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Tecoma physiotherapist David Bilston will take part in one of the biggest triathlon’s in the world; Challenge Roth, in Germany.
Running 4ASD By Derek Schlennstedt Tecoma physiotherapist David Bilston will take part in one of the biggest triathlon’s in the world on 7 July - Challenge Roth, in Germany. The gruelling ironman triathlon comprises of a 3.8 kilometre swim, an epic 180km cycle, followed by a 42.2km marathon. “It’s an extremely tough event; you have to cross the finish line in under 15 hours,” Mr Bilston explained. Not only will he be undertaking the biggest sporting challenge of his life, but he's also been invited to join team Maxing Out.
Rugby legend Mat Rogers and his wife Chloe Maxwell established the team and their charity 4 ASD Kids in 2009 after their son was diagnosed with autism. The charity raises funds to help families with children affected by autism spectrum disorder, by providing access to early intervention treatment. To raise awareness, Mr Bilston will join Olympic legend Susie O’Neill, personal trainer Commando Steve and former pro surfer Danny Wills as they all embark on their first ironman distance triathlon. He told the Mail that the premise of Maxing
Out was that it paralleled the challenges and rewards of training for an epic event with the struggles and joy of raising a child with autism. Since November, Mr Bilston has been training non-stop and unlike his Queensland team mates has endured the cooler hills conditions. “I fit in training sessions around the needs of my young family and my business,” he said. “It has meant early mornings, running at Lysterfield Lake with a head torch and chilly evenings out on the deck cycling on the windtrainer.
"However, the hard work is all part of the journey.” Proud to be a part of team Maxing Out, Mr Bilston and PureLife Physiotherapy aim to raise $5000 for 4 ASD Kids. “I think most families can say they’ve been impacted by autism in some way,” he said. “There is positive assistance out there, and by raising funds hopefully more families can access this early intervention treatment.” To help him reach his goal, visit 4asdkids. gofundraise.com.au/page/DavidBilston or PureLife Physiotherapy in Tecoma's main street.
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By Derek Schlennstedt On 20 June, year nine Sherbrooke Community School students Jem Toland and Barnaby Smith Major made history. The duo took out the gold medal at the International History Bowl state titles, despite being out numbered, by larger teams. The competition is open to all secondary students throughout the state of Victoria and the this year’s tournament at Kingswood college, saw 13 school teams battle for a full day on Thursday 20 june. The small community school of 160 students battled against much larger school the likes of Scotch College, John Monash Science School, Fintona Girls and Malvern Central school. It is the second year that Jem and Barnaby took out the award and both said they were chuffed with the win. The two students complement one another as each have their own speciality - Jem is the
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Jem Toland and Barnaby Smith Major made history on 20 June when they won the International History Bowl state titles for the second year in a row.
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Capturing the wizard can be a work of art By Mitchell Clarke Gembrook hobby artist Cal Osborne loves the challenge of capturing people in his work. His latest project, painting the alluring Belgrave wizard, known personally as Baba Desi, is the most challenging piece he’s tackled to date. “Trying to capture his character but also capturing everything else about him, the jewellery and the jacket and everything else, there are a lot of challenges in the portrait itself,” Cal said. “But I like that challenge and I wanted to paint someone of significance. “Everyone knows Desi. “He’s kind of an icon around the area, I couldn’t think of anyone better.” Cal tracked Desi down in Belgrave Main Street and asked to sit down for a coffee. It didn’t take long for the project to come to light.
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Desi is a 90-year-old artist and activist. He’s a local legend and is used to being approached by members of the public, so there were no hesitations when it came to accepting Cal’s request. Cal will enter his artwork into the John Dudley Portrait Prize through the Emerald Arts Society. President Wendy Lindrea said this was the inaugural running of what she hoped would become a regular exhibition on the arts society calendar. “In its first year the Dudley family are contributing the $1000 prize money,“ she said. “The exhibition celebrates the life of John Dudley, a staunch supporter of the arts, a valued member and past president of the arts society, and twice winner of the Emerald Citizen of the Year award.” Cal recently won a prize in the Art Show Pakenham for another portrait, despite being
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new to the format. “This is the second one I’ve ever done and the first I’ve done in paint,” he said. He always had the touch for art but only recently followed through. “When I came out of school, my impression was that artists don’t make any money,” he said. “I became a graphic artist because in my mind they get paid and go to work every day. “I pushed the art aside and it’s only recently, the last six months or so, that I’ve picked it up again.” The John Dudley Portrait Prize exhibition opens on Saturday 27 July. The 10 finalists’ paintings will be on display in the Emerald Library in August and the Cardinia Shire Arts and Cultural Centre in September.
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Pokies bid opposed By Casey Neill Extra pokies at the Monbulk Bowling Club would have a negative impact on the community, according to Yarra Ranges Council. A council-commissioned report from SGS Economics and Planning found the 10 electronic gaming machines (EGMs) would provide a "modest economic benefit" for the town and surrounds. "The essential tenet of the SGS findings is not that there will be no harms, rather that the economic benefits outweigh the harms," the council report said. "This does not ameliorate council's concern for the negative social and health impacts in Monbulk." So councillors endorsed making a submission to the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) on the proposal at their Tuesday 25 June meeting. As well as highlighting "the negative social impacts" the extra machines would have, it will ask the VCGLR to "interrogate further aspects of the application". Councillor Fiona McAllister said the SEIA "didn't come out quite as categorical as we hoped against increased numbers of EGMs at the Monbulk Bowling Club". "We're tasked as councillors to improve the overall quality of life of the people we repre-
sent," she said. Cr McAllister said there was huge volume of research talking about the negative impact of gambling. "Any additional gambling behaviour or opportunities for gambling in our community will contribute to the ongoing normalisation of gambling," she said. "I think we need to stand very firm on this one." Cr Mike Clarke said the area was home to "a predominant pensioner/retired population and a substantial number of low income households". "I don't accept that these people need entertainment in the form of gambling," he said. "If we can't think of better ways of entertainment then there's something wrong." Monbulk Bowling Club general manager Denise Rutzou said that as far as spending entertainment dollars was concerned, the focus for the club was to enhance the entertainment it offered the community and support groups who were proactive in that space. "We plan on having dinner shows and to offer barefoot bowls on a casual basis to anyone who is interested, just to name a couple of initiatives," she said. "If we get an opportunity to complete our refurbishment we are looking at areas like a
food and wine club or a book club and are certainly looking for other ideas to use our venue to enhance our community offer. "We are also big supporters of the Monbulk Car Show that has been a huge successful in recent times." Ms Rutzou cleared up one aspect of the application that the council will ask the VCGLR to "interrogate further" - figures regarding anticipated revenue. She said expenditure at Monbulk Bowling Club would be about $499,770 in the first 12 months of operation of the additional EGMs. She said 64 per cent of the expenditure would be transferred from other venues within the Yarra Ranges and beyond. "This results in $183,216 new expenditure for the area, which will have a 0.6 per cent impact upon the total actual gaming expenditure within the Shire of Yarra Ranges as at 2017'18," Ms Rutzou said. The club formed in 1965 to provide a venue for bowlers - which Ms Rutzou said remained its focus - and has 30 poker machines. Adding the extra machines would help to fund a $1.7 million venue renovation. Yarra Ranges Mayor Tony Stevenson told the meeting that the VCGLR would accept submissions on the proposal from the public until 16 July.
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