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CONTENTS Issue 4, June 2019
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Inside 3 Welcome 7
Flipped Out
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No slowing down for this man about town
1 2 Time to call it a day, doc 1 5 Fast, but not so furious 1 7 Tools of the trade
12 Contact us beau editor Lachlan Durling lachlan.durling@riverineherald.com.au
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Photography: Cath Grey, Luke Hemer Editorial design: Jacqui Maskell, Brendan Cain Advertising design: Brendan Cain, Bella Considine, Tanya Main Words: Lachlan Durling, Phillip Evans, Charmayne Allison, Fraser Walker-Pearce
Welcome
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INTER IS COMING.
I present to you the most overused reference in recent times, and while I’m all for getting carried away in the hype, I just couldn’t understand the excitement around Game of Thrones.
For weeks my Facebook feed and even our TV news was overrun with daggy references like the one I opened with – and I think that compelled me to actively avoid it. So, tangent over, you know where my allegiances lie. But winter has arrived now, and whether your ideal winter is weekends spent camping or streaming every serviceexclusive comedy/drama with three parts containing five episodes that each go for an hour, I say welcome to Beau. Mine is the latter, but I always seem to lose
interest in the series about half way through, I have four shows on the go, just over half way finished and never seem to finish them. What a very first-world problem, I know. Maybe I could take a leaf out of our featured stories this edition. I need the methodical approach of Vin McNair, and if I had the determination of Donald Hughan I’d probably be half way around the world travelling rather than half way through a TV series. But here I am. And being in Echuca-Moama means my fellow journalists and I get to share these outstanding stories of locals who are our everyday heroes. I say something to this effect every time, but these stories constantly astound me, and the fact they’re right under our noses half the time is even more impressive.
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Surface fishing is making a comeback as the best chance you will have for landing that elusive Murray Cod. It’s not new but surface fishing is a technique gaining more popularity on our waterways. So why? Is it the timing? Weekdays after work is always on the cards and as the sun sets the fish start moving closer to the bank where, under the cover of darkness, they can feed. Surely the perfect place to have that surface lure teasing, just slowly licking along. Is it the action? As surface fishing is more attractive to the impatient angler as you are constantly casting and working the lure. Casting and mimicking the movements of insects keeps the fisherman active in sport fishing style as well as the challenge to cast amongst structures. Maybe it’s the chase? Because nothing lets you better see foxing the fish than when you lure them back into the bank in clear water, the action of the lure and the violent attack as the final strike takes place busting the surface in a show of strength, stealth and anger. Or is it the ease of access? The fish move closer to the edges so you can
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does their bit and there aren’t many people saying ‘no thanks’ when asked for a donation. And it makes me proud to be part of such a giving community. Despite one of the harshest THE WORLD droughts, it blows me away how our regional AS SEEN BY towns always punch well FLIP EVANS above their weight when it comes to fundraising and helping each other out — it’s community spirit at its best! This year I was honoured to assist a local crew fighting for a cure for MND and ELCOME BACK TO Beau! How was up for the fight! The fight for MND is a good are the people of Echucacause close to me — and almost everyone Moama? I am always blown knows someone who is affected — and funds for research to find a cure is really away by the generosity of people here, important. The Big Freeze Echuca-Moama everyone is supporting their own cause but to fight MND was always going to be huge we still manage to get so much done and and this edition I’ve asked three of the raise so much money for so many other ladies involved to share with you what it’s causes. all about. Lisa Leeds, Naomi Beasley and Almost every weekend, or every month Emma Boyd took the plunge this year and I there is something happening in town to thought it’d be a good chance to hear about raise money or awareness for a different why they did it and why they, along with cause, large or small. It doesn’t matter if Amelia Hartnett, are taking part in Daniher’s it’s the $2 raffle at the footy club or a local Drive later this year. The team has a personal cancer support group — such as the GNO connection to MND. Naomi’s mother passed crew aiming to raise $50,000 — everyone away from the disease in 2002 and with
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Naomi, Emma and Amelia all going to school together, they got to see first-hand that MND does not discriminate and the heartbreaking effect on family and friends that it has. This is why they wanted to attempt to give some hope to those suffering and their families. These girls aren’t the only group in town doing their bit, with many others working hard to raise funds for the Fight MND. “The response we’ve had so far has been incredible for both events, we’ve had a whole lot of people come on board and a lot of people call us out of the blue to help,” Lisa said before the event. “It has just exceeded all of our expectations.” These events show the true colours of Echuca-Moama, every business has a budget for donations, and that budget just seems endless sometimes. Just as each person has an amount they’re willing to give — that also never seems to be exhausted. There is certainly something special something about the people of Echuca-Moama. To support Freeze MND Echuca Moama visit freezemndechucamoama.blackbaud-sites.com You can also find the girls Daniher’s Drive team on Facebook at Lorna’s Girls MND. I know I won’t have to ask you to dig deep, because I know you will — you always do!
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NO SLOWING DOWN for this man about town
It seems nothing can keep Donald Hughan down — despite being wheelchair bound he’s still a man about town, and the state, nay, the country. CHARMAYNE ALLISON managed to catch him before his next big adventure to talk about his life and where to from here, whether it be working with the SES, on a bike, in the car or camping in a remote location
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OR ROCHESTER’S DONALD Hughan, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ — it’s a matter of ‘how’.
And what can seem like a dead-end to some is, to him, just another chance to knuckle down and nut out a plan B. It’s this can-do attitude which has seen him chalk up more postcard moments in 30 years than many people see in a lifetime. Riding a camel in Uluru? Check. Jetskiing in Queensland? Check. Volunteering for the local SES? Well, he’s still doing that one. Plus driving a car, riding a motorbike (albeit a three-wheel one) — and it’s not rare for him to disappear for weeks on end when he takes his camper trailer across Australia to some of this country’s most beautiful sites. Because if Donald has a dream, he’ll take a good crack at seeing it become reality.
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“There's not too much I won't have a go at,” he said. “I love adventure. If I can do it, I can do it. And if I can't — it does get annoying sometimes but I guess that's life.”
In addition to treatments for his bowel and bladder, he had a shunt inserted in his brain to automatically drain the fluid that built up over time.
From as early as he can remember, Donald has had spina bifida.
But he was just five years old when he had an operation he’ll never forget — the operation to remove the hump on his back.
A birth defect in which a baby's spinal cord fails to develop properly, the condition has many forms.
“They put balloons under the skin in my back and pumped them full of water once a week to stretch the skin first,” he said.
In Donald’s case, it means he’s paralysed from the waist down, his spine sharply curved in an upside-down ‘L’.
“Then they went in, removed the hump and stitched me back up. I was on my stomach, hospital-bed bound for quite a while.
“I literally had a big hunchback. There are some forms of it where people can walk, whereas I’m completely wheelchair bound,” he said. Donald was in and out of hospital so much in his early years that it almost felt like a second home.
“That operation has really stuck in my mind. Because that was the earliest moment I remember grasping what spina bifida was for me. “That's when I realised how much effect it would have on me. And not just me — but my family and friends as well.”
Born in Dandenong, Donald was raised in Millgrove before moving to Rochester in Grade 4 with his family.
fact I’m still involved because when my pager goes off I'm pretty much here and manning the radios.”
From Rochester Primary School he headed to the local secondary college — a transition he still counts as one of his greatest challenges to date.
In his years in the SES, Donald has been deployed to Mildura (offering aid during the 2016 floods) and worked at Echuca’s division command point.
“I was lucky pretty much all the friends I had in primary school came to the high school as well. So that was easy,” he said. “But in high school it was all go go go, it was totally different. You change class every 50 minutes so it's a lot harder.” After graduating, Donald eventually came to work for Goulburn Murray Water as a relief customer service administrator, spanning Kerang in the west to Cobram, Shepparton and Kyabram in the east. He was on shift at GMW when it was first suggested he join the SES. “An irrigator came into work and said she had a job for me in the SES,” he said. “I was like ‘…Okay. And do what? I can't get in a truck’. Then she said no, come do radios and admin work.” It ended up being love at first shift. “I just love the sense of helping the community,” he said. “Not that I can go out and cut up a tree or extricate a person out of a car. But it's the
on someone.”
He’s also been named one of Rochester’s five unit duty officers. Meaning if his pager goes off, he has only three minutes to acknowledge it before he’s racing to the local SES shed to prepare a team. It can be high pressure work — especially when he’s the main point of contact for multiple crews. But Donald’s no stranger to challenges.
It would take a whole other article to detail all Donald has done in his jam-packed 30 years. He’s been overseas twice on his own. He has both his car and motorbike licences and can often be seen riding around Rochester on his beloved 150cc Howell Trike. And if he’s nowhere to be seen around town, chances are Donald’s driving his camper trailer across Australia — he’s already taken it to the Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. And there’s still plenty more to explore. Reflecting on his life to date, Donald said he wouldn’t change a thing.
In fact, he seems to thrive off them.
“I've grown up with spina bifida so I don't know any different,” he said.
And cheered on by his mum, sister and grandparents — and a close-knit community — there’s very little he’s dreamed that he hasn’t done.
“I would rather grow up with it than be ablebodied and have a motorbiking accident and end up in a wheelchair. To me, it's just a way of life.
“If I want to do something my family will tell me their concerns. But they also know I can be pretty determined,” he laughed.
“To children who are growing up like I did, I say this — don't let your disability get in the way.
“So they’ll just encourage me. In that respect I've been lucky.
“If you want to do something, do it. But also be mindful of your limitations.
“It's very important for someone who is in a wheelchair or has a disability to have that support. Just so they know they can count
“You may not be able to do it in the same way as an able-bodied person. But find a way where you can. Don't let it stop you.”
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Time to call it a day, doc
ADIE Daly is a full-time psychologist in every way — except for the framed degree on his office wall. He has been a pivotal influence in many young lives and he has been the target of some evil ‘social’ media. But none of it matters anymore writes FRASER WALKER-PEARCE, because the ‘doctor’ has just seen his final patients
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E’S 55 but has been kept much younger by coaching the Moama under-17s football team for the past 12 years. A tenure which has seen enormous reward in the development of so many young players — and a more tangible recognition in the club’s trophy cabinet. Daly has been behind the personal growth and development of more than 200 young men and won the past five Murray League flags in a row — an astonishing performance by any measure. But he is also smart enough to realise his time is up at the club — it’s time to make way for the next generation of coaches to bring in their own style. It’s hard to argue with a guy who clearly knows so much about the game and even more about getting people to play it in such a sustained winning run. Moama’s thirds weren’t always this good, for the first three years of his tenure successes were few and far between. However, once he got on to a winning formula, the doctor without the degree grabbed hold of it, and stuck to his guns. The equation, he said, was simple.
“Listen to the players, keep their heads screwed on, the parents happy, and the wins will come as a natural byproduct” is coach Daly’s philosophy in a nutshell. He knows he can’t protect his players when they enter the battlefield. So he doesn’t try. What he does do is create an environment where players want to play firstly for themselves, then for their teammates, and for their club. And, finally; for the coach. The best way to go about that he divined was giving them the problem solving tools necessary to overcome whatever was flung 12
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at them — on or off the field. “I’ve had a fair few kids who have struggled with depression and anxiety who came to me to help them through dark times,” Daly said. “Sometimes I didn’t realise and my not picking them in the match day side really hurt them and made things worse,” he said. “Those are some big regrets of mine, but you can’t help solve a problem if you don’t know it exists, I suppose. “Being accused of leaving them out intentionally in Facebook comments — things like ‘he’ll top himself because of this’ coming from people who should really know better — that stuff stays with you for a long time. “It comes from people who don’t know me and don’t know that I’m here for the right reasons. “I couldn’t give a toss if we win or lose, and 99.9 per cent of the time it doesn’t happen and I get positive responses. “But it’s the cheap shots sometimes that stick with you the longest.
the side because of his huge work ethic and help behind the scenes. Sutton knew the story of every player and talked to them about their issues; not only that but he set up and packed away drills and was a natural leader. “If you get that stuff right like Ash did, the boys trust you and will do nearly anything for you out on the field,” Daly said. Another story that sticks in the mind is of Jake Preston, in a preliminary final seven years ago against Mulwala at Echuca South Recreation Reserve.
with that. “Most kids can work it out by themselves, but I’ve learned that empathy, compassion and care will always trump a hard word or lots of words from a coach,” he said. Daly has played senior footy at Deniliquin, Berrigan and Echuca and coached at Tongala, Echuca and Moama. But he won his first premiership with the Moama under-17s. And he firmly believed that would be the side he will miss the most in the coming seasons.
“He was a lesser light and by no means the best player in the team. You worried every time he got the ball if it would be inspired or a mistake,” Daly laughed.
“I’m going to miss it, and I won’t know how much I’ll miss it until next season starts. . . I look forward to being able to freelance a bit, and float between the games I want to watch.
“Anyway we were two points up with less than a minute left and they broke away with only Jake chasing the bloke back towards the goal.
“I’ll really miss those three years when they’re 14 to 17 — just the development in that time is astounding. They turn into young men in the blink of an eye.
“Parents have come to me over the years and they’ll say ‘can you help me? He won’t do his homework,’ or ‘he’s got behavioural problems.’
“He had an open shot at goal and it would definitely have won the game — but Jake kept chasing and just as he was about to put boot to ball Jake caught him and won the free kick.
“I still plan to watch Moama’s footy — but I’d also quite like to watch Echuca in the GVL, and my daughter Alex and the Moama netballers.
“So I say to them ‘yep I’ll see what I can do,’ and I tell the boy he’s missing out on the weekend’s game if he doesn’t straighten up at school.
“He booted it down the other end and won us the game. It just tells you that greatness can come from those you just don’t expect it from — he won us that game,” he said.
“I’m not a doctor. I’m not a psychologist who can pick up on these things all the time, but I do have a lot of empathy, and at the end of the day I know I’m doing my best to protect them,” he said. And like with anything, in the other 99.9 per cent of the time, where Daly does get that balancing act right, he gets it bang on.
“Ninety per cent of the time I was bluffing, because I really wanted the kid to play that weekend, but you kind of need to support the parents in that situation in their off-field problems,” he laughed. “I’m not a mind reader either; I only have a couple of hours with them each week. But what I can teach them in a roundabout way is resilience and dealing with things like angst and depression in a head on way,” he said. It’s the success stories that will stay with Daly long after the game memories have faded. Stories like a boy named Ash Sutton — not the most gifted footballer in the team at the time but who was appointed vice-captain of
Of the more than 200 players Daly has coached over the years, many have remained in touch and invite him to celebrations and milestones in their own lives. “I’ve been invited to their weddings, their 21sts. Some have gone on to become policemen, journalists, teachers and tradies. “Out of all the players I’ve had, I only know of one who’s been in real trouble and gone to jail for a drug problem. “There have been a couple of parents who have been concerned that if their son doesn’t get a game what that may do for his mental health, but as long as they’re communicating their issues with me then I have the full picture and I can work
“I’m getting to the age now where it’d be selfish to keep going with the under 17s, I’m standing in the way of perhaps a senior player wanting to take coaching on, or another perfectly qualified coach who’s waiting for that chance. “What’s that song? You’ve got to know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to run,” he said. Daly admitted life after coaching would be tricky and he doesn’t quite know how he might handle it. But that’s a part of his life he won’t be walking alone — with the support of wife Julianne and daughter Alex he’s confident he’ll be just fine. “I want to say thanks to the club for all their opportunities and the huge amount of support they’ve given me. “They’ve thanked me a lot in the past, but in truth I’ve gotten more out of my time there than they have,” he confessed. BEAU MAGAZINE JUNE 2019
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It’s any petrol head’s dream, roaring along the racetrack with nothing more than a few sheets of metal around you, and a thirst for first. But as LACHLAN DURLING found out Vin McNair doesn’t get white-line fever, it’s more method than madness >>> BEAU MAGAZINE JUNE 2019
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S IS THE case with all good origin stories, Vin McNair’s love for racing started with a hair-brained idea that grew in a farm shed. Before too long, he had a race car on his hands.
Part-way through an automotive apprenticeship at just 16, he wanted a race car but thought it too expensive and so he settled on building a buggy. He sought out some advice and found out for slightly more money he could have a fully-fledged race car. His decision? It was logical to build that race car.
sometimes it works and other times it’s not quite,” he admitted. He and his brothers work on the car and take it around the state to Winton, Phillip Island and Sandown race tracks — and now interstate to the newly made Tailem Bend track in South Australia. If Vin had to pick a favourite, it would have to be the Phillip Island track, for the scenery and the chance to open the car up on the road. “It’s a fast and wide track, so you can have a bit of fun — you can get up to about 255 kmh in sixth gear,” he said.
And so, in his father’s shed down the back of their farm, his idea was coming to fruition, from the chassis up slowly, piece by piece.
“One of the best scenes is going up over the shoulder and looking out to the sea. But being in a silhouette car it shakes and rattles around.
Finally, he had a car to race in Formula Vee — the entry-level competition for motorsport.
“And being a silhouette it kind of wants to destroy itself but still goes around the corner.”
It was an open wheeler, built for speed and Vin had the full intention of pushing it to its limits around the track. With next to no modifications allowed, Formula Vee comes down to driver skill rather than who has the lightest — or best — car. Vin was cutting his teeth with the rest of the fresh-faced racers in the category, as well as dabbling in the Formula Ford competition — another beginner-level racing competition. He recalls racing his car in Formula Vee about 20 times before he decided to call it a day and sell the car. Racing career over, he turned his attention to the family and his business — competitive racing nothing but a speck in his rear view mirror. That was, until 2012 rolled around and he had a championship-winning car sitting in the garage. He made the transition from open wheeler to an enclosed cabin, or ‘tin top’ rather unceremoniously, and at the request of his wife. “I thought I should get back into it,” he confessed. “But when you have family, you need to be focusing on other things. And so I thought I was old enough to have a tin top. “I wanted to go back but the wife thought it wasn’t safe enough.” Now he takes his silhouette build 1996 Honda Prelude around the track about four times a year and spends countless hours tinkering in the shed. With the fabled Nissan SR20 engine propelling it along in the two-litre sport sedan category, he’s up against Escorts, Datsuns and Mazda RX-7s, “We always try to make things better, 16
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But one past car and a track holds a special place in his heart. He fondly remembers putting his HSV VT Clubsport through its paces at Winton — and one day hopes to have a big Aussie eight back in his garage. Daily, he has the work Mazda BT-50 to trek around in, but his ultimate car would be the last of the Aussie V8s — a VF HSV GTS. In the meantime he’s content with the two litre sports sedans. Part of the Victorian club, he said it’s a good hobby — and being a mechanic he can keep the costs down. “It’s a good bunch of people and something good to be involved with, no one’s really interested in a 50-year-old man running around in a car,” he laughed. “But the club is really well supported, people come from all around the state — without people you couldn’t keep the club running.” It’s this sense of camaraderie that keeps he
and his brothers running around the state in search of that adrenaline rush, and a faster time of course. For anyone looking to get into amateur racing, he has one piece of simple advice. It’s a motto which sparked his passion and what keeps the McNair brothers going today. “It’s all about what you can do with what you have. You don’t need a million dollars — just have an interest,” he said. “And because we work in the field (as mechanics) it helps to keep our costs down and we get support from local people and businesses.” For Vin, it’s this back-to-basics approach that keeps the race car going, and what started his passion. But one thing he never expected was to see a previous car of his back at the start line. Years later, after he had sold the car he built in that farm shed, he got a call from Canberra. They had an open-wheeler which seemed pretty unique, chasing more information on the car they ended up with Vin’s number. “A guy rang me, he wanted to get it classified historic (so he could race it in the historic category) but I hadn’t stamped the chassis,” he said. Vin’s car had no VIN — or identification number. But luckily, Vin had proof of the build and the date, which was enough. “I sent him pictures of the build and he took them to CAMS (the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport), and it was classified,” he said. It was something of a proud moment for Vin. “It was just amazing to see something I built all those years ago was still going,” he admitted. And now for Vin, it’s just a case of what’s next.
The tools of the trade NATHAN NEVILLE, 22 BYFORD EQUIPMENT 1. How long have you been a tradie? Just over one year. 2. What’s the crappiest job you’ve had to do? Polishing is not the best. 3. Do you have a tradie dog. If not, why not. If yes, what’s his name and does he go to work with you? No I don’t. 4. Best spot for a tradie breakfast? I shouted the boys Maccas the other day, we all thought that was pretty good. 5. Do you BYO lunch or have another favourite spot? I try and bring my own but that’s easier said than done. 6. Who’s the dopiest bloke on site — and why? Rory — I’ll just leave it at that. 7. What’s your secret to wasting time on the job without anyone noticing? I don’t waste time. 8. Which trade has it the easiest? Electricians — all they really do is cleaning and they get a lot of money for it. 9. What’s your work drive and what’s in the garage at home? I just have my Commodore.
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