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August 29, 2022 Issue 261 Colourful canola

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Front cover: Thank God It's Spring!

Spring is finally just days away with the canola out in full bloom. Many people say this has been their coldest and wettest winter ever in the Central Highlands. Here's hoping for some warmer weather!

August 29, 2022 Issue 261 Colourful canola

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Writers | Kevin Childs, Tony Sawrey, Jeff Glorfeld, Narelle Groenhout & Donna Kelly Photographers | Kyle Barnes & David White Graphic designer & HLH coordinator | Dianne Caithness Contributors: Glen Heyne (gardening), Darren Lowe (gigs), Matthew Richardson (money), Jennifer Hart (horoscopes) and Jen Clarke (recipes).

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Regional Victorian councils, business, tourism, industry and the creative sector have come together to support delivering the 2026 Commonwealth Games at a Partnership Forum.

The forum, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last Thursday, consisted

Do you have a dog or cat, or want a say on how pets are managed in Hepburn of more than 150 partners including regional councils, regional tourism boards, Shire? The draft Domestic Animal Management Plan is open for feedback. commerce and business groups from the four regional hubs, regional higher Some of the objectives of the new plan include investigation and implementation of a cat curfew, development of an off-lead dog park masterplan (which is progressing this financial year), easier reporting of dog attacks and increased community education. There are 2273 dogs and 817 cats registered in Hepburn Shire. For your say, head to https://participate.hepburn.vic.gov.au/ to read the plan and complete a survey - or head to a council hub. Feedback closes on Thursday, September 8.

Primary school-aged artists are being asked to create their own water story as part of Central Highlands Water’s National Water Week poster competition.

National Water Week is held in October and the 2022 poster competition theme is Our Water Stories. Entries are now open and close on September 2. To enter go to www.nationalwaterweek.com.au

Hepburn Shire Council has adopted the No Barrier Positive Ageing Strategy 2022-2030.

education sector, tourism associations, traditional owner groups and the sport and recreation sector.

The state government has invested $3 million for a new LGBTIQ+ Homelessness Support Service to assist LGBTIQ+ people who face challenges accessing housing, including young people.

The program will include a team of 12 specialist staff working across homelessness services and LGBTIQ+ support services in Victoria – nine in Melbourne and three in Ballarat.

Hepburn Shire Council’s updated environmental sustainability strategy, Sustainable Hepburn 2022-26, has been adopted.

Sustainable Hepburn acknowledges the interconnected relationship between many facets of environmental sustainability and includes four key themes. They are: beyond zero emissions; natural environment and biodiversity; low waste; and climate resilience. A community launch of the strategy will be held on Saturday, October 29 to showcase the work and activities under way across the shire.

Data from the 2021 Census found the median age of residents in Hepburn Shire is 52 years, with population percentages of older people well above the state average.

The state average of residents aged over 55 is 28 per cent compared the shire's 46 per cent. The strategy has eight focus areas: communication and information; community Looking for work? Hepburn Shire Council has plenty of jobs, full-time and support and health services; housing; outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; part-time, going across the region. social participation; civic participation and employment; and respect and social Positions include community partnerships coordinator, economic development inclusion. coordinator and visitor economy, governance officer trainee, people and culture trainee, engineering officer, aquatics team leader and artisan agricultural Agriculture Victoria is boosting its efforts to improve biosecurity and administration support. If you like the outside life, why not apply for a position as a traceability on Victorian farms through a series of free workshops and casual community pool attendant or lifeguard? webinars being delivered across the state.

Check out the vacancies at www.hepburn.vic.gov.au The workshops and webinars will provide farmers with the knowledge and tools they need to minimise the risk of pests and diseases impacting their farms. For details Got news to share? Upload to www.tlnews.com.au about coming activities, as well as information and resources about foot-and-mouth disease visit www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/fmd

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St Augustine's celebrates 150th anniversary

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T AUGUSTINE'S Church Creswick will celebrate its 150th anniversary on the weekend of September 17 and 18.

Coordinator David Preston, who is also president of the Creswick & District Historical Society, said the church was opened on September 16, 1872 by Archbishop James Goold of Melbourne.

"In those days, the whole of Victoria was his parish with the Ballarat Diocese not starting until 1886."

Mr Preston said the weekend would kick off with a parish dinner at the Doug Lindsay Reserve on the Saturday night, September 17, followed the next day by midday mass at the church with Ballarat Bishop Paul Bird.

After the service there will be a big display of historic photos and memorabilia at the St Augustine's Primary School hall from 1.30pm Mr Preston said along with locals there would be many former parishioners returning for the weekend to take part in the celebrations.

"We started with the idea about 18 months ago although Covid stopped us for a while, but we managed to get a fair bit done over the past six months.

"We are hoping to get 80 to 100 to the dinner but I think the Sunday will be a lot bigger which will be great. The church has been a focal point of the town and district for 150 years and just last Sunday we had four kids baptised there.

"There have also been a lot of people carried out in coffins too, and heaps of weddings. A lot of the photos will be of weddings, along with those who have a bit of depth in the place, and plenty of school kids from over the years. It will be an interesting weekend."

Mr Preston said he had been the motivator of the event although he says he will be happily handing over the reins for the 200th celebrations.

"I really thought this was worthwhile doing and with the way the world is going in another 50 years there will be a different demograph altogether.

"We must celebrate the past and the future and also realise that whatever is here has its roots further back. It's not all about Google."

Mr Preston said the church remained very relevant in the community and still had about 60 to 70 people coming along each Sunday - not quite the numbers of the 50s and 60s when a large Dutch contingent arrived after WWII - swelling weekly numbers to more than 200.

Many of their descendants remained, he said, along with other locals whose heritage stretched back to the 1870s. One woman's great-great-grandfather helped cart the stone from Dean for the church building.

As for Mr Preston, Creswick has always been home with his grandparents moving to the town in 1912. His father started the family transport company K.T. Preston in 1950.

More information Tickets for the dinner are $40 and on sale until September 11. There is free entry to the display in the school hall. For information and tickets visit https:// staugustines150.weebly.com or email staugustines150th@gmail.com Centre image: Members of the St Augustine’s community whose families have had connection with the parish since the mid-1800s, from left, Don McMahon, Sr Louise Hall, Margaret Goates, Ann Hall, Keiran Moore & David Preston This image & main image: Neil Doolan Contributed image: Monsignor James McInerney, Parish Priest of St Augustine’s 1951-1983 Words: Donna Kelly | Inset images: Kyle Barnes

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Spotlight on homelessness 5

Empathy in the classroom

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I NOW have a better understanding of what homelessness means and realise everyone has a story to share. We all need to think more about others.”

Fifteen-year-old Sofie from Kyneton High School is among her Year 9 peers learning about homelessness and social isolation. While other year levels are also engaging in excursions and classroom discussions on topics such as empathy and personal capability, the issue of homelessness is now part of the Year 9 home group program lessons.

Aimed at breaking down stereotypes surrounding disadvantage in our community and gaining a better understanding of social isolation, the program is being led by teacher Jane Strickland and her fellow home group teachers.

“We all felt while home group classes centre on connectedness to students’ pastoral care and supporting their wellbeing, there was a disconnect with teaching social and emotional skills,” she said.

“We wanted a meaningful topic as a vehicle to help students experience empathy, so we thought choosing homelessness as a topic we could all explore social issues and how people often have prejudicial views without knowing much about a topic. It was an important way to help us all understand the issues around homelessness and isolation.”

“Different year levels are taking part and lessons included watching episodes of the television series Filthy Rich and Homeless and You Can’t Ask That. Clearly there are film crews out with the people on the streets but it was a chance to start the conversation around homelessness and, while confronting, it’s a way we can all develop a greater understanding and empathy,” she said.

Through several excursions, classroom lessons, discussions and external presentations, the students have been able to reflect on the causes of homelessness, the role of support networks and the importance of community.

One group of Year 9 students recently attended the Kyneton Mechanics Institute to be part of a pop-up soup kitchen. The activity provided them the chance to see first-hand the work local support groups perform in the community and they were able to speak to people accessing the services.

Last week representatives from Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health spoke to Year 9 students about the issue at a local level and discussed the range of reasons people become homeless or isolated. They broke down stereotypes, misconceptions and shared statistics that related to their audience.

The students heard there was no single definition of homelessness. The term broadly covers people who are living in a dwelling that is inadequate, whose rental terms are short or not extendable, or who are living in non-conventional accommodation including on the street, on a friend’s couch or in short-term accommodation including crisis accommodation and caravan parks.

The students heard about the issues faced by many people in their own community and how easy it is for anyone to find themselves in this situation. Hearing how the local organisation supports kids as young as 15 had a clear impact on the students and teachers alike.

While the students took notice of the incredible work being carried out locally by the government funded organisation, focus was also on the grassroots community, church and food bank groups, as well as how we can all make an important difference locally. The representatives also provided insights about how the students can make a difference, with initiatives such as holding food drives for the various groups that offer food resources, volunteering, pressuring local government for more affordable housing options and above all showing empathy and compassion.

A pivotal moment during the presentation was when teacher Alex Frank shared her own experience as a result of the school’s focus on homelessness.

“I was in Melbourne and walked past a group of homeless people. I feel like I have learned so much from the lessons myself, that I started chatting to a homeless man outside Coles. I asked if I could buy him some food and he came in with me. When we started chatting and I said where I was from, he said he had lived in Trentham but had to move to Melbourne given the housing shortage in the region.

“He mentioned he was a former drug addict but has no suitable accommodation.

By the time we got to the checkout he became uncomfortable worrying whether the security guards would approach. He was incredibly grateful and I realised how my thinking had changed as an adult. I have a greater awareness and understanding.”

The lessons will continue at the school as will the discussions regarding an issue that, as Jane shared with the kids “could affect any one of us at any stage of our lives”.

Above, from left, back row, Damian, Kate (Cobaw) Alex (teacher) Stella & Sofie, middle row, Ella, Eloise, Shayla, Liam, Connor, Cooper & Jane (teacher), front row, Alice, Bronte, Jorja, Charlie-Jean & Jeddah Words & image: Narelle Groenhout Do you have a story to share? Email news@tlnews.com.au

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The Rex: is this the stuff that dreams are made of?

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RAY of hope has emerged for The Rex in Daylesford in the form of operators of a niche Sydney cinema.

The owners of the Golden Age Cinema and Bar are examining a bid for The Rex after the Hepburn Shire Council narrowly voted to sell the site. If successful, this could mean the revival of the much-loved 93-year-old cinema following years of sometimes bitter wrangling and community division.

Golden Age creative director and partner Chris Barton says his firm is keen to find how local businesses could be involved and have local people use the place. “We are not a ‘cookie cutter’ business but want to reflect the local community.”

His statement drew a cautious response from the Hepburn Shire Council. Says Mayor Tim Drylie: “Council would welcome any bid that supports community efforts to revive a cinema at The Rex. However, the sale process, which will commence over the coming months, is open to all interested parties.”

Chris, 39, knows Daylesford, having holidayed here over the years and it was home to his father-in-law. He is one of three brothers in the dozen-strong company, which includes a staff member from Trentham.

Having studied film at university, he worked on a city guide before developing a rooftop cinema at Melbourne’s renowned Curtin House in Swanston Street. A friend sent him an Age article about The Rex, which followed extensive coverage in The Local.

Chris’ experience with the 56-seat Golden Age cinema in Surry Hills offers a glimpse of a possibility for The Rex. He says it operates on a “social cinema” basis, meaning activity in its bars before and after films. It’s been running for eight years under the streets in a heritagelisted old screening room of the Paramount Pictures building, which dates from the 1940s and is part of what is called the Hollywood Quarter of Surry Hills. The art deco facade and timber furnishings were enhanced by 1940s era cinema chairs from Zurich.

The films are often mini weekly festivals, with a mixture of themes such as classics, cults, creepies and best new releases. A vampire festival just ended. Directors may present their films and talk about what they do.

There’s also free live music three nights a week, such as folk, pop and experimental audio.

“Golden Age is part of a family of companies involved in urban innovation, working on how to improve cities and suburbs,” says Chris. “During Covid we built a solid brand, working on the background of businesses, so if the numbers stack up... it’s very exciting to see what is possible.”

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VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH CHILDREN'S CERTIFICATE When the Daylesford Show resumes on Saturday, November 26th we will again rely on a big team of local volunteer helpers.

In Victoria a legal requirement for all volunteers where children may be involved is a valid Working With Children's Certificate.

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Aries: Mercury retrograde is asking you to find the balance in your relationships, rediscover your role within your partnerships and see where some redistribution might need to happen. If you’re single, this might be the time to revise the checklist and re-evaluate what’s important to you in a life partner.

Taurus: Creative times, romance and enjoyment of life’s joys are heightened for you right now. Also, look for ways to refine daily routines as being more efficient in this area of your life can help you prioritise your health and wellness on a regular basis.

Gemini: Home is where your heart is, with joyful, loving, and connective times happening at home. Nothing outlandish, just quiet times with your loved ones, offering up some nourishment for you. A good time to do some spring cleaning and organisation of things in general around the house.

Cancer: Mercury retrograde is happening around home and family for you, it might be a time when you reunite. If things have crumbled lately, this is a time for rebuilding. Striking the right balance of boundaries and openness can be tricky, this is a good time to find a balance.

Leo: Venus has moved into the part of your chart that speaks of money, resources, and assets, let’s hope that she brings that good news. Perhaps some ease when it comes to earning money or opportunities might flow your way more easily to boost what you’ve got.

Virgo: Keep an eye on money matters from the 9th of September. If you’re in the red more than the black, it might be time to re-evaluate what’s important to you, what matters most. Once you’re clear on what you value, it’ll be easier to be discerning about where you focus your funds.

Libra: Mercury is spending some of its retrograde cycle moving backwards through your sign, this may offer the possibility of rediscovering yourself. If you’ve gotten lost in the shuffle of daily life, you might need to reassemble the deck and put yourself closer to the top of the pile.

Scorpio: Lovely, fun times with friends are on the horizon, allowing you to bond and find enjoyment in their company. You’re magnetic, attracting new people your way. Mind you, don’t get stuck people-pleasing to fit in or make yourself uncomfortable to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings.

Sagittarius: Mercury retrograde could be asking you to put some of your friendships up for review. Are you feeling like the scales are evenly balanced in these relationships? If not, communicate the disparity, but stand firm and try not to appease the other party or you’ll only wind up in the same place you started.

Capricorn: It’s a time to re-evaluate your career situation, set new goals and contemplate where you would like to be in the future. Finding balance between what you do in the public arena and how you spend your time in private settings is important, if your goals can reflect this, you’re winning.

Aquarius: Your belief systems might come into question, not necessarily from an outside source but an internal one. You might question what you think you know about the bigger picture points in life. You might learn something new that blows the doors wide open and offers opportunity to expand your horizons.

Pisces: Strengthening the ties that bind with your life partner can make you feel lovely, warm, and gooey in the next few weeks. If you’re without a partner-in-crime in your life, this can be a fabulous time to find someone of substance, the best time all year to make such a connection.

Until next time, Jennifer Hart For your full horoscope reading head to www.jhartastro.com or www.tlnews.com.au

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Out & About 11

The bistro is back at the Daylesford bowlo

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HE new chef at the Daylesford Bowling Club Bistro, Lenny Giri, has a philosophy which is that food is the way to healthier living if it's made with soulful dedication and emotions.

I don't know about that but I do know that the food we had last Friday was just fantastic. And if that happens as part of Lenny's mantra, that's fine by me.

First up, don't worry, all your bowlo favourites are still there. Fish and chips ($26), chicken parmigiana ($28), chicken schnitzel ($24) or the classic spaghetti bolognaise ($24).

But Lenny has brought his cooking knowledge - we're talking William Angliss training, and 20+ years' experience - now we're talking Embassy@97 in St Kilda, the Phoenix Hotel in Geelong, Strange Concept in Beaumaris and Donovans in St Kilda, to the region. He's also worked alongside the master chefs, literally, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris.

Last Friday we left the menu choices up to Lenny, and he did not disappoint. We started with three entrees - I know, but it was out of our hands - and all three were fantastic.

First up were Polenta Fat Chips ($18) - crunchy, golden, shallow fried squares with vegan flakes and dried rosemary with two dipping sauces, one with a nice hit of heat. Just yum. Next was Chicken Tikka ($19) - a great dish with three pieces of flame-grilled tender-as chicken accompanied by a crisp rice pappadum, raita and a coriander root dressing. The third entree was Risotto ($26) - perfectly cooked rice with a trio of mushrooms, truffle, vegan cheese and a fig balsamic glaze. Now, having lived in Japan, I don't usually like risotto, but this was good, really good.

While we ate we chatted to manager Neil, a really friendly bloke, who has ably steered the club through Covid, keeping ties with the club's members and the local community, making sure tourists feel welcome, getting Dolly's Disco Bingo happening again on Thursdays, and now having Lenny at the helm of the bistro.

It can't have been an easy job but Neil always has a smile and a friendly hello for everyone - and that smile is even more ready with Lenny taking over the bistro operations. But back to the food.

Just when you didn't think it could get any better, the mains arrived. Yep, three again. Lenny is nothing if not generous! Now the first one, off the specials' menu, sounds simple enough, BBQ Pork Stirfry ($28) but it is a complex dish swooning with flavours - chow mein noodles in a Cantonese style dish with loads of rich pork pieces, vegies and a hint of sweetness. Kyle loved this - and I am pretty sure he loaded his plate three times.

The second was Canadian scallops ($19.50) - served in their shells with a housemade sweet chilli jam after being shallow pan fried. I do love scallops and these are just pops of deliciousness.

Finally, Lenny brought out his signature dish, just named Salmon ($34). A lovely piece of Atlantic salmon with crispy skin atop a perfectly executed bearnaise sauce with scallops and latke - a crispy, grated potato and zucchini fritter. Beautiful to look at and delicious to eat. You can see it in the image below left, where you also see the wonderful views the Daylesford Bowling Club has to offer. What's not to love?

We are full and happy. Friday is deadline day but it has become "the world is lovely day" and we sit back and sip on a wine and beer and enjoy the view. And then Lenny returns to our table with a Creme Brulee ($18).

We smack the toffee open and suddenly the day has become "can this get any better" and we share a spoon to take turns at this dish of deliciousness. If you see any white space in The Local this edition - blame Lenny. Sometimes you just need to kick back and enjoy life.

Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes

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Feast of Music returns

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s A Feast of Music festival is returning to Daylesford for the first time in three years, after the pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 festivals.

The weekend festival runs from September 9-11 and brings some of Australia’s biggest chamber music names to perform in intimate performances in Daylesford.

This year’s guests include pianists Stefan Cassomenos and Timothy Young, violinists Elizabeth Sellars, Sulki Yu and Tair Khisambeev, and clarinettist David Griffiths.

ChillOut has announced its first headliner for next year - Kate MillerThe festival’s Saturday afternoon orchestral performance this year includes Heidke! Kate will be performing at Carnival Day on Sunday, March 12.

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Tickets to the Four Seasons are nearly sold out and will soon be Kate is an award-winning singer-songwriter who traverses the worlds of limited to package purchasers only. contemporary pop, folk, musical theatre and opera.

The annual highlight of the festival is the Chamber Music Dining event at Lake Her work has been nominated for ARIAs in categories as diverse as Best House. For this year’s dinner, guests will be serenaded with iconic chamber works Pop Release, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Best Classical Album, Best Cast including music from Mozart and Weber’s clarinet quintets and Mendelssohn’s fiery Recording, Best Comedy Release and Best Australian Live Act. sixth string quartet.

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R U OK? The question that could save a life

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number of activities are being planned for R U OK? Day on September 8 to help people to be able to start a conversation that could change a life.

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R U OK? Day is a nationwide campaign that was started in 2009 by Gavin Larkin following the death of his father to suicide. With the aim of preventing other families from experiencing the pain that he suffered, he chose to encourage people to ask the question "Are you okay?". Human connection is a powerful protective factor in preventing suicide and poor mental health and starting a conversation can potentially make a significant difference to someone who is not coping well with life.

Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, in partnership with Macedon Ranges Shire Council, invites community members, local businesses and community groups to get involved.

A free webinar, Feel Confident to Ask, “Are you OK?”, is being held on Thursday, September 1 at 6pm. Presented by Matt Gleeson, pictured, an accredited mental health first aid trainer and community partnership and engagement officer, the 30-minute webinar will provide a framework to be able to confidently ask how someone is doing and know what to do next if they are not. To register go to www. surveymonkey.com/r/RUOKSMRS. Leading up to R U OK? Day people are encouraged to sign up for a stencil kit which includes information and handouts on how individuals, businesses or community groups can share the message and get people talking about how to prevent suicide and poor mental health. To get a stencil pack go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/RUOKstencil.

Selected cafes across the Macedon Ranges will be offering free coffees on R U OK? Day and will have handouts explaining how to have these important conversations as well as information on local support services.

“Last year we worked with 20 cafes across Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges to provide 400 free coffees,” Matt said. “This meant that people had the opportunity to be exposed to the R U OK? message and discuss mental health. This year we hope that the free webinar and the stencil campaign will take this important message even further across our communities and help to save lives.”

Contact Matt Gleeson at healthpromotionsunbury@scchc.org.au or 9744 4455.

Free cat desexing clinic thanks to donation

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HE Mt Alexander-based Regional Community Vet Clinic held its second free cat desexing day on Sunday, August 21 thanks to a donation received in May specifically for cat desexing, with a total of 28 cats desexed.

The clinic welcomed volunteer vets and vet nurses from Vets for Compassion who assisted Dr Yvette Berkeley, a clinic director, castrate 11 male cats and spay 16 females.

The desexing of 16 females means RCVC has prevented the birth of about 400 kittens in the next 12 months. The clinic also handled an unexpected wildlife emergency helping local wildlife rescuers with critical care of a juvenile kangaroo who had been caught in a fence.

Director Robyn Slattery and volunteers spent the day hard at work looking after cats from as far away as Maryborough. This free desexing program is saving generations of misery by preventing the births of unwanted kittens and is also saving the lives of thousands of birds and native animals who become prey to cats.

Director James Mack said despite not yet having a permanent home, the clinic would continue "to operate pop-up clinics and will shortly launch its outreach program assisting elderly and frail residents care for their companion animals and maintain the vital human/animal bond".

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Gardens 17

Winter's over (almost)

I know. Spring has barely had time to sweep away the dark clouds, pack up, turn on the sunlight, but I’m sure, like me, you’ve had your share of the dark and dingy and can’t wait to spend some time in the great outdoors.

According to my calendar, September 1 has just come and gone, so it’s time for our gardens to come alive with spring growth buds and banks of flowers.

That may be so, but don’t be too anxious to put your planned planting spree into action just yet. Mother Nature can be quite fickle at this time of year and liable to turn on a bout of wintry showers among the blue sky days. The Antarctic blasts, strong winds and snow-tinged showers of last week certainly bear a chilly testament to that.

Make the best of the good days and get the beds ready for your vegetable sowing, and work up the soil for trees or shrubs you’ve been waiting to plant, because the very best time to plant is at hand.

Just remember there can still be late frosts in our area so don’t be tempted to plant out frost-tender plants until you’re sure the last frosts are over and the soil has started to warm. To be sure you can always protect them with a glass frame or one of those portable plastic greenhouses, and don’t be in too much of a hurry to remove the cover from the really frost-tender ones until the worst of it is over. To be safe and sure, plant only the guaranteed frost-hardy ones now. The delicate ones will catch up if they’re left until later.

If you think you’ve missed the boat in planting deciduous, bare-rooted fruit trees or roses, this rainy, last winter blast has given you a short reprieve. You can still safely plant them out for at least the next two weeks provided you water them in well and make sure they aren’t allowed to dry out at any time. The same applies for any forgotten rose or fruit tree pruning.

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F

IRST we had AusNet. Proposed high voltage transmission lines across Hepburn and Moorabool shires - with a terminal station at Blampied.

Now we also have the proposed Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) West project, a high capacity 500 kilovolt double-circuit overhead transmission line - with a terminal station at Mt Prospect.

At this rate the region will become a criss-cross of overhead wires linked by massive metallic towers, ending in buzzing terminal stations. What a great look for locals and visitors to enjoy. Farewell pristine vistas and valuable farming land, and hello giant webs of wire.

Why are the federal and state governments allowing this? Because it's cheaper to run wires overhead than think about the future, spend a bit more and go underground.

How do they sell it? They say it's all about renewable energy. So, if you complain about these ugly lines running through pristine vistas, you're against renewables.

Don't you care about our future, or the future of your children and your children's children? How very selfish.

Oh, you do care about renewables! That just makes you a NIMBY. You want to save the planet but not if it's in your backyard. How very selfish.

It's a hard one to fight. The governments are well funded with taxpayer dollars and also very good at holding information sessions to make people think they have been listened to and had their say. Good at dotting the i's and crossing the t's.

(Ed's note - fellow editors please do not write in and tell me those two apostrophes don't belong there. I know, just looks odd otherwise.)

But I think we have to fight. Decisions like these cannot just be about dollars.

There must be another value on people and livelihoods and vistas.

How much value do you place on a farmer, working land bought with their hardearned money, selling fresh produce to their community and raising their family?

How much do value you place on a visitor to the region, driving through pristine countryside, breathing deeply, relaxing, before returning to the business of Melbourne?

How much value do you place on the many small communities coming together to celebrate births and weddings, to mourn deaths, to dance and chat, to play sport?

And how much value do you place on the environment, on native habitat which is already under threat by the continuing urban creep into the regions?

Governments must place value on these things and that value is greater than the dollar savings of building lines overhead rather than underground. To do otherwise is short-sighted and, quite frankly, devaluing lives.

Governments are only elected to carry out the wishes of the people. And it is clear the people of the region do not want these lines or terminal stations. If you are in doubt just head towards Newlyn and look to the left to read Piss Off AusNet on the hill. Nothing subtle about that sentiment.

I think the really selfish move here is by the governments and shareholders of these massive energy companies to try and railroad regional communities and people into something by calling it for the greater good.

It is not good. It is bad and ugly and damaging to lives and livelihoods. Piss off AusNet and VNI. And the federal and state governments who allow this to happen.

Spend some of your huge profits and your taxpayer money and put these lines underground. Respect our region and value our lives.

Ugly transmission wires rant over!

Catherine

KING MP

Federal Member for Ballarat

Local Lines

Archie Roach

He stopped me in my tracks, I had to reconsider my way of living, nothing to do with the ways of whites or blacks, only the vibes I felt while he was singing.

I feel his resonance deep inside my bones, resounding often at quiet times of day, amazing, this inner music of deeper zones, things I can sing, songs my bones can play.

- James Baillie James is a lazy and industrious, happy and sad, normalish bloke growing from old to ancient and loving it.

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Opinion 19

Just sayin’...

By Donna Kelly

I

T'S Father's Day this Sunday, September 4 so I thought I would wander down the road with some memories of my dad. Why not?

My most memorable Father's Day was in 1981. It was the year my Dad died.

He died on August 13, his birthday was August 17 and the next couple of weeks my Mum and I sat in silence watching the TV and being belted with "FATHER'S DAY IS COMING" adverts. It was awful.

I was 21 so never got to know my dad as an adult. He was your typical older generation dad. Not very emotional but I did find him crying after my dog died when I was 16. And he once bought Mum a fluffy toy rabbit, on my insistence, when he picked me up from work at Myer Frankston one day. He was a bit unsure but I gathered that rabbit from Mum's bedside table when she died in 2020.

We used to do the family holiday to the Gold Coast every few years. Dad worked for the PMG (now Telstra I guess) and they offered their employees cheap holiday accommodation. We would drive up over three days and the most oft heard phrase was "if I have to pull over..." when we were getting a bit boisterous in the back.

He never did pull over except when a dog jumped out from a car parked on the side of the Newell and we hit it. There was a group of blokes gathered and I remember Mum saying "Don't stop, Jack". I think she was worried about retribution.

"Of course I'm going to stop," Dad said, "I just hit their bloody dog." The blokes were all good. The dog had run off into the bushes but there was general agreement it was no-one's fault.

Dad hated flying. I think it was the engineer part of him that had to be in control at all times. But he did head into the skies with us kids once in Queensland for a joyflight over the Gold Coast. Didn't turn out to be much joy because our pilot spotted a shark and had to circle around and around until a boat could be sent out.

The 10-minute ride turned into about 45 minutes of pure hell for Dad. With his hatred (fear perhaps?) of flying, he never travelled much overseas. Once to China when it had just opened. Sadly the tour guide never arrived at the airport so that was also a shaky start in a country with very little English. I think Dad pretty much flipped out. And there was another trip to Bangkok I think.

So Mum swapped her travelling companion to her own mother and off they would go for a couple of weeks here and there while Dad stayed home and looked after the kids. Like many blokes back then, Dad did a mean barbeque but was pretty hopeless in the kitchen. I remember eating ham steaks and pineapple - with mash for about 14 days straight for dinner one time.

Dad retired when he turned 60. And then spent two years driving Mum mad by helping with the grocery shopping after checking out all the specials. Mum also had a thriving pottery business, selling at local markets at Red Hill and Mornington, and Dad decided that after 25 years she also needed a hand with that. Don't feel too sorry for her, I actually think it was quite nice revenge.

I never knew until after he died that he had, what was termed back then, a nervous breakdown. He used to catch the train to Melbourne to work and had days when he had to get off the train at some obscure station, literally catch his breath and calm his mind, and then climb back on the next one. Panic attacks? When Mum told me about this I asked: "What did you do?". She calmly said: "I told him, 'you are the breadwinner, so you'd better get on with it'." I kid you not.

Anyway, here I am in 2022, no Dad and no Mum, and I miss them. If you have both or just one, give them an extra hug. They don't last forever. Just sayin'...

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