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ISSUE 1013 FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017

Fabulous fundraiser BENDIGO residents have been encouraged to get behind the annual Good Friday trivia fundraiser.

Organiser Danielle Roberts says the event will be hosted by local mums who hold the cause close to their hearts and want to be able to give back to the Royal Children’s Hospital.

“So far we have received

FAMILY VALUE: Dylan Betts is raising money for a good cause.

over $13,000 in items donated,” Mrs Roberts said.

As well as the charity auction to be conducted by Bendigo Real Estate principal Damien O’Shannessy, the trivia competition is set to be a lot of fun.

Tickets are $10 a head.

The event at the Bendigo Club starts at 5pm on Good Friday.

Call 0400 377 288 for tickets.

GOLD MINE Developers launch Fortuna homes

FORTUNA Villa Estate is the latest of Bendigo’s medium-density housing prospects, on the market as of tomorrow after two years in the planning and designed to appeal to homebuyers who want to live near a piece of gold-era history.

The Bendigo consortium which bought the 2.8 hectares of Golden Square land, that was once part of the Lansell Estate, have a planning permit application and will start

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construction of the first stage of development – 12 properties, a mix of townhouses and standalone homes – later this year.

The entire project will comprise 79 residences to be built over four years in eight stages, some homes overlooking the historic Fortuna Villa mansion, others with views

over Bendigo.

First stage residences will be priced from $650,000 each.

Maher Real Estate, leading the consortium and managing expressions of interest, said the first homes would include a mix of three-and four-bedroom architectural designs.

Principal Tom Maher said me-

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The residences have been designed by Toorak-based Urban Design Architects featuring open plan living and private decks, with landscape work by designer John Patrick.

Mr Maher said local engineers,

surveyors and planners had to take into account heritage values at the site.

Bendigo-based Tomkinson Group provided much of the planning and design services, working with Heritage Victoria and striving to maintain “the integrity of the historic villa and a portion of the grounds, which will be open to the public for high teas and functions”, according to its website.

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Trustees branch out MELBOURNE-BASED Equity Trustees acquired its first regional trustee portfolio last week when the regulator finalised the $5 million purchase of Sandhurst Trustees’ estates business from Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

And Equity can see more business in Victoria’s central region given it has promised to set up shop in the famous View Street office of Sandhurst Trustees.

While Equity has bought the latter’s trusts and estates business, the superannation business and other wealth management products remain with Sandhurst Trustees.

Equity Trustees executive general manager of private clients Ian Westley, said signage at the famous View Street headquarters of Sandhurst Trustees would change this year.

Equity has also retained all relevant Sandhurst employees, at least until the handover his complete, and then it will transfer six employees to its business and the rest will be absorbed into Bendigo Bank’s business.

“There is obviously deep community involvement and Bendigo Bank is renowned for that as part of their value proposition, and we absolutely respect that and we want to be part of that, hence the

commitment from the company to stay in these premises, to retain staff,” Mr Westley said.

“From the client’s perspectives, the difference they will see is a little bit of signage that says Equity Trustees but the rest should be pretty much the same.

“We don’t want to be seen as a Melbourne business in Bendigo.

“We want continuity that it is a Bendigo business delivered by Bendigo people.”

The acquisition delivers to Equity more than 140 perpetual and ongoing trusts with $140 million in funds under management and a will bank of more than 25,000 wills, giving Equity more than 55,000 wills under management.

The relationship between Equity and Bendigo Bank also includes a five-year referral arrangement through with the former will provide estate planning, estate management and administration support for bank customers throughout Australia.

THE state government will increase funding for Victoria’s vulnerable and disadvantaged tenants and consumers.

From July, the Tenancy and Consumer Program will receive $1.1 million extra each year from 2017-21 – a funding boost of 33

SOLD: Equity Trustees executive general manager Ian Westley. per cent. It means better services for renters and consumers, more accessibility, more frontline staff and will deliver for the first time, a dedicated retirement housing service.

Family violence victims experiencing tenancy issues will also be given priority access under the new program.

Consumer Affairs minister Marlene Kairouz announced the successful applicants of the program’s tender process, which include ARC Justice in the Loddon service area, and Haven; Home Safe for the Mallee service area.

Ms Kairouz said more than $18 million would be invested over four years in the delivery of local assistance and advocacy services.

THIS week’s Reserve Bank of Australia decision to leave interest rates on hold is the eighth con-

secutive month that the board has left the cash rate untouched at 1.5 per cent.

Mortgage Choice chief executive officer John Flavell said he wasn’t surprised by the board’s decision.

“The economy continues to perform relatively well, giving the Reserve Bank of Australia no incentive to adjust the current monetary policy setting,” he said.

“Consumer sentiment is stable, business confidence is currently sitting above long-term averages, and property prices rose across the combined capital cities.”

According to the Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment, confidence appears to be stabilising around the point where pessimists and optimists are around equal numbers.

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Cool and dry days ahead

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AFTER recording its warmest March on record for the second consecutive year, a dry few months could be in store for Bendigo according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Bendigo’s mean maximum March temperature was 29.5 degrees, significantly higher than long term averages, and half a degree higher than the previous record set last year.

To illustrate how unusual the weather was compared to long-term averages, March’s mean maximum temperature was 0.8 of a degree warmer than February’s mean maxi-

mum of 28.7º.

It is the highest figure recorded in Bendigo since 1940, but the bureau said observations from its Bendigo Airport site paint a more accurate picture of long-term temperature records than the former Bendigo Prison weather station, which closed in 1991.

While March of 2016 had six days in a row exceeding 35º, this year’s March maximum was a comparably mild 34.5º on March 2.

Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Ian Barnes-Keoghan said the difference was that Bendigo only had two days in which the mercury did

not reach 25º in March of this year, compared to nine in 2016.

“We just didn’t see that colder weather that we would expect, especially later in the month,” he said.

“It wasn’t exceptionally hot in terms of maximum temperatures, but only having two days under 20 meant that the mean temperature figure stayed high.”

The 16 days over 30º recorded in March is also a record for the airport weather site. The previous record of 15 days exceeding 30º was also set last year.

Bendigo was not alone in its record-breaking ways. According to

bureau figures, Victoria as a whole recorded its warmest average March maximum temperature on record.

Mr Barnes-Keoghan said that the high pressure system that drives a lot of Victoria’s weather was located further south than usual, blocking cold air from making its way up.

He said Indian and Pacific Ocean temperatures remain at relatively neutral values and are not having a drastic influence on the climate in south-east Australia.

The bureau’s latest climate outlook says Bendigo is likely to see higher than average maximum and minimum temperatures and less than

median rainfall over late autumn and early winter.

April is Bendigo’s driest month, averaging just 29.8 millimetres of rainfall.

“Autumn is a tricky time, for Bendigo it’s generally the driest time of year,” Mr Barnes-Keoghan said.

“We’re looking for that autumn break in terms of rainfall. What we’re seeing is that a dry April, May and June is more likely than a wet one.

“We’re keeping a close eye on El Nino, it will most likely affect the weather from winter into spring, but the (El Nino Southern Oscillation index) is at a watch level.”

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Bendigo Community Health Services will receive $384,150 through the first round of the state government’s new Regional Health Infrastructure Fund.

Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan said the $200 million fund will help rebuild rural and regional hospitals to ensure Victorians can access the high quality care and facilities they need, no matter where they live.

Bendigo Community Health Services will use the funding to fit out new premises adjoining their current base at 171 Hargreaves Street, which includes space for health services practitioners, including three clinical consulting rooms for general practice and specialist women’s and sexual health and the provision of clinical space for complementary nursing.

fund for cyclone damaGe Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has joined forces with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal to launch the Cyclone Debbie Recovery Fund Appeal.

Bendigo Bank head of consumer banking Nick Carter said the appeal aims to raise funds to support the medium- to long-term needs of cyclone and flood-affected communities across Queensland and northern New South Wales, and assist communities to rebuild.

Donations to the Cyclone Debbie Recovery Fund Appeal can be made at any Bendigo Bank branch or online via the FRRR’s website. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible – www.frrr. org.au/donate

time to nominate a senior Nominations are now open for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards.

The awards highlight the role of seniors as mentors, educators, role models, leaders, or behind the scenes workers.

Categories include the Premier’s Award for Victorian Senior of the Year, the Promotion of Multiculturalism Award, the Healthy and Active Living Award, the Veteran Community Award and the Council on the Ageing Victoria Senior Achiever Awards.

Nominations close on Friday, June 23.

More information can be found at www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au

furry friend: Thalia meets one of the cats on offer from the RSPCA. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN RSPCA Victoria is at capacity and will be reducing its cat adoption fees to $39 for four days this week in an attempt to find homes for 400 felines.

Adoption fees are usually $120, but until Sunday, you can adopt a cat, aged four months or more, for $39 from the Bendigo centre.

Kittens are available for $99, instead of the usual $195.

“We are at CatPacity,” RSPCA Victoria’s Liz Walker said.

“We have so many cats coming through our doors and

even more already awaiting adoption.

“This is all about finding forever homes for these gorgeous animals and giving people that extra incentive to adopt, instead of shopping online or buying from a backyard breeder.”

At least 400 cats will be urgently seeking homes during the state-wide adoption promotion, including some who have spent more than 220 days in RSPCA care.

RSPCA Victoria cares for

around 10,400 cats each year, with numbers peaking as a result of kitten season – the breeding season typically between spring and summer.

“The kitten season started later and is lasting longer this year because of the continuing warm weather,” Dr Walker said.

RSPCA Victoria has more than 1400 cats and kittens in its care, including those receiving rehabilitation, undergoing vet treatment, in foster care, and available for adoption.

Normal adoption procedures apply during CatPacity.

Each cat has been desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and had veterinary checks, and the same time and effort will go into matching each animal to the right family.

“If people are already thinking about a new cat or kitten, adoption promotions like these can help them make that decision to adopt, not shop,” Dr Walker said.

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Bendigo Weekly – Friday, April 7, 2017

Have your say on a bold plan to transform Greater Bendigo Plan Greater Bendigo is a first-of-a-kind plan for a regional city.

Have your say:

A draft discussion paper listing 70 potential transformational and major projects to benefit Greater Bendigo and the broader region has been released for public comment.

• What do you consider to be the five most important projects?

Place a tick in the box against your top five.

Residents are asked to identify the top projects that will support future

• What do you consider to be the five least important projects?

Place a cross in the box against your bottom five.

population, housing and job growth.

The plan is based on the assumption of supporting a population of 200,000 people living in Greater Bendigo and 300,000 living in the wider region by 2050.

The projects have been listed in alphabetical order under the groups of transformational (the most significant projects), major and privately led. For more information, the corresponding page number in the draft discussion paper is listed beside each project.

Transformational projects

Major projects

Bendigo Airport business precinct (page 34)

Advanced waste treatment of compost (page 60)

New municipal park (page 84)

Bendigo Airport terminal building (page 35)

Alternative cost model to provide reticulated sewerage (page 61)

New recreational precincts in growth areas (page 85)

Australia’s regional bicycle capital (page 62)

New waste management facility (page 87)

Bendigo Botanic Gardens Master Plan implementation (page 63)

Open data (page 88)

Bendigo Chinatown (page 36) Bendigo Law Courts (page 37) Bendigo Creek improvements (page 38) Bendigo Metro Rail (page 39) Bendigo Railway Station activity centre (page 40) Freight Transport Hub (page 41) Facilitating development on State Government land (page 42)

Bendigo District Aboriginal Co-operative community hub/centre (page 64) Bendigo ‘low-line’ walking and cycling corridor (page 65) Bendigo Tramways (page 66)

New schools to meet growing demand (page 86)

Regional Food Hub (page 89) Regional wetland (page 90) Rosalind Park Recreation Reserve Precinct Master Plan implementation (page 91) Service hubs in key centres (page 92) Small town connectivity (page 93)

Improve Bendigo-Marong links (page 43)

Bicycle Path between La Trobe University and city centre (page 67)

Outer arterial road (page 44)

Bridge Street hospital precinct (page 68)

Smart transport (page 95)

Major events stadium at the Bendigo Showgrounds (page 45)

Central Deborah Gold Mine redevelopment (page 69)

Smart train transport (page 96)

City laneway/arcade rejuvenation (page 70)

Sustainability centre (page 97)

Managing groundwater – turning a problem into a resource (page 46)

Community hubs for rural areas (page 71)

Urban forest (page 98)

Co-working space (page 72)

Water sensitive urban design (page 99)

Marong Business Park (page 47) New water to communities west of Bendigo (page 48) Office co-location of government agencies (page 49)

Decentralise education facilities (page 73) Dja Dja Wurrung Corporate Centre (page 74) Early learning and development hubs (page 75)

Smart parking (page 94)

Wolstencroft Street park (page 100) Youth development hubs (page 101)

Privately led projects

Plan for increased growth in the city centre (page 50)

Heathcote Dementia Village (page 76)

Pumped hydro storage system (page 51)

Aspire precinct (page 104)

Iconic public art focus (page 77)

Conference centre and boutique hotel (page 105)

Reclaiming public space (page 52)

Improve the pedestrian experience in Pall Mall (page 78)

Great Stupa (page 106)

Rejuvenation of Bendigo Kangan TAFE’s city centre campus (page 53)

Increasing and maintaining social housing supply (page 79)

Model development (page 107)

Restoration of the Bendigo Bushland Trail (page 54)

Junior sporting precinct (page 80)

Securing Bendigo’s long term water supply (integrated water opportunities) (page 55)

Libraries empowering communities (page 81)

Student housing in the city centre (page 56) Sustainable agriculture (page 57)

Micro energy network for the View and Barnard Street precinct (page 82) Mitchell Street-View Street corridor streetscape improvements (page 83)

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Please tear out and place your survey response in the entry box at the City of Greater Bendigo offices at 195-229 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo or 125 High Street, Heathcote or post to: Strategy Unit, PO Box 733, Bendigo, VIC 3552.

Submissions close April 28.

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By SHARON KEMP

Statement from the Bendigo Health Board

“I know you have already been experiencing this since January 24 and I wish to thank everyone for their efforts.

“This is vital work for the future as we develop into a world class hospital.”

Mr Cameron thanked acute health executive director Robyn Lindsay for her work coordinating the move, and new Bendigo Hospital project executive director Peter Faulkner for stepping into the

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This is vital work for the future as we develop into a world class hospital

CHAIRMAN: Bob Cameron have hoped.

“Moving hospitals involves enormous change as we continue to settle in over the coming months,” he said.

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BENDIGO Health chairman Bob Cameron sees his role, over and above the normal duties of the position, as guiding the hospital through the anti-corruption investigation that started in December 2014.

Mr Cameron was appointed as chairman in July 2015.

In a statement issued yesterday, Mr Cameron said he also needed, during his tenure as chairman, to “make sure Bendigo Health did all it could do so the new hospital was on track, on time and on budget”.

“The board is now acting on any outstanding (Independent Broadbased Anti-corruption Commission) recommendations,” he said.

“While some of the IBAC recommendations had already been put in place some time ago, the board is ensuring that they are all followed up.”

In the meantime, Mr Cameron said the move into the new hospital went better than anyone could

The following statement was sent to Bendigo Health staff this week:

acting chief executive role leading Bendigo Health after John Mulder stepped aside amid allegations of misconduct.

“The support (Mr Faulkner) has received across the organisation as the new hospital adapts and long term changes are being made for the future, has been greatly appreciated,” Mr Cameron said.

AS you are aware IBAC released a report, Operation Liverpool, on March 9. The Board wishes to update you on this matter.

Part of the issues the IBAC report released related to the CEO, John Mulder. The Board is required to undertake an employment law investigation, independent of IBAC. An experienced firm, in employment law, has been appointed to undertake this and as part of the investigation we requested relevant documents and statements from IBAC that formed the basis of their report, for the purpose of informing our investigation.

IBAC has provided these documents which have been handed over to our lawyers. When we receive the final recommendations from them, we will advise IBAC for their information as a courtesy.

Some additional issues concerning past matters have been identified by the Chair and Board which cannot be publicly revealed at this time due to privacy arrangements.

These issues have now been incorporated into the employment law investigation and will be more fully examined.

As a matter of courtesy, IBAC has been advised of this.

The Board hopes to receive employment law advice following the investigation our lawyers are undertaking by the next monthly board meeting on May 2, 2017, so this issue can be concluded.

We will provide a further update after the May Board meeting.

Clarification re Bendigo Health A REPORT in last week’s edition of the Bendigo Weekly included reference to the Bendigo Health annual report from 2011/12 which stated that the governance and remuneration committee (a board sub-committee), had included just two independent directors during the 2011/12 financial year.

This would amount to a contravention of Government Sector Executive Remuneration Panel (GSERP) guidelines, which call for at least three independent directors to be included on such committees.

The Bendigo Weekly posed questions regarding the potential breach of the guidelines, drawing attention, as evidence, to the makeup of the governance and remuneration committee, to both Bendigo Health and the state government prior to publication of last week’s edition, but the responses received did not

include a reference to this circumstance.

The Bendigo Weekly has subsequently learned that the Bendigo Health annual report for 2011/12 was incorrect.

The members of the governance and remuneration committee for that year were the then Bendigo Health chairman Michael Langdon and fellow directors Jan Boynton and Margaret O’Rourke.

Bendigo Health has expressed regret for its error, and the Bendigo Weekly accepts the Bendigo Health board had acted in accordance with Government Sector Executive Remuneration Panel guidelines which state that governance and remuneration committees must include at least three independent directors.

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Shiraz on wine high GRAND PLAN: An artist’s impression of the townhouses.

Developers strike gold at Fortuna an army headquarters until bought by businessman Paul Banks in The recent history of the estate 2013. is as complex as its gold-era oriMr Banks sold the 2.8ha site gins.

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to 250 square metre dwellings, all double-storey with garages.

Mr Maher said the homes were designed to include lifts, making them suitable for all interested homebuyers.

“Each property has designed interiors. High ceilings, state-of-theart appliances, premium external and internal finishes and generous living spaces,” he said.

Expressions of interest for the properties open today.

HEATHCOTE winemakers are predicting the region’s world-famous shiraz wines will reach premium highs for flavour and quality this year.

Vineyards across the region are a hive of activity with vintage close to 50 per cent completed and areas south of Heathcote expected to begin harvest in earnest in the next fortnight.

Brian Dwyer from Farmer and the Scientist at Corop in the north of Heathcote wine region said the season has been wetter and cooler then the past few years.

“This has provided us with higher yields from an extended flowing period and a much longer ripening time than the average year therefore generating great even balance in the vineyards,” Mr Dwyer said.

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GUY Maloney is not convinced the American system of tipping would work in Australia but he desperately wants to return to earning a decent living in Bendigo’s hospitality sector.

Mr Maloney told his story to a Labor Party taskforce this week, chaired by Queensland MP Susan Lamb and gathering evidence of the impact of penalty rate cuts and the barrier to finding sustainable work in regional areas.

He said his full time work in hospitality had dropped away to be replaced by casual shifts, often on call, with a resulting $20,000 drop in income.

The Fair Work Commission’s cut in penalty rates does not affect the rates for casual hospitality workers, but even saved from the change Mr

Maloney said he was living pay to pay, having to ask for handouts and suffering poor mental health.

“Casuals are usually put off work if the restaurant isn’t busy, we tend to lose hours,” he said.

“I can honestly say that mentally I have suffered, especially when employers haven’t been paying you the correct award rates plus penalties.”

He was sceptical that tipping staff for service was a effective way of topping up pay given the income was taxable, or charging surcharges on weekends and public holidays.

Mr Maloney said he wanted casual workers to be graded properly, and paid the appropriate penalty rates.

Ms Lamb said his testimony and others would contribute to findings that will eventually form Labor’s jobs policy

going into the next election.

“Between now and July 1 we hope to get around to nine or ten (locations), all across regional communities in Australia,” she said.

“I am expecting to hear these types of stories, about how the cuts will hurt people’s lives.”

Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters said she was concerned to hear from people from whom the penalty rate change would mean not being able to drive home to see parents.

“It is a choice between rent and food,” she said.

“We have also heard from workers who fear it may occur in their industry and what impact it would have on their family if their penalty rates were cut.”

One such worker was registered nurse Damien Hurrell who said he feared the penalty cuts were a precedent for oth-

er sectors including aged care.

“The current changes that the Fair Work Commission have brought in do not directly effect the nursing industry but we know that not only do friends and colleagues who work in retail give up exactly the same things that we give up by working on the weekend, but we know there are already employers who are looking to reduce penalty rates particularly in aged care, but also for private hospitals and similar organisations,” Mr Hurrell said.

“There are a lot of nurses and midwives out there now who are very worried that we will be next and that our penalty rates will the next that are threatened.”

Mr Hurrell said cutting penalty rates in health and aged care facilities would make it difficult to fill shifts on the weekend.

Changes to impact staff THE City of Greater Bendigo is pushing ahead with a revised staffing structure expected to lead to the loss of some positions.

The review, led by chief executive officer Craig Niemann will lead to a reduction of five managerial positions across the organisation, but the Bendigo Weekly understands this does not necessarily mean there will be five fewer managers.

The final number of affected employees will not be known until the recruitment process for the new roles is completed.

In a statement released earlier this week, Mr Niemann said the new structure would include 21 manager positions, which is five less manager positions than in the current structure.

“The changes to the organisation have focused on the manager level. There will be some slight adjustments to the number of permanent staff as a result of the changes, however a final figure cannot be confirmed until the recruitment process for the new manager positions are complete,” he said.

Mr Niemann said the new structure was designed to best serve the community and the council over the next decade.

Time of reflection THE latest installation in Bendigo’s Rosalind Park is a macabre and haunting maze that is the House of Mirrors.

Presented by Bendigo Art Gallery’s director Karen Quinlan and designed by artists Keith Courtney and Christian Wagstaff, the installation was originally created for Hobart’s 2016 Mofo event.

The initial feeling once you step inside the maze is one of darkness and perhaps evil intent.

It is the same effect desired by the 19th century side-show attractions that were popular in the Victorian era.

In fact the Bendigo House of Mirrors has been attracting the Rosalind Park bats most evenings, adding a macabre touch of their own.

The contemporary version of the House of Mirrors is a labyrinthine maze, consisting of 40 tonnes of steel and 15 tonnes of mirrored glass.

Mr Courtney said that since Hobart the installation has been seen in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide.

“Bendigo is a wonderful setting for the maze and we have really enjoyed working with local builders who have been enthusiastic about the installation,” he said.

The maze is arranged in various combinations and angles to create specific effects.

One moment the only person you can see is your own reflection; the next moment – you disappear.

In fact when the Weekly was talking to Mr Courtney, he said there have been cases when people have entered the maze, never to be seen again... simply amazing really.

House of Mirrors will be open from today, Friday until April 30. Tickets available at the door. Adults $10. Under five and over 80 free.

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AN architect and a historian have called for the conservation of the house at the former Nanga Gnulle estate because it has architectural significance.

Bendigo architect Dennis Carter said the house in Strathdale, built in the 1970s, featured many priniciples of sustainable design that were well before their time.

A planning application before the City of Greater Bendigo calls for the demolition of all buildings on site, as well as several acres of garden and water harvesting infrastructure to make way for 15 large house blocks.

Mr Carter said early in his career he worked with

the late architect Alastair Knox, who designed Nanga Gnulle. “(Mr Knox) was a remarkable man and he was well ahead of his time in terms of sustainability,” Mr Carter said.

“He believed in building with nature rather than trying to impose the building on nature.”

Mr Carter said council could impose an overlay that would allow time to complete a heritage assessment of the Strathdale property.

It is understood a council decision is due in the coming months.

Historian James Lerk echoed Mr Carter’s call and drew attention to the reclaimed material that featured in the house itself.

Mr Lerk said Nanga Gnulle was built under the planning and approval regime of the Strathfieldsaye Shire Council before amalgamation to create the City of Greater Bendigo in 1994.

A particularly far-sighted engineer at the time allowed the owners, Peg and Rob Green, flexibility in their choice of materials.

“What resulted was a house that was in the keeping of the character of the place,” Mr Lerk said.

“Nanga Gnulle is a unique house in Bendigo.”

The house features the front doors that were the original doors of the former ANA building, still with their original hinges, which was located on the site of Bendigo Art Gallery.

Other reclaimed mate-

rial from the View Street building used in the Nanga Gnulle include the oregon roof beams that became the main beams in the house, Kauri stair treads that in the house became kitchen benches, Kauri ceiling panels that were reclaimed to make kitchen cupboards doors and vanity cabinets.

The house also has offcuts of materials used in Sacred Heart Cathedral, the Bendigo Law Courts and the former main building at Bendigo base hospital.

Columns in the house are bearers dating back to 1909 that were the former Axedale railway bridge.

Materials from smaller bridges between Bendigo and Axedale on the same rail line became Nanga Gnulle’s broad stairs.

“But we have stories about them all,” Greta said.

Additionally RPCV volunteers will also be working on making tributes for Anzac Day for distribution to retirement homes across Bendigo for pre-Anzac day services Alice, 14, has been working to locate “Dead Man’s Pennies” under the guidance of Greta and other RPCV volunteers – these memorial plaques were given to families who lost sons in the war by the government.

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Justice group calls for cash

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helping out: Volunteer Rebekah Ryan hosted her own Intimo fundraising group fitting session.

Time to share the dignity Statistics indicate that when women are in a domestic crisis they are not only homeless but without the dignity of basic resources such as sanitary items.

April is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this month Intimo Bra Fit Specialists will donate 10 per cent of sales made at any styling session fundraiser for Share the Dignity.

Share the Dignity is an Australian charity, dedicated to ensuring all women have access to the dignity of sanitary items, working largely with women who have been displaced as a result of domestic violence.

Share the Dignity run various campaigns throughout the year to collect and distribute sanitary items for homeless women and those

fleeing domestic violence, to funding the funerals of domestic violence victims, and purchase units of crisis accommodation to house women and their children in their time of need.

To contribute locals are being asked to host an Intimo fundraising session.

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THE Labor Party has promised upon election to reinstate funding to community legal services operating in Bendigo and Shepparton that are the last resort representation for many family violence survivors.

But ARC Justice which runs the community legal services in Bendigo and Shepparton is calling for more funding support than just a reversal of pending funding cuts.

They want a funding boost in line with a Productivity Commission recommendation that community legal services nationally receive another $14.4 million a year.

Visiting Bendigo this week, shadow attorney general Mark Dreyfus said he would negate federal funding cuts due to come into effect on July 1 this year which will see ARC have to let go a full time lawyer at its Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre in Shepparton.

Given his legal background including a fouryear stint running a Tuesday night advice program at the Fitzroy Legal Service at the beginning of his career, Mr Dreyfus says he is infuriated by the federal government cuts which at their most dispassionate impact the ef-

ficient running of courts.

“About 30 per cent of all family law litigants Australia-wide have no lawyer, now imagine a different world in which everybody appearing in court is represented,” Mr Dreyfus said.

“We will need less judges for a start because courts will run better.”

Campaspe Loddon Community Legal Service managing lawyer Clare Sauro is at the sharp end of funding cuts and overcapacity.

Ms Sauro said the hardest part of her job was having to turn away clients, which she is already doing.

“The number (turned away) will increase after the June 30,” she said after a tour with Mr Dreyfus through Bendigo law courts to meet clients.

ARC is expecting to be able to help 120 fewer people after the funding cuts.

Ms Sauro said the worst case scenario of the impact of funding cuts is “somebody walking into court by themselves, and then leaving”.

“It might mean she may not have an order to protect her, and it will send a message to the perpetrator that the system is not there to help her, and it will mean that she has less protection,” Ms Sauro said.

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Hayley Mansfield said community legal services had received funding increases from the Coalition government but the increased amounts were “like moving deck chairs on the Titanic where we are getting some funding in for some areas but we are having a massive cut overall of 30 per cent”.

“In central Victoria and in some of the areas we service are some of the most disadvantaged postcodes in Victoria, and disadvantage unfortunately goes hand in hand with legal issues,” she said.

“We are now seeing the amount of people who are coming to our service for support and we just can’t meet the demand.”

Asked how the service decides who misses out, Ms Mansfield said they used a checklist to assess vulnerabilities.

“The people who are not receiving legal services from us, they are not going to anyone else because the reality is there are just not the services there,” she said.

“We are often the last resort for people with legal needs so it means a lot of people are having to represent themselves, they are going to go back to unsafe environments, some people are going to become homeless, that is the reality of not having representation.”

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The annual event attracts hundreds of participants each year and raises money and awareness for families facing blood cancer. Money raised funds research and support for those who need it.

Maddison’s decision was sparked late last year. After years of thinking of participating she finally decided to go for it.

“I knew I wanted to raise awareness for the cause, which is such an important one, and I was more than willing to shave my hair off to do it,” she said.

Maddison’s initial goal of $300 was raised and exceeded by more than half.

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A VICTORIAN rail planning body has recommended Bendigo be connected to the proposed Melbourne Airport Rail Link in a major report.

The Rail Futures Institute handed down its InterCity report, which calls on the Bendigo line to be diverted at Clarkefield before heading to the airport.

It also states that the single track between Bendigo and Kyneton be returned to double track, as it was before the Regional Fast Rail upgrades were completed.

The proposal outlines a new service, AirTrain, that would see a 10-minute journey time on dedicated rolling stock between Southern Cross and Tullamarine.

The report labels a Public

Transport Victoria plan to connect the airport to existing rail at Albion station as inadequate, saying it would further crowd trains and congest a system that would already require the full capacity of the $10.9 billion Metro Rail Tunnel.

Rail Futures Institute honorary secretary Dr Bill Russell said it is a project the public would support.

“Rail Futures contends that an airport rail link should be the next major rail project after Melbourne Metro with engineering and construction work continuing when Melbourne Metro is completed,” he said.

“Construction should commence within seven years for completion well before 2030, by which time it will be critical for handling

burgeoning numbers of airport users.”

RFI expects that rail alignments will be drawn up in Melbourne Airport’s 20-year master plan, which could be completed next year.

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The institute said it would be built to standards compatible with a long-called-for high-speed rail service between Melbourne,

An airport rail link should be the next major rail project after Melbourne Metro

Dr Russell called on the government to commence planning for the project in the short term.

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The report states the project could be complete by 2027 if funded in the next state budget.

Meanwhile, works on Melbourne’s metro rail tunnel started this week, with workers moving into fenced off areas in the CBD.

Time for a kidz party A free party will celebrate the official opening of the $2.9 million Bendigo Community Health Services kidzspace centre at Kangaroo Flat today.

Minister for major projects Jacinta Allan will officially open kidzspace at 1.30pm.

A party from 3pm to 6pm will feature activities including face painting, jumping castle, AFL Central Victoria interactive footy display, snake and crocodile handling, Animals2U petting zoo, balloon artist, fun photo booth, coffee van and free barbecue.

The kidzspace centre will host all child and family services run

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A multi-purpose area, kitchen and vegetable garden beds have been designed for community use with BCHS to provide support through cooking programs.

BCHS chief executive Kim Sykes said kidzspace would deliver improved services to support children and families.

“We believe any child can reach their full potential if supported to do so,” Ms Sykes said.

“A child’s future health, wellbeing and development are shaped by the experience of their early years. Any family can build strengths that significantly contribute to their resilience and ability to bounce back from the challenges of life if supported to do so.

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fun times: Lachie West is bubbling with excitement about today’s Kidzspace party. “(But) not all children have a good start to their lives and not all families know how to deal with a child’s illness, behavioural issues or the stresses that some parents experience.”

Ms Sykes said there is a need to wrap services around children and families that are most vulner-

able in the community.

“Kidzspace is designed with that in mind,” she said.

“It will work with kids and their families to make sure that every child has the healthiest start possible for them, and we have a very big focus on addressing health inequality.”

Ms Sykes said it would be fantastic to see plenty of families turning up for Friday’s kidz party to have fun and learn more about kidzspace and what the centre offers.

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Local young musicians will take to the streets and Rosalind Park over two special FReeZA-supported events.

On Saturday a busking festival will take place across the city centre between 9am and 1pm, with acts performing at the library gardens, Hargreaves Mall, Sidney Myer Place, Bath Lane and View Street.

City of Greater Bendigo council’s Steven Abbott said the busking festival is a new event.

“We have a number of aspiring young local musicians and this is a great opportunity to showcase their talents to the public,” he said.

“There will be 15 musicians performing across the city centre, so it would be great to see people who are out and about this Saturday stop and show their support.”

The second event is the annual FReeZA Easter Gig on the Cedar Stage in Rosalind Park on Saturday, April 15 between 5.30pm and 8pm.

Local act Isaac Everett will be first to take to the stage at 5.30pm, followed

by Amber Isles at 6pm and headline act Woodlock at 7pm.

Woodlock toured Australia last year and have recently returned from Canada.

This is the band’s first time in Bendigo.

FReeZA committee member Ruby Mae Baker said she looked forward to helping stage the events.

“The Buskers Day will be an amazing opportunity to soak up the culture and music of Bendigo, while celebrating youth and their contribution to the city,” Ms Baker said.

“The Easter gig is an awesome chance to see great performers in a fun-packed weekend, with entertainment for all ages to be enjoyed by everyone.”

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happy days: Joel Peterson accepts his award.

Weekly journo takes the prize BENDIGO Weekly journalist Joel Peterson has been recognised for outstanding promotion of basketball with a Basketball Victoria Country award.

His work across print with the Weekly and on radio as producer and host of Fresh FM’s awardwinning WNBL coverage saw him win the 2016 Bill McCarthy Memorial Award.

Mr McCarthy was a pioneer of regional sports journalism, providing exceptional coverage to basketball primarily in the state’s west over many years.

Peterson was one of four local winners at Sunday’s BVC Awards breakfast.

“Over the last seven years I’ve really enjoyed covering basketball in the Bendigo region and nationally in the WNBL,” he said.

“It’s a terrific sport to cover and in regional areas you get to see, up close and personal, the positive impact that it has on athletes throughout the age groups.”

“To have clubs like the Bendigo Spirit and Bendigo Braves winning championships in recent years is testament to the strength of country Victorian basketball.”

Other local winners included Don and Karla Coulson, administrator Sarah Huxtable and referee Cory Bannister.

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on tee: Righteous Pups works to help people living with an autism spectrum disorder. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Golf game a winner Business leaders throughout Bendigo and beyond will take the time to play golf today to transform the life of a child living with an autism spectrum disorder.

Righteous Pups Australia’s Jo Baker said we live in a hustle-and-bustle age.

“Most people feel like there is simply not enough time in the day,” she said.

“Imagine our delight when 200 business leaders in our community decided to give up their valuable time to support our work, it’s a very precious gift, indeed.

“We hope the golf day and the auction will raise $29,000 and afford us the ability to transform the life of one child wrestling with autism.”

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A healthy outlook

golden day: Beth Miley and Tegan Bubb.

GOOD times: Crusoe Reservoir offers a restful location for an outing. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN IN time for International Health Day today, Parks Victoria has pointed out the strong links between spending time in nature and good health.

Parks Victoria is a member of a global movement called Healthy Parks Healthy People that recognises the science behind human and environmental health.

Aside from providing the opportunity and space for people to exercise, there are also the environmental protection green areas offer: from heat, for safe travel away from roads, and to destress.

In fact, Parks Victoria has put a monetary value on its parks’ contribution to health.

It estimates the outdoor spaces under its care may lead to $200 million in avoided

annual health care costs.

Tourism accounts for $1.4 billion by supporting 14,000 jobs.

Here is what the evidence says: VicHealth data shows more than half of the Australian population are either sedentary or have a low level of exercise, and children are exercising less with two thirds not meeting the good health benchmark of 60 minutes a day.

Diabetes Australia says diabetes is the fastest growing chronic health condition in Australia with more than one million cases of type two.

Beyond Blue estimates 45 per cent of people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and one in five adolescents will have

been depressed by the time they reach 18 years of age.

Social disengagement and isolation continues to be an increasing concern for the wellbeing of groups such as youth, new migrants and rural and remote populations.

How do parks address these health issues?

The obvious benefit of visiting parks is the opportunity to be active.

In urban areas, parks also provide safe to meet with family and friends.

There are the spiritual health benefits of having contact with nature.

For children, they find in parks the opportunity and means to play and explore.

Teenagers can find a park is a meeting place for friends.

Park use is linked to physical and psychological health benefits among adults, particularly older adults.

Near Bendigo, parks that are accessible to local residents include One Tree Hill where a short walk up stairs will award a visitor with a views over the city.

English’s Bridge Streamside Reserve on the Campaspe River is a place picnic and even camp although there are no facilities.

Oak Forest is just outside Mt Alexander Regional Park with camping and good spots for kids to explore.

It is accessible via Picnic Gully Road.

Mt Alexander Regional Park has great views and camping at Leanganook.

Firefighters have winning ways Two Bendigo firefighters have won gold at the 2017 Police and Emergency Services Games in Melbourne.

Forest Fire Management Victoria district support officer Beth Miley and CFA firefighter Tegan Bubb competed in the Crossfit Women’s Pairs event last week.

“Crossfit is a highintensity fitness program that incorporates elements from several sports and types of exercise such as weightlifting and gymnastics,” Ms Miley said.

“It is a very demanding sport and we were ecstatic to win the gold.”

It is the second year Ms Miley has competed in Crossfit at the Police and Emergency Services Games but Ms Bubb’s first year participating in the event.

“The camaraderie between the competitors was fantastic,” Ms Bubb said.

“It was a terrific environment to compete in and I’m looking forward to competing again next year.”

The Victoria Police and Emergency Services Games is an annual sporting event that emphasises camaraderie, fitness, health, and wellbeing.

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volunteers: Foodshare makes the most of food which would otherwise go to waste.

Call out for awards The Bendigo Sustainability Group is calling for nominations in the 2017 Bendigo Sustainability Awards.

These awards celebrate members, organisations and businesses in our community who champion a sustainable way of living.

The 2016 winner of the Community Group section, Freewheeling Fun, had no solar panels and no new technology, but they excelled at recycling.

Freewheeling Fun collected second hand bicycles which were destined for landfill and refurbished them to be either sold or donated to worthy recipients.

This project was done on a volunteer basis using subsidised space and minimal tools.

Also highly commended was

Foodshare. The group rescues food that would otherwise have gone to landfill and distributes it to community centres that help people in need.

Foodshare provides the food that runs a very successful school meals program involving more than 60 schools.

It also supports 48 community meals programs and provides emergency food relief to other agencies and groups.

Foodshare saves more than one million kilograms of food that can now be distributed.

Foodshare is run mostly by volunteers with only a paid coordinator and their success is only achieved through the support of many local businesses that donate

food, and the support of the Bendigo community.

“The 2016 Bendigo Sustainability Awards displayed many different ways to be sustainable,” BSG president Chris Weir said.

“The awards are open to all areas; business, school, community groups and even individuals with sustainable homes and/or gardens.

We are now calling on members of the community to nominate those who are using making changes, big or small, towards a more sustainable way of life.”

The awards ceremony will be on June 5 and Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne will be the guest speaker.

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Marcus makes the grade Bendigo TAFE held its annual Apprentice and Industry Awards Ceremony on Monday.

The event at the Capital Theatre was to celebrate the achievements of students throughout 2016.

The ceremony recognised nearly 40 apprentices and trainees from a wide range of trade areas including automotive, construction, painting and decorating, engineering, electrical and plumbing, food and fibre, commercial cookery and hairdressing.

The top award – Apprentice of the Year – was presented to carpentry student Marcus Treble for his outstanding performance at TAFE and in the workplace.

“Becoming a carpenter was always at the back of my mind.

I wasn’t enjoying my university course so I decided to do an apprenticeship in carpentry and I’ve loved it ever since,” he said.

Marcus, who has always had an interest in carpentry, decided to convert his passion into a career after undertaking short stints in the army reserves and at university where he studied outdoor education.

The 23-year-old says his TAFE studies have provided him with the skills and confidence to build his desired future.

Marcus is now responsible for leading carpentry projects located as far away as Falls Creek, reflecting his employ-

epa orders audit Environment Protection Authority Victoria has issued the City of Greater Bendigo with a remedial notice requiring it undertake an environmental audit of Flora Hill’s Wolstencroft Reserve.

The audit will determine whether the site could be used for a new use such as recreational or residential.

EPA North West manager, Scott Pigdon said council had committed to undertake the requirements set out in the notice.

“Due to the historical use of the site as a landfill, there could

er’s strong confidence in his capabilities.

“I’m really enjoying my job and my manager trusts the work I do.

I’ve had the chance to work with another apprentice and lead major projects including our recent projects in Falls Creek,” Marcus said.

“This has involved measuring up quotes, organising materials and coordinating all aspects of the job.”

Marcus works with Sam O’Connor Carpentry in Bendigo.

“I thrive on opportunities where I can expand my skills.

Knowledge is the key to success and I see myself learning as much I can in the next five to eight years to work my way up to becoming a builder,” he said.

be risks to the environment, and therefore further investigative works are required before any further decisions are made around an appropriate land use.”

The completion of a detailed assessment of the former landfill site has been the main issue restricting the development of the site.

City of Greater Bendigo director Craig Lloyd said council would keep them residents informed about what is happening at the site.

The final audit is due on March 29, 2018 and must be verified by an EPA-appointed environmental auditor.

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Marathon dream is on TWO local residents living with a disability will realise their dreams and participate in a marathon, thanks to two local volunteers Dan O’Bree and Travis Edwards.

Against the odds, wheelchair bound Rohan Lee and Marney Lamb will take part in this month’s O’Keefe Marathon, starting in Junortoun before following the trail to Heathcote.

People with disabilities comprise a significant component of the population of any community, yet until relatively recent times they have been marginalised from community participation.

The O’Keefe Rail Trail Marathon team and Scope Australia have worked closely together on integrating disability planning into the “Run, Cycle, Walk and Roll” event to ensure it is all inclusive and caters for all abilities.

Event director Sandra Slatter said it was important for event organisers to get it right and not just assume how to meet the needs of people with limited mobility. ‘’We believe our event pro-

Bendigo Weekly – Friday, April 7, 2017 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THE Royal Children’s Hospital is looking for volunteers to help out with its Good Friday Appeal.

The Bendigo branch of the Uncle Bob’s Club is looking reach their record amount this year.

Volunteers are needed to tin shake throughout Bendigo.

Help is also needed setting up the venue at Bendigo Bowling Club on Thursday or in the collection room on Good Friday.

If interested, contact Carol Maher or register on the day and the bowling club office from 8am.

Donations can be made to the office or by contacting Ms Maher directly.

Proceeds will go towards supporting children’s health through locally-based health care providers.

vides a fantastic opportunity for those with a disability to get out there and participate and feel a part of our community,” she said.

The marathon will follow the O’Keefe Rail Trail though majestic native forests, rich farmland, and picturesque waterways before finishing in Heathcote.

Ms Slatter said entries were ahead of numbers this time last year and included international and interstate runners.

Mr O’Bree and Mr Edwards, who recently competed in the Hut to Hut race raising more than $11,000 for autism, are out to undertake another gruelling challenge.

The pair will run the full marathon distance of 42 kilometres supporting Rohan and Marney in a specially designed trail rider all-terrain wheelchair provided by the Loddon Shire Council.

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ON THE MOVE: Marney Lamb, Travis Edwards, Dan O’Bree and Rohan Lee.

Event puts tourism focus on rail trail IT finally became possible to travel off-road all the way from Bendigo to Heathcote in May 2015 when the extension to the O’Keefe Rail Trail from Axedale was completed.

Now a new, not-for-profit community event is showcasing the trail for locals and visitors alike.

At nearly 50 kilometres long, the trail joins the three towns and traverses forest, grazing lands and, most spectacularly, Lake Eppalock.

The trail had been more than 20 years in the making with the last section between Bendigo and Axedale opened in 1999.

Some 10 years later a new community group, the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail, began lobbying for the old trail to be upgraded and extended, and over the next few years missing bridges were replaced and the trail crept slowly towards Heathcote.

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CROSS THAT BRIDGE: Locals and visitors are all welcome. communities of Heathcote, Axedale, Knowsley, Longlea, Junortoun and Strathfieldsaye providing a safe recreational facility and a boost to visitor numbers coming to explore the region.

It’s also created opportunities for new community events like the O’Keefe Rail Trail marathon which began last year and

brought together volunteers from across the region to plan and run the event.

This year the marathon is being complemented by the inaugural Cycle the O’Keefe being run on Saturday, April 22 by the combined efforts of communities along the trail in conjunction with Bike Bendigo.

The event offers bicycle riders the opportunity to ride part or all of the trail with the support of a team of event marshals and in the company of other like-minded explorers.

Local cycling identity and Olympic gold medallist Scott McGrory is the event’s ambassador and, along with his family, will take to the trail – at a gentler pace than his medal winning effort.

The organisers are hoping to tempt people who haven’t ridden for a while back onto their bikes, and showcase what the new trail offers to those who haven’t yet seen it.

The event offers a range of distances for five to 70km.

If you need transport for you and your and bike from Heathcote back to Axedale, that’s available too, but you’ll need to let the organisers know when you book your selected distance.

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FORMER members of Bendigo’s Apex Club have donated $1251 to the new Bendigo Hospital Appeal.

The members of the club, which ran in Bendigo from 1935 to the 1990s, met recently for a reunion and a small auction on the night raised money for the appeal.

The group has a long history of raising money for the hospital, including support through the Bendigo Easter fair, raising money for young people to be immunised against polio and also raising money for autism awareness.

AN EARLY PARADE UNITING AgeWell’s Strath-Haven community will be holding its own Easter parade onsite this year, complete with shoe box floats designed and created by residents, staff and volunteers.

The parade will take place at 2pm on Tuesday and many at Strath-Haven have been working hard creating unique and colourful floats to be part of the parade.

Uniting AgeWell leisure and lifestyle coordinator Kerryn Anderson says many residents at Strath-Haven are unable to attend the annual Easter parade in Bendigo so staff wanted to bring a bit of the event to them.

“Planning and creating floats has brought a particular buzz and excitement to our community and an opportunity for family of residents to be involved as well,” Ms Anderson said.

Floats created so far include a Chinese dragon, a depiction of the three crosses of Calvary and a diorama of a girl on a swing. The parade will be led by one of the Strath-Haven residents.

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BENDIGO Health’s Carshalton House celebrated its 25th anniversary with an afternoon tea on Monday.

The nursing home opened its doors on April 1, 1992 and is home to 45 residents.

One resident and seven staff have been part of Carshalton House since it opened, with a number of other staff working there for more than 20 years.

Carshalton House is included in the Golden Oaks Complex in Stoneham Street, Golden Square.

It became known as

Carshalton House about 20 years ago when the residents decided to change the facility’s name and took inspiration from the line of the Carshalton Reef the home is near.

Carshalton House care coordinator Kim Gordon is one of the staff members who has been at the facility since its first day. “Carshalton House is a wonderful environment, it has a very friendly atmosphere and the residents and their families are wonderful. It really is a special place to be involved,� Ms

Gordon said. “There have been a number of changes over the past 25 years. The dining room was originally half the size it is today and there were two sittings for meals, it has been expanded and now everyone can enjoy their meals together. “Our auxiliary has always played a large role in supporting out residents and providing special extra things. They have provided items for the home, lifestyle equipment and last week funded a bus for a day out to Nagambie.�

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Bendigo LIFE

ALI BARTER

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LI Barter arrives in Bendigo next week on the back of glowing plaudits for her recent debut album, A Suitable Girl.

She plays at the Star Bar on Thursday, April, 13.

Barter’s sound isn’t easy to define.

Think pop meets grunge with dance elements, and then throw-in some 1990s-style Riot Grrrl attitude.

Think Alanis Morissette meets Liz Phair meets Lana Del Rey. There’s even a slight hint of Kirsty MacColl about her vocal. It belies a tougher lyrical edge and stance.

In an essay for Junkee, Barter wrote: “I learned that a woman’s chief purpose in music is to play the supporting role to men.”

It’s clearly not a role she has taken on though, the opposite in fact, becoming a strong voice for women in the music industry.

Last year’s single (it’s on the album), Girlie Bits, has captured most attention.

It’s a feminist rallying call, one that asks men to take a good look at them-

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Bendigo Cake Decorators: Children’s workshop 10am- 3pm, Uniting Church Hall, 25 Forest St. $10 plus $5 per kit.

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Gala Dance: St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Myers Street, Bendigo. Proceeds to the Bendigo Special Developmental School.

8pm to midnight, $10. Music by Carmel Phelan– Supper, raffle, lucky door, prizes.

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selves: “Give us a smile baby, act like a real lady. Call off those battle lines, flash us your panty lines.” It continues: “Give us a smile princess, it’s better for business. None of this angriness…” triple j declared Girlie Bits its “fave feminist power pop anthem doing the rounds”.

Written on holiday during a moment of easily-relatable beachside insecurity, Barter explains that the song came about from thinking, “I’m not skinny enough or not pretty enough.”

Her lyrics challenge gender expectations and the male perspective: “You don’t understand what it’s like to be a man,” she reflects sardonically.

There is more than a hint of the cinematic about A Suitable Girl.

“I kind of wanted to write an album like a movie soundtrack. When I have too much time on my hands I imagine what part of the movie each song would play in,” Barter said.

Barter is a member of a quite select club – former choirgirl and triple j Unearthed winner.

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Sunday, April 9 Bush Poets: Free concert. 1pm-4pm. Meals from noon. The Newmarket Hotel, Corner of Nolan Street and Charleston road. Walk up bush poets and songsters welcome.

Film: A Plastic Ocean film and Towards Zero Waste. 5.45pm Pizza. 6.15pm film. 8pm Towards Zero Waste Action Group meeting. $5. Old Church on the Hill, 36 Russell St, Quarry Hill. Details: 0408 584 959.

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pany, touring with both The Rubens and The Jezabels.

A Suitable Girl pays homage to Vikram Seth’s door-stopper novel, A Suitable Boy. Girl celebrates the power of selfacceptance. It’s about “owning the thoughts that go through your head,” Barter said.

“I have them, you have them. We can let them go. I just want a song that makes me feel good. I wanna know that the chorus is going to lift me up.”

Please Stay, track seven of 11 on the album, journeys into more traditional territory, lyrically: “And although I push you away. Please stay. Please Stay. Please stay.”

Live With You follows Please Stay.

It’s rocky, anthemic, and very catchy – the album’s stand-out for me.

A Suitable Girl is a grower of an album, with a musically stronger second half.

Barter’s Bendigo gig promises an early-ish look at an artist who is going to be around for some time to come.

Ali Barter plays at the Star Bar on Thursday, April, 13, with some impressive supports including Jack and the Kids, The Canyoneros, 2016 triple j

A pack of trouble No cheer with bag of beer

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T is close to 40 years since I was first introduced to the questionable joys of beer.

There are all sorts of tales about how bad it is for you in quantity, but I like it at a moderate level.

In all of those years I don’t think I have ever dropped a beer glass or bottle with beer in it.

All of this changed last week, and I had witnesses to fuel the shame.

The long-suffering Mrs Kendall had taken the car home and left me with nothing but a myki card and a train timetable.

It just so happens I had to time to spare before the train was due so I popped into the bottleshop to browse.

The Weekly’s sports guru Noel was with me and we spent a few minutes being beer nerds/connoisseurs before heading off to pay.

Noel breezed through with his pair of six packs and I followed with just one, see I am not greedy.

I thought I was being clever and had brought a sturdy paper bag with me to

take away my beers.

I paid for the beer and in a swift and elegant move slid the six-pack into the bag. Not too fast or hard, but the pack went straight through and with a resounding crack hit the concrete floor.

The six pack transformed into a mush of paper, foaming beer and glass.

I was both horrified and embarrassed by the event, as the Dan Murphy crash team roared into action.

Obviously I was not the first to do this, as a special wheelie bin was hauled to the scene of the crime, one staffer spread sawdust while

the other started sweeping.

Miraculously four bottles had survived the drop, and another staff member started wiping them down before repacking in a box.

A further staff member rushed off to find replacements.

So now I had four people helping out, and it was all my fault in the first place.

One shopper muttered “a waste of alcohol” as he passed by, but I was in full agreement there.

Noel, to his credit, did not mock me too much considering the circumstances, I would have made much more of it had the situation

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One of the staff members said it was not the worst by far, someone had drop four slabs recently.

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So with only a couple of beers lost, and a fifth member of staff had refunded me for those, I left the store chastened but impressed with the service.

The best bit was Noel had been splashed with the beer and went home with sticky, wet legs.

It’s a bit unkind but it was the only joy to be had from the whole sorry event.

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opinion Capture the past

By Ted Coleman

Do you really know Bendigo? In my lifetime much was lost. I struggle to recollect.

Where would you go to view the city’s past?

I recall as a child seeing a horsedrawn cab at Charing Cross. At the fountain in the 1950s, around 10.30pm, four trams, champing at the bit, swallowed crowds of Lyric, Plaza, and Princess picture theatre-goers, then rocked to Eaglehawk, Golden Square, North Bendigo and Quarry Hill. Tuppence for a kid.

Businesses long gone: Mathew Bros, Wanda-In, Matchetts, Angelo’s, Bendigo Butter Factory, Rechters, Favaloro’s, Tit Bits, Cozy Corner, Cox Bros, Mundy Street’s blacksmith, Sutex, Cohn Bros, Hanro, BCX, Monti’s, VIMA, Kia Ora, Gasworks, Hollywood Dairy, Railway Workshops.

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Ordinary and wise characters shaped Bendigo. People like Miss Brown, Bayonet Bill, Constable Nankivell, Billy Forrest, Bishop Stewart, Kennigton Kev, Noel Beaton, Dot Steele, Jan O’Hoy, Miss Worthington, 3BO’s Rus Pilley, Toots, Jim Lundberg and Colonel Snell. Who were the rascals?

Around Bendigo one and two room huts comforted solitude-seeking bewildered ex-soldiers. How different a lifestyle to the grand High Street and Barkley Terrace houses.

The city will never again see Easter Monday processions with 10-deep 100,000 crowds.

View Street’s Temperance, ANA, and Trades halls oozed intrigue. Memorial Hall search lights blinked, arcades burnt, fountain festivals dried.

There was Ms Sides’s Mitchell Street Communist Book Shop, Queen Street’s poultry auction houses, the Muni, Pacific Ball Room, Marist Bros blue caps, YM dances, Bath Lane’s Ladies Baths and pig and calf market, two pubs in what is now Hargreaves Mall, and the Chinese shops and gambling den in Bridge Street flying the Nationalist flag.

How about Lake Weeroona’s car circuit, caravans/tents, milkman, and luminous ducks; or Sunday evening’s window-shopping.

Peppercorn trees dominated mine dumps; blue dust killed miners and loaded house ceilings. Empire Day scrub bonfires roared. Open tips were treasure troves. Mitchell Street billy-cart races a Grand Prix. Creek floods intimidating. Each day thousands of men and women pedalled to work. Children walked to school.

A smattering of memories; you have yours, each generation has its own, from aboriginal times to now.

A city unaware of its past is hollow, less appreciative of its present, limiting its future. A sense of history and heritage should give depth to our character, rattle our conscience, and inspire belonging, guardianship and loyalty. It is part of who we are.

We need to rescue and preserve our past, not ignore it. Dedicated under-resourced historical groups try to bridge the gap. The problem is there is no consistent coordinated public display of Bendigo’s history anywhere.

The new council can lead in its

TIMES gone by: The former ANA building. Photos courtesy of the estate of Allan Doney 2017-21 Community Plan and Budget. Along with historical groups and government, plan, build/lease and staff a facility that displays Greater Bendigo’s history – its people, events, industries, arts, heroes and rascals, collections, environment, recreation, infrastructure, and governance – a place we’d honour. Work with schools to develop a Bendigo history curriculum and use the facility as a resource.

change of view: The Hopetoun Hotel, Pall Mall and the former art gallery.

A historical facility would be a council pushover. It has the experience of spending millions on an aquatic centre, a bike trail, theatre, sports’ facilities, library, the mall, mountains of paper, and carparks.

Capture the past, before our history is lost. It’s a big “C” community well-being issue.

Ted Coleman is an avid council watcher and fan of all things Bendigo.

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Product of ignorance While not personally offended by Mr Lakey’s largely silly letter, “Fed up with beggars” (Bendigo Weekly, March 31), it was so full of fictions that I need to offer a reply.

Firstly he described me as an extremely concerned lady. I am not a lady (nor a “madam”) and I avoid extremes.

Then he imagined that he could somehow smell herbal tea emanating from my newsprint letter.

I am a coffee drinker; strong filtered coffee so I can’t be labelled as one of the latte set either.

He also wrongly inferred that my life, work and educational experience is limited to what I see in the location of my home. Then there was something about my heart. I can assure Mr Lakey that my heart is healthy and in the right place; not bleeding and not on my sleeve.

Free speech is vital to the health of our democracy. But it is best if it is used with respect and is informed by facts.

Trying to personally discredit, through use of fantasy, someone’s character and motives instead of addressing the arguments presented is not just silly, it is also the product of ignorance.

When people trying to contact Centrelink are left hanging on the line for an hour and then their call drops out, the idea of begging might appear as an alternative.

Begging is relatively benign compared to other options that may present to people experiencing feelings of desperation.

“The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” can penetrate the life of any person. Most of us can seek help from family and friends or we have benefited sufficiently from our education as to be able to access other legitimate avenues of assistance.

But there are people among us who have suffered forms of exclusion throughout their lives that have pushed them to the outer edges.

Unfortunately those who make up stories about unknown others contribute to the entrenchment of exclusionary behaviour within our society.

Cheryl Howard, Newham

Well done premier Hazelwood power station closes with not so much as a whimper from the unions supposedly representing the 700 workers out the door.

A handful will find work in the Latrobe Valley but most will be forced to relocate and if they’re lucky, find another similar occupation.

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last look at the interior of the power station, avoiding the many workers angry at the closure.

The Latrobe Valley will be the poorer, as will Victoria’s wealth of knowledge of coal powered operation.

The state government, by raising the royalties on coal, made this facility unviable. It was old, but four of the eight units were still good to go for some years, at least until a new baseload power facility was built.

And now Victoria will be short 25 per cent of its baseload power with no immediate replacement.

Well done premier Andrews.

Helen Leach, Bendigo

An offer to our new council Mayor Marg O’Rourke’s “Letter to Rural Residents” in the local papers is designed to encourage feedback from rural residents to ensure their voices are heard in council decisionmaking. A step in the right direction.

(The same case could be made for non-rural residents).

This well intended attempt to reach out to rural people provides more accessible and convenient ways for them to speak to council, but is unlikely to significantly improve the response rate.

Why? It will be too officer controlled. Lack of confidence and apathy will also play a part in a low response.

Attempts so far to provide resident input into the community plan via an online survey, and other mechanisms have met with limited success.

My estimation is less than one per cent of the population – 1000 people – have made some form of contribution; mainly the articulate more confident community members, often associated with special interest groups, with some councillor input.

I believe even those contributions were heavily steered by the officercontrolled survey’s content.

Hardly representative, and a stretch of the imagination to say it is really a community’s input into the community plan. Most residents were not involved, particularly the less well-off.

As part of council’s next community plan, myself, and Ted Coleman, would be willing to help develop an improved simple, user friendly, community focussed survey, to elicit ideas and spending priorities from a wider range of residents. A search for the best ideas.

To encourage a high response rate we would be prepared to put up $2000 in incentives. Maybe council could also throw in a few discounted or one year rate exemptions.

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oped the idea of, and pressed for, an independent council review.

That review led to around $11 million in “savings, deleted expenditure and costs avoided”, along with … “considerable operating efficiencies and improvements in services and systems” (Implementing the Review, July 2016).

Come on councillors, take up the offer and challenges. I applaud the new councillors, in a promising start, by pushing back on overwhelming officer influence in decision-making.

Michael McKenzie, Strathdale

No surprise LAST week’s Bendigo Weekly “College faces audit”, is no surprise to anyone involved in the education system here in Bendigo.

This behaviour has been rife in this area for the past decade, more so since the introduction of the Bendigo Education Plan (BEP) devised by the then regional director Ron Lake.

The plan didn’t receive any great accolades from a lot of teaching staff where there hasn’t been any improvements in student results, and still persist in the outdated Naplan testing without any productive outcomes.

Possibly the only positive thing to come from the BEP was the rebuilding of three of the local secondary colleges, but a number of negatives also came with it.

Firstly the closure of Golden Square Secondary College, open plan classrooms and the down sizing of technology areas, where more

provision was given to the academic stream that hasn’t resulted in any improved outcomes for students.

Teaching staff have been put under enormous pressure, ticking boxes and jumping through hoops to appease the hierarchy instead of being able to do what they were there to do – teach.

Interesting that local member Jacinta Allan has commented that the zoning of schools will be discussed in the next BEP for the next decade.

This proves that the current BEP has been a failure given that one school is well over its allotted numbers while others are way under.

Maybe it’s time for this government and its ministers to start listening to majority of people and not the minority and start governing for everybody, or you may just find yourselves in the same predicament that the coalition found themselves in after the last state election.

Ivan Kitt, Bendigo

Relay a cash winner On behalf of Cancer Council Victoria, I would like to sincerely thank the community of Bendigo for supporting the recent Bendigo Relay For Life.

More than 864 people relayed on Friday 24 – Saturday, March 25 in 59 teams, walking overnight to show that Hope Lives in Bendigo for those experiencing cancer.

During the relay, there was laughter, tears and no doubt, a few sore feet. But the strength shown by

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local Bendigo community members was a public display of support for anyone in Bendigo with a cancer experience.

So far, over $125,000 has been raised by Bendigo relayers, which will help fund Cancer Council Victoria’s support, prevention and research programs.

Thank you again to everyone who relayed and helped continue the fight against cancer.

Todd Harper, CEO, Cancer Council Victoria

Refugee action looms The Bendigo Grandmothers will be in Pall Mall at 10am on Saturday, chatting with residents about concerns for refugee children and their families.

The following day, Palm Sunday, the grannies will travel to Melbourne to be with other Victorians who want decency for refugees. Last year on Palm Sunday 50,000 Australians walked for justice for refugees.

Although we grannies could be sitting back enjoying a peaceful retirement, we will instead take our weary hearts and aching legs and join the Palm Sunday rally in Melbourne because we cannot … we will not … ignore the harm being done to innocent people by our government.

Australians are better than this … even old ones like us.

And our politicians should be better than this.

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WO of Bendigo’s musical icons, the Bendigo Symphony Orchestra and the Bendigo Chorale will join together for a Palm Sunday concert.

The concert will feature the music of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schubert, and will be performed at St Paul’s Cathedral in Myers Street.

With a combined history of almost 100 years of performing in the rich and diverse musical culture of Bendigo, the two groups will present a program under the musical direction of the orchestra’s Rohan Phillips and the choir’s Elena Varshavskaya.

Also on the program will be Fade a new composition by

Rohan Phillips, which had its premiere performance by the orchestra at the 2017 Castlemaine State Festival.

The piece was inspired by an exhibition of the works of local artist Hugh Waller.

Fresh from their successful performance at Castlemaine, which also featured internationally renowned pianist Paavali Jumppanen from Finland, the orchestra is eagerly anticipating this rare opportunity to perform with the Bendigo Chorale.

The concert will be held on Sunday, April 9 at 2.30pm and tickets will be available at the door: Adults $25/$20, secondary students $10 and children free.

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HUS far I have covered a number of people who had some of our early attractive gardens.

Alexander Bayne grew some beautiful roses as did George Wells, however the blooms which were supposedly the best were grown in the publicly accessible pleasure garden of William Hyde.

Some writers on horticultural matters were of the opinion that the soils of Bendigo were unsuitable for cultivation.

The top and subsoil had been stripped away and finished up with countless millions of tonnes of other detritus from alluvial mining flushed and deposited as far away as the Campaspe River plains.

One thing that did favour the early gardeners of Bendigo was the fine weather. If the remaining soils could be properly cared for and prepared, then with the addition of water practically any blooms could be cultivated.

Hyde’s Pleasure Garden was considered to be a prime example of what could be achieved horticulturally with conscientiousness and dogged persistence.

In the late spring of 1874 his floral display, according to one source, could not be equalled in the district.

Hyde’s roses were highly esteemed, however his carnations were also a close rival to the beauty of the roses. There were beds which were bordered with dianthus and set back in the beds were additional rows of foxgloves and double pheasant eye.

The foxgloves were one and a half metres tall, their purple and white colours providing a real contrast.

Sweet Williams were there, these flowering prolifically, verbenas, geraniums and some indigenous forget-me-nots also added to the variety and colour.

There was a dam within the garden besides the one near the front, a portion of the side of the internal dam had been planted with arum lilies. The intense dark green foliage and the flowers of the lilies helped to hide the orange colour of the White Hills soils that had been successfully utilised by Hyde.

Climbing plants were part of the variety that was growing in the pleasure garden. Japanese Honeysuckle adorned a portion of the verandah of Hyde’s house, its delicate foliage seemed to cascade downwards like a veil and the rich perfume from the flowers pervaded the air.

Other countries too were represented, there were a number of specimens of New Zealand

ABUNDANT: Foxgloves grew readily.

variegated flax. The long spear-like leaves with the yellowish and green stripes provided contrast to other foliaged plants that had been cultivated nearby.

Seeds had been imported from England for some of the blooms that were featured in this garden.

A decade after the 1874 report and during the Easter holiday period the most popular places in the Bendigo area were, in no particular order, Lake Weeroona, the Grassy Flat (Kennington) Reservoir, White Hills Botanical Garden, Sydenham Gardens and Hyde’s Gardens.

With the entry fee of sixpence to Hyde’s, it would be interesting today to know what numbers of visitors he had on a busy holiday weekend such as Easter.

During the summer of 1892, the fire watchman or spotter who was on duty in the tower of the Central State School (now referred to as Camp Hill) noticed smoke arising from close to

the cattle yards in Charleston Road.

The fire watchman triggered the alarm at the No1 Fire Station where immediate action was taken to harness the horse in front of a fire reel.

Accompanied by a number of firemen the horse and reel went at a gallop along McCrea Street, into Nolan Street where they were directed to Hyde’s Garden.

Unfortunately the nearest fire plug was some distance from Hyde’s place and the No1 Brigade had insufficient length of hose to reach the seat of the fire.

The Temperance Fire Brigade also then arrived at the scene and their hose was connected to that of the No1, the fire which was in a chimney inside Hyde’s house was then promptly extinguished.

The damage fortunately was minimal, although some good grape vines were badly affected by the fire and they would need to be replaced.

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ORE than 600 square dancers will be stepping out in Bendigo during the Easter weekend.

There will be dancing every night from Thursday to Monday.

Friday will be the official opening, and Saturday is reserved for a parade of more than 30 dress sets to represent clubs from all over Australia.

Sunday night will be dress-ups to the theme Celebrating the 60s and Monday night is the trail-out dance.

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INA Arena is on her way to Bendigo.

After 40 years in the industry, she’s back on tour, including the Ulumbarra Theatre.

City of Greater Bendigo council’s David Lloyd said having an artist of Arena’s calibre bringing this tour to Bendigo is exciting and places Ulumbarra Theatre on the map for future big performances.

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“We encourage her fans to come and enjoy the experience of Ulumbarra Theatre and the intimate nature of the venue,” Mr Lloyd said.

Arena is the only Australian artist to earn a gold or platinum certification for original album releases in every decade since the 1970s, when the world only knew her as Tiny Tina.

Generations of Australians have grown up with Arena and her music ever since.

The child star matured into one of our most successful singer/songwriters.

Tina Arena will be performing at Ulumbarra Theatre on Wednesday, September 13.

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T has all the makings of a leisurely couple of weeks of sightseeing by day and sipping wine around a campfire at dusk – either that or a tension-filled nightmare in which four 30-somethings snap and snarl at each other as the ceaseless forced proximity sets tempers alight.

When two couples – Hrafn and Vigdís, and Egill and Anna – set out from Reykjavík for a driving adventure through the Icelandic highlands, each is looking forward to spending time with his or her partner and friends but is also already nursing their own highly personal and unsettling concerns.

The GFC has left their country crippled, due in no small part to the shortsighted, self-serving actions of lawyers like Egill and

futures-trading businessmen like Hrafn – two greedily ambitious young men with a love of living an adrenaline and drug-fuelled life on the edge.

Although outwardly more settled, their girlfriends – psychologist Vigdís and journalist Anna – are also deeply troubled, not least of all by doubts about their current relationships.

Week one of the journey has passed relatively smoothly, but as the foursome presses on late one night, hungry, exhausted and desperately seeking shelter from a ferocious volcanic sandstorm, their luck expires. Suddenly, with visibility close to zero, their vehicle strikes something immense.

Stranded in an unmapped, supposedly

uninhabited wasteland, the group begins to experience a series of increasingly bizarre scenarios.

How can a farming couple in the middle of nowhere eke out an existence without livestock? Why are two supposedly wild Arctic foxes lurking alarmingly close to a homestead?

As resentment and distrust escalate, can the four city-dwellers find a way of escaping what has become a truly terrifying rural ordeal?

Author Steinar Bragi seamlessly blends reality and paranoia, actuality and imagination to create a novel that has been described to perfection as Iceland’s Twin Peaks. – Rosalea Ryan

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Owner Ray Kent has more than 40 years experience in the auto electrical and automotive air conditioning field.

Alongside his wife Dianne and employees Zac and Tyson, the team provide a prompt and professional service.

With vehicle electrics becoming more complex, it pays to have someone repairing your car, truck or machinery with a thorough background in all aspects of auto electrical work.

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Ray says his team has the experience and knowledge to fix your next auto electrical or air conditioning problem.

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“We started off in a farm shed in Woodvale in 1986,” Trevor said. “We did so well we moved into Sandhurst Road in 1988.

“Both Dora and I enjoy what we do and get heaps of job satisfaction. We often get letters of thanks from domestic and commercial clients.

“The standout feature of our business is that we give a personalised service to our customers. From the moment they walk in the door we take care of them.

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years the best way to make sure a job is done properly is to do it ourselves.”

The other aspect to this highly reputable business is the truthful advice that Trevor and Dora give their customers.

“We advise people as to what is cost effective for them. The cheapest carpet is not always the best, not if it’s going wear out in a couple of years,” Trevor said.

“We also stock over 700 plus rolls of stock and give advice regarding colour and décor.

“Some of our builders aren’t sure what to choose and other customers are actually overseas, so based on their input we help them choose the right floor covering.”

Better still for customers, Taggerts currently have a clearance sale.

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OST people already know that GutterVac are the people to call to clear your gutters, but did you know they are also worth a call, for all your insulation needs, summer or winter?

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Gutter-Vac’s powerful industrial vacuum can even remove your old inefficient insulation (if fitted) before installing new efficient installation.

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Bradford Gold ceiling insulation can reduce your energy bills for heating and cooling by up to 45 per cent according to the manufacturer.

“ They really can make a difference,” Adam said.

Gutter-Vac can also be used for water tank and chimney cleans as well as gutter cleaning, in fact it can be used for a range of extraction jobs including industrial cleanups.

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EN McDonald Cleaning Services will leave your tiles looking like new, paying particular attention to removing the difficult to reach grime, discolouring the grout.

Ken’s happy customers will tell you the end result is sparkling, new-looking surfaces.

He also does a brilliant job with carpets and soft furniture.

With more than 20 years experience cleaning homes and businesses throughout Bendigo, Ken has established an inevitable reputation, confirmed by the many testimonials on his facebook page.

Ken’s expertise is his knowledge of stains and how to remove them using a variety of products, quickly and efficiently.There are many businesses in town which will attest to his reliability and effectiveness.

He not only cleans tiles and carpets but furniture, mattresses and car interiors.

Ken also specialises in scrubbing and polishing vinyl floors, particularly in areas where there has been a build up of polish.

Also consider Ken for those smaller unexpected cleaning jobs that don’t warrant an insurance claim.

Ken provides competitive quotes and won’t let you down, being punctual and courteous.

He also recognises that reliability is vital to any businesses or household and will attempt to work around your busy schedule.

So for a prompt and professional clean for your home or business phone Ken on 5442 7474 or try his mobile 0417 399 801. www.kenscleaning.com.au

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FROM THE BIBLE JOHN 3:16 For God so loved the world

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that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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TERMINATION TERMINATION Fire Danger Period CFA has varied the Fire Danger Period for all land within the municipalities listed below. The Fire Danger Period will terminate at 0100 hours on the dates shown.

Municipality

Date of Commencement

Central Goldfields

10/04/2017

Certain restrictions on the lighting of fires will remain in force until the termination of the Fire Danger Period.

Information about fire restrictions within the Country Area of Victoria can be obtained from www.cfa.vic.gov.au, your local CFA District Office or Municipal Fire Prevention Officer.

Steven Warrington CFA

031PA

Chief Officer

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Community Houses: Humboldt Dve. 5442 1165.

21 Woolcock Ave, Kangaroo Flat. 5447 9687.

Wed mornings (bread only).

Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Tues and Thurs.

5441 4747.

St Vincent de Paul: 16 Hopetoun St, Bendigo.

5443 5688. Mon/Tues/Thurs and Fri, 10am – 2pm.

Kangaroo Flat – 117 High St. 5447 9800. Mon – Fri, 10am –1pm.

Uniting Care Emergency Relief Centres: Bendigo – 25 Forest St. 5443 4972. Mon/Tue/ Thur/Fri 10am-12.15pm and 1.30pm-3.45pm.

Kangaroo Flat – Cnr. Church and Camp sts. 5443 5458. Tues and Fri 10am – 1pm.

Victory Foodbank: 116 Garsed St. Bendigo.

0423 285 480. Tues 10am – 12pm.

Giving and Living Op Shop: Shed 3, 75 Beischer St, East Bendigo. Tues (bread only) and Thurs 10am - 4pm. Ph: 0418 303 489.

Donations for the homeless: Coles car park, Myer St. Bendigo. Wed and Sun, 6.30pm – 8.30pm.

Clothing, blankets etc.

EXTENDED TOURS 7d Kiama & Canberra: Apr 20 ..........$1650 5d Down by the Bay: May 1 .............$1165 6d Hahndorf: May 8 .........................$1575 7d Cornish Festival: May 17.............$1540 13d Whitsundays/Fraser Isl.. Jun 17 $4095 7d Outback S.A.: Jul 10....................$2480 15d Northern Territory: Jul 26..........$5790 18d Northern Territory incl. The Ghan: Jul 26 ...............................................$9640 5d Murray River Princess: Jul 27 .....$1890 16d Across The Top: Aug 8 ...............$5900 7d Lord Howe Island:

Community Meals and Soup Kitchens: Bendigo Community Health Soup Kitchen: 171 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. 5448 1600. Thurs 4pm4.45pm. (In the arcade near Café De Mille) Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. 5441 4747.

Tues 7.45am.

Biker Charity Support Group: Sidney Myer Pl, Bendigo. 0497 862 777. Every second Sun, 5.30p -9.30pm.

Eaglehawk Community House: 19 Bright St, Eaglehawk. 5446 8322. Tues 12 noon and 6pm.

Food Not Bombs: Civic Gardens, Lyttleton Tce, Bendigo. Mon 6pm.

Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church: Cnr Church and Camp sts. K Flat. 5447 9998. Fourth Wed of every month, 12 noon.

Our Shed: 14 Sailors Gully Rd, Eaglehawk - 5446 8813. Every Fri (November – April) 7.30am.

Uniting Church Hall, Peg Leg Rd Eaglehawk. 5446 8813. Fri 7.30am, (May – October ).

Kangaroo Flat Community Meals: Rotary Gateway Park. Wed 5.30pm-6.00pm.

Saltworks Community Meal: Eaglehawk Anglican Church , 63 High St, Eaglehawk. 0458 018 083.

Fri 5.45pm (except January or public holidays).

St Liborius Parish Centre: 50 Panton St, Eaglehawk. 5446 8235. Tues 11.30am (during school terms).

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Oct 21 (Must book early) .................$4250

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MILDURA COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

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6 Days 9th July ................................... $1,050 t/s

CANBERRA FLORIADE 5 Days 7th October............................ $1,095 t/s

TASMANIA - Autumn Tour

CAPRICORN EXPLORER Longreach - Great Barrier Reef

9 Days 19th April ......Ad $2,400 Con $2,350 t/s

14 Days 19th July ............................... $3,950 t/s

19 Wheeler St, Shepparton

WARRNAMBOOL - Great Ocean Road

RED CENTRE - Ghan Tour

BENDIGO PICK UPS PROVIDED

4 Days 8th May ..................................... $795 t/s

11 Days 19th August Ad $4,295 Con $4,250 t/s

CALL 03 5821 3777

ADELAIDE - SA Explorer

GOLD COAST - Hervey Bay

6 Days 16th May ................................ $1,250 t/s

12 Days 5th August ........................... $2,950 t/s

2017 TOURS

9 Days 21st September ...................... $2,195 t/s

For a full list of available tours, or to find out more information, please visit our website: www.fordscoachtravel.com.au

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

PHONE PEOPLE REQUIRED

EXPERIENCED HAIRDRESSER

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

Services Offered $35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings).

Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen Rubbish Removal $80 per load/$70 pen (incl tip fee $35) for 7x4 square box trailer.

NO tyres or rock/clean fill.

Cash only Ph Mick 0407 448 249

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

CALL IAN ON 4433 1344 BENDIGO

EMPLOYMENT

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BLOCKED DRAINS Same day service Ph 5448 4324 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

MERCY HEALTH: CARING FOR A LIVING

Full-Time Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged • Beautiful aged care home caring for 120 residents • Strong focus on Model of Care

Applications close: Sunday 23 April 2017

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

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

Service Manager

Enquiries to: Ms Jessica-Alyce Johnston, HR Business Partner on (03) 8416 7734

all types of brick and block work, chimneys and fireplaces.

Ph 5446 7057 or 0418 370 917 or 0458 438 930

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Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged is seeking an experienced leader who is passionate about aged care and ensuring residents have the best day possible each and every day.

Mercy Health is a diverse, awardwinning national health and aged care provider employing 6,000 people who provide compassionate and holistic care. As a WGEA Employer of Choice, we offer excellent inhouse salary packaging benefits and professional development opportunities.

BRICKLAYERS

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

Negatives, Film, Slides, Photos restored & copied to disc. Re-print, Protect Originals, Share with Family. Ph 0420 278 951 or online:

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

EMPLOYMENT

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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

Phone 5440 2529

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Bobcat & Tipper Hire Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer 200 - 600mm diameter

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

BENDIGO

TempTech

Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal

Call Ron 0438 569 385

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

Call Rhys 0429 434 405 SKILLED OPERATOR

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

ANTENNAS

In Home Reasonable Rates 7 days Extended hours Ph Shaun 0400 811 880

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING • 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

CONCRETER

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

Seniors Discount Free quotes.

Ph. 0422 424 348.

CONCRETING

Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial.

For all your concrete requirements..

Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice.

30 years experience

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

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 ANTENNAS

GARDENER For more information and to apply, please visit careers.mercy.com.au

EXCELLENT service, great rates. Ph Simone 0430 349 332

AIR CONDITIONING

COMPUTER SUPPORT

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classifieds@ bendigopublishing .com

PHOTO/FILM COPIES

WOMEN CLEANING

www.scan2disk.weebly.com

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.

Bendigo Weekly 1300 558 385

WONDER WINDOW

Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping

required to join our busy vibrant and creative team, in the Bendigo area.

If you have a creative flare and needing a change, then this is for you!

PLEASE PHONE 0488 992 474

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

Ph Bryan 0413 212 249

IRONING from smoke/pet free homes only please $40 standard flat basket.

Local delivery $5 Ph Clare 0407 987 024

0418 508 993

Licenced drainer 31741

CARPENTERS BUILDERS

PLASTERER

PJ TAYLOR

5446 1422 0448 713 499

SEPTIC TANK SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS PIC LICENCED

PANEL BEATING

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

• Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting

GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N Supplied and installed

Spray painting, rust repairs.

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

EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER

Ph 0429 171 697

718 Strathfieldsaye Road, Strathfieldsaye

C CARPENTRY & M MAINTENANCE TRADE QUALIFIED CARPENTER

DBM-1122 DB-U-28169

SOUTHERN CROSS RESTUMPING

Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience

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

Jack Hando 0467 642 504 Carports Concreting Renovations Decks & Verandahs

Tiling Retaining Walls General Handyman Fix Ups

TRADIES Advertise Here

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Services Offered ELECTRIC MOTORS

Webby’s

DIJNOFZ S W E E PS

SALES • SERVICE • REPAIRS bendigopumps@gmail.com

PHONE BRUCE

0427 319 923

FURNITURE REMOVALISTS

Q I P O F ;!

CLEANING SERVICES

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

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All work guaranteed, and fully insured

COMPUTERS

PLUMBERS

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall

Specialising in Landscape construction Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

LANDSCAPING PAVING & LANDSCAPING

by Phil Carman

20+ years exp.

0475 086 721

LANDSCAPING

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

Phone: 5435 3148 or 0407 349 372 Bendigo

TRADIES To advertise in this section please call

1300 558 385 HANDYMAN SERVICES

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

PH: 0418 822 911 MOBILE BATHROOMS

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

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No

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Weeroona Plumbing & Gasfitting 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE FREE no obligation competitive quotes Prompt service • Pensioner Discounts

Call 0474 831 694

B.J. PARK PLUMBING DOMESTIC/COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE Brett Park - Licensed Plumber 40 years experience Bendigo & surrounding area

0437 846 971 Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting

Call David/Bronwyn

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

Pty. Ltd. • 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

DESALINATION

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

• 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

TRADIES

TRIPPA’S

• 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 •

PAINTING SERVICE

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HOME MAINTENANCE

NO OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE 10% DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS

Central Victoria 13 11 98

HOME & GARDEN MAINTENANCE _________________________ FIREWOOD SUPPLIES Quality Split Redgum Firewood • Lawn Mowing & Edging Trimming & Pruning • Weeding • Gutter Cleaning • Window Cleaning

Call Phil 5436 1260 • 0419 924 632 philiprackham@hotmail.com

HOME MAINTENANCE

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

CALL PETER 0409 422 271

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman

Email: bhmpeter@hotmail.com

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LAWN MOWING

BIG KEV’S LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE YOU GROW IT, WE MOW IT

• Gutter cleaning • Gutter guard installation • Small maintenance jobs

PHONE KEV 0411 540 069 NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL FROM SMALL YARDS TO LARGE COMMERCIAL AREAS

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

544 33 999 4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

ROOFING

0427 241 958 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

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ELECTRICIAN

License No. 32710

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

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Lic. 33153

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

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CHIMNEY SWEEPS

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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 • 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

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Unbeatable metal roof prices Licensed & insured Call for a FREE QUOTE today

0417 599 249

or email: roofhunter16@gmail.com

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

BIKE car racks(holds 3 bikes) inc 1 bike $50 0466 997 290.

AGAPANTHUS FREE Phone 5447 0612

SHEDS

• Patios • Pergolas • Verandas • Sheds • Carports • Lofties • American Barns • Industrial Sheds + much more

PH GARRY 0466 858 112

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Ph: 0427 399 897 www.degrootroofpainting.com.au

SPOUT CLEANING

LocalClassifieds

SPOUT CLEANING

DISPLAY ADS per cm/col

Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned

Price includes colour, scanning of images and clip art etc.

1300 558 385

Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429

classifieds@bendigopublishing.com 37-39 View Street, Bendigo

* Fully Insured

SUBDIVISION • CIVIL ENGINEERING • LAND SURVEYING • CIVIL CONSTRUCTION • PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Ph: 0435 147 045 INFO@CSIENGINEERS.COM.AU WWW.CSIENGINEERS.COM.AU

TREE LOPPING

AAA TREE LOPPING • Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service For Best Price Phone Jack Direct

0409 289 700 5428 9312 · Tree Removal & Pruning · Green Waste & Stump Removal · Tower/Chipper/Bobcat /Tipper · Over 15 Years Experience · We Travel Anywhere · Free Quotes · Fully Insured www.juddstreesolutions.com.au

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

BABY change table, timber 900 x 1010 x 600

FIREWOOD Pallets etc for kindling, small trailer load $15, tandem trailer load $25 K Flat Ph 0439 500 306

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

PRIMUS portable gas camp shower, excellent condition, used once $190 Ph 5439 3284

TAPESTRY cushion covers x4, 36cm $10 ea or best offer Ph 0476 077 570

RAINWATER tank, galv + steel stand 500L $100 ONO Phone 5442 1815

(Sauce) Romas & round from $8 box 0400 779 774

mm $50 P 0435 771 134

BATH tub, ideal horse trough $30 ONO Ph 5442 1815

• 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

$7.40

FOR SALE

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

Call now and receive a FREE GUTTER CLEAN

CV Industrial Vacuum Services

FOR SALE

BARGAINS

ROOF RESTORATION SPECIALISTS

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Printed by Newsprinters, Shepparton.

Letterbox distribution throughout suburban areas of Bendigo.

Retailers may charge a fee.

Bendigo Publishing Pty Ltd and all related companies (together the ‘Publisher’) hereby expressly disclaim, to the full extent permitted by the law, all and any liability whatsoever including any liability for damages, consequential damages, costs, expenses or the like (‘Liability’) to any person howsoever arising from or in connection with any copy, information advertising or other material contained in Bendigo Weekly (‘Copy’) including, but not limited to, any Liability arising from or in connection with any action or inaction by any person in reliance on any Copy, and each consequence of such action or inaction. The Publisher also expressly disclaims any and all Liability arising from or in connection with any negligence whatsoever of the Publisher. Inclusion of Copy must not be construed deemed or inferred by any person to constitute any endorsement of the same by the Publisher. The Publisher reserves the right to decline to publish any material including any advertisement.

Copyright. All content of Bendigo Weekly is copyright, and must not be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the Publisher.

Responsibility for electoral comment in this issue is accepted by Peter Kennedy 37-39 View St Bendigo 3550

TREE LOPPING

SMITHS

Bendigo Weekly — Friday, April 7, 2017

FIREWOOD Quality Dry Grey, Red Gum & Yellow Box Del local $130/m Ph 0448 186 691

BED, Double, mattress and base, GC $80 Ph 5443 1604.

FREE Garden Mulch (lots) Ph 5447 1731 AH. 36 Crusoe Rd

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

FRIDGE 2 door, 2 years old, New price $795 Sell $100 Ph 0417 006 630

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.

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

CEMENT Mixer, Solid cast iron/steel, reconditioned motor $550 Ph 5439 5408 CHESCOLD 3-way fridge freezer, Excellent condition $400 ONO Ph 5439 3284 CHILDS novelty Disney Cars Couch $45 Ph 5442 3042 CHILDS portacot, used twice EC $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 $2ea Ph 5443 4436 COMPOST bin standard size $20 ONO Phone 5442 1815 DINING Table, extenable, and chairs x 6, GC $80 Ph 5443 1604.

DINING Table, wood & 4 chairs GC $80 Ph 5443 1604.

DUMBELLS 1 pair w/15kg weights in box GC $20 5442 5552 ECO Car, gray water waste diverter system, EC $100 5442 4668 ESCORT car repair manual $40 Ph 0439 116 585

FIREWOOD

Top quality A Grade Redgum, split & dry.

5m $650, 10m $1200, 1m, 2m, 4m all at $140per/m.

Potbelly pizza oven wood twice split $170per/m.

Free delivery for the Greater Bendigo area Ph 0403 671 917

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.

HAY

MICROWAVE Oven, 17L, brand new and working $50 Ph 0421 762 577 MIZUNO golf driver, $85 Ph 5442 3042

MOTORCROSS Boots, Fox, mens $50 ONO Ph 0432 346 659

`LUCERNE

HAY & STRAW

SIEVED TOP SOIL

bale, Pea straw $8 bale, Straw $6 bale, Can deliver or pick up Bendigo 0427 304 600

SMALL suitcase, 50cm, vinyl with zipper $5 Phone 0476 077 570

WARDROBE, old style, 1300 W x 1800 H x 420 D $40 GC.5442 5552

SUMMERTIME SALE NOW ON!

Trev Bendigo market Sunday 0408 240 333 or free delivery 25 klms

MULCH Lucerne hay $7

SOCK

PULLERUPPER

DRY SPLIT REDGUM FIREWOOD

STEREO/Tape/CD, Panasonic, 2 speakers $50 Ph 5447 7050

For further details Phone Clint 0427 349 549

SUITCASES (3) VGC $40 lot Ph 5447 0735

STUDENT desk large & 3 desk lamps $25 Ph 0437 286 356

WHIRLPOOL clothes dryer good working cond $25 Ph 0437 286 356

WORKSHOP Manual PDF Holden Rodeo 2003-06 $20 Ph 0437 567 073

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

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

PIANO HAAKE Full iron frame, Under Damper Piano, Good Cond. $800 Ph 5447 7057

HOMYPED Shoes, (6prs) 1 sz 6, 1 sz 7, rest sz 5 $55 lot Ph 5447 0735

PLANTATION shutter, 1810 x 1800 $65 p/sq /m Ph 0439 116 585

LADIES jumpers hand knitted ass colours & patterns new $25 each Ph 5443 4436

WATER pump WP30 hardly used, 3" outlet, dual power, water output 1,000 litres per minute.

Engine 168F-1 6.5 $550 Ph 0419 342 405.

Cat Enclosures

FOR SALE

HAY

HONEYCOMB Rocks, Large, ideal landscaping $30 both Ph 4433 1197

TRAY Table, design house, white 58x38.5x66 $20 Ph 5447 7050

VACUUM Cleaner, Electolux, spare bags $50 Ph 5447 7050

OLD railway signalman's lamp red & green lens, $240 Ph 0437 603 322.

Oaten rolls, net wrapped.

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

HAY TRANSPORT

TOP SOIL Lawn soil $35 p/m Garden Soil $45 p/m, includes local delivery 4, 6 and 10m avail.

Garden rocks also avail.

Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770

With Manure $35 per/m delivered local 3m minimum. 6m & 10m avail. Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846

HAY

Rolls & Little Squares.

Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291

RONSON food processor $50 Ph 5442 3042

NOBO electric heater 1500w 3yr old $50 Ph 0437 286 356

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

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

RIDE ON MOWER Briggs & Stratton, 10.HP, 4 Stroke, 30" cutting deck, electric start, $1100 ONO Tel 0403 670 622

MOBILITY Scooter, just serviced, 4 new tyres, VGC, $900 ONO Phone 0438 418 244

TOMATOES

Open 7 Days

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

RANGE of small and medium Pot Plants, indoor, outtdoor, hanging baskets $3, $4, and $5 Ph 0417 472 677 or 0437 825 212

LADIES scarfs, hand knitted, multi colors new $5ech Ph 5443 4436 LAWN Bowls, Henselite Dreamline XG 2HW Phone 5447 7790

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

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GARAGE SALES

15 O'NEILL STREET NORTH BENDIGO Sat & Sun 8am - 4pm 2 dble beds (1 enamle and tin brass bed), 2 single beds, furn, kitchenware, bric a brac & collectables

4 NORFOLK STREET NORTH BENDIGO Saturday 8am-1pm Pot plants, household items, assorted goods & bead work.

NO EARLY BIRDS

GARAGE SALES

68 PIONEER DRIVE MAIDEN GULLY Sunday from 7am Mostly household goods, lots of clothes, fishing gear, and general sundry items

EAGLEHAWK UNITING CHURCH CAR PARK Saturday 8th April 8.00 am - 12.00pm Sites available $10. Wide variety of items for sale, everything to be cleared

Bendigo Thrift Shop GRAND OPENING

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GARAGE SALES

HEINZ

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Beveridge heads to Bendigo ILLAWARRA Hawks coach Rob Beveridge has described the Bendigo Braves as the premier South East Australian Basketball League program, and praised its role in developing NBL-quality players.

Beveridge and Braves coach Ben Harvey have struck up a relationship in recent years through Braves championship player and Illawarra guard Kevin White.

Harvey spent time in his offseason on the bench with NBL grand finallist Illawarra, and Beveridge will return the favour this weekend.

Speaking to the Weekly on Wednesday, Beveridge heaped plaudits on Harvey and the Braves.

“Bendigo really is a great program, I think it’s probably the premier SEABL program in Australia and Ben is a tremendous coach,” he said.

Harvey said Beveridge had helped him tremendously.

“I still want to get better as a coach and Bevo has been a great support for me,” he said.

“Being able to sit on the bench and learn from him has been a great experience and we are really lucky to have him in town working with our coaches and players in Bendigo.”

Both coaches flagged the possibility of the partnership extending into a more formal agreement in seasons to come.

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Big boost for Braves

By JOEL PETERSON

THE Bendigo Lady Braves will have their most imposing roster in years after adding a key squad member this week.

Import Ashleigh Rininger arrived in Bendigo as the Lady Braves look to continue their winning start to the season against Sandringham on Friday.

After a first-up triumph over Dandenong, Bendigo had the bye last weekend as the men travelled to, but lost to, Mount Gambier.

Lady Braves coach Jonathan Goodman says the week off suited the team.

“It gave us some time to get Ashleigh involved in the program and get her ready to play,” he said.

The 23-year-old comes from Canton, Ohio, where the Pro Football Hall of Fame is located.

Like plenty have in her home town, she hopes to make her own mark in Bendigo.

“I had a year off after I was at college for five years and it probably got me refreshed and ready to start playing basketball again,” she said.

“I really enjoyed it. My feeling coming to Bendigo was definitely more of excitement than being nervous.”

Rininger scored 11.7 points and nearly seven rebounds in her senior year at Liberty Uni-

versity as the school went 20-13.

While the Lady Braves were originally eyeing another wing contributor, their hand was forced by an untimely injury to one of their young guns on the eve of the season.

“It wasn’t always going to be the addition we were going to have, we were always going to bring someone in, but with the loss of Caitlin McLachlan it made our search head toward a big,” Goodman said.

“We have the flexibility now to be able to throw Carlie Smith and Chloe Bibby to the perimeter, which is where they naturally want to play.”

Smith starred on debut for the Lady Braves and has attracted praise for her ability on the defensive end.

With Chante Black to arrive early next month, Goodman said the team is the biggest he has coached since he took over the Lady Braves head job, in contrast to the undersized sides of years past.

That allows Bendigo to play a stronger brand of defence, an area that required drastic improvement.

“I think it’s been well documented that defence was our biggest issue last year, we were horrible,” he said.

“We want to be relentless defensively and I think we have the personnel to do that.”

PRESENCE: Lady Braves recruit Ashleigh Rininger. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Basketball excellence rewarded TWO long-time Bendigo basketball identities have been honoured for more than 50 years of service with the prestigious Jack Terrill Medal.

Don and Karla Coulson received the award at Basketball Victoria Country’s Awards breakfast on Sunday.

Other local winners included Bendigo Basketball Association’s Sarah Huxtable for an outstanding contribution to diversity and inclusion and male junior referee of the

year Cory Bannister.

The Coulsons have played a critical role in the development of talented junior basketballers.

They began their basketball journey before Basketball Victoria Country, which celebrates its 50th year this year, was even founded.

The Terrill Medal is the highest honour handed out by BVC, named after Jack Terrill, who was instrumental in setting up the organisation in 1967.

The Coulsons are the

award’s first ever joint winners.

“Very, very ecstatic is the word – this nomination means a lot to Don and I, especially to get it as a joint award. I’d hate to have thought that he’d got it and I didn’t,” Karla said.

“To the amount of time we’ve put in to the basketball has just been a journey that we’ve both enjoyed, made lots of friends and seen a lot of athletes go through to the highest level and to think

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that we’ve actually been part of it means more to me than anything.”

When asked what keeps him coming back to basketball for 51 years, Don said he didn’t quite have an answer, but noted both had an immense love for the sport “It’s just a passion for the sport – it’s our sport and we just want to keep it going, keep it growing bigger and better and you’ve got to keep the kids coming through to do that,” he said.

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Four-way fight in HDFL NORTH Bendigo begins its premiership defence against Heathcote in round one of the Heathcote District Football League on Saturday.

The Bulldogs have strengthened last year’s premiership-winning list with another host of gun recruits, setting the bar as the Dog Dynasty rolls on.

On paper, North, LeitchvilleGunbower, Huntly and Colbinabbin again look like the class of the competition in senior football.

Lachlan and Rhys Ford, Zac Alford and Joel Helman are all

The battle to feature in finals will be intriguing

SPARK: Bailey Henderson has started the season well.

Pioneering a winning brand THE Bendigo Pioneers have ticked one box this TAC Cup season with their first win, and they will be out to do the same at home on Saturday when they tackle Gippsland Power at the QEO. Bendigo put its second half woes of recent years in the rear-view mirror on Saturday with a gritty win over the Greater Western Victoria Rebels in Ballarat.

Bendigo prevailed by 12 points, turning around a 22-point half time deficit by slamming through nine second half goals to the Rebels’ four.

Bendigo’s running brigade led the way, Paddy Dow, Caleb Sheahan, Jye Caldwell and Lochie O’Brien all among the best.

Up forward, livewire Bailey Henderson and the pint-sized Brent Daniels were instrumental, booting a combined six goals, while the highly-touted O’Brien showed his ability to hit the scoreboard with two majors.

Gippsland is winless from its opening two TAC Cup clashes.

The match will be the first of three played at the QEO on Saturday as part of the annual country gala day.

Murray Bushrangers play Geelong Falcons from 12.30pm and Dandenong faces the Rebels from 3pm.

Bendigo’s TAC Cup girls side is in action today at Wade Street against Gippsland, with two other TAC Cup Girls games also in Bendigo.

Murray plays Geelong at Golden Square and Dandenong plays Greater Western Victoria at the QEO from 3.10pm.

headed to Atkins Street with the club losing Jordan Collins and Elliott Massina from last year’s grand final side.

The tasks don’t get much tougher for a young Saints side, playing its first game under new coach Luke Bell.

That’s not to say North won’t see its fair share of challengers throughout 2017.

The Bombers have added Strathfieldsaye ruckman Michael Pilcher and former Storm onballer Matt Ladson into the fold.

Brothers Jye and Riley Keath,

FIREPOWER: White Hills is expected to be strong again. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN Joel Helman, Will Brereton, Tom German and Cam Ross are among the departures.

Huntly has nabbed Jack Daley from White Hills and big man Rhett Sutton, as well as continuing its purge of former Golden Square players, to add to its depth.

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Thunder sets sights on state league From Page 36 “Perhaps people may make some mistakes in the early days as is often the case with anything new but we’ll certainly be trying to hit the ground running in 2019, apply for a licence and hope that we get one.”

The Thunder has secured a new home ground, at Weeroona Oval, and its two sides played their first practice

matches last weekend.

The partnership with Richmond will be initially focussed on coach development, but will afford Thunder players to use Richmond facilities, access development programs and potentially see the Thunder play home games at Punt Road Oval.

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against an improved Leitchville Gunbower.

With that quartet all expecting to play finals, the battle to feature in finals will be intriguing.

White Hills is coming off a horror year in senior football but new coach Brent Millar has no shortage of recruits to work with as the Demons look to return to the postseason.

Netball won’t be an issue for White Hills, a powerhouse on the courts, with Bendigo Football netball League a-grade players Sarah Nash, Lauren Cowling and Yasmin Colley all expected to feature heavily.

Elmore was around the mark last year and has turned to building upon its local players to get it back into finals.

Danny Brewster will coach this season and remains as good a focal point up forward as any in the league.

White Hills and Elmore are expected by many to fight right down to the wire for finals, and they will both get a good read on where they stand after their season-opening clash.

Lockington Bamawm United’s young side should improve again, and could surprise through the season.

The Cats’ round one opponent, Mount Pleasant, has topped up with quality such as Golden Square’s Ryan Herring and James Walsh.

The HDFL also confirmed this week that it will play its interleague clash with the Central Murray league as a double header with the BFNL at the QEO on May 13.

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have a VFL team in the future,” Coghlan said.

“If the Bendigo Thunder could have a VFL team, that team would filter into [Richmond’s] AFL team in years to come.

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Rising Thunder

By JOEL PETERSON

AFTER three years in state football wilderness, Bendigo could once again have a VFL side in coming years – this time in the VFL Women’s competition.

The Bendigo Thunder has set its sights on the league in the long term, and could receive some help from its partnership with the Richmond Football Club to get there.

A VFL team is a definite part of the club’s planning in the long term The club’s ties to Tigerland could see it aligned as a VFL side if Richmond is handed an AFLW licence when the competition expands.

Thunder general manager Bryan Coghlan said a VFL team is a definite part of the club’s planning in the long term.

Richmond defender Dylan Grimes and football boss Dan Richardson were in Bendigo on Sunday run-

ning clinics and explaining the links between the clubs to Thunder players.

Bendigo is part of Richmond’s Next Generation Academy zone, set up to promote pathway opportunities for indigenous, multicultural and female footballers.

But with Richmond hoping to enter the AFLW fray and the Thunder having six players and a former player feature in the AFLW, the clubs recognised both had plenty to gain from a substantive link.

Richardson said women’s football is high on the priority list at Tigerland and even those within AFL circles were surprised at how quickly the concept took off.

The competition is not expected to expand until 2019, at the earliest.

“We’ll be definitely applying, the club has been a real leader in terms of gender equity,” Richardson said.

“We applied for one of the original licences, and while in some respects we were disappointed to miss out on one, we can understand why and I guess if there’s an opportunity in that it’s to see what develops over the next couple of years.

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