The Local Issue 196, September 7, 2020

September 7, 2020 Issue 196 Spring has sprung

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Front page: Spring has certainly sprung in the Central Highlands and we just had to share this great photo.

September 7, 2020 Issue 196 Spring has sprung

The Local is a weekly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, September 14, 2020.

Or online on Sunday, September 13 at www.tlnews.com.au Space bookings: Wednesday, September 9 Copy deadline: Thursday, September 10 Editorial deadline: Thursday, September 10

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Managing editor | Donna Kelly General manager | Kyle Barnes Sub-editors | Nick Bunning and Lindsay Smith

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Writers | Kevin Childs, Kate Taylor, Tony Sawrey, Peter Young and Donna Kelly Photographers | Kyle Barnes and David White Graphic designer & HLH coordinator | Dianne Caithness

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Local Lines The weight of words Pictures weigh more than words You’ll see when you try moving the incumbents on your bookshelf Printed images landscape or portrait have heft Skeletal black letters leave most white space alone Lean words link and pause dance

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary for September 10th to Ann & Len Keynes.

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You have won all the Olympic Medals and more for your marriage - Bronze, Silver, Gold and now Diamond.

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- Bill Wootton Bill has been moving furniture around in COVID times.

Wishing you both great happiness and congratulations on this fantastic milestone.

Cheers to 60 years!

Love, your Family and Friends. xxx

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Legends 3

Reverend Melissa Clark - Legend of Lockdown

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HE Anglican Parish of Woodend's Reverend Melissa Clark is this week's Legend of Lockdown.

Reverend Clark had many supporters and this was just one of them: "I know Woodend is not a seaside town but it most certainly has its own lighthouse in the form of Reverend Melissa Clark.

The Rev is a beacon of light in a time when it is easy to feel that you are drowning in a dark sea called COVID. She brings sunshine in her smile, a rainbow of colour in her humour, empathy like tissues for tears and her heart gives like it knows no bounds. She can hug through an actual pane of glass just with the warmth that emanates from her being, and she listens like you were her dearest, oldest friend.

I don't do religion. But Mel does kindness like it was what she was born to do.

In her own words to me: 'I love what I do. It is who I am. It runs in my veins and was what I was meant for. And my boss? I think she's the ultimate. I'll ask her to put on her boss pants and spin the universe in the other, more positive, direction for you.'

I don't think she (or her boss) will be offended if I call her a bloody (Local) legend."

Right, Reverend Melissa Clark, with some of the cards she arranged to be given from children to residents in Bupa Aged Care in Woodend in April this year Image: Contributed

Recognising our Legends of Lockdown

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O YOU know a Legend of Lockdown? They don't need a cape but they do need to have gone above and beyond.

The Local would like to recognise those people. Maybe they have served hundreds of meals to people in need, perhaps they have knitted warm clothing to keep others warm or perhaps it's just a neighbour who has helped deliver groceries to your front door?

Maybe it's a healthcare worker on the front line, someone who has set up a community helpline or a person who has kept the community informed.

And everyone has enough going on, so we want to keep it simple. Just email your legend along with 50-100 words about what they have done to enter legend status.

We also need their contact number - some people don't like surprises.

We will keep the entries happening until September 14, so there is still a little time to have a think about who has helped get you, or others, through this extraordinary time.

If lockdown lifts by then, and let's all hope it does, we are hoping to have a ceremony to say thanks! If we are still socially distancing then we will publish names and details in editions of The Local.

Details:

What: Legends of Lockdown Why: Because we should recognise goodness What: Your legend's name, contact and 50-100 words about them When: By September 14 (extended to the end of lockdown) Email: donna@tlnews.com.au

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Keeping our youth connected during COVID

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IVE4Life, the only youth mental health and suicide prevention model designed specifically for rural communities, was conceived in Macedon Ranges Shire but is now helping young people around Victoria.

The program now operates in Macedon Ranges, Benalla, Glenelg, Southern Grampians, Moira and Baw Baw shires.

Live4Life began in the Macedon Ranges in 2010, and since its inception close to 20 per cent of the Macedon Ranges population (9260 young people, teachers, parents and community members) have been trained in teen and youth mental health education.

Mayor Cr Janet Pearce said a recent independent evaluation was proof that “the program delivers and achieves everything we had hoped and even more by bringing young people, families, community groups, schools and the council together providing knowledge for life”.

Live4Life CEO Bernard Galbally said the report showed clear proof of concept, transferability of the model and further strengthens the case for the value of a whole of community response to youth mental health and suicide prevention for rural communities.

Just recently, despite COVID-19, stage-three restrictions and remote learning Live4Life is supporting communities to deliver key mental health first aid messages to young people through a series of six educational short films.

Mr Galbally, a Woodend resident, said while COVID-19 had stopped delivery of year 8 and 11 programs within schools this year, Live4Life had managed to develop online materials along with the short films.

“The films are being rolled out now and basically talk about mental health for young people, targeted at years 8, 9 and 10. Four of our previous Macedon Ranges Live4Life crew members were the talking heads and we had some of our current crew have input into the scripts regarding the language being used.

“They are a really terrific resource to be able to deliver remotely and when students are back in the classroom they will also support the work being done around mental health and schools.”

Mr Galbally said it was an incredibly difficult time for students. “Young people go to their own friends as the first port of call in looking after each other and we know that places like schools and sporting clubs, or a band or theatre group, is where their support network is. Take that away and it’s really hard for them.

“I really worry about what is going to come in six months or 12 months.

COVID-19 is not going to go away and we have seen young people who have already identified that they have a mental health issue but can’t see their therapist or doctor due to restrictions. And then there are a whole lot of other people who may have emerging mental health issues that have not yet been identified.

“And in rural communities in particular, access to help is really hard and that is why the Live4Life model was born. It has been identified that there is a real shortage of access for people with mental health issues in rural communities. We have been advocating with both state and federal governments, DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) and The Royal Commission, saying we really need to address this.”

Mr Galbally said Live4Life was about building up capacity for rural communities to look after their young people’s mental health and provide support.

To help during the pandemic and lockdown, he said everyone could keep the lines of communication open. “I think the most important thing is for all of us to stay as connected as possible whether that is just picking up the phone and having a meaningful conversation.

“We need to keep all of our antennas, our eyes and ears, attuned to how young people are going.

“I have had my ups and downs through COVID-19 restrictions and I would say I have quite a lot of resilience and knowledge about mental health and how to look after myself. If I am having those days, how is a 15- or 16-year-old coping?

“And I really feel for those year 12 students who have had this year built up all their lives as the last year of school, full of celebrations, 18th birthdays…and suddenly it has been taken away from them.”

If you feel you need help or a chat, Kids Helpline, for people aged from five to 25, is 1800 55 1800. Lifeline is 13 11 14.

Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Contributed Top, Matty Sievers, left, and Kyle Hayes at the 2019 Live4Life Macedon Ranges Celebration Day in Kyneton Below, Live4Life CEO Bernard Galbally

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Soup solace

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N A cold wintry night in the depths of a pandemic affecting everyone, a warming fire and hot soup provided by the Daylesford Community Church offers nourishment, solace, a sympathetic ear and social contact.

The Pop Up kitchen in Camp Street offers free soup and bread on a Tuesday from 5pm to 6pm. Apart from the cook who is paid for three hours work, it is entirely operated by volunteers.

Many people in the community have lost all social contact because of the pandemic, for some the only chance they get to talk to people is when they come in for a chat and collect their soup.

Organiser Elaine Anderson said the soup kitchen was about connection and caring for one another through the pandemic. "We happen to be able to do that through soup. It’s about showing we care. I think there is a lot of anxiety and uncertainty in the community now. People are coming here to connect. This time has been difficult for a lot of people."

The church received a COVID-19 Quick Response Grant from Hepburn Shire Council which has helped pay for the cook and Baker's Delight donates the bread.

About 36 litres of soup is made each week. Sometimes farmers in the district donate vegetables.

"We’ve tried to make it an inviting place with lights and fires. It’s much more than just the soup. We want to give that sense of somehow inviting people back into our homes," Elaine said.

People are encouraged to order the soup by Monday, 10am, if possible, via https://bit.ly/2ClPOi4

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Candidates

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OMINATIONS to stand as a candidate in the 2020 council elections open on Thursday, September 17.

Electoral commissioner Warwick Gately said the eligibility requirements for candidates had recently changed.

"Prospective candidates should confirm their eligibility and complete the online mandatory local government candidate training before lodging their nomination. This includes candidates who are currently or have previously been a councillor."

In Hepburn Shire, Community Voice candidates across five of six wards have kick-started their campaigns "for a council that listens and responds to the diverse needs and interests of its community".

The recently launched non-political grassroots organisation has been created to improve council’s track record in community engagement, consultation and decision-making.

Their candidates are: Hepburn Springs resident Jen Bray standing in Birch Ward; Trentham resident Brian Hood standing in Coliban Ward; Clunes resident Tessa Halliday standing in Cameron Ward; Creswick resident Tim Drylie standing in Creswick Ward; and Eganstown resident Stuart Jonas, also standing in Creswick Ward.

This year's election is via mail. Ballot packs will arrive in household letterboxes early next month.

Voting closes at 6pm on Friday, October 23.

Meanwhile of the current councillors, a query on who was standing again resulted in a yes from Cr Fiona Hobson in Birch Ward and from Cr Licia Kokocinski in Coliban Ward, and a no from Cr Doug May in Creswick Ward. Crs Kate Redwood, Don Henderson, Neil Newitt and John Cottrell did not reply to the email.

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HE Daylesford Field and Game Club may be able to return to the Glenlyon Recreation Reserve.

The club’s licence to use the site was suspended after potential contamination issues last year which suggested there could be elevated levels of lead in parts of the reserve.

Hepburn Shire Council CEO Evan King said the council had contacted the Environment Protection Authority and developed a plan to minimise potential impacts on health.

The EPA issued a Clean Up Notice to council in January this year and requested an Environmental Site Assessment be completed.

"The ESA identified that the lead levels were below the national guidelines limits for recreational areas,” Mr King said.

"However the ESA also identified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contamination in isolated parts of the reserve which may require remediation."

Mr King said a process to develop new licences would soon start with user groups.

For the Daylesford Field and Game to be granted a new licence, it would have to operate under an approved Environmental Management Plan, approved by council and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, he said.

“We are aware of the mixed views of the community regarding the ongoing use of the reserve by the Daylesford Field and Game Club.

“Council will continue to work with all stakeholders to find the best resolution for everyone."

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Village or suburb? The great real estate debate

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HE much-anticipated after-COVID boom in country living is being seen as both an economic boon and a potential spoiling of the rural joys of places such as Daylesford.

Beyond the town, too, there is evidence of comparatively small-block estates opening up with the accompanying worry about a loss of character.

Attempting to balance the two is proving difficult as shown by the clash over the big development at 17 Smith Street, Daylesford, which is due for its third hearing in three months in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on September 19.

In Glenlyon six lots are for sale in the first stage of a large main road project, one just 2200 square metres. Nine sub-divisions are under way at the corner of Main and Golf Links roads, Hepburn. Twenty-six lots are on the market at Golf Links Estate, Trentham, and on the other side of town, a 12-lot sub-division in Gunyah Drive.

There are nine and eight-lot developments in Clunes, as well as six and seven-lot projects in King and Jamieson streets, Daylesford.

A major concern about Daylesfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smith Street development is what is seen as a dramatic and damaging change to the pleasant entrance to the town from Castlemaine, with its rural aspect and view to the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.

Land on both sides of Malmsbury Road coming into Daylesford could be developed so that what is seen as a village aspect is replaced by suburbia. And around the corner in Raglan Street, the developer of 17 Smith Street has an agreement to buy land opposite Mitre 10 but director Joseph Van Dyk told The Local that any further subdivision is years away.

The result, it is feared, of all these developments is that the area would resemble suburbs along the Western Highway or in places such as Melton.

One possible way to avoid this would be the adoption of laws similar to those operating on the Mornington Peninsula where a planning scheme aims for welldesigned medium-density housing that respects the neighbourhood character.

Covered by a Municipal Strategic Statement, a General Residential Zone clause as well as a Design and Development Overlay clause, development must be in keeping with the character and appearance of adjacent buildings, the streetscape or area.

The design of a dwelling involves supplying a neighbourhood and site description and a design response showing how the proposed development or subdivision responds to the neighbourhood character.

It must respect the neighbourhood character or contribute to a preferred neighbourhood character and ensure that the design responds to the features of the site and the surrounding area.

The Smith Street developers want 53 houses, while its critics argue for 50 smaller and more affordable homes, as well as farmlets.

The council goes into caretaker mode on September 22 ahead of the October 24 COVID-driven postal elections, making it possible for a new council to consider the Mornington Peninsula-style protection so that new homes are still built but the much-loved character of the shire is maintained.

Another important aspect covers the five per cent of land value paid to the council by developers. The council should forego this money, the argument runs, in return for keeping open space in a development.

Such a proposal has not, we are assured, been welcomed by the council.

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Come for the house, stay for the community

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NGELA Flowers says, with a laugh, that when you buy in Clunes you don't just get a house, you get a community.

"Only yesterday I was showing a woman through a property and she was saying she loves spinning. So I told her about the creative groups we have here.

"I just get really excited at being able to help match buyers to their properties and introduce them to the community. I even get excited when a competitor sells to a family because we need more kids to keep our school going. There are just all walks of life here."

Ms Flowers said she got involved in real estate in 2009 as a personal assistant to her former director. "It was part-time because I had two small children at home and then I just fell in love with the real estate business. I love meeting people, talking to them and finding out their interests. It is the best thing I have done and I don't see myself doing anything else."

The former AAG real estate agent, who merged with Belle Property last year, says the town is "going off" with plenty of interest from Melbourne buyers keen to escape the city and switch to an affordable tree change.

"I have been in real estate for almost 12 years but since merging with Belle Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Contributed in September I have had one of my best Winters - despite being in a pandemic.

"I think my point of difference, living in Clunes and being a third generation This is the third in a series of features on what's happening with real estate in the resident, really makes a difference for my Central Highlands. clients."

Ms Flowers said she had a mix of properties for sale with older vendors deciding to downsize and even people moving interstate for work.

"It means I have a variety of properties available and there really is something for everyone.

"We had a lot of interest from Melbourne buyers during the first wave and that has happened again, although they can only do video inspections at the moment but we are hoping that will change in the near future.

"But for those who can visit, we are offering 30-minute private inspections instead of open homes. And people are happy with that, they can come and take their time and have a good look around."

Located in Blampied, Kyah Park Angus has been operating for more Ms Flowers said the appeal of Clunes was that it was just two hours from than 10 years and during that time we have sold bulls and cattle all over metropolitan Melbourne with an easy trip up the Western Highway and it offered a Victoria and interstate. The progeny from our bulls has topped markets great community. throughout the state at various times. We currently have some quality "There is a real community spirit in Clunes and as a third generationer I am quite 18-month-old bulls ready to work. All our bulls are tested with HD50K involved in a few local community organisations, so I can really sell the benefits of the genomics and the 10 genetic conditions as well as for their fertility. area.

Kyah Park Angus offer quality without the price of the larger studs.

"My youngest son is still at primary school here and my whole family enjoys For an inspection call Gary on 0408 486 710 or email on being a part of the community. I joke about it but really you don't just buy a house kyahparkangus390@gmail.com here, you buy a part of the community. And you can be as involved as you want to be.

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Women's Health Week

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ENTRAL Highlands Rural Health is celebrating Women’s Health Week, September 7 to 11.

CHRH Population Health manager Belinda Buck said Women’s Health Week looked to improve all women’s health and encourage women to make healthier choices.

"With the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is now more important than ever for women to look after their overall health and wellbeing," she said.

"CHRH Population Health team is taking the campaign online this year, via its Facebook page and website, as it shares a series of photos and videos, showcasing local women highlighting the importance of women’s health and practising self-care.

"Additionally there will be a short interview with Jean Hailes' Women’s Health Week ambassador and founder of Wheel Women, Tina McCarthy."

Ms Buck said the team encouraged community members to support the initiative by sending in an image of how they practise self-care and take time out for themselves.

"This will contribute to a series of photos that will be shared on social media to help break down the idea that taking time out for yourself is selfish or self-indulgent, but an important part of staying healthy. Email pophealth@hhs.vic.gov.au.

"As well, the Population Health & Wellbeing Newsletter will have a special edition on Women’s Health, relevant for women at all ages and stages within our community.

"During Women’s Health Week, staff at CHRH are taking part in the all abilities ‘virtual step challenge’ as they collectively walk the 210km Goldfields Track from Ballarat to Bendigo."

CHRH is also encouraging women to keep active and living their life despite the pandemic. Shannon Storey, executive director of Clinical Operations at CHRH, said we were living in strange times but, for her, routine was really important.

"I like to exercise regularly, eat well and set myself goals. I’m not waiting to be told this is over, I’m getting on with my day with purpose. As a mother of six, I’ve really enjoyed spending quality time with my family.

"Whilst I love watching them participate in all their various activities, I’m also relishing this slower time which is allowing more meaningful connections. We do a lot more together these days, rather than alongside each other."

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Val still having fun

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alerie Clarke was born on December 1, 1940, at Coburg Hospital.

Her parents divorced when Val was 10 years old and her father looked after the four children, who all went to Coburg State School.

Val, who loves Hepburn House and is never bored, clearly has a mischievous, independent side and remembers vividly, with a laugh, sneaking out in the middle of the night with her sister to go dancing and chasing boys. Her father had no idea, or so they thought! Val remembers coming home one night only to find their father sitting in the dark waiting for them. The windows were all nailed shut after that.

At the age of 16 Val told her father that she wanted to leave school and get a job.

He doubted her but she proved him wrong and found work in the woollen factory in Coburg, where she worked for some years, later moving on to work in Moonee Ponds at a sewing factory. At 17, Val went to live with her mother in Glenroy. Her mother had remarried and had a son, David, a step-brother for Val. Val met William Clarke and they were together for 28 years. Valerie and William had three beautiful daughters, Dorothy, Aileen and Cathy and eventually settled in Daylesford enjoying life, although Val recalls one potentially disastrous incident.

"William wasn't home and I couldn’t get the fire going," she says, with a laugh.

“In the shed was a bottle of kerosene and a bottle of petrol and I grabbed the wrong bottle and threw a cup of petrol on the embers and they just exploded. The whole chimney went up.” Luckily, William had just arrived back home and he grabbed the ladder and told Val to get the hose. William hosed water down the chimney and black sooty water went everywhere. Val then had to clean up!

Val has kept her mischievous side and earlier this year dressed as Mary Poppins for Hepburn House’s fundraising calendar. That's her practising her flying, right, rocking "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".

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Going to pot Last week I left a cryptic message re saving the cardboard centres of your toilet roll and paper towel for this week...Here’s the answer!

Homemade eco-friendly garden pots

Apart from the obvious environmental negatives and costs of putting your homegrown plants into plastic pots, there is always the risk of damaging the tender roots when transplanting your seedlings, or cutting grown plants.

How much simpler and cheaper would it be to simply transplant them, pot and all, knowing the pot itself will add to the compost. Besides, making them can be a family friendly project.

Toilet roll/hand towel pots (pictured above right)

These are the easiest ones to create of all and judging by the recent rush on supermarkets there should be no trouble in finding enough raw materials. It’s simply a matter of making at least four 2cm evenly-spaced cuts at one end of the tube.

Fold each section inwards and crease them to form the bottom of your pot. Stand the pot up and use a length of wooden dowel or the handle of a kitchen utensil to flatten the flaps from inside. You may then like to give it a dab of glue stick to keep the flaps in place.

Paper towel tubes can be cut in half and divided to provide two pots for the price of one.

Newspaper pots (pictured below right)

I have been waiting (somewhat patiently) for the arrival of a special, beautiful, wooden pot-making kit, hoping it would arrive in time for this article. You can actually see them through your search engine if you simply type “newspaper potmakers” or check out, as I did, your favourite eco-friendly site. Mine is Biome.

But instead I’ve put together my own version.

The best thing about newspaper pots is that they can be made to practically any size, although I would suggest that for practical reasons about 6-8cm would be optimum. For this exercise I chose a small, straight-sided spice jar - perfect for a soonto-be planted out seedling or cutting.

Cut a lengthwise strip of newspaper, a little wider than the height of the jar, and place it so that enough width of the paper would reach halfway when folded across the bottom.

Carefully, and not too tightly, roll the jar up in the paper giving it at least 2-3 layers, then secure it with a dab of glue or a strip of tape. The larger the pot, the more layers will be needed to keep the sides firm.

Leaving the jar in place, stand the pot up on a smooth surface and push the jar down, rotating it to firm the bottom. The kit provides a specially shaped bowl for this purpose. I chose a small white dish for the job, working the pot around against the sides. Again, if you wish, a dab underneath with the glue stick will secure the bottom flaps.

When filled with soil and plants, the pots will need a little support to keep them upright. If placed in a shallow tray on a layer of peat moss or shredded paper, keeping that layer damp will enable the pots to absorb that moisture from below.

Coffee capsules

I have a confession to make. We have a capsule-type coffee maker but, although not totally perfect in the eco-stakes, we have at least come some way in recycling the capsules.

We dry them in a tray and then extract the grounds for use in the garden, both to supplement our worm farm and my potting mix - about a cupful to a shovelful of soil.

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Pick me, pick me

By Donna Kelly

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T'S gone on a long time. This year. Not that I would ever wish time away but I wouldn't mind if the vaccine came along or we eradicated the virus from our shores.

I was reading somewhere that the first lockdown was "novel". So people were a bit more upbeat. You remember, the dressing up to take out the rubbish, the endless jokey videos about life in lockdown, why Kyle and I even did our own take on that.

What laughs we all had.

And then this shit got serious. And no-one laughs anymore. Walking around the supermarket is like being in a zombie movie. Every move is deliberate, no-one makes eye contact, no-one talks. Life, at the moment, in Victoria anyway, is a bloody nightmare.

But stop the moaning. We, as The Local, have received a heap of emails lately about how much people are loving what we do, and that we are inspiring people to keep going. We have a job to do here. So rather than whinge, or stick my head in a pillow and scream "f......", here goes with what's good about life right now.

Queensland. Remember the debates about Surfers or the Sunshine Coast? Or Cairns or Port Douglas. So much wasted time now back, because we can't go to any of those spots. Same with overseas travel. Bali or Thailand? Neither. Greece or Italy?

Same thing. All that time planning your next overseas trip saved. How good is this?

Closer to home, the grand final. Now Richmond is doing OK and could make the big one and that would ordinarily put me in a pickle of wondering how I could get tickets to the game. Not this year. I watched as Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk positively beamed on the television saying it was a "once in a lifetime opportunity". "You're welcome," I said, under my breath. See, just nice things.

Oh, another thing I just thought of, think of all the money we are saving. No more restaurants or drinks at pubs. No more browsing turning into buying. No more long trips using up costly petrol and tolls. The bank balance is glowing. (Well it would be if anyone could advertise a restaurant or a pub or a holiday.) But still, all that extra time at home. And that's a good thing. If the television producers run out of reality shows we could have an Australian state by state "Cleanest Homes" and Victoria is so going to win. How much time have we spent tidying pantries and cleaning out garages? I even know a woman who has polished her silverware. Not a posh thing, she was just bored out of her mind.

Another money saver - lipstick. With masks the new norm, we will never have to colour our lips again. Same with lip waxing, and for some women, not me of course, chin waxing. Hirsute is back. Just hidden.

Finally, and this is the big one. Bulk billing. Who hasn't headed to a doctor just needing a simple script and come away with not just a lost hour or so, but a dent in the wallet. Now they call you, have a quick chat and fax your script to your local chemist. No charge. That's time and money saved.

Oh, I thought that was the last one but no, I just thought of one better. Click & Collect means no more dreaded walks through your supermarket. Come on people, it even had a name, the Coles walk. We all did it. Held the phone to our ear, pretending to talk, or checked out aisles for those to avoid before wheeling off in a different direction. So much time wasted in the boring nappy aisle avoiding people - and I don't even have a baby. Now I just sit in the car and it's all popped in the boot.

Anyway, as you can see, it's all a win-win. Feeling inspired! Just sayin'...

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No-one is aware of anyone who has sought a buffer zone. During a council briefing only 17 months ago, a very small group of five residents raised EPA buffer guidelines to support their argument that the transfer The surprise was that "a fear of being sued" was station should be moved. The group did not ask for a provided as a “central reason” behind the proposed buffer.

DDO6 500 metre buffer zone.

2. "Risks from an old waste site...include fire from This has not been mentioned to residents before and no evidence provided to support it. No-one is aware of methane gas or harm to people's health from polluted water." any pending litigation.

Why was this point raised? The DDO6 Q&As However, if the mayor asserts the risks are so great that “suing council” is inevitable, this is very concerning posted on council’s web page, say DDO6 is about transfer station "risk", not closed landfill "risk". and residents would like to see the evidence.

And during monthly waste management meetings It was disappointing to see these statements. with council officers (since August 2018), that same 1. "People have been wanting a buffer zone for small group regularly asked about such risks and were years...Now they have got one." assured there were none.

It was surprising and disappointing to see the (Hepburn Shire) mayor’s comments in The Local (Issue 195, 31 August 2020).

And surely council would have closed the transfer station if there were?

The precursor to any change is to have the correct information and we support undertaking a rigorous environmental audit of potential risks from all waste management sites in the shire: Daylesford, Creswick and Trentham. The facts need to be clear in our minds if we are to make sound decisions for our community.

We must abandon DDO6 and begin a collaborative process for moving forward; one that balances the need to meet EPA and ministerial requirements against the need to act in the interests of all Victorians, as required by the Planning & Environment Act.

- Helen Tobias, Daylesford, on behalf of impacted residents of DDO6

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Kyle’s Rant

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HEN I was growing up, we had TV One - and that about describes the choice of entertainment as we only had one channel up the top of the North Island of New Zealand. Anyway, when the weather came on, Dad would bellow for us kids to shut up and then quickly direct one of us to adjust the aerial on top of the TV to minimise the rolling of the screen and adjust the fuzziness.

After all, Dad was a fisherman and you lived and died by the weather. He would mumble as the isobars and forecasts were reported and always talk about his deliberations after the weather was over, and how he knew that the strong northerly would create sloppy seas and bring the snapper closer to shore.

Fast forward 40-odd years where the channel choices are endless and the high definition blasts through the dimly-lit living room, and I get my fix of the weather nightly at 6.55pm. These days I can ask Siri what the weather is going to do for the next 10 days with relative accuracy, but no, I still have to see it for myself on Channel Seven.

The “weather” comes in the form of Jane Bunn and I feel like a dirty old man, like Arkwright out of the English series Open All Hours as he lusts over Nurse Gladys Emmanuel’s meringues. (Binge watch it, you will love it).

But back to Jane. I drift off in a trance as she talks about the weather - and the terminology takes on a whole new meaning. And she is actually a meteorologist. How good is that. The whole package.

The other day, I was talking with wifey about my 6.55pm habit and she mentions that she doesn’t mind the health officer as a bit of eye candy. Now, I am not talking about the ruggedly handsome Brett Sutton, I am talking about the guy from Canberra, the square-jawed Nick Coatsworth.

I mean, what does she want with all that tinsel out there when she has me, albeit a little iso-rough looking, with hair I nearly trip over, the five o’clock shadow from months ago and now just rotating the old trackie dacks week in, week out.

But surely her choices of fanciful encounters could be a bit dreamier and maybe, just quietly, a decade or so older? Anyway, I have to be quiet now as the weather is about to begin.

Shhh, weather rant over.

(Ed's note. The whole point of eye candy is to go a decade younger. Nick is 42.

Jane is 41. What's good for the goose...)

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Community News A WORD FROM THE MAYOR With council elections scheduled for 2020 this will be my last “Message” as Mayor. I would like therefore to wrap up the year. I was elected at a by-election early in 2019 and then as Mayor in November 2019.

Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be such a torrid and challenging year, although I was prepared for some challenges.

The number of challenging matters that had to be worked through started with a heated public debate about the removal of geese which had been dumped at Lake Daylesford several years ago and proliferated to the point where we had to have them rehoused. At the same time, we faced an unprecedented and devastating fire season, facing fire events in Hepburn, Clunes and Smeaton. As a consequence of favourable seasonal conditions, we dodged that bullet.

Several more matters this year caused intense community debate.

There was the revision of Local Law No. 2 which was eventually adopted. With no time to spare, we moved to the challenging matter of what is appropriate for housing subdivisions in this Shire which highlighted the different views about what is ‘appropriate’ housing development in our residential zones.

COVID-19 struck Australia in March. The mandated restrictions impacted on every facet of our lives. By June, we thought we had it licked and we saw an influx of day-trippers and tourists to our towns. But this was a false lull, and Melbourne faced a second, more serious surge, resulting in more severe restrictions.

The Hepburn Hub at the Rex became another focus for our Council and residents. We referred this matter to the Victorian Local Government Inspectorate and we await their findings.

Simultaneously, Council engaged a highly experienced and qualified project manager to assist in redesigning and tendering the completion of this project.

Over twelve months ago, Council embarked on a process to revise our Shire’s Planning Scheme, which is now on public exhibition.

We will soon need to decide the next part of the process which will not be the end of the matter because the Plan will need additional work to be undertaken in the years ahead.

It is not surprising that our annual Customer Satisfaction rating took a dive this year. We take the lessons from that exercise and will improve our processes at all levels of Council. As we now have a new management team, the strategic planning that is required to make sure that such challenges do not arise, is now taking place.

There will be two Councillors not seeking renomination – Cr Kate Redwood AM, who has been a Councillor for Birch Ward for 8 years and a Melbourne City Councillor for 6 years prior to that. Cr Greg May who has served since 2012 as Councillor for Creswick Ward. We wish them all well in the next phase of their lives and thank them for their outstanding service to Hepburn Shire.

Cr Licia Kokocinski, Mayor

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International Women’s Day Nominations Open International Women’s Day is celebrated across the world on 8 March each year. The purpose of the day is to recognise women and their achievements.

In 2005, the Heather Mutimer Honour Roll was established to pay tribute to the women in the Hepburn Shire whose contributions, courage and examples have led to significant social change for women.

Each year as part of International Women’s Day, successful inductees are announced and added to the Honour Roll. The roll provides a forum to acknowledge women who have made a difference in our Shire. By acknowledging these women, past and present, they become role models for generations to come.

If you know a woman who you think deserves to be recognised, please visit the following page to find out how you can nominate them: For more infomationa and nomination forms visit www.hepburn.vic. gov.au/womens-honour-roll/.

Nominations close on 5 October 2020.

Successful inductees will be announced at a Civic Function celebrating International Women’s Day in March next year.

Community Activation and Social Isolation (CASI) Initiative Council is supporting a new Victorian Government initiative aimed at linking community members with local support services. The Community Activation and Social Isolation (CASI) initiative by the Department of Health and Human Services will help people who might be feeling lonely or have lost their regular networks during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

We know there are people in the community that may be experiencing loneliness or have lost their social network, including older people, especially those living alone, people with chronic health conditions and people with a disability. Single parents may be struggling, as might those in financial hardship who don’t know who to turn to, or someone from our LGBTIQ+ community unsure where to find assistance.

Assistance via the CASI initiative includes: • Emotional Support – like regular phone calls with like-minded locals.

• Practical Help – such as running errands or advice on how to use video chat.

• Social Activities – such as linking you into online book clubs, fitness groups or volunteering opportunities.

Assistance is available at all hours via the DHHS COVID Hotline on 1800 675 398 (then follow option 3) which will put the caller in touch with a Red Cross volunteer. Council’s Community Connector is also available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm on 0408 934 915 or via email at coronavirus@hepburn.vic.gov.au.

Assistance is one phone call away, so we encourage anyone who is feeling lost or lonely to make the call and be put in touch with the local support services available to help.

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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 HEPBURN PLANNING SCHEME NOTICE OF THE PREPARATION OF AN AMENDMENT AMENDMENT C77 The Hepburn Shire Council has prepared Amendment C77 to the Hepburn Planning Scheme. The Amendment has been made at the request of North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA).

The land affected by the amendment are the townships and hinterlands of Creswick and Clunes and other rural areas in the Shire.

The amendment proposes to implement the recommendations and flood mapping of the Creswick Flood Mitigation and Urban Drainage Plan, February 2012 and the Clunes Flood Mitigation and Urban Drainage Plan, June 2013 by deleting the existing Land Subject to Inundation Overlay (LSIO) and replacing it with three new schedules that will apply to Clunes, Creswick and other rural parts of the Shire.

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the Department of Land Water and Planning website - www.delwp.vic.gov.au/publicinspection.

Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority about the amendment. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter’s name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make.

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Name and contact details of submitters are required for Council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend Council meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions.

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The closing date for submissions is Friday 11 September 2020. An online information meeting will be held in late August. Please visit Council’s website for details - www.hepburn. vic.gov.au/planning-building/flooding-amendment-exhibition/.

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You can also telephone North Central Catchment Management Authority on 5440 1866 for further information.

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A submission must be made to the Strategic Planning Officer, Hepburn Shire Council, PO Box 21, Daylesford Victoria 3460 or ablacket@hepburn.vic.gov.au.

The planning authority must make a copy of every submission available online for two months after the amendment comes into operation or lapses.

Evan King CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PROPOSAL TO ASSIGN A STREET/ROAD NAME

PROPOSAL TO ASSIGN A STREET/ROAD NAME

Schedule 10 Local Government Act 1989

Schedule 10 Local Government Act 1989

Council proposes to name an unnamed Lane in Trentham VIC 3458 shown on map below as Anthonys Mews.

Council proposes to name Government Road, Newlyn North VIC 3364 shown on map below as Volcanic Hills Road.

Geographic Names Victoria guidelines require the name to have either a historical link, relate to a geological or topographical feature or be locally known.

Geographic Names Victoria guildelines require the name to have either a historical link, relate to a geological or topographical feature or be locally known.

Any person may make a written submission on the proposed name, including suggesting alternative.

Submissions must be lodged by 8 October 2020 and state whether the person desires to be heard or represented in support of their submission.

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OT your usual tradie, this week we caught up with Julie Hanson whose business, Christ Jules Services, is a support agent to local businesses.

Julie spends her time in a consultative role, applying her knowledge of book-keeping and payroll administration including reconciliation in preparation for BAS lodgements.

Julie is formally qualified in business and administration and proficient in both MYOB and Xero software and is also well qualified to manage a small team of workers.

Julie, and husband Phil, could be found volunteering at the Trentham Bowling Club barbeque (pre-COVID) on most Friday nights and she is also a keen golfer. Both are activities she is keen to return to once the lockdown is lifted.

Julie has been working in her own business for five and a half years and is a "true local, being a fourth-generation Central Highlander" and has lived around the area all her life.

"The house I was born in in Little Hampton is still there and I reckon living here for so long makes me a great networker too, as I know how and where to get most things done."

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