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Celebrating textiles By KYLIE WILSON
TEXTILE LIFE:
Janice Jones with one of her intricately worked textile pieces that is on show during the Stitched Up Textile Festival. PHOTO: Kylie Wilson
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EVERY two years, Wangaratta’s rich textile heritage comes to the fore in the form of the Stitched Up Textile Festival. It offers a chance for creatives and makers of all ages and disciplines to demonstrate their love for their chosen textile medium. For Janice Jones, it’s about keeping alive traditional skills, often with contemporary twists. Wangaratta’s connection to textiles and wool was among the reasons she and her husband chose to move to the area about 15 years ago. And the advent of the Stitched Up Textile Festival gripped her imagination and she is currently an active member of the festival committee, as well as being part of the Embroiderers Guild – North East Branch and the Peechelba Machine Embroiderers. Showing off one of her latest pieces, a portrayal of cicadas featuring tiny stitching and wings made from shimmering fabric, she explained that the natural world is one of her biggest sources of inspiration. From Australian native plants and wildlife to the rugged beauty of desert country, the colours, forms, shapes and landscapes stimulate much of her creativity. “I like to try different techniques and I try to think outside the square a little bit,” Janice said. “I like using old techniques in new creative work. “It’s really important to keep the traditional skills going.” She said the Stitched Up Textile Festival was important to not just highlight the skills of local makers, but pay tribute to Wangaratta’s rich wool and textile manufacturing history. continued page |
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A QUIET little achiever blooming in my garden now is Geum ‘Mrs. Bradshaw’. This hardy, underrated perennial has large, individual, semi double, red flowers with prominent yellow stamens on slender, upright stems hovering above a rosette of green leaves. They flower during summer and autumn but mine is still happily blooming in mid-winter. There are about 50 species of Geums and they are all herbaceous perennials. They are members of the Rose family and have its characteristic bowlshaped flowers. Geum chiloense ‘Mrs Bradshaw” is one of the chiloense types which originally came from the island of Chiloe off the coast of Chile. It is also known as Scarlet avens, Chilean avens and Grecian rose. Geum ‘Mrs Bradshaw’ was named by George Whitelegg, a gardener employed by John Bradshaw. He was given some Geum seedlings and named the outstanding one after his employer’s wife, Mrs J. Bradshaw. It was given an Award of Merit from the British RHS in 1909. Geums thrive in all types of moist fertile well drained soil, enriched with organic matter. They grow in full sun to part shade and tolerate short periods of draught, cold and frosts. They are not affected by any pests or diseases; in fact they are hated by slugs and snails.
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Regularly deadhead Geums to extend the flowering period and remove any dead or damaged leaves. They can be pruned back hard after flowering to rejuvenate the foliage. Feed with a complete fertiliser in spring and summer and mulch well. Geums should be lifted and divided every three or four years, in autumn or spring to maintain flower vigour (otherwise the middle may become too congested and the plant slowly dies). Replant the divisions in the garden or pot them up. Most Geums can only be propagated from cuttings or division but ‘Mrs. Bradshaw’ can be successfully grown from seed. They can be grown in seed raising mix or sown directly in the garden in spring and summer. Geum chiloense ‘Lady Strathedon’ has semi-double, golden yellow flowers and Geum chiloense Georgenberg, has bright orange blossoms. Happy gardening.
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Medical reasons to desex your dog
Textile maker Janet Campbell is similarly enthralled with textiles, having made her own clothes and created textiles and art from a very young age. She specialises in upcycling textile items and crochet, and will be present at this weekend’s Maker’s Market as part of the festival. “It’s allowing your creativity to just flow,” she said. A resident of Wangaratta since 1996, she has always been a keen visitor to the Stitched Up Textile Festival and in particular, follows the entries and creative work in the Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award. She creates on her own as well as part of the Shed Crew, a group
of former TAFE visual arts students who meet bi-monthly and exhibit regularly, and is also part of the Goulburn and North East Arts Alliance. Janet believes the festival is a great tribute to Wangaratta’s textile heritage and an important event on the arts landscape. She is a fan of all forms of textile expression, from the traditional to the contemporary. “I think there’s room for both,” she said. The Stitched Up Textile Festival continues until Sunday, July 12 and more information on festival events is available on www. stitchedupfestival.com.
elective procedure at a young age (less than 6 months) will alleviate the above condition and there is one more fascinating statistic that may prompt you to desex your bitch early. If a bitch is desexed prior to her first oestrus cycle the probability of her developing mammary cancer is reduced by at least 50 per cent. Just before you blokes think its ok to leave your male dog entire, think again. Just as the female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone can influence the development of pathology in the sex organs of females, so too testosterone can affect the development of pathology in male dogs. It is very unusual to see prostate enlargement (hyperplasia), prostate tumours or perianal tumours
in desexed male dogs. If an old entire male dog with prostate hyperplasia is desexed his prostate will usually regress in size substantially (often assisted by “anti-male” hormones). If this doesn’t make you throw the dog in the car and rush to the vets please note that July is national desexing month and many veterinary clinics are offering incentives to pet owners to desex their pets this month. Andrew Colson, Ovens and Kiewa Veterinary Hospital.
PETS CORNER THIS week’s pet of the week at the Wangaratta RSPCA is Monty, a desexed male domestic shorthair cat who is two years and one month old and tabby in colour. To see more animals up for adoption at the Wangaratta RSPCA, visit the shelter in Connell Street or phone (03) 57222874.
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The Brown Family are pleased to announce the 12th release of the Patricia range. This year two wines have been released: the 2010 Patricia Chardonnay and the 2009 Patricia Cabernet Sauvignon. Celebrate new and past releases of the Patricia range benchmarked with wines from here and abroad and matched to a delicious four course menu. Join members of the Brown family for a night to remember in one of the region’s top restaurants, Patricia’s Table at Brown Brothers Milawa. When: Price:
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REPURPOSING: Janet Campbell is most at home when she is expressing her textile creativity. PHOTO: Kylie Wilson
IN their natural environment female dogs (bitches) have evolved to conceive and have a litter of puppies every oestrus cycle or about every 6 months and unlike humans, bitches usually cycle for life. Non desexed (entire) female dogs in a domestic environment that intermittently or never conceive will experience pathological changes to their uterus linings (endometrium) over their lives. Typically this will present clinically as a uterus infection (pyometra) about 6 to 8 weeks after an oestrus cycle later in life. This is life threatening to the bitch. She will usually require an emergency ovariohysterectomy (removal of the uterus and ovaries) in an unstable and compromised condition which is not conducive to smooth anaesthesia. Desexing bitches as an
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Location: SNOWFALL: Alex Jones enjoys the Mt Buller Snow.
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Competitive snow action YOU are spoiled for choice at local snow resorts at the moment, particularly if you enjoy the action of ski racing and other competitive snow events. There is plenty of activity happening at Falls Creek, with another night show happening on Thursday night and both the Rossignol and Cranky Charlie Cups – featuring competing children and youths/adults respectively - happening on Friday, July 10. On Saturday, July 11, the mountain will also host the final race in the SNOWRACER series, King of the Mountain. Hotham is in the midst of Junior Freeride Series events, which began last week and will continue until September 6, and more information is available on Mt Hotham’s online events calendar. The Australian Biathlon – IBU-IOC 2015 Oceania Region Camp also continues on Mt Hotham until this Sunday. Meanwhile, Mt Buller will be hosting Bobsled on July 9 on the Village Toboggan slope between 5-8pm, sure to be a fun school holiday event for the younger set. This Friday will see Frank Freestyle Friday on the mountain, including Burton giveaways, a DJ and much more. On Saturday, the Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam will
be held in the Village Square – one of the most popular events of the winter – as will the Snowracer SX/BX Series. Social media addicts can also join in the Mt Buller Selfie Stick Hunt to win one of 10 selfie sticks. Meanwhile, this Sunday, July 12 sees Mt Buller host the Mt Buller Cup, a two-run Giant Slalom Race, which is sure to be non stop action for spectators and participants alike. At Mt Buffalo this season, two managed toboggan and snow play areas will be available at Dingo Dell (including a café, visitor area and toilet) and Cresta Valley, and will also have groomed cross country ski trails as well as a large untracked/unmarked area. It is best to keep up to date with the latest online snow reports for the various mountains and resorts when planning your trip. Search the web for the latest snow reports and up to date conditions on local mountains, or consult the team at your nearest visitor information centre.
Lake Mulwala - Jeremy (left) managed to land and release this cod while fishing over in Yarrawonga with keen angler, Jamie Raboofo from Myrtleford last week.
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2013 Chardonnay Around $17 IT would be almost unAustralian not to complain about the weather. It’s the topic that not only unifies a nation but is the universal ice breaker, giving us something to reach for in an uncomfortable silence and something to unite us when we have little else in common. And when you live in the country it seems like if it rains at all, it’s not enough, it’s not the right time and it’s not in the right place, which is definitely the Bureau of Meteorology’s fault. I confess to feeling a little like a kid at Christmas myself this year when the winter solstice rolled around, and for a moment I could understand while some people go a little crazy. While not inclined to plunge naked into the icy ocean to celebrate our countdown to summer, it seemed the right time to get some prawns on the barbie and break out a chardy.
WITH ANITA McPHERSON The chardonnay of choice was from the Fowles Wine “Are You Game?” range, and the answer was a definite yes. The wine showcases everything to enjoy about the variety, from its bright, golden colour to its ripe, stone fruit aroma fueled with warming apricot nectar. It’s made with a dash of Viognier, enhancing the fruity impact with some floral zing. But this is no light weight, the full body and long lasting peachy flavour enhanced by cashew nut creaminess. It would be enough to warm the cockles of your heart after a winter skinny dip – but I’m not that game. Find out more at www. fowleswine.com
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More floods, 1942 ON July 8, 1942, Wangaratta was surrounded by water. Old timers were comparing it to 1917, the greatest flood since 1870. Marks left by the 1917 flood were compared with the flood of 1942. Billy Edwards, the blacksmith, had marked a tree on the bank of the Ovens near his shop at the height of the 1917 flood, but found the flood of 1942 not quite so high. However, at Markwood, the height of the 1917 flood was equalled at one or two places.
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ON school holidays we all look for something to keep the kids entertained. If you can get past the mess at the end of a baking day, then cooking is such a fun thing and very worthwhile for children to learn. This brownie is so rewarding for the kids and so delicious they will be very proud of their efforts. There is no mixer involved so its safe for the little ones, and every body gets a stir. Method Pre-heat oven to 165deg. Grease a 20x30cm baking tin and line with baking paper, leaving it hanging over the two long sides. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the cocoa and sugar, followed by the eggs, then mix well. Put a sieve over the saucepan and add the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
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Up, up and away at last SO at last Murray Goulburn has been able to get its capital raising away, even if it would appear that it may be at the lower end of the scale. Given the trauma over the past couple of weeks in Europe and the volatility of global markets, the fact that support from international investors in China, Middle East/London and the US have joined Australian institutions in ensuring the success of the float has been encouraging. Its special trust unit price began trading on the ASX last Friday at $2.10 a unit and the cash injection will allow the 65 year old dairy co-operative to update its factories to allow the production of more value added products, but I believe this will deliver
Some $50 million has already been raised from farmer shareholders who will retain control of the company, with unit holders having no voting rights. Murray Goulburn chairman Philip Tracy said the Co-operative wasn’t immune to the volatility on global financial markets, but he said the capacity to reach its capital raising goal was “testament to the quality of our business”. “It is a further endorsement of Murray Goulburn’s growth and value creation strategy to maximise farm-gate milk prices and future earnings,” said Mr Tracy in a letter to the Co-operatives farmer shareholders. Murray Goulburn has forecast a 2015/2016 farmer payout of $6.05
By KEN CLARKE, WANGARATTA CERTIFIED PRACTICING ACCOUNTANT
kenclarke11@bigpond.com farmers a more stable price for their milk price. Having been an accountant to many dairy farmers over the past 30 plus years and seeing the fluctuations in their milk prices, if this stabilises their prices it can only be of benefit to them. Murray Goulburn managing director Gary Helou said he was pleased to be able to ensure the float was able to go ahead. The $2.10 implies a market capitalisation of $1.2 billion.
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a kilogram and Mr Tracy said this showed the growth strategy was working. If this can be achieved, it will be the first time farmers have been paid around $6 a kilogram for three years in a row. Mr Helou said Murray Goulburn had pitched the float to investors with an implied yield of 7.4 per cent, hoping this would be enough to allay the concerns about non-voting stock. But I am concerned the farmgate price could return to FY12 and FY13 levels, which will see the yield drop to somewhere in the order of 3.5 per cent. What they are hoping is for less reliance on bulk dairy products, the price of which has halved in the past year.
They have really been pushing the Devondale products which the co-operative market, over the period both domestically and internationally. ABC Rural, in a discussion with Bill Richmond from Bell Potter Securities, was told that the value of the shares that the farmers held was still unclear, as it was not directly linked to the unit price of $2.10 which non-voting holders were paying. It will be some interesting days ahead for the Co-operative and I hope for all our Murray Goulburn suppliers to see a lift in their bottom line for the foreseeable future as they have had many ups and downs over the last few years. We can only wait and see the results.
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