • Delivery can be arranged

DBM-1122 DB-U-28169

Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging

SOUTHERN CROSS RESTUMPING

PH: 0418 822 911

Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience

GARDAM

Ph: 0400 319 094 A: PO Box 304, Eaglehawk 3556 E: townsmith@bigpond.com

GREG SMITH

0418 508 993

CARPENTERS

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman

E X C AVA T I O N

Licenced drainer 31741

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

“A Matt�

Excavations and Landscaping Excavator, Tipper & Bobcat

Hole Boring Trenching Drive Ways Rock Breaker Retaining Walls Concreting Site Cleans No Job too small

Very Reasonably Priced - Great Soil Rates Free Quotes and Honest Advice Matt: 0409 141 093 • Nicole: 0428 119 386 E: nicmat2001@hotmail.com

Bobcat & Tipper Hire Site Cleaning aning Driveways ys Excavation on Laser Levelling vellin ng Rubbish Removall Backhoe e

C CARPENTRY & MAINTENANCE M TRADE QUALIFIED CARPENTER

ELECTRICIAN

0418 507 709 A/H 5448 3333 REC 7821

FURNITURE REMOVALISTS

Jack Hando 0467 642 504 Carports Concreting Renovations Decks & Verandahs

Tiling Retaining Walls General Handyman Fix Ups

REMOVALS

ALL CLEANING SERVICES

Moving Central Victoria

• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning from‌.. $65 • Windows From ‌‌‌‌‌.............‌$50 • Bond Cleaning Incl Carpets from‌‌.$350 • Office Cleans from‌‌‌...............‌..$60 Call Emmanuel in Bendigo

Local • Interstate • House Cleaning • Pre-pack Storage • EFTPOS • No job too big or too small

• Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal Hours: Mon to Fri: 9 - 5.30 Sat: 9 - 12 Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336

GARDEN SERVICES

PHONE KEV 0411 540 069

• Removal of hard rubbish and garden waste • Rental clean ups/clean outs • Weeding and weed spraying • Trimming and pruning • Fallen timber and chainsaw work • Delivery and spreading of mulch, stone etc. • Little Tipper/Drive - Hire

HANDYMAN SERVICES

iThings Bendigo Set up • Training • Support Integration • Problem solving

• 1.7 Tonne Mini Digger on Trailer • 900, 450, 300mm Buckets Plus Ripper • Post Hole Auger 300 & 450mm available • 5 Tonne Excavator Available for Hire with Rock Breaker • Dry & Wet Hire Available • 7 Days - Mon-Sun

Ph 0429 171 697

718 Strathfieldsaye Road, Strathfieldsaye

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Bobcat & Tipper Hire

DOORS

DOORS DOORS DOORS LOCKS LOCKS LOCKS Bendigo’s Specialist Door & Lock Fitting Service

Call Richard

0417 502 709 Any Door Any Lock Anywhere

Domestic Schools Commercial Business Owner Builders Builders

DESALINATION

200 - 600mm diameter

Central Victoria 13 11 98

Suite B 175 Lyttleton Tce, Bendigo greyarmybendigo@bigpond.com

HOME MAINTENANCE

PETE’S INSIDE AND OUT Home Maintenance & Renovations Specialising in Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations.

Repairs, Carpentry, Tiling, Painting

Phone: 0419 759 354 Email: PMEBNCP!HNBJM DPN

Call Ron 0438 569 385

MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE (Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)

Suitable for • Renovations • Parties/Weddings • Sporting events and many more Call David/Bronwyn

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

Painter & Decorator YOUR FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL AND QUALITY PAINTER FOR ALL TYPES OF PAINTING OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE FOR A FREE, NO OBLIGATION QUOTE, CALL TROY ON 0418 844 590 OR EMAIL T_EYOUNG@BIGPOND.NET.AU

TRIPPA’S

PAINTING SERVICE SPECIALISING IN WEATHERBOARD HERITAGE HOUSING & REPAINTS NO OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE 10% DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS

0427 241 958 PLUMBERS

Salty bore water? • 5,000 - 30,000L pure water per day • Salt levels from 3,000ppm down to 28ppm • Running costs $0.35/hr, day rate • Made in Bendigo, easy to install, low maintenance, comes in kit form Ph: 0400 181 889 or email puredropdesalination@gmail.com

ARE YOU RENOVATING?

PAINTERS / DECORATORS • Handymen • Cleaning • Builder • Floors • • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Plumbers • • Decking • Electricians • Ramps • Tiling • Pruning • Tree Lopping • Sheds & Pergolas • • Lawns & Gardens • Small concreting jobs • • Dingo machinery work •

B.J. PARK PLUMBING

Turn it into pure water with our award winning desalination machine.

Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal

Call Rob on 0457 803 207 or email rob@ithingsbendigo.com www.ithingsbendigo.com

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL FROM SMALL YARDS TO LARGE COMMERCIAL AREAS

MOBILE BATHROOMS

Best onsite support of Apple products in Bendigo.

Helping your iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac work seamlessly.

YOU GROW IT, WE MOW IT

Phone: 5435 3148 or 0407 349 372 Bendigo

COMPUTERS

SKILLED OPERATOR

BIG KEV’S LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Gutter cleaning • Gutter guard installation • Small maintenance jobs

www.austcle www.austclean.com.au

Call Rhys 0429 434 405

Specialising in Landscape construction

LAWN MOWING

CLEANING SERVICES

1300 282 532

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

All work guaranteed, and fully insured

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

LANDSCAPING

NO JOB TOO SMALL • Carpentry • Tiling • Painting • Plastering • Pergolas • Decks

CALL PETER 0409 422 271 Email: bhmpeter@hotmail.com

DOMESTIC/COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE Brett Park - Licensed Plumber 40 years experience Bendigo & surrounding area

0437 846 971

LIC # 31026

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

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Services Offered PLUMBERS

ROOFING

• Your local on-time plumber • Gas Fitting & Appliance Repairs Heater services from $126.50 Carbon monoxide testing • Hot water - elec, gas & solar • Taps, toilets, showers, sinks & more Don’t put up with drips! Modern & Care-Assist taps & toilets Use a licensed plumber • Drains installed/cleared/repaired • Roof, gutter, d.p. & gutter guard FREE • Quality professional workmanship QUOTES guaranteed

Ph 5446 1535

www.dunstoneplumbing.com.au office@dunstonebros.com.au

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting License No. 32710

A friendly, reliable, local plumbing team fully qualified in all aspects of plumbing

544 33 999 4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

PLUMBERS SPECIALISING IN: JLC PLUMBING & PLUMBING GAS GENERAL

& MAINTENANCE $100 CASH BACK ALL RENTALON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HOT WATERGASUNITS FITTING AND

Jason Charles 0448 324 126 Jason Charles 0448 324 126 Lic No: 50975

SERVICING GENERAL PLUMBING HOT WATER SERVICE & MAINTENANCE REPAIR & GAS FITTING AND REPLACEMENT BLOCKED DRAINS SERVICING RENOVATIONS AND HOT WATER SERVICE INSTALLATIONS BLOCKED DRAINS 24 HOUR SERVICE RENOVATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS 24 HOUR SERVICE

PLUMBERS

0417 599 249

or email: roofhunter16@gmail.com

Tree Maintenance • Stump Mulching Hire Travel Tower • Tree Pruning and Stump Grinding • Tip Truck & Woodchipper Hire • Free Quotes

* Fully Insured

(no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)

To advertise in this section please call

David Smith 0427 506 160 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com

No

0448 701 138 • Licensed Backflow Tester • Blocked Drains • Burst Pipes • Septics • Gas Leaks & Gas Fitting • Hot Water Services • Roof Leaks • Renovations • Gen Plumbing • Latest Drain Cleaning Equipment QUALITY WORK AT THE RIGHT PRICE!

Lic#100122

Call now and receive a FREE GUTTER CLEAN • Save thousands and avoid replacing your entire roof • All work guaranteed up to 10 years F REE quote with a master painters guarantee done with s in • All roof surfaces 48 hours • Fully qualified and insured

0427 319 923

GAS bottle, large, with gas, $35 Ph 5447 0735

AGAPANTHUS FREE Phone 5447 0612

COOKER 6 in 1, Stone coated, Elec, Brand new $40 firm 0405 262 600

AIR Compressor, Antique single cylinder, V belt drive, $50 5446 7060.

FABRICS, haby, buttons, laces, patterns etc Ph 5442 3741.

BENCHTOP toast/grill oven, little use, EC $40 Ph 0476 077 570 BIG SALE. 3 seat sofa lge. wardrobes x2, clths dryer, exc bike, gas & elec heater &More. neg price Ph 0437 286 356

SYNTHETIC GRASS

BLANKET/toy box, pine, 840x540x400 $40 Ph 5442 5552 BLOWER vac, hedge trimm, line trimm new $70 the lot 0466 997 290.

e: acturf01@gmail.com

bendigopumps@gmail.com

COFFEE Table Wooden 2 stge drawers $50 Ph 0437286356

BIKE carrier, 3 bike tow bar mounted, $35 Ph 5439 3607

Ian 0408 291 832 Tim 0417 138 524

SALES • SERVICE • REPAIRS

BIKE car racks(holds 3 bikes) inc 1 bike $60 0466 997 290.

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BARGAINS

Call 0474 831 694

0409 289 700 5428 9312

FOR SALE

BABY/Childs car seat $50 Ph 0437 567 073

• All general work, new and old • Water • Change over hot water services • Sanitary • Sewer • Gas • Roofing • Stormwater

For Best Price Phone Jack Direct

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FOR SALE

SUBDIVISION

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT

38, 200 copies published every Friday

For Sale Local Classifieds

PH GARRY 0466 858 112

Lic. 33153

PUMP SERVICES

AAA TREE LOPPING

AMPLIFIER Sherwood stereo integrated $70 Ph 5447 7050

• CIVIL CONSTRUCTION

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• Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service

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• LAND SURVEYING

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Ph: 0427 399 897

• CIVIL ENGINEERING

TREE LOPPING · Tree Removal & Pruning · Green Waste & Stump Removal · Tower/Chipper/Bobcat /Tipper · Over 15 Years Experience · We Travel Anywhere · Free Quotes · Fully Insured

ROOF RESTORATION SPECIALISTS

Ph: 0435 147 045

Weeroona Plumbing & Gasfitting

1300 558 385

ROOF RESTORATION

SHEDS

Quality tree and Stump Removal

Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned

Unbeatable metal roof prices

• Carports • Lofties • American Barns

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall

PHONE BRUCE

SMITHS

Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429

• Industrial Sheds + much more

35 YEARS EXPERIENCE FREE no obligation competitive quotes Prompt service • Pensioner Discounts

SPOUT CLEANING

CV Industrial Vacuum Services

• Patios • Pergolas • Verandas • Sheds

Master Plumber

TREE LOPPING

Licensed & insured Call for a FREE QUOTE today

PLUMBERS

Pty. Ltd.

SPOUT CLEANING

BALTIC flooring $5 per m; oregon 8 x 2 & 8 x 1 and half make an offer; new 6 x half pine lining make an offer Ph 5442 2731.

CHILDS novelty Disney Cars Couch $45 Ph 5442 3042 CHILDS portacot, used twice EC $30 0419 353 541 CHILDS wooden balance bike Kobba action $30 0419 353 541 CHIPPER Shredder.

Masport.

5HP B&S motor, well maintained & serviced VGC $600 Phone 0429 840 447 COAT Hangers, hand knitted covers new $2ech Ph 5443 4436

COUCH metal frame only, in or outdoor use, $20 ono Ph 5441 1131 AH COUCH wood frame only, in or outdoor use, $15 ono Ph 5441 1131 AH DINING Table Wooden $95 0437 286 356 DINING Table Wooden Chairs x6 $55 0437 286 356 DINGING Table, black wood & 4 chairs GC $80 Ph 5443 1604.

ESCORT car repair manual $40 Ph 0439 116 585

HAIR dressing trolley w/ 200 perm rods all sizes $55 ONO Ph 5443 5530 HAND Bag and purse, colorado leather $20 ech 0437 567 073

HAY OATEN rolls 5 x 4 $50 each; oaten small squares $7 per bale all good quality & no rain damage Lockwood area Ph 0429 958 736.

SUMMERTIME SALE NOW ON!

DRY SPLIT REDGUM FIREWOOD For further details Phone Clint 0427 349 549

Cat Enclosures A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors.

Free quotes to suit your budget.

Call Jim 0429 866 630 www.byers.net.au Open 7 Days

EXERCISE Bike $25 Ph 5442 5552 FENCING wire ring lock approx 26 m $5 Phone 5439 5544

FIREWOOD

Pre Season March & April Sale Top quality A Grade Redgum, Split Dry, 5m $600 delivered, $10m $1150 del, 1m, 2m, 4m all at $130per/m Potbelly Pizza oven wood twice split $170m Free delivery for greater Bendigo area Ph 0403 671 917 FIREWOOD Pallets etc for kindling, small trailer load $15, tandem trailer load $25 K Flat Ph 0439 500 306

FIREWOOD Quality Dry Grey, Red Gum & Yellow Box Del local $130/m Ph 0448 186 691 FRIDGE 2 door, 4 star, white, 2 years old, New price $795 Sell $250 Ph 0417 006 630

• Antiques and Collectibles • Quirky Crafts and Unique Art • Handmade Clothing and Jewellery • Hand Crafted Furniture and Décor • Organic products and Locally made.

108 Lowndes st, Strathdale (next to Living Quarters) Check out our Facebook page for upcoming workshops and demos: www.facebook.com.au/lqmarketbendigo

STORE WELL WITH STILWELL

CONTAINERS FOR SALE Containers can be custom fitted with shelves, benches, windows, side doors, electricity, insulation & air-conditioning. Come and view them now!

51 RYALLS LANE, STRATHFIELDSAYE PH: 5439 5512 • MOB: 0409 957 014

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FOR SALE

FOR SALE

HAY

MATTRESS king size VGC 12 months old $400 Phone 0438 020 857

SUITCASES 2 maroon old style + o/night bag VGC $40 0409 351 402

MICROWAVE Oven, 17L, brand new and working $50 Ph 0421 762 577

TOMATOES

NET wrapped round bales - $30 per bale; $35 delivered for 4 + bales Bendigo 0438 088 429. `LUCERNE

HAY

Rolls @ $110 small squares @ $10 Delivery can be arranged Ph 0419 382 273

HAY & STRAW Rolls & Little Squares.

Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291

HAY

Oaten rolls, net wrapped.

Excellent Quality from $55 Axedale. Phone: 0428 590 023

HAY TRANSPORT CAN fit 42 big sq long/ short distance 32 ft tray 24 ft trailer, paddock to shed, paddock to fence line. Ph 0438 500 665

HEATERS electric 2000W + 1000W $50 each T 0412 346 115 Bendigo HOMYPED Shoes, (6prs) 1 sz 6, 1 sz 7, rest sz 5 $55 lot Ph 5447 0735 HONEYCOMB Rocks, Large, ideal landscaping $30 both Ph 4433 1197

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MIZUNO golf driver, $85 Ph 5442 3042 MOTORBIKE Boots, ONeal Motorcross, Sz 8, VGC $60 firm 0405 262 600 OFFICE Desk - student VGC $100 T 0412 346 115 Bendigo OLD railway signalman's lamp red & green lens, $240 Ph 0437 603 322.

PET cushions, x2, well padded, $10 ea ONO Ph 0476 077 570 PLANTATION shutter, 1810 x 1800 $65 p/sq /m Ph 0439 116 585 POOL fence approx 10m black w/gate dismantle & remove $100 54429421 RANGE of small and medium Pot Plants, indoor, outtdoor, hanging baskets $3, $4, and $5 Ph 0417 472 677 or 0437 825 212

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Local riders in hot form TWO of Bendigo’s most promising cyclists and a well-established star have had an immensely successful fortnight in their respective disciplines.

Isaac Buckell and Tasman Nankervis are both national champions, and are set for a year of big achievements, while Peta Mullens won another Golden Triangle Epic crown.

Buckell is in the mix to pull on the green and gold colours of Australia in August after being picked in the Cycling Australia squad for the world under-21 track cycling championships in China.

He was this week selected in the 21-member squad, from which a final team will be picked in June.

His eye-catching performance at the junior national titles, winning gold medals in the team pursuit and madison, has him firmly in the hunt for the final lineup.

The teenager competed in the Bendigo International Madison for the first time after his national titles win.

He was selected in the endurance team alongside Godfrey Slattery, Tyler Lindorff, Cooper Sayers, Braden O’Shea, Stephen Cuff, Conor Leahy and Riley Hart.

Buckell has also excelled in both road and mountain

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AIR TIME: Peta Mullens won last weekend’s Golden Triangle Epic. bike disciplines. Nankervis was crowned under-23 national cross-country mountain bike champion a fortnight ago, continuing a brilliant start to the year.

He set a cracking pace from the get-go, claiming the title in a thrilling finish by just seven seconds.

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Club member said he is starting to get the best out of himself.

“There’s no easy laps, I’m happy to be mixing it up with the elites in lap times and finally feel as if I’m producing what I can do,” Nankervis said.

Mullens continued the run of good fortune, winning the Golden Triangle Epic in Bendigo last weekend.

Nankervis was third behind Brendan Johnston in the men’s event, while Mullens dominated the women’s event despite serious cramps late in the race.

“I was cramping for 30 kilometres and the last descent I didn’t know if I’d have to get off and walk or not. I don’t know if my left leg did a productive pedal in the last hour,” she said.

Golden day for racing STRONG fields and a big crowd will flock to the Bendigo Jockey Club on Saturday for the 2017 Golden Mile raceday.

The nine-race card features the listed Bet365 Golden Mile and Bendigo Guineas as well as the Cattanach’s Gold Bracelet for mares.

The Golden Mile features last start Morphetville winner Burning Front, which has saluted in its past five runs as well as last year’s winner, the Robert Hickmott-trained Nevis.

The Bendigo Guineas includes seven laststart winners, as well as 2016 Edward Manifold Stakes placegetter Waterloo Sunset.

There will be plenty of action off track, including a new food and wine area where patrons will be able to sample local produce throughout the day.

“We’ve partnered with six of Bendigo’s finest wineries to showcase just what a great variety of vineyards we have here in central Victoria,” CEO Aaron Hearps said.

The Golden Mile is the standalone Victorian race meeting on Saturday, proving ample opportunity for punters from across the state to enjoy a day at the picturesque Epsom course.

“We hope to attract not only both local and regional racegoers but also the inner-city food and wine connoisseurs who are looking to break free of Melbourne’s hustle and bustle and come and experience Bendigo’s relaxed racing in picturesque surrounds,” Hearps said.

The day will feature a kids activity zone, live music and a variety of hospitality packages.

Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for concession and children 16 and under are free.

Suns star scoops top awards STRATHDALE Maristians star Cam Taylor’s outstanding finish to the 2016/17 season saw him roar home to take the Bill Stephenson trophy as the BDCA’s Cricketer of the Year in a thrilling count on Wednesday night.

Taylor polled in six matches, including best afield in the final four games of the season, to take a onevote victory ahead of Sandhurst’s Craig Howard and Eaglehawk’s Andrew Smith.

Taylor’s final four games of the home and away season saw him claim an astounding 26 wickets at an average of 9.5 and make 232 runs with the bat.

He also won the champion player, bowling aggregate and bowling average awards.

Howard’s Sandhurst jumped out of the blocks before falling in a hole mid-way through the season, the captain-coach making 426 runs – including 107 in round 11 against Golden Square, a game in which he also took five poles.

Howard finished with 29 wickets at an average of 15.67, including a remarkable 9/60 against Strathdale early in the season.

Smith may not have won the competition’s top individual prize, but he did enjoy premiership success with Eaglehawk last weekend.

WINNING WEEK: Cam Taylor (inset) won the BDCA’s top individual honour while Eaglehawk claimed the first XI flag.

Smith’s 527 runs and 24 wickets saw him tied with Howard on 15 votes, but Eaglehawk’s first A-grade flag since 2006 would provide more

than enough success for one week.

The Hawks proved too good for Bendigo United in an engrossing BDCA grand final, chasing down

BUCCs’ first innings total of 158 for victory.

Eaglehawk also claimed second XI glory, Sandhurst won the

third XI premiership and Strathdale Maristians young gun James Vlaeminck took a hat trick in the Suns’ under-18 win.

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LVFNL set for a start

By JOEL PETERSON

CALIVIL United and Mitiamo will meet in an opening round blockbuster when the 2017 Loddon Valley Football Netball League season kicks off on Saturday.

The LVFNL is the first of the local leagues to get its season under way and mark the official start of the local football season.

Reigning premier Bridgewater begins its quest for an eighth straight flag against Bears Lagoon Serpentine, finals hopefuls and two of the league’s most attacking sides in Newbridge and Pyramid Hill meet at Newbridge and Inglewood plays Maiden Gully YCW. The Eagles will debut their new colours when they run out for the first time after incorporating the Maiden Gully moniker into the club’s long history.

Maiden Gully YCW will play its first home game at the newly-opened Marist College complex in round four against the Maroons.

There will also be changes on the netball front this season, with the league’s A-grade and Bgrade netball competitions having their best and fairest trophies named after league legends.

The A-grade medal will be named after Helen Ward, a multiple-time interleague represent-

ative, interleague captain and six-time winner of the A-grade best and fairest award.

The B-grade medal will be named in the honour of longtime player, administrator and league personality Joy Lawry.

Lawry played more than 30 years of senior netball, has been an interleague team manager, umpire and board member, as well as heavily involved in the promotion of the league through a long-standing association with local radio station Fresh FM. Traditional powers Newbridge and Mitiamo should again be tough to beat in Agrade netball.

Bridgewater again looks to be the class of the competition in senior football, with Calivil and Mitiamo again the main challengers.

The Demons regain coach Ant Dennis after an injuryinterrupted season in 2016, while former Strathfieldsaye cocoach Bryce Curnow also joins the fold, but loses gun forward Mitch Farmer.

Mitiamo has lost stars Doug Thomas, Tyson Sidebottom and James Drake but has picked up Kangaroo Flat trio Matt and Jarryd Wiegard and Ash Benbow as well as Queenslander Luke Scott.

Pyramid Hill has lost midfield gun Michael Callinan,

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women’s side.

The BASL will also have its first ever all-girls junior grade, which former Australian Matildas goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri was in town to promote last week.

The all-girls grades will run for under-seven, -nine, -11 and -12 age groups.

BASL’s Rebecca Fahey said the all-girls competition gives young girls the chance to play with friends and develop their confidence and skills in a fun, supportive environment.

The league said that in the past two years, participation for girls has grown by more than 20 per cent.

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POWER: Bridgewater looks primed for another flag tilt.

Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Nash Kerr and Daniel Price but has done extremely well in recruiting.

Midfield dynamo Gavin James returns after a stint at Huntly to assume co-coach duties alongside Brad Fawcett, and experienced duo Matt KleinBreteler and Adrian Mcervale also head north, while Riely Thiesz (Mount Pleasant) and forward Joe McGrath (Charlton) join.

Newbridge has also bolstered its stocks despite losing Bryce Fletcher, star midfielder Lachlan Ford and reliable defender Aidan Moore.

Castlemaine’s Ed Coulthard,

Kick off for new programs THE revamped Bendigo Amateur Soccer league begins its 2017 season tomorrow with a raft of new programs in place across senior and junior levels.

The BASL has joined forces with several out-oftown clubs and expanded to an 11-team competition, with Swan Hill not fielding a team.

Shepparton United, Shepparton South, Shepparton and Tatura will all field teams in the men’s championship division.

The women’s championship will also grow to an 11-team competition, with Tatura not fielding a

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Alex Farrow and Brian Mustafa head to Riverside Oval, as does Newstead’s Jordan Gilboy.

Marong looks like the big slider of the season, losing gun midfielder Corey Gregg, Ben Gregg, Richard Tibbett, Kyle Manley and Josh Gitsham.

Inglewood is set for a year of consolidation with new cocoach Ryan McNish, Maiden Gully YCW will continue its youth policy under Daniel Francis and Bears Lagoon serpentine is hoping to build under Greg Gadsden.

All senior football games begin at 2.15pm on Saturday, with A-grade netball at 3pm.

BIG IDEAS: Melissa Barbieri

BASL has made player retention a focus through its girls five-a-side competition and encouraging teams to enter all-girls teams in age groups.

In round one of the men’s championship on Sunday, Shepparton plays Tatura, Golden City hosts perennial power Strathdale, Shepparton united plays Echuca Moama, Spring Gully is at home to Epsom and Shepparton South starts its campaign at Colts United.

The women’s fixtures are identical with the exception of Swan Hill playing Eaglehawk, while Shepparton has the bye.

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Junior titles hit town HUNDREDS of talented juniors will flock to Bendigo this weekend for the 2017 Basketball Victoria Country under-12 championships.

A total of 76 teams will be in action across Bendigo’s venues in the 50th running of the event.

Ballarat comes into the event as favourite having won the past two girls events, while Warrnambool and Bendigo are also traditional powerhouses.

The event will bring about 800 players, 200 team staff members, 80 referees and educators as well as 5000 supporters who walk through the turnstiles for the three-day tournament extravaganza.

This will be the first year the format of the event has changed to allow for the increase in participation.

The titles will run two concurrent under-12 boys competitions – with a championship section featuring 16 top performing sides throughout the state and a premiership section of the remaining 26 teams vying for a state title.

The girls are all in together from day one and will work through three days of competition to determine the four divisional winners across the state.

Basketball Victoria said Bendigo remains a premier destination for Basketball Victoria Country events and having hosted the under-12s for many years, the city and its associated venues proved the easy choice upon the tender process.

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THE Bendigo Braves and Lady Braves have started their seasons on a winning note.

Both sides had dominant home wins over Dandenong to kick-start their SEABL campaigns last weekend. The Braves will be out to back up their form on the road against arch rivals Mount Gambier in a championship rematch on Saturday night.

HOT START: Bendigo’s Madi Sexton battles Anneli Maley for the ball (above), recruit Chloe Bibby drives through traffic (right) and import Dyami Starks gets a shot up on his way to 21 points on debut (far right). Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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