The Local Issue 109 October 23, 2017

October 23, 2017 Issue 109 Up high with Liam Malone

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Front cover: Liam Malone is a second-generation arborist and is only too happy to get up high to check out the health of trees. And with bushfire season approaching it's also time to check out your own trees and powerlines. Read his story on page 37.

October 23, 2017 Issue 109 Up high with Liam Malone

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To honey bee or native bee, that's Lea's question

Clockwise, from above left, the blue banded bee, the reed bee, the sweat bee and the native resin bee Bee images: Lea Hannah Main image: Anthony Sawrey

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While they are the main pollinator for agricultural Lea has spent many years investigating native bees VERYONE knows what a bee looks like. crops worldwide, they are under threat from the varroa and knows their habitats, routines and most importantly They are those big things buzzing around how to see the things. For the most part they are tiny arrays of white boxes out bush, especially in mite, a parasite that attacks their colonies and has contributed towards the worldwide decline of the honey with some as small as four or five millimetres in length. springtime when every shrub is flowering.

The most common of these is the European honey bee; one of seven to 12 species of honey producing bees worldwide.

But did you know that Australia has thousands of its own bee species? Neither did I until I spoke to Lea Hannah, researcher in seed technology at the Rijk Zwaan vegetable seed company at Musk.

“In Australia there are four main families of bees with 2000 species, but only 16 of those are social (queen, drone and workers like honey bees),” says Lea. “The rest are completely solitary or only partially communal. But they are not just living away off in the forest; they are even in your back yard and now is the time to see them.”

When Lea started work at Rijk Zwaan nearly a decade ago the company was researching alternative pollinators to the honey bee.

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While it’s not in Australia at the moment, the bug has appeared in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand and the likelihood of an incursion is very high. So Lea was given the job of investigating local alternative pollinators such as native bees.

"We looked at a variety of species including the one commonly known as a sweat bee, a ground nesting creature that can be either solitary or communal, the resin bee, a solitary guy that nests in hollowed-out cavities, the reed bee which can be found nesting in old tree frond ferns, hydrangeas, tree peonies and fuchsias, and the blue banded bee which is another solitary ground nester and a buzz pollinator.

"All of them are very useful as natural pollinators and they have the additional advantage of not being affected by the varroa mite because they don’t have the same colony structure as honey bees.”

Not only that, but there are flies and wasps that mimic them. So how is one supposed to go about encountering shy native bees in their own garden?

"Well it’s just a matter of getting your eye in and knowing the difference,” Lea says. “I mean everyone pretty much knows what a honey bee is and they are quite big.

"But to find a native bee might be a matter of first going out with someone who knows. But once you recognise them you begin to see them everywhere: especially the blue banded bees, which are quite big and very cute.

"And, if you are growing things like potatoes or tomatoes, they really like those crops and you will see them in your garden. They also love lavender and any sort of blue flowering plant."

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Finding a forever home at Eganstown

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ELENA Smith was born in Carlton but grew up in Adelaide due to her dad moving the family there as he was in the starting team for Target Australia. Selena’s first job was modelling at four for Target’s first print run. Her mother was an art teacher and there were endless art supplies at hand as well as living in a house with a big productive garden and lots of art space.

Selena told her story to Donna Kelly.

“All my life I’ve been creative painting sets at school, kindy walls for my kids, art workshops at the kids’ schools, displays at Mitre 10 but I formally trained in art in Far North Queensland at 38. We were posted there with my husband’s military career and I’ve been working, teaching in art fields ever since.

“It felt like a natural transition to formally train once the kids were old enough, it was a natural pull to spend all day painting and drawing with other like-minded creatives. I loved attending art school and being immersed in all facets of the business of art.

“Mostly I paint in acrylic because it dries quickly but I always add mediums and texture to give it body and once a year I work in watercolour, painting poppies to exhibit in support of Legacy. This year I have almost finished 500 poppies and they will be exhibited at the Louis Joel Gallery in Altona next month.

“Art is part of who I am and it makes me feel peaceful and connected especially with the 20 moves in 26 years. It is a lovely feeling to be able to lose hours in creating an art piece and I suppose it’s a form of meditation for me.

“If someone spends five seconds looking at my art I have achieved. They have stopped and looked and I love that others are willing to part with their hard-earned cash for my work and I have sold all over Australia.

“I was managing art stores in Canberra and I collaborated with the HR department of Westfield to make the hoarding (outside of the building) more exciting to shoppers. Working with the public is always interesting and this way of working with me outlining and then guiding the public to 'colour in' on public walls is like a performance with extras who have not seen the script. We completed six fabulous giant colouring walls.

“We were looking for good soil and four seasons close to a capital city with character and somewhere we could put down roots. We were posted to Ballarat in 1997 and loved the area so three years ago we started looking for our forever home. We were so happy it only took a week to find the land, yet it took three years to build our cottage in Eganstown and after moving with the army 20 times we are both so happy to be here in our forever home. We are enjoying being members of a couple of local groups, planting a garden and creating memories.

“I am taking part in Artober and was in the Adult Landscape Prize for the Swiss & Italian Festa. I also have my annual poppy exhibition for legacy in Melbourne on November 10. I also offer workshops through Stone & Straw at Dry Diggings. I was fortunate to sell three pieces in a local gallery in Daylesford as we arrived in the area so that was a happy sign that we had found our space.

“Alongside a very good friend we created a working art studio for six artists in Far North Queensland and I enjoyed two years before we were posted. My dream would be to establish the same framework here, a supportive small group space to create in and sell from with other local artists.”

"My dream would be to establish the same framework here, a supportive small group space to create in and sell from with other local artists.”

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Yes, we have bananas, and orchids, and fuel

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AUL Ulrich is an ideas man.

A retired mining engineer with a surprising green bent, he moved to Little Hampton for “the peace” but he is not one to keep still for too long.

First, he built his shed on his two-hectare property, then a bungalow and finally his house. Well, not finally really, he then built a glass conservatory to keep the house warm in winter.

It worked so well that he realised he could grow plants more suited to tropical climes and so he did. And he has just offered me a piece of lady finger banana, chopped straight from the tree.

“Adrian from Glenlyon was growing bananas and gave me one. He was growing it in a pot and it was fruiting so I thought I would give it a try. I just like growing interesting stuff.”

The glasshouses came next.

“When I first came up I was going to grow veggies but I scored six trailer loads of orchids from a bloke down in Melbourne, so that got me fired up with the glasshouses business.”

There are two glasshouses now, with orchids and other bits and pieces, and another huge raised garden bed covered with netting for his berries. The property has a Trust for Nature covenant so there is an ongoing battle with wallabies and birds.

Paul is also a serial recycler. Two walls of his garden are built up with hundreds of tyres from Daylesford Tyres and there are interesting sculptures here and there, and dozens of empty plant pots – which will be returned to the tip for other recyclers.

“I love building something out of nothing. I lived in the bungalow while I built the house and then I built the conservatory and the glasshouses. But that’s it now. I am not building anything else.”

(That’s not quite right, as he later shows me the equipment he has built, and continues to tinker with, that creates his own bio-fuel. As I said, an ideas man.)

Paul said his love of gardening came from being the veggie gardener at home when he was growing up.

“Mum and I were always in the garden. So I guess I am a plant person from way back. And then I was sitting on a plane once, going to Tasmania to sell explosives, real right wing corporate life stuff, and I sat next to this bloke who grew waratahs.

“I had been thinking about selling nuts but he said ‘why don’t you try waratahs?’ and basically that’s how it started. I learnt to propagate them and even taught horticulture at Holmesglen. I like learning, I don’t get bored.”

Paul said when he left the mines department he also spent time growing plants to rehabilitate quarries. “I am an engineer but I am quite green.”

Apart from selling at the Trentham Farmers’ Market, the odd handyman job and learning to paint with Trentham artist Louise Otten, Paul is also kept busy working with the CFA attending fireguard meetings.

He realises where he lives, near the Wombat State Forest the fire risk for himself is high, as it is for many others.

“But I like it here – as long as you know the risks you’re OK. It’s people who don’t know the risks but think they do, they’re the worry.”

But back to his plants.

He says his favourite are flowers – and he points to a beautiful row of daffodils gently swaying in front of his conservatory.

“I really like flowers. I think there is nothing better than to look at a display of daffodils. Who can’t get some sort of joy out of looking at a display of daffodils?”

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Sparkles: back in the saddle again

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"If you had any empty bottles you would run out and give them to him and he would sell them and get the deposit back on them.”

Sparkles says he always loved horses. They were in the family, with his parents originally from the Mallee, they were always visiting his grandparents’ farm, which I was at the Radio Springs Hotel, on date night. A warm Tuesday and we had was where he learnt to ride on stockhorses. popped in after a day of super-sleuthing to have a couple of drinks.

When he was 19 he used to go riding with the YHA on a trail leaving on the I noticed Sparkles for his powerful grin and rouged 74-year-old bushman Saturday from Broadford to Strath Creek, camping in shearers’ quarters and then appearance and we struck up a conversation, a true bushy’s yarn where he had riding back again the next day after attending a dance with the locals on Saturday transported me to a place outside Tamworth on the back of the horse looking for a camp for the night. It was pure Australian mountain man gold and we teed up a time night.

Sparkles went on to became a cleaner at Sunbury Heights Primary School but in to have a chat.

Sparkles, AKA Gary Clark, was named after a horse he was riding once. “No-one 1989 with his mother’s looming passing, and his failing marriage, he rode with his son Adam on the Bicentennial National Trail. The horseman’s trail had been opened could remember my name so they nicknamed me after the horse and it stuck.” just a couple of months earlier by the great RM Williams who had proclaimed at the He came to the office door but it was obvious he was going to be uncomfortable in the air conditioning and so we made our way to a gum tree outside where we had a opening: “This is a trail where a man can poke along at his own pace and feel free, only then will he discover if his own company is good enough”. The trail stretches cuppa and got on with the interview. from Healesville to Cooktown, some 5330 kilometres.

He starts straight in with a poem about his passed dog Suey, titled OH! SUEY, Eleven months later with a huge number of stories of the trail and the characters, MY DOG. Sparkles, who had deviated from the trail a few times, finally departed it in Nebo, just west of Mackay. His son had already left the trail about “100 miles into Queensland, Suey was a little red kelpie bitch, About the best dog I’ve had — of course! for his own reasons”.

She travelled with me for many a mile, And rode in parades on my horse.

Sparkles returned to his employment at Sunbury Heights, retiring at 62 and She slept at the foot of my swag at night, As only a good dog would; buying 20 acres in Taradale where he now has his horses. He also “mucks around at She’d snap at the heels of my old pack horse, If he didn’t keep up as he should. the Kyneton Men’s Shed” and is a big advocate for it because of its ability to help with We were riding the mountains one stormy day, When a dingo bait struck her men’s mental health. down.

“You know, I have my stories but some guys have lived a simpler life and don’t I was powerless to do anything for her, ’Cos a vet was too far off in the town. even have stories to tell.”

She snapped at my hand as I picked her up, Her pain was just so intense; Fast forward to 2017 and Sparkles is working on a book or two with a plethora of To drop baits like this, I just don’t know, It seems not to make any photos and stories about the Australian bush and its characters. But he would love a sense. hand to help him get them into print.

So I carried her limp and lifeless form, Up in the saddle with me; Our cups of tea are empty, we share a firm handshake and the promise to get Eyes filled with tears as I cried like a child; I felt like a child, you see! together for another yarn some time soon. Hard work, but someone’s got to do it.

OU never know who you are going to meet. Indeed, a recent chance meeting at the Centre of the Universe introduced me to a bushman known as Sparkles.

On coming across a little bush hut, I dug for my Suey a grave, ’Twas a hell of a job to bury my dog, It’s so cruel having to bury a mate.

As I rode on without my best friend, I felt that my heart had been cut, For my Suey sleeps alone, In her grave, cold and damp, Above Happy Jack’s Plain, by Brooks Hut. No more will my Suey lick at my hand, Nor rest her red head on my knee, But as the years roll along. and I think of her still I know somewhere she’ll be waiting for me.

That was it for me, my eyes welling up with my own little kelpie Rosie only passing a couple of years back. I took a couple of minutes to compose myself and got on with the story of Sparkles.

He was born in Albert Park, in a little one-bedroom flat in St Vincent Place, and his first experience with horses was at the age of about seven. “I remember outside my bedroom window, the clip-clop, clip-clop of the milky then ‘whoa’.”

“And the baker's cart, ohh and the ‘bottle-O’, you know ‘bottle-O, bottle-O’. He was an old crippled bloke, a dirty old bugger with a flat-top cart collecting bottles.

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HREE things got my attention last week.

Yes, just the three. I was busy recovering from the week that was Kyle’s 50th birthday celebrations and it takes a bit longer these days.

The first is that the Daylesford Cinema, after months of being told it would be able to operate on weekends while construction of the new Hepburn Hub at the Rex building took place, was abruptly told, by Hepburn Shire Council, that was off the table. Apparently, someone had just discovered that the building would not comply with current fire and safety standards and so could not be open to the public. Really? They just realised this? Now call me sceptical, and I have been called worse, but surely someone on the building team, when they were told they would have to tidy up the work site each Friday for the public to enter on the weekend, would have twigged.

Anyway, the cinema volunteers, yes, they all volunteer their time and labour, were forced to scramble to find storage for everything from the candy bar to the projector. And films which had been booked for coming weekends were hastily unbooked. And then there is the not so small issue of money.

The cinemas only way of making money is to show films. And if they are not open, they are not showing films and they are not making money. So surely if the council has failed to cross the ts and dot the is (or is that the other way around and I know it needs an ’ between the i and the s but that’s not grammatically correct) then maybe they should offer some form of compensation.

The cinema might be not-for-profit but it is still a business. And what about some sort of time line of when it will be able to operate in its new position? If Christmas and the New Year come and go that is a huge dent in profits. Watch this space.

Anyway, that was one thing. Another thing that got my attention was the newly invented Community Journalism Day. I read about it last week.

We didn’t know about the Community Journalism Day so we decided to have our own celebration. Because we pretty much live and breathe community journalism every day of the year, 24/7, 365 days a year, we decided to hold a Non-Community Journalism Day. To give everyone a break from seeing us in the region's cafes, hotels, supermarkets, libraries, information centres and just wandering around the streets. We didn't even go to Coles or Woolies.

And now the last thing. I also read in another newspaper that they had an easy way to get published. All you need a mobile phone, tablet or desktop computer. Then you just head to their website, find the right section and upload your news and photos and hit submit.

Hmmm. Call me old-fashioned, but that's not how we run at The Local. Our easy way to get published is pick up the phone, call us with your idea, we then come and talk to you, take a photo, write the story and it's published. It's a tried and true method that's been working for many years now. We call it quality journalism. And it means everyone has a chance to have their say. As long as it's not stupid, of course. Just sayin’…

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The Facebook page is @proudlybornkyneton The community is invited to join in this celebratory count of past, present and future babies.

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Aileen Peer pours another batch of lemon myrtle products Words: Kate Taylor Image: Kyle Barnes

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“I wanted something that makes you feel good, EN years ago, Aileen Peer fell in love with something that uplifts you.” lemon myrtle – since then, she has built a And taking that opportunity that the fledgling successful business sharing her love with the

The mist spray, although not overly edible, is also multi-purpose.

“You spray it in the air and it’s anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal.

It’s very lemony, very citrusy, very uplifting. industry was providing wasn’t Aileen’s only great business world. move.

It works on the central nervous system to calm you, and It all started when Aileen found herself in love “I made it very niche, it’s lemon myrtle only, and it’s to uplift you. But if you spray it on your skin, it will also with the scent of the lemon myrtle, which is unique to body care.” keep away the mosquitos.”

Australia, and started buying anything and everything With a raw ingredient supplier on board, Aileen Now, the world has also fallen in love with Aileen’s with lemon myrtle in it that she could. began making her products and kept her focus on lemon myrtle, as her booming website sales attest.

But when she tried to find natural products with quality.

“I sell my products in a few select places around lemon myrtle in them, she couldn’t.

“It’s very pure and it’s very fresh when people Daylesford, but mostly I ship them around the world.

“After a while I thought, why don’t I make it myself?” get my product it’s freshly distilled oil straight to the Some of the places I haven’t even heard of, and I get a bit Aileen said. customer, it doesn’t sit around in warehouses. nervous wondering if their postal system is very good.”

So she turned her two-hectare Shepherds Flat “And artificial anti-bacterials strip your skin of all property into the perfect place to create beautifully the good things, but natural products have a lovely natural lemon myrtle products.

It was a plucky move, with the nation’s lemon myrtle protecting effect.”

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Caravan dwellers may be safe, but not yet

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The council supports further negotiations, says Cr Redwood. “The group that has organised the lobbying isn’t about to back down.”

State Caravan Parks Association president Steve Bartlett, a Geelong solicitor who is acting for the park owners, told The Local nothing had been heard from the council for three weeks. “The parties are hopeful,” Such a sunny outlook is not shared by the state’s he said. caravan parks chief, however, who says the many legal Two homelessness forums reflected “huge” constraints are unlikely to be overturned in the short community support, says Cr Redwood. “It’s amazing to term. get 70 people to write letters.”

Over 70 letters and a Hepburn Shire Council The residents pay $150 a week. “Their only assets resolution were sent to the State Government, backed are their cabins, and moving cabins is not easy,” Cr by strong personal lobbying of the Energy, Environment Redwood says. and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio and “Now we have a chance to share goodwill between Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas. all the parties so the elderly tenants have security and the Six long-term residents have been at the park for between 13 to 33 years, while five others moved in last owners have a continuous income.

“A positive result may well set a precedent.” year after being told by the park manager they could live Residents of Clunes and Creswick caravan parks are there permanently. In March they were ordered out to a benefit to the community, says Cr Redwood, “helping make way for tourists through more and better cabins those who come to stay”. and extra recreation facilities.

Daylesford has a two-year waiting list for Since then, two residents have gone part-time to community housing and at $450 a week for a threecomply with a six-year-old State Government ruling that, says Hepburn Shire councillor Kate Redwood, has bedroom house, commercial rents are seen as out of reach. Cr Redwood says Parks and Recreation never been implemented. staff estimate 10 people live rough in the bush near Among the residents is a couple in their 90s. The Daylesford. nine are reserving any comment until any deal is final.

Under what is known as a “grandfather clause”, they Words: Kevin Childs would be able to stay for the rest of their lives, but no new permanent residents would be allowed.

By law, park owners Anthony and Jodie Meechan are able to evict permanent residents. They are now in talks with the council.

HE people spoke and the government listened. Now the nine permanent residents of Daylesford Holiday Park may be a step nearer being safe from eviction in a move that could help the 5000 or so caravan park dwellers across the state.

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Cinema hiatus

HE Daylesford Cinema has closed its doors while construction starts on the Hepburn Hub at The Rex.

The cinema committee had hoped the cinema would stay open on weekends until the cinema was relocated to its new home at the front of the building.

But committee president Gina Lyons said despite “all the best laid plans and intentions for the cinema to continue to operate over the next few months”, they had been told it was not possible.

“Hepburn Shire Council has been advised that once works start on the building that it cannot be partly opened to the public as it does not comply with fire and safety regulations. This was not something we wanted to hear, but we understand this development was unforeseen by all involved.”

“It is disappointing as we hoped to be able to provide a limited service to the community during construction. The council will however, rejig the construction plan in light of this development, and we will have a better idea of the completion time frame this week.”

Ms Lyons said the committee would be taken through the site every week during construction to monitor progress. Volunteers will be taken through monthly. And while the committee was hopeful to be up and running again by the Christmas school holidays there was no updated time plan yet, she said.

“We will provide more updates to the community as they come to hand to keep everyone informed.”

Ms Lyons said the cinema and public toilets would be the first spaces to open in the revamped Rex building.

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Between a rock and a heart place

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OR over 70 years a great rock sat in a paddock in Basalt. At times the owner thought of dynamiting it.

Now, converted into a powerful one-tonne skull, it sits in the Ballarat Art Gallery, courtesy of Daylesford sculptor Josh Bowes, in pride of place between works by the renowned Damien Hirst and the prize-winning Australian painter Ben Quilty.

They are 250 items in a blockbuster show, Romancing the Skull, that celebrates the cranium in almost every possible way, from the macabre to the hilarious.

Bowes’s particular romance with his giant skull began with a yarn with his friend Rodney Baker on his Basalt Road property. Rodney certainly didn’t want the rock, so in a tense operation a bobcat lifted it onto Josh’s ute.

At home, he cracked it open and, to his initial dismay, found it badly fractured. Further exploration uncovered crystals and gems, which had been trapped within for aeons. At the gallery a bobcat was wheeled up to unload the skull, then a block-and-tackle manoeuvred it onto its plinth.

This latest work marks another step in Josh’s progress, which includes two sell-out shows in Sydney. A watercolour artist, printmaker (he sells them online) as well a sculptor, he is also renowned as both a teacher and maker in the art of drystone walls. He restored the handsome rock surrounds at the Spargo Creek Spring and is rebuilding an ancient barn at Kooroocheang, between Yandoit and Blampied.

Among the 300 or so at the opening night of the show were many who couldn’t resist giving the skull a rub, clearly opening their hearts to it.

The Hirst skull is a copy of the original which sold for $100 million 10 years ago. Sprinkled with diamond dust, the limited edition copy in Ballarat echoes Hirst’s platinum reproduction of a 18th-century human skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds, including a pear-shaped pink diamond in the forehead. The teeth are original, bought by Hirst in London.

Prancing, dancing skeleton images from Mexico combine with cutting satire, while the show also has work by Fiona Hall, Australia’s representative at the Venice Biennale in 2015, and multi-award winner Rick Amor.

Says Josh Bowes, “I’m happy to be asked to show in such great company, and to get a terrific reception.”

And just in case gallery-goers don’t get the message, the free beer on opening night came with skull labels and the words “memento mori”, a reminder of mortality.

Words: Kevin Childs | Images: Contributed The exhibition is on until January 28.

At the gallery a bobcat was wheeled up to unload the skull, then a block-and-tackle manoeuvred it onto its plinth.

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Kyle’s Rant

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O, I have turned 50 and can officially become a grumpy old man.

I intend to get right in on the act.

Maybe I will chime in on Facebook’s Grapevine or Woodend Ponderers - although they tend to moderate and stick to good news on their site, so I might have to go with Grapevine.

I was flicking through it the other day, with the news about the new youth drop-in centre.

Well, it turns out it was just a couple of kids who have graffitied that on the outside of the old IGA building. But there were rolling comments on how good it was and how much we need it and when will it open. Now I do agree there is a need for a youth centre, but I am sure if we do get one up and running, it will be announced with a bit more pomp and ceremony, than a couple of red swirls out of a spray can.

Anyway, back to my birthday. The week commenced with a stay in a retirement village. We actually rented a small flat for relatives there to help out with the motherin-law while she battled with one arm after a carpal tunnel operation.

Now her own place is nice and bright with no neighbours and a garden that should feature in one of those glossy home magazines, but our two-bedroom flat had furniture from the 1960’s complete with oily sweat marks and three single beds with rustling plastic liners and mattresses topped with candlewick bedspreads.

The kitchen lacked – well, a kitchen. It had benches but a fridge that was so small it looked like an esky with a motor and as for the oven and stove – there were none.

But there was a cassette tape player. WTF? Actually it wasn’t that bad but it was a bit timely with me getting older and a bit of a “what the hell have I been doing with my life?” moment.

Anyway a few days later the next watch arrived and we were out of there. Mind you, if you want someone to be productive in their business venture, park them in a retirement home for a few days with a computer. (I got all that “stuff you get around to one day” done.)

Then the weekend of my birthday came along. I invited the usual suspects, a rag tag bunch of reprobates from my old life on the Mornington Peninsula, and a couple of new mates from up here.

We rented a booth in a karaoke bar in Melbourne and sang dirges in the dark, at least I am guessing that’s what anyone outside of the booth would have thought.

I was busy wondering why I had wandered into the publishing game and not just concentrated on my best skill – clearly singing.

Around 3.30am the party ended and while it takes a lot longer to get over those nights these days, and you don’t bounce out of bed, it’s more of a groan, the alternative to growing older isn’t that great. So, I don’t mind being 50. Happy Birthday to me. Rant over…

"The kitchen lacked – well, a kitchen. It had benches but a fridge that was so small it looked like an esky with a motor and as for the oven and stove – there were none.

But there was a cassette tape player. WTF?"

EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS By

BRIAN NASH

“Villages of Hepburn Shire” Words by Warren Maloney

Kyneton Medical Centre welcomes Dr Karen O'Brien.

Karen welcomes her existing and any new patients.

Please call to make an appointment to see Karen at the Kyneton Medical Centre.

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Doctors available at the Kyneton Medical Centre include: Dr Christopher Priest, Dr Annamarie Perlesz, Dr Timothy Stobie and Dr Jennifer Delle-Chiaie.

9 Market Street, Kyneton Ph: 03 5422 1397 Ph: 03 5422 1915

Geelong Businessman, Mark Ward has ownership of the Mill Markets group and brings years of expertise to this amazing concept. The Mill Markets operate three massive venues located in Ballarat, Daylesford and Geelong. With a total of over 12,000 square metres of undercover floor space, (3 acres), treasure hunters have the opportunity to spend many hours browsing and meandering through the eclectic mix of products. There is a fantastic variety of home decor, furniture, records, vintage and new clothing, books, fine china, glassware, industrial items, jewellery, antiques as well as Australian pottery, homewares, memorabilia, retro fashions and collectables. We also have many stalls selling new products and have gift vouchers for those people who have everything!

All goods are from the 1850’s right through to present day. Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of dealers, which allows small business operators and collectors who otherwise could not afford the overheads of their own shops, to showcase their goods. This equates to a wide and diverse range of products, available and open to the public, seven days a week. Enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane through hundreds and thousands of items available for purchase at all three locations. With over 500 stall holders over three venues, there is always something for everyone. Travel The Amazing Mill Markets ‘Golden Triangle’ and enjoy quality food and coffee at each. All venues open 7 days 10.00am-6.00pm (excluding Christmas Day).

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Beautiful home-style environment at Hepburn House

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HRIS Soper will readily tell you that it’s the best place he’s ever worked – and soon, a rainbow tick and extension are set to make life at Hepburn House even better.

Already known for its beautiful home-style environment, Hepburn House is a government-funded aged care facility that provides all levels of care, from permanent to respite.

And in 2019, Hepburn House is set to open an additional 45 beds, with 15 dementia-specific beds, and 30 beds specifically for the LGBTQI community and friends.

“I cannot believe how friendly the environment is at Hepburn House – the staff and team work are fantastic,” Chris says.

A Personal Care Worker at Hepburn House, Chris is also active in the community - volunteering at Daylesford Cinema and also recently joining the ChillOut Festival committee – having lived in Daylesford with his partner Malcolm for the past 14 years “We have just celebrated out 30-year anniversary. We hope gay marriage is approved so we can formalise our strong commitment and love for each other.”

As a member of the Ageing With Pride committee at Hepburn House, Chris has been helping work towards the “rainbow tick” accreditation, which Hepburn House is hoping to achieve in February next year.

“I especially love how the Hepburn House residents have choices and how home-like the facility is,” Chris explains.

“I have worked in aged care for 20 years, and I’ll readily say I love working at Hepburn House more than any other place I have ever worked.”

The Ageing With Pride committee meets bi-monthly, with members consulting on how Hepburn House can best provide services to the LGBTQI community.

Anyone in the community interested in joining the Ageing with Pride committee can contact Dianne at Hepburn House on 5348 8100.

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Celebrating our amazing school communities

World Teachers' Day

2017

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ELD annually on October 5 since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. The 1966 Recommendation constitutes the main reference framework for addressing teachers’ rights and responsibilities on a global scale.

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This year, World Teachers’ Day commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel. Teaching personnel at institutions of higher education are often overlooked in discussions concerning the status of teachers. Like teachers at pre-primary, primary, and secondary levels, teaching in higher education is a profession requiring expert knowledge, specialised skills, and pedagogical competence.

World Teachers’ Day 2017 was celebrated under the theme “Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers” - with teacher empowerment reaffirmed as a top priority in all education and development strategies.

World Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually worldwide and brings together governments, multi- and bilateral organisations, NGOs, private sectors, teachers and experts in the field of teaching.

Teachers are the key to the achievement of the 2030 Education Agenda with the UNESCO Institute of Statistics, the world needs 69 million teachers if we are to achieve universal primary and secondary education by 2030.

The Local congratulates all teachers, schools, staff and school communities in the Central Highlands. Teaching is not an easy career choice and all teachers should be lauded for the work they do in teaching our students to become not only better educated but better citizens in our communities.

On the following pages are messages from some of the wonderful schools we are lucky enough to have in our region.

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Sacred Heart College Kyneton

Have you enrolled your child?

Sacred Heart College Kyneton is a Catholic Secondary School in the Mercy Tradition where students thrive in a vibrant learning and caring community.

Offering strong academic programs and diverse co-curricular opportunities, Sacred Heart College offers young people a balanced and engaging education, building the foundation for a vibrant life.

Limited places are available for students entering Year 7 in 2019 Applications for Year 7 2020 & 2021 are now being accepted

T: 5421 1200 E: dlawrence@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au W: www.shckyneton.catholic.edu.au A Ministry of Mercy Education Limited - ABN 69 154 531 870

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New app helping schools

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NEW app aimed at helping schools reduce their administration tasks has made a timely debut into the Australian market. Known as Skool Loop, it addresses a leading pain point for schools which are currently spending an unprecedented amount of time on administrative functions.

Amid growing concerns around burnout within the school principal profession, Skool Loop provides a simple, user-friendly process for schools to quickly and easily stay on track with administrative and communication tasks.

It contains features such as instant messaging, school calendar synchronisation, absentee messaging, newsletters and notices. It’s free, secure, and it doesn’t require any training commitment. In fact, schools are allocated an expert Skool Loop staff member who will set the whole thing up for them, free of charge.

A national survey of 929 principals released in Brisbane last month revealed that many principals are working up to 70 hours a week. Many report having lost the joy of the job, as they get bogged down in administration and compliance issues, including those around social media and communications.

“We’ve created Skool Loop as a way of helping stressed out principals and school administration staff,” said Skool Loop founder Sharlene Ealam.

“The research is clear. The most effective school principals are strong educational leaders who are not weighed down with administration. Skool Loop cuts to the heart of the nation’s school principal crisis, by dramatically reducing the amount of administrative time needed to undertake day to day administrative duties.”

With fewer teachers than ever putting their hand up to become school principals, Skool Loop helps schools reduce stress, cut through red tape and meet benchmarks.

Skool Loop is operated by Australasian company Advert Media. The company aims to provide all Australian schools with this user-friendly technology, free of charge.

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Live to be kind. Learn to be wise.

DAYLESFORD PRIMARY YANDOIT PRIMARY DRUMMOND PRIMARY We are Respectful We are Responsible Learners We are Honest and Trustworthy We are Caring and Compassionate We are Good Citizens

Here at Daylesford, Yandoit & Drummond Primary Schools, we believe that strong foundations are the key for the future learning of all children. Our comprehensive programs nurture the social, emotional, academic and creative potential in all of our students.

For further information or enrolment enquiries, contact Trevor Edwards, Principal on 03 5348 2480 DAYLESFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL 102-106 Vincent Street Daylesford 3460 (PO Box 20) Ph: 03 5348 2480 Fax: 03 5348 3958 www.daylesps.vic.edu.au

YANDOIT PRIMARY SCHOOL 74 High Street, Yandoit 3461 Ph: 03 5476 4286 Fax: 03 5476 4416 www.daylesps.vic.edu.au

DRUMMOND PRIMARY SCHOOL 9 Lauriston Road, Drummond 3461 Ph: 03 5423 9152 Fax: 035423 9363 www.daylesps.vic.edu.au

Sacred Heart College – A Vibrant Life

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ACRED Heart College Kyneton is a Catholic Secondary School in the Mercy Tradition where students thrive in a vibrant learning and caring community.

Enrolments welcome for 2018

The teaching staff at the College are fundamental to the students’ experiences both inside and outside the classroom, focusing on their general wellbeing as well as nurturing students’ development and success in the varied academic and co-curricular opportunities on offer.

Our teachers provide a breadth of expertise and experience supporting the wide range of interests and needs of our students, and regularly go the "extra mile" to ensure that, through applied learning, students gain a big picture understanding of the concepts being covered.

We value and commend our teaching staff for all they do to encourage our students to live vibrant lives throughout and beyond their secondary years.

Bullarto - Where the children greet the future

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ULLARTO Primary School is located in the beautiful forest location of Bullarto, Victoria.

Our unique school provides a comprehensive curriculum that encompasses your child’s academic, social and emotional needs.

Our school values of ‘where the forest meets the school and the children greet the future’ we embed into everyday learning where children pursue knowledge and wisdom in and outside the classroom.

Our children flourish because we encourage them to explore, experiment and ask questions and then guide them on how to find the answers in a relaxed atmosphere that encourages a love of learning and academic excellence.

Principal: Lee MacDonald Ph 03 5424 8244 Email: tylden.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

BULLARTO PRIMARY SCHOOL

Where the forest meets the school and the children greet the future

ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN 131 South Bullarto Road, Bullarto 3461 Phone 5348 5559 bullarto.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au http://www.bullartops.vic.edu.au

Our amazing school communities - Hepburn PS

Engaging, positive, safe learning environment

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Children have access to specialist programs in science, kitchen garden, music, art, drama, physical education, library and Italian.

All classes participate in the Cook in the Box program, and robotics has commenced for the Years 3-6 We are very proud of our Attitudes to School Survey children.

As part of the Wathaurung Sport Cluster, children results, which place us above the state average in areas participate in athletics, cross-country, tennis, basketball, such as: connectedness (sense of belonging), sense of inclusion, respect for diversity and a non-experience of soccer, netball, football and swimming.

School Wide Positive Behaviour and Bounce Back bullying. social skills and welfare programs are being implemented.

The school provides a comprehensive curriculum We continue to embed the recently determined values of across all learning areas, underpinned by literacy and numeracy. Significant investment in the Framework for Respect, Perseverance and Kindness.

Improving Student Outcomes (FISO) area of Excellence Enrolments for 2018 are currently being taken. in Teaching and Learning ensures evidence based If you would like a school tour, or to organise a pedagogical approaches.

World-renowned educational consultants have been transition day for your child, please contact the school on: 5348 2531 utilised to support this.

HE amazing staff at Hepburn Primary School work tirelessly to ensure an engaging, positive and safe learning environment where all children are cared for and valued as individuals.

"Above the state average in areas such as: connectedness (sense of belonging), sense of inclusion, respect for diversity and a nonexperience of bullying."

Proudly sponsoring our Glenlyon Group CFA Brigades!

SEE THE GLENLYON GROUP CFA BRIGADES IN ACTION AT THE DAYLESFORD SHOW SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 AT VICTORIA PARK, DAYLESFORD - ALL WELCOME! They’re big, they’re red.

Ever wondered what happens inside a CFA tanker?

The emergency pager goes off and the men and women of the Glenlyon Fire Brigades make their way to their respective stations.

The doors go up. Driver and crew leader in the front and the crew in back.

The driver asks “all in and seat belts on?” Then big red is eased out of the shed. Lights and sirens if it’s a code 1 response and the crew leader sending VICFIRE the turnout confirmation.

Travelling to the job and driver is on high alert while navigating the roads being shared with the public. Crew leader listening for VICFIRE updates and assigning responsibilities to the crew. The tanker arrives on scene, the driver decides on the best position, the crew leader gives VICFIRE the on scene message and control point name and the crew springs into action.

It’s just another turn out for the volunteers of the nine Glenlyon Group of Brigades.

Come to the display at the Daylesford show and see the trucks and equipment and talk to your local CFA Brigade members. See how this fantastic organisation works and maybe get involved yourself and while you’re there enjoy some time at the Daylesford Show.

Don’t forget that in an emergency always ring 000 and not your local fire station and before burning off always ring the CFA Burn Off line to register your burn off on 1800 668 511.

GLENLYON GROUP CFA BRIGADES AT THE DAYLESFORD SHOW - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25

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Standing up for the Hepburn Community

Over 150 years of service to the shires of Daylesford, Hepburn, Creswick, Clunes ,Trentham, Kyneton and surrounds.

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What's on @ the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre Life Drawing Sundays french classes tuesdays Community Art Space Thursdays Italian Classes Thursdays 8 Silken Movements Oct 16th-Dec 11th Poetry group Oct 16th-Dec 18th Wu Style Tai Chi for Beginners & Advanced Oct 16th-Dec 11th Drawing & Painting A La Carte classes Oct 18th -Dec 20th iPads & Devices Oct 20th-Dec 1st Intel Computer Basics Oct 20th-Dec 8th Instagram Masterclass Oct 23rd Somatic Exercise Oct 24th-Dec 5th Tapestry Weaving Oct 25th-Dec 6th Food Safety Handler Oct 26th Responsible Service of Alcohol Oct 30th W h o l e s o m e C o o k i n g c l a s s e s Nov 6th-Dec 11th Men's Group FREE info session Nov 13th then Nov 20th-Dec 11th First Aid Nov 17th Alexander Technique Nov 23rd-Dec 14th Spaces still available in Massage, Community Services and Hair & Beauty

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Money with Matt Hi Matt, I saw something on the TV about banks changing the way they transfer money to each other. As a business owner, does that mean I will get paid faster from customers? - Ken, Daylesford Hi Ken, I am pleased to say that my simple answer to this is yes! There are changes being made to the Australian banking system which will allow transactions to occur in real time, even between different banks. Therefore, your customers can pay you in real time, regardless of where they do their banking.

The old excuse of “didn’t I transfer you that money?” will become as effective as the “dog ate my homework” adage. Australian banks have taken the initiative to build the system, which can also provide information for different types of business structures, including SMSFs. Given the decline of cash withdrawn from ATM machines, more transactions are becoming electronic.

The scary result of this is that the ATO can obtain more and more information about taxpayers. This new system is also going to increase the amount of data that goes with each bank transaction, which allows bookkeepers and business owners to code entries in their bookkeeping program much faster and with more accuracy.

Whilst this is great for accuracy, there is more pressure on accountants and business owners to report the income and expenses correctly.

In previous columns, I have touched on the concept of “data matching” with regard to the tax affairs of individuals and small business in Australia. In summary, this alluded to the ability of the Australian Tax Office to obtain information from banks and other institutions in regard to income you have earned, and expenses that you have incurred in any financial year.

The old saying of “we won’t tell the ATO about that one” is now almost useless as chances are, the ATO will already know what you have earned and spent anyway.

With this new system, taxpayers won’t be able to hide much at all. As I always say, there’s no point in trying to beat the system, because lately the system is two steps ahead of you at all times!

I can see a time in the future where physical cash becomes obsolete, and the importance of electronic bookkeeping programs such as MYOB and Xero will become more and more important. Most people will not like this change, but as a self-confessed accounting nerd, I’m secretly okay with it!!

- Matt

Matt Richardson is an accountant with MOR Accountants. His advice/opinion is not necessarily that of The Local. But we like him.

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Daylesford Community Op Shop and Daylesford & District Xmas Cheer would love to give our sincere thanks to Jan Pengilley for many years of volunteering.

Your contribution to our community has benefited so many people across Hepburn Shire.

HOUSE.LAND.HOME.

Your local real estate guide to the Central Highlands

House.Land.Home.

HEPBURN SPRINGS 106 MAIN ROAD

TIME TRAVELLER Take a step back in time, and then swiftly travel into the present at this fascinating and versatile property in the heart of Hepburn Springs village.

Enter via the traditional former residence to Moongate Oriental Antiques, a richly decorated and spacious retail gallery. Continue through to the elegantly theatrical 2BR private residence with stunning views over Doctors Gully, and then downstairs to the self-contained 1BR guest apartment - the highly rated Moongate Accommodation.

Occupying a large corner allotment with Commercial zoning, this superbly presented and substantial property offers a combination of glamorous residential living with versatile commercial/residential opportunities. ௭ 3 º3 Ê 4 FOR SALE PRICE $1,285,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

DAYLESFORD 6/32 KING STREET

LAKE DAYLESFORD COUNTRY LIFESTYLE APARTMENT An indulgent country lifestyle awaits at this architecturally-designed, multi-level 2 bedroom apartment with direct access to Lake Daylesford.

Currently managed by Dayget (Lake Daylesford Lodge 6), the property is one of 7 within the Lake Daylesford Lodge complex and demonstrates impressive occupancy rates. A stylish low maintenance property suited to private country apartment living or continue as luxury holiday accommodation.

௭ 2 º2 Ê 1 FOR SALE PRICE $660,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

HEPBURN SPRINGS 40 MAIN ROAD

COUNTRY MAGIC Vintage and contemporary styles merge effortlessly in this gorgeous 3 bedroom home situated on a huge allotment of approx half an acre, and perfectly located halfway between Daylesford and Hepburn Springs. Full of personality, this deceptively large, original miner's cottage has been skillfully renovated and extended to create a stylish split level residence providing spacious and relaxed living.

Currently tenanted, so inspections are by advance appointment only.

௭ 3 º1 Ê 2 FOR SALE PRICE $590,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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GLENDARUEL 1337 COGHILLS CREEK ROAD OLD GLENDARUEL SCHOOL CIRCA 1880 Located in the heart of the Goldfields, “The Old Glendaruel Primary School” was built around 1880 and operated until the mid-1950’s as a school and teacher’s residence. It was used in the 1970-90’s as a school camp and has recently undergone a fabulous conversion into residential accommodation. The unique and historic 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom property is situated on 4026m2 (just over 1 acre). Offers magnificent original features including the school room with its double height, mansard ceiling, double sided brick fire place and the original ablution block has been renovated into a unique offering.

௭ 4 º2 Ê 2 AUCTION Saturday 28th October at 12:00pm CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

SOLD

WHEATSHEAF 15 GAYS ROAD

BUSHLAND RETREAT ON 5 ACRES A relaxing bushland property of 5 acres in Wheatsheaf, just 10 minutes from Daylesford. This renovated home boasts 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, bright and light modern extension with high roof lines and double glazing, home office, alfresco decking and an abundance of native wildlife at your doorstep.

Currently being used as a permanent residence, this property would also be perfect for the ultimate country weekender. This lovely home invites you to take some time out and enjoy country living.

SOLD

௭ 3 º1 Ê 4 SOLD PRICE $469,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

DAYLESFORD 73A DUKE STREET

HOUSE PLUS Escape the hectic pace of city living at this 3059 sq mtr tranquil property in Daylesford. Located just a short walk to Lake Daylesford, Daylesford Primary School, cafes, walking tracks and the Boathouse Café. This elevated 2 bedroom home with commanding views is currently let on the permanent rental market and showing good returns. There is also a self-contained Granny Flat equipped with 10 solar panels. Live in the main house and rent out the flat or use as a studio.

௭ 2 º1 Ê 2 SOLD CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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3. All of the sub trades that partner with Realistic Kitchens & Bathrooms are tidy, reliable and efficient and best of all, we organise them for you.

4. We take pride in completing your dream project on time and on budget.

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2017 CRESWICK GARDEN LOVERS WEEKEND SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER, 9.00am-5.00pm SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER, 9.00am-4.00pm Visit and enjoy seven diverse private gardens and chat with their creators. Entry fees are just $5 per garden. Children are free.

Tickets can be purchased on the day at the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre, 19-21 Victoria Street. This is also the collection point for maps. Please note that there are no EFTPOS facilities at the venue, but there are two ATMs in town. Online bookings are available at www.trybooking.com/309144.

Other highlights include Creswick Garden Club’s Flower Show, plant sales, basket weaving, ceramic and glass garden decorations and a floral art exhibition, and more.

Visit iconic commercial gardens and nurseries including: Lambley Gardens & Nursery; Brenlissa Nursery; Bells Water Gardens; Newlyn Antiques & Cottage Garden Nursery; Maze House; and Overwrought Sculpture Garden & Gallery.

A big thank you to our sponsors, Hepburn Shire Council and Creswick Neighbourhood Centre.

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Feature walls

This is an old decorating trick to bring impact to an area of the house. Be sure it is architecturally defined – that is, it stops at corners, not the middle of a smooth wall. Try to echo colours that are already in the room – say, orange wall to go with orange cushions and an orange vase.

Lamps and cushions

Lamps and cushions can easily bring about changes to the style of a room.

Sofas are best covered in a plain, or textured, fabric as printed fabrics are limiting when it comes to accessories and adding other fabrics to a room. Cost is generally an indication of quality when it comes to sofas, upholstered chairs and furnishing fabrics. Watch out for bargains, but always steer yourself towards plain and textured fabrics.

Window coverings

These can be both effective and affordable. Cut-to-size Holland blinds are a good temporary solution for privacy, as are fine bamboo roll-up blinds. You could have curtains made from lining fabric, then go on to use these as the actual lining when you have curtains made.

Insulation

Be aware of how useful insulation is in a house. If it is effective your heating bills will be lowered and your house will remain cooler in the hot months and keep your house warmer in winter. Curtain lining can be helpful, especially if it just grazes the floor as it will stop draughts. Insulate any walls in a new addition to the house, and be sure to insulate the ceilings as this will not only help with heating and cooling, but will make rooms more soundproof.

Garden Rooms

Think of the garden as a room in the house. We all tend to gravitate outside when we can so make sure there are some weather-proof comfortable chairs and a table nearby. Plan and create a courtyard somewhere near to the kitchen or living rooms, and perhaps cover it with a pergola. Plant herbs and salad greens in pots, establish scented flowers and shrubs nearby and be aware of the sun’s movement and add a shade tree if needed – a deciduous variety will allow sun through in winter.

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Letter to the editor

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REAT article about the Love Rox in The Local (October 9, Issue 108). Just letting you know I found one at The Message Tree at the Lost Children’s Monument at Musk. So far it is still there.

We often have small gifts left for the lost children by people visiting but often they don’t stay long. I have a few that have stayed longer than usual this time. Hopefully the Love Rox token will stay a while so others can appreciate the thought that went with it. Please thank ‘Anonymous’ for her thoughtful addition to the Message Tree. She and I have probably crossed paths many times.

I see you have also gone on Glenn’s tour in the same edition. His tours are well worthwhile.

Also, that little film being made for the Daylesford Historical Society is in full swing with Malcolm McKinnon interviewing several people regarding what the event in history means to the people of today; what we can learn from the tragedy in regards to coming together as a community to ensure the safety and wellbeing and future of our children in every capacity of their lives. To have them confident in their own abilities and to survive through the difficulties and joys and challenges that face today’s generations and beyond no matter which demographic they happen to be born into.

- Yvonne Fix, Musk

Peace and camaraderie for men Health partners

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"This was followed by a decade to regain and build my health and a lifetime working at understanding the human condition and how we might find more purpose and joy in life.

“My initial formal education was in drama and This group is for men who wish to connect with a better sense of self, inner peace, and camaraderie in life. media studies teaching briefly in the school system and then many years on the road (within Australia) Each session will consider various themes of what researching alternative ways of living. After a time being makes and fulfils a man; connecting with what is important to you personally as well as, as a group. Each homeless I found a sanctuary where I could withdraw session will also include a presentation of ideas, various completely for several years to live alone and dedicate myself to rebuild my health. guided activities, including relaxation, understanding “I also spent these years studying diet and exercise inner issues and honest conversation. We will explore and Eastern wisdom including Zen, Taoism, Sufism, finding more connection and joy in life, in a safe and Jungian psychology, Martial arts, spiritual psychology, respectful group environment.

Participant numbers are necessarily limited and there Theosophy and Hasya Yoga.

“For 10 years I lived with, and worked alongside will be a minimum age of 18.

(Daylesford) psychologist, author and spiritual healer The group will be facilitated by Arjuna Tarajyoti Govinda developing Deva Wings Publications Govindamurti who has spent more than 35 years researching what makes for optimal mental well-being, and took over as director of The Transformational College of Education after she died in 1999. wholeness and purpose in life.

“For four years I ran a free community activity Author of memoir Towards the Lion, Arjuna travels ‘The Daylesford Laugh Club’ every Saturday and widely as an educator, workshop facilitator and musician. developed this work into stress management sessions for Arjuna said he continues to experience that no matter organisations and corporate groups. After several years how many difficulties life may bring, there is always the of corporate and organisational work I decided to relax a option of hope, wholeness and inner peace. bit more and enjoyed a regular job at The Sovereign Hill “I have lived in Daylesford since 1989 and dearly enjoyed it as my home and sanctuary ever since then. I Museums.

“In 2012 after a marriage separation I went on the have travelled widely over the past 30 years but always road again seeking inner peace and the opportunity to felt Daylesford dear to my heart. continue publishing books on spiritual and psychological “I still travel regularly, often working in Scandinavia wellbeing and developing my music both locally and in offering concerts of music to uplift the spirit and heal Europe.” the heart, also assisting in running workshops on various topics to do with holistic health and healing.

These journeys have taken me many times to Denmark, Details: 5348 3569 or daylesford@ourneighbourhood.org.au Iceland, Ireland, Norway and the UK. I am also fortunate to have made several pilgrimages to Uluru and Kata Tjuta National Park in Central Australia where I get extra clarity about life and re-connect with desert peace.

“My main focus for over three decades has been to understand what makes for holistic health and wellbeing, especially in the area of optimal mental health. This path was necessary for me after I experienced overwhelming stress and poor health in my younger years.

FREE introductory evening for “A Men’s Group” will be held at the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre on Monday, November 13.

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EPBURN and Macedon Ranges shires health services are looking at ways to enhance co-operation and joint services.

The Boards of Hepburn Health Service and Kyneton District Health are exploring partnerships together.

Since April, with the support of both boards, KDH’s Maree Cuddihy has been joint chief executive officer.

This cooperation led the neighbours to consider ways of working more closely together, and to investigate potential partnership models.

“This opportunity gave our health services the impetus to look at how we might collaborate to locally meet future health needs,” said Hepburn Health Service chair, Phillip Thomson.

“Having a more regional focus on the health needs of the community could lead to enhanced and expanded services that will benefit the towns and communities right across our region.”

Kyneton District Health board president Peter Matthews said the project stemmed from a commitment to place-based and community-centred health.

“We want to improve patient care and community health outcomes by maintaining local leadership of sustainable, long-term and high-quality services,” he said.

Communities can be reassured that their local health service will continue to service local needs.

“This is a genuine attempt to discover if our health services can become better by sharing skills, staff, infrastructure, and scale,” Mr Thomson said.

A joint working group is currently reviewing population health trends and services data, to identify areas of partnership potential.

Local people will be invited to contribute to the exploratory conversations in early 2018.

The community consultation that emerges from this engagement process will guide the boards’ decisions about next steps.

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Fabulous fare on offer at Two Greens and Me

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And the chips were served in a very cute mini frying RECKON Two Greens and Me at the Daylesford basket and nice and crisp. More like french fries than Bowling Club must have one of the best views your standard chips. in the town - and some of the most affordable, They all went pretty quickly - with Kyle even stealing and delicious, dining.

We headed there for lunch last Friday and got a spot by the window overlooking the town and forest beyond.

It's a place you could easily settle in - with a round of drinks at the bar just $10 for a glass of chardonnay and a pot of beer.

And it draws a crowd. Around the room were groups of women and a few blokes, who were clearly in for the long haul. The women were waiting on desserts while the blokes looked like they were enjoying some time out solving the problems of the world.

Drinks sorted, we had a look over the menu which has 10 lunch choices along with a bowl of wedges ($8).

The most "expensive", if you can call it that, is the Grain Fed Black Angus rump steak with a choice of sauces at $23. But most offerings are under the $20 mark.

I was tempted by the Virginian ham steak and pineapple ($14) with salad and chips. Yes, a former 70s staple but I still cook it at home now and again.

But I decided on the Fish and Chips ($18) - battered and served with homemade tartare, a side salad and chips.

It was just right. The fish was very moist, falling off my fork and the batter on the three pretty big fillets was perfect.

Now sometimes the salad and chips are a bit of an afterthought but my salad was really nicely dressed with plenty of different leaves to keep you going back for more.

one fillet and quite a few chips while I enjoyed my salad.

Last time Kyle was here he had the Chicken Parma ($20) which was a winner, but he had a bit of hankering for a steak.

That Black Angus was tempting but he settled on the Bookmaker Sandwich ($12) with two generous pieces of grilled steak with French mustard, chips and aioli. The steak was perfectly cooked and rested, just a pink tinge to it, and the hit of mustard brought it all home. A winner.

You can really tell that chef and boss Craig is back in charge, adding his flair to every meal and making Two Greens and Me a very popular part of the region's dining scene.

Right, desserts. They are all just $8 and there are five to choose from. Think Chocolate Mud Cake, Homemade Tiramisu, Sticky Date, Banana or Pineapple Fritter, or Blueberry Cheesecake. No wonder that group of women were hanging in there!

Meanwhile, the club itself has upped the ante with a host of events to keep everyone happy from Barefoot Bowls, which started last week and is always fun, to Disco Bingo and Trivia Nights. See their advert below for all the details!

So, if you haven't been for a while it's time to head back to the Daylesford Bowling Club and Two Greens and Me. You won't be disappointed.

Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes

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Gig Guide The Spa Bar, Daylesford

Live Piano Improv - Wednesday, October 25, 7pm-10pm Cope Street Parade - Thursday, October 26, 7pm-10pm.

DJ Beats with DJ Trent Niske - Friday, October 27, 9pm-11pm Blacktone Radio - Saturday, October 28, 7.30pm-10.30pm Live Piano Improv – Wednesday, November 1, 7pm-10pm Z-Star Delta – Thursday, November 2, 7pm-10pm.

DJ Beats with Clay Ravin – Friday, November 3, 9pm-11pm The Howling Owls – Saturday, November 4, 7.30pm-10.30pm

Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn

Nat Allison – Saturday, October 28, 8.30pm Blacktone Radio – Sunday, October 29, 5pm Croaky Karaoke – Friday, November 3 Karise Eden – Saturday, November 4, 8pm

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs

Peasant Moon – Friday, October 27 Buck Jr. - Saturday, October 28 Stand Up Comedy – Sunday, October 29 The GP - Friday, November 3 Five Mile Sniper - Saturday, November 4 Next Episode - Sunday, November 5 Jazz Deuce - Friday, November 10

French Dressing for Salads with Tonia Todman There is nothing that quite beats a good French dressing for salad greens.

It’s perfect with the multitude of lettuce leaves available to us – just take a stroll through a good green grocer and become inspired. Remember to wash your salad greens well in cold water, pat dry in a tea towel and leave in the damp towel in the fridge to drain and crisp. If no-one is watching, gather up the wet leaves into the centre of a clean tea-towel, take hold of the four corners tightly then fling the bundle around your head several times. The result is clean, almost dry leaves, but you will have to explain if someone sees you!

I make this dressing up by the bottle, and leave it in the fridge. If the fridge gets too cold and the oil solidifies – simply stand it in a sink of warm water to have it pouring again. The quantities given will make a generous amount, but, generally speaking, the proportions needed for whatever quantity you make are 2 parts good olive oil to 1 part white vinegar, to half part lemon juice.

1 cup good olive oil ½ cup white wine vinegar ¼ cup lemon juice 1 scant dessert spoon sugar 1 teaspoon seeded mustard 1 large clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped Pinch salt, ground pepper Chilli flakes? Egg yolk?

Mix all the ingredients together and shake well. The result is that the oil and vinegar emulsify and form a creamy, thickish liquid.

Taste the dressing and decide what you need to alter. Does it need a little more sugar, a little more lemon juice – and so on. Be careful in adding these things – a little goes a long way. For a final touch, add an egg yolk to the mixture and shake vigorously – this will mix the yolk well into the mixture, thicken it even more and create more deliciousness!

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Brett Franke with Temple of Tunes - Friday, November 3, 8pm

Scrub Hill Church, Scrub Hill

Dave Graney & Clare Moore – Sunday, November 19

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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too!

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VERYONE loves a good meal deal. So here are the dining establishments offering great food and great prices!

Saturday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Tastings at Bellinzona, Hepburn - free wine tasting of up to six choices of regional wines when you order a pizza, platter or purchase a bottle of wine.

Monday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian option available.)

Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Frugal Foodies - $20 Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs - Locals' Night - 2-courses $35, 3-courses - $45

Tuesday:

Sunday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and a glass of wine - $45 Old Hepburn Hotel - Sunday roast - two choices of meat with all the trimmings $15 from noon until sold out.

Every day

Perfect Drop, Daylesford - five courses - $55 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20

Casa El Ray, Daylesford - burrito with fries $17, spud with soft drink $17 and three tacos with soft drink $20

Wednesday:

Happy Hours:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Frugal Foodies - $20 The Spa Bar, Daylesford - $10 pizza

Perfect Drop, Daylesford, has a Happy Hour, Thursday to Monday, from 4pm to 6pm with $12 cocktails and $2 oysters.

Raffles:

Thursday:

Fundraising raffles for local organisations are held on Friday evenings at The Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn and The Farmers Arms Hotel, Daylesford.

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Schnitzel Night - 5pm-7pm- $15 Frank and Connies - $30 for a dinner and a glass of wine The Spa Bar, Daylesford - $10 pizza

Friday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and a glass of wine - $45 Tastings at Bellinzona, Hepburn - free wine tasting of up to six choices of regional wines when you order a pizza, platter or purchase a bottle of wine.

5000 Club - three-course lunch at Christ Church Anglican Hall, Daylesford

18 wines by the glass.

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Long lunch at Kyneton Mollongghip Poetry Slam

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HE inaugural Kyneton Long Lunch will be held at the Mechanics Institute on Sunday, October 29 from noon.

The event, organised by the KC&LC and The Community Lunch Project, will feature locally sourced seasonal produce with the assistance of wellknown Kyneton chefs and a mix of local musicians will add another flavour to the festivities. Fine wine and coffee will be available to complement the two-course lunch.

Personality Tonia Todman will be on hand to officially open the lunch and address the crowd on the importance of the Lunch Project and the community spirit it evokes.

The Community Lunch team hopes this event will become an annual fundraiser.

All proceeds from the Kyneton Long Lunch ticket sales will go towards the work it does in bringing the community together each week to share a meal, encourage community involvement and combat isolation among some of our more vulnerable residents.

Tickets for the two-course shared meal available via www.kynetonclc.org.au The Weekly Community Lunch is held each Wednesday at 12.30pm at the Mechanics Institute in Kyneton.

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ADE in heaven is this year’s Mollongghip Poetry Slam theme with plenty of room to swing it sentimental, contrary or ironic.

There are two new judges, otherwise the winning formula remains much the same. Two-minute original poems; amateurs preferred. A grand champion is selected by the judges and a people’s choice is selected by the audience.

MC is Mark Grant.

Kids get to recite in the 1st half. There is a licensed bar and a Mollongghip supper spread will top it all off at the end of the night.

The date is Saturday, November 11 with poets registering at 7pm. The event is free for poets; $10 for non-poets. Bring a plate for supper. The bar is open at 7pm, with proceedings beginning around 8pm.

IT’S SPRING BARBEQUE TIME WITH OUR NEW SEASON LOCAL LAMB & PORK

GENUINE LOCALLY GROWN BEEF, LAMB & PORK Our prime lamb & aged beef is produced on the family farm ‘Green Hills Natural’ near Malmsbury & the beef aged in our Daylesford shop.

Our ethically raised pork is from the ‘Beyond Free Range’ McIvor Farm in Tooborac and the free range poultry from local suppliers also in Central Victoria.

Where possible everything else is sourced locally.

DMC is a well known Daylesford icon supplying the locals and visitors with genuine local produce for over 50 years. Our expert butchers make a select range of specialist sausages including our famous ‘Bull Boar’, another Daylesford icon.

OUR GOURMET RANGE OF HOUSE-MADE SMALLGOODS Bacons, Chorizo, Terrines, Ham Hocks, Strasburg, Pastrami & more.

The Daylesford Meat Co. is an experience not to be missed so come in and talk with the friendly people who make and prepare your food.

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Memory Man Rob

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YDNEY-based Rob Mitchell is known as the Memory Man and he performs storytelling and reminiscence shows to entertain residents at aged care facilities.

Ten years ago, Rob decided to reach out to new audiences and take his shows to rural locations throughout eastern Australia, as part of his annual “holidays”. Rob will be staying at Daylesford (for the first time) later this month and performing his unique show for the residents of Hepburn House on October 30.

Rob has always been interested in other people’s stories, right from school days when he would be spellbound listening to his high school history teacher’s tales of the past. However rather than pursuing his real interests what followed for this babyboomer was an unspectacular career in corporate finance and it took the death of his father in 1996 and a near-death experience of his own a few years later for him to seek a completely new direction, one more in keeping with his real passions - stories and memories.

Rob reinvented himself as the Memory Man where he records family life stories and uses them (with copyright permission) as well as the five senses and old household memorabilia to engage with seniors in a series of reminiscence pantomimes at aged care facilities and other community organisations.

The memory triggers Rob uses in his shows are items from yesteryear such as Reckitt’s blue bags, Bex headache powders, and sand soap, housed in wooden boxes covered with old postcards and in old Globite suitcases.

“I reckon I learn just as much from folk in the audience as they do from me."

Rob’s interview with his dying father in 1996 led to a book Scone Larrikin which was published by the NSW State Library the following year and signalled the start of hundreds of oral history recordings for other families and an ongoing professional relationship with the Oral History Association of Australia.

In 2005 Rob self-published another book, 1001 Questions for Life Stories (now in its 6th edition) to help people record memories for their own families.

The Memory Man 2017 Show Spring Tour will be at Hepburn House on Monday, October 30 from 2pm.

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Out & About 35

Dolly: a girl's best friend

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OLLY Diamond is thrilled to be spending a festive night in Spa Country in her favourite town, Daylesford.

On the eve of her 15-year anniversary as part of the ChillOut Festival, Dolly couldn’t pass up the opportunity to enjoy a night of yuletide fun at the Daylesford Hotel with her good friend Luke Gallagher by her side.

There will be a few well known Christmas songs (given the Diamond treatment) and, of course, some of Dolly’s well known classics.

An evening full of cheer with a very special twist, Dolly Diamond returns to Daylesford with Ho Ho Oh. Dolly Diamond's Christmas Cracker for one night only on Friday, November 24.

Ho Ho Oh. Dolly Diamond's Christmas Cracker sees this awardwinning diva romping through a collection of well-known songs – some of them Christmas songs, among many others.

A much-loved act who is originally from the UK and who has called Australia home since 2009, Dolly Diamond has proven herself to be one of the country's finest comedy cabaret talents. She proudly became an Australian citizen in 2014.

Ho Ho Oh. Dolly Diamond's Christmas Cracker will be held at the Daylesford Hotel on Friday, November 24 from 6.30pm.

Link: www.daylesfordhotel.com.au/hohooh

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Digging the dirt Growing up, as I did, among the pots and plots of my grandfather's Adelaide nursery, I was bound to glean a lot of knowledge about what makes plants tick at a very early age.

Things like "If grandpa wanted to save space by putting all of the different new fuchsia cuttings into one big pot instead of all those little ones, I'm sure he would have asked you!", or “No! Those bean seeds are for selling, not for feeding the cocky!".

I also learned at about the age of three, what "Don't ever go near the air-raid trench near the potting shed" meant, when I found myself face down in about four inches of muddy water. Fortunately, one of the "land girls" heard the splash and soon had me out.

During the war, much of the property was given over to growing vital crops of vegetables and my grandparents billeted five young refugee women from Batavia, capital of the then Dutch East Indies.

But, of all my father's important and pithy sayings the one I best remember is this…“I'd rather pot a shilling plant into a pound's worth of soil, than a pound plant into a shilling's worth of soil”. It makes even more sense if the plant is an exotic orchid or other rare or expensive variety.

No matter how vigorous and healthy your plants may be when you purchase or rear them, their ultimate success depends almost entirely on the soil in which they are planted. Whether it be a container or garden bed. It's a common mistake to assume that a heavy dose of fertiliser and regular watering will ensure a long healthy life.

Not every garden is blessed with naturally occurring friable, organically rich loam, but it is possible in the worst possible growing situation to create your own.

Obviously, with container-grown plants, it's just a matter of visiting your local garden centre or hardware store and purchasing a bag or two of the better grade of potting mix.

Good garden soil should be of a texture that will hold plants securely in place, slowly release plant foods to the roots over a long period and retain moisture like a sponge - at the same time allowing surplus water to gradually drain away and not lie in pools around the roots.

In beds and borders soil may usually be improved without needing to remove any of it simply by digging it over and mixing in humus, or compost - even finely shredded newspaper – but not The Local! This is especially so in sandy type soils.

Dried lawn clippings, horse manure and, of course worm castings, if you are clever enough to have a worm farm, add bulk to the soil as well as nutrients.

In heavier clay soils and poorly drained beds there are two ways of attacking the problem. The first is to replace a spade's depth of existing soil with good loam with a mixture of sand and compost.

But because it is possible that you might be removing the only semblance of reasonable topsoil, and this is the second way, I prefer to raise the level of the actual bed with a border of sleepers, bricks or racks and the dig over the bed, adding a 25-30 centimetre depth of a mix of one-part sand, one-part loam and one-part well-rotted compost, lucerne hay or one of the commercially available bales of sugar cane or other mulch materials. Lime should be added if the soil is acidic and a complete fertiliser applied in accordance with details on the package.

Next time I'll delve into the compost heap and tell you more about enriching the soil.

Images: Who says winter is drab? These two deciduous late winter flowering beauties certainly bring light and life to any winter's day.

Above top, Magnolia soulangeana, the Chinese magnolia. A compact growing tree smothered with delicate blooms that can be anything from creamy white, to rich claret, and above bottom, kerria Japonica plenaflora or Japanese rose is a delightful compact deciduous shrub which flowers profusely with dainty rose-like blooms from late winter into spring. A single form is also available.

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Maintenance the key for healthy trees

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IAM Malone is a second-generation arborist. He started work with his father in Melbourne but now runs Malone Tree Services after moving to the Central Highlands 12 years ago.

The move came after meeting his fiancée, Briana, a local, and the couple now has four children, raising their family at Glenlyon.

Liam studied at Melbourne University’s Burnley Campus in Melbourne, graduating with a Certificate 3 in Arboriculture in 2002.

Most of Liam’s clients are locals looking for tree removal and basic maintenance for trees like pruning, needing mulch, or even like one of his latest jobs, asking for a specific sized trunk to slice a very outdoorsy wedding cake plate.

“The wedding cake is a first but we do get requests for stepping stones for mulch gardens and that sort of thing,” Liam said.

Liam said people often thought they could easily prune back their own trees but generally cut back to the wrong position and ended up creating dieback in the tree – leading to its eventual death.

“I tell my customers that everything needs maintenance. It’s just like your car. If you want to keep something you need to maintain it, especially around the house or the driveway.”

Liam said anyone thinking about tidying up their garden was welcome to give him a call. “We can come and give them an idea of what my thoughts are and if they want to go ahead we can give them a price and pretty much do everything ourselves.

“So, the first step is just giving us a call. Going on past years it is a busy time of year for us but we are only two or three weeks out and of course, it it’s an emergency we can always make it.

“And while some jobs need to be done at a certain time, with others people just say ‘whenever you can over the next month’."

Liam said with the bushfire season quickly approaching, looking up and checking power lines on property was a priority.

“Some people will get a note if their wires are touching and then they will need to organise a contractor to come and prune them and sign off on that.

“But you don’t have to wait until you get a note, it’s better to be proactive and I definitely would not be recommending people do that themselves. It’s not worth it.”

Liam said his company had recently invested in all new equipment including a woodchipper, log splitter and bobcat – all up to Victoria’s safety standards.

He also specialises in climbing jobs, as evidenced on the front page of this edition of The Local, keeping costs down because there is no need to hire expensive towers.

“All I need is the gear you see on me today. It also means we can easily get to sites that would otherwise have limited access. It’s a win-win.”

Call Liam at Malone Tree Services on 0423 945 436.

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Gong for Guardians of an Unknown Port

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YONVILLE artist Chris Rowe has been awarded runner-up in the 2017 Maritime Art Awards.

Volunteers save shelter

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GROUP of volunteers has established Mt Alexander Welfare after RSPCA Victoria decided to close its Castlemaine animal shelter.

Mt Alexander Welfare committee president Stephanie Miller said the shelter was originally created by volunteers many years ago.

“One of these was Castlemaine resident Pamela Waters who cared deeply about animal welfare. Following her death in 1986 her husband Les created a trust in Pam’s memory, its main purpose to help fund the construction of the Midland Animal Welfare shelter in Castlemaine.

“A dedicated group of people worked to develop Midland Animal Welfare over the years and in 1995 the RSPCA took over the shelter and its activities.

“The funds donated to the RSPCA from the Pamela Waters’ trust were purpose specific, that is, to create a long-term regional benefit to the Mt Alexander Shire by constructing and developing an animal shelter.”

Ms Miller said the shelter’s opportunity shop at 103 Barker Street, Castlemaine would re-open on November 1 and the shelter at Langslow Street, Castlemaine, would be open on December 2.

“The committee has negotiated a lease with the RSPCA and the option to purchase the shelter in three years’ time. Negotiations are ongoing with Mt Alexander Shire Council for MAAW to take over the pound contract in the shire.

“We will be dependent on the generosity of the community to keep the shelter going. If you would like to you can donate via our web page – just click on the donate button. We are a not-for-profit organisation but we don’t yet have gift-deductible status.”

Eganstown resident, Bev Hardenberg, who is a member of the newly formed committee, said it was an exciting time.

“I have been a volunteer there for many years and many people were appalled when they heard the shelter could close.

“But the community has been so supportive, along with local businesses and traders. We also hope to start an education side to the shelter to help the elderly with their pets which will be fantastic. Hopefully it will all be very successful.”

Ms Miller said volunteers were always needed at the shelter and at the opportunity shop.

Meanwhile, a trivia night will be held at the Castlemaine Anglican Hall on Saturday, November 18 from 7pm.

A media release from RSPCA Victoria said the organisation was “highly supportive of the Mount Alexander Animal Welfare group’s intention to operate the Castlemaine Animal Care Centre and provide animal welfare and management services to the local community”.

Link: www.maaw.org.au or Facebook (The Local has run free adverts for the Castlemaine RSPCA for three years. It will continue to run the adverts for Mt Alexander Welfare. The advert is run in loving memory of rescue pups Rosie and Curly. And just because we love animals.)

The winner was Workhorse on the Orwell by Ted Dansey while Chris got the judges’ attention with Guardians of an Unknown Port.

The Maritime Art Awards & Exhibition promotes excellence in maritime and seafaring subjects in art. It also raises the profile of the 1.5 million merchant seafarers responsible for transporting more than 90 per cent of world trade.

Chris said, as with all her works, “they begin with a shred of an idea and develop slowly over several months or years”.

“Guardians I began in early - mid 2016 with a working title of Heading In, Heading Out which began to develop its own direction early this year.

“I spent hours and hours creating the light, flow and moodiness within the composition through successive layers of washes, scumblings, drawing and collage, creating lots of texture.

“My notes show the work displayed the completed atmosphere and persona in July when the Guardians fully developed. These structures belong to many different locations and times, are composites of multiples belonging anywhere.

“I didn’t think I would finish Guardians in time to submit and had enormous trouble photographing it, so was delighted to be selected and am still stunned to have come so close to winning the grand prize with so many other excellent works.

“My works are about who we are, how we live and our layers of history.”

Chris’s statement for Guardians of an Unknown Port: “Heading in from an unknown Port, Heading out to destinations imagined, The Guardians protect this constant ebb and flow of disparate vessels, and all those who travel within, for generations to come.”

The exhibition is open daily for public viewing until October 27 at the historic Seafarers’ Centre at 717 Flinders Street, Docklands from noon to 6pm.

Chris Rowe, pictured right with Andrea Lucas, left, a lawyer of Nevile & Co, the award sponsors.

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To market, to market, to buy some Chrissy pressies

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OU can find everything you need at weekend markets, from fresh fruit and veg to handmade jewellery and wares, throughout the Central Highlands and surrounds. Here are just a few.

Daylesford Railway Market – every Sunday Wesley Hill Market - every Saturday Daylesford Farmers’ Market – first Saturday Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Makers’ Market - first Saturday Golden Plains Farmers' Market - first Saturday Castlemaine Artists’ Market – first Sunday Kyneton Farmers’ Market - second Saturday Ballan Farmers' Market - second Saturday Kyneton Rotary Community Market – second Saturday Maldon Market – second Sunday Clunes Farmers’ Market - second Sunday

Trentham Farmers’ Market and Makers’ Market - third Saturday Glenlyon Farmers’ Market – third Saturday Leonards Hill Market - third Saturday Creswick Market - third Saturday Talbot Farmers’ Market – third Sunday Woodend Lions Market - third Sunday Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday Buninyong Village Market - fourth Sunday Daylesford & Hepburn CWA - Saturday, November 11, Saturday, December 16 & Sunday, December 17 - Daylesford Town Hall

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Artisan stall holder applications now open Next markets: Saturday 11 November Saturday & Sunday 16 & 17 December Crafters, artists, designers, cooks, candle makers, aromatherapists, coffee roasters, tea makers, vintage collectors we are seeking diverse mediums. Market held at Daylesford Town Hall.

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The Trentham Farmers Market has joined with Trentham Makers Market

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Skating event at Creswick Daylesford Field & Game

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HE Australian Skate Park League is coming to Creswick Skate Park on Sunday, October 29 from 11am to 4pm for the Loddon Mallee Hume which makes up one part of YMCA’s national pathway program that visits skate parks around Australia.

The Creswick round is part of the interconnected skate park events that will be held across the region throughout the year, and will feature scooter, BMX, and skateboard competitions. With the addition of skateboarding to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the series presents as a great opportunity for young skateboard enthusiasts to harness their skill base and progress through a structured national pathway. In addition to the pathway, each regional series of the SPL presents opportunities for young people to gain experiential practical training in skate park event management. The growing network of more than 1450 participants ensures the success and longevity of the SPL, further enriching and celebrating skate park user communities.

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N GOOD weather, Daylesford ran a 75 target event for the October shoot.

The terrible two "Sam and Jody" set the ground with some different birds thrown in, including a huge springer which brought most shooters undone, "including the setters".

Matt Libbis is still in top form shooting a very good 71 out of 75 on what was not an easy course.

Results AA Grade - 1st Matt Libbis 71/75, 2nd John Younger 66/75, 3rd Blake Nankervis 64/75 A Grade - 1st Shayne Wallace 61/75, 2nd R Scriva 60/75, 3rd M Struchbre 58/75 B Grade - 1st P Wentworth 61/75, 2nd Matt Hannah 58/75, 3rd Clive Lorrencini 56/75 C Grade - 1st Ron Stein 42/75, 2nd M Watson 40/75 Ladies - 1st Lyndal McNeil 56/75, 2nd M Hall 45/75 VETS - 1st Mark Gibbs 62/75, 2nd Col Johns 61/75, 3rd Phil Stowe 58/75 Super VETS - 1st Alan Backman 62/75, 2nd Ian Cooke 60/75, 3rd Jack Johns 60/75 Juniors - 1st C Crolici 54/75 Sub Juniors - 1st Wes Quinlan 36/75 Thank you to all involved in helping, setting up, packing up and all that occurs during the day. Next shoot is November 4 with 75 targets.

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