The Local Issue 106 September 11, 2017

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Front cover: Daylesford RSL vicepresident and welfare officer Mike Tate, who braved the snow for our photo shoot last week, is piloting a flag pole program in the region.

“When a school asked about the chance of getting a flagpole we said 'Yes’ right away,” says Mike.

It’s part of the sub-branch’s welfare program. Read the full story by Kevin Childs on page 5.

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Kangaroo Jack and the last horse in Victoria

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F YOU ever take a trip down to Melbourne and take a walk around the city during public events you will see the Victorian Mounted Police in action. Police horses still provide a very important service and their training complex remains at Southbank to this day.

However, outside of Melbourne you are not going to see a mounted policeman doing general police patrol duties. Across the state this job has been replaced by cars or, for places like Trentham, by some hulking 4WD. But it wasn’t all that long ago that horses filled this role and here is a little known fact: Trentham was the last police station in the state to have a horse employed for everyday duties. Up to the 1950s, the area was beset by lousy roads and tracks that still required horses and one of the last surviving policemen to have ridden them here was Kangaroo Jack Harrington.

Jack was born in Ballarat in 1929, one of four kids and took to riding at a very early age. His cousin worked at a riding school and he used to go down there because he loved horses and was keen to learn. Later, when he was 24, after a series of jobs ranging from apprentice baker to labourer and crane driver he joined the police force and had the opportunity to be part of the mounted division.

“At the time I was just an ordinary constable,” remembers Jack, who now lives at Castlemaine. “But the thing was, the Olympic Games were on in ’56 and they advertised for any people previously connected with horses, so I applied. Later in 1957 I came to Trentham when the resident constable Tom Rowe got a broken ankle playing footy. They sent him back to the depot in town, put him on the switchboard and I came here for three weeks at the height of winter to fill in. They put me up in the Commercial Hotel on High St.” By the 1950s the Trentham police station’s substantial lockup, one that could well serve its intended purpose even today, had not seen too much use. The town’s wild days, when brawling railway fettlers and gold miners would give the resident coppers plenty of work, were long gone. What remained was a quiet little joint where nothing much happened; at least while Jack was filling in. But that all changed one day when they got a call from Mrs O'Donohue, just up the road.

“We got called out to a place where a woman had a big kangaroo in her garden. She rung up and said: ‘What are you going to do about it?’ So I said to Rob Abrahams, who was in charge, ‘We better go and have a look’. Anyway, there was this big kangaroo just standing there in the garden and Rob Abrahams was behind me with a pistol, I didn’t know if he was going to shoot me or the kangaroo. Anyway, he pushed me forward and I lunged at it with a baton. I must have hit the right spot because the kangaroo dropped dead at my feet.”

The name Kangaroo Jack stuck with him after that but it was an incident that didn’t include the only police horse stationed in Trentham. Eventually however, Jack did get to use the beast he only ever knew as Horse. “During my time, there was a women’s football match happening at the oval and I got him out, put my uniform on and went and escorted the umpire off the ground at the end.”

Soon after, Jack returned to the mounted branch and assignments at the races at Flemington and Caulfield. Constable Tom Rowe returned for another year and the last police horse at Trentham was retired to the St Kilda Road Barracks in October 1958.

Words: Anthony Sawrey | Images: from above clockwise, courtesy of John Harrington, Kyle Barnes and the Victorian Police Museum. And with many thanks to the Trentham Historical Society for its help with research.

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It went up the flagpole, and everyone saluted

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ONSIDER, if you will, a flagpole. It seems remarkably ordinary: a long wooden or metal stretch topped with a flag.

But there is much more. When Ian Tinetti visited a couple of local schools in his role as Daylesford RSL President a broken pole caught his eye. Elsewhere they were just missing. Now two primary schools, St Michael’s and Hepburn, have received two flagpoles each at a cost of $8000, courtesy of the RSL. Piloting the pole program was Mike Tate, RSL vice-president and welfare officer. “When a school asked about the chance of getting a flagpole we said `Yes’ right away,” says Mike.

It’s part of the sub-branch’s welfare program that includes supplying the kitchen for the Daylesford Food Assist Program, sponsoring a horse in the Path of the Horse scheme at Trentham, reported in the last issue of The Local, and sponsoring a companion dog.

The flagpoles themselves have what are called classic mushroom-shaped finials and an internal halyard that is under lock and key.

Once they were just trees chosen for their relative straightness, cut down, stripped of bark and branches and then stuck in the ground with a flag attached at the top.

Refinement came with the use of straighter trees such as pine. These were smoothed with knives and planes and coated with layers of animal fat to make them weatherproof. Although they eventually rotted at the base they could last up to 50 years.

The arrival of steel poles near the turn of the 19th century changed that. They were often from recycled materials, such as ships’ masts, while in some countries steel section poles used to house tramlines were made into flagpoles, leading to specially designed steel poles.

By the late 1920s, flag pole makers were turning out the long tapered poles common today.

The RSL has bought the latest aluminium poles, which took over from steel, being lighter, more versatile and cheaper.

For a dare Alvin Kelly, a Hollywood stuntman, climbed to the top of a flagpole in 1924 and sat on a small platform he made there for over 13 days, starting a national craze.

Hundreds of other pole-sitters tried to break his record, sitting on high for weeks at a time. Determined to keep his record Kelly climbed up again to become champion after 49 days. This fad was killed by the Great Depression.

The most engineered flag pole of all time was the one “flown” on the moon by the Apollo 11 crew. It was very lightweight and made with a telescoping horizontal support to hold a flag out stiffly in the lack of atmosphere, and little wind.

The telescoping design could be manipulated by astronauts wearing massive space suit gloves and the flag made the journey tucked into one of the legs of the lunar lander’s ladder.

Flying the flag suits Mike Tate, for he has flown with two air forces. “I missed conscription, so I volunteered,” he says, joining Britain’s RAF at 19 from a farm.

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His time was not without excitement, for he was posted to what was then Malaya for three years during the sinister “confrontation” with Indonesia.

Australia beckoned in 1971 and he bummed around for a couple of years before joining the RAAF, where he became a medic and stayed for 15 years.

Five years working in security in Melbourne led to retirement in Daylesford for Mike, who’s now 75. Up here he did consider a flagpole at home for his beloved Hawks but his wife, Maureen, would need one for the Magpies, so that was that.

When not at the RSL he coaches and plays bowls. All this while maintaining a steady smoking habit, which he began at the age of 10. With a chuckle, he says, “I’m not dying healthy.”

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: David White

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Awards for Ann Gervasoni and Ken Ogden

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IX distinguished graduates from Federation University Australia, including two who hail from Daylesford, have been presented with Alumni Awards.

The awards recognise a series of outstanding local and international alumni members. The Daylesford award recipients are Associate Professor Ann Gervasoni, Alumna of the Year, and Dr Kenneth Ogden, Distinguished Alumnus.

Ann has made a distinguished contribution to education in teaching, research and community engagement, focusing on early and primary mathematics education.

As part of her PhD, Ann developed an early mathematics intervention program that is used in hundreds of schools across Australia.

She has partnered with The Smith Family and schools in Ballarat to introduce Maths Clubs for children living in financially disadvantaged communities, and currently partners with a number of principals and mathematics leaders in New South Wales to transform mathematics learning and teaching.

In partnership with Professor Bob Perry, Ann developed the Let’s Count Program for the Smith Family.

In 2008, Ann led the introduction of the Clemente Program in Ballarat in partnership with seven Ballarat institutions, including FedUni. The Clemente Program enables Australians who are marginalised to engage in tertiary education.

Ann is the author and editor of several books. She was invited to chair the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction 2015 Student on Early Number Learning, and has been visiting scholar at Aarhus University in Denmark and Bielefeld University in Germany.

Ken is a distinguished member of the civil engineering community and has made a substantial contribution to his profession both here and overseas. He was a member of the council of the Ballarat University College from 1989 to 1994.

He has a long and distinguished career in academia, consulting and advocacy. Ken played a significant part in Australian transport policy, research and education over five decades.

Ken’s interest in transport policy was accelerated by his development of graduate courses at Monash University. He had a lead role in the preparation of the government’s transport policy, Transporting Melbourne in 1995.

He then took up the position of general manager of Public Policy with the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. He also prepared a pioneering publication titled Driving the Issues in 1998, which presented RACV’s advocacy position on behalf of its members.

Ken now runs his own consultancy specialising in transport policy and road safety.

Words & images: Courtesy of Federation University Australia

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Final service for Father Jeff before Canada

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Father Jeff said among the highlights of his time FTER 55 years Father Jeff O’Hare has finally met his soul mate – and is heading to in Daylesford were the leadership of the parish for the past three and a half years and re-establishing his design Canada to be with him and his sons.

Father Jeff, the Anglican minister at Daylesford, will hold his final service on Sunday, September 17 at 10am – with “everyone welcome”. It will be followed by an “old fashioned Anglican shindig” and then he will spend a week with his family in Melbourne before flying out on September 26.

Atticus, his dog, will arrive the next morning and containers of furniture, from the house he bought in Daylesford in 1999, will arrive in October.

“I have purchased an historic Canadian farm house on the shores of Lake Ontario which needs a huge amount of work so I am having six months off to make it a home and then I will meet with the Bishop of Ontario and see if there is any work for me. In time, I will probably also re-establish my design business.”

Father Jeff said he had loved being a part of the Daylesford community.

“You know when you go to Melbourne and drive back you feel so happy to be at home. I will miss it a lot and miss the really diverse group of people I have got to know over the years and my involvement in the community. I can honestly say this community, and this church community, is my family.”

business and being involved in some significant projects in the region.

“With the parish, I have seen increasing numbers, we have had fine liturgy with wonderful church services, the development of the property with the restoration and extension of the hall and the reconnection of the parish to the community. We also had involvement with the RSL and Anzac Day and a great relationship with Hepburn House. They have all been real highlights.

“Then there are the fun things like the parish dinners, and the annual Christmas tree installation – and some parish members will remember getting it through the door.

“For the priest, particularly in a small community, you take on the concerns and stories and journeys of many of the community, whether parish or wider community. We are called to serve and to be concerned and empathetic to all people, to be a friend and a leader, often in very fragile circumstances.

"To support the weak, to feed the hungry, to look after the orphan and the widow, to stand up, in love for the whole community. It’s been my privilege to do this for this place.

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"I and my community pray for the welfare and potential and the story and day-to-day successes and joys and heartache of all of us, not directing, but simply loving.

"For those of us who believe in the power of prayer and thoughtfulness, it is a powerful witness to the wellbeing and love of community, and always will be.

That’s essentially our gift to the whole of the community in which we stand. Humbling, rewarding and wonderful.

Relationship, friendship and service is the very heart of who we are and what we do. Without cost or the seeking of a reward."

And while he talked at his very first service about same sex marriage and that, in a few years, it would happen in the church, Father Jeff will leave the country before the plebiscite and any vote by our politicians.

“I am not too concerned about that. In time those things will happen. And I know that in this parish the majority will vote yes. They are incredibly supportive of the diversity of our community. And they have been completely supportive of me and that is reflected in their kindness and thoughtfulness, their verbal support and their attendance. We will always focus on Jesus’ one command which is to love one another as he has loved us. The parish is very good at that.”

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Pick me, pick me...

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HANK God winter is over. I mean, I know it's been a pretty cold start to spring but it has to warm up eventually. And that's good because we are all but out of wood.

We almost ran out at the start of August and then it was a mad scramble to find someone with a load. Our usual suspects were all out so I resorted to Facebook to see what was around and luckily found a mixed trailer load.

It's a problem that none of my city friends have any idea about. When we first moved here they came in droves, to "the country" and oohed and ahhed over the wood fire. "How romantic," they enthused. Until I suggested they get the next load, in the rain, looking out for hidden spiders or even a snake. They didn't tend to come as often after that.

We also got smarter over the years with our fires. In the beginning we used about a full newspaper covered with loads of kindling, topped with small pieces of wood and sprinkled with a few firelighters. Now we use one firelighter, a couple of briquettes and an "overnighter" piece of wood - and we're away.

It was also difficult in the early days with what some would describe as my OCD with fires.

As the fairly recent survivor of a house fire when we arrived I wanted to put the fire out each night before we went to bed. Or even during the day when the dogs were around - just in case they had wandered to one end of the house and were trapped, That's changed as well. The dogs are in dog heaven and we sleep with a hammer under the bed to break the window if we need to escape. We all have out little idiosyncrasies...

Anyway, spring has arrived, the daffodils are out and the leaves are starting to unfurl again. In no time, the beautiful avenue of Glenlyon will be in full swing - albeit with a giant phone tower now taking pride of place. Mind you, they did paint it green.

Apart from warmer weather, spring also signals the arrival of so many things to look forward to. The Grand Final, the Melbourne Cup (without breaking an ankle thanks very much) and the myriad festivals around the region including the wonderful Artober which showcases all of our amazing artists.

One other thing which happens this spring is the farewell to Father Jeff O'Hare, the Anglican minister for Daylesford. I am not a religious person but it has been a real pleasure to get to know Jeff and have time to chat. He has graced the pages of The Local a few times and he has also been there for us in one of our hours of great need. Thank you Jeff!

I will miss his presence, his thoughtfulness and his great laugh. But I wish him all the best with his new life, his new home and his soulmate. It's taken Jeff 55 years to find him - and that's something worth celebrating. Just sayin'...

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Trish's knitters keeping one child warm at a time

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F TRISH Radley can keep just one child warm during the European winter, she’ll consider her job done.

Or nearly, at least – the truth is, anyone who has seen Trish’s spare room would agree that it looks more like she is planning to clothe every single one of the small Syrian refugees that heartbreakingly appear on the news most nights.

“I’m a mum and a grandmother, and to see those children and the mothers and the desperation, it just breaks my heart to see what these children suffer, through no fault of their own,” Trish explains.

And Trish, pictured above right with Lee Manning (centre) and Robyn Rogers, is not one to just sit and watch. “I don’t have money, as such, to donate to charity – but I have time, and I can knit.”

And boy, did the Syrian Association of Victoria find out how Trish can knit; but also, she showed how her efforts could rally a community. It was all kicked off last year when Trish heard a representative from the association speaking on ABC radio about the plight of refugees on, and just over, the Syrian border.

Trish, who has always knitted for charity, dropped off 20 beanies that she had knitted to a Melbourne mosque that would be sending the clothing to the refugee camps, and then she started knitting for the second collection.

The thing was, Trish mentioned what she was doing to a couple of people.

Before she knew it, people were jumping on board and dropping knitted items, wool, and cash donations at her place.

“Duncan Evans from the Glenlyon General Store put out a call for donations of wool and money to buy wool, and that’s supplied us with nearly 200 balls of wool so far.

“Local Sarah Lang set up a ‘Go Fund Me’ account and raised just over $200 to buy clothing, and I got some warm jackets, jumpers, baby clothing, and blankets, all at a Target sale.

“And Deena, she’s a Syrian refugee who used to work with me, raised $700 to buy clothing, and most of that actually came from Syrian refugees.”

As word-of-mouth spreads, the donations keep coming in.

“I thought that if I could keep just one child warm, then I’ve done something.

And now it’s just exploded. I’m overwhelmed by the support and the generosity of the Daylesford community, it’s been fabulous.

“You should see my spare bedroom, it’s overflowing with clothes. It’s terribly exciting.”

With the donations set for collection in about a month, there are people about the place knitting madly – including once a week at Trish’s place, when Robyn Rogers, Valentine Carter, and Elaine McKenna join her for a glass of wine and some knitting.

“And if you want to donate but miss this collection, then it’ll go into the next one – I’m doing it again next year, and it’s never too early to start knitting for it.”

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Bronze medal for gin Need a tonic - try gin

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AYLESFORD’S Herbal Lore has taken home the bronze medal for its Navy Strength Gin in the New York World Wine and Spirit competition.

Owners Sue Heringslake and Roger McLean were rapt with the award especially after their entry arrived on the day of tastings after a delivery issue.

“It was a bit of a fine line but it was OK in the end. And luckily with gin you simply just open it and pour it,” Sue said.

Sue said the secret to their gin was Roger. “It’s hard to explain but he knows how to talk to the herbs to make sure they express the purest part of themselves and he gets them to work together in a way that you never pick out just one, there is a synergy there and the creation of something magical. The result is greater than the sum of any one individual.

“And Roger knows how to treat the ethanol in such a way that you have a beautiful smooth flavour, not a punch you in the face flavour. It comes from experience not text books.”

That experience started for Roger when he was diagnosed with cancer in 1990 and decided to go with natural therapies. It was a process and journey that took him through a range of therapies from iridology to acupuncture to chiropractic to diet with herbs being a big part of that healing.

“Along that journey you understand that herbs are a living component of healing and if we can allow the herbs to express themselves clearly, we create the right environment for them, then they will express in flavours and in healing terms very clearly and beautifully.

“We have been doing this for 24 years, so making the navy strength gin was about a 10-minute experience. We sat down with the herbs, put them all together and they worked.

“One of the big secrets is treating your ethanol. If you look at a still it is an extensive beating up of fluid against 99 per cent copper inside the still under intense pressure. It vaporises and that’s ethanol. And what normally happens is you take it and start working straight away with it for gin.

“But you are using a product that is very beaten up so we might spend months and months, or years, allowing it to quieten down to become thick and smooth without us doing anything to it. And the flavour is beautiful.”

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30ml gin, tonic, 10ml cold-brew coffee, ice Method Fill glass with ice. Add gin, Add tonic. Float cold brew on top. Garnish with lemon peel or orange peel

Ambrosian Martini 60ml Ambrosian gin, 10ml Lillet Rose vermouth, ice, lime peel Method Fill martini jar with ice. Pour 10ml of Lillet Rose into jar and stir with spoon for 20 seconds, ensuring all ice is covered with vermouth. Pour out residual vermouth. Pour 60ml of Ambrosian gin into jar and stir for 30 seconds. Place ice catcher over top of jar and pour contents through sieve into chilled martini glass.

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Disclaimer: Neither journalist Jeff Glofeld or The Local will be held responsible for any gin tears or hangovers! Enjoy alcohol responsibly.

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News 11

Of all the gin joints, in all the towns...it's Kyneton I don't want no clothes and I don't need no bed I don't want no clothes and I don't need no bed I don't want no pork chops, just gimme gin instead - Bessie Smith, Me and My Gin

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IRST came wine, and certainly the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges region is renowned for its many excellent wineries.

More recently we’ve celebrated a surging interest in craft beer and apple cider brewing. What’s next?

Why, spirits of course.

According to a recent report in the Australian Financial Review, in 2014 the Australian Distillers Association had about 30 members, but in 2017 that has risen to 106 members, most of who are making gin.

More importantly, many of these new producers are based in rural areas, providing economic boosts to their local economies.

A prime example of this is the Animus Gin tasting room and distillery, which opened in Kyneton in late August.

Animus was started in 2015 in a Fitzroy garage by four friends, Joel Wilson, Rob Turner, Luke Jacques and Aaron Robinson. As their abilities and ambitions grew, they shifted operations to Kilmore, in north-west Victoria. But the target was always to establish a base of operations in the Macedon Ranges.

“Macedon was always the aim, always the goal,” says Joel Wilson. “Kilmore was a stepping stone to getting here. We were attracted by the region’s food and wine culture, the weekend getaways, particularly the Daylesford/Kyneton/Trentham area - my partner and I have been looking for places to live eventually in those areas for a number of years.”

As with many of Australia’s new breed of spirit makers, the Animus crew started out making whisky, which requires many years of ageing in barrels before it is ready for drinking. Gin, however, can be made fairly quickly, but can be highly complex in its formulations of herbs, fruits and other vegetative materials - known in the gin trade as botanicals.

“We started with whisky and we decided to add on gin,” Joel says. “It was initially an idea to get a bit of cash flow but it’s taken off more than that, but whisky has always been a passion and our gin has been designed as gins for whisky drinkers. We make them complex as a way that we would like to drink a gin neat.”

There are three varieties - expressions - of Animus gin, each one completely different, thanks to the application of a wide range of botanicals.

To name just a few ingredients, the Classic Dry features cloves, cinnamon, lemon myrtle and mountain pepper berry; the Arboretum displays lemon thyme, orange and lemon gum leaf; and the Ambrosian has kaffir lime leaf, galangal and white sesame seed.

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“There are four of us in the company and we all had different opinions,” Joel says.

“We tried to narrow it down to three expressions for our initial release. The versatility of gin - there’s so many cocktails you can use it in; we’ve designed ours to be complex enough and exciting enough to drink neat, or on ice, or in a range of different cocktails.”

So, is that it for the Animus range? No, he says. “We’ve got a few more tricks up our sleeves - there should be another release later this year, some planned for next year, as well as our whisky should be ready early to mid-next year.”

Joel says the partners had all worked in hospitality when they went through uni but they’re not from the industry. “We’re all from different backgrounds, and this was kind of a hobby that we liked so much that we wanted to turn into a business.”

Above, from left, Rob Turner, Aaron Robinson and Luke Jacques Words: Jeff Glorfeld | Image: David White | Recipes: Opposite page!

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Kyle’s Rant

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AY back in 1995 I worked on the Great Barrier Reef, a fantastic spectacle of colours, both fish and reef trying to trump the other.

My job was as first mate onboard a tourism vessel heading to a place just south-east of Cairns called Moore Reef. My job included driving the semisubmersible - basically a vessel where the tourists sit underwater while I toured them around the magnificent octopus’s garden.

My role also included running the tourists out to the helicopter pontoon and occasionally, well quite a bit, actually getting lost in translation. For example, the German word for vacuum cleaner is staubsauger, while the word for helicopter is hubschrauber. So I asked this nice young dumbfounded German couple if they would like to go for a ride on the vacuum cleaner.

All fun and games for a twenty-something-year-old sun bronzed Kyle. During my lunch break I would don the scuba gear, go down underneath the pontoon and just sit and look out at the glorious creation, a three-dimensional postcard, a bit like Darryl Kerrigan astounded by the serenity, and then wrangle some 350 passengers back onboard for the trip home.

Last week we decided to get out of the snow for a couple of days and jet back up to Cairns to meet a new member of the family, a tiny bub named Lily with her mum my much younger sister. Actually a stranger saw us having breakfast together and after much gushing over the baby declared that I must be the doting grandfather. Great.

But after much laughing and a lot of mirror-checking by me, it was off to Moore Reef for a nostalgic trip. After some 22 years of absence, I was going back to my favourite playground.

Now we hear a lot about coral bleaching and the arguments whether it is a natural phenomenon or global warming, but I am here to tell you the bleaching is well under way, particularly the bit of reef we visited.

As we pulled up to the pontoon I could see no colour in the coral, it was all just green and grey. I climbed into my snorkelling attire and splash, I was in but what a sad sight to see with your own eyes, just heartbreaking. The beautifully coloured fish are still prolific but the coral is washed out. Now there is a reason these fish are coloured and that’s to camouflage into the coral so predators don’t get them. This is a whole new side of climate change I don’t want to think about.

The day ended on a bit of a sombre note although most of the crew wouldn’t know as they are all young and to the international passengers it still looks great - and the lunch was delicious. I guess when you come from a point of remembering what it did look like and what the current state of affairs is it’s a pretty sobering reality check of what’s going on in our environment.

Sad rant over...

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Courses for budding green thumbs at DNC

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UTTING it simply, Castlemaine resident Isabelle Canty has just "always loved plants".

So, it's no surprise that she has worked in orchards and horticultural farms for many years, had her own organically certified horticulture farm and has also worked on conservation and land management.

And now she is sharing her skills with anyone who wants to learn via a course at the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre.

Her subjects include worm farming, micro-biology, composting, propagation, soil management, how to design a garden, food growing, pruning and even excursions to have a look at local gardens which are thriving.

Isabelle said her courses attracted many people aged from their 20s to their 70s and all keen to learn practical skills to help them in their gardens.

"Everyone comes looking for something different and I make sure I answer all their questions, make it relevant to everyone and as far as possible, cater it to what they want to learn.

"Everyone generally has a lot of fun - and I have a lot of fun. I also hope I provide inspiration for my students."

Isabelle said propagation and food growing were both very popular subjects and a more affordable way to get a garden going and feed the family.

The course starts on Tuesday, October 10 and runs to the end of November with Melbourne Cup Day a holiday. The classes run from 9.30am to 3pm - so are also ideal for people who need to do the school run.

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A day trip to Melbourne with Travel Training

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AVIGATING our transport systems can be difficult at the best of times. Reading a timetable, using a Myki, knowing which platform trains are arriving and leaving from can all make for a challenging day out.

One of the services offered by Windarring for the Daylesford/ Hepburn community is Travel Training.

Participants have the opportunity to become familiar with transport services in the local and wider area.

Pictured is Brendan, who is part of a group that travels by train once a fortnight from Ballan to Southern Cross. The group treat themselves to a tasty lunch in the food court and some window shopping before making sure they are on time and at the right platform for the return trip to Ballan.

Travel training helps participants to learn how to purchase and top up a Myki card, how to touch on and off and where to find and how to read the train timetables. It enhances money skills, time management and decision making. Importantly, it increases independence.

Windarring – providing choice and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Di Nancarrow is the key contact person at Windarring. She can be contacted by phone on (03) 5422 7001 or by email intake@windarring.org.au Right, Brendan catches the train back to Ballan

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Celebrating 100 years

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YNETON District Health and Macedon Ranges Shire Council are celebrating 100 years of Maternal and Child Health services in Victoria.

The hospital’s 160-year-old maternity unit is hosting a community garden picnic to celebrate local support for little people and their families.

Both KDH and council’s experienced teams are staffed by qualified nurses who are also midwives. Between them they’ve seen hundreds of babies born and made thousands of family visits to support generations old and new to the shire.

Catherine Prestney has been a midwife at KDH for 16 years, welcoming many babies into the world. She met this week with council’s MCH nurse Chris O’Higgins to take a peek at the Maternal and Child Health Service’s historic visitor book.

The archive highlights how valued local maternity services have been right across the generations.

Since the 1920s women were advocating for a purpose-built maternal and child health facility in Kyneton. They later raised funds for the existing Hutton Street facility through lamington drives.

So, the bakers are getting lamingtons onto the menu for the upcoming picnic.

There’ll also be face painting, storytelling and a chance for future parents to tour the hospital’s private maternity suites. Cobaw Community Health will also be involved in activities on the day.

KDH deputy chief executive officer Karen Laing said the milestone celebration was a chance to reflect on the past achievements, and commit to ongoing support for young families in the community.

“The event is an open invitation, but we especially want to welcome people who have been or might become one of the 100s and thousands of personal stories connected with our local maternity services.”

100s and Thousands Little People’s Picnic will be held at the Kyneton District Health gardens this Friday, September 15 from 9.30am to 11.30am.

Above, from left, Chris O’Higgins, expectant mum Emily and Catherine Prestney | Image: Contributed

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Last train voyage

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HE last VR passenger train left Daylesford on September 16, 1987, the end of nearly a century of passenger services to the local community.

Spa Country Rail will re-create that last service this September 16 aboard a regular to the Daylesford line in VR days, a restored 280hp Walker Rail Motor 91RM. The first train departs Daylesford at 10am and returns when the last VR service arrived at 11.15am. The second train will depart Daylesford at 14.10pm and will be a re-enactment of the final VR passenger service as far as Bullarto, right down to the 1977 timetable. This will return to Daylesford at 15.40pm.

During the break between the two trains at Daylesford, a barbeque lunch will be provided at the station along with guided tours of the restoration shed and an inspection of 32RM, which is nearing the completion of its extensive restoration.

Also included on the day will be photo stops at various locations as well as one of 91RM crossing the East Street bridge for the final time, with the bridge due to be decommissioned the following day for replacement with a new structure.

Tickets are $40 per adult, $35 for seniors and $30 for children under 16.

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No huff in Puff

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HEY breed 'em big at Trentham.

Bull Marvel of John and Sue Harvey’s Torr Down South Devon Stud featured in The Local last November – just as he was being sold to Red Wagyu breeders.

But a year earlier they had sold his son, Merlin, also known as Puff, as a weaner to the Lindsays' Athlone South Devons in Dalby in Queensland.

And a couple of weeks ago Puff showed off his style when he took out the Supreme South Devon Exhibit at the Royal Brisbane Show.

At the show he was 32 months old, weighed in at 1120kg and, for those in the know, scanned: Fat - Rib 10mm, P8 site 12mm, EMA (eye muscle) - 130 sq cms and IMF (inter muscular fat) - 5.2 per cent.

For an idea of his height, showing Puff off in the ring is Lindsay handler James McUtchen who stands at 1.94 metres tall. Now that’s a lot of bull.

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Rem creating positive outcomes for every build

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ITH 22 years of experience in the building industry, Rem Lotito is a handy consultant to have around.

Rem’s business is Buildest, and he’s known for project management, construction estimates, and contract administration – in a nutshell, he helps people navigate the world of renovations, restorations, extensions and new buildings.

“As a consultant, I act as a liaison between the client and the builder, I decipher the building and contract jargon for the client and help them understand it all,” Rem explains.

“It’s also a bit of relationship management – I keep things between the builder and the client smooth and working well, because that’s going to be critical to achieve an end result with both parties satisfied, and an overall positive outcome for everyone.”

Combined with providing construction estimates before the builders are engaged, Rem gives his clients confidence not just in the build but also in the builder.

And not only does Rem know all there is to know about the industry, he teaches it as well for the Master Builders Association and various other TAFEs and institutes.

Rem teaches a variety of subjects, both in the Diploma of Building and Construction and Certificate IV. “I love the teaching and I’ve also worked in every facet of the building game working in regional Australia...domestic, industrial and commercial.”

Currently, Rem’s work stretches across the west of the state – though he also travelled to Coober Pedy to project manage the build of a new airport – but it’s this local area that he loves.

"I love working in Macedon, and I have clients in Trentham and Daylesford… it’s a great area, and I know a lot of the local builders.”

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Home hints with Tonia

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F ANYONE knows how to make a house sing, it's Australia's favourite style guru, and Kyneton resident, Tonia Todman. She has been on our televisions, written books and edited magazines helping us make the right choice throughout our homes. Here she shares a few more tips - and in perfect time for a Spring Spruce Up! Choosing colours? First, consider the floor

If your room or whole house has a bare floor, your first consideration should be the floor treatment. Whether it’s covered, or left as bare boards or cement, it is the largest area of colour and it will influence everything else. Also, it's much easier to paint the room before you put down new carpet as you can easily carpet over paint dribbles.

Paint and colour samples When choosing colours, be it for carpet, drapes or paint, make good use of samples. To help make your choices, place carpet and fabric sample pieces in positions where light changes will affect them, both day and night. You may be surprised by the effect of light - whether natural or artificial - and how much it can change colour.

Painted boards are a great way to choose paint colours to match existing upholstery and drapes. Select from the sample pots of paint available from your paint shop and paint suitcase sized pieces of scrap cardboard or timber. Tuck these painted boards behind sofas and drapes, moving them from place to place and observe the colour changes in different lights.

Undercoat The colour of the undercoat you use on walls affects the end result. White and bright undercoats will give brighter finished colours. Bright pink undercoat will have yellows positively glowing! Greyed undercoats dull the finished result, and undercoats tinted to match the surface colour will give true colour.

Texture in a room Texture in a room is important. A room filled with smooth surfaces will look clinical and a room which emphasizes rough textures will take on an ethnic or rustic country look. These may well be what you want, but a combination of smooth, textured, shiny and reflective surfaces gives a room enormous depth and character.

Decorating Style Not sure of your decorating style? Start a scrap-book into which you paste clippings of anything you are attracted to in home-maker magazines - accessories, fabric, furniture, gardens, colours or architectural features. Don’t stop to analyse why you like it, it is sufficient that you immediately became interested. After about 20 or so pages your decorating style will be revealed. This scrapbook will become an excellent reference for any design professionals that you may consult, and will make your own décor choices so much clearer.

Finally, don’t be boring If you don’t have lots of wonderful accessories such as cushions, rugs, paintings and lamps, a totally off-white colour scheme could well be totally un-stimulating, or worse, look boring. Consider using feature walls to display a large patch of colour.

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Hospitality and great fare at the Daylesford

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OU would go a long way to find a more hospitable or knowledgeable host than Anne Marie Banting, co-owner of the Daylesford Hotel.

We arrived last Friday for lunch and quickly chose the bar where Anne Marie served up a chardonnay for myself and a Furphy for Kyle. She then gave us a tiny glimpse into the origin of the ale, and its namesake which is both a water carrying device and a bit of a non-truth.

It's brewed by Little Creatures at Geelong using 100 per cent Victorian ingredients and only created after the owners of the original Furphy gave their permission to use the name. A check on Little Creatures' website finds a bit more fun: "Given our brewery used to be an old mill, it’s no surprise Furphy is an easy-drinking ale that’s perfect for a session of yarn spinning".

But back to the pub. It's a Daylesford institution, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013 and its magnificent facade has graced the front of books and magazines.

While we opted for the bar there are myriad dining settings including the dining room, the cosy snug, the upstairs verandah with one of the best views in town or the courtyard. The back bar is also becoming popular with locals planning gatherings you might want to make a date for the Grand Final on September 30.

With our drinks sorted Anne Marie ordered us the House Chicken Liver Pate with Cornichons and Toasted Sourdough ($12.50). Wow. If you have nothing else, have this. It is the best pate (and I love pate) I have had in a long time. Super light but rich and creamy at the same time. Delicious.

The other entree we tried was the Brussels Sprouts with Bacon ($10). Now, if you grew up in the 60s and 70s, like me, you probably think this is the last thing you would order. That or cabbage. But done well Brussels sprouts can be an absolute winner - and these were. Perfect mouthfuls of flavour, texture and that bacon! Yum. On to mains and Kyle chose the Chargrilled Grain Fed Rump Steak 250gm with Broccolini, Garlic Herb Potatoes and a Red Wine Jus ($31). It came with a steak knife which was not needed because it was cooked and rested to perfection.

This chef certainly knows his way around a kitchen. Anne Marie said on Steak Night (Thursdays) they could do 100 steaks and every one of them is cooked perfectly.

I thought about the Beer Battered Fish ($27) but decided to go with another Daylesford Hotel favourite - the Sher Wagyu Beef Burger with a Brioche Bun, Bacon, Swiss Cheese, Cos, Tomato, Dill Pickle, Mayonnaise and Chips ($22.50). It was magnificent. The burger was stacked high on a bread board, speared and kept in place by a skewer, with melting cheese dripping over those pickles. There is no delicate way to eat this amazing burger, just wrap your hands around it and dig in and enjoy. Just make sure you have plenty of serviettes handy - it gets deliciously messy.

These were all very generous serves so we passed on desserts but there are some great ones on offer, all at $16, from the Pear and Almond Tarte Tatin with Berry Coulis and Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream to the Warm Chocolate Brownie with Hazelnut Butter, Milk Chocolate Ganache and Ice-Cream. Talk about a food coma. If you are after something more savoury the cheese plates are there for the asking.

Now, while the Daylesford Hotel is a popular choice for visitors the owners are also keen to keep the locals happy and have $20 meal deal nights all week long.

There's Monday Meatball Madness, Tuesday Burger Night, Wednesday Pot & Parma and that Thursday Steak Night to choose from - or keep out of your kitchen and do all four.

There is also accommodation upstairs and the hotel is already taking bookings for Christmas functions with a range of options on offer. The silly season may be a while off but it will come quickly enough, so book earlier than later.

Finally, it's also time to book for the Ho Ho Oh. Dolly Diamond's Christmas Cracker on November 24. It's dinner and a show - with drinks at bar prices. And sure to be a fun night out.

It's a cliche but there really is something for everyone at the Daylesford.

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TEFANO Manfredi's New Pizza takes the world's favourite fast food back to its origins - as a deliciously healthy and simple meal for everyone to enjoy.

Pizza comes in many styles - thin, thick, crisp, chewy, round, square, a metre or more in length, filled, fried or sweet - and the quality of the pizza is defined by the quality of the flour, dough and toppings.

Sydney's award-winning pizza maestro will show you how to use wholewheat flour, fresh toppings and tried-and-tested methods to create the healthiest, tastiest pizza this side of Naples.

The Local has a copy of New Pizza to give away. For your chance to win, email your name, town and contact number to news@tlnews.com.au by Saturday, September 13. The winner will be notified on Sunday, September 14.

Good luck!

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Gig Guide

Stand Up Comedy – Sunday, September 24 Lunar Dust / Christina Green / Special Guests – Friday, September 29

Holgates Brewhouse, Woodend

The Spa Bar, Daylesford

Brett Franke with Temple of Tunes - Friday, September 22, 8pm-11pm

Live Piano Improv – Wednesday, September 13, 7pm-10pm Edgeley & Williams – Thursday, September 14, 7pm-10pm.

DJ Beats with Francis Comber – Friday, September 15, 9pm-11pm Live Piano Improv – Wednesday, September 20, 7pm-10pm Norm Gray Jazz Trio – Thursday, September 21, 7pm-10pm.

DJ Beats with DJ EZC – Friday, September 22, 9pm-11pm Gillian & Terry – Saturday, September 23, 7.30pm-10.30pm

Belvedere Social, Daylesford

Adrian Deakin – Friday, September 15, 8pm Michael Westlake Trio – Saturday, September 16, 8.30pm Valiant Von Thule – Friday, September 22, 8pm Michael Westlake Trio – Saturday, September 23, 8.30pm Adrian Deakin – Friday, September 29, 8pm Michael Westlake Trio – Saturday, September 30, 8.30pm

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs Josh Dance – Friday, September 15 The Larks - Saturday, September 16 Buck Jr. – Sunday, September 17 Scott Fraser – Friday, September 22 Ellerby – Saturday, September 23

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Coconut Macaroons with Tonia Todman These are quite rich, so small macaroons are best. They’re delicious served with tea and coffee, and elegant as an after dinner treat. The mixture makes around 30.

Ingredients 2 egg whites ¾ cup (135g) pure icing sugar 1 ½ cups (135g) coconut Teaspoon vanilla Method Set your oven at 160c. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking parchment.

Beat egg whites until stiff, adding sugar gradually one spoonful at a time, beating constantly until thick and shiny. Stir in coconut and vanilla.

Pile in spoonfuls onto the prepared baking tray and bake for about 15 minutes, or until just starting the colour.

Cool on a cake rack in a warm, dry place, or leave in a turned-off oven with the door ajar until cool. Store in a secret airtight container (they won't last long once they're discovered) with the layers separated by baking parchment.

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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.

Monday-Friday

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

Casa El Ray, Daylesford - The $15 box - loaded spud and drink, or burrito with fries and drink.

Wednesday:

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

Happy Hours:

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

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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 on our Daylesford premises.

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.

Our business is a well known Daylesford icon and has supplied the locals and visitors with genuine local produce for over 50 years.

The on staff 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.

Shopping at 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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Stop the Adani

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HE Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group will host a showing of Guarding the Galilee at the Vic Hotel in Woodend on Tuesday, September 12 from 7.30pm.

The movie is about the proposed mega coal mine in Queensland.

There will be a brief discussion and questions afterwards with a speaker from Get Up also attending.

Organiser Jenny Zimmerman said the movie gave “some indication as to why the Stop Adani movement has become Australia's biggest ever environmental protest’.

Details: 0438 498 869.

Temperance banner

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AYLESFORD’S 1861 Temperance Banner was unveiled at the Daylesford Museum on Sunday. The banner has spent a year in South Australia being restored by the same conservators who restored the Eureka Flag.

The Temperance movement in Australia was a movement that aimed to curb the drinking of alcohol. It had some success in the early twentieth century although from the Second World War its influence declined.

In Australia, the temperance movement began in the mid-1830s, promoting moderation rather than abstinence. The Independent Order of Rechabites was active in promoting temperance in Australia from the 1870s and in Sydney, the Australian Home Companion and Band of Hope Journal was published between 1856 and 1861.

In the 1880s, a significant number of hotels around the country were built as or converted to coffee palaces, where no alcohol would be served. With the waning of the influence of the temperance movement, most of these hotels either applied for liquor licenses or were demolished.

Free Mulch Week

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ACEDON Ranges Shire residents are encouraged to take advantage of Free Mulch Week from September 23–30 at transfer stations in Kyneton, Romsey and Woodend.

The free mulch is produced from garden organics dropped off at the council’s transfer stations. It is used on council gardens and open spaces, and is available to residents living in the Macedon Ranges Shire. Residents will need to provide proof that they live in the shire, such as a driver’s licence, rates notice or utility bill.

This is a first-come, self-load offer. Residents should bring their own shovel, containers or trailer, and protective clothing.

The amount of mulch available at transfer stations varies (there is a very limited supply available at Kyneton) and is available while stocks last.

Link: mrsc.vic.gov.au/transfer-stations

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Dining at it’s finest Nose to tail, in-house butcher, local produce

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Let’s talk about the birds and the bees I thought that we have got to know each other well enough by now for me to discuss the facts of life with you!

I'll start with the bees. We all know and appreciate that bees are very useful to us in that they, sometimes begrudgingly, share the fruits of their toil - delicious golden honey which they create from nectar produced by flowers of all kinds.

But that's really only a by-product of their labours and secondary to the enormously important task they perform of aiding in the pollination and reproduction of virtually every plant we grow…but the other sad fact is that we are rapidly losing our bees.

Have you noticed many in your garden lately? And I'm not referring to just the winter months. Our bee populations are shrinking for lots of reasons. Urban sprawl and the accompanying replacement of natural vegetation is probably the greatest cause, but chemical crop and garden sprays do not discriminate between the real pests and the good guys and the effect is carried on to the birds that eat them.

Enough of the bad talk, let's look at some positive action, which should include sticking to natural and organic ways of keeping the garden pests at bay. This could include attracting the good bugs in to patrol your garden.

If you have noticed diminishing fruit and vegetable crops over recent years, it isn't necessarily just bad seasons, or even lack of plant food. It's more than likely a paucity of bees and other nectar-loving insects in your garden.

We are fortunate that our somewhat dry and harsh climate has caused the evolution of plant life that relies on bright colours, intense perfumes and boundless nectar to attract our native birdlife and winged insects and thus distribute their pollen.

Although not native to Australia, but to the similarly arid Mediterranean region, lavender is definitely a bee magnet. So be sure to plant at least a couple nearby. Better still, make it really worthwhile and plant a low hedge of them and make full use of their flowers' other uses.

There are many varieties of Australian indigenous trees and shrubs well worth a place in the garden. The added advantage is that they will also bring plenty of our beautiful nectar-seeking birds such as the range honeyeaters. But be sure to provide a sheltered and constantly renewed source of cool drinking water for birds and bees alike. Be sure to provide shallow spots for the bees - a clay house brick almost fully submerged in the water will enable them to siphon up the moisture.

The wide range of Australian nectar providers include, naturally, the flowering gums, banksias, grevilleas, correa and acacias. The red grevillea, above right, is grevillea rhyolitica, a broad-leafed compact variety growing to a metre or so high.

Other, non-natives include the vast range of the beautiful salvias and fuchsias, and I have even seen my resident bees swarming around the agapanthus, and these are all most attractive to the birds as well.

Got a gardening query for our green thumb Glen?

Email him at glenzgarden@gmail.com No question is too hard!

A friendly local While at one of the waterfall-fed swimming holes in the NT’s Litchfield Park this friendly little native, pictured below right, alighted on my arm and stayed with me for more than half an hour. It was a ranatra linearis, otherwise known as water scorpion or water stick insect. Interesting note - the long tail is its “snorkel”.

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“Lawrence – Big Bridge by a Big Man (Autumn) 2017” by Brian Nash

BIG BRIDGE BY A BIG MAN In the 1890s, the deep gold mines of Smeaton through to Clunes desperately required heavy road-lifting transport across the Central Highlands and particularly its creeks. Birch Creek at Lawrence was a significant challenge with its deep ravine, the width of the gap and the carrying strengths required. The Mine Owners and the Politicians turned to a 34 years old engineer, John Monash, who was creating bridges in the new method of reinforced concrete.

Monash was even then a Big Thinker, a meticulous planner, a tackler of things that had to be solved. So, in 1900, the massive and strong concrete bridge at Lawrence was opened and the Mines had a direct, reliable route. The Creswick Council named the bridge after the politician, Wheeler. But the locals rightly call it Monash’s Bridge. Seventeen years later, Monash led the Allied troops to victories on the Western Front.

John Monash was a big achiever, a Big Man. They say that sometimes in Autumn the spirit of Monash can still be seen staring up at his Big Bridge with pride. Can’t blame him if he does!

The Villages of Hepburn Shire, paintings by Brian Nash and words by Warren Maloney, will be exhibited and for sale at The Woodshed Gallery, Daylesford, every weekend in October from 11am to 4pm as part of Artober.

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On the road

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N OPEN road. The cushioned ride of a lovely big four wheel drive and you feel there’s no need to stop. Just keep going until you reach there, wherever that is.

We’re in a Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo Diesel with Off–Road Adventure Group, new model MY17. Let it be known that the Cherokee was famously launched by being driven through a plate glass window at a Detroit car show in 1992.

No such smashing time was had on our outing in the Laredo but it proved most useful negotiating deep potholes that are regularly filled in by council workers, then just as regularly scoured out by rain.

And, as can be seen, it’s not too bad when it comes to water flowing across a road.

The story of the Jeep is a fascinating one and worth a little detail. Its 75th anniversary was celebrated last year, with tributes being paid to the way it helped win WWII. What an invention. Developed in just 18 hours by a freelance designer, it was fast, nimble and tough, able to cross almost any terrain it was light enough to be lifted by soldiers if it got stuck, towed anti-tank weapons that could be used quickly and could carry a machine gun. Jeeps were ambulances, came ashore on D-Day and made it to Berlin and Japan, crossing rivers and traversing lakes.

Willys-Overland and Ford made 637,000 Jeeps, with many left across the world after the war becoming excellent “free” samples. The “T” latches used to hold down the bonnet were a Ford innovation, as was the single-piece, stamped slotted grille with round headlights that became Jeep’s logo.

Firstly it was modified, improving the headlights and seats and giving it a tailgate.

Thus emerged the Willys CJ-2Am which was followed by the 1946 Willys Station Wagon, the first of its type completely made of steel, and the 1947 Jeep pickup.

Then came an almost bewildering raft of owners. Kaiser Manufacturing bought out Willys-Overland in 1953. By 1969 it was owned by American Motors, with Renault buying a quarter share in 1978. Along came the innovative and popular Jeep.

Cherokee with its simple, boxy shape and excellent off-road skills. Over 2.7 million XJ Cherokees rolled off the assembly line through two more ownership changes.

Chrysler came in during 1987, paying $1.5 billion for the company, then joined with Daimler in 1998 in a $38 billion “merger of equals.”

Less than a decade later, however, Daimler paid $675 million to acquire Chrysler - and Jeep. Within two years after that, Chrysler - including Jeep - sought bankruptcy protection and had to be rescued by the government.

Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy largely because of investment from Italy’s Fiat, which meant improvements in the Grand Cherokee’s interior, electrical architecture and powertrain. The revived Jeep Cherokee became the first Jeep built on a Fiat platform.

It’s certainly stylish and comfortable. An eight-speed diesel, it rocked neatly through country roads and with the nifty device that raises the vehicle, almost climbed a mullock heap. In four-wheel drive mode you can play a sort of paper, scissors rock game, only here the choice is sand, rock or mud.

There’s just one stick to indicate turning, a fine rearview camera, voice command to send, reply or listen to texts, take or make phone calls or get directions. The headlights and wipers come on automatically, and ditto for dipping.

The touchscreen makes tracking radio stations a breeze, you can track tyre pressure on the screen, while spongy padding gives comfort throughout, with leathertrimmed heated seats and copper trim offset by chrome. You could load the boot, pack the roof rack and Coober Pedy here we come. Of course, with extras of metallic paint and Off-Road Adventure Group it will set you back $64,000, although my demo model is advertised at $60,990.

Specifications Engine 3.6L V6 Petrol 213 kW 347 Nm 3.0L V6 Turbo Diesel 184 kW 570 Nm Transmission 8-Speed Automatic 4x4 Maximum Towing Capacity Braked Trailer 3.6L 4x4 - 2,812kg 3.0L 4x4 3500kg Fuel Consumption (1) Combined (L/100km) 3.6L 4x4 - 10.0 3.0L 4x4 - 7.5 F

Images: Kyle Barnes (Warning: Never drive through floodwaters. All care was taken during the photo shoot. Kevin was never in any danger. Well, not any real danger...Kyle being outside the car was probably in more danger. But that's why he gets the big bucks. Hmm)

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Karma music

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RI and Rhiannon are the dynamic songwriting half of successful young Ballarat folk band The Drowsy Maggies. After meeting in high school and forming the four-piece band, they have gone on to win several awards for emerging artists, played at Port Fairy and the National Folk Festival twice and released a full-length album. As a duo they perform an exciting blend of their original songs and some covers, with stunning harmonies and just the right amount of sass.

The pair will take part in Comedy 4 Karma, a fundraiser for the Daylesford Dharma School, on September 16.

Ari told her story to Donna Kelly.

"Rhiannon and I are both from very musical families. My parents played in a band together when I was younger and I always wanted to do that too. There were always guitars to play around the house but I didn't pick one up until I was around 15, when I realised I could be a more versatile performer if I could back my own singing.

We both played music and took lessons (vocal and guitar) for a few years before we met, but once we started playing together we explored song writing, started performing regularly and really pushing ourselves to get better.

As Ari and Rhiannon (and The Drowsy Maggies) we perform a blend of radio-friendly Australian folk with a slight traditional Celtic influence. Like The Waifs meet Lisa Hannigan with some Irish tunes thrown in for good measure.

For me, my songwriting and singing to a live audience is a form of pure self expression; I think I would be quite frustrated without the opportunity to perform. I put huge amounts of time and emotional effort into writing music and I'm lucky to get a platform to share it. I hope my music makes people think, dance or cry. I just hope it means something. I don't want to be just another generic voice on the radio.

We've been doing the Australian folk festival circuit, including Port Fairy and the National Folk Festival, Portarlington National Celtic Festival, and this year we played at White Night in Melbourne as well as Ballarat. One of my favourite types of venue to play at are wineries, for obvious reasons.

I think that (re shows like Australian Idol) everyone likes what they like, and power to them. I personally don't want my big break to be from singing karaoke covers to millions of people. I like to work really hard to get what I want, to do it on my terms with creative freedom and the right kind of audience for my music.

It actually is possible to make a living from music at the moment in Australia, with support from platforms like APRA and Triple J, plus millions of people who genuinely love music and want to support local bands.

Rhiannon and I will be playing at the Daylesford Town Hall on Saturday, September 16 to warm up the crowd for Comedy 4 Karma, a fundraiser for the Dharma School. It's a great cause and it'll be a seriously great night."

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To market, to market, to buy some fresh spuds

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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 (pictured left) 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

Want to advertise your market? It's free. Just email news@tlnews.com.au

The Trentham Farmers Market has joined with Trentham Makers Market

Third Saturday, 9am - 1pm

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Petrol, oils, swap & go gas, firewood permits, farm produce / produce store, ice, milk, soft drinks, take-away pies, coffee, confectionery, local honey etc. rusty junk, secondhand books, old wares

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Headway on Hepburn Hub

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ORK on the Hepburn Hub at The Rex Theatre building will start this month.

The works are expected to take six to nine months although parts of the new Community Hub, including the new cinema/auditorium and public toilets, will be available as they are completed.

The public toilets will be closed for the duration of the construction project until new public toilets are opened. The Rex rooftop car park off Duke Street and access from Duke Street to Vincent Street via The Rex will be closed during construction. As well, the car parks at the front of The Rex building may be used for deliveries to the site.

Hepburn Shire chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond said that some disruptions were likely during the construction process but it was "a big project with some big benefits for the community".

Plans can be viewed online at www.hepburn.vic.gov.au, at customer service offices in Daylesford, Creswick and Clunes, the Trentham Library and at The Rex building from the middle of next week.

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Doug Moran semi-finalists

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RENTHAM artist Louise Otten and Kyneton artist Daniel Butterworth have been selected as semi-finalists in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.

Louise entered a painting of Ron Davis, titled, The Poppyman, pictured right, while Daniel did a self portrait.

For the past 29 years the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize has encouraged both excellence and creativity in contemporary Australian portraiture by asking artists to interpret the look and personality of a chosen sitter, either unknown or well known.

The winner will be announced on October 18.

Films for LGBTI futures

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RANSGENDER and Council on the Ageing Victoria are creating short films on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and transgender individuals in relation to planning for their future.

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