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Daylesford Cinema gets marching orders

OMMUNITY outrage surrounds Hepburn Shire Council giving the Daylesford Cinema its marching orders in a “surprise” letter.

Daylesford Cinema committee president Gina Lyons said the committee received, on January 18, “an official letter by Hepburn Shire requiring us to vacate our space”. “The letter states: ‘In order for Council to meet its commitment to the community to revitalise the building and surrounding precinct, council will require that the cinema vacates its tenancy within three months of the date of this letter’. “The letter also advised that the Council is well advanced in its planning for the redevelopment works and anticipates that it will commence constructions works in the first half of 2017. This letter came as a surprise. "We have been in open conversation with Hepburn Shire on the relocation of the cinema over the last few months. After inspecting other council buildings, these were considered unsuitable for various reasons. The suggested location for the cinema has been at the front of the Rex Arcade, upstairs near the new library. “We see the Rex as our natural home because of its history as a cinema and we believe that being part of the community hub will enhance the cinema space for use for other community activities e.g. live performances, conferences, events, live streaming from other locations, lecture theatre….and ideas we haven’t even thought of yet!” Ms Lyons said the committee was meeting with the council on Monday, January 30 and hoped to “see final or almost final design plans, costings, discuss the logistics of who moves first, where our temporary cinema will be, how long we will need to be in a temporary space…”. “It’s not just a matter of packing up a projector and a screen.” Hepburn Shire chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond, who signed the letter, said in its current location, at the rear of the Rex, the redevelopment of the former theatre building would not be able to proceed. Mr van Egmond, pictured right at the start of community consultations over the Rex, said the council had been in discussions with the cinema committee but there was also a need to move on with “the whole project” and vacant possession of the Rex was needed to do that because it would become a construction site. Mr van Egmond said he remained committed to finding a permanent home for the cinema but that did not provide a guarantee that the cinema would remain within the Rex. He said he believed three months was “a fair amount of time” to relocate but admitted communications could have been better handled. Meanwhile, many people have taken to social media to let their views be known. Facebook page Community Grapevine had almost 90 comments, most of them slamming council's move and supporting the cinema staying in the Rex. "A centrally located offering for locals and tourists alike, staffed by dedicated, generous and passionate volunteers…Yeah let's force them out - thanks council." "I'm so over this council a bunch of bloody idiots my five year old has more interest for our community than they bloody do...so sad. When will they get there heads out of there snooty arses and start thinking about our community not the money they make from tourism which must I add doesn't even go into community unless it benefits tourists."

"Noooooo! I love the Daylesford Cinema and go regularly. What a loss it would be. Let's hope the the Council can find an honourable solution. Thanks as always to all those who volunteer and keep it running." "Our shire are a joke. They'd rather have big flash offices than have a lovely little theatre that the town wanted so badly, finally received it and now they are kicking them out. Shame on you #hepburnshire." "Totally disgusted with this outcome from council. I hate to think how the volunteers are feeling right now, as well as our whole community! It's in a perfect place! So many issues regarding relocating! Sound wise, lighting, the expense of relocating and so much more. Just can't believe this really!" "Hepburn shire council how can you do this after promising it wasn't going anywhere? Totally disgusted! Get your hands off our cinema and leave it there where it belongs!" Words: Donna Kelly

Just sayin'...page 8

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Winsome Moffat's exhibition at museum

RTIST Winsome Moffat was born at Hepburn guesthouse Linga Longa in 1929. The town was bustling and people came from Melbourne to stay, and even from Ballarat for day trips taking the daily coach.

Winsome and her four sisters were kept busy helping her parents, Muriel (nee Netherway) and Alan Dickson, cleaning the flats as visitors came and went. (Muriel’s father owned the Daylesford Pharmacy in Vincent Street.) The girls also attended school starting at Hepburn Primary School before moving to the Higher Elementary school next to what is now the Daylesford & District Museum. Winsome said it was an idyllic childhood and once at high school she started taking art, science and needlework classes along with learning, as most young women did, shorthand and typing. “I hated needlework, it was not my thing. I never got past making a paper blouse. You had to do that first to prove you could make something but they never allowed me to get onto the material.” Art was a different matter. A Mr Grant was her first teacher but once again, with World War II in full swing, there was no money for materials. “We didn’t have coloured pencils or any paint, we just used lead pencils and drew cones and circles – really boring stuff but I guess it gave us a grounding.” And so, a love of drawing, which was following by painting, started, but was quickly nipped in the bud by Winsome’s father who quite rightly pointed out it was not going to make money. Instead Winsome left school and found employment at the former woollen mills in East Street, where about 300 people worked. A few years later, after the end of the war, Winsome married Frank and was kept busy having five children. “I didn’t have time to think about any art – I did a few little sketches - and then later we had two taxis and rather than employ someone I was one of the drivers.” But by her early 50s Winsome decided it was time to do her own thing and she found “a really great” teacher, Albert Pollard, at Castlemaine. “I just went on from there and stayed with the little group of people I met, the Plein Air Artists, and made some great friends. During different times in my life they have kept me grounded. We still meet every Friday and go wherever – if you are driving around Castlemaine and see this really crazy mob out in the street, that’s us.” But despite painting full time for almost 40 years Winsome still finds it hard to call herself an artist. “When I write ‘artist’ on the back on a painting I am really hesitant. I just feel I do what I want to do. “Painting is something I just have to do. Once you start and you really want to do it and you really love it, you can’t stop. Even if you get ill or have a disaster in the family, as all families do, you have to go on painting. It’s the thing that keeps you together. “And I love trees, gum trees. I have only got to see a tree and I want to paint it. They are just wonderful – I think it’s something about being brought up in the bush and I just love it.” Winsome’s prolific work has come together, back to her old school, where the Daylesford & District Museum has an exhibition of her works – from oils to watercolours, from paintings on ostrich eggs to rocks and even leaves.

The works have mostly been lent by local people who have handed over their artworks for the three-week exhibition which ends this Sunday. And the only reason Winsome, who is quite private about her work, agreed was because she wants to get more people into the museum which she says is quite simply “wonderful”. “People should come and see things of great interest to local people – it really is quite amazing. This building also has a lot of memories for me too. “And it has been lovely to have people bringing in my work, paintings I had forgotten all about. With every single painting, I can remember exactly where I stood and where I was and something funny was sure to have happened that day. You remember those things and they mean something to me. I remember paintings more than I remember names!” The exhibition is open on Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

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News 5

Mining or forest park: the battle continues

OLD miners and loggers in the Highlands face an uncertain future. Moves are under way to ban them from Wombat State Forest, while the miners worry about what they see as delays in approval for mining licences.

Such delays mean about 240 jobs at just one company are on hold, according to an experienced gold miner. The miner, who asked not to be named because of a possible government reprisal, describes the Department of Earth Resources as “hopelessly undermanned”, leaving him to abandon plans for 40 shafts each employing six workers. “Investors have pulled out and moved to Queensland, where approvals are granted in a matter of weeks,” he said. He submitted an application for a mining lease transfer about a year ago and has spent $10,000, half to the former lessees. State Resources Minister Wade Noonan told The Local: “Victoria's mining regulator, Earth Resources Regulation, operates within set statutory time frames for the granting and approval of licences. Provided the application and fees are in order, mining licences are typically granted in 90 to 120 days – depending on the type of licence.” He said significant money had been given to the regulator for a better and more responsive service. But the delays do take on an ironic aspect given the recent announcement by the Victorian Government of a new “gold rush” by inviting licensed explorers in northern Victoria to apply for grants to search for gold and base metals in the north of the Bendigo geological province. The money is available on an industry-matched basis to mineral exploration companies as part of the second round of grants from a $15 million mining program. Already 10 projects have been given over $2 million to explore for copper, other base metals and gold in western Victoria. One miner who would comment publicly is Fred Hunt of Mount Rommel Mining at Creswick who said, “Often ‘delays’ appear to be due to one source, but if you dig a bit deeper you will find there are other reasons, unrelated to what seems apparent”.

“The history of the goldfields in Victoria shows that the order of events is first to get industry going. When industry flourishes, it brings about the opportunity for people to learn, and to fill jobs developed through the industry, and related to it.” Mount Rommel has three licences in the Highlands and one pending. More than 8000 hectares of Wombat State Forest are covered by exploration licences, with applications for 15,000 hectares more. A state government study is under way to see whether the forest should be given park status. According to David Stephens of Wombat Forestcare “This is the only way to stop mining and industrial logging”. The independent Victorian Environmental Assessment Council has been asked to investigate the granting of park status.

Wombat Forestcare, winner of a state government environment award, says the forest is a significant part of the only largely intact native vegetation in central Victoria. Mr Stephens, pictured above at the barred entry to Sandy Mining’s goldmine behind Shepherds Flat, said his group had been waiting for up to 14 years for an inquiry. Mining affects all the headwaters of rivers that supply water to Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo, he said. “Mining at old tailings means working in areas full of arsenic and mercury still there from the Gold Rush.” He remains unsurprised by any delay in issuing licences, given the park inquiry.

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Pick me, pick me...

Just sayin’... By Donna Kelly

HAT were they thinking? Actually, were they thinking? Hepburn Shire Council that is.

From all accounts things were going well. The council was having congenial discussions with the Daylesford Cinema committee members about its future at the Rex. And yes, there was going to be some work needed to move the cinema from the back of the building to the front, up the stairs with the proposed new library. The committee believed it had made it clear that other council buildings wouldn't work for various reasons. And so Christmas and the New Year came and went. And then comes a letter out of the blue, signed by council CEO Aaron van Egmond, saying the cinema had just three months to find another home because the Rex was about to become a construction site. The letter, described by cinema committee president Gina Lyons as both "a surprise" and "officious" mentioned nothing about where the cinema would end up, how long it would need a temporary home and, perhaps most importantly, who was going to pay for the move. As Gina has said it's not just about picking up the projector and moving shop. I have moved house many times but I can't imagine how you move a cinema. Seating, lights, sound equipment, screens, a box office...and in three months. An amount of time that Mr van Egmond told me was "a fair period". And then there is a band of passionate volunteers who have worked hard, really hard, to make the cinema a success. How do they get to their temporary home? The Rex is central and easy to get to. You can pop in and do your shopping while you are in town. We all know if you make things difficult for volunteers they are likely to find a new hobby. But mostly the cinema needs a guarantee that it will have a home at the Rex - even if it does have to move for a bit. And that guarantee has not been given. The Rex has been a white elephant for many years and the cinema has been the glowing light at the end of a literally dark tunnel providing movies, outings, birthday parties and a place to gather for young and old alike. The cinema, its committee and volunteers deserve recognition for what they have done and a guarantee they get to stay long into the future. As Gina also says, why not see it as a space for live performances, conferences, events, live streaming from other locations, lecture theatre...the opportunities are endless. Hepburn Shire Council, first you need to do better on your communication skills and then you need to say "you will stay". Because if you don't this community is going to come gunning for you. Just sayin'...

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Winsome Moffat's Pop-up Exhibition Hours Extended! Winsome Moffat’s pop-up exhibition at the Daylesford & District Museum has been extended, due to demand, to the first weekend of February. Winsome, 87, has been painting for more almost 40 years and among her canvases are rocks, ostrich eggs and even leaves. She continues to paint every Friday with the Castlemaine Plein Air Artists group. The exhibition comprises many works kindly donated for the exhibition by those who have Winsome's work in their homes. The extended exhibition hours are Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Last chance – don’t miss out! (Read Winsome's story on page 4)

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News 9

For whom the bell tolls? Glenlyon, that's whom

LENLYON’S bell has come home.

The bell, now at the front of the Glenlyon Fire Station, started life as a church bell at St Paul’s Roman Catholic Church in Glenlyon in 1878. It was both a church and school bell and was also used to warn the community about bush fires. The bell was given to the congregation by the then priest Father John Fitzgerald when the church closed in 1999. And that was the last that was seen of it for 16 years as it was looked after by custodians – including the Leonard, Bolton and Coffey families. Last year the remaining congregation members decided to share the bell with the community and this year it was placed outside the fire station. A ceremony for the bell was due to be held on Sunday, January 29 during the station’s open day. A history of the bell, by Wendy McKillop, says it was cast by Murphy’s Foundry in Dublin in 1878. It was originally part of a ring of four bells destined for a church in Dublin but its rim was damaged. When Glenlyon parishioner John O’Neill wrote to Ireland looking to buy a bell for the church’s school, it was offered to him at a cost of 100 pounds. The money was raised by both parishioners and the community and the bell was placed behind the church on land owned by W. E. Stanbridge.

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10 Out & About

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Gates on display

WO gates, crafted by Stefan Nechwatal, are on display at the Mixed Media Summer Exhibition at the Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre.

One gate is titled “The Life of the Early Settler” from a continuing series paying tribute to Stefan’s passion for social history and “the countless stories of early settlers or pioneers who opened up new territories in many new lands”. “The iron implements are from my collections and instil an idea of some of the tools they would have carried with them on their journeys. Some of these historic items are quite rare and unusual.” The second gate is “A Patchwork Quilt” crafted after visits with Stefan’s wife Jan to many hand-quilting shows. “Jan is a keen quilter herself and I have a family heritage in tailoring and textiles. This long interest inspired me to design for the first time a gate in an asymmetrical style incorporating my steel resources of mesh varieties. “I used the decorative mesh as a fabric or lace to infill the gate frame. The finished product as a first creation was pleasing to me and I can see some many possibilities and variations in this regard for future series. “Both gates have been fabricated with heavy duty, industrial-strength, handmade hinges and are ready to hang. As always, the finished artworks look as if they are hundreds of years old, and with my careful workmanship, will last well into the future.”

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All goods are from the 1850’s right through to present day. Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of dealers, which allows small business operators and collectors who otherwise could not afford the overheads of their own shops, to showcase their goods. This equates to a wide and diverse range of products, available and open to the public, seven days a week. Enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane through hundreds and thousands of items available for purchase at all three locations. With over 500 stall holders over three venues, there is always something for everyone. Travel The Amazing Mill Markets ‘Golden Triangle’ and enjoy quality food and coffee at each. All venues open 7 days 10.00am-6.00pm (excluding Christmas Day).

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Wellbeing with Sam Redlich

OU welcome to the world your new bundle of joy. The first few months of motherhood pass by in a cloud of sleepless nights, continual feeding, change of routine or none at all. There is no time for you. It’s all about baby!

Around month four things start to change. The haze of birth eases, you begin to settle into new ways and doors that have been closed are now open for exploration. Being able to venture further than the lounge room means it’s time to consider a gentle postnatal exercise program. There are many benefits to exercising after having a baby. Not only does it improve the physical health of new mums, research shows that it has a positive effect on mental health too.

Other benefits include:

Regaining lost muscle strength and toning up the post-baby body; Improving energy levels; Assisting in weight management and weight loss; Increasing cardiovascular fitness; Feeling fitter and revitalised; The ability to keep up with your baby; Bouncing back quicker from the sleepless nights; Restoration of abdominal muscles and core strength; Relieving the stress of being a new mum and the complexities that may arise due to new lifestyle and identity demands; Production of happy hormones to help you smile, feel good within yourself and may assist in making your baby happy too; and An opportunity for social exchange with other mums and a sharing of experience.

It’s not always easy to find the time or support to exercise, so you may want to consider the following: Make exercise a priority, even if it’s only a 30-minute pram walk per day; Ask your partner to help out and let them know how important exercise is for you. Sometimes our partners are simply not aware of the strain of motherhood and what it’s like to be at home all day with baby; Take your baby with you. Some gyms have crèches and others allow you to exercise with your baby alongside; Exercise with other mums and take turns looking after each other’s babies; and If you are too tired for exercise, take care and rest. Try again the next day. It’s important to remember that if you are ready to start a postnatal exercise program that you check in with your doctor first. Once they have given you the all clear there is nothing to hold you back!

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In this column, Robertson Hyetts’ Trent McGregor will talk all things estate planning. Today is part 2 of a 2 part series on Powers of Attorney. Last week, we briefly looked at Enduring Powers of Attorney. This week, I will answer the most commonly-asked questions regarding Powers of Attorney. I’ve made a Will. Why do I need a Power of Attorney? A Will is only operative after your death, whereas a Power of Attorney is operative during your lifetime. There’s no overlap, and they perform different functions. I’m too young to make a Power of Attorney. That’s just for old people! Incorrect. That’s like saying that you don’t need car insurance because you never intend to have an accident! We don’t know what is in store for us tomorrow, so it’s better to have everything in place today. I have an Enduring Power of Attorney – how do I make sure my Attorneys do what I want? The law requires that anyone acting as your Attorney must do so in your best interests. In addition, the Enduring Power of Attorney allows you to include your own restrictions and safeguards. For example, you might like to have two or more people act together, or limit your Attorney from being able to deal with certain assets, or require them to take certain factors into account when making decisions.

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What’s a General Power of Attorney? This document allows someone to make decisions on your behalf, but only if you have the ability to understand the document – which is known as ‘having capacity’. It’s not as useful as an Enduring Power of Attorney. My mum/dad/significant other is losing capacity, and needs an Enduring Power of Attorney. Can you draw it up? I can – but I need to meet the person who is giving the Power of Attorney, because they need to give instructions, show that they understand the document, and sign it. If that person has lost capacity, then they can’t sign their Power of Attorney, and you will need to apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for an order to be made allowing you to act. It’s a more difficult process, and once you are appointed, there are onerous, and ongoing, reporting requirements. What’s a Living Will? Different states in Australia have different legislation for Powers of Attorney. In Victoria, we can prepare a set of instructions to someone acting as our Medical Treatment Power of Attorney (but these instructions aren’t binding). Other states are different, and allow people to prepare binding wishes in the form of a Living Will (Queensland) or an Advanced Care Directive (New South Wales). Victoria may have binding Advanced Care Directives soon – a bill was recently introduced to parliament. Watch this space!

My kids don’t get along. Who should I appoint? There’s no restriction on who you can appoint. You can appoint a family member, a trusted professional, a trustee company, a friend, or some combination of these people. What’s a General Power of Attorney? This document allows someone to make decisions on your behalf, but only if you have the ability to understand the document Please – whichremember is known asthat ‘having capacity’. It’s not useful as purpose ofpurpose thisascolumn is an to you information tohave help you have an informed Pleasethe remember that the of this column is togive give you information to help you an informed Enduring Power of Attorney. conversation with your estate planning lawyer. The general information that I’m providing may not be suitable to

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particular circumstances, and I’d always recommend that you seek legal advice before acting. My mum/dad/significant other isyour losing capacity, and needsrecommend an your particular circumstances, and I’d always that you seek legal advice before acting. Enduring Power of Attorney. Can you draw it up? I can – but I need to meet the person who is giving the Power of Attorney, because they need to give instructions, show that they understand the document, and sign it.

If that person has lost capacity, then they can’t sign their Power of Attorney, and you will need to apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for an order to be made allowing you to act. It’s a more difficult process, and once you are appointed, there are onerous, and ongoing, reporting requirements.

Robertson Hyetts estate team,

What’s a Living Will? Different states in Australia have different legislation for Powers of Attorney. In Victoria, we can prepare a set of instructions to someone acting as our Medical Treatment Power of Attorney (but these instructions aren’t binding). Other states are different, and allow people to prepare binding wishes in the form of a Living Will (Queensland) or an 03 5472 1588 Advanced Care Directive (New South Wales).

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The Rant

Opinion 15

by Kyle Barnes

UT on the patio we'd sit, and the humidity we'd breathe, we'd watch the lightning crack over canefields, laugh and think, this is Australia.

Well that’s according to GANGgajang anyway. Here in the Central Highlands it would go more like: Out on the back verandah we’d sit…but the rest would depend on the day. There’s not much humidity around although we often overheat and then again, we might also pretend we’re smoking when it’s bloody freezing. And as for lightning, in the summer that scares the bejesus out of everyone because of the likelihood of fires, and in the winter it means a quick rush to unplug the modem in case it cops a power surge and gets blown sky-high. As an Aussie myself, yes, naturalised, I have two favourite occasions each year. The first is New Year’s Eve, which now is a faded memory, the second is Australia Day – because they are not commercial. But I get that we are a young country and we struggle with our identity. We identify with thongs, barbeques, Vegemite, kangaroos and pavlova - even though that was invented by the Kiwis, and yes, that is my country of origin. But I love that Australia is casual. For example, I was at the Hepburn Shire’s Oz Day eve ceremony (a special shout-out to the Employee of the Year, The Local’s very own Kate Taylor) and while these turnouts can be a little bogged down with formality you do get the typical Australian things that happen. Like the new Australian citizen, who got into my photograph on page 16, the dude in the back row on the far right. Ripper bloke, however he ran late for the ceremony, so had to get sworn in later. He was kind of given the express indoctrination. On top of that a few people also got the wrong certificates. But that’s the human face of Australia. We are a race of larrikins who run late for things and have a relaxed, laissez-faire disposition. I like that. But before all this the Mayor of Hepburn Shire Cr Sebastian Klein took to the podium to express his views on the fact that we should move Australia Day to a day that we all can agree on. Now, I am all for reconciliation however there is a time and a place for those comments. The time and place is not in the Daylesford Town Hall when everyone is celebrating Australia with painted faces and waving flags. Or when we are about to welcome 15 excited new citizens. Look, I am a bit bah-humbug about Christmas but I don’t wait for the kids to come around on the big day and then start unloading my views on a day that was originally manufactured by a soft drink company for their own financial gain. No, we have the rest of the year for that. So, opinion is great, but maybe keep your views on killing off Oz Day for another time. Rant over…

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EPBURN Shire held its Australia Day Civic Reception on Wednesday, January 25.

The event saw 15 new, and very proud, Australians, pictured top left with Hepburn Shire mayor Sebastian Klein, taking affirmations and oaths - and being presented with certificates, Australian trees and flags. Hepburn Shire Council also announced its Australia Day awards for Community Event of the Year - Mollongghip Poetry Slam, pictured middle left, Citizen of the Year - Mrs Valerie Lawrence, pictured below left with Ballarat MP Catherine King, and Young Citizen of the Year - Jacob Clarke-Demaj, pictured below middle. Daylesford Rotary Club president David Stagg presented the club's Business of the Year Award - Brendan Smith and Creswick's American Hotel and Employee of the Year - The Local's journalist Kate Taylor, both pictured on the front page. And because we are The Local - here are some words from Kate who juggles a toddler, husband, cat and dog - and just happens to be vision-impaired!

"Firstly, thanks to Rotary. You guys do amazing work in the community and it is nothing short of an honour to have this award even though it is made of glass and I’m terrified of accidentally knocking it over or smudging it with fingerprints…this is why I can’t have nice things. I undertake to try my best to keep it pretty though. "A big thank-you also to Kyle and Donna for nominating me, and for the 200 per cent pay rise that surely comes with having an Employee of the Year. Though, as I said in my own bumbling way on the night, it’s a lot like if the Oompa Loompas thanked Willy Wonka for letting them work in the chocolate factory. It’s a great job, with a great boss, and it’s a lot of fun. "My workplace itself, a home office, is not at all conventional. It features a rampaging two-and-a-half year-old and a husband who frowns a lot at my habit of pressing ‘postpone’ every time my computer tries to ask me to do anything. "My desk features a screenshot of Dustin Hoffman circa Outbreak and he watches over me to make sure I don’t get Ebola. He’s next to a series of ninja babushka dolls. All of which regularly get knocked down by the cat, who considers a day wasted if he hasn’t breached all sorts of occupational health and safety standards at least twice by lunchtime. "And then there’s my staff, of course. Imaginary, in that strange way that only the things that make the least sense actually work out for me – without imagining them around me, I’d go insane, and not the other way around. Rosenberg is my intern and he does the office coffee run. Every time the phone rings, I click my fingers in the air and yell ‘Carter! Get that!’ And Nixon is my right-hand man, when the incoming workload gets a bit much I know I can turn to him with ‘Nixon, are you getting this? Are you with me here, Nixon?’ And he is. "They all are. "The cat, the staff, Dustin Hoffman…Donna and Kyle, and the rest of the team. Because I’m one part of a big team that digs deep every two weeks to pull out its best production efforts and put out a pretty good publication that you, the readers, apparently love, edition after edition. Group hug, everyone. Group hug."

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Your real estate guide

DAYLESFORD 1B Ingrow Lane

IMPRESSIVE INGROW Located in a prestigious pocket just off Hepburn Rd in walking distance to Daylesford and Hepburn Springs is this delightful building allotment of 1210m2 approx. Surrounded by luxurious new homes with gentle undulation and views to bushland surrounds this block is just waiting for your dream home (STCA) or potential for development for holiday villas (STCA).

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1210m2 approx. vacant cleared allotment Zoned RZ1 - Residential 1 Zone Surrounded by luxurious new dwellings Hepburn Rd street frontage with access via Ingrow Lane

PRIVATE SALE ESR

$195,000

CONTACT: Tom Shaw

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Michael DeVincentis

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43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 DAYLESFORD 27 Queensberry Street

Family Entertainer in Quiet Location Situated on a large 863m2 block in the centre of Daylesford, this beautifully presented residence features an entertaining hub that can easily accommodate formal functions or casual family gettogethers in a quiet and peaceful area. This modern home has been skilfully designed to provide private, stylish and low maintenance country living indoors and out. This delightful brick family home boasts 4 generous sized bedrooms, 2 with BIR’s, main bedroom has a WIR and separate ensuite, open plan and wellappointed kitchen/dining, large family living and separate dining/lounge, full laundry, ducted heating/ cooling plus wood fire and a single car garage. • • • •

4 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms / 2 living areas / SLUG Undercover decked outdoor entertaining area Fully landscaped gardens including raised vegetable gardens, grassed upper level All services connected- electricity, town water, sewerage, natural gas, telephone

PRIVATE SALE ESR

$680,000

CONTACT:

43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

Tom Shaw

0438 118 903

Michael DeVincentis

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BLAMPIED 35 Bradshaw Court Large Family Home on Secluded Private 9 Acres This large brick family home is located just 10 minutes to Daylesford and 30 minutes to Ballarat. Set on a secluded 9 Acres of natural bush it boasts dual access from Bradshaw Court and Midland Highway. Offering three bedrooms + a fourth bedroom or study, all with BIR. Master bedroom has ensuite, WIR and sliding door access outside onto the wraparound bull nose verandah. At the centre of the home is a large open-plan kitchen with electric cooking & WIP. Other features include: Two living and dining areas, a cosy snug with a bottled gas log fire, outdoor courtyard entertaining, double lock up garage, full laundry/mud room, main bathroom with double vanity, bath, shower and separate toilet, LED lighting and 9ft ceiling throughout. • • • •

9 Acres of secluded bush Established garden and paved courtyard Double LU garage plus 6m x 6m workshop with power connected Bottled Gas/ Mains Power / Septic System

PRIVATE SALE ESR

$525,000

CONTACT: Michael DeVincentis

0417 142 152

Tom Shaw

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43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 EGANSTOWN 3860 Midland Highway Executive Luxury Residence - 6 Mins to Daylesford Located in Eganstown, this modern and stylish elevated home offers expansive views over the Wombat State Forest and beyond. Built for entertaining the floorplan boasts generous room sizes, open plan and well-appointed kitchen/dining/living, sunken lounge with atrium room, 2 living areas and outdoor entertaining. This well-presented family home has four bedrooms, with the large master upstairs featuring WIR, ensuite with double shower, the other bedrooms all have BIRs. The fifth bedroom is a fully self-contained studio with bathroom attached to the workshop/DLUG. The north facing decking at the front of the house is perfect for outdoor entertaining and the rear sheltered courtyard has a pizza oven and open fire. Outside the gardens are fully landscaped, with an olive tree-lined driveway and established Australian natives. • • •

1.64 Acres Approx. Split system heating & cooling, open wood fire and Ned Kelly 3 x Large Tanks / Septic System / Mains Power

PRIVATE SALE ESR

$960,000

CONTACT:

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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 within 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, raised vegetable gardens, 3 x Garden tanks, plus more.. • • • •

3 bedrooms with BIR, (ensuite in master) & 4th bedroom/study All Services connected - Gas, Electricity, Sewer, Telephone, Water Land Size of 904m2 Street access from Orford Street

PRIVATE SALE ESR

$689,000

CONTACT: Tom Shaw

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43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 DAYLESFORD 1 Hodge Street

SMEATON 3377 Creswick Newstead Road

EASY LIVING IN CENTRAL DAYLESFORD Currently tenanted so advance notice for inspection is required. A sturdy, low maintenance 3 bedroom home in close proximity to town centre and medical services, just a short level walk to shops, galleries, cafes and schools. With a generous living room and adjacent bright north facing kitchen/dining area this house is ideally proportioned to suit investors, first home buyers and those seeking low maintenance living in central Daylesford. • •

Easy access verandah entry to living room with bay window, gas heater. Adjacent meals area with north facing terrace.

43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

PRIVATE SALE ESR

$370,000

CONTACT: Rae Corris 0408 358 772

RESTORED CHURCH MANSE WITH SCHOOL BUILDING A beautifully restored church manse residence, circa 1860, and adjacent National School, sited on approx 6.5 acres in Smeaton, just 15 minutes from Daylesford and 25 minutes to Ballarat. An ancient hedge with a secret garden within conceals the elegantly proportioned brick and timber residence that has been sensitively restored to provide expansive and delightful country living with modern appointments. The timber National School building, with vestibule, large open hall and kitchen (external toilet facilities) could be transformed as a studio, gallery, performance space or additional accommodation.

43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

PRIVATE SALE ESR

$650,000

CONTACT: Rae Corris 0408 358 772

There’s No Place Like (this) Home

SANDRA and Paul Barnfield reckon their house is “not that different”. But many would disagree. You turn the corner at Bullarto into Blackwood Road and notice a “lake” although Paul refers to it as the “dam” – even though it holds three million litres. And in front of the dam, with lovely decks for chilling out, is the “shed”. It’s 20 metres long and six metres wide and inside is just beautiful with lots of open-ish plan living – but plenty of privacy - and those “lake” views. Not to mention garden views of some of the 2500 “big” trees Sandra has planted. Apparently you don’t count the small things. This couple clearly loves their artwork and every wall is adorned with amazing pieces – some by their son, who turns out to be a gardener, and others by slightly more well-known people like a small Brett Whiteley (hanging above the toilet – where else) and a couple of Clifton Pughs. But the thing that is the most “different” is the level of sustainability achieved. Sandra and Paul’s home was in the 2013 Sustainable House Tour of Trentham as part of Victoria’s Sustainable House Day. And no wonder. The windows are all double glazed, they have their own hot water, their own drinking water, dam water, their own sewerage and everything is mostly powered by solar panels on the roof. “The floor is not on a slab so it’s a little more tricky but the slow combustion oven heats the whole house. And we grow wattles for firewood. The wood heater is just for looks only – it’s only been lit twice in five years,” Sandra said. (The couple actually connected to the grid 18 months ago after Paul, a builder, had his first accident and went through the roof of a 100-year-old house. Sandra decided running around to start generators on cloudy days was not a good idea for a while.) And there is the resale. Although Sandra admits, despite working their way through 15 houses so far, this one will be hard to leave. “If we did want to sell, people now all want plug and play,” she said. “Even though we have computers and everything you can imagine. The young ones are shocking. They will pay $1 million for a property but you can’t turn on underfloor heating because it blacks out the neighbourhood or it has three forms of heating because it’s too hard to heat and too hard to cool. Alarm bells should be going off.”

Sandra and Paul, who moved from Glen Waverley to their latest home in 2009, started with the garden first, and then moved onto the house. Accommodation included a small caravan and then the shed. The real shed. Sandra said she had always known she was destined for the country and after working on a normal-sized residential block in Somers on the Mornington Peninsula – adding linked pavilion buildings and, of course, a garden, it was time for a bigger canvas. Sandra said with five acres, just one under being able to subdivide, she decided to “fill it with garden”. The house itself came in just under $200,000 although the couple did all their own labour except plastering and painting - “I was over painting by then”. “And everything works so much better than we ever imagined. The only thing I would change would be to have a few more cross draughts but as anyone from here knows there are not that many hot nights in Bullarto. “We are just so lucky to have a property like this.” So how does someone from Glen Waverley find a property in Bullarto as their probably forever home? “You just suggest to Paul that you would like to move and have some land and he is gone. And then he calls and you ask ‘where are you darling?’ and he says ‘I have found the place’. “And we came to look and drove in with the agent, and it was just a paddock but all facing north with a gentle incline and I said to Paul ‘tell him we’ll have it’. “And Paul said ‘no, you have to bargain’. So after 20 minutes walking around I just said ‘let’s buy it’. I always knew I was a country girl. I like my own company and can spend weeks here. I only go to Daylesford under duress.”

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CARPET TALK with Bob Sandlant Hi, I’m Bob from Daylesford Floor Coverings. Wishing everyone the best for the New Year. During the past year I have been asked many questions about carpet and what one should be looking for when purchasing new carpet. So, I will give a little insight into carpet fibres and style types.

Nylon - Is the most durable of all fibres. Is strong, non-allergenic, resists moisture and mildew. Modern nylon is a solid fibre that is solution-dyed making it the easiest of the fibres to remove marks and stains from as well making them fade-resistant.

Wool - Makes an excellent carpet. Is a natural fibre that is

Style types: Cut pile (Twist), Cut pile (Plush), Cut and Loop pile, Loop pile and Textured Loop pile.

insulating, absorbs light making it look soft and luxurious but has a high moisture content and can shrink and if not treated can be attacked by carpet moth. Can harbour microscopic organisms that may be allergenic and comes with a price tag.

Cut pile (Twist) - An upright pile that has been twisted like a bit of string then the twist is heat set - a bit like a perm. Performs extremely well and looks great. Made in all fibres.

Wool–blend - Is when wool and some other fibres are blended.

Cut pile (Plush) - Also an upright pile that has been twisted, again similar to string but has not been heat set, thus giving a smooth or plush surface. Performs extremely well, looks great but shades or tracks. Cut and Loop pile - Is like a stitch or hoop. This hoop can be tufted with a cut pile to form a pattern or a sculptured look. These perform extremely well also but are mostly made either nylon or wool.

Loop pile - Is a loop or a stitch like a hoop. Made of all fibres. Performs extremely well and shows very little tracking if any. Textured Loop - Is where two different gauges or size of loops are tufted to form a pattern or a sisal look. Performs extremely well and is made in all fibres. Fibres: Polypropylene, Polyester, Nylon, Wool, Wool-Blend and Triexta.

Polypropylene - Is a man-made fibre which is resistant to

moisture. Stain resistant excepting with oil based stains such as fats. Resistant to fading. Is not expensive.

Polyester - Is also a man-made fibre. Resists moisture.

Non-allergenic. Resists moths and mildew. Polyester can be made from recycled plastic bottles so environmentally sustainable. Is also not expensive.

The most sought after of these fibres is an 80 per cent/20 per cent which means 80 per cent wool and 20 per cent something else. It must have at least 80 per cent wool to retain its wool mark. Others are just blends and one should be aware that there is also a 20/80 which means it is 20 per cent wool and 80 per cent something else, so don’t get this confused with an 80-20. 80-20 is the best blend you can buy and will perform well.

Triexta - This fibre is new to the game and is environmentally friendly. Made from corn sugar and eco-polymers (all renewable fibres) it is easy to clean, hard wearing, anti-static, non-allergenic and feels great. Comes with a price tag. So, I hope now when you are looking at carpet you can have some knowledge of fibres and types of styles. When you are choosing your carpet select one that suits your needs along with your budget. A customer once asked me what type of carpet I have at home. Well, I have tried lots of wools and 80-20 blends in a twist pile and have found them very good. Currently, and for the past two years, I have had a solution-dyed nylon and so far, I can’t fault it.

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Gig Guide Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford Open Mic Night - every Thursday

The Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs Jesse Jackson – Saturday, February 4, 8.30pm Happy Hour/Friday Frivolities – Friday, February 10, 6pm Matty Chaps – Saturday, February 11, 8.30pm Gilly and Terry – Saturday, February 18, 8.30pm Anne Vriend – Sunday, February 19, 4pm

Why not go for our Rosé, Pinot Gris,Pinot Noir, Chardonnay or Sparkling Rosé?

Special prices for locals.

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs Scott Fraser – Friday, February 3 Caroline Gale – Saturday, February 4 Nic.e – Sunday, February 5 Mana Moto – Friday, February 10 The Coopers – Saturday, February 11 Noire Electric – Sunday, February 12 Shonby Rumbler – Friday, February 17 Josh Dance – Saturday, February 18

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Swim Classic on again

COMPETITORS are getting ready for the Lake Daylesford Swim Classic on Sunday, February 26 with registration at 10am and the start of the 1.3-kilometre swim at 11am. The swim, in its eighth year, is a fundraiser for the La Faek Diak Foundation in the Baucau district of East Timor. The event includes a raffle and there are prizes from The Book Barn, Boathouse Daylesford and Lake House. Details: Greg at gregfstewart6@gmail.com or Alan at alanjkaye@bigpond.com

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Meal deals for locals...and visitors 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 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian option available)

Friday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blackwood Hotel, Blackwood - Fab 5 meals specials from $18 Blackwood Merchant, Blackwood - house-made pizza - $16-21 5000 Club, Anglican Church, Daylesford - Free community lunch, 12pm - 1pm

Saturday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40

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

Thursday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Belvedere Social, Daylesford - Special of the day, pot of beer or glass of wine, $35 Horvats Supper Club, Daylesford - $10 pizza, $15 pasta

Sunday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn - Bog & Bev (garlic bread, bolognaise, glass of beer, wine or bubbles) - $20 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:

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.

Open 7 days lunch & dinner Join us to experience the real country charm and all the fun at Daylesford's oldest pub. Enjoy our tasty menu and drinks from our extensive beer and wine list.

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To market, to market, to buy some summer veggies

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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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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Calceolaria integrifolia I rediscovered this old friend during a recent stroll through Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens. The ones sold in my family nursery were multi-coloured perennial varieties; mostly pot grown in shade houses in the harsh dry Adelaide climate. But any shaded spot and regular watering would see them thrive in our climate. I've not seen any in local nurseries, but I'm sure they would be available from one of the online specialist suppliers. This one, pictured above right, was new to me but its distinctive flowers gave me the clue. It is a spreading, wooded shrub growing along the shady walk up to the fern gully.

Hydrangea macrophylla variegata “lacecap” The ever-popular hydrangeas are flowering beautifully after the rain-soaked cool spring and summer. Hydrangeas, the drama queens of the garden world, are among the easiest to please requiring a protected, semi-shaded spot in rich, friable soil, regular nourishment and never to be without a regular supply of liquid refreshment. Any lapse in attention, especially on a hot dry day, and they wilt away. A thick organic mulching is the go - with a liberal dose of old horse or cow manure. The secret to abundant flowers is a good, hard, annual winter pruning taking the stems back to two or three plump growth buds. But, and here's the real secret…they mainly flower on last year's new growth. So only take back every second stem, leaving the rest to flower next summer. Next winter cut these stems back and last year's prunings will be the ones to flower. Hydrangeas, pictured below right, are naturally white through various shades of pink, to red. It's the acidity of your soil that determines the blueness of the blooms. To enhance this, go “au naturel” and include lots of pine needles in the mulch. Coffee grounds and tea leaves are also acidic. The most popular species grown are the hydrangea macrophylla or mop top. These also come in the variegated lacecap form with the central tiny fertile flowers and ragged outside row of infertile drupes. There is also waxy flowered hydrangea ayesha. Hi Glen, I'm thinking of replanting an established citrus tree from a large container, is there anything special I should do to prepare it? Ross, Daylesford Hi Ross, Any plant that has been in the same pot for years has surely become “pot bound” where its roots have coiled themselves around the soil and the pot itself. So, saturate the soil for at least a couple of days to soften it. With a long knife, go around the inside of the pot to separate soil from the pot wall. Unravel the roots to stop them winding around the ball of earth. The worst tangled can be cut back with secateurs. It will soon establish sturdy new root growth, especially if you drench the soil with Seasol or some other seaweed-based preparation. Don’t feed or fertilise the plant for at least a month.

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Inaugural GoldRush Trail Run attracts 300

“We are stoked with the result,” said Julian. “Not only did we get more runners entered in our first year than we hoped, but the feedback about the experience running along the Goldfields Track has been incredible. Runners truly loved it. The event, presented by the Running Company – Ballarat, took runners on 22km Many didn’t know there was such awesome single track running to be enjoyed in the Daylesford-Hepburn region, so we’ve introduced a whole bunch of new people to the and 11km courses starting in Hepburn (22km) and Lake Daylesford (11km) before place with many saying they’ll come back often to explore more trails. running all the way south through the Hepburn Regional Park to Sailors Falls Estate “We also found that launching the GoldRush Trail Run precipitated other good Winery. Winners were awarded authentic relics from the golden age of gold prospecting – trail community building initiatives, like the new Goldfields Trail Running group, a Facebook-based social running community that celebrates and supports running in rusted pans and picks – to commemorate their achievements. the Goldfields region.” Image: Matt Hull Wantirna based runner, Sam Crowther registered 1:30:55 to cover the 22km course, which included a lap of Lake Daylesford. Second was Reece Stephens (1:38:19) followed by Ben Fahy in 1:41:30. Bec Rosel, founder of Generation Run Running Squad, was the first woman to cross the line, in first place, and took eighth place overall. Tash Fraser, Goldfields Trail Running Group leader and Ballarat-based ultra running Australian representative, was the second woman to cross the line and came in tenth place, while Kellie Emmerson came home third. In the women’s 11km distance, which started on the shores of Lake Daylesford, Camilla Wishaw came first with a time of 52:48 which also gave her second place overall. Aleara Wallace came second just under two minutes later (54:31), cementing a third place overall while third went to Brittany Campbell (59:12). In the men’s 11km, Dean Ryan came first with a time of 52:28 followed by Paul Elshaug (55:13) and then Brett Nicholson (57:04). The concept of the GoldRush Trail Run came about after road runner Julian Spence opened a running retail operation in Ballarat and noted that the region lacked a suitable focus for trail runners. Working with trail events and tours operator, Chris Ord from Tour de Trails, and local runners Tash and David Fraser, he set about creating an event that local trail runners could be proud of and congregate around.

STREAM of 300 trail runners descended on the Goldfields Track in late December with the running of the inaugural GoldRush Trail Run.

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HE men played the January monthly medal on January 7. Winner of A grade and the medal was Jeff Pedretti with 76-14-62. B grade was won by Wayne Gull with 89-22-67.

Over the past two weeks the summer golfers played two rounds for the Henry Tomal memorial trophy. Mick Yanner won the gold medal with rounds of 61 and 66. Peter Pedretti won silver with rounds of 66 and 66. Barry Jenner won bronze with rounds of 64 and 68. D. Flynn and Terry Santurini both made it into the test team. NAGA's went to Shane Nevill, Terry Olver and D. Flynn in the first round. Terry Olver got the NAGA again in the second round for embellishing the truth somewhat. The 13-hole competition played on January 12 was won by Ian Rodgers with 31 points. Nearest the pin on the 11th was Pat Baird. Ian Rodgers and Jobbo Jobson both got the birdie hole on the 1st. A two-person ambrose was played on January 14. Winners were Jobbo Jobson and John Fergusson with 64- 6 1/2-57 1/2. Nearest the pin on the 17th was Pat Baird.

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URRENT world standing block champion Laurence O’Toole, pictured, is just one of those who will be defending titles at the annual Lyonville Woodchop on Saturday, February 4.

Laurence has held 35 Australian and work championships over his career and while it has been five years since his last appearance at the small hamlet he is “looking forward to coming back”. Also making an appearance is Brayden Meyer, who is the current world underhand champion and one of the four who made up the lumberjack team who recently took home gold at the 2016 STIHL Timbersports World Championship in Germany. The lumberjack championship includes four disciplines – standing block, underhand, single handed crosscut and chainsaw. Event organiser Anne Bremner said the main aim of the day was to win the Lyonville Championship with its total prize money of $2300. Ms Bremner said there were 12 events with two new events including hot chainsaw and under 21 double-handed chainsawing. The day will also have plenty of other activities such as a free jumping castle, raffles, spinning wheel, live music, food, drinks and an auction. “It’s a great community day and you would go a long way to attend a woodchop with such quality axemen.” The day, held at the Lyonville Hall grounds, starts at 10.30am and admission is $5. Image: STIHL Timbersports