The Local Issue 68 March 28, 2016

March 28, 2016 Issue 68 Really Real Eggs!

The Local - The Heart of the Highlands

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Front cover: Paul Righetti is producing ‘real eggs’ at his Yandoit property. Read his story by Anthony Sawrey on the opposite page.

The Local is a fortnightly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, April 11, 2016.

March 28, 2016 Issue 68 Really Real Eggs!

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Open range farming producing ‘real eggs’ Words: Anthony Sawrey | Images: Kyle Barnes

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REE range eggs. What are they? There has been a lot of ink spilled over the notion of what constitutes an ethical egg. As far as a growing number of consumers are concerned, they just want to be pretty confident that the eggs for their breakfast omelette have come from a farm where the chooks are content.

A trip out to Real Eggs Open Range Farm at Yandoit is one way to find out for sure if your egg has come from a truly happy chicken. The operation is run by the Righetti family who were one of the original Swiss families to settle here in the 1850s. Paul is the fourth generation to farm there along with his wife, Jacqui, and their two girls, Olivia and Eve. They live in the original stone homestead built by his great-grandfather.

Their main line of business is merino sheep, of which they have about 5000, but in 2015 they began their open range egg farming operation.

The two areas of agriculture go together perfectly.

“Part of the reason we do this is it’s a regenerative thing. The manure of the chooks fertilises the ground, they scratch it up, invigorate the soil and we are actually able to grow more grass with chooks than just with sheep. Our main business is the sheep but the chooks make an excellent sideline for the health of the pastures and do not need any extra land to do it.

“The guts of it is this; ethically it’s very good, the chooks have lots of space, we are moving onto fresh ground every day so you don’t end up with any pathogens or build-ups of bacteria, because sunlight is a great sanitiser and provides important amounts of vitamin D which makes up a large part of eggs. One hundred thousand hens in a shed don’t get that sort of sunlight.”

The egg farming setup consists of about 3000 Isa Browns distributed in several locations around their large property. The breed is chosen for its quiet temperament and ability to produce high-quality eggs. On the windy day we visited, in one spot, there were 900 or so gurgling birds huddled around their sheds or eggmobiles. A dutiful Maremma dog named Oddie and an alpaca keep watch over the flock to protect them from foxes and eagles, meaning they are not even locked up at night.

The Righettis define their approach as open range farming which, with their practice of daily relocation, amounts to a density of just 10 birds per hectare or less. This also distinguishes their enterprise from free range, which varies immensely in its stocking rates and practices.

“Free range can just mean you’ve got a shed and a dirt yard. They often don’t even go outside. The ones you buy at the supermarket can be up around the 15,000 birds per hectare. It’s simply not regulated so a free range label means little.”

What open range means in practice is a bucolic scene of busy hens scattered over the paddock scratching away, eating bugs and doing their thing. They seem less like production units and more like sentient creatures.

“We sell our eggs to restaurants, cafes and specialist sellers of good food, and are thrilled to receive very positive customer feedback, usually along the lines of, ‘you can really taste the difference’. My observation is that more people are seeking good quality food that is ethically produced by farms they can trust. To achieve this, we feel that agriculture must move away from factory/industrialised farming and back to the way nature intended and that is the goal here at our property.”

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Lucy loving unpredictable nature of liquids

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UCY Lincoln studied art for nine years and graduated from RMIT in 2008 with a Masters in Art. A friend lent her a camera and she fell in love with making photographic images. She chatted with Donna Kelly.

Donna: What sort of photography do you do?

Lucy: I photograph liquids - all macro work. I like the unpredictable nature of them and watching a story unfold before your eyes. I travelled back and forth from the Ningaloo Reef during my studies working for a marine interaction company taking photographs of whale sharks and manta rays.

Donna: How did the swimming come into it?

Lucy: I trained hard to be able to do this - swimming kilometres every day.

The boats would drop me on the outer reef and I would swim to shore much to the amusement and shock of guests on the tour boats. There is nothing quite like being alone in open water - you know you’re alive. I spent many happy years in this remote area of the Ningaloo Reef - Coral Bay. Donna: Weren’t you ever scared?

Lucy: I never felt scared in open water - just alive! I miss the ocean every day - it becomes part of you. I used to get land sick rather than sea sick.

Photographing whale sharks and manta rays makes you realise what clumsy creatures humans are - mantas in particular are so graceful. They are all hard to photograph due to the sheer speed at which they can move – that’s why I trained every day. That coupled with sun direction and food in the water all made it really challenging. Incredible experience though.

Donna: Why the move to Trentham?

Lucy: When my partner Curt Schmeissing and I had our son, Jos, now four, we decided to move back to Victoria to be closer to family.

Donna: And tell us about the Lincoln Gallery...

Lucy: The gallery came about as a response to the incredibly talented people in the community. We have had a strong response and are building a successful client base. All the artists I represent are masters in their chosen areas - I think that is what people are responding to - the quality of work we exhibit.

Donna: Finally, where can we see your work?

Lucy: Lincoln Gallery is located at 40 High Street, Trentham and the weekends are the best time for a visit!

“Photographing whale sharks and manta rays makes you realise what clumsy creatures humans are - mantas in particular are so graceful.”

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A football boss for whom nothing’s too hard Comelli grew up in Preston, not far from where his father helped found the Fogolar Furlan club in Thornbury for people from Udine, a region conquered by Attila the Hun and successively ruled by Venice, France, Austria and, until the end of N HIS blue short-sleeved shirt, displaying powerful arms and hands, Eddy Comelli could be a typical farmer having a coffee in town. Farming World War II, Germany.

Eddy speaks Furlan, a language closer to French than Italian, which is handy is his background, as is abattoir ownership and property, but it is his when he goes to Italy. work as a footy boss that perhaps stands out.

His family began farming in Daylesford in 1969, moving to meat wholesaling, That, and his desire to see Daylesford become a better place to live, with more pig raising and on to buying the local abattoir in 1980. “I employed a lot of people at maintenance, landscape and beautification. The shoddy state of the road to Hepburn attracts his attention. He would also like to see the council administration centralised. some stage when I had the abattoir,” he says. By 1991 he had 180 staff.

Then Auspork bought it and moved it to Murray Bridge, South Australia.

Then there is his vision: “The three gullies leading up to Daylesford could easily Comelli did buy the building back, however, and now uses the abattoir for storage. be turned into lakes. It would fireproof the town.” We pause a moment to consider The entrance to his stone-walled Kidds Gully home is guarded by a large metal statue a Venice-like landscape, from the home of his forebears, bringing reality to that of a fierce boar. misnamed oddity, Lakeside Drive, in parched Hepburn.

These days he runs cattle at Leitches Creek and his property interests include In his fifth year as president of the 18-team Central Highlands Football League a derelict house opposite the Daylesford Farmers Arms Hotel, for which he has a after 10 years at the helm of the Hepburn Club, he is modest about his success. permit to build a motel.

And, yes, the league does get plenty of calls from leagues eager to find out how We return to footy, which produces another zinger: “Yesterday’s history, it does so well. As Comelli says, in his epigrammatic style: “You do, you know, you tomorrow’s a mystery,” he says of the new season. get”.

At 59 this father of five and grandfather of eight is typically blunt and reticent Back in 2010 he made headlines as the owner of a property that had been the about his achievements.

For example, when asked about the hardest things he’s had longest on the market in Victoria. For eight years a three-bedroom home in Hepburn to do, he simply says, “I don’t find anything too hard”. was up for $275,000. At the time he said he owned 25 properties in Daylesford, so this was just one of his that was on the market. It later sold. At his price.

Above: Eddy Comelli with his grandchildren, from left, Edison Sacco, Liana Such amounts of money would have been far from the imagination of people Sacco and Adam Cronin, with pooch Charlie such as the Comellis who until the 1960s poured out of Udine, in north-east Italy, between the Adriatic and the Alps, spreading across the world in search of work.

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Kyle Barnes

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Hepburn needs women

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VICTORIAN Government report has found Hepburn Shire Council has among the lowest rate of women councillors around the state.

Female representation is just 14.3 per cent, or one of seven councillors, in the shire.

On the other end of the scale Port Phillip City Council and Melton Shire Council are at 71.4 per cent, or five female and two male councillors.

In a state-wide push to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, the Victorian Government called for greater gender diversity in local government.

Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins said it was “high time our councils are representative of the communities they serve”.

The government’s figures showed that just 34.9 per cent of all Victorian councillors were women, and while 60.81 per cent of all workers in local government were women, only 16.5 per cent are chief executive officers.

Ms Hutchins has written to all mayors to seek their councils’ support in encouraging more women to stand as candidates in the October elections.

The government is providing $50,000 for the Victorian Local Governance Association’s GoWomenLG 2016 project, which aims to increase the number of female candidates across the state.

Figures for surrounding shires include Macedon Ranges Shire which has seven male councillors and two female councillors, Ballarat City Council which has five male and four female councillors, Central Goldfields shire which has four male and three female councillors, Golden Plains Shire Council which has five male and two female councillors, and Greater Bendigo City Council which has six male and three female councillors.

Hepburn Shire Council Corporate Services general manager Grant Schuster said 65 per cent of council staff were women.

“The number of women as councillors depends both on women nominating for election and then the community voting for them. Council is keen for more women to run for council at the election in October to give us the best chance of having a more balanced representation of our community as councillors.”

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Kyneton couple helping Vietnamese kids and vets Words: Kate Taylor | Image: David White

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ORMALLY, “taking a year off” does not mean writing an international standard book, organising a hospitality school in Vietnam - and generally making the time the busiest of your life.

But then, fundraising force Roni Wildeboer has never been one to do things by halves. Or by less than $120,000, as the charity case may be.

Known by most in her Kyneton community – especially artists, now in the habit of picking out an artwork to donate as she knocks upon the door - for her fundraising efforts, Roni’s Artists for Orphans charity raised the money for the cause through her annual community hall art auction.

“It’s funny how things happen… all this came about from marrying a Vietnam veteran,” Roni explained.

“I’m such an emotional person, everyone would have voted me least likely to work with very sick children…but I just love them. I love working with them, I miss them.”

And those children are very sick. The money raised by Artists for Orphans is spent on Vietnamese children suffering the effects of everything from Agent Orange to bombs, not only on medical equipment and medicine, but also education and projects including a soccer field and playground.

“They have no eyes, no limbs, spina bifida, hydrocephalus which is water on the brain and they have these enormous heads and unless the child is surrendered for medical help within a very short period of time they won’t survive.

“And we have gorgeous healthy children in poor orphanages and, for example, we bought 32 mattresses for the children and cupboards to put in their rooms, and we put the children in a bus and took them to the beach for the day, and we took them shopping to buy new clothes for the first time. It’s creating happy memories for them.”

And while Roni has taken a year off from organising the fundraiser, she has filled the time by working to set up a hospitality school in Vietnam, where orphans can attend for free to learn life skills, and has also been writing a book uncovering the secret society of veterans’ wives.

Women in War: Opening Pandora’s Box sees Roni working with two professors, gathering the stories of conflicts around the world, from the French Resistance to the holocaust.

“I’ve got quite a few veteran wives contributing chapters but there’s also ethnographic chapters, and academic chapters.”

Meanwhile, Roni is heading back to Vietnam to work out the accreditation and curriculum details for the hospitality school.

“I don’t send the money over, I go over. When we built the soccer field and the playground I was in Vietnam for three months and I watched it the whole way - I made sure our money went where it was meant to go, and as they completed each stage, I paid them for each stage.

“We know exactly how the money is spent.”

Meanwhile, from fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, to returning with the diaries of enemy soldiers more than 40 years later, Roni’s husband Laurens helped uncover the stories of two wandering souls.

Having served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969, Laurens returned home with two diaries – written in beautiful Asian calligraphy by enemy soldiers, found during his tour of duty.

He had hung onto them for 40 years – until the University of New South Wales put out a call for any memorabilia from the Vietnam war.

“And the next minute Foreign Correspondent was in our house in Kyneton,” Roni explained.

Laurens then returned to Vietnam, with Foreign Correspondent and a bus-load of other media in tow, to meet the mother of one of the soldiers, deceased, who had written one of the diaries.

“It was the most emotional trip, because this woman had nothing from her son - no body, no photos. That’s why the Foreign Correspondent episode was called Wandering Souls, because they believe they won’t rest until they locate the bodies.”

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Just sayin’...

Pick me, pick me...

By Donna Kelly

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HAVE always been of the mindset that glasses make you look more intelligent. No, not the ones gathering on the sink at the end of a party, the ones on the end of your nose.

Sadly, and please before you send me nasty emails, this is meant to be a “humourous column”, I have never had the need to wear them...until now.

I remember looking at glasses-wearing friends with envy when I was growing up they looked already grown up - and even the schoolyard taunts of “four-eyes” was not enough to put me off.

As a young adult I went shopping with my mother for not just one, but two pairs of glasses for her, in some deal the optometrist/ridiculously expensive glasses shop, had on offer. While she tried on a hundred pairs I tried on two hundred. I suddenly looked so sophisticated. I even wondered if I could buy a pair with just glass - but at the time they were around $500 a pair so that was a cadet journalist’s pipedream.

Imagine my delight on a trip to Japan a couple of years later to find you could actually buy plain glass glasses! All different styles, all different colours, all cheap as chips. I bought four pairs and proceeded to wear them with pride.

Now I not only had a BA degree (Bugger All according to my father) but I looked intelligent. Or at least I thought I did. I still have those glasses, proudly sitting on a chest of drawers alongside a script for blood pressure medication and a reminder that I need a mammogram. Hmmm. Time marches on.

And sadly I no longer need those fake glasses. I need the real McCoy. Not for much but I do notice if the light is fading and the point size of the type is small then reading can be a tad difficult.

Again, imagine my delight in discovering cheap reading glasses at That Bargain Place in Daylesford. I just bought my third pair, bright pink. The other two are huge and red, and sleek and crimson - and just the +1 variety. Only $6.95 each.

I know, I should head to the optometrist, and it is on the list, but I must admit I was quite chuffed the other day when after a meeting I found a pair of very smart glasses left behind. I ran out after a stylish woman and flagged down her car. “Oh,” she said, “thanks, my $6 glasses.” So I am not the only one dragging their feet toward the inevitable.

And I must say thanks for the smile at the aforementioned store. A sign to the side of the glasses, in big writing says: “Don’t steal the glasses, you are middle-aged and you know better”. I laughed out loud but did make sure I held my ready-to-purchase latest pair up high and well in sight while I wandered the store. Just sayin’...

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The Local - Connecting the Community Virginia Langsford is starting up a small group to talk about the benefits of wild and garden plants for nutrition, health, beauty, animals and household uses. The idea is to share knowledge, learn about ancient, historical uses of plants, their origins, benefits and dangers, as well as having fun with folklore, superstition and a little bit of witchcraft.

THE Local believes in giving back. So we created a “Connecting the Community” project. Each edition The Local has two free advert spaces to give away to not-for-profit organisations. Just because we can. So if your group needs a helping hand just email donna@tlnews.com.au If we receive more than two we will use the tried and true “put them in a hat” system but also work a little bit on timing.

The group will meet at the house above Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre fortnightly on Thursdays, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm, from April 14 with six places on offer. The cost is a gold coin or whatever you want to give with proceeds to Fred Hollows Eye Foundation. Bring a notebook, pen, open mind and sense of humour Bookings: theozkraut@hotmail.com The group is facilitated by Hepburn Wholefoods Collective which is open Wednesdays 2pm-4pm, Thursdays 3pm - 5pm and Saturdays 10am - 2pm. www.hepburnwholefoods.org.au

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Off with the locks in Shave for a Cure

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AYLESFORD girls and Ballarat Grammar students Blossom and Pasca took part in Shave for a Cure earlier this month.

Pasca, 13, lost her long blonde hair “because I wanted to do something good for others this year, it was my goal”.

“I heard about the shave for a cure from a friend at school and Blossom and I decided we should do it.

“Blossom and I worked together and we aimed to raise $1000. In the end we raised over $1500 for research and support for people with blood cancer.”

Blossom said she took part “because I wanted to help people who have leukaemia and support their families”.

“These days you see so many movies and books about people, young and old, who are affected by cancer and it has helped me become aware of the illness.

“Together Pasca and I raised $1600 and we thank everyone who donated. Lots of people came to watch as my dad shaved both our heads.

It felt quite liberating to have it done.”

Pasca, left, with Blossom and their former locks.

Load of rubbish VOLUNTEERS are needed to help collect rubbish on April 2 and 3, the next stage of a program to tackle illegally dumped rubbish in White Swan State Forest and Nerrina Heritage Park, near Ballarat.

The rubbish collection on public land is part of the Clean Up the Bush Program and coordinated by Four Wheel Drive Victoria, Department of Environment Land Water and Planning and Parks Victoria.

Four Wheel Drive Victoria project officer Kate Waller said the waste included car bodies, white goods, couches, mattresses and general household rubbish.

“We hope to spread the word about our program to help prevent rubbish dumping, and to acknowledge the huge effort that volunteers put into cleaning up state forests. This should be an enjoyable weekend for all involved, and a great opportunity to clean up Ballarat’s backyard.”

Contact Kate Waller on 9857 5209.

Pub talk KATIE McLeish, who has held key positions with major arts companies and festivals in Australia and stepped down at the end of last year as chief executive officer of the Melbourne Festival will be the first speaker for Conversations in Pubs for 2016.

Biodiversity plan FUNDING to develop a biodiversity strategy along with a five-year action plan as part of a larger climate change project has been received by Hepburn Shire Council.

Deakin University has been awarded the contract and the plan is to balance community-driven projects and priorities along with natural resource management Katie’s international roles include that of vice president of Development for the New York City Center. priorities through the state and federal governments.

Community consultation sessions will be held She will open the new series of Conversations in around Hepburn Shire to help develop the strategy and Pubs at The Schaller Studio, Art Series Hotel, Bendigo action plan. Community feedback and input is vital to on Sunday, April 10. Doors open at 11.30am. develop a plan supported by all stakeholders.

Book online www.ticketebo.com.au/ Consultation workshops will be held at the Senior conversationsinpubs Citizens Room at the Daylesford Town Hall on April 28 from 10am to 2pm, Trentham Neighbourhood Centre on April 28 from 2pm to 4pm and the Doug Lindsay Reserve Function Centre, Creswick on April 29 from 10am to 2pm.

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Daylesford Hotel gives back to ChillOut

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ANY Daylesford and surrounds businesses do very well during ChillOut.

Among them is the Daylesford Hotel.

But rather than just take the extra income, co-owners Anne-Marie Banting and Graeme Bamford, pictured with ChillOut festival director Merryn Tinkler, right, have decided to give back to the festival.

Over the four-day weekend, while having no entry fee for a host of events and DJs, they asked for a gold coin donation as people came through the door.

That money, over $1000, has been given to the ChillOut festival as a “thank-you” for the people it has brought to the town over the past 14 years.

“Graeme and I do very well over ChillOut which doesn’t get a lot of funding from anyone. And giving back this money is just saying ‘thanks for what you do, for what you do for the town’ because we all benefit,” Anne-Marie said.

“We believe we need to acknowledge what they do for us, not just take. We are very grateful as business owners.

“At the Daylesford Hotel during ChillOut we make sure anyone can come and enjoy our DJs, our music, there is no entry fee and people can come and listen to music and just drink tap water if that means they can have a good time.

“During the year we are an ‘everybody hotel’ but during ChillOut we are a gay-owned hotel and we want to give back.”

Ms Tinkler said receiving the cheque would make a difference to the event by allowing it to reach a more mainstream audience.

“We celebrate our 20th anniversary next year and this means we can have a really good marketing campaign.”

Words in Winter WORDS in Winter is after a coordinator, or coordinators, of events. Founder David Hall said for the past 14 years this “local celebration of words in all their forms and expressions” had attracted writers, artists, actors, presenters and audiences of enthusiastic residents and visitors.

Live4Life

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YEAR 8 secondary school students from MACEDON Ranges Shire businesses providing a throughout the Macedon Ranges Shire will launch visitor experience are being asked to be a part of a this year’s Live4Life program in Kyneton on April new visitmacedonranges.com website.

In 2015, visitmacedonranges.com website received 13.

Now in its sixth year, the award-winning initiative educates Year 8 students on mental health and provides leadership opportunities for 30 Year 9 and Year 10 Since the start in 2002 in Daylesford, nearby students. communities have joined in. Trentham, Clunes, Mayor Graham Hackett said the campaign aimed to Creswick, Newstead and Maryborough have created locally organised programs. The present coordinators Jen increase literacy on mental health amongst young people and promote a positive mindset.

Bray, Mark Dickenson and Trevor Shard are stepping “As parents, we want our children to grow into the down due to other commitments. The organising best people they can be; happy, fulfilled and connected committee now seeks to fill the position of volunteer coordinator of the celebrations in Daylesford - a shared community members who are resilient enough to bounce role between two or three collaborators is also possible. back from hurdles.”

This year’s participating secondary schools include The qualifications needed are an enthusiasm for the written and spoken word, a tested organising ability and Braemar College, Gisborne Secondary College, the capacity to attract, enthuse and motivate participants Kyneton Secondary College, Sacred Heart College and in the celebrations. For information contact David Hall the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School (Bullengarook campus). on 5348 2872 or email havdall1@gmail.com

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As the only official visitor website for the region, visitmacedonranges.com will provide a way for businesses to reach potential customers at a super cheap rate of $150 per annum. There’s also a free option.

Listings are easy to set up and manage and are tablet and smartphone friendly. Businesses will receive training on how to manage their listings and will be provided with regular analytics on online performance.

Listed businesses will benefit from local and regional print and online campaigns as well as social media support via the Macedon Ranges Naturally Cool Facebook Page.

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Plastic bag debate heats up in Victoria

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EDUCING the use of plastic bags is on the agenda for Victoria.

Parliamentary secretary for the Environment Anthony Carbines recently attended a national roundtable between state governments and stakeholders to look at options to further reduce their impact.

Mr Carbines said the problem needed a coordinated approach and the roundtable provided an opportunity to learn from the experience of other jurisdictions, such as South Australia, which has already implemented bans on plastic shopping bags.

Other options being considered include placing a levy on plastic bags, creating an education campaign highlighting the danger plastic bags present to the environment and mandatory labelling to inform consumers about their environmental impact.

Along with South Australia, the ACT, Northern Territory and Tasmania have also already banned lightweight plastic bags.

Meanwhile Hepburn Shire Council chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond said while council did not have a formal position on the use of plastic bags in the shire, “we would be keen to work with businesses and the community on reducing their use”.

On Daylesford’s social media site, Community Grapevine, comments came thick and fast regarding the use of plastic bags with most keen to see them gone. Daylesford Aromatherapy said it had already banned plastic bags with paper bags available for 40 cents if someone forgot to bring their own. Just a few of the other comments were: “I don’t like them but use them when I don’t remember to bring my bags to the supermarket. I would love to have a charge for the bags and have better quality ones (like at Aldi). The charge might motivate me to be more organised and bring my own bags too.”

“Boxes or paper bags like the good ol’ days.”

“Apollo Bay and Anglesea have a no plastic bags policy. They do offer customers cardboard boxes left from their deliveries to carry groceries though. Excellent idea...”

“They are the curse of the planet, plastic in general, changing people’s attitude is probably the hardest....for business it’s an opportunity to promote their business with reuseable bags ... And for a store to charge a fee for the use of the dreaded plastic bag...to think in one generation we have become so reliant on them.”

RSL closes its doors

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HE Daylesford RSL sub-branch has closed its doors leading to protests from members who want the establishment to remain open.

The sub-branch’s annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 30 with a number of members keen to keep the doors open believed to be standing for positions.

In an emailed media release to The Local last week, senior vice president Ken Dowling said that the sub-branch, which had operated a bar from Thursday to Sunday, would now open once a fortnight on Fridays from 4pm to 8pm for “member and guest social interaction” along with commemorative events such as Anzac Day. Mr Dowling said the sub-branch had set itself an objective two years ago to become more involved in the community and operating food and beverage services was using money that would be better directed to goal as well as its core service of helping returned service people.

“The freeing up of the beverage and food area will allow us to better accommodate community and other groups more often,” Mr Dowling said.

“On the welfare front, our social outings for ex-service members, their partners or carers have been highly successful and recently we included Legacy widows.

“A number of veterans and partners are attending the regular Yoga for Trauma & Relaxation sessions. We are in the process of establishing individual exercise programs for injuries experienced by Veterans Affairs card holders.

“Welfare and veteran services will continue from the sub-branch offices.”

Mr Dowling said a joint venture with Hepburn Shire Council had initiated a program of Daylesford war memorial renovation and the Hepburn flagpole would also be refurbished.

“Having moved from Tassie last year I have to say I hated having to buy bags! It’s very frustrating and I love my plastic bags to reuse at home for rubbish and storage etc. I realise they’re not great for the environment but perhaps they could introduce eco bags or BYO bags at certain checkouts if people prefer?”

“Bio degradable bags are the way to go. Bags are so convenient and great for reusing. The bags you buy are just as bad for the environment and people still throw them out. We are all still going to buy bin bags and still have the plastic waste so what is the difference?”

“If you go to South Australia you’ll need to take your own bags because they have none to offer. At Aldi you can buy bags there, weak ones or strong according to price and function, such as the cooler bags that zip up. Being better quality than the average supermarket bag the stronger ones can be re-used and should be. I think that would work at any supermarket.”

“I would prefer to pay and get plastic bags that break down. We reuse ours for rubbish bins, and if we couldn’t get supermarket ones, we would have to buy them.

Let’s admit that having a bag at the supermarket is something people want, and redesign them to be better for the environment.”

“The nylon (I think made from PET) bags which roll up very small are a great reusable replacement. They are very strong and I have used mine for three years and I always over load them. When you finish unpacking your shopping you roll them up and put them back in your bag so they are always there when you need them.”

“Ban plastic bags, ban bottled water, ban the sale of our local water out of the community, encourage a community owned business that sells bulk food where all containers are recycled by the customer, stop buying products that blatantly rely on packaging to attract customers, stop supporting non renewable fuel source companies, etc, etc...”

“Transition Creswick group is making a push on this issue. Plans are afoot for cloth bag making workshops and a call for Creswick to go plastic bag free... Timboon has been doing it for 10 years...”

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

All goods are from the 1850’s right through to present day. Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of dealers, which allows small business operators and collectors who otherwise could not afford the overheads of their own shops, to showcase their goods. This equates to a wide and diverse range of products, available and open to the public, seven days a week. Enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane through hundreds and thousands of items available for purchase at all three locations.

With over 500 stall holders over three venues, there is always something for everyone. Travel The Amazing Mill Markets ‘Golden Triangle’ and enjoy quality food and coffee at each. All venues open 7 days 10.00am-6.00pm (excluding Christmas Day).

Recently, the Mark Ward Group acquired Decor Impact – a dynamic business featuring great visual items for sale and hire.

Life size animals, figures, dinosaurs and outdoor props. A great range of exciting new stock will be hitting the country on a monthly basis. Showrooms open at all Mill Markets venues!

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Pratima loving the holistic approach to health

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NSPIRATION comes from different sources for different people.

For Dr Pratima Majhi, inspiration to pursue a profession in medicine came from other people’s stories of endurance.

“My mum worked as a nurse and I was always fascinated with the stories of the people and the health system,” Pratima said. “The motivation in every human being to do everything in their power to get out of a bad situation – such as bad health – always inspired me.”

Pratima has been a practicing doctor for 14 years. Having studied medicine immediately after school, she worked as a gynaecologist in India before moving on to work as a general practitioner.

“I love the holistic approach to health,” she said. “As a general practitioner, you are not limited by age, gender, or disease when it comes to who you treat. Every single person needs continuous care and there is an element of trust established between patients and their GPs.” Pratima currently works from Daylesford’s Hale House every Thursday as one of the resident doctors. Working alongside Dr Nissy Ordonez who works on Tuesdays, the passionate pair of health professionals said they were grateful to work in a facility which offered a relaxed atmosphere for all its patients.

“This place is close to the heart of the community. The best thing about it is it’s easily accessible and the medical clinic is bulk billing, meaning there is no exchange of money,” Pratima said. “There are a few different clinicians under one roof which also makes it ideal for people looking for different services. I am proud to be part of an organisation that allows me to stay connected with people while listening to their stories and experiences.

We learn something new every day.”

Hale House is located at 24 Raglan Street, Daylesford. The doctors at the medical clinic are available by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays by calling 5348 4114.

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The hook of sneaking the best nutrients into every meal of the day (including sweet treats and snacks) is one that makes this book something different from the other superfoods books on the market. We all know superfoods are exceptionally good for you, but who would have thought they could be so much fun? This book features more than 100 quick and easy recipes for turning superfoods into delightfully varied (and often unexpected) vegan dishes, including snacks, smoothies, desserts, and cakes. Jessica Nadel is a freelance writer and blogger at cupcakesandkale. blogspot.com She has a passion for healthy, plant-based eating and thinks that a diet of vibrant, nourishing meals can always make room for a cupcake or two as well. When she’s not dreaming up recipes, Jessica fills her days as the owner and baker at Oh My Bakeshop, a natural and organic bakery.

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Robertson Hyetts in the Heart of the Highlands Continuing the legacy of Castlemaine’s legal founding fathers is in the recent Arts Open project. Arts Open included workshops a daunting undertaking. Pearson Thompson, George Smyth and for children, a writers workshop, entertainment and a visual feast Francis Paynter each found their way to the Castlemaine hills in from local artists.

1852 and worked together to establish the first legal firm on the Chief Executive, David King said, ‘Arts Open reinforces the goldfields in 1882. The firm flourished, and later incorporations vibrancy and diversity in the Heart of the Highlands and the welcomed Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson in 1908. Harry team at Robertson Hyetts welcomed the opportunity to support Lawson was both an attorney and a successful the community through the arts.’

‘Offering services and politician and received a knighthood in 1933 for his services. The law firm became H. S. ideas is never a oneRobertson Hyetts is proud to be part of dynamic W. Lawson & Co in 1926 and maintained a way conversation. Such partnerships with industry associates and not-forkeen interest in the culture and community of profit bodies in the community, because relationships foster Castlemaine. internal change and help As it is known now, Robertson Hyetts Solicitors incorporating Lawsons, is a substantive regional The team at Robertson Hyetts Solicitors have shape the quality of the law firm that can advise and protect the interests of proven they have what it takes to continue the services we provide in the both private clients and small medium enterprises firm’s traditions and work with the Central Victorian community toward the future. They future. They are also an in the Central Highlands area. enjoy supporting local sporting clubs, regional excellent opportunity to Robertson Hyetts is located thirty minutes from education in law, local charities and the arts.

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Kyle’s rant...

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t’s just a general warning - never follow a B-Double up Central Springs Road in Daylesford.

While this truck made it, there was quite a bit of reversing, trying to build up a little more speed and the asphalt looked a bit worse for wear by the time it crept over the hill.

And this red car decided caution was the best move, finding a safe-looking driveway.

Overheard...

A MAN wearing a Hepburn Shire Council logo greets a takeaway staffer and asks “how are you going?”. The staffer replies “you know, overworked and underpaid - how are you going?”. The shire worker thinks for a moment and says “you know, mmm, underworked and overpaid”.

A BLOKE just stepping off a big motorbike at the Daylesford Sunday Market pulls off his helmet and runs a hand through his long hair. He turns to his mate and asks politely “have you got a spare hair band?”.

Have you overheard something while you’ve been out and about?

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Anthologist Bruce Pascoe heading to Daylesford

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WARD-winning Australian writer, editor and anthologist Bruce Pascoe is leading a movement of researchers who are rewriting Aboriginal history in Australia.

And on Thursday, April 7 Mr Pascoe will visit Daylesford for a number of free events including a tour of the Dja Dja Wurrung tools at the Daylesford Museum at 2pm, a reading by Bruce of his young adult fiction at the Daylesford Library at 3pm, planting of murnongs (yam daisies) at the Daylesford Library community garden at 4pm and in conversation with David Holmgren for the event: Land Cultures: Aboriginal economies and permaculture futures at the Daylesford Town Hall at 7.30pm.

The evening event will commence with a Dja Dja Wurrung smoking ceremony and Welcome to Country.

A Hepburn Shire Council representative will present a progress report on the Shire’s recognition and reconciliation projects.

Mr Pascoe’s keynote address will be followed by a response from David Holmgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept and Hepburn Springs resident, before opening the discussion to the floor. Supper will be provided by Hepburn Relocalisation Network (for a gold coin donation).

All events are free and people are encouraged to attend.

Mr Pascoe has a Bunurong and Tasmanian heritage. In his latest book, Dark Emu: black seeds, he shows that the Aboriginal history taught in schools - that indigenous Australians were chancey hunter-gatherer nomads - is a fiction.

Using point of contact journals by European explorers, Mr Pascoe demonstrates the extent of the ecologically sensitive agricultural practices that existed in Australia pre-1788, and shows that Aboriginal Australians were possibly the world’s first bread makers, preceding the Egyptians by at least 18,000 years.

Patrick Jones, who is helping facilitate the visit, said Mr Pascoe’s research called for a proper investigation into the ecological agriculture that existed in Australia pre1788.

“It speaks about nutrient-dense foods well suited to Australian soils that were produced on a much larger scale than has been previously thought, and with much less water.

“And it demonstrates the possibility of the economics of reciprocity and collective community health. All these things are important not only for reconciliation, but for helping us to create a resilient future.”

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To market, to market...but which one?

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

Daylesford Railway Market – every Sunday Wesley Hill Market - every Saturday Daylesford Farmers’ Market – first Saturday Golden Plains Farmers’ Market – first Saturday Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Makers’ Market - first Saturday Castlemaine Artists’ Market – first Sunday Kyneton Farmers’ Market - second Saturday Kyneton Rotary Community Market – second Saturday Ballan Farmers’ Market - second Saturday Maldon Market – second Sunday Clunes Farmers’ Market - second Sunday Trentham Farmers’ Market and Makers’ Market – third Saturday Glenlyon Farmers’ Market – third Saturday Creswick Market – third Saturday Leonards Hill Market - third Saturday Talbot Farmers’ Market – third Sunday (pictured right) Woodend Lions Market - third Sunday Buninyong Village Market – fourth Sunday Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday

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

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Lakeside Drive an accident waiting to happen - property owner

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PROPERTY owner of Lakeside Drive in Hepburn says the gravel road is dangerous and just waiting for an accident to happen.

Richard Butler, who rents out a home in the street, said the drive was a single lane through-fare connecting Hepburn to West Street, in places running along sheer cliffs with no rails or speed management.

“The single lane road is without outer-edge rails. It has no speed management other than a sign erected by a local. It has no water management. In summer the road is ripped apart by cars driving at 60-70kph and in winter the run-off softens the surface and large potholes are created. The entire stretch of road is corrugated badly.

“This year residents became concerned about the weeds and thistles and using their own tools and funds cleared them from about 200 metres of the road to expose the outer edge - which has at times a five to fifteen metre drop. Had they not done this the edge could not be properly judged.”

Mr Butler said a number of emails had been sent to Cr Pierre Niclas, chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond and Infrastructure general manager Bruce Lucas explaining the danger and the rationale behind introducing speed management humps or bumps and the fiscal and safety benefits. Four remained unanswered.

In an email to The Local, Mr Lucas said Lakeside Drive was designated as a local access road under council’s Public Road Register and while a short section of this road was sealed the majority had a gravel surface that carried about 100 vehicles per day.

“Currently there are no plans to upgrade this road. Council currently maintains this road in accordance with the service standards set out in our road management plan.

“Officers inspected the road recently following a request from a local property owner and determined that whilst the road would benefit from some maintenance it was within the expected standards at the time of inspection.

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“In addition, some investigation has been occurring to consider traffic volumes and the concerns raised by the property owner and minor maintenance works are being considered.”

Birch Ward Cr Pierre Niclas said Lakeside Drive would never be sealed and an inspection last month showed that while there were “spots” which needed maintenance “in general it is pretty good”.

Cr Niclas said he was not aware of any other complaints from other residents or property owners in Lakeside Drive. However he agreed there was a need for some reflective posts, that the road would be resheeted and there would be better speed signage.

Cr Niclas said the 60kmh speed limit could only be changed by VicRoads “who would say that people must always drive to the conditions”.

If Mr Butler, or other residents, put in a request via the council’s web page, council staff would be despatched to clean up any weeds or overgrown foliage, he said.

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Mechanics, Akubra hats, botanicals...

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F THE walls of what is now Works of Art, a gallery in Mollison Street, Kyneton, could talk, there would be a lot of chatter happening.

The red brick gallery for visual artists, opened in December last year, started life in the 1920s, most likely as a garage.

It then became the local rabbit processing and ice-making factory for 35 years when Harry Portelli emigrated from Malta in 1944 and set up business. Harry collected rabbits which were strung across wooden frames and under hessian at the front gates of Kyneton farms with his Indian motorbike and sidecar.

Harry paid the farmer’s wives cash on the knocker for the fresh bunnies and bought them back to Mollison Street for processing and selling on. The rabbit fur went to Akubra hats. The rabbit feet went to Hong Kong for lucky charms. The rabbit meat business grew and Harry later employed 20 men, some of whom are alive today and tell colourful stories of what it was like working for No-Frills Harry.

Such as, they were allowed to flush the solitary toilet once in the morning and once in the evening. When young boys bought in their rabbits freshly trapped that morning before school, Harry would sniff them, say they were “off” and give them threepence instead of sixpence a pair. Harry built a big freezer and exported frozen rabbits, maggots and all, back to Malta and to Britain. England was in tough times and on rations. They were hungry for cheap meat after the war and took every rabbit that Australia could send them. Harry’s cash business made him a very wealthy man, leaving an estate of around two million pounds around 1970. A lot of money in those days.

On the same property is the bluestone building built by Caroline Chisholm around 1856, Kyneton’s most famous resident, as the Registry for Births, Deaths and Marriages when the gold miners arriving in Melbourne from around the world literally walked past the front door on their way to stake a claim at the Castlemaine and Bendigo diggings.

Meanwhile, the building is now run by Works of Art director Robyn Wawn, pictured right, who has exhibiting artists from various creative disciplines, both fine art and craft. The gallery also houses limited prints of the original botanical art from the voyage of Captain James Cook and botanist Joseph Banks on the Endeavour from 1769 to 1771.

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The two artists on board who recorded the flora and fauna as high quality watercolours were Sidney Parkinson and Alexander Buchan. On returning to England, Joseph Banks hired 18 master copper engravers to transfer the many hundreds of delicate water colour artworks onto copper plates so that they could be made into a print run. However they were never printed and the plates were stored by the British Museum for another 200 years, finally printed for the Australian bi-centenary. Meanwhile, a local art collector bought a set of the Banks’ Florilegium print run which was limited to 100 sets of 500 different prints per boxed set, with an embargo that no more will be printed for 50 years. This collector is now dispersing some of his botanical art and contemporary art pieces through Works of Art gallery.

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Kyneton poppy now at Australian War Memorial

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YNETON’S Ron Davis has presented Australian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson with a poppy from the final piece of work from his 303 Collectors Series.

The poppy, framed by Kyneton Framesmiths, will hang in his waiting room alongside an oil painting of poppies presented by the Turkish ambassador.

Ron’s next series is the Battlefield Poppies which supports Soldier On, a group which helps mentally and physically injured returned soldiers.

Mr Davis said he started making the 303 series 12 months ago with the hope of raising “a couple of hundred dollars” but has since raised $5000 which has been donated to various RSLs including Ballan, Woodend and Bendigo along with the Kyneton Historical Society.

Mr Davis said it was an honour to meet Dr Nelson and present him with the framed poppy.

Battlefield Poppies can be ordered from Kyneton Framesmiths on 5422 2404 or Mr Davis on 0424 800 060.

Ron Davis, left, with Australian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson

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Meal deals for locals...and tourists too!

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

Monday Mercato, Daylesford – main dish & a glass of local wine - $30 The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs – two courses and a glass of house wine, beer or bubbles - $38 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Curry Night with vegan options available - $18

Tuesday Perfect Drop - five courses with a glass of bubbles or beer - $55 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Parma Night - $15 + glass of house wine or pot

Wednesday

Friday Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $35 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Fab 5 meals specials from $18 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Burger Night with vegan options - $16 Blackwood Merchant, Blackwood - House-made pizza - $16-21

Happy Hours Daylesford Bowling Club has Happy Hour ‘n’ a half, from Monday to Thursday, from 4.30pm to 6pm.

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

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn has Happy Hours from Friday to Monday from 4pm to 6pm with $5 beer, wine or bubbles.

Raffles

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot and Parma - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn – Roast - $17.50 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - four shared courses with glass of wine - $50 Sault, Sailors Falls - complimentary glass of house wine with any main meal

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

Want to share a locals’ deal? Email news@tlnews.com.au

Thursday Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 The Plough, Trentham – two courses - $25, three courses - $30 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - four shared courses with glass of wine - $50

Wonderful Spanish-inspired tasting menu on offer

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AULT, at Sailors Falls, is offering a wonderful tasting menu designed by our fabulous Spanish head chef Santiago Nine-Fernandez supported by sous chef Raymond Van Puymbroeck.

AUTUMN 2016 Sault’s tasting menu $75pp Cheese course $12pp supplement First Gazpacho, gourmet Spanish baby sardine, sourdough, roast vegetables, hazelnut romesco

We now offer at Sault our a la carte menu with a lovely selection of tapas as well as mains. The guests are really enjoying starting the meal with shared tapas prior to mains and desserts.

The idea behind the tasting menu, which changes each week, came from Sault co-owner Damien and Santi chatting about his love of Spain and how it has influenced his cooking at Sault.

Then Santi designed the menu with the idea of the real Spanish food he has grown up with from the different regions of Spain.

He wanted to share this wonderful infusion of gastronomy while utilising the old medieval cook books from the Iberian peninsula.

It was here that the melting pot of influence came into play when the Christians, Jews and Arabs arrived on their shores and brought with them wonderful spices, rice, oils and this is where Santi has been inspired with his research to return to these roots and create some incredible dishes from these times.

He has also been able to create these dishes with the magnificent local produce we have in our region. One supplier we are excited to have back is Spa Venison who are supplying our free range suckling pig along with Mt Franklin Organics and many others.

Sault is at 2349 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Sailors Falls. Phone: 5348 6555

Second Jamon serrano and Manchego cheese croquette, tomato powder, oregano Third Seafood salpicon, salmorejo, avocado sorbet, Camilo olive oil (15.50) Fourth Goose terrine, fig, duck liver parfait, caramelised onion purée, saba, cracked hazelnuts (15.50) Fifth Dry-aged beef rib eye, pannise, eggplant, spring onion, carrot, red wine jus Sixth Red fruit and Cabernet Sauvignon sangria

Raymond, Santi and co-owner Jodi take a wander through the lavender

Seventh Menjar blanc, blood plum macaroon, rosewater meringue, plum sorbet (15.50) (Sample menu changes with seasonal produce)

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Christ Church Daylesford

Warmly invites you to Parish Dinner No.3.

‘Her Majesty, Mrs Queen’s 90th Birthday’ Friday, May 6, 7pm @ Christ Church Daylesford.

Tickets $80 per head. $50 if you are almost as old as the Queen.

Free if you are the Queen!

Contact: Fr Jeff O’Hare 0407 192 316 ‘It will be a Right Royal occasion’

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The successful applicant must be highly experienced with a passion for food and hospitality.

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MITCH Next Generation Concert at Braemar College

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HE 2016 MITCH Next Generation Concert will be held at Braemar College in Woodend on Sunday, April 17 at 2.30pm.

Over the past few years, the MITCH Next Generation concerts have presented an entire program of the best, new, young musicians in the Central Highlands.

The concerts have been a wonderful way for young people to see their contemporaries and for MITCH to create programs that are diverse and inspiring.

For the first time, the 2016 performers are drawn from all the Macedon Ranges secondary schools such as Braemar College, Gisborne Secondary College, Sacred Heart College and Kyneton Secondary College, as well as the Resonance String Orchestra.

Already confirmed for the concert is the impressive 11-year-old pianist Jing Zhang. She is preparing for Grade 7 piano under the tutelage of Newlyn’s Bron Sozanski.

MITCH music director Henry Vyhnal said this year he had been inundated with requests from Macedon Ranges music teachers to present their very best students.

“The sheer number and quality of the young musicians being considered is proof of the fine efforts of our music teachers as well as the attraction that the MITCH concerts have for students who wish to enjoy a superlative, performing experience.”

Link: www.mitch.org.au

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Quiet Deeds (Red Island Brewing Co. Port Melbourne, Vic) Session Ale 4.4%abv RRP: $22.99 per 6 x 375ml can

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HERE seems to be a change in the winds. Not just a change in At 4.4% abv, this is on the higher end of the alcohol side of the session beers I seasons, there seems to be a change in people’s attitudes to consuming described, but this beer pours golden with a white head, which disappeared quickly. alcohol.

The aroma is big on passionfruit and a little lychee thanks to dry hopping of Citra,

As I have written before mid-strength beers are the fastest growing segment of the beer market, and now we are starting to see ultra low alcohol malted beverages (I’m struggling to actually call Hahn Ultra a beer, at .02% abv - that’s a soft drink) taking up room on the shelves.

I always thought it was our aging population that was driving the want for lower alcohol beers, but I have noted an increasing number of younger people opting out of the mainstream full strength, boozy beers and going for something that is more sessionable.

When I say sessionable, I refer to a beer you can have more than just a couple of without leaving you the next day incapable of doing more than lying on the couch with a packet of Maccas fries and can of soft drink.

I believe that consumers both young and old are starting to realise that they can be social and have a few beers with friends, without compromising on flavour, but want to be able to get up and enjoy the rest of their weekend without the thumping headache.

It’s not only the big commercial brewers that are starting to cater to this part of the market, smaller independent brewers are responding to consumers’ needs and are producing a whole new range of these lower alcohol, easier drinking styles of session beers. Bridge Road’s Little Bling and Pirate Life’s Throwback IPA are a couple of this style that are really leading the way in this segment demonstrating that being a mid-strength or lower alcohol beer doesn’t mean anything is left out in the flavour department.

So next time you’re on for a session, consider a beer made for the occasion. Here are a couple that have made it to my esky over the last few long weekends.

Amarillo and Galaxy hops. These flavours are carried through to the palate with a light mouthfeel; this beer passes over the tongue with a hint of malts but doesn’t hang around long thanks again to the hop bitterness. A really nice beer brewed for a warm afternoon where talking absolute rubbish with friends is on the cards.

Food Match: BBQ lemon and herb chicken

40 Acres Brewing (Sandon, Vic) ’Til the cows come home India Pale Ale 3.7% abv RRP: $22.99 per 6 x 330ml bottle. ’Til the cows come home pours a golden colour and bursts with fruit hop aromas of passionfruit, mangoes and citrus. It has a medium mouthfeel that has a nice citrus fruit flavour mixed with light malt background. It finishes with a mild bitterness that isn’t overpowering, but certainly cleanses that palate. This one is currently being brewed in Bendigo at Brookes Brewery and is certainly a really flavoursome midstrength beer which pleasantly surprised me and certainly had me reaching for another.

Perfect for a session where you want to stay with the herd and really you can drink it ’til....well, you get the idea.

Food match: garlic prawns.

To catch up on past reviews and leave comments just head to my blog: www.myshoutbeerreviews.wordpress.com

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Gig Guide Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs Charley James - Friday, April 1, 5pm-7pm Capo Bros. - Saturday, April 2, 5pm-7pm Buck Jr and The Reputation - Sunday, April 3, 5pm-7pm Charley James - Friday, April 8, 5pm-7pm Smokeytown - Saturday, April 9, 5pm-7pm Buck Jr and The Reputation - Sunday, April 10, 5pm-7pm

Daylesford Cidery, Daylesford The Logan Duo - Saturday, April 30, 1pm

The Pig & Whistle Hotel, East Trentham Traditional Irish Music Session - Sunday, April 3, 2.30pm Accoustic Open Mic Night - Thursday, April 21, 7pm

The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs Terry & Johnnie with Sex, Drugs and British Rock – Friday, April 1 Issi Dye with Rock ‘N’ Roll - Friday, April 8

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New committee for Probus

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ROBUS is an association with a basic purpose to advance intellectual and cultural interests among adult persons, to provide regular opportunities to progress healthy minds and active bodies, through social interaction and activities. Membership is open to active retirees looking

for the friendship, fellowship and fun that Probus has to offer.

The Probus Club of Daylesford meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the Daylesford Bowling Club at 10am.

New members are welcome and enquiries should be directed to Susan Priest on 5348 7674 or email daylesfordprobus@gmail.com Meanwhile the club held its annual meeting on March 15 with the election of office bearers and committee members.

President is Ted Goodwin, senior vice president is Lois Voterakis, junior vice president is Phyl Conolly, secretary is Susan Priest, treasurer is Bev Ryan, immediate past president is Halcyon Bell and trips and outings coordinator is Anne Bremner.

Committee members are Garth Marks, Joan Rattray and Steve Walker.

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Great views and affordable, quality menu

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HOSE in the know head to Two Greens and Me Restaurant at the Daylesford Bowling Club for its great views and affordable, quality menu.

Last week Kyle and I took a table by the window and looked out over the town and forest beyond while deciding on our choices.

And that’s not that easy.

The Bistro Lunch menu has plenty of variety and it is all tempting with the most expensive meal the Chicken Schnitzel ($18) followed by the Fish and Chips – battered fish served with homemade tartare sauce, a fresh garden salad and chips for just $17.

And if you are looking for real value why not try the Salmon and Vegetable Patties ($12) – patties crumbed and served with salad, chips and homemade lemon mayonnaise. That’s incredible.

Kyle finally decided on the Chicken Schnitzel ($18), which has three options including the Highland with bacon, gravy and garlic butter, Parmigiana with Napoli sauce and cheese or Tropical with BBQ sauce, ham, pineapple and cheese.

He opted for the second choice and found himself tackling a huge chicken breast covered with a rich tomato sauce, lashings of melted cheese served with a perfect garden salad and big, crunchy chips. Delicious and filling.

I tend to try something I can’t make at home, which leaves a huge field open, and this time couldn’t go past the Salt and Pepper Calamari ($16) served with salad, chips, lemon wedges and roasted garlic aioli.

OMG. This was amazing. The calamari, and there were loads of thick strips (not those rings from the eighties), was perfectly cooked and tender to the bite with just the right amount of seasoning. I really love it when someone gets calamari right – and the touch of sweet chilli sauce with the aioli was a flavour hit. And while I was expecting a garden salad, out came a lovely mix of salad leaves with mango and nectarine. Yum. For dessert we opted to share the After Dinner Mint Cheesecake, a huge offering of decadent flavours beautifully presented with strawberries, cream and more chocolate.

There are always a few desserts on offer.

Oh, drinks – I had a house red and Kyle had a draught beer from the tap – with the shout costing less than $10. No wonder Daylesford Bowling Club is becoming the “go to” place for Friday and Saturday nights.

Now if you are heading out at night, there are even more menu choices with prices still kept very affordable, think Grain-fed Black Angus Eye Fillet, 300 grams, served with one of four sources for just $36.

Or Helen’s Homemade Gnocchi ($23) tossed with slow roasted tomato, baby spinach and drizzled with pesto served on Napoli sauce and topped with parmesan cheese, or Slow Cooked Pork Ribs ($26) tossed in a soy-based dressing and baked until sticky and served with steamed rice and salad. Now that’s finger licking stuff!

And don’t forget a host of starters from Prawn Gyozas ($12), Prawn Cocktail ($11.50), Bruschetta ($9) or a Trio of Dips ($10). Something for everyone.

New chef Matt, who was his now-boss Craig’s apprentice 13 years ago in Queensland, said the philosophy was to bring local produce to the locals.

“We keep the prices down and make sure we are also offering an affordable menu.

“Friday is the busiest night, which is great, and Saturday is also a big one. I think it’s locals and also people coming from Melbourne to enjoy Daylesford and all its attractions.”

Matt, who got involved in the industry at the young age of 15 because of a love of food, said he was really enjoying his new role.

“It is really good here, the locals are great, it’s a wonderful place and everyone is really welcoming.”

Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes

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Keeping fit with Sam Redlich

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ver the coming months, I will be interviewing inspirational community members on how exercise has changed their lives. I will share their stories in the hope that you too will be inspired to create a happier, healthier you.

This first article is dedicated to my 11am STRONG friends – Anne, Jean, Dorothy, Alma, Edna, David, Nola Charlotte, Pat and Bob. Not only do they inspire me, they are an inspiration to us all.

I took over STRONG – strength training for older adults, a few years ago from a great teacher and mentor Jan Thompson. It was a baptism of fire. Not only did I wear lycra, but I was at least 20 years younger than most of the participants. Some took to me like a duck to water whilst others, well…

When times were tough and I wasn’t sure if STRONG was the work for me, there was one wonderful group of people who held the space for my blossoming - 11am Tuesday and Thursday STRONG participants.

Not only are they are a kind bunch of people, but they truly do not let anything get in the way of staying active. The group’s mean age is 70+ and most of them have been coming to STRONG for the past 7-9 years!

I asked the group what prompted them to join an exercise class, what motivates them to continue with their exercise program and what was the stand out aspect of group fitness for them.

The group responded: Most of us joined an exercise class at the recommendation of our doctor. Some of us had active lives and had retired and were looking for a way to continue to keep fit and well.

A few of us had injuries that required exercise as rehabilitation or health issues where exercise was recommended as the complementary treatment. Overall it was through injury recovery, prevention and longevity that we were prompted to join STRONG. We continue to stay motivated to come to class as we love to connect with the people in our STRONG group. Not only do we feel good after we exercise, it’s fun to meet up with our friends and have a laugh.

The most significant aspect of coming to STRONG is that when we see people our own age who do not exercise we really notice the difference in how much better off we are in weight and overall health. We have noticed that when we have our routine check ups, we always come out better than the previous check.

In all honesty I could write an individual inspirational piece on each of the 11am STRONG members. They are amazing, vibrant people who have lived, loved and found freedom at an age where most give up. Love to you my friends. Keep up the good work.

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Some, including my cotinus (smoke bush) and dwarf nandina (sacred bamboo), pictured above right, always go out in a blaze of glory. If you are planning on adding some autumn colour to your garden now is the time to take a little tour of the region, especially Mount Macedon, to give you a good idea of not only the colour but the eventual size these trees and shrubs will achieve.

A great advantage with many autumn-coloured shrubs and trees is that they also produce fruit and/or attractive flowers. Among these are varieties of the flowering cherries, crab apples and the beautiful Koelreuteria, or golden rain tree, which has sprays of attractive golden-yellow flowers in spring, followed by bronze seed pods, then beautiful autumn leaves. Various shrubs include the different forms of cotinus, nandina, deciduous forms of viburnum - including the delightful snowball bush, and berberis.

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I went out this morning to see what my resident bunch of delinquents were squawking about to find my parrot bird feeder stuffed full of some form of grey fur.

I gave it a tentative prod to find it not only moved - but was a tiny possum!

Could I be so lucky for it to be a Leadbeater’s possum? It certainly has the right markings. Perhaps a reader can confirm. I left it some diced apple and put up a possum box in a nearby tree in the hope it decides to stay around for a while.

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As a child, Tania, one of four sisters, spent Easter holidays at Queenscliff.

But while her sisters were out riding bikes and having fun, she would lie on her parents’ bed in front of the black and white television and watch the appeal. She was so moved that she decided when she “grew up” she would rattle tins herself.

“When I took on area manager (Daylesford) four years ago all of my family and friends jumped on board and have been huge supporters of this charity, and a massive support to me,” she said.

“Not to mention the original stalwarts who were doing this before I became involved and have stayed on volunteering and supporting the appeal.”

Over the past 15 years the team has raised a total of $126,000. That makes for a great Friday.

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“Chefs participating in the dinner this year include Gary Thomas and Andrew Dennis from Spade to Blade Catering, Tim Austin from La Bonta, Mark Mills and Brendan Hutchinson from The Plough, Jude Reid from Redbeard Bakery, Michelle Birrell from The Cosmopolitan Hotel, and Angus Beaumont and Annie Smithers from Du Fermier. Wine, cider, craft beer, cordials, mineral waters and probiotics will be

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HE Glenlyon Sports Club has raised $15,700 through its New Year’s Day Family Sports Day.

HE 13-hole competition played on March 3 was won by Andrew Bruno with 30 points.

Nearest the Pin on the 11th was Leon Hedwards. Neil Bruce and Colin Richardson both got the birdie hole on the 14th.

President Damian Leonard said the small group of volunteers had raised $150,700 over the past 12 years at the annual event.

“This year funds raised have enabled us to donate to local hospitals, charities and youth groups.

In addition, in each of these years we have enabled both locals and visitors to enjoy a wonderful day of entertainment and a good old fashioned community get together.”

Monies went to: Daylesford Hospital - $4000, Trentham Hospital - $600, Creswick Salvation Army - $600, St Johns Ambulance - $400, Daylesford Junior Football and Netball Club - $400, Daylesford Municipal Band- $400, Glenlyon Pony Club - $500, Royal Children’s Hospital - $400, Glenlyon Recreation Reserve upgrades - $500, Daylesford Junior Tennis - $400, Hepburn Junior Football and Netball Club - $400, Daylesford Girl Guides - $400, Daylesford Junior Soccer Club - $400, Glenlyon Play Group - $300, Glenlyon & District News - $200, Daylesford Preschool - $400, Hepburn Preschool - $400, Junior Glenlyon Gun Club - $100, Trentham Colts Junior Cricket $400, Daylesford Senior/Junior Pipe Band - $400, Dennis Beddoe Boxing Gymnasium - $200, Daylesford Riding for the Disabled - $400, Trentham Junior Football and Netball Club - $400, Glenlyon Adult Riding - $400, New Year’s Eve Gala Daylesford - $200, Daylesford Secondary College Special Project - $1000, Daylesford Junior Basketball - $400, Ballarat Cancer Research Unit - $400, Hepburn Junior Golf - $300 and Daylesford Christmas Cheer - $400.

Mr Leonard said the event relied heavily on generous sponsors.

“We are most grateful to these sponsors especially given that many contribute to other activities in our area. We recognise and thank our sponsors.”

The men played for the March monthly medal, kindly sponsored by the Old Hepburn Hotel, on March 5. Winner of A grade was Peter Fell with 66/7/59. Winner of B Grade and the medal was Wayne Gull with 76/18/58. NTP on the 8th was Alan Dean.

The 13-hole competition played on March 10 was won

by Peter Vendy with 31 points. NTP on the 11th was Laurie Beard. The annual ChillOut two-person ambrose, kindly sponsored by The Daylesford Clothing Company, was played on March 12.

Winners of the women’s event were Julie Azzopardi and Fiona Marshall with 67/6/61. Winners of the men’s event were Graham and Peter Fell with 60/4 ¾ /55 ¼. Winners of the mixed event were Gaye and Ian Rodgers with 68/ 8 ¾ /59 ¼. NTPs were Ian Rodgers on the 8th, John Scarffe on the 9th, Julie Pobjoy on the 11th and Bev Smith on the 17th.

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IT’S a hat-trick for bowler Pat Torpey, pictured, who has taken home the Daylesford Bowling Club’s Club Champion for the third time in a row. Pat, who started bowling 16 years ago, has won the 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons and said they were starting to run out of room for his name on the trophy. And in a twist, former Daylesford bowler Jess Thomas, pictured left in inset with Pat, who now plays for Victoria Bowling Club in Ballarat, has also just won his club’s Club Champion three times in a row.

Jesse started bowling at the same time as Pat and even lent Pat his first set of bowls. “And now he wants them back,” Pat said. “But I am not giving them up that easily.”