The Local Issue 123 May 7, 2018

May 7, 2018 Issue 123 Yandoit’s Men’s Shed

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blokes gather at Dunc McKinnon’s place at Yandoit "to yarn, chiack, spread bulldust and reminisce". Read their story by Kevin Childs on page 28.

Happy Mother's Day to all our mums across the Central Highlands for Sunday, May 13!

And especially Betty in Frankston!

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4 Farewell

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Fare thee well or 'What a long, strange trip it's been' JEFF Glorfeld, and his wife, Carol, pictured with pooch Scout, have been a part of the Central Highlands for 16 years, and just as they really get comfortable, it's time for them to move back to America and family. Jeff, a journalist with The Local, wrote their farewell. They will be missed!

Some lyrics from a Grateful Dead song have been playing in my head recently: “Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me, other times I can barely see, lately it occurs to me, what a long, strange trip it's been.”

There’s another cultural reference that has popped up a couple of times lately in conversations, a television program called The Americans. Well, we’re Americans, Carol and I, but we’re not Soviet spies, and, in a sense, we’re not really even Americans, any more, despite that being the land of our births and the issuer of our first passports.

No, as we’ve told a few people in recent weeks, when the topic of our impending long-term (permanent? As Ken Parfrey over at Radio Springs likes to say: “watch this space”) departure for California comes up, we’re Australians and have the documentation to prove it. But more important, we feel Australian.

When we arrived in this country, in 1985, so much about life here simply felt right. On an intuitive level, we seemed to understand the culture, and the people and they seemed to appreciate us. We felt welcome. We found jobs - good jobs - and friends - great friends.

Most of the people we met were interested in and curious and knowledgeable about the wide world - often more so than we were - which opened our eyes to a new world of possibilities. Many of the people we met were surprised that anyone would leave California to live in Melbourne. We were asked, over and over, if we were Canadians, which we found puzzling. Seems Australians believed Canadians would take offence at being taken for Americans (for the record, they don’t), while we Yanks weren’t supposed to care either way (that’s right, we don’t). We also became accustomed to being referred to as Septic Tanks; neither of us truly have ever fully embraced rhyming slang.

Our accents only ever aroused open hostility once, and that was in the front bar of the Railway Hotel in Prahran, from a guy who was certain we were spies for the CIA - an early version of The Americans, I suppose - and he was a nutjob anyway.

We settled in St Kilda - itself a teeming centre of adventure and potential. Even though we thoroughly loved Australians’ attitude towards work-life balance (work to live, not live to work), we didn’t take many long holidays, instead taking great pleasure in frequent three-day weekends.

On one such break we drove up to Daylesford for the first time. A friend had a stall selling silver figurines at the Sunday market, so we came up to visit her. This was in the early 1990s. We booked a room at the Royal, with a spa bath and balcony access, and watched the AFL grand final in the back bar of the Daylesford Hotel. It was a great weekend.

Several years later we started thinking about buying a holiday house and remembered Daylesford. We found a lovely little place in Wheatsheaf; friends had some months before moved up from St Kilda and bought a place just down the road, so we had instant neighbours. Right from the start, it just felt right.

In 2001 we sold our St Kilda house and moved here permanently. Carol went to work for the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre while I commuted to Melbourne Monday through Friday. Carol became an entrenched member of the community; I slept here and on weekends worked on our property. On Saturdays during the season I went to Victoria Park and watched the footy. Our esteemed friends (and owners/ operators of The Local) Donna and Kyle would tease me by asking if I knew so-andso, because they knew the answer was usually, “no”. I was often introduced to people as “Carol’s husband”. I loved it.

I stopped working in Melbourne in 2016 and can now frequently say “yes”, if asked “do you know so-and-so”. And now that I feel a part of this community, we’re leaving. Crazy, I know.

We’ve explained many times in the past few weeks that after living abroad since 1983, we feel it is time to reconnect to our families back in California. We’ve gained a lot in our time here, but it has come at a cost.

Anyway, more than 16 years in Daylesford - that’s longer than either of us has ever lived in one place. We might feel like Australians but at some level we’re still Californians; we’re restless people, and it’s time to move. The people of this region and this town and this neighbourhood have been terrific friends, the kind of people who are there for you when a kind smile or cup of tea or some genuine empathy is needed. So, thanks. It hardly seems adequate, but I know you’ll understand.

This little story I think encapsulates my conversion to an Australian way of thinking. We’d been living in St Kilda for a couple of months. One morning I’d had a tough drive into the CBD for work. When I arrived at the office I began to rant. “You bloody Australians and your driving,” I complained. “You treat the speed limit as a minimum, you think tailgating is a sport, and the paramount law of the road is to pass any cars in front of you, no matter what the conditions.”

One of my colleagues, who remains one of my closest mates to this day, listened to me calmly and when I’d finished he looked me in the eye and said: “Now you know the rules, what’s the problem?”

Yes, I thought. I completely understand. No problem, then.

Thanks, mate.

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HE Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s concert on Saturday, April 21, in Christ Church Daylesford, was an outstanding presentation. The flexibility of numbers and instruments means there is always a surprise in store from these highly skilled musicians.

The main work on the program was the magnificent Octet of Schubert.

The premiere performance of Benjamin Martin’s Passepied opened the program employing the same combination of strings and winds used for the Schubert Octet. The comfortably tonal style saw the elegantly simple main theme tossed around between the different instruments as the work explored a variety of sound textures. The development of ideas was limited by its shortness but overall it is a piece which deserves more hearings.

Beethoven’s Op.95 Quartet, a relatively compact string quartet, began with a masterly display of precision playing. The sheer energy was matched by fine control throughout the first movement. The intensity was extended in the allegretto second movement. The balance and communication between players, the firmly established string quartet within the MCO, was a strong feature overall.

The Schubert Octet is one of the pinnacles of the chamber music repertoire.

Its six expansive movements fill an hour with some of the outstanding lyricism of his lieder and the driving rhythms of his symphonic dance movements.

The performance at times was mesmerising as every member made a solid commitment. The sense of enjoyment remained throughout so that the final movement contained the same energy and freshness as the opening.

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UTGOING Hepburn Shire chief executive officer Aaron van Egmond has been snapped parking in the electric vehicle charging station outside the Daylesford Town Hall.

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HE Zelman Symphony concert this year commemorates the struggle of two Northern European nations.

It begins with Finlandia, Sibelius' patriotic piece reflecting the Finnish people's fight for freedom from the Russians and is deeply etched in the Finnish psyche.

Sibelius' Karelia Suite follows; composed just a few years earlier. It remains one of his most popular works.

The remainder of the concert is Russian. Svetlana Bogosavljevic, charismatic cellist, is the soloist for Tchaikovsky's virtuosic and graceful Variations on a Rococo Theme. Tchaikovsky's turbulent and colourful 4th Symphony closes the concert. Rick Prakhoff is the conductor.

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OING the D*%#! (Dying) Paperwork will be held again at The Woodshed Daylesford on Thursday, May 17 from 2pm to 4pm.

The event is a practical, working session to help get the paperwork in order now, conducted by Mary-Faeth Chenery.

“Any chance you have been putting off getting the end of life paperwork done? How’s your progress on ‘the list’? If you’re like me, it isn’t quite done…so I thought I’d invite folks to join me ‘around the kitchen table’ to get the paperwork done – or at least really well under way.

“I’ll be at The Woodshed with the (necessary) forms, and with Jo Dalton from Hepburn Health Service who can answer questions about the new laws and forms for advance care planning and appointing a medical treatment decision maker."

There will be repeat sessions on the third Thursdays of June, September, October and November.

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But it turns out that's just fine. As in there is no fine for parking there.

After a week of queries from The Local regarding the fine for parking a non-electric vehicle in the charging station, council's Development and Community Safety manager Justin Fiddes said under the Road Management Act 2004 "there was no specific provision for issuing an infringement for parking a non-electric vehicle in a parking bay set aside for the charging of an electric vehicle".

However Mr Fiddes added that council would soon be considering options regarding possible penalties for the parking of non-electric vehicles in electric vehicle parking bays.

Mr van Egmond, who will leave the shire in about two months to take up the same position at Hobsons Bay City Council, told The Local he had been collecting large boxes that had been inadvertently left at the town hall instead of the future Hepburn Hub at the Rex Theatre building across the road in Vincent Street.

Mr van Egmond said he did not want to encounter occupational health and safety issues for himself or staff by carrying the boxes across the road. Instead he used his car to transport the boxes.

He said he only thought he would be 10 minutes in the space but was there between 30 and 45 minutes.

The charging station was delivered by Hepburn Wind in October 2016. The windfarm's website says "alongside support from the Hepburn Shire Council and Hepburn Wind’s carbon neutral energy retailer Powershop, the station is an important next step to creating a carbon neutral shire".

"The station has two charging plugs that are Level 2 J(1772) models. Level 2 J(1772) plugs fit with a large number of Asian, American and European EVs. For those EVs that do not fit with the Level 2 J(1772) plug, such as Tesla models, adapters can be purchased."

Other Central Highlands charging stations can be found at King's Cottage and Lake House in Daylesford, Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, The Old Butter Factory in Clunes, EnviroShop in Newstead, Circa 1860 in Kyneton and RACV Goldfields Resort in Creswick.

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8 Opinion

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Just sayin’...

By Donna Kelly

Pick me, pick me...

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UST a couple of months shy of leaving Hepburn Shire Council, CEO Aaron van Egmond has been snapped parking in the electric vehicle charging station outside the Daylesford Town Hall. Without an electric vehicle in sight.

So, we did the story, because, after all, Mr van Egmond is the chief executive officer, the effective head of the shire, and most of us don't use that parking spot, so it seems unfair if the boss does.

Mind you, he did say he only parked there for a short time to avoid an occupational, health and safety issue for himself and others if they had to physically move large boxes across the street to the Rex building. Hmmm. Either he is a really nice CEO or the most expensive delivery driver in the world.

Anyway, I get this is not the end of the world. It is not like parking in a disabled bay, that is unforgivable for any reason. And, according to Hepburn Wind itself, who installed the charging station in 2016, it is generally used about eight times a month. With a charging/parking limit of three hours, that's 24 hours over a month. Which is 24 hours out of a possible 720 hours, if you say the average month has 30 days - let's forget about February. So it's not actually used that much. But it is also, according to Hepburn Wind, a "build it and they will come" charging station - ready for the future as more and more people adapt to electric and hybrid cars. And they are adapting, with quite a few charging stations around the Central Highlands - and if you head to the Wendouree shopping centre in Ballarat you will find a Tesla six-bay supercharger, which can add up to 270 kilometres of range, or about three hours of driving, in just 30 minutes of charging.

Anyway, we got the heads-up about Mr van Egmond from a reader, who just happened to be in the right place at the right time, or perhaps if you were the CEO, the wrong place at the wrong time. And so we sent through a few questions about why and when and how much the fine is. That was Monday and now it's Friday and despite many emails and, just now, a call to the compliance department, there is still no answer as to what the fine is. And that's starting to make me think perhaps there is no fine. Maybe they're just hoping people will not park there.

I did also ask Hepburn Wind spokesperson Taryn Lane about the fine but she referred me back to the council. Then I checked with VicRoads who referred me through to the Victoria Law Foundation who also referred me back to council. If I hear something in the next five hours, it's now noon on Friday, I'll let you know. Mind you, from noon on a Friday is never a great time to expect to hear back from government bodies. Not sure why. Smiley face goes here.

It's now Saturday, yes, like many of you we also work most weekends, but I am happy to say I was wrong and right. Wrong about not hearing from government organisations on Friday afternoons.

Because at 4.12pm yesterday I got an email from council's Development and Community Safety manager Justin Fiddes. And I was right. There is no fine.

Now, that doesn't mean you should just use that spot willy-nilly. It's still for electric powered vehicles. But if you were just picking up some takeaway... Just sayin'

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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 free Connecting the Community adverts for almost five 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 volunteerrun 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.

Cheers, Donna (Ed)

Daylesford Primary Schools major fundraiser The Winter Raffle is underway.

Tickets are $1 and funds raised support valuable learning resources and our Grade 6 Graduation Dinner.

With 11 fabulous prizes, tickets can be purchased at the school or alternatively look out for us outside Coles from May 31 to June 15.

Thank you to local businesses for their generous support in our major fundraiser.

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A mother’s death inspires a legacy

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MOTHER of two children who helped women with breast cancer died from the disease.

Now her mother-in-law has stepped in to do her bit.

Hepburn’s Robyn Rogers helps the OTIS Foundation, whose national network of properties gives free respite to hundreds of people a year when they most need it.

Robyn’s daughter-in-law, Karlee Thorpe, was the Bendigo Bank’s OTIS ambassador. Naturally shy, Karlee talked passionately about the benefits of her stay, addressing 1000 people at the OTIS annual ball.

“If there is a silver lining to a disease like cancer, it’s that Karlee gained a lot of confidence as a result,” says Robyn, pictured right.

Having worked with the Bendigo-based foundation, Karlee also became its beneficiary, staying in the one house OTIS has in Daylesford. Aged 40, she had two young children when diagnosed in September 2013.

While her breast cancer was "cured" it then moved to her brain and spine as well.

A raffle among the Friday Night Regulars at the Daylesford Hotel raised $165 just as OTIS changed its policy to direct fundraising back to where the money came from. In this case, the $165 paid for three nights in Daylesford for a family suffering through breast cancer treatment.

The Daylesford Breast Cancer Retreat has been running since 2012 through the generosity of the Frost family. On average, each retreat costs $5000 a year to operate and OTIS wants local communities to adopt a retreat in their area. It’s a generous gesture that accommodation owners can do at no cost to themselves knowing that they are helping a suffering family.

Almost 4000 nights are now made available for those with breast cancer, offering a chance for a break with those close to them and an opportunity to relax, reconnect and build special memories.

Many families going through breast cancer treatment cannot afford a holiday due to the high cost of treatment, so a week away can be priceless and just give them some important breathing space.

Says OTIS: “It is our aim that this time away will help to reduce the psychological impacts of breast cancer on everyone who enjoys a stay at one of our properties.”

Robyn came to the foundation after a varied career starting as an IT project manager with Coles Myer for 18 years. Moving to change management, she spent 10 years with accounting giant KPMG, then turned her cooking hobby into a job, working at the Mt Towrong Vineyard at Mt Macedon and at the Trentham Collective.

Clearly brimful of energy, she is establishing herself in a locum service to help out when chefs are on holiday or unable to work, while also helping the anti-plastic bag campaign and the International Women’s Day movement.

She finds the Central Highlands suit her. “You can reconnect and do things here you haven’t had a chance to do in your previous life.”

If you have some accommodation you would like to share with a family then please contact the Otis Foundation or you can call Robyn on 0417 151 989.

“It is our aim that this time away will help to reduce the psychological impacts of breast cancer on everyone who enjoys a stay at one of our properties.”

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Kyle’s Rant

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ERE we go again, another election promise.

So far this election year I have seen promises on offer from a shinkansen style rail system from Geelong to Melbourne to a rail network from the Melbourne airport to the CBD, oh yeah, and don’t forget the many tough-on-crime agendas and promises of new, timesaving road infrastructure. Bloody hell, if all this comes off Victoria is going to be a pretty sweet state to live in.

I am not wedded to any political party, in fact as far as I am concerned, we are over-governed up to pussy’s bow and I would gladly support the stripping of at least one level of government. My point is that all these promises and election year sweeteners are only as good as the backflipping politician who announces them.

They, the pollies, will then lead you to believe they are great people by slipping you a tax break, with the media running statements like “putting $500 back into the pockets of hardworking Australians”. Now all I see is that “tax break” was a small return on some of the many dollars the thieving mongrels have taken off you since you have been working.

I did my GST the other day and by the time I paid for a bookkeeper, a subscription to accounting software and my hours, it was a huge outlay. Then I fold up the BAS statement, pop it into an envelope and the robbing bastards have the audacity to print “affix stamp here” on the front of the envelope. What a great scheme, the government leans on business people to collect the government’s revenue!

I guess what I am trying to say is that I don’t mind paying tax if I can see it is going to good, helping people, getting in better infrastructure or just maybe keeping a handle on recycling. Yes, take my tax, and rates, but do something good with it like thinking up “whole of life” strategies.

In another life I worked for a small time as tourism manager for the Hepburn Shire Council and one of my first duties was to open the Creswick Information Centre in Creswick. It was a project handed to me by my predecessor and the only problem was there was no thought to a budget to fit it out. Yep, no shelves, desks or seating. The info centre was funded from a win of money from both federal and state governments of the time, but with no “whole of life” thought process in the mix from our local government.

This makes me a little curious as to how the “whole of life” approach is being put to projects like the Rex Theatre in Daylesford and the Hub at Trentham. Who pays for the cleaners, rubbish removal and wear and tear? I have seen budgets for potential energy saving revenue to fill the gap of development, but it’s those sneaky ongoing costs that may not be budgeted for that will bite you.

Tax time rant over…

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Horticultural Worker - Musk, Daylesford

Permanent

Do you enjoy working outdoors? Do you like working in a team to achieve a common goal? If so, apply for this permanent position for a Horticultural Worker in Musk just outside Daylesford.

The vacancy for a Horticultural Worker at Rijk Zwaan Rijk Zwaan Australia is an independent, international organisation specialised in the breeding, production and marketing of vegetable seeds. We employ around 80 people throughout the country, with the majority at our Daylesford site.

Our parent company is located in The Netherlands, and is amongst the top 5 vegetable seed companies worldwide.

Mutual respect, a great sense of responsibility and strong involvement of the employees are the main themes of the Rijk Zwaan company culture.

We require an experienced horticultural worker for this key role in the production team. Full time hours would be preferred, but this is negotiable.

The role will involve all field/greenhouse work from planting through to harvesting. Duties will include crop work (plant raising, planting, pest and disease control, crop maintenance and harvesting), tractor work and tunnel construction. Some limited supervision of team members may also be required.

We are seeking a Horticultural Worker with: • A real• interest to worktowith vegetable crops, mainly in greenhouses and sometimes outdoors A real interest work with vegetable crops, mainly in greenhouses and sometimes outdoors • Basic•technical skills skills Basic technical • Tractor skills skills • Tractor • A good positive attitude • Awork goodethic workand ethic and positive attitude • Ability to worktowell within a teama team • Ability work well within Qualifications and experience in horticulture would be an advantage.

Interested?

You can address your application to admin@inspirehq.com.au by : 18/05/2018 We will consider your application carefully, which may take some time. You will hear from us as soon as possible.

Rijk Zwaan: your new employer?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family company with a people-oriented culture. Rijk Zwaan is right at the start of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them globally. We have a long-term focus, and encourage long term careers within Rijk Zwaan. From our strategic position we contribute to the health and well-being of people all over the world. Everything we do is about growth.

The growth of natural products that we export around the world. The growth of our company, which currently employs over 2,600 people in more than 30 countries. And above all the growth of our people: we give you every opportunity to use your own initiative and achieve your full potential. Working with colleagues to produce the best and tastiest vegetables. Reinforcing, helping and inspiring one another. That’s how we want to continuously work together towards a healthy future.

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DAYLESFORD

GLENLYON 1065 DAYLESFORD-MALMSBURY ROAD

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UNIQUE LIFESTYLE PROPERTY ARMLEY PARK is just a short 10-minute drive to Daylesford, 20 minutes to Woodend and 70 minutes to Melbourne. Set on an amazing 16 acres featuring main residence and 2 cottages each with two self-contained studio apartments. This well-appointed home is sensationally positioned.

Sit on the expansive alfresco area and enjoy the long picturesque views over the countryside, set amongst mature gardens with plane trees, elm groves and box hedges. As you enter the long sweeping driveway you pass the ruins of the historic original late 1800’s cottage to reveal the magnificent country property.

Outside, the 8-bay shed has mains power and a further carport and garage with separate office provides excellent infrastructure along with three fully fenced paddocks, two horse shelters, two dams and a water bore. This superb country retreat also features a modgrass tennis court.

This property would make a fabulous country home, weekend retreat or continue to run the well regarded Bed & Breakfast. Armley Park offers a rare opportunity to purchase a prestige property in this very tightly held location.

AUCTION Saturday 12th May at 12pm CONTACT Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

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DAYLESFORD DAYLESFORD 140 VINCENT STREET “LAKEVISTA” – CONTEMPORARY MULTI-LEVEL LIVING IN CENTRAL DAYLESFORD A contemporary multi-level architectural residence in central Daylesford featuring stunning elevated views over Lake Daylesford towards Wombat Forest. The residence is sited privately at the rear of a substantial landscaped allotment of 1133 sq.m. and offers 4 bedrooms, 2 deluxe bathrooms and light-filled open plan living on the upper level.

While currently operating as high occupancy guest accommodation, this wonderful country retreat is also perfect for permanent living.

Agent in Conjunction: Greg Hocking Elly Partners

a4 b2 c2 AUCTION Sunday 20th May at 11:30am CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

GLENLYON 14 MORTON STREET CHARMING STORY BOOK COTTAGE Situated in the picturesque tree lined hamlet of Glenlyon, this country cottage oozes with charm and character. Downstairs features open plan living, country kitchen, office or bedroom, laundry and bathroom with shower over the bath. Upstairs offers vaulted ceilings with a master bedroom, parents retreat, two bedrooms, outdoor patio and access into a storage loft/roof space. Outside some features include an outdoor kitchen, established trees, chicken coop and vegetable gardens.

a3 b1 c6 FOR SALE PRICE $570,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

DAYLESFORD 5/11 CAMP STREET FREESTANDING VILLA IN CENTRAL DAYLESFORD This immaculacy presented townhouse is the only freestanding villa situated at the very rear of the complex. It offers two bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, access to the solar heated pool and has been tastefully decorated for either the holiday accommodation market, ideal as a weekender or permanent residence. In walking distance everything Daylesford has to offer.

a2 b2 c1 FOR SALE PRICE $440,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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DAYLESFORD DAYLESFORD 3/37 HOSPITAL STREET DAYLESFORD SPA VILLA 3 An architecturally designed and private 2 storey deluxe spa villa overlooking Doctor's Gully, and with stunning views to Wombat Hill and Mount Franklin. As one of a group of 6 spa villas, the property offers flexibility for individual and group accommodation bookings.

Enter the villa via a long boardwalk to the upper floor open plan living area, modern kitchen and elevated deck. Downstairs is dedicated to a spacious bedroom and luxurious bathroom, with a private deck.

• Upper floor – open plan livingdining, modern kitchen, private deck • Downstairs – spacious bedroom, bathroom with large shower, private deck • Central Daylesford position

a1 b1 c2 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Friday 18th May 2018 at 5pm CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

SOLD

MUSK VALE 18 HOGANS LANE MODERN FAMILY HOME ON 1 ACRE This family friendly design features generous room sizes, LED lighting, beautiful polished timber floorboards, quality carpet, open plan Kitchen/living/ dining with a second family lounge room for the kids. The modern kitchen boasts stainless steel appliances, electric cooking, dishwasher and walk in butler’s pantry. The central hallway connects the living space to a further 3 bedrooms, large bathroom, full laundry and a spacious master bedroom with WIR and ensuite.

SOLD

a4 b2 c6 SOLD CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

DAYLESFORD 8 HEPBURN ROAD PERSONALITY PLUS Having just undergone a recent refurbishment this light-filled residence encompasses free-flowing living, dining & entertaining zones featuring many charming vintage details and contemporary inclusions to create a captivating country home of great personality. Gracing a generous allotment of approx. 1662 sqm (over 1/3rd of an acre) halfway between Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, the property has views to nearby bushland and presents a superb lifestyle opportunity.

a3 b2 c3 SOLD CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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REIV regional news round up with CEO Gil King Auction v private sale Median house prices

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HE choice between selling at auction or through private sale is one that all vendors must make.

The percentage of sales through auctions in and around Melbourne have nearly doubled since 2011, up from 16.2 per cent to 30.9 per cent last year. In 2018, they are running at an estimated 36.4 per cent.

While auctions are not as commonplace in regional Victoria as they are in the state’s capital, the upward trajectory is similar. In 2011, only 3.1 per cent of properties exchanged hands under the hammer, but in 2017, it was 5.7 per cent. The estimate for this calendar year to date is 6.6 per cent.

Even more welcome news for those vendors in regional Victoria is that auction clearance rates are shading those in Melbourne.

In several communities across Victoria, there has been an increase both in the number of auctions and clearance rates. Belmont, Herne Hill and Grovedale in Greater Geelong; Torquay and Jan Juc on the Surf Coast as well as Echuca, Shepparton, Mildura and Ballarat Central are in this category. In all except Ballarat Central, there was also an increase in the house median price in the March quarter.

While auction activity is on the rise, and Victoria leads the nation in real estate auctions, private sales still account for roughly two thirds of all property sales.

Both auction and private sale offer advantages and restrictions. The preferred method might not become clear until vendors consider various factors and circumstances. These include the state of the market generally, the location and style of the property, the anticipated interest from prospective buyers, the sales costs and the timing of the sale.

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EIV’s Quarterly Median House Price sales data for the three months ended 31 March 2018 reveal that suburbs in the City of Greater Geelong region again dominate the state’s most expensive regional towns, with just three of the top ten list outside that municipality: Torquay, on the nearby Surf Coast, and Woodend and Gisborne in the Macedon Ranges.

Median house prices in Barwon Heads rose 6.1 per cent to $900,000, ensuring that locale remained Victoria’s most expensive regional. Price growth there in the quarter outstripped that of the Melbourne metropolitan area, where the house median sale was $855,000 after growth of 4.4 per cent.

Myrtleford enjoyed the greatest surge in median house price (up 9.4 per cent to $295,000) and was one of five locations where prices rose by eight per cent or more. The others were Strathdale (8.8 per cent to $416,000), Corio (8.7 percent to $310,000), Norlane (8.2 per cent to $330,000, representing annual growth of 34 per cent) and the popular Woodend (8 per cent to $696,000).

Ocean Grove has regional Victoria’s most expensive apartments and units, with the median price jumping 11.1 per cent in the quarter to touch the $700,000 mark.

This is well in excess of the median unit and apartment price in metro Melbourne of $607,000 (up 2.4 per cent for the quarter). Median apartment prices across Melbourne have risen by 8.8 per cent over the past year, dwarfed by a 27.3 per cent increase in the Ocean Grove apartment median over the same period.

Highest sales volumes were spread across the state. In Mildura, there were 544 houses and 121 units sold in the three months, putting the Sunraysia city at the head of both lists. Cities in the Gippsland region also saw plenty of sales activity, with Traralgon, Morwell, Warragul and Drouin all topping 250 house sales.

Link: reiv.com.au/market-insights

Daylesford Pet and Stockfeed

This profitable well-run business is for genuine sale. Established by the owners only three years ago, this is a rare opportunity for any astute buyer to “buy a job” for yourself or a family member. Located in a prime position with easy access for loading your pet supplies into your vehicle. The business caters for the growing market of “tree changers” purchasing hobby farms in the immediate 30-kilometre radius of Daylesford, whose pets are their children. Daylesford is a leader in alternative organic farming and farmers’ markets. The business currently employs one full-time employee with the owner as part-time back up. It is showing a good profit with ever-growing clientele. Opportunities like this don’t come along very often and its prime location at the roundabout junction of the Midland Highway/Trentham/Malmsbury roads gives massive exposure to the business and is a decided selling feature for the business products. This is a Cash on Delivery business, therefore NO accounts are carried. A New Lease of 3x3x3 is offered with rental set at $650 a week for the first three years.

Goodwill $75,000 Plus Stock at Valuation Plus Plant and Equipment .

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What’s in a colour?

Colour affects our mood

Differing wavelengths of each and every colour stimulate our eyes and then our brain. Different parts of the brain are affected differently thus our bodies react to light and colour, and moods are altered.

Pink in gaol cells calm those who are agitated. Pink is of the heart and this is where it heals. It represents love. It is loving. It can be feminine and soft or brightly embracing, depending on the shade.

Red stimulates and energises. Ever noticed fast food outlets using lots of red? Red stimulates your appetite too, so red is not a good colour for a kitchen if you want to lose weight. Great colour for highlighting a passageway or front door where we don’t need to linger.

Pay attention to the colour of the clothing you put on each day. Then notice how you feel as you are reaching for the article of clothing. You may find, for example, you are thinking about a meeting you will be attending and you reach for the blue shirt.

Blue is great for communication. Grey for anonymity.

Green worn or put in the home is soothing and healing. Nature is full of green and there is solace in staring out onto the trees and garden. A green room is used for performers before a show to calm and soothe. This is not done by coincidence.

White clears and brightens a mood or situation. Put in the home it is expansive and clean. White consists of the whole colour spectrum so is great as a general tonic.

Black on the other hand is not the baddie you may think. It is protective and grounding and good for when you don’t want to be noticed. Good slimming colour for the after-Easter egg belly. Not so good as a car colour at night.

Yellow is cheering. It is encouraging and happy. Wonderful in a family room or bathroom but put into a study room it can be overwhelmingly depressive over long periods of time.

My message about colour is to pay attention to it. Notice what colours you have put into your home. What colour is in your bedroom and does this help make you relaxed, romantic or on retreat?

Colour is so easy to change and in doing so your world will be altered. Your office can become inviting. Your bedroom can become a sanctuary and the family room can be comforting.

Whatever your colour choices, I invite you to pay attention to them for the choice will be exactly what your soul will need.

Indre Kisonas Owner and principal designer of iok design www.iokdesign.com.au

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HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION SPECIALISTS Sleep 1-18 guests with hand picked properties from within our area. A truly independent provider of holiday accommodation in Daylesford / Hepburn area. Providing holiday accommodation to guests for 21 years, with a fine selection of homes ranging from studios to five bedroom homes.

We work with local partners to provide you with the right “break away” or retreat. On our site you will find a selection of our properties, prices and availability, along with our partners in regards to dining, lunch, coffee and relaxation.

book@escapesgroup.com.au 94 Vincent Street Daylesford Vic 3460

(03) 5348 1448

Bells Water Gardens @ Newlyn

Bells Water Gardens has been in the water garden business for over 25 years, building and maintaining ponds and growing a diverse range of aquatic plants for the nursery trade and public.

We are passionate about building natural eco-system ponds, adding beauty and encouraging wildlife, allowing interaction with nature. Water gardens built by us are quiet, contemplative places to rest and energise the senses.

Contact us for all your water garden requirements or come and see our nursery at 1 Campion Rd, Newlyn.

0418 567 195

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Foreboding fruit?

No, it isn't a typo. Anyone who has visited an Asian marketplace and encountered the mind-numbing stench emanating from the fruit produce section will know exactly what I mean. The culprit is the widely grown and, obviously, adored "king of fruit", the durian which, despite emitting a formidable aroma akin to a blending of turpentine and over-ripe onions, garnished with even riper footy socks, has the flavour of diced garlic and caramel, poured over whipped cream. Reportedly it is also very health-giving. The problem is in surviving the aroma long enough to get to the good part.

The good news is the chill of our winter months is far too severe for the durio zibethinus to survive here. So, until global warming really kicks in, we are all spared for some time yet, except that there is another Asian tree with similar properties both medicinal and putrid smelling, yet edible fruit.

Ginkgo biloba, or maidenhair fern tree, is prized by gardeners for its large, bi-lobed, fan-like leaves which turn to a gorgeous butter yellow in autumn. Like the recently discovered dawn redwood, metasequoia glyptostroboides, and our own Wollemi pine, ginkgo is another prehistoric survivor referred to as a “living fossil”. and the sole living member of the Ginkgoales family. Its fossils date back to 270 million years ago, which would place it on the diet of the herbivorous dinosaurs.

Ginkgo has been prized for more than a thousand years by Chinese herbalists for the health-giving properties, including memory improvement, of its leaves.

The female of the species produces attractive, plum-like fruit that, when ripe are equipped with an odour and apparently taste akin to a blend of dog's droppings and vomit. (I'm yet to meet anyone brave or foolhardy enough to verify the taste.) The fallen fruit, if allowed to rot down, will soon make that part of the garden a no-go zone. As few home gardens would have more than one ginkgo tree, the likelihood of there being a female amongst them is slim. Besides that would produce fruit only when a male tree is close enough for pollination to occur.

There is some good news - beneath the putrid flesh, lies an extremely tasty and edible, pistachio-like nut.

Unlike the durian, the fruit mass is small and the smell somewhat less overpowering so, for the sake of suffering a few minutes with nose plugs and rubber gloves, it is possible to remove and clean the flesh from the seeds.

Then a quick roast in a saucepan until the shells split open will expose the bright green kernels. A quick "Google" will uncover several instructional videos to help you on your way.

Herbaceous perennials

Perennial plants have all but ended their main burst of blooms and need a general tidy up. If they have been in the same spot for more than a couple of seasons, they would now have become overcrowded and woody. The good news is that this is the best time, especially now the weather is still pleasant enough to get out of doors, to lift and divide the clumps. Sort through them, choosing the younger, outer parts for replanting. The older woody growth can be shredded and either added to the compost heap or used for mulch.

Salvia, shasta daisy, Michaelmas daisy, phlox, heuchera and gazania are but a few varieties in need of this attention. The native anigozanthus or kangaroo paw, pictured, especially responds to a regular autumn facelift. Apart from rejuvenating the plants for a better crop of flowers next season you will have free plants to extend your beds or you may prefer to trade them with friends. If you decide to pot them up, the plants not friends, I'm sure you will be able to find a school or other community fete looking for trading table produce.

Got a gardening query? Email glenzgarden@gmail.com

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24 Gig guide

Gig Guide

Daylesford

Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn

Friday Frivolities – Friday, May 11, 6pm Cigar Box Guitar Festival - Saturday, May 12, 2pm Cam Kettle – Sunday, May 13, 3pm Friday Frivolities – Friday, May 18, 6pm Gabe Atkinson – Saturday, May 19, 8pm Friday Frivolities – Friday, May 25, 6pm The Gruesome Twosome – Saturday, May 26, 8pm

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn

The Larks – Friday, May 11 Brett Franke – Saturday, May 12 Open Mic – Sunday, May 13 Nathan Power – Friday, May 18 Jethro Pickett & Adrian Whitehead – Saturday, May 19 Never Easy – Sunday, May 20 Scott Fraser – Friday, May 25 John & Paul (Five Mile Sniper) – Saturday, May 26

Daylesford Cidery, Daylesford

Vanessa Craven and Lunar Dust – Sunday, May 13, noon-3pm

Goldfields Resort, Creswick

Geoff and Majella – Friday, May 11 Jarrod Shaw – Sunday, May 13, 2pm- 4pm Jesse Zahra – Friday, May 18

All gigs subject to change. If you are really after the performer, check with the venue first. Otherwise just go along and enjoy!

Got a gig coming up? Email news@tlnews.com.au It's free!

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT DAYLESFORD BOWLING CLUB

DISCO BINGO Loads of fun with Dolly Play Bingo with music Dinner available BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

LOTS O F PRIZES TO BE WO N!

THURSDAY 24 MAY 6.30pm - 8.30pm THURSDAY 28 JUNE 6.30pm TO 8.30pm

You don’t need a membership to enjoy our facilities.

Everyone welcome for lunch and dinner.

8 Camp St, Daylesford | 03 5348 2130 | www.daylesfordbowlingclub.com.au Stay updated on the latest events by visiting our website or Facebook page.

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Monday Thursday & Friday 5pm until late Saturday & Sunday 12pm until late Classic Pub Fare - Eat in or Take-away available Monday $20 Parma night ( 8 varieties ) Thursday $20 Curry Night Live Music, Beer garden Events, Functions, Venue Hire

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2 Courses $32 / 3 Courses $40

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2 Courses $27 / 3 Courses $32

Tuesday & Wednesday 11.30am – 3pm Thursday to Saturday 12 noon – 10pm Sunday 12 noon – 4pm 31 High Street, Trentham (03) 5424 1144

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Open every day from Tuesday 26 December 2017 to Sunday 7 January 2018 Please call 5424 1144 for opening hours

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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too!

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

Monday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian too) Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Parma Night - eight varieties - $20

Tuesday:

Monday - Friday (Not available public holidays or school holidays)

Farmers Arms Hotel, Creswick - lunch - chicken parmagiana - $15 Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch deal - burger, soft drink, fries - $17 Casa El Rey, Daylesford - lunch deal - burrito, soft drink - $15

Community Lunch:

The 5000 Club, Daylesford is open on for lunch from noon every Friday at Stanbridge Hall, Central Springs Road, Daylesford. All welcome.

Raffles:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20

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

Wednesday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20

Thursday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn - Curry Night - $20 The Plough, Trentham - Locals' All Day Dining - 2 courses $27/3 courses $32

Friday:

The Surly Goat, Hepburn - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Criterion Hotel, Castlemaine - Express Jalapeno Poppers $12, Fried Chicken Wings $12, Refried Bean Rolls $12, Fried Baby Calamari Tostada $16, 12-2.30pm

Saturday:

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

Sunday:

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

MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH SUNDAY 13TH MAY. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.

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Eat. Drink. Be Local.

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11:30am and 1:30pm sitting Numbers strictly limited.

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Of bullboars, bushfires, bare backsides and bullockies

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HERE are men’s sheds and men’s sheds. Then there’s Dunc McKinnon’s place.

It’s pretty unfair, really, to call it a men’s shed just because a mob of blokes gather there once a week to yarn, chiack, spread bulldust and reminisce.

You need a guide to find the place on the Yandoit-Sandon road. Here, in the house where Dunc’s mother was born in the century before last, sits Dunc, surrounded by his mates.

He cooks over a wood fire, his fridge doesn’t work, he sleeps in the dairy and has never moved away.

He had a TV once, connected to a generator, but got rid of it because the news was on at the busiest time of his day – he’s in bed at 6pm and is woken by Chesty his cat at 3am when it’s time to light the fire.

Visiting Dunc is a bit like stepping into a time machine as you avoid spiky cactus sticking out of his gate and behold his house, with its walls of hand-cut slabs of timber, mud and stone chimney and cracked stone slabs for flooring, the lino raised here and there by the roots of a peppertree. The original hessian and paperbag ceiling was replaced in a horrendously messy job about 18 years ago.

Entering into the welcoming dark, a visitor is greeted by gales of laughter from the mob, who are beyond a room with the original cooking fire, and two bedrooms, their ceilings subsided.

Dunc, 80, is with his seven mates, whose combined ages are around 540 years. Here’s his second cousin, Andrew Killingbeck, 56 (Dunc’s mother was a Killingbeck), who lives over the road. Nearby is the unelected “mayor” of Yandoit, Maurie Gervasoni, sprightly and full of yarns at 84. Dunc’s cousin from Hepburn Springs, 74-year-old Russell McKinnon, has turned up, as has Peter Robertson, 39, of Mt Franklin, Gerry de Winter, 58, is all the way from Geelong and 72-year-old Chris Olver, from nearby Yandoit.

Geoff Green, 81, has driven from Strangways. Geoff began these gatherings, says Dunc, when they used to go for a drive to look at the bush and seek out mineshafts and tunnels.

There are a few shafts on Dunc’s 400 hectares and the remains of puddling machines which used horsepower to separate gold from clay. Another type of separation, that of milk, took place in a mud and stone dairy, its walls still standing in Dunc’s yard.

We’d hardly settled in when Maurie Gervasoni is off on a ripping yarn about his piano accordion playing days, including performing as the only dressed person at a celebration of the 21st birthday of a nudist camp that once piqued the district. As he belted out traditional Italian tunes Maurie assessed the various shapes and sizes, the attractive and the not-so-much among the naturists. He remembers them coming down a slope and removing their thongs to fully comply as he launched into something more lively, Teddy Bear. “There was a road copper there,” he says,” some other coppers, and one bloke tossed a sheila over his shoulder.” It was clearly memorable.

Dunc tells how his mother was the second eldest of 10 children but he was an only child whose father went to World War I. Wartime memorabilia is on the wall, with a painting of Chesty the cat, done by an artist who painted Dunc’s portrait for the renowned Archibald Prize. The cat’s named after the national icon, Chesty Bond, created to sell underpants, and was found starving after an old bushy could no longer survive.

Cows and chooks were Dunc’s companions when he farmed. “Now there’s more kangaroos than cattle,” he says. He’s been alone since his mother died in 1985, 22 years after his father.

The talk drifts to bushfires, such as the blaze that jumped five kilometres at a time over Mt Franklin towards Hepburn until the wind changed at Shepherds Flat. It turned east, wiping out the Yandoit School House and Scheggia’s farm at Franklinford. Maurie tells of a fireball roaring over a hilltop, leading one bloke to jump into a dam, which began to boil. He survived by running to his ute in the middle of a lucerne paddock.

Dunc tells of a blaze that took at property at Werona, including the owner’s prized violin, and remembers his own mother filling plastic buckets with water when fire approached.

They talk of the 1906 fire in Hepburn, the 1944 blaze that took many homes, until the subject turns to The Snake.

Rats were seen scurrying down the rafters after a noise in the ceiling. A friend visiting Dunc left soon after, only to be phoned by Dunc, who had climbed a ladder to open fire with his shotgun at a huge king brown. Blown off the ladder, Dunc somehow landed on his feet.

The snake was 188cms and thick as a beer bottle. Dinkum.

We move to the Gervasoni family, who used to live over the road and were renowned for their Sunday bocce games, where the losers had to shout the wine. Maurie remembers a pair of Ballarat detectives turning up and insisting on buying some wine, at two shillings and sixpence a bottle, and then charging the seller with sly-grogging.

Dunc’s a teetotaller and doesn’t smoke either. “I tried it when I was a school kid and didn’t like it.”

The talk turns to bullboars, Dunc’s stable meal, along with his breakfast porridge. With great horror one bloke reckons he saw someone fry them, instead of boiling them to have with tomato sauce.

Another says they’re better the next day.

Outside, Geoff Green shows a rare Cockatoo Brades bushman’s axe and a mighty bullocky’s whip.

Nearby is Dunc’s Subaru, which carries him on his shopping trips to Castlemaine and Daylesford and back for more Wednesdays of yarns and mateship.

Words: Kevin Childs | Images: Kyle Barnes

Pictured right, clockwise from top, seated, from left: Dunc McKinnon, Andrew Killingbeck and Russell McKinnon, standing, Maurie Gervasoni, Chris Olver, Peter Robertson, Gerry de Winter and Geoff Green - with Chesty the Cat, slight cropped, on the chair in front; Dunc on his tractor; the living quarters; the outback dunny, Andrew and Geoff share a yarn; and Andrew and Dunc with a bullock whip and bushman's axe

“There was a road copper there, some other coppers, and one bloke tossed a sheila over his shoulder.”

- Maurie Gervasoni

Sisters need safe home

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AFS has nearly 120 children in foster care across the Ballarat region, and there aren't enough foster homes to support them.

CAFS is currently seeking a long-term foster family for two young sisters who are in need of a safe and nurturing home.

Due to a recent unforeseen change in circumstances the girl’s current care arrangement is ending and sadly if a suitable carer is not found, the girls are facing the genuine risk of being separated or being moved outside of the local region they know as home.

“Studies show that when siblings stay together, they heal, thrive, and flourish,” says Di Walker, CAFS Foster Care recruitment team leader. “Keeping siblings together in an individual home in the care of a full-time foster parent, supported by a community of other caring individuals is the core of what we do at CAFS.” The sisters require a family who can provide the support and devotion that is needed. Both the girls are going to school locally and enjoy a range of activities including horse riding, arts and craft, singing, dancing, swimming and bike riding.

“We are calling on the community for help… If you think you can open your heart and your home please contact our Di or Glenn in the Foster Care team on 5337 3333.”

A Happy Small-Town Market every 3rd Saturday of the Month

2018 Daylesford Townhall 76 Vincent Street free entry

Boutique Artisan Market

Saturday 12th May & Sunday 13th May 10am - 4pm

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local food, produce, craft, art, music, plants

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To market, to market, to buy some hot peppers

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

Daylesford Sunday 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

Want to advertise your market? It's free. Just email news@tlnews.com.au

The Trentham Farmers Market has joined with Trentham Makers Market

Third Saturday, 9am - 1pm

Foodie winners

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OUR Central Highland businesses have been awarded 2018 delicious, produce award winners for Victoria from three categories, Dairy, Paddock, Sea and Earth.

While not surprisingly, none were honoured for the From the Sea category, From the Earth went to Trewhella Farm Native Macedon Ranges Pepper Berries, From the Dairy to The Fermentary Milk Kefir and From the Paddock to both Milking Yard Farm Sommerlad Chicken and Real Eggs Real Free Range Eggs.

Following its successful launch in 2017, The Alla Wolf-Tasker Good Food Matters delicious. Produce Awards national scholarship of $5000 will again be awarded in 2018.

The 2018 state winners will be eligible to apply for the 2018 scholarship.

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ZELMAN SYMPHONY

Rick Prakhoff − Artistic Director & Principal Conductor

featuring Svetlana Bogosavljevic − cello 2.00pm Sunday 20th May Daylesford Town Hall, 76 Vincent St

Sibelius − Finlandia Sibelius − Karelia Suite

Tchaikovsky − Variations on a Rococo Theme Tchaikovsky − Symphony No.4 with Susan Pierotti − concertmaster

Tickets − General Admission $25, includes post-concert refreshments Children under 16 free with paying Adult

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NDIS anniversary

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EOPLE across the Macedon Ranges marked the one-year anniversary of the National Disability Insurance Scheme being delivered in the area by sharing a morning tea with staff at Cobaw Community Health.

The NDIS provides individualised support for people under the age of 65 who have a permanent and significant disability by enabling them to access services in the community with the aim of improving such things as wellbeing, independence, community involvement and employment. By 2019 it is estimated that about 460,000 Australians will benefit from the scheme.

Information session – enrolments and scholarships Date: Thursday 7th June from 5:00pm Venue: Daylesford Royal Hotel, 27 Vincent Street Daylesford

For further information please call our Admissions Office on 5338 0830 or admissions@bgs.vic.edu.au bgs.vic.edu.au

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Standing Man marks the destination at Porky Ridge

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HE Central Highlands has a towering new art landmark. Called Standing Man, it reaches 12 metres into the sky at a sculpture park at Porcupine Ridge.

Standing Man arose to the delight of a small crowd of artists and others, some from Sydney and Melbourne, and to the almost overwhelming joy of the park’s owner, Stuart Purves, who runs art galleries in those cities.

It’s the third major Australian work by American sculptor Peter Lundberg – two award-winning works are on Sydney’s foreshore – and joins works across his homeland, and in Germany, Sweden, Norway and China.

Seven years ago Stuart began talking with him about getting a major work.

Lundberg, pictured right with Standing Man, flew in, a site was found and a big hole chosen so the 57-tonne sculpture could be made on the spot. Up stepped Stuart’s obliging neighbour, Darren Giacometti, who has a medium-sized excavator, which was ideal to dig a mould 2.5 metres deep and 4.5 metres wide.

“The sculpture’s organic in shape, because it follows the shape of the hole,” said Lundberg. “The dirt will colour the concrete. I like to do it that way, it’s a direct and immediate way of doing a large sculpture because I have complete control until it goes into the earth, which then plays its part.”

Next, he threaded the hole with reinforced steel rods, laid black plastic sheets in some areas to vary the surface, and then waited hours for the concrete. Finally, the trucks began to rumble in and disgorge their loads, with Lundberg and fellow sculptor David Waters pumping air into the mass and fussily smoothing its shape.

Three weeks later, at 7.10 on a brilliant morning, up rolled a 30.5-metre high crane and hi-vis crew of five. Using old pieces of carpet so the by now hard sculpture would not be damaged, they wrap huge chains around it and begin cautiously lifting.

Up at the controls was 26-year-old Ash “Hollywood” Stevens, from Warrenheip near Ballarat. He got his nickname because he’s often in pictures and has only been in the cabin for about a month.

Reading from his screen, he called the weight: “Thirty-four point eight” tonnes, then “thirty-two” before lowering the sculpture so TV could film it emerging.

Now sculptor Lundberg jumps into an excavator and starts scraping mud from the hole, clearing the way for the sculpture to be lifted. He’s worried about rocks snagging the work, but is soon relieved.

As the onlookers grow to 18 there is a cracking noise. The chain takes the strain and it’s not the only thing that is tense. Work stops once more because one “arm” of the sculpture is shorter than the other, so two links are moved on the chain to even the load. Again the chain is adjusted to be at the centre of the greatest strain.

A “ping” sounds as the legs stand upright. Hollywood says, "Twenty-five there", and, with much groaning and scrunching, and after four hours, Standing Man is upright and hanging off the ground, softly shedding a sheen of dust on the tea and scones on a nearby table.

Gently, almost lovingly, Lundberg turns the work 180 degrees to face the right way, as Hollywood says, "twenty tonnes”. The 30-tonne base secures the work as it meets the ground.

The crane team packs up for a more mundane job, a bridge at Bacchus Marsh.

A day later a casual visitor found it hard to spot Standing Man among the gums; only when up close does its grandeur and power become apparent.

Lundberg, who’s just turned 57, says he gets his inspiration from Australia’s big, wide, open landscape, and its art. By using an excavator, concrete and steel he aims to make a statement about society today, while producing what seems to be an age-old object.

“The labour, pain and love of my efforts not only give me meaning but also make me feel alive,” he once said. "Art brings this journey into focus; the sculpture marks its destination.”

Not all his work is massive. He made a forest of human-size Aboriginal-style bronze totems from wood casts, which will join the 72 sculptures in the threeyear-old park, with another 20 on the way.

And Standing Man's price? Says Purves: “It could be bought at the farm gate for $145,000, plus removal costs.”

Words: Kevin Childs | Image: Contributed

“The labour, pain and love of my efforts not only give me meaning but also make me feel alive. Art brings this journey into focus; the sculpture marks its destination.”

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Love Letters performances

Music and magic

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AUDEVILLIAN trickster Mic Conway, who is celebrating his 50th anniversary as a performer, is presenting shows throughout Victoria including at the Guildford Hotel.

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O, WHAT'S in a letter? Personal news, a simple update to a friend…or something much deeper? Putting pen to paper must surely be the most honest, age-old way of expressing our innermost thoughts and emotions to a loved one.

A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters is a tender, tragi-comic, and nuanced examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness of two lifelong, complicated friends. While spanning five decades and numerous locations, it is staged simply, with two actors on stage, letting their words describe a world of emotion. Despite the painful differences which will ultimately tear them apart, they remain each other’s most trusted confidant, and are “true lovers” on paper, if not on the earth.

The Mount Players along with director Frank Harvey, will perform Love Letters at Mountview Theatre, Macedon, from May 11 to 27. Tickets: www.themountplayers.com or 5426 1892.

Above, actors Darren Gregor and Jackie Harvey Words & image: Contributed

The Mount Players Presents The Mount Players

May 11th - 27th 2018

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LETTERS

Bookings: www.themountplayers.com or Phone 5426 1892

BY A.R. Gurney

Director Frank Harvey By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd. on behalf of Dramatists Play Services Inc. New York

Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon

Mic presents his show with a taste of his career from Captain Matchbox and Circus Oz to now.

Music, mayhem, magic, juggling, comedy, fire and mirth are thrown together to create this unique show and Mic will be accompanied by guitar virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Fagan and other special guests along the way.

Born into a family of vaudevillians and opera singers, Conway's life as an entertainer began in the 70s with Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, originally called Jelly Bean Jug Band in 1968 at Camberwell High School. To their surprise it became a cult phenomenon, recording seven albums, two of which achieved gold status.

Mic will play, with special guests, at the Guildford Hotel on Friday, May 18 from 7.30pm. Guests include Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky, a storytelling and musical MC, Sue Ingleton, a renowned comedian, Marni Sheehan, a musician and singersongwriter, Teana Amor, a percussionist from Gutbucket Jug Band and guitarist Matthew Fagan.

Bookings: Kellie on 0438 881 985. *The Local has a free double pass to give away for this great night out. For your chance to win email donna@tlnews. com.au with your name, number and town by Sunday, May 13, 5pm. The winner will be notified by phone.

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Baby show results

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HE Leonards Hill Hall Baby Show, held on Saturday, April 28 raised more than $400 towards the upkeep of the hall.

Results were:

Section 1: Birth - 9 months 1st Arlia Allen/Daylesford 2nd Charlie Overstead/Daylesford

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Art-full living - your online self

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N THE past we've prompted you to creatively self-reflect in the real world, but we've never asked you to reflect in the online world...who are you online?

What do you share about yourself, maybe on social media or the world wide web? Sounds pretty abstract, right? That's why it's for this week's guest challenge Draw your online self. Think about your life online...are you chatty on social media or more of an observer? Do you share a lot or a little on the web?

All of your online data adds up to make a virtual image of you that people and organisations can look at online. What do you think they see when looking at you and your life online? You can be as realistic, abstract, fun or serious as you like.

If you have more time...

Now draw your real self and compare. What are the similarities and the differences?

Think In what ways were you challenged this week by the activity? Was it difficult to imagine? Has this made you think or feel any different towards your online self?

Share Show us your drawings! Share your interpretation on social media using #artfullifer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and with us on: t: @artfulllifer; f: https://www.facebook.com/art-fullliving; e: to publish in The Local: donna@tlnews.com.au This is a real soul-searcher. Are you a hobbit, a lion or a mouse? Can't wait to see your visions, anonymous if preferred!

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Spud recipes for autumn, aka spud time, thanks to Tonia Todman

Baked sweet potato with yoghurt These delicious vegetables become even richer and sweeter in flavour when they are oven baked. The addition of pine nuts and spices, plus yoghurt, makes this a vegetarian meal if teamed with salad greens, or use it to accompany roast meat.

800g orange sweet potato, peeled; 1-2 dessert spoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons honey, warmed; 1 dessert spoon cumin seeds; 1 dessert spoon coriander seeds, crushed; 2 tablespoons fresh coriander sprigs; pinch cinnamon; plain yoghurt to accompany; pine nuts Heat your oven to about 190C. Cut the potato into 2cm rounds, or wedges. Roast the pine nuts lightly in the oven while you are preparing the potatoes. Remove when lightly golden, then cool.

Place the oil, honey, herbs and spices in a bowl, mix, then toss in the potato pieces, coating them well. Place the pieces on a baking tray and place on the middle shelf of your oven. Roast for about 40 minutes or so, or until soft, and the pieces are browning at the edge.

Serve immediately, adding a dollop of yoghurt and sprinkling with pine nuts. A little more chopped parsley could be sprinkled over, if liked.

TERMINATION Fire Restrictions

Potato and Onion Tortilla

A reminder that CFA and DELWP fire restrictions (Fire Danger Period and Prohibited Period, respectively) are scheduled to cease.

The Fire Restriction Period will terminate at 0100 hours on the dates shown.

Municipality

Date of Commencement

City of Ballarat Golden Plains Shire Hepburn Shire Moorabool Shire Pyrenees Shire

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This traditional Spanish dish is really a substantial omelette and is easily cooked in a fry pan. It should be eaten as soon as it’s cooked, so have ready a crisp salad and some crunchy bread to go with it. If some bacon is available, cut this into small slices and crisp this first in the hot pan that you later use for the potatoes and onions. Remove and reserve the bacon. I toss this into the potato and onion mixture before adding the eggs, and use a little less salt than suggested. A glass of crisp white or light red would go rather well with this.

300ml olive oil; 3 large, or 4 medium potatoes peeled; 1 generous teaspoon salt; 2 chopped onions; 6 eggs; bacon, optional Heat ¾ of the oil in a heavy pan until it is very hot. Slice the potatoes into 6mm slices and place in the pan, sprinkle with the salt, and keep turning and moving them around to help brown them. Reduce the heat and cook the potatoes for about 10 minutes, then stir in the onions. Cook for another 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Once the onions are slightly transparent and starting to go golden brown, transfer the contents of the pan to a colander to drain as much oil away as you can.

Beat the eggs in a large bowl until frothy. Slide in the potato and onion mixture gently and mix with the eggs.

Wash the pan to have a clean surface for the egg mixture. Add the remainder of the oil and heat to be quite hot. Pour in the egg mixture, spreading it out to fill the pan. Cook for around 2-3 minutes, shaking the pan often to prevent the eggs sticking.

Find a plate that is bigger in size than your pan – you need to be able to hold it at the edge in one hand, with the pan in the other.

Now here’s the tricky bit – or impressive technique – depending on your skill level! First, be sure the omelette is free from the pan bottom. Holding the edge of the plate, slide the omelette onto the plate by tilting the pan towards the plate. Then placing the plate and the pan firmly together, flip the omelette back into the pan. The omelette has now turned over – cook for another 3 minutes or so to cook the underside.

If all this terrifies you, simply place the pan under the griller for a few minutes to brown the top.

Serve at once, cut into wedges. Apart from salad and bread, serve with a good chutney, too.

Certain restrictions on the lighting of fires on private land will remain in force until the termination of the Fire Restrictions Period.

Information about fire restrictions within the Country Area of Victoria can be obtained from www.cfa.vic.gov.au, your local CFA District Office or Municipal Fire Prevention Officer.

Information about fire restrictions within the Fire Protected Area can be obtained from www.delwp.vic.gov.au, or your local DELWP Fire District Officer.

Steven Warrington Chief Officer – CFA

Darrin McKenzie

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Chief Fire Officer – DELWP

All recipes copyrighted to Tonia Todman www.toniatodman.com.au

Bloomin' beautiful

IT'S almost the end of another successful begonia season at the Alf Headland Conservatory at the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens. But there is still time to see some of the beautiful blooms, as Hepburn Shire Council gardener Carlson found last week, when The Local's photographer Kyle Barnes wandered up the hill.