Gisborne Gazette March 2016

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Issue No 105

March 2016

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Circulation 8500

Future leaders

Investiture of Secondary College leaders

February 10 was an important day for the College when the 2016 captains and other leaders were presented with certificates and their badges of office. They are pictured with special guest Jamin Heppell (centre) founder of Game Changers Australia, who conducted a leadership forum during the day and who spoke passionately at the investiture about the need for leadership in communities and in society generally.

School captains Eshe Lane and Sean Doherty write about the day on page 21.

ď‚„Proud parents took the opportunity to record the moment.

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Kids Corner FROM the Editor’s Desk with Bryan Power

March is one of the best months of the year for weather – and for lots of things happening. So you will find this edition full of news about art shows, events and talks for you and your family to enjoy. We welcome the return of Dromkeen as it reopens to the public as well as the popular autumn programs this month at Duneira. And, of course, on the weather front, we hope with March’s milder days that the fear of bush fires has receded for another 10 months.

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The Gazette Team Editor: Bryan Power 5428 2795 editor@gisbornegazette.org.au

We were wrong In the February edition there were two errors.

In the Gisborne Goss we wrongly stated that Jan and Dennis Guest had retired from their sign-writing business ‘Mount Gisborne Signs’. And in the Holy Cross article we said that Kate Darby’s children started in Prep this year. Kate has no children: she was in the first intake of Holy Cross Preps when the school opened. We apologise sincerely to Jan, Dennis and Kate for these mistakes.

President Phyllis Boyd 0431 063 119 Advertising Coordinator advertising@gisbornegazette.org.au Advertising Coordinator John Chambers 0401 810 581 advertising@gisbornegazette.org.au Production Pip Butler 5428 2201 pbutlerhistory@gmail.com Graeme Millar, Elaine Millar

Still learning of community groups We have established a comprehensive list of the community groups in the district but almost every month we learn of a new one. Last month it was the Badminton Club based in Macedon and this month I’ve received the first report from the Futsal Club, also based at the Tony Clarke Stadium in Macedon. I wonder what next month will bring? Be assured that if you are a community group in the South Ward of the Shire (and sometimes beyond that area) we are happy to give you free access to the pages of the Gazette to tell your good news stories. See my contact details in the next column.

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Through the good work of mother and daughter volunteers Lesley and Jo Rosochodski, the Gisborne Gazette Facebook page is up and running again. Lesley and Jo are posting articles and photos as they come in, so by checking out our Facebook page you’ll have a preview of what’s coming up in the next edition.

Congratulations and welcome to the 100 Club I suspect that the tribute below has been penned by our Production Editor, Pip Butler, and I thank her for it.

It has also made me realise that she is ahead of me in the numbers game. While I’ve been off twice swanning around the world Pip has not missed one edition from Issue No 2. A mighty record!

Also joining her with an article every month from that edition are reporters Lyn Hall of the Gisborne Genealogy Group and David McCall from Gisborne Primary School. Thanks and congratulations to you great contributors too.

Bryan Power

Congratulations to the Editor This issue marks the 100th edition edited by Bryan Power. The Gazette reached 100 issues late last year but a few issues have been edited by others during Bryan's occasional breaks, so March is his personal 100th.

The volunteers involved in producing the paper each month would like to express their appreciation to Bryan for his dedication to the Gazette and for his perennially friendly, helpful manner.

From the days in the beginning when he contacted every school, sporting group and community organisation within cooee, and drove all around town approaching joggers, walkers, gardeners, anyone who was out and about, to build up a bank of contributors and volunteer distributors, to today, Bryan has been an excellent editor, consistent in his encouragement of volunteers in any capacity and always deeply grateful of the community's contributions. Congratulations and thank you Bryan!

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Photographer Ron Weste 5426 3322

The GREAT Gisborne Gazette is supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

Secretary/Treasurer Ian Boyd 0417 059 525 secretary@gisbornegazette.org.au

Distribution Coordinator Richard Whiteley 5428 1410 0439 800 430 richardwhiteley1@gmail.com Distributors: Proudly distributed to all letterboxes in Gisborne, New Gisborne, Macedon and Mt Macedon by 65 volunteers, and to Bullengarook and South Gisborne with the mail run.

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Where to pick up the Gazette If you do not receive the Gazette in your letter box, you can collect a copy at: Mt Macedon: The Trading Post.

Macedon: Post Office, IGA store and the service station on Black Forest Drive.

Gisborne: Village Shopping Centre, Gisborne Library, Foodworks supermarket, Caltex Service Station,

Coles supermarket and the GREAT Centre in Hamilton Street.

New Gisborne: Baringo Food and Wine Co in Station Road, and the cafe in the Industrial Estate.

Riddells Creek: Neighbourhood House.

Woodend: Information Centre and Library.

Sunbury: Information Centre and Library.

Councillor’s Column with Russell Mowatt 2016 has started in earnest in the South Ward as many community groups and organisations come forward with new initiatives and requests for our ever growing community.

Some residents in the south of the shire have put to council a proposal and vision to build a unique and iconic multi-purpose community hub in Gisborne South. Council officers are currently reviewing this request and exploring potential options for the future of this area.

In the New Gisborne area the Ross-Watt Recreation Reserve master plan and its future uses have been out for public consultation and comment with the local community. Council officers are assessing the feedback from this process for this exciting new project.

The Macedon Village Volunteers Inc have done an excellent job in revitalising the Macedon Railway Station gardens and this shows the strength of this community in taking pride in their township gateway to this part of our region.

The group is also seeking feedback and input from Macedon residents about the Regional Arts Small Town Transformation Grant opportunity from the State Government. In essence this grant is about small towns connecting to community and place. The key themes are the Ash Wednesday Park, Macedon Station precinct and holding a number of significant events and festivals.

Council officers are again assisting this group with their grant application and we wish them well with their future endeavours.

Finally the upgrade of the roundabouts at the New Gisborne bypass on Station Road is about to commence. This has been a long journey over the past five years with the successful tender to be announced shortly by VicRoads for the $6.6 million project, with a completion date of December 2016.

Cr Russell S. Mowatt – South Ward 0418 531 281

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Don't miss fascinating cemetery walk

Guide Eddie Gardiner

The annual cemetery walk organised by the Historical Society will take place on Wednesday March 16 at 5pm at the Gisborne Cemetery.

We are delighted to announce that Gisborne identity Eddie Gardiner will

lead us on our history trail around the cemetery.

After the walk we will dine at the Telegraph Hotel at own expense – so please let us know if you are planning to join us for dinner.

Phone the society at the

Court House on 5428 1450 and leave a message or book with a member at the Court House on Wednesdays between 10am and 4pm.

We look forward to meeting you at the cemetery gates.

Phyllis Boyd

Dixon Field Pavilion

1st Gisborne Cubs and their supporters cleaned up Aitken Street last year.

The upgrading of Gisborne’s Dixon Field sports pavilion has begun, with works to include four change rooms, two unisex referee rooms, a meeting room, kitchen, accessible facilities, storage and a multi-purpose room.

The State Government contributed $440,000 in funding, with Macedon Ranges Shire Council matching it with $440,000.

It is anticipated the building will be ready to be handed over to users in late April.

Sunday March 6 is the one day of the year when communities across the nation show their pride by doing a major clean up of their local area.

You can join 1st Gisborne Scouts and the Friends of Daly Reserve that morning at the Scout Hall in Howey Street or perhaps just do a clean up in your street or favourite park. Every contribution will be good for our town.

Help Clean Up Gisborne!

The new pavilion at Dixon Field should be completed by late April.

Macedon Ranges community supporting a fairer Australia

Back to nature at Hanging Rock’s annual camp out Council will host the annual Hanging Rock Camp Out on Saturday April 2. The SES is providing a barbecue dinner for a small fee, and you can join the guided night walk exploring the reserve’s flora and fauna.

Zip up your tent for a good night’s sleep, and wake on Sunday morning to birdsong and breakfast provided by the SES for a small fee.

Campers can set up from 4pm on Saturday, and must be packed up by 11am on Sunday, though campers are welcome to arrive earlier and stay later.

Book online at mrsc.vic.gov.au/CampOut and for information phone 5421 1468. Camping fees are $21 per adult, $12.50 per child and $54 per family. School and organised groups are also welcome to attend.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Recycle your old car batteries RACV Batteries is running a battery round-up campaign from March 1 to August 31. Residents can take any old vehicle batteries they have lying around to Gardiners Garage in Gisborne. For each battery collected, RACV Batteries will donate $5 to Bendigo Foodshare.

WANTED TO BUY-CASH PAID ANYTHING OLD & UNUSUAL TOOLS, CHINA, RECORDS, FISHING GEAR, TOYS, TINS, BOTTLES, SIGNS, OLD WARES.

PH. RICHARD 5428 2848

0417 415 336

Glenys displays the veterans' records.

Tribute to servicemen

Gisborne Cemetery Trust members Glenys Quaife and Bob Morton have produced two magnificent books containing the records of servicemen known to be buried at Gisborne.

Glenys will be pleased to show these records to family members and other interested residents. She can be contacted on 5428 2695.

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While the arguments for and against settling refugees in Australia continue back and forth, the plight of children and others trapped in detention is striking a chord with many people in the Macedon Ranges. A member of Macedon Ranges Rural Australians for Refugees (MRRAR), Pete Walsh, said that a sausage sizzle held in December in Woodend had been one of the most successful in the eight years the group had been active in this area. In addition to generous cash donations and $5,000 of groceries and supplies provided by the local community, the discussion and interest of shoppers was at an all-time high.

He said that while the primary purpose of the campaign was to raise awareness of the humanitarian issue, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne had praised the MRRAR and the local community for their contributions of money, food and personal supplies.

The MRRAR, in addition to two sausage sizzles a year, conducts regular film nights and meets monthly to undertake actions directed at raising Australia’s humanitarian assistance to those men, women and children who have asked Australians for help.

For more information on the group, contact MRRAR. refugees@gmail.com

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Kids Corner

Quiz

Proudly sponsored by Sacred Heart College Kyneton

Jokes and riddles

1 What is the capital of Australia?

2 Who painted the Mona Lisa?

3 Who, according to Dr Seuss, stole

Have you ever seen a man eating tiger? No, but I’ve seen my Dad eating fish and chips.

Knock, Knock Who’s there?

Who? HOO HOO!

Christmas?

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What travels around the world but stays in one spot?

A stamp.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

5 What are young frogs and toads called?

6 In netball, what does WA stand for?

7 In which sport can you do a slam dunk?

8 Which Italian city is famous for its canals?

9 What is a gaggle?

10 Which mythical character had a band

Do you know how to stop an elephant charging?

Yes, you take his credit card away.

What has a face, two hands but no arms or legs?

A clock.

What is the easiest way to double your money?

Put it in front of a mirror.

He is so tall he has to stand on a chair to brush his teeth.

of merry men?

What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? A glove.

Why was the maths book sad?

Because it had too many problems.

Answers 1. Canberra 2. Leonardo da Vinci 3. The Grinch 4. Jupiter 5. Tadpoles 6. Wing Attack 7. Basketball 8. Venice 9. A group of geese 10. Robin Hood.

What has a neck but no head? A bottle.

Can you spot nine differences between the pictures?

He is so tough he eats sardines without opening the can.

Q: What happened to the dog that swallowed a firefly?

A: It barked with de-light!

Literary Festival

March paste-up volunteers

�at ��th March 10 am - 4 pm

Kilmore Road - Riddells Creek

*book readings *face painting *cartooning *story telling *workshops *music *art displays *author talks *food vans Bookings & Details at www.dromkeen.com.au/litfest

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Pictured is the bright crew at St Brigid’s who did the cut and paste for this edition of the Gazette. They also provided the jokes, riddles and quiz questions.

Front: Molly-Leigh, Vince, Adelle and Rose. Back: Ryan, Jack, Miss Plumb and Ellie.

for the record. . .

for the record

■ The Romsey Antiques and Collectibles Fair will

be held on March 19 (9.30am-4.30pm) and March 20 (10am-3.30pm) at Romsey Mechanics Hall.

Entry $5.

■ The Lancefield/Macedon Ranges Relay for Life will be conducted over the weekend of March 5-6 starting at 3pm with a survivors and carers' lap.

■ The World Day of Prayer will be joined by local

residents at St Paul’s in Gisborne at 10am on Friday March 4.

■ Don’t miss getting along to enjoy the Mount Players’ production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. For tickets visit www.themountplayers. com or phone 5426 1892. The closing performance is on March 13.

■ Gisborne Post Office is undergoing a major extension and upgrade and is scheduled to be fully operational as a state–of-the-art ‘superstore’ late in March.

Music in the Sticks seeks new members If you are aged 14–25 and interested in learning a range of new skills in areas such as event management, sound and lighting, publicity, media, photography, film, hospitality, and live and studio recording—then Music in the Sticks (MITS) is where you need to be in 2016!

MITS is a program for young people in the Macedon Ranges Shire with an interest in the music industry. The group meets approximately twice a month and has been running for more than 15 years.

To find out more or register your interest, contact Natalie on 5422 0333 or email mits@mrsc.vic.gov.au

Community grants up to $20,000 Community organisations are asked to let the Member for McEwen, Mr Rob Mitchell, know about projects that are important to them.

Round 2 of the Stronger Communities Grants Program is now open for small capital projects that improve participation.

Grants of between $5,000 and $20,000 Rob Mitchell are available but the projects require matched contributions, in cash or in kind, on at least a dollar for dollar basis. This program is for community-based, not-for-profit organisations. Schools, hospitals and technical colleges are not eligible.

Expressions of interest forms can be obtained by emailing Rob.Mitchell.MP@aph.gov.au or by calling Mr Mitchell’s office on 9333 0440.

Preparing to make use of our wind More than eight years since the first meeting of the Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group community wind farm project committee (WISE), there is finally some progress being made. With a new State Government policy in place, the persistent members of WISE are back on the job.

On February 1 a reconditioned anemometer was erected at the originally proposed site in the pine forest south of Woodend. It is about 1.5 km from the nearest house and close to grid lines for connection.

At least 12 months of data is required to verify the wind resource and this will inform the business model, including the number of turbines.

MRSG will run a community consultation process to ensure that the project has strong local endorsement.

The group is determined to extract maximum community benefit from the project.

Community members will also be given the opportunity to invest in the project.

For further information visit the website www.mrsgonline. org.au or email: info@ mrsgonline.org.au or call Ralf Thesing on 0412 042 169.

Anemometer on site at Woodend.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Rotary looking for exchange students

Being an exchange student takes you to exciting places.

Bank grants open Gisborne & District Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank is accepting applications for its autumn round of community investment.

Eligible community organisations are welcome to apply for a grant or sponsorship.

With every product the branch provides, money goes back into our area to help our community.

To find out more, drop into the branch at 11 Nexus Way, Gisborne, or phone 5420 7210.

Database offers animals sanctuary The CFA has partnered with a statewide project that aims to provide better protection of horses and other companion animals during bushfires.

The National Equine Database (NED) has been developed by CFA volunteer Jenna Kelley, founder of the Walking Forward Disaster Relief Team.

Launched on February 17, the database works by linking animal owners with property owners who have the capacity to temporarily house animals during bushfires and other emergencies.

By networking through the database, pet owners in bushfire-prone areas can establish plans to move their animals to a nominated safe place on days of predicted peak fire danger.

The database can be accessed at www.tepscon.community (note that '.com' ending is not needed in address.)

Gisborne Rotary Club is looking for a local student to send overseas in January 2017 on the world-renowned Rotary Student Exchange program. There are several countries available to choose from.

We currently are hosting a student from Spain and would love to provide the opportunity to a local student to have this life-changing experience.

Have you ever thought how good it

would be to be able to: Learn what it’s like to live in another country?

Learn a new language and experience a different culture? Rotary Youth Exchange can offer this and more.

To be eligible, students must be in years 9, 10 or 11 now and will not be older than 17 years and 8 months of age as at

January 1, 2017, and not have completed year 12 studies.

You are also expected to return to school after your exchange.

Contact Samantha Turner of Gisborne Rotary Club on 0408 005 583 or go online to find out more and apply at www. rotaryyouthexchangeaustralia.com.au

Friends of Jacksons Creek back at work On February 21 the friends were at work behind the skate park clearing a willow tree that was making itself at home in the middle of the creek as well as the usual whippersnipping and rubbish collection.

On Sunday March 20 the Friends will be working around the Kilmore Road bridge area

Get tools you need to help teens in crisis

from 10am. We’d be very pleased to have your company for an hour or

two to help preserve our beautiful local waterway.

David Tunbridge 0415 534 477

School holiday fun at Library The school holidays are full of activities, and wickedly funny kids’ challenges, adventures and experiments. comedian Sean Murphy for Tuesday March 15 will see Gisborne a fabulous one-man show.

Library celebrate Cultural Diversity Week.

Bookings are essential.

From 4-5pm, there will be an origami Get set for the Minecraft workshop for children between 8 and 12 challenge on Thursday years. Bookings are essential.

April 7 from 2.30 to 4pm Subha Simpson Want to see dancing custard, eat Pi, and on Friday, April 8 from learn magic tricks or see why the sky is 10.30 to noon. Laptops supplied. Bookings blue? Then come along for Curiosity in person at the library or over the phone Week. From Monday, March 21 to March on 5428 3962.

24 from 4 to 4.30pm see experiments that IT support is available on Tuesday will amaze you. Thursday March 24 will mornings from 10 to noon. Bookings see us marking Easter with plenty of eggs- essential. periments (at 4pm) followed by a special Storytime, Toddler time, Rhyme time egg craft activity from 4.30pm. and Saturday stories are back on.

Laugh out loud with Kids Party Come and join us for fun sessions full Confidential on Wednesday March 30 of songs, stories and fun activities. from 10.30 to 11.30am. Enjoy fast-paced Subha Simpson

Advanced Dental Group is now

Fully accredited Youth Mental Health First Aid courses are available to parents, guardians and teachers who are interested in learning how to assist young people experiencing mental health problems.

This course teaches adults first aid skills to give initial help to young people who are in a mental health crisis or in the early stages of a mental illness. The 14-hour course covers anxiety, depression, psychosis, alcohol abuse and other drug issues and eating disorders.

The course will be held in Gisborne in August, but other dates are available: March 2, 9, 16 and 23, 6pm9.30pm, Leadlight Room, Holgates, High Street, Woodend.

May 7 and 14, 9am-4.30pm, Romsey Community Hub, 96-100 Main Street, Romsey.

July 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 6pm9.30pm, Leadlight Room, Holgates, High Street, Woodend August 13 and 20, 9am-4.30pm, Gisborne Administration Centre, 40 Robertson Street.

October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 6pm9.30pm, Newman Room, Kyneton Town Hall.

For more information or to book your place, visit mrsc.vic.gov.au/ life4life or contact Lauren Proudfoot on 5422 0275 or at lproudfoot@ mrsc.vic.gov.au

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90 years of service by Macedon CWA More than 1000 years of trades experience, skill and knowledge ... all in the one place. Meet Bill – a leather plaiter, taught by R.M. Williams; George – a sixth-generation cooper; Andrew – a fletcher; Pete – a boatbuilder; stonemasons, bowyers and saori weavers. Find a chair maker, spoonsmith, tinsmith, chandler and an armourer who worked on Lord of the Rings.

Find inspiration, skill, rare and forgotten trades, lost arts and traditions; the Lost Trades Fair showcases over 90 traditional craftsmen and women demonstrating their skills over two days.

Easter Family Fun Day for a great cause Gisborne residents Emma and Ross Barker recently suffered the loss of their youngest daughter Lily who had been born with a life-limiting condition that saw her spend the majority of her short life in the amazing care of many teams at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Lily died on January 24, at the age of nine months.

Emma and Ross, together with many of their friends, are holding an “Easter Family Fun Day” in Lily’s memory to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation as a token of their appreciation for the remarkable care Lily was given throughout her short life.

The Macedon Ranges Hotel and Spa’s Valley Room and its surrounding gardens will be the venue for this special day on Sunday March 20 between 1pm and 5pm.

There will be lots of family games, Easter egg hunts, a barbecue and silent auction, so do get along to enjoy a terrific day out while supporting a great cause.

If you can help by donating prizes or services (and for any enquiries) contact Bernadette Maher on 0417 114 295 or via ditap5@hotmail.com

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Eighty women at Mount Macedon formed the original Victorian branch of the Women’s Institute on March 13, 1926.

On June 21, 1928, the Macedon branch of the Women’s Institute unanimously became the Macedon Branch of the new CWA Victoria as both societies had similar ideals. A hall was opened on December 6, 1929, by Lady Somers in front of 200 people.

During the Depression and the war, many causes were helped. The hall was readied to be used to shelter city children if they were evacuated during the war.

In 1946, a “visiting nurse” scheme was established. The nurse lived in a cottage at the hall. She made 800 visits and attended 90 patients in the first year.

The hall was destroyed by the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires. Only a plaque recognising 52 years of service was

The car used by the visiting nurse in the 1940s. found. Two members died and many lost their homes.

Undeterred, and with help from many CWA branches and even the Women’s Institute in England, the present hall was

opened on April 18, 1985.

The plaque is on a rock in the garden.

Our 15 members continue the tradition of service in the community.

Lorraine Tweddle, 5426 2045

PNG focus for Gisborne CWA

Members Pat Beasley, Brandy Monteith, Jan Guest and Pam Jackson.

Artists' 40th annual show Buttlejorrk Artists is a group of local artisans who create and exhibit their work in the Macedon Ranges.

The group (formed 40 years ago and retaining a few original founding members) creates a diversity of artwork including pottery, paintings, jewellery, turned wood and textiles.

The 40th anniversary exhibition will be held at the Black Anther

Glass Replacement Splashbacks Showerscreens Mirrors Double glazing Energy Efficient Glass Pet Doors

Gallery, 42 Anslow Street, Woodend, and will run from Thursday March 10 until Monday March 28.

'Come and meet the Artists' will be held on Sunday March 13 from 1.30pm. All welcome.

Black Anther Gallery’s opening hours are Thursday to Monday, 10am to 5pm, Fridays until 8pm.

Pat Beasley

Our first meeting for 2016 was well attended.

Our theme for the year will be ‘Caring, Sharing, Believing’ and our country of study will be Papua New Guinea.

The Central Highlands Group will be presenting the Creative Arts Exhibition on April 16 and 17 from 10am. This will be held at the Mechanics Institute at Lancefield so come along to see the wonderful crafts on display and enjoy morning tea or lunch which will be available.

Some of our members are busy at present making pretty gifts for the ladies at Gisborne Oaks hostel for Mothers Day. Plans are being made for a trip away in May; this time we are off to Port Campbell.

These getaways are always lots of fun.

Our next meeting will be on March 7 at the Masonic Hall in Gisborne. Also, a reminder that Coffee Craft + Chat will be held on March 21 at Gisborne and Craft on the Mount will be on March 28 at Mt Macedon.

Please feel free to come along to any of these events.

Any enquiries please ring Dulcie Sharp Dulcie Sharp (Publicity Officer) on 5428 4897 or Cheryl Liddy (Secretary) on 5428 3141.

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Don't flush and forget, warns Western Water

A story of just a few seconds I had the enlightening experience of borrowing a teenager over the holidays.

We were driving down Mount Macedon and came across a cyclist ahead of us. My nephew asked “Why is he in the middle of the road?” I took my foot off the accelerator as we approached some blind corners.

Nephew said, “Can’t we pass him here?”

I waited; we passed the cyclist after the corners.

So I shared what I know. The cyclist probably didn’t hear us coming. He was travelling about 50km an hour down the hill. The wind was rushing in his ears.

The loose gravel and glass on the side of the road are dangerous and best avoided. It was a blind corner and not safe to squeeze or cross the centre line for him or me. It’s my responsibility as a driver to pass a slower vehicle safely.

I shared these thoughts with my nephew.

I asked him after we’d passed: “How long do you think that held us up?”

Nephew says, “I dunno – about five minutes.” I say, “Really? We didn’t stop, we just slowed down.” I would say if you timed that it might have delayed us 20 seconds.

Amanda Calvert,

Western Water is reminding customers to think twice about what they put down the toilet or drain at home, to help prevent sewer blockages.

So-called “flushable wipes” are increasingly causing problems in the sewerage system as they do not break down quickly in pipes like toilet paper.

Western Water urges customers not to flush wet wipes, sanitary pads, nappies or

rags down the toilet.

Cooking oils and fats should also never be poured down the sink, as they can build up in pipes and cause blockages.

'Veronicas' focus on health Our show began on March 1 and will run every Tuesday from 2 to 4pm on Community Radio 100.7FM. Our program will cover healthy living and wellbeing.

Our intent is for listeners to be informed and to be aware of their choices and the programs and services available in the Macedon Ranges area. We will cover topics from cradle to grave – from pregnancy to palliative care, from the public to politicians, from meditation and mindfulness to midwifery and medicine, Eastern and Western, and everything in between.

There will be discussions, interviews, your questions answered, book reviews, music, meditation, quizzes and competitions.

We also welcome your ideas and the topics you’d like us to explore.

Veronica Strachan was a nurse and midwife and is now a writer,

coach and serial small business entrepreneur. She lives with her family in their mud-brick home in Gisborne.

Veronica Zeinstra has been a nurse and midwife for over 33 years, currently offering birth coaching to pregnant women, as well as intuitive healing for returning to health and wellbeing. She has lived in the Macedon Ranges for over 23 years.

On air: Veronica Zeinstra (left) and Veronica Strachan.

Let them cool before placing in the bin or in the compost.

Western Water treats more than 9,000 million litres of sewage a year at its seven recycled water plants.

The sewage is treated to produce high quality recycled water, most of which is pumped to sports grounds, school ovals, parks and businesses across the region for irrigation.

Community Garden Harvest Festival Be sure to mark Friday April 8 in your diary so as not to miss our Harvest Festival, showcasing the Community Garden.

A major event will be the unveiling of the Living in the foothills of Geboor mural, which will combine pictures submitted by local people telling the story of what it means to live in the Macedon Ranges. The 5m x 2.5m mural will overlook the garden and be visible from Saunders Road.

Delicious prepared food, harvested from the garden, will be available free and beverages will be on sale. The festival and mural will also celebrate the history and influence of the original inhabitants of the region.

The festival starts at 4.30pm on April 8 at the New Gisborne Community Garden, 31 Saunders Road, New Gisborne.

Successful start for community running programs The Macedon Ranges Running Club Autumn Start Running Group (SRG) and Intermediate Running Group (IRG) programs began well, with strong numbers at each.

The SRG begins gently with a walk/run each week, working towards achieving a non-stop 5km after eight weeks, ending with a celebration run on April 10.

Meanwhile, the IRG are working on completing their 12km program in preparation for Solemotive’s 12km ‘Run the Rock’ event held on April 16 at Hanging Rock.

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Want to begin running, or already running and want to join a fantastic group? Contact Brenda, the club’s Gisborne coordinator, on 0409 250 487, for further details. The groups meet three times a week at Gisborne Aquatic centre.

Other news – on February 5 the club hosted the first of two sausage sizzles to raise funds for the club’s storage and equipment projects. The club wishes to thank the community for their support and all the volunteers

on the day.

The next all-important sausage sizzle is on Anzac weekend Saturday (April 23) at Bunnings Sunbury, so please come along to support us.

Information about Macedon Ranges Running Club and how to join can be found by visiting www. macedonrangesrunningclub.com or emailing macedonrangesrc@gmail. com Stephen Ingram Macedon Ranges Running Club runners at Sankey Reserve on Australia Day.

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New bus makes Mondays more marvellous

Macedon Ranges Health’s Marvellous Mondays program can now bring regular joy to older members of the community thanks to the donation of a new commuter bus by Gisborne and District Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank in November.

The program takes elderly people living at home as well as residents of Gisborne Oaks aged care on outings every Monday.

The group recently visited the rose gardens at Misty Downs in Creswick and shopped at the new Werribee Plaza. Before the new bus was granted, some outings had to be postponed due to service needs of the centre’s two older buses.

To Marvellous Mondays regular Valma Stapleton, the bus outings are the highlight of her week.

Recently, due to illness, Valma said it was easy just to give up and stay home, but the strong connection she had made with her Marvellous Mondays friends made her determined to keep attending outings and has saved her life.

Marvellous Mondays program coordinator Jenny Jewell said the

Congratulations to Gisborne resident Laura Mansted who has been awarded the Orchestral Strings Scholarship at the University of Tasmania. This full scholarship will cover Laura’s HECS fees and provide her with an annual stipend. Laura completed Year 12 last year at Braemar College.

The Deli Café at the Village Shopping Centre has reopened as a small family-operated business with a continually evolving menu.

There’s a whisper that a local identity will be making an appearance on The Footy Show in a month or so.

We’ll keep you posted.

Delighted with bus: Branch manager Susan Tresidder (far left) joins local residents Judy Flower, June Woodgate and Joan Beever and Macedon Ranges Health CEO Don Tidbury in celebrating the new bus. new bus helped build community connectedness every week by bringing people living at home alone and residents of The Oaks into the community.

Branch manager Susan Tresidder is delighted that the bus is being

used regularly and benefiting the community so much.

“This major grant was made possible by our customers, so I’d like to thank them for supporting their local Community Bank,” she said.

Jacqueline Lilley, pictured, has created this beautiful little garden along the footpath outside the Howey Bank units at 3 Hamilton Street.

Fantastic Jacqueline.

Well done!   Julie Lind (standing), proprietor of Gisborne French Provincial at 15 Hamilton Street, with her Chalk Painting class on February 27.

Julie’s next class will be run on March 9.

University scholarship helps GSC student Congratulations to former GSC student Kirsten Lanyon who has been awarded a three-year university scholarship by the Gisborne & District Community Bank branch. Kirsten started a Bachelor of Human Services and Master of Social Work course at La Trobe University in Bundoora this year. Her career goal is to become a youth worker.

Kirsten was overwhelmed to receive the scholarship and said it had taken a massive weight off her shoulders.

“Not having the stresses of money will make a huge difference," she said. "This scholarship has changed everything for my future. It has made more things possible.”

Kirsten worked 15 to 20 hours a week throughout Years 11 and 12. She loved her time at Gisborne Secondary College and said the staff had really helped her succeed. Her favourite subjects were business and psychology and she represented the school in many sports. She is a keen netballer and hopes to continue playing netball at university.

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Kirsten Lanyon receives her scholarship cheque from Chairman Graham Stewart on February 19.

Bank Chairman Graham Stewart said the selection panel was particularly impressed by Kirsten’s total focus and determination to complete her course.

The Community Enterprise Foundation-Gisborne & District Community Bank Branch-La Trobe University Scholarship is worth $36,000 over three years. Kirsten is the branch’s third scholarship recipient.

Bee & Honey Festival The “J” Beekeeping School is excited to remind readers about its Beekeeping and Honey Festival to be held on Sunday March 6. Activities include demonstrations of beekeeping, glass beehive, a bee beard (subject to conditions on the day), tastings and sales of honey, mead, honey liqueur and beekeeping equipment, a kids' corner, live music, drinks and food.

Where: Jadran Social Club, 35 Duncans Lane, Diggers Rest, Sunday March 6, 10am – 4pm. $3 for adults and children free.

Monthly meeting every second Thursday of the month – 6.40pm arrival for 7pm start. facebook.com/jbeekeepingschool www.jbeekeeping.org.au secretary@jbeekeeping.org.au

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ARTS in the RANGES

Proudly sponsored by Gisborne Artists Society, Macedon Ranges Art Group, Phoenix Macedon Ranges Art & Craft, The Gallery Mt Macedon, The Gisborne Singers, Duneira, The Licorice Allsorts, Macedon Music, The Mount Players and the Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society, Central Victoria

Off to a touching start MRFS members agreed the February film made a fine start to the year. In the 2011 French film The Intouchables, Phillipe and Driss navigate their way through laughter and heartache.

The fact that Phillipe is a quadraplegic and Driss is an individual who knows few boundaries makes little difference to the two men whose eventual fondness for each other is obvious.

MRFS, now in its seventh year, will screen the 2013 film Charlie’s Country in March. Directed by Rolf de Heer, indigenous Australian Charlie (played by David Gulpilil) faces immense changes in his Arnhem Land lifestyle as he attempts to respect the laws that have come into being with white settlement.

Autumn events at Duneira Enjoy the wonders of a Mt Macedon autumnal display, be uplifted by music and learn some helpful parenting tips during March at Duneira.

Autumn Garden Tours are a wonderful opportunity to get up close and personal with Duneira’s century-old garden and hear first-hand what it’s like to see the form and colour change with the seasons.

House Tours explore the history of Duneira and its colourful owners over the past 100 or so years.

Film Society members Janet Moritz, Fran Spain, Sue Massie and Barb McKimm raise a toast to another year of fine films.

The Macedon Ranges Film Society meets on the second Wednesday of every month at the Woodend Community Centre.

Film notes and an informal supper are part of the evening.

MRFS is a membership-based club so initial enquiries must be made by phoning Lorraine on 5427 0921 or Christine on 5429 5452 or emailing mrfilmsociety@ gmail.com

Don’t miss two unique events in March. Duneira is delighted to present “Violin for 2”, a special evening concert with internationally renowned violinists Anne Harvey-Nagl and Susannah Ng, coinciding with the launch of the Woodend Winter Arts Festival program for 2016. The concert will be on March 19 at

the Norma Richardson Hall in Buckland Street, Woodend.

Parents dealing with some of the difficult aspects of teenage development will benefit from the lecture “She’s just a moody teenager: Depression and its management in adolescents” with Emeritus Professor Bruce Tonge.

This afternoon session on Sunday March 20 is designed for an adult audience, with afternoon tea and a chance to ask questions to help you and your teens to prevent the consequences that depression may bring.

For information or to buy tickets, visit www.duneira. com.au

The Gallery Mount Macedon Our exhibition at The Gallery titled ‘Now and Then’ showcases works in mixed media by our members.

Their ‘Now’ or present art is accompanied and inspired by a project that they have created in the past.

Kathryn’s ceramic from 1982 and a mosaic made recently both use intersection as a focal point. Colleen Weste’s theme on the other hand, is about how our environment references our unique vision. Come into the gallery and see in how many different ways our members have interpreted the theme.

In April the gallery is presenting an installation made by the students at Mt Macedon Primary School. The theme is ‘Renewal’ and we look forward to this exciting collaboration opening on Saturday April 9 at 2pm. www.thegallerymtmacedon.com.

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This work by mosaic artist Kathryn Portelli is about the theme for March, ‘Now and Then’.

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Singers in need of tenors and basses The Gisborne SIngers are now hard at work on their next major project, which is Beethoven's Mass in C. This will be performed at venues we have not sung in before but which are acoustically excellent. The first performance will be at Kyneton on Sunday May 15 in the Catholic Church, Hutton Street. The second show will be at the new Barcham Theatre, Gisborne Secondary College, on Sunday May 22.

Both performances start at 3pm.

Later in the year, in November, we shall present two performances

of Handel's 'The Messiah', back by popular demand.

As rehearsals get under way we are again short of tenors and basses, so if you were considering joining a userfriendly choir, now would be a good time.

The choir is very fortunate in having the GREAT Association (Gisborne Region Events Activities & Tourism) as

the major sponsor with the Gisborne Gazette as minor sponsor. Our Patron is Phyllis Boyd who explains why these two prominent organisations support the Singers so substantially: "The Gisborne Singers perform a broad range of amazing works in a professional manner at local venues in the Macedon Ranges. The GREAT Association and the Gazette are proud sponsors, ensuring this vibrant group is able to continue its wonderful works for the benefit of the community." – Phyllis.

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Day on the Red Music Festival Put Saturday March 19 in your diary as the fourth annual ‘Day on the Red’ Music Festival is shaping up to be another incredible day filled with live music, local food and wine stalls.

The family-friendly event will this year be held at a new venue: in the scenic parkland adjacent to Sankey Reserve in Gisborne.

The volunteer-run festival is proud to continue raising funds for the locally based Cambodian Kids Foundation with 100% of ticket sales going directly towards educating the youth of Cambodia.

The festival has a stellar lineup of local musicians featuring Growlands, The Soulistics, The Wild Bunch and Jimmy & Paige, with the full line-up to be announced via the ‘Day on the Red’ Facebook page.

Face painting and a jumping castle will be available for the kids – $5 all day.

When: 1pm – 9pm, March 19 Where: Sankey Reserve, Gisborne. Tickets at the gate, $20 Adult, $10 Concession, Under 12 free!

BYO: Picnic rug, chairs, snacks and drinks.

Food and alcohol available for purchase.

Gisborne Artists’ Society Our 30th Annual Show will be opened by Athol Guy, AO, of The Seekers fame, at 7.30pm on Friday, March 4, at the Gisborne Mechanics Hall.

The Opening Night cost of $10 per person includes finger food supper and drinks. Don’t miss this stimulating range of work at very reasonable prices.

The show is open on Saturday 5 from 10am – 4pm and Sunday 6 from 9am – 4pm. Entry is free.

Proceeds of sales go to the Gisborne Oaks nursing home.

For further information, please ring 5428 3852.

Gisborne Artists Society donates proceeds from the event to Gisborne Oaks nursing home.

Macedon Ranges Photographic Society Alice Mabin’s very well attended talk in February about the background and inspirations for her book ‘The Drover’ was truly inspirational. We are looking forward to her next book ‘The Driver’, an insight ino the people who transport our goods around Australia.

Following the Portrait workshop at the old Kerrie School in late February, Deborah, the club president, demonstrated at our club night on March 1 how to then process these images to get the most character from each image. Very useful for one of our competitions later in the year.

The March 7 technical night will have a panel of photographers demonstrating a number of different ways to restore old photographs.

Our club night on April 5 will see guest judge Tuck Leong provide feedback on

Some of the crowd who enjoyed last year’s festival.

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Al Mabin presents her talk at the February club night.

the images in our first competition of the year, with the subjects being ‘Open’ and ‘Macro/Close Up’.

We look forward to seeing some stunning images.

New members are most welcome.

For more information please contact

Image by John Spring

Deborah Mullins on 0411 530 015 or visit the website www.macedon-rangesphotography.org.au or our Facebook page.

The club meets twice a month at the Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House, 59 Main Road.

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The rally will finish at Gisorne Peak Winery, South Gisborne.

As a tribute to the most successful and capable 4x4 ever built, the Land Rover Club of Victoria has decided to hold a “Defender Salute Rally”. This will involve the full range of the classic-shaped Land Rovers and will proceed from Diggers Rest through Gisborne to end at the Gisborne Peak Winery in South Gisborne for lunch on Sunday March 6. Up to 70 cars will take part.

Viewing points along the route include Benson Road, Hobbs Road, corner of Bacchus Marsh/Gisborne and Gisborne/ Melton Roads, Mount Gisborne Road, McGeorge Road, and Watson Road.

All Girl All Star Cheerleaders Signature Cheer and Dance Studio were placed ninth in their Division at the National Cheerleading and Dance Championships in Melbourne in November last year.

Twelve girls from the local area represented the studio in Young cheerleaders take part in the nathe Senior Level 1 All Girl All tional championships.

Star Cheerleading Division.

The girls also won themselves the coveted Zero deductions stamp from the judges.

This year the New Gisborne studio is offering three competitive cheerleading teams: Tinies aged 4-6 years, Junior aged 6-14 years and Open 14 years and older and a Hip Hop and Pom Pom Team. All competition teams run at New Gisborne or Macedon. There are also a range of recreational classes available.

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'Movies that Matter' program The Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group’s monthly screening of sustainability-related films continues this year.

The movies are screened at the Victoria Hotel, Woodend, every second Tuesday of the month. They are open to anyone interested in climate change and the need to reengineer global economics to cater for increasing population.

Featuring mostly recently released movies, the evenings provide an opportunity to be informed in a convenient and convivial atmosphere. Dinner is generally served from 6.30pm with

RSL Secretary Rob Funston inspects the new flagpole.

the movie screening at 7.30pm. A discussion of the film usually follows and provides an opportunity to meet like-minded residents and consider the local implications of the material covered.

The program of films the first half of this year is available on the MRSG website www.mrsgonline. org.au The March movie will be a series of short international films.

The program will also feature Hungry for Change, Schooling the World and The Human Scale.

MRSG welcomes both members and non-members of the MRSG to the 2016 program.

Our AGM will be held on March 7 at 2pm at 247 Station Road, New Gisborne. We hope to get a full attendance of members.

We are organising a coach to take us to the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne on March 15, at a cost of around $20 each person. We leave the Cenotaph in Gisborne at 9am and return by 3pm. We have 18 going at the moment and would like more as we have a 57-seat coach.

Give me a ring if you wish to travel with us to the Shrine.

As you can see in the photo, our flagpole has been installed at our meeting place in New Gisborne.

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Gisborne Genealogical Group A large and appreciative audience enjoyed Eddie Gardiner’s stories and verse on February 25 as he took them back to days gone by in Gisborne.

The next meeting of the group will be our AGM. It will be held on Thursday March 24 at 7.30pm in the Family History Room adjoining the Gisborne Library.

All positions will be vacant and nomination forms can be obtained from the GGG Room.

Also at this meeting our Member of the Year will be announced. This award goes to a member who has stood out during the year (or during previous years) for contributing in a significant way to the group. This is the 10th year we have held the award. Who will receive it this year?

Following the AGM, member Lorna Jackson will tell us about her family reunion. Many of us have been involved in family reunions over the years and it is always interesting to find out how other people organise them.

The evening will conclude with

with Melanie Fattore

President Tricia McLay presents Eddie Gardiner with a metal vintage car cutout made by Secretary Julie Dworak; a unique expression of thanks. supper and time to chat. Visitors are most welcome.

Our first outing for the year will be a trip to Melbourne on April 16 to the

Immigration Museum and other resource centres. Details are available from Mary Ritchie on 5428 3887.

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THE TWILIGHT S C H O O L

Sofie Laguna, winner of the Miles Franklin award for her novel set in Altona, The Eye of the Sheep, will be in conversation with Bruno Lettieri at Rupertswood, Sunbury, on Wednesday March

9 at 6pm for 6.30pm start.

Adults – $10; Secondary students – free.

Wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase; please

bring a plate for the communal table.

Please RSVP to BLettieri@ scr.vic.edu.au or 9744 0085 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

March not only means the beginning of autumn but it also signifies the commencement of university for many students around the state.

Two wonderful young Macedon women begin their university careers knowing that they enter their courses after completing their VCE with near perfect scores and in the process gaining prestigious school awards.

Hope Pender was 2015 Dux of Gisborne Secondary College and Lucinda Harrison was Dux Proximus of Braemar College. I’d like to wish the girls every success in their chosen courses.

A group of Macedon residents and interested volunteers are going through the process of applying for a grant with Regional Arts Victoria. A town meeting was held on February 21 to discuss ideas.

It’s hoped that a common space in the town will be established to, among other things, illustrate the town’s history and events that have formed Macedon. I look forward to keeping you up to date with their progress.

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Ingredients: 1kg potatoes, cooked and diced ¼ - ½ cup mayonnaise with a few drops of Tabasco (optional) 185gm can salmon or tuna, drained, (or more if you wish) 3 – 4 gherkins, finely chopped ¼ red capsicum, finely diced 1 tsp finely chopped dill 1 – 2 hard boiled eggs, shelled and chopped Salt and pepper to taste Chopped parsley Method: While potatoes are still warm stir through mayonnaise. When cool, combine fish, gherkins, capsicum, dill, eggs, salt and pepper and stir into potatoes. Sprinkle with parsley.

Chill before serving.

For a light lunch serve with mixed leaves and halved cherry tomatoes, crusty bread and, maybe, a glass of your favourite white wine.

Enjoy!

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Kids Corner

HEALTH AND WELLBEING Proudly sponsored by Macedon Ranges Health

‘Betty’s Boop’ with Betty Doolan

It’s hard to believe this is the start of the third month – also February was the start of the Chinese New Year. The LEP room (Life Enhancement Program) was decorated with dragons and coloured paper umbrellas; there was a special Chinese afternoon tea with yum cha, Chinese Horoscopes followed by green tea – it was certainly a good start to the Year of the Monkey.

Residents go once a week to McDonald's where they enjoy coffee, cake and the crosswords.

The residents’ choir is still going strong and now we have a lovely small piano. Grevillea residents have a dance program, painting, hookey and a bus trip each week. Red Cross Singers are back after the Christmas break and lovely Marie is also back with an afternoon of playing cards. Painting and drawing is another new group and even if you are no good at drawing that does not matter – the group will finish with refreshments.

Chairaerobics has changed; residents play football and basketball (we are all goalies), we can count to 10 in Italian and French (I am not sure it would help much if we went to those countries but we enjoy learning it).

Another new group is walking and we are hoping the council will put up signs to warn motorists that senior walking groups are in the area.

I have been enjoying doing family history and at the moment I am sorting and recording. I would like to do some research but one thing at a time; I can’t encourage you enough to record your family history. I was once offered a job doing research for family history and have always regretted not taking the job.

That’s what it is all about – enjoying what you are doing and forgetting about your aches and pains.

Stay Safe, Betty

Multitude of talents among Shed Men

Thinking about volunteering?

As we’ve mentioned a few times before, our Men’s Shed is not just a carpenter’s shop.

We’ve got quite a few Green Thumbs among our membership.

Just about every day there is a discussion about fertiliser, mulching, netting, pruning, how the tomatoes are ripening or how big the pumpkins are.

Many of our Shedmen grow more vegetables at home than they can eat and often bring in a box of excess beans, lemons, tomatoes or squash for the rest of us to share.

Shedmen John, Fred and Terry have even started a vegie patch at the back of The Shed.

When we moved in at the middle of last year the patch in the picture was just like brown concrete with a few weeds 'The corn is as high as an elephant's eye...' growing out of it. Now look at it! and a guided tour of the garden? John So if carpentry is not your thing, why is always ready to show you how tall his not come in on any Monday, Wednesday corn stalks are. or Thursday morning for a cuppa, a chat

Kick off your weight loss with Gisborne TOWN It’s the start of March and we are in for an early Easter so as far as food is concerned – it seems to be all about chocolate! You'll see it everywhere, it's enough to make anyone’s good intentions melt away.

However it doesn't have to be that way. Just remember not all Easter Dianne Egan Eggs are created equal. Remember to read the label and think small. You don't have to avoid chocolate altogether, just be mindful and read the label and remember even some small eggs can set you back 400 calories and 30 grams of fat.

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If you have ever thought about volunteering why don’t you consider spending some time at Opportunity on Hamilton op shop?.

The ladies work hard but there is often happy laughter to be heard as you walk through the door.

If that is not quite your “thing” but you have been thinking about volunteering, maybe you could become a member of the Exercise Class volunteering group. There are daily classes – Strength for Life, Better Mobility, Keeping your Balance and Falls Prevention as well as the Warm Water class on a Wednesday and Thursday.

All but the Warm Water classes are held in the Gym at 5 Neal Street and our wonderful exercise therapists would really appreciate a couple of extra hands to help out. You would be trained to assist and it is very rewarding.

If you would like to consider any of the above, please call 5428 0300.

Club can help you.

TOWN does not provide predetermined diet plans but aims to provide support and encouragement to members to enable them to make healthy lifestyle changes that will result in lifelong, healthy weight control.

The TOWN group structure is one of support, facilitation and sharing. We meet every Monday evening at the Gisborne Bowling Club between 6 and 7pm.

So come and join us and start your weight loss journey. If you wish to know more you can contact Carmel on 5428 3856 or Kathy on 5428 1334.

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Garden at Gisborne Oaks seeks volunteer helpers Late last year Western Water provided Macedon Ranges Health with a grant to transform an underused area at the Gisborne Oaks into a Sensory Garden. With direct access from the dementia wing it will provide residents with a beautiful and sensory space that is both safe and secure.

The project will take time and requires enthusiastic green thumb volunteers to give us a hand.

If you think this project is something you would be interested in being involved with, please contact Macedon Ranges Health on 5428 0300 and sign up as a volunteer.

New classes and exercise programs at MRH

John Correy has been attending the Oaks market for 14 years.

Gisborne Oaks market profile This month we introduce John Correy who has been coming to our market for 14 years.

John sells ratchet garden tools, secateurs, loppers and extendable tree pruners (up to three metres).

The secateurs and ratchet cut are Australian inventions.

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MRH Chairman John Wauchope with Artists' Society President Trish Kaye at last year’s successful show.

Gisborne Artists' show Make sure to mark in your diary the annual Gisborne Art Show for Friday March 4 to Sunday 6 at the Mechanics Hall Gisborne.

The Gisborne Artists Society hosts this event each year with the Gisborne Oaks Residential Aged Care facility benefiting from the proceeds.

There are many new exhibits at the show this year and it is always interesting to see how many talented artists we have here in Gisborne.

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There are fantastic gift ideas for the garden lover who has everything ... eftpos facilities are available.

The Gisborne Oaks Market is in the car park at Brantome Street on the first Sunday of each month – make sure you visit us next month.

Misery loves company – and a little understanding Macedon Ranges Arthritis Peer Support Group The group meets on the first Monday of the month at Woodend Neighbourhood House, 47 Forest Street, from 1pm to 3pm.

Peer Support Groups provide social connections with people who understand a little of what you are going through, the opportunity to develop longlasting friendships and, impor-

tantly, the chance to have a laugh. You can also tap into local knowledge about services and health providers available.

For more information on this Peer Support Group, please phone Susan on 411 116 711 or email susanc23@bigpond.com or phone Rita on 5427 2483 or email peteriet@outlook.com

Happy ending for a lost cat and his distressed family After the Daly family’s beloved cat Ninja went missing recently the family was distraught. They doorknocked, letterbox-dropped and posted flyers around town and on Facebook.

Almost a month passed but the family never gave up hope. On February 12 they received a text from an unknown number saying “check on the CFA website. I think they found your cat.” Then

followed numerous messages from parents and community members about Ninja.

The family was reunited with him thanks to the kindness of two girls, Tilly and Barney, who had seen him high up in a tree in the Sankey forest.

The CFA members involved in the rescue were all parents of the children Mel Daly teaches at St Brigid’s. She was overwhlemed

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with the sense of community of the town: parents, friends, volunteers and strangers all banding together to reunite the family with Ninja. Mel believes this has been a lesson in the strength of community and the determination to never give up hope. She wants to affirm to everyone – and especially our younger people – the feeling that Gisborne is a good Community effort finds Ninja. place to live in and be a part of.

Our new Exercise Physiologist Gina Mendoza is looking forward to working with the Gisborne community.

Gina specialises in the benefits of exercise to help clients get fitter for all-round good health and also assists clients with, or at risk of, chronic Gina Mendoza medical conditions.

In addition to these classes, our Physiotherapist Sheridan Brand is running Pregnancy Pilates and Mums and Bubs Classes.

Classes and proSheridan Brand grams available are run by our Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and Allied Health Professionals.

Classes range in cost from $7.50 to $10 per class and some have reduced fees with private health insurance. For further information and times please go to www. mrh.org.au and look at our timetable or phone 5428 0300.

Termite trouble needs solution As reported last month, the Gisborne Pony Club and Gisborne & Adult Riding Clubs were dealt a devastating blow recently when it was discovered that termites had destroyed structural timber in the clubhouse and toilets at IR Robertson Reserve in South Gisborne. Representatives from the IR Robertson Reserve, Adult Riding Club and Pony Club are in discussions about the most feasible way to move forward.

The biggest hurdle self-funded clubs face is the capital required for rebuilding. One strategy may be to use temporary structures until sufficient fundraising can be achieved.

Anybody interested in sponsoring the construction of new facilities should contact one of these groups: www.gisbornedarc.com.au or www.gisborne.ponyclubvic.org.au or www. irrobertsonreserve.com Fundraiser event details see p29

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Kids Corner

THE GREAT ASSOCIATION Gisborne reGion events Activities

GISBORNE View from

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OLDE TIME MARKET First Sunday of every month

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Hi! My name is Susan Daicos. I’m 36 years old and I have lived in Gisborne for two years since moving here from Deer Park.

I have been volunteering for many years in different organisations in Melbourne doing general office duties. I recently started volunteering at the Gazette and really enjoy it.

Visitors browse among the stalls on Aitken Street.

Who runs the Olde Time Market

An enthusiastic team of volunteers from the GREAT Association manages the Olde Time Market held on the first Sunday of each month, from 9am to 2pm.

Funds raised from the collection of stall fees are returned to the community in many and varied ways, such as grants to community groups or sponsoring of community events.

The GREAT Association and other volunteers also produce the monthly Gisborne Gazette and distribute it throughout the south ward of the Macedon Ranges Shire.

If you would like to become involved in any facet of this community service, please contact one of the following people: GREAT president Phyllis Boyd, 0431 063 119, secretary Ian Boyd, 0417 059 525, or treasurer Graeme Millar, 5428 2522.

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First Sunday of every month 9am to 2pm Hamilton Street - Aitken Street Market Manager 0431 563 566

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Throughout March we will have two artists exhibiting at the GREAT Centre: Robyn Viewwho of the market from the Hamiltonand Gurry, lives in South Gisborne, Street office.

William Ritchie, a Gisborne resident.

Robyn is displaying her ceramics while William is showing paintings of native animals and birds. Readers may recall that in November last year the Gazette published William’s award-winning painting of a Maremma dog guarding penguins against foxes on Middle of Island The inaugural presentation the nearGisborne Warrnambool.

Gazette Award was made Do dropmonth in and to viewGisborne the displays.

All last Singers member Margaret items are available for Brockman. purchase.

Gazette award to Singers choir member

I live with my parents and absolutely love it here. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends and going to the movies.

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Along the path in the Reserve in Hamilton Street, shoppers with an interest in gardening can find a huge range of plants of all sizes and varieties, from seedlings to many mature trees and shrubs, reasonably priced, from Plant One On Me. See the advertisement on page 21 for more details of specials available at the June and July Olde Time Markets.

Cool weather or hot, there is nothing like a warm fresh scone straight from the oven. Ask Richard of Fire n’ Stone, our resident Irish scone maker, for the Gisborne Olde Time Market.

A stall holder here for around 18 months, Richard whips up several huge batches of scone dough each market, then loads the freshly cut scones into his specially built gas oven. Voila! Minutes later out they come, with a crispy top and wonderful flavour.

Try Richard’s plain scones with jam and cream topping or the famous savoury herb scones with a dash of melted butter. How about one of his chocolate scones with Plant Onemelted On Mewhite has achocolate large area of plants andnext trees on display. bits?

Perhaps Ceramics by Robyn Gurry. market he will run up some of his apple and cinnamon scones with the apples Goldfields Honeysupplied has been providing from the next door stall holder, Wild Trout’s Men’s and Women’s Headwear Australian honey Harcourt varieties Apples. and honeyIf you are hoping for is one of the many stalls that is a regular at based products for the people of Central some advice and recipes, think again. the market.

Victoria for over 20 years.

Richard never follows a They have been attending the Gisborne recipe, he works it out by Olde Time Market for many years and the feel and consistency have educated their loyal customers of the scone dough. about the many different types of honey, What’s his secret to the their flavours and their health benefits. perfect scone? Fifteen You will find good value and friendly grams Stall of love in every service at the Goldfields Honey

 he the says. Richard at Site 62 on the corner scone opposite William Mechanics Institute. Mention this market for lovesseeing the Gisborne Ritchie article in the Gazetteitsand provide your friendly atmosphere and great Goldfields Honeywith will fill your own container own container and organisation. they will fill it for $6 – Rosemary ifDavies you mention this article. some per kilogram. of his works.

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Artists of the Month

Margaret was awarded the prize as the choir member who had sold the most tickets to one of the choir’s major concerts. The award was made

by Richard Whiteley on behalf of the Gazette and was one of a number of recent Gazette awards initiated as a way of returning funds earned by the Gazette to the community.

Kids Corner

SCHOOL’S IN

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Warm welcome for new pupils Students, activities and learning are definitely in full swing for 2016. Our new students have settled in well and are overwhelmed by the welcome they receive from their new peers. Although the preps are formally buddied with older students, those who start in higher grades are buddied voluntarily by caring peers who want them to feel included and safe.

Term 1 will see students participating in the Christian Sports Network swimming carnival and our leaders attending a leadership summit in Melbourne.

On a weekly basis we will run groups for our Visual Spatial Learners which help them understand their unique strengths in problem solving, creativity and visual memory.

On a daily basis, we will continue to practise mindfulness, specifically focusing on using breathing to regulate our emotions and attention. The students are really embracing these strategies and on more than one occasion reminded a peer or parent to “breathe around the square”!

Basketball sessions have resumed before school on Wednesdays and of course our amazing music program offers something for everyone, as we prepare for the upcoming Sun Fest Battle of the Choirs and street parade.

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Ethan Maynes is a Grade 6 student at St Brigid's who has been elected as Environmental Leader for 2016. Ethan has taken great pride in his leadership role and in looking after the school animals, ensuring they have enough water and food, and establishing a routine for other students to play with the animals during lunch time.

New leaders, from left: (Back) Lachlan, Connor, Luke and Austin; (Front) Ella, Hope, Alison and April.

Introducing New Gisborne school leaders New Gisborne Primary School’s 2016 school leaders have embraced their new roles with enthusiasm and motivation.

Thirty-five students applied for the coveted positions with eight students being selected to take on the roles of leadership.

The school leaders represented New Gisborne Primary at the GRIP Leadership Conference in Melbourne on February 17, learning about how they can make a difference and engage with students across the whole school. Our leaders are looking forward to a busy and productive year.

Connor: I’m looking forward

to helping the school grow and develop.

Lachlan: I’m looking forward to the opportunity to representing our great school at community events.

Luke: I’m looking forward to being a role model to younger students in our school community.

Austin: I’m excited to be working in a team with my fellow

school leaders to make our school as great as it can be.

Ella: I’m looking forward to applying what I learnt at the Student Leaders Conference in Melbourne.

Alison: I can’t wait to help our school and wider community in any way I can.

Hope: I’m excited about conducting and speaking at school assemblies.

April: I’m really happy about taking new and prospective parents for tours around our school when the time comes for them to choose a school for their children.

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Introducing new school captains

Bright start at Mount Macedon What a start it has been at Mount Macedon Primary School! We have welcomed a great group of Foundation students as well as a number of new students throughout the year levels. We wish them all the best for their journey at MMPS and cannot wait to get to know them better.

We have been busy organising our student leadership positions and have our School Captains for the year, Isabel Obermoser and Axel Agin. They will work with our other student leaders to make everyone’s time great.

Last week we had our House Swimming Carnival at the Woodend pool. The students swam their hardest and had a blast. Well done to McCubbin House who came away winners. We also celebrate the swimmers who will compete in the district swimming competition soon.

We are also very excited to begin our “Garden to Table” lessons each fortnight. Laura Wenczel has returned to take sessions with each class every two weeks. Last week students made frittatas and fruit salads and everyone enjoyed themselves.

We’re looking forward to an exciting and productive year here at MMPS and cannot wait to get started!

Gisborne Primary Hello, my name is Philip and I am the boy school captain in 2016.

My name is Emily and I am the girl school captain.

We are really happy to represent this great school for the year.

This year kicked off with the school swimming sports.

Everyone who took part was in Years 3-6. It was a great day for swimming and the weather was on our side.

The day concluded with an off-site evacuation practice. In other emergency preparation news, the State Education Department is allowing schools listed on the Bushfire At-Risk Register, which are pre-emptively closed on ‘Code Red’ fire danger days, to relocate or close on ‘Extreme’ days if these are deemed to pose excessive risk. Our school has further information if required.

Our integrated unit theme for this term is geography based. Preps are learning about basic features of maps, Grade 1/2s are looking at continents, Grade 3/4s are exploring the characteristics of Australian states/territories and Grade 5/6s will discover similarities and differences between Australia and Asia.

Throughout the school we’ve been learning about choosing a ‘just right text’. This involves selecting a book that is suitable for our level of reading.

Emily, Philip and David McCall

Proud McCubbin House Captains, Lilly Armstrong and Patrick Byrne.

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GISBORNE SECONDARY COLLEGE

Careers Chatter

What’s on @ GSC with Eshe Lane and Sean Doherty

with Kerry Huke It has been a pleasure to welcome so many families and community members to our recent information sessions. Attending these sessions allows you to speak directly with staff, to learn about specialist programs and important coming events. Establishing these relationships early in your child’s education strengthens learning partnerships between the schools and families and the relationships we build allow us to celebrate positive student outcomes together.

It has been a delight to hear from so many students and their families about their employment and tertiary destinations. Quite often the successes of students can be overshadowed by VCE scores and very little is communicated about their actual destinations.

93% of our class of 2015 received an offer of a tertiary placement. Some students received academic scholarships and I would like to especially thank Gisborne and District Community Bank for their generous Latrobe University Scholarship to one of our own students, Kirsten Lanyon.

Such successes have been largely due to early pathways and careers planning. It’s never too early to start thinking about careers ideas, researching options, developing career action plans, or simply having a discussion with a member of your college’s careers team.

At GSC, students have access to a diverse range of programs including VETis, SBATs and VCE extension programs which support students career choices, future training and employment options.

I would encourage students and families to make contact with your college’s careers team to discuss available options.

Many tertiary institutions are offering a wide range of student engagement programs. One example of these programs is ‘The Big Day In @ RMIT’. This conference focuses on the future of technology and how students can get involved in shaping the future. For more information please visit www.thebigdayin. com.au Kerry Huke Careers Development Co-ordinator 5428 3691 huke.kerry.k@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Learning skills through community involvement Local MP Mary-Anne Thomas has welcomed funding for local secondary school students to get involved in community projects to gain valuable experience and skills, under the State Government’s $4.46 million Advance program.

Gisborne Secondary College will receive funding for Advance, which aims to reduce the impact of disadvantage on achievement, strengthen resilience and reduce the number of young people leaving school between Years 9 and 12.

“Advance gives young people in Gisborne valuable leadership opportunities through community involvement. I encourage young students to get involved, make connections in their local community and gain valuable exper-

ience and skills that will help them get a job and strengthen our local economy,” Ms Thomas said.

The program helps students participate in recognised training courses and community projects that develop their communication, project management and teamwork skills with disciplines including animal welfare, culture, conservation, emergency services, events, human rights, sport and recreation and community service.

Schools report that the program helps young people lead healthy, active and diverse cultural lives, teaches them about safe life choices and behaviour, identifies career paths, opens up mentoring opportunities and reengages them in education and employment opportunities.

Introducing GSC vice-captains 2016 vice captains Taylah Rees and Nelson Keene.

Since our last column it has been non-stop at Gisborne Secondary as a new year begins.

Our students have begun the year with raringto-go attitudes and enthusiasm. With the combination of new responsibilities, eagerness to learn, and our spiffing new jackets, the Year 12 students are cracking down on their studies and embracing the wisdom and support that the school has to offer.

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to welcome Jamin Heppell, director of Game Changers Australia, to the college to run a motivational session for our Year 12s. The main emphases of the session were stress management and the importance of doing what is true to yourself.

After school Jamin also ran a leadership workshop for the Year 12 students who have leadership positions, showing us how we can operate as an effective student leadership body. This workshop involved a meditation session, a review of our goals and values as a leadership team along with lots of laughs. Later that night the school leaders were awarded their badges at the College Investiture, where Jamin also shared his stories with our teachers and parents. We cannot thank Jamin enough for his presentation, as he is an amazing young man and his inspiring words were very motivational and beneficial.

Our new Year 7s have settled into the school and already enjoyed various integration activities, including a day trip to Fun Fields.

Principal Andrew Robertson has developed a feature in our school newsletter. Each fortnight a student is interviewed about their interests, aspirations or stories which is then made into a profile. Eshe was the first student to be featured, and we’re looking forward to learning some new things and hidden talents about the people we see every day but may not know much about.

In the next few weeks we are looking forward to our swimming sports carnival, our annual International Women's Day breakfast and plenty of learning!

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over to manage the property. His observations on the Aboriginals, on early Melbourne and on squatting life were later published in Recollections of Squatting in Victoria. In this chapter, ‘Journey to Wolfscrag’, Curr details a night at Gisborne’s old Bush Inn on his way to the run in 1841.

Sketch of the Bush Inn, the hotel that gave Gisborne its original name (Bush Inn). Erected by 1840, the old inn was the haunt of local farm workers, passing squatters and hunters until the Gold Rush gave it uproarious life in 1851. It was in Hamilton Street next to Gardiners Garage where today the modern ‘Bush Inn Building’ (housing the Metricon office) stands.

As the weather was exceedingly hot and our horses fat, we rode slowly and did not reach the inn until a couple of hours or more after sundown, when my experience of Australian bush life began.

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he inn, we noticed as we approached, was somewhat noisy, and on going up to it, an ostler, summoned by the barking of a bloodhound, came out and taking possession of our horses in a freeand-easy manner, directed us to enter the house. A step took us into the sitting room, which opened onto the verandah.

The building was of slabs, roofed with shingles in the usual way; its dimensions

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were about thirty five feet by twelve, with a skillion in addition in the rear, which ran the whole length of the structure. The exterior and division walls were seven feet high.

The ceiling was of white-washed canvas, and a covering of the same material lined the walls in lieu of plaster.

The sitting room was about fifteen feet long. In the middle of it was a deal table, one end of which was laid with washing utensils for the morning. In the centre of the table was a large brass bell, such as is used by criers, and a single tallow candle in a disreputable candlestick, which guttered complacently on to the oilcloth covering.

On the mantelpiece were a few gaudy ornaments, Phillises in china with lambs to match and the figure of a Spanish bullfighter or two, if my memory serves me.

There were also in the room four sofas of the poorest sort, on two of which beds had been made, the one having an occupant who was already asleep.

He was probably a squatter, travelling between his station and town. His boots, hat and clothes had been thrown on the floor beside him; a tobacco pouch hung suspended by a leather belt from the head rail of the sofa or bedstead, and from under his pillow protruded the end of a valise and the butt of a horse pistol.

Besides visible discomfort, a conglomerate aroma of tobacco, beer and muttonbirds pervaded the atmosphere; whilst now and then the canvas ceiling, shaken by a passing air, which fortunately found ingress under the eaves, gave a sort of plunge which reminded one of the sails of a ship in the light weather of the tropics.

From the tap, in the meantime, which was within a yard of us, proceeded the wrangling, laughter and oaths of half a dozen drunken men.

Such was the coup-d’oeil [the scene] which presented itself to us on our entering the sitting room of the Bush Inn, which might, at the period, have been considered a fair specimen of bush-inns in the colony generally at nine o’clock in the evening.

Supper being desirable after our ride, the startling sound of the big brass bell on the table brought the barmaid into the room, who having promised us some bacon and eggs and tea without milk and tried with a spoon to stop the candle from guttering, removed the washing utensils to a corner of the floor and proceeded to lay the table.

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Journey to Wolfscrag n January 1841, my father purchased a sheep station about seventy miles from Melbourne and five miles south-west from where the town of Heathcote now stands.

This station, which was called Wolfscrag, had been taken up for an absentee Tasmanian proprietor by his overseer and had been represented at the sale to have improvements on it to the value of £300 or £400. The number of sheep depasturing at Wolfscrag were said to be 2,300 and my father, who had not seen the property, purchased it at the price of 15 shillings a head – a figure then unprecedentedly low.

As regards the value of stations at that time, it must be borne in mind that anyone was at liberty, on payment to government of a yearly fee of £10, to “squat” on country not already occupied; so that, as there was plenty of country vacant, the selling value of a run was a little more than the cost of improvements – huts, fences, woolsheds etc. – which had been erected on it.

My father sent me over to take delivery of the sheep and manage his new purchase, directing me to engage a competent overseer from whom I should be able to learn sheep-farming, of which I knew nothing and for which at that time, I had little inclination. I left Tasmania without delay and reached Melbourne on 9th February 1841. On arriving there, I met the person who was to give delivery of the sheep and run and though I was not at all prepossessed with him, I was glad to engage him as my overseer for three months at a salary of £100 per annum, as servants of any sort were most difficult to obtain. I directed him to return to Wolfscrag, where I purposed following him in the course of a few days.

Being perfectly ignorant of everything connected with sheep and their management – never having, in fact, seen a station or counted a flock of sheep – I was very desirous of getting some friend experienced in such matters to accompany me to see delivery taken, as well as to obtain an opinion of the property; the more so as I had got an idea into my head, during my interview with my overseer, that I should find things on the station very different from what had been represented at the sale. Fortunately I met a friend of my father who was on the point of starting with a companion to his own station and who kindly consented to make a detour and see me through my first difficulties at Wolfscrag.

I had brought an excellent saddle mare with me from Tasmania, and set out with my two companions about three o’clock one evening, a few days after my arrival, our destination that night being the Bush Inn, some thirty-five miles from Melbourne.

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Settlement in search of a railway From the Kyneton Guardian, July 11, 1888.

The ’Rook Revisited

“A public meeting was held last Saturday at Hassed’s, Bullengarook East, for the purpose of forming a Railway League, advocating the construction of a railway from Bacchus Marsh to Macedon. There was a very fair attendance, representing a large and influential portion of the farming interest of Bullengarook.

Mr Webb was appointed chairman. The chairman opened the meeting by reading some articles of local and metropolitan newspapers commenting on the present policy of railway con-struction.

A lively discussion arose on account of some article in a local paper recommending a line from Maryborough to Diggers Rest, and the general expression of the meeting was altogether against the construction of such a line, as

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such a line would not only be very expensive, but would serve the interests of the farming community of Bullengarook not nearly so well as a line from Bacchus Marsh to Macedon.

A direct line from Bacchus Marsh via Coimadai through Bullengarook to Macedon would open a vast trade of timber, both for firewood and manufacturing purposes, principally between Bullengarook and Macedon, and would be the means of developing the slate quarry industry of the district, the slate of which is considered the best in the colony.

A slate quarry, opened at the

cost of nearly £10,000 and which produces splendid slate, had to be closed for want of railway communication.

After some discussion, Mr. Weir put the following motion, seconded

by Mr Dohoney: ‘That this meeting is in favour of the construction of a railway from Bacchus Marsh through Bullengarook to Macedon and that the co-operation of the Macedon people be invited’.

The motion was carried unanimously.

Mr Thom put the next motion, seconded by Mr Hassed: ‘That a committee be appointed, consisting of Messrs Dohoney, Creed, Hassed and Thom, to wait on Mr Thompson, secretary for the Coimadai and Bullengarook West Railway League, to ascertain the views of the Coimadai and Bullengarook West people, none of whom appeared, though having been invited.”

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BOOK WORMS with Natasha Boyd

Summertime is always a time for books and movies; and indeed movies inspired by books. My birthday gift to my nine-year-old nephew was the movie of his choice, Goosebumps! Inspired by about 10 books written by RL Stine and starring Jack Black as the famous kids’ horror writer, this was a fun film that’s inspired fans to (re-)read these creepy stories! Older teens delighted in The Fifth Wave alien flick and thankful that book three by Rick Yancey is out in May. Oscar nominations once again thrust books into focus with Room author Emma Donoghue a hot tip to snag an adapted screenplay award for her visual reworking of this dark kidnap tale which was my number one read the year it was released. The Martian by Andy Weir proved a surprise sci-fi nominee contender while Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn beautifully retells a crosscontinental love affair. I adored the film The Danish Girl inspired by David Eberhoff’s book and much enjoyed by our Pageturners Bookclub.

It faithfully interprets the heartbreakingly true story of Einar undertaking the first transgender operation to become Lili, with the support of his wife Gerda. The Big Short and Steve Jobs get their inspiration from nonfiction writing from Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson respectively.

And shock horror I actually liked the film Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara much better than Patricia Highsmith’s novel. I felt it beautifully whisked along instead of the lingering drag of this tale of forbidden love between two women.

Other releases out VERY soon are Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, Seth Grahame Smith’s horror classic re-interpretation Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Liz Trucillo’s chicklit flick How to Be Single starring Aussie Rebel Wilson! Grab tissues for the gorgeous film of JoJo Moyes Me Before You or Nicholas Sparks’ The Choice.

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The Wombles with Leaders Barney and Mark at Lake Surprise, Mt Eccles.

1st Gisborne joeys enjoyed the rally and sausage sizzle.

Launching into 2016 1st Gisborne kicked off the year with a rally of most of their 179 joeys, cubs, scouts, venturers and rovers at the park adjacent to the Council offices on Founders Day, February 22.

Following presentation of scarves to three long-time supporters of the group: Cr Sally Piper, Phil Blake and Bryan Power, Mayor Graham Hackett wished all members of 1st Gisborne well for a successful and enjoyable year.

After presentation of several awards and the induction of new Venturer Leader Erin, the youngsters enjoyed canoeing activities in nearby Jackson Creek.

1st Macedon Scouts go caving The Wombles Activity Patrol from 1st Macedon Scout Group recently travelled to Mt Eccles National Park for a fun and challenging weekend of caving with the highly skilled Victorian Scout Caving Team.

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“There were absolutely tight squeezes”, says Ram. “It was awesome! We also saw some beautiful views.”

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Cub Scout Edward Clough exchanges the traditional Scout left-hand shake with Rob Mitchell at the Australia Day celebrations.

Cubs and Scouts from 1st New Gisborne Scout Group recently gave up some of their time to participate in Gisborne’s Australia Day celebrations.

They showed the origins of the Australian flag and conducted the flag-raising ceremony for the Australian flag, flanked by the Aboriginal and Victorian flags.

The celebrations gave Cubs and Scouts an opportunity to hear about our country, its

origins and achievements.

Local MP and former Scout Rob Mitchell spoke at the event and took some time out to speak with the Cub Scouts and Scouts.

1st New Gisborne celebrated its second anniversary on February 10 with the 2016 opening parade.

This was followed by a wonderful supper with parents advised of the traditional Scout rule: “Never get between the

Cub Scouts and the food!”

2016 will be a big year with the commencement of the Venturer Unit (ages 14 to 17) on February 21 and the Joey section (ages 6 to 7) in July.

The Group meets on Wednesdays (6pm to 8pm) at the Church of Christ in Saunders Road, New Gisborne.

Please call Group Leader John Frearson (“Skipper”) or email johnfrearson@mac.com

Guide heads to ‘Girls Rock’ conference This report was written by Erin who attended ‘Girls Rock.’

If you would like to find out about Gisborne Girl Guides, then drop into the Howey Street Community Hall in Daly Reserve on any Thursday at 5pm or phone Deb on 5426 1931.

“On January 30 I headed off to the Melbourne Town Hall with two of my Guide leaders, Michelle and Ginger, to attend ‘Girls Rock’, the start of the year annual conference for Guides Victoria members.

“The guest speaker this year was Rosie Batty who had just completed her term as ‘Australian of the Year.’ I found her to be so inspiring as she encouraged members to aim higher than we think we are capable of.

“That is the message I took away and plan to use. I will strive to help other people, incorporate others’ opinions, encourage people to speak up, to seize the moment, collaborate and contribute positively to the community.

Girl Guides has taught me valuable skills which this conference reinforced.

“I attended two workshops that discussed social

Organic pest gardening Hate using chemicals in your garden?

Local gardening expert Mariette Tuohey will be providing effective ways to manage pests in the garden without the need for harsh chemicals.

Saturday 12 March from 10am to noon at Woodend Neighbourhood House, 47 Forest Street.

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The Biolink will soon be holding autumn walks through its nature reserves on the north slope of Mount Gisborne: Dates coming soon.

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Erin is flanked by Guide leaders Ginger and Michelle. media and how to write stories and inspire others. I thoroughly recommend this conference to other older Guides who wish to develop their leadership skills.”

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White-faced heron.

Ron Weste saw this white-faced heron last month in the grassland of Stanley Park, Mount Macedon.

It is rather unusual to find these birds in this situation as they are normally seen close to or in water.

Where do walkers go in hot weather?

February is usually a hot month, so the Walking Club arranges activities that can cope with hot conditions if needed. First up this year was a gentle walk around leafy East Melbourne led by Shirley as part of a visit to an antiques and art exhibition in a beautiful Edwardian villa.

Next was an afternoon walk along the Yarra to the Botanic Gardens with Lyn providing an excellent commentary on sites with strong aboriginal heritage. Dinner was on the lawn at the Music Bowl followed

by a laid-back evening listening to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Finally a choice of a beach-side walk with Nigel or a bicycle ride with

Robert through Williamstown, Altona and Sanctuary Lakes with stops for historic sites, a swim and lunch along the way. The riders followed creek valley trails and met up with the walkers again late in the afternoon.

On these days travel choices were by car-pooling or by public transport.

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Raspberries simple to tend GARDENING Column with Chris Williams

Hi Everyone, Now that it is late summer, we are harvesting heaps of fresh produce from the vegetable garden at Bolobek.

There are tonnes of strawberries, raspberries and rhubarb.

I’m relatively new to the world of berry growing and I’m very surprised at how easy and obliging these hardy plants are.

This year they were a little late to start fruiting which is somewhat surprising because it felt like the warmth came early in spring last year.

They are steaming ahead now and soon we will have more than we can use. That’s when we will start using them for jam making and freezing for winter. Raspberries freeze very well and keep indefinitely once frozen.

Raspberries: a luscious pleasure.

Our raspberry plants are now three years old and each year we prune them to ground level in mid-winter and that is about all the care they require.

We do occasionally pot up some of the suckers that appear; that way we have spare plants on hand to give to other gardeners, So if you have a veggie patch or indeed just a spare space in your garden why not give a raspberry plant a try? You won’t be disappointed!

Don’t forget to keep watering your plants well in this awful dry weather and don’t forget to give the longsuffering street tree out the front a drink as well!

Our monthly Horticultural Hall. Entry is by a gold coin Speaker Night donation. Refer to our website for the lodgis on Tuesday, ing of exhibition entries.

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Bus trip planned for March The club resumed for its first meeting this year on February 10. We met at a member’s one-acre garden within the Gisborne township area, the near perfect summer weather allowing a great opportunity for 60 members and guests to fully appreciate this long established and lovingly cared-for garden.

Several very large trees, (possibly planted in the 30s or 40s) provided generous shady areas, however there was still sufficient exposed areas to permit substantial vegie beds, lawns, rose beds and summer perennials borders.

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Providing a background to the summer colour were countless species of camellias, rhodies and azaleas awaiting their winter display and, hidden beneath, multiple bulbs to Kerry Langgive a magnificent spring maid picture – truly a garden for all seasons.

The club has a bus trip planned for the March meeting and a visit to a Mt Macedon garden in April.

For further information please phone Kerry on 0408 115 759.

Join our picnic on Clean-Up Day The next working bee is in conjunction with Clean-up Australia Day on Sunday March 6 with a 9am start at the scout hall.

This will be followed by a byo picnic in the mown area of the nature reserve and guided tours of the wonderful regeneration of native flora. All are welcome – a great way to meet the neighbours and share this natural community space.

Friends of Daly Nature Reserve are happy to be a partner in the Gisborne Biolink Project which promises to link and restore many natural assets in the area and recognise Aboriginal culture and heritage.

Enquiries to dalyreserve@hotmail.com Helen Radnedge

A beautifully framed pair of kookaburras in Daly Nature Reserve.

In the vegie and fruit garden It’s time to pull out any finished crops now and clean up the beds ready for autumn planting. Crops that are still producing well can of course remain in their beds but clean them out as soon as they have peaked, so that you can be prepared for later plantings while the soils are still warm.

In the flower and ornamental garden Dahlias, roses and salvias have been three of the stars of the warm, drier summer this year. Regular deadheading keeps more flowers coming on. Seeds collected from salvias, foxgloves and other perennials can be sown straight away in a quality seed-raising mix.

As soon as we have some good autumn rains, dry, brown lawn areas can be top dressed and also resown if needed.

The roses you summer pruned in late February should be full of strong shoots and developing their flower buds for a good autumn show of blooms. Drop by your local garden centre to pick up some potted colour to add to borders or to pots, to brighten up the patio for the coming Easter celebrations.

If you need some inspiration for your garden remember the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is on at the Exhibition Gardens from March 16 to 20. The Ballarat Begonia Festival is Labour Day weekend (March 12–14) and there will be plenty of displays and plant collectors’ tents in the main gardens, a Mad Hatters Tea party and a giant Lego flower several metres tall.

DOWN TO EARTH with Rosemary Davies

In the native garden Some of my newly planted natives have needed extra water this summer to keep them going. Early autumn is the time to count your losses, see what has survived the summer and get ready for some autumn planting as soon as the ground has had a good soak. Seeds of native plants can be sown into punnets. Straggly plants can be trimmed and shaped to give a flush of growth before winter sets in.

In the family garden Design some new plantings for autumn.

Top dress your garden beds with composts to add more nutrients. There are plenty of vegetables and flowers to plant out including lettuce, carrots, radish, advanced snapdragons, alyssum and marigolds. Autumn is coming early this year so take a stroll around local streets and parks with the family (take a bag) and make a collection of different coloured and shaped fallen autumn leaves. Look for the reddest red, the brightest gold, ferny leaves, jagged leaves, round leaves long and tiny leaves.

These can be pressed to make pictures and older children can see if they can identify which types of tree family the leaves belong to.

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Noojee on the Fly Having been unsuccessful previously on a guided trip to the rivers around Noojee, I was excited by the prospect of travelling with the Calder Fly Fishing Association back to the area, hoping to break my drought under the watchful eye of more knowledgeable anglers. Organised by ‘El Capitan’ Dusan Ivanovic, we travelled independently to Noojee on the Friday evening, met up, cast a fly into the Toorongo and enjoyed a meal at the local pub. More importantly, I landed and released my first wild fish, a small rainbow trout.

Not as hardy as my camping colleagues, however, I headed back that night to a comfortable cottage in nearby Neerim, chuffed with my day’s efforts.

Coming together early the next morning, we were placed in small groups under the leadership of the most experienced club members; I was assisted by Mark Hobbs whose patience and expertise proved invaluable, and managed to catch both a rainbow and brown trout.

It had become a trip to remember!

We shared our experiences at lunchtime then, tuckered out, I headed Dianne’s rainbow trout before its release. home with a permanent smile. I couldn’t wait to show my family the photos and tell them about the ones that still managed to get away!

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Club requires players and head trainer The Gisborne Football Netball Club is looking for players for the coming 2016 season.

The club fields Senior, Reserves and Under 18s football teams as well as five grades of Netball. Come along to the club and enjoy a great environment and have some fun while keeping fit.

The football pre-season is progressing well under new coach Brad Spear while on the netball front the girls are working hard and enjoying the newly refurbished courts and upgraded lighting.

The club is also looking for a Head Trainer. We are looking for a person with minimum qualifications being SMA Level 1 Sports Trainer accreditation, Level 2 First Aid accreditation, current CPR knowledge and a Working with Children Check. Remuneration is available and the role entails up to two nights per week plus Saturday match day attendance.

For information, please direct enquiries to the VicePresident Operations Football/Netball, John Wood, on john.wood@kiwo.com.au or call 0418 993 452.

Gisborne Rookies seeking netball players We are seeking netball players as the club is expanding teams in the following age groups: Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and U17. Boys will be welcome for the U11 and U13 teams.

Games are played on Sundays and run alongside the football games in the RDFN League.

We are also looking for expressions of interest for coaches and umpires.

For further information please contact Jodie Bannan on 0422 268 002 or email bannanjodie@yahoo.com.au

Tennis Club awards

Auskick welcomes young players

Come to our launch and first session on April 16 at Sankey Reserve, Gisborne, from 9am to 12pm.

The registration and payment process is fully online – simply go to www.aflauskick.com.au to register and pay, then your Auskick Pack is delivered to you directly.

For more information, please contact Gisborne Auskick Centre Co-ordinator Jamie Anderson on 0419 165 556 or gisborneauskick@gmail.com

The Gisborne Tennis Club juniors who were judged the MVPs for the summer competition.

Most of the juniors will be contesting finals this month.

Are you aware of your Fringe Benefit Tax obligations?

Consider Diane’s case Diane runs a company with a staff of twelve. Bill is her general manager and receives use of a company car as part of his remuneration. Diane throws a large Christmas party each year to which she invites all her staff, as well as other meal benefits during the year. Diane is concerned that the 49% FBT rate may apply to these benefits.

Motor Vehicle Whether there is a Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) obligation depends on the following:  Availability to Bill for private use. Does Bill have access to the car outside work hours? If Bill only uses the car during work hours generally no FBT applies, however if Bill garages the car at his house FBT may apply. Where private use is minor or infrequent FBT may be minimised.  Whether or not Bill makes contributions to the running costs of the vehicle. Personal contributions may reduce any FBT obligations.

Meal Entertainment Entertainment is a complex area of FBT. Some aspects to consider are:  If the entertainment is of a minor and infrequent nature, such as a Christmas party that costs less than $300 per employee, then the entertainment is exempt from FBT.  Diane providing sandwiches during board meetings is less likely to be classified as entertainment as it is for sustenance during work hours.  Alternatively a monthly restaurant dinner for staff on a Friday night would be subject to FBT as it is after hours, offsite and a social nature.

Should you wish to discuss your FBT obligations please feel free to contact Andrew Marshall or Janine Orpwood on 5427 8100 for an initial consultation.

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Gisborne goes down in T20 cricket semi-final Gisborne was defeated but in no way disgraced by a powerful Doutta Stars side on February 7 in the Big Bash Regional GISBORNE DRAGONS Conference Final. The Doutta side now go on to play at the MCG in the state final. www.gisbornecc.com Playing in front of a big crowd on their own territory, Doutta won the toss and batted. Led by their two West Indian imports, they put together a good score of 157. The ground is not large so the target was attainable for the Dragons and with a big group of supporters in red behind them it was set to be a great run chase.

Unfortunately Gisborne lost early wickets but Eamon McKenna was striking the ball well and when he was joined

by Clinton Young the Dragons looked capable of getting the win. Both batsmen scored boundaries freely and smashed some monster sixes. Halfway through the chase the Dragons were on track. But from this point wickets fell at regular intervals and the Doutta Stars were able to close out a solid win.

The Gisborne boys have played magnificently to get to this point, punching above their weight to defeat the best teams from Ballarat, Bendigo and Sunraysia. They have represented the town and our region brilliantly and should be proud of their efforts.

Andrew Headberry, President

Largest field at Gisborne horse trials In Grade 4, Ashleigh Hogan won dressage and Sophie Butcher took sixth overall. Joanna Dunshea placed fifth in Grade 5. Other Gisborne riders included Kirra Morley, Laura Dunshea, Ebony Hanneman, AmyRose Wollbrandt, Lachlan McDougall, Isabelle Evans, Mirri Lang and Stephanie Greig.

Five dressage rings were set up to cope with the huge turnout. Complete results can be found at www. gisborne.ponyclubvic.org.au Sara James

A field of 176 riders from across Victoria competed in the largest-ever Gisborne Pony Club Horse Trials on February 14 at I R Robertson Reserve in South Gisborne. Riders from as far away as Mildura, Garfield and Rowville tested their skill at dressage, show jumping and cross country.

The Valentine’s Day event was especially sweet for Gisborne Pony Club members Sam Simpkins and Jess Winther who tackled Grade 3 for the first time. Sam was first in dressage and Jess placed fourth overall.

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This event will include: • Freshman’s Show jumping for riders with their own horses,

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The pony club is holding an event to help raise money to replace our condemned clubhouse on March 5 at Robertson Reserve, Couangalt Road, South Gisborne. Come along to show your support and have a great time. For further information please contact Bianca on the Gisborne Pony Club Facebook page.

Gisborne U13 Green (top) and U15 White (above) competed in the recent Central Highlands Cricket Association Country Week competition.

Award to local cricket coach Congratulations to Wayne Brundell of Macedon Cricket Club who was recognised as a Finalist in the Junior Coach of the Year category of the Central Highlands Region coaches awards.

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Local riders in action at the trials . Top: Joanna Dunshea. Above: Sophie Butcher.

Petanque players take out bronze

Members have been out and about playing in competitions around the country as well as playing regularly on our local piste.

In early February, Danny Green, Lindsay Kinghorn and Bridie Kinghorn took part in the two-day International Petanque Championship which was held at Caulfield. They are to be congratulated on achieving Bronze Medals in the Men’s and Women’s Consulant respectively.

Other club members made the trip over to the

Coonawarra wine region to play in the Coonawarra Clash, a large competition which is always a lot of fun, attracting players from all over Australia.

If you are interested in learning about petanque, the club can supply boules and tuition, so come along and give this interesting and challenging sport a go.

We play every second and fourth Saturday at 10am and every Wednesday night during daylight saving, starting at 5pm. Our piste is behind the Caltex Service Station in Station Road, Gisborne.

Please contact the Secretary on 0412 633 994, if you require further information.

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Croquet members always step up It continues to amaze me that so many members of the Macedon Ranges Croquet Club step up and pitch in to make things happen. A big thank you to those who made our Australia Day presence felt at Aitken Reserve. So many happy responses from interested people young and old.

We have had a wonderful working bee at the courts to remark, realign, remeasure and repair.

You name it, we did “re” whatever was needed.

Many thanks to Wendy Black who led the team and a special thank you to Graham Punshon and Ken Winnell. Heather and Margaret Closter did

an amazing job of filling in old holes with loam, while Gill, Helen, Beverley, Jean, Morris and I did whatever was needed next: finding sprinkler heads, holding string lines, measuring, remarking lines and turning hoops. The morning tea was lovely as was lunch – many thanks Beverley, Gill and Jean.

The courts are now looking superb.

Club championship rounds are continuing and the finals are not far off. The Easter raffle will be drawn on March 19. Our Social Day is March 16.

Results for both will be published next month.

Margaret Wardell

Free Tennis Day: What a blast An amazing day was enjoyed by more than 120 people on February 14 at Macedon Tennis Club’s annual Open Day. With the Valentine’s Day obligations done and dusted earlier in the day (personally I’m still waiting for a declaration of love…) a remarkable number of people arrived in the sunny afternoon to share in what the club has to offer.

We officially introduced our new coach Scott Vaughan to the community. Scott has already signed up over 70 students and is receiving enthusiastic and positive accolades.

Scott offers group, squad and private lessons. Look on our website for contact details to book in a lesson.

The second club announcement related to the Bendigo Bank presentation of their official sponsorship

The drinks stall was popular at the Open Day. agreement with our club. The money from this three-year sponsorship will go towards lighting courts 7 and 8.

We encourage all residents to get behind and support Bendigo Bank by opening an account or a refinancing

package. Bendigo Bank’s support of our community at a grass roots level is tangible and substantial.

A positive vibe is now palpable at our lovely club – come down and jump on board.

Lisa Fowler

Futsal players do Country Victoria proud In mid-January five talented Macedon Ranges Futsal players represented Victoria Country at the Australian Futsal Association National Championships held in Sydney. Just over 180 teams competed from across Australia, plus a team from NZ. Victoria Country sent 15 teams with 11 making finals and two teams were crowned national champions: Youth Men and Youth Women.

To compete at this level, players had to go through a trial process then show great commitment to training each week in Ballarat or Bendigo for most of the latter part of 2015. Congratulations to Tarkyn Bishop, Lugh

Massey and James Williams for making the quarter finals at national level in the Under 9 section. Well done to Jarrod Ainsworth whose team also made the quarter finals in the Under 10 section. Flynn Mazza competed in the highly contested Under 13 section, with his team reaching the semi-finals.

Registration is now open for MRF winter competition, which begins in Term 2. Ages from Under 8 to seniors for both boys and girls. For more information refer to the website www.mrfutsal.org.au (Futsal is a form of indoor soccer.)

Winners of the Ash Wednesday 3-person ambrose, from left: Peter Semmens, Nick Ciesielski and Shaun Smyth – with possible future caddies.

Dry summer not all bad In February Mt Macedon Golf Cclub held its presentation night coupled with a fun-filled trivia night. This was a wellattended event and congratulations to those who took away trophies.

While many of us rue the lack of rain, there is an upside for the shorter hitters Tony Littman who extract much more run out of their shots and often score well. Fortunately MMGC has plenty of water for tees and greens.

In recent notable performances Peter Semmens, Nick Ciesielski and Shaun Smyth combined to win the Ash Wednesday Commemorative 3-person Ambrose event by the narrowest of margins (one sixth of a shot) from Alex and Bruce Fraser and Matt Willis, who won scratch again.

We are now down to the semi-finals of the prestigious club matchplay knockout.

March is looking particularly exciting with the Macedon Ranges Junior Tournament to be held across the Labour Day long weekend. MMGC will host Saturday of the tournament.

Our signature event, the Mount Macedon Gold Plate on Saturday March 19, fast approaches. It is time to get registrations in for this best 3 out of 4 person aggregate stableford event.

MMGC welcomes new members and green fee players. Pro rata membership fees apply at this time of the year. Now is a great time to join the friendly Mount Macedon Golf Club. Phone 5426 1650 or drop in. Visit mtmacedongolfclub.com.au Tony Littman

Gisborne Ramblers Our walks in the beautiful month of March will be: March 4: Kyneton Town Walk 11 Scout camp Bridge Macedon 18 Finger Post Road Bike Track 25 Good Friday – no walk.

Meet us near the tennis courts at Dixon Field about 9.15am. All are welcome.

– Anne Paterson

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Winner Dot Slattery is presented with the trophy by Bob Park with Captain Tom Stotton.

News from Gisborne Golf Club On a beautiful sunny day in late January, a large field took to the course for the Marie Park Friendship Cup. This is an annual event sponsored by the family of Marie Park (who was a Gisborne golf identity) to remember the members who have passed away during the previous year.

This year’s winner was Dot Slattery with a great score of 39 points on a countback from Gail Hicks. The men’s was won by Gordon Classey with 41 points.

The Club Championships played over three weeks are now under way. There have been some good scores but it is never won until the last ball has been struck.

The Annual Gisborne and Strathmore Rotary Golf event (renamed the “Gordon Milne Day” this year to honour a wonderful Rotarian) was held recently with good participation from the Gisborne ladies.

The event was a fundraiser for prostrate cancer research sponsored by Australian Rotary Health.

Margaret Barker

Bowling numbers rising The club is having a memorable year since the completion of our carpet green in August 2015. Our membership has increased dramatically with 30 new members; this has increased the strength of our pennant sides this year.

Three of our four sides in Saturday pennant have finished on top of the ladder, with the finals under way from February 20. If Gisborne keeps up their good form they are well placed to win at least one pennant flag which would complete a great year for the club.

Our night bowls program is run over two nights each week to cater for the enthusiastic players. We encourage these players to continue with social bowls in the coming weeks after the night bowls program ends.

Our grass green which has been rested is in top condition and bowling well. The club hopes to host some of the finals activity over the next few weeks.

We congratulate our two new Club Champions for this year, both celebrating their first championship wins.

For the Ladies, Stephanie Veyranis, and for the Men, Vic Foxford, are both in good form and will play in the pennant finals.

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Gisborne Thunder looking ahead We had a record attendance at our club night on February 13 with 49 members competing. Our Club Night Encouragement Award was presented to Charlotte Matthews and Swimmer of the Month was awarded to Bradley Bruce. Many other sports awards were presented on the night. We thank Bakers Delight in Gisborne for their ongoing sponsorship of our club and these awards.

Over the next couple of weeks we have some important meets to attend including the Country All Junior Qualifying Meet and the District Championships held at Bendigo East Pool. Many of our swimmers have qualified to compete.

The Country Inter-District Meet at Melbourne Sports

Calling for recruits for women’s basketball and netball Ladies, if you’re looking to get involved in a team activity that’s sociable and will help keep you active, register your interest now for ladies midweek netball and basketball games.

Midweek netball is played at Buffalo Stadium in Woodend on Monday mornings from 9.30am, with days for midweek basketball at The Stadium in Gisborne flexible depending upon interest.

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Our club will hold its annual Thunder Club Championships on March 19. All registered club members who have competed in at least three club nights throughout the year are invited to attend.

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News from Emergency Alerts Facebook page: facebook.com/MacedonRangesEmergencyAlerts

New Gisborne pathway works to begin Construction of a new path to connect New Gisborne township and the nearby school and sports precinct begins this month. The path will be on the western side of Barringo Road between the school crossing at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, the netball complex and the entrance to Gisborne Montessori School.

In addition, footpaths, roads, bridges and parks are receiving upgrades.

Upgrades to the kerb, gutter and road surface on Brady Road in Gisborne between Willowbank Road and Parkview Street has proceeded.

Footpaths have been upgraded in the park area from the Gisborne Bowling Club and Skate Park through to the Aquatic Centre and Gisborne Adventure Playground.

Focus on Japan in Cultural Diversity Week Cultural Diversity Week is a statewide celebration aimed at promoting understanding and acceptance of a multicultural community and, seeing as the Macedon Ranges has a sister city agreement with Tokai City Council, we are focusing this year’s events around Japanese culture. The program of events will run from Tuesday March 15 to March 18 in and around Kyneton.

Events include:  A Culture Bunka Exhibition at the Kyneton Museum.

 Exhibition of traditional Japanese items from the Japanese Foundation in Sydney.  Multicultural film festival.  Taikoz drumming and dance performance.  Tokai groups’ showcase of calligraphy, sword dancing, folk songs, a kimono-wearing experience, paper cut outs and tsumami-zaiku (making traditional Japanese crafts).

For further information call 5422 0333 or visit www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/ cultural-diversity

Bunka exhibition: Bunka celebrates Japan’s unique culture. Visit this exhibition of colourful kimonos, traditional and contemporary ceramics and kitsch items from Japanese pop-culture.

When: March 16 to March 27 11am to 4pm.

Cost: Adults $7. Concession $6. Children $3. Family $15 (2 adults, 2 children).

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The bride walked happily down the aisle with her father but when she reached the altar she was shocked to see the groom standing there with his golf bag and clubs at his side.

She hissed, “What on earth are your golf clubs doing here?”

He looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked, “This isn’t going to take all day, is it?”

The free booklet Weeds of Central Victoria is designed to help residents and landowners to identify weeds and offer solutions on how to treat them. The booklet catalogues more than 60 weeds, providing information on control techniques for each weed as well as encouraging integrated weed management.

The booklet is available online at mrsc. vic.gov.au/weeds or you can pick up a copy at Council customer service centres.

Weeds 101 workshop Council’s Environment team will run a free workshop on weeds on Saturday March 5 from 10am to 1pm at the Newham Mechanics Institute, 1292 Rochford Road. The two-hour workshop will cover weed identification, control techniques, weed management and more.

To find out more or to book, contact the Environment team on 5421 9660 or at environment@mrsc.vic.gov.au

What’s on in Term 1 at YEP! Council’s Youth Engage Program (YEP!) team is excited to be running its program of events for young people aged between 12 and 18 years.

Movie nights, cooking classes, scavenger hunts, gaming and more are all on the calendar, along with picnics, outdoor games, Meccano building and barista training.

Cultural Diversity Week Immerse yourself in Japanese culture and learn more about our Sister City at one of the many events being held from 16-18 March.

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This year also sees the introduction of the YEP! Ideas Factory – a committee comprised of young people who will guide the programming of events at YEP! while gaining skills in planning and coordination.

YEP! programs are held each week in Gisborne in the Senior Citizens’ room, Hamilton Street (Wednesday, 3.455.45pm) and a specialist youth space in

Woodend (Thursday 4-6pm) dedicated to supporting young people with autism spectrum disorders.

To find out more, or to get involved in the YEP! Ideas Factory, contact Sarah Cook on 0402 087 949 or email scook@ mrsc.vic.gov.au To view the YEP! Term 1 calendar of events, visit www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/YEP

Our environment, our future Tell us what you think about Council’s draft Environment Strategy.

Have your say View the draft strategy at one of Council’s service centres in Gisborne, Kyneton, Romsey and Woodend during opening hours and complete a short survey to tell us what you think.

The draft Environment Strategy and survey are also available online at mrsc.vic.gov.au/environment-strategy Submissions close Thursday 24 March 2016.

Find out more: phone 5421 9659 or visit mrsc.vic.gov.au/environment-strategy

Riddells Creek whole town garage sale Saturday, March 19, from 8am Bargain Hunters can buy a map for $3 from the Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House, 59 Main Road.

To register your sale site, phone 5428 7836.

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Sport, recreation and leisure

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Council is encouraging you to have your say on sport, recreation and leisure in the shire. Your feedback will help the development of the ten-year (2017– 2027) Leisure Strategy, which will guide the direction of recreation in the shire.

Council is seeking input from community clubs, groups and individuals regarding their experiences with current sport and recreation programs, services or facilities.

There are a variety of ways you can have your say, including one-on-one interviews and an online survey.

For further information, or to book an interview, visit mrsc.vic.gov.au/yoursay or phone 5421 1468. The online survey will close on Friday March 11.

Residents are invited to attend a drop-in session in March to help form new urban design guidelines for the village centres of Macedon and Mt Macedon.

The guidelines will build on work undertaken for the adopted Macedon and Mt Macedon Village Centre Studies.

They will inform future planning controls and will only apply to the commercial centres of both villages.

The drop-in session with the project consultants will take place on March 10 from 4pm to 7pm at the Gisborne Administration Centre, 40 Robertson Street, Gisborne.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP by March 7 to ljordan@mrsc.vic. gov.au

A 25% reduction in Council’s greenhouse emissions is one of the key objectives proposed in Council’s draft environment strategy, which has been released for public comment.

The draft strategy also contains actions for biodiversity, catchment management and resource management. The environment strategy will set out how Council and the community can protect and enhance our unique environment.

The draft strategy will be on public exhibition to March 24 and community feedback is invited via written submissions or a short online survey.

Council encourages residents to view the draft and complete the survey at www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/yoursay or via hard copy at Council’s service centres.

This exciting community event has something for everyone from arts and crafts, gourmet preserves, local produce and music, plus a variety of delicious food stalls and great entertainment.

New rides and old favourites will entertain the kids all day. We invite you to come along for a fantastic family day out to support a lovely local school.

Tylden Uniting Church car boot sale Monday March 14, starting at 9am.

Book a site for $10 at the Tylden Uniting Church grounds, Trentham Road, Tylden.

Sausage Sizzle  Devonshire Teas  Cakes and Produce  Books and Crafts.

Call Glenda on 5424 8218 for enquiries and to book your stall.

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Sunday 3 April 35 classic cars on display in the John am Aitken Reserve, Gisborne from 10:00 till 12:00 For more information, visit www.macedonrangesgrandtour.com.au Gisborne Gazette March 2016

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Kids Corner

The CHURCHES PAGE Sponsored by Anglican Parish of Gisborne ■ Uniting Church in Australia ■ St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Gisborne ■ House of the Rock Church, Gisborne ■ Gisborne Church of Christ ■ Faithworks-Manaaki ■ St Brigid’s Parish.

House of the Rock After the fun of Australia Day and now with two weeks leading up to Easter, that wonderful feeling of warm, long days and cool nights is still with us.

We are blessed to embrace life in one of the most beautiful regions of the world; clean, fresh air, running water and the comfort of lovely homes.

House of the Rock church is privileged to continue sharing their lives by supporting our children’s orphanage and school in India, as well as the many other missions we’re part of.

During March, we’d love to see you at two unique events we’re hosting.

On March 4 and 5, we have “Watch-men School of Intercessory Prayer”. Please phone Gay on 0416 965 467 or email petga1@hotmail. com for registering (no charge). And for any musicians or those who love great music, bring your family along and be entertained by Steve Grace at his “Concert for Compassion” on Tuesday March 8 at 7.30pm – again, no charge and a home-cooked supper will match any budding chefs on My Kitchen Rules!

For any enquiries feel welcome to contact our pastors John and Jenny Barnes on 0400 250 101. Stay safe and blessed, Liz Stevenson

Our Sunday morning worship service begins at 10.30am and children leave for crèche and Sunday School after the children’s talk. Morning tea is offered in the hall after the service.

The cheery crew whose pancakes were much appreciated on February 6. From left: Bev Gilbertson, Laurie John, Ron Hebbard and Rob Wilkie.

Pancakes and other news Gisborne Uniting Church was delighted to send $300 to UnitingCare as a result of cooking pancakes outside the IGA. Thank you to those who purchased and donated.

Our UCAF fellowship group enjoyed a fascinating afternoon at the Buda homestead in Castlemaine.

The induction of the second Minister of the Macedon Ranges Partnership, the Rev Peter Cannon, will take place on Sunday March 6 at 2.30pm.

On Saturday April 16 we will have an

Open Day from 10am-noon for anyone to come and have a look at our renovations and have a coffee with us. There will be a short service of dedication at 12 noon, which everyone is welcome to attend.

Are you looking to de-clutter? Sell your unwanted items on Saturday April 23 at our Garage Sale. Book a site for $15 by ringing Noel on 5428 2624 or Paul on 5428 2446.

Our refurbished rooms are available for hire. If your group is looking for a very pleasant venue give Paul a ring on 5428 2446 for details of hiring fees.

Uniting Church Easter Services Maundy Thursday: March 24 7.30pm Good Friday: 9.30am Easter Sunday: 9.30am You are always welcome to join us at any of our services.

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Macedon Ranges Mums: For Mums of preschoolers – you and your children are very welcome to meet with us for morning tea, craft/playtime and a short talk on the second Monday of each month from 9.30 to 11.30am in the church hall.

Ladies Craft Group: On the third Thursday each month you are invited to bring your sewing machine, patchwork, knitting or other craft project and join like-minded women between 10.30am and 3pm (BYO lunch). Tea and coffee provided. There are spare sewing machines and fabrics at the hall. If you don’t have a craft project on the go, just bring yourself for a cuppa and a chat.

Friendship Group: Held on the last Tuesday each month from 11.30am.

Feel free to join us for a delicious homecooked, two-course meal and warm fellowship.

Easter services: Good Friday 9.30am.

Easter Sunday 10.30am. Easter Sunday evening service at 6pm.

St Brigid’s Parish Journey to Easter

We generally don’t fully appreciate the impact that the things we say can have on the lives of those people we come in contact with.

Let’s be careful therefore that our words have positive rather than negative consequences.

FaithWorks Christian Church invites you to our Sunday church service starting at 10am at the Manaaki Function Centre (35 Aitken Street). The first Sunday of every month is our Encounter Café – grab a sausage or kranksy from the barbecue out the front or come inside the cafe for a complimentary drink and baked goodie!

All profits from the barbecue and donations from the cafe go towards the orphanage we sponsor in India.

All welcome!

More information can be found at our website http://faithworkscc.com.au Darren Farrugia

St Brigid’s Parish wishes everyone a Happy Easter and asks everybody to be safe and enjoy the Easter break.

Our Journey to Easter celebrations are as follows: Tuesday March 22 Desiree of Light into Chambers Service Darkness, 7pm St Brigid’s Wednesday March 23 Communal Service of Forgiveness, 7pm St. Brigid’s Holy Thursday – March 24 1st Rite of Reconciliation, 9am St Brigid’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7pm St Brigid’s Good Friday Stations of the Cross, 10am St. Brigid’s Celebration the Lord’s Passion, 3pm St Brigid’s Holy Saturday 1st Rite of Reconciliation, 9am St. Brigid’s Easter Vigil Mass, 7pm St. Brigid’s Easter Sunday Mass at St Patrick’s, 9.30am Macedon Mass at St Brigid’s, 11am Gisborne.

Desiree Chambers

St Paul’s Anglican Parish

St Paul’s Op Shop Jottings We reopened on January 27 and our shop resembled Myers on Boxing Day! It was frantic but it was great to see our customers leaving with their arms full of bargains.

Our Op Shop fulfils a very valuable ministry in the community. We provide a means of recycling goods and offer low cost items which assist many families, particularly those who are struggling to make ends meet. Without your generous donations of good quality clothing, books and bric-a-brac, our outreach to the public could not happen.

This is also made possible by a dedicated team of helpers. This year we welcome two new ladies to our team of volunteers.

This month we feature Val Jarred who serves at the counter.

Graeme Millar 0413 781 501 Val Jarred

Please join us for Easter – our services are: Maundy Thursday, March 24: 7.30pm – Sung Eucharist, Washing of feet and prayer vigil at St John’s Riddells Creek Good Friday: 9am – Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord at St Paul’s Gisborne; 12 noon – Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord at The Church of the Resurrection Macedon Easter Day - March 27: 6am – Great Vigil & Renewal of Baptismal Vows followed by Breakfast, at The Church of the Resurrection; 9.30am – Sung Eucharist & Renewal of Baptisimal Vows at St Paul’s Gisborne.

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MARCH 4 World Day of Prayer

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4-6 Gisborne Artists’ Society Show

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5 Weeds workshop

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5 Gisborne Pony Club fundraising event

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5-6 Relay for Life

6 Clean up Australia Day

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6 Induction of Uniting Church minister

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6 Macedon Music Concert

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6 Beekeeping and Honey Festival

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6 Land Rover Rally

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7 RSL AGM

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8 Concert for Compassion

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8 Movies that Matter

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9 Film Society Charlie’s Country 10 9 Twilight School with Sofie Laguna

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10 Macedon/Mt Macedon Design drop in

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11 Last day to respond to Sports Survey

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12 Organic pest gardening

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12-13 Lost Trades Fair

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13 Meet the Buttlejorrk artists

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13 Last day for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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14 Car boot sale at Tylden

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15 Origami workshop at the Library

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What’s On Regular meetings

New members welcome ADULT RIDING CLUB (Gis.) 2nd Saturday Robertson Res ADULT RIDING CLUB (Bullengarook) 2nd Saturday Rec Reserve ANGLING CLUB 2nd Wed 8pm Railway Hotel Macedon ARTHRITIS SUPPORT GROUP 1st Mon 1pm Woodend N’hood House BRIDGE CLUB Mon 12.30, Tues 7.15, Thurs 12.30 St Mary’s

Church Hall, Woodend 5420 7595 BUSHWALKING CLUB Tel 5428 2450 CANASTA CLUB 1.30pm every Mon except first Mon of

month, Parish centre (behind St Pauls Church, Gisborne) CAR CLUB 1st Wednesday 8pm Steam Park, New Gisb CARERS GROUP (MacRanges) 2nd & 4th Thurs, 1pm Woodend RSL

5420 7132 (Note: 4th Thurs carers only) COFFEE FOR CARERS 3rd Tuesday 10am La Cibo Cafe COMMUNITY GARDEN Wed 9am Church of Christ CROQUET CLUB Wed & Sat 10am Dixon Field CWA GISBORNE 2nd Monday 10am Masonic Hall, Gisb.

CWA MACEDON 3rd Tues 1pm & 7pm 662 Mt Macedon Rd EUCHRE Tues 7.30 Doug White Meeting Room 5428 2695 FILM SOCIETY 2nd Wed Woodend Neigh’hood House 5427 2323 FLY FISHING CLUB 4th Wed 7.30pm MRFEC Gisborne FOCUS CLUB 2nd Fri 12 noon Gisborne Golf Club FRIENDS of JACKSONS CREEK Working bees 3rd Sun 10-noon, 5428 1178 or 0417 558 221 FROCKS & JOCKS CHOIR Tuesdays 7.30pm 5428 3002 FUTSAL Summer & winter comps www.mrfutsal.org.au GARDEN CLUB 2nd Wed Various; 5428 2434 GENEALOGY GROUP 4th Thurs 7.30 Family Hist Rm, Library GIRL GUIDES Thursdays 5pm Gis Comm Hall GISBORNE SINGERS Tues 7.30pm Holy Cross PS HISTORICAL SOCIETY Wed 10am-4pm Court House LIBRARY: TODDLERS’ STORY TIME Mon 10.30am, Wed 10.30am LIONS CLUB DINNER NIGHT Last Friday of month La Cibo Cafe 6pm MARTIAL ARTS Thurs from 5.15pm St Brigid’s Hall MASONIC LODGE 2nd Thurs 7pm Masonic Hall Aitken St MASTERS AFL Wed 6.30pm Sankey Reserve MEN’S SHED BARBECUE Last Mon 12.30pm Lyell Street MT MAC & DIST HORT SOC 1st Tues Horticultural Hall MOVIES THAT MATTER 2nd Tues 7.30pm Victoria Hotel Woodend MUMS’ GROUP 2nd Mon, 9.30-11.30am 49 Fisher St OBEDIENCE DOG CLUB Sun 9am Riddells Rec Res OLDE TIME MARKET 1st Sun each month 9am-2pm PETANQUE 2nd & 4th Sat, 10am behind Caltex service

station, Station Rd, Gisborne PHOENIX ART & CRAFTS 1st Thursday monthly 5428 2835 PHOTOGRAPHIC SOC 1st Tues & 2nd Mon 7pm Riddell’s Creek

Neighbourhood House PONY CLUB Bullengarook 1st Sunday Rec Reserve PONY CLUB Gisborne 1st Sunday Robertson Reserve PROBUS 1st Thurs 10am Masonic Hall QUILTERS (Gisb) Wed 7pm Room attached to Gisb Library RAMBLERS Fridays 9.15am Tennis Club Dixon Field RED CROSS 1st Fri 1.30pm Sen Cits Rooms ROTARY Tues 6.45 for 7pm Gisborne Golf Club,

book 5428 4483 by 1pm Mon RUNNING GROUP Tues & Thurs 6pm, Sun 8am Gisborne Aquatic Centre RSL 1st Mon 2pm Hall at 247 Station Rd 5428 2233 SAFARI CLUB

2nd Sat 5428 1878 SCOTTISH DANCING Thurs 1pm Buffalo Stadium Woodend SEED SAVERS 2nd Monday 7.30pm Riddells Ck Neighbourhood House SENIOR CITS (Macedon) Tues 10am Tony Clarke Res SPINNERS & FIBRE GROUP Tues 12 noon Riddells Ck

Neighbourhood House TABLE TENNIS Wed 7.30pm Tony Clarke Res, Macedon THUNDER SWIMMING CLUB 2nd Sat 5pm

Aquatic Centre TOASTMASTERS 1st & 3rd Tues 7.20pm Senior Citizens Centre, 8 O’Shanassy St, Sunbury T.O.W.N. Mondays 6pm Gisborne Bowls Club TOY LIBRARY Sat 10-noon; 1st & 3rd Wed 10-11am TRAVEL CLUB 3rd Tues 7.30pm Riddell N’hood House U3A Mondays 10.30am MRFEC ULYSSES GROUP 3rd Tues 6pm Sunbury FC VINTAGE MACHINERY Working bees 2nd Sun 8.30am Steam Park,

Meetings last Friday 7pm Steam Park WRITERS GROUP Last Sat of month 2-5pm Woodend Neighbourhood House WRITERS GROUP(SCRIBES & SCRIBBLERS) 2nd Tues of month 10am-12 Riddells Creek N’hood House YOUNG VOICES Thursdays 4.15-5.45pm St Andrew’s Uniting Ch. Forest St, Woodend 5426 4801 or sdggome@patash.com.au YOUTH SPACE / YEP! Wed 3.45-5.45pm Senior Cits’ room, Hamilton St

100 Years Ago From the pages of the old Gisborne Gazette March 1916

An Old Resident – The death of Mr Alfred Turner means the removal of one of the oldest residents of the Mount, as he had been there for half a century. Death has been very busy amongst the old Macedon residents, as during the past six months the following have been called away: Messrs. Cogger, 85 years, T. Dunn, 76; W. Watson, 91 and A. Turner 78. Of those who were in the Gisborne Shire Council when the Mountain riding was subdivided in 1888, the following have passed away: Mountain Riding: J.F. Hamilton, E. Lansdowne, J. Gardiner. Macedon: Messrs. Christian and Allen.

Gisborne Shire Council – Correspondence: From the Public Works Dept. re proposal to amalgamate with the Newham and Woodend Shire, stating the Minister would be at Woodend on 9th March and would be prepared to hear representations from the Gisborne councillors. The President, Cr. Turner, said he favoured amalgamation, Cr. Brady said he was opposed, as the new shire would be too unwieldy. Cr. Farrell agreed with Cr. Brady. Cr. Pierce said the shire would be too large. Cr. Baillie said it would be an advantage to have larger revenue to pay salaries. The President said it was a pity the question had not been discussed by the Council. Cr. Pierce moved that no action be taken. Seconded by Cr. Farrell. The President said he wished to attend the meeting as a councillor. Cr. Brady: Unless we decide in favour of amalgamation you cannot support the movement. Cr. Baillie: It would be better for the Council not to attend the meeting. We are in the strong position of not being consulted. The motion was carried.

A Letter from the Front – The following is a letter received by Miss Lock: “Tel-el-Kebir 12/1/16; Dear Miss Olive Lock – Just a few lines in recognition of your kindness in remembering the Australian boys who are doing their share for King and country. Although our Christmas was not spent in too comfortable conditions, we appreciated very much the patriotic spirit of the people of Australia in remembering us and sending us along some Christmas cheer. I wish to thank you for the many useful things I received in the billy you sent, and like many more, wished that Christmas came more often. Also kindly thank Miss Evelyn for the pair of socks, they will help us from getting ‘cold feet’. I am going to have a look round this afternoon to see if I can locate your brothers. No doubt they will be glad to know that you have sent along a billy. Thanking you again for your kind remembrance and good wishes, I remain, yours truly, Pte. D.P. Mind. No.9 Platoon, C Company, 21st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 2nd Aust. Div., A.I.F.” Hotels in Victoria – There are fewer hotels in Victoria than the number allowed by law. At the end of December there were 2613 hotels and 73 road-side houses, but the number has been reduced since. One hotel is permitted for each 250 inhabitants up to 1000, and then one hotel for every 500 inhabitants in each licensing district.

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