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Leigh News February 2017 Volume 43 Number 1

An Inverleigh Progress Association Publication

ISSN 0313-8453

Inverleigh Farmers Market Last Sunday Each Month 9am to 1pm

INVERLEIGH’S NEWEST PILOT

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A Beautiful Example of Sturt’s Desert Pea, grown right here in Inverleigh by Alan Gray.

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WHAT’S ON: 9th February: Seniors Meeting @ the Inverleigh Hall (Page22) 12th February: Roots Festival (Page 36) 25th & 26th February: Arts Trial (Page 8) 26th February: Shelford Duck Race (Page 10) 5th March: Dachshund Derby Day (Page 27) 4th - 18th March: Real Food Festival (Page 8) Leigh News © 2013, Inverleigh Progress Association Inc.

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A special editorial this month for our very good friend and mascot, “Harry” the Jack Russell.

Harry has been unwell lately, and had to visit several vets to pinpoint the exact needs he has. He has even had to stay overnight, but latest reports are that he is on the mend, and we trust will be back to his usual self very soon.

Harry has appeared in other publications over his 8 years or so, and has been popping up at various locations in our monthly newsletter. As well as being pictured above, He is also to be found elsewhere in this edition. See if you can find him!

It’s 2017 and the first month has come and gome already, and soon will be time for Easter Eggs and Hot Cross buns.

(They are probably in the shops already).

This edition is crammed full of lovely local stories and I trust, enjoyable reading. Many thanks to all who have contributed, and keep the local content coming. I’ll always do my best to include all local news as soon as possible. Happy New Year.

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INVERLEIGH’S NEWEST PILOT

Sam O’Loughlin has wanted to be a pilot for as long as he can remember. At age 13, Sam had the opportunity to be involved in “Young Eagles” at Moorabbin Airport, and after going for a fly with a local pilot and being able to try the controls, he was hooked.

For his 16th birthday he was given some lessons at Lethbridge Airport, which only added to the passion, and in the same year, was able to go solo after completing 7 hours of flying.

With the Airshow being so local, Sam has regularly attended to check out the possibilities for the future, and will be back there again this year.

Sam’s achievements so far are to gain his Recreational Licence at age 16, allowing him to pilot 2 seater planes within Australia.

Just before Christmas, Sam was awarded his Private Pilots Licence which

required him to pass stringent Theory Tests and achieve at least 90 hours of flying time.

(Sam had clocked up over 150 hours). He achieved all this while completing his secondary education and in 2017, he has already started work towards gaining his Commercial Pilots License. All this whilst he will be going to University to achieve a degree in Marine Biology.

There is nothing stopping this young man. You can’t keep him down, but then, if you want to be a pilot, you shouldn’t be down anyway. It’s all up, up and away for Sam.

His greatest supporter’s are his mum Karen, sister Lauren and grandpa Tony, all of whom are extremely proud of Sam’s achievements and dedication.

So, later this year and beyond, when you are heading off on that holiday, just check out who the Pilot is. It may well be Sam O’Loughlin at the controls.

Peter Trevaskis.

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Rainfall for Inverleigh

2016 2017 mm mm Jan 29.5 Jan 36.0 Feb 11.0 Feb Mar 25.5 Mar Apr 11.0 Apr May 73.5 May Jun 53.0 Jun Jul 87.0 Jul Aug 48.0 Aug Sep 101.0 Sep Oct 84.5 Oct Nov 16.0 Nov Dec 13.5 Dec YTD 553.5 YTD 36.0 Rainfall for Shelford 2016 2017 mm mm Jan 29.6 Jan Feb 17.8 Feb Mar 22.6 Mar Apr 8.7 Apr May 61.6 May Jun 50.4 Jun Jul 97.4 Jul Aug 35.4 Aug Sep 94.6 Sep Oct 96.2 Oct Nov 9.5 Nov Dec 13.4 Dec YTD 537.2 YTD 0.0

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INVERLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASS OF 2016-GRADUATION

Grade 6 graduation and awards night for Inverleigh Primary was held at the end of the 2016 school year. It was fantastic to hear each of the children confidently present speeches that they had prepared about themselves, outlining their achievements, highlights and memorable moments during their time at Inverleigh PS, and also their aspirations for the future. The photo above include those graduates.

Thanks to Ross Wilson of Shelford and also to Mora Leach of Inverleigh for supplying the figures each month

Pictured above are the Award winners for 2016:- Riley - Academic Achievement Award (2nd place) Jessica - Endeavour Award, Riley - Academic Achievement Award (1st place), Lexie - Endeavour Award , Ella - GPS Mayors Award Molly Inglis - Arts Award, Oliver - School Captain Award, Harper - School Captain Award, Community Service Award, Ellie - Community Service Award , Carli - Citizenship Award and Samantha - LOTE (French) Award.

All the children are heading off in 2017 to a range of secondary schools, there are quite a few going to North Geelong Secondary College, and others going to Matthew Flinders; Clonard College; Sacred Heart College; St Josephs College; Geelong College; Kardinia College; Christian College; Geelong Baptist College; Belmont High School; and Oberon High School.

We wish them well in their chosen secondary schools.

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Pictured right is well know identity, Keith Kelly of Bannockburn. Keith is aged in his 90’s and has been a continuous Bulldogs Member for in excess of 70 years. He was not well enough to attend the Grand Final, but his beloved team responded with a recent visit by the media manager to Bannockburn where Keith (and others) got to hold the precious cup.

It was a special day for a very special gentleman.

A framed letter of appreciation from Marcus Bontempelli was presented to Keith for his outstanding support of the Footscray Bulldogs AFL Football Club.

Pictured left are Cameron, Lexie and Chloe Sewell, all keen Bulldogs supporters, who attended the Celebration Luncheon in Bannockburn.

Peter Trevaskis.

Thanks to Jenny Sewell for the Photos.

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CAUGHT IN THE ACT… of Geocaching.

How often on a car trip do you drive through a country town without giving it a thought? Recently we passed through Inverleigh on just such a trip, however we enjoy a past-time that gives you an incentive to not just pass by, but to stop a while and learn a little about the place and the people that make up that community.

The past-time is called Geocaching, and it involves using a GPS device to navigate to a location identified by other participants (known as ‘Geocachers’). These locations are often chosen to take you to a spot that is of historical or geological importance or of some other interest. On many occasions, we have been taken to amazing places that we would otherwise never have known about. Once you get to the location, you usually have to then find a hidden container (known as the ‘cache’). At times this can be quite a challenge. The cache will have a logbook that you can sign to prove that you found the cache. With there being millions of Geocache locations throughout the world, you are rarely far from one where-ever you are. Even Antarctica has Geocache locations, and Inverleigh is no exception.

We were on route to Anglesea having left South Australia the day before to attend a Mega Event where Geocachers from across Australia (and even some from overseas) would be attending for a weekend of fun activities, and for the opportunity to meet up with other Geocachers.

We were well ahead of our schedule when we arrived at Inverleigh, so we decided to see what Geocache locations were nearby.

In the vicinity of the Inverleigh township itself, there are approximately 12 Geocache locations, and it was at one of these locations that a man walking his dogs struck up a conversation with the three strangers suspiciously searching…. well for something.

During our fleeting visit to Inverleigh we:

•Visited your colourful collection of tyres;

•Drove over a railway bridge with a pronounced hump;

•Learned about the local churches;

•Visited William Lawson’s first shelter;

•Found a couple of peaceful spots on the river;

•Learned the sad story of the Gibson twins;

•Paid respect to the Inverleigh residents who made the ultimate sacrifice; and

•Visited Murgheboluc reserve to have a look at the former school house, where we learned about a local cricketer who had a very impressive bowling record.

Our visit to Inverleigh gave us many memorable experiences, making it much more than just a place on a map that we passed through.

Geocaching is a past-time that can be enjoyed with minimum cost using a smart phone, or alternatively the highly dedicated Geocacher can purchase a GPS device designed specifically for the task. If you are interested in learning more about the past-time of Geocaching, then we encourage you to log onto the Geocaching website ( www.geocaching. com) for more information.

So, the next time you see someone acting a little suspiciously, don’t be surprised if you find out that they are just enjoying the past-time of Geocaching and taking the opportunity to learn a little bit about you and your community. That is what the man walking his dogs discovered when he approached the three strangers. The man was Peter Trevaskis (Leigh News Editor)and he encouraged Mark and Mary (otherwise known as ‘Aussie M & M’ in the Geocaching world) and Brian (otherwise known as ‘brisal5’) to write this article.

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LOCAL SCHOOL JOINS VICROADS TO FIGHT FATIGUE ON HAMILTON HIGHWAY

VicRoads has joined forces with local Inverleigh Primary School students to fight driver fatigue on the Hamilton Highway.

Responding to recent crash records on the highway near Inverleigh, which indicate fatigue as a major contributing factor, VicRoads asked the creative young minds of this community to encourage motorists to take a break in their town.

The top three safety messages, which were brainstormed by participating grade five and six students, will be displayed on roadside banners early 2017. The winners are Molly, Isabelle, Ella and Jordan.

VicRoads Regional Director Mark Koliba congratulated the winners and said the project aimed to reduce driver fatigue and distraction on the highway.

“Four times as many people die on country roads than on metropolitan roads. Nearly half of all road deaths in Victoria happen on 100 and 110km/h roads,” Mr Koliba said.

“Fatigue is a major cause of crashes in Victoria, resulting in some 50 deaths and approximately 300 serious injuries each year.

“When you are starting to become tired, you can’t concentrate properly on your driving and so you can’t respond as quickly and safely

as you should.

“This project is a fantastic opportunity for the community of Inverleigh to have input in combating the major issue of driver fatigue on the Hamilton Highway, while also encouraging visitors to rest in their town,” Mr Koliba said.

“Taking regular breaks helps to reduce the effects of fatigue. We urge drivers to stop for a coffee or bite to eat to fragment long stretches of road, which are characteristic of this highway.”

It is estimated that driver fatigue is a factor in more than 20 per cent of deaths on Victoria’s roads each year. In the five years to June 2014, there were 17 crashes recorded on the Hamilton Highway between Fyansford and Inverleigh, and 30 between Inverleigh and Lismore. Many of these crashes appeared to be linked to driver fatigue.

This project will encourage drivers to stop and take advantage of what this township has to offer, including cafes and a general store for coffee and food as well as toilets and tourist information.

Students participated in a road safety session and then brainstormed a suitable message for the roadside banners, to be installed on the approach to the communities early next year.

Brochures and posters indicating travel times between towns on the Hamilton Highway and driver fatigue information will also be distributed for local businesses to display.

“We know this time of year means more Victorians are on our roads, taking longer trips to see family and friends. That’s why we’re asking you to plan your journey, take breaks, don’t speed and arrive safely,” Mr Koliba said.

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The Real Food Festival – a Taste of Golden Plains

Celebrate the quality produce of the Golden Plains Shire at the inaugural Real Food Festival from 4-18 March 2017.

Over a two-week period, the region’s best farmers, growers and makers will come together to host a series of events across the Shire from workshops and special interest talks to lunches and high teas.

With something to suit everyone from dedicated foodies to the home cook, the Festival will showcase the high-quality produce for which the Golden Plains Shire has become well-known.

Bec Cameron who opened Farmer’s Daughter Produce Store in Inverleigh in 2015 said she is thrilled to be able to share her love of fresh food.

“As a small business owner and someone passionate about supporting our local farmers and food suppliers I am excited to be a part of the inaugural Real Food Festival in 2017. What a great way to showcase what we have to offer in the Golden Plains,” Bec said.

The Festival will run over a two week period and will involve numerous events in wineries, olive groves, cafes and local produce outlets.

Tickets will be booked for individual events, for more information look out for the Festival programme which will be available in February 2017.

With support from the Golden Plains Shire Council, The Real Food Festival is an initiative of a group of locals who are passionate about fresh, local food.

The Real Food Festival will be launched at the Golden Plains Farmers Market on 4 March 2017.

For more information visit http://www.trff.com.au/ or follow the Festival on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/therealfoodfestival/

D L Giles

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25-26 March 2017 artstrail.com.au

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Bannockburn Surgery

16 High Street, Bannockburn, 3331 Tel: (03) 5281 1481 Fax: (03) 5281 1978 www.bannockburnsurgery.com.au Dr Cameron Profitt Dr Andrew Bell Dr John Henderson Dr Margaret Somerville Dr Benjamin Fry Bannockburn Surgery provides comprehensive GP services, have been practicing in the community for more than 30 years, are the largest practice in the shire, with 6 full time equivalent Doctors and have an excellent reputation.

Monday, Thursday & Friday: 8.30 am – 5.30 pm Tuesday & Wednesday: 8.30 am – 7.30 pm Saturday: Emergency Session from 10.00 am (no appt required) Round the clock care is offered to our regular patients, further information regarding this service can be found by calling the surgery after hours.

We are a teaching practice, Dr Rachael Roberts and Dr Hind Al-Taie are fully qualified female Doctors studying to become GPs, they will be practicing with us until February 2017.

We also provide the following services: Jessica O’Shannassy- Diabetes education Peter Angelucci- Podiatry Services Q-Fever testing and vaccinations Streamline Clinics will be offered 3 days/week to enable better access to Doctors for simple repeat scripts, simple repeat referrals or flu vaccinations. The appointments in a streamline clinic will be strictly 6 minutes or less; the appointments in the Streamline Clinic will be bulk-billed to medicare.

Fees are payable at the time of consultation by cash, eftpos or cheque.

Bookings are available and we are accepting new patients living in the Golden Plains Shire. Every effort will be made to accommodate your preferred time and preferred doctor.

DRIVERS ROSTER If you cannot make roster please notify officer in charge or ring station 5265 1597.

Officer In Charge Tanker One Tanker Two 6th February

D. Neville

E. Peel

M. Fry

J. Cook N. Everett

13th February G. Wishart

M. Hicks

C. Holman

T. Cook

A. Fry

20th February G. Morgan

R. Wilson

D. Fenwick

J. Holman

A. Everett

27th February J. Hamilton

G. Harvey

R. MacDonald

N. Wilson

6th March

G. Vidler

A. Collins

N. Wilson

B. Pearce

M. Wilson

S. Cook

G. Guinane

N. Everett

M. Maguire

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J. Alexander

A. Shelley

C. Holman

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13th March E. Peel

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Sun 26th Feb

11am - 5pm

Recreation Reserve, The Parade, Shelford ( you can find us about 40km West of Geelong )

Featuring live music by Plus ‌

Kid’s Entertainment

Demonstrations

Market Stalls

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Coffee / Bar / Ice Cream / Food Stalls and More

5th $100

6th $50

And of course, the Duck Race, starting at 3.30

4th $150

3rd $250

Duck Race Tickets $10 available online or on the day

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AMAZING MAISIE GRIFFITHS

Marcella Rebecca (Maisie) Griffiths was born on the 13th February 1912 at her grandmother’s home in Footscray. She was the first born of Robert and Lena Rebecca Hopkins and later siblings quickly included Louis, Jean and Maree.

She grew up on the family farm at Truganina where they made their living selling chaff, sheaves of oaten hay and sheep.

She went to state school at Truganina in the horse and buggy era. Following this she spent 2 years at the Footscray girls school where she lived with her grandmother and extended family.

She loved school at Footscray and wanted to continue with her schooling and become a domestic science teacher.

Maisie met her future husband Thomas Frederick Griffiths and married in Footscray Presbyterian Church on the 5th October 1935.

Maisie was very active in the community with the local primary school, the Parwan South Presbyterian Church and teaching Sunday school for many years. Also with the Balliang East/Bacchus Marsh mother’s clubs, Balliang East Hall with dances and balls, Balliang/Balliang East Hospital Auxiliary working for the Bacchus Marsh Hospital, Country Women’s Association (CWA), and Balliang East Young Farmers as an advisor. Maisie has 5 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren living in Western Australia. She also enjoyed 3 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren living close to her in Victoria.

Maisie was heavily involved with the CWA organisation for 60 years with Balliang East, Werribee, Mereburn and Geelong Group CWA. She proudly received her life membership in 2007

and 60-year service badge in 2015. In 1989, after 53 years of marriage, her husband Fred passed away at the age of 89. Maisie remained living on the farm for 2 years until the age of 79.

Maisie enjoyed a big 100th birthday celebration in February 2012.

A highlight of turning 100 for Maisie was receiving a signed letter from Queen Elizabeth as she loved the Royal Family. At the age of 101, Maisie stopped driving her beloved Audi A4 and moved into Geelong West to be closer to family and support. She lived here with assistance from Marie for a further 2½ years before her final move to Estia Health in Bannockburn in July 2015.

Maisie adapted to her new lifestyle and enjoyed the activities and attention shown to her by the kind staff and residents. In January this year from Estia Health, she received an Australia Day Senior of the Year certificate which she proudly displayed in her room. Maisie passed away peaceful here at Estia Health in Bannockburn.

INVERLEIGH PROGRESS ASSOCIATION REPORT

The next meeting of the Inverleigh Progress Association will be held on Tuesday 21st February at 7.30 PM. This meeting will be held at the Inverleigh Hotel., preceded by a meal from 6 PM.

The Progress Association once again supported the Australia Day Breakfast held at the hall, financially and with volunteers.

This was a great opportunity for members of the community to get together and celebrate with a delicious breakfast and time to relax with new and older residents and their families. Inverleigh has celebrated in this way for a number of years.

The recent stop, relax and revive campaign instigated by VicRoads with the support of Council has seen many visitors spend some time in the town, whilst travelling to and from their holiday destinations.

The town is well placed to welcome visitors with a variety of places to eat, walk and generally take a break on their travels.

The Town Entrance project will continue in 2017 as we negotiate some stumbling blocks to the planned dry stone walls to be built on the east and west approaches to the town.

A submission has been made to obtain extra funds for the placing of a defibrillator in a publicly accessible place in the town.

The Leigh News will continue to be published in hard copy and online.

If you would like to be involved in planning for the community planning you would be very welcome to join us. A person or two with IT expertise would be a valuable asset as well.

Luanne Thornton Secretary

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THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE Christine Windle, Garden Gate Nursery, Inverleigh

Rose History and Propagation

Roses star in our summer garden. They fill the air with perfume and my heart with delight. Roses have a long history. They have changed over time from the original wild or species ones with single flowers. Natural mutations and ingenious breeding have led to a wide variety of forms and colours. Specimens of roses were said to have been brought back from the Holy Land at the time of the Crusades. Imagine a battle weary knight protecting a potted plant on his return journey, and then you can realise how special and precious such roses must have been to English and European eyes.

The earlier garden rose groups were the Gallica Roses, Damask Roses, Alba Roses and Centifolia Roses, all of which have many petals in a rosette, a shrubby bush form and flower once. Over time, new chance seedlings were cultivated and propagated. In the eighteenth century, particularly in France, there was a great boom in nurserymen setting out to breed new roses. A seed is the product of two parent plants, with the genes from both plants being represented in different combinations as the result of pollination.

Breeders use hand pollination which allows for control over which parent plants contribute to a seed, and thus which characteristics could be shown in the seedlings.

Roses from China and the Ile de Bourbon near Mauritius were included in the mix. The ability to flower repeatedly throughout the summer was a feature of the China roses, which breeders sought to maintain. Another group of roses, the Tea Roses, resulted from crossing different China Roses, each of which had a tea-like scent. Hybrid is a term which, in the rose world, means to combine two different types of roses.

Hybrid Tea Roses developed by crossing

Tea Roses with a different type, the Hybrid Perpetual Roses.

It was not until 1912 that Floribunda Roses were developed by P.T. Poulson, a Danish hybridist, who created a red rose with the name which is, in English, ‘Red Riding Hood’. Floribundas are hardy repeat flowerers with large blooms and little fragrance. Climbers and ramblers were selected from large growing sports (seed grown plants).

Hybrid Musks, Rugosas and Modern Shrub Roses were developed in the 20th Century as garden roses. There has been a resurgence of interest in older roses since the 1940s and 1950s. Graham Thomas was the authority on old roses at the time. He created a collection of old roses, trawling gardens looking for varieties that were thought to have been lost. A little later, David Austin started experimenting with hybrids, using desirable characteristics from old and modern roses. He went on to create some outstanding roses which he called English Roses. Australian rose breeders, such as Olive Fitzhardinge, Alistair Clark, Paul Hains and George Thomson, have worked on breeding roses especially suited to Australian conditions.

If you want to create a new variety of rose, propagate from seeds. For hand pollination, select a mother plant and a different variety for the father plant. Choose a ¾ open bloom on each. Take off all the petals. With sterile tweezers or nail scissors, take off all the stamens from the father plant bloom and drop them into a labelled open container. Take off the stamens from the mother plant bloom. Leave the stigma in the middle intact. 24 hours later, the yellow pollen grains should have been released into your container. Use a fine paint brush or your finger to dab the collected pollen from the father bloom onto the stigma of the mother bloom. Repeat twice at four hour intervals. Label the developing

hip eg Centifolia X Queen Elizabeth.

Remove the seeds from ripe hips (about four months after pollination, whether by bee or hand) and place them in a zip lock bag of moist soil in the fridge for three to four months. Don’t freeze them.

This simulates a very cold wet winter. In spring, plant the seeds in trays of welldrained seed-raising mix.

Pot up seedlings as they grow. Roses take about four months from germination to flowering, with about 30% germination being normal. I am going to give this a go – who knows what will happen!

To propagate a rose exactly the same as its parent plant, grow it from a cutting. Take cuttings from new growth, or, in winter, from a pencil sized piece about 12 cm long. Dip the cuttings in a rooting hormone, then place them in a free draining mix and keep moist and out of strong light and heat. They should grow roots in a couple of months.

Happy gardening, Christine Windle Garden Gate of Inverleigh Nursery, 0403 267 286 www.gardengatenursery.com.au

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GOLDEN PLAINS RECOGNISE OUTSTANDING CITIZENS WITH 2017 AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

Golden Plains Shire Council is delighted to recognise outstanding members of the community with our 2017 Australia Day Awards.

Mayor, Cr Des Phelan was honoured to present awards to three outstanding citizens and one fantastic local event and the hardworking residents who make it happen at today’s Golden Plains Shire Council event.

• Citizen of the Year for 2017: Stewart Seaton Stewart received this award in recognition of his years of service to the Teesdale community, including as co-founder of the Teesdale Turtle Bend Events Committee, volunteer and supporter of the Golden Plains Hockey Club and FreeZa, and former member of the Teesdale Primary School Council and the Don Wallace Reserve Committee.

• Senior Citizen of the Year for 2017: Carmen Powles Carmen has been involved in almost every community and sporting group in Meredith over many years, including the netball, tennis and golf clubs, church and primary school groups. One of her biggest volunteer jobs is coordinating the local catering for the original Meredith Music Festival over the last 25 years.

• Young Citizen of the Year for 2017: Katrina Andrensek As a Bannockburn resident, Katrina has been a valuable member of organizing committees for events including Battle of the Bands, People of Golden Plains and the Youth Lounge Art Mural. Katrina was also a major contributor to the new art mural displayed in the Bannockburn Cultural Centre.

• Community Event of the Year: Teesdale Twilight Market and Carols Held on 22 December each year this event attracts around 2,500 people who have a choice of 40 different market stalls.

The event is the culmination of many months of planning by the Teesdale Community Events Committee and includes an exciting fireworks display.

“One of the most rewarding things I do as Mayor is acknowledge outstanding members of our community and reflect on the contributions that so many residents make to our communities,” said Cr Phelan.

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JANUARY 2017 CALENDAR H.M.Wilson & Co. Shelford

I am quite partial to the term storekeeper - a descriptive word and in researching the story of this landmark Shelford building and the Wilson family, they certainly were keepers. For over 80 years the Wilson family served the Shelford community. As is common in these calendar articles, a seemingly simple story soon becomes complicated.

Hugh May Wilson, yet another Scotsman arriving in Western Victoria in 1851, came to The Leigh (later named Shelford) with his brother and sister taking over the existing store and postal service. Because of George Russell and the Clyde Company enterprises, The Leigh had a twice weekly mail service from Geelong.

Once established H.M. Wilson brought out his Scottish fiancée Joanna Nimmo and they married in 1854and had six children. In the Clyde Company Papers the store is referred to as The River Leigh General Store and located on the east side of the Leigh River near the early Ormond’s hotel and the blacksmith in an area subject to flooding. H.M. supposedly made a lot of money on the goldfields and thus was able to build an architect designed hotel and general store in Teesdale in 1854 which he then leased. Named the Native Creek Hotel it was burnt down in 1885.

The timing of the gold rush story

bears investigating.

The large imposing building in this photo is still standing at the T intersection of the Inverleigh-Shelford Road and was surprise-surprise originally built as a hotel. On the online map of Shelford in 1854 available from the State Library it is referred to

as the “New Hotel”, the better known Ormond’s or Settlers Arms Hotel presumably being the “old” hotel being established in 1841. There are scant references to the hotel in the Trove digitalised newspapers and the Golden Plains Shire database only suggests ‘before 1854’. The current owners have done lots of research and feel it was early 1850’s.

In 1855 under the name Leigh Bridge Hotel, John Scott & Son thanked their friends and public for the liberal support they had received and that they were reducing their prices of Spirits and Ales to town prices. Geelong, a day’s ride away must have been providing strong competition! The Clyde Company Papers make mention of Joseph Scott and Leigh Hotel.

Publican John Aloysius McRae was in occupation when in 1865 the now named Shelford Hotel was advertised for sale being of brick, two stories. Containing 17 bedrooms, 3 parlors(sic), spacious bar and cellar, kitchen detached with slate roof and well spouted.

The McRae family had left for Geelong by 1871 and this may be when H.M. Wilson moved his operation to higher ground and resided there until his death in 1894 with family continuing the business.

Names associated with the store following H.M. Wilson & Co include, Max Jones, Ivan Cutts (in-laws the Thomas’) Bob Voisey, Phil Wildman and his daughter ‘Red’, Vern Heuffer, Keith and Alma Cannell (over 26 years) and Robert Ward. The Post Office facility at Shelford closed in 2004. Please let us know if there are other families involved. We wish the new owners well with their restoration project.

Information for this article came from Gold Reef and Silver Tussock, by Gladys Seaton; Trove; Clyde Company Papers; From Native Creek to Teesdale by Dianne Hughes; and interested locals. More stories on the monthly calendar images will appear in future editions of the Leigh News.

Some 2017 Calendars are still available from Liz McDonald 52651271 - bargain price of $10.

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NIGHT LIFE: EVENING WEAR OF THE 1920S AND 30S

FASHION FROM THE 1920S AND 30S MANY NEVER BEFORE SEEN WILL BE DISPLAYED AS PART OF THE NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) NIGHT LIFE EXHIBITION OPENING AT BARWON PARK MANSION EARLY JANUARY 2017.

N I G H T L I F E is an exhibition that explores fashion when the sun goes down. Set in an atmosphere of exuberant play and discovery, the exhibition will be dynamic, so get ready to come and dance, said NTAV exhibition curator, Ms Elizabeth Anya-Petrivna.

Night Life not only captures the spirit of this vibrant time in Victoria’s fashion history, it looks at the beauty of beaded surfaces and moderné ideas about ornament and pattern.

“The fashion on show visually references the night sky, stars and planets, neon lights, fireworks, dreams and other after dark delights. All the costumes are from the Trust’s own collection of fashion and many have never been seen before.”

NTAV CEO Mr Simon Ambrose said this exhibition is important because it sees the Trust collaborating with the Victorian community to recreate this time in history.

“Many of the fashion pieces were made locally and we are drawing on young local talent to bring the era to life. We are working with Melbourne stylists and fashion photographers, like Domenic Coloca, Stuart Chenn, Olivia Tran and Jess Hood, who are interpreting the fashions and atmosphere of the 1920s and 30s.

This is a modern take on a moderné era using techniques from high fashion,” he said.

Night Life will also recreate the spirit of a 1920s and 30s dance hall where guests will get an opportunity to dress up and dance. The fashion of the period was flamboyant and the dance hall and nightclub ‘scene’ popular and lively. It was an extraordinary time for night life, said Ms Anya-Petrivna.

Night Life at Barwon Park Mansion, 105 Inverleigh Road, Winchelsea will run Wednesday to Sunday from 4 January 2017 until 26 March 2017 - 11am to 4pm.

Visit nightlifecostumes.com.au for further information and to book tickets.

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The Skatepark has been Painted!

Thanks to the efforts of local children and Golden Plains Shire staff, the local Skate Park in Inverleigh has been painted.

Pictured are Bridie, Brayden and their cousin Jaxon giving it a good work out during my recent visit to the Park in the School Holidays.

Congratulations to all who participated in bring the Skate Park to Life with such Colour. Well Done!

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However, like playing football, you need to learn and practise the skills that set your voice free.

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Dear Editor

I write to advise readers that a new round of Veterans grants are available to honour and commemorate the service of our veterans.

Our Restoring Community War Memorials and Avenues of Honour grants program helps communities all over Victoria update tired honour rolls and avenues of honour that commemorate the service of local veterans.

Grants of up to $20,000 are available.

There are more than 1200 war memorials across Victoria, and many more honour rolls. Of the 325 Avenues of Honour planted since World War I, approximately 50 remain – but many are either overgrown or in need of repair.

So many Victorians have a connection with World War I. We are helping deliver the projects or activities that commemorate the war that played a part in shaping our history, and the many wars and peacekeeping conflicts since.

Grants of up to $80,000 are available for communities to put together the projects that leave a lasting legacy of our veterans and help young people learn about their service.

The Anzac Centenary Community Grants Program is administered by the Victorian Veterans Council and is designed to leave a lasting legacy for future generations to cherish. Grants of up to $20,000 per project are available.

We have a proud wartime history in Western Victoria and it is our duty to preserve that legacy. These grants provide a great opportunity for local organisations to complete the projects or initiatives that give our veterans the fitting commemoration they deserve.

I encourage you to explore the grants on offer and consider how your organisation might benefit.

Grant applications can be made at www.veterans.vic.gov.au/grants before February.

Yours sincerely GAYLE TIERNEY MP Member for Western Victoria

LOOK FOR “OTTERS” IN VICTORIA

Community Monitoring of the Australian Water-rat in Victoria

PLEASE REPORT YOUR SIGHTINGS

Rakali is a difficult species to study and little is known about its current status and distribution. However, there is considerable evidence that numbers have declined in many areas. The Australian Platypus Conservancy is working in partnership with various management agencies to find out how water-rat populations are faring across Victoria. Because rakali is a top predator, the information will also help to monitor the health of the state’s waterways.

You can make a vital contribution by reporting all sightings of water-rats (including if you find a dead one).

Simply email the date and location of any sighting with any additional comments to platypus.apc@westnet.com.au (or phone 03 5157 5568). Sightings from the past are welcome (even if you can only provide an approximate date) as they often help to establish how populations may have changed over time. Reports from areas outside Victoria are also welcome. All information is entered on a secure database and is only used for conservation purposes.

THE AUSTRALIAN WATER-RAT CONSERVATION PROJECT IN VICTORIA

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Pictured above are Richard Palmer, Margaret Bufton, Jenny Blake and Trudy Bath at the recent celebration for Jenny Blake and her work for the Community.

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Recently Jenny Blake stood down from her position as a Golden Plains Shire Councillor, after 20 years of Service. The picture left was taken at the Barunah Park Hall where local residents and friends joined together to thank Jenny.

We wish Jenny all the best in the future and all thank her for her work in Public Life and Service. We trust the new councillors will be as good an advocate for Country Roads and Rural Women as Jenny has been during her years in Office.

Liz McDonald

A CELEBRATION? An Article by Willem Vandenberg, Pastor, The Leigh Presbyterian Church.

What did we celebrate on 26 January 2017? Was it the remembrance of the arrival 229 years ago of a bunch of convicts from the over-crowded jails in England? Was it the attempt by a thousand ill-equipped Europeans to establish a small segment of civilisation on the under-side of the earth?

Perhaps.

Many Australians today do not give our history a thought. The 26th January is a holiday, and another excuse for a party – that’s all that matters.

For many it is also a time to reflect on achievements of the past year, and to honour those who have made outstanding contributions in the various spheres of our complex lives today.

Christians have a special reason for ongoing celebration: It is 229 years since the gospel of Jesus Christ came to this land. And Christians have made significant contributions to the welfare of Australians, think for example of the Rev. John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and Professor Graeme Clark, inventor of the bionic ear, and many others.

When the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788, on board was a 32-year old chaplain, Rev. Richard Johnson. He had a ‘parish’ of just over a thousand people – 772 convicts (568 males, 191 females with 13 children), four companies of Marines and the Governor, Captain Arthur Phillip with his staff.

The 26th January 1788 was a Saturday. The next day, Sunday, there was so much excitement and confusion as cargo (human and material) was unloaded, that no religious service could be held. On the following Sunday, 3 February 1788, the first service of worship was held on Australian soil. Captain Phillip insisted that no one was to be absent from that service. So chaplain Johnson preached to a congregation of 1000, a very mixed group of people.

Johnson preached from Psalm 116:12: ‘What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?’

That might seem an odd text to choose for a moment like that, after having spent several months on a not-sopleasant sea-journey.

Governor Phillip wanted Johnson to speak on moral subjects, with the aim of improving the behaviour of the convicts. But Johnson understood that saving faith in Christ had to precede Christian practice. He said: ‘I do not address you as Churchmen or Dissenters, Roman Catholics or Protestants, as Jews or Gentiles… But I speak to you as mortals and yet immortals…

The gospel… proposes a free and gracious pardon to the guilty, cleansing to the polluted, healing to the sick, happiness to the miserable, and even life for the dead.’ (Cited in I.H.Murray, ‘Australian Christian Life from 1788’)

Unless that gospel is understood and taken hold of, there is little hope for any improvement in moral behaviour and attitudes in society. Why should there be? ‘Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die!’ Yes, we will all die, and then what?

Johnson was right. It is that Christian heritage, much rejected today, which forms the basis for our society and our justice system, and is the only hope for the future.

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FROM REV. PHIL JACOBSON, ST PAULS ANGLICAN CHURCH, INVERLEIGH.

Our readings in church at the moment are, in part, from a letter St Paul wrote to a small church in Corinth about 53AD.

Corinth was one of the largest and most important cities of Greece, with a population of 90,000 in 400 BC. The Romans demolished Corinth in 146 BC, built a new city in its place in 44 BC, and later made it the provincial capital of Greece. Corinth was a significant seaport and trading hub. It was a bit of a melting pot of people from different parts of the world and it was a place where just about anything could happen. And it generally did!

When Paul was approached by some from the city to settle disputes that started to arise within the small but growing congregation, he responded with a letter addressing the issues that had been brought to his attention.

It seems that some of the Corinthian congregation were seeking some sense of inappropriate meaning for their lives and Paul’s response was based on how he derived meaning in life.

For Paul, meaning in life was centred around a crucified, resurrected and encountered God.

As humans we also continually seek meaningfulness in life. Something compels us to seek it out and even to invent it when it’s not readily available or when other forces work against it.

This urge is primal and pre-logical, subconscious and fundamental to the very essence of human existence.

At a personal level; everything we do is fueled by the instinct towards meaning. Even the most bizarre forms of behavior are governed by a yearning for meaning.

In spite of ourselves we search for a life governed by significance and meaning and a sense of purpose. But all too often we look in the wrong direction, so we persue the search in inappropriate ways; we criticize, we try to gain ascendancy over others, we manipulate, we diminish others, we devalue others, we use others. And this is supposed to give an individual who engages in these actions “meaning”.

Paul’s paradox should be noted. It’s only when we refrain from imposing meaning that we find it. It’s only when we choose to be present to the chaos and our own darkness that part of us that Jung calls the shadow, that we find meaning.

If people feel alienated, as many do today, then perhaps it’s because people have drifted from their true nature and consequently created for themselves a hell on earth. If our sense of meaning has dried up then it is we ourselves who have drunk the well dry. But could it be that we don’t drink from the right wells anymore? Perhaps we also need to reclaim the experience of knowing nothing except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified and resurrected.

Rev. Phil. Jacobson.

INVERLEIGH SENIORS INC. Inverleigh Seniors is a group of who meet together twice a Month for friendship,support, activities and outings.

We meet 2nd and 4th Thursday’s of the Month 2nd Thursday’s MEETING and ACTIVITIES.

1.30pm at the Inverleigh Hall.

4th Thursday’s LUNCH DAY.

We meet at the Inverleigh Hall at 11.30am from where we go to our chosen venue for Lunch.

UPCOMING OUTING’S 9th February. General Meeting at the Inverleigh Public Hall @ 1:30.

All welcome

Get the 4th tyre FREE *

When you buy 3 Bridgestone Ecopia, Potenza or Turanza Serenity Plus tyres.

For Bookings contact President or Secretary.

We offer a sincere invitation to members of our community to join the Inverleigh Seniors. A warm welcome will await you.

Inquiries. President. Una Miller. 5265 1001 Secretary. Joy Gray. 5265 1566

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MURGHEBOLUC HALL If you are a resident of Murgheboluc or nearby communities, a hall user or otherwise interested person you are cordially invited to attend a gathering on Monday 20th February at 7.30pm to plan the next three years of management of the Murgheboluc Hall and Reserve.

A short AGM to elect the committee will be followed by a general meeting where plans, visions and tasks to keep the Hall and Reserve available to the community will be discussed.

For nomination forms to join the committee, if you can’t attend on the night, or for more information you can contact the committee secretary, Elizabeth McKay on 0410 294 110

CWA

NATIVE HUT NIGHT BRANCH Est. 14th July 2014

This branch meets 1st Tuesday of the month is Craft Night 3rd Tuesday of the month is meeting night at 7.30pm at Teesdale Primary School, Mudbrick Building, cnr Main Road and Sutherland Street. Teesdale.

Come and join us for fellowship, sharing of crafts that members are demonstrating.

All ages welcome it is not an “oldies” group.

If you are interested in attending please contact Shirley 5281 5354

Lions Club of Inverleigh Leigh Valley

We are now collecting newspapers for recycling. Papers can be left at the Town Hall on Mondays or pick up can be arranged by calling David on 0429 958 769 during business hours or 5265 1102 after hours.

All proceeds from the paper collection go to local projects.

As this is a new initiative for our club, community help would be greatly appreciated.

Any further questions can be directed to David on 0429 958 769 or dave@ grantsautodismantlers.com.au

St Pauls Surprise Shop Inverleigh All February PINK Tickets will be half price, so come on in and grab some awesome bargains.

All donations can be left at the front door.

Closed School Holidays except SATURDAY

OPENING HOURS: Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9am – 1pm Come follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ St.PaulsSurpriseShop

TEESDALE MECHANICS INSTITUTE (Formerly Community Hall)

Behind the CFA Building Main Road, Teesdale

FOR ALL YOUR HIRING NEEDS Hall, Meeting Room, Kitchen, Tables, Chairs & Crockery.

For bookings, phone Dale on 5281 5486 or 0428 386 724

WHO CAN I TALK TO? 24 Hour telephone counselling ANONYMOUS CONFIDENTIAL IMMEDIATE

Phone 13 11 14

LIFELINE

Justices of the Peace Mr A. F. Helyar

10 Knowles Crt, Bannockburn Ph: 5281 1798

Mrs E. McDonald

47 High Street INVERLEIGH Ph: 5265 1270

Mr Keith Windle

50 Park Street INVERLEIGH Ph: 0429 651 298

Mr Peter Bufton

110 Savage Drive INVERLEIGH Ph: 0448 694 204

LEIGH DISTRICT RIDING CLUB INC A00041565N

meets for rally every 2nd Sunday @10.00am Victoria Park, Park Street, Inverleigh Vic 3321 New Members always welcome for enquiries please contact

President: Nicole Rogers Mob: 0419 549 799 Secretary: Leanne Broad Mob: 0433 403 065 P O BOX 87 INVERLEIGH VIC 3321

TEESDALE PS O.S.H.C. Phone: 5281 5218 BEFORE SCHOOL CARE

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Healthy Food plus a Fun Program!

*Cooking Club *Art & Craft *Outdoor Activities *Computer Club AFTER SCHOOL CARE

3:15 PM - 6:00 PM

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CAN YOU HELP cut the Inverleigh Public Hall lawn?

We are looking for volunteers willing to go on a roster to help keep the hall lawns neat and tidy. Tasks include mowing and neatening. This generally takes one to two hours. If you could find the time to help out once or twice a year,

38 High Street, Inverleigh Sunday Services 9.30 AM Rev’d Phil Jacobson 0419 322 385 John Thornton 5265 1256 Bruce McDonald 5265 1270

LEIGH PRESBYTERIAN PARISH

COME JOIN US

SUNDAY SERVICES Inverleigh 9.00 AM 1st & 3rd Sundays

10.00 AM 2nd & 4th Sundays Teesdale 11.00 AM 1st & 3rd Sundays

Bowls available for Social or New Players

Shelford 10.00 AM Only 5th Sunday

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

email: inverleighbowls@yahoo.com.au

Inverleigh Hall Hall Hire Contact The Inverleigh Hall Committee promotes the use of the hall and develops and maintains our fabulous community asset. If you would like to become involved by serving on the committee or by initiating activities at the hall, please contact

Anne-Maree Tarbett

0417 512 240

Inverleigh every Sunday at 9 a.m. except 4th Sunday of the month at Bannockburn Gynasium Anakie Sunday @ 11 a.m.February 12th/26th Meredith Sunday @ 11 a.m. February 5th/19th.

Enrolment for children to make their sacraments will be held at the Bannockburn Cultural Centre on Wednesday February 15th at 5 p.m. Mass followed by enrolment and BBQ tea.

“For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord...”

(2 Corinthians 4.5)

10 Railway Street, Inverleigh

for more info visit www.inverleighbowls.org

ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC PARISH

Winchelsea every Saturday at 6 p.m.

Inverleigh Shelford Teesdale

Please call Helen on 5265 1023 or 0411 046 528

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St. Joseph’s Parish Meredith Mass Times for Dec/Jan/Feb

please contact : Geoff Towne on 0481 349 535.

New members WELCOME for Pennant on Tuesday & Saturday (school friendly hours) Season starts September thru to March

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For further information: Preaching Minister, Rev. Willem Vandenberg

PH: 0437 846 455.

Session Clerk: Neil Mansfield 0405 064 976

Inverleigh Tennis Club NEW PLAYERS WELCOME AGM is on Monday 15th July at 7:30pm in the Clubrooms.

General enquiries: Catherine Campbell 5265 1501 or 0488 651 501 or Cam Parke 5265 1145

TEESDALE TOWN CLUB (Take Off Weight Naturally)

TUESDAYS

9.30 – 10.30AM & 6 – 8PM ST JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 11 BYRON STREET, BANNOCKBURN KRISTI : 0437 560 009

JAN: 5281 5138/0400 005 270 PATTI: 5281 1290/0400 131 465

Bellarine Harness for Pleasure Club Inc.

are holding a Combined Driving Event at Victoria Park Inverleigh on 25th & 26th February.

Saturday Dressage and Cones, Sunday Marathon and Obstacles Spectators most welcome.

Nicole Linic President 0403 416 862

Christa Jones Secretary 0408 342 403

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Inverleigh Structure Plan Inverleigh Structure Plan

The Golden Plains Shire is preparing a new Structure Plan for Inverleigh. This document will ultimately replace the existing Inverleigh Structure Plan Review 2005.

Have your say Community consultation is an important facet of this project and Council wants to hear from the Inverleigh community to assist in the development of a new Structure Plan which captures the current identity and character of the town and helps guide and shape the future direction of the Inverleigh community.

Our community engagement process includes opportunities to: o o o

Attend one of our two community information workshops Visit our shop front listening post Tell us your thoughts via a survey

Survey

Online survey available at www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au

Listening Post

Survey responses to be received by Friday 24th March 2017 Inverleigh General Store and Inverleigh Bakehouse

Community Workshop

Netball/bowls clubrooms Inverleigh Recreation Reserve

Community Groups Workshop

Netball/bowls clubrooms Inverleigh Recreation Reserve

Available from 6 February 2017

Saturday 4 March 2017 9am – 11am Wednesday 8 March 2017 7pm start Wednesday 15 March 2017 7pm start

Project Timeline February – March 2017 Initial community consultation: Listening Posts and Workshops  April – August 2017 Development of Draft Structure Plan and presentation of draft to the community  September 2017 Finalisation of Structure Plan  Statutory Implementation process

To find out more or to complete the survey online, please visit www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/inverleigh-structureplan-survey-2017 or contact Sarah Fisher on 5220 7183 or sarah.fisher@gplains.vic.gov.au

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Meredith and District Motorcycle Club

Looking for a safe and fun place to ride your dirt bike or somewhere to take the kids to ride there’s look no further than Meredith and District Motorcycle Club or MADMCC for short.

We meet the 3rd sunday of every month for our ride day (NO RACING AND NO QUADS / 4 WHEELERS)

PERSONALISED SERVICE 24 HOURS

NOW AVAILABLE 8 seater maxicab, plus wheelchair access

DACHSHUND DERBY DAY

We have 2 tracks: 1 that is set up as a motocross track that is marshalled and we also have a smaller flat track for kids/beginners to learn to ride. St Johns is in attendance as well as a canteen.

For more information please head over to our Facebook page MADMCC or call 0415 503 869.

INVERLEIGH & DISTRICT GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL

Is being held on

FAMILY FUN DAY

SUNDAY 5th MARCH 2017 9am @ Victoria Park Inverleigh

IS ON

GOOD FRIDAY 14TH April 2017

Events include: Fancy Dress Competition, Egg and Spoon Race, Child Handler Classes, Smallest Puppy, Billy Can Race, Obstacle Course…just to name a few.

Events are open to all dogs up to 300mm at the shoulder.

There are Ribbons and Prizes for all events and Trophies for the Dachshund Derby and the All Breed Race.

A Committee Meeting Will be held on Wednesday 8th February 7:30pm @ The Inverleigh Hotel

ALL WELCOME

Cost is $15 per dog for the day and a Gold Coin Donation at the gate.

Entries will be accepted on the morning Between 9am and 9:30am Inquiries: Call Carol on 0401 161 479 or Denise on 0419 103 196 Email: leighponies@bigpond.com

Contacts:

Daniel Symons 0437 072 260

Ian Phillips 5281 1946 / 0499 411 380

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BOWLS “NIGHT CHALLENGE” EVENT A GREAT SUCCESS

Inverleigh Bowls Club recently hosted a Night Challenge Tournament over two monday nights. Players from Winchelsea, Bannockburn, Geelong Cement and Inverleigh Clubs played off for the annual trophy, with 2 teams from each club invited to participate.

The facilities at Inverleigh are of a very high standard, with flood lighting a feature, making this type of event not only possible, but extremely enjoyable during day light saving evenings.

The Inverleigh Club provided a meal each night, with assistance from the Football Club and the Complex Committee who assisted in cooking beautiful BBQ meats. Salad and vegetables completed the spread and along with refreshments from the bar, provided all with the energy to complete a good nights bowling.

This year, Winchelsea Club took the honours by just 2 points over a strong Bannockburn, with Geelong Cement third and Inverleigh rounding off the place getters.

Bowls Club President, Des Joyce, would like to thank all from the Inverleigh Club, plus the Inverleigh Football Club and the Complex Committee for their support in holding the event, and also to the Players and Officials from Winchelsea, Geelong Cement and Bannockburn for making this year’s matches very enjoyable for one and all. We hope to see you all again next year!

Peter Trevaskis.

TEESDALE CRICKET CLUB UPDATE

With the season now well advanced and finals looming, both senior sides continue to be very competitive and well placed within the top four on the back of some consistent team and individual performances. The honour boards are definitely in need of update to recognise some impressive results with bat and ball!

Our juniors are progressing well within the combined Leigh Districts teams under the leadership of Coordinator Jack Sellars and Coach Jaden Brady. This season has seen further development since the inaugural Under 17 Premiership side formed two seasons ago. Being able to represent in each age group is a credit to all involved across the broader Golden Plains Shire with each week seeing strong teams fielded with great results of late. We hope to continue this success and encourage more people to become involved next season as it is hoped that further expansion can occur.

The Milo In2 Cricket program being managed by Darren Laidlaw has fourteen registered participants, two of whom being girls, who by all accounts are proving to be very capable cricketers in the making with very good skills, showing up the boys on occasions.

The Black Tie Cricket Ball was a great success with many members, families and friends enjoying the terrific

music of local band “Fully Loaded” with front man Zane Carroll leading a memorable night. The Christmas function was also well attended and many thanks to all those who assisted with the preparations and running of another great function.

Special thanks to Teesdale Fire Brigade and Santa for once again supporting our club and providing enjoyment to the growing numbers of children and parents. The future looks bright with many potential junior and senior players in the making.

Please continue to support our valuable sponsors at every opportunity;

•Geelong Commercial Waste, DR May Inspections, Golden Plains Supreme Meats, OAC Transport, Mitchell Roofing, Railway Hotel Bannockburn, Cellarbrations Bannockburn, Mail Movers, Spear Apparel (twenty four seven), Grippa’s Bakery, Stockdale & Leggo, Bannockburn Chemist.

Details regarding Junior or MILO in2 CRICKET programs can be obtained by contacting; Junior Coordinator – Jack Sellars on 0432 700 464 MILO Coordinator – Darren Laidlaw on 0417 392 042 President – Mark Tarbett (0407 043 847) Secretary - Alister Woods (0439 395 456)

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GRASS SEED IT’S GRASS SEED SEASON AGAIN.

We are already seeing many cases of these nasty seeds and awns causing discomfort for your pets.

The very pointed end on a grass seed means it can easily become embedded in your pet’s skin, commonly in the paws, armpit and groin. These seed also enter the ears, nose, eyes and gums.

If the lawn seed is not removed promptly, it may actually start to burrow in. This is because grass seeds can migrate through the body, tracking infection as they go.

The body cannot generally breakdown a grass seed, so it will eventually require removal.

The best way to prevent damage from grass seeds is to locate them and remove them as quickly as possible.

If you suspect you pet has a grass seed, it is best to have it assessed by one of our vets.

Roy’s Routine Visit ‘Roy” is a lovely 10 year old Kelpie Cross gentleman who came to us for his routine annual health check and vaccination a few weeks ago. The owners had no major health concerns to report, only that he had started to slow down a little, did not want to go for long walks, was reluctant to jump into the car and was developing a bit of a pot belly! Not surprisingly, his advancing age and earlier working dog lifestyle and probable arthritis were considered to be a big influence in him ‘slowing down’.

Roy’s physical exam revealed he seemed to be in good overall health, he had a strong heartbeat, good gum colour, bright clear eyes and his lungs auscultated normally. However palpation of his abdomen revealed a detectable mass towards the front of his abdomen and this had Dr. Kylie thinking that there was more than just his age slowing him down.

Radiographs of Roy’s abdomen confirmed the presence of a mass, with a large radiolucent round area visible taking up a good portion of his abdomen!

Findings of this nature are always concerning with possible diagnoses being a tumour on his spleen, liver or both organs concurrently. A tumour on his kidney could not be ruled out either.

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GROOMING

Highest on the diagnostic list was a tumour known as a haemangiosarcoma.

These tumours can spread aggresively through out the body. They often originate on the spleen or liver and can contain a large volume of blood. This means they are at risk of rupturing and a dog can bleed to death internally in a short period of time. If removed promptly and confined to just the spleen, dogs have a fair chance of a good recovery, however if there is evidence that there may be a spread of the tumour to other organs, a very grave prognosis is given.

Roy was taken to surgery very quickly and a massive 2.3kg tumour involving his spleen only was removed.Finding the tumour is confined to just the spleen ensures a better prognosis as splenectomy (removal of the whole spleen) is curative for benign tumours.

A portion of the mass was sent off for histopathology (analysis) and there was some good news for Roy. The mass came back as a haematoma (a benign mass) which meant the chance of it spreading to other organs is low. It is still very important to remove the mass though, as rupture of the mass can lead to deadly internal bleeding very rapidly.

Roy returned 2 weeks later for stitches out and his Dad thought his energy levels were already improved from what they had been. Being 2.3kg lighter meant he was trying to jump into the car again! A quite normal life can be lead without a spleen, Roy’s parents just have to be mindful that he may be a bit predisposed to infections and as the spleen is a storage organ for excess red blood cells, any bleeding must be quickly attended to as he has lost his back up supply.

Roy pictured here with Bri, a Final Year Veterinary Student from Townsville.

Anna, our vet nurse and groomer will be leaving us to have her second baby.

Alex will be taking her place as our new groomer. Alex has many years of grooming experience and has been working with Anna over the past few weeks getting to know your pets.

We are very lucky to have Alex filling Anna’s shoes while she is on maternity leave.

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GENERATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER OVER TECH, TEA AND TALES

Golden Plains will be the first Shire in Australia to introduce an exciting new program for youth and seniors called ‘Tech, Tea and Tales’.

The program will employ young local jobseekers to provide one-on-one technology help to seniors in the Shire, and to record their life stories and experiences on film. The 6-week program aims to build meaningful connections across generations, by providing a unique opportunity for young and older people to come together and share skills, knowledge and experience.

Applications are now open for jobseekers aged 16-25 who live in the Shire and who would like to be employed as a Tech and Story Helper in the program. Older people across the Shire are also invited to participate in the free program, which will be offered at Bannockburn library, Haddon Community House, Meredith Community House and for residents at Estia Health.

The program has been designed by Lively and Humankind Enterprises in collaboration with local youth and the Golden Plains Shire Council. Lively and Humankind Enterprises first launched Tech, Tea and Tales in Melbourne during the 2016 Victorian Seniors Festival, and received overwhelming positive responses from the young and older people who participated.

“We want to provide meaningful, paid employment to young people, as well as give them access to role models in the community who have rich experiences and wisdom to share. Younger and older people have so much to offer each other and this program really celebrates that”, said Sophie Weldon from Humankind Enterprises.

The program kicks off on 28th Feb and concludes during National Youth Week. If you would like to apply to be one of the young Tech and Story Helpers, or if you are an older resident looking to get your technology questions answered and to connect with some inspiring local young people, get in touch with Anna Donaldson on 0430 661 405 or at anna@lively.org.au. Applications close for young people on 10th February: www.goo.gl/hyxgrA

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ROOTS CULTURE FESTIVAL ‘GOING BACK TO BASICS’

Roots Collective presents a new FREE community music and food family festival focused on creative healthy líving, from 11am to 7pm on Sunday 12 February 2017 at Turtle Bend, Teesdale.

This free event is an opportunity for different people to come together and enjoy music, art, healthy food, market stalls, sustainable fashion and interactive workshops, all in a beautiful location. Candice Feuerring, one of the key organisers of the event, says the festival will bring together people from diverse backgrounds. “This is an opportunity for people from the city and country to come together and connect with each other. People of all cultures, backgrounds, ages, faiths and abilities are invited to share in this meaningful experience”, says Candice.

“Roots Culture Festival is about promoting simple líving, creative expression, community well-being and environmental sustainability – we wish to nurture and strengthen community networks and the relationships between people,” she added.

The Festival will take place on Native Hut Creek, Turtle Bend with its iconic turtle’ pavilion in a natural ampitheatre and community gathering place. It will feature a host of activities including Love4Music School youth performances, Children’s Play Creative Area, DJ Zare Demus (Jamaica), conscious roots reggae band Rasta Unity, Brazilian Capoeira workshop, drumming, sustainable líving information, healthy biodynamic and orgànic food, handcrafts, local wines, beers, ciders and much more.

What: Roots Culture Festival When: 11am to 7pm, Sunday 12 February 2017 Where: Turtle Bend, Shelford-Bannockburn Rd, Teesdale

Roots Collective are looking for like-minded people to get involved and support the festival including stall-holders, sponsors, volunteers, local quality food producers and artists.

For more information: Roots Culture Festival website Facebook

Mayors Message February 2017 Greetings and best wishes to all Shire residents for a healthy and fulfilling 2017.

Community grants now open

Applications for Council’s Community Grants Program 2017/18 open on 1 February 2017, offering grants of up to $5,000.

The Community Grants Program enables community groups to further meet the needs of the wider community in a partnership with Council.

Grants of up to $5,000 are provided on a matched basis with the community group’s contribution provided in-kind or in cash.

Applications close Tuesday 28 February 2017 and can be submitted online via www.goldenplains.vic.gov. au/communitygrants or contact Community Recreation Officer, Paul Owen on 5220 7111 Arts Trail March 25 and 26

The Arts Trail is an exciting collaboration between artists, community, local businesses and Council. The last weekend in March will see artists and makers from across Golden Plains open their homes and hearts to visitors from near and far.

The 2017 Arts Trail will see 69 artists exhibiting from 26 studios across Golden Plains Shire, with two Trails covering the North and South of the Shire. With an anticipated attendance of over 2,500 visitors, it’s a boost for regional tourism and a great way for artists to promote their work.

More information is available at www.artstrail.com.au or collect a map and brochure from local shops or galleries.

Immunisation Clinics

We invite families with young children to view the schedule of 2017 Immunisation Clinics, delivered by the City of Ballarat in Bannockburn, Rokewood, Linton and Haddon. Help protect your family from preventable diseases. Check out the Schedule at www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au - search ‘Immunisations’

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LANDCARE LANDCARE LANDCARE LANDCARE LANDCARE LANDCARE LANDCARE Feral Feast !

The Barrabool Hills Landcare community just west of Geelong have come up with a unique way to celebrate their 21st birthday and support their annual rabbit management programs. They have produced a colourful rabbit recipe book, Feral Feast. Featuring twenty one rabbit recipes, superbly illustrated with photographs of the dishes and the Barrabool Hills landscape, together with snippets of history and bespoke cartoons by a renowned local artist.

This is a beautifully presented book, an ideal gift for friends or family, with all profits going towards the efforts of the community to control rabbits.

Books are available from Kaye Rodden, nidgee@ reachnet.com.au and cost $25 which includes GST and postage in a padded bag to Australian addresses or grab a copy at Red Door Café for $20.

Growing native plants from seed

Are you interested in growing your own native trees and shrubs? The Leigh District Landcare Group will once again run a tree-growing program using the community nursery at Barwon Water in Geelong. This nursery is a free service helping local groups to propagate and grow native trees and shrubs for planting back into private properties or local reserves. The first session will be held on Friday 3rd February at 9.30 at Karingal Nursery in Geelong. Contact Sharon MacDonald on 03 5265 1247 or shazmullen@hotmail.com

Rabbit baiting programs – Summer 2017

Now is the time to order pindone carrots if you are planning to do rabbit baiting this Summer. Pindone carrots, used in conjunction with other methods of rabbit control, can improve productivity, soil health, and the health of native vegetation. The agricultural impact of rabbits in Australia is estimated at $206m per year in lost production. (www.pestsmart.org.au).

Pindone carrots are available through the following local landcare programs this Summer.

Maude - early February Orders due by: 29th Jan Contact: Lex Stray 5281 9293 or Elaine Johns 5281 9395 Barrabool Hills - mid Feb Orders due by: 1st Feb Contact: Kaye Rodden on 5265 1241 or Jim Seager on 0409 935 700 Batesford - mid Feb Orders due by: 27th Jan Contact: Peter or Felicity Spear pahspear@gmail.com ph 5276 1453 Freshwater Creek - mid Feb Orders due by: 7th Feb Contact: Ann Bullen ph 0407 353 575 email rob.bullen@bigpond.com or Colin Cannard ph 0417 522 352 email clcannard@gmail.com Modewarre - late Feb / early March Orders due by: 17th February Contact: Ann Bullen ph 0407 353 575 email rob.bullen@bigpond.com or Colin Cannard ph 0417 522 352 email clcannard@gmail.com Freshwater Creek and Modewarre - early April Orders due by 27th March Contact David ph 0481 218 442 david.scipn@gmail.com or Murray 0455 500 542 murray.scipn@gmail.com Elissa Ashton-Smith, Facilitator, Geelong Landcare Network, 23 High St, Inverleigh, Ph 0438 525 502, E: geelonglandcarenetwork@gmail.com

Is it Murghe or Murghie? Boluc or Buloc?

Part of the answer, as a local has been heard to say is, “There is no bull in Murgheboluc!”

There are however “plenty frogs’ if we take into account the word’s original meaning.

If you are a resident of Murgheboluc or nearby communities, a hall user or otherwise interested person you are cordially invited to attend a gathering on Monday 20th February at 7.30pm to plan the next three years of management of the Murgheboluc Hall and Reserve.

The meeting will be held at the hall and if you have often driven past and wondered about what it is like inside this is your chance to come and have a look.

A short AGM to elect the committee will be followed by a general meeting where plans, visions and tasks

to keep the Hall and Reserve available to the community will be discussed.

In the past 12 months the hall has been host to weddings, family parties, the Blues festival, dog gatherings, (owners also gathered), singing lessons and more. We have also in this time had some fantastic committee members leave the district.

Our small group who are left would love to be joined by people wanting to help support this wonderful community asset. This hall, which people when first entering, often comment on how good it feels. (As if all the happy children who went to school there and joyful events since it became a community hall, have created a special atmosphere.)

The Reserve is on Crown Land and comes under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).

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Daniel Cook’s Story.

In July 2016 Daniel visited his GP due to stomach pains and general back ache which he had put down to his work as a builder. As a result of this visit he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer and began treatment immediately.

A combination of both chemotherapy and radiation therapy proved to be unsuccessful. The Peter Mac Centre in Melbourne now have a trial drug showing good results however the cost must be borne by the family and runs into thousands of dollars a week.

Daniel is aged 37 and has 3 children aged 13, 11 and 5. He lives with his partner of 15 years and is soon to be married. Daniel has always been the first to put up his hand and offer help to others.

Now it’s time for others to help him.

A fundraiser was started, with all donations to go to directly fund Daniel’s medical expenses and all hoped that through the trial, good results would not only save Daniel, but also help others in the future.

Sadly, the success of the trial drugs for Daniel was not to be, and his life was cut sadly short on 10th January 2017.

Those who had organised the fundraiser for Daniel’s medication immediately asked “could we just continue this as a fundraiser for Daniel’s Family”. The organisers immediate approached Daniel’s Partner, Jo and Children, Charli, Blake and Bodhi, and so under the guiding hands of Gareth and Sara Hagebols and many others, this fundraising event became immensely personal and enormous.

If you were present at the Fund Raiser Day, you will know only too well how the local community all drew together to make this not just an enormous event but an Enormously Successful Event, raising over $100,000 for the families ongoing needs and support. The donation of a Pontiac Classic Car and a Thermomix Appliance (which was

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won and immediately donated back to the cause), along with many other significant donations, all contributed to making this a fund raiser beyond expectations.

Here are some of the posts on the Facebook page, giving an insight into the personal responses made by so many…..

Just before I nod off, a huge congrats to everybody involved in organising and everyone who attended the Lean On Me fundraiser in Inverleigh yesterday. In the short amount of time what you guys put together was nothing short of exceptional and a fun day for the whole family. Thanks Gareth Hagebols for getting me involved, pleasure to be a very small part of it. All the best to

Hey fb friends, yes I’m going to bombard with lots of posts about the upcoming Lean On Me fundraiser. The request has been put out for donations of bottles of wine to use in a Wine lucky dip. If you can donate any, you can drop them off to me and I will deliver to Inverleigh.

Thanks in advance xx

Thanks to my amazing friends, I picked up a total of 31 bottles of wine today for the “lean on me” fundraiser Thank you from the bottom of my heart xxx

Jo, Charli, Blake and Bodhi would like to personally thank everyone, known and unknown, who have contributed in so many ways to provide for their ongoing care and welfare.

And to all of the Local Inverleigh Community and beyond, a huge Thank You for all you have achieved for Daniel “Cooky” Cook’s Family and his memory.

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AUSTRALIA DAY COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

The Australia Day breakfast, hosted by the Inverleigh Public Hall Committee and the Inverleigh Progress Association, was a most enjoyable event. People chatted with old and new friends as they munched on their selection of sausages, eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, toast and fruit salad. Super fresh tasty scones, topped with jam and cream, were cooked by the Scouts in the Hall kitchen to top off the breakfast. The jumping castle was never empty.

Australia Day Ambassador in the Golden Plains Shire, Tony Cavenagh, joined in the fun and started his official duties for the day by meeting and greeting locals and sharing the delicious fare.

There was an amazing range of interesting and beautiful photos, all taken in and around Inverleigh, entered in the competition. The Historical Society would like to thank Dagmar for judging and all the entrants for supporting the competition and for allowing their images to become part of the Historical Society collection.

Awards in the Open Section were: First – Sophie Vaudeleau/Armes, Second – Chloe Hayden and Third – Sue Maguire. Awards in the Under 18 section were: First: Max Inderberg, Second: Ellie Coles and Third: Kasey Cook. Special Mention certificates were awarded to images by Naomi Schultink, Chloe Hayden, Rebecca Meadows and Jonas Avelina da Silva.

The Inverleigh Historical Society displayed all the images in their photo competition, along with some stunning pictures by the judge, local photographer, Dagmar Cations.

Bruce McDonald, President of the Hall Committee, told the crowd that recording scenes and events from current times is important because ‘history is happening today’.

Thank you to Katrina Robson, Christine Windle and Bronwyn Price for organising and presenting the photos for the competition, to Lorraine Earl and Ross Peel for their historic photos, to everyone who helped out on the day and to everyone for coming along and supporting and participating in our community breakfast.

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Directory of Clubs, Services and Organisations Below is a directory for clubs, organisations and services operating in Inverleigh, Teedale, Shelford and surrounding areas. If you are interested in obtaining further information about an organisation, please feel free to ring and have a chat with them. Any club or organisation who wishes to be listed, please forward details to us and we will include your listing. We would also appreciate being kept up to date with contact details

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Bellarine Harness for Pleasure Club Pat, Phone 5264 5235

Shelford Cricket Club Andrew Clarke 0439634891 Mark Hampshire 0409428931

Inverleigh Bowls Club Pres. Des Joyce 0419 295 966 Sec. Peter Trevaskis 0407 100 791

Shelford Progress Association Pres: Marilyn Biddle 5281 3284 Sec: Gail Rose 5281 3368

Inverleigh Cemetery Trust Des Guinane. 0409 224 811

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Inverleigh Cricket Club Pres:Marcus Warton ph. 0400 199 309 Inverleigh-Leigh Valley Lions Club Bill Hughes 5281 5391 inverleigh.lions@gmail.com Inverleigh Playgroup Nicole White 5281 2184 Sandrine Erwin 5281 1972 Inverleigh Riding Club Leighdale Equestrian Centre Suzanne Mowat. 5265 1302 Inverleigh RSL Sub-Branch Pres. Malcom Johns.

5281 5253 Leigh District Landcare Group Sec: Maxine Campbell 5265 1210 Leigh District Riding Club Leesa Phone 5265 1024 Victoria Park Reserve Bookings, Narelle Bogle Ph: 0438 034 313

Before and After School Care from 7.30am to 8.45am. 3.15pm to 6pm Teesdale Primary. 5281 5218 CWA Native Hut Branch Shirley Wild Ph: 5281 5354

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Leighdale Equestrian Centre Robyn Grixti Ph 5281 5290 or Melinda Spiller 0413 648 012

B’burn Taxi 5281 1777

Leighdale Pony Club Inc. Pres: Tom McCann 5265 1169 Sec: Sue Moran 0437 914 454

Power Failure 13 24 12

Teesdale Branch Liberal Party Charlie Hartup 5281 5222 Teesdale Cricket Club Alister Woods. 0439 395 456 Teesdale Pre School Mandy Bartlett. 5281 5488

Barwon Water 1300 656 007

Geelong Hospital Accident & Emergency 5226 7564 Golden Plains Equine Vets 0437 467 097 Golden Plains Medical Centre 5281 2320 Wildlife Rescue 0500 540 000

Teesdale Sporting Complex Mrs Kay Hower. 5281 5389

Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service 1800 015 188

Teesdale Tennis Club Mrs Judy Evans. 5281 5328

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33 Doctor & Health Services 9,29,40 Driver Tuition 44 Earthmoving 41 Equine 32 Farmers Market 23 Funeral Director 14, 44 Grain 14 Garden Services 43 Garden Supplies 29 Hotels 35 Hall Hire 25 Home & Living 16 Hot Water 45 Justice of the Peace 24 Massage 45 Motor Mechanic 45 Mowers & Chainsaws 33 Nursery 12, 19 OSHC 24 Painter & Decorator 40, 43 Physiotherapy 18,45 Playgroup 5 Psychology 18 Plumbing Services 38, 46 Rainfall 4 Real Estate 18,40,48 Seniors 22 Septic Services 44 Smash Repairs 41 Sport 28 Taxi 27 Travel 46 Tyres 22 Vehicle Transport 40 Veterinary 30, 31 Yoga 32

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