The Local Issue 87 December 19, 2016

December 19, 2016 Issue 87

HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON – from the team at – Biggin & Scott Daylesford

This year the New Year’s Eve Fireworks over Lake Daylesford are a partnership between Biggin & Scott and Lake House.

The Local – The Heart of the Highlands

Get to know the right team for your home.

Michael DeVincentis

Rae Corris

Tom Shaw

Michael lives and breathes all things property-related.

Having spent 30 years as an Architect, owning and running his own Practice, Michael’s extensive property knowledge carries seamlessly across into his role as Director at Biggin & Scott Daylesford. As part of his ongoing professional development, Michael has become a Fully Licensed Real Estate Agent and is the Group’s

As the Number 1 Sales Agent in the Biggin & Scott group, with a friendly, approachable nature and dedicated work ethic, Rae has a reputation for her professional and personalised service with a focus on open, honest communication. As a property sales consultant in the Daylesford and Hepburn Springs region for over 15 years, Rae’s commitment to providing a premium customer service, backed by strong market knowledge and attention to detail, achieves outstanding results for her clients.

Spend any time with Tom Shaw and you’ll find yourself being immediately drawn in by his infectious energy, knowledge and passion for the region.

Having lived his whole life in Daylesford, Tom grew up watching his parents and grandparents work hard to grow their family business.

It’s this work ethos, instilled at a young age, that drives his commitment, integrity and honest hard work.

0408 358 772 rcorris@bigginscott.com.au

0438 118 903 tshaw@bigginscott.com.au

Officer in Effective Control.

0417 142 152 mdevincentis@bigginscott.com.au

Our business has grown by nearly 50% in 2016, with our dedicated agents achieving among the most listings and sales in Daylesford and surrounds. Talk to the sales team who deliver results.

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Looking for your dream home? We have it.

DAYLESFORD 10 HEPBURN ROAD LITHIC HOUSE Lithic : // adjective, of or pertaining to rock or stone Exploring elements of mid-century modern inspired architecture mixed with earthy textures and with full consideration of the beautiful surrounding natural landscape this house achieves a sense of light tranquillity.

Smooth surfaces, luxury finishes, space and simplicity provide a sense of calm.

Moving from room to room the thoughtful placement of windows and doors gives you purposeful framing of the beautiful landscape, providing a sense of connection to nature at all times during your living experience.

Designed by Adam Kane Architects, of Richmond, ‘Lithic House’ has been designed to achieve a luxury and sensory experience, where large perforations give a sense of space and serenity.

Lithic House Daylesford, Victoria... for the visionary buyer.

3 2 2 PRIVATE SALE ESR $845,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772

BULLARTO 128 SOUTH BULLARTO ROAD LIVE, WORK AND PRAY Prepare to be impressed by this truly unique property located just 10 minutes from Trentham and close to Daylesford, comprising a renovated brick church (former Uniting Church built 1953) with adjacent brand new double storey residence on approximately half an acre of land with adjoining Crown land reserve. This exceptional property provides the lifestyle opportunity you’ve been praying for - a beautifully detailed brand new home and separate creative space that could suit as an art studio, private gallery, performance or event space.

HEPBURN 58 FOURTEENTH STREET 3

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$575,000

CONTACT

Rae Corris 0408 358 772

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KANGAROO LOOKOUT Currently on the holiday let market, Kangaroo Lookout would be an ideal investment opportunity or family home. This property consists of 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, well-appointed open plan kitchen/dining/living, pool table room and sauna. Each bedroom and living space feature split system heating/cooling and three bedrooms offer ensuite bathrooms. In close proximity to Hepburn Golf Course, the iconic Hepburn Bathhouse and Primary School. The rear decking offers expansive views and beautiful sunsets.

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$599,000

CONTACT

Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152

Thinking about renting out your property?

We have a large dedicated team.

Whether it’s a residential or commercial property, you’ve found the right people to manage your investment with Biggin & Scott Daylesford. We have one of the biggest dedicated teams of Property Management professionals in the Daylesford area. Combine that with among the lowest vacancy rates, plus a list of great clients looking for quality properties to love, and it’s easy to see that we’ll look after your property better.

Contact Stefanie Jones, Head of Property Management at Biggin & Scott Daylesford, to find out how we can help you today: Stefanie Jones

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December 19, 2016 Issue 87 Santa cools his heels

The Local - The Heart of the Highlands

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Front cover: There might not be a sandy beach but Santa knows a good thing when he takes time out at Lake Daylesford for a quick break. Check out where you can hear carols, meet Santa and see great Christmas decorations throughout this edition.

The Local is a fortnightly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, January 2, 2017.

(Or online on Sunday, December 18 at www.tlnews.com.au)

December 19, 2016 Issue 87 Santa cools his heels

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Managing editor | Donna Kelly General manager | Kyle Barnes Sub-editors: Nick Bunning and Lindsay Smith The Local - The Heart of the Highlands

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

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T WAS all about the tree last week as Father Jeff O'Hare hit the ladder to decorate at Christ Church Daylesford.

Christmas Services @ Christ Church Daylesford are:

2016 During Advent - 10am Eucharist Sundays and Wednesdays Sunday, December 18 - Christmas Carols and the lighting of the Christmas Tree from 5pm Christmas Eve – December 24, 5pm - Christmas Children's Service and Communion.

Christmas Eve - 11pm - Midnight Mass.

Sunday, December 25 - Carols Christmas Day – 9am Christmas Morning Family Eucharist with Carols Over at St Peter’s, Daylesford and St Augustine’s, Creswick, services will be held: Christmas Eve – St Peter’s, Daylesford – 7pm Christmas Eve – St Augustine’s, Creswick – 9pm Christmas Day – St Peter’s, Daylesford, 10.30am Christmas Day – St Augustine’s, Creswick – 8.45am Meanwhile, if carols are more your thing, the Daylesford Community Brass Band will be holding its annual Carols by Candlelight at the Hepburn Springs Sound Shell on Thursday, December 22 from 8.30pm.

BYO chair and nibbles. Candles will be available for purchase on the night. Santa, the real one, as in the very same as on the front page of this edition of The Local, is expected to make a guest appearance.

But only if you've been nice!

Oh, it's not too late to help those in need. Daylesford and District Xmas Cheer is still seeking cash donations to provide food vouchers to those with a pension or healthcare card in the 3460 and 3461 postcode areas. Money can be directly deposited into the Daylesford and District Community Bank under Daylesford Xmas Cheer. You can also leave new or unused gifts for children at the bank until this Friday, December 23. For more information contact Danny Moynihan on 5348 3458. Christmas is the time for giving if you can!

The Local wishes all its readers and clients a merry and safe Christmas, and a wonderful 2017!

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Art exploring pressing issues of our time

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It prompted us to create an image that would invite the viewer to open up a conversation about the issue.

Society is going through a transition away from what is viewed as the "traditional role" of women in the family. I am a stay at home mama and I have so many friends who are working mums, breadwinner mums and stay at home dads. It's really refreshing to see that parenting roles are more flexible these days and it Donna: When did you both get into photography?

Katherine: I studied photography at university in my inspired our image "Women's Duties". Michael took BA (Media and Comms) but fell into technical writing an exceptional image entitled "Jackie Chan the Ram".

Jackie Chan's owner lived in the area and was told by after graduation. I then became pregnant after moving a neighbouring council that he had to get rid of his to Lyonville and was out of the workforce to raise our pet sheep because it was not permitted to live in his two kids, Toby, four, and Levi, two. It wasn't until Michael bought a Canon 6D DSLR last year that we backyard. The owner took the council to court and really started to explore the medium adopting the name lost his house and life savings in the process. He and MicKat. Selling our prints at last year's Trentham Art his pet ram were rendered homeless and are currently Show prompted us to pursue photographic art seriously living rough on the streets. I believe it's bittersweet as around Michael working full time in the CBD and it illustrates the love that a man has for his pet and the myself raising our kids. lengths that people will go for their animals.

YONVILLLE photographers Katherine Warburton and Michael McDonald’s fathers worked on the railways together. So it seemed fate when they met after Michael crashed Katherine’s 18th party with his dad. Katherine spoke to Donna Kelly.

Donna: Tell us a little about some of your themes – domestic violence, homelessness and the role of women...

Katherine: I believe that art is a safe way to explore some of the pressing issues of our time. The prevalence of domestic violence in our society is truly heart breaking and is a hidden epidemic with many victims not feeling comfortable or safe to seek help.

Donna: Where can we see your work?

Katherine: Our limited edition prints are hung in The Little Gallery Trentham, The Daylesford Cidery and Daylesford Day Spa. All images are available for purchase and custom sizes and framing is available.

Donna: What stirs you about taking photos in the Wombat State Forest?

Katherine: We feel extremely lucky to live in such a beautiful area. The Wombat State Forest has many hidden gems such as abandoned hundred-yearold settlers' cottages and old rusted cars. It's a real reminder of the human history of the area and that nature will break down and take back everything long after humans are gone.

Donna: Finally, what’s your Central Highlands story – everyone seems to have one.

Katherine: I'll never forget a conversation we had with our neighbour who was into prospecting. Quite tipsy, he told us that he surveyed the area before buying and was convinced that there was a vein of gold under our house. His voice became very low and gruff. He lent in and said "so here's what we do: we knock down all the internal walls of your house and dig straight down. The council will never know!"

Suffice to say we haven't turned our house into a mine but our neighbour always taps his finger to his nose and whispers conspiratorially "The council will never know".

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Dog training: no force, no fear, no pain

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HY did the chicken, name of Yolko, peck a red bead from a bunch of colours? Because she learnt to.

Teaching a chook to bead-peck, and negotiate little poles, seems eccentric at the least. But for Tricia Dunlop it’s about understanding pets, especially dogs. Yolko’s gig shows what can be done.

It’s all part of what is formally known as applied behaviour analysis, working out the triggers for animals’ behaviour and the consequences of that behaviour. So, it’s out with the old military-style dog obedience classes, ditch those who claim they know how dogs think (“how can they?) and in with positive reinforcement, based on the mantra - no force, no fear, no pain. This is the slogan of the Pet Professional Guild.

Tricia recently returned to her twohectare property in Wheatsheaf from a big, week-long global conference of the guild in the US, brimming with enthusiasm for what is called a science-based, force-free way of having animals.

Her story begins 16 years ago when she and husband Colin, a retired leadlighter, moved from Preston to their country home.

She certainly needed it after work in IT, including 10 years with the old Gas and Fuel Corporation in its famously hideous “twin towers” in Flinders St. She got Byron, a collie who was a perfect family pet but hated dogs, which made him fearful and aggressive. “He was my first 'teacher’ dog and he took me on a journey that I never expected.”

Seeking help from dog trainers, clubs and self-styled experts, she spent three fruitless years trying to help Byron, while being unable to take him out if another dog was around.

“I needed to find out what these creatures are about, so I started studying animal behaviour, especially dog behaviour and learning.” Her research led her to deciding to manage Byron’s life - and him. “If I knew then what I know now I would have started with puppyhood. I realised everything that I had done was wrong. Most so-called dog trainers are not educated in the science of animal learning and behaviour. You can’t 'know’ what’s going on in a dog’s head, it's body language that must be understood.”

Dogs, she says, give us many signs and signals about what they are feeling but most people don’t pick them up. The key, apparently, is to teach people to recognise what dogs “give us” before reacting. This is learnt in seminars on aggressive and reactive dogs.

“A reactive dog is one whose level of arousal is so high that it can’t think clearly.

Sometimes it might just be over-excited.” To Tricia, then, there is not a lot of difference between dogs and children and how to deal with them.

She runs puppy classes where owners learn to understand their dogs and, especially, how to communicate with them. “You don’t need to yell or hit, you just teach them. It should be fun: building a bond and relationship.”

At the conference in Florida, 12 Australians were among the 400 delegates from across the world. Tricia says it reinforced that she was on the right track. “The big thing is to give animals a choice when you are teaching them. If a dog is worried about coming towards me it must have a choice to back away. And you don’t say, 'sit, sit,’ because the dog doesn’t understand English, it’s just white noise. So if I don’t say 'sit’ how will the dog know what to do? It will work it out when it wants to. People often don’t give dogs credit for what they figure out.” Her approach is similar to that of zoos. “You can’t put a lead on a lion or a zebra.”

She is confident that pet understanding is catching up. “We want the animal to volunteer its behaviour and be happy doing it.” Which brings us to Yolko, which she taught to peck a red bead out of six or so colours and to weave through poles. The thought of this makes Tricia throw back her head and shake her hands in the air.

Behind this, however, was the serious intention of demonstrating what can be done. “Any chook can do it.”

Tricia is a stern critic of wandering dogs in the Highlands causing injury and death. Very few seem well trained or managed, she says. “I would love to see people having to have licences to own animals, needing to prove they are capable human beings able to look after them appropriately.

“But I don’t think that will happen in my lifetime.”

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Kyle Barnes

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Pick us, pick us...

Just sayin’...

By Donna Kelly

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RECEIVED an email from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last Tuesday, December 13. It said we needed to be in court, in Melbourne, on Friday, December 16. It was about the proposed Telstra tower in Glenlyon.

Now, I do try and comply with the law. I have only had one speeding ticket - back in my early 20s rushing to get to work on time, and the only time I have spent in court is as a journalist.

But I did think three days' notice was a bit rough. It did say you could ask for an adjournment if you had a good reason like being ill or work commitments - but they needed official forms to prove that.

So I called and said I had a few reasons that I felt I couldn't make it - an appointment for a blood test regarding DVT, fractured ankle, still being unsteady on crutches and not keen to wander around Melbourne, deadlines for The Local and House.Land.Home. on that Friday...and while I could get a form from myself re the work commitments, a medical certificate was difficult seeing I can't drive. So they said "just send an email saying all that and we will pass it on to the person hearing the case". So I did and they wrote back saying it was not a good enough reason and I could be included via the phone. Now that was OK, sort of, but I am only one of the "Donna Kelly and others" who are fighting the location of the tower, but no-one else had the option of being involved. Anyway, the phone call came about an hour later than we were told it would be, so Kyle politely said "we are right in the middle of deadline now, we were available when you told us, so can you please hold off for quarter of an hour" and they did.

And then the call came and I listened while the solicitors for Telstra said because of new Victorian legislation that was passed in November, which means third parties cannot dispute the placement of communication towers under Blackspot funding, that VCAT no longer had any jurisdiction over the matter. And the woman hearing the case agreed.

And asked me if I had any comment. And I just said something like "well, it's pretty disapppointing that we have no recourse to object to the placement of this tower but you can't do anything about that" and she said "no". And they struck the case out.

I am still pretty disappointed because the mobile phone tower in Glenlyon will now be erected on a low-lying piece of cheaply leased land rather than being on a slightly more expensive (perhaps - because we never found out the cost) elevated hill where it would provide the best coverage to the most people. It's a real opportunity lost.

And I would love to know who put that legislation through and who pushed for it.

That would make for interesting reading. Just sayin'...

Check out page 12 for the details of these pooches and pusses waiting for their forever homes. Just keep in mind a pet is not just for Christmas. But they do make Christmas, and the entire year, that bit more special!

Castlemaine RSPCA is at 24 Langslow Street, Castlemaine. Phone: 5472 5277.

Open: Monday to Thursday 10am to 5pm. Friday to Sunday 10am to 2pm.

(Pick me, pick me is run in memory of Rosie and Curly. We picked them.)

The Local - Connecting the Community THANK YOU, DAYLESFORD and DISTRICT for supporting RARD's stall on Human Rights Day.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Looking for something to do with the family these school holidays?

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 we can use we use the tried and true “put them in a hat” system but also work a little bit on timing.

We are pleased to announce the addition of Wednesday services during the summer school holidays Trains will depart Daylesford station 10:00am 12:00pm 2:00pm on Wednesday the 4th,11th, 18th and 25th of January 2017.

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We have sent your food and money donations to the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre in Melbourne and your 'Vote No!' postcards to the crossbench senators.

Your beautiful, compassionate messages will bring hope to the men, women and children still detained in Australia, Manus Island and Nauru.

RURAL AUSTRALIANS for REFUGEES Daylesford & District

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Passion for hand-crafting beautiful things

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“There is a huge shift going on in the community – AYLESFORD haberdasher Kerri Daniell more and more people want to make their own things sewed her own clothes until a busy and to only buy quality,” Kerri says. commercial career in New Zealand and “And what we are doing to the planet makes it then Australia ate up any time she might otherwise very important to me that I only deal in ethically and have had at her sewing machine.

However, decades of commercial roles and responsibilities, most recently as national business manager for Australian Galleries, never dulled the passion for hand-crafting beautiful things that her seamstress mother had nurtured.

Kerri has now turned her back on a life of stitching up business deals to return to the creative – and planet friendly - pleasures she learned as a child.

Her mother taught her to sew and knit as a young child, firstly with clothes for her dolls and later for herself. Kerri didn’t get her first shop-bought clothing until teenage begging persuaded her mother to allow her a pair of Levi jeans.

Her new business, The Haberdashery, in Daylesford’s historic Howe Street retail row, recreates a haberdashery retail space of the type seen in Europe in the late 1800s and early 20th century.

Cotton reels, buttons, rolls of high-quality European linens and other fine natural cloth and all manner of haberdashery are all sourced from local and more distant suppliers who are committed to sustainability and ethical manufacturing, with an emphasis on hand-made.

sustainability-produced products.”

She and partner Stuart Purves first moved to the district seven years ago as weekenders to have space for their beloved dogs to romp. The district then slowly wooed her away from city life and she is now a reverse weekender, typically spending five days a week in Daylesford and two back in Melbourne.

Her initial instinct had been to seek Melbourne shop premises but, by chance, one of her favourite spaces in Daylesford, a place she had haunted when it traded as Peonies and Picnics, became available.

And the historic row of Howe Street shop fronts where it sits were a perfect reflection of what she was trying to achieve with her vision of something that was the complete opposite of anything to do with the massproduced.

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Us Two - Michael DeVincentis and Tom Shaw Michael:

Tom:

HAVING had a successful career as an architect, my wife and I decided to retire in Daylesford. After eight months of retirement I needed something else to occupy my time and started working in real estate on a part-time basis. I found that it used all my accumulated skills and I really enjoyed helping people find their dreams. When John Evans Real Estate came onto the market I decided to have a go and bring a family-oriented business model to Daylesford.

MY ANCESTORS have been in the area since the early 1850s, with my grandpa operating the Newlyn bakery. I was born and bred in Newlyn on a mixed farm, I then went to school in Daylesford and worked and trained in customer service at Lake House for seven years under Alla Wolf-Tasker.

From buying my first home at the age of 21 I always had an interest in all things real estate. I always enjoyed working with people, I decided that after seven years to try something different and challenge myself in a new industry.

From the minute I walked in the door at Biggin & Scott to discuss the move I looked at buying a number of different franchise operations and found that Biggin & Scott were one of the oldest real estate companies in Victoria having started into real estate, Michael has been incredibly supportive and encouraging. I started by working on my days off from Lake House and one day I got the call from Michael in 1890. to offer me a position. It just went from there. One of the most important things for We still have Kevin Biggin, grandson of the founder, on the board. The business is run as a family business and has core values that closely align with my own personal me was finding a positive, happy and professional working environment with good values. It’s been better than I hoped for and I’m incredibly happy to be associated ethical position. with the Biggin & Scott family.

I look for agents who are customer service-oriented. Someone with good ethics To be honest it has exceeded all expectations, I originally forward-planned with and a solid work commitment. Someone that will go that extra bit to assist a vendor a much more conservative growth, but it been incredible. This year I’ve had the or buyer. I don’t look for a good salesperson. privilege to be involved in some of the biggest campaigns in the region, “Vale Hill” I don’t want someone that will tell the vendor what they want to hear, I want in Ullina was really what jump-started everything for me, and I haven’t looked back someone that speaks the truth and does everything possible to help the vendor get since. I have learnt a lot, continue to learn every day and have achieved some great the best price in the market. I also want someone with integrity and a good sense of results. After only 12 months in the industry I’m currently ranked the fourth highest humour that will fit into our close working team environment. sales agent in the Biggin & Scott group. Whilst I’m not on the podium yet, that’s Tom was working at Lake House and had taken the initiative to complete the exactly what I’m working towards in 2017.

Real Estate Representative Course because he was interested in a career in this It’s a mix for me of the properties that we visit and the architecture, the people industry. He was 100 per cent customer service trained in one of the best businesses that we meet and the thrill of a deal coming together. Its fast-paced, exciting and in town. Tom asked if he could do some “work experience” to see if he liked real challenging. The reward for the hard work we put in at the end of the day isn’t bad estate. I was impressed with his attitude, presentation and manner. I have employed either. many, many different people over my business life and found Tom to be one of the It is in my long-term plans to own a real estate agency, for now I’m focused in “best of the best” and could see a spark that is rare in today’s younger generation.

At the end of the work experience time I did not have a job for Tom but promised getting as much experience and learning as much as I can about the finer details of owning and operating a business along with creating my personal brand and that within six months he would be working for Biggin & Scott. reputation throughout the community.

Some two or three months later one of the staff left to start a café and the time The country way of life has always been for me, having come from the land I have was right to ask Tom to join the organisation. always had love for open spaces and fresh country air. I have always enjoyed horse Tom managed to sell a house on his first day! With my guidance and support he has grown to be a fabulous asset. In real estate the usual time line is that it takes a new riding in the Wombat State Forest with my golden retriever Cooper. agent about three years to find their feet.

Usually at the end of the third year they have repaid their retainer and start to earn a decent income. Tom has broken all records. He repaid his retainer in the first four to five months and has gone from strength to strength.

Biggin & Scott has about 150 sales staff and Tom is currently ranked at number 4. In just 12 months Tom has established a solid foundation, substantially increased Central Highlands his income and just last week purchased a new car.

Pain & I think it is incumbent on all senior business people to mentor the younger Well-being Centre generation. This is our future. What use are my skills if I keep them to myself? My biggest thrill is to see young people succeed. I can see Tom being the principal in his Dr Shelley L Beer own agency, sooner rather than later. I would like to retire again!

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MICHAEL DeVincentis spent 30 years as an architect, owning and running his own practice with his extensive property knowledge carrying seamlessly across into the role as a Biggin & Scott director and sales agent at Daylesford.

A year ago Tom Shaw, who was with Lake House, turned up looking for work experience. The pair are now working together with Michael taking on a mentoring role.

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Challenge yourself with our crossword! Look for the answers in the pages of The Local. Last week’s solution is on page 32.

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Daylesford's NYE Parade and festivities

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T’S ALMOST time to see in 2017 and what better way to start than with Daylesford’s New Year’s Eve Parade?

One of the highlights of the year, the historic event has been running in one form or another for many years – showing off the creative community living here.

A free event for the entire family, it’s well supported by local community members and businesses. You can see them all on the back page of this edition of The Local.

And it’s not just the parade. From 6pm there’s plenty happening from great food to wood chopping, entertainment, music and loads to keep the kids occupied.

Why not try your hand at the coconut shy – every coconut a winner! – or see how the kids go with Pin the Tail on the Donkey or head to the Jumping Castle and Slide. Or just enjoy the fun atmosphere and catch up with friends and family.

And back to the parade, which kicks off at 8pm and is always a good laugh, with plenty of locals dressing up cars, trucks and bikes in an effort to win the many prizes on offer.

This year the Best Float winner will receive the perpetual trophy and the Bendigo Bank $500 account. Then there’s the Rotary Club of Daylesford’s People’s Choice award of $100 and an exciting new category - the Hepburn Wind Sustainability float with $100 up for grabs.

And don’t forget the dinner for two at Koukla for the best costumed individual and two double passes to the Daylesford Cinema for the best girl and best boy decorated bike.

Come along and enjoy the fun, the atmosphere and start your New Year celebrations with a bang!

Jeff Stewart, right, tries his hand at the coconut shy

Family Sports Day

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LENLYON Reserve is the place to be on January 1 for the historic Glenlyon New Year's Family Sports Day.

Running since 1857 the event includes the mineral water drinking and bullboar sausage eating championships, but there's so much more. Get the kids into the children's races, watch the woodchopping and pony races, or get involved in the myriad novelty events. There really is something for everyone.

The reserve opens at noon - bring a picnic or enjoy the burgers and snags from the sausage sizzle. The canteen has great food on offer as well.

Entry is $10 with those under 18 free. All proceeds are given back to community organisations and charities.

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Adoption is the first option!

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E ALL know that pets are not just for Christmas.

So before you decide on a pet, make sure you have thought about ongoing training, food, vet bills, fencing, council fees, family moves...

And if it all adds up then think about these guys.

They are all at the Castlemaine RSPCA and looking for their forever homes in return for unconditional love!

If you think you can give one a home, call the shelter first to make sure they have not already been collected by a loving family - or maybe just head to Castlemaine. There are always pets just waiting for the right person to come along.

Castlemaine RSPCA is at 24 Langslow Street, Castlemaine. Phone: 5472 5277. Open: Monday to Thursday 10am to 5pm. Friday to Sunday 10am to 2pm.

(This page is run in memory of Rosie and Curly.

We went to an RSPCA and picked them.)

Hi there, my name is Jack and I am a three-yearold greyhound – well almost four! I’m a Greyhound Adoption Program dog looking for a new home. I’m strong and regal-looking but relaxed and social. I have basic training and can impress you with my manners. I would like to have a walk daily but I also spend a lot of my time lounging around. I may be suited to a home with other dogs. MC# 956000008373219

Hi, my name is Mia and I am a four-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback cross. I am a really sweet, gentle dog that loves to play. I’m very affectionate and family orientated. I would love to live with a family with kids.

I need to have a walk daily and be kept active and engaged. MC#956000003704649

Well hello. I am Caitlyn, a one and a half year old domestic short haired puss. I am a little reserved but definitely looking to become part of the right family. I need some encouragement to come out of my shell but when I do I’m very personable. I could be in a home with other cats. MC# 956000006046792

Hi I’m Daffy. And yes, that’s a girl’s name. I am a one-year-old domestic short haired cat – and very, very cuddly. I am really looking to become part of the family who are prepared to love me. Is that you?

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G’day. I’m Ogee. I might not be a puppy but I am only eight years young and very affectionate, relaxed and social. I am a rottweiller cross and have basic training and can impress you with my manners. I would like to have a walk daily and be kept active and engaged. MC#982009106519230

Pick me. I am Dre, a five-year-old male bull arab cross and while I am too big to be a lap dog that doesn’t stop me from trying! I’m a real people’s dog with a lot of love to give. I may be happy living with a friendly, desexed female dog. MC#9000880337696

Hello. I’m Suzie. A one-year-old domestic short haired moggy. I can be a little bit shy to begin with but I’ll soon warm up to you. If you are patient with me, in time I’ll reward you with years of affection. I may be suited to a home with another cat.

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Hi there. I’m Minnie – nothing like Minnie Mouse though! I am four years old and a very gentle, relaxed, snuggly domestic short hair puss looking to become part of the family. I’m very personable and love showing my affection with lots of leg rubbing.

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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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epburn House is known for its friendly staff – and Andrea Johnson is one of those staff members helping to make every day a happy one for residents.

It’s a special time of year, of course, with Christmas just around the corner – and it’s also the one-year anniversary of Andrea starting her work as one of the team of dedicated, skilled aged care workers at Hepburn House.

It’s something that she has always known she has wanted to do – Andrea loves looking after the elderly.

“I decided on a career in aged care when I was in high school, as I have always felt my happiest around old people,” Andrea says.

Since deciding what she wanted to do, Andrea has completed her Certificate III in Aged Care, and has also qualified as an endorsed enrolled nurse, living her dream of working in aged care at Hepburn House - a government-funded aged care facility which provides all levels of care for residents, from permanent to respite.

Already local, having lived in Daylesford all her life, Andrea found that she fitted right in at Hepburn House – she loves the person-centred approach to care, and the home-like environment.

“The staff are friendly, fun and easy to get along with and I have made heaps of friends here.”

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16 Our foodies

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Wendy's favourite Umbrian recipes

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T’S not every day a book filled with a collection of Umbrian recipes is launched in Trentham but Wendy Aulsebrook chose the town for a number of reasons.

Wendy is a home economist formerly from Australia with a passion for food, cooking techniques and taste education – who moved with her husband from Rome to Bevagna in Umbria 15 years ago.

The book, “A Collection of my Favourite Umbrian Recipes...so simple yet so good” is a collection of her favourite recipes learnt from her local Umbrian friends, women who are proud of their traditional country heritage.

In 2009 Wendy set up “Cucina in Cantina,” a successful cooking school which attracts adults and children from many nationalities.

So why Trentham?

“I chose to launch the book in Trentham because friends from Melbourne are now living there. A lifestyle change from city to country.

“Because my book is all about home Corporate cooking, local and seasonal Brand Logo ingredients it felt right to launch the book in a small country town.

“I visited Trentham in August on a flying visit from Italy and my friend suggested I do my book launch at Dr B’s bookstore in the main street of Trentham. A perfect space for such a convivial event.

“The book store owners, Brenda and Brian were thrilled to host the Baskerville Semi Bold event. Another connection of why I chose Trentham is that our friend Kerry Oldfield, who introduced us to Bevagna in Italy, has also made a lifestyle change from living in Melbourne to now living in Harcourt. She was the perfect person to introduce me and my book.

“The book launch consisted of a typical Italian aperitif of prosecco and finger food made from recipes in the book. Kerry and I chose to do an interview-style conversation as she was fundamental to why we ended up living in Bevagna.”

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The Local is out again January 2.

Like you, we don’t take long breaks!

by Kyle Barnes

S

O it’s Christmas time. I know this because I spotted the usual decorations adorning the lamp posts and the trees that were at one point enjoying their quiet lives at some Christmas tree farm only to have the chainsaw cut them down for our enjoyment.

January 2, 2017 Issue 88 The year that was!

I also note the push on the TV to enjoy the succulent ham on the bone or the turkey. Hang on a minute, I have enjoyed my entire year having nothing to do with ham on the bone, apart from a bit at the beginning of the year, where I gorged myself with ham toasted sandwiches trying to use up the last bit of ham in the fridge. I mean, who buys a 200-kilogram leg of ham for one festive day with the mother-in-law…the bloody useless piece of meat just sits around for the rest of the holiday period taking up room. I am talking about the ham of course.

Anyway, back to my grumble about Christmas and the need to spend a sack full of money to prove to our nearest and dearest that we love them. I have recently entered the world of online shopping trolling for trolls. You know, the little plastic toys with long hair that were quite hip in the sixties that have been rediscovered by the toy companies.

I hit an online site that promised free shipping if you purchased over $100 worth of stock, no sweat I thought, the other amazing thing was the promise of next day delivery. This sounded too good to be true, and after practically mugging our local mail woman every day, it was. The notification that they were ready for pickup at the local post office arrived more than a week later. Now my beef isn’t with the local post service, it's that I reside in Glenlyon which is about one hour north of an international airport. Melbourne airport, the same Melbourne that is used in the sentence with Rome, Paris, New York and London. I am not exactly in the boondocks, however the bastard elves at the online store have charged me an extra $6.58 for delivery and revoked their next day delivery promise.

The world, so everyone tells me, is all about online shopping, bricks and mortar are dead as dodos – apparently like the demise of your local newspaper. Now that is a lot of bovine excrement. Did you know that online sales account for only 10 per cent of the world’s purchases, even the store that caused the death of many fine book stores is investing in bricks and mortar? Yes, Amazon is revolutionising the supermarket world, developing a store where there are no checkouts and money does not change hands.

Speaking of newspapers being online, The Local has a fully readable online magazine presence at www.tlnews.com.au and the statistics show that the average read time of The Local is less than a few minutes. Now I know that our mag takes about two cups of tea to get through. So, what I am saying is that good retailers and newspapers alike will survive the online world, as long as the contents of both are good and interesting to their customers.

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Who’s Who in The Local’s crew – introducing Saskia Heath

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“Working on the Dulux white colour card was one of those jobs. We had worked with Dulux for a long time and when they said they wanted a colour card to showcase their whites we thought ‘fair enough’ but soon we realised you could make a sitcom about it.

“Is that white whiter than that white?”

Saskia, pictured right, moved to the Central Highlands six years ago, building her “Which white, the white white or the whiter white?” own house at Lyonville and quickly getting involved in community events – she took Trying to order them was also a nightmare. on the role of director of the Hepburn Springs Swiss & Italian Festa where she put on “Let’s put the blue whites here and yellow whites here.” a great show two years running.

“But isn’t that a grey white?”

“When I first moved here and told people I lived at Lyonville, everyone’s first “Yes, but it has yellow in it so it is a yellow white even though it looks like a grey response was ‘I hope you like the cold’. I do. Lyonville residents say if you last two white so should be closer to the blue whites.” winters you will probably stay – so I am here for good now.”

Three hours later and the light in the room had changed.

Saskia likes to wear many hats and is also an author of the apocalypse series “Hang on, those whites look all wrong, we need to reorder the whites this way.”

Community of Us, but it’s not set in the Central Highlands so “don’t worry, we are The next morning the light had changed again. safe here”.

“That doesn’t look right, let's reorder them again.”

The decision to join The Local Publishing Group came with writing being a “Which white is the whitest white of the whites?” pretty solitary career.

Enough!

“Writing is lonely work so I was looking for a role where I could get out in the Keep an eye out for Saskia roaming the Central Highlands and don't worry, she community, and what greater way than working with The Local’s publications? has a promise.

“I have been a fan of The Local since it started and jumped at the chance to join "I promise I will only discuss your advertising and not the shade of how white the team.” your walls are.”

Other roles in the past have included being advertising manager at Hocking Stuart's head office, giving Saskia a strong understanding of the real estate market and how it operates - skills which she is using to grow House.Land.Home..

She has also spent many years working in advertising for large city-based agencies and has great skills to offer in terms of strategy and execution of advertising. Perfect for her new role.

Mind you, some jobs in advertising can “send you around the twist” she said.

ASKIA Heath is the new – well, she has been with us for two months now - sales manager for The Local Publishing Group. That’s The Local, The Little Local and our real estate guide to the Central Highlands, House.Land.Home..

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Hepburn Community Radio celebrates 1yr

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Pat said Hepburn Community Radio was always looking for new people to provide shows – with sustainability, sports and book programs high on the list, along with the drive-time shows.

Those were the words of president Pat Harrison at the organisation’s “I would love a sports program, something on a Sunday evening with a round-up recent annual meeting – celebrating one year on air.

Pat said last October and November saw them establish a studio at the rear of the of all the sports in the region – not just football and cricket. A long-term project is getting our Gypsy Radio caravan up and running and taking that out to sports events Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre and using “generous grants” they equipped the to commentate from.” studio and trained their initial cohort of presenter/producers.

Pat said shire councillors had also offered to do their own shows, before and after “On December 7, 2015 we began streaming our ‘flagship’ program in the breakfast slot five days a week. Hepburn Breakfast does the three things we want from council meetings, to provide an insight into Hepburn Shire Council’s workings.

Along with presenters, Hepburn Community Radio is also after volunteers to take HCR – it presents local news and issues, it entertains and it allows the diverse voices care of administration and IT – “we just want people who are keen to be involved”. of our community to be heard. During the recent council elections we were able to Meanwhile the first year of operation has also been tinged with sadness – with the broadcast interviews with many of the candidates.” passing of gardening presenter Mike Brown in October.

Pat said community radio had a unique opportunity to support small “The passing of our colleague, Mike Brown, has been an enormous shock to all of communities and strengthen community bonds.

“We have extended our programming since December and currently provide 21.5 us – and a reminder to all of us to live life as fully as Mike did, giving so much to his family and to the communities he belonged to. hours of original content, spread across the whole week. This will be extended in the “We will be hard-pressed to find a similarly willing, meticulous, practical, cheerful near future and our next goal is to provide weekday drive-time programming. and down to earth member for our board. He gave his time, enthusiasm and skill so “Most community radio stations use internet streaming to extend the reach freely. of their broadcasts. Hepburn Community Radio is pioneering community radio “We are proposing to use the Gypsy Radio caravan as a memorial to Mike, not programming offered solely via the internet. While we are continuing to work sure in what way as yet. And Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre is going to establish towards meeting Australian Communications and Media Authority licencing a garden in Mike's memory where they will plant a fruit tree, so we can think of Mike requirements, our present position has brought unique challenges as well as whenever we pinch a piece of fruit as we pass by, and pelargoniums, to remind us opportunities. how much he loved beauty as well.”

“One of the challenges is to attract sponsorship to a relatively untried medium.

We have been very fortunate to have enlisted a number of local businesses as sponsors but other potential sponsors will need to be convinced that internet streaming can To listen to Hepburn Community Radio head to www.hepburnradio.net.au reach their clients.

“One of the opportunities lies in the immediacy of streaming to smart-phones which allow for real-time interactions with listeners across a number of platforms available on the same devices.”

YEAR ago, Hepburn Community Radio existed on paper but it has now become a reality.

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Adrian Deakin (piano) – Friday, December 30, 7pm The Cartwheels – Saturday, December 31, 9pm until late Adrian Deakin (piano) – Friday, January 6, 7pm Bella Frisky – Saturday, January 7, 7pm-10pm Angie & the Doc – Sunday, January 8, 3pm-6pm Adrian Deakin (piano) – Friday, January 13, 7pm

The Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs Friday Frivolities Happy Hour – Friday, December 23, 6pm-8pm Christmas Karaoke – Saturday, December 24, 8.30pm Friday Frivolities Happy Hour – Friday, December 30, 6pm-8pm

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs Caroline Gale – Friday, December 30 Nick Noire – Sunday, January 1 Lunar Dust (duo) – Friday, January 6 Josh Dance (duo) – Saturday, January 7 Jazz Deuce – Sunday, January 8 Phisha – Friday, January 13

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ACK in the day (how’s that for a gibberish phrase?) there were those in the community who believed there to be tension between traditional rural farming residents and johnny-come-lately, town-based hospitality entrepreneurs. With the advent of burgeoning tourism came higher prices, increased traffic, and a proliferation of shops selling items of questionable value.

“We could have bought cheaper grapes but they weren’t as good - we rejected them.”

The wine that started with a chat in 2015 is now being poured at Horvat’s Supper Club under a G&J tag, hand-written on the bottles - the “J” being Gabe’s wife Janet.

Simon is holding off releasing his share of the wine to Surly Goat customers until 2017.

Will there be another vintage of Horvat/Bevanda wine? “At the moment we’ve got heaps of wine so we’re not planning on doing it again this year, but the option is always there to do it again,” Gabe says.

Meanwhile, Gabe is propagating his own vineyard. “I’ve just turned 40.

Hopefully by the time I’m 50 I’ll have my vineyard established.”

Making wine, he says, “is a passion of mine, and although it’s nice to know the technical side, I’m a strong believer in the feel of it, rather than just being a scientist”.

“You gotta not just rely on what the measurements are. To me, it’s my artistic outlet.”

These days (is that any better?) peace - or at least detente - seems to have settled on the land as tourists and their money pump sustenance into towns throughout the region, and many of our most popular hospitality venues make a virtue of buying as many goods and services as possible from local providers.

To be sure, competition for that prized tourist dollar is intense between venues, even though most operators recognise that they all benefit from having many highquality places catering for our food-and-drink desires.

Which is why it’s not much of a leap of faith to hear of a couple of popular local hospitality veterans who get along so well, they’ve made wine together.

Simon Bevanda, of The Surly Goat in Hepburn Springs, and Gabriel Horvat, of Words: Jeff Glorfeld | Image: Kyle Barnes Horvat’s Supper Club in Daylesford, have separately been slaking local appetites for food and drink for several years, but their winemaking venture came about, Gabe says, in 2015, when both men were between independent gigs, working weekends at Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville.

“Simon had some gardening work so we would go and do that during the week,” he says. “And one day I’m just chatting and I said I want to make some wine but can’t afford it and I don’t know...and Simon said ‘let’s do it - you’ve got the connections and the know-how, I can chip in some money, so let’s make wine together’.”

Gabe has been involved in winemaking since he was 19, from vineyard labourer all the way to making wine under his own label, and Simon has vast experience as a pub and cafe owner. “We both knew we were going to do something (start new businesses) - it isn’t as if he wanted it for his own personal use - but we hadn’t opened yet,” Gabe says. “That was always the plan, to sell it through our own places.”

He continues: “It’s not only one of those things where you can say we make our own house wine. It’s also an economic advantage because it’s much cheaper than buying from a winery, especially at that quality - the customer benefits and we make a profit.”

Gabe learnt winemaking on the job. “Over these last 20 years I’ve discovered it’s a lot simpler than everyone makes it out to be. You don’t have to be a genius to make fantastic wine.”

For the wines he made with Simon, Gabe says they paid double the going price for the grapes - shiraz and nebbiolo from growers in the Pyrenees and Great Western “because they were better grapes”.

"And one day I’m just chatting and I said I want to make some wine but can’t afford it and I don’t know...and Simon said ‘let’s do it'."

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

Monday:

Passing Clouds, Musk - (lunch from noon) main and side from the grill with a glass of wine - $30 Mercato, Daylesford – main dish & a glass of local wine - $30 The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs - two courses for $35 and three courses for $45 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian option available)

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 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20 (Vegetarian option available)

Wednesday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Special of the day, pot of beer or glass of wine, $35 Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford - $10 pizza, $15 pasta

Friday:

Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 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 Small Holdings, Malmsbury - (lunch), soup of the day - $8, or house-made gnocchi with a glass of house wine - $25 5000 Club, Anglican Church, Daylesford - Free community lunch, 12pm - 1pm

Sunday:

Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Curry Night with vegan options available - $18 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Sunday Farmers Roast (lunch and dinner) featuring local ethical meat and sides, $30

Happy Hours:

Daylesford Bowling Club has Happy Hour ‘n’ a half, from Monday to Thursday, from 4.30pm to 6pm. And Happy Hour on Friday, 6pm to 7pm.

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:

Thursday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Special of the day, pot of beer or glass of wine, $35 Small Holdings, Malmsbury - (lunch), Soup of the Day - $8, or house-made gnocchi with a glass of house wine - $25 Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford - $10 pizza, $15 pasta

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.

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

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

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Cistus, or Rock Rose, the almost bullet-proof garden shrub The cistus is a most useful family of sturdy and forgiving shrubby plants most of which originate from the arid and harsh rocky soils of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions.

Coming in many colours from white through lavender and pinks, to almost blood red, their flowers closely resemble those of the old-fashioned single roses.

Naturally they are drought resistant and thrive in our climate. Cistus salviifolius the salvia leafed form with smallish white blooms flowered in profusion on the hilly slopes of Gallipoli, hence the name "The Rose of Gallipoli".

The one pictured above right, growing alongside my front fence, is C. ladanifera.

We have received two readers' problems for Glen to solve this issue - edited to save space. If you keep your questions short and sweet Glen will have more space to provide detailed answers…Ed. Q: I am going away for a couple of weeks in January. I don’t have anyone who can water my pot plants. Is there some easy (read cheap) drip system I can do inside? Last time I put them out where they would get water but they ended up a little burnt.

A: There are simple and cost-free ways to keep your potted plants moist and happy for several weeks, in even the hottest months, using materials around the house. The plan is to stop them drying out in the first place. Indoors with smaller pots, simply place them close together in either the kitchen sink, or laundry trough (whichever will be cooler) with the plug in. Give them all a long soaking drink.

When the bubbles stop, you will know all the air pockets are filled.

Then add water to the trough up to about 3-4 cm. This will help keep the soil in the pots moist longer. Soak several newspapers, until they are completely sodden.

Tear them into wide strips (full paper thickness) and pack these around the tops of the pots so the soil is completely covered. Any spaces or gaps in the trough around the pots should then be packed full by rolled, sodden newspapers. Close the curtains or blinds to keep the room as cool as possible. Potted plants growing out of doors, especially larger tubs and containers need much the same treatment.

In this case, you should find the coolest shady corner of the house, preferably sheltered from the wind, and group the pots as tightly together as possible. Make sure each pot has a saucer or suitable tray to retain any water that escapes from the bottom of the pot.

Pack wads of water soaked newspaper, or if you have it - straw, between and around the outer edge of the pots and enclose it all with plastic sheeting, plywood or tin…anything to keep them cool and protected from drying winds or sun.

Obviously you would give them the same water and wet newspaper treatment as the indoor plants, but in this case water-filled plastic drink bottles with their tops immersed into the topsoil of each pot will greatly extend the drying-out time.

Q: I have tried planting fruit trees, from good nurseries, but they don’t make it past the first year. One had some black bugs on it which I sprayed with a general purpose spray but the leaves eventually fell off all of them and all I am left with is sticks. Any ideas of what’s best, what time to plant, should I do something to the soil? I am not a green thumb but I would love to have my own fruit – even a lemon tree has died!

A: WOW! What an impossible start. It's almost like being showed the closed door of a pantry and being asked to describe its contents. Put simply to even begin solving problems, I need to know all of the causes. In this case: varieties of plant they all have differing needs. How, when and where they were planted, type of soil, whether they were over-watered or allowed to dry out etc. For simplicity, I will make a feature of planting and growing fruiting and other trees in my next column.

Glen Heyne, a true green thumb, is happy to answer any gardening queries.

Just email glenzgarden@gmail.com Keep in mind we take no responsibility for any gardening disasters. But we are happy to forward you Glen's address!

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bragging rights with three hits out of four.

Two possibles were shot, Cameron Kivien and Col Johns, while “Red Dog Wallace” went close the first round with a 24.

The canteen girls, Linda and “The Blue Girl”, were busy with drinks, eats and the barbeque.

“I’m really pleased to announce Clunes Bowling Club will receive $2850 for Jack Attack Club registration, two Jack Attack kits, and three new bowls sets,” she said.

“In addition, Clunes Golf Club will receive $2725 for three My Golf club kits, 20 My Golf drivers, 20 My Golf hybrids and for three people to do the Golf Australia Community Instructor Program.”

AYLESFORD Lawn Tennis Club is gearing AYLESFORD ran its Christmas shoot on RASSROOTS sports clubs in Clunes have up for the second half of the summer Saturday, December 3 in ideal conditions. received $5575 in grants to help more season, with four potential new members Jake set the ground and most thought it people play the sports they love.

Western Victoria MP Jaala Pulford said the clubs seen limbering up on the courts earlier this week. was OK. were the recipients of a grant from VicHealth’s Active The big extreme bird was a novelty and proved Wildlife officers moved them back to their home Club Grants program. interesting at about 78 metres, Darby Conroy held club.

After its successful introduction last year, DLTC is again providing JanuaFree, in which courts are available free of charge for everyone for the month of January.

Tennis balls will be left at the courts for players to use and return. For those who enjoy using the courts during this time and wish to continue playing for the remainder of the season, which lasts on the grass courts until mid-April and on the hard courts until September, membership for $100pp is available at daylesfordtennis. com Senior Thursday twilight tennis was washed out this week, but before and during the start of the downpour a bunch of diehards appreciated the cool, then very wet, conditions. The final Thursday twilight session was on December 15 (party mode afterwards), with the 2017 start-up being on February 2.

On Saturday, December 10, the courts were slow initially after the refreshing rain, but then sped up as they dried. In Section 2 new member Sam Curtain had an impressive 20/6 win ahead of John Turnbull 20/8, with another new member Julian McLuce third with 12/12.

In Section 1 Pete Ekstedt collected the glassware with 24/13 ahead of visitor Kel Noonan 20/14. In a tight battle for third Greg Malcher overcame his snapped racquet to finish 18/14 with a borrowed one, a whisker or two ahead of Alistair Ferrier 19/15 and new member Brian Hurse 20/16. Brian Nolan limped in for sixth, all square on 17/17.

Saturday tennis continues all though December and January, excepting December 24.

Results: High gun for the Christmas shoot and first Ken Tatti Memorial shoot was Col Johns 69/75.

Thanks to all who helped set up and again a special thank you to Spa Centre Meats.

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AYLESFORD Railway Station has been restored to its former 1882 glory by a band of dedicated volunteer enthusiasts.

Spa Country Railway spokesman Steven Fiume said rail came to Daylesford in 1880 originally on the opposite side of East Street as a temporary terminus, but was moved to its present location after people complained it wasn’t close enough to the township.

“It was brought over here, to its current site, in 1882 and was designed by a well-known architect of the time who also did a lot of public schools. It was a one-off design and there is nothing else that was built quite like this.”

Mr Fiume, pictured left, said while there had been quite a few modifications to the building over the years it was now back to its original layout with a parcels office, old-fashioned posters, parcel racks and ticket office.

“The station closed in 1978 and when we inherited it in 1982 it had been trashed and completely vandalised. Doors were missing, all the render had been chipped off the walls – it has taken a long time to get back to this.

“Before we did all this it was just a shell and we did what we could but it was pretty shabby. Now it’s very much a railway station – and we have brought a whole museum into the building.”

Mr Fiume said Spa Country Rail volunteers had raised about $20,000 towards the renovations while the station owner, VicTrack, had contributed $100,000.

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Recycling trees Roadside slashing Paterson's Curse

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LMOST done with the smell of pine and the needles on the floor?

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is encouraging residents to recycle their pine Christmas trees at the end of the festive season and turn them into mulch by disposing of them for free at their local transfer station.

Before disposing of trees, you must take it out of the pot and ensure that all decorations have been removed.

If you are unable to store and re-use your artificial Christmas tree next year, it can also be disposed of at your local transfer station, however charges do apply as it cannot be recycled.

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near grasslands and township boundaries to prevent fires from starting on roadsides and to limit the spread of fire if it starts on a roadside. Fires start on roadsides due to hot vehicle exhausts, mechanical failures and collisions.

Residents living in high bushfire risk areas should ensure they have a well-prepared property and that they have a written fire plan that they have practiced implementing.

High rainfall and mild conditions during spring have contributed to the prevalence of Paterson’s Curse (Echium plantagineum) in the shire, with council receiving many reports from residents who’ve identified the weed in their area.

Paterson’s Curse is listed as a Regionally Controlled Weed under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, with land owners legally responsible for preventing its growth and spread.

OADSIDE slashing is under way across ACEDON Ranges Shire residents are Macedon Ranges Shire, with nearly 1000km being urged to take action against of council roadsides to be slashed in the Paterson’s curse - a noxious and invasive coming weeks. weed that’s damaging to conservation areas and is Council’s slashing program targets high traffic roads poisonous to stock, particularly horses.

Links: cfa.vic.gov.au or mrsc.vic.gov.au/fire-ready

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Biggin & Scott was established in Chapel Street during the 1890 property boom and has been trusted by generations of Melbourne property sellers, investors and landlords. Our founder, TGL Scott, was the Mayor of Prahran and a local identity.

Today, we have a network of boutique agencies across Victoria, each with specialised, local knowledge. We are the longest continuously running agency in Daylesford, continuing the business of John Evans Real Estate. Since then, we have worked tirelessly to achieve the best results for our clients, and become one of the best agencies in the region.

Like all locals, we love our area, and we are passionate about contributing to our community. As well as partnering with Lake House Daylesford to bring you the New Year’s Eve Fireworks, we have sponsored many community organisations and initiatives this year, including: • Melbourne Chamber Orchestra in Daylesford • St Michael’s School Fete • The Swiss & Italian Festa • Newlyn Football Club • Daylesford Dragons Rugby Team • Cars & Coffee • Plus many more

We wish you and your family a safe and very merry Christmas, and a fantastic new year ahead. We look forward to many more great community partnerships in 2017...

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Looking for a country escape? We have it.

ELEVATED PLAINS 46 CHARLIES ROAD LIFESTYLE TREE CHANGE HAVEN A tranquil, private property in Elevated Plains only 8 kms from Daylesford’s lively town centre comprises 20 acres of partly cleared and some lightly treed areas. Ideal tree change, lifestyle property for a weekender, permanent home or family retreat. This solid brick residence is filled with character and charm, and sited to capture the wonderful views, beautifully positioned to overlook the dam and embraced by lightly treed land providing total privacy from the road boundary.

The spacious living area has wood fireplace, with a high vaulted ceiling in the central open plan living and dining area. Established gardens and lawns provide a haven for wildlife at this wonderfully private country hideaway.

3 1 9 PRIVATE SALE ESR $745,000 CONTACT Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 Tom Shaw 0438 118 903

DAYLESFORD 48 STANBRIDGE STREET TOP OF THE TOWN Sitting high on the hill offering expansive views over Daylesford and Wombat state forest with some of the best sunsets you’ve ever seen. This large, elevated family home is in walking distance to local schools, playground, shops, restaurants and all that Daylesford has to offer.Featuring cathedral ceiling in Lounge/ Dining, 2 living areas, large open plan kitchen/living, full laundry, hydronic heating & split system heating/cooling, solar hot water, ducted vacuum, double car garage and carport, ornamental grape vine, plus much more!

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HEPBURN 8 MINERAL SPRINGS CRESENT 4

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$695,000

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SPA COUNTRY RETREAT WITH VIEWS OF DOCTORS GULLY This immaculately presented property is located in the heart of Hepburn Springs an easy stroll to the Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa, Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel and all that Hepburn has to offer. This delightful property is currently very successful on the holiday let market but would also be ideal for a stylish permanent home, luxurious weekender or use one villa and let the other.

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$899,000

CONTACT

Tom Shaw 0438 118 903

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GLENLYON 550 BACK GLENLYON ROAD MAKE A SPLASH INTO A COUNTRY LIFESTYLE! Located just 10 minutes to Daylesford in the trendy, hamlet town of Glenlyon. This is a truly unique, lifestyle property on 7.2 acres of rich volcanic soil with panoramic views of the surrounding farmland and Mt Alexander. Within walking distance to the Glenlyon Store, Glenlyon reserve, wineries and markets. This home has been rated “5 star” for energy efficiency with double glazing throughout, underfloor and ceiling insulation. This generous portioned, double brick residence offers a large master bedroom with WIR and ensuite, two bedrooms with BIR’s, central bathroom, open plan living and well-appointed Kitchen and 3-metre high ceilings.

The real feature of this outstanding property is contained within the privacy of a solid brick and stone 2.4m walled garden. A 10m salt-chlorinated solar heated pool, complete with shade awnings, day bed, built-in iron table and chairs, Bespoke Pizza oven, Bespoke stone gas BBQ and a petanque/croquet court, chicken shed, fruit orchard plus more.

3 2 2 PRIVATE SALE ESR $1,100,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152

BLAMPIED 9 HURNS ROAD COUNTRY HOMESTEAD ON 5 ACRES JUST 7 MINUTES FROM DAYLESFORD A beautifully presented country homestead sited high on 5 acres of lightly treed landscape and overlooking the large tranquil dam. The residence features a spacious living room and adjoining family-dining area with a sunlit east-facing breakfast alcove. The patio, with its beautiful sturdy timber framing, presents a great setting for outdoor living and entertaining, while the huge carport and lockup shed provides plenty of garaging, workshop and storage space.

HEPBURN 3 HEATH AVENUE 4

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$510,000

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Rae Corris 0408 358 772

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READY, SET, MOVE IN Nestled on a quiet no through road in the heart of Hepburn Springs, this well presented and fully renovated family home, set on approx 820m2 is ready to move in. Ideal for the growing family the home features 3 bedrooms offering a large master bedroom with WIR and luxurious modern ensuite (double vanity, freestanding bath and walk in shower), BIR in the other 2 bedrooms, central heating, full Laundry, well-appointed modern kitchen with gas cooking, open plan living/dining opening onto an outdoor entertaining decking.

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$498,000

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