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By Emily Friedel ON THE back of his dog trailer, Dingoman has a sign offering to sell you a pair of purebred dingo pups for a million bucks – payment now, delivery 2035. Seems a bit expensive? Read on, and it makes more sense: “These beautiful endangered species pups … will be available in 20 years when there are probably none left in the wild – due to ongoing government and local persecution.”

the coming months. The trio will be travelling under the banner of the Ozwolf Dingo Foundation Inc., set up

by Dingoman in 2012, to raise public awareness about dingo conservation.

“I believe that’s what it’s all about,” he says. “People meeting the dingo and saying ‘shit’, in the wild they should be doing their job.”

Two dingoes, a sandy-coloured male and an almost-white female, trot around as Dingoman explains how he poured his life savings into decking out a bus and the dog trailer.

The dingoes are inquisitive but aloof and, although tame, give the distinct impression that they’re wild creatures and not to be messed with. Dingoman, who has kept and bred dingoes for over 20 years, says they’re not domesticated – they’re nothing like dogs – and they belong in the wilderness.

He plans to take the bus and his two canid companions around Victoria in

Amanda McDowell from the Australian Dingo Conservation Association also

discourages people from keeping dingoes as pets and warns that out of their comfort zone they become highly unpredictable.

“When they’re in season they can also become very aggressive and quite dangerous to strangers and the likes of kids or other pets … like any other top order predator in captivity, you’ve got to work to its needs and not yours,” she says.

Even if they do belong there, dingoes in the wild face numerous challenges.

“The dingo has no safe place in this country,” says Dr Arian Wallach, director of the Dingo for Biodiversity Project and Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology Sydney.

Photo page 11: Dingoman of Narbethong’s male dingo, Spirit. Dingoman believes dingoes belong in the wild but are persecuted there so need advocates such as himself to raise awareness about their plight. In particular, he would like to see an end to the use of sodium fluoroacetate, known as 1080, which is banned in most states in the US and studies have shown is often taken up by native species.

Photo courtesy Emily Friedel.

Below: indigenous rock painting of a dingo and an ancestral figure from the Laura Region of Queensland. Dr Melanie Fillios says learning about the dingo’s past may be important for Australia’s future: “We’re changing the environment, and we’re changing ecosystems at a really rapid pace. I think if we can begin to understand what former ecosystems were like we might have more of a wake-up call … to say ‘hey what are we doing and where are we going in the future?’”. Photo courtesy Dr Mellanie Fillios.

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Dingoman and his two dingoes, Spirit (front) and Mystic. Dingoman’s fascination with Australia’s wild canid began in childhood. Later, during his wildlife park career, he began keeping them and his passion for dingo conservation has been a driving force ever since. His first dingo, Diesel, was the father of Mystic and died at age 15. Photo courtesy Emily Friedel.

Making dingoes’ natural habitats safe for them is Dingoman’s mission. “I think they’re being victimised,” he says. The first step is drawing public attention to their plight. Even his name, which he changed by deed poll 15 years ago, is designed to spark curiosity about dingo conservation. (For the record, he’s more than happy with Dingoman and says he’ll probably be buried that way, but it does make putting in a Medicare claim interesting.)

“As an apex predator they’ve got to be given the chance to prove that they’re a necessity, they’ve been around the Australian bush for a lot longer than we have,” Dingoman says.

Dingoes are a ‘keystone species’, which means they play a crucial role in mainland Australia’s terrestrial ecosystems, and other species are dependent on them for survival.

“The ability of native animals in particular, but also plants, to thrive in this ecosystem, [which] has both native and introduced species, is largely affected by how we treat dingoes,” Dr Wallach says.

Research has shown dingoes keep certain other animals in check; they exert a balancing influence over the ecosystem and promote biodiversity.

Among other things, they suppress foxes and regulate kangaroo numbers, which means small and medium native mammals are preyed upon less and have more vegetation available for cover.

The dingo’s positive ecological effect reaches across a range of different environments.

“We’ve looked at [dingoes in] arid zones, we’ve looked at them in temperate,

and in tropical zones, where you’ve got different fauna and different factors, and their effect is quite consistent,” says Dr Mathew Crowther, associate professor in the school of Biological Sciences at the University of Sydney.

The dingo’s relationship with the endangered dusky hopping mouse provides a striking example of its ability to protect other native species. In a study published last year, scientists found hopping mice were more abundant in areas where dingo activity was higher and concluded that the dingo gives refuge to its tiny rodent friend by suppressing feral cats.

Importantly, ecologists are providing evidence that letting the dingo do its job is preferable to human-led eradication programs that target invasive predators such as foxes and cats.

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Female dingo photographed in the Simpson Desert. Dr Arian Wallach believes learning to live with wild canids and using non-lethal control methods is not only good for the environment but also good for farmers: “I managed a ‘predator-friendly’ [cattle] station in South Australia … The major cause of preventable deaths in the cattle that we were managing was not dingoes at all, but husbandry related issues, and husbandry related issues are things that we can actually fix.” Photo courtesy Dr Arian Wallach.

Human attempts to destroy introduced carnivores can make matters worse in some cases. For example, in areas of sustained fox control, critically endangered woylies suffered population drops because feral cat predation increased.

The message that dingoes have the ability to protect other native species is crucial, says Dingoman: “We’re trying to get it to the government that it’s not just trying to save one species, because this one [the dingo] will save others if given the chance.”

But dingo conservation is a complex and controversial issue, with the dingo’s ecological value being only one piece of the puzzle.

Throughout Australia, the dingo’s conservation and protection status vary.

In Victoria, they’re listed as a threatened species but are only ‘protected wildlife’ in certain areas. Dingoman believes rewilding dingoes in national parks, along with giving them more widespread protection, is essential for the species’ survival, and he is planning a breeding program to provide dingoes for future release.

Others are pushing for dingo rewilding, too, including a group of scientists who have put forward a proposal to allow dingoes back into Sturt National Park 14 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016

by altering the Dingo Fence, which runs from eastern Queensland to the South Australian coastline.

If this rewilding experiment goes ahead, it will be a victory for many dingo conservationists, and further opportunity to assess the dingo’s potential as an ecological restoration tool. However, the idea has met with opposition from scientists who argue dingoes may actively prey on some threatened species, and the debate carries on.

To further muddy the waters of the dingo conservation issue, even the definition of a dingo is contentious.

The dingo is neither dog nor subspecies of wolf; it’s a distinct form of canid with its own name, Canis dingo. The definition dilemma arises because dingoes and dogs can interbreed to produce dingo-dog hybrids. So, the controversy that’s always hot on the dingo’s tail extends to what should be deemed worthy of conservation. Many argue that only purebred dingoes should be protected, while hybrids should continue to be classed as ‘wild dogs’, which are considered pests.

If a dingo’s value lies primarily in its effects on the ecosystem, hybridisation may not be a cause for concern.

A study by Dr Crowther and his colleagues found interbreeding with dogs has little effect on dingo skull morphology, even in hybrids with a very small percentage of dingo genes.

Skull dimensions are a key means of distinguishing dingoes from dogs, based on the most recent scientific description of the dingo published in 2014. Skull shape and size also determine what a carnivore can eat and are instrumental in the dingo’s position as an apex predator.

Dr Crowther explains it’s likely the dingo’s ‘wild’ genes are dominant and “when we talk about ecological role there’s probably no difference between a dingo and a dingo-dog hybrid”. On the flipside, he says, dogs with no dingo genes are extremely rare in the wild – they don’t have what it takes to survive.

For those who argue only genetically pure dingoes should be conserved, hybridisation is the biggest threat to the species, and wild populations could be extinct by 2050 according to some estimations.

Regardless of their stance on hybridisation, though, dingo advocates agree that conflict with graziers is a pressing concern. Understandably, farmers don’t want their livestock killed by predators of any description, and

lethal control of offending animals may seem like the only option.

However, killing dingoes (and hybrids) disrupts pack structure, which can compound the livestock predation problem.

“Lethal methods are very costly, they’re very inefficient, and they can even be counterproductive,” Dr Wallach says.

For instance, a study found that calf losses from predation were greater and occurred more frequently in areas where wild canids were poison baited, compared with non-baited areas.

In contrast, non-lethal methods of predator control, such as the use of guardian dogs, are very effective at eliminating or reducing predation by dingoes, even for livestock more vulnerable to attack, such as sheep and chickens.

“Guardian animals are expensive when you start off, but they cut the losses right down, so they basically pay for themselves in a couple of years,” Dr Crowther says.

Non-lethal control also has the benefit of leaving the dingo free to fulfil its apex predator role and regulate wild herbivores, which compete with stock for pasture.

Amid ongoing discussions about the dingo’s future, scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of its past.

Understanding the dingo’s history – and how it has affected Australia’s history – adds another dimension to the conservation debate, particularly in light of its cultural significance to Aboriginal people.

Archaeological evidence suggests the dingo arrived in Australia around 4000 years ago, in the mid-Holocene period, but its origins remain an enigma.

Recent genetic studies, however, have provided a crucial clue: dingoes lack a gene required to digest starch.

“Starch is something that comes with cereal agriculture,” says Dr Melanie Fillios, an archaeologist from the University of New England. “You can give a domestic dog bread, and they will digest it just fine … but dingoes can’t.” So, it’s unlikely dingoes were brought here by agriculturalists.

Dr Fillios and her colleague narrowed

A black-and-tan dingo. In an updated description of the dingo published in 2014, researchers noted that museum specimens of dingoes, from animals that were unlikely to have interbred with domestic dogs, had a wide range of coat colours and colour combinations. This means coat colour is not a reliable means of distinguishing dingoes from dingo-dog hybrids – a myth that persists despite the updated description.

Photo courtesy Lyn Watson, director of the Australian Dingo Foundation (dingofoundation.org).

down the groups of people who could have introduced the dingo to Australia, and Toalean hunter-gatherers from South Sulawesi in Indonesia came out on top.

The next step, she says, is to search for archaeological dog remains from Southeast Asia to study their DNA and determine if they are the dingo’s ancestors.

It’s probable that soon after they arrived, dingoes formed a relationship with

Aboriginal people, which could have influenced many aspects of indigenous culture.

Dr Jane Balme, associate professor in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia, noticed an interesting shift in faunal remains at archaeological sites, which coincided with the dingo’s arrival.

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Australia and particularly with a move to a wider range of species and more smaller animals,” she says.

“Because it changed societies, it’s likely to have changed rituals and organisation.”

While working in the Kimberly, Dr Balme noted that even though both Aboriginal men and women keep dogs, it’s mostly the women who use dogs to hunt for goanna and other smaller animals.

Observations by early explorers and anthropologists suggest a longstanding relationship between female hunters and dingoes, which led Dr Balme to hypothesise that the changes in fauna appearing in archaeological sites around the mid-Holocene were due to Aboriginal women using dingoes to flush out smaller game.

The dingo may have formed strong bonds with Aboriginal people, but doesn’t appear to have been domesticated by them. “Once they got here you don’t see much morphological change, which is normally associated with domestication,” Dr Balme says.

It makes sense that interacting with dingoes feels very different from interacting with domestic dogs.

The dingo’s presence may have shaped Aboriginal societies in several ways. “For example, if women take dogs out with them when they go foraging they’re likely to encounter meat more often, which would improve their nutritional intake and if you improve your nutritional intake, you improve your fertility,” Dr Balme says.

“By giving some antiquity to their time here and some importance to how they came and the role they might have played, I think that might help change people’s perceptions of them,” Dr Fillios says.

Dr Balme and Dr Fillios both intend to continue digging away at the mystery of the dingo’s past, seeking knowledge that may also impact its future.

Dingoman agrees that changing perceptions is critical, especially those of the next generation.

“It’ll be the little kids that are the ones to save them,” he says.

Perhaps the opportunity to get up close to Dingoman’s two dingoes will instil in other children the same fascination and awe he felt for dingoes as a kid.

Despite the uncertainty plaguing the dingo’s future, Dingoman’s quest is one of hope: there is still time to give mainland Australia’s largest terrestrial predator a fair go, and learn to live harmoniously alongside it. There’s also time to learn from past mistakes, and the last line of the sign on the back of the dog trailer reads: “What would a pair of Tasmanian Tigers be worth today. IT’S NOT TOO LATE!” Ozwolf Dingo Foundation Inc. is looking for new members and for someone to donate a few acres of land for a confined dingo refuge. To get involved go to: www.ozwolf.com.au To learn more about the role of dingoes in the wild and ‘predator-friendly’ farming methods go to: www.dingobiodiversity.com

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Head chef Brodie Arnott puts the finishing touches on his dish at the Buxton Hotel.

Article and photos Tammy Lovett BRODIE ARNOTT’S success as a chef can be put down to two things, a clear passion for cooking and a desire to never stop learning.

For more than 20 years Brodie has worked as a chef and now holds the top job at the Buxton Hotel.

Since he took over the role as head chef earlier this year, Brodie has set about making his mark: refining the menu, creating new dishes, and ensuring guests have a range of new options each week with a changing specials menu.

Brodie’s love of fresh produce and Mediterranean flavours are reflected in his dishes,

along with Asian influences garnered from time spent working with a variety of chefs.

“I like to cook Mediterranean style food, with chunky vegetables and pan-fried sauces,” he says.

A passion for using fresh herbs and bold flavours including mint, coriander, and chilli make cooking Asian style food an obvious choice for Brodie.

“I’ve worked with a lot of multicultural chefs, a lot of different chefs. I’ve learnt a lot from them.”

“You never stop learning,” he says.

While finding inspiration in others’ work has always been

a major influence in Brodie’s cooking – and learning from a variety of sources – he admits he rarely sticks to a recipe.

“I don’t follow recipe books, I put my own twist on things.

I see what I want to create in my head.”

Regional produce and local suppliers are another key influence in Brodie’s dishes, with Buxton Trout and Salmon Farm and Alexandra Quality Meats providing the basis for many of the dishes on the menu.

This spring and summer, Brodie’s menu will reflect the season with warm salads, changes to the pizza menu, and a focus on seasonal produce. Diners will see a

return to spit roast dinner nights and can expect a new buffet breakfast during summer.

Brodie will continue to share and expand on his passion for international cuisines, with evenings being planned to showcase food from different parts of the globe.

For burger lovers with a big appetite, Brodie has something special in store: the Buxton Weekender. This towering burger is not for the faint-hearted, with two meat patties, two rashers of bacon, two eggs, two slices of cheese, grilled mushrooms, caramelised onion, tomato, beetroot, and lettuce served with housemade tomato and seeded mustard relish, sandwiched Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 19

Above: locally sourced trout fillet served on a vegetable stack with chat potatoes (pictured foreground), and a lemon herb butter sauce and chicken breast filled with bacon and camembert, served on a potato and zucchini frittata with a sundried tomato and pesto cream sauce (pictured at rear). Below: the Buxton Weekender and in chef Brodie’s words’it’s big’! in a burger bun with a side of chips. The Buxton Weekender is available during long weekends.

In the kitchen Brodie might be head chef, but he says his team – Glenice Farrall and Sue Oliver – play an important role, as both have years of experience in the hospitality and food industry. Remaining true to his philosophy for continuing to learn from others, Brodie says he relies on his team to deliver pub classics, including chicken parmigianas and roast dinners.

“It’s simple food done well.”

Brodie describes the dining experience as “laid back and friendly”.

“Our meals are affordable, and I’m sure we’ve got some of the coldest beer in Victoria,” he says.

Two decades ago Brodie began his career in Canberra, working at Madison Stone Grill Restaurant under Peter Weir. It wasn’t uncommon 20 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016

for the restaurant to put up more than 400 meals during service. But this was just the beginning; serving large numbers is something Brodie has become well adapted to.

Having spent eight years in mines working as a head chef and catering manager, Brodie often found himself cooking for up to 2500 people at each meal. He spent much of his time moving to different mine sites around Western Australia where he met his partner Bron, who is originally from Healesville.

Bron introduced Brodie to the area, and the couple moved to Buxton three years ago. When he isn’t working, you’ll find Brodie fishing or hunting, sourcing his own fresh produce, experimenting with flavours, and creating new dishes.

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Photo page 23: Daryl Callander, a retired engineer, with one of his horseshoe creations in the front yard of his Yea home.

Above: a pair of horseshoe chickens. Daryl began making the chickens after a man requested one for his wife, who loves chickens, at the Alexandra Truck, Ute & Rod Show a couple of years ago. He has made many since and says people use them for holding eggs and has even heard of them being used to plant succulents in.

Article and photos Emily Friedel

“It’s a lot of fun,” he says.

DARYL CALLANDER discovered a love of making sculptures with old horseshoes by accident.

Four years ago, Yea Primary School asked him to make a giant horseshoe pear. Daryl wasn’t too sure about the idea at first, but he gave it a shot, and his rustic pear now stands proudly at the entrance of the school.

Daryl enjoyed the pear project so much that he has been making horseshoe sculptures ever since.

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The freedom of sculpting with horseshoes is a pleasant departure from the rigidity of Daryl’s previous work as an engineer.

“You just go ahead and make it, it’s like a freehand drawing,” he says.

His welding experience, however, has certainly come in handy.

Daryl’s creations, which live in gardens and households throughout the Murrindindi Shire, include everything from owls and rams to

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penny-farthing bicycles. He also makes dogs with claw hammer heads, “that’s the hammerhead cross,” he says with a chuckle.

Many of Daryl’s pieces are made on request and figuring out how to put them together often keeps him up at night. At a Rotary meeting one evening, a woman asked if he could make a wine bottle and glass, to which Daryl replied he couldn’t. But then he woke up at midnight with an idea of how to go about it.

“I finished up making a

three-metre long wine bottle and about a 1.2-metre high wine glass,” he says. “I had to make the glass first because I put an ordinary wine bottle on the table, and a wine glass; a wine glass is about five-eighths the length of a wine bottle.

That’s why I thought, ‘well I’ll make the wine glass first and then make the bottle in proportion’. And that’s what I did.”

Recently, while on holiday, Daryl was challenged by a fellow cruise-goer to make a wheelbarrow.

Daryl Callander Creations

The horseshoe wheelbarrow that kept Daryl awake at night for a week. He says he will send the man who challenged him to make it (and who lives in Adelaide) a photograph.

For a week, he was awake at night building it in his head.

When he got home, the horseshoe wheelbarrow was constructed, and now it’s out in his front yard among the giant fruits and wide-eyed emus.

The used horseshoes come from two farriers who are “only too happy” to give them to Daryl. The shoes can be a challenge to work with because they’ve been fitted to individual horses’ hooves, which means they’re not uniform and don’t always fit together easily. “I don’t grade the shoes,” Daryl says. “I put them in as they come, at random.”

With the irregular horseshoes making life tricky, things don’t always work out according to Daryl’s plan, and it’s tough to replicate a sculpture (he’s made many a pear, but none the same as the first one he

did for Yea Primary). There’s a rightful owner for each of his pieces, though. “Someone will eventually come along and say, ‘that’s just what I want’,” Daryl says.

This year, Daryl’s artwork will be displayed at the Rotary Club of Yea’s Garden Expo in September and in some of the gardens on show during the Alexandra & District Open Gardens Weekend in October.

Daryl occasionally takes his sculptures to the Yea Market but says he’s happy for people to drop by and take a look at whatever is in the yard of his Yea home.

And if you’d like your own horseshoe creation from Daryl, just ask – no doubt he’ll be able to come up with a custom masterpiece in the middle of the night!

Above: Daryl’s ‘clawhammer cross’. Below: a ram standing in Daryl’s front yard. If you look carefully, you can see it’s ‘complete’ with a pair of testicles.

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Mia from Alexandra Primary School with Chris Humphrey, who taught Kids Teaching Kids Conference participants about how to protect echidnas in their natural habitat.

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Above: Jemima from St Mary’s Primary School, Alexandra enjoyed exploring a mini pond, which had all kinds of bugs from the Yea Wetlands ecosystem. Left: A beautifully illustrated front cover from Flowerdale Primary School’s story based on their presentation: “The Life of a Spiny Stick Insect.” Below left: At their first KTK Conference, Avenel Primary School students educated other kids on how they can help protect a small marsupial called the brush-tailed phascogale.

By Emily Friedel IN SEPTEMBER each year, small groups of children from ten Murrindindi Shire schools gather for a day among the trees and billabongs at the Yea Wetlands to teach each other about environmental issues. The children choose a topic they care about, research it for up to two semesters in class at school, then present it to their peers at the Kids Teaching Kids Conference.

“It’s quite an intimate day, with 100 kids extremely passionate about something they believe in. It’s very engaging and set in such a special location in the wetlands,” says Helen Gough, coordinator of Kids Teaching Kids for the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network.

Kids Teaching Kids (KTK) is a nationwide program, which has been running for 17 years and 2016 will see up to 500 schools and around 10,000 students participating in events across the country during KTK Week in September. This will be the program’s fourth year running in the Murrindindi region.

The KTK education model is designed to get children seeking solutions to complex environmental problems, such as climate change, conservation, and pollution. By giving children ownership of their learning, KTK aims to get them actively involved in saving the environment, while promoting their wellbeing and building their resilience.

“It helps the children to realise that they are not the only ones learning about and caring for the environment. They learn from other children new 28 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016

Jessie, Jacob, and Paige from the Middle Kinglake Primary School group who made a presentation on worm farms and held a workshop on how to make a mini worm farm. ideas and possibilities. They feel empowered and see that their learning is real, exciting and relevant and that they can and do make a difference, even as children,” says Karen Faulwetter, a Middle Kinglake Primary teacher who coordinates a Kids Teaching Kids group.

It’s not only the children who benefit from the KTK program. “As a teacher, I am inspired by their enthusiasm and ideas that culminate from a whole class working as a team. Students, through their own research, learn how to be responsible citizens when living with and amongst their environment. They are powerful teachers and a voice for our future,” says Tracey Ukosich from Yea Primary School.

On the day of the KTK Conference, small marquees are set up as ‘learning pods’.

Each school group, with approximately ten children, is paired up with another group in a learning pod, and they take turns to go through their 30-minute presentations.

“The idea of the presentation is that it’s informative, fun, engaging, interactive, and they come away learning something,” Helen says.

Last year, topics included “Wormy the Super Hero’s Big Adventure”, which was about how worms can turn household waste into castings for the vegetable garden and instructions for building a worm farm. Another 2015 presentation was “Everyone Can Save the Day”, which

educated kids about protecting sugar gliders and how they belong in the wild, rather than in cages as pets.

Groups can choose any form of presentation and come up with creative ways to communicate with their peers.

“Throughout the process they have to think about interesting ways to teach others whether it is a game, song, play, quiz, etc. They create activities and a presentation that they are proud of.

Presentation ideas are tried, tested and refined and public speaking nerves are conquered – well mostly!” says Karen.

Children of all different ages and skill levels are encouraged to join in. “You’ll get kids that have different learning abilities and learning styles, and capabilities,” Helen says. “So, you might get a kid who’s not comfortable to talk, but he might hold a sign up, or he might be the timekeeper or take on a different role.”

In 2014, there was a particularly special presentation by a grade six boy who lacked confidence and was initially intimidated by the prospect of presenting. His school was lucky enough to have a chaplain who could work with him one-on-one in the weeks leading up to the KTK Conference. Together, they designed and built a working aquaponics system using recycled refrigerators and troughs. They also made a model of their set-up for the presentation With support from a few other children,

the boy overcame his presenting fears and taught a group of students from another school how his aquaponics system worked. “It was one of the most amazing presentations. He gained all this confidence and resilience and improved his overall learning and public speaking skills,” Helen says.

The value of the KTK program has been recognised by the community and received strong support from local parents, schools, and teachers. The Upper Goulburn Landcare Network, together with the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, provides funds for Landcare facilitators within schools.

This year, the Yea and District Community Bank Branch has also come on board to give the program substantial financial assistance.

KTK week will run from 5 to 9 September this spring, and once again around 100 students from schools in the Murrindindi Shire will come together at the Yea Wetlands to teach each other about environmental issues that matter to them. The powerful experience they share will see them walk away with heads full of exciting new information and may create some of our future environmental leaders.

For more information see the Kids Teaching Kids website: kidsteachingkids. com.au And the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network websites: ugln.net goulburnbroken.landcarevic.net.au/ugln Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 29

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Participants enjoy spectacular viewpoints and scenery during the Marysville Marathon. Photo courtesy Jacob Loughnan.

By Tammy Lovett RUNNING A marathon isn’t for everybody, but the good news is you don’t have to be an elite athlete to get involved in the RACV Marysville Marathon Festival.

This November will mark the event’s eighth year, and organisers are ramping up the festive atmosphere by encouraging participants to get creative and don a costume for the day.

The festival caters for all levels of fitness with 4km, 10km, 21km, marathon (42km), and ultra marathon (50km) events to be held on the day.

“Its more than just a marathon,” race patron Dr Lachlan Fraser says.

“The key is that it’s enjoyable and challenging and lots of fun.”

There will be children’s activities, live music, and food stalls adding to the event philosophy of bringing a celebration, not just a marathon to the town.

Volunteers play a huge role in the running of the event, which also gives back to the community.

Each person who volunteers can help their chosen charity, community group or local emergency services, with the Marysville Marathon donating $100 to these groups for each adult who volunteers.

Last year $10,000 was given back to the community.

“Over the seven years we’ve raised over $50,000,” Dr Fraser says.

“Volunteers have a great time, it’s a feel good event.

A lot of people keep coming back each year.”

The festival attracts more than 1000 entrants across the events annually and about 3000 people to the town.

Dr Fraser says the economic benefits were tremendous, with an estimated $80,000 financial boost to the region each year.

“It shows you what large events can do for the town,” he says.

While the Marysville Marathon is considered “quite large for a regional event”, Dr Fraser says it hasn’t lost its community feel and personal charm.

“The thing about Marysville Marathon is it’s not too big; it’s not too crowded, at bigger events the finish can be a bit impersonal.”

All entrants are equipped with a timing chip on their bib, and every person who finishes gets a medallion, show bag, and the allimportant cheer across the finish line.

The event routes also make the Marysville Marathon special Dr Fraser says.

“Depending on the distances people go, they see the Steavenson River Valley and Steavenson Falls and the Taggerty River Valley.”

“It’s beautiful scenery and there are some spectacular viewpoints.”

“Most runs are on walking trails and some forestry roads.”

“It’s probably one of the most fun marathon events and most challenging.”

And if anybody should know, it’s Dr Fraser.

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Above: race patron Dr Lachlan Fraser of Marysville congratulating one of last year’s winners. Below: volunteers play a huge role in the success of the Marysville Marathon and, by donating their time, they can raise funds for their selected charities or community groups.

Dr Fraser has been running marathons for more than two decades, completing more than 80 marathons and ultra marathons over the course of his running career.

after the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires, Dr Fraser wanted to raise community spirit, bring people together, and encourage visitors back to the area.

“The day doesn’t begin if you don’t go for a run first,” he says.

“I thought we’d better have a marathon,” he says.

Running is Dr Fraser’s lifeblood and just a week

will be held on Sunday 6 November and Dr Fraser says there is plenty of time for people to get in shape and take on one of the distances whether they decide to walk or run.

“Marysville is a beautiful area and I thought why not.”

“It’s just a matter of starting out and increasing your distance week to week.”

The Marysville Marathon

“With a couple of months’

training people will find they’ll be able to do 10km and probably even a 21km, depending on fitness.”

“It’s good to keep fit and it’s great to be outdoors.”

“You don’t need any special equipment, you just go out the door,” he says.

For event details, how to enter or volunteer visit marysvillemarathon.com.au

Alexandra Homewares Store now open . . .

YOU HAVE to check out this new homewares store in the Alexandra Hotel. The pool table in the Alexandra Hotel has been removed and the room filled with a wide range of homewares, vintage furniture and brica-brac, pottery, art, craft, candles, beautiful gifts and cards, including Tony Sly Pottery from New Zealand and Janet Marion hand knits. Linda is hoping to stock more local arts and crafts in the future.

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Our 100% natural soap and beauty products are hand-made on site from extra-virgin olive oil, pure plant essential oils, herbs and spices. Come in and hand test liquid soaps and browse the large range of aroma-therapeutic skin care items, locally made gifts, art, furniture and produce.

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Enjoy a great meal in the Bistro, Wine in the Beer Garden, a drink in the Country Pub, or a good night’s sleep in the Motel!

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Situated along the Great Victorian Rail Trail just 10 minutes from Yea, Alexandra and Yarck 4634 Goulburn Valley Highway Molesworth 3817 Ph: 03 5797 6266 www.hungryhorsehotel.com.au Email: hungryhorsehotel@gmail.com 34 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016

Male white-backed magpie. Photo courtesy Danielle – The Magpie Whisperer.

Watching birds

By Bob Tate

THE MAGPIE, with its accomplished vocalisations, is one of the most beautiful songbirds in Australia.

Overseas visitors often marvel at its carolling voice, but Australians tend to take the magpie for granted and treat it with some disdain because it’s common and has some undesirable habits.

Distribution The magpie is found virtually all over Australia, except in the hotter regions of Cape York, around the Darwin area, and the mid desert areas of Western Australia.

backed in southern Victoria, the black-backed north of the divide.

in Alexandra, shows a magpie with this pigment deficiency.

In Alexandra and similar areas, you get a generic mix of the two main forms.

Habitat

In the male, the white areas are clear and distinct, but in the female they’re mottled.

To confuse this issue, in southern parts of Western Australia, the male is whitebacked and the female is black-backed.

Forms

There is another form often seen, which is an aberrant brown colour; where the feathers are usually black, there are various shades of brown due to lack of pigment.

The magpie comes in two main forms: the white-

The middle photo on the next page, taken in a garden

The magpie prefers open bushland and open plains, including land cleared by humans - it’s not normally found in thick bush - and favours parks, roadsides, golf courses and similar areas.

Magpies will often live in groups of up to 15 to 20 birds.

Nesting Magpies build a nest about 15 metres above the ground in the outer branches of a tree. The nest is made of sticks and lined with softer material such as wool or feathers. We have sheep, horses, and an alpaca, and

it’s common to find magpies and other birds attacking piles of their cast off hair and wool for their nests.

Unfortunately, they also find bits of hay bale binder twine and this is a great danger to young nestlings of any species as it can get tangled in their feet, which can prove fatal if they can’t stand up. This nylon twine is very strong and virtually unbreakable.

In the nesting season, the magpie’s habit of ‘bombing’ anyone who gets too close to its nest has earned it a bad reputation. The male’s internal testicles become swollen and secrete large amounts of the male hormone testosterone during the breeding season, Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 35

Above: The Three Tenors (white-backed magpies). Photo courtesy Danielle – The Magpie Whisperer. which makes them more aggressive towards perceived threats.

Leucis magpie (deficiency of colour pigmentation).

Swooping males are protecting their territory and nest. They will only act in this manner at breeding time and you will find it is only some birds that will swoop.

There are many ways to prevent magpie attacks, the easiest being to avoid the area.

Alternatively, you can wear a hat, carry a large leafy branch, umbrella or some such object above the head. Don’t try to hit the

magpie as this will only make it more aggressive next time.

Also let other people in the area know that a magpie is nesting and maybe erect a sign.

Magpies are territorial and cannot be relocated. If an offending magpie was to be relocated there would be no parent to protect the young and they would die.

We have a number of magpie territories on our place and no sooner do I pass one than I come to the next one, so walking around our paddocks in the breeding season means continual bombardment. For some reason they do not attack my wife.

After nestlings hatch, they continually follow mum and dad begging for food, and this can be a source of much amusement or annoyance with their begging squawks, especially in the early mornings.

Black-backed male magpie.

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Magpies are insectivores and eat a variety of destructive insects in your garden.

Feeding native birds It’s best not to feed native birds for the following reasons.

Most birds eat a balanced diet; 90% eat insects and nectar, seed or fruit.

People feeding birds the wrong food changes the balance of their diet and can negatively impact their health.

Feeding birds can increase aggression and stress as many try to feed together, this wouldn’t happen naturally.

Feeding can increase the quantity of non-native birds, non-native rats and cockroaches, as the more food they get the more they breed.

Artificial feeding can change the balance of species in the wild as it

can increase some species, which in turn, decreases others. The rainbow lorikeet, for example, has taken great advantage of artificial feeding and has all but eliminated the shy scaly breasted lorikeet from our urban areas.

Feeding can spread disease through a concentration of food and birds in large numbers in one place.

Bird seed left out in damp conditions rots, grows mould and introduces disease to the birds, and can attract rats and mice.

Feeding encourages birds to become dependent on humans for their survival.

They can lose the ability to find food for themselves, this is particularly so if they are juveniles who should be learning to find their natural food.

Play fighting. Photos courtesy Danielle – The Magpie Whisperer.

It can cause sickness and deformities in young as high quantities of salt are present in bread and processed foods.

Feeding can make birds overweight and high quantities of fat are present in processed food and meat. Raw meat is lacking in calcium and has high levels of phosphorous, which contribute to dietary imbalance and severe deficiencies.

Artificial feeding is not necessary. Native birds do not need extra food as they are well adapted to their environment and will be much healthier and happier overall if left to eat only their normal diet.

For more information please visit the wildlife education page at www. wires.org.au

As insectivores magpies may eat: Ground insects – termites, beetles, ants.

Winged insects – mosquitoes, flies, moths.

Foliage insects – scale, bugs, aphids, insect larvae, spiders, caterpillars, crickets & worms.

All these birds eat insects and bugs which contain meat (protein), cereal and grain extracts (carbohydrates) and other minerals. Some will eat mice and small animals/ reptiles or pick at animal carcasses.

If you find an injured bird or other injured wildlife call Wildlife Victoria on 13 000 94535

WHEN YOU think of Lake Mountain you probably think of snow, family holidays and the famous toboggan runs. What you may not realise is that there is a whole other side to this majestically beautiful mountain – the ‘green’ season, which runs from October to April each year.

Spring and summer are the perfect time to explore the mountain and enjoy fresh alpine air. The excitement begins on the drive, taking the Black Spur into Marysville, which according to Top Gear is “just incredible”. The drive up the mountain is also spectacular – a 20 kilometre ascent to the resort with views in every direction. The road is also a favourite climb for those challenging their physical fitness as part of the road cycling 7 Peaks Ride.

There are plenty of ‘kid friendly’ walking tracks with a number of lookout points along the way. The 30 kilometres of cross country skiing trails are perfect for walks during the green season. For the more adventurous, you can take the walk to the 1433 metre summit with spactular views of Melbourne!

If biking is more your family’s thing, there are over 25 kilometres of trails that are suitable for mountain biking.

You can also stick to the paths and tracks in the resort village if you have smaller children.

Pack a picnic or enjoy a meal at the Alpine Burger Bar where you can savour local produce and wine.

Entry to Lake Mountain during green season is free of charge, so it is a great, cost effective way to entertain the kids for a day during your weekend escape or holidays.

Tuesday 5pm-9pm Wed-Sat 11am-3pm 5pm-9pm Sunday 5pm-9pm

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GREAT VICTORIAN RAIL TRAIL

THE trail is Victoria’s longest rail trail and spans 134 kilometres from Tallarook through Yea to Mansfield, with a link between Cathkin and Alexandra. You can explore the rail trail on a bike, on foot or on horseback. SEE MAP OVER. Visit: www.greatvictorianrailtrail.com.au

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YEA MOTEL

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Thanks to the multi-award winning chef Tony Zhao and local lad Tim Graham, the Goulburn Valley’s newest modern Australian restaurant has finally arrived!

Specialising in Market Fresh Seafood, mouth watering steaks and delicious coffee.

Come find out why everyone is talking about rendezvous in yea Specialising in market fresh Restaurant & Accommodation Mon-Tue 8:30am - 4:00pm ~ seafood, Closed Wednesdays ~ Thu-Sun 8:30am - 8:30pm mouth watering 10 High St Yea (03) 5797Restaurant 2528 Wednesday - Sunday steaks, perfect desserts and delicious coffee Come and find out why everyone is talking about Rendezvous in Yea Mon-Tues 8.30am-4pm ~ closed Wed ~ Thursday-Sunday 8.30am-8.30pm 10 High Street Yea Ph 03 5797 2528

Seafood Sundays (not just seafood) Accommodation ~ 7 days 5 luxury rooms available Bookings essential 21A Station Street Yea Phone 03 5797 2000 www.yeapeppercorn.com.au

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• nine units ~ bright, clean and comfortable with 3 family rooms sleeping 4 in each. Twin share units also available • queen beds and en suites • heated pool • barbecues Phone 03 5797 2660 8 Miller Street Yea info@yeamotel.com.au www.yeamotel.com.au

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Situated along the Great Victorian Rail Trail just 10 minutes from Yea, Alexandra and Yarck A great spot to rest when you need a break

OPEN: Wed - Sun & public holidays 11am-5pm TASTE: the highly awarded Sangiovese, exemplary reds & crisp whites STAY: for Sedona’s delicious produce platters 182 Shannons Road Murrindindi 3717 T 03 9730 2883 M 0432 435 180 Follow us on Facebook

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Specialising in large groups A great meal in the Bistro The Beer Garden with a view A drink in the Country Pub An ice-cream or take-away coffee / hot chocolate / tea or cold drinks at the Pavement Cafe A good night’s sleep in the Motel Lots of parking space for bicycles, motorbikes, cars and yards for horses

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Pre-loved, affordably priced books and magazines which you can peruse at your leisure in a comfortable reading area Opening hours Mon 11.30am-3pm, Thurs and Fri 11.30am-4pm Sat and Sun 10.30am-5pm Catherine Wherry and Jeremy Morrison Ph 03 5773 4337 or 0400 418 139 6591 Maroondah Highway Yarck books.at.yarck@gmail.com

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and B&B coffee • local produce • licensed Breakfast and Lunch Thursday to Sunday from 6.30am Maroondah Hwy Yarck Ph 03 5773 4223 Bed & Breakfast Overnight & Holiday Accommodation Catering for groups up to 14 Adjacent to rail trail & eateries Ph 0409 004 887 / 0408 599 677 www.yarckcottage.com

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THE ALEXANDRA

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64 Grant Street, Alexandra Ph 03 5772 1014 thealexandrahotel&cafe

serving breakfast & lunch 7 days Seasonal dinner menu Thursday, Friday & Saturday Wine Bar serving local beers & wines Alfresco courtyard Family friendly Five individually styled rooms with own ensuite Regular live entertainment

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Bakery & Cafe 70 Grant Street Alexandra Ph 03 5772 2272 • coffee and varieties of teas • large variety of traditional sourdoughs • cakes and catering for special occasions • large variety sandwiches and rolls

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Close to rail trail/ 5 mins to town centre

Waverley Historic Guest House Bed and Breakfast

56 Nihil Street Alexandra Phone: 03 5772 1146 or 0409 411 816 waverley@ycs.com.au www.waverleyguesthouse.com.au Waverley House is a beautifully restored Federation style guest house built in the 1900’s and provides boutique accommodation for visitors to the area.

Alexandra Motor Inn

76 Downey Street (Maroondah Hwy) Ph 03 5772 2077 alexmotorinn001@bigpond.com.au www.alexandramotorinn.com.au 16 comfortable units, including family rooms, interconnecting suites with queen size beds.

Each unit has en suite, reverse cycle airconditioning, large plasma TV, tea and coffee making facilities, toaster, microwave, refrigerator, wireless internet available. Lawned courtyard, BBQ and children’s play area, big boat parking, solar-heated salt water swimming pool

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EILDON HARDWARE Ask about our free selected delivery days in all regions

“If we haven’t got it, we’ll source it and attempt to bring it in” Offering an extensive range of hardware products • cement products • insulation • plumbing supplies • timber products • paint supplies • giftware • homeware • garden supplies • water toys • pet supplies • stock feed • Ice (bagged or block) Free delivery on most items Lay-by available

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Trade Centre 26 High Street, Yea Ph 03 5797 2290 Fax 03 5797 2260 yenckensyea@yenckens.com.au

Suppliers of Supagas / Air Liquide

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THE YEA Show is back! And there is an exciting plan unfolding for its 101st year.

After the enormously successful centenary show held in November 2014, a new committee for the Yea Agricultural, Pastoral & Horticultural Association was unable to form due to several planned retirements of senior committee and organisational personnel. As a result, there was no 2015 Show - much to the community’s disappointment.

But this year, with a new and enthusiastic committee, the Show will make a triumphant return in November at the picturesque Yea Recreation Reserve.

“Many local businesses have already come forward to support the new

Yea Show committee with donations, sponsorship and event prizes, or to advertise in the program, which is already being prepared,” says Matt Noonan, chair of the newly formed committee.

The Show will open on the evening of Friday 25 November, with a program of family-oriented music and entertainment, together with all the traditional sideshow events. The key performers for Friday evening will be country rock band Wild Honey from Melbourne, and the acclaimed Pans on Fire steel band from Marysville.

Saturday 26 November will be filled with agricultural events, such the major equine competitions, which have always received strong support as points

earned contribute towards eligibility for other events around Victoria.

Other highlights will include the cattle judging, along with sheep and wool features.

In addition to the agricultural events, there will be crafts, homewares, horticultural, and garden sections.

Local members of the CWA will be among the groups participating on Saturday, while the Cittaslow group in Yea is planning to present a traditional country trades fair.

Everyone is encouraged to become involved by entering a competition, and there will be plenty of opportunities for children, youth, and local schools to join in the fun.

YEA AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL & HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC

Fri & Sat 25 & 26 November 2016 Recreational Reserve, Snodgrass Street, Yea

Afford FRIDAY EVENING from 6pm featuring family and musical entertainment with bands Wild Honey and the Marysville Steel Pan Band. able Ticket Family Make it a great picnic evening with side shows and plenty of attractions! adm SATURDAY All day for cattle, sheep, chooks, goats, crafts, photography, garden & home skills. Dog jump, sheep dog trials and a both d its ays huge horse arena plus traditional trades fair. Something for all family members at a traditional country town show.

See the website www.yeashow.org.au Rodney Ridd 0417 340 838 / Pauline Roberts 0427 529 551 / horse events Les Judd 0431 517 797 Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 45

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

The Kevington Hotel started as Garrett’s Beer House in the Gold Rush of 1862. It is now the last example of a historic hotel left in this part of Victoria, Australia.

Located 250km north east of Melbourne, the refurbished hotel is an ideal spot for a base to explore Lake Eildon, the Goulburn River Inlet and the lush bush land of Jamieson and surrounding areas of the pub itself.

RESTAURANT Inside dining, outside dining–the choice is yours. With a newly refurbished kitchen and dining room, and a first-rate chef cooking a seasonal menu, the Kevington Hotel is an excellent place for lunch or dinner with traditional pub fare.

ADVANCED BOOKINGS REQUIRED FOR LARGE GROUPS PLEASE

BAR Beer On Tap • Carlton Draught • Light Beer Beer In The Fridge • Victoria Bitter • Cascade Light Ale • Carlton Draught • Melbourne Bitter • Stella Artois

Kevington Hotel Phone: 03 5777 0543 4695 Mansfield-Woods Point Road, Kevington Vic 3723 kevingtonhotel@westnet.com.au www.kevingtonhotel.com.au

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By Gaz from Eildon Bait and Tackle

around Cameron Point and up into the main arm of the lake.

LAKE EILDON and Eildon Pondage are certainly worth targeting, especially when the Pondage has just been restocked with close on 3,300 rainbow trout averaging 300 grams and more recently 100 brown and 100 rainbow trout in excess of 1.5kg each.

The mouth of Big River has been a little hit and miss lately. Anglers have either picked a few good fish or none at all. Flat line trolling Tassie Devils clown and pink, spotted dog and brown trout pattern Rapalas have been the best way to go.

The old favorites are still working such as Power Bait, local dough, pink Tassie and gold Krocs.

With such good numbers being stocked, it stirs up the trout that have been previously released and managing to avoid anglers as well.

And with that, the natural baits like mud eyes, maggots and scrub worms come into play.

The Pondage is being maintained between 30 and 40 per cent at the moment so the lower Pondage, near Bourke Street, the floating jetty and the bridge are the areas to head to. Occasionally there is a top up flow, then Cemetery Point and the Eildon caravan park are worth a shot.

Lake Eildon is on the way back up at a steady rate at the moment, and plenty of new ground is being covered. The shallower banks should prove to be good areas to look at.

The Lake has been doing well for brown trout between 30 and 40 centimetres, from Jerusalem Creek

Murray cod season has been lifted on Lake Eildon, and anglers have the opportunity to chase them all year round, but remember size and bag limits still apply.

Cod averaging 60 centimetres are being caught on the deeper diving lures, with a couple in Coller Bay and near the Eildon marina being caught on scrub worms.

Redfin in good size and numbers have started showing up again, about 20 were picked up in one session with half measuring 30 centimetres plus. Soft plastics were used hard up against large trees near Fraser camping ground.

Above: Flynn with a well conditioned 48cm brown trout caught in the Eildon Pondage on a spinner.

Below: Arthur with a small rainbow trout recently stocked in the Eildon Pondage taken on Power Bait.

Rivers re-open on 3 September and will be celebrated with the Goulburn Fishing Festival held at the Eildon Community Centre. The festival starts at 10am and finishes with a fireworks display over the pondage around 7pm.

Catch up with the latest on fishing locally, with some great prizes and giveaways to be had at this festival as well.

Catch you next issue, Gazza

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Eildon Road, Eildon Toll free: 1800 651 691 Situated amongst 30 acres of well shaded areas and nestled beneath Lake Eildon, the park is on the banks of the picturesque pondage, a natural habitat for native birds and a fisherman’s paradise.

There is an abundance of birds, fauna and wildlife that surround our Park making it a relaxing place to stay, whilst enjoying our well maintained grounds and gardens.

Our cabins are self contained and designed for your comfort.

We also have many spacious, powered and non-powered camping sites available.

Eildon Pondage Holiday Park also offers: • Laundry Facilities • Large Barbecue Area • Wireless Internet • Playground • Tennis Court • Giant Jumping Cushion • Giant Outdoor Chess Set • Outdoor Movies in the Summer Holidays (weather permitting) • We are very close to the Alliance Boat Ramp • Excellent fishing from the park grounds. And much more . . .

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AFTER THE cold crisp days of winter, the promise of spring is upon us. There’s no better time to get out and explore with a bushwalk, a day trip or an overnight stay in some of Murrindindi Shire’s great parks.

Spending time in nature has both physical and psychological benefits.

Spring is a particularly uplifting time to get out and about, and wildflowers of the region will put on a spectacular display of colour during August and September.

Take a scenic drive or bushwalk through Kinglake National Park to see mountain grevillea, purple coral pea (known by the gardeners among us as the happy wanderer), various

lilies and orchids, as well as hillsides covered in the yellow of numerous wattle species in flower. But be quick, the best of the flower displays will be gone by the end of October.

While you’re in the area, be sure to go and see Masons Falls and Wombelano Falls – increased water flows in spring make them especially impressive. And if you tread lightly, you may well see or hear the local lyrebirds.

Lake Eildon National Park is also a great place to see striking purple swathes of purple coral pea and bright splashes of yellow wattle.

A range of lilies and orchids are also in bud, ready to bloom over spring. Late in the season, from November

Rough bush pea. onwards, the masses of burgan shrubs will be covered in delicate white flowers.

Animals are on the move around this time of year too.

If you’re observant, you may see kangaroos, wombats, and echidnas. While they are lovely to watch, do be wary of them on the roads as the

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Wet soil and windy weather can also lead to increased risk of tree fall, so avoid parking, picnicking or camping under trees.

In Cathedral Range State Park during spring, the orchids and wildflowers are prolific on the hillsides and beside the tracks. Look out for nodding greenhoods, spider orchids, early nancy, burgan shrubs, and a range of ‘pea’ flowers.

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Spring is also a wonderful time to walk some of the higher and steeper trails in the Lake Eildon National Park, before the heat of summer makes them hard work. Enjoy sweeping views across Lake Eildon and the surrounding hills.

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Acheron A quiet and tranquil park situated on the banks of the Goulburn River and Acheron Valley.

Your choice of riverside / shady campsites, deluxe cabins and ensuite cabins with beautiful views, together with long-term holiday sites.

Plenty to do with solar heated pool, tennis court, mini golf, fishing, rec room, jumping pillow and playground for the kids, what more could you want! 6 kilometers from Alexandra. Reception Hours 8.30am-6.30pm

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Alexandra & District Open gardens WHILE MOST of us are sheltering indoors by cosy fires during winter, there is a band of dedicated gardeners who are hard at work pruning, mulching, and planting to prepare their properties for the Alexandra & District Open Gardens Weekend. This year, on 22-23 October, nine wonderful town and farm properties will be open for visitors to enjoy.

Three new gardens are joining the list this year, each offering great ideas on planting choices, combinations of plants, and the use of space and colour to enhance outdoor living areas. Lucy and Paul Wallis, along with Simone and Lucas Russell, will be opening their gorgeous gardens on town-sized blocks, while on the edge of town, you will be able to wander around Vince and Cath Collett’s four acres of parkland.

Keir and Col Jones’ town block garden, which exemplifies clever use of space, will be open again after a few years’ hiatus. Most gardeners will be envious of the impressive silver princess eucalyptus featured at the front of their property. Also open in Alexandra, Richard and Gillian Steward’s mature town garden, which is renowned for glorious colour and unusual plants, many of which have been propagated

by Richard.

Just north of Alexandra at Koriella, Mandy and Bjorn Valsinger’s property, nestled amidst undulating green hills, contains a diverse country garden as well as a peacock and chooks.

Continuing along the Goulburn Valley Highway, Cally and Dick Sinclair’s property at Cathkin features massive specimen trees and an impressive avenue of mature cypress.

In Taggerty, Phillip Williams’ and Suzy Van der Vlies’

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wonderful two-acre garden has magnificent views of the Cathedral Ranges.

Hedges, ornamental trees, natives, and exotics provide colour and shelter, while the covered orchard and veggie garden provide edibles.

Neal and Sao Hambridge’s unique garden in Buxton is traversed by Little Stevenson River; it’s the perfect riverside spot to relax and contemplate the mature trees, expansive lawn, and lush spring display.

Along with the open gardens there will be: • Light catering • Plant sales and garden sculptures at several venues • A mosaic display piece and workshop • A quilt display • A classic car display • Unique timber birdhouses for sale • Bird aviaries • A jewellery stall • An antique fishing gear exhibition.

Now in its 26th year, Alexandra & District Open Gardens Weekend once again beckons, come … be inspired!

All details are on the website: www.alexandraopengardens. com.au

Keir Jones shares some garden secrets Over recent years Col and I have built a series of homes in Alexandra, and at each one we developed an attractive garden before selling to start our next home. We designed each home ourselves – the drawing board often sat on the dining table for weeks while we made changes – then Col (a long-term builder) would set about the building process. The gardens were a joint effort, but as time went by, Col was

kept busy building, and I took on the gardening tasks.

We started to develop a system: I would design the garden, do as much of the work as I could and then Col would be called upon to build a retaining wall, a little shed, a chook yard, all those things beyond my skills.

Having a handy husband to build all these things is an amazing advantage, you have no idea how many times I have had offers (in jest) to swap husbands for a while!

Our current home was always to be the last we would build, so I started early, making plans for where things would go, shovelling and barrowing soil and compost to get the beds started. By this time, I had developed a theme of Australian native gardens in the front yard, which has proved to be a good choice for us, with much less maintenance and water needed.

Natives tend to look good all year round, certainly in comparison to my roses, salvia, and smoke bush, which are cut right back in winter and leave bare spaces.

Even when cut back, the lomandra has a lovely shape and stays bright green, and natives like correa and westringia flower for long periods.

And then there’s the silver princess eucalypt, which had a shaky start – I threatened it several times “improve or be replaced” – but has grown into a beautiful shape.

I am impatient and don’t allow plants to look poorly very long before they are dug up and put through the mulcher. Col knows not to stand still or look untidy in the garden, or he will be chopped off at the knees, or even worse replaced, (not really).

Kier Jones in her beautiful garden, which will be open for the Alexandra & District Open Gardens Weekend.

We chose to have no lawn in either front or back yard and don’t regret the decision; we felt there was so much that needed to go into the yard there was no room for lawn.

We have chooks and vegie beds, a fabulous garden shed, lots of shedding, and a great compost area.

Gardening gives such simple pleasures, like making compost, picking and eating tomatoes, or putting a bunch of roses in a vase.

I like things to be ordered and tidy, and I think this shows in the garden.

The back garden is a mixture of mostly deciduous trees, low shrubs, and flowering plants with a feature dry creek bed. We have a few precious roses, some from my late father’s garden - I think he is my inspiration in the garden. I love to use recycled timber, iron, and terracotta in the garden; things have a lot of Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 53

meaning if they belonged to someone special, or if I have created them from unwanted goods. I have old timber gates, one recent addition came from the old Yea sheep yards, and my first job was with a stock and station agent in Yea, how good is that?

Gardening is a great joy and a great challenge.

Yea & District Open Gardens Yea district gardens are renowned for their stunning displays of roses. The climate and soils suit these beautiful ‘queens’ of the garden and the Rotary Club of Yea’s annual Open Gardens Weekend is perfect timing

for their first bountiful flush.

We invite you to come along and enjoy twelve lovely local gardens on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November.

This year showcases five town gardens and seven country gardens. Only four have been open to the public before and these were last open several years ago, so return visitors will enjoy seeing the extra maturity and new additions that have been made to these gardens.

The country gardens are situated in the Killingworth, Murrindindi and Glenburn districts and have been grouped in these areas for convenience of travelling.

The organisers have strived

to showcase gardens that will present a wide variety of styles and delights. Some are very new or have had an extensive new area added to an existing garden, others feature beautiful mature trees and shrubs, and others will please all those interested in self-sufficiency.

Many of the country gardens have stunning views of the surrounding countryside and visitors will also enjoy the renowned beauty of our area as you travel through the lovely hills and valleys of the Yea district.

Gardens will be open from 10am to 5pm each day.

Tickets, maps and programs will be available to purchase from each garden gate or at

the Yea Information Centre.

Entry fees are $5 per garden or $35 for a composite ticket for entry to all gardens. All information will be available on the website www. yearotary.org.au from early September.

The Yea Garden Club will hold their annual plant stall to coincide with the Open Gardens Weekend and will have hundreds of potted treasures for sale at bargain prices. They can be found in the beautiful ‘Abutilon’ garden at 5 Welch Street, Yea (marked on the open gardens township map).

Yea township is renowned for its great cafes, restaurants and excellent coffee, so do be sure to try them too!

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EVER WISHED for a wheelbarrow you don’t need to push? Do you love handcrafted garden tools? Or maybe the idea of browsing lively displays of plants gets you excited? The inaugural Rotary Club of Yea’s Garden Expo will have all of this and more – a real treat for any gardener.

The Garden Expo, held over the weekend of 24 and 25 September this spring, will provide visitors with a large display of plants and gardenrelated products. Local businesses, along with many from further afield, will also be showcased over the Expo weekend.

The Expo will be held at Yea Racecourse, an attractive, spacious venue surrounded by green hills and offering ample free parking.

Attractions for gardeners will include stands featuring native and flowering plants, fruit trees, seedlings, deciduous and ornamental trees. There will be vegetable bins, mowers, and mulchers,

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as well as displays from nurseries, designers, and contractors. Mulches, fertilisers, and composts will also be available.

Spring is the perfect time to collect garden inspiration and try out new garden products – anyone who comes to the Expo should leave with plenty of fresh ideas and motivation to get gardening.

For those who answered ‘yes’ to wanting a wheelbarrow that doesn’t need pushing, the RAT Barrow will be a highlight. This Australiandesigned ride-on barrow is

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family, no matter how green their thumbs. There will be activities for the kids, including free face painting and pony rides.

The Expo committee is also planning a series of talks over the weekend, by various speakers who will share their horticultural expertise.

There will be a number of food and drink vendors to ensure you have plenty of energy to explore the Expo. Coffee, soft drinks, ice cream, Indian food, and doughnuts will be available, and The Rotary Club of Yea will putting on a lunchtime barbeque. Members of the Yea Golf Club will provide afternoon tea in the clubrooms overlooking the racecourse and surrounded by beautiful shady trees.

Seats under the trees provide a welcome resting spot and a chance to enjoy the view.

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The RAT Barrow can carry loads of up to 200kg and is designed to improve tasks that would normally be done manually. The articulated body allows ease of access to small spaces, and the barrow is very easy to manoeuvre.

Also of interest will be the range of handcrafted gardening tools from local producers FD Tools who are based at The Patch.

Retired engineer Daryl Callander will be presenting a selection of his unique garden sculptures made from old horseshoes. Daryl is well known around Yea for his quirky creations, which include all sorts of things from giant fruit to emus to Christmas trees.

The Expo will be a lovely outing for the whole

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The Photo Lab within the Alexandra Community Pharmacy has three state of the art digital kiosks.

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As well as our huge range of Sweets & Chocolates we have many new products including Locally made Ice Cream Fresh Local Seasonal Fruit, Berries and Vegetables, Garlic from country Victoria, a huge range of Local Preserves, Chutneys, Berry Sauces and lots more Marysville Lolly Shop Phone 03 5963 3644 www.marysvillelollyshop.com.au

Bob McNamara and his trombone leading the New Orleans style parade, which opened last year’s Marysville Jazz & Blues Weekend, with banner holders Louise Edward and Ron Denmead.

THIS YEAR’S organisers of the Marysville Jazz & Blues Weekend, held on 14 to 16 October, are promising a “bigger and better” event than last year’s.

More than 1000 visitors came last year for the weekend with many taking up a bed for at least one night. This year organisers are hopeful of more than doubling the numbers.

“Our aim is to provide a whole weekend of entertainment and this year with more than 100 performers lined-up, the ‘hills will be alive’ to the sound of jazz and blues”, festival director, Peter Guest says.

The Festival will kick off with an opening concert at Marysville’s Vibe Hotel on Friday 14 October. Over the weekend soloists, bands, choirs and special workshops will be on show at numerous venues including Crossways Historic Inn, The Community Centre and Settlers Park.

“As well there’ll be buskers sprinkled along the main street providing a lot of free entertainment so everyone who visits can enjoy the vibes”, Peter says.

A special feature of the weekend is the New Orleans style street parade to be

held on Saturday at noon ending at Settlers park for a lunchtime concert.

“Our aim is to run a festival that will see the ‘tills tinkling’ for local businesses.

Things are growing all the time in Marysville and district”, says Peter. “And we’re aiming to see ‘no vacancy’ signs throughout the region giving a much needed boost to our local economy.”

“If every local resident were to invite just a couple of friends up for the weekend, the district would be absolutely buzzing,” Peter says.

“This year’s line-up is bound to interest jazz and blues fans, in fact anyone who loves good music.”

As well as local favourites there is a great list of well-known world class artists on the bill including: Geoff Achison, known for thrilling audiences with his dynamic blues playing, catchy originals and gutsy solo arrangements.

Broderick Smith, an original member of 1970s bands Carson and The Dingoes.

He has been involved in writing about 200 songs and has run workshops on songwriting, harmonica and vocals.

Fiona Boyes, “one of the best women guitar players since Memphis Minnie” and the first woman and non-American to win the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

Bo Jenkins, described by Rhythms magazine as having the “talent that puts him in the same league as Hendrix and Clapton”.

Shirazz, who bring New Orleansinspired, hot traditional jazz to life in their lively and rambunctious show, mixing classic trad material, re-imagined pop hits, and the odd cheeky original.

Their high-energy and light-hearted approach to traditional jazz has given them a reputation as one of Melbourne’s most exciting Dixieland bands.

Spectrum, one of Australia’s favourite bands with singer/songwriter/guitarist Mike Rudd is sure to wow the crowd.

One, two and three day passes are available to give people flexibility to visit any or every venue on the programme.

For details visit www.marysvillejazzand blues.com or phone 0477 123 506.

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Yappers in action . . .

YAPPERS – Yea’s Finest Thespians – is striving for new heights in 2016, performing an original musical, Quaff, written entirely by Deb Robinson, one of the theatre group’s founding members.

Quaff tells the story of a well-do-to Melbourne family in the 1920’s facing the unsettling period of the Depression and the Wall Street crash, but like all good toe-tapping musicals it also enjoys its fair share of hilarity and silliness, love and tears.

The show incorporates life in Yea and (like everything good) it revolves around wine!

Getting more and more professional with each season, this year’s production sees a cast of more than 25, including children. Together they sing ten memorable songs, all arranged by YAPPERS members. As with previous productions, the show’s costumes promise to be a treat.

Tickets for Quaff are available online at http://yappers.org, as well as over the counter at 84 High Street in Yea. Adults can see the show for $25, children for $10. Concession places are also available.

The show will be presented at the iconic Butter Factory in Yea, on Friday 28 October, Saturday 29 October, Friday 4 November and Saturday 5 November. There will be matinee and evening sessions on the Saturdays.

Phone enquiries to 0427 298 123.

Spring Arts Festival 21October - 4 November 2016

Spring in Mansfield is a time for celebration—for the coming of Summer, and especially for The Arts.

Launching on 21 October the Mansfield Spring Arts Festival provides a sparkling calendar of arts events including: Café Art Exhibitions & Gallery Exhibitions The Spring Arts Walk Workshops, Postcard paintings Median to Rare Sculpture Exhibition POP-up! Art market in the Main St on Saturday 22 October See the full calendar of events and times at artsmansfield.com.au

Join us for the best of the best in regional arts.

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Emerging rap and hip-hop artist Jonny Clarke, known as Jonny Chill, will release his latest collection of songs this year; you can listen to his music via SoundCloud.

By Tammy Lovett IN THE 1980s Australia’s music scene was a changing place with a new genre and culture of music developing, Aussie hip-hop.

At the time, Australian artists were taking inspiration from their American counterparts, drawing on rap and hip-hop styles in the US. Today rap and hip-hop in Australia have grown in popularity, and it’s these genres that have had a major influence on emerging Marysville artist Jonny Clarke, known as Jonny Chill.

While Jonny’s style takes inspiration from these music varieties, he says his lyrics 60 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016

and mentality make his music unique.

“It’s American style twisted with Aussie, but way more relaxed,” he says.

“Raps can be really negative.”

“My thing is positivity, that’s what I go for.”

Jonny has performed at venues in Melbourne, with more performances scheduled later this year. He is also currently working on producing a new collection of songs, which he hopes to release on SoundCloud in the coming months.

Jonny spends hours each day writing lyrics, developing his music, and recording his verses to music tracks. But

it wasn’t always that way; in fact Jonny admits he fell into music by accident.

Soon the likes of American rap artist Mac Miller became Jonny’s inspiration.

“I definitely wasn’t a musical person,” he said.

Jonny says he was instantly drawn to Mac Miller’s “chilled” flow and the way he is able to manipulate his lyrics.

At 16 years old, a friend began rapping, striking a chord in Jonny and giving him the motivation to explore music.

“I didn’t really listen to music,” he says.

“Even when I started rapping I didn’t listen to music.”

Jonny began writing lyrics and rapping with his friend, he says the competitive energy between them gave him the drive to improve and to establish his own style.

“I fell in love with it,” he says.

“I couldn’t get enough, I wanted that style,” he says.

“I was addicted.”

Jonny may have been writing lyrics and rapping for five years, but it took three years before he performed in front of anyone.

“I was learning then, now I’d call myself an artist.”

Understanding the music genre, working on style and technique and learning, to

record and produce his music, gave Jonny the basis to now take his music further.

“I want a positive vibe, I don’t want to complain in my raps, complaining is ugly.”

“Listening to my stuff from back then to my stuff now I can see the whole transition,” he says.

“I rap about whatever is going on with me at the time.”

Hundreds of pages and books filled with lyrics are stacked in Jonny’s recording room in Marysville.

“I just love twisting words together,” he says.

“It’s all I want to do.”

Jonny says the process of writing raps, of manipulating words and being able to capture an image of what is happening in his life at a given point in time has kept his passion for music and this style alive.

“I play with every word I can; twisting words, breaking words down and fitting words that don’t necessarily rhyme together; it’s a lot of fun.”

Jonny grew up in Marysville, another factor that has influenced his music and style.

“Living here, it’s so chilled, so my music had to be that way. It didn’t feel right for it to be any other way than to have mellow beats and a chilled vibe to it.”

The music industry is not an easy industry to break into, but with his fierce determination and positive attitude Jonny has put himself on a path to do just that.

“You’ve just got to keep thinking about what you want,” he says.

To listen to Jonny’s music you can find him on YouTube, SoundCloud, Facebook and Instagram by searching for Jonny Chill.

Jonny Clarke says growing up in Maryville has influenced his music and style, giving it a relaxed and positive feel.

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MIFF coming to Mansfield cinema ON 22 and 23 October the Mansfield Armchair Cinema (MAC) will be hosting the Melbourne International Film Festival Travelling Showcase. Featuring four great films, the weekend will also include a red carpet gala event and a focus on ‘Food and Film’ as local restaurants partner with the MAC to offer lunch and dinner options between sessions. offer a great place to escape reality for a couple of hours. Seating upstairs offers a great view, while downstairs the ‘club lounge’ is fitted out with leather recliners and massive beanbags.

KNOWN AS the ‘A Team’, up to seven school based apprentices from the local Mansfield Secondary College are trained each year by the cinema’s management team (pictured above) in information technology as they operate Australia’s very first fully digital cinema.

Established in 2009 by Catriona and James Wilson (bottom right), the Mansfield Armchair Cinema or MAC (as it is colloquially known) is a not-forprofit community cinema funded by foundation members who paid for a 10 year membership in advance.

Fully licensed and screening latest release films, the digital twin cinemas

Memberships are available from just $15 per year and offer $4 off every admission, free upgrades and extras including a free movie on your 10th visit.

The MAC also offers fundraising opportunities for local clubs and organisations to host a film event and all profits from the operation are returned to the community.

The festival kicks off on Saturday with The Family, the true story of Anne HamiltonByrne who, for two decades, drugged and abused a band of bleached-blonde children in a bizarre experiment to create a master race on the shores of Lake Eildon.

The Death & Life of Otto Bloom is the feature for Saturday’s gala red carpet event and on Sunday a delightful French animation Long Way North will captivate adults and children alike. Finishing with Ella this moving documentary about Ella Havelka is an intimate and inspirational story.

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There is nothing like a dame . . .

HAVE YOU heard ‘bout SJ Duo? The SJ Duo, from Alexandra, is currently performing around Victoria with a Dame Nellie Melba tribute show. Sheila Brennan is the vocalist and Josie Parsons her accompanist.

Sheila is originally from southern Africa and began singing with the Alexandra Singers. She is now training with renowned vocal coach, Dan Hamill, in Melbourne.

Josie is an accomplished pianist from Alexandra and plays with the Redgaters Jazz Band. She has a wide repertoire.

Together Josie and Sheila provide a range of enjoyable standards and classics and are happy to perform for organisations, weddings, special occasions and dinner parties.

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Old Post Office, Seymour THIS YEAR, the annual August Occasion art exhibition at the Old Post Office Seymour will feature the work of Healsville’s multiaward winning artist, Agnes Szetey, in the main gallery.

For the 2016 show, Agnes has created nearly 40 original oil paintings depicting the Australian landscape, seascape, high country,

and heritage scenes. For art lovers who want to take one of her pieces home, the price range is from $100 to $2500.

The August Occasion exhibition will also have 12 paintings of birds by Paul Margocsy from Melbourne, along with works by other noted Australians including Vida Pearson, Amanda Hyatt, John Orlando Birt, Richard Chamerski, Hans Van

Vlodrop, Astrid Bruning, and Ivana Pinaffo.

Artworks will be on show and for sale alongside jewellery, sculpture, woodwork, and art glass.

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educate children as well as entertain them. He wanted children to become aware of the sensitive nature of the future of their planet, so they would grow up thinking ‘sustainability’.

Meet the colourful characters of the Fairy Green realm, a series of four illustrated children’s books set in the forests of the Dandenong Ranges: The Fairy Who Couldn’t Fly; The Circle of Stars; Return to Middle Castle; and The Magic Bracelet.

Glenda Wise’s solo exhibition of digitally enhanced, artistic illustrations from these books will transport you to a magical place inspired by the wilderness surrounding her home.

Glenda began painting at the tender age of three and joined the Sherbrooke Arts Society when she was 13.

She became an artist and teacher of illustration, oils, and watercolour.

The author, (the late) Michael Kelly, also lived in the Dandenongs and wrote the Fairy Green stories to

All are welcome for drinks and nibbles from 6pm on Friday 9 September for the opening of this annual

Later, Glenda was appointed executive and field officer of the Sherbrooke Arts Society, running painting workshops and various artist expeditions. She opened her home studio in 1989, where she continues to create.

children’s book illustration exhibition.

A book reading and signing of Glenda’s recently released four-book series of Fairy Green storybooks is scheduled for Saturday 10 September at 11am.

The show runs until 1 November at Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ shedS, 74 Grant Street in Alexandra.

Young at HeART 4 to 20 November Now in its fifth year, Young at HeART is an annual group exhibition of Alexandra Secondary College VCE studio artists. The 2016 exhibition will again showcase a variety of media and art forms developed by VCE students.

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lot of time and energy into researching and developing themes along which they progress their artworks throughout their studies, and Rustic Simplicity is proud to display their work in this exhibition.

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RUFFY’S SIXTH artfest – an art show and four local open gardens – will be held on 11, 12 and 13 November.

Due to the increasing number of entries and the need to ensure that visitors see all the art work to its best effect, the art show will be held over two venues this year.

Visitors will be encouraged to start at the Ruffy Hall, then meander through the relaxing rear gardens to see amazing outdoor sculptures and a scarecrow display, continue through a gateway to more artwork located in the Ruffy CFA next door.

Also in this area will be gazebos housing a variety of demonstrators who have enthusiastically agreed to come along and freely share their knowledge of their craft, to all who show interest.

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an outdoor sculptor, Rodney Horsfall who makes and plays guitars from cigar boxes, Lynne Stone an embroiderer who creates floral art and Tanya Boyd a jewellery maker.

There will also be a wide variety of food and real coffee available on-site to satisfy the hungriest of visitors.

Expressions of interest to exhibit their work are coming from local and interstate artists which is wonderful.

There promises to be an enormous variety of work on display. All artists intending to exhibit need to be mindful that closing date for entries is Friday 30 September, 2016.

With the growing popularity of the Ruffy Artfest, generous sponsors, such as ‘Brooklands’ holiday accommodation in Ruffy, have made it possible for the organisers to offer substantial prizes for art work being exhibited. All artwork is being judged by

professional artists, who will combine to make overall choices, firstly for the ‘best artwork’ on display, followed by multiple prizes for specific categories.

Open gardens The open gardens include ‘Bungle Boori’ located on the Hughes Creek Road in Tarcombe which is opening for the first time in 14 years – gardens that spread over five acres offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside. Another garden is ‘Pindarri’ on the Weibye Track, which is planted with amazing floral displays that attract birds. ‘Rosehill’ was

open in 2014 for the Ruffy Artfest and has been offered again because it showcases a beautiful ever-changing landscape of garden images.

Finally, a little further down the road in Creighton’s Creek is ‘Bunnyong’ off the Longwood Gobur Road, which is a splendid contrast to the other gardens open.

Set high up amongst the granite rocks, it shows how a challenging setting can be tamed into an amazing landscape.

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IN AND AROUND THE MURRINDINDI SHIRE

SEPTEMBER 2016

Friday 2 – Thursday 29 ~ VALERIE CROSSE EXHIBITION Gallery 34, 34 High Street, Yea Valerie Crosse is another new artist to Gallery 34. Her works are mainly in oil and gouache. Valerie’s passions include art and yoga.

10am-4pm Thursday to Monday.

P: 0478 58 34 34 E: info@gallery34.com.au W: www.gallery34.com.au Saturday 3 ~ VICTORIAN TROUT OPENING FESTIVAL Eildon Community Centre, Centre Avenue Celebrating the opening of trout rivers for fishing. The festival is a fun day for the entire family with fish hatchery tours, guided fishing, fish releases, fireworks and more. 10am-5pm. Fireworks after dark.

P: 8392 6876 E: david.ambrens@ecodev.vic.gov.au Friday 9 – TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER ~ The Magical Art of Fairies, Elves & other Fantastical Creatures Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ sheds, 74 Grant Street, Alexandra Solo exhibition of digitally enhanced, artistic illustrations by Glenda Wise, about colourful characters of the Fairy Green realm, a series of four illustrated fiction stories for children set in the forests of the Dandenong Ranges. Drinks and nibbles from 6pm on Friday 9. Book reading and signing Saturday 10.

10am-4pm daily. Free entry.

W: www.rusticsimplicityblog.wordpress.com Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 ~ ALEXANDRA HERITAGE MACHINERY FESTIVAL AND SPRING MARKET Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum, Station Street, Alexandra Fun for all the family with kids’ activities and games, market stalls, working historic machinery, steam train rides, museum rooms open with local displays and family BBQ area.

P: 0427 509 988 E: info@alexandratramway.org.au W: www.alexandratramway.org.au saturday 17 & SUNDAY 18 ~ HOT rod muster Jamieson One of the best weekends in Jamieson. Spring is on the way, but the town is already full of colour with the shiny hot rods parked about town.

This year is the 10th.

E: jamocommunity@gmail.com W: www.jamieson.org.au

Wednesday 21 & Wednesday 28 ~ WATER FUN @ THE WETLANDS Y Water Discovery Centre, Hood Street, Yea Are your children feeling bored? Do you have grandchildren visiting for the holidays? Just passing through and want something to do? Come along to the Y Water – Water Fun school holiday activities and have a splashing good time. Activities suitable for primary school aged children. Entry by gold coin donation. 10am-11.30am.

P: 5797 3394 W: www.ywatercentre.com.au saturday 24 & sunday 25 ~ YEA GARDEN EXPO Yea Racecourse Native & flowering plants, garden tools, vegetable bins, motorised barrows, seedlings, garden sculptures, mulch, fertilisers, compost, ride-on and push mowers, nurseries, designers & contractors, mulchers, trees, large & small books. Free parking, food & drinks, free face painting & pony rides too! Entry $5 (kids free). 10am-4pm.

E: yeagardenexpo@optusnet.com.au Sunday 25 ~ Sculpture Exhibition @ Saladin Lodge Saladin Lodge, 1188 Maroondah Hwy, Narbethong Come and wander the grounds of Saladin Lodge, whilst viewing the sculptures of exhibitors from the district. Cafe’ & Produce store open 9am-5pm.

P: 0429 699 969 E: info@saladinlodge.com.au W: www.saladinlodge.com Friday 30 – Thursday 27 October JANET MATTHEWS & DARREN GILBERT EXHIBITION Gallery 34, 34 High Street, Yea Gallery 34’s favourite artists are back again with Janet’s detailed coloured pencil and Darren’s ink drawings and sculptures.

10am-4pm Thursday to Monday.

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OCTOBER 2016 SATURDAY 1 ~ ALL ABOARD THE ALEXANDRA EXPRESS Holmesglen at Eildon, 92 Moore Rd, Eildon An Alexandra Historic Railway fundraiser dinner. $65pp – tickets sales: Gail at the Shear N Sheds Ph 0468 359 880. The Redgaters 15 piece band. B&B accommodation on site.

P: 5774 2631 E: eildon@holmesglen.edu.au W: www.holmesglen.edu.au/eildon SUNDAY 2 ~ EUROA SHOW & SHINE Clifton Street, Euroa Show vehicle $10, public entry $5. Trophies for all classes, live bands, trade and market stalls, food, fun for the kids / face painting. 8am-3pm.

P: 0418 599 183 E: john@euroashowandshine.com W: www.australiannationalshowandshine.com.au Saturday 8 ~ TAGGERTY CINEMA Taggerty Hall, Taggerty-Thornton Road, Taggerty Come along and enjoy a free family movie. 7pm P: Noelle 0421 351 571 or Sandice 0419 376 206 E: tgstore@bigpond.com Saturday October 8 ~ The Weeping Willows @ Saladin Lodge Saladin Lodge, 1188 Maroondah Hwy, Narbethong Come and join us for a night of music. The Lodge will resonate with the sounds of old soul, steeped in Bluegrass. Open bar & buffet dinner, bookings essential. 5.30pm for 6pm.

P: 0429 699 969 E: info@saladinlodge.com.au W: www.saladinlodge.com Saturday October 8 ~ JAMIESON WINE N CHEESE Jamieson The usual great night, with so many wines and cheeses to taste, and an auction to support the Jamieson Primary School. 7pm-11pm.

E: jamocommunity@gmail.com W: www.jamieson.org.au

SUNDAY 9 ~ Automotive Swap Meet & Historic Truck Muster Alexandra Showgrounds, 53 William Street, Alexandra Find that part, trade some parts or collectables and enjoy seeing fantastic historical trucks. Traders 6am. Buyers 7.30am – 4.30pm P: 0428 630 022 or 0407 722 755 E: alexandra.swapmeet@gmail.com SUNDAY 9 ~ CHALLENGE THE FIRE TRUCK From the Pondage, Riverside Drive, Eildon Test your fitness against a fire truck. Options: a combined 25km bike ride and 10km run; 25km bike ride only; 10km run only; or a 5km walk around the Eildon Pondage.

P: 0427 742 850 E: robyn.leslie1960@gmail.com Friday 14 – Monday 28 November SPRING EXHIBITION AND OPEN GARDEN King-Parrot Banksia Gallery & Gardens 26 Wentworths Rd, Strath Creek Open garden of Australian natives. Specialising in banksias, grevillias, hakeas, waratahs and bush foods. Sale of native plants and marinated olives. Banksia Gallery has local art, craft and pottery for viewing and sale. Free Entry.

10.30am-4.30pm Friday to Monday.

P: 5797 0207 E: kingparrot@banksiagalleryandgardens.com W: www.artguide.com.au Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 EILDON BIG FISH CHALLENGE & FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL Eildon Pondage, Riversdale Road Fishing competitions, twilight market Saturday, family fun and children’s amusements, fireworks, trade displays and market stalls. Live music, food and wine tastings and raffle draws including a tinny full of tinnies.

Saturday 7am – 9pm, Twilight market 4pm-9pm. Sunday 7am-3pm.

Andrew 0418 266 038 or Ian 0416 250 203 andrew.embling@landmark.com.au or Ian.McKaskill@najian.com.au www.eildonbigfishchallenge.com.au Friday 14 – Sunday 16 ~ FOGGY MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL 19 Kinglake Whittlesea Road, Kinglake Australian and international performers. The weekend is jam packed with Bluegrass concerts, bush dance, music and dance workshops, jamming and great country hospitality. Friday 6.30pm to Sunday 4pm.

P: 0488 997 117 E: info@fmbluegrass.com.au W: www.fmbluegrass.com.au

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Friday 14 – Sunday 16 ~ MARYSVILLE JAZZ AND BLUES WEEKEND Marysville and Triangle area More than 30 acts at venues all over town. Weekend passes and accommodation packages available.

P: 0477 123 506 E: marysvillejazzandblues@gmail.com W: www.marysvillejazzandblues.com

Friday 28 – Thursday 27 DECEMBER ~ VICKI MORITZ EXHIBITION Gallery 34, 34 High St, Yea Vicki is back at Gallery 34 for her first exhibition in 2 years. Vicki is an award winning photographer who knows just how to capture the right image.

10am-4pm Thur-Mon. P: 0478 58 34 34 E: info@gallery34.com.au W: www.gallery34.com.au

Sunday 16 ~ MRF TYRES AKADEMOS Start, finish and service in Alexandra and Thornton competition Rubicon State Forest Round 5 of the Focus on Furniture Victorian Rally Championship. The top rally cars and crews in Victoria will be in action at this annual event. 9.30am-5pm.

P: 0418 330 709 E: akademos@mucc.net.au W: www.mucc.net.au

Saturday 29 ~ TAGGERTY 4 SEASONS MARKET Taggerty Hall, Taggerty-Thornton Rd, Taggerty Showcasing fabulous local produce including olive oil, wine, honey, fudge, baked goods, preserves, ice cream, soaps, crafts, also bric-a-brac, fruit, vegetables, plants, free range eggs, BBQ sausages and espresso coffee.

8.30am-12.30pm.

P: Noelle 0421 351 571 or Sandice 0419 376 206 E: tgstore@bigpond.com

FRIDAY 21 – FRIDAY 4 NOV ~ MANSFIELD SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL Mansfield A sparkling calendar of events including cafe and gallery art exhibitions, spring arts walk, workshops, postcard paintings, sculpture, artmarket on Saturday 22 in main street.

E: admin@mansfield.com.au W: artsmansfield.com.au Saturday 22 ~ ALEXANDRA RACE CLUB’S RUN FOR ROSES MEETING ON COX PLATE DAY Alexandra Race Club, 1 Gordon St, Alexandra Alexandra Race Club launches the Victorian Picnic Racing Season in spectacular fashion at our Run for the Roses Meeting on Cox Plate Day. Strong bookies ring and tote covering Cox Plate Day and local races. Gates open 12noon.

P: 5773 4304 E: walsh145@me.com W: www.alexandraraceclub.com.au or www.countryracing.com.au Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 ALEXANDRA & DISTRICT OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND Various private gardens in Alexandra district Gorgeous gardens, remarkable views, catering, plant sales, mosaics, garden sculptures, classic cars, quilt display & antique fishing gear on display.

10am-4pm both days.

P: 5772 1432 E: info@alexandraopengardens.com.au W: www.alexandraopengardens.com.au Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 ~ FAWCETT HALL CAFE & MARKET Fawcett Hall, 655 Spring Creek Rd, Fawcett Plants, produce & preloved, delicious food and coffee by Lyn of Harvesting the Feast – breakfast and lunch bookings 0402 125 370 W: www.fawcetthall.org.au Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 ~ FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS St John’s Anglican Church, Downey St, Alexandra Displays of flowers created by members of the community and parishioners.

Devonshire tea available in the hall. Saturday 10am-4pm. Sunday 11am-4pm.

E: patsyrobertson@ozemail.com.au SATURDAY 22 – SUNDAY 23 ~ MIFF TRAVELLING SHOWCASE Mansfield Armchair Cinema, 1 Chenery St, Mansfield The Melbourne International Film Festival comes to Mansfield for a weekend of food, wine and film. Screening Saturday The Family and The Death & Life of Otto Bloom – the feature for the gala red carpet event. Sunday screening Long Way North and Ella (see ad page 63). Early Bird savings on Festival Passes purchased prior to 30 September – www.trybooking.com/203521 or from The MAC on 5775 2049.

Friday 28 & saturday 29 ~ YAPPERS MUSICAL QUAFF Butter Factory, 13 Rattray St, Yea Yappers are delighted to present an original musical about loyalty, misunderstanding and wine. Frid 7.30pm, Sat 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets online or at 84 High St. P: 0427 298 123 W: www.yappers.org

Saturday 29 ~ SPRING DEGUSTATION DINNER Holmesglen at Eildon, 92 Moore Rd, Eildon Six decadent courses featuring local spring produce, a specially selected wine list featuring local wines to match each course, with wines available for purchase by the glass or bottle. $90 per adult. Reservations essential. 7pm.

P: 5774 2631 E: eildon@holmesglen.edu.au W: www.holmesglen.edu.au/eildon Sunday 30 ~ ALEXANDRA SPRING FAIR Rotary Park, Alexandra Live music, food and wine, arts and crafts as well as children’s rides and activities, all located in the pleasant and safe Rotary Park Alexandra.

10am-4pm.

P: 0409 965 329

NOVEMBER 2016 Friday 4 – Sunday 6 ~ TARGA HIGH COUNTRY In and around Strathbogie, Mansfield & Murrindindi Shires Targa High Country is a tarmac rally event featuring 200+ modern and classic cars. The event runs for three days over 280km, including the Euroa town centre Friday lunch-stop display, the exciting Mansfield Saturday street stage and Targa Fest, along with a lunch stop in Eildon and the Mt Buller summit finish celebrations on Sunday.

P: 6221 8800 E: enquiries@targa.com.au W: www.targa.com.au Friday 4 – SUNDAY 20 ~ YOUNG AT HEART Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ sheds, 74 Grant St, Alexandra The fifth annual exhibition of Alexandra Secondary College VCE Studio Artists opens from 6pm Friday 4 November with drinks and nibbles. Join us in proudly supporting our next generation of local artists! 10am-4pm daily.

Free entry.

W: www.rusticsimplicityblog.wordpress.com Friday 4 & saturday 5 ~ YAPPERS MUSICAL QUAFF Butter Factory, 13 Rattray St, Yea Yappers are delighted to present an original musical about loyalty, misunderstanding and wine. Frid 7.30pm, Sat 2pm and 7.30pm.

Tickets online or at 84 High St. P: 0427 298 123 W: www.yappers.org Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 ~ YEA & DISTRICT OPEN GARDENS Yea and District Twelve exceptional gardens open for the weekend varying from town gardens to large country gardens with a diverse range of style to suit all tastes. $5 per town garden or $35 entry to all gardens. 10am-5pm daily.

W: www.yearotary.org.au Sunday 6 ~ THE BUXTON BOOTCAMP Buxton Mountain Bike Park, Mill Creek Rd, Buxton An event for anyone with a mountain bike – this is a three or six hour MTB, which you can tackle either as a solo or part of a pairs/triples team, completing laps of the 12km singletrack course. 10am-5.30pm.

P: 9010 6040 E: info@bighillevents.com.au W: www.bighillevents.com.au Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 71

Sunday 6 ~ RACV MARYSVILLE MARATHON FESTIVAL Gallipoli Park, Falls Rd, Marysville Community Running Festival including 50km ultra, marathon, half marathon, 10km and 4km fun run supporting the Marysville and surrounding communities.

50km Ultra Marathon 7am 10km Run/Walk 10am 42km Neil McKern Marathon 8am 4km Run/Walk 11am 21km Half Marathon 9am P: 0418 557 052 E: info@marysvillemarathon.com.au W: www.marysvillemarathon.com.au friday 11 – sunday 13 ~ RUFFY ART SHOW & OPEN GARDENS Ruffy Hall, Nolans Rd, Ruffy ~ open gardens Ruffy district Art exhibition and sales, painting, photography, ceramics, metal art. Meet the artists Friday 7pm-9pm $20pp, bookings essential. 4 magnificent gardens open Sat 10am-5pm Sun 10am-4pm.

P: 5790 3275 E: ruffy.artfest@gmail.com W: www.ruffycommunity.com.au Saturday 12 ~ YEA SPRING RACING DAY Yea Racecourse, Racecourse Rd, Yea Picnic racing in the delightful environment and surrounds of the Yea Racecourse. The Yea Racing Club was recently awarded the David J Bourke Memorial Trophy as the current ‘Picnic Club of the Year’. Full TAB and bookmaker’s service with food and refreshments available. Races commence from approximately 12.30pm.

P: 0438 048 178 E: mhcars@hotmail.com W: www.racingvictoria.com.au Saturday 12th ~ 133rd ALEXANDRA ANNUAL SPRING SHOW Alexandra Showgrounds, William St, Alexandra Horses, livestock, poultry, craft and cooking. A working draught horse demonstration, shearing demonstration and working dog trials. Roving entertainers, the animal nursery, showbags, giftware, food stalls and free community health checks. 9am-4pm.

P: 0477 002 051 E: pna.alexandra@gmail.com W: www.alexandrashow.com Sunday 13 ~ ALEXANDRA P & A Gymkhana Alexandra Showgrounds, William St, Alexandra A three ring show providing horse and pony events for all ages. From experienced in the OPEN ring to the inexperienced in the FUN ring. Classes for horses, ponies and riding. Fancy Dress. Adult Riding Club ring for HRCAV members. 9am-1pm.

P: 0407 805 013 E: pna.alexandra@gmail.com W: www.alexandrashow.com Friday 25 – Sunday 27 ~ KINGLAKE RANGES ROTARY ART SHOW Kinglake Community Centre, Extons Rd, Kinglake Central There is a wide variety of talented artisans in the Kinglake Ranges.

Come and see the various forms of art showcased. Friday 6.30pm-10pm, Saturday to Sunday 10am-4pm E: news@kinglakeartshow.com.au W: www.kinglakeartshow.com.au Friday 25 – Until Sold Out! ~ TOUCH A HEART of gold Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ shedS, 74 Grant St, Alexandra A group exhibition of local and Victorian artists, which opens from 6pm Friday 27 November with drinks and nibbles. Find the perfect gift for Christmas that is just a little bit different. This affordable art exhibition runs throughout the Christmas holidays.

10am – 4pm daily (closed Christmas Day) W: www.rusticsimplicityblog.wordpress.com friday 25 & saturday 26 ~ 101st yea show Recreational Reserve, Snodgrass St, Yea Friday evening 6pm family and musical entertainment with bands Wild Honey and the Marysville Steel Pan Band. Saturday all day for cattle, sheep, chooks, goats, crafts, photography, garden & home skills. Dog jump, sheep dog trials and a huge horse arena plus traditional trades fair. Something for all family members at a traditional country town show.

P: Rodney Ridd 0417 340 838 / Pauline Roberts 0427 529 551 Horse events Les Judd 0431 517 797 W: www.yeashow.org.au

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REGULAR MARKETS

LOCAL PRODUCE, PLANTS, HERBS, BREADS, WINES, BRIC-A-BRAC, COFFEE, COLLECTABLES, HANDICRAFTS, VEGETABLES, MEAT, OLIVE OIL, JAMS, SAUCES, CAKES, PIES

NOVEMBER 2016

Markets . . .

Alexandra Market @ timber tramway 2nd Saturday of month 9am-1pm Alexandra Timber Tramway, Station St, Alexandra Plants, herbs, local produce, unique handicrafts, bric-a-brac and collectables. Refreshments available – coffee cart, BBQ and cold drinks.

Jane 0427 509 988 market@alexandratramway.org.au www.alexandratramway.org.au

Alexandra on perkins market 4th Sunday of month 8am-2pm Perkins St, Alexandra Plants, local produce, handicrafts, bric-a-brac and collectables.

Jodie 0427 360 902 alexvic@virtual.net.au

Bollygum Community Market 2nd Sunday of month 9am-1pm Bollygum Park, 40 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, Kinglake The kids can play in the unique adventure playground as you soak up the market’s relaxing atmosphere, search for special treasures, try fantastic local produce and much more.

Cheryl 5786 1696 cheryl.phillips@smartchat.net.au www.bollygumpark.org.au

Flowerdale Community Market 3rd Sunday of month 9am-1pm Flowerdale Community Hall, Whittlesea-Yea Rd, Flowerdale Country market stalls with arts, crafts, veggies, plants, bric-a-brac and lots more. Hot food, Devonshire teas and cold drinks available. New stall holders welcome, $10 a stall.

Alison 5780 1223 alron27@bigpond.com

Kinglake Produce & Artisan Market 4th Sunday of month 10am-3pm (except December) Kinglake Township, Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, Kinglake Farm produce, meat, breads, olive oil, wine, jams, sauces, cakes, pies, roses. Entry via gold coin donation. kinglakemarket@gmail.com www.kinglakemarket.com Kinglake Produce & Artisan Market

Marysville Market 2nd & 4th Sunday of month Murchison St, Marysville Crafts, gifts, clothing, plants, locally produced preserves, jams, chutneys, lavender products, shortbread biscuits, honey, fresh fruit and vegetables and wine. Additional stallholders invited.

Louise 0405 146 961 olivetto@bigpond.com

Yarck Country Market 3rd Saturday of month 9am-1.30pm Yarck Hall, Maroondah Hwy, Yarck The market helps to fund the hall maintenance and provides an outlet for local produce, jams, craft, plants and wines.

Bob 0448167438 www.visityarck.com.au Yarck Market

Yea Country Market 1st Saturday of the month 9am – 2pm Yea Railway Park, Station St, Yea The Yea Country Market offers an array of stalls, the best in fresh local produce, arts and crafts, children’s activities, playground and skate park.

The market showcases local producers, growers and makers and is a community event with a gold coin donation entry – funds from entry are donated to local charities.

0417 561 202 yeamarket@gmail.com Yea Country Market

Business & trades directory . . .

APPLIANCE STORE

LG VAX

HAIER TELSTRA BREVILLE

PHILIPS ELECTROLUX CHANGHONG KAMBROOK WESTINGHOUSE SIMPSON

AWNINGS / BLINDS

REMINGTON TEAC TECO RUSSELL HOBBS

ALEXANDRA LEADING APPLIANCES

91 Grant Street Alexandra p: 03 5772 2463

f: alexandraleadingappliances e: alexandra@leadingappliances.com.au w: www.leadingappliances.com.au AUTOMOTIVE

CABINET MAKER

Specialising in all facets of cabinet making • Kitchens • Vanities • Laundries • Wardrobes • Office fit-outs

Yea Mechanical Repairs 3 Grevillea Street Yea Phone Kel – Workshop 5797 2200 Mobile 0419 979 373

Servicing All Makes And Models

• tyres • wheel alignments • computer diagnostics AUTOMOTIVE

Boz Miljkovic Mechanic 61 Downey Street Alexandra

Ph (03) 5772 3232

Alexandra Automotive Licensed Roadworthy Testing • General Car Servicing • Repairs & Tuning • Disc & Drum Machining • Front Ends & Suspension

Latest range of fittings, finishes and design for all domestic and commercial projects Visit our showroom to view a wide range of samples and trial our display kitchen 42 Aitken Street Alexandra Ph 5772 1000 Fax 5772 1088 awcabinets@bigpond.com

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST • Two way and CB radio systems • GPS mobile navigation • Telemetry and wireless data links • Mobile phone car kits • installation • sales • service

Phone 03 5772 1292 Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 73

CONCRETING

FLOORING

Environmentally Friendly

Floor Sanding and Finishing

• House slabs • Shed slabs • Driveways • Paths

• 3.6 TONNE EXCAVATOR • TIP TRUCK • BOB CAT

SPECIALISING IN NON TOXIC POLYURETHANE COATINGS NEW & OLD TIMBER, PARQUETRY & CORK

Luke Hill 0409 250 234

TIM SKERRITT 0439 358 880 Alexandra & District

ELECTRICIAN

FURNITURE & FLOORING

rocknconc@gmail.com

ELECTRICIAN Grimshaw Electrics For all your electrical and communication requirements

Peter Donald

0429 808 596 REC 16666

A/H 03 5773 2457 ELECTRICIAN

CHOOKIES

1 Hall Street Alexandra Ph 5772 2152 GLASS PRODUCTS

ELECTRICIAN specialising in all aspects of the flat glass trade

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS • Everything electrical • Domestic • Commercial • Undergrounds • Electrical design • Trenching • Solar installations Ph

0418 543 310

Rec No 12906

www.etecelectrical.com.au

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glass replacement, shower screens, splashbacks, mirrors, wood heater glass a: 16 Hunter Road, Healesville 3777 p: 5962 2888 f: 5962 6088 e: ridglass@bigpond.com w: www.ridgelineglass.com.au

HANDYMAN / MAINTENANCE SERVICES

MOTORCYCLES & MOWERS

FREE QUOT ES

Steve’s

Maintenance Service Honest and Reliable Chris Jackson 0419 462 180

Mowing, Slashing, Brush Cutting, Gardening, Gutters Cleaned, Rubbish Removed, Household Repairs and Maintenance

38 South Crescent Eildon

Phone Steve 5772 2451 Mobile 0409 430 271

• Sales • Service • Repairs • Tyres • Accessories • Custom Work • Pick-up & Delivery

HYDRAULICS / INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES

MOWERS

MTD • CUB CADET • ROVER 12 Hunter Road, Healesville Vic 3777 P 03 5962 6444 • E sales@hhis.com.au • F 03 5962 6455 • SALES • SERVICE • SPARES • REPAIRS

Hydraulics, Tools & Machinery, Fasteners, Hardware & Equipment Hire LOCKSMITH

ALEXANDRA POWER EQUIPMENT 65 DOWNEY STREET PH 5772 3381

PLUMBER

Mitch A Fix Services • Registered Victorian • Lock Repairs Security Equipment Installer • Installations • Discrete Prompt & the • Re-Keying Reliable Service key to y • Key Cutting our secu • Code Cutting rity • Key Alike Whole House Systems

Peter Mitchell Ph 0409 285 589 / AH 5772 2737 pmitch1958@bigpond.com

Your plumbing specialist

Lic No 37388

• New Homes • Roofs & Gutters • Sewers & Septics • High Pressure Sewer Jetter • Drain Camera • Pipe & Cable Locator • Water Tanks • Solar HWS • Wood Heaters

Excavators, post hole diggers, rock breaker, trencher & tip truck hire

0419 553 803 Ph/Fax 5772 2991 tcplumbing@bigpond.com Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016 – 75

SERVICE STATION

STOCK AND STATION AGENTS

OFFERING COMPETITIVE PRICING ON FUEL

www.petrogas.com.au

Petrogas Alexandra

10 DOWNEY STREET ALEXANDRA ~ PH 03 5772 1227 • • • • • •

ULP91, PREMIUM 98, E10, DIESEL Hot Food Swap n Go Gas Bottles Lubricants and Automotive Accessories Groceries Large variety of Gift Cards

• Mobile Phone Recharge • iTunes vouchers available • WalknTalk Phone Chargers For easy access pumps, monthly promo specials and service with a smile call in today!

YEA OFFICE 4 Station Street, Yea 3717 Ph 5797 2037

ALEXANDRA OFFICE 6 Webster Street, Alexandra 3714 Ph 5772 1052

Bruce Elliott Branch Manager/Livestock – 0409 699 937 John Tossol Real Estate – 0419 558 032 Jim Hutchinson Livestock – 0409 799 928 Ryan Sargeant Livestock – 0407 649 906 John Purvis Merchandise – 0428 951 251

TREE SERVICES

SERVICE STATION

Shell Buxton

• Convenience store • Snack foods • Hot food • Cappuccino • Groceries • Bait and tackle • Batteries for boats, bikes and cars • Barbecue gas • Firewood • Motor oils and lubricants • Ice • Motor parts and accessories Ph 03 5774 7171 2093 Maroondah Hwy Buxton SERVICE STATION

• All fuels and lubricants • Convenience store Michael & Marie 2 Centre Avenue, Eildon

Phone 03 5774 2220 Email eildonservo@bigpond.com

• Insured

Reliable •

• Experienced

5778 9603

Competitive •

JASON

0413 671 066

TOWING & SALVAGE

2 Centre Avenue Eildon Ph 03 5774 2727

• Log Book Servicing • Licensed RWC Tester • Air-con Regassing • 4X4 Improvements • Tyre Sales / Puncture Repairs • Car, Truck, Boat & Trailer Repairs • Welding • Lathe Work • Small Engineering Jobs 76 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2016

TYRE SERVICES

WEED CONTROL

TOYO, KELLY, KUMHO, COOPER & MAXXIS

• Wheel Alignments & Wheel Balancing • On-site Service for Tractor / Earthmoving Puncture Repairs • Vehicle Servicing and Repairs – VACC Accredited • Licensed Roadworthy Vehicle Tester • Supercharge Batteries

• SPOT SPRAYING • BOOM SPRAYING

42A Aitken Street, Alexandra Phone (03) 5772 3456 Fax (03) 5772 2567

ANDY FRIEDEL 0407 565 207

• 200M POWER REELS • COMPUTER CONTROLLED BOOM FROM 2M TO 10M Licensed – insured – experienced alexweedcontrol@gmail.com

UPHOLSTERY

WELDING SERVICES

Quality is never an accident

• Traditional antique restoration • General upholstery • Custom hand made sofas Ian McCormick 36 Oliver Street, Yea Ph 5797 2992 stichers@iinet.net.au

• Welding repairs • Construction of sheds • Tool boxes • Trailers • Cattle yards • Ute trays • Repairs of heavy machinery and attachments • Steel, Aluminium, Cast Iron no problem

mobile

Contact: David Cooper Mobile: 0429 199 472

Trade qualified ~ over 30 years experience

www.topstitchupholsteryandantiques.com.au UPHOLSTERY

WINDOWS

MAXWELL’S UPHOLSTERY

• Lounge Suites and Dining Chairs Repaired and Recovered • Office Furniture • New Lounge Suites Available • Chairs and Sofas Made to Order • Large Range of Fabrics • Car and Boat Upholstery

QUOTES, PICK-UP AND DELIVERY RS EA NCE Y 30 ERIE P EX

Max Ewert T 5774 2201 M 0417 321 781 E max@maxwellsupholstery.com.au A Skyline Road Eildon W www.maxwellsupholstery.com.au

16B Hunter Road Healesville 3777 P 03 5962 5777 F 03 5962 5222 E sales@sunergywindows.com.au W www.sunergywindows.com.au

• quality timber double glazed windows inc awning, casement, double hung, bifold, sashless double hung and fixed windows.

• circular, arched and custom built windows.

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Business & trades listings . . .

ACCOMMODATION Alexandra Hotel & Cafe 5772 1014 Alexandra Alexandra Motel 5772 2077 Alexandra Alexandra Tourist Park Alexandra 5772 1222 Alpino Apartments Marysville 0408 103 481 Amelina Cottages Marysville 0434 692 622 Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park 5774 7263 Taggerty Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park 5772 1735 Acheron Buxton Hotel 5774 7381 Buxton Churches of Yarck 0414 969 008 Yarck Courthouse Hotel 5777 0503 Jamieson Eildon Lake Motel 5774 2800 Eildon Eildon Parkview Motor Inn 5774 2165 Eildon Eildon Resort 5774 2415 Eildon Elite Stays Marysville / Taggerty 0413 795 283 Flowerdale Hotel Flowerdale 5780 1230 Flowerdale Estate 5784 5600 Strath Creek Giddy Goat Cafe 5773 4223 Yarck Glenfield Cottage B/B 5773 4304 Yarck Granite Station at Trawool Valley Resort 5792 1444 Trawool Hungry Horse Hotel 5797 6266 Molesworth Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Lake Eildon 5774 2585 Rubicon Hotel Motel 5773 2251 Thornton Saladin Lodge 0429 699 969 Narbethong Taylor Bay Country Club Taylor Bay 0497 889 353 Thornton Caravan Park 5773 2305 Thornton Tower Motel Marysville 5963 3225 Vibe Hotel 5957 7700 Marysville Waverley Guest House 5772 1146 Alexandra White Lotus B&B Narbethong 5963 7126 Yea Motel Yea 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel 5797 2000 Yea APPLIANCE STORE Alexandra Leading Appliances Alexandra 5772 2463 ANTENNA INSTALLATION Goulburn Valley TV Antennas

0498 138 968 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Alexandra Automotive 5772 3232 Alexandra Alexandra Tyrepower Alexandra 5772 3456 Eildon Auto Repairs & Towing 5774 2727 Eildon Eildon Auto Spares Eildon 5774 2712

Race Engines Automotive Alexandra 0448 314 104 Yea Mechanical Repairs 5797 2200 Yea BANKS Bendigo Bank Kinglake 5786 1656 BLINDS / AWNINGS 0417 377 890 Rob Cam Blinds BOAT HIRE Lakeview Boat Hire Eildon 0488 051 721 BOOK SHOPS Books at Yarck Yarck 5773 4337 Friends of the Library Alexandra 5772 2935 Friends of Yea Library 86 High Street Yea BUILDERS Ready Built Mansfield 5775 1199 BUTCHERS Alexandra Quality Meats Alexandra 5772 1151 Thornton Butchers & Deli Thornton 5773 2224 CABINET MAKERS AW Cabinets 5772 1000 Alexandra CAR SALES Martins Garage 5733 1000 Mansfield CARAVAN PARKS Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park 5774 7263 Taggerty Boulevard Caravan Park Eildon 5774 2128 Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park 5772 1735 Acheron Eildon Waters Holiday Park 5773 2386 Eildon Eildon Pondage Holiday Park 1800 651 691 Eildon Thornton Caravan Park 5773 2305 Thornton CINEMA Mansfield Armchair Cinema 5775 2049 Mansfield CLOTHING / SHOE SHOPS Alexandra Sportspower & Toys 5772 1719 Alexandra Country Touch Marysville 5963 3753 Footsteps Family Footwear Alexandra 5772 1503 Inspire on Grant 5772 2311 Alexandra Mansfield Hunting & Fishing 5779 1685 Mansfield Miller’s Mensland Alexandra 5772 1254 Your Wardrobe Yea 5797 2309 COMMUNICATIONS Weeks Radio Alexandra 5772 1292 CONCRETING Rock ‘n’ Conc 0409 250 234 COMPUTERS Murrindindi Computers Alexandra 5772 1403 EATERIES / BAKERIES /RESTAURANTS Alexandra Bakery & Cafe Alexandra 5772 2272 Alexandra Hotel & Cafe 5772 1014 Alexandra Alexandra Noodle Bar Alexandra 5772 2888

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Amble Inn Cafe & Pizza Yea 5797 2680 Aqua Bar & Cafe 0425 816 959 Eildon Buck’s Country Bakehouse Yarck 5773 4233 Burnsies Takeaway Alexandra 5772 2693 Cafe Alex Alexandra 5772 1155 Eildon Bakery & Cafe Eildon 5774 2362 Essence Coffee Lounge Alexandra 5772 2122 Giddy Goat Cafe Yarck 5773 4223 Hoova’s at The Mount Alexandra 5772 1083 Jamieson Cafe, Deb’s 5777 0600 Jamieson Made in Marysville Marysville 0418 293 084 Rendezvous Cafe Restaurant 5797 2528 Yea Ruffy Produce Store Ruffy 5790 4387 The Provender Country Bakehouse Yea 5797 3155 Alexandra 5772 3167 Yea Chinese Restaurant 5797 2865 Yea Yea Sweet Co, Yea 0411 772 890 Yea Take Away Yea 5797 2664 ELECTRICIANS E-Tec Electrical Contractor 0418 543 310 Alexandra Grimshaw Electrics 0429 808 596 Thornton FISHING SUPPLIES Eildon Bait & Tackle 5774 2712 Eildon Totally Trout 5772 2662 Alexandra FLOOR SANDING & FINISHING Tim Skerritt 0439 358 880 Alexandra FLORISTS Lavender Hill Florist 0474 201 481 Alexandra FURNITURE STORES Betta Home Living 5775 1992 Mansfield Chookies Furniture Warehouse Alexandra 5772 2152 GALLERIES Banksia Gallery 0418 651 758 Strath Creek Gallery 34 0478 583 434 Yea Little Fishes Art Studio Marysville 0408 146 165 Old Post Office Seymour Seymour 5792 3107 Rustic Simplicity Alexandra 0419 517 045 Studio 2427 ~ Louise Foletta Buxton 0417 323 868 GENERAL STORES / GROCERIES / FRUIT & VEG Alexandra Fruit & Veg Alexandra 5772 1750 Yarck General Store 5773 4204 Yarck GIFT SHOP / CLOTHING / SHOES Alexandra Sportspower & Toys Alexandra 5772 1719 Alexandra Discounts & Giftware Alexandra 5772 2850

By The Falls Marysville 0448 983 009

Footsteps Family Footwear Alexandra 5772 1503 Inspire on Grant 5772 2311 Alexandra Lit & Beyond Marysville 0422 239 754 Marysville Crystal Gardens & Shop Marysville 5963 4373 Redgate Bazaar Alexandra 0407 683 712 Rustic Simplicity Alexandra 0419 517 045 GLASS PRODUCTS Ridgeline Glass & Glazing Healesville 5962 2888 GRAPHIC DESIGN Ann Friedel Publishing Alexandra 0418 556 107 HALL FOR HIRE Fawcett Hall Fawcett via Alexandra 5772 2997 HARDWARE / TIMBER STORES 5774 2081 Eildon Hardware Mitre 10 5772 2188 Alexandra Mansfield 5775 2511 5797 2290 Yea HEALTH / BEAUTY / WELLBEING Alexandra Physiotherapy 5772 2649 Alexandra Kate’s Waxing 5772 1012 Alexandra Jessica’s Sheer Beauty 5772 3322 Alexandra White Lotus Natural Health & Wellbeing 5963 7126 Narbethong HEATING Bowd Heating 5772 1045 Alexandra HOME MAINTENANCE SERVICES Steve’s Maintenance Service 5772 2451 Alexandra HORSE RIDING Rubicon Valley Horse Riding Thornton 5773 2292 HOSPITALITY SUPPLIES Mansfield Hospitality Supplies 5779 1660 Mansfield HOTELS / MOTELS / RESORTS Alexandra Hotel & Cafe 5772 1014 Alexandra Alexandra Motel Alexandra 5772 2077 Buxton Hotel 5774 7381 Buxton Courthouse Hotel 5777 0503 Jamieson Eildon Resort Eildon 5774 2415 Eildon Lake Motel Eildon 5774 2800 Eildon Parkview Motor Inn 5774 2165 Eildon Flowerdale Hotel 5780 1230 Flowerdale Flowerdale Estate 5784 5600 Strath Creek Golden Trout Hotel Motel 5774 2508 Eildon Holmesglen at Eildon Eildon 5774 2631 Hungry Horse Hotel 5797 6266 Molesworth Kevington Hotel Kevington 5777 0543 Mount Pleasant Hotel Alexandra 5772 1083 Royal Mail Hotel Yea 5797 2515

Rubicon Hotel Motel 5773 2251 Thornton The Grand Caledonian Hotel Yea 5797 2513 Tower Motel Marysville 5963 3225 Yea Motel Yea 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel Yea 5797 2000 HOUSEBOAT HIRE / SALES Anchorage Houseboats 5774 2705 Eildon LOCAL PRODUCE A Matter of Taste Marysville 0409 252 620 King Parrot Grove Olives Strath Creek 0418 651 758 Marysville Lolly Shop Marysville 5963 3644 Murrindindi Olive Grove Yea 0418 333 586 Ruffy Produce Store Ruffy 5790 4387 Two Pickled Molesworth 5797 6309 LOCKSMITH Mitch-a-Fix Services Alexandra 0409 285 589 MARINE SERVICES Eildon Outboard Service 5774 2132 Eildon MOTORCYCLES / MOWERS Alexandra Motorcycles 5772 1045 Alexandra Murrindindi Motorcycles & Mowers 0419 462 180 Eildon NEWSAGENCIES Alexandra Newsagency 5772 1025 Alexandra NURSERIES / GARDEN CENTRES / SUPPLIES Alexandra Garden Centre 5772 2335 Alexandra Bedrock Garden Supplies 5772 1911 Alexandra Buxton Nursery 5774 7345 Buxton Fern Acres Kinglake West 5786 5031 Goulburn Valley Nursery Yea 5797 2222 King Parrot Native/Bush Food Garden Centre, Strath Creek 0418 651 758 NURSING HOME Darlingford Nursing Home Eildon 5774 2711 OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT Maroondah Outdoor Equipment 5774 7292 Buxton Mansfield Hunting & Fishing Mansfield 5779 1685 PHARMACIES Alexandra Pharmacy 5772 2153 Alexandra Eildon Pharmacy Eildon 5774 2626 Marysville Pharmacy Marysville 5963 4224 PHOTO BOOTH HIRE / PHOTOGRAPHER Judy Hoffman 0427 973 228 Yea PHYSIOTHERAPIST Alexandra Physiotherapy Alexandra 5772 2649 PLUMBERS Travis Capp Plumbing Alexandra 0419 553 803

POLITICIANS Cindy McLeish MP State Member for Eildon 9730 1066 REAL ESTATE AGENTS DA Robinson Yea 5797 2500 Elders 0419 558 032 Alexandra LJ Hooker Alexandra 5772 1774

Marysville 5963 3550 Eildon Real Estate Eildon 5774 2771 Landmark Harcourts 5772 3444 Alexandra Ruralco Property Alexandra 5772 1110 Yea 5797 2086 RURAL PRODUCE / EQUIPMENT Landmark Embling Alexandra 5772 3110 Pheasant Creek Stockfeeds & Supplies Kinglake West 5786 5891 Rodwells Alexandra 5772 2444 Yea 5797 2086 SERVICE STATIONS Chisholm & Shaw Yea 5797 2302 Eildon One Stop Fuel 5774 2220 Eildon Petrogas Alexandra 5772 1227 Alexandra Shell Buxton 5774 7171 Buxton Simpson & Sons P/L 5772 1205 Alexandra SOLICITORS Williams Hunt 5772 1493 Alexandra STOCK AND STATION AGENTS Elders 5772 1052 Alexandra Landmark Embling 5772 3110 Alexandra Rodwells Alexandra/Yea

5772 2444 / 5797 2086 TREE SERVICES JT’s Trees 0413 671 066 TOWING & SALVAGE Motivated Towing & Salvage Eildon 5774 2727 TROUT FARMS Buxton Trout Farm Buxton 5774 7370 Eildon Trout Farm 5773 2377 Thornton TYRES Alexandra Tyrepower 5772 3456 Alexandra Murrindindi Motorcycles & Mowers Eildon 0419 462 180 UPHOLSTERY Maxwell’s Upholstery Eildon 5774 2201 Topstitch Upholstery & Antiques 5797 2992 Yea VETERINARIAN Mountain Ranges Vet Clinic Kinglake 5786 1777 WEED CONTROL Alexandra Weed Control 0407 565 207 WELDING SERVICES Buffalo Built 0429 199 472 WINES/BREWS Sedona Estate 9730 2883 Murrindindi WINDOWS Sunergy Windows Pty Ltd Healsville 5962 5777

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EMERGENCY SERVICES Police...........................................................000 Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1040 Eildon............................................................. 5774 2104 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1333 Marysville..................................................... 5963 3222 Seymour.............................................24hr 5735 0200 Yea................................................................... 5797 2630 Ambulance..................................................000 CFA...............................................................000 SES ...............................................24hr 132 500 Bushfire Information Line & Fire Restriction Info......................... 1800 240 667 Crime stoppers..................................... 1800 333 000 Gas emergencies..................................24hr 132 771 Goulburn Valley Water – faults..................................................... 1800 454 500 Help for Wildlife.................................... 0417 380 687 Power & Street Light Failures..................... 131 799 RACV.................................................................... 131111 Energy Australia.............................................. 133 466 Wildlife Victoria.................................... 1300 094 535 HEALTH SERVICES HELPLINES Kids Helpline......................................... 1800 551 800 Lifeline . ..................................................24hr 13 11 14 Maternal & Child Health Line ...........................................24hr 13 22 29 Mental Health Advice Line............... 1300 280 737 Poisons Information Centre........................ 131 126 Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service......................................... 1800 015 188 HOSPITALS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 0900 Yea................................................................... 5736 0400 After Hours GP clinic.......................... 1300 766 858 SCHOOLS / EDUCATION PRE SCHOOLS / PLAYGROUPS Alexandra & District Kindergarten............................................... 5772 1387 Alexandra Playgroup................................ 5772 2344 Eildon Kindergarten................................. 5774 2041 Flowerdale Kindergarten........................ 5780 2816 Kinglake Playgroup................................... 5786 1301 Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre........................................ 5786 1352 NEST Playgroup.......................................... 9719 7314 Yea & District Children’s Centre............ 5797 2730 PRIMARY SCHOOLS Alexandra PS .............................................. 5772 1006 Buxton PS..................................................... 5774 7341 Eildon PS....................................................... 5774 7074 Flowerdale PS............................................. 5780 1264 Kinglake PS.................................................. 5786 1284 Kinglake Middle PS................................... 5786 1295 Kinglake West PS....................................... 5786 5262 Marysville PS............................................... 5963 3256 Sacred Heart PS Yea.................................. 5797 2723 St Mary’s PS Alexandra............................ 5772 1500 Taggerty PS.................................................. 5774 7224 Toolangi PS.................................................. 5962 9255 Yea PS............................................................. 5797 2724 SECONDARY COLLEGES Alexandra SC............................................... 5770 2000 Yea SC............................................................ 5797 2207

ADULT EDUCATION CEACA Alexandra...................................... 5772 1238 Flowerdale Community House.................................... 5780 2664 Kinglake Neighbourhood House........................... 5786 1301 Yea Community House............................ 5797 3070 SERVICES CLUBS Kiwanis.................................................... 0418 335 692 LIONS CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 3428 Eildon............................................................. 5774 2674 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1403 Marysville............................................... 0448 954 667 Yea ................................................................. 5797 3242 MASONIC LODGES Alexandra Masonic Centre, Albert Edward Lodge...............................0448 902 262 / 5772 2708 MEN’S SHEDS Flowerdale............................................. 0412 334 521 Kinglake Ranges........................................ 5786 5999 Marysville............................................... 0407 134 277 PROBUS CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1253 Alexandra Ladies ...................................... 5774 2641 Yea................................................................... 5797 2344 RED CROSS Alexandra Red Cross........................... 0419 872 230 ROTARY CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1897 Kinglake Ranges........................................ 5786 2193 Yea................................................................... 5792 3515 RSL Alexandra RSL............................................. 5797 6269 Eildon RSL..................................................... 5774 2630 Marysville RSL............................................. 5774 7110 Thornton RSL Sub Branch................ 0458 082 823 Yea RSL Sub Branch............................ 0408 898 139 SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS Alexandra Senior Citizens....................... 5772 1010 YOUTH GROUPS Flowerdale Junior Youth Group 5 to 14 yrs................................. 0408 333 953 Flowerdale Senior Youth Group.......................................... 0423 320 484 SPORTING CLUBS BASKETBALL CLUBS Alexandra . ............................................ 0417 112 533 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 5441 BOWLING CLUBS Alexandra . .................................................. 5772 1150 Eildon . .......................................................... 5774 2540 Marysville Golf & Bowls . ........................ 5963 3241 Whittlesea ................................................... 9716 1966 Yea................................................................... 5797 2770 CRICKET CLUBS Alexandra............................................... 0437 599 909 Flowerdale............................................. 0414 533 342 Merton ................................................... 0408 316 498 Yea Tigers...................................................... 5797 2543 Marysville & District . ......................... 0422 702 956

FOOTBALL / NETBALL CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1912 Yea................................................................... 5797 2412 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1580 Marysville & District . ......................... 0412 487 842 GOLF CLUBS Eildon............................................................. 5774 2044 Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1570 Yea................................................................... 5797 2746 Whittlesea.................................................... 9716 2066 Marysville Golf & Bowls........................... 5963 3241 KARATE Alexandra Karate Club....................... 0407 855 344 RACE CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5773 4304 Merton........................................................... 5778 9551 Yea................................................................... 5796 9396 RIDING CLUBS Acheron Valley Adult Riding Club...................................... 5773 2245 SPEEDWAY...........www.alexandraspeedway.com SQUASH CLUB Alexandra............................................... 0438 546 070 TENNIS CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 2621 Flowerdale................................................... 5780 2201 Kinglake Ranges........................................ 5786 5228 Yea................................................................... 5736 0461 SWIMMING POOLS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1705 Eildon............................................................. 5774 2174 Marysville..................................................... 5963 3387 Yea................................................................... 5797 2474 RECREATIONAL GROUPS Alexandra Brass Band.............................. 5772 1404 Alexandra Camera Club.......................... 5778 9540 Alexandra & District 4 Wheel Drive Club................................... 5772 1395 Alexandra & District Dog Obedience.......................................... 5774 7303 Alexandra Eildon & District Lapidary Club.............................................. 5774 2908 Alexandra Quilters.................................... 5772 1897 Buxton Craft Activities............................. 5774 7291 Eildon & District Woodworking Guild................................. 5774 7513 Eildon Art Group........................................ 5773 2306 Upper Goulburn Field Naturalists.................................................... 5772 1189 Yea Camera Club........................................ 5797 3228 Yea Film Society......................................... 5797 2480 MURRINDINDI SHIRE COUNCIL Alexandra..................................................... 5772 0333 ..................................................Toll Free 1800 633 792 Yea................................................................... 5797 2209 ..................................................Toll Free 1800 672 719 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1522 ..................................................Toll Free 1800 651 821 Home Based Childcare............................ 5772 0362 Aged Care Services................................... 5772 0353 Family Day Care.................................... 1800 633 792 Alexandra Library...................................... 5772 0349 Kinglake Library......................................... 5786 1522 Yea Library................................................... 5797 2209 Local Law Emergencies..................... 0419 572 425 Engineering Emergencies................ 0407 509 413

TRANSFER STATION LOCATIONS AND HOURS There are five Transfer Stations (also known as Resource Recovery Centres) and one Landfill (at Alexandra) in the Murrindindi Shire.

Alexandra Marysville Eildon Yea Kinglake

Mt Pleasant Rd Sunds Rd Jerusalem Rd Ghin Ghin Rd Watson’s Rd Monday 10am - noon 1pm - 3pm Closed Closed Closed Tuesday Closed Closed 10am - 1pm 10am - 4pm Closed Wednesday 1pm - 4pm 10am - noon Closed Closed 10am - 4pm Thursday Closed Closed noon - 3pm Closed Closed Friday 10am - noon 1pm - 3pm Closed Closed Closed Saturday 10am - 4pm 9am - 4pm 9am - 4pm 9am - 4pm 9am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 9am - 3pm 10am - 4pm * All Resource Recovery Centres are closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Years Day and days of total fire ban.

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To Benalla

Seymour

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RD GHIN

RD ROAD

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GLEN AMYARR A TH L E

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DEPI 13 61 86

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C511 Other Parks

10% Lake level

To Warburton via Upper Yarra Dam

 

Boat launching

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Map drawn by Rooftop Maps Buxton Ph 03 57 74 75 76 June 2014.

Lake or large river To Woods Point

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