The Local Issue 188, July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020 Issue 188 Super marketer

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Front page: Brendan Blake plans to open Blake Family Grocer in Spring on the site of the former Rodda mower repair and sales firm in Howe Street. Read his story by Kevin Childs on page 10.

July 13, 2020 Issue 188 Super marketer

The Local is a weekly community publication covering the Central Highlands. The next edition is out on Monday, July 20, 2020.

Or online on Sunday, July 19 at www.tlnews.com.au Space bookings: Wednesday, July 15 Copy deadline: Thursday, July 16 Editorial deadline: Thursday, July 16

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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

Writers | Kevin Childs, Kate Taylor, Tony Sawrey, Peter Young and Donna Kelly Photographers | Kyle Barnes and David White Graphic designer & HLH coordinator | Dianne Caithness

The Local is a registered trademark of The Local Publishing Group Pty Ltd. The Local is a member of the Victorian Country Press Association, with editor Donna Kelly, a director.

Contributors: Glen Heyne (gardening), Indre Kisonas (design), Tanya Loos (nature), Glenn Robinson (cartoons) and Matthew Richardson (money) Accounts | Julie Hanson Delivery | Tony Sawrey

The content expressed within this publication does not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of The Local Publishing Group Pty Ltd. The Local Publishing Group's editorial guidelines and complaints-handling process can be found at www.tlnews.com.au We welcome all feedback.

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Ma is a legend

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HE Cheshire family has nominated 101-yearold Amy "Ma" Burow at Clunes as a Legend of Lockdown.

"Ma would normally be living independently, going on organised group outings twice weekly, however all this changed when the pandemic hit.

"Ma has 'stayed home' very well, keeping herself busy doing puzzles and playing Scrabble, however that wasn’t enough for this Lockdown Legend.

"Ma has been knitting blankets to donate to patients undergoing treatment at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre.

Ma is up to her 12th blanket in three months.

"Ma says she is pleased to keep herself busy and someone who needs it warm.

"We hope Ma can be considered as a Legend of Lockdown."

Do you know a Legend of Lockdown like Ma? See below and nominate soon!

Cartoon: Glenn Robinson (GROB)

Recognising our Legends of Lockdown

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O YOU know a Legend of Lockdown? They don't need a cape but they do need to have gone above and beyond.

The Local would like to recognise those people. Maybe they have served hundreds of meals to people in need, perhaps they have knitted warm clothing to keep others warm or perhaps it's just a neighbour who has helped deliver groceries to your front door?

Maybe it's a healthcare worker on the front line, someone who has set up a community helpline or a person who has kept the community informed.

And everyone has enough going on, so we want to keep it simple. Just email your legend along with 50-100 words about what they have done to enter legend status.

We also need their contact number - some people don't like surprises.

We will keep the entries happening until the end of August, so there is plenty of time to have a think about who has helped get you, or others, through this extraordinary time.

If lockdown lifts by then, and let's all hope it does, we are hoping to have a ceremony to say thanks! If we are still socially distancing then we will publish names and details in editions of The Local.

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Details: What: Legends of Lockdown Why: Because we should recognise goodness What: Your legend's name, contact and 50-100 words about them When: By August 31 Email: donna@tlnews.com.au

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Local Lines

Human Nature:

Looking down from the penthouse suite, Seeing children sleeping rough on the street.

A touch of guilt at the vast disparity Salved by a gift to their favourite charity Feeling superior or acting mature?

There’s something wrong with human nature.

While his workers labour under the yoke The owner deliberately sends the company broke.

Wages, entitlements unpaid…What a shame!

His ten million dollar mansion is in his wife’s name.

Fortune tied up legal…What could be safer?

There’s something wrong with human nature.

A mistake made by a driver at the traffic light, A guy gets mad and starts a fight The driver tries hard to apologise, But cops a fist between the eyes.

Doubtful the cops will catch him later There’s something wrong with human nature.

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There are those who work hard all the time, Prepared to put the bodies on the line, Defending the town against the fires, Go out in a storm to fix the telephone wires.

Volunteers across the entire nation, Seek no reward or public sensation.

They nurse the sick and feed the poor, Helping anyone coming to their door.

These are the people who really matter They are what’s right with human nature.

- Gordon Nightingale is a retired design draftsman who has turned to writing to keep his mind alert. He has involvement with U3A, Daylesford Motorfest and Hepburn Shire regional community.

Poems for Local Lines come predominantly from a group of poets. However, other locals who would like a poem considered for publication can contact Bill Wootton - cottlesbreedge@gmail.com

Fire fighters, police and nurses under-paid Journalists harassed in AFP raids.

Our sportsmen and women raised to hero status Celebrities on TV! Have you heard the latest?

All paid a fortune! Just who is the greater?

There’s something wrong with human nature.

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"There was a lot of communication between us and Dan O’Toole who completed the printing for us, similarly Jamie Kavanagh who made the steel backing plate for the sign, fair to say that both were excited to be involved in this project.

Chair Margie Thomas said back in 2015 the group was doing some "The sign is located on Hepburn Shire-managed public land and thanks to research for its annual meeting around changing landscapes. "Someone mentioned them, they covered the cost of installation. The Dja Dja Wurrung Corporation also an old trout hatchery, which at the time we knew nothing about, but with a bit of supported the project and granted permission for us to include their logo. research we found the old buildings".

"Hepburn Shire heritage officer Mandy Jean backed the project, also supporting “In particular we found an old hut where the eggs used to be harvested from brown trout and later placed in the water from Smiths Creek, which washed over the heritage listing of this site. And given that all of this has taken place during a time of such uncertainty, the co-operation, patience and understanding from everyone was eggs so as to oxygenate them.

“The trout hatchery was one of the most well known in Australia and was even on fantastic."

The Local will follow up this story with an historic piece on the hatchery in the the tourism circuit with people coming up from Melbourne by train to visit it.”

Unfortunately the demise of the hatchery came in 1975 when the nearby McCain next edition. factory used caustic chemicals to clean their potatoes and the hatchery was forced to Above, from left, FOCH secretary Anne Tamblyn, FOCH chair Margie close after run-off from the factory polluted the water and killed all the fingerlings.

Margie said the group initially approached McCain to sponsor the sign in 2017, Thomas, FOCH treasurer Scott MacLean, FOCH committee member Joe however they ended up getting sponsorship from Daylesford Rotary and the Hepburn Pastore, sign printer and installer Dan O'Toole and map and information Shire Council had it erected. board designer Pat Kermode "Apart from the acknowledgements actually included on the sign, the one thing Also involved, not pictured, were Jamie Kavanagh, who prepared the powderwhich really stands out with the project is interest - the willingness of many people coated steel backing plate, and Jeremy Hartnup, who installed the posts and businesses to be involved.

"Sincere thanks to Daylesford Rotary who put their hand up to fund the project.

Without this we would be applying for a grant which requires more work for us.

"And I have to acknowledge all FOCH committee members who kept plugging Words: Kyle Barnes | Image: Contributed away to make sure this item didn’t drop off the agenda.

riends of Cornish Hill have unveiled an interpretive sign on the site of the historic Daylesford Trout Hatchery.

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• No more than 5 visitors at your home.

• Outside the home, families and friends can meet in groups of up to 10.

• If you do have to see people, keep your distance. No handshakes or hugs. Maintain good hygiene. Don’t share food or drinks.

• If you’re feeling unwell - you must stay home. Don’t visit friends and family. Don’t go on holiday. Don’t go to work. Stay home.

And if you have symptoms - get tested.

This is a wake up call. We cannot be complacent.

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Farms maintaining historic landscape

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S YOU enter the outskirts of Daylesford along the A300 you pass through an area that has changed little since the surrounding land was opened up to farming. Unlike the Ballan side which has changed greatly due to persistent development, the northern entry point has the character of historic villages in Britain or Europe.

Here, open farming land held by a handful of owners remains intact right up to the edge of town. And looking east across the fields dotted with black cattle can be seen a very distinctive dwelling that echoes the region’s pastoral origins: it is known as the Astley house.

The history of the building is linked to the first chapter of European development in the Central Highlands when riches were sought above the ground growing sheep, cattle and crops.

William Edward Stanbridge (1816-1894) from the village of Astley in Warwickshire, England came to Victoria seeking such wealth and purchased a substantial area of raw bush called the Wombat Run in 1852. He surveyed and developed the land and established his first cottage at the top of Spring Creek several years later.

He was already a very wealthy man when he came to the area and became even richer when gold was discovered underneath his lands. Numerous mines operated on Wombat Park as the farm was now known and he took a substantial royalty from their earnings. In fact it was said that every time the gold leads got to the end of his property they turned around and came back in.

By 1875 he had built a new homestead surrounded by lawns, hedges, conifers and deciduous trees which, in the words of the National Trust, represent a “fine example of a 19th-century homestead garden”.

He also built what would come to be known as the Astley house for the property manager and his family across the road. This two-storey mid-Victorian farmhouse featured a high-pitched slate roof and arched windows, but besides those features it was unpretentious and straightforward in keeping with its role as a functional worker's residence. It also had a far simpler garden with only a handful of elm trees and some modest sheds. Today, as in years past, it is dwarfed by the broad pastures surrounding it and has changed little since being built.

In fact, much of what constituted Wombat Park remains as it was during the colonial period when it was developed. The mining industry came and went but the rich volcanic land about them remained as sheep and cattle country.

The land stayed with the descendants of William Stanbridge, though Astley farm separated from Wombat Park around the 1970s before being sold to Brian and Theresa Mobbs of High Spa Angus Stud in 2011.

This means that while development is changing the character of much of the surrounding land from Musk to Coomoora, Wombat Park and Astley remain working farms. And Theresa is happy to see it stay that way into the future.

“I know some people are letting their land go to development,” says Theresa, “and we have sort of had that interest. But for now it’s all OK, Astley is going to continue as a cattle property and the manager's cottage will just remain as a rented farm house as far as we are concerned.”

Above, the Astley house, left, William Edward Stanbridge Words & top image: Tony Sawrey Left image: Courtesy of the Daylesford and District Historical Society

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Community News A WORD FROM THE MAYOR Here we go again. It is with great disappointment that we see that the restrictions have increased to Stage 3 in the Melbourne metropolitan area and including the Mitchell Shire area. At time of writing this message, there are still a large number of day trippers and holiday-makers in this Shire. We welcome their visitation as they are important to the vibrancy of the Shire. However, visitors to the Shire should understand and respect the fact that many of us who live here permanently are anxious – about the health of our families, friends, neighbours and general community, and also anxious about the health of our Shire’s economy.

To residents, I would urge you to stick together with your friends, neighbours and families. While the situation is challenging (to say the least), we are all experiencing various levels of anxiety and fears and we should be relying on our fellow residents and families for support. I would continue to urge residents to consult DHHS website for updates on restrictions. I appreciate I have been repeating these messages, but it is important that we embed them into our day-to-day living for the time being, so we continue to push hard on these messages.

Our Council meetings remain on the virtual platform – as we have had a number of meetings using computer technology, we are feeling more comfortable in meeting our obligations to our residents. I can also see that residents are also feeling more comfortable in using the various parts of the meeting because we have seen an increase in the number of questions to Council and requests for residents to make presentations to Council.

I would like to flag with residents that there will be some changes taking place over the next year to many aspects of Council governance in line with the need to comply with the Local Government Act 2020. Our urging (in concert with the sector) to the Minister to defer implementation of the Act has fallen on deaf ears, so officers and Councillors are under considerable pressure to meet the timelines set out by the Minister. The changes include transitioning of Section 86 Committees with Community Assets Committees, new charters of governance and discussing new transparency arrangements. It is anticipated that all submissions to the budget-making process will be considered at the next Council meeting. All this, and more, is in play at the same time as Council approaches the caretaker period (the time prior to Council elections when decision-making and activities involving Councillors ceases) later in September 2020.

Council operations continue, but as restrictions in parts of Victoria are increased, Council (if these directly affect our Shire’s operations) will no doubt need to be flexible and respond to these restrictions – this might mean that some things don’t get done. However, our no.

1 priority at the moment is keeping our communities and residents healthy and safe.

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COVID-19 - Supporting Our Community & Business We had some major announcements last week from the Premier, Daniel Andrews, regarding the fight against COVID-19. The reinstatement of Stage 3 restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will impact tourism in our region, and in turn impact businesses.

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Need help with your recycling at home?

While we’re all spending time at home, like many people you are probably cooking more, ordering things online and receiving more deliveries than usual. This means you’re also probably ending up with a lot more waste than you normally have.

If you’re also like a lot of people, you might find yourself and members of your household wondering which is the right bin to put everything in.

If that’s you and you need some help, here are some tips to help you save time and sort the most common items that leave people scratching their heads.

First of all, always remember to keep your recycling out of plastic bags and place your recyclables in your bin loose.

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Soft plastics like bread and pasta bags – go into the landfill bin. Do the scrunch test – if you can scrunch the plastics in your hand, they don’t go in the recycling bin.

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Polystyrene packaging – goes into the landfill bin.

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Clothing and shoes – don’t go in the recycling bin.

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Food waste – goes in your council-provided organics bin if you have one or in the landfill bin.

As well as following these simple rules, you can search for specific items to find out which bin they belong in by visiting recycling.vic. gov.au. Get to know your recycling because what you do makes a difference.

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Illegal dumping at Shepherds Flat creek site

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OMEONE has dumped green waste, concrete slabs and boulders on a site on the banks of Jim Crow Creek being revegetated by the Shepherds Flat Landcare Group.

Secretary Jill Williams said the group had received a grant a year ago to repair and regenerate the site and since then had cleared it of blackberries, gorse and other noxious weeds.

“We have been doing a lot of work with contractors who came in and cleared it all and just a couple of weeks ago we started our first planting of native flora.

“Then we stood back and thought ‘job well done’ and then someone came and dumped green waste.

“So we put up a professional sign saying Shepherds Flat Landcare Group and then someone deliberately drove past that sign, past the new planting and dumped all this concrete and waste. That was probably on Monday or Tuesday, June 29 or 30.”

Jill said group members were concerned that the waste could be contaminated with something like asbestos, a reason perhaps that it was dumped and not legally removed.

“We don’t know that for sure, but Jim Crow Creek runs into the Loddon River at Newstead and that in turn runs into the Murray River. We are part of the North Central Catchment Management Authority region and this water is precious. If it gets contaminated with all this stuff that has knock-on effects all down the water flow.

“It just seems like we have managed to clear the site only to have it filled up with rubbish.”

Jill said she had contacted Hepburn Shire Council, the EPA and DELWP hoping for help to remove the rubbish, which will take some heavy machinery.

She said the group, which has 14 members but is hoping for more, is very disappointed.

“To get the money to do this work is hard because it is quite competitive and, apart from the contractors it is all volunteer labour. We are only a small group but we hope to get bigger – and this is a five-year, possibly 10-year plan. It is very disappointing that someone would do this, and be so secretive.

“And the green waste was bad enough but in retrospect it was only small compared to these massive column pieces of concrete and a couple of big boulders.”

Jill said this week the group had an onsite meeting with Robin Holmes from DELWP who will manage the removal of the concrete and install a sign ‘Rubbish dumping prohibited’.

"Robin also gave us some extra general strategies to implement. That is a good result with DELWP." If anyone wants to join the Shepherds Flat Landcare Group, contact Jill on 0437 751 824 or jilliwill33@gmail.com or check out their Facebook page.

Environment Protection Authority Victoria urges members of the public to report suspected illegal dumping via the 24 hour EPA pollution hotline on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842), giving as much detail as possible.

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Bikes, petrol, mowers, and now a new supermarket

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AYLESFORD is to get a new, but much smaller, supermarket. And it will be run by a son of one of the nation’s great supermarket figures, Leo Blake, of the treasured Leo’s of Kew, Melbourne, who first opened a supermarket 52 years ago.

Brendan Blake plans to open Blake Family Grocer in Spring on the site of the former Rodda mower repair and sales firm in Howe Street.

He has run Maxi Foods shops in both Ballarat and Castlemaine for 20 years. “I’m getting the hang of it,” he says.

Brendan, 51, says $2 million is being spent refurbishing his new site.

Although he obtained a permit for the supermarket a year ago, complicated negotiations delayed its start. “I’ve been trying to get a supermarket in Daylesford for years.”

He found many locals shop for gourmet food at his Castlemaine store.

“We’ll have fresh and cured meats, gourmet dips and a huge cheese offering, as well as a café inside. A café creates a nice ambience as part of a supermarket.”

It will not have a liquor licence.

“Basically we had to rebuild the place...a new roof, wiring, all that remains are the walls.”

He can scarcely speak highly enough of the cooperation from the Hepburn Shire Council. “They have been wonderful,” he says. “Fabulous.”

Brendan says his father, who died recently aged 79, was an internationally ranked innovator who opened supermarkets across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs after his first place in Seaford. He began his Kew store in 1985 and ran others in Hartwell and Heidelberg, as well as a Maxi Foods in Upper Ferntree Gully, which Brendan ran in 1993.

In the suburbs in which they operate, Maxi Foods are a locally-owned alternative to Coles and Woolworths.

The Daylesford site's foundation as a bike shop is recalled by a sign remembered

by John Rodda: “Established 1948.”

John Rodda’s father bought part of the block from Trevor Mead, who lived next door. John, who is now semi-retired and living in Yackandandah, says his father and uncle had timber mills and set up the shop to repair their equipment and other people’s.

It had been Maddock’s Bike Shop, then Central Garage, with a bowser out the front. John remembers his father buying that from Andy Williams and then having Tom Manning build a workshop and Bill Bird the showroom.

Apart from five years away, John continuously ran the mower repair and sales business until moving to Railway Crescent, off East Street, in 2009, leaving eight years later.

Michael DeVincentis, of Biggin & Scott, believes the new store will have a major impact on Howe Street.

“The town is locked between the two roundabouts and this will direct foot traffic up the hill. It will be fantastic for the town, especially in that position.”

His connection with the Blakes goes back to spending 15 years in a Rotary Club with Leo Blake.

“We’ve been with Brendan all the way through, and there is a substantial investment involved, with quality installations, such as fridges from Italy, which have already arrived in the country.”

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: David White

Money with Matt

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N AN annual basis, when July and August roll around, we welcome the new financial year.

For many tax accountants, this also means welcoming the opportunity to hear the latest tax myth stemming from somebody’s uncle who heard it from their mate at the local Woolworths where they were talking taxes whilst waiting at the deli.

Myth: You can claim 5000km as a motor vehicle expense for business use without proof.

Fact: You may need to provide written evidence to show how you worked out your business kilometres (for example, by producing diary records of work-related trips).

Myth: The ATO won’t know if I make a few bogus claims, they have bigger fish to fry.

Fact: The ATO these days have software that compares the claims you make against other Australians in your industry. For example, if you’re a school teacher, and you make much larger claims than all of your peers, there’s a fair chance you’ll be asked to provide evidence of your claims. The truth is, you may have legitimate claims, but I wouldn’t want to be the one arguing your case if you don’t have receipts.

Myth: Lodging your tax return as early as possible will get you your refund quicker.

Fact: The tax office generally doesn’t even start to process returns from their end until the 14th July. There’s not much point trying The bottom line is, please don’t rely on advice from anyone but a professional. to lodge prior to this. Also, quite often, people who lodge in the first 3 weeks of July often forget small pieces of information such as bank interest earned on savings. This Lodging an incorrect return with false or misleading data can cause all sorts of issues actually ends up slowing down the process for that individual as the ATO will match including fines, penalties and even criminal charges in extreme circumstances. the information provided with information from the bank itself, and the taxpayer will Matthew Richardson is a certified accountant with Cooke & Foley in have to amend the return to get their information correct.

Myth: “Just complete my return and claim the amounts you’re allowed to without receipts.”

Fact: There really isn’t much you can claim without receipts. The bottom line is, to get the best return, you need to have kept receipts and details of tax-deductible items.

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“Cream-coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels Doorbells and sleigh bells And schnitzel with noodles Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings….”

We can naturally boost our happy, feel-good dopamine levels by volunteering, accomplishing goals and eating good food. Walking in the sunshine will boost both your endorphins and serotonin. Regular physical activity will increase your dopamine, serotonin and endorphin levels. Singing and laughing, creating music and art, performing, dancing and drumming boost endorphins and dopamine. Serotonin increases when your mood turns positive. Being with loved ones and sharing intimacy will boost oxytocin.

Fresh foods are nutrient-packed, and asparagus is the top plant-based source of tryptophan. A precursor for serotonin, it can lower the risk of depression. Avocado, nuts and seeds also contain tryptophan. Dark chocolate and spicy food stimulate endorphin release while yogurt, beans, eggs, meat and almonds release dopamine.

Fruits such as pineapple, bananas, kiwi and plums have high amounts of serotonin.

Colour is my passion and I have written about how colour stimulates the brain and mood. Yellow being the ultimate happy colour, it stimulates serotonin. Nice smells are mood enhancing too, so ultimately, my feel-good happy place would be in a flower garden or art gallery, with a glass of wine in one hand and my loved one in my other hand.

Having an indulgent feast with friends, it ticks all my boxes and stimulates all my feel-good hormones.

Where would your feel-good moment be?

Ah, Julie Andrews got it so right. She knew what triggers made her happy, but do you?

I think we all need a bit of a pick-me-up at the moment and there is a science to being happy and content. It has to do with neurotransmitters. Your hormones.

Hormones are chemicals produced by different glands in your body, regulating functions and moods in your body.

The happy hormones include: Dopamine, which is your reward, feel-good hormone. Associated with pleasure sensations, learning, memory and motor system function. You can trigger dopamine by performing a kindness, kicking a goal or accomplishing a task.

Serotonin regulates mood as well as sleep, appetite, digestion, learning ability. Get enough serotonin and your self-esteem and worthiness increases.

Oxytocin is the love hormone. Essential for childbirth and breast feeding, it also promotes trust, empathy and relationship bonding. It increases with physical affection. Hugging, kissing and loving stimulates oxytocin and with COVID-19 at the moment, some of us may be deficient in our hugging and touch and therefore in our oxytocin.

Endorphins are our natural pain killers. Produced in response to stress or discomfort or reward-producing activities, such as eating, working out or having sex. www.iokdesign.com.au They can be addictive and with activities being restricted, gyms being closed and restaurants offering takeaway only, our endorphins and feel-good hormones have not been stimulated.

Practicing yoga or meditation produces GABA, an inhibitory molecule that slows the firing of neurones and creates a sense of calmness. Artificially, Valium or Xanax are sedatives working as anti-anxiety medication by increasing GABA levels.

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Sorrowful gum Hi Glen, I have a lovely flowering gum in the front garden, about seven years old, and it is not looking good. The leaves look like they are dying, turning a brown colour. I hope there is something you can suggest so I can save the tree. I noticed I did not get many flowers last time. If you can suggest something, that would be great.

June, Daylesford Hi June, I think you must be psychic. I was busily working on this week’s column about care of trees when your email popped up.

You will see various common pest problems and solutions detailed below, but it’s possible that your tree is suffering from a rather common reaction our native trees have to sudden seasons of persistent rain after several years of drought. Symptoms of browning leaves, leaf drop and general drooping are a sign of already weakened feed roots being suffocated by copious water, especially severe if the soil is heavy and poorly drained. The solution is simple, drain the water away from around the tree.

Don’t feed it until the first signs of new growth in Spring, but trim off the worst affected leaves and dead twigs. Keep me posted. Glen

Help your trees to health Healthy trees growing in their natural habitat seldom suffer seriously from insect attack. The tree’s inbuilt defences plus the insects’ natural enemies provide a balance.

It’s when the trees are taken out of their natural environment that the balance is lost.

As well as their native pests they are sure to attract the attention of a good number of imported varieties as well and, together, thrive and feast on the lush plants on offer.

Some insects, such as gumtree scale, can multiply to the point where they can cause serious defoliation and given free reign, eventually will kill the tree.

It becomes necessary in an artificial environment to help nature control those insects before they reach plague proportions. In most cases that task can be left to the many local insectivorous birds and many predatory insects. So it’s a good idea to ensure your garden is well stocked with bird-attracting flowering plants.

Attacks on healthy trees mostly fail because of natural substances in their sap.

For control, the bad guys fall into three major groups: leaf-eating insects, sapsucking insects and bark and wood eaters.

The sap-sucking insects such as gumtree scale, lerps and psyllids, mealybugs and gall-forming insects are all quite happy to attack young trees. The natural predators will usually keep them in check with the support of the occasional removal by hand.

And that’s where the bug hotels come into play.

Among all of the wide array of nasties just waiting to feast on your garden, the biggest threat of all are ants.

They are nature's farmers, busily tending their livestock including aphids, scale, lerps etc. moving them to fresher fields in the succulent new growth, to milk them of the honeydew they excrete as their waste.

Worse still, the residual honeydew attracts other pests in the form of harmful moulds and fungus,to cause grief to your plants.

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The only details you need to determine are that the one you choose will safely despatch your prey and at the same time is also harmless to the ‘good guys’ - especially our precious bees.

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AVID Stagg, above right, is the newest president of Daylesford Rotary, taking the reins from outgoing president Colin Metcalfe, left, for the 2020–2021 period.

The club meets every Wednesday at the Savoia Hotel in Hepburn at 6.30pm for a 7pm dinner. Anyone is welcome to attend and decide if they are keen to get involved.

Mr Metcalfe said the club had about 20 members, men and women, and were keen to get more.

"Some people think Rotary is a bunch of wealthy old men driving around in BMWs and having formal lunches but nothing could be further from the truth.

"We do a lot of things for the community and just this year have started a Tradies' Program where we are getting local tradespeople involved in some of our projects, at a reduced rate.

"It's working really well. One example is the Wombat Botanic Gardens pavilion which had a tree fall on it. We had a tradie who was willing to work on it and in two weeks it was done. We also had paint donated from Haymes in Ballarat so that will be our next project.

"It is just one way people can be involved in Rotary and make a contribution to their community. And we do a lot for the community. I never realised until I joined up myself."

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T'S not every day you get a call at 8.20am asking you to be on a national television show by 8.35am - especially if you are in the shower.

But that's what happened to Dianne Jones, manager of Hepburn House. And it gets worse.

The residents of the aged care facility had spent weeks earlier this year dressing up and recreating film scenes, in collaboration with The Local, to create a fundraising calendar to help with the bushfire effort.

And it had featured in The Age, across pages 2 and 3, on Monday, June 29 - which was the start of a media frenzy.

Dianne had a call from Studio 10 to say they wanted to talk to her on Monday at 10.20am - plenty of time for a shower. But then the Today Show called looking for a Tuesday chat.

When they heard about the Studio 10 booking they said they would get back to Dianne, because they either had to run something first or not at all. But they never called back.

"So, on Monday, I was in the shower at 8.20am and got out to take a call - which was the Today Show asking if I could be on air at 8.35am. Fifteen minutes to get dressed, dry my hair and get down to Hepburn House. At first I nearly said no, but then I thought 'I have to try' so I said I would make it.

"So I called up Hepburn House and said get Peggy (Warren - Miss October) in my office and ran out in my boots, no socks or stockings, half undressed with wet hair, trying on my laptop to get Zoom up.

"My care manager, Jennifer Renouf, dried my hair and then David Campbell started the introduction and asked 'so, girls, which months in the calendar are you...?'

"They wondered why I didn't smile throughout the interview!"

Despite the slip, Dianne and Peggy then went on to be interviewed on Studio 10, Nine News, Seven News and ABC radio. Sunrise called but when they found out the dynamic duo had already been on morning television, relegated their story to Feel Good Friday - with just a photo of the calendar.

"It was real life media wars," Dianne said. "And good publicity for the calendar."

The calendars are $20 and for sale from the Daylesford & District Community Bank. All proceeds go towards fundraising.

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HARLOTTE Claire had an extremely creative childhood. Her architect father taught her to draw and her mother guided her to ballet and the stage. Charlotte played piano, cello and percussion and was accepted into the Queensland Conservatorium of Music at the age of 16. Yet she was also born a writer, authoring stories the minute she could hold a pen and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Professional and Creative Writing. Charlotte paved her way through arts school moonlighting as a life model and burlesque fan dancer. She now freelances as a copywriter, ghost-writer and specialises in writing grants and tenders. She chatted with Donna Kelly.

Donna: When did you find your calling with art?

Charlotte: I’ve endured countless dark nights of the soul due to a whole gamut of trials and hardship and yet I always pulled through with art by my side. It became apparent to me the immense, transformative potential that art has to heal, transform and empower. When I began to appreciate my creativity as a source of power to change not just my own life but to impact others, then did I heed the call to become an artistic activist and start applying my multi-disciplinary skills to causes greater than my own pursuit for success.

My last campaign advocated for more heart and soul in mental health care. I self-published a book and blog, and drummed up $23 million in award-winning tenders for Victorian mental health services. At the campaign's peak, I presented at the Australian Suicide Prevention conference and became a member of their national advisory committee. I have witnessed first-hand how art is an incredibly powerful tool to enact change in the world. My activist spirit is what drives me now to create.

Donna: What does your art mean to you?

Charlotte: Art is my spirituality. It is a peaceful yet passionate call to arms when dedicated to a higher calling. I grow melancholic if I go too long without creating; it is my source of nourishment and inner peace. These days I create more from a devotional space - less concerned with accolades or praise - which is why I equate it with being my spiritual path.

Donna: What do you hope your art means to others?

Charlotte: Well, I love everything about being a woman, so my art tends to celebrate femininity in its purest expression. Other recurring themes in my work are liberation, spiritual growth and innovation. I love counter-culture, freedom from suffering, oppression and fear, and I explore the many guises of spirituality in daily life. Anything that pushes humanity to its pioneering edge in order to evolve, I’m there as an artist to inspire others. I believe nothing is impossible.

Homelessness is the greatest challenge for anyone trying to get their life back on track. It’s everyone’s birthright to thrive and you can’t without a home, a community, your tribe. I believe we can iron out this issue in country Victoria and I’m looking forward to collaborating with others who are equally inspired to do so.

Donna: Where can we see your work?

Charlotte: www.cccopy.com.au or hello.cc.copy@gmail.com Follow me on Instagram: @charlotteclaireartistry or Facebook: Charlotte Claire - or read my mental health blog: www.thebabyfacedassassin.com

Donna: What are you currently working on?

Charlotte: I’m currently weaving together my artistry – writing, life modelling, Image: David White music, drawing mandalas and dancing - in preparation for my next campaign to tackle homelessness and unaffordable housing. My five-year-old son is my primary focus but the more independent he grows the more energy I can dedicate to activism.

Presently 10 per cent of my earnings go towards funding my next campaign. I see homelessness as a growing issue in need of dire attention and signals that we are not thriving as a society. All it takes is innovative thought and smart use of sustainable resources to tackle this issue head-on.

The Local's artist features are supported by a grant from Hepburn Shire Council's coronovirus community support program.

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OW amazing is our first Legend of Lockdown? Amy "Ma" Burow of Clunes. 101 years old and still knitting to keep others warm.

Amy is a total legend and we are really pleased to have her kick off our campaign to highlight the work of so many people in the community, sung and unsung, during this strange time.

And it is a strange time. We have said to ourselves many times that we are so glad to be living in regional Australia, regional Victoria, where we can enjoy open spaces and healthy living.

But I am very aware that the Melbourne lockdown is devastating for so many businesses in our region. I can't imagine what they are going through but their pain is ours. We all need tourists to make it through this so I can only hope that in six weeks we are like the other states and territories and almost COVID-free. Or totally COVID-free.

Kyle is a Kiwi and has talked, half-heartedly (maybe) about claiming his New Zealand citizenship and returning to his home country, with me in tow (maybe). But we feel we have a responsibility to our clients and our readers and we are in this for the long haul. Unless we win Tattslotto - then we are out of here! :) We want to keep running good news on a weekly basis to keep everyone's spirits up and running - there are plenty of people out there doing amazing things for our communities and we want to highlight them when we can. Again, Legends of Lockdown. Let us know who has helped you through this tough time! And we will let everyone know. It really is when the going gets tough, the tough get going! And they have been going.

Hmmm. Our tough bit happened, again, this week when we heard that Australian Community Media decided to close its print sites. Yes, the company that closed a local paper with more than 150 years' of history, has also decided to shut down its two Victorian print sites. Well done, guys. You must really care about your communities.

So, while we have been relying on our local Ballarat site to keep the print running, we are now looking further afield because we really don't want to be just online - even though we are at www.tlnews.com.au I feel like a paper that is in print, is a real paper, and that people need a paper to take home and read, whether that is in front of the fire with a glass of red, or in the morning with a cup of tea, or even in the dunny...

Strange times, even stranger ahead, but we will get through this and we will keep a paper coming your way. Somehow. Just sayin'...

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Happy adoption tale

Some wonderful news. Lilly had been in our care at Mount Alexander Animal Welfare since December, almost seven months. Lilly has now, just last week, gone to her new home. Finding not just a home but the right home, is very important to us. We believe there is a right home for every pet - sometimes it just takes a while.

During the pandemic our shelter has remained in operation and open for adoptions under COVID-safe rules, including visits being strictly by appointment only. Being able to discuss in detail people's needs on the phone before they visit, has enabled us to fine tune our matching of people to pets in our care. We are proud to say we had a record month for adoptions in May, even under the challenging circumstances.

Lilly came to us, like so many dogs who are in shelters, with behavioural issues related to lack of training. Being a big, strong girl, simply jumping up or pulling on the lead made her hard to handle. All the months she was in our care we worked with Lilly. Now we are thrilled to say the right people have come along for Lilly, people who could see her potential and are willing to put further work into her training to help her be her best self.

There are few greater joys for shelter staff and volunteers than to see a long term resident finally go to their forever home.

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The Local - Connecting the Community

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he Local is all about Connecting the Community. We run good news stories about amazing people and places, and festivals and events. And our fantastic advertisers run great deals for locals and visitors alike.

To give back to the community, The Local has been running its Connecting the Community adverts for seven years. The adverts are for not-for-profit groups and organisations to lend a hand when finances can be a bit tight - or just don't exist. We all know how hard it can be to make volunteer-run organisations work on the smell of an oily rag!

To apply just email donna@tlnews.com.au with your event or organisation. We also put call-outs on our Facebook page and those of the various communities in our wonderful region. We work on a first-in basis, with a nod to time-lines too.

There are a few conditions, well mostly that not-forprofit bit, and also that you aren't grabbing a free advert and then we see a whacking big paid advert in other media. That wouldn't be fair.

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Kyle’s Rant

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HE world right now seems pretty gloomy from my standpoint. In fact it is the saddest I have ever seen it in my lifetime.

Sometimes a small tear squeezes out from one of my arid tear ducts, as I reflect on the people in our community who are doing it tough, folks who had a dream, realised it and thrived upon it have had their world ripped from them.

I have tried to keep this column positive with quotes like "it is darkest just before the dawn" and the fact that we are all on the precipice of the next industrial revolution. Wait, you haven’t heard that theory? Well, strap in while I explain.

A few years back I asked why organisations like councils didn't meet via the internet. After all the software was available and it would stop those horrible runs on our icy, plethora-of-wildlife-roaming, roads.

But now things have all changed and bosses are seeing more productivity from home-based workers who only need to pop in once a week and this eliminates the non-productive water cooler talk. And organisations like councils are taking advantage of the tech.

This brings me to a point that yes, things are bad at the moment, but I believe there will be a seismic shift in how people now work and the changes around that.

Back here at TL HQ, we are not exactly shoulder to shoulder with our creatives, who inject a fair bit of the work that you see on the pages of The Local. At last count we had around 15 contributors milling away doing their bit to create this magazine, but we never see them, and this has been our system since we began around eight years ago. Everyone works from their home office putting together copy, adverts and images and the editor/wife and I do our bit and then corral the parts together to make it a whole magazine. Simple.

This business model works and the need for large offices bustling with creatives, ergonomically-friendly bouncy balls and break-out areas is unnecessary – although I wouldn’t mind a visit to Google HQ. The other change I expect to see is in my neighbours. Hold on for the surge in those. I want you to cut this column out, stick it on your fridge and re-read it in a year or two, because what you're reading here is the stuff of fortune tellers.

Our little piece of the world is about to become hugely popular in terms of new residents, our property prices will indeed reflect this by basic supply and demand maths and we are about to welcome a huge new cohort of creative like-minded people into our community. Who can and want to work from home.

World is changing rant over.

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The amendment proposes to: • introduce a new Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) to replace the Municipal Planning Statement (MSS) • introduce nineteen new or revised local policies • introduce a specific General Residential Zone schedule to Creswick • change the Township Zone to Neighbourhood Residential Zone to Clunes, Trentham, Daylesford and Hepburn Springs that includes new permit requirements • change the Lost Children’s Memorial Park, Daylesford from a General Residential zone to a Public Park and Recreation Zone • introduce clearer application requirements to all properties affected by the heritage overlay • update permit requirements and exemptions to the existing Environmental Significance Overlays 1 and 2 across the Shire • remove the Development Plan Overlay from three sites: WD Seeds, Creswick Golf Course Resort and former Daylesford Abattoir • introduce a new Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO) – SLO2 around Mt Beckworth and extend the existing SLO1 around landscape features, vistas and views • introduce local heritage protection for ‘Potato Huts’ in Little Hampton and Trentham (identified as HO988) • split the two existing Neighbourhood Character Overlay Schedules in Daylesford into six separate schedules providing one schedule per precinct • remove the Design and Development Overlay areas from land in Daylesford that currently doubles up with the NCO controls • includes the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve in a Public Park and Recreation Zone • introduce a Design and Development Overlay 6 within a 500 metre radius of the Daylesford Material Recovery Facility • introduce the Hepburn Heritage Strategy 2020-2030 as a background document • extend the protection to all dry stone walls across the Shire regardless of when they were constructed • update clauses throughout the planning scheme to clarify wording and content to meet the requirements of the Ministerial Direction, ‘The Form and Content of Planning Schemes’.

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