Murrindindi Guide Spring 2019

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SPRING 2019

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This bicycle is one of the many items that has been given a new lease on life after a visit to the Alexandra Repair Café, which takes place monthly at the Embassy of Ideas.

By Emily Friedel

O

nce a month, dozens of people converge at the Embassy of Ideas to fix broken things, get their things fixed, watch things getting fixed or just have a chat and a cuppa. These Repair Café gatherings happen down in the industrial pocket of Alexandra’s Bayley Street inside a lovingly renovated shed brimming with the cosiness and character of handmade, recycled and upcycled items.

At one Repair Café, a 13-year-old boy helped an elderly lady sync her iPhone with her iPad, an interaction that encapsulates many of the core values of the Embassy of Ideas (EOI): cultivating community, skill sharing, intergenerational relationship building, and creating an environment conducive to conversations.

“All of the activities we’re doing are driven by that: bringing people together. They have elements of reuse and sustainability, but fundamentally

the Embassy of Ideas is a mechanism, it’s a space where people can gather and connect and feel a part of their community,” EOI Founder Sasha Barrow says.

People walk away from the Alexandra Repair Café with all sorts of different things, such as a useable household item that would have otherwise been chucked out, a sense of satisfaction from successful restoration, newly learned skills, the warm feeling of having talked and laughed with others, or the knowledge that they’ve participated in the war on waste.

With inclusivity held in high esteem at the EOI, the Repair Café ensures the little ones aren’t left out, and they get to join in with the older generations or hang out in the Tinker Kids section where some of the non-repairable items end up.

“We had a DVD player that we couldn’t fix, so now that’s going to go to the Tinker Kids to open up and have a look inside,” Sasha says.

“Kids are made just as welcome as the adults. The Repair Café is a perfect example of going right across the community and having representation from pretty much any demographic you can think of,” EOI President Lisa Nolte says.

Along with the Repair Café, there is a morning tea (CommuniTEA) every Friday morning, monthly potluck dinners where everyone brings food to share or a gold coin donation, and regular skill-sharing sessions where a community member takes their passion or hobby and shows others what it’s all about.

“It’s all about sharing, whether it be physical things or ideas or skills,” Lisa says.

Since its inception a year ago, this underpinning philosophy of connecting community and sharing, along with the atmosphere the place itself creates, has brought many people together who may not have crossed paths otherwise and given people who may be feeling Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019 – 7

isolated an avenue to bond with others.

“There was somebody who doesn’t go out much, and they came along to a potluck dinner and met people through that, and they have continued to come to them, so obviously they find something there that serves its purpose for them. It was pretty special to see that happening,” EOI Committee member Michelle Sharpe says.

“It is a very special place. You can see people walk in and they’re obviously comfortable straight away, it lowers the barriers, and they certainly do feel that it’s a safe place to come and they’re very, very welcome. I guess it’s the homely feel to it that has that effect.”

Since Sasha first had the idea that she wanted to create a dedicated community space many years ago, the EOI has evolved into an incorporated not-for-profit social enterprise run by a volunteer committee of management. It is now a selffunded operation, relying on venue hire and memberships income, and donations of all sizes, from tools and tea bags to furniture.

Its evolution is far from complete, though, and the EOI continues to morph and adapt to fill gaps and meet the needs of the community.

Above: Embassy of Ideas Founder Sasha Barrow with Committee Member Kerry McGahy in front of the tapestry wall – one of the features that gives the venue its warm, welcoming vibe. Below: Generations apart, but brought together by a technology question at the Repair Café.

“We see ourselves as enablers and facilitators.

We’ve got this great space here that can be used as a base for all sorts of activities and initiatives by the community. We’re always looking at collaborations with other people and groups.

It’s always better when you do things together,” Sasha says.

Many local groups have taken advantage of the venue hire option to run their own events in the shed, which is decked out with a tea and coffee station, toilet, and heating and cooling for year-round comfort. Meetings, workshops, book clubs, crafting gettogethers, and musical practice sessions have all been hosted at the Embassy of Ideas to date.

“We would like to see it as a valued community asset, and that people use it on a regular basis to learn, share, inspire and connect with other people. It’s all about cultivating connections and fostering community spirit,” Sasha says.

The EOI Committee of Management has lots of thoughts on future directions, such as planning to get a community food garden and movie nights happening, looking for someone to get more youth initiatives up and running, and getting more sustainability projects operating out of the shed. Not to

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Above: Some of the treasured volunteer repairers/fixers from the Repair Café who share their skills, expertise and time with the community. The Embassy of Ideas is always on the lookout for new volunteers to put their knowledge to good use at the Repair Café and take part in the ‘war on waste’. Below: Sustainability is one of the core values of the Embassy of Ideas, so upcycled items are found throughout the shed and garden, adding to the space’s rustic charm. mention inspiring other groups to set up their own.

“Every town should have one,” Lisa says.

Also high on the list of their priorities is generating more community involvement and input to support their endeavours and steer the EOI towards what others feel is wanting in the area.

“We do need help with either joining the committee and helping with the decision making and the running of what we’re trying to do, or running some of the events and things that we

do without being on the committee.

We are always looking for volunteers,” Michelle says.

And anyone who wants to contribute is more than welcome to use the ‘open gate policy’.

“I always say if the gates are open, you can come in. Even if another group is here you can go in and see what’s going on if the gate is open,” Sasha says.

So if you would like to find out more about the Embassy of Ideas or share your ideas, drop into one of their

regular events (or any time the gate isn’t closed), have a cuppa and start a conversation. Why not take your broken goods or handiness down to the Repair Café and see what you walk away with?

The Embassy of Ideas is at 3 Bayley Street, Alexandra – look for the dark green shed between the Rotary Park playground and the skate park.

You can also find the Embassy of Ideas on Facebook www.facebook.com/ EOIAlexandra or Alexandra Repair Café www.facebook.com/AlexRepairCafe/ or email embassyofideas@gmail.com

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Above: Taggart’s Paddock Pork’s heritage breed Large Black – Berkshire cross pigs enjoy their free-range lifestyle.

Right: Taggart’s business partner Danny Dalton holds the grain and cereal mix enjoyed daily by their ethically raised pigs. The pigs are also fed spent grain from a distillery and graze on natural pasture.

By Julia Foletta

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aving free-range, ethically raised pigs wasn’t in the plan for Angelo and Catherine Greco when they made their escape from the city to Taggerty.

They were seeking a different lifestyle for themselves and their young daughter Audrey. Angelo, a design draftsman could work from home much of the time, Catherine could pursue her love of organic fruit and vegetable gardening; and Audrey would have clean air and plenty of space to play. They had no immediate

plans for the land so let neighbours’ cattle in to graze it. They transformed a shed into a comfortable B&B to supplement their income and upgraded the existing home in keeping with their needs.

Through mutual friends they had met Scotsman, Danny Dalton.

Sitting looking out from the deck at Taggerty one evening, Danny, who had spent three months as a volunteer on a French pig farm, said he was thinking of getting a couple of pigs.

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here,” Angelo suggested. “We could do salami and have a big party with a pig on a spit.”

Angelo had a friend in Gippsland who bred registered Large Black pigs.

So, they set up some fences, bought two young Large Black weaners, had their party, and kept one boar to grow on. Then they bought a Berkshire sow, also a heritage breed pig.

Having seen some of the unsavoury conditions in other piggeries, Danny wanted their pigs to be freerange and ethically reared, a belief shared by Angelo.

“We like to keep them happy, a happy pig is a tasty pig,” Danny said with Angelo adding,“We are concerned with the welfare of the keeping pigs. We don’t agree with intensive farming and the ethics behind it.”

Being excellent grazers and

These friendly young pigs fathered by the Large Black boar, Taggart, were eager to greet their owners. They are free to roam around and love to wallow. When they reach about 100 kilograms, they are ready for the table.

foragers, Large Blacks were well suited to their needs; and Berkshires are known to be good mothers and suited to outdoor operations.

They named their boar Taggart and the sow Charlene. Taggart and Charlene hit it off and soon there were piglets, 13 in fact. Subsequent litters have averaged seven to twelve.

“We bought Taggart and Charlene three years ago and over our first two years we were growing out the pigs. We now have Taggart and three breeding sows Charlene, Helen and Madge, names from the Neighbours TV series. We’ve probably been doing it properly for a year.

“When the pigs reach about 100 kilograms we take them to the Wangaratta abattoir since these days there are no local abattoirs. We must

use a registered butcher, so they are then delivered to Jeff at Thornton Butchers for butchering and smoking. He does a great job. We usually spend the day there and help,” Angelo adds.

“You get a lot more from a pig than a cow. About 20 percent is lost in slaughtering but you can also use the trotters, hock and the head, and the bones are smaller,” Danny explains.

In addition to grazing, they are fed daily with a grain and cereal mix combined with added vitamins and minerals, plus spent grain that Danny collects from a distillery.

Catherine helps with the feeding and Danny comes up mid-week to deliver food, do feeding duties for a couple days and do any big jobs needing done that require both men.

“This year we were offered

some local apples too. We spent about every Sunday for a month picking apples and feeding them out. The pigs loved them!

“Only confined animals get diseases and need antibiotics. Because ours are free-range and have plenty of room to run around they don’t need any of that. Pigs also love to wallow and ours have places to do that. Our only disease prevention is regular worming,” Danny says.

“Pigs can suffer from heat stress as they cannot sweat.

In paddocks where there are no shade trees, trampolines provide shade for the pigs to lie under. The pigs can also cool off in provided wallows or mud baths. To date there have been no losses due to heat. In winter pigs also tend to share body warmth by huddling together and their houses are placed facing

Taggart’s Paddock Pork business partners Danny Dalton (L) and Angelo Greco (R) on the Taggerty property with its Blue Range backdrop. Here happy, free range and ethically raised pigs are raised to produce tasty pork products. away from the weather.

Our pigs are also protected by their dark skin,” Angelo explains.

“A friend at the Coburg coop got us up and going. They have products from several small-scale farmers. Then we started a Facebook page, which brought in some of the locals,” they say.

So Taggart’s Paddock Pork came about.

They started a Community Share Agriculture (CSA) where subscribers commit to a year’s supply of pork at bimonthly intervals. They offer small (2.5kg), medium (5kg) and large (10kg) packs. Once these orders are fulfilled their produce can be offered to

other local restaurants who seem more than happy to take whatever is on offer.

Orders are made via the Taggarts Paddock Pork Facebook page.

In describing their pork, Danny and Angelo say “The black pig certainly makes nice bacon with extra fat as well. Our pigs are slow growing and the fat becomes more consistent the longer we grow them. We’ve had comments that it’s the best pork they’ve ever tasted: it’s sweet, not pale, it’s like a red meat, different to what you get in the markets.”

“Last year we delivered orders but next time around we think we’ll have pick up

points. Danny can distribute the Melbourne orders from his cool room in Coburg and we have a cool room here,” Angelo adds.

Taggart’s pork has also been very popular at the Taggerty Twilight markets and markets in Mansfield.

Hopefully they can keep enough for themselves and the occasional pig on a spit celebration!

To maintain their own ethical standards, remaining smallscale is essential.

“At one stage we had 40 pigs but that was too many. If we go big then it would be intensive farming and we just wouldn’t have room.

They’d be stuck in a paddock

and we couldn’t rotate them, so we’re now back to 22 pigs max plus Taggart and the three sows.”

Other delicious pork products such as chipolata, pork and fennel sausages, ham hocks, smoked hams and amazing bacon are available at times at local markets but offered first to their CSA clients.

As yet they don’t have the infrastructure to produce salami in keeping with health and safety guidelines.

However, they do have a long-term goal to be able to offer cured meat.

Find out more about Taggart’s Paddock Pork on their Facebook page.

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Marysville / Taggerty www.elitestays.com.au E: info@elitestays.com.au P: 0413795283 / 0401268067 16 acres of stunning views

By Jane O’Connor

T

he rugged beauty of our high country is a magnet for visitors.

But, it is not unusual to hear that someone has gone missing or been injured in rough, challenging and often unfamiliar terrain.

When time is of the essence and the elements are against a standard rescue bid, it may be the special skills of an elite medical team that can ensure a happy outcome.

The most experienced of bushwalkers, climbers and regular visitors to our high country regions knows that an important part of their ‘survival kit’ is a healthy dose of respect for the environment.

head in . . . but, it will all hinge on accessibility and the weather.

If air and ground crews are brought to a halt, it may take days for conditions to improve.

Cassie Carr or one of her colleagues may already have started to walk in and, whether it is snowing or in extreme summer heat, she could be the first welcome sight for an injured or ill patient.

Even the best of them can suffer an unexpected injury or illness, or succumb to climatic extremes.

Part of an elite team of Ambulance Victoria Wilderness Response paramedics, Cassie has been specially selected and trained to not only cope with the elements and know how to survive, but she is effectively carrying everything needed for a medical first responder on her back.

It requires a multi-agency response to get the help to where it is needed. Search helicopters sweep overhead, police and volunteers scour a search zone on foot, 4WD’s

Cassie grew up in the Kinglake Ranges, so extreme bush terrain is not alien to her, and she works as a full-time general Ambulance Victoria paramedic.

But, for this squad, the ‘ambulance’ is their own two legs and finely honed skills for traversing the bush to reach the target.

The wilderness rescue squad recently completed training in the Grampians National Park. On top of their lengthy paramedic training, they have had to nail map and compass navigation, survival shelter and camping skills, how to read weather patterns, understanding different environments and caring for people for extended periods, until other rescuers can get in.

On top of medical and trauma equipment, they are carrying a tent, sleeping bag, Bothy bag (a compact emergency shelter), foam mat, cooking equipment, food and water, compass, map, folding knife, whistle/ flint, cord, head torch, firelighters and radio/GPS. Cassie and her colleagues are helping to make our rugged landscapes a safer place to enjoy.

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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 kilometres from Alexandra. Reception Hours 8.30am-6.30pm

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Yea Riverside Caravan Park offers great accommodation located on the banks of the picturesque Yea River.

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Above: Members of the recently formed Upper Goulburn Intrepid Landcare Tribe at their first event. Back row (L to R): Fatma Turac, Hamza Fulgdagli, Adisorn Westhoff, Jack Tovey and Annette Cavanagh. Front row (L to R): Rayan Fulgdagli and Jess Robinson.

Right: Hamza Fulgdagli was among the eleven young adults to participate in the various activities for the Tribe’s first event, which included revegetation work, an adventure to Gooram Falls and a bonfire with other Landcarers.

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n June 22 this year, the Upper Goulburn Intrepid Landcare Tribe got together for their first event. Blessed with winter sunshine, a group of young adults from the Tribe joined the Yea River Catchment Landcare Group for a morning of understorey shrub planting. After helping put around 400 plants in the ground, the Tribe explored Gooram Falls near Merton and then went onto a bonfire with the Yellow Creek – Dairy Creek Landcare Group to celebrate the winter solstice.

The Upper Goulburn Intrepid Landcare Tribe getting the last of the 400 plants in the ground at the historic Yea Butter Factory.

Intrepid Landcare is a nationwide movement that was started by National Young Landcare Ambassadors, Megan Rowlatt and Naomi Edwards, in 2015 to get more people aged between 18 and 35 involved in Landcare. At its heart, Intrepid Landcare is about doing “stuff that matters” (which can be pretty much anything that is meaningful and makes a difference) while incorporating elements of fun and adventure that appeal to and benefit young adults.

The Upper Goulburn Intrepid Landcare Tribe was started

by Annette Cavanagh, 25, and Jess Robinson, 27, who met while studying environmental science at uni. A couple of years ago, Annette became president of the Yellow Creek – Dairy Creek Landcare Group and, being the youngest person there, she was told about 18 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019

Intrepid Landcare. After some research and getting in touch with Megan Rowlatt and Naomi Edwards, Annette attended a leadership retreat in 2018 to learn how to set up a Landcare Tribe.

Jess, who has always had a passion for the environment and done a few rounds with the Green Army, was quick to jump on board.

“I moved up here from Melbourne eight years ago, and I noticed there’s a bit of a lack of opportunities for people our age, so when Annette mentioned to me there was this thing called Intrepid Landcare, I got really excited about it,” Jess says.

Then, on June 2 this year, Annette and Jess hosted an information session at Yea Wetlands to gauge interest in a local Tribe. To their delight, eight other people rocked up, coming from locations as far as Melbourne and Seymour.

“It was really successful, everyone was enthusiastic to start up a Tribe in our area,” Annette says.

In that first meeting, there was plenty of brainstorming about what the group could do to combine enjoyable and exciting activities with Landcare work – “adventure with purpose”. For example, doing a hike and picking up rubbish along the way, or spending a morning on an animal monitoring project then going for a bike ride along the Rail Trail in the afternoon.

“It’s not just an environmental thing – there is that Landcare element, of course, but there’s also the social part of it, reducing the isolation of young adults in our community and providing another platform for young adults to connect on,” Annette says.

Another important role for the Upper Goulburn

Intrepid Landcare Tribe is to inject some youth and vitality into the existing Upper Goulburn Landcare Network, and Annette says they aim to work closely with other Landcare groups in the area to not only ensure the Landcare movement continues with strength into the next generation but also to provide practical assistance.

“The main reason that Intrepid Landcare was formed in the first place is because existing Landcare groups have very little young adult involvement, and we’ll be able to help out with activities like weed control on the sides of hills and things like that older people might not be physically able to do,” Annette says.

The Tribe’s first event ticked all the boxes in terms of forging relationships with existing Landcare Groups, doing stuff that matters, and

throwing some fun into the mix.

“I think our first event achieved our goals because we were able to do our bit for the environment by planting native vegetation and providing habitat for native species. We were also doing something meaningful by helping our community and providing assistance

to locals. Exploring the falls that none of us had seen before was a great adventure, and we had many laughs trying to figure out where they were. To cap it off, the bonfire was great fun with some guitar playing and singing, marshmallow cooking, and lots of stories. It was a fantastic all-round day,” Annette says.

The day fuelled excitement about future events, and the Tribe hopes more young people will join them at upcoming events – including a snow day in September – to share the satisfaction of driving positive change while having a good time.

“I think it’s important to get young people out there caring about our future, and

what’s important to us and future generations,” Jess says.

For more information on Upper Goulburn Intrepid Landcare go to their Facebook page www.facebook. com/ UpperGoulburn IntrepidLandcare or contact Annette 0488 152 382 a.m.cavanagh@outlook. com.au

One of the aims of the Upper Goulburn Intrepid Landcare Tribe is to allow young people an opportunity to connect while “doing stuff that matters”.

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Pagan McCarthy in her kitchen where she creates delicious, three-dimensional artworks that taste as good as they look.

By Emily Friedel

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rom colourful cartoon characters to multitiered wedding cakes slathered in sophistication, Pagan McCarthy is a wizard when it comes to making edible art.

Pagan started decorating cakes five years ago when she tried to order a cake for her father’s 60th birthday.

The cake decorator she contacted was unavailable, so Pagan decided she’d do it herself.

“I bought some fondant and had a go. I had so much fun – I was up until about one in the morning,” she says.

car’s colours with engine and wheel decorations, topped off with a little model of the birthday boy himself.

Pagan’s family is into vintage cars and hot rods, so for her dad’s big day, she made him a hot-rod-themed cake in his

“Just seeing his reaction was fantastic,” Pagan says.

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Pagan accommodates all sorts of cake-requiring occasions, and she can style her culinary creations to a particular brief, with cartoon characters being a popular request.

decorating attempt, Pagan was hooked. She continued to hone her decorating skills through trial and error, and with a little help from YouTube.

herself. She believes the cake should taste as good as it looks, so works hard to ensure whatever she creates is something she’d happily eat herself.

In the years since making her dad’s hot rod cake, she says she has come a long way.

The decorating side of things, which she calls “the fun part”, can take up to five hours and may require some problem solving to get just the right effect. For example, when she was asked to make a realistic fish cake, she relied on her experience airbrushing designs on cars.

“A picture of my dad’s cake popped up on my Facebook recently, and I thought, ‘Oh my god it’s terrible!’ but you’ve got to start somewhere, and I’ve definitely refined things since then.”

Now she makes complicated designs – from 3D helicopter cakes to hamburger-shaped cakes with the lot – tackling any brief she is sent, no matter how daunting it may seem.

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“I airbrushed it with food dye. So I have dragged my airbrush into the kitchen, which is something I never thought I’d do.”

“I’m often lying in bed at night thinking, ok tomorrow I’m going to attempt this, and if I get really stuck, the internet’s fantastic,” she says.

Pagan has also teamed up with photographer friend Brooke Sheridan from BLS Photography to do ‘cake smash’ photo shoots where a baby is given a mock cake decorated with real icing and allowed to go wild with it, usually for a first birthday.

Pagan makes her cakes from scratch, sourcing all the ingredients and baking them

The results of cake smash sessions are fun, spontaneous images of an

icing-covered infant, which are often used for birthday invitations. Although Pagan was surprised when she had to encourage her own daughter, who is always eying off the cakes, to get stuck into a mound of swirly, pastel pink icing.

“When we put it in front of her, we expected her to just go for it, because she’s always looking at these cakes that I make and reaching out for them, but she didn’t want to touch it, so we had to push her hands in and wipe icing on her,” Pagan says.

In the end, though, the photos show that little Matilda was pretty happy to get her hands on one of

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The reactions to her cakes from infants and adults alike make all the late-night thinking and hours of work highly rewarding, Pagan says, even if her creations are destined to be cut up and eaten (or mashed up by tiny hands).

“I love that it’s enjoyed for a moment and then it’s gone. I also love when people send me photos of whoever the cake was for, seeing their faces and how surprised they were, that totally makes my day. I just love the happiness it brings people.”

From birthdays to ‘cake smash’ shoots (in this case, starring Pagan’s daughter Matilda) to giving the term ‘fish cake’ new meaning, Pagan’s cake decorating is endlessly versatile.

If you would like one of Pagan’s custom cakes for your next celebration, or to

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Theme nights Function room with balcony Catering for parties & receptions

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ocated in the foothills of the Victorian High Country, the Spring Fair and Open Day have held pride of place on the Mansfield Steiner School’s annual calendar for over 30 years.

Founded in 1986, the school offers an enlivened form of education, its rich aesthetic curriculum fosters a love of learning and produces strong, articulate and empathetic individuals who are capable of making the world a better place.

On Saturday 26 October Mansfield Steiner School will host one of its biggest celebrations yet, with the 2019 Spring Fair and Open Day marking the school’s official celebration of 100 years of Waldorf (Steiner) education.

Mansfield Steiner School is inviting the whole community to join in a day of

celebration, beginning with their Welcome to Spring Fair Maypole Ceremony at 10am sharp.

The beautiful grounds will be transformed into a vibrant marketplace of food, craft and entertainment with activities for all ages.

An extraordinarily magical atmosphere is created in the Morning Star and Rosa Mundi gardens.

Young children will delight in the wonders of the Rainbow Tent, The Grotto, The Gumboot Café, gem fossicking, the fishing game and face painting; a myriad of little treasures and activities set to capture the imaginations of little people.

While the older children enjoy candle dipping, boat, sword and shield making, a book stall and garland and wand making. Games are held on the oval for all ages and interests.

For adults there will be demonstrations of hand crafts, Cow Lotto, a succulent and plant stall, fresh produce stall and a clothing and footwear stall– with an emphasis on vintage goods. Nutritious, organic, wholesome food is always an outstanding feature of the fair.

This year’s Open Day will see the return of the Song Writing Competition.

Mansfield Steiner encourages all promising young musicians from near and far to create and perform their very own compositions.

Entries are via the school’s website.

The finalists will be invited to perform on centre stage in the afternoon, and their efforts will be judged by music industry specialists.

Prizes include a recording package at Summit View Sound studio and a

mentorship session to help further your music career aspirations.

Mansfield Steiner School offers Playgroup to Year 11 and 12 with the addition of the International Baccalaureate Diploma in 2020 (pending registration).

Class teachers will be available at Open Day to answer questions and to share their passion for teaching and learning. Tour through the classrooms to explore the depth and beauty of the student’s work, as it develops through the years.

Mansfield Steiner School nurtures gratitude, fosters an appreciation for the world by using natural materials and promotes sustainable practices in all that they do.

Their teaching incorporates indigenous perspectives, and a commitment to ongoing process of reconciliation.

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f you love Italian food, great company and, of course, great wines, then don’t miss out on Sedona Estate’s Italian Feast on Sunday 24 November. After last year’s huge success, Sedona Estate will again partner with Ciao Yarra Valley Ciao to celebrate all things Italian across the Ranges.

In true banquet style, guests will be spoiled for choice with a delicious four-course Italian menu.

Starting with a great array of traditional antipasto, each course – primo, secondo and dolce – is going to offer many Italian dishes to enjoy. The full menu is available online at www.sedonaestate.com.au “As proud producers of the classic Italian variety Sangiovese, we are excited to be part of this three-week celebration all things Italian across the Ranges,” says Sedona’s owner Sonja Herges.

“Sangiovese is a perfect food wine that pairs well with many pasta dishes. It is also a great match with game such as duck and venison.”

The winery, located in the rolling hills of Murrindindi and just ten minutes from Yea, has many more wines to offer from fine sparkling wine, crisp whites and internationally awarded red wines.

Most wines are on tasting in the cellar door and can be easily paired with the flavours of the Italian dishes.

The talented musician Amie Grisold will entertain all afternoon. Her folk-indie inspired music and soulful vocals are bound to capture anyone’s heart.

The cost per person is $85 and wine & beverages are available at cellar door price.

To book your table, call Sonja on 03 9730 2883 or 0432 435 180. Or email wine@sedonaestate.com.au

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ea Rotary Club has organised a Garden Expo for the weekend of Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September, from 9am to 3pm each day. This is just the time of year when interested gardeners are busy preparing their gardens for spring colour.

The Expo provides an opportunity to view a host of garden-related products at the Yea Saleyards site (Flat Lead Rd), just off the Yea – Whittlesea Road a few kilometres on the south side of Yea. The site is flat, sealed and easily accessible for everyone.

garden tools and equipment, garden art and ornaments, compost, fertilisers and more. The Australian made RAT barrow (ride on, articulated tipping barrow) was a big hit with visitors as were the quirky horse shoe garden sculptures, by local Darryl Callander and which can be made to order.

There was a secondhand

book stall of preloved gardening books as well as a plant creche where purchases could be left until ready for pick up on departure.

This year more vendors will be on site as the Expo is continuing to grow. The popular speaker program, featuring a range of topics

from bee keeping, pruning and more will again be available over the two days, plus a Stihl demonstration at 10am each day. An opportunity for visitors to both rest and learn!

Find out more on the website (www.yeagardenexpo.com. au) or keep up to date via Facebook (Yea Garden Expo) or Instagram (yeagardenexpo).

Last year, the third for the Expo, over 2500 enthusiastic visitors came from all over Victoria to take advantage of the $7 entry fee, free parking, a wide range of goods and services, and a plentiful supply of food and drinks, much of it homemade. Close to 60 businesses were on site with exhibits ranging from bulbs, seeds, seedlings, flowering plants and trees, to Quality Plants Quirky Gifts

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Alexandra & District Open Gardens 26 and 27 October 10am-4pm.

attractions for you to enjoy or purchase.

There will be food vans available for lunch and coffee at some gardens. Other gardens will treat you to Devonshire tea. Other gardens have garden sculptures for sale. If plant stalls are your thing then there will be several to choose from offering plants of all types.

Come and explore ten beautiful private gardens in the Murrindindi Shire that will fling open their gates for the annual Alexandra & District Open Gardens event.

Alexandra & District Open gardens has been a popular annual event for the past 29 years, and each year the number of visitors that attend the weekend has grown significantly.

If you have ever wondered why visiting an open garden is so popular then here is a list of reasons why you should come along too.

Be Inspired: You don’t have to be a garden enthusiast to be inspired by all the beauty and ingenuity you can see by visiting an open garden.

It is a rare treat to have the garden owners agree to let

in the public to see their garden and admire their work and vision. It is also a wonderful way to learn about creating gardens and see inspiring ideas to take back to your own garden.

It is not uncommon for a visitor to the gardens to be so inspired that they include a visit to the local nursery centre to purchase that ‘particular’ plant that they now want in their own garden.

Have a good day out: Spring is at its very peak

at the end of October, so each of the ten gardens is brimming with blooms galore. Why not pack the kids, your friends, your mother-in-law, or your loved one and head out for a day in beautiful surrounds? Maybe pack yourself a picnic and enjoy a lunch under a shady garden tree, or beside a pond, or simply settle onto one of the beautiful green lawns.

A shopping paradise: At each of the gardens you will find a selection of additional

Support a great cause: All the funds raised go back into the local community. Your visit to a garden allows Alexandra & District Open Garden Group to contribute to significant local projects and support many local community groups.

Recently the group were the drivers in funding the total redesigning and reconstruction of the Alexandra Rotary Park.

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Yea & District Open Gardens Weekend 10 and 11 November 10am-5pm.

This year ten exceptional gardens will be open to the public, most for the first time.

An added bonus is always the Yea Garden Club Annual Plant Sale with hundreds of pots at bargain prices.

erecting botanical nameplaques on significant trees in Leckie Park, supporting the new landscaping for the Alexandra Secondary College and the new Alexandra hospital.

Become a home veggie producer Most of the ten open gardens have their own vegetable gardens brimming with delicious produce.

Growing a bountiful supply of your own veggies can involve a bit of trial and error. Come and learn the tricks of the trade from the garden owners who will be in their garden throughout the weekend and are ready to answer any question you may have.

For more information visit www.alexandraopengardens. com.au

Gardens range from town gardens, all with vastly different styles, to large country gardens with stunning views of this beautiful part of Victoria.

Roses grow exceptionally well in the Yea district and form an exuberant backdrop to the magnificent display of perennials, specialist collections and other plants at their best at this time of the year. Many outstanding mature trees frame the gardens and views to

complement the beauty within.

All country gardens are north of Yea township this year in the Upper Goulburn River Valley, consequently you will experience completely different views travelling between gardens. Several of the country gardens are only a few years old, but the owners have established some stunning settings for you to enjoy. Most will love the Wilson garden in Yea township where the flair of the owners has created a fascinating small garden and you will need sharp eyes to find the many quirky features.

Full descriptions and maps available on website from early September at www.yearotary. org.au or contact Glenn Milliken on 0448 511 139 or email elainorm@hotmail.com for more information.

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Information available on Rotary Club of Yea website or phone 0448 511 139 Tickets for sale on the Open Garden Weekend at the Yea Information Centre and at each open garden

Maps and garden descriptions available on website from August

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ave fun meeting the animals at Mansfield Zoo – or even camp overnight if you dare. If you love animals and family fun, there is plenty to enjoy at Mansfield Zoo. The Meerkats have arrived too, adding to the excitement!

The Zoo features a large menagerie of animals from across Australia and around the world, including two rare white lions, two tawny lions, monkeys (capuchins, marmosets, rhesus and bonnet), deer, camels, bison, alligator, wombats and much more.

The Zoo Keeper Feeding Tour is a great time to be at Mansfield Zoo. The four lions are fed at 1.30pm each weekend and Victorian school and public holidays, followed by feeding of the Meerkat Mob. Take the opportunity to pat one of the friendly dingoes who walk around with a keeper while the lions are being fed.

You can celebrate a memorable New Year’s Eve with lion feeding at 7.30pm and the Zoo open until 10.00pm – great for families looking for something different.

You can also feed most of the animals by hand every day while you wander the expansive grounds. A small spade is provided to feed the more gregarious animals, like the camels, who will run off with the spade if they can.

There are sambar and fallow deer as well as kangaroos roaming the grounds with you, along with guinea fowl and peacocks.

Bring a picnic lunch or use the free barbeques, just watch that the deer don’t steal your food from you.

For the more adventurous, there’s nothing like trying to sleep to the sound of the lion’s roar. Overnight campers are welcome from September 1 to May 31 each season, but you do need to book a spot. Bring your own gear and set yourself up for a camping trip with a difference and take the opportunity to roam the zoo after hours.

The Mansfield Zoo is open every day from 10am to 6pm (10pm on N.Y.E.) and is closed on Christmas Day only. More information is available on the website, www.mansfieldzoo.com.au, Facebook page facebook.com/mansfieldzoo, or call the office on 03 5777 3576.

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Photo courtesy Parks Victoria

By Jane O’Connor

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ou won’t find it listed as an annual ‘must do’ in the standard tourist guides.

But, anyone can join in and as magical experiences go, it’s up there, especially if you care about one of our most iconic native birds.

The catch is you will have to be out in the bush before daybreak in the middle of winter and for the past 32 years more than 400 people have rugged up, been expertly briefed by Parks Victoria rangers, and hunkered down in the Kinglake National Park to wait and listen.

Some have camped overnight, while others are locals or have come from all directions to be a part of it.

We have been briefed the day before – crash-coursed in how to read a compass, played recordings of our ‘quarry’, familiarised with the team leaders – and checked out where we will be stationed before day breaks on a freezing bush track.

This effort – while requiring plenty of thermal layers – will rely on our ears.

On a mid-July Sunday morning, while the rest of the ranges sleeps, we head out and wait for male lyrebirds to let rip with their distinctive call and consolidate their breeding territory.

This iconic, protected native bird might be regarded as relatively common in the wet, forested areas of mid to northern Victoria, but they are elusive creatures – easier heard than sighted.

At the height of the breeding season, while they don’t keep our civilised hours, we are hoping that plenty of them will be full of macho beans in designated gullies at daybreak.

Their fame as mimics – copying the sounds of everything from chainsaws, cars and barking dogs – won’t get in the way while they are in girl-lyrebirdattracting-mode as they stick to their original songbook.

But, like many of our native species, they face their own set of challenges – human encroachment into their territory is a major one. The cats and dogs that take up residence with their owners and the invasion of pests such as foxes that find these ground-dwellers easy prey.

Burgeoning deer populations indiscriminately graze through their preferred gullies.

In Kinglake’s case, the catastrophic 2009 bushfires exacted a heavy toll.

On an icy, blustery Sunday, our little ‘citizen science’ group is on the Mount Jerusalem track in the Kinglake National Park.

An occasional glimpse of Melbourne city’s pre-dawn lights seems somehow out of place.

They twinkle through ghostly outlines of dead, fire victim trees – strangely white in the gloom.

Pinpricks of torchlight move in the distance as we ring the gully, hunker down and wait.

The same is happening in 22 locations around the dark park, with 26 people quietly getting into place. Some have headed for Jehosaphat Gully, others are at Masons Falls or on the Everard Track.

Parks Victoria Senior Ranger and team leader, Trevor Graham, along with Ranger, Kim Hunter, are keeping tabs on us and our safety - slips, trips, falling branches and even hungry leeches are very possible in the wet, dark environment.

While ‘bush chook’ is often used as a colloquial expression for emus, the lyrebirds have acquired the nickname because of their scratching habit and they have been known to roost in trees.

According to the Aboriginal dreamtime story, the Galbuyn (lyrebird) was the first creature to be created by Baiame the Sky Hero/Sky father. The lyrebird started off as a very dull brown bird and Baiame felt so sorry for it, he decided to give it colour.

Baiame proceeded to crush blue and white stones to paint the bird’s gorgeous plumage.

As a special gift for being the first creature, Baiame gave the lyrebird the ability to dance and mimic everything it heard, which no other bird would be able to do.

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Camille Cain and her granddaughter, Indigo Skinner, braved the winter chill to take part in the lyrebird survey.

In spite of the cold, it is strangely exciting to be in the silent bush.

The annual lyrebird count is not a new concept.

It was the foresight originally of concerned residents around the Sherbooke Forest in the Dandenongs who formed a ‘friends’ group when they saw the impact of urban development more than 40 years ago.

A ‘friends’ of the Kinglake National Park followed 32 years ago when Eltham resident, Lawrie Rigg, saw the need, adopted the Sherbrooke model and linked with Parks Victoria.

Lawrie hasn’t missed a year of leading monitoring groups since, including the July after Black Saturday.

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destruction, Lawrie says, to discover birds that had somehow miraculously survived was a special moment.

whimper than a sunny bang and we swing into action for an hour, when the birds will oblige and call through the gully.

Ten years on and we are pinpointing the birds’ calls on our compasses and recording them on a log.

Parks Victoria staff cannot only track where numbers may have dropped or increased, but determine where they may need to carry out vital work, such as pest eradication programs.

As the team leaders gather us up, everyone wants to stay longer – they’re hooked.

But, they constantly need new monitoring recruits to get out of a warm bed and bolster the ranks at this specific time of the year and within a small window of opportunity.

On this particular Sunday morning, daybreak arrives more with an overcast

We head back to the Parks Victoria offices, excitedly swapping our results and thawing frozen faces and fingers.

The rangers and staff were there before we headed out, have ferried people into 4WD tracks and have dashed back to man the barbecue for a welcome hot breakfast.

There is a wonderful sense of community while we compare our experiences with new friends and acknowledge those who have continued to lead,

mentor and inspire new ‘recruits’.

A common comment is that the whole exercise has been a touch of ‘magic’ – whether it’s a first time experiencing the park waking up, hearing these beautiful creatures calling, or a combination of the two.

There is an enormous sense of achievement that people from around the state and locals alike care so much about our natural zones and the creatures that call them home.

The survey will occur again in July next year and Parks Victoria will flag the dates (always weather dependent) if you fancy signing on and contributing to an effort that helps keep our lyrebirds safe and thriving.

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SATURDAY 23 SHOW all day for cattle sheep chooks, goats, crafts, photos, garden, home skills, dog jump, sheep dog trials and traditional trades fair. Something for all family members at a traditional country show.

SATURDAY NIGHT CARNIVAL at Yea Showgrounds 7pm - 9pm. • Bands • Entertainment • Carnival Rides.

Exhibitors can pick up a schedule from most local business or see www.yeashow.org.au for details.

Contact Secretary Rodney Ridd on info@yeashow.org.au or 0417 340 838, Elaine White 0431 752 367

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here is no doubt today’s fast paced life comes with quite a few challenges and stresses, and there is no evidence that they are reducing.

As a consequence, more and more people in the community are actively searching for deeper ways to improve their health and wellbeing.

Which is why people are increasingly turning to established and well-

founded alternative therapies.

Reiki is one of these that can provide a solution.

Reiki is a holistic therapy which is gaining more acceptance and recognition for the physical and emotional benefits it can provide.

It is one of the most accessed forms of complementary medicine patients are seeking whilst going through chemotherapy. There are

now hospitals and palliative care centres throughout Australia that offer Reiki to patients to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy and improve their quality of life.

Reiki is a healing modality which is Japanese in origin that was founded in the early twentieth century by Mikao Usui. Rei means universal life force or essence and Ki is the energy or Chi, the energy that flows through all living things.

It is a simple yet profound method to help heal the mind, body and spirit into a state of wholeness.

Reiki is a form of energy healing where the life force is accessed through a handson approach. The system of Reiki promotes the body’s own healing response. It raises body awareness, balances and restores and is perfect for reducing stress.

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throughout the world. As it has been passed on from master to student, all Reiki practitioners should be able to trace their lineage back to Mr Usui.

Murrindindi Shire has an established and experienced Reiki practitioner in Karli Chase who earlier this year opened her practice Reiki Insight at 7 The Semi Circle in Yea. Karli has been practicing Reiki for twenty years, attaining the level of Reiki Master in 2000, she is a full member of Reiki Australia and provides a professional and caring practice.

“My goal,” she says, “is to promote Reiki as a healing modality, to raise awareness, dispel any misconceptions

and to make it accessible to everyone”.

Karli divides Reiki into the physical, mental and the emotional benefits to health.

The physical benefits of Reiki • Relieves and releases pain • Relaxes muscle tension • Increases energy • Relieves fatigue • Strengthens the natural healing process • Promotes sleep • Clears toxins • Balances energies The mental and emotional benefits of Reiki • Relaxes the body and mind • Promotes a feeling of calmness and wellbeing • Reduces long held stress • Helps to unlock supressed

feelings • Soothes emotional distress • Promotes a peaceful and positive outlook Reiki consists of light noninvasive touch with the practitioner’s hands placed and held on a series of positions starting at the head then progressing to the front and back of the body, legs and finishing with the soles of the feet.

Clients typically feel heat from the practitioner’s hands and experience deep relaxation.

Karli can give your body the language it understands to help you achieve a higher level of wellbeing.

“There are many ways to heal the mind, body and spirit, so if you are seeking more calm

• Relax • Restore • Reconnect

• Traditional Reiki • Aromatherapy • Chakra Balancing

Reiki is a very individual treatment and suitable for everyone.

Reiki Insight also offers Aromatherapy, Chakra Balancing and House Cleansing. Detailed information can be found on the website at www. reikiinsight.com. Reiki Insight can also be found on Facebook.

Karli is available for consultations by appointment on Wednesdays from 2pm to 5pm, Thursdays and Fridays from 9.30am to 5pm and Saturdays between noon and 5pm. To make an appointment call 0425 794 838. Healthcare and concession discounts available.

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Many of Bruno’s whimsical characters spring directly from his imagination. “I do have my own little world; I just close my eyes and visualise,” he says.

ucked away in a parcel of Marysville’s temperate rainforest, Bruno Torfs has created a whimsical garden of characters that dwell among the trees and at the river’s edge. Mythical creatures, iconic figures plucked from the pages of literary classics, and many more born in Bruno’s imagination are all brought to life in ceramic sculptures that invite visitors to step into another world.

Bruno’s sculptures are wonderfully expressive and possess a relatable quality that beckons the inner child – walking through the garden and finding all its hidden treasures is much like being transported into the heart of a fairytale. Bruno credits growing up in South America for the playful nature of his creations and their ability to reach even those who don’t think they’re interested in art.

The plants and other features of the garden are an integral part of Bruno’s art. “Portraits always fascinated me, and combining them with nature and animals, bringing in some natural elements like tree trunks and water features,” he says.

Bruno made a Waterhouse-inspired sculpture of the Lady of Shalott, including the boat in which she sits, at the suggestion of his daughter. This was one of the many sculptures that required restoration after the Black Saturday fires.

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After moving to Belgium with his family at the age of 15, Bruno had a chance encounter that sparked his fascination with ceramics.

“A young sculptor moved into one of the rooms in the same building where I was working as a signwriter, and by looking at what he was doing something twigged in me: clay. It was very inspiring. Before that I was not interested in sculpture, it never appealed to me, but his work was something different. One day he went on holidays for four days, and I asked him if I could use his studio and try clay. When he came back, I had two life-size sculptures ready.”

Discovering his affinity for sculpting with clay was the

catalyst for Bruno’s decision to pursue a professional art career – a decision that even his father, a professional portrait artist, wasn’t sold on.

Bruno, however, had made up his mind and wasn’t so easily deterred.

“I started travelling the world and sketching, and when I returned home, I’d create sculptures or do oil paintings. I thought of trying an exhibition which went really well for the first time, so I did another one and just kept going.”

A pivotal point in Bruno’s career was securing his patch of paradise in Marysville where he could embed his art. As Bruno describes it, fate had a strong hand in how it all played out.

“I had a very clear vision when I was 14 years old, still in South America, and I wrote down in my diary that one day I would end up living in Australia in this little village surrounded by mountains, near open space – the oval there – and a river at the back of the property.

“At first I thought we would never find this place because there is such a vast area of mountains in Australia, but after two and a half hours of driving from Melbourne, we ended up here in Marysville, which was the first place we stopped. The owners of the property could not sell it for two years, and the price dropped three days before we arrived so we could afford it. It was like it was waiting for us.”

Then the process of materialising his mind’s fantasy world began, and Bruno set about moulding his little slice of forest into a sculpture garden alongside

Bruno and wife, Christina, with a work-in-progress in Bruno’s studio, which visitors walk through on their way from the gallery to the garden. a gallery filled with his paintings.

Since the sculpture garden and gallery opened to the public over 20 years ago, people have come from all over the world to experience Bruno’s magical world, and it is one of the Experience Oz

website’s Top 100 Bucket List attractions in Victoria.

Today, there are over 150 sculptures in the garden, including many of the original ones that were demolished by the Black Saturday fires.

Among the restored

sculptures is a favourite of many longtime fans of Bruno’s work: The Six Children. This particular artwork touched one Healesville man so deeply that when he found out it had been smashed to smithereens by a falling tree,

he offered to help rebuild it – a task Bruno thought might not be feasible at first.

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A favourite among Bruno’s fans, The Six Children was severely damaged in the Black Saturday fires and then rebuilt with the help of a long-time admirer of the sculpture garden. fix the sculpture, this thing is so badly damaged, but if you want, we can put all the pieces in a box, and you can take it home and try joining the pieces. He was really excited.

“I think together with his wife he must have spent three weeks day and night trying to solve the puzzle, and he returned with all these big pieces that he had

joined together. I thought, ‘Wow this is amazing, and I think we can bring it all back by making some new parts.’ It inspired me to do all the others that were so badly damaged; he gave me hope that we can bring them back.”

After replanting the garden, restoring sculptures and rebuilding the gallery, Bruno has reinvigorated his

creation with many new artworks that stand proudly among the original ones.

With his wife, Christina, who is an accomplished musician, Bruno is now adding their own instrumental compositions to further enhance the experience of exploring the garden.

Broadening the artistic scope of the sculpture garden by making music is a step Bruno

has long wanted to take and a sign that even the setback of the fires wasn’t enough to stop the evolution of his life’s passion and the joy he derives from it.

“I can’t see the day that I will stop creating here; for it’s just so much fun.”

For more information on Bruno’s Art & Sculpture Garden go to brunosart.com

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n Saturday 12 October this year, quilters from all around Victoria will gather in the Alexandra Secondary College hall. The hall will be transformed into a busy sewing and crafting venue, and attendees will receive a “goodies” bag containing local produce and homemade gifts upon arrival.

Alexandra Quilters are very excited to have Jennifer Kingwell from Amitie Textiles in Torquay as one of the guest speakers at the gathering. Jennifer designs quilts as well as her own fabric, and hearing of her journey into the world of quilting promises to be fascinating. The other guest speaker is Maree from Maree St Clair Quilts, and attendees can also look forward to learning about her quilting history.

There will be pop-up stores in the hall for hours of pleasure poring over fabrics, books and kits – all in the name of quilting!

Examples of quilts made by talented local quilters will be on display around the hall, several of which have won prizes at Showcase in the past.

There will be plenty of fun and games with lucky door prizes and raffles. A substantial morning and afternoon tea will be supplied.

The Alexandra Quilters is a very active group that always welcomes new members to any of their meetings to share in the joy that is quilting!

The Alexandra Quilters’ main meeting and get-together is held on the first Saturday of the month at the RSL Hall. They also meet and sew and have fun at other times throughout the month at various venues around the district.

Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ shedS, 74 Grant Street, Alexandra The HeART of Spring Commencing Friday 6 September

A group exhibition of ARTists and ARTisans from the local area, and those from a little further afield that features a wide range of art forms including photography, oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels, textiles, wirework, woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, mixed media artworks of recycled metal and timber,

and a range of other contemporary art forms. All welcome for drinks and nibbles from 6pm Friday 6 September to celebrate the changing of the seasons. For further information about participating in open group exhibitions, contact Cindy Ferguson 0419 517 045, or email rusticsimplicity@hotmail.com.

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SEPTEMBER 2019 Sunday 1 ~ Father’s Day Beer & Lunch Jerusalem Creek Marina, 501 Jerusalem Creek Rd, Eildon W: jerusalemcreek.com.au P: 5774 2585 (see ad page 24) SUNDAY 1 ~ flowerdale hotel LIVE MUSIC 3325 Whittlesea-Rea Road, Flowerdale Open mic and jam session in bar first Sunday every month. Come and have a Pluck or just enjoy the Tunes. 2pm. (see ad page 26) W: www.flowerdalehotel.com.au F: flowerdale hotel P: 5780 1230 SUNDAY 1 ~ FATHER’S DAY LUNCH Holmesglen At Eildon, 92 Moore Road, Eildon Enjoy the spectacular view, a three course lunch, great local beers, wines and live entertainment. Make it a weekend with the family. No BYO. Drinks at bar prices. Special accommodation rates are available. Bookings are essential. (see ad page 3) W: www.holmesglenateildon.com.au E: eildon@holmesglen.edu.au P: 03 5774 2631

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he 104th annual Yea Show will be held on Saturday 23 November and will conclude with a night carnival. The re-energised committee are working hard to offer new attractions as well as showcasing the very best of agriculture and country skills.

The committee is attracting back agricultural trade stands and three tractor dealers will be showing a good range of their latest equipment as well as special show day deals; and other stands are guaranteed to be of interest to our local farmers and contractors.

The very best of rural farming will be on show.

Cattle entries at last year’s show were the highest ever, and the second largest showing in the state, and were of exceptional standard, the Sheep Yard Dog Trials attract entries from all over Victoria and interstate and for the second year had to turn away entries as they could not handle all the runs in one day. Entries in the Poultry section were also a record and

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horses, goats and fleeces are all providing excellent viewing.

sunday 1 TO sunday 29 ~ assemble exhibition MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Two artists come together to exhibit their art, both utilising the creative discipline of assemblage but in different yet complementary ways. Open 10am-4pm.

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The Pavilions are always overflowing with beautiful crafts, flowers, cooking and photography. The Show Luncheon Room will be serving all day and the Showman’s Guild have promised carnival rides will be there! The popular attractions of Animal Nursery, Dog High Jump, Jumping J’s Skipping team, Line Dancing demonstrations and other entertainment will keep all family members busy all day.

FRIDAY 6 ~ The HeART of Spring Rustic Simplicity at The Shear ‘N’ sheds, 74 Grant Street, Alexandra (see ad page 54 / article page 55). P: 0419 517 045 W: www.rusticsimplicityblog.wordpress.com E: rusticsimplicity@hotmail.com

The Heifer Challenge on the Friday evening is a prestigious event and is well supported by local and interstate studs. Enjoy a wine and nibbles as you watch this great spectacle.

Saturday 7 & sunday 8 ~ Open Studios Highlands - Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands Discover the story behind the artworks and sculptures and see the ever changing creative space of Darren Gilbert. Browse and buy. 10am-4pm. (see ad page 36) W: www.monkeytaildesign.com E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au F:www.facebook.com/darren.gilbert.503 P: 0421 3784 51

The Night Carnival has been changed to the Saturday night and entertainment booked is specifically geared towards teenagers and young adults with great music, dare-devil entertainment and the Carnival rides running.

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Saturday 7 ~ Goulburn Fishing Festival Eildon Community Centre, Centre Avenue, Eildon Free entry. Celebrate trout opening. Activities include, trade expo; help stock live trout; Snobs Creek hatchery tours; guided fishing on Eildon Pondage; talk with fishing experts about fishing for trout, redfin and native species; cooking demonstrations; children’s activities; prize draws; fireworks at 7pm.

W: www.vfa.vic.gov.au/fishfest E: Belinda.Lorensini@vfa.vic.gov.au P: 0409 629 825 SATURDAY 7 ~ ARTZ@YARCK Yarck Hall, Maroondah Hwy, Yarck Varietyville: cirque, comedy, magic. Fun for all the family. Special family ticket for this event Family ticket includes 2 Adults & 2 Children $80.

To book: www.trybooking.com (see ad page 23) E: yarckhall@hotmail.com P: Robyn 0467 413 767 SATURDAY 7 ~ melbourne guitar quartet performance MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Open 10am-4pm. (see ad page 52) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au

sunday 8 ~ melbourne guitar quartet workshop MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Open 10am-4pm. (see ad page 52) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au Sunday 8 ~ ALEXANDRA HERITAGE MACHINERY FESTIVAL Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum, Station Street, Alexandra Fun for all the family. BBQ area. 9am-4pm.

P: 0427 509 988 E: info@alexandratramway.org.au W: www.alexandratramway.org.au Friday 13 ~ Yea Arts Inc presents Stardust Yea Town Hall, High Street, Yea W: https://yeaartsinc.wordpress.com/ E: yeaartsinc@gmail.com P: 0411 433 702 saturday 14 ~ jamieson spring ball Jamieson Memorial Hall, Jamieson W: www.jamieson.org.au P: 5777 0535 sunday 15 ~ GRAND CENTRAL open miKE The Grand Central Hotel, 64 High Street, Yea Open mike sessions on third Sunday of month. (see ad page 26) P: 5797 2513

SEPTEMBER 2019 Saturday 21 & sunday 22 ~ Yea Garden Expo Yea Saleyards, 1 Flat Lead Road, Yea Top class vendors present their range of gardening/garden products. Food vendors, morning and afternoon teas, soup,sandwiches.

W: http://www.yeagardenexpo.com.au (see ad page 33) E: yeagardenexpo@optusnet.com.au P: 0438119429 Saturday 21 & sunday 22 ~ high country rod muster Jamieson Township One of the best weekends in Jamieson – the town is full of colour with shiny hot rods parked about town. Car boot sale, live music W: www.jamieson.org.au wednesday 25 to 2 october ~ School Holiday Fun Y Water Discovery Centre, 2 Hood Street, Yea A program full of fun and educational activities for primary school aged children. Places are limited so bookings are essential. (see ad page 38) W: www.ywatercentre.com.au E: info@ywatercentre.com.au P: 0357972663 saturday 28 ~ Grand final weekend Jerusalem Creek Marina, 501 Jerusalem Creek Rd, Eildon W: www.jerusalemcreek.com.au P: 5774 2585 (see ad page 24) Sunday 29 ~ High Tea with Sergio Ercole Saladin Lodge, 1188 Maroondah Hwy, Narbethong Come and spend the afternoon listening to the rich and diverse classical sounds of Sergio Ercole whilst indulging in high tea delights. Bar service also available.

W: www.saladinlodge.com.au E: info@saladinlodge.com.au P: 0429 699 969

OCTOBER 2019 friday 4 to friday 25 ~ murmurations MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Open 10am-4pm. (see ad page 52) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au Saturday 5 & sunday 6 ~ Open Studios Highlands - Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands Discover the story behind the artworks and sculptures and see the ever changing creative space of Darren Gilbert. Browse and buy direct from the maker. 10am-4pm.

W: www.monkeytaildesign.com E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au (see ad page 36) F:www.facebook.com/darren.gilbert.503 P: 0421 3784 51 SUNDAY 6 ~ EUROA SHOW & SHINE Seven Creeks Park, Euroa Trophies for all classes, live bands, trade and market stalls. 8am-3.30pm.

W: www.australiannationalshowandshine.com.au SUNDAY 6 ~ flowerdale hotel LIVE MUSIC 3325 Whittlesea-Rea Road, Flowerdale Open mic and jam session. 2pm. (see ad page 26) W: www.flowerdalehotel.com.au F: flowerdale hotel P: 5780 1230 friday 11 to sunday 13 ~ lake eildon boating & fishing show Lake Eildon Houseboats, water skiing, wakeboarding, tow boats, cruising boats, fishing boats, kids’ entertainment, fishing gear, accessories, water sport displays and much much more at this fun free event. (see ad page 40) W: lakeeildonboatingandfishingshow.com.au friday 18 to sunday 20 ~ marysville jazz and blues workshops MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Open 10am-4pm. (see ad page 52) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au Friday 18 TO Sunday 20 ~ CRUISERKHANA & 4X4 TEAM CHALLENGE Yarck 2 days of exciting 4x4 all terrain, all fun family 4WD skill competitions held at the Toyota Land Cruiser Club property at Yarck (follow signs from Yarck Pub).

E: enquiries@cruiserkhana.com.au W: www.cruiserkhana.com.au Friday 18 to sunday 20 ~ Marysville Jazz and Blues WEEKEND Marysville W: www.marysvillejazzandblues.com.au saturday 19 & sunday 20 ~ Wilson’s Yella Fishing Challenge Jerusalem Creek Marina, 501 Jerusalem Creek Rd, Eildon W: jerusalemcreek.com.au P: 5774 2585 (see ad page 24)

OCTOBER 2019 saturday 19 & sunday 20 ~ lake eildon events big fish challenge Lake Eildon and The Pondage • Family Fun • Fireworks Saturday night 8pm on The Pondage (see ad page 40) F: www.facebook.com/itsabigfish/ sunday 20 ~ GRAND CENTRAL open miKE The Grand Central Hotel, 64 High Street, Yea Open mike sessions on third Sunday of month. (see ad page 26) P: 5797 2513 saturday 26 ~ Run for the Roses Picnic Race Meeting on Cox Plate Day Alexandra Race Club, Ruoak Way, Alexandra Alexandra Race Club opens the Victorian Picnic Racing season on Cox Plate Day. Leave the rush and bustle of the city and join us to celebrate the Spring Racing Carnival in the country. Punters are well served with local, Melbourne and interstate bookies. Everyone can enjoy the sweet sounds of Pans on Fire. (see ad page 40) W: www.alexandraraceclub.com.au E: walsh145@me.com P: 0467413767 saturday 26 ~ Spring Degustation Dinner at Holmesglen Holmesglen at Eildon, 92 Moore Road, Eildon Six decadent courses featuring local Spring produce with local wines to match. Fully licensed bar. Reservations essential. Special accommodation rates.

W: www.holmesglenateildon.com.au (see ad page 3) E: eildon@holmesglen.edu.au P: 5774 2631 SATURDAY 26 ~ Mansfield Steiner School FAIR & OPEN DAY 91 Highett Street, Mansfield Come along and enjoy a great day of fun, food and song from 10am-3pm. Features Song Writing Competition, playing live on stage for the opportunity to record in a studio with industry professionals. (see ad page 47, article page 25) W: mansfieldsteiner.vic.edu.au P: 5779 1445 E: info@mrssk.vic.edu.au saturday 26 & sunday 27 ~ Alexandra and District Open Gardens Various locations throughout Alexandra & District Wander through expansive farm properties and clever, manicured town blocks. New ideas are showcased with four venues new to the list this year.

Snap up hand made tools, plants, seeds and seedlings for sale. Admire sensational garden sculptures also for sale. 10am-4pm. (see ad page 33) W: www.alexandraopengardens.com.au E: info@alexandraopengardens.com.au Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 ~ FAWCETT HALL CAFE & MARKET Fawcett Hall, 655 Spring Creek Rd, Fawcett Plants, preloved, delicious food and coffee. (see ad page 33) W: www.fawcetthall.org.au E: contactus@fawcetthall.org.au P: 5772 3223 SATURDAY 26 & SUNDAY 27 Yarra Valley Plant Fair 125 Quayle Road Wandin Two day celebration of plants and home gardening in Melbourne’s Yarra Valley. Over 40 stalls promoting a huge range of plants from bulbs to natives to edibles to roses to orchids to indoor and everything in between. Meet experts in all plant varieties. Talks

by Jane Edmanson ABC Gardening Australia presenter and Philip Johnson Chelsea medal winner. Yummy food, local beer and wine. 10am-5pm. Gate tickets $12 - $15.

Prepurchased discounted online tickets $10-$12.

W: www.yarravalleyplantfair.com.au E: clive@larkmannurseries.com.au P: 9735 3831 sunday 27 ~ MCRVC STOCKMAN’S RALLY Big River State Forest – Marysville Motorcycle Racing Club of Victoria’s annual off-road rally.

P: 0419 870 605 E: mcrvcinfo@gmail.com W: www.mcrvc.com.au tuesday 29 ~ writing workshop MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Open 10am-4pm. (see ad page 52) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au

NOVEMBER 2019 friday 1 to tuesday 5 ~ marysville art show MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Open 10am-4pm. (see ad page 52) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au Friday 1 ~ Dr Hernández Alexandra Town Hall, Grant Street, Alexandra Dr Hernández – rootsy cumbia, soulful boogaloo and funky reggae.

E: biglittleeventsalex@gmail.com P: 5772 0333 Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019 – 57

NOVEMBER 2019 saturday 2 ~ Eildon and District Woodworkers Guild Open Day Alexandra Woodworkers Guild, McKenzie Street, Alexandra Locally made wooden items and and raw timber, all for sale.

Bowls, racks, serving platters and jewellery boxes. Locally sourced and milled timber and tools for sale. Demonstrations, kids woodworking corner, barbecue, refreshments, coffee, tea and cakes, raffle.

E: alexandrawoodies@gmail.com P: 0498 653 429 Saturday 2 & sunday 3 ~ Open Studios Highlands - Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands Discover the story behind the artworks and sculptures and see the ever changing creative space of Darren Gilbert. Browse and buy direct from the maker. 10am-4pm. (see ad page 36) W: www.monkeytaildesign.com E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au F:www.facebook.com/darren.gilbert.503 P: 0421 3784 51 Sunday 3 ~ ALEXANDRA SPRING FAIR Rotary Park, Alexandra Live music, food and wine, arts and crafts as well as children’s rides and activities.

10am-3pm. P: 0402 027 346 (see ad page 54) SUNDAY 3 ~ flowerdale hotel LIVE MUSIC 3325 Whittlesea-Rea Road, Flowerdale Open mic and jam session in bar first Sunday every month. Come and have a Pluck or just enjoy the Tunes. 2pm. (see ad page 26) W: www.flowerdalehotel.com.au F: flowerdale hotel P: 5780 1230 Friday 8 TO Sunday 10 ~ 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 two days and includes 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 Saturday 9 ~ 136th ALEXANDRA ANNUAL SPRING SHOW Alexandra Showgrounds, William St, Alexandra Horses, livestock, poultry, craft and cooking, working dog trials, roving entertainers, animal nursery, showbags, giftware, food. 9am-4pm. (see ad page 38) P: 0477 002 051 E: pna.alexandra@gmail.com W: www.alexandrashow.com saturday 9 & sunday 10 ~ Yea Open Garden Weekend Various venues in Yea & District Showcasing both town and country gardens found in the Yea and surrounding areas within the Murrindindi shire. Speak to garden owners, experience a wide range of individual and inspiring garden designs . Yea Garden Club holds a plant sale over the weekend. 10am-5pm (see ad page 33) W: www.yearotary.org.au E: woodsygm@bigpond.net.au P: 0448 511 139 Sunday 10 ~ ALEXANDRA P & A Gymkhana & HRCAV COMPETITION Alexandra Showgrounds, William St, Alexandra Fun & open rings. Register on the day. (see ad page 38) E: pna.alexandra@gmail.com P: 0407 805 013 Sunday 10 ~ MARYSVILLE MARATHON FESTIVAL Gallipoli Park, Falls Rd, Marysville The festival caters for all abilities with choices of 4km, 10km, 21.1km, 42.2km and 50km ultra marathon.

P: 0418 557 052 E: info@marysvillemarathon.com.au W: www.marysvillemarathon.com.au Saturday 16 ~ YEA SPRING RACING DAY Yea Racecourse, Racecourse Rd, Yea Full TAB and bookmaker’s service with food and refreshments available. Races commence from approximately 12.30pm. (see ad page 40) P: 0438 048 178 E: mhcars@hotmail.com W: country.racing.com/yea saturday 16 & sunday 17 ~ Central Vic Lure Caster Jerusalem Creek Marina, 501 Jerusalem Creek Rd, Eildon W: jerusalemcreek.com.au P: 5774 2585 (see ad page 24) sunday 17 ~ GRAND CENTRAL open miKE The Grand Central Hotel, 64 High Street, Yea Open mike sessions on third Sunday of month. (see ad page 26) P: 5797 2513

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NOVEMBER 2019 sunday 17 ~ Spring Pollinator Count in the Yea Wetlands Y Water Discovery Centre at Yea Wetlands, 2 Hood Street, Yea Free guided walk in the Yea Wetlands and explore what is pollinating the many flowering plants in the Wetlands. The Wild Pollinator Count gives you an opportunity to contribute to wild pollinator insect conservation in Australia. You are invited to count wild pollinators in your local environment and help build a database on wild pollinator activity. Wear suitable footwear. Cameras welcome. (see ad page 38) W: www.ywatercentre.com.au E: ron.litjens@gmail.com P: 0419 559 368 friday 22 & saturday 23 ~ 104th annual yea show Recreational Reserve, Snodgrass St, Yea Heifer Challenge Friday evening from 6pm. Saturday showday all day for cattle sheep chooks, goats, crafts, photos, garden, home skills, dog jump, sheep dog trials and traditional trades fair. Something for all family members at a traditional country show.

Saturday night carnival at Yea Showgrounds 7pm-9pm, bands, entertainment, carnival rides. (see ad page 43) W: www.yeashow.org.au P: 0431 752 367 Friday 22 TO Sunday 24 ~ KINGLAKE RANGES ROTARY ART SHOW Kinglake Community Centre, Extons Rd, Kinglake Central Friday 7pm, Saturday to Sunday 10am-4pm.

E: news@kinglakeartshow.com.au W: www.kinglakeartshow.com.au tuesday 26 & wednesday 27 ~ Trelly’s Lake Eildon COD ClassiC Jerusalem Creek Marina, 501 Jerusalem Creek Rd, Eildon W: jerusalemcreek.com.au P: 5774 2585 (see ad page 26)

REGULAR MARKETS Alexandra Market

2nd Saturday of month 9am-1pm (closed over winter) Alexandra Timber Tramway, Station Street, Alexandra 0427 509 988 | market@alexandratramway.org.au | www.alexandratramway.org.au

Bollygum Community Market

2nd Sunday of month 9am-1pm Bollygum Park, 40 Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake Kids can play in the unique adventure playground as you search for special treasures and try fantastic local produce.

0409 849 722 | bollygummarket@gmail.com

Flowerdale Community Market

3rd Sunday of month 9am-1pm Flowerdale Community Hall, Yea Whittlesea Road, Flowerdale 03 5780 1223 - Alison | Alron27@bigpond.com

jamieson farmers and artisans market

1st Saturday of Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar 4pm-8pm Perkins Street, Jamieson 0425 567 771 | jamfarm@outlook.com

Kinglake Produce & Artisan Market

4th Sunday of month 10am-3pm (held on the 3rd Sunday in December) 19 Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake 0419 339 320 | kinglakemarket@gmail.com | www.kinglakemarket.com

Marysville Market

2nd & 4th Sunday of month – Murchison Street, Marysville

Taggerty 4 Seasons Market

Saturday of Australia Day, Easter, Queen’s Birthday and Melbourne Cup Weekends 9am-1pm – 3 Taggerty-Thornton Road, Taggerty 0419 376 206 | tgstore@bigpond.com

TALLAROOK farmers market

1st Sunday of month (except January) 9am-1pm – 4 Main Road, Talarook 0403 831 520 | Facebook Tallarook Farmers Market

Yarck Country Market

3rd Saturday of month 9am-1.30pm – Yarck Hall, Maroondah Hwy, Yarck 0407 879 612 | yarckhall@hotmail.com | www.visityarck.com.au

YEA RAILWAY Market

1st Saturday of month – Yea Railway Reserve, Station St Yea 0427 722 624 | globalgemsandfinejewellery@gmail.com

AIR CONDITIONING / ELECTRICIAN

AUTOMOTIVE

AU 21243

REVERSE CYCLE – HEATS OR COOLS

• Domestic • Commercial • Rural Clean & Reliable Service

REC 13157

• Recovery Gear • Bull Bars • Winches IF YOU MENTION THIS AD • Roof Racks • Dual Battery Systems • Fridges • Swags

EASTERN WIRING SERVICE

0412 513 954 – Scott ANTENNA / TELEVISION SPECIALIST

AUTOMOTIVE

0405 554 915 info@chris-tv.com.au

38 North Street Yea

• TV & FM radio antennas • Extra TV wall points • Surround sound systems • Phone & data points

• Pay TV & FTA satellite • Wall mount TVs • Home theatre • CCTV camera systems

AUTOMOTIVE

• AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS • LPG REPAIRS + SERVICING • SMALL ENGINE SERVICING • AIR CONDITIONING • 4WD ACCESSORY INSTALLATION • MIG WELDING + FABRICATING • PERFORMANCE MODS DAVID PARNIS 9069 3368 MORE THAN JUST AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE

Boz Miljkovic Mechanic 61 Downey Street Alexandra

Ph (03) 5772 3232

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

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

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CABINET MAKER

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

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

CONCRETING

• House slabs • Shed slabs • Driveways • Paths

• 3.6 TONNE EXCAVATOR

• TIP TRUCK • BOB CAT

Luke Hill 0409 250 234 rocknconc@gmail.com

COMMUNICATIONS

DOG GROOMING

Dog Grooming Salon COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST www.pinkdog.com.au

• 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 COMPUTER SERVICES

ELECTRICIAN

Rec No 12906

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY Sales, Service, Repairs and Networking Home or Office

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS • Eco Smart Electrician • Domestic / Commercial • Undergrounds • Electrical Design • Cable Locations • Trenching • Solar Installations ~ grid connect, off grid, batteries

WE COME TO YOU Mob: 0417 342 914 60 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019

Ph

Email: support@ugcs.com.au

0418 543 310

e: info@e-tec.net.au

w: www.etecelectrical.com.au

ELECTRICIAN

FARM CONTRACTING

INDUSTRIAL | COMMERCIAL | DOMESTIC Based in Taggerty & covering Murrindindi Shire New Homes & Extensions

Sheds Wired

Maintenance / Breakdowns Phone / TV / Data Cabling Split Systems Supplied & Installed

Safety Switches Underground Power Competitive Rates

Gary: 0418 997 780 Marcus: 0434 100 518 REC: 8287

E: info@blackwoodelec.com.au

AU: 30928

ELECTRICIAN

ES Hadfield Contracting For all your farming needs • HAY & SILAGE large round and small square bales • SLASHING & MULCHING reach mower and rock picker • PLOUGHING & SEEDING Duncan drill • FENCING • DAMS, ROADS & FENCE LINES D5m dozer, 6.5 tonne truck • EXCAVATOR 17T with mulching head • GRADER • TIPPER bogie drive

Call Earnie 0429 931 127 or A/H 5774 7429 FLOORING

Environmentally Friendly FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS CONTACT JAY

0439 842 030 • COMMERCIAL • DOMESTIC • MAINTENANCE • BREAKDOWNS • SOLAR SYSTEMS • 4 X 4 TRENCHER • GENERATOR BACK-UP SYSTEMS

• INDUSTRIAL • UNDERGROUNDS • GRID CONNECT • STANDALONE

Floor Sanding and Finishing SPECIALISING IN NON TOXIC POLYURETHANE COATINGS NEW & OLD TIMBER, PARQUETRY & CORK

jay@williamselec.com.au

TIM SKERRITT 0439 358 880 * Alexandra • Eildon • Marysville • Yea

ELECTRICIAN

FURNITURE & FLOORING

ELECTRICIAN Grimshaw Electrics For all your electrical and communication requirements

Peter Donald

0429 808 596 REC 16666

A/H 03 5773 2457

CHOOKIES

1 Hall Street Alexandra Ph 5772 2152 Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019 – 61

GLASS PRODUCTS

LANDSCAPING

specialising in all aspects of the flat glass trade

glass replacement, shower screens, splashbacks, mirrors, wood heater glass

CLIFFORD BRADY

a: 16 Hunter Road, Healesville 3777 p: 5962 2888 f: 5962 6088 e: ridglass@bigpond.com w: www.ridgelineglass.com.au

42 Aitken St Alexandra VIC 3714

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Ph 0421 921 110 itecearthworks@optusnet.com.au

LOCKSMITH

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

AND PRINTING SERVICES

P: 03 5772 1026 M: 0418 556 107 E: publishing@friedel.net.au

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

MARINE SERVICES

BAKEWARE + COOKWARE GLASSWARE + CROCKERY COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT CHEF TOOLS + UNIFORMS PACKAGING + DISPOSALS CLEANING AIDS + PRODUCTS

+ much more

FREE LOCAL DELIVERY

Everything for the top chef & the home cook

Open 9am-5pm Monday-Friday

211 Mt Buller Road Mansfield T 5779 1660 E sales@m-h-s.com.au W www.m-h-s.com.au 62 – Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019

SERVICE AGENTS *Mercury *Honda *Yamaha *Evinrude *Seadoo *Yanmar *Kohler *Onan *Westerbeke *Volvo

WINTER OPENING HOURS MON-FRI: 8am-4.15pm SAT: 9am-1pm SUN CLOSED

Open 7 days from 6 Nov

• Seadoo servicing & repairs • Inboard, Outboard, Sterndrive servicing & repairs • New & Used boat sales • New & Used engine sales • Showroom full of everything your boat needs for your day on the water • Watersports accessories & PFD’s

20 Sugarloaf Road Eildon Ph 5774 2132 eildonoutboard@virtual.net.au

MOTOR TRIMMING / UPHOLSTERY

HIGH QUALITY WORKMANSHIP OVER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE

• Car Upholstery • Household Upholstery • Motorbike Seats

• Truck Seats • Boat Seats, Carpets & Covers • Ute Covers & Canopies

Trevor & Janine Young

PLUMBER

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

Ph 0408 789 653

0419 553 803 Ph/Fax 5772 2991 tcplumbing@bigpond.com

MOWERS

SERVICE STATION

1449 Killingworth Road, Molesworth

• All fuels and lubricants • Convenience store FROM THE GROUND UP Lawn & Garden Range 2019

Michael & Marie 2 Centre Avenue, Eildon

Phone 03 5774 2220 Email eildonservo@bigpond.com

HRU196 BUFFALO PRO blade brake push mower

ALEXANDRA MOTORCYCLES LMCT 3110 65 Downey Street Alexandra Ph 03 5772 1045

PAINTING / HOUSEBOAT MAINTENANCE SERVICES

SERVICE STATION

endeavour ALEXANDRA

CORMAC PAINTING & Houseboat Maintenance • House Interior & Exterior • Houseboats Interiors only • Sheds • Commercial • Shop Interior & Exterior within a 150km radius of Eildon!

0488 183 432 cormacservices@outlook.com

Open 7am - 7pm Daily

FUEL & LUBRICANTS - FOOD & DRINKS 10 Downey St, Alexandra 3714

Yea

FUEL & LUBRICANTS FOOD & DRINKS

Open 6am - 9pm Daily 31 High St, Yea 3717 Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019 – 63

SIGN WRITING

TREE SERVICES

• • • • •

STOCK AND STATION AGENTS

YEA OFFICE 4 Station Street, Yea 3717 Ph 5797 4100

TOWING & SALVAGE

ALEXANDRA OFFICE 6 Webster Street, Alexandra 3714 Ph 5772 4101

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

TREE SERVICES

• Insured

5778 9603

Competitive •

JASON

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• 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 TYRE SERVICES

Reliable •

• Experienced

2 Centre Avenue Eildon Ph 03 5774 2727

0413 671 066

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

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

UPHOLSTERY

WEED CONTROL

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

• SPOT SPRAYING • BOOM SPRAYING • 200M POWER REELS • COMPUTER CONTROLLED BOOM FROM 2M TO 10M Licensed – insured – experienced

ANDY FRIEDEL 0407 565 207 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

Contact: David Cooper Mobile: 0429 199 472

mobile

Trade qualified ~ over 40 years experience

www.topstitchupholsteryandantiques.com.au WATER BORE DRILLING

WINDSCREENS & GLASS

WATER BORES

Alexandra

P: 0418 362 968 info@matthewandsons.com.au www.matthewandsons.com.au

WINDSCREENS & GLASS • 24 hour service • House glazing

Steve Heard 31 Aitken Street Alexandra 3714

Phone 5772 1994 A/H 5772 1184 Mob 0427 577 839 Murrindindi Guide – SPRING 2019 – 65

ACCOMMODATION Alexandra Hotel, Alexandra 5772 1014 Alexandra Motel, Alexandra 5772 2077 Alexandra Tourist Park Alexandra 5772 1222 Alpino Apartments Marysville 0408 103 481 Amelina Cottages Marysville 0434 692 622 Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park Taggerty 5774 7263 Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park Acheron 5772 1735 Buxton Hotel, Buxton 5774 7381 Dalrymples, Marysville 5963 3416 Eildon Lake Motel, Eildon 5774 2800 Eildon Pondage Holiday Park 1800 651 691 Elite Stays Marysville / Taggerty 0413 795 283 Flowerdale Hotel 5780 1230 Flowerdale Estate Strath Creek 5784 9280 Giddy Goat Cafe, Yarck 5773 4223 Glenfield Cottage B/B Yarck 5773 4304 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Lake Eildon 5774 2585 Kevington Hotel, Kevington 5777 0543 Royal Mail Hotel, Yea 5797 2515 Rubicon Hotel Motel Thornton 5773 2251 Saladin Lodge, Narbethong 0429 699 969 Taylor Bay Country Club Taylor Bay 0497 889 353 The Grand Central Hotel Yea 5797 2513 Thornton Caravan Park Thornton 5773 2305 Waverley Guest House Alexandra 5772 1146 White Lotus B&B Narbethong 5963 7126 Yea Motel 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel Yea 5797 2000 AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES Eastern Wiring Service 0412 513 954 ANTENNA / TV SERVICES Chris’s TV 0405 554 915 APPLIANCE STORE Chookies Alexandra 5772 2152 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Alexandra Automotive Alexandra 5772 3232 Alexandra Tyrepower Alexandra 5772 3456 Eildon Auto Spares, Eildon 5774 2712 High Country 4x4 Mansfield 5779 1955 Mototronics Australia, Yea 0432 646 632 Yea Automotive Service Centre 5797 2562 Yea Mechanical Repairs 5797 2200 BANKS Bendigo Bank, Kinglake 5786 1656 BOAT HIRE Lakeview Boat Hire Eildon 0488 051 721 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Eildon 5774 2585

BOOK SHOPS Books at Yarck, Yarck 5773 4337 Goulburn River Books Alexandra 5772 2935 BUTCHERS Alexandra Quality Meats Alexandra 5772 1151 Thornton Butchers & Deli Thornton 5773 2224 CABINET MAKERS AW Cabinets, Alexandra 5772 1000 CARAVAN PARKS Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park Taggerty 5774 7263 Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park Acheron 5772 1735 Eildon Waters Holiday Park Eildon 5773 2386 Eildon Pondage Holiday Park Eildon 1800 651 691 Thornton Caravan Park Thornton 5773 2305 Yea Riverside Caravan Park Yea 5797 2972 CATERING Harvesting the Feast

5772 3053 / 0402 125 370 CLOTHING / SHOE SHOPS Alexandra Sportspower & Toys Alexandra 5772 1719 Country Touch, Marysville 5963 3753 Inspire on Grant, Alexandra 5772 2311 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park Eildon 5774 2585 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Your Wardrobe, Yea 5797 2309 COMMUNICATIONS Weeks Radio, Alexandra 5772 1292 COMPUTERS Murrindindi Computers 5772 1403 Upper Goulburn Computer Services

0417 342 914 CONCRETING Rock ‘n’ Conc 0409 250 234 DENTAL CLINICS Alexandra Dental Clinic 5772 1073 DOG GROOMING 5774 7242 In The Pink, Taggerty EATERIES / BAKERIES /RESTAURANTS 501 Cafe Bar & Grill 5774 2585 Jerusalem Creek Alexandra Hotel, Alexandra 5772 1014 Alexandra Bakery & Cafe Alexandra 5772 2272 Alexandra Noodle Bar 5772 2888 Alexandra Aqua Bar & Cafe, Eildon 0425 816 959 By the Falls Marysville 0448 983 009 / 0419 959 054 Cafe Alex, Alexandra 5772 1155 Check Out 7, Eildon 5774 2184 Eildon Bakery & Cafe, Eildon 5774 2362 Eildon Fish & Chips, Eildon 5774 2597 Flowerdale Estate Strath Creek 5784 9280 Grant Street Grocer 5772 1526 Alexandra Giddy Goat Cafe, Yarck 5773 4223 Jamieson Cafe, Deb’s Jamieson 5777 0600

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Jammm Catering @ Mt Pleasant Hotel Alexandra 5772 1083 Killingworth Hill Cafe & Whisky Bar Yea 0455 266 888 5797 2783 Knead It Pizza Bar, Yea Molesworth Food & Wine Company Molesworth 5797 6364 Rendezvous Cafe Restaurant Yea 5797 2528 Ros Ritchie Wines Mansfield 0444 588 276 Saladin Lodge, Narbethong 0429 699 969 Tallarook General Store & Cafe Tallarook 5792 1687 The Provender Country Bakehouse

Yea 5797 3155 Alexandra 5772 3167 Yea Chinese Restaurant Yea 5797 2865 Yea Take Away, Yea 5797 2664 ELECTRICIANS Blackwood Electrics Taggerty 0418 997 780 / 0434 100 518 Eastern Wiring Service 0412 513 954 E-Tec Electrical Contractor Alexandra 0418 543 310 Grimshaw Electrics Thornton 0429 808 596 J Williams Electrical Alexandra 0439 842 030 FARM EQUIPMENT Elders, Yea 5797 4100 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 5772 2444 Rodwells, Alexandra FISHING SUPPLIES Jerusalem Creek Bait & Tackle Eildon 5774 2585 5772 2662 Totally Trout, Alexandra FLOOR COVERINGS Chookies Furniture Warehouse Alexandra 5772 2152 Slocum Floorcoverings 9439 6066 FLOOR SANDING & FINISHING Tim Skerritt, Alexandra 0439 358 880 FLORIST Misty Valley Florist & Gifts, Yea 0400 570 988 FORESTRY SERVICES Farm Forestry Services Taggerty 0427 747 393 FURNITURE STORES Chookies Furniture Warehouse 5772 2152 Alexandra GALLERIES Darren Gilbert Open Studio Highlands www.monkeytaildesign.com Little Fishes Art Studio Marysville 0408 146 165 MIRA, Marysville 5963 4567 Rustic Simplicity Alexandra 0419 517 045 Studio 2427, Buxton 0417 323 868 GENERAL / GROCERIES / FRUIT & VEG Tallarook General Store & Cafe Tallarook 5792 1687 GIFT SHOP / CLOTHING / SHOES Alexandra Discounts & Giftware Alexandra 5772 2850

By The Falls Marysville 0448 983 009 / 0419 959 054

Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Flori e Casa, Alexandra 0412 322 419 Greenery on the Walk Marysville 0400 968 942 Inspire On Grant, Alexandra 5772 2311 Lit & Beyond, Marysville 0422 239 754 Nice, Yea 0413 489 196 Redgate Bazaar, Alexandra 0407 683 712 Rustic Simplicity, Alexandra 0419 517 045 GLASS PRODUCTS Alexandra Windscreens & Glass Alexandra 0427 577 839 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 Yenckens Alexandra 5772 2188

Mansfield 5775 2511

Yea 5797 2290 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park Eildon 5774 2585 HEALTH / BEAUTY / WELLBEING Alexandra Physiotherapy Alexandra 5772 2649 Dindi Naturals www.dindinaturals.com.au Jessica’s Sheer Beauty Alexandra 5772 3322 MK Massage & Yoga Marysville 0491 084 110 Prana Therapies, Yea 1300 772 621 Reiki Insight Natural Healing Yea 0425 794 838 White Lotus Natural Health & Wellbeing Narbethong 5963 7126 HEATING Bowd Heating, Alexandra 5772 1045 HOSPITALITY SUPPLIES Mansfield Hospitality Supplies 5779 1660 HOTELS / MOTELS / RESORTS Alexandra Hotel, Alexandra 5772 1014 Alexandra Motor Inn 5772 2077 Buxton Hotel, Buxton 5774 7381 Courthouse Hotel, Jamieson 5777 0503 Eildon Lake Motel, Eildon 5774 2800 Flowerdale Hotel, Flowerdale 5780 1230 Flowerdale Estate Strath Creek 5784 9280 Holmesglen at Eildon Eildon 5774 2631 Kevington Hotel, Kevington 5777 0543 Royal Mail Hotel, Yea 5797 2515 Rubicon Hotel Motel Thornton 5773 2251 Taylor Bay Country Club Taylor Bay 0497 889 353 The Grand Central Hotel Yea 5797 2513 Yarck Hotel, Yarck 5773 4226 Yea Motel, Yea 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel, Yea 5797 2000 HOUSEBOAT SERVICES 0488 183 432 Cormac Painting LANDSCAPING Itec Earthworks 0421 921 110 LOCAL PRODUCE Grant Street Grocer 5772 1526 Alexandra

Koala Cherries, Yarck 5773 4250 Frattali Olive Oil, Yea 0418 333 586 LOCKSMITH Mitch-a-Fix Services Alexandra 0409 285 589 LOLLY SHOP Marysville Lolly Shop 0408 173 656 MARINE SERVICES Eildon Outboard Service Eildon 5774 2132 Lake Eildon Marine Jerusalem Ck, Eildon 5774 2022 MOTORCYCLES / MOWERS Alexandra Motorcycles Alexandra 5772 1045 MOTOR TRIMMING T&J Trimming 0408 789 653 NEWSAGENCIES Alexandra Newsagency Alexandra 5772 1025 NURSERIES / GARDEN CENTRES / SUPPLIES Bedrock Garden Supplies Alexandra 5772 1911 Fern Acres Kinglake West 5786 5031 Garden Centre, Yea 5797 2933 Goulburn Valley Nursery, Yea 5797 2222 Greenery on the Walk Marysville 0400 968 942 NURSING HOME Darlingford Nursing Home Eildon 5774 2711 OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT Maroondah Outdoor Equipment Buxton 5774 7292 PAINTING SERVICES Cormac Painting 0488 183 432 PHARMACIES Alexandra Pharmacy Alexandra 5772 2153 Eildon Pharmacy, Eildon 5774 2626 Marysville Pharmacy 5963 4224 PHYSIOTHERAPIST Alexandra Physiotherapy Alexandra 5772 2649 PLUMBERS Travis Capp Plumbing Alexandra 0419 553 803 POLITICIANS Cindy McLeish MP State Member for Eildon 9730 1066 POST OFFICE Shell Buxton 5774 7171 PUMPS / GENERATORS Alexandra Motorcycles, Alexandra

5772 1045 REAL ESTATE AGENTS DA Robinson, Yea 5797 2500 Elders, Alexandra 0419 558 032 LJ Hooker, Alexandra 5772 1774 Ruralco Property Alexandra 5772 1110 Yea 5797 2086 RURAL PRODUCE / EQUIPMENT Elders, Yea 5797 4100 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Rodwells Alexandra 5772 2444

Yea 5797 2086

SERVICE STATIONS BP Yea 5797 2008 Eildon One Stop Fuel Eildon 5774 2220 Endeavour Alexandra Alexandra 5772 1227 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park On-water fuel barge Eildon 5774 2585 Shell Buxton, Buxton 5774 7171 Simpson & Sons P/L Alexandra 5772 1205 SIGNWRITING Alexandra Signs, Alexandra 5772 1145 SOLICITORS Williams Hunt, Alexandra 5772 1493 STOCK AND STATION AGENTS Elders Alexandra 5772 1052

Yea5797 2037 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Rodwells Alexandra 5772 2444

Yea 5797 2086 TREE SERVICES High Country Tree Services 5775 1935 JT’s Trees 0413 671 066 TOWING & SALVAGE Eildon Auto Repairs & Towing Eildon 5774 2727 TROUT FARMS Buxton Trout Farm 5774 7370 TV SERVICES Chris’s TV 0405 554 915 TYRES Alexandra Tyrepower 5772 3456 UPHOLSTERY Maxwell’s Upholstery, Eildon 5774 2201 Topstitch Upholstery & Antiques Yea 5797 2992 T&J Trimming 0408 789 653 VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES Alexandra 5772 1100 / 1800 652 298 Eildon 5774 2909 Marysville 5963 4567 Yea 5797 2663 VETERINARIAN Mountain Ranges Vet Clinic Kinglake 5786 1777 WATER BORING Matthew & Sons 0418 362 968 WEED CONTROL Alexandra Weed Control 0407 565 207 WELDING SERVICES Buffalo Built 0429 199 472 WINES/BREWS Little River Wines, Taggerty 5774 7644 Ros Ritchie Wines Mansfield 0444 588 276 Sedona Estate, Murrindindi 9730 2883 WINDSCREENS Alexandra Windscreens & Glass Alexandra 0427 577 839 ZOO Mansfield Zoo, Mansfield 5777 3576

IN AN EMERGENCY CALL

000

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 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 U3A Murrindindi East......................... 0479 107 779 U3A Yea......................................................... 5797 2230 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...................... Colin Briggs 0423 959 145 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 2147 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............................................................. 0409 250 086 Whittlesea.................................................... 9716 2066 Marysville Golf & Bowls........................... 5963 3241 RACE CLUBS Alexandra..................................................... 5773 4304 Merton........................................................... 5778 9551 St Pats Race Club Yea.......................... 0427 794 779 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.................... 0458 420 206 Alexandra & District Dog Obedience.5774 7303 Alexandra & District Lapidary Club..... 5774 2908 Alexandra & District Motorcycle Club ......................................................www.admcc.com.au Alexandra Quilters.................................... 5772 1897 Buxton Craft Activities............................. 5774 7291 Eildon & District Woodworking Guild/ Alexandra Community Shed .................................alexandrawoodies@gmail.com Eildon Art Group........................................ 5773 2306 Murrindindi Historic Vehicle Reg... 0467 051 600 Redgate Classic Motorcycle Club.. 0433 291 495 Upper Goulburn Field Naturalists........ 5772 1189 Yea Camera Club........................................ 5797 3228 Yea Film Society......................................... 5797 2480 MURRINDINDI SHIRE COUNCIL Alexandra..................................................... 5772 0333 Yea................................................................... 5797 2209 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1522 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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Seymour

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DEPI 13 61 86

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C511

Other Parks

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