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Still got the blues By KYLIE WILSON
BIG SOUND:
Boweya Blues Revival (front, from left) Wendy McLay, Jason Underwood, Martin Nichol and Adrian Vaughan; together with their guest horn section (back, from left) Chris McGorlick, Maren Hazell and Glenn Southgate, are looking forward to performing for the crowds at this weekend’s Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. PHOTO: Kylie Wilson
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AMPS are plugged in, instruments set up, and jovial banter flies around the room as band members of Boweya Blues Revival prepare for another rehearsal. But the minute they are counted in to a song, the tight knit group is all business, pumping out well honed, driving blues beats as Wendy McLay lays her vocals over the top. It is this approach to performance that has attracted many listeners to the band since it formed in 2013. For Wendy, who is leaving the band soon to focus on other commitments, this weekend’s performance at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, will be a bittersweet experience for her. “It’s the end of a two and half year ride for me – I have very mixed feelings,” she said. “I have loved performing at the (jazz) festival, and am so thankful we are given the opportunity to play to large audiences of music lovers.” A long time performer in bands and in theatre, Wendy said blues is a tricky genre to execute. “You have to find the sweet spot, the feeling of the song, and pour your heart into it if you really want to pull it off,” she said. The band has been influenced by Tedeschi Trucks, Etta James, BB King and Muddy Waters, and Wendy said her fellow musicians enjoy the camaraderie as much as the music. “We have a shared love of sarcasm and music,” she laughed. Guitarist Jason Underwood agreed. “We have a love of blues, and a love of playing it,” he said. Bass guitarist Martin Nichols, a long time fan of both blues music and the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, said he relished being able to perform at the festival. continued page |
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GARDEN PROFILE
GARDEN HINTS
The Silver Bush
UNIQUE BEAUTY: Jacqui and Russell Cato in their garden.
PHOTO: Wendy Stephens.
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What’s in your garden: Essentially it’s a woodland garden with many varieties of deciduous trees including four huge hazelnut trees dating back to around the 1860’s. The trees are under planted with shade loving shrubs, perennials & bulbs. We are in the process of developing a formal rose garden as an entryway to what’s beyond. What do you enjoy about gardening: We love creating landscape pictures and watching it evolve over time. Favourite plant/spot in your garden:
Each area or ‘room’ in the garden has its own beauty and with the changing of the season yields a different picture but the autumn colours are spectacular. Water saving/ conservation tip: Water early in the morning or evening preferably drip irrigation along with good mulching to prevent evaporation. Your tips to keep gardens in top shape: Correct plant selection for your climate and soil type along with regular fertilising, pruning & mulching.
CALLING ALL GREEN THUMBS... Do you live in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Alpine or Indigo Shires and want to showcase your garden on this page? Call Kylie Wilson on (03) 5723 0135 or email kwilson@ nemedia.com.au to find out more.
PREDICTIONS are it’s going to be a long, hot and dry summer. One plant that thrives in these conditions is the Silver Bush. The Silver Bush, botanically known as Convolvulus cneorum, is a hardy plant originating in the Mediterranean. It is native to the coastal areas of Spain, Italy, Croatia and Albania, where it happily grows in poor soils, even in cracks in rocks. The common name refers to the leaves which are a blue grey and covered in fine hairs which give the leaf surface a metallic sheen and silvery appearance. Silver bush is an attractive, evergreen shrub with a compact, mounded shape growing between 0.5-1m with a similar width. It has attractive large white flowers with a yellow throat and a slight pink tinge on the underside. The flowers are similar to the blue flowering morning glory, a close relative. Flowering starts in mid spring and continues throughout summer, with the flowers almost covering the entire plant. Being from the Mediterranean, the silver bush grows best in full sun in well drained soils. It tolerates most soil types but actually prefers poor gritty types without added fertiliser or humus. It also needs minimum water to perform at its best. If planted in rich soils and over
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watered, the plant loses some of its silver colour, taking on a slight blue green colour and develops weak straggly growth instead of mounding. Silver bush needs little maintenance, apart from a trim every few years, in late winter, to keep it compact and bushy. The prunings can be used to propagate cuttings which grow easily. Propagate in a free draining sandy mix so the cuttings don’t drown or rot. Plant it in the garden with other plants that enjoy the same growing conditions like Lavender, Rosemary, Salvia, Artemisia or Wormwood, Euphorbia, Ceanothus, Buddleia and Thyme. Silver bush can also be grown in hanging baskets, or pots and containers for a showy display when in flower and for its beautiful silvery foliage all year round. Happy gardening.
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Grass seed trouble UNFORTUNATELY with the onset of warmer weather comes the onset of the grass seed season. Every year vets around Australia spend a lot of time searching for and retrieving grass seeds from various locations in our pets. The most common sites for grass seeds to lodge are in the feet, ears and fur. Usually the seed gets stuck in the fur and then with time can burrow its way into and under the skin. Most grass seeds are designed like fish hooks in that they really only want to move in one direction and once they move in they are hard to pull back. Like many things in life prevention of grass seed troubles is better than trying to fix the problems after they occur. Avoidance of long grass is a good idea, as is clipping the hair short in long haired breeds.
A thorough search each evening for seeds can be very useful as seeds can be pulled out of the fur before they have a chance to burrow in under the skin. Paying particular attention to the spaces between the toes, the area around the ears and the armpits and groin is important in any grass seed search. When grass seeds enter the ear canals they are usually very irritating to the animal. They will shake their head, scratch at their ears and sometimes rub their ears on the ground. If they are left in the ear canal for several days an ear infection begins to develop which can make ear irritation even worse. Prompt removal of the grass seed is recommended to prevent secondary problems. When grass seeds get into the skin they cause local inflammation and pain. Animals may lick at or
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“The blues is where a lot of popular music started,� he said. “The jazz festival audiences are always good, and it is nice to play for some of the locals as well.� For drummer Adrian Vaughan, the band is about “bringing blues to the people. “Anyone can cover a rock song, that’s pure mimicry, but after moving to blues, you really notice the difference,� he said. “Blues is far more emotive and is usually angst driven. “You have to serve the song, so to find the right groove and feel is so much more fulfilling, and a real awakening. “Playing is an elixir.� Adrian believes the festival is very important to Wangaratta, particularly in regard to encouraging young musical talent. “It is increasingly important to encourage young people especially to pick up an instrument and learn music
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NICE CATCH: Ray Gamble of Wodonga with an enormous yellowbelly caught in Lake Hume last week.
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WINE TALK
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WINE CLUB MANAGER Pizzini Wines is a family-owned winery and hospitality business located in the heart of the King Valley wine region. Pizzini specialises in the making of modern Italian wine styles in one of Australia’s most picturesque wine regions. We pride ourselves on producing quality wines, “hands on� customer experiences and Italian style events and hospitality. We offer a professional, small team working environment. A full time position exists to join us as our Wine Club Manager. The successful applicant will be responsible for: ‡ 'HYHORSLQJ DQG DFKLHYLQJ DQQXDO :LQH &OXE sales plans for wine, non-wine and Wine Club memberships. ‡ :RUNLQJ ZLWK 0DUNHWLQJ WR GHYHORS DQG implement an annual wine club marketing activity plan. The successful applicant will have the drive to build business, excellent communication and customer relationship management skills and ability to work in a team. Experience in data base management would be an advantage. See Seek for further role details. Written applications to natalie@pizzini.com.au by November 12, 2015.
Please apply to: THE MANGER BEECHWORTH GOLD 29 CAMP ST. BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 Or email to sales@beechworthgold.com.au
VINEYARD OPER ATOR ~ Banksdale Vineyard ~ Brown Brothers, an internationally recognised market leader, is currently seeking to appoint a suitably skilled Vineyard Operator to ďŹ ll a vacancy at our Banksdale Vineyard.
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Located in the King Valley in North East Victoria, and situated at an elevation of 450 metres, Banksdale Vineyard is approx. 35 km south of Wangaratta, and 40 km east of Benalla. Major responsibilities of this position will be to undertake a variety of vineyard duties in accordance with seasonal requirements in order to assist in the development and maintenance of the vineyard. Duties include tractor operation, vineyard spraying, running and maintenance of irrigation systems, harvesting operations and vine maintenance.
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Applications detailing experience and qualiďŹ cations should be emailed to: pos201525@ brownbrothers.com.au or sent to: Sabrina Hallam, Human Resources, Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard, P.O. Box 44, Milawa. Victoria. 3678.
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A fulltime vacancy currently exists for a suitable person to join Baileys of Glenrowan Winery. The purpose of this role is to provide efficient and effective administration to the winery including but not limited to: accounts payable, payroll/human resources, wine records, travel arrangements, assistance with Food Quality, Health & Safety obligations, co-ordination of meetings, assistance with finance budgeting and relevant stocktakes. The ability to multi task with good time management is essential. A high proficiency with systems and computer skills will be well regarded. The successful candidate may be required to work one day per weekend throughout the vintage period (Feb – Mar). To be successful you must be able to work as part of a team, however there is an expectation that you can work equally as well independently. Applications detailing skills and experience should be addressed as follows: Administration Position Baileys of Glenrowan PO Box 100 Taminick Gap Road GLENROWAN VIC 3675 Email: paul.dahlenburg@baileysofglenrowan.com.au Applications close COB: Monday 9th November 2015
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Ideally you will be an experienced machinery operator who has experience in viticulture or other related areas such as agriculture or horticulture. It is essential that you possess a good level of health and ďŹ tness and an enjoyment of outside work. A strong mechanical aptitude would also be an advantage.
Applications will close on 6th November, 2015.
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How can we compare with this? I THOUGHT I would have a change of focus this week when I came across an article written in 1967 – yes, just after we changed to decimal currency and I wonder how we would have coped if this was still in vogue? In 1967 the writer of the article, Peter Gray, said “But let us get back to the question of becoming a burden on the general taxpayer. Primarily this involves taking the age pension on retirement. How satisfactory is this?” The position is rather complicated, so that it is best to consider the broad outlines. In the first place there is nothing to be ashamed of in accepting a pension. During their working life an individual pays taxes which, among other things, provided pensions for existing senior citizens. So what is the difference when they reach retirement - it is only fair there be an equal right to share in
By KEN CLARKE, WANGARATTA CERTIFIED PRACTICING ACCOUNTANT
kenclarke11@bigpond.com general prosperity without making any additional contribution to production. Of course in 1967 there was no Superannuation Guarantee Contributions to be made and unless you were employed in government or semi-government institutions probably only the self-employed had any form of savings for retirement. Mr Gray went on to say “Do people in retirement need a large income? The answer will vary between individual to individual, but common sense suggests that is unlikely. Back then, superannuation schemes
(where they were in place) worked on the assumption of providing about half of pre-retirement income as a pension”. Most people in 1967 turning 65 had acquired enough sense not to worry about how a drop in income would affect their social status just imagine this happening in our society now. Whether this is accepted or not, even in 1967 it was still fair to ask whether an aged pension was sufficiently generous enough to satisfy even the most modest needs of a retired professional person – or even of an average white (or is it now blue?) collar worker. Even then there was considerable room for doubt. The maximum rate for a single pensioner was (wait for it) $13 per week, while a married couple both receiving the pension would receive $23.50, and even at that time was
hardly a princely sum in anybody’s language. I had to laugh when I thought about turning 65 and having my social status affected. In 1967 there were some hidden benefits in the pension scheme. While receiving the maximum pension, it was permitted to own a house (back then it did not specify your residence) and accumulated “debris” therein, to own a car and have $5600 in the bank if single or $9640 for a couple. If you wished to remain active after attaining age 65 and work a little after retirement, this too was permissible, but the complications of doing this were enormous. Some $10 per week was what you could earn before your pension was affected - but only with assets amounting to $419. It was not clear to me what assets were counted at that stage.
I suppose that is why the writer of the article said “Clearly it pays to run down accumulated capital in the first two or three years of retirement and then take up some useful service”. I ponder, how many years would we have survived in those days, but of course the pensioner who did not continue in the workforce after 65 was entitled to free medical treatment (general practitioner, but not specialist) free hospital treatment (public ward) and a wide range of free pharmaceutical benefits. There was concessional travel on public transport and reduced land rates. Can you believe that even today, pensioners are still receiving most of those benefits - not as well looked after as our politicians though - and if we were employed after 1992 we did have the boss put money into superannuation.
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