The Local Issue 115 January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018 Issue 115 Celebrating Australia Day

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Front cover: After seven years in Australia, Ba Loi Pham, known as Jey, is taking the plunge and becoming an Australian citizen on Australia Day. Read his story, and where our Australia Day events are, on page 3.

January 15, 2018 Issue 115 Celebrating Australia Day

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Jey looking forward to becoming an Aussie

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A LOI Pham, known as Jey, is taking the plunge and becoming an Australian citizen on Australia Day.

The 25-year-old was born in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and first came to Australia in 2010. He studied English for a year and then completed a Bachelor of Hospitality Management in Melbourne.

After four years he returned home but then came back to Australia to work at Lake House in Daylesford where his roles include being a waiter and bar supervisor.

Jey’s wife, who he married last year, remains in Vietnam until hopefully July next year when she can join him on a partner visa.

Jey said he had decided to become an Australian citizen purely because he loved Australia.

“In my opinion, I think Australia is such a good country and very united.

There are friendly people around and I think especially Daylesford is really united and a friendly community. I feel like family here.”

And while the region did not have a big Vietnamese community, Jey said that didn’t worry him. “It’s not that hard for me, I have lived here for seven years, and got used to it.”

The first few years were not so easy.

“Yeah, it was pretty tough for me. I lived here and didn’t speak English properly so I went to a school to study English and then went to university.

But it was tough living by myself, without my parents.

“But I respect Australia and am proud to become an Australian, really proud. Australia is such a beautiful country, everyone would like to become part of Australia.”

Jey will become an Australian citizen, with two others, at the Daylesford Town Hall on Friday, January 26.

Part of the ceremony includes the Daylesford Rotary Club's announcement of the 2018 Business of the Year, Employee of the Year and Young Employee of the Year along with Hepburn Shire Council's Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen and Community Event.

Rotary president Lesley Hewitt said the club had been running its awards for 26 years to recognise local businesses and employees within Hepburn Shire.

“It is important to recognise great customer service from businesses and from employees. Many of them provide wonderful services to locals and visitors and are also involved in their community.”

The Local was honoured to be awarded the 2015 Business of the Year and journalist Kate Taylor received last year's Employee of the Year.

The Hepburn Shire event starts at 7pm.

Meanwhile, there are plenty of Australia Day activities at Macedon Ranges Shire whether a breakfast, fun run, film night or musical performance.

The Australia Day awards and citizenship ceremony will be held at the Kyneton Town Hall at 10.30am with host Mayor Jennifer Anderson and special guest Dr Christine Durham, Victoria’s Senior Australian of the Year 2014, the shire’s 2018 Australia Day Ambassador.

Township celebrations will be held at Tylden, Kyneton, Malmsbury, Gisborne and Woodend along with a fun run in Gisborne.

An event for young people aged 9 to 17, The Other Australia, will be held by The Field Trip at the Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House.

Or join the Baynton Hall Committee from 5.30pm at the Baynton Hall and enjoy a night under the stars watching an Australian family film.

And, of course, there are the Hanging Rock Races which have been held for 125 years.

Links: www.mrsc.vic.gov.au or www.hepburn.vic.gov.au

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Artist Lyn Cooke capturing the essence and vitality of her wildlife subjects

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YN Cooke grew up in Melbourne and has always shown enthusiasm for painting and drawing.

Her tertiary education at the State College of Victoria and Monash University included major studies in painting and art education. She has participated in workshops by renowned artists, as well as studying the work of painters such as Ray Harris-Ching, William Cooper and Peter Trusler. She draws from the rich heritage of wildlife art in Australia beginning with the natural history illustrations of John William Lewin and John and Elizabeth Gould.

Lyn moved to Ballarat and then to Creswick where she has lived for 20 years.

Her initial move was prompted by finding a suitable house and studio in a bush environment. She has now come to recognise and appreciate the many advantages that being part of a smaller community entail, enjoying travel but always calling Creswick home.

After the move to country Victoria, Lyn held the positions of specialist art teacher in government schools for many years as well as teaching painting in the adult education sector. She has painted professionally for over 25 years and been the recipient of numerous art awards and commendations, but much of her work is commissioned by art collectors and nature lovers. Her focus is primarily on sharing the beauty of wildlife, influencing viewers to become more aware, appreciative and respectful of the natural world and the need to conserve it.

A keen interest in flora and fauna, particularly Australian birds, is the inspiration behind Lyn’s work. Her aim is to accurately depict the natural environment and this is reflected in her highly detailed paintings. Nature offers limitless subject matter and the bushland setting of her home provides much of that. Additional stimulus comes from regular trips to other parts of Australia, generally for several months at a time. Encounters allowing close observation of animals and birds in their native habitats provide knowledge of their behaviour, interactions and characteristics. The resulting works of art capture the essence and vitality of the subjects, not merely their physical appearance. The meticulous studies are usually executed in a mixture of watercolour and gouache after many preliminary sketches.

Detail is gradually built up using very fine brushwork.

Many layers may be required to achieve the desired result.

Lyn has had many successful exhibitions, been a guest artist at various shows and her work has featured on television and in articles in newspapers and journals, including Australian Artist magazine.

Her work can be seen at her studio in Creswick, which is open most days, along with an exhibition at the Creswick Hub until the end of February. Her work is also at Overwrought in Blampied and Macarthur Gallery in Ballarat.

Link: www.lyncooke.com

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Meet Kate, the masseuse whose 'fingers have eyes'

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HEN Australia was recently able to show international leadership in a form of cancer treatment, Hepburn’s Kate Butler helped lead the way.

Research shows properly trained therapists can halve the side effects of the disease and its treatment, she says.

Now, besides teaching and practicing oncology massage, she has expanded her training to Spain, with other countries likely to follow.

“Spain is just beginning to look at massage for people who are ill and the massage training organisations are where we were in Australia about 10 years ago."

Kate came to this field after many years of travelling.

Returning home at age 30, she listed what she wanted to do and how she wanted to live.

She wanted to work with people, have flexible hours and no desk job. As she crossed off likely careers, the last was massage. “This,” she says, "is where I want to be."

Beginning with remedial sports massage, Kate steered towards her goal of more complex health problems. “I was always interested in marrying massage with medicine and as soon as I could, I moved to medical centres where I found an environment where referrals were opening up.”

For a career that has taken her around the world, it began at the end of her street, at the Shizuka Ryokan Japanese Country Spa Retreat in Lakeside Drive, where she attended the first module of Oncology Massage in 2009.

With the US, Australia is a world leader in oncology massage, and in some ways is ahead. Last year, Kate and four other Australian oncology massage facilitators were invited to give presentations at the Society for Oncology Massage conference in the US because, uniquely, Australia has developed a uniform national standard for training.

With the benefit of American research, this standardisation also helped to integrate the practice in hospitals around the country, including the Olivia NewtonJohn Cancer, Research and Wellness Centre at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital. There Kate established Australia’s first salaried oncology massage team. Then came the Royal Prince Alfred, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Sydney and Flinders Medical Centre for Innovation in Cancer in Adelaide, as well as several other oncology support services.

Research on the success of oncology massage comes from the world-renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. It shows a startling ratio of improvement in reducing the side-effects of cancer, such as: pain (47 per cent); anxiety (59 per cent); depression (48 per cent); fatigue (42 per cent); and nausea (51 per cent).

As well, side-effects such as shortness of breath, memory problems, dry mouth or sleep disturbances improved by 48 per cent.

“We are trained to take into account the patient’s physical treatment and its effect on them psychologically,” says Kate. “We are supporting their bodies to cope with the impact of medical treatment in the best possible way.”

Her skill and sensitivity were highly praised by a former patient who told The Local, “It’s as if her fingers have eyes".

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Of the therapists she has trained, several are local and oncology massage is available at the Springs Medical Centre, as well as therapy, which helps treat a blockage in the lymphatic system that can cause swelling in arms or legs.

Much of the success of Australia’s oncology massage is due to Eleanor Oyston, a diagnostic cytologist, who studied the formation, structure and development of human cells. One of the first in the world in oncology massage, she travelled to the US and elsewhere, noting the need to integrate the practice in hospitals and have a national training standard.

She recently set up Oncology Massage Global, which means that when Kate is not massaging locally, she works as the first international training facilitator in Barcelona, Spain.

The bleak side of all this is that cancer rates are increasing. But, as Kate notes, “Medical treatment is becoming a lot more successful, and people are being treated more effectively and more holistically than ever".

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Goldrush Trail Run attracts record entrants

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AST year’s Goldrush Trail Run attracted 460 registrations – up almost 200 from the previous year, along with 1500 spectators.

Tour de Trails spokesperson Chris Ord said the event, in its second year, attracted “all manner of runners from some of the state's best (and quickest!) to those just out looking for a pleasant final dash through the bush prior to Christmas”.

“We believe the trail and the general location is a huge attraction, being a stunning stretch of single track from Hepburn Springs to Daylesford and on to Sailors Falls Estate.

“It really showcases one of the best bits of the Goldfields Track, as well as bringing in a good injection of tourism, as we find many people stay the entire weekend, do their Christmas shopping in the boutiques of Daylesford, and enjoy the plethora of cafes and restaurants - not to mention the wine at Sailors Falls.”

Chris said the 2018 event would be held prior to Christmas, on Saturday, December 15, and would attract even more runners.

“We hope we can build it into a bit more a festival, too, by encouraging more local stallholders - artisans, foodies, to come and display their wares and feature local produce and art, and perhaps we'll unearth a good local band willing to come and play live.

“The finish line at Sailors Falls Estate is a stunning patch of bushland that makes for a great place for supporters to relax while waiting for their runner to cross over the finish line."

Sailors Falls Estate owner Rob McDonald said nearly every runner commented on the stunning beauty of the local forests and unique nature of the Goldfields Track.

“The event displays the need to feature our past, based on gold and timber and the magnificent highlands terrain, and not just our present status as the spa/food/massage capital of central Victoria. State authorities such Tourism Victoria and Parks Victoria need to get behind this event and promote our natural resources and the healthy lifestyles the event facilitates.”

The event was inaugurated when regional running retailer, The Running Company Ballarat, led by elite runner Julian Spence and his partner Brianne Hook, wanted to encourage more people to run on trails given the many great bush trails on offer in the western region. They partnered with trail events company Tour de Trails, and winery, Sailors Falls Estate.

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Our history 7

Fabric exhibition at the Daylesford Museum A typical handmade banner of the time made to celebrate success in the tennis competition at the former Daylesford Bowls, Croquet and Tennis Club's site in Camp Street where the present Daylesford Bowling Club now stands.

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ABRICS have been used for many domestic, industrial, cultural and social purposes. Aspects of these with Daylesford and district connections will be showcased in an exhibition opening on the long weekend from Friday, January 26 to Monday, January 28.

The role of fabric in the life and employment of the Daylesford Community will be explored through items relating to the East Street Woollen & Worsted Mill, the Albert Street Mill and the Daytex Mill.

Many items in the museum collection will be on display including: some work of Fanny Jenkin who was recently exhibited at the NGV in Melbourne; a Maggie Cross tapestry; the Embroidered Banners donated to DDHS in 2016 - these letters made by locals toured the state representing many social causes; and The Spa Quilters will be represented by the work of several members who made quilts of Daylesford and district scenes. One in the museum collection depicts several early members of the group.

The museum collection includes two quilts made by school students. Their names are included here in the hope they may be able to come in to view their work.

The class of 7.1 in 2002 at Daylesford Tech High School - Bianca Ford, Michael Bruce, Luke Dobson, Colin Sutton, Michael Yanner, Karina Brooks, Tegan Hawker, Ben Gardiner, Jenna Quinn, Eleisha Albert, Sean Hunt, Scott Collins, Eugene Boadle, Hannah Mounsey, Chantelle Lindsey, Thomas Woodroofe, Leah La Franchi, Hollie Layfield, Rosanna Powell, Kallum Hartmann, Erin Elderfield, Nick Morrison and Joe Maher.

Students of Glenlyon, Bullarto and Daylesford Primary schools in 1983-1986 contributed to a Friendship Quilt under the guidance of Marg Leunig, BP, Ariel, Adelle Holmes, Shane M, Brett Orr, Sara V, AP, Brooke, Lara J Verplak, Georgia Leunig, Walter S, Samantha Wake, Paul Dalmore, Mark B, Sarah G, Milly Trigger, Aaron Silbereisen, Ann Louise Branchie, Jamie Rae, Kelly Ann Pope, Linda Orr, Badia Zillies, Ricky Liversidge, Jessi Adisha Matthews, Tania Coker, Annette Fleischer, Chris Grant, Joanne Page, Rodney S, Jessie Louise Jane Pitt, Nilory D Phillips, Michelle Sturrock, Melissa Jane Sewell, Tanya M Coffey, Melissa, Tamara Zilles, Donna Portyka, Jake Mason, Alice Green, Gail Sutherland, Lukas B Pitrunas, S Daniel, Kylie Cummins, Craig S, Anne Cooper, Melanie Clark, Michelle Bethune, Paul Govett, Angie S, Adam Bremner, Tiffany Trigger, Melissa P Baltrunas, Jackie Moon, Tanya Cook, Steven Matheson, George Brennan, Tracy, Brent, Gavin Orr, Tas, Rebecca Plumbe, Catherine and Bernadette M. Of particular interest in the exhibition will be the display of the recently restored 1861 Total Abstinence Society banner and a Crazy Patchwork quilt made following the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria by the Misses Dolphin of Millar Street, Daylesford.

The green-backed quilt was given 50 years ago by Miss Edie Dolphin to Freda Faulkhead in gratitude for the care given by Freda in Edie’s last years. It was said to have been made by Edie’s two aunts. Another quilt backed in red was given to Cr Keith Cole. This quilt may have been given away over the years and the museum would love to know its whereabouts. A similar quilt made about the same time was recently exhibited at the National Gallery in Melbourne.

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Just sayin’...

Pick me, pick me...

By Donna Kelly

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WAS at the library last week, returning books and borrowing more, when I overheard a conversation. I know, you shouldn't eavesdrop but what's a journo gunna do?

Anyway, it was between a bloke (an older chap) and the librarian on duty. He was returning some books and was very sorry they were overdue.

He said he had thought that because they were reference books he could have them longer. In my day, in the old days, it was shorter for reference books, but that was before Google and no-one needed to covet an encyclopedia or an atlas.

In fact, in the old days, the newspaper offices I worked at had their own libraries and librarians. And you often ended up in the library in the course of your work looking up references. I know, young people under about 40, how painful. But that was the way of the world.

There were also loads of files made up from clippings from the newspaper, and we're talking dailies, so lots of clippings, which you could also use as a reference point. For example you might be looking up something like The Rex in Daylesford and one clipping would be about Chips Rafferty and then the next would be about the public toilets closing and then the next would be the shire CEO asking for a meeting about the public toilets closing and then there would be one about the shire buying not just the toilets but the entire building. That was called a background check.

It was all pretty straightforward, as long as the journo got it right at the time, and as long as the librarian was careful to also cut out any "WE WERE WRONG!" retractions, which are mostly these days headed the non-libellous "Clarification", and added that to the clippings too.

But back to the library that still exists. So this bloke had brought in his books, said sorry they were overdue, found out none were on the "hold" list and then the librarian said "that will be a $6 fine". Really? A fine? For books that no-one else wanted, that were returned in good order albeit a tad overdue and with a "sorry about that" from a bloke who just wanted to find out more about the world?

This was not a kid who needed to learn a lesson, and what lesson anyway - keep away from libraries? This was a bloke doing the right thing. And where exactly does that $6 library fine go? A $6 book? A magazine?

Maybe I just feel guilty about that outstanding book from primary school but I really did think my dog had eaten it. Anyway, I reckon it's time fines were abolished, at libraries anyway. Just sayin'...

(Disclaimer: Apart from fines, I think libraries rock, librarians are very cool and have always loved the Dewey Decimal System!)

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Vale Isabel Mackenzie - September 13, 1923 - December 30, 2017

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SABEL Mackenzie was a remarkable woman with a generous sense of community and friendship.

In the more than 20 years she lived at Wombat Park, Isabel, pictured, right with her gardener Stewart Henderson. devoted herself to the restoration of the beautiful house, the garden and the farm and shared them on a regular basis with groups as varied as the Victorian Garden History Society, the Organs of the Goldfields, Daylesford Pipes and Drums, the Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens and a host of garden lovers who approached her for a tour of one of the most significant and beautiful historic horticultural sites in Victoria.

Her welcome was always warm and enthusiastic and her personal support of those groups was greatly valued over many years.

Isabel was a lively participant in so many areas of cultural and environmental importance. She loved music from a very early age and was in the audience at any concert in Daylesford or within driving distance – often with a full vehicle of others. She supported any performance or exhibition with interest and great enjoyment. But nature and the environment became increasingly important for her and the larger questions of sustainability and the long-term preservation of wildlife and native landscape very much preoccupied her also.

She was outraged by what she saw as the waste of public money and the wanton destruction of ancient trees and habitat in the radical proposal for the new highway near her old home at Buangor where she knew exactly what was being sacrificed.

Her decision to chain herself to a tree when another round of bulldozing was about to begin was at huge personal cost – she was a very private person who believed in civilized negotiation and she was 91 years old at the time. But there seemed no other course given the magnitude of the threat that she saw.

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She was still working hard to get an alternative and better route considered at the time of her death.

Isabel had an acute mind and was recruited at age 17 to work for British Fighter Command. Her interest in science and technology never waned.

She was also the mother of five children – she was very sadly widowed shortly after moving to Wombat Park. Her husband was a farmer/physicist and they shared a significant contribution to the introduction and utilisation of radar in WW2.

Isabel will be very sadly missed for her hospitality, her humour, her intelligence, her good taste and her kindness. Her passing constitutes a huge loss.

Words: Patrice O'Shea on behalf of the Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens

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Kyle’s Rant

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EEPERS it’s been a fast year already. I can remember just before Christmas when there was an almost fever pitch of people “needing to get stuff done before the big day”. It was almost like the end of the world was coming. Anyway, here we are rested after the festive season and all swearing that we will never again eat our body weight in ham and turkey, or drink out of what appeared to be a bottomless glass.

I suppose while we are on a break, it is a good time for reflection. I personally reflected on how curious it was that one could never guarantee to win a Christmas cracker pull and how many sandwiches I got out of the leftover ham. Oh, and I reflected on the thought bubble that was going through my head on New Year’s Eve while cutting a rug. I thought that I should have taken up dancing a while back and by now I would be paid the big bucks. I guess I saw all those nice young ladies on the dance floor looking at my moves. However, in hindsight, I think they were just concerned for their safety and the safety of my 187cm dance partner - go Gazza.

The other reflection I had was along the lines of social media, you know Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Twitter and a plethora of others. It is hard from a business point of view to keep up.

I do believe there is a place for some of these platforms but take for instance, Instagram. Now I come at this from a photographer’s point of view and it seems “everyone now thinks they are a professional” - sort of like me on the dance floor. You simply load a photo of you doing something clever, or not, it doesn’t much matter, then apply a filter to make the image look well-lit or not, that doesn’t matter either, then hashtag the hell out of it.

But as soon as you have shared an image it gets pushed to the bottom of the pile by the other insta-clever images that people are posting every second and unless the person you intended the image for has 23 hours a day of scrolling time, they will probably miss it.

The issue is that today everyone is on it, not just businesses pushing their wares.

To prove a point I posted a photo of Donna’s breakfast remains - old toast crusts and a wrung-out Twinings tea bag. I put a seductive filter on it and hashtagged the message with clever stuff like #toast, #crusts, #tea and the piece de resistance #Donna’sbreakfast. The image got 30 likes. That’s 30 people eagerly watching their phones for the next amazing thing to happen in their insta-world. Look out the window guys, take a walk, that’s way better than looking at some old crusts.

Finally, businesses around the joint are using Instagram as an advertising tool which is great to get their 10 seconds of air time once a day and for the genuine call to action advertising it works well. However, (beware blatant plug) in terms of advertising The Local sits around on the coffee table for a full two weeks with easily affordable prices and it is well read – Instagram that. Insta-rant over…

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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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Digestive discomfort gone without drugs

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HEY say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach. But in recent years I was finding my diet more and more restricted.

I was turning my nose up at pizza, pie and pretty much anything with pastry. Dense meats such as chicken breast and steak were also off the menu except for the odd auspicious occasion; as for my love of hot and spicy foods, that to had become a no-go zone.

It was as if I was getting pushed into a corner in terms of my diet and what I could comfortably digest.

I started on the usual medicines that you find on the chemist's shelf and then went the way of the more natural bacteria-laced bottles, which only exacerbated the issue.

I also went down the path of fermented foods. I was about to go to doctor to get what I thought for sure would be a diagnosis for coeliac disease or much worse still, cancer, that’s when I made my discovery.

I turned on the TV one night and discovered a relatively short documentary on Four Corners about Dr Simone Peters from the Mind + Gut Clinic. It turns out there is growing evidence that using the mind to overcome problems in the gut is outweighing traditional medicinal cures in terms of positive results.

Watching the documentary I didn’t really get an idea of what the treatment was but was desperate to try anything to get relief so a couple of months later I started my treatment.

Now there is some gross stuff involved including a poo chart on the wall to help identify your own. Blah. But Dr Peters, a true professional, just said "How do you think I feel, I have to eat my lunch looking at it”. Anyway, four sessions of what is a sort of a hypnotherapy later, I am cured.

I am not shying away from any food groups – only the ones I don’t like, and any sign of irritation in any of its forms has long since left my gut.

Dr Simone Peters explains the treatment: "Current understanding of how gut-directed hypnotherapy works is not entirely known. Regardless, there is strong evidence that gut-directed hypnotherapy influences physiological outcomes.

"Gut-directed hypnotherapy has been shown to improve the rate at which the gut moves and influences the transit of the contents within it. This can improve symptoms of diarrhoea and/or constipation.

"It is also really good at reducing the overall sensation of pain. Psychological outcomes have also been shown to improve after a course of gut-directed hypnotherapy.

"This includes reducing levels of anxiety and depression and improving overall quality of life. Interestingly, recent research has shown that symptomatic benefit is not always associated with improved psychological outcomes.

"This means that the therapy should be applied in everyone and not saved for those who think that their mood exacerbates their symptoms. Exciting work research has even shown that gut-directed hypnotherapy is on par with the low FODMAP diet in terms of improving symptoms. Now we need to turn our attention to gaining a greater understanding of exactly how it is that gut-directed hypnotherapy works."

Words & experience: Kyle Barnes

Indulgence impacting health

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H…the festive season. For many of us, it heralds the arrival of a solid fortnight-to-two-months of social catch ups, indulgent meals, many alcoholic beverages…

Not to mention the late nights, late starts, and an almost intentional neglect of any healthy measures to counter-balance their effect. But have you really stopped to think about the impact this annual period of indulgence might be having on your health?

It seems that even in the case of an otherwise healthy individual, we might be underestimating the damage this can do. An article recently published in the New York Times shed light on the impact that even a short period of these kinds of habits can have on the state of your liver, your metabolism, your energy levels and general health. New evidence suggests these periods of indulgence can throw out your circadian rhythm, disrupt your digestion and wreak havoc on your body’s ability to digest fat. According to the New York Times, making a habit of this, can lead to “fatty liver disease, diabetes, obesity, heart disease and even cancer".

To avoid the worst effects this festive season, observe the sage advice to avoid staying up too late, and try to keep your alcoholic indulgences under the bingedrinking threshold of four to five drinks every two hours.

Hepburn Springs local Jane Beetham, pictured above, knows the shock of a health reality check all too well. A nurse and lifelong fan of a social glass of chardonnay, Jane was shocked to learn in recent years that after many years of consistent social drinking she was on the verge of fatal liver failure. Given a prognosis of six months if she continued drinking, it was time to give up the booze entirely.

In a series of columns, Jane documented her endeavours to recalibrate her lifestyle in such a way that it would support her health rather than destroy it. And she says the benefits far outweigh the downsides – especially with the consumption of non-alcohol wine as her social stand-in.

A local group has recently been established and funded to work on the prevention of long term harms of alcohol, and other drugs. The Hepburn Local Drug Action Team is made up of representatives from Hepburn Health, Hepburn Shire, Daylesford Police Station, Daylesford Secondary College, and several community representatives, including Ms Beetham. With a focus on local initiatives that prevent harm from occurring, the group is welcoming participants interested in being involved. If you’d like to contribute to community-based activities that enhance individual and community resilience, and ultimately steer Hepburn Shire locals away from alcohol and other drug related harms, contact Brian Dunn on 5321 6587.

Contributed: Hepburn Health Service

Wellness

ESSENTIAL HEALTH INFORMATION

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Habits

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E ALL have habits. They tend to live their own lives and largely outside of our awareness. Some habits are good and helpful and some are not. Which ones are which is up to you, but how do you find out if you’re not aware of them?

Most habits don’t start off this way. When we learn new tasks we gradually get better at them. Over time and through repetition those tasks become automated and seem to require very little thought or effort.

This process is called habit formation and a good example of it is how we learn to drive a car. After the initial challenges of driving a car for the first time we gradually get better at it. I nowadays find myself at times not remembering how I got from work to home. Yet somehow, I did it!

Good habits help us accomplish tasks more easily. However, habits have a way of venturing into places where they’re not helpful too. And I’m not just talking about doing things… what we think, how we think and how we feel about things that happen to us can be habitual too.

Or how we relate to each other. A habit can be to have a drink after a fight with our loved one, or tit for tat after a hurtful comment from someone.

How we respond to people and situations has great impact on how we live life and how we feel about ourselves. Becoming aware of our habits is an important precursor to changing those ones that are not useful in our lives. That is not an easy thing to do, but practice makes perfect.

I often look back at things that happened in my day; how I acted, what the outcomes were and how I felt about it. This reflection gives me valuable clues as to what my habits are.

People around me give me clues as well. This helps me to over time change the habits that don’t serve me and create new ones that do!

Give it a try! Spotting habits and changing them to suit you gets easier over time through practice and repetition. It can have a very positive impact on your life once you get into the habit of this!

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Relax and replenish at Willow Cottage Drysdale

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You can wander up to the Point Lonsdale lighthouse RYSDALE is a thriving village, for the best view across the Port Phillip heads to Portsea surrounded by the Bellarine’s iconic coastline towns, lighthouses, golf courses, that you’ll ever get.

Or head off to Barwon Heads, its coastal beauty markets, Chefs’ Hat cafes, restaurants and wineries.

The Bellarine Peninsula is that place where the sea is always just around the corner, often framed by vineyards which sweep down to the shore. You can’t go past a visit to the charming sea port of Queenscliff, with its bustling main street, historic fort and Black Lighthouse guiding ships into Port Phillip Bay. Head down to the marina where the fishermen bring their catch and if you’re in the mood, jump on a ferry for a day trip to Sorrento...accompanied by laughing dolphins who love to swim alongside.

home to the ABC drama Seachange and the equally eyecatching Diver Dan. Or if you want to give the kids a cracking day out they won’t ever forget, Adventure Park and its gargantuan new waterslide you can see from the moon is just around the corner.

And if you're after accommodation, designed to replenish your soul, look no further than Willow Cottage - see below!

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So your New Year’s resolution is to be kinder to yourself - to give yourself time to relax at places that are designed to replenish your soul. How does an enchanting historic cottage just a 15-minute drive from the Bellarine Peninsula’s sparkling beaches sound for starters? Willow Cottage Drysdale is the place where you can curl up in front of a wood fire at night and spend your summer days splashing in the waves at Queenscliff and Portarlington’s renowned beaches. When you walk in and onto those old Baltic pine floorboards it’s an immediate stressbuster because somehow you are being transported back to a time when life was not quite so frenetic and demanding. Peek into the bedrooms with their gentle lighting, sash windows and fresh bedlinen set against the backdrop of the old style wooden walls. Head down to the loungeroom and settle into the giant sofa. Plan your dinner for six overlooking the willow tree in the backyard. Here’s an old chess set and a backgammon board on the coffee table. There’s a bookcase bursting with things to read – so if you are planning to detox from social media and laugh with your loved ones, there’s no wi-fi here and you’ve come to the right place.

Willow Cottage has been the loved holiday escape for a family of Glenlyon locals for 15 years – not because it is new and shiny but because it is gentle and rustic. The old farmer next door tells them of the days before the suburb sprung up, when it was the only house in the district, a farming property on hundreds of acres. In the fifties, when the cottage was first renovated, he found a hidden weatherboard behind a wall, on which had been written the date “1886”.

Drysdale is now a thriving village, surrounded by the Bellarine’s iconic coastline towns, lighthouses, golf courses, markets, Chefs Hat cafes, restaurants and wineries.

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DAYLESFORD HEPBURN 147 MAIN ROAD RIGHT IN THE HEART OF HEPBURN Located a stone’s throw from the Hepburn Primary School and Kindergarten this 3-bedroom home offers a large open plan living/dining space with central bathroom and full laundry. An established garden provides privacy from the road and the fully fenced yard is dog and child friendly. The private north facing decking is perfect in summer for entertaining and offers views over the backyard vegetable gardens and trees. The double garage with concrete and power connected would be suitable for storage/workshop/studio. Currently a permanent residence this property would be ideal for the first home owner, permanent rental market or development (STCA).

௭3 º1 Ê3 FOR SALE $399,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 DAYLESFORD 30 LEGGATT STREET ELEVATED LOCATION - LAKE DAYLESFORD Building sites of this calibre rarely come to market. 30 Leggatt Street is 841m2 and one of three available blocks with a wonderful, elevated building position and current planning permit. Lake access at the rear along the council reserve.

Views to lake Daylesford, Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens and the Town Centre.

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• 2 other blocks available: 28 Leggatt St 748m2 and 30a Leggatt St 821m2 FOR SALE $375,000 CONTACT Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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DAYLESFORD BLAMPIED 240 KANGAROO HILLS RD KANGAROO HILL FARM HOUSE ON 74 ACRES Located just 15 minutes to Daylesford with productive red soil and an abundance of water this property has a lot to offer! The comfortable 2-bedroom home feature bright and light living space with long views to Mt Franklin & Mt Kooroocheang, central kitchen with dishwasher, covered entertaining decking and fully fenced backyard.

The infrastructure has been set up with horses in mind with a country style open barn with 2 stables, horse holding yards, Colorbond roller door garage with tack room, storage shed and 2 x carports.

Currently divided into two paddocks with stock troughs in each paddock (fed by bore water).

௭2 º1 Ê4 FOR SALE $670,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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Internal features include open floor plan, modern country kitchen with farmhouse sink and Falcon cooker, cosy fireplace living, dining, large bathroom with bath, second story atrium living and three generous bedrooms with views from every window.

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A sunny north facing entry deck opens to spacious living-dining area with large picture windows overlooking the gardens. There are 2 large bedrooms, both with built-in robes and own split systems.

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Fells powering along strong after 73 years

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HEN you have run a successful business, which employs local people and services the local area for 73 years, you know are doing something right. And that’s the history behind Fells Powerline & Electrical.

The business was started by William Fell in 1945 as W. J. Fell Electrical in Vincent Street, Daylesford. Mr Fell had been an electrical apprentice at the Casterton Power Station during the Depression in the 1930s before moving to Melbourne during WWII where he worked in emergency services on OTIS Lift maintenance.

After the war he moved to Daylesford, opening his own business which stayed in Vincent Street until a move to 1 Howe Street in the early 1990s.

His son Graeme Fell started in the business in 1959 and in the early 1970s formed a partnership with his father renaming the company Fells Electrical Service.

In 1982 Mr Fell senior retired and Graeme continued on until he handed the business to a former apprentice Brian Purtell in 1998, two years after the business moved to new premises at Shop 10/11 Howe Street.

Brian and Joanne Purtell continued the business on and greatly expanded the company with a move to a purpose-built depot in Railway Crescent, to cater for the increased demand and larger workforce as a growing Hepburn Shire evolved rapidly during the next 10 years In 2005 Brian asked Jamie Grant, an SEC linesman, to take on an adult apprenticeship which led to partnership being mooted in 2009 and formally recognised in 2011. Seven years later, the partnership is as strong as ever – with the business now expanding to new premises at 2 Knox Street, next to the Farmers Arms Hotel.

Jamie said Fells Powerline & Electrical, 73 years on, continued to pride itself on employing locals, servicing the local area and providing great service to its clientele.

“Our core values haven’t changed in 73 years and we are stronger than ever. We have grown to 11 full-time staff and probably half a dozen contractors along with our earth-moving guys, the ground crew and crane operators – so it’s probably close to 20 staff working with us.

“We are also contractors to Powercor and do electrical work for other government agencies like VicRoads, which is probably our hidden arm, but we are also still there doing work for people who have been clients for 40 years.”

But while the business model remains the same, of course technology has been moving ahead at lightspeed, with Fells keeping up with all the latest changes.

“People are using wi-fi for everything and we are installing plenty of C-Bus Automated Systems in homes so customers can turn lights, and everything else, on and off using their laptops/mobiles – something that wouldn’t have happened even five years ago. They can be in a different country and still be in charge of what’s happening in their home. Technology is advancing very quickly – it’s an exciting time. There’s always another roadshow for us to see what’s happening.”

Jamie said it’s not just homeowners looking at automation, businesses including Lake House and Peppers Retreat were among just a few of those ensuring staff members aren’t spending hours turning off individual lights.

Not surprisingly LED lights have also taken over the market, saving energy everywhere they are installed.

“For example, in our new office, there would have been 200 watts of energy being expended but with four LED lights there is just 44 watts.”

Jamie said the business had never been more involved in myriad electrical work with him spending the morning we spoke at a new wind farm generator on the way to Geelong, and then getting ready to wire a home that afternoon.

“From the energy being generated to the energy being used, you never run out of things to do and every day is different,” he said.

“But the thing we are most proud of is that we have managed to sustain this business within this community for over 70 years and people recognise the brand.

“And we are still putting lights in people’s homes – because sometimes the simple things are the most enjoyable.”

Jamie said another of Fells’ credos was to support businesses who supported them.

“We give back where we can. If someone supports us, we will support them.

That’s how it works in local communities.”

And proving the business puts its money where its mouth is, just some of the organisations they have supported include ChillOut Festival, Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian Festa, the Hepburn Health Service’s Murray to Moyne, Daylesford Primary School Scholarships, Cricket Willow Annual Athletics Carnival, Glenlyon Sports Club, Trentham Annual Art & Craft Show, Daylesford Highland Gathering, Hepburn Football Netball Club, Daylesford Football Netball Club and the Daylesford Rotary Annual Art Show.

“We have been going strong for 73 years and I hope we will still be here in another 100 years. Supporting locals and servicing the community.”

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Thursday to Sunday noon till late afternoon (5pm)

We invite you to experience the culinary delights which have made Mercato a popular destination in itself within the Daylesford/Macedon Ranges region. Exquisite food & wine in an ambient setting now including regionally inspired Tapas.

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The Boathouse: great menu and hospitality at its best

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AKE Daylesford must be one of the most picturesque places in the region. And so we are very lucky to have not one but three dining experiences to enjoy.

If you are after fine dining, then you can't go past the legendary Lake House. For coffee and cake, or a light lunch, the Book Barn and its host Andrew is the perfect stop. And then there's Boathouse Daylesford, a former cafe turned smart/casual restaurant open for breakfast and lunch.

Owned by Claire Levine and Susanne Devine, the Boathouse offers wonderful lakeside dining, whether that's inside or alfresco on the deck, along with excellent service by very hospitable staff.

We turned up last Friday for lunch, a drizzly day which did little to deter people from sitting outside to enjoy the view under huge umbrellas. It's true that rain is good for ducks because we watched quite a few paddle past. But knowing we had photos to take we chose the long table at the front of the restaurant, our usual haunt anyway.

Drinks were quickly served. There are plenty of wines by the glass, all under $10.50, along with beers, ciders, stronger stuff and liqueurs. Bloody Marys are a popular breakfast choice!

We started with the Boathouse grazing plate ($32) a fantastic medley of smoked trout dip, pork terrine, trout, goat's cheese, olives, beetroot relish, chorizo and jamon.

There's also a stack of toasted bread to soak up every last morsel - which you will want to do.

Now, I have to admit we are regulars at The Boathouse so decided it was time to try something different - choosing the Pan-fried barramundi ($31) with a panzanella salad and salsa verde and the Quinoa salad ($24) with broccolini, kale, spinach, currants, spiced cashews and pepitas with yoghurt tahini dressing.

The salad. I don't much like kale or broccolini, but I love this. The flavour is beautiful and the texture even better - a crunch with every bite and you can just taste the goodness. The barra. Throw away the salt and pepper because this dish is perfectly flavoured with a rich hearty salad under the most perfectly cooked piece of fish ever and crispy skin as an added bonus.

And talking of bonuses, Claire brings out the Confit Duck ($32) with a confit duck leg sitting on kipfler potatoes with a fennel, orange, medjool date, radish and herb rocket salad. OMG! This duck is one of the most amazing things I have ever tasted. It is fall-apart from the bone, the skin is crispy and paired with the sweetness of the dates and orange is just perfection on a plate. How long has this been going on? Just yum. Plus some.

No visit to the Boathouse, for lunch anyway, is really complete without sampling one or more desserts. And there are also cheese plates for those after something more savoury.

Claire ordered for us, the Saffron panna cotta ($12) with blood orange syrup and candied walnuts along with the Mini Pavlova ($14) with strawberry sorbet, double cream & fresh strawberries. Both were divine.

My favourite was the panna cotta with its rich, sweet syrup broken up by those crunchy walnuts but Kyle, perhaps being a Kiwi and thinking mistakenly that's where pav comes from, would not let go of that overload of strawberries, meringue, cream and sorbet.

Under the ownership of Claire and Susanne, the Boathouse has come of age. It is no longer a cafe but an iconic restaurant with a breakfast and lunch menu offering something for everyone - with an unsurpassed view. A place to head with friends and family to linger and enjoy hospitality at its best.

Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes

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Perfect for a meal, wine with friends.

For more information about Boathouse Daylesford, please visit our website: www.boathousedaylesford.com.au

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Live Piano Improv – Wednesday, January 17, 7pm-10pm Whiskey Room – Thursday, January 18, 7pm-10pm.

DJ Beats - Friday, January 19, 9pm-11pm Slim Fit Low Wasters – Saturday, January 20, 7.30pm-10.30pm Live Piano Improv – Wednesday, January 24, 7pm-10pm Live Jazz – Thursday, January 25, 7pm-10pm.

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Croaky Karaoke – Friday, January 19, 8.30pm Gabe Atkinson – Saturday, January 20, 8.30pm Marty Luke – Sunday, January 21, 5pm Gilly & Terry - Friday, January 26 Matty Chaps - Saturday, January 27 Sunday Funday with Martha Keenan - Sunday, January 28

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Rhyley McGrath Band - Saturday, January 20 Lanewaves - Saturday January 27

RACV Goldfields Resort, Creswick Dan West – Friday, January 19

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs

Jazz Deuce - Friday, January 19 Five Mile Sniper - Saturday, January 20 Next Episode - Sunday, January 21 Nick Noon - Friday, January 26 Cal Darke - Saturday, January 27 Live Stand Up Comedy - Sunday, January 28

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Monday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian too) Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Parma Night Mercato, Daylesford - One course, glass of wine - $30 Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs - Locals' Night - 2-courses $35, 3-courses - $45

Tuesday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20 Five Flags Hotel, Campbells Creek - parma night - $16

Saturday:

The Surly Goat, Hepburn - 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.

Sunday:

The Surly Goat, Hepburn - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and a glass of wine - $45

Community Lunch:

The 5000 Club is back on Friday, January 19 for lunch from noon at Stanbridge Hall, Central Springs Road, Daylesford. All welcome.

Happy Hours:

Wednesday:

Criterion Hotel, Castlemaine has Nibbles 'n' Bubbles with wine, sparkling and beer specials with free dips and nibbles, 5pm-6.30pm.

Old Hepburn Hotel - Friday, 6pm-8pm, raffles, trivia, bar snacks

Thursday:

Raffles:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 The Spa Bar, Daylesford - $10 pizza Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Curry Night The Spa Bar, Daylesford - $10 pizza The Plough, Trentham - Locals' All Day Dining - 2 courses $27/3 courses $32

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

Friday:

The Surly Goat, Hepburn - 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.

Criterion Hotel, Castlemaine - Express Jalapeno Poppers $12, Fried Chicken Wings $12, Refried Bean Rolls $12, Fried Baby Calamari Tostada $16, 12-2.30pm

18 wines by the glass.

14 beers & cider on tap.

That’s a real pub.

We are getting into the Christmas spirit.

Mention “The Local Christmas Ad” and we will shout you your first drink!*

Eat. Drink. Be Local.

* Glass of house wine or pot of tap beer. One drink per person during course of promotion. Valid until 31 January 2018.

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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.

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Art and cultural strategy

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The Field Trip

Whether you participate or create, everyone is invited to share their ideas as part of the development of the Arts and Cultural Strategy 2018–2028, which will guide Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s promotion, support and investment in arts and culture over the next 10 years.

Community Wellbeing director Karen Stevens said everyone’s feedback would help develop a strategy that supports the current and future needs of our community.

“We want people to consider the role that art and culture play in their everyday life – from library programs that they attend, through to participation in public art, musical performances and events at community halls.

“Our shire is a hive of creative activity, with active historical societies, dance groups, choirs, art groups, events and arts-based businesses all participating and contributing."

Submissions close on Thursday, February 1 with a draft strategy open for public comment in April 2018.

FTER several successful European tours in 2016 and 2017 the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne (Germany) is coming back to Australia in summer with a powerful and lovely new program.

The Chamber Philharmonia Cologne was founded in the city whose name they bear: Cologne, the city that is famous throughout the world for its University of Music and its musical and instrumental teaching.

Generations of musicians have been trained there for many decades who, in terms of their musicality, are unparalleled around the world.

The multifaceted composition of the ensemble provides every member of the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne with the opportunity to perform as a soloist.

The Chamber Philharmonia Cologne will play at Daylesford’s Christ Church on Monday, January 29 from 8pm featuring works from Bach, Tchaikovsky and Paganini.

Tickets from Paradise Books in Daylesford or from the door one hour prior to the concert, cash only.

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O YOU sew, write poems or attend theatres? Are you a graphic designer, performer, gamer, avid reader or a film buff? Or perhaps you own an art gallery or business that offers a local cultural experience?

AYLESFORD youth are getting excited as The Field Trip prepares for its launch in the town.

Starting Sunday, February 4, The Field Trip is a weekly two-hour creative program, for those aged 9-17, led by paid local youth leaders aged 18-24.

Participants can look forward to having fun and changing their world for the better.

Founder of the Field Trip, Paul Kooperman, started with a vision to provide a space for youth to come together and create an environment where they can feel empowered and enabled to create the world they wish existed.

The Field Trip boasts a program with a difference. Past participants have enjoyed producing podcasts and YouTube clips, building extraordinary cubby houses, writing and publishing books, building farms in backyards and running retreats for the elderly.

Field Trips Daylesford community liaison for Daylesford Jessica Newton said this was an amazing opportunity for the town's youth.

"Partnering with the newly-introduced Daylesford Youth Advisory Committee, there will be lots of new and exciting opportunities around," she said.

Link: www.thefieldtrip.co

The Trentham Farmers Market has joined with Trentham Makers Market

Third Saturday, 9am - 1pm

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Holiday time in the garden

In this post-Christmas/New Year time of year it's usually difficult to bring to mind any major or strenuous activities in the garden - especially if the weather turns feral and it's all you can do to drag yourself outdoors to activate the watering system to relieve parched lawns and garden beds.

The good news is that the mower can rest a little longer…it's much better that you leave grass to grow a little longer because closely shaved grass can suffer sunburn if clipped too closely this time of year. Of course, you have mulched the garden beds and around your fruit trees, so they should only require infrequent soakings to keep them in top form.

So there's your leave pass to take it easy in the garden, resting up for next month when the garden year gets right into gear again.

Oh, I forgot, there is one small exception to all of this, don't let your potted plants go without regular watering.

Mock orange no sham

The much-overlooked summer bloomer, philadelphus virginalis, deserves its place in any garden where a compact, sun-hardy, drought-resistant, medium-sized evergreen is needed. A close relative of the hydrangea and, originating from such warm, arid places as Mexico and the Mediterranean regions, philadelphus, pictured right, will naturally flourish in our climate.

If left to grow untended it will form a semi-weeping, cascading shrub of up to two or three metres in height. A regular annual pruning will encourage more flowers and a neat, round shrub of one to two metres. The beautiful white single blooms smother the plant from late spring into summer with the added bonus of a gentle citrus-like perfume.

The ultimate no-cut lawn

Speaking of lawns and their never-ending need for constant haircuts, there are obvious situations where you can have a verdant swathe, without the constant attention: one where foot traffic is low or non-existent, or under the spreading shade of trees, where mowing is difficult and the grass is weak and straggly.

Here the lawn-like effect can be created by using ground-hugging plants.

In cool, shaded spots such plants as baby's tears, or native violet - viola hederacea, make an excellent alternative and require little or no attention.

For a true lawn replacement, the prostrate-growing thyme, thymus serpyllum, in its several forms is ideal. as it will cover the surface of the soil completely obscuring it.

Thymus can be walked on occasionally without any ill effect. For high-traffic areas it's simply a matter of strategically placing pavers as stepping stones.

Like most other low-growing lawn replacements, the thymus usually only needs a run over each spring after flowering, with the mower at the highest setting.

There are several suitable forms of T. serpyllum with flowers varying from white, through mauve, to bright pink, which cover the whole plant. Another form has brightly variegated leaves.

Like most species of thyme, their foliage can also be used in cooking. Another feature is the delicious aroma when walking over the area.

Other attractive alternatives are some of the many appealing, often native grasses that can be used in small or narrow areas, or even as an edging to the thyme.

For sloping banks, few plants can compete with the specialty "carpet" roses.

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HE 13th Victorian Junior Provincial Championships will be held at the Daylesford Bowling Club this week, on Wednesday, January 17. Under-18 teams from around Victoria will take part in the one-day competition, all vying for the Flapper Family Shield. The event is sponsored by the Daylesford Bowling Club and named after organising committee member Gerry Flapper and his family.

Gerry has been involved with bowls in the region for the past 40 plus years.

Pictured, Daylesford Bowling Club secretary Joan Field with Central Highlands Rangers team members Lisa Trewarne, front, and Mikayla Long.