April 13, 2020 Issue 175
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Front cover: A game invented 2000 years ago and given an Aussie twist a couple of decades back is now a hot seller around the Central Highlands. A few days after announcing the new release of Ups and Downs, a local version of Snakes and Ladders, Daylesford’s Jennie Wilmoth has been delivering it to the homes of cooped-up kids (and adults) at the original wholesale price of $12. Read the story by Kevin Childs on page 16. Image: David White & Kyle Barnes
April 13, 2020 Issue 175
The Local is a weekly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, April 20, 2020. Or online on Sunday, April 19 at www.tlnews.com.au Space bookings: Wednesday, April 15 Copy deadline: Thursday, April 16 Editorial deadline: Thursday, April 16 Managing editor | Donna Kelly General manager | Kyle Barnes Sub-editors | Nick Bunning and Lindsay Smith Writers | Kevin Childs, Kate Taylor, Peter Young and Donna Kelly
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Inspiring 3
Woodend rallying for those in most need
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ITH the residents of Bupa Aged Care in Woodend in lockdown, a number of people have rallied and asked children to make some Easter cards.
And the 103 residents all received three cards each over the Easter weekend. Woodend Anglican priest Melissa Clark said one of her parishioners, Carol, had come up with the idea and “did all the legwork and collected the names of the residents, while I did all the collecting and publicity”. “Three cards for each resident is just how good the response has been. They are all personalised and some of the kids have done multiple cards. There’s just been an amazing response and they are all now spread out on a sanitised area in my house so we don’t send any nasty things – we don’t want to take any risks.” Reverend Clark said she was teeing up with other community leaders and would continue with community projects to keep the community together and unite neighbours and the residents of Woodend. Food pantry Another project that happened spontaneously was a food and essentials pantry at the church. “We have often done collections for various things, like the bushfires, so when toilet paper started to run out, people started to bring it to the church – trusting that I would do the right thing, obviously. Then there was pasta, rice, nappies, toiletries…all sorts of things started showing up. “So we are running a mini food pantry out of the church because we can’t hold services with parishioners there anymore. We have been able to help a few families who have lost work and some others who find it tough now and again. I am really proud of our little town and the way we have all come together.” Reverend Clark said she felt there was hope in the community, with many dropping off Easter cards saying they were very grateful to live in a regional area where they could still walk the dog or have their kids climb a tree as opposed to being in an apartment in a big city. “I think the feeling is hopeful and I think, because this is a place where things have happened from time to time, fires, some significant community losses, I think people just pull together and realise the importance of their neighbours. It’s been amazing.” Live streaming Reverend Clark said she has been live streaming services for the past three Sundays but Easter and Holy Week, in the lead-up, was the busiest week of the year for the church. “It is way bigger than Christmas so it’s been a challenge to try to reconfigure all those services to live stream. We are live streaming every night during Holy Week and then from Thursday night to Sunday morning, that is when the bigger services are held. We are just getting on with it and thankfully, seeing we are in the bluestone building, the internet connection is not too bad. “We are able to connect with nearly all our parishioners, there are only a couple who don’t have access to the internet and we do what we can by making sure we stay in touch by phone and making sure they have paper copies of services, things like that.”
Ringing the bells Reverend Clark is also the priest at St George’s Anglican Church at Trentham and has arranged for both churches to ring their bells every day to let people know the church is still there for them. “I ring the bells at Woodend, because the church is next to my house, and we have a roster from all three churches at Trentham to ring the bell at St George’s. It is just a sign that we know you are all here. The world is different but the world is still normal. It is really lovely. People stop and hear that and something about that sound brings memories and hope.” Reverend Clark is also ringing the bell at Woodend for 10 minutes every Wednesday at 7.30pm – something that is being done in France. Solidarity “The word is getting out, it is a solidarity thing with the rest of the world. This is not just about us, it is about all of humanity. And we must remember we have to isolate now because when we come back, we want to all come back together. We don’t want to have people missing.”
Above, Reverend Clark and the hundreds of Easter cards Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Contributed
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Local Lines A price The magpie shooes the ibis away just as it is scavenging worms on the empty footy ground. Beyond, a lost soul in his car uses the basketball shower. The kids’ swings are shut. `The ground’s never been in better shape,’ Is local opinion. But the Burras won’t play this year.
Mao’s people paid the price. So did we. - Kevin Childs Kevin Childs is a former lecturer, a journalist, a regular contributor to The Local and author of eight books, living in Hepburn. Poems for Local Lines come predominantly from a group of poets. However, other locals who would like a poem considered for publication can contact Bill Wootton - cottlesbreedge@gmail.com
‘Rona’s our dark fear: gloves, masks, wash, wash. Plan a meal with neighbours, sitting at the fence. Who brings what? Who brings the batshit crazy death out of China? A product, we’re told of 30 million starved dead back in the '70s. The country had to push private markets to feed the people. But it was the rich that wanted the civets, bear’s paw, batshit coffee.
Electoral reviews
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HE Victorian Electoral Commission has published its final report following an electoral representation review of Hepburn Shire Council.
The report puts forward a recommended electoral structure for the local council. The VEC recommends Hepburn Shire Council continue to consist of seven councillors elected from five wards with adjustments to the current ward boundaries. As well as detailing the recommendation, the report summarises the review process, matters raised through submissions, and other findings that informed the VEC during the review. The Minister for Local Government, Adem Somyurek MLC, will decide whether to accept the recommendation. Any changes to the electoral structure will take effect at the next local council general election in October 2020. The final report is available from the VEC by visiting vec.vic.gov.au or calling 131 832. Although the VEC notes the passage of the Local Government Act 2020, the provision ceasing electoral representation reviews has not yet commenced. Accordingly, and pursuant to the timeline established under the Local Government Act 1989, the final report for Hepburn Shire Council has been published. Meanwhile, the VEC's program of local council representation reviews has now ceased as required by the new Local Government Act 2020. The reviews undertaken by the VEC, known as an electoral representation reviews, examined the electoral structure of councils, including the number of councillors and whether the councils should be unsubdivided or subdivided. The final reports for Mitchell Shire Council and Whittlesea City Council will not be published. Electoral commissioner Warwick Gately said the new Local Government Act 2020 would govern how council electoral structures are decided in the future. "We would like to thank the people, organisations and councils that contributed to these reviews by promoting the review in their community, making submissions or attending public hearings," Mr Gately said. The seven subdivision reviews simply correcting elector to councillor ratios are unaffected by the cessation of the representation review program.
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Inspiring 5
Making masks to protect her community
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E MAY have been told by the government not to wear masks but that has not stopped Daylesford resident Anni Coyne from making more than 100 “for my beautiful community”.
Anni, an artist and writer, said she started making masks because she had a friend who was having daily chemotherapy appointments and “I wanted her to be protected – and I am a bit immune-compromised myself ”. “Very quickly, from there, it grew because a lot of people in this community are very vulnerable.” Anni, who creates fabric designs with Spoonflower, said she had many samples of material sent to her to check, which were already paid for. “I thought I have all of these really nice samples and I might as well make them into masks that others can use. So many of them are my designs but I have also started using other pieces of fabric I have lying around. Now I am going through them all very quickly.” Research Anni said it had been a steep learning curve although she is a crafter she is not a sewer. She researched websites to find out what was needed to make the masks as safe as possible. “There are lots of websites you can look up and while the masks I am making are not COVID-proof they stop you from spreading anything you have and they stop you touching your own face, and they also stop some of the bits and pieces in the air if they are not too close. “There is evidence around that wearing a mask makes a big difference, and if everyone wore one, it would make an even bigger difference. I think the only reason the government is telling us not to wear them is because they are worried people will use the ones the medicos need, which is a really critical thing at the moment. But I see a great need for them, and I love my people in my community and I want them to be safe.” The masks Anni said to date she had made more than 100, some even going overseas, and it had become pretty much a full-time job. She is the maker, the organiser and the poster although her husband is supportive and will do a post run here and there. And puts up with, while he works from home, a house covered in fabric pieces. The cost is $20 per mask, if that is affordable, which pays for time, effort, fabric and artwork. If not, Anni asks people to pay what they can afford or even offer a contra deal. For example, when all this is over Anni is looking forward to a lovely relaxing massage. The masks themselves are made with very good quality materials with up to four layers of finely woven cotton for the mask and up to eight layers on the seams. They are designed to last and should be washed in warm soapy water after every wear. Anni is also asking people to wash their masks when they receive them. “I think we have to assume we all have COVID and while I wash my hands all the time, and don’t put pins in my mouth and don’t lick the cotton to thread a needle, I do breathe all over them. I think cleaning anything that comes into your home is probably a good practice anyway.” The Central Highlands move Anni moved to Wheatsheaf 30 years ago to a home with no electricity where you chopped your own wood and everything was hard work. She has since moved to Daylesford and had her son in the front room of her house in Wombat Street, 23 years ago. She said she has always been arty and crafty and calls herself “a maker”. “I have done that since I was little. I made things I couldn’t get myself. If I couldn’t access something, or couldn’t afford it, I would just nut it out and make it. I suspect there is a lot of that in this region. “And now, with making the masks, it is actually really good for me too. It gives me a feeling of being valuable and I think that is really important, who you are and your worth. I am driven by, when there is a sense of helplessness and hopelessness, making sure that people’s quality of life is upped in some way.”
Pictured, above, Anni Coyne and husband Glenn Fitzgerald, with their handmade masks, directly below left, son, Geordi, who is in his second year of paramedic studies and expects to soon be asked to help with nursing roles to cover demand, and community members who have taken up Anni's offer Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Contributed
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EMBERS of Rural Australians for Refugees in Daylesford have put down their placards and walked away from the top of Vincent Street – but they plan on coming back.
In the beginning, it was part of an Australia-wide campaign by asylum seeker support groups to get all the children out of Australia’s immigration detention centres. A small group of RARD members would gather on Friday evenings, from 5pm5.30pm, opposite Frangos, at the top of Vincent Street holding signs. They started in November 2018 and continued. Even in lousy weather. Until now. “We wouldn’t have missed more than a few Friday evening vigils in the whole time we were doing it,” member Ros Berry told The Local. Ros was one of sometimes six, sometimes more, up to about 14 people, gathering with their placards. She became the counter in the group. “So we stand there holding placards and it raises awareness, you know, for refugees in detention and we always got quite a lot of toots, and waves, and thumbsup. And I just thought I’d start counting them – we usually got over 100 for every vigil, it was pretty good for half an hour.” And for the few people who call out obviously not-so-polite things? Oh, it’s delightful how unaware you are that your words are just blowin’ in the wind. “Well really we don’t take terribly much notice - and it’s very hard to hear what they say anyway, so we just smile nicely.” People walking by would also stop to chat. “Locals would come up and talk with us, and often we’d have visitors, obviously refugee supporters from wherever they lived, and they would come up and chat, it was always interesting.”
Since the group first formed in 2002, the Friday vigils were started up, then the focus turned from releasing children in detention centres, a goal largely achieved, to releasing all asylum seekers and refugees being detained – for seven years so far on Manus Island and Nauru. Then, as COVID-19 emerged, the group observed social distancing. Just a couple of weeks ago, there were still three members at the top of Vincent Street. On a Friday evening, keeping vigil. But now it’s had to stop completely. “Unfortunately, the situation has changed again. With the increasing emphasis on ‘social distancing’ and ‘home isolation’, it means that we are going to have to shut down the Friday evening vigils from now on. Disappointing, but it’s just until it is once again deemed safe for groups of people to gather together in public spaces.” The group is disappointed, sure. But more than that. The group is thankful. “Now we want to pass on a great and heartfelt 'thank you' from all at Rural Australians for Refugees in Daylesford to the people of compassion who live and work in Daylesford and surrounding districts. And, of course, to the visitors up for the weekend, some of whom stopped and chatted with us about the plight of refugees and asylum seekers and the need to bring about change.” When it’s safe, the members will again pick up their placards and head to the top of Vincent Street. “We’ll be back.”
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Delicious delivery from the Farmers Arms
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For many people the Friday night raffle has been an institution and it was great to see so many people taking part. Sam did the honours behind the bar, giving away "one of what you're drinking", followed by "two of what you're drinking" and then, instead of a six-pack of Stella, a six-pack of VB, followed by a bottle of bubbles, aka, The menu was chosen by head chef Chris Timmins and very kindly delivered by "the Farmers' famous leg opener" and then the meat tray from Daylesford Meat Co. marketing manager Shannon Beschay, just after 5pm on Good Friday. That's her, As people texted the page there were quite a few cries of "redrawwww" and even caught on camera above. "Stella" despite there being no Stella. All a bit of fun and nice to connect again with Like many dining venues, the Farmers has pivoted and is now running a great familiar faces. take-away and delivery business. Time for mains. Kyle, of course, snaffled the bangers and mash with onion gravy Mains are all $15, it's just $5 for desserts and there is a family pack on offer for and peas. You will see above that we had to resort to an official photo - even Kyle's $25 which includes four home-made chicken and vegie pies. Yum. In this strange new world, we started backwards, with the dessert, a beautiful, rich photography skills could not replate this meal from its foil box. But it was delicious. Loads of gravy, creamy mash, big snags and zingy peas. mango and coconut cake - with a generous side of whipped cream. It was just divine I was more than happy with the roast chicken thigh with roast potato, pumpkin, and loaded with flavour. And it's a big serve - there is some in the fridge for lunch cauliflower, broccolini, gravy and apple sauce. A lovely roast meal with all the today. trimmings and the best cauliflower I have had for ages. We popped the dishes in the oven, to give us time to sit back with a chardonnay And we were done. A fantastic meal delivered with a smile and a nice social for me and a beer for Kyle, and caught up on the news. With mixed messaging, from occasion as well. Hmmm. I might have had just one more spoonful of the cake... one head nurse saying they are preparing for the worst still to come, and another The Farmers Arms does delivery and takeaway, just head to their website, health expert saying the curve is quickly flattening, we decided to turn the television www.farmersarms.com.au to see their full menu. You can also order wines and beers, off, and opt for background music - until the raffle, but more on that later. and soft drinks. For entrees I chose the creamy smoked trout pasta with rocket and lemon while It's also where you go to buy your raffle tickets to keep the Friday nights going, Kyle went for the spicy nasi goreng. The pasta dish was fantastic - al dente tagliatelle, and help out one of our wonderful not-for-profit organisations. There are also plenty with a creamy sauce and loads of trout. Again, a really generous serve, and again, in of gift vouchers on offer for that perfect present once we are all out and about again. the fridge. The nasi goreng, a popular Indonesian fried rice dish, comes as it should - topped with a fried egg. The rice was nicely caramelised and beautifully browned from the Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes, Donna Kelly and supplied kecap manis. Who needs to travel to Bali when you can have this at home! It was almost 7.30pm so we grabbed the iPad and jumped onto the Farmers' Facebook page. Time for the weekly meat raffle. We had already bought our tickets, with the money raised this month going to the local Riding for the Disabled.
FTER three weeks in lockdown, and lots of mince, it was a real treat to have some delicious fare from The Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford.
DRAFT HEPBURN PLANNING SCHEME REVIEW
Council has released key draft clauses to a revised Hepburn Planning Scheme for community consultation. These respond to key issues raised by the community in the recent review. Council is seeking community input prior to a full public exhibition process in mid 2020. Visit the link below for the draft and to access an easy to understand summary of how the scheme is proposed to be changed. Visit www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/planning-building/hepburn-planningscheme-review/ Consultation has been extended to the 22 April 2020 due to the current Covid-19 situation.
DRAFT HEPBURN HERITAGE STRATEGY 2020-2030 Council has prepared a draft Heritage Strategy for the community to review. The draft strategy explains how heritage is managed in the Shire including the invaluable work undertaken by Committees of Management. It lists what Council has delivered since the outgoing heritage strategy was prepared in 2014 and includes a detailed action plan for the next decade. Visit www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/planning-building/hepburn-heritagestrategy-draft/ For further information or to provide feedback on the draft please email ablacket@hepburn.vic.gov.au or call 0457536181. Feedback closes 8 May 2020.
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Life in lockdown The Local's journalist Kate Taylor is finding life challenging in lockdown with her hubby and young daughter. But she can always see the funny, sort of, side.
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DON'T like working with other people. I can work alongside them, just fine. As long as I’m in control and get to do everything my way. It’s probably why I work by myself from a home office.
It makes self-isolating with a husband and sixyear-old fairly challenging. For them. I’m fine. As long as they do everything my way. I’m in charge when they’re off at school or at work so now that they happen to be home with me, I’m trying really hard to co-operate with them. And it’s not going well. For example. Yesterday, I went to take my daughter out to ride her trike up and down the street. After a bit of sneaky recon, making sure nobody else was already out there, we set off out the front door. Then came my husband out after us, trying to work with me, to ‘help’ getting the door ‘for me’. And closing it behind ‘us’. Locking ‘us all’ out. This is why I only do ‘me’ and ‘I’. All by ‘myself ’. And ‘I’ was smart enough not to say that out loud right at that moment in time outside the front door. The one thing we are supposed to be doing, is being in lock-down, and we can’t even manage that. Instead of locked down, we’re locked out. The worst part was faking it for the neighbours. There we are, waving merrily at the neighbours as they drive past, smiles plastered on our faces like it’s perfectly normal for our little family to be gathered round the front door for an hour.
We tried everything to get in, but we have no spare key hidden under a rock because I’m too anxious that somebody will find it and break in. Again and again our ideas failed. At least I’m reassured that if we have hordes of marauding thieves in this apocalypse, they’ll spend a good while trying to jemmy our front door open. Turning as one to wave merrily and put on fake smiles for our neighbours. Then we remembered that Pa had a spare key and we called him and he brought it over. See? I was able to work with others in the end.
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One of the most exciting garden activities is growing new plants from cuttings, especially if they’re from a rare or hard to get plant species - and it doesn’t involve rocket science for success. Apart from the satisfaction of actually bringing new plants to life for free, plant propagation can be a rewarding and ongoing group activity for all ages. Obviously, it does help to know a little of the specific requirements of each individual plant type. Then, all you really need is a sharp knife, a good sand mix and a well-lit, warm spot in which to grow them. Although there are some plants that need special treatment, there are only two basic cutting types to consider - soft or semi-ripe wood usually taken from the growing tips of evergreen plants, and hardwood, usually from deciduous plants. Although there are no hard and fast rules, particularly if you have a heated propagating unit or glasshouse, softwood cuttings are usually best taken in Summer, Autumn and Winter, while hardwood ones do best in Autumn, soon after the leaves have fallen. My preferred cutting mix is equal parts of coarse sand and finely crumbled peat moss and compost, or coffee grounds (the latter reduced to about one third in volume). Until I purchased a small 2m x1m greenhouse kit, our laser-roofed garden room was quite adequate for the softwood cuttings. I had successfully improvised with one of those large lidded, translucent, storage boxes (readily available from the variety stores). A cluster of 2/3mm holes in each corner of the lid and four large ones in the bottom took care of drainage and airflow. On warmer days I raised the lid a little by placing a clothes peg at each corner. I still use the “box” on the floor of the greenhouse at this time of year for the especially cold weather sensitive plants . Mind you, a nice, warm south-facing kitchen windowsill suits fine if it’s only a couple of pots. Keep them under a bell jar made from the bottom two thirds of a two-litre plastic soft drink bottle. With softwood cuttings, take healthy young side shoots from the plant, approximately 10-15 cm long and with a sharp knife or razor, cut the bottom of the base of a leaf node (where a leaf comes out from the stem). Be sure to cut cleanly, not leaving jagged ends to rot. Remove all but the top two or three and insert each cutting up to one third of its length in the pot. Use a wooden dibber or pencil to make each hole and to firm them in place. When you have filled the pot with cuttings, leaving a reasonable space for each, place it in the propagator and water it thoroughly, taking care not to disturb the sand. From now on the cuttings must be kept moist, but not too wet for fear of causing stem rot. After six to eight weeks, gently remove the strongest, freshest-looking cutting from the pot and check for progress. If there is no sign of roots but the bottom of the stem has callused (grown a white scab) you will know that it won’t be too long before there are roots. Carefully replace the cutting and check again in 8-10 days. Once the cuttings have roots 2-3cm long, they can be potted out into small, individual pots of good, friable potting mix. To help each plantling acclimatise, surround the roots with a little of the cutting mix. Place them in a sheltered spot until they have made enough strong growth to make them sturdy and able to handle the great outdoors. Hardwood cuttings from deciduous trees and shrubs and evergreens, such as roses, are even easier. Simply cut healthy stems at least pencil thickness, 20-30cm long, making sure they each have at least three bud eyes. Cut the bottom cleanly at the base of a bud, again removing jagged pieces of bark. (The leaf bud on a stem is a place of maximum growth activity.) Tie the cuttings in bundles of 10 or 12 and either bury them up to halfway in a small trench, or box filled with sand, or wrap them, packed in peat moss, in a plastic bag or wrap and store them in a sheltered, shady spot. Either way, they can stay this way throughout Winter to allow the cuts to heal and callus. Come Spring, they can be potted into an open, sandy potting mix where they will soon take root and grow. Next week I’ll discuss some different, even unusual, means of propagating, including African violets and begonias from their leaves, and others.
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Top, chlorophytum, also known as spider plant and aeroplane plant because of the long arching branches laden with little clumps of foliage, makes reproducing them a walk in the park. Each little clump is actually a plantlet replete with a little bump, just waiting to be turned into roots when they are introduced to some welcoming soil Bottom, a little “brag” moment. This is one of two wollemi pine I managed to produce last Autumn, out of three stem shoots from my seven-year-old tree, using my plastic storage box propagator
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Lockdown now, but strong recovery for region
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HE message is loud and clear, if you can stay home, you must stay home. But Daylesford Macedon Tourism CEO Steve Wroe says when the pandemic ends, the region will be perfectly placed to economically recover.
Mr Wroe said while he realises COVID-19 will affect businesses for a long time, and some will not survive financially, the region’s 2019 visitation numbers and its proximity to Melbourne, means it will benefit when travel restrictions are lifted. “I think the future looks brighter than some people think,” he said. “While all of this is happening, we are continuing to push out inspirational messages to our followers with #dream now, discover later. We have pivoted our marketing to keep really engaged with our audience and just reminding them what a beautiful region we have. “People in Melbourne will be climbing the walls and so ready to get out of the city.” Mr Wroe said he and his team, who had all taken pay cuts, had also been busy staying connected with the tourism industry, trying to ensure it was receiving the overload of government advice and information in a digestible format. “There was some mixed messaging in the early days which made it difficult and really overwhelming and our role at that point was just trying to navigate what was coming out and package it up for the industry. Where people could go for funding, that sort of thing.” Mr Wroe said he believed that when the time comes, restrictions will be slowly reversed with short travel trips one of the first to go. The last will be international travel, which he says, will not affect the region because of its reliance on the Melbourne market. “I think that the work the government has done in terms of locking people down appears to have been quite effective and the curve has been flattened pretty quickly. I think there will be a gradual releasing of the restrictions and sooner rather than later, but that is not say I would ever encourage people to come when it is not permissible. “As a tourism guy the last thing I want to tell people is not to come, but as a community member, I am really shitty if I see someone here when they clearly shouldn’t be. I am vehemently opposed to people coming to our region right now. “There are two reasons. Firstly, I am a community member with young kids, and I don’t want people bringing the virus into our region. The other reason is that we are lucky that from a tourism point of view the region is generally pro-tourism. Tourists have been coming here for decades and the community generally sees the benefits of tourism – jobs for their kids, doctors, a more vibrant community. So, from a business point of view the reason I get pissed off if people are here is that the last thing we need is for an anti-tourism sentiment to grow. I am really strong on the community not resenting people coming to the region.” Mr Wroe said many businesses had adapted well and quickly to the situation. “Jodi at Sault, Wombat Hill House, Dairy Flat Farm, Bistro Terroir, Beppe, they are countless, and many are getting enough cash flow to stay afloat. The government subsidy will be a huge help, but innovation is already helping.
"Even the Friday night raffle on Facebook with the Farmers Arms Hotel. That is clever and it means that not only business is doing well, it is helpful for the community to be able to access that stuff. And people need good news at the moment.” Meanwhile Brendan Hutchinson, co-owner of accommodation provider Dayburn Property Management, said it was a time for people to stay home, flatten the curve and get through “as soon as possible”. Mr Hutchinson said he and his partner Troy Daff had closed their business early, cancelling more than 500 reservations placed over about six weeks. “We emailed everyone and then called them as well, which took a lot of time and was a hard thing to do after three years building our business, but it was the right thing to do. “Overwhelmingly people were supportive, and we offered both credits and refunds, because we were aware that people were going to be short and needed the cash now. Some people took credits but others were really happy to have their money back. A few hundred or a thousand dollars can make a big difference right now.” Mr Hutchinson said they had a close working relationship with the team at Dayget, which has also completely closed for the time being. “We can only assume that other agencies and individuals have done the same thing. We decided early on that we had to lead by example, get out early and do the right thing, and the safest thing, for the community. We have to tell people not to come here.” Mr Hutchinson said Dayburn would survive into the future with it being run from home and with help from the government packages “and when you don’t do anything, and you don’t go anywhere…we can hang on. And we are pretty confident that once the restrictions are lifted everyone will be itching to get out. “But for now, we are just going to bunker down, bide our time and follow all the instructions. Daylesford is strong when we stick together, and the safety and security of the town come before any business or individuals. Troy and I have been in Daylesford for seven years, we love this community, we can’t wait to welcome guests back to the area.”
Above, left, DMT CEO Steve Wroe, right, Dayburn Property Management's Troy Daff and Brendan Hutchinson Words: Donna Kelly
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The Ups and Downs of confinement finds relief
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GAME invented 2000 years ago and given an Aussie twist a couple of decades back is now a hot seller around the Central Highlands.
A few days after announcing the new release of Ups and Downs, a local version of Snakes and Ladders, Daylesford’s Jennie Wilmoth has been delivering it to the homes of cooped-up kids (and adults) at the original wholesale price of $12. The idea for the Australian game arose when Jennie’s sister Sarah rang to say, “My husband thinks I’ve had too many babies (five) and that I’ve lost my mind. I need to prove him wrong - do you want to start a business together? Come over and let’s think of one.” After a few hours of tossing around ideas, they hit on Snakes and Ladders with an Australian twist. “I went to school with a clever illustrator, and I owned a graphic design company, so we put together a prototype,” says Jennie. “We then asked a friend, Ernie Dingo to cast our idea around. He took it to his elders and, with one comment, they approved it.” So was born Sister Games, designers of Ups and Downs. Let the games begin Free Kindergarten Association (an Aboriginal Resource Centre) began using it in teaching young Aboriginals – and it’s still being ordered after those two decades. You get the flavour of the game by learning that the rules are called Didgeridoos and Don’ts. A scorpion awaits near the endpoint, its sting causes unhappiness among many adults, says Jennie. By early this week she had delivered two to Sailors Falls, another couple to Mount Franklin, had a Daylesford pick-up and despatched three to Melbourne. “I’m keeping people happy,” she says. “A lot of them are finding their inner child.” History Snakes and Ladders originated in India as part of a group of dice board games that included today’s Ludo and Parcheesi. The game made its way to England to be sold as Snakes and Ladders and then the basic concept was introduced in the United States as Chutes and Ladders. Intriguingly, in ancient India the game was also associated with traditional Hindu philosophy, contrasting karma and kama, or destiny and desire, with an emphasis on destiny. It was a tool to teach the effects of good deeds versus bad, with the ladders representing virtues such as generosity, faith, and humility, while the snakes represented vices such as lust, anger, murder and theft. The English introduced Victorian doctrines of morality with squares of fulfilment, grace and success reached by ladders of thrift, penitence and industry, while snakes of indulgence, disobedience and indolence caused one to end up in illness, disgrace and poverty. Aussie-style In true-blue style, the Aussie version lets you hitch a ride on an emu, a tasty witchetty grub might send you forward, you climb up a crocodile, follow dingo tracks or are chased by a goanna, bitten by a snake, or encounter spiders, snakes or evil spirits, which all send you back. To order your game call Jennie on 0409 645 237.
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Hepburn Cricket Club Juniors in grand final face-off A wonderful local story. The match just managed to be played the week before widespread closures of most events, an achievement all involved in should be most proud of. Oh, and in the interest of full disclosure, two of the juniors have a similar, okay exactly the same, surname as myself. Go Burras! - Darren Lowe
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FTER the Daylesford Cricket Association folded 10 years ago, no cricket was played in the region. Up stepped a small but hard working band of cricket enthusiasts in 2017, and three years later cricket is once again flourishing in Hepburn. For the 2019/20 season the Burras fielded a senior team in A Reserve of the Castlemaine Association, losing a tight semi-final. But it's the junior system where the club is really going forwards in leaps and bounds. They hosted Woolies Cricket for the youngsters on Friday nights, and formed two under-13 teams for the Wednesday night competition. The highlight of the year came with the under-16s however. Having won last year's premiership undefeated, the club decided to split the team in half and form two teams for the 10-team Castlemaine competition. Amazingly, they both made finals. Hepburn Blue won their semi by nine wickets against Muckleford and Hepburn Red beat Barkers Creek by one wicket after Captain Brayden Yanner made 80 not out, including a towering six for the winning runs. In an incredible achievement Hepburn Blue played Hepburn Red in the Grand Final. For the record the Reds won by five wickets, but cricket in the Hepburn region was the winner.
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Recipes for lockdown... Delicious lamb stew Ingredients: 1kg lamb neck chops Seasoned flour 2 tablespoons oil 2 onions, chopped 2 carrots, sliced 1 parsnip, sliced I stick celery, chopped 1 large cooking apple, peeled and chopped 3 cups stock 2 teaspoons plum jam Method: Coat chops in flour then brown in heated oil in a frying pan. Add vegetables and apple to frying pan and saute a few minutes. Stir in plum jam and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for one and a quarter hours, until tender. If extra thickening is required, blend a little seasoned flour with water and add to pan, stir until boiling. Serves 6. (Tip: Mop up gravy with buttered bread. Yum!)
Recipe courtesy of Hepburn's Peta Heyne - with help from a 1970s cookbook.
Next week: Anzac Biscuits Do you have a recipe to share? Email donna@tlnews.com.au #keepingthecommunityconnected
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EPBURN Shire Council has initiated a campaign, “Helping Hepburn”, to let the community and businesses know how the council can help them, or point them in the right direction for information on other support services.
The council has created a package of financial relief options for residents and businesses to support the Hepburn Shire community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council has already put in place relief measures that will alleviate the pressure of upcoming payments. Mayor Licia Kokocinksi said the council was doing its bit to support the community and businesses. “Council recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge disruption to our lives, that the impacts have been sudden to both residents and local businesses, and that the new financial measures will give a meaningful helping hand. “These measures are being put in place whilst also maintaining our delivery of important community services, our responsibilities as a significant local employer and our need to remain financially responsible.” Measures already taken include: No interest charged on outstanding rates balances for the 2019/20 financial year. This applies to all property types, for payments made before September 30, 2020; Council has enacted the emergency clause of its current hardship policy and any ratepayers, of all property types, who are suffering financial hardship can make an application for deferment of payment of rates and charges. Council has allowed additional time for residents to pay pet registrations with an extension of two months with payments now due June 10, 2020; and Council is processing supplier payments weekly for improved cash-flow. Council will also deliver the following COVID-19 related relief measures: Refund all permit fees for events and activities that have been cancelled or closed as directed by government;
Has created a dedicated COVID-19 business support page on council's website with links to federal and state government programs (https://www.hepburn.vic.gov. au/covid-19-business-information-links/); and Allowed access to a dedicated business support officer within council for local businesses to receive individual assistance - 5321 6122 or 5321 6105 or email business@hepburn.vic.gov.au Council has agreed to assist commercial tenants occupying council buildings through to September 30, 2020 following the newly released code of conduct for commercial leasing principles, with immediate rent deferment of six months. Mayor Kokocinski said the council and tenants shared a common interest in working together to ensure business continuity, and to facilitate the resumption of normal trading activities at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic during a reasonable recovery period and will work through with individual tenants. Meanwhile, council will continue budgeted capital works as scheduled, to maximise local business and employment opportunities along with waiver of rent for community groups who occupy council buildings and facilities from April 1 to June 30, 2020. Council will also provide all ratepayers with a one-month extension on the due dates for the fourth rates instalment to June 26, 2020. Residents who have not been directly impacted by this crisis can also make a positive difference by paying their rates and fees on the regular schedule, allowing council to continue delivering many essential services for our most vulnerable residents including home and personal care for aged and disabled residents. For additional information on the above initiatives contact council via online Customer Service Requests – https://hscsimplicity.knack.com/putting-the-customerfirst-v2#newrequestpublic/ or phone 5348 2306 or email shire@hepburn.vic.gov.au
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We picked Curly!
Just sayin’... By Donna Kelly
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was going to start calling these editions of The Local The World War C Editions.
It was so when we get out of this locked down madness I can look back and see why advertisers had pulled out (and fair enough) and our pages had dropped from 80 to something in the mid 20s. Tough times for everyone, and I mean everyone around the globe. But then, starting with last week's edition, I have decided I am going to call them The Kindness Editions, because I have never seen such kindness, or perhaps, on such a scale. I know that there are always people doing great things in our wonderful communities. Knitting for refugees, creating Trauma Teddies for kids, breaking bread with others...so many great causes. But this feels different. It feels really, really big and really, really kind. The sort of kind that when you hear what people are doing you want to have a bit of a cry. A grateful happy cry that you live in this community and you know you are not going to be left behind. In our last edition we had Adele and Todd from Dele Foodstore feeding people wholesome, hearty food and along the way creating a community fund for people who are struggling to buy medicine. In this edition we have Reverend Melissa Clark and her parishioners from the Anglican church in Woodend who are delivering more than 300 personalised Easter cards from kids to 100 residents in an aged care home that is in lockdown. Then there is Anni Coyne in Daylesford who is working more than full-time, to make well-researched masks, more than 100 at last count, to keep her community safe. She has an asking price of $20 but also gives them away to those without. Keeping everyone entertained is Jennie Wilmoth who, 20 years ago, created an Australian version of Snakes and Ladders and is offering the game for sale at the original price of just $12. Then there is Ros Berry, who has spent her Friday nights over the past many years, holding signs up at a roundabout in Daylesford, asking for support for refugees in detention. Due to isolation rules, they can't do it anymore, but Ros wanted to make sure everyone knew how much their support meant over those freezing winter, and hot summer, evenings. Next edition, we are featuring the Good Grub Club, another amazing initiative... So, these will be The Kindness Editions. And I will look back and never be prouder of my community than at this present time. And as Reverend Clark said, we will do what we have to do, so that when we do all come out of this dark time, we will come out together. No-one will be left behind. Just sayin'...
Twenty years ago, we had a kelpie/cross called Rosie, who we thought needed a companion. I was the editor of a paper and each edition we had a Pet of the Week. Deadline was Friday, it was late, and I forgot to place the pet, a cockerspaniel/cross. Next day I headed to the RSPCA, promptly renamed Max, Curly, and we all had the best companion for the next 16 years. You never know, you could be as lucky as us! Mount Alexander Animal Welfare is in Castlemaine. Call first on 5472 5277. (Pick me, pick me is run in memory of Rosie and Curly we picked them!)
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Kyle’s Rant
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HE new world order has begun and 'dobbing on your neighbour' debate rages, but for my two cents' worth, I would happily dob in some ignorant, non-isolating, world-damaging prick in to the constabulary.
My new world order includes a pilates class via Zoom - with 10 minutes of figuring out whose microphone was muted, who couldn’t see who, and then wham, my back gives out. Bloody floor pilates. Last week my highlights included a walk at the Glenlyon Reserve followed by another and then another and then finally a road trip to the doctor's for the flu jab. What fun. Donna and I sat with the doctor who asked us if we were taking precautions. I said "that's a bit private and, anyway, the horse has long bolted". He said "pandemic precautions" and I just smiled from behind my mask, eyewear and latex gloves thinking, you are preaching to the converted. Next we were escorted into another room for the shot. The nurse started on wifey who “didn’t feel a thing”. My turn started with “just a small prick” and then wifey engaged the woman with her amazing wit about all things newsworthy. Dare I say my medical needs were no longer at the front of Nurse Nightingale’s mind and my jab experience was more like she was drilling for oil. I mean, I was there to get innoculated, not a bone marrow transplant. So that was my week, except for an opportune meeting with a neighbour during an afternoon stroll. I had picked up something or someone on my security camera at around midnight and wanted to let him know about it. This turned into a conversation - from eight metres away - about how we should all exchange phone numbers and form up a sort of a neighbourhood watch for Glenlyon. It was interesting as a lot of the neighbours didn’t have each other’s phone numbers so a lot of connections were made over the next couple of days. The idea is that if a stranger or strange car is spotted and someone feels unsafe, we can deploy a couple of cars, not vigilante-style, just for a second look. I think this is a great idea and makes us sleep a little safer. It also has the added benefit of connection, albeit by phone, and if anyone needs anything (food, water, toilet paper) the gang can rally. I hope that everyone out there stays safe and maybe exchanges numbers with their neighbours. It is a really good feeling knowing you’re not alone. Be safe rant over… (Ed's note: Kyle is a wuss. The nurse was wonderful.)
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UR amazing community is involved in incredible acts of kindness. And we want to say thanks to them all. If you have received an act of kindness, given one, or know someone doing one, please email donna@tlnews.com.au We will either run a story or just a thank you on behalf of our community.
This edition, we want to thank those who have shown kindness to The Local with no particular explanation. If we miss anyone we are sorry. Our amazing team at The Local, Claire and Susanne from The Boathouse, Adele and Todd from Dele Foodstore, Mt Franklin Winery, Mark Ward from the Amazing Mill Markets, Erin Richardson from Pilates, Sam from Xistance, Lee and Ro from Trio Agency, and Matt and Stan from Cellarbrations. Then there are also all the wonderful clients who are still with us, and those who have said they will catch us on the flip side. Thank you all so much! As we said in Just sayin'... we were thinking of calling these editions The World War C Editions. But stuff that. We are calling them The Kindness Editions. And would love to hear from you about all the kindness happening and catching on out there. That's the kind of pandemic we want to be involved in! - Ed (Donna)
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