Murrindindi Guide Summer 2021-2022 by Ann Friedel

Arts & Tourism Business & Trades Guide

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Kinglake Distillery is on its way to being the first carbon-neutral whisky distillery in Australia. gas emissions through the government program is a good start. And true sustainability is something they will keep working towards.

The pristine Kinglake water on the distillery property has a similar mineral profile to Scottish whisky-making waters. Chantal and Sam credit their water for a large portion of their whisky’s signature flavour. By Emily Friedel

n July this year, a whisky distillery in Scotland’s Western Highlands became the UK’s first to reach netzero carbon emissions. Hot on the heels of this international first, Kinglake is on track to produce Australia’s first whisky from a certified carbon-neutral distillery by the end of 2021. Kinglake Distillery is now waiting on the Australian Government’s final tick of approval to claim their carbon-neutral title. Add to this the unique aspects of Kinglake’s natural environment that are embedded in the little distillery’s handmade whisky, and you have a very special drop. Their single spirit line, O’Grady’s Stand Single Malt, embodies the Kinglake connection of distillery owner Chantal

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Daniels and her family. Chantal, a third generation Kinglaker, and her partner, Sam Lowe, are dedicated to doing all they can to care for the landscape that supports their whisky production. “When you see this environment, you think, ‘We’ve got to protect this’. Even though it’s just a small part, but every part you try to protect is at least one part that’s getting better. Every bit helps,” Chantal says. Getting government carbon-neutral certification is an onerous task. Carbon output since the business’ inception must be documented and any net emissions offset. This is a difficult process for a distillery – making spirits is very energy-intensive. So while Chantal says they’re a way off being fully sustainable, offsetting greenhouse

“Because making whisky is such an energy-sapping process, people think there’s no way you can do it carbonneutral, but it’s doable, and I hope we inspire others to try. I can’t wait until we get to the point where you’re having this bottle of whisky and thinking it has no effect. But our ultimate goal is to get to the stage where every bottle you buy has a positive impact.” To minimise their carbon footprint, Chantal and Sam have powered their off-grid distillery with solar as much as possible. They are also working with the not-for-profit company Greenfleet to reforest twenty acres of their property. “We’ve donated the front paddock; we’ve just signed the contract with Greenfleet. We weren’t sure if they’d be interested because it’s only a small piece of land, but they jumped at the chance. They said with the climate here, the results they can get on twenty acres would take probably 250 acres in other places,” Chantal says. “We’re also going to collaborate with them to put a tasting room and visitor centre out the front in the reforested area. So they’ll talk about what they’ve

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done, things like why they’ve chosen certain plants, and we’ll have our tasting room. It’s all happening really quickly, so I’d like to think we’ll have that all done by the middle of next year.” Being eco-friendly is something Chantal and Sam plan to chip away at continuously, improving any aspect of the business that is amenable to environmentally beneficial alterations. “Our bottles we got from France because that’s where you generally get them, but now I’m searching for bottles in Australia. We might have to change the whole look because really it’s only beer bottles that are manufactured in Australia, so we might have to go with that,” Chantal says. Switching to an electric vehicle is also on the list of changes Chantal and Sam plan to make in the near future. The distillery’s biggest emission producer, the 2,500-litre copper boiler, is not something they’ll be able to replace anytime soon. However, they’re hoping that as hydrogen energy technology improves, even the boiling process can be net-zero carbon one day. Chantal’s and Sam’s respect for the environment is rewarded with natural gifts that only Kinglake can give. A spring on their property provides a steady supply of fresh, clean water with a similar mineral profile to the waters

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Top: Chantal among the many Kentucky bourbon barrels full of aging single malt whisky. Above: Sam and the impressive 2,500-litre copper boiler used for boiling the whisky. used in Scotland’s whisky making industry. Chantal credits the water for much of the O’Grady’s Stand signature flavour. “When we bought this property and we were looking at what spirits to make, we tested the water, and it was spot on

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for making Scotch. We really think the water is the biggest factor in the taste of our whisky,” she says. The Kinglake bush also adds its unique flavours to the whisky during fermentation. The whisky mash – a mixture of malted barley and water – is Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 15

devoting themselves to producing only whisky and only the one line, keeping it consistent so customers always know what to expect. When they have a batch of barrels ready, they combine them to distribute the flavours evenly and ensure that any bottle a customer picks off the shelf meets the O’Grady’s Stand Single Malt standard. Chantal and Sam also want to make their eco-friendly product affordable, pricing it so that it is also wallet friendly. Top: Well-used bottles of O’Grady’s Stand Single Malt in the distillery’s tasting room where customers can try the whisky while soaking up the Kinglake atmosphere. Above: The open shed ensures the whisky produced at Kinglake distillery is imbued with the unique flavours of the surrounding landscape. left open in the shed so that wild yeasts are carried in on the breeze to work their magic. “We have the open ferments, and the barrels are all ageing in the open shed, so there’s the smell of eucalyptus and the bush going around. The provenance we’ve got here is pretty spectacular. The whisky actually tastes the way it tastes because it’s made in Kinglake – we’re very open about our recipes, but if anyone tried to make it elsewhere it probably wouldn’t taste the same,” Chantal says. After fermentation, the whisky is transferred to Kentucky bourbon 16 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

barrels to age. Chantal says that due to the Kinglake climate, the wood of the barrels expands and contracts dramatically over the seasons in response to the substantial temperature fluctuations. This expansion and contraction speeds up the ageing process as the movement of the oak panels helps to impart the wood flavour onto the whisky. “Our ageing is about half that of places like the UK or Europe; anything that would be a ten-year whisky over there would be a five-year whisky here because the wood is really worked.” At present, Chantal and Sam are

“We’ve set our price point at $100, and that’s our best product at that price. We don’t want it to be something where you just dust of the bottle at Christmas and have a sip. We want people to enjoy it and be able to come back and buy that second, third, fourth bottle,” Chantal says. So for those who want to have a shot or two of a fine spirit this Christmas or New Year’s, O’Grady’s Stand Single Malt from Kinglake Distillery is a way to celebrate not only the occasion but also Kinglake’s magnificent natural environment. With any luck, this holiday season will also be the perfect time to celebrate Australia’s first batch of whisky from an officially carbon-neutral distillery. For more information on Kinglake Distillery or to order a bottle of O’Grady’s Stand Single Malt go to https://kinglakedistillery. com.au/ or call 0413 188 248

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Cheesemakers, David Wareham and Kelly McLeish celebrating the recent awards won by Yea Brand Cheese. Photo Sam Hicks.

By Carol Hopkins

ucked away in a quiet backstreet in Yea is a small cheese factory that, for many years, has been scooping up big awards in state and national competitions. Just this year, the Yea Brand Dairy took out gold medals in the Dairy Industry Association of Australia Awards for Excellence with their crème fraiche, mascarpone and vintage cheese products. And it

wasn’t the first time. Since 2013, the company has been steadily accruing a host of gold and silver medals for their products. In 2014, they topped these achievements when their crème fraiche was crowned Champion Cream Product in the Australian Grand Dairy Awards, a national competition that celebrates quality, excellence and innovation in dairy produce. This was an incredibly

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significant achievement, especially for a company that only has two regular employees. As Andrew Kirk, Manager of Yea Brand Dairy, explains, “Out of all the cream, any type of cream, the Yea Brand Dairy was crowned the best in Australia.” In 2019 the company was runner-up for this award. When asked for the secret of his company’s success, Andrew has no Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 19

Above: the crème fraiche and mascarpone lines which are favourites with the restaurant trade. Photo Sam Hicks. Left: Yea Brand Dairy Mature Club Cheddar won the highest scoring club cheese in the 2019 DIAA Victorian Dairy Product Competition. premises before working her way up through the production ranks to become a cheesemaker. The outstanding success of the brand is testimony to the skill and dedication of these employees who take great pride in the fact that they only use “old school” artisan methods in the production process. Of course, the raw materials used in their products are another critical part of their success. The company sources the cream for their crème fraiche and mascarpone lines from only two first-rate suppliers – one near Kyabram and the other near Warrnambool. Interestingly, their cheddar cheeses are not made from scratch in the factory. Instead, they carefully select cheddar cheese from other Australian producers and use their own special methods to produce the smooth, creamy, rounded, wax-wrapped cheeses that we see on supermarket shelves. hesitation in naming his cheesemakers, David Wareham and Kelly McLeish. “They have an excellent work ethic, really high standards and churn out consistent product. The people that you employ to do the job are the most important part of the business. And once you’ve tasted a bit of success, there’s pride, and everyone is working to the same end.” Amazingly, both David and Kelly learnt their craft on the job at the Yea factory. David was employed in sawmills before starting at the factory and Kelly was originally a cleaner at the 20 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

At the moment, the company is producing five products: crème fraiche, mascarpone, and vintage, mature and mildclub cheddars. There are plans to expand this range in 2022 with the addition of flavours to the club cheddars. The team is particularly excited about including pepper berry, an Australian bush food, in the range, as well as producing a chipotle (smoked jalapeño chilli) and a standard chilli variety. The company also produces crème fraiche and mascarpone for a private label, Wattle Valley. The Yea Brand Dairy was established in 1989 by Andrew’s father, Bill Kirk, who was previously involved in creating the COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

Liz Newman from DIAA presents Andrew Kirk, Manager of Yea Brand Dairy, with the Victorian award for highest scoring club cheddar at a ceremony in Melbourne recently. King Island Dairy brand. After moving from King Island, he was looking for a new business opportunity and stumbled across a little one-room cheese factory in Yea. Originally a partnership of three families, the company is now solely owned by the Kirk family. The company began by supplying the restaurant trade. At the time, top chefs were struggling to source products such as crème fraiche, mascarpone and clotted cream in Australia. Yea Brand Dairy decided to fill this gap, and as chefs came to recognise the quality of their products, demand grew.

However, it was not until the advent of the MasterChef program on TV that things really took off in the retail sector. “When MasterChef kicked off, the public started to see more obscure products such as crème fraiche and mascarpone being used in recipes and that pushed demand in the retail setting. It lifted the profile of these products to the point where they have now become mainstream,” Andrew says.

“Even before we started getting awards, we knew we were making the right product because we’d get good feedback from chefs,” Andrew says.

Andrew is now planning to boost distribution into the retail sector, particularly in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. COVID lockdowns in two of the company’s biggest markets – Melbourne and Sydney – have seen sales to restaurants fall to 10% of original figures and Andrew acknowledges that this sector will take some time to fully recover.

About fifteen years ago, in response to increasing demand, the company expanded the factory, effectively tripling the size of the footprint of the building.

One advantage of running a small, efficient company is that it can scale up or down very quickly. When demand increases for the spring racing carnival or the festive season it is quite

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easy to ramp up production. While cheesemakers David and Kelly virtually run the whole operation on their own most of the time, casual staff are employed for peak periods. As Andrew says, “We have a great little facility here. It’s got plenty of potential to scale up and we are only limited by what we can innovate.” Although Yea Brand Dairy doesn’t sell directly to the public, there are a number of outlets where residents of the Murrindindi Shire can purchase their products including Yea FoodWorks, Yarck Meat and Produce, and Mansfield FoodWorks and IGA. However, Andrew stresses that it is very easy for any FoodWorks or IGA store to obtain their products. All customers need to do is to ask their local store to get them in. The Yea Dairy Brand is always looking for new outlets. If you are a business that would like to stock their award-winning products you can contact Andrew Kirk on 0411 199 804 or email arkirk@ kirkfood.com.au. Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 21

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By Emily Friedel

estled in Toolangi’s bush at the old Demby Sawmill site, MillBuilt is breaking the mould for modular homes.

MillBuilt owners, Daniel and Jamie Pobjoy, spent over a decade in the building industry witnessing the countless problems that come with one-off builds. Among these issues was the proliferation of oversized, inefficient dwellings that created more consumption and more work for their inhabitants. “We were building one-off new houses, essentially a lot of them were designed by the client, and we just found houses were getting bigger and bigger. Clients thought they needed a lot more than they actually did. We were finishing houses and thinking there is so much wasted space here. It’s space that you’ve got to clean and space that you’ve got to cool, but it’s also space that you’ve got to fill. So we thought, there’s got to be a better way,” Daniel says. At the other end of the spectrum, modular homes are a quick and easy option but have a reputation for being slapped together and somewhat lacking in the aesthetics department. COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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“We saw there was a gap in the market in terms of the higherend modular buildings that can be 99% finished. I’m not aware of any modular builders that do it to this level,” Daniel says. So, the Pobjoy brothers decided to take their extensive building experience and solve the problems they saw in the building industry by designing and constructing superior-quality, eco-friendly modular homes. This led to the establishment of MillBuilt around 18 months ago. “We’ve gathered everything from our experience – all that knowledge and information – and put it into small buildings, which works really well,” Jamie says. Daniel says that in one-off builds, design issues often emerge when there is nothing that can be done to remedy them. However, with MillBuilt’s prefabricated homes, they can take advantage of accumulated knowledge to generate homes that are practical and highly livable. “The problem with niche, one-off homes is that every job is different; you’re approaching every job differently and there are different obstacles. But here, once we’ve done one, we know what hurdles there are and we can refine all those things,” Daniel says. “These modular houses that we’re building, I feel like they’re aesthetically pleasing, but because they’re based on squares and rectangles, they’re really functional. And with clever design, you can have a house feel a lot bigger than it actually is,” he adds. Now, getting a MillBuilt home is as easy as popping down to their display home, choosing a design, picking from their range of fittings and fixtures, and then sitting back while Daniel and Jamie take care of all the hard work. “We work the opposite to a normal modular builder; everything you see is included and if you don’t want it, we work backwards from there,” Jamie says.

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Brothers Daniel and Jamie Pobjoy have taken their many years of combined building industry experience and condensed it into highquality, eco-friendly modular homes. The whole process is streamlined so that it is possible to have a completed house on site within a matter of two or three months, depending on how busy it is in the MillBuilt factory. And while they do not provide planning permits, they now provide building permits, so there’s even less for customers to do. “Building a home should be an enjoyable experience, and we want to give that to people,” Daniel says. Another benefit of the MillBuilt method is the fixed building cost – customers know exactly what they’re getting for their money with the only variables being the cost of transport and whether a crane is needed. This is in stark contrast to many one-off builds where budgets often get blown out by unexpected expenses. And contrary to the idea that modular homes are on the flimsy side, MillBuilt homes are made tough to withstand transportation and have made journeys as far afield as Torquay and Foster. “They have to be way stronger than conventional buildings to be able to move and withstand the vibrations of transport. I think we’ve actually got the strongest building on the market with our steel portal frame, and I think our

buildings probably transport the best,” Daniel says. They are also made to a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) of 29 as standard, which is as high as you can get for anything with external timber. “You won’t find that anywhere, most homes across the board are built to a BAL 12.5 or BAL 9 as standard,” Jamie says. Daniel and Jamie also take energy saving seriously, so their designs are inherently energy efficient, but they will also assess the building site for positioning and can alter the configuration of their designs to optimise energy efficiency. “We feel like we’ve come up with designs that can be suited to any site, it’s just a case of juggling window positions and we can also juggle bedrooms. So we look at the site and try to orientate living areas to the north so they’ll perform better in terms of energy rating. We aim to achieve a minimum rating of seven stars,” Daniel says. In the spirit of sustainability, MillBuilt also utilises recycled materials wherever possible, including revitalising old house studs that would ordinarily end

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up in landfill to use for architraves, skirting and door frames. Reclaimed timber is also used for features such as benchtops and sliding barn doors. Other materials are sourced for their environmentally sensitive production, such as Australian plantation wood, or their ability to be recycled when no longer needed. While demand for their buildings is increasing, especially among locals, the Pobjoy brothers plan to take things slowly and focus on providing homes within Victoria. “We want to grow the business sustainably, that’s really important to us,” Jamie says. With their environmentally mindful and quality conscious spin on modular homes, MillBuilt combine the best of both building worlds: small, transportable homes that are built to last. They have not only broken the mould for modular buildings, but they have also created a new one. “I think this is going to become the norm – it’s just such a good way to build,” Jamie says. For more information on MillBuilt go to millbuilt.com.au or email info@millbuilt. com.au Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 25

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Mushrooms may bolster your mental health, with some studies finding that lion’s mane mushrooms (pictured) directly reduced depression.

By Emily Friedel ushrooms have a host of known health benefits. They are a low-calorie, fibrerich source of protein, B vitamins and the antioxidant selenium among other things. Recently, there has also been increased interest in finding out what these fabulous members of the fungi kingdom can do for human wellbeing. A study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders this November investigated the relationship between eating mushrooms and depression in a sample of around 25,000 adults from the US. The data revealed that

consuming mushrooms was associated with significantly lower odds of having symptoms of depression. In other words, those who consumed mushrooms were less likely to be depressed. Interestingly, consuming a moderate or large amount of mushrooms per day did not change the odds of having depression; eating some mushrooms rather than no mushrooms was what appeared to be most important. While this study found an association between mushroom consumption and depression, it is important to note that due to the research methods used, the direction of the relationship between

mushrooms and depression could not be identified. That is, either mushrooms could have lowered depression, or people who are less prone to depression had a taste for mushrooms. However, small clinical trials have found that eating a particular type of mushroom (Hericium erinaceus, commonly called lion’s mane) does directly reduce depression.

dubbed the ‘longevity vitamin’ by some scientists because of its powerful positive effects on the body. Among other things, ergothioneine protects neurons from oxidative stress, and a growing body of research indicates this oxidative stress plays a substantial role in several mental health disorders, including major depression.

Researchers have suggested that antioxidants are a potential mechanism by which mushrooms could influence depression. Mushrooms are the main source of an antioxidant amino acid called ergothioneine. This antioxidant has been

More research is necessary to understand precisely what benefits mushrooms may hold in terms of staving off depression. However, their myriad other health benefits mean there’s no harm in heaping an extre serving on your plate – improved mood would be another bonus.

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Yea Riverside Caravan Park offers great accommodation located on the banks of the picturesque Yea River. With a choice of brand new two-bedroom villas or studio units that come equipped with air conditioning and kitchen facilities or powered and unpowered caravan sites, you’ll have a pleasant holiday at a price that will fit your budget. Group / Club bookings welcome

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he Murrindindi Food and Wine Group (MFWG) has led a campaign to encourage local and regional residents, chefs and cooks to put Murrindindi on their Tables. President of MFWG, local blueberry grower and co-owner of Sassy Sister Liqueur, Rob Mitchell, explains: “Our campaign in the lead up to Christmas 2021 is to encourage everyone to support local producers. To achieve this goal, we secured a Community Projects and Events Grant via Murrindindi Shire Council.” “The objectives for this campaign are to raise awareness of MFWG, our trademark and our wonderful growers, producers and manufacturers. It’s also about collaboration with the shire, all stakeholders and partner organisations such as the Murrindindi Winemakers, with whom we have a Memorandum of Understanding – in the spirit of reciprocal promotional activities.” Campaign co-ordinator and MFWG

secretary, Sam Hicks, has overseen the collation of the Murrindindi Supplier’s Guide and website updates which can be viewed on: murrindindifoodandwine. org.au. The Supplier’s Guide is in a flipbook and downloadable format. Website additions also include a series of online videos created to highlight our regional champions with stunning photos used to create ongoing producer highlights. According to Sam: “We wanted to recognise our 20-year Murrindindi food and wine history as an organisation, with snippets and flashbacks and a story of achievements, highlighting our members, our producers and depth of our suppliers listed in the new Guide.” “Our members are mainly boutique in scale and have been affected by the slowing or complete stopping of trade due to COVID. This campaign will give us all a boost and turn community attention to the exceptional quality of our produce and the ongoing benefits of supporting local. We also aim to

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reinforce the notion that every purchase or even a shared link on social media will help to not just sustain us but continue a momentum in which we thrive.” The services of James “Turbo” Anderson from Turbo 360 were secured to create a group of videos and images that are used both on the group’s website and subsequent social media campaign. This will be underpinned with a local community radio campaign on UGFM in the immediate lead up to Christmas. “We chose James for the video and photographic productions as we had seen his work before. He is highly professional and passionate about the whole Northeast region and has worked with many of our members and affiliates. James also continues to work hard behind the scenes with lakeeildon. com,” Sam says. Local wine growers and producers Christine and Phil Challen from Little River Wines in Taggerty, Phil Lobley of Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 29

Rob adds: “I really want to thank all who’ve been interested, encouraging and involved and to our funding partners, Murrindindi Shire Council and to our local producers.” And the message MFWG is shouting out to everyone is: “Put Murrindindi on your Table” this year. The lead up to Christmas is an opportunity to go out shopping and support our local people and their industries.

Lobley Wines in Glenburn, and Lyn Cunningham of Wild Crust Bakeries came on board, as did many of our producers for the first photo shoot and video recordings at Grant Street Grocer in Alexandra last May. Lisa and Alan Harding, proprietors of Grant St. Grocer, set up a long grazing table highlighting wine, beer, ciders, meats, vegetables, hamper offerings and even locally grown flowers from well over twenty producers. “The table brimmed with all things local,” Sam says.

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Check out the group’s social media accounts, see the videos and producer highlights. So far, the group has showcased, cherries, honey, wines, cafes, olives, craft beer, locally roasted coffee, and a butcher. Way back Wednesdays reminisces on the group’s happenings since its inception in 2001, the group has had guest speakers, events such as Meet the Maker nights, coordinated world’s longest lunches and held many business evenings. To be listed in the suppliers guide just reach out to the group, you must have a local content to be involved and its free. www.murrindindifoodandwine.org.au

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By Carol Hopkins

f you are out walking in the bush, particularly where there is a dense cover of ferns, bracken grasses or shrubs, you may well hear rapid, harsh, buzzing sounds coming from the undergrowth. Chances are you are hearing the calls of the whitebrowed scrubwren. Their repetitive ‘tzzt, tzzt’ calls always make them sound a bit crotchety and, while this is their normal call, they can really ramp it up if threats such as humans, snakes or other birds are in their territory. This small, brown bird is relatively common and widespread. It can be found in all states except the Northern Territory, although populations are concentrated along the eastern and southern seaboards of the other states. You can find them at sea level and above the snow line in habitats that range from woodlands and rainforest to heaths and salt marshes. Nonetheless, to keep the scrubwrens happy, there has to be one critical feature in place: dense undergrowth, for this is where the birds spend most of their time. They have also been known to venture into urban parks and gardens, providing there is plenty of thick understory. Residents of the Murrindindi Shire have observed them hopping around the bushes in their gardens, taking dips in their birdbaths, building nests in their pot-plants and even coming in through an open window to inspect their bathroom! However, out in the bush, they can be quite difficult to see and often you will only know of their presence from their calls. Even when you do see them, they can be hard to

White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis).

Photo: Patrick Kavanagh. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ patrick_k59/28475865400

distinguish from other small, brown birds. One of their characteristic features is, as their name suggests, a white line above the eye. There is another, fainter white line beneath the eye and two short, white bars on the edge of the wings. You might also be able to see a rufous tinge around the rump. Males and females are similar in appearance, although females tend to be duller. White-browed scrubwrens are busy little birds. Their high metabolic rate means they have to constantly forage for food. They do this by searching for insects in the leaf litter of the forest floor or in low, dense shrubbery. They feed in pairs, or small parties, and tend to remain in the same territory all their lives. White-browed scrubwrens breed between July and December and usually lay a clutch of two or three eggs. Their nests are built close to the ground in thick vegetation. The dome-shaped nests are constructed out of plant material such as grasses and leaves and have an opening on the side leading to a chamber lined with feathers. Because they are cooperative breeders, all members of the group help to raise the young. So, when you are next out walking in the bush, keep an ear out for some crotchety buzzing from the undergrowth. You never know, you just might be in the presence of white-browed scrubwrens.

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he first ever Whittlesea Garden Expo will be held at the Whittlesea Showgrounds on Saturday 5 March and Sunday 6 March 2022 from 9am to 3pm. The Expo will provide an opportunity for garden suppliers, artists and growers to showcase their wares to garden enthusiasts from all over Melbourne and beyond. The Expo is being run by the Rotary Club of Whittlesea, supported by the City of Whittlesea, one of the fastest growing municipalities in Victoria. Whittlesea Rotary is working on attracting numerous stallholders across every aspect of gardening to this inaugural Expo, providing a lively and vibrant garden marketplace, just the tonic to get out and about again. The Expo will also include numbers of presentations across both days, featuring special guests Melissa King from Channel 7’s Better

Homes & Gardens on the Saturday and Clive Blazey, co-founder of the Diggers Club, on the Sunday.

to Australian gardeners as well as being a tireless advocate for conservation and the environment.

Melissa, who is passionate about gardening, is a popular and respected garden expert and presenter on a number of radio and television shows. Melissa is also a regular presenter at events and flower and garden festivals around Australia and overseas, including the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Ellerslie and Chelsea. In 2007, Melissa released her first book, Garden Feast, which is an essential reference for the gourmet gardener.

The Expo provides an opportunity for people to visit the beautiful little township of Whittlesea, there is ample free parking at the venue, and it is easily accessed by public transport.

Clive is a big personality in the plant world, was a pioneer in the rescue of heirloom vegetable and fruit varieties, and has authored numerous books on flower, vegetable and fruit gardening. In 2019, Clive was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in

Guest speakers Clive Blazey (above) and Melissa King.

recognition of his work over the past 40 years in organic gardening, seed saving, introducing heirloom seeds

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The organisers are keen to hear from people who would like to be involved in this exciting new event as a stallholder, presenter, a visitor or even a volunteer! More information is available on the event website www. wgexpo.net.au or by emailing info@wgexpo.net.au Tickets are available online through TryBooking for $8, or at the gate for $10, a group concession is available for up to 12 people for $75, children are FREE. www.trybooking. com/BUBDC Please write it in your diary, we’d love to see you there. Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 35

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Shelters: beside the Goulburn River between Tallarook and Goulburn Valley Highway, Goulburn River near Kerrisdale, Cheviot Tunnel, Eglington Cutting, Merton Gap, Woodfield Station and Olivers Road Mansfield. BBQs available at Tallarook, Yea, Alexandra, Bonnie Doon and Mansfield. Public toilets as indicated on map and also located at Tallarook, Yea, Yarck, Alexandra, Bonnie Doon and Mansfield.

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MANSFIELD – 315m

MAINDAMPLE – 310m

BONNIE DOON – 281m

WOODFIELD – 296m

MERTON – 330m

MERTON GAP – 397m

KANUMBRA – 268m

Begin or end your rail trail experience at . . .

Your Rail Trail destination for luxury accommodation

Royal Mail Hotel – Yea

88 High Street, Yea Ph: (03) 5797 2515 • Bar • Restaurant • Accommodation Visit our website for further information on local attractions and events

Eat-in or Take-away

Fish & Chips, Salad Bar, Fresh Sandwiches, Pies, Burgers, Coffee & Tea Post Office • Newsagency • Groceries Open Mon to Sat 7am-7pm Sun 9am-7pm 36 Main Road Tallarook | Ph 5792 1687

www.royalmailhotelyea.com.au ‘like’ us on Facebook

6 RESTAURANT ACCOMMODATION FUNCTIONS

21a Station St Yea (03) 5797 2000

Join our rewards club & receive 10% off our next meal with us www.yeapeppercorn.com.au

With a reputation for delighting day trippers and locals, discover our range of beautiful handcrafted goods and imaginative gifts for all ages.

P 0413 489 196 | 25 High St, Yea OPEN Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 11am-4pm Please phone for appointment when closed

YEA MOTEL

“Make sure if you eat in Yea, it is at the Peppercorn!” Trip Advisor

A warm welcome to all

• nine units ~ bright, clean and comfortable with 3 family rooms sleeping 4 in each. Twin share units also available • queen beds and en suites • heated pool • barbecues Phone 03 5797 2660 8 Miller Street Yea info@yeamotel.com.au www.yeamotel.com.au 38 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

OPEN: Wed - Sun & public holidays 12noon-5pm TASTE: the highly awarded Sangiovese, exemplary reds & crisp whites STAY: for Sedona’s delicious produce platters 182 Shannons Road Murrindindi 3717 T 03 9730 2883 M 0432 435 180 Follow us on Facebook

www.sedonaestate.com.au

Weekly or Overnight

A cosy 2 bedroom self-contained cottage • Linen provided • Fully equipped kitchen • Private • 1.5 km to rail trail 5773 4304 | Walsh145@me.com 145 Middle Creek Rd Yarck

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Books At Yarck

ALEXANDRA

Timber Tramway & Museum

Pre-loved, affordably priced books and magazines which you can peruse at your leisure in a comfortable reading area Opening hours Mon 11.30am-3pm, Tues & Wed by chance or appointment Thurs and Fri 11.30am-4pm Sat and Sun 10.30am-5pm Catherine Wherry and Jeremy Morrison Ph 0400 418 139 or 0488 353 940 6591 Maroondah Highway Yarck books.at.yarck@gmail.com

Start and end your rail trail experience at the Timber Tramway. Train rides, kids’ activities and refreshments

BIKE HIRE

• E-BIKE $75 per day• HYBRID BIKE $45 per day

Station Street, Alexandra Open 2nd & 4th Sunday 10am to 4pm Group bookings welcome Alexandra Market 2nd Saturday of each month

Ph 0427 509 988

www.alexandratramway.org.au

Anglicans at Mission in Partnership with Anglicare

Alexandra

Close to rail trail/ 5 mins to town centre

Alexandra Motor Inn

Bakery & Cafe Goods from Near and Far The ideal spot for preloved and recycled wares Tue-Sat 10am-3pm Sun & Mon CLOSED 59-61 Grant Street Alexandra Enquiries 0407 683 712

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

76 Downey Street (Maroondah Hwy) Ph 03 5772 2077 alexmotorinn001@bigpond.com.au www.alexandramotorinn.com.au 16 comfortable units, including family rooms, interconnecting suites with queen size beds. Each unit has en suite, reverse cycle airconditioning, large plasma TV, tea and coffee making facilities, toaster, microwave, refrigerator, wireless internet available. Lawned courtyard, BBQ and children’s play area, big boat parking, solar-heated salt water swimming pool

Great Family Motel - Owned & Operated by Family

12 Comfortable units where you can view the abundance of wildlife while enjoying our fully equipped BBQ facilities.

• Fully self contained Deluxe and Standard Cabins and Studios with air-conditioning and TV • Long Term Holiday Sites Facilities • barbecues • playground • kiosk, ice, • camp kitchen • town water, sewerage

5016 Maroondah Hwy Alexandra Ph 03 5772 1222 info@alexandratouristpark.com www.alexandratouristpark.com

3 x 2 Bedroom Self-Contained Family Units with Cooking Facilities. Also Singles, Twin Share or Double Rooms Available. • FREE Wi-Fi •Large private rear outdoor area for children & adults to enjoy • Putting Greens•Walk to the Pondage•Boat/Jet-ski Parking•Bird Feeding

6 Hillside Avenue South, Eildon Victoria 3713

Ph: 03 5774 2165

www.eildonparkview.com.au Email: info@eildonparkview.com.au

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Alexandra/Eildon 106.9 MHz Flowerdale 98.9 MHz Kinglake Ranges 94.5 MHz Marysville 98.5 MHz Yea 88.9 MHz

www.ugfm.org email news@ugfm.org Phone 03 5772 2722

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Australia’s largest retail fern nursery set amidst natural bushland.

• Garden Supplies • Sands & Soils • Screenings • Mulch

• Garden Art • Giftware • Plants • Pots

Peter & Rachel P 5797 2933 M 0419 519 595

A 30 North Street Yea E garden@gardencentreyea.com.au W www.gardencentreyea.com.au F Garden Centre Yea

OPEN 7 days a week 9am-5.30pm Group bookings and wholesale enquiries welcome 1052 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd Kinglake West (opposite primary school) Ph/Fax 03 5786 5031 Mobile 0408 199 244 sales@fernacres.com.au

www.ferns.com.au

• tree ferns • ground ferns • epiphytic ferns • grass trees • tree fern carvings • wall baskets • planters and pots individually crafted for you

DESIGNS, CREATES & MAINTAINS BEAUTIFUL PONDS PETER GRAF Grad. Dip. of Aquaculture

& POWER EQUIPMENT

• Pond cleaning & maintenance to keep your pool sparkling • Consultancy and design for ponds, fountains and waterfalls • Filtration systems appropriate for your water feature • Water lilies and all aquatic plants and fish • Pumps, filters, pond lights . . . all your water feature needs • Algae control, water testing analysis, trouble shooting CONSULT PETER THE POND PROFESSOR 0429 969 243 info@pondprofessor.com.au | www.pondprofessor.com.au

38 North Street YEA

ALEXANDRA

Trade, Steel + Garden Centre

Cnr Station + Downey Streets, Alexandra Ph 5772 2188 | Fax 5772 1059 yenckensalexandra@yenckens.com.au

YEA

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Trade Centre

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

MANSFIELD

• Tractors • Mowers • Line Trimmers • Slashers • Pumps • Spray Equipment

• MOWER & TRACTOR SERVICING ON-SITE & IN WORKSHOP

Trade, Steel + Garden Centre

27 Kitchen Street, Mansfield Ph 5775 2511 | Fax 5775 1542 yenckensmansfield@yenckens.com.au

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6 STATION STREET • YEA • Ph 9730 1988 info@yeamachinery.com.au www.yeamachinery.com.au COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

Above: Jacky Gilbee of Goulburn Valley Nurseries at the business’ new premises on Grant Street in Alexandra. Jacky has 37 years of horticultural experience and can provide customers with great gardening advice. Below: GV Nurseries stocks a range of water plants.

By Emily Friedel

acky Gilbee of Goulburn Valley Nurseries believes that a garden speaks volumes, and she wants to help people turn their front yards into works of art.

Goulburn Valley Nurseries recently moved from Yea to a new space at 35 Grant Street in Alexandra. Now with bigger and better premises, Jacky can pack in even more plants to give gardeners the building blocks for their own private oasis. She has created a veritable botanical smorgasbord for customers: fruit trees, citrus, colorful blooms, shade lovers, camellias, hedging plants, natives, water plants, seedlings for the veggie patch, succulents, indoor plants, vegetable seeds, and more. “We have quality plants at a good price. And we’ve got great premises here. There’s plenty of parking, there’s the nursery at the front so you can see it from the road, and then we’ve got this great indoor area – beautiful wooden floors and high ceilings – we can really show off our stock,” Jacky says. A range of gardening necessities is also available, including potting mixes of all descriptions, fertilisers and pest control. There are even supplies for four-legged friends, with a COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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section of the shop dedicated to Black Dog brand dog food products. Goulburn Valley Nurseries is also the place to go for sound gardening advice. Along with the wealth of knowledge Jacky has personally built up over almost four decades, all of her staff are equipped with horticultural know-how and can steer customers in the right direction. And for anyone who is gift hunting, there are plenty of treasures available to put a smile on a loved-one’s face. Jacky stocks Scents of Nature soaps, candles, bath bombs and diffusers, as well as decorative pots, garden ornaments, and bouquets of flowers. Of course, there is an abundance of living gifts too. “We’re going to specialise in gift boxing for plants, so you can get your gifts here,” Jacky says. Goulburn Valley Nurseries also offers garden art and accessories to add that special touch to the front yard – for a work of art within a work of art. There are windmills ranging from 30 centimetres to three metres high, garden arches, outdoor furniture, and fire pits. Jacky is keen to get more local artists on board too. “We’re also going to specialise in local art. We currently have Darryl Callander’s horseshoe art, and we’d love to hear from anyone local that’s got some really great work we could show off for a few months at a time and then change it over,” she says. While the business move has brought lots of potential for expansion, Jacky is focusing her efforts on making sure people have access to all they need to make their gardens exceptional. “We are going to work on teas and coffees, and we might even get a liquor licence too, so we’re happy to do wine tastings and things like that. But that’s for the future. We want to concentrate on what we do best for now,” Jacky says. For more information you can go to the Goulburn Valley Nurseries Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/digit.plantit.growit/ email gvnursuries@bigpond.com or call 0417 907 278 42 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

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2022 WHITTLESEA GARDEN EXPO

Saturday 5th March Sunday 6th March Entry 9am - 3pm

Whittlesea Showgrounds Whittlesea-Yea Road

• Quality plants • Quirky gifts • Classy flowers • Local art OPEN Wed- Fri 9.30am-4pm Sat & Sun 9.30-3pm

• Full range of Black dog products • Tilley’s Scents of Nature • Indoor plants • Fertilisers • Indoor pots

35 Grant Street Alexandra Jacky 0417 907 278 E: gvnurseries@bigpond.com

Tickets Child: Free Tickets Online: $8 Tickets Gate: $10

from Channel 7s Better Homes & Gardens

Co-founder of The Diggers Club

for more information: wgexpo.net.au

SUMMER TIME . . . MULCHING TIME! come and see us for your Mulch, Garden Fertilisers, Pest & Weed Control, Osmocote & Grow Better Products, Lawn Seed & Lawn Food

We can deliver any product in any quantity

• Soil • Mulch • Fertilisers • Lawn Seed • Garden Tools • Quarry Products • Paving • Sleepers • Posts • Micro Irrigation • Raised Garden Beds • Stock and Pet Food • Ornaments and Pots • Concrete Pipes • Drainage Pipe David & Anne-Marie Leary Ph 03 5772 1911 Fax 03 5772 2448 2 Rose Street Alexandra COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

LANDSCAPING.

DESIGN . CONSTRUCTION. 0421 921 110 42 AITKEN ST ALEXANDRA itec.admin@bigpond.com www.itecearthworks.com Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 43

ABN 23 709 084 507

While you’re here why not do your banking or pay your bills?

P: 9439 6066 | 0412 525 258

PET R A C L O O W N S SPECIALIST I • TIMBER FLOOR F: 9431 2802

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Mobile Phone & Internet PrePaid Recharge

YEA AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTRE

Free measure and quotes in your area We can bring samples to you if required

SIMPSONS FUEL EILDON 2 Centre Avenue, Eildon Phone 03 5774 2220 www.simpsonsfuel.com.au

• Servicing • Tune-ups • Brake, Clutch & Exhaust Repairs • Tyres & Wheel Alignments • Small Engine Servicing & Repairs SALES & SERVICE

r 24hEL FU OPEN 7.30am-7pm ~ extended hours over summer

DEPOT Quality brands & Advice

Authorised Servicing

Locally Owned

102 High Street, Yea | 5797 2562 | 0498 713 112

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• Convenience Store • Take Away Food • Coffee & Drinks • Bait & Fishing Supplies • Lubricants & Auto• Firewood • Ice • LPG Auto Gas • 45kg domestic (home delivered) • BBQ Swap & Go 8.4kg & 4kg • Unleaded • Amplify 98 • Amplify Diesel COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

eatwaves and extremely hot days are becoming a fact of life in Australia’s summers. They’re something most of us don’t enjoy but can live with – we humans have plenty of options for cooling down when outside temperatures become uncomfortable or even dangerous. Our wildlife, on the other hand, has fewer options and high temperatures can be deadly, especially without easy access to water. So, this summer, when preparing your house and garden for the heat, why not add some water for wildlife? If you are going to leave some liquid refreshment for the critters that visit your property, there are a few things you can do to ensure they get the most out of it. First, use shallow dishes so that small creatures don’t drown, or place rocks and sticks in bowls of water so they can easily climb out. Second, put your water offerings in shady, sheltered places that are protected from curious pets so shy wildlife feel safe to make use of them. And third, water dishes at different levels around the garden will allow land-dwellers as well as winged visitors to get a drink when they need it. If you’re lucky, you may even find that putting out water gives you the opportunity to observe more of our incredible native wildlife from the comfort of your own (air-conditioned) home. COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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• birthday & unicorn parties • we come to you discount • friendly ponies on party • lots of fun! pplies bookings a te • horseshoe craft & games locals - quo • flexible rates to fit all budgets for cal21” “lo • public liability insured • local business operating for 20 years

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Bookings P: Janet 0417 330 948 W: www.ponyparties.com.au PO Box 170 Kinglake 3763 • Public liability insured

A large collection of exotic and native animals on 30 acres of picturesque parkland

1.30pm lion feeding temporarily suspended

PER PERSON Children 15 and under FREE

At the picturesque PROOF OF Yea Racecourse • Great Facilities ~ TAB & Bookmakers VACCINATION • BYO or $5 cans at the Rustic Bar REQUIRED • FREE Kelly sports activities Bookings • Book your reserved spot encouraged Club Name Here under the treesSponsor Name /Race Name

NAME OF CUP DAY HERE

BOOK: COUNTRY.RACING.COM/YEA

DAY, XXth MONTH year - GATES OPEN AT XXAM

Enquiries invited for functions, parties & birthdays Contact Marilyn or Denis numbers 03 5797 3233 / 0438048178

10 minutes from Mansfield

Ph 03 5777 3576 • Visitors can hand feed deer, kangaroos, emus & llamas • Free barbecue / picnic area Bookings for BBQ essential • Day pass entry • Overnight camping ~ bookings essential

SATURDAY 18 DECEMBER 2021 SATURDAY 22 JANUARY 2022 SUNDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2022

Yes we are open!! 10am-6pm daily Including Public Holidays. Please practise social distancing ~ no more than 20 people per space.

1064 Mansfield-Woods Point Rd Mansfield

SATURDAY 5 MARCH 2022 Alex Races Rock SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2022 Alexandra Cup

PER PERSON From $10 Concession Children 15 and under FREE

• Fun for young and old • Horse Racing • Music from McBlues • Tote and Bookies Service • Gates open noon Club Name Here

Sponsor Name /Race Name

NAME OF CUP DAY HERE BOOKINGS DAY, XXth MONTH year - GATES OPEN AT XXAM

COUNTRY.RACING.COM/ALEXANDRA PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED

online bookings strongly encouraged 46 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

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Wattles either have rod-shaped flowers (as above) or ball-shaped flowers (inset). In either case the flowers give rise to pods full of edible black or brown seeds.

By Angus Stewart

attles make fabulous, if relatively short-lived, garden plants that can also be used as a bush food. The seeds of a number of species were collected by Aboriginal Australians and used as a major food source when in season. Given that there are hundreds of species of wattles in Australia that flower at various times of the year this can provide an interesting project for the inspired gardener. For inland areas of Australia where heavy frost is a feature of the local climate you might like to try species such as mulga (Acacia aneura), silver wattle (A. retinodes) and our national floral emblem, the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha). All wattles are easily raised from seed which needs to be heat treated to crack open the hard seed coat to stimulate even germination. Simply put the seed into a cup and pour boiling water over it and then let it cool before sowing it in general purpose potting mix. It is best

to put two or three seeds into a small pot and then cull the seedlings down to the strongest one once they germinate. They will grow quickly so get them into the garden as soon as the roots peek out the bottom of the pot. Once the plants are established in your garden you should tip prune them every month or two by pinching out the soft growing tips with your finger and thumb. This will cause the plant to branch out and ensure a more stable structure as well as more profuse flowering (and therefore more seeds to harvest). Wattles make great shelter plants around the edge of gardens and are great to create a quick effect in a new garden. Don’t expect them to live more than ten to fifteen years on average as they are a pioneer species in the bush that regenerate rapidly after fires and then die out to make way for slower growing trees such as eucalypts. To harvest the seed you must be

observant and watch for the pods to start turning colour from green to brown. By laying a tarpaulin out underneath the plant and shaking the tree a good percentage of the seed can be harvested at one time. Be vigilant as ants will compete with you for the precious seed as it is a suitable food source for them as well. Mature seed can then be roasted in a medium oven for about half an hour. The roasted seeds can be crushed to form a flour-like material that is used to make into dough to bake damper. The crushed seed also makes a tasty flavouring for foods such as ice cream. Seeds can also be harvested green and eaten after being boiled or steamed. The seeds reputedly have much higher protein content than wheat and a low glycaemic index. Wattles are an iconic part of the Australian landscape so why not plant some in your garden to discover the joys of growing our national flower! GardeningWithAngus.com.au

PICNIC RACE MEETING MERTON AMATEUR TURF CLUB SATURDAY 1 JANUARY 2022

Six Race Card Featuring Elders Merton Cup

• Fashions on the Field (Ladies, Gentlemen & Children) • Kelly Sports Kids Activities & Animal Farm • TOTE & Bookmakers • Licensed Bar & Great Food Gates open at noon ~ First race at 2pm • Adults $20 • Pensioners $10 • Children under 16 free Bookings country.racing.com/merton P: 0407 888 121 E: dean.natalie@bigpond.com COVID SAFE EVENT PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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At MillBuilt, we believe that bigger isn’t necessarily better, that sustainability can live beautifully with style – and that affordability need never compromise quality. The result is a range of modular homes built to a whole new level. Built locally in the Yarra valley and transported all over Victoria.

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Call Daniel on 0409 557 631

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Eildon Bait & Tackle

• Fishing Tackle and Bait • Fishing Licences • Water Sports Equipment• Boat Safety Gear

Eildon Auto Spares • Auto Spares • Auto Accessories Craig Parker 13-14 Main Street Eildon Ph 5774 2712 Fax 5774 2738 goldentroutcod@gmail.com

EILDON BAIT & TACKLE

Eildon Pondage Guiding Services

NO LICENCE REQUIRED ~ SEATING FOR 8

Guided fishing tours on the pondage $25 per hr per person minimum of 2 hrs children under 15 free if accompanied by an adult All bait and fish gear supplied P: Craig 0428 105 025 P: Jas 0439 344 788

Luxury Pontoon & Fishing Boats 2hr $170 3hr $235 4hr $290 8hr $490 LUXURY PONTOON BOATS Swim, party or just relax cruising spectacular Lake Eildon FISHING PONTOON BOATS Twilight fishing hires, live fish tanks, rod holders, maps, eskies and safety equipment on board. BYO fishing gear Consecutive day hires are also available upon request

Call 0488 051 721 OR BOOK ONLINE robert.davidson1@hotmail.com www.lakeviewboathire.com.au

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1. TOWN CENTRE Eildon Bait & Tackle Eildon Bakery Cafe Eildon Pharmacy 2. Information Centre, Museum 3. Simpsons Fuel Eildon Eildon Auto Repairs & Towing 4. Eildon Parkview Motor Inn

FISHING SPOTS ON THE PONDAGE

5. Eildon Lake Motel 6. Eildon Pondage Holiday Park 7. Eildon Outboard Service 8. Aqua Bar & Cafe, Lake Eildon Marina 9. Lakeview Boat Hire, Lake Eildon Marina 10. 501 Cafe Bar & Grill, Jeruslam Ck Marina 11. Holmesglen at Eildon 12. Taylor Bay Country Club

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Bait fishing off the banks of the lake with worms and yabbies for yellow belly and Murray cod can be very productive with early morning and into the evening some of the best bite times. For those who are out on the water in their

Murry cod can be found along the main wall, Jerusalem Creek, Goughs Bay, Delatite arm and they pretty much own the lake and will be caught in any area.. Chicken fillets, cheese, worms, yabbies and even left over barbecue scraps will produce cod. Lure fishos will love surface lures, large spinner baits and deep diving extremely large lures.

ummer time is native fish time, warmer water temperature means yellow belly, and Lake Eildon has some of the largest yellow belly of any impound in Victoria. It also can boast about the large metre-plus Murry cod that have now made the lake their home.

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Eildon pondage will have a fresh stocking of trout for the school holidays, which will add extra to the huge amount of trout that have been stocked there as well as in the Goulburn River throughout the year. Small streams like the Stevenson, Acheron and Rubicon will be productive for small trout with small spinners and shallow divers working the best. Goulburn River will have plenty of brown trout and you still have a chance to catch a big stonker rainbow.

SENIOR NETBALL COACH WANTED The Alexandra Football / Netball Club are seeking expressions of interests for a SENIOR NETBALL COACH for the 2022 Season. The club is looking for a head coach to directly coach the A & B Grade teams as well as assist the coaches in the lower grades. The club is part of the AFL Outer East Football Netball League, Division Two. Our Club is very much a family orientated club who are seeking a coach that will build on the existing playing groups skills, develop upcoming junior players and be able to introduce / attract new players to the club. Pre-season training commences in November with the normal home & away season starting in April 2022. Renumeration package is available and negotiable to the right person.

More information contact Michelle Jack 0400 519 862 / Sharon Hedger 0409 105 613 / email alexandrafnc@afloutereast.com COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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OPTOMETRIST

ALEXANDRA PHYSIOTHERAPY Libby Gobbart PHYSIOTHERAPIST B.App.Sc. (Physiotherapy) APAM, Cred MDT

Eildon Chemmart Pharmacy 18A Main Street EILDON VIC 3713

T: 03 5774 2626 F: 03 5774 2525

Kelly Wilsmore is a local, community-based practitioner. Co-manages with Ophthalmologists. • Fully equipped • Fully qualified

P: 0438 527 455 96 High Street Yea

54A Downey St Alexandra

Ph 03 5772 2649 alexphysio@aapt.net.au

Alexandra Community Pharmacy

Beauty Room

0427 216 724

• Waxing & Tinting • Shellac Nails • Relaxation Massages • Facials • Manicures & Pedicures

11 Main Street Eildon

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Local women enjoying their first splash during self-paced exercise sessions. Popular classes are learn to swim for babies through to adults, water therapy and fun and fitness classes.

By Sam Hicks, Group President

he vision of local learn-to-swim teacher, Linda Watkins, was to have an indoor heated pool in Alexandra. Linda had taught locally at seasonal pools and at Mansfield where she built up a large clientele. At a meeting at CEACA (now known as Alexandra Community Hub) in 2014, around 80 parents squeezed into the old courthouse to discuss a new pool. I offered to lead the meeting on the condition that a huge aquatic centre worth millions was off the table, and explained that projects of that size are challenging to fund, even harder to maintain and unfeasible long term. It was best to begin small and grow with the community. The idea was welcomed and a small team was assembled including myself, Linda Watkins, Michelle Crowley, Renee Pearson, Mel Heard, Jacqui Caswell, Jason Krijt and Tiffinie Reeves. Public meetings were held at CEACA as the idea was developed. Linda and I met with Sandy Keath at Murrindindi

Shire Council and spoke about the idea and what grants may be available. The group needed a business case, an actual drawn plan, and a strategy to make it a reality. After that meeting, I had a brain wave to put in a pool in a shop. Linda and I walked all over Alexandra looking at empty shops.

Tiffinie worked on budgets and extensive modelling to allow the team to see how they could operate under an incorporated body structure based on a business model. A venue was chosen with the landlord kindly holding the property for us whilst we sourced funding for the project.

Once the team met regularly the idea was further developed as a pop-up pool, needing a venue and a requirement to gauge community interest. I began to socialise the group’s idea, presenting to as many community groups as possible and hosting many community meetings. In 2015 it was decided on an above ground mineral salted pool offering learn-to-swim classes for children of all ages, all abilities access and water therapy style classes.

The team met weekly to work on quotes, securing support letters and promises of assistance. Tiffinie began the huge task of populating a project plan and attended a project management course in Taggerty.

The group regretfully farewelled Michelle and Renee early in 2015 after they completed their reconciliation tasks, Linda relocated to Queensland in about 2019 to teach in larger pools and Mel moved interstate. The team in the meantime welcomed Meg and Rod (Linda’s stand in) and later Marg.

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Pick my Project (PMP) was a Victorian State Government community nominated funding opportunity announced in 2018. It was a participatory budgeting community grant that presented a huge opportunity. Tiffinie attended the PMP workshops, the group drafted the application and local draftsperson Angelo Greco drew up the plans. The project was submitted in July with the voting commencing from August. The Pop-up Pool Project, securing the Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 51

All access chair hoist which allows anyone to be gently taken from the deck in a seated position and placed in the water. most votes, was one of nine successful projects announced in the Goulburn region with the group also securing a FRRR GRoW Grant to kick start the project commencing in March 2019 with an obligation to be finished in March 2020. Jason was our site manager and led the preparation prior to the builders, Stace and Newman, commencing in March. The group worked with over 30 local suppliers and businesses to ensure the

components of site preparation, solar, pool and equipment, deck and teaching aids came together. Many volunteer hours were spent on site. We have had many local families, businesses, local community groups and supporters donate funds, lend equipment and donate volunteer time to get the project stages completed, this on top of the group working around their own families, study and work.

Everything came to a standstill in March 2020. The group continued behind the scenes, restrictions permitting, and in September 2021 the building permits were finally signed off. The pool is now open, with coordinator Magenta Connolly offering learn-toswim classes, gentle exercise and, hopefully, aerobics in 2022. Visit alexindoorheatedpool.org.au for prices and programs or phone Magenta on 0472 537 650.

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Above: Wildlife artist Prue Sanchez has a passion for plants, animals and art, which comes across in her detailed, watercolour paintings. Below: Dunnarts.

By Carol Hopkins

rom her earliest years, Yea wildlife artist Prue Sanchez has had a passion for plants, animals and art. This passion is strikingly evident in her detailed, watercolour paintings of some of Australia’s iconic flora and fauna. As a child, Prue enjoyed being outdoors with her friends, but once indoors, she happily turned her attention to drawing and painting, producing startlingly good portraits, still lifes and landscapes. Her combined passions for art and science were fostered by her father who regularly took her to the National Gallery of Victoria,

the Melbourne Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Her maternal grandfather’s extensive collection of art books also provided inspiration and encouragement. Prue spent many hours poring over these books and, even today, has some of them in her own library. Throughout her primary school years, Prue earned praise for her art. However, as secondary school approached, she had to decide whether to focus on science or art, and science won. Although Prue was focussed on science subjects, such as biology, she found her artistic skills still came in handy when she needed to sketch one of the specimens she was studying – be it

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an amoeba, a plant, an insect, or a mammal. This skill continued to serve her well when she undertook a Bachelor of Science degree at Monash University, majoring in zoology and botany. After gaining her Diploma of Education, again from Monash University, Prue became a science teacher, first at Richmond Girls High School and then at Methodist Ladies College. But art was never far away. In her spare time, Prue 56 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

continued to indulge her passion for drawing and painting, and when at school, she entertained her students by decorating the classroom blackboard with pictures. When Prue moved to Yea with her husband and family in 1989, she started teaching at a special school and discovered how useful art can be with challenging children. As she explains, “I did great things with the kids. There’s nothing better for pacifying a very naughty,

damaged teenage girl than doing her portrait.” To further develop her artistic skills, Prue studied botanical art for a year with Jenny Phillips, a worldrenowned botanical artist in South Yarra, Melbourne. Jenny Phillips specialises in watercolours and taught Prue the special techniques that she now uses to capture the texture of fur and feathers in her wildlife paintings. Looking at the intricate detail in Prue’s

birds and animals, it’s hard to believe this has all been achieved with watercolour paint. Prue’s work has received many commendations and prizes, including winning the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union bird illustrator (pencil) title in 1992 for a drawing of wood swallows. Although Prue is best known for her wildlife paintings, she also does portraits of children, people and pets and has even

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Rakali branched out into imaginative paintings of the aftermath of the Tasmanian bushfires. Prue has exhibited her work in many galleries and art shows although, with the COVID lockdowns over the last two years, these opportunities have been severely limited. In keeping with her passion for plants, birds and animals, Prue is an avid supporter of many environmental organisations. She is deeply concerned about the impact of climate change and other forces such as pollution, land clearing, bushfires and urbanisation on the landscape. In fact, her concern for the plight of threatened species is the driving force behind her wildlife art.

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“My main interest in painting is to record and transmit the exquisite nature of our animals and plants so that people realise what we are losing,” Prue says. While her primary focus is on Australian native flora and fauna, she also does intricate paintings of other threatened species such as the tiger. Over the years, Prue has built up an impressive body of work all of which is testimony to her ability to combine art and science and to shine a spotlight on the plight of plants, birds and animals in a changing world. If you would like to view or purchase any of Prue Sanchez’s work you can go to www.bluethumb.com.au, www.wildlifeart.com or contact her by email at meryula@icloud.com

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ocal author, counsellor and artist Bev Aisbett is no stranger to burnout – the topic of her 20th self-help book is for people with anxiety and depression, which she is about to undertake at the request of her publishers, HarperCollins. Despite – or perhaps because of – Covid and Victoria’s lockdowns, Bev’s productivity has remained undiminished and in the past year she has produced a solo exhibition of artworks at Rennies at Acheron, created an online store of her clothing and household goods designs on the printon-demand site Redbubble, created a cartoon strip The Muse (‘just for fun’) which she intends to publish as a blog, has conducted training and counselling Before I met LITTLE IT, I didn’t know anything Before I met LITTLE IT, I didn’t know anything about him! about him! All I knew was that I suddenly had a CREEPY, All I knewfeeling was that SCARED ALLI suddenly OVER! had a CREEPY, SCARED feeling ALL OVER!

sessions and library talks to assist people with anxiety, and is currently looking to help establish a local art gallery featuring works by local artists and artisans. ‘I tend to have an idea a minute,’ Bev says. ‘The challenge is finding the energy to keep up – especially since I’m at a time in life when most people are retired! I have certainly personally researched the subject of burnout with all that I’ve crammed into the past thirty years, but as a creative, when the Muse strikes, you tend to follow and I love what I do, which overrides being sensible sometimes!’

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In amongst her busy schedule, perhaps Bev’s greatest achievement of the past two years has been the realisation of a long-held dream to produce a book specifically for children with anxiety, which has now been realised with the kind assistance of Friends of the Library Alexandra (FOLA) and the Murrindindi Shire Council grants program. Meeting Little IT – How to Make Friends with Anxiety is designed to assist children to understand and manage their anxiety, based on the highly effective principles and techniques that have assisted adults who have read Bev’s Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 59

which tends to be fretful, negative and self-critical. Over time, the IT character has evolved from protagonist to obedient servant, faithfully following the directive of the thinker.

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school age, but the lessons within are fairly universal – even for adults’

‘Anxiety has loomed large during Covid and even very young children are being greatly affected by current changes and demands,’ Bev says. ‘I saw the need to produce a resource that will be of help to parents, teachers and the children in their care through this time. The book is aimed for children of pre and primary

In this book, children are introduced to a smaller version of the ‘IT’ cartoon character derived from Bev’s first title Living with IT - A Survivor’s Guide to Anxiety and Panic Attacks, which in 2021 is in its 29th year in print. The ‘IT’ character was developed to give an identity to the ‘voice’ of anxiety,

In other words, if you tell IT that there is a cause for worry, ITs role is to find a source of danger – whether real or imagined – and in doing so, IT remains on ‘high alert’, causing a state of agitation and anxiety. Conversely, if thoughts are of a positive, soothing and reassuring nature, IT can stand down. By introducing children to their faithful servant ‘Little IT’, children can learn to associate the nature of their thoughts with the degree of anxiety the thoughts produce. By learning to develop and master ‘thought-power’ (as instructed by Little IT) children are then more easily able to identify anxiety triggers and better manage their response. The aim of this work is to promote in children self-regulation, self-reliance and resilience. Meeting Little IT also contains a section of educational notes for parents and guardians to help with the explanation and guidance of the key lessons of anxiety management featured in the book. Meeting Little IT is written, illustrated and self-published by Bev and is available for sale at several local venues, including FOLA’s bookstore Goulburn Valley Books (5% of sales to go to FOLA) and 20 free copies will be donated to local services. Retail price $20.

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By Cindy Ferguson

elcome to our new normal! We’re taking small steps to reopening as the restrictions on our movement within the state eases. We’re now also waiting on the density quotients to be more relaxed, so that we can invite more people in to enjoy our quirky store. In the meantime, we’re delighted to be opening from 10am-ish Saturdays in December, in conjunction with offering a street stall out front of Rustic Simplicity, featuring different weekly makers’ artisan wares. We will have one of our makers, Nelena Piu of Wintu (affectionately known as

‘The Bag Lady’), with us on 23 and 24, 27 and 28 December. Wintu is renowned for its repurposed blanket and vintage/new fabric skirts, tops and repurposed blanket hoodies as well as handmade scarves, handbags, face masks (men’s, women’s and kids – including Christmas designs). Handmade Christmas fabric purses and pouches are great for teacher gifts and stocking stuffers. We also have the regular Christmas range of scrunchies. Tie-dye is back in too – socks & tops! And after venturing into health and beauty products with her all-natural hand sanitiser, Nelena has been inspired

to continue developing this range, with a whole host of new products, coming soon. My 2022 Calendar with local images is out now and a wide range of mounted local image prints are available in store too. I look forward to seeing you soon! See our ad in this edition for further information. It is best to check ahead of your visit to the shop to ensure events are going ahead, and to confirm opening times. Like/follow our socials @ RusticSimplicityTheShearNshedS to get real time updates.

he Rotary Club of Yea is pleased to be hosting their 36th Annual Art Show in the iconic Yea Shire Hall from Friday 21 January (opening night 7.30pm – $20) until Wednesday 26 January 2022. It will be the 50th art show to be held in Yea. Prizes this year total more than $7500 – first prize being $2500. This year in recognition of it being the 50th art show, a special category has been established. All previous artists who have won ‘Best in Show’ have been invited to submit one piece of art to be judged in their own special category. Artist entry forms are available online at www.yearotary.org.au and close on Friday 7 January at 6pm. All prizes are non-acquisitive. The Art Show is more than just another fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Yea. The opening night is a fun social evening with this year’s theme being a 50th birthday party – and everyone there gets first choice of purchasing

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French themed opening night at the last Rotary Art Show opening night. This year’s theme is a 50th Birthday Party. some wonderful artwork. The raffle prize is a beautiful painting by talented artist Julian Bruere. Always held over the Australia Day weekend, the Yea Rotary Art Show has built a significant reputation on the Victorian Art Show calendar. This is made possible by the artists who have supported the show over the years and

the public who attend the show and acquire works for their own collections. Open each day from 10am to 5pm, except for Wednesday 26 January, when doors close at 3pm. Ticket sales ($5 per person) commence in December and can be purchased at the door or online via Trybooking at www.trybooking.com/ BOUTK.

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december 2021 to mid JANUARY ~ EXHIBITION AT MIRA MiRa, 11 Murchison Street, Marysville Louise Foletta and Marian Rennie. 10am-4pm daily. (see ad page 57) P: 5963 4567 W: miramarysville.com.au Saturday 4 & sunday 5 ~ Open Studios Highlands – Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands W: www.monkeytaildesign.com F:www.facebook.com/darren. gilbert.503 P: 0421 378 451 E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au (see ad page 38) SATURDAY 11 to 15 ~ Alexandra Community Christmas Tree Festival Alexandra Shire Hall 55 Grant Street, Alexandra Each year the community decorates Christmas Trees which are on display for everyone to enjoy throughout December. E: alexandraxmastreefestival@gmail.com P: 0415 476 639 Saturday 18 ~ YEA & St Pats Racing Club RACE DAY Yea Racecourse, Racecourse Rd, Yea P: 0438 048 178 E: mhcars@hotmail.com W: country.racing.com/yea (see ad page 46) december 23, 24 & 27, 28 ~ Wintu clothes & bags Rustic Simplicity @ The Shear ‘N’ shedS, 74 Grant Street, Alexandra Featuring repurposed blankets made into clothes (see article page 62) P: 0419 517 045 december monday 27 ~ marney mcqueen Rennies @ Acheron 132 Breakaway Rd Acheron Marnie McQueen Garden Concert with bush balladeer Don McQueen. 4.30pm start. Tickets online at eventbrite (see ad page 54) P: 0412 109 129

january 2022 SATURDAY 1 ~ merton picnic races Euroa/Mansfield Road, Merton Six race card, fashions on the field, Kelly Sports, animal farm, TOTE & Bookmakers, bar & food. 12 noon ~ First race 2pm. (see ad page 47) P: 0427 789 551 / 5778 9551 E: hillymerton@activ8.net .au Saturday 1 & sunday 2 ~ Open Studios Highlands – Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands W: www.monkeytaildesign.com F:www.facebook.com/darren. gilbert.503 P: 0421 378 451 E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au (see ad page 38) SATURDAY 8 ~ ALEXANDRA PRO-RODEO W: www.alexandrarodeo.com.au (see ad page 1) FRIDAY 21 TO tuesday 25 ~ 36th Yea Rotary Art Show Yea Shire Hall, High Street, Yea The 36th Yea Rotary Art Show will feature varied displays by many talented artists from Yea, The Murrindindi Shire, Victoria and interstate. (see ad page 58) P: 0408 972 776 / 0428 321 545 E: woodsygm@bigpond.net.au Saturday 22 ~ YEA & St Pats Racing Club RACE DAY Yea Racecourse, Racecourse Rd, Yea P: 0438 048 178 E: mhcars@hotmail.com W: country.racing.com/yea (see ad page 46)

februray 2022 Saturday 5 & sunday 6 ~ Open Studios Highlands – Darren Gilbert 2742 Highlands Road, Highlands W: www.monkeytaildesign.com F:www.facebook.com/darren. gilbert.503 P: 0421 378 451 E: gmgilbert@skymesh.com.au (see ad page 38) sunday 20 ~ YEA & St Pats Racing Club RACE DAY Yea Racecourse, Racecourse Rd, Yea P: 0438 048 178 E: mhcars@hotmail.com W: country.racing.com/yea (see ad page 46) SUNDAY 27 ~ LONG LAZY SUMMER LUNCH Holmesglen at Eildon 92 Moore Road, Eildon W: www.holmesglenateildon.com.au (see ad page 2) E: eildon@holmesglen.edu.au P: 03 5774 2631

REGULAR MARKETS Alexandra Market 2nd Saturday of month 9am-1pm Alexandra Timber Tramway, Station Street, Alexandra Plants, herbs, local produce, unique handicrafts, bric-a-brac and collectables. Refreshments available – coffee cart, BBQ and cold drinks. Free entry. Train rides for a small donation. 0427 509 988 | market@alexandratramway.org.au | www.alexandratramway.org.au ALEXANDRA Producers’ Market 4th Saturday of the month during daylight savings 9am-1pm Alexandra Hotel, 64 Grant Street, Alexandra local meat suppliers, bread, flowers, seedlings, backyard grown fruit & veg, jams, preserves, biscuits, wine tasting, live music and more from. 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 Country market stalls with arts, crafts, veggies, plants, bric-a-brac. Hot food, Devonshire teas, cold drinks available. New stall holders welcome, $10 a stall. 03 5780 1223 - Alison | Alron27@bigpond.com jamieson farmers and artisans market 1st Saturday of Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar 4pm-8pm Perkins Street, Jamieson “Make it, bake it, grow it” stalls offering a wide range of produce and art. Performances including music, dance and black-smithing. 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 Fresh from us to you. High quality items, grown or made by our stall holders. Proving quality products and food every month, all year round. 0419 339 320 | kinglakemarket@gmail.com | www.kinglakemarket.com Marysville Market 2nd & 4th Sunday of month – Murchison Street, Marysville Crafts, gifts, clothing, plants, locally produced preserves, jams, chutneys, lavender products, shortbread biscuits, honey, fresh fruit and vegetables and wine. Additional stallholders invited. Taggerty 4 Seasons Market Saturday of Australia Day, Easter, Queen’s Birthday and Melbourne Cup Weekends 9am-1pm – 3 Taggerty-Thornton Road, Taggerty Local produce including olive oil, wine, honey, fudge, baked goods, preserves, soaps, crafts, bric-a-brac, fruit, vegetables, plants, free range eggs, BBQ sausages and espresso coffee. taggertycommunityprogress@gmail.com TALLAROOK farmers market 1st Sunday of month (except January) 8.30am-12pm (second market in December on 3rd Sunday)– 44 Main Road, Talarook Fresh local produce. Relax in the market cafe while listening to local musicians. Free kids activities. 0403 831 520 | Facebook Tallarook Farmers Market Yarck Country Market 3rd Saturday of month 9am-1.30pm – Yarck Hall, Maroondah Hwy, Yarck The market helps to fund the hall maintenance and provides an outlet for local produce, jams, craft, plants and wines. 0407 879 612 | yarckhall@hotmail.com | www.visityarck.com.au YEA RAILWAY Market 1st Saturday of month – Yea Railway Reserve, Station St Yea Fresh local produce, arts and crafts, children’s activities, playground and skate park. The market showcases local producers, growers and makers and is a community event with a gold coin donation entry - funds from entry are donated to local charities each month. 0427 722 624 | globalgemsandfinejewellery@gmail.com

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AIR CONDITIONING

AUTOMOTIVE

Boz Miljkovic Mechanic 61 Downey Street Alexandra

JUSTIN KAISER PIC: 43665 RTA: AU43398

• Commercial, Industrial & Domestic Air Conditioning & Refrigeration • Programed Preventative Maintenance • Installations • Breakdown Service & Repairs • Free Quotes

Ph (03) 5772 3232

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

P: 0438 572 376 E: northeair@outlook.com ANTENNA / TELEVISION SPECIALIST

CLEANING / PRESSURE WASHING

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

0417 544 833

will.streamline@hotmail.com Servicing all of Murrindindi

• TV & FM radio antennas

• Pay TV & FTA satellite • Extra TV wall points • Wall mount TVs • Surround sound systems • Home theatre • Phone & data points • CCTV camera systems AUTOMOTIVE

• Roof pressure cleaning • Roof painting • External house washing • Gutter guard install • Concrete pressure cleaning • Gutter cleaning • Solar panel cleaning • Concrete sealing • Mould treatment & removal • Roof repairs

FREE QUOTES

FULLY INSURED

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

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 64 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

• 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 COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

COMPUTER SERVICES

ELECTRICIAN

INDUSTRIAL | COMMERCIAL | DOMESTIC Based in Taggerty & covering Murrindindi Shire

Sales, Service, Repairs and Networking Home or Office

New Homes & Extensions

Sheds Wired

Maintenance / Breakdowns

Safety Switches

Phone / TV / Data Cabling

Underground Power

Split Systems Supplied & Installed

WE COME TO YOU

Competitive Rates

Gary: 0418 997 780 Marcus: 0434 100 518

Mob: 0417 342 914

REC: 8287

Email: support@ugcs.com.au

E: info@blackwoodelec.com.au

DOG GROOMING

AU: 30928

ELECTRICIAN

Certified Master

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

DOG GROOMER

7242

Rec No 12906

Call Georgina on 5774

www.pinkdog.com.au

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

0418 543 310

e: info@e-tec.net.au ELECTRICIAN

w: www.etecelectrical.com.au

ELECTRICIAN

ELECTRICIAN Grimshaw Electrics

FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS CONTACT JAY

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

For all your electrical and communication requirements

• INDUSTRIAL • UNDERGROUNDS • GRID CONNECT • STANDALONE

Peter Donald

0429 808 596

jay@williamselec.com.au

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A/H 03 5773 2457 Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 65

FARM CONTRACTING

FURNITURE & FLOORING

For Service Please Call:

0429 020 619 FARM CONTRACTING

GLASS PRODUCTS

ES Hadfield Contracting specialising in all aspects of the flat glass trade

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

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

Call Earnie 0429 931 127 or A/H 5774 7429

HOSPITALITY SUPPLIES

FENCING

• Rural/Farm Fencing Fencing • Rural/Farm In Town Fencing In Town Fencing • Post & Rail Fencing Rail Fencing • Post Fence& Clearing Fence Clearing • Gateways • Gateways Driveways

• • • • • • Driveways

• 4 Tonne Bobcat Earthworks 4 Tonne ••Post Holes Bobcat Earthworks • Post Hold • Site Clearing • Site Clearing • General Farm Maintenance General Farm Maintenance ••Slashing Slashing ••Mulching • Mulching

Call 0400495 495131 131 Callfor foraa quote quote today 0400 artridge88@gmail.com E:E:artridge88@gmail.com

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

+ much more

&& CO NSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION

FREE LOCAL DELIVERY

Everything for the top chef & the home cook

ON TRACK TRACK FENCING FENCING ON

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 COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

MARINE SERVICES

PANEL BEATING / TOWING

20 Sugarloaf Road Eildon VIC 3713 Ph 5774 2132

eildonoutboard@virtual.net.au • Sales of New Mercury/ Mercruiser Engines • Sales of Second Hand Engines and Boats • Watersports accessories & PFD’s

• Showroom full of everything your boat needs for your day on the water. Spare Parts, Electrical Accessories, Mooring Ropes, Cleaning Products and much more SUMMER OPENING HOURS MON-FRI: 8am-5pm SAT & SUN 9am-1pm PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: 9am-1pm

(Excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day – CLOSED)

MOTORCYCLES

ALEXANDRA PANELS & TOWING • QUALITY • PROFESSIONAL • RELIABLE • ALL MAKES • ALL MODELS CATERING FOR ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES ‘Not-at-fault’ free loan cars available on application

Bianca and Giles Wright, 3 Bunderboweik Street, Alexandra

5772 1904

A/H 0483 051 192

E: alexandrapanels@gmail.com

PAINTING / HOUSEBOAT MAINTENANCE SERVICES SALES & SERVICE SPARES & REPAIRS

CORMAC PAINTING & Houseboat Maintenance

• HELMETS • GLOVES • BOOTS • ACCESSORIES • TYRES • BATTERIES • CHARGERS ALEXANDRA MOTORCYCLES LMCT 3110 65 Downey Street Alexandra Ph 03 5772 1045 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

Ph 0408 789 653

1449 Killingworth Road, Molesworth COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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

0488 183 432 cormacservices@outlook.com 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

0419 553 803 Ph/Fax 5772 2991 tcplumbing@bigpond.com Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22 – 67

STOCK AND STATION AGENTS

PORTABLE TOILETS

ALEXANDRA PORTA-LOOS alexandraportaloos@gmail.com

0493 143 896

YEA OFFICE 4 Station Street, Yea 3717 Ph 5797 4100

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 Jamie Quinlan Livestock – 0419 894 232 John Purvis Merchandise – 0428 951 251

TOWING & SALVAGE

SERVICE STATION

endeavour ALEXANDRA

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

For RACV roadside service

phone 131 111 2 CENTRE AVENUE • EILDON • VICTORIA TREE SERVICES

SIGN WRITING

• Insured

Reliable •

• Experienced

0419 880 152 68 – Murrindindi Guide – SUMMER 2021/22

5778 9603

Competitive •

JASON

0413 671 066

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TYRE SERVICES

WEED CONTROL

TOYO, KELLY, KUMHO, COOPER & MAXXIS

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

• SPOT SPRAYING • BOOM SPRAYING

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

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

ANDY FRIEDEL 0407 565 207 alexweedcontrol@gmail.com WELDING SERVICES

WATER CARTAGE

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

PH MATT 0408 104 644

27,000 LITRE TANKER (Semi access required)

Contact: David Cooper Mobile: 0429 199 472

mobile

• CIVIL CONSTRUCTION • ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS • MOBILE CRANE HIRE WATER BORE DRILLING

WINDSCREENS & GLASS

WATER BORES

Alexandra

P: 0418 362 968 info@matthewandsons.com.au www.matthewandsons.com.au COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRADING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY FOR ADVERTISERS/EVENTS IN THIS MAGAZINE

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 – SUMMER 2021/22 – 69

ACCOMMODATION 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 Bonfire Station Farmstay 0423 457 072 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 Estate 5784 9280 Strath Creek Glenfield Cottage B/B 5773 4304 Yarck Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Lake Eildon 5774 2585 Riverbend Holiday Park 5773 2305 Thornton Royal Mail Hotel, Yea 5797 2515 Rubicon Hotel Motel 5773 2251 Thornton Saladin Lodge, Narbethong 0429 699 969 Snobs Creek Holiday Park 5774 2585 Taylor Bay Country Club 0497 889 353 Taylor Bay Tower Motel, Marysville 5963 3225 White Lotus, Narbethong 5963 7126 Yea Motel 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel Yea 5797 2000 AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES North East Air, Buxton 0438 572 376 ANTENNA / TV SERVICES 0405 554 915 Chris’s TV APPLIANCE STORE 5772 2152 Chookies Alexandra AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Alexandra Automotive 5772 3232 Alexandra Tyrepower 5772 3456 Eildon Auto Repairs & Towing 5774 2727 Eildon Auto Spares, Eildon 5774 2712 Yea Automotive Service Centre 5797 2562 Yea Mechanical Repairs 5797 2200 BANKS Bendigo Bank, Kinglake 5786 1656 BEE SUPPLIES Dindi Bee Supplies, Alexandra 0409 908 857 BOAT HIRE Lakeview Boat Hire 0488 051 721 Eildon Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park 5774 2585 Eildon Snobs Creek Holiday Park 5774 2585 BOOK SHOPS Books at Yarck, Yarck 0400 418 139 Goulburn River Books Alexandra 5772 2935 BREWERIES Bonfire Station Brewing Co, Taggerty 0423 457 072 BUILDERS HBI Constructions 0439 730 824

MillBuilt 0409 557 631 Swenrick, Buxton www.swenrick.com.au BUTCHERS Alexandra Quality Meats 5772 1151 Thornton Butchers & Deli 5773 2224 Yarck Meat & Produce yarckmeatandproduce.com CARAVAN PARKS Big4 Taggerty Holiday Park 5774 7263 Taggerty Boulevard Caravan Park Eildon 5774 2128 Breakaway Twin Rivers Caravan Park Acheron 5772 1735 Eildon Waters Holiday Park 5773 2386 Eildon Eildon Pondage Holiday Park Eildon 1800 651 691 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Lake Eildon 5774 2585 Marysville Holiday Park 5963 3247 Park Life, Alexandra 0402 898 476 Riverbend Caravan Park 5773 2305 Thornton Snobs Creek Holiday Park 5774 2585 Yea Riverside Caravan Park 5797 2972 Yea CLEANING Streamline Pressure Cleaning 0417 544 833 CLOCKSMITH 0413 223 730 Patrick O’Neill CLOTHING / SHOE SHOPS 5772 1254 Alexandra Apparel Country Touch, Marysville 5963 3753 Glamm Club, Alexandra 0421 748 774 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park Eildon 5774 2585 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 COMMUNICATIONS Weeks Radio, Alexandra 5772 1292 COMPUTERS Upper Goulburn Computer Services 0417 342 914 DENTAL CLINICS 5772 1073 Alexandra Dental Clinic DOG GROOMING In The Pink, Taggerty 5774 7242 EATERIES / BAKERIES / RESTAURANTS 501 Cafe Bar & Grill 5774 2585 Jerusalem Creek Alexandra Bakery & Cafe 5772 2272 Alexandra Noodle Bar 5772 2888 Aqua Bar & Cafe, Eildon 0425 816 959 Burnsies, Alexandra 5772 2693 Dindi Naturals Cafe, Yarck 5773 4349 Eildon Bakery & Cafe, Eildon 5774 2362 Elevation 423, Marysville 0455 046 623 Flowerdale Estate Strath Creek 5784 9280 Grant Street Grocer 5772 1526 Alexandra Keppel Cafe, Marysville 5797 2513 Killingworth Hill Cafe & Whisky Bar 0455 266 888 Yea Koala Cherries Cafe, Yarck Ros Ritchie Wines Mansfield 0444 588 276 Saladin Lodge, Narbethong 0429 699 969

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Secret Thai, Alexandra 0478 113 945 Snobs Creek Bar & Grill 5774 2585 Tallarook General Store & Cafe Tallarook 5792 1687 The Provender Country Bakehouse Yea 5797 3155 Yea Chinese Restaurant 5797 2865 Yea Take Away, Yea 5797 2664 ELECTRICIANS Blackwood Electrics, Taggerty 0418 997 780 / 0434 100 518 E-Tec Electrical Contractor Alexandra 0418 543 310 Grimshaw Electrics 0429 808 596 Thornton J Williams Electrical Alexandra 0439 842 030 FARM CONTRACTING ES Hadfield Contracting 0429 931 127 0429 020 619 FHN Black Angus FARM EQUIPMENT 5797 4100 Elders, Yea Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Nutrien Ag Alexandra 5772 2444 Yea 5797 2799 9730 1988 Yea Machinery FENCING On Track Fencing & Construction 0400 495 131 FISHING SUPPLIES Eildon Bait & Tackle 5774 2712 Jerusalem Creek Bait & Tackle 5774 2585 Eildon Maroondah Outdoor Equipment Buxton 5774 7292 5774 2585 Snobs Creek Bar & Grill Totally Trout, Alexandra 5772 2662 FISHING TOURS Eildon Pondage Guiding Services 0428 105 025 / 0439 344 788 Northern Waters Boat Hire 5774 2585 FLOOR COVERINGS Chookies Furniture Warehouse 5772 2152 Alexandra Slocum Floorcoverings 9439 6066 FLORISTS / FLOWERS Full Bloom Alexandra 0430 580 264 flori e casa, Yea 0412 322 419 Goulburn Valley Nursery 0417 907 278 FURNITURE STORES Chookies Furniture Warehouse Alexandra 5772 2152 GALLERIES Darren Gilbert Open Studio Highlands www.monkeytaildesign.com Marian Rennie Gallery, Acheron 0412 109 129 MIRA Marysville 5963 4567 Rustic Simplicity Alexandra 0419 517 045 Studio 2427, Buxton 0417 323 868 GENERAL STORES/ GROCERIES Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park Lake Eildon 5774 2585 Snobs Creek Holiday Park 5774 2585 Tallarook General Store & Cafe Tallarook 5792 1687 GIFT SHOP / CLOTHING / ANTIQUES Goody’s Discounts, Alexandra 0438 702 982

Eagles Nest, Buxton 0429 534 040 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Flori e Casa, Yea 0412 322 419 Glamm Club, Alexandra 0421 748 774 Lit & Beyond, Marysville 0422 239 754 Nice, Yea 0413 489 196 Redgate Bazaar, Alexandra 0407 683 712 Rustic Simplicity, Alexandra 0419 517 045 Vintage Flourish, Alexandra 0414 475 142 Waxy Aroma, Alexandra waxyaromacandles.mybigcommerce.com GLASS PRODUCTS Alexandra Windscreens & Glass Alexandra 0427 577 839 Ridgeline Glass & Glazing Healesville 5962 2888 GRAPHIC DESIGN Ann Friedel Publishing 0418 556 107 HARDWARE / TIMBER STORES Yenckens Alexandra 5772 2188 Mansfield 5775 2511 Yea 5797 2290 Jerusalem Creek Marina & Hoilday Park 5774 2585 Eildon HEALTH / BEAUTY / WELLBEING Alexandra Community Pharmacy 5772 2153 Beauty Room Alexandra Physiotherapy 5772 2649 Alexandra Beauty & Bling , Eildon 0427 216 724 Health Solution for Everybody, Yea 0407 437 866 Glamm Club, Alexandra 0421 748 774 Jessica’s Sheer Beauty 5772 3322 Alexandra Terry White Chemmart, Eildon 5774 2626 Vintage Flourish, Alexandra 0414 475 142 White Lotus Day Spa, Narbethong 5963 7126 HEATING Bowd Heating, Alexandra 5772 1045 HOSPITALITY SUPPLIES Mansfield Hospitality Supplies 5779 1660 HOTELS / MOTELS / RESORTS 5772 2077 Alexandra Motor Inn Bonfire Station Farmstay 0423 457 072 Buxton Hotel, Buxton 5774 7381 Eildon Lake Motel, Eildon 5774 2800 Flowerdale Estate Strath Creek 5784 9280 Holmesglen at Eildon 5774 2631 Eildon Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park 5774 2585 Lake Eildon Royal Mail Hotel, Yea 5797 2515 Rubicon Hotel Motel Thornton 5773 2251 Snobs Creek Holiday Park 5774 2585 Taylor Bay Country Club 0497 889 353 Taylor Bay Yea Motel, Yea 5797 2660 Yea Peppercorn Hotel, Yea 5797 2000 HOUSEBOAT SERVICES 0488 183 432 Cormac Painting LANDSCAPING 0421 921 110 Itec Earthworks

The Pond Professor 0429 969 243 LOCAL PRODUCE Buxton Trout Farm 5774 7370 Dindi Bee Supplies, Alexandra 0409 908 857 Grant Street Grocer Alexandra 5772 1526 Yarck Meat & Produce yarckmeatandproduce.com MARINE SERVICES Eildon Outboard Service Eildon 5774 2132 MACHINERY SALES Alexandra Motorcycles Alexandra 5772 1045 Yea Machinery 9730 1988 Lake Eildon Marine Jerusalem Ck, Eildon 5774 2022 MARKETING Unicorn Marketing & Technology 0436 122 993 MOTORCYCLES / MOWERS Alexandra Motorcycles 5772 1045 Alexandra MOWERS Maroondah Outdoor Equipment 5774 7292 Buxton 9730 1988 Yea Machinery MOTOR TRIMMING 0408 789 653 T&J Trimming NEWSAGENCIES Alexandra Newsagency 5772 1025 NURSERIES / GARDEN CENTRES / SUPPLIES / GARDEN PONDS Bedrock Garden Supplies 5772 1911 Alexandra Fern Acres, Kinglake West 5786 5031 5797 2933 Garden Centre, Yea Goulburn Valley Nursery, Alexandra 0417 907 278 OPTOMETRIST Optair Eyecare, Yea 0438 527 455 OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT Maroondah Outdoor Equipment Buxton 5774 7292 PAINTING SERVICES Cormac Painting 0488 183 432 PANEL BEATER Alexandra Panels & Towing 5772 1904 AH 0483 051 192 PARTY HIRE Pony Parties 0417 330 948 PHARMACIES Alexandra Pharmacy 5772 2153 Terry White Chemmart, Eildon 5774 2626 PHYSIOTHERAPIST Alexandra Physiotherapy 5772 2649 PLUMBERS Travis Capp Plumbing Alexandra 0419 553 803 POLITICIANS Cindy McLeish MP State Member for Eildon 9730 1066 Helen Haines MP 5721 7077 Tania Maxwell MP 4700 1787 PORTABLE TOILETS Alexandra Porta-Loos 0493 143 896 POST OFFICE Shell Buxton 5774 7171

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PUMPS / GENERATORS Alexandra Motorcycles 5772 1045 REAL ESTATE AGENTS Elders, Alexandra 0419 558 032 RURAL PRODUCE / EQUIPMENT Elders, Yea 5797 4100 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 Nutrien Ag Alexandra 5772 2444 Yea 5797 2799 SERVICE STATIONS BP Yea 5797 2008 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 5774 2220 Simpsons Fuel Eildon SIGNWRITING Alexandra Signs 0419 880 152 STOCK AND STATION AGENTS Elders Alexandra 5772 1052 Yea5797 2037 Embling Rural, Alexandra 5772 3110 TRACTOR SALES Yea Machinery 9730 1988 TREE SERVICES Global Tree Solutions 0439 721 943 High Country Tree Services 5775 1935 TOWING & SALVAGE Alexandra Panels & Towing 5772 1904 AH 0483 051 192 Eildon Auto Repairs & Towing Eildon 5774 2727 / 0407 023 407 TROUT FARMS 5774 7370 Buxton Trout Farm TV SERVICES 0405 554 915 Chris’s TV TYRES 5772 3456 Alexandra Tyrepower UPHOLSTERY 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 0418 362 968 Matthew & Sons WATER SUPPLIES H2O Fresh Drinking Water 0418 362 968 WEED CONTROL Alexandra Weed Control 0407 565 207 WELDING SERVICES Buffalo Built 0429 199 472 WINES/BREWS Bonfire Station Farmstay & Microbrewery 0423 457 072 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

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EMERGENCY SERVICES Police...........................................................000 Alexandra..................................................... 5772 1040 Eildon............................................................. 5774 2104 Kinglake........................................................ 5786 1333 Marysville..................................................... 5963 3222 Seymour.............................................24hr 5735 0200 Yea................................................................... 5797 2630 Ambulance..................................................000 CFA...............................................................000 SES ...............................................24hr 132 500 Bushfire Information Line & Fire Restriction Info......................... 1800 240 667 Crime stoppers..................................... 1800 333 000 Gas emergencies..................................24hr 132 771 Goulburn Valley Water – faults..................................................... 1800 454 500 Help for Wildlife.................................... 0417 380 687 Power & Street Light Failures..................... 131 799 RACV.................................................................... 131111 Energy Australia.............................................. 133 466 Wildlife Victoria.................................... 1300 094 535 HEALTH SERVICES HELPLINES Kids Helpline......................................... 1800 551 800 Lifeline ....................................................24hr 13 11 14 Maternal & Child Health Line ............................................24hr 13 22 29 Mental Health Advice Line............... 1300 280 737 Poisons Information Centre........................ 131 126 Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service......................................... 1800 015 188 HOSPITALS Alexandra..................................................... 5772 0900 Yea................................................................... 5736 0400 After Hours GP clinic.......................... 1300 766 858 SCHOOLS / EDUCATION PRE SCHOOLS / PLAYGROUPS Alexandra & District Kindergarten............................................... 5772 1387 Alexandra Playgroup................................ 5772 2344 Eildon Kindergarten................................. 5774 2041 Flowerdale Kindergarten........................ 5780 2816 Kinglake Playgroup................................... 5786 1301 Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre........................................ 5786 1352 NEST Playgroup.......................................... 9719 7314 Yea & District Children’s Centre............ 5797 2730 PRIMARY SCHOOLS Alexandra PS .............................................. 5772 1006 Buxton PS..................................................... 5774 7341 Eildon PS....................................................... 5774 2074 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

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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 Customer Service and General Enquiries..............................(03) 5772 0333 Alexandra Library..............................(03) 5772 0382 Yea Library...........................................(03) 5736 0036 Kinglake Library.................................(03) 5786 1522 Mobile Library...................................... 0429 412 521 Operations Emergencies*................ 0407 509 413 (eg collapsed bridge or trees over road). Community Safety Emergencies* .0419 572 425 (eg stock on roads or dog attacks). *These numbers must only be used in the case of an emergency. For information on Council or opening hours of the Resource Recovery Centres please visit the website www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/Home

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Lookout

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For more information on National Parks Ph. PARKS VIC 13 19 63 or State Forest ph. DEPI 13 61 86

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10% Lake level

To Warburton via Upper Yarra Dam

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Boat launching

Urban Areas

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Narbethong 

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NATIONAL

HISTORIC

 Neds Gully RD

MURRINDINDI SCENIC RESERVE

Cathedral Peak

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LANE

LAKE EILDON

Snobs Creek Falls

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MYLES

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Rubicon Power Station

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Jimmys Lookout

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BLACK RANGE STATE FOREST

LAKE EILDON NATIONAL PARK

Alexandra

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To Sydney 736km & Benalla 50km

Merton 

To Euroa

MI DL AN LIN D K HW Y

Murrindindi Shire East Map Terip

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Lake or large river To Woods Point

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Hire a houseboat for the ultimate getaway at Lake Eildon Pick your own berries at a local berry farm. They're berry-delicious! Take the kids for a splash at one of our leafy outdoor pools Head out of the city for a scenic Sunday drive through the hills Discover the stunning wildflowers at Lake Mountain Get the kids off their screens and out to one of our fantastic bush playgrounds Sample a local drop at a craft brewery, distillery or winery Grab the bikes and hit the Great Victorian Rail Trail for a weekend on the wheels

Murrindindi Guide Summer 2021-2022

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What’s on / Regular Markets

Prue Sanchez

Arts & Entertainment

Poolside in Alexandra

Water for wildlife

Yea Cheese

MillBuilt modular homes

Mental health benefits of mushrooms

Whittlesea Garden Expo

White-browed Scrubwrens

Put Murrindindi on your table

Kinglake Distillery