Tatura Bulletin April Edition 2019

TATURA AREA COMMUNITY

Bulletin Volume 35, No. 4 - April 2019

Published: 4th Tuesday of each month. NEXT ISSUE: Tuesday May 28, 2019

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COMING EVENTS MURCHISON RSL SUB BRANCH BLACK TIE BALL Saturday 27 April 6pm for 6.30pm Murchison Community Centre MURCHISON PRESCHOOL ANNUAL WOOD AUCTION Sat. April 27 10am Stevenson St. Murchison MURCHISON PRESCHOOL MOTHER’S DAY SOIREE THE SWINGING 60’S Friday 3 May 6pm Murchison Community Centre ANGLICAN CHURCH GARAGE SALE Saturday 4 May 9am 20 Francis Street, Tatura Jams, Cakes, Tomato Sauce, Chutney, Cakes, Household Goods, Car Parts, Plants etc.

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keep this date free Include your future event here so that no one else ‘steals’ your event date.

June Tatura Garden Club Seminar Wed. 5th June 9am – 3pm October Presbyterian Ladies Morning Coffee, Wed. 16th Oct @ 10.0am.

In a community like ours with so many organisations planning events it is always possible that some may clash. One way to make sure that your event is recorded is to include it on the Tatura Community House Facebook page, another is to include it in the ‘Keep This Date Free’ section in the Bulletin.

We will include your event in this section and then transfer it into the ‘Coming Events’ closer to the actual event. To take advantage of this please email details of your event to info@tatbulletin.com.au.

WHERE TO GET THE BULLETIN The Bulletin is delivered to all residences in Tatura, Toolamba and Murchison.

Additional copies are available from the following; • Tatura Bulletin Office • Rodney Printers • Shoppers Delight Tatura • Byrneside Service Station • Merrigum Post Office • Ardmona General Store • Toolamba General Store • Kyabram Motor Wreckers

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Much appreciated, Lois.

THE JOURNEY

by Lynne Hume I just adore my studio and I go there every day.

I mosaic, paint or draw. But mostly I just play.

I love the squishy feeling of the paint upon my hands and when I smear it on the canvas in great big coloured bands I gaze enthralled at magic that came from my fingertips.

I hear turgid words `so saleable` escaping from my lips.

Then I paint a bit more paint and this is looking like a pass.

I glue a bit of paper that I made in someone`s class.

Now I`ll suggest a tree here with my over-used black pen.

Nah, I don`t like that tree there so I Gesso that again.

I paint with a kitchen skewer or a stick found in a tree.

You know I`m not traditional as anyone can see.

Gee. Several hours have passed and I look at what I`ve done I suppose, if nothing else, I`ve had an awful lot of fun.

Should I put it in a frame? That`s my procrastination.

Well…It`s the journey that I really love. Not the destination.

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TATURA BOWLS CHARITY DAY The annual Tatura Bowls Club charity day in aid of the Tatura Hospital was played recently and attracted a field of 12 teams. The glorious day for bowls was followed by a sumptuous afternoon tea and the announcement of bowls winners, raffle winners and the presentation of numerous other awards.

Players came from Colbinabbin, Mooroopna Golf, Hill Top, Seymour and Tatura clubs. With 2 wins and a draw and on 41 points was Hill Top's Noel Mulcahy(S), Doreen Corrigan and Bernie Maher winning by 1 point from runner up John Attwood(S) with two rookies Ash McDonald and Holly Baldwin. Best last game winner was Bruce Durston, George Chessells and Betty Durston.

Numerous prizes were given out thanks to the generous sponsorship by local business houses that Tatura member Adrian Barry had sourced. The club thanks J.V's Paint and Panel for the major prize won by Dom Perri and the Tatura Pharmacy pack was won by Michael Stone.

The generosity of sponsors was much appreciated and also included Tatura Watches and Diamonds, Shepparton Bowls Shop, Al's Barber, Brush It Up, 3B Small Engines, Rod's Radiator and Windscreen and a private donation from Faye Attwood. The social day included prizes for events such as closest ditch to ditch (Julian Robson and Ken Cornell), resting touches during the games (Dot Best and Julian Robson). An amount of $586 was raised and will be presented to the Tatura Hospital at a later date.

John Crilly

We had a very interesting and informative meeting this month with Carmel Johnson, director GV Health Foundation, visiting to give us the up to date information on building works in Graham Street. In their 74th week of construction, they are well on the way to having the room for more dialysis, new Imaging, being able to handle more patients in the emergency department and having more beds available in all areas.

The hospital's new five storey Inpatient Unit tower is all part of GV Health's $171 million redevelopment that is currently underway, funded by the Victorian State Government.

Did you know there are 1700 staff, including 900 nurses, at the hospital and that it is one of the oldest hospitals in the state? They saw 35,000 patients in last year alone, with up to 170 helped in the emergency department on a single day.

As anyone visiting recently would be aware, parking has become quite a problem and the 80 volunteers have been most valuable in directing and transporting people to departments they need.

The need for a Cancer centre is very much a priority and GV Health interim chief executive, Matt Sharp, along with staff and friends of the hospital, will be lobbying for Federal funding to help raise five million dollars needed for such a facility.

We are very fortunate to have the health care we do in the Goulburn Valley and it is continuing to improve with support from our community. Please support our Mothers' Day raffle by purchasing a ticket or two when you see them being sold in Hogan Street.

- Janice Dreyer

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GOWRIE PARK PRESCHOOL This term has come and gone in the blink of an eye but that doesn’t mean that the children at Gowrie Park Preschool haven’t been busy.

We have been involved in lots of dramatic play, in particular enjoying some pretend campfires and cooking in the mud kitchen near our pretend campsites. We have been enjoying juicy fruit that we have grown ourselves in our sustainability garden and we have enjoyed visits from some pets including a budgie, some

ducklings and a rooster. We were extremely lucky to receive a donation of a worm farm from Bunnings Shepparton to help with our exploration of the topic of sustainability.

We have been creating treasure maps and searching for ‘treasure’ like pirates. We have also celebrated upcoming Easter, making baskets and having an Easter egg hunt.

During outside play, we have been developing our strength, balance and co-ordination through

Our Worm Farm

a variety of obstacles courses. We have begun our ‘park play’ and the children have enjoyed exploring the outdoor environment in the park near the kinder and having adventures.

Next term we are having a pie drive, selling delicious pies from Tatura Hot Bread. If you would like to be involved, please drop in or contact the kinder on 58 241 602.

We’re looking forward to many more adventures in learning and play next term.

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Proudly Displaying the Esparansa Goods At our March meeting, our guest speaker was Vicki Woodhouse who has visited a village in East Timor a couple of times a year since 2013 when sewing machines were donated to the women. Vicki and another volunteer taught the women how to make small bags be with you from donated material. A proposal was put may the 4th forward to train the women in business skills.

A group, called Esparansa, meaning ‘Hope’, was established in 2014. The women were very keen and they received intensive training in sewing and business skills. Using traditional woven fabrics, they made articles to sell. When Vicki visited in 2015, she was overwhelmed at their work and the products they had made.

Labels, ‘This is Ours’ showed ownership. They were offered a room in a new building, but no power! So they used extension leads to an old Tatura monster garage sale building. Finally power was connected, but Saturday 4th May REGISTER YOUR GARAGE SALE BY TUESDAY 30TH APRIL they are not charged. In 2016 a French couple GARAGE SALE MAPS ON SALE FROM set up a store and are happy to sell Esparansa  8:00AM FOR $2 AT THE COMMUNITY HOUSE goods. There is now an outlet in Portugal. It BACON AND EGG SANDWICHES, TEA AND COFFEE ARE was a very inspiring talk, slide presentation AVAILABLE AT THE HOUSE FROM 7:30AM and display of articles.

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TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE What a fantastic 1st term we have had, cram packed with interesting activities and lots of new faces.

Check out our Term 2 program in this edition.

The community garden is going gang busters. Peas, beans, basil, are all plentiful. We are looking for a few additional people to join our existing team to keep the garden going over the rest of the year. The harvest table has been a huge success with people dropping of fresh fruit and vegies and the occasional loaf of bread on a daily basis. The First Aid courses were booked out and we will be running them again in term 2.

The Boomerang Bag team have been getting together for 12 months now and will be heading out for some bubbles and dinner to celebrate. You should be starting to see the bags around town now, so a big thankyou from all of us for helping reduce plastic bags locally.

The Coffee Hub now has a regular group coming in on a Tuesday morning. An amazing volunteer Lena has taken on hosting this program and is bringing a fresh and friendly face as well as new ideas.

The seniors exercise programs (Modified Strength Training & Circuit Training) have been well subscribed in 2019 with the Friday group meeting for coffee and morning tea after class each week.

Active women have now got a regular group coming in but there are still additional places that need to be filled for the program to continue. So if you know any women 18-50 looking for a friendly & supportive exercise environment give the community house a call. We have so much coming up, there is something for everyone- singing, cooking, computers and of course the Monster Garage Sale. Don’t forget also if you are looking for some occasional childcare to come by the Community House and check out The Cubby, we have permanent or casual vacancies available for next Term.

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The excitement is building as The Tatura Community House gets ready for the annual town Monster Garage Sale which will be held on Saturday 4th May, starting at 8am and finishing at 1pm.

The event will showcase our beautiful town and aims to attract people from the surrounding areas, as well as getting the locals involved in the day’s Monster Garage Sale.

Local businesses will welcome our visitors as well, so get your friends and family together and spread the word. This is a great chance for everyone to sort through all those unused items and offer them for sale to all the bargain hunters. Declutter and make some money!!

Tatura residents can register their garage sale at the Tatura Community House for a $20 fee and receive their information packs.

Registrations close on the 1st May. We also have some sites set aside on the front lawn if people not wishing to have a sale at their home. Cost for this is $20.

Maps showing the locations of all participating garage sales in Tatura will go on sale at 8am, May 4th 2019 at the Community House, 1216 Casey Street Tatura, at a cost of $2 each.

Come and enjoy some early morning breakfast cooked by the Lions Club or a barista coffee from 7:30 onwards.

Come and be part of the Tatura Monster Garage Sale Big Day Out, either as a participant or as a welcome visitor. Last year, we had 70 sites, so there will be bargains galore for everyone!!

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CWA HARSTON BRANCH

Mrs Margaret Chance

Harston Branch President Mrs Freda Clement welcomed everyone to the meeting, with April proving to be a busy time; seven members are celebrating their Wedding Anniversaries and two others are having birthdays. One very special 80th birthday was that of Mrs Margaret Chance, who was presented with a lovely fuchsia pot plant.

The April meeting at the Tatura Gallery café saw the members raising funds for Women Walk the World which is held World-wide on April 29 each year. Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) are based in London. Australia is just one of the Countries in the South Pacific Region who belong to ACWW. Harston members were asked to bring three small pot plants to sell for $1 each, the members raised $62 for their efforts, with the money going to support women in third world countries fund Water projects.

The 29th Triennial World Conference of ACWW has just taken place in Melbourne Australia.

Goulburn Valley West Group has a new elected Group President in Mrs Jenny Goonan, and her Group Secretary is Mrs Della Metzke, both being members of the CWA Potters.

The CWA State Conference takes place at Williamstown from May 30 to June 1. Harston Branch will send their representatives as these occasions are always delightful to attend.

April competitions were best bloom. 1st place was Mrs Glenys Eberle 2nd place Mrs Irene Gale and 3rd place Mrs Margaret Chance. Winner of the small raffle was Mrs Judy Hussey.

Get well messages are sent to our members feeling a little unwell, especially Mrs Gail Pollard, Mrs Joan Scott, Mrs Faye Alexander and Mrs Margaret Donaldson. Thinking of you A reminder that the May 13 Competition is Tell a Story, “How I met my Husband” this should be interesting! Mrs Irene Gale gave a short story to the members of how she met her husband Mick. She wrote to him as a penfriend, a Soldier in the War, and in 1941 and they met at Sunshine in Melbourne and were then married in 1945. Irene bought along Mick’s war time picture…he was a very handsome young man. Having joined at the age of fifteen, as some of the men who enlisted did at the time.

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AWARD WINNERS AGAIN

Tatura Hot Bread recently attended the Victorian Baking Awards 2019. We won 24 awards including First Place for White Bread, Wholemeal Hi Tin, Wholemeal Pipe Loaf,

Grain Sandwich Loaf, Scones and also Best Chicken Pie with our Multi Award Winning Chicken Cranberry and Brie.

There were Bakers from interstate as well as

SHEPPARTON PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN

FLUORIDATION OF TATURA WATER The Fluoridation of Tatura’s Water Supply Working Group have available a Q&A Fluoridation document which can answer many of your questions and concerns. If anyone would like a copy, please leave your email address at the front desk of Tatura Dental Care and they will send it to you.

A drop-in information session was held at Stuart Mock Place earlier this month. From that day, it will be determined what other community consultation processes will be needed. Tatura is very lucky to have many wonderful community members who are very generous with their time, enthusiasm and drive to be part of the multiple committees and groups in town and they would all be well-aware of the many steps, meetings and processes needed to achieve most projects.

Victoria in attendance. We are extremely proud of the achievements of our staff. Call in and grab some of our Award Winning Products.

Council has endorsed the Greater Shepparton Public Health Strategic Plan 2018–2028.

The plan was presented for endorsement following community consultation in 2018.

The plan reflects the long-term approach to guide the direction of collective public health efforts across the region. This Strategic Plan has been developed in consultation with the Greater Shepparton Public Health Advisory Committee and it will remain the responsibility of the Committee to review and update the Strategic Plan on an annual basis.

It incorporates the strategic objectives of the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Framework, the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and has taken a liveability-based approach on local data derived from Regional Cities

Victoria Liveability Index completed by Deloitte Access Economics (2017) and the Neighbourhood Liveability Assessment of Shepparton completed by RMIT University (2018).

Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Cr Kim O’Keeffe, said it is crucial Council continues to promote public health and wellbeing in the region. “Council wants everyone in Greater Shepparton to lead happy and healthy lives,” she said. “This is a 10-year plan that we can use to shape the way we protect, improve and promote public health and wellbeing within the municipal. We have many health campaigns such as the upcoming Active April, Twilight Stroll and This Girl Can programs and we encourage everyone to get involved.”

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AROUND TATURA

30 Years Ago…

The Goulburn Valley Tree Group is working on an ambitious five-year project at the Tatura sewerage farm which will see around 60,000 trees planted. According to GV Tree Group member Mr Ted Price, the trees grown here will be watered using recycled water from the sewerage farm which means another evaporation pond, worth about $250,000, will not have to be built. Mrs Joan Baumber said that regulations stipulated no waste water is allowed to leave the boundaries of the sewerage farm, but once the water is processed it can be quite some time before it can be evaporated.

The GV Tree Group raises all the trees in a nursery they have set up in Tatura. The Tree Group was formed five years ago and now has about thirty members. ***** Tatura farmer, Andrew Crawford, has been awarded the Paul Harris Foundation Fellowship by Rotary International. The fellowship recognises the work done for the local community by Andrew. President of the Tatura Rotary Club, Robert Trevaskis, presented Andrew with his certificate and jewel of office badge at the club’s recent meeting.

Andrew’s involvement in the community include being a member of the Moyola Aged Homes Committee, past president of the Toolamba West Primary School, past president of the Tatura and District Sports Association, a member of the State Rivers Advisory Board, the Victorian Farmer’s Union Tomato Committee, the Tatura Agricultural Show, Toolamba Fire Brigade, management committee of the Toolamba Presbyterian Church, past executive member of the VIRPO, foundation member of

the Tatura Apex Club and foundation member of the Tatura Young Farmers Group. ***** Peg O’Brien is Hill Top’s Lady Bowls Champion for 1989. Peg defeated Claire Williams in the final of the Hill Top Bowls Championship and will now compete in the Champion of Champions at Tatura. Peg was also picked in the Goulburn Valley team. ***** A policeman known as ‘Radar Ralph’ who books about 1800 drivers per year left the Goulburn Valley roads recently. Stories about Senior Constable Ralph Willingham are almost folklore. He wrote out a ticket for a woman failing to wear her seat belt. He also gave her a lecture about having unrestrained children in the car. When his new sergeant arrived two weeks later, he discovered that the woman was his wife. Senior Constable Willingham has been president of the Tatura Blue Light Disco for eight years and president of the Tatura Safety House committee for two years. Ralph has been promoted to work in the Melbourne District Traffic and Patrol Division in Melbourne. ***** Former Tatura resident Erica Morley Punshon, or ‘Monte’ to her friends, died at the age of 106. She had seen Halley’s Comet twice, the closing years of the reign of Queen Victoria and the coming of Federation. As a child she heard tales of Ned Kelly and she was 60 when World War Two broke out. She joined the army

and was made warden of the Tatura Internment Camp, in charge of the non-English speaking Japanese women and children. Throughout her long life, her love of Japan and its people remained a constant thread and in recognition of her work towards good relations between Japan and Australia she was awarded a plaque and scroll of appreciation by the Japanese Foreign Minister in 1980. She said the best three things to come out of this century were electricity, medical knowledge and votes for women. ***** The opening of the Robert Mactier VC Memorial Gardens took place in Tatura recently and despite the unfortunate weather, many townspeople came to the ceremony. Cr Ryan spoke on behalf of the Shire in dedicating the archway in memory of Robert Mactier VC, a local man who served bravely for his country in World War One. Mr Bert Larson, who was instrumental in having a commemorative plaque displayed in Tatura, read the citation. ***** After three successive losses, Tatura won their first game of the football season when they blasted a bedraggled Kyabram by ten goals.

K. Murray kicked 5 goals for the Bulldogs while R. Auld and P. Meka chipped in with three goals each. Apart from the goal kickers, the best players for Tatura were B Dempsey, J Canavan, D Archer, J Serra, C Chant and B Thomas.

- Source: Tatura Guardian Newspaper

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MURCHISON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Lucy Enjoying a Meal with the Ladies For the third year running, Murchison Primary Year 6 students have been helping out at the lunch held at Murchison Neighbourhood House each Wednesday. The students confidently set tables, greet patrons, serve meals and help collect plates at the end of the meal.

Students clearly enjoyed going and helping out. Guessing what could be on the menu was a popular topic on the walk there. After setting up and passing out meals, students got to sit down with patrons and talk and eat with them. The general consensus of people in attendance is that the students gain confidence each time they attend, get better at conversing with a range of people and gain the experience of eating with other people than their family.

While Neighbourhood House also run the lunch on a Monday, organisers felt that numbers of people attending on a Wednesday were higher due to

Gilbert Passing a Meal to Elyse having students from Murchison Primary attend. It’s a chance for older people to mix with younger people and vice versa, particularly for those who don’t have much family locally.

“I think it’s good for the students and good for us. It enriches their confidence and ability to talk to everyone,” said Liz Capuano, a spokesperson for Neighbourhood House.

Each school term two groups of students get to go to the Neighbourhood House and work on their hospitality and social skills which is a fantastic opportunity for all those involved!

Where possible, Neighbourhood House appreciate people booking in for lunch to help with catering purposes. If you are interested in attending, phone Jenny on 5826 2373.

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TATURA

The Early Years - Religion The Methodist Church had a strong presence in Tatura during the early years of the town’s existence. Before 1874, the United Methodists of Rushworth conducted several services at Toolamba and in May 1874, the Goulburn Advertiser observed, “The ministers of religion were officiating in the Tatura neighbourhood. Messrs Adamson and Webster held divine service, one at the temporary school, the other at a neighbouring farm.”

Samuel Adamson was ordained in 1874 and his first appointment was to the Toolamba-Kyabram Circuit. In its infancy, the circuit was a large one, embracing most of the Western Goulburn Valley. Preaching places listed at the time were Manning’s at Toolamba, Springvale schoolhouse, Ponsford’s in Mundoona, Hinde’s at Kyabram, Pither’s in Kialla, Girgarre, Wyuna and the Tatura schoolhouse. It was left to the minister’s discretion as to the services at which collections should be taken. By 1878 the church membership in the whole of this vast circuit was 65 and by 1883 had grown to 150 people. From 1874 to 1876 Tatura was in the Toolamba-Kyabram circuit and was then transferred to the Shepparton circuit until 1909 when it returned to the Kyabram circuit.

At Tatura, the Methodists, after meeting at first in the bark schoolhouse, moved to the Mechanics’ Hall where services were conducted by the Revs.

O. Dowsing and R. Reed. In July 1898 the tender of Messrs E. Harden and Co. was accepted for the erection of the Free Methodist Church at Tatura. This was the first Methodist building in the town and the plans for it were supplied by Stuart Murray. It was a brick building on a block of land newly purchased in Kerferd Street near the Church of England.

Electric light and a vestry were added in 1911.

- Source: Tatura and the Shire of Rodney, W.H Bossence (available for purchase from the Tatura Museum)

TATURA GARDEN CLUB NEWS The Tatura Garden club is currently busy organising the annual seminar which will be held on June 5 at the Ballantyne Centre. This year we have booked ‘The Gardenettes’ as our speakers for the whole day. Melissa and Chloe present a funky retro garden program featuring lots of unusual gardening ideas, organic tips, produce sharing and cooking. They are well known presenters from the Garden Gurus program on TV who have ventured out in their own business. They will capture your imagination, inspire your creativity and give you a fun filled day of entertainment.

Members are busy potting plants for the event and a trading table will run. For further info and tickets contact Marlene Miles on 5826 2141.

Club members have been on some wonderful bus trips, with the latest being the Blue Lotus Gardens in the Yarra Valley. A stunning display of Lotus flowers and water lilies was enjoyed by all and is well worth a visit.

We also had an opportunity to visit Antique Perennials in Kinglake. They are a wholesaler who only sell to businesses and Garden Clubs. A fruitful day out for our members.

We have also had some really interesting guest speakers at our monthly meetings. One of these was Tanya, an organic apricot grower from Ardmona, Organic Delights who shared her experiences of setting up an organic farm and selling to markets. She then ventured into produce such as chutneys and dried apricots. It’s fantastic to have such an organic producer in our local area.

Our scheduled speaker for March was Lou Meagher, who is one of only twelve Sweet Pea breeders in the world and the only one in Australia.

However due to crossed wires, she didn’t arrive so a sharing of garden advice with question time was enjoyed before a great supper.

We are such an amazing club to have speakers come along and share their knowledge and expertise with us. If you are interested in joining us, we meet on the third Monday in the month at the Tatura Community House from 7.30pm. For further info call our publicity officer on 04 2852 6622.

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SANDPLAY THERAPY

TATURA BOWLS CLUB PRESENTATION NIGHT

Have you ever wondered what it is all about? How it works? Who goes to Sandplay Therapy? What is the outcome?

If you are interested then come along to the information session at the Tatura Community House on May 18th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

I will be giving a short explanation followed by questions and answers. After that you are welcome to participate in an example of how a miniature figurine invokes a memory or a feeling uniquely to you, and why you chose it. This will illustrate to you the power behind Sandplay Therapy.

Cost $5.00 Please phone to hold your space: Sharron Kriesfeld 0408 535 495

TATURA TABLE TENNIS CLUB The Tatura Table Tennis Club will begin its winter season with practice nights on Tuesday April 23 and April 30. This is a great family club and actually has more active members than the Shepparton club. The club caters for all abilities, from absolute beginners to superstars and everything in between.

Apart from participating in a wonderful social evening, table tennis is also an opportunity to get fit whilst having fun. The age groups last year ranged from 9 years to 76 years so there is absolutely no excuse for anybody not to join in.

The venue is the basketball stadium in Albert Street, behind the primary school. Practice begins at 7.30pm, so come along, make yourself known and we will grade you for a team.

Competition will commence on Tuesday, May 7. We normally arrange for junior players to play their matches first so that they can go home early if they wish. Matches usually finish between 9.00pm and 9.30pm.

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with particular accolades to Jason Carter and John Evans who throughout the year have been presenting the greens immaculately.

The members raffle had jackpotted from the previous month and Jack Muir was fortunate to be in attendance on this night to collect his winnings.

Brendon Boyd spoke on the past season's bowls which would have to be regarded as a most successful year as both the Saturday pennant sides made the grand final in their respective divisions. Unfortunately, both teams lost on grand final day but the prospects for the future look sound.

Club members are to be reminded that the AGM is to be held on Sunday May 5 at 1pm.

Please consider nominating for club positions.

A sheet for nominations is on display on the notice board.

- John Crilly

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WORLD EVENTS

in May

May 1 – May Day. May Day is usually celebrated on May 1. It is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival. It is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures and includes dancing, singing, and mountains of food and drink. In the late 19th century, May Day was chosen as the date for International Workers’ Day by the Socialist International, a loose collaboration of socialist, labour and communist groups.

May 2 – World Asthma Day. This is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

May 3 – Two Different Coloured Shoes Day. This day recognizes the uniqueness and diversity of humanity. The simple act of purposely wearing two different colored shoes demonstrates the courage to take a risk and step outside one’s comfort zone. This probably won’t be too difficult for most women who seem to have a multitude of colourful shoes to choose from, but for the average man who only has a couple of pairs of shoes, and usually they’re the same colour, this could be quite difficult.

May 4 – Star Wars Day. Yes, yes, “May the Fourth be with you”. This was quite clever when it was first bandied around ten years ago but it’s getting rather tired now. Perhaps you can respond with, “And May the Fist be with you.”

May 5 – International Tuba Day. The stereotype for tuba players is that they have no real musical talent, no personality, just big, fat bodies with puffy cheeks and powerful lungs.

Apparently, tuba players are feeling a little unloved as we now have a tuba appreciation day. As far as I’m concerned, I think the Beatles summed it up best in one of their songs

where the line was “Oompah, oompah, stick it up your joompah!”

May 8 – No Socks Day. For those of you who are hard of reading, the word is socks not jocks. I just thought it would be good to clarify that important point. Why we would be told to wear no socks when winter is just around the corner is a little baffling so it must be a northern hemisphere day that has crept south. “What’s the reason?” I hear you ask.

It’s a good question because there isn’t one.

May 9 – Public Gardens Day. Public gardens, which we could easily take for granted, provides a place for people to play and relax and also give a town an air of serenity. They break up what would otherwise be an endless row of buildings with a colourful, floral centrepiece.

May 10 – Windmill Day. Quaint, rustic windmills slowly turning with the wind are a pleasant, relaxing sight to behold. The giant wind turbine monstrosities that tower over the landscape aren’t. I suppose it’s a choice between eye pollution or air pollution.

May 11 – Eat What You Want Day. Fact No. 1 – You’re never going to look like the models on the cover of the magazines. Even they don’t look like themselves (courtesy of air brushing). Fact No. 2 – A gluten free diet is only useful if you’re allergic to gluten. Fact No. 3 – Our bodies require protein and fat to function properly. Fact No. 4 – Celebrities make a lot of money promoting the latest fad diet. So, on this day, kick all of that to the curb and eat something that you really want without the slightest feeling of guilt. Enjoy!

May 13 – Leprechaun Day. Leprechauns are well-known for hiding their gold and are notoriously hard to see, let alone catch.

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May 14 – Chicken Dance Day. This song by a struggling Dutch band was originally called ‘The Duck Dance’ but when it was brought to Okterberfest in 1981 (because alcohol and the dance were made for each other), there was a complete lack of duck costumes so it became ‘The Chicken Dance’. Anyway, let’s see some courageous, sober, chicken dancing around Tatura on this day, and rest assured, we’ll be laughing with you, not at you.”

May 16 – Drawing Day. Drawing Day is all about sharing your inner creativity with the world. Whether it is crayon, pencil or charcoal, just let it all out and have fun, and best of all, there are no batteries required.

Unfortunately, some of us are artistically challenged, and as I’m one of them, I’ll leave the drawing to others. My drawing ability was so bad at school, my grade six teacher brought in the school psychiatrist to have a chat with me in order to find out if I was disturbed.

Fortunately, I didn’t tell him about the voices in my head and was released back into society.

May 19 – Bike to Work Day. This is a good idea for a bit of exercise and clean, fresh air in the lungs. Perhaps not such a good idea if you live in Melbourne.

May 24 – World Tiara Day. Why is it that only princesses get to wear tiara’s? Let’s put an end to this royal snobbery and make it an everyday dressing accessory for the woman (or man) in the street. Don’t dream it, do it!

May 26 – World Lindy Hop Day. Requiring a great deal of fitness and energy, this dance originated in black communities in Harlem, in New York City during the ‘Roaring Twenties’.

It’s fun, frenetic, occasionally frenzied, and is likely to leave you exhausted, but don’t worry: you only need to do it once every year.

Some say the name commemorates Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 ‘hop’ across the Atlantic in a plane.

May 29 – World Composting Day. Compost is an eco-friendly, cheap and effective option for fertilising your garden and plants but unfortunately not enough of us do it. This day serves as a reminder to recycle your waste food and scraps and get back closer to nature. If it was good enough for our ancestors then it should be good enough for us.

May 30 – World No Tobacco Day. The title speaks for itself. If you’ve been thinking about giving up the smokes then perhaps this is the catalyst you’ve been waiting for. As I said before, don’t dream it, do it! Your body will thank you and so will everyone else.

- John Kriesfeld

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Crime PREVENTION With Glenn Gibson, Crime Prevention Officer

SAFEPLATE BACK ON IN TATURA

Neighbourhood Watch Greater Shepparton, Police and Tatura Lions Club are again joining forces to deliver a Tatura SafePlate day on Saturday, May 4.

Number plate theft remains one of the most common crimes reported to police with over 11,000 motorists across Victoria reporting their number plates stolen. It happens in Greater Shepparton and it happens in Tatura; number plates continue to be stolen from our vehicles. Number plates are being stolen from vehicles of all makes, models and ages. The effect of number plate theft is potentially serious. Thieves use the stolen plates to disguise their vehicles to commit further, more serious crimes, such as robberies and burglaries. More commonly, stolen number plates are being used to steal petrol and tollway theft.

Motorists often do not know their number plates have been stolen until police come knocking on the door to inform them that their number plates have been used in an armed robbery, burglary or a petrol drive-off from a service station. In addition to car parks, thieves also target cars parked in residential streets and in driveways.

Victoria Police take the theft of number plates seriously. Thefts of number plates and the other secondary crimes are easily preventable, and they take police away from other crimes, which are not so easily prevented.

Operation SafePlate is a crime prevention initiative that aims to encourage the community to help local police combat this crime.

On Saturday, May 4, from 10 am to 1pm, in Hogan Street, opposite the Tatura police station, we hope to actively engage and encourage all motorists to fit their vehicles with one-way security screws and protect their vehicle from this crime. Tatura residents are asked to help police to reduce this crime by taking the opportunity to secure their number plates with these screws. One-way anti-theft screws can be inserted using a standard screwdriver, but they require a special tool to be removed.

Supply, replace, and fit the security screws to your numberplates for a gold coin donation and the job is then done!

Other ways to help prevent your car from becoming a target for number plate theft include parking in a locked garage, a secure car park or in a well lit area.

Police will also be undertaking Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) operations in areas where thieves regularly drive vehicles with stolen number plates attached. We hope to see you on May 4.

- Glenn Gibson, Crime Prevention Officer

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LITERARY LUNCH

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As part of the Shepparton Arts Festival, Bernadette O’Brien, the author of The Kong Meng Legacy, was guest speaker at a Literary Lunch on 19 March at The Barn, a new venue just south of Murchison. The Kong Meng Legacy is a historical thriller with the lot - Opium, a shipwreck, lost treasure and a murder mystery. Bernadette O'Brien combined the historical with the very contemporary, showing the effect of the main action on more recent generations. However, she was keen to point out that this is a novel, and while it has some basis in true story, it is not historically accurate by any means. She has used other fictional plot lines, and her imagination to create this new work.

O’Brien spoke compellingly about how important it is that we read the less familiar stories as well as the commercially marketed works of fiction and non-fiction. She pointed out that everyone who came to Australia from elsewhere in the world has a story, and everyone whose ancestors witnessed their arrival also has a story which needs to be told. This year’s Arts Festival theme of Storybowl is fitting because it puts the importance of narrating our stories front and centre.

Afterwards she answered questions about the writing process for this, her first published novel.

We look forward to reading her subsequent novels!

The Barn, a converted shearing shed, is a wonderful venue for a casual event. It is now available to be rented on Airbnb, and would be ideal for family groups and gatherings. The lunch which followed, catered by Sandra Vazzoler of Murchison Wines and Longleat, was delicious, including Vazzoler cheeses and Longleat sparkling wine in the luncheon offerings. The sold out event was considered a runaway success!

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TATURA PROBUS CLUB

Probus Office Bearers Tatura Probus Club held their meeting on March 28. President Ev Leahy welcomed members and guests. Apologies were accepted and we all wished our member Joan Dillon a good recovery in the rehabilitation centre in Shepparton. Secretary Phyll Mactier dealt with the business and mentioned this was our 236th meeting and asked reports of the last month. These included a trip to Strathbogie to visit a sheep farm. The owner Cheryl Crosbie gave us a talk on the Gotland fibre sheep. They have a unique skin and the fleece is used for lots of different craft involving wool. After lunch we visited the Sunnymead gardens and enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea. Jean spoke on the afternoon delights concert and said everyone enjoyed the Shirley Bassey concert. Rod Schubert, president of Tatura Rotary chaired the annual meeting and welcomed Eve Leahy as president, Wendy Wilson as secretary, Geoff McMullen as treasurer and Phyll Mactier as assistant secretary. After morning tea, Betty Harvey gave her life story and spoke about what she contributed as a young nurse and the medical research she was involved in. She is a very unassuming lady but what an achievement! Betty Edie give a quick rundown on her and Bruce’s cruise on the Queen Elizabeth which was a wonderful experience on a superb ship. Their only complaint was that it was not long enough. Rod Schubert give us talk on his job as a consultant for human services and we discovered what an important position it has been for all those years. President Ev closed the meeting by thanking all the past committee members and everyone who contributed to the club in the past year.

Dates to remember: Thursday, April 18 - lunch at the club. Meet at the V-line stop to pool cars at 11:30am. Bowls Monday, April 15.

Trips: Great Stupa Bendigo, Monday, April 8, The Splinters at the Mechanics 1:30 until 3pm. No general meeting in April. Our next meeting will be on May 23 at the Tatura Community House. New members most welcome.

- Edith Bradbury

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When: Wednesdays during school term

WEDNESDAY EVENING GENTLE YOGA Suitable for all levels including those looking for a slower practice, have a pre-existing injury, illness, or are pregnant.

When Wednesdays 24th Apr – 26th Jun Time: 6:30pm Cost: $120 (10 weeks)

MODIFIED STRENGTH TRAINING Strength training exercises & modified circuit for those wishing to build strength and maintain wellbeing. All ages & abilities welcome.

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Cost: Gold Coin

KNITTING, SEWING & CROCHET Come along and learn how to crochet, knit or use a sewing machine. Our expert Helen is on hand to help.

When: Tuesdays during school term Time: 9:30-2:30pm

Cost: $3

PATCHIES Bring along that unfinished project and enjoy the company of this wonderful group of women.

When: Thursdays during school term Time: 1pm – 3pm

Cost: $4

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OVER 50s CIRCUIT TRAINING For men and women who have been exercising for a while and looking for that something ‘extra’. This is more a modified cardio group.

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Commences: 24th April When: Wednesdays during school term Time: 10:45am to 11:45am

Cost: $4

ACTIVE WOMEN A supportive fitness session for 18-50 year olds. Drop the kids off at kinder/school or our Cubby Occasional Care and come along for a fun session.

If you have any health conditions, a doctor’s certificate will be required.

Commences: 24th April When: Wednesdays during school term Time: 9:15am to 10:15am

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Improve your spoken English and numeracy in a friendly environment.

Call Leeane and ask how we can help.

Both English as a Second Language as well general literacy and numeracy classes will be run.

Literacy & Numeracy: Thu 11am Learn English: Fri 9:15am Cost: Full fee $7 Concession $5

FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Newbies and avid historians welcome.

Our group of ancestry sleuths will help you to discover your family history.

When: Wednesdays during school term Time: 1pm - 3pm Cost: $5

MICROSOFT EXCEL Suitable for all levels of experience.

This class will get your skills up to scratch.

When: Tue & Thu 21, 23, 28 30th May 4, 6, 11 & 13th June (8 sessions) Time: 6.30pm – 9pm

Commences: 26th April When: Fridays during school term

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Cost: Full Fee $130 Concession: $103 NEW HELPERS WELCOME Come and get involved and help make Tatura plastic bag free!! No experience needed, jobs include sewing, cutting ironing & screen printing.

When: 9:15am Every Thursday at the Community House.

HARVEST SWAP TABLE Harvest Swap. Do you have excess vegies or fruit in your garden? Drop it off on the swap table at the Community House. The community can either swap or take what they need for free.

COFFEE HUB CLUB Join some friendly faces down at the community house for a cappuccino or latte and morning tea. Pop in once or become a regular. Everyone is welcome.

When: Tuesdays during school term Time: 10:00am - 11:30am.

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Term 2 Program – 2019 23rd April – 28th June

TatGathering

Meet new people and make new friends in Tatura. Come along and share morning tea on the first Wednesday of the month. So whether you are young or old, new to Tatura or have been here a while you are most welcome!

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Cook‘n’Save

St Vinnies & Tatura Community House are pleased to offer the Cook’n’Save program once again. Each week participants will learn how to cook yummy healthy food on a budget and then sit down and enjoy their meal together. Limited places available.

Time: 10am – 12:30pm When: Tuesday 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th May

Blokes in the Garden Help keep our amazing community garden going. Gathering every Monday morning at the community house, come down and meet some new people. All welcome.

When: Mondays during school term Time: 10am-11am Cost: FREE

SING ALONG DAY Friday 14th June Come and join Anne and sing away the afternoon with some old time classics. $5 including Devonshire Tea – 1pm to 2:30pm

Cost: $2 for each session

Community luncheon Come & enjoy the fruits of this groups labour. 2 course meal & entertainment.

Cost: $10 per person When: 12pm Tuesday 4th June

Skilled Aware Resourceful Active - SARA Having confidence and knowledge about managing money is key to living an independent life.

This program is run by women for women. Let us help you to take better control of your financial circumstances.

Cost: $5 When: Every Tuesday 7th May - 25th June Time: 10am – 2pm

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CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?

by Ma Merle

“Oh Lordy!” was the first thought that came to mind as Agnes turned up at my front door in a matching hot pink top and bottom tracksuit. “What on earth are you wearing Agnes?” I asked while shaking my head in disbelief.

Agnes smiled at me. “Well Merle, Fred bought me this beautiful outfit because we are both on a get fit mission and I was hoping that you would like to come for a nice walk with me.”

I shook my head. “Agnes, you and Fred are on the get fit mission, not me. Why on earth would I want to go for a walk?”

I could tell that Agnes was excited about going for a walk because she began to speak louder. “It’s very good for getting your blood pumping Merle, which is excellent for your heart and helps with a lot of other physical ailments they say.”

I snorted in disbelief. “If you cared about ailments, you might want to consider people’s eyesight while you’re wearing that ridiculous hot pink outfit in public Agnes. My eyes are actually stinging just looking at it.”

“Don’t be like that Merle,” chided Agnes indignantly. “Fred picked this out for me and I think it’s lovely. He said it was a nice bright colour to match my personality.”

I simply had to laugh at that. “So Fred picked this out for you, he must be making sure you don’t stray, ha-ha, I can be so funny at times can’t I?” I reached out and grabbed her arm. “Well come inside before anyone sees you.”

Agnes resisted my attempt to pull her inside. I must admit, she’s a lot stronger than she looks. “I’m sure lots of people have seen me already Merle, I have been up the street this morning and I must say I did get lots of looks. I was half expecting people to ask me where I got my outfit from as I’m sure they were curious.”

I laughed again. “Curious you say, gee and no one asked? That is a big surprise.” Once again, I congratulated myself on my quick my humour.

“Anyway Merle, do you want to come for a walk?” asked Agnes hopefully.

“No Agnes I do not, I am quite fit as it is, thank you, and I have no need to go trudging around the streets getting all hot and perspiring all over the place with flies all over my face. No thank you. I consider the whole thing most un-lady like.”

Agnes, however, appeared to be possessed with that passionate zeal that often affects people when they take up a new hobby and refused to take no for an answer. “I’m not sure you are quite as fit as you think you are Merle, and as for perspiring, that’s why you wear your walking outfit.

Really, can you even touch your toes?”

“Ha ha, oh Agnes you are so funny. I can’t even see my toes let alone touch them. I haven’t seen them for years.”

Agnes gave me a knowing look. “Well this is what I mean, you need to be more flexible. Fred and I have been walking, stretching and doing water aerobics and we feel much better already.”

I snorted in derision. “Agnes that may be okay for you and Fred but I have a lot of aching joints and the last thing I need is to start making matters worse. Stretching will only cause more joint pain for me, so no thank you.”

Agnes persisted, determined to convert me to her new way of life. “Yes I hear you Merle but they say that once you get over the initial pain your body starts to respond, and you begin to feel the benefits.”

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I’d had enough and just wished that Agnes would take her hot pink outfit somewhere else and leave me alone. “Just exactly who are ‘they’ that you talk about? I mean in my experience the ‘theys’ of this world change their minds every second week. One week it good for you and you simply must eat it, drink it, inject it or you will die early. The very next week they are telling you never eat it, drink it and so forth, or you will die early. They can’t seem to get anything right, so what makes you think this is right?”

“Merle, we all know the saying move it or lose it, so Fred and I really think we need to get onto that before it’s too late. After all, we aren’t getting any younger, so we need to look after ourselves. I’m surprised Garry hasn’t been around asking you to go for a walk. He is also very interested in keeping fit and has been out walking with us and he does seem to mention you an awful lot when he is around. I remember him saying that he was going to ask you for a walk.”

“Well what I do or don’t do is none of Garry’s business Agnes.” Oh that dreadful man, I thought to myself, how dare he think about asking me to go walking, and why on earth would he be talking about me to Agnes and Fred? Is there no privacy in the world anymore? I decided to find out a little more. “What sort of things does he say Agnes?”

“Nothing special, just that you don’t seem to get out much and you might like a walk while the weather is so beautiful, that’s all.”

I frowned in annoyance. “Humph, well I have not seen him since last week.

He was meant to come back to finish off the garden edge but apparently he’s too busy walking to do that.”

“Merle, Garry is a very lovely man, and I do think you could be just a bit kinder to him. He does an awful lot for you around here and you don’t even pay him very much,” replied Agnes.

“Pay him? He eats me out of house and home in biscuits, cakes and coffee.

What more does he want? Did he say something?”

Agnes quickly shook her head. “No, not at all, but I think he really likes your company, and he says he is lonely, plus he says very nice things about you.”

“Well he needn’t be talking about me,” I replied firmly, “and if he is lonely, he should get a dog.”

Agnes gave me a serious look. “Merle, as your friend I do need to say that you can be very standoffish and even mean at times. Since Fred has come into my life, I am so much happier. Have you even considered that you could have a friend and go on outings and just enjoy someone’s company other than mine and your family?”

“Don’t be so silly,” I replied. “I’m perfectly happy how I am. Now, come inside and let’s have a cup of tea and some cakes and then you can off on your important walk.”

As we walked into the house, I thought how ridiculous it was to call me mean. It should be obvious to anybody with any sense at all that I don’t have a mean bone in my body. I don’t think Agnes understands me at all sometimes.

Honestly, what’s with people trying to change you all of the time? Just because they have made changes to their life doesn’t mean everyone else should. What is it with people? Can someone please explain? Anybody?

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TATURA FIRE BRIGADE The 125th Anniversary – Part 3 1918-1943 – The War Years 1918 marked our first official 25 years complete. By 1919, our war survivors are back with us and as the world enters a post war society it brings its own challenges and rewards.

A new kind of horse power was revolutionising the world and Tatura wasn’t far behind.

Mechanisation began for the Tatura Fire Brigade on the 21st of May 1928 when a motion was moved to purchase a motor reel from the Shepparton Fire Brigade. Followed by our first Fire Motor Unit in 1936, we are now up with the times.

In 1940 we see the establishment of two Internment Camps in Tatura. Along with those that were lost in the first World War, soon there would be further sad occasions noted, one being in February 1941 when the Brigade minutes refer to former Fireman Frank Reddie being killed in action with the A.I.F. By 1942 there is increasing evidence of the need for funds to provide Christmas hampers for those in the forces and to enable donations to the Prisoners of War fund. Wives, sisters and friends of the Tatura firemen work tireless in their efforts to help provide these amenities.

Now back to the current day. Along with a new Fire Station we are currently planning we may be receiving a brand new state of the art Pumper and Tanker in the very near future.

As day light savings has come to an end, it is a great reminder to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. This applies even if your alarms are hard wired. This is also a great excuse to visit your elderly neighbours for a cuppa and change theirs while you are there. If you have any concerns about your smoke alarm, you can contact the fire brigade on 0430014400.

Now that the weather is cooling off it’s also a great time to consider your home fire safety regarding your heating options. If you have a fire place, when was the last time you had your chimney cleaned? Have you had your ducted gas heating checked in the last two years? If you have any concerns regarding your home fire safety, you can check out our checklist online or have a chat to one of your friendly local Brigade members. https://www. cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/home-fire-safetychecklist

A MEMBER'S STORY

Members at the BBQ Meeting I joined the GV Fins and Fenders Car Club in Tatura with my husband a couple of years ago and after he died, I wondered if I really should continue as a member. After all, he was the ‘car person’ and though I very much like classic vehicles, I certainly don't know about the workings of them. Deciding to give it a meeting or two before making my decision, I am very pleased that I didn't just disappear.

Our club has something for everyone. We hold a Show and Shine annually in October, get involved in numerous other shows and even go to Bathurst. Some of us have old cars, a couple have motorbikes and others, like me, just drive a normal sedan. We have a club fun run each month, sometimes to car related venues and some not, such as visits to painted silos, and nearly always have a lunch together while out. Holding monthly meetings at the club rooms attached to the Scout Hall, mainly to discuss what we wish to do in the following

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The thing I like most is that no-one is pushed to be involved in anything and though some prefer the car related outings, others are only interested in the social side of things. During the warmer months we have an occasional BBQ and in winter prefer film nights in the club rooms. Some of us attend most things, some only occasionally, but it doesn't matter.

All are most welcome anytime.

Membership is $30 annually, or $50 for a family, and if you think you may like to find out more, just turn up at the Scout Hall on any last Wednesday of the month around 7p.m or phone our president Jody on 0423 402 023, our secretary Janine on 0419 969 131, or even myself on 0431 777 830. We really are a casual bunch and would love to meet you.

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A NEW ROLE FOR JAYNE FRENCH MAY GARDENING PLAN The change of seasons from Summer to Autumn is welcomed by gardeners and gardens alike! The days become mild and mellow - perfect for restoring the garden back to its best, harvesting the last of the Summer vegetables and planning for the cooler months ahead.

Jayne French After nineteen years at GV Health’s Tatura and Rushworth campuses, Jayne French is taking on a new role at the Graham Street campus as Quality and Safety Coordinator of Community and External Campuses. We of course know Jayne as the Director of Nursing/Manager of our Tatura Hospital.

Jayne originally was hospital trained, starting in 1983 at the Tatura hospital before leaving the health service in 1993 to work in a family business. She re-entered the health service by spending twelve months in Melbourne, Open 6am - 2pm studying at RMIT and was back working in Monday to Friday the wards by December of 1999.

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Herbaceous perennials can be cut down that have finished flowering. Also evergreen shrubs that need a tidy can be cut back now as well.

Keep an eye out for Aphids on roses, also the cabbage moth is ever present looking around for all those yummy Brassicas and cabbages that everyone is planting out and already have growing in their vegie patches.

Keep an eye out in your nurseries for bare root roses, these will be readily available at this time of year. It is also coming up to bare root season for established trees. If your wanting to plant some trees I would suggest to take notice of trees already growing in people’s gardens at the moment to see them in autumn colour.

This will help you decide on what you like.

Pick your pumpkins if not done already and try to keep a couple of inches stem. Place in a cool dry place for storing.

Plant out now - artichokes, broad beans, broccoli, cress, lettuce, onion, peas, radish, turnip, silverbeet, spinach, shallots, alyssum, calendula, candytuft, carnation, cineraria, cornflower, delphinium, dianthus, everlastings, foxglove, gypsophila, hollyhock, larkspur, lobelia, pansy, poppy, snapdragon, statice, sweet pea, viola.

There's an old saying that bulbs and poppies should be planted on St Patrick's Day- March 17 - but if you’re a bit late it won’t matter, just try to have the planting done by end of this month. Tulips however need a good 4-5 weeks in the fridge first.

An application of plant food now will not only give plants a boost after summers harsh conditions, but will help them build up strength to survive winters chill. Fertilize Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododendrons, Gardenias, Magnolias, Daphnes and Pieris using a fertilizer suitable for acid loving plants. Fertilize the garden with a complete fertilizer or enrich with blood and bone or Dynamic Lifter. I use Dynamic Lifter for my Lilly Pilly hedges as it keeps them lush and healthy.

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RUBBER DUCKY, YOU’RE THE ONE In 1992, a shipping crate containing 28,000 plastic bath toys was lost at sea when it fell overboard on its way from Hong Kong to the United States. No one at the time could have guessed that those same bath toys would still be floating the world's oceans nearly twenty years later.

Today that flotilla of plastic ducks is being hailed for revolutionising our understanding of ocean currents, as well as for teaching us a thing or two about plastic pollution in the process.

Since 1992, the yellow ducks have bobbed halfway around the world.

Some have washed up on the shores of Hawaii, Alaska, South America, Australia and the Pacific Northwest while others have been found frozen in Arctic ice. Still others have somehow made their way as far as Scotland and Newfoundland in the Atlantic.

The plucky duckies have even been christened with a name, the Friendly Floatees, by devoted followers who have tracked their progress over the years. "I have a website that people use to send me pictures of the ducks they find on beaches all over the world," said Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a retired oceanographer. "I'm able to tell quickly if they are from this batch. I've had one from the U.K. which I believe is genuine. A photograph of it was sent to me by a woman judge in Scotland."

However, the most famous ducks are the 2,000 that still circulate in the currents of the North Pacific Gyre, a vortex of currents that stretches between Japan, southeast Alaska, Kodiak and the Aleutian Islands that the plight of the duckies helped to identify. A gyre, in oceanography, is any large system of rotating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements.

"We always knew that this gyre existed but until the ducks came along, we didn't know how long it took to complete a circuit," said Mr Ebbesmeyer.

"It was like knowing that a planet is in the solar system but not being able to say how long it takes to orbit. Well, now we know that it takes about three years."

Today the North Pacific Gyre is also home to what has been called the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, a massive island of floating debris which consists mainly of tiny plastic fragments and chemical sludge, but just about anything discarded that floats can be found there.

Some of the trash got there the same way the rubber duckies did, via lost shipping crates. Though no one knows exactly how many shipping containers are lost at sea every year, oceanographers put the figure at anything from several hundred to 10,000 a year, a startling estimate, though still only a tiny part of a global trash problem.

"I've heard tales of containers getting lost that are full of those big plastic bags that dry cleaners use," said Donovan Hohn, an author of a book called Moby-Duck, which immortalizes the journey of the 28,000 rubber duckies. "I've also heard of crates full of cigarettes going overboard, which of course end up having their butts ingested by marine animals. In fact, one of the endnotes in my book lists the contents of a dead whale's belly which was full of trash. Plastic pollution is a real problem."

Today we know there are as many as eleven major gyres across the world's oceans, and all of them are potential vestibules for the world's trash. If the Friendly Floatees are an example for anything, it's that plastic trash endures for a very long time and that it's a global issue.

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Jack Lowry Memorial Mixed Triples Winners The annual memorial event conducted each year since 2001 in honour of Jack Lowry, a well-respected member of the Tatura community and a valued member of the Tatura Bowls Club, was played recently.

Bowling clubs represented were from Hill Top, Tatura, Mooroopna Golf, Colbinabbin, Traralgon, Shepparton Park and Murchison. The winning team comprised Peter Wallis (S), Bill Munday and Freda Clement with runners-up being John Attwood(S), Dot Best and Faye Attwood.

Presentations were made by Jack's daughter Helen Newton. Tatura bowls members Phil Boyd and John Crilly spoke about the many contributions that Jack had made to the Tatura Bowls Club and to the Tatura and Dhurringile communities. Winning skipper Peter Wallis thanked Helen for her continuing sponsorship of the memorial event played in honour of her father and said that his team was very happy to have their names endorsed on the perpetual Jack Lowry Memorial Shield.

Jack Lowry, following schooling in Shepparton, farmed with his father at Karramomus before relocating to the Dhurringile property which is now the Dhurringile Mansion and prison. Jack and his wife Knowla, resided in the stable buildings of the Dhurringile Mansion which was remodelled to a comfortable home. He was heavily involved in the local community and, being a keen cricketer, gave the land for the Dhurringile Cricket Club when it was formed. Jack joined the Tatura Rotary Club in 1963 and was a Paul Harris Fellow. In 1963 aged 50, he joined the Tatura Bowls Club and enjoyed the sport very much, especially playing in the over-60's competition in his later years with his mates Fred Perry, Bert Gloucester and Stuart Mactier. Their combined age at the end was about 350 years.

In 1965 Jack was elected as a councillor with the Shire of Rodney and as Shire President in October 1969 and had the pleasure of opening the new Tatura Bowls Club building. Jack and wife Knowla, on selling their Dhurringile property to the government, moved into Thomson Street.

Jack passed away on March 13, 2001 aged 88.

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Murchison Preschool is gearing up for its two major annual fundraisers, the Wood Auction and the Mother’s Day Dinner. Held for over a 100 years, the annual Wood Auction is a community event worth attending.

Families and friends of the kinder work hard to source, cut, split and load firewood for the event which will be held on Saturday, April 27 at 10 am in Stevenson St, Murchison. To make lives, and fire starting easier, there will also be bags of kindling available for purchase.

Six days later, on Friday May 3, we will be holding the Mother’s Day Soiree which will provide an opportunity for a fantastic evening out for the ladies! This year we are going for ‘The Swinging 60’s’ and we would love to see people come dressed for the occasion. Doors of the Murchison Community Centre will open at 6.30pm and raffle tickets will be sold on the night for some wonderful prizes. All are welcome, it will definitely be an evening to remember! For enquires and ticket sales contact Elly on 0416815004.

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Inspecting the Items Toolamba Wrens CWA organised a clothes swap event on March 22 in the local hall. Members, family, friends and neighbours were invited to purchase a ticket, drop off clothes or accessories to swap early in the day, then turn up from 6pm to enjoy a glass of bubbles, delicious supper, great company, and of course the opportunity to refresh the wardrobe at no extra cost.

Lots of people went home with bulging bags, while others were happy that they had cleared out their closets.

Clothes remaining at the end of the night were donated to the local op shop. The organisers were delighted with the success of the evening and plan to make it an annual event.

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Many people have a fascination with the lives and careers of celebrities so here are a few facts you might not have been aware of. To make matters more interesting, one of these facts may in fact, not be true. Can you spot it?

John Wayne began his film career in a series of western movies as Singin’ Sam, the silver screen’s first singing cowboy. Unfortunately, he couldn’t make any records because his singing voice and guitar playing were both dubbed.

John Wayne’s real name was Marion Morrison.

Because film director D. Griffith wanted one of his stars in the 1916 silent film Intolerance to have eyelashes that brushed her cheeks, false eyelashes were invented.

Sylvester Stallone worked as a sweeper of the lion cages in New York’s Central Park Zoo to pay his way while trying to break into acting.

Under the Motion Picture censorship code, which was effective from 1934 to 1968, a screen kiss could only last 30 seconds before being labelled indecent.

Dean Martin, born Dino Crocetti, boxed under the name Kid Crochet as a teenager.

The film version of Oliver Twist had its name changed to Lost Child in Foggy City when it was shown in China.

The term ‘rock ‘n roll’ was coined in 1951.

In the early episodes of Star Trek, Dr McCoy’s medical scanner was just an ordinary salt shaker.

Samuel Goldwyn’s real name was Samuel Goldfish.

Don McLean’s famous song was inspired by the name of the plane in which Buddy Holly dies, American Pie. Shirley Temple always had 56 curls in her hair.

Gary Cooper believed Gone with the Wind would be ‘the biggest flop in Hollywood’s history’ and turned down the lead role as Rhett Butler.

The Flintstones lawyer who never lost a case was called Perry Masonry.

Film star Sean Connery represented Scotland in the 1952 Mr Universe contest.

Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first Hummer manufactured for civilian use in 1992.

Robin Williams was voted in high school as the least likely to succeed.

In 1953, Marilyn Monroe appeared as the first Playboy centrefold.

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MOOROOPNA CWA The start of the year for Mooroopna CWA has seen members busily helping with our own branch activities as well as participating with CWA Group events. We were excited to have two trophies awarded to our branch at the Goulburn Valley West Conference in February – that being for “Two Minute Secretary Report” as well as “Highest Percentage Increase in Membership” over a 12-month period.

Our Branch craft has been well attended with Berna Nichols leading us with her expertise of making Fabric Trivets and in the near future we will engage Berna again to demonstrate making microwave Fabric Bowls. Members are eagerly working on entries for our G.V.West Craft Exhibition in August as well as the State Craft Exhibition to be held in Kyabram in July.

At each of our meetings we are learning more about the CWA ‘Country of Study” which for 2019 is Iceland. What an interesting country to study – one which seems so far away from us.

Our member Gwen has visited this country– so we are well informed. Some members are discussing a book called “Meltdown Iceland” (Roger Boyes 2009) which depicts the recent and modern Global Financial Crisis which engulfed Iceland in 2008. Iceland had allowed itself to be misgoverned by the changes introduced by the Reagan (United States of America) government and also by the Thatcher Government in Britain which – through greed, incompetence, feuding and deceit. The scale of the ancient Viking sagas were by now transplanted onto the modern age. Iceland being a tiny volcanic outcrop in the north Atlantic with a population of 300,000 was now severley damaged through the veritable epidemic of financial ill-health.

In distance Iceland is 603 miles from Norway, 1118 miles from Denmark (its former colonial power) 2734 miles from the United States and 808 miles from Britain.

The word “Hvelreki” which means ‘good luck in Iceladic’ also translates as: “May a whole whale wash up on your beach!!

Our Branch is looking forward to our fundraising effort at Bunnings later this month.

It is an occasion which we all enjoy – as well as advertising the great work of the Country Women’s Association.

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CAPTAIN EDWARD DENNY DAY Captain Edward Denny Day (1801-1876), the only law 'from the Big River to the sea', was one of Australia's greatest lawmen, yet few have heard of him. A vicar's son from Ireland, as a young man of nineteen, he joined the British Army. After serving in India, he resigned in 1834 because of ill health. He then went to Sydney in New South Wales, where he took employment as clerk to the Executive Council. The following year he served in the office of the colonial secretary. He married Margaret in 1836, fourth daughter of the postmaster-general and they had six sons and five daughters.

He accepted the most challenging role in the young colony of keeping the peace on the frontier, as police magistrate. His abiding legacy is the capture of the perpetrators of the Myall Creek Massacre, the most infamous mass-murder in Australian history and the first time white men were convicted of the murder of aborigines. In June 1838, under instructions from the Governor, a party of mounted police led by Day was sent to arrest white men said to have killed at least 28 aboriginals at Myall Creek. The eleven men tracked down and arrested by Day faced two sensational trials, and seven of them were eventually found guilty of murder and hanged. The case sparked an international outcry, resulting in stricter government policies protecting the rights of indigenous peoples. Denny Day was commended for bravery during his lifetime, but only in regards to taming the frontier settlements. Even in his obituary, Myall Creek is not mentioned.

In December 1840, when visiting Muswellbrook, he learned of a gang of bushrangers who had terrorized settlers in the Scone district, raiding cattle stations and breaking into homesteads. In one raid a clerk in a store was murdered. Captain Day organized a party of mounted men, pursued the bushrangers and captured five of them after a short skirmish

Captain Day and a sixth was arrested the next day. They were all tried and found guilty and were hanged. Grateful residents presented Day with a service of plate for his efforts.

He played a major part in public life in Maitland, became a foundation member of the Australian Immigration Association and was elected chairman of the Maitland branch.

There are many colourful characters, heroes and villains, in Denny Day's story, inspirational frontier women, outlaws captured in a desperate fight, brave and wily aboriginal resistance leaders, gormless colonial officials, privileged English nobles, persecuted Irish immigrants, convicts and freemen. Like so many pioneers of Australia, he must have been quite a character and, I am guessing, not scared of doing his duty.

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BOOK REVIEW A Diamond in the Dust by Frauke Bollen-Boshammer Within minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bollen had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frauke stayed determined to help her husband Friedrich carve out a new life farming. Tragedy struck just three years later when Friedrich took his own life and she was left to raise her family alone. *An inspiring story of how a young woman from Germany overcame tragedy to pioneer an international diamond empire in one of the most unforgiving terrains on earth. It’s incredible how life can throw the worst at people but some have the will to just keep going. She is a most amazing woman.

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR THE BULLETIN

I met with Dennis and Marion at their home Wybalena Village in Murchison. They had set up their tent which had an awning from the car, as a practice for a trip to Wye River for a short stay with their friends next week.

What do you do with your spare time, Marion?

I like to stay at home, I used to keep the vegie garden here, but arthritis and the last flight has taken a bit to get over. Dennis played sports, basketball and volleyball at quite a high level and in his spare time likes making things and tinkering with bits and pieces in his shed.

Where did you meet?

We both joined the NZ Air Force the same year and met shortly after and have been together since. We both still have a love for aircraft. We married in 1966 and Dennis stayed with the Air Force until 1974 learning many trades. Marion had her hands full with their 3 children, Melanie, Stace and Jamie.

Dennis, you changed jobs a bit. Which of your jobs was the most memorable?

In 1981 we came to Melbourne and I worked as maintenance engineer, moved up to be Quality Control and Productivity Manager making switch gear for a white goods company. We then purchased the franchise of a Brumby’s Bakery. We went to Faith Bible College for a year in NZ, stayed for another four years then came back. We have been Christians since 1970’s and at the time we felt it was right to go to Bible College.

We continue our faith with the Generations Church in Tatura. I then got my dream job, as I had always been interested in air planes for a hobby.

I ended up being able to use my hobby to fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or drones and have been flying them all over the world. Marion and I travelled overseas as a result.

Dennis explained that he retired as soon as he was 65 and they decided to look for a home in country towns they had visited on their camping travels, but there was nothing in their price range that took their fancy.

Marion always loved coming to Murchison and driving into town over the river and bridge. John Dunlop introduced himself during one visit and showed them the Aged Care Centre, doctors, and the Wybalena Retirement Village units. They decided that this was the place for them as they could afford the ingoing costs and still have some change for their retirement.

Marion was not sure they were doing the right thing then one day driving back through Murchison, she said, “The peace of God completely overwhelmed her and she knew it was right. We’ve been here five years now but only really lived here for three of them. We stay in the UK for long periods with our daughter, so we have a very inexpensive holiday.

If we had a house, we could not go away for the length of time we go to the UK as there is a great deal of maintenance done for us here and everyone in Wybalena Village keeps an eye on things. Why would you want to live anywhere else? We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without the amazing Murchison community’s support.”

- Lee Gardiner

It is not our custom to publish letters that we receive but it was unanimously agreed at our last meeting that we should publish the following letter. We occasionally receive the odd negative comment over some minor matter as most people only contact us when they are disgruntled by something.

Gruntled people never seem to write to us although the feedback on the street is always overwhelmingly positive. Whelmed people merely stay neutral and take it for granted that the Bulletin will appear in their letter box each month. The letter was from a couple in Temora, NSW, who were shown a couple of copies of the Bulletin by a family member when they were visiting Tatura.

Good morning to the team at the Bulletin.

We have read a few of your magazines now and are so very impressed.

Each and every issue is such a good read, some laughs too and recipes well worth trying. What a progressive little town you have and so very busy.

It’s obvious that the town has much to offer whether you are welcoming visitors, new residents or just keeping your community up to date with what has been and is happening out and about. Your local council, real estate agents, and others must love the Bulletin for being such a great selling tool to encourage tourism and new residents.

We were astounded to hear that your Bulletin is run entirely by volunteers, and except for printing and delivery, no-one receives a wage, and that the money made from advertising covers all your expenses on an annual basis. Even more exceptional is how long you have been running and that your current team consists of only eight volunteers! You are all amazing!

It's a quality magazine and inviting to even pick up. It would have to be the best community magazine we have ever had the pleasure of reading.

We have only visited Tatura a couple of times. My sister showed me an issue and my husband and I have read quite a few since and we simply had to write and say congratulations on a great publication! You are an amazing group to produce such a quality and informative magazine every month and we wish you continued success.

Norman and Beth Gilchrist, Temora NSW 2666.

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Bulletin QUIZ See page 35 for answers

1. Which planet has the most moons? a. Jupiter b. Saturn c. Uranus d. Neptune 2. Which country has a green cedar tree on its flag? a. Cyprus b. Afghanistan c. Lebanon d. Zimbabwe 3. Who founded Microsoft? a. John Blankenbaker b. Steve Jobs c. Edmund Berkeley d. Bill Gates 4. What is the capital city of Serbia? a. Belgrade b. Bucharest c. Budapest d. Bratislava 5. Who proved the theoretical existence of the photon? a. Benjamin Franklin b. Albert Einstein c. Michael Faraday d. Pierre Curie 6. Who wrote ‘Pride and Prejudice? a. Jane Austen b. Charlotte Bronte c. Emily Bronte d. William Shakespeare 7. What are the colours on the flag of Finland? a. Blue and White b. Red and White c. Red, White and Blue d. Yellow and Blue 8. What is the fastest fish in the ocean? a. Swordfish b. Bluefin Tuna c. Sailfish d. Great White Shark 9. Where is the Hagia Sophia located? a. Rome b. Istanbul c. Athens d. Baghdad 10. Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in the Olympics? a. Gabby Douglas b. Nastia Liukin c. Olga Korbut d. Nadia Comaneci

THE CONNECTIONS PROJECT When Hamish Crawford bought a 125ha dairy farm in Harston it was one of the wettest years on record. But lessons from the millennium drought were fresh in his mind and the fourth-generation dairy farmer knew an opportunity to modernise the farm’s irrigation infrastructure would be a game changer.

In 2012, through the $2 billion Connections Project, Mr Crawford agreed to rationalise one of three outlets and upgrade two remaining, inefficient Dethridge Wheels replacing them with modernised meters. A section of the Stuart Murray Canal, which boarders the farm, was remodelled to enable a flow rate of 15ML/day. Further works included replacing concrete stops with metal slides and 6-inch pipes featuring water tight Padman Stops to make irrigation faster and more efficient.

The 44-year-old said there were a few things he wouldn’t miss about the old irrigation system. “I don’t miss drop bars or Dethridge Wheels and I don’t miss getting up in the morning to turn the wheel on,” Mr Crawford said. “With the new system the water starts while I’m still in bed. By the time the channel has filled up, I’ve watered my first couple of bays and by 6am are in full swing. That’s the best bit of the Connections Project. It used to take four days to order water. Now, with Total Channel Control, I only need to give 24 hours notice, sometimes less, and I always get the water on time.”

Starting out with 149 Holstein cows, Mr Crawford has grown his herd to 450 and since 2010, purchased more land.

“In the future we need to make better use of our water as water becomes more scarce,” he said. “The spotlight is on water for farmers.

What you put your water on is a big decision.”

Connections Project Director Frank Fisseler said the project was benefitting farmers by automating water delivery across the region.

“Dethridge Wheels and manual gate and

channel systems are being replaced with automatic systems that allow irrigators to get water when and where it’s needed,” Mr Fisseler said.

The project is also generating water savings by creating a world leading delivery system that boosts irrigator productivity and helps communities thrive. For Mr Crawford the project signalled a positive future for dairy farmers in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District (GMID). “Water is crucial. It’s the reason we are here. It’s the first and the second priority for dairy farmers. We need reliable and affordable access to water and we need to use what is available efficiently. Seeing $2 billion invested in the region is very encouraging. It’s a voice of confidence,” he said.

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MAY 3rd BUS TRIP Friday May 3 is to be our next bus trip. The destination will have been decided by now.

Twenty-four members were on our March bus trip and had a very enjoyable time at ‘Woop Woop’ and ‘Confectionary Capers’ at Junortown. We welcomed two new members in the last month; Maree Young and John Gow. We hope you enjoy the company.

Crazy Whist is on May 6, and the monthly meeting is on Wednesday May 8 at 10am.

Committee members get your thinking caps on.

Birthdays for May: 3rd Mary Anderson 6th Bob Lopicolo 7th Betty Sim 11th Magdalena Sgamotto All people over 55 are eligible to join the Seniors Group so why not be in it? Contact Veronica on 5824 1815 or Kaye on 5824 2320.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Bob Kohlman

National Simultaneous Story-time. Come along to the library as we celebrate the 19th year of National Simultaneous Story-time. Each year a picture book written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools and other places around the country. This year’s book is by Matt Cosgrove.

The session is on Wednesday, May 22 at 10.00am. Bookings preferred.

Craft and Coffee. Our next sessions of Craft and Coffee will be on Tuesday May7 starting at 10.30am and Thursday May 9 commencing at 10.00am. Kerrie will show participants how to make a beautiful flower wreath. Bookings required on 1300 374 765.

Goulburn Valley Libraries Web Site. Have you checked out our web-site lately? There are a number of really interesting activities that you can access, from learning a new language with Transparent Language Online, the Road to IELTs which assists with language skills to enable nonEnglish speakers to pass an English proficiency test and there are also apps for access to eBooks and e-audio books. For children there are apps including Busy Code that teaches young children the basics of coding and Kanopy for Kids which streams hundreds of age appropriate videos.

- Kerrie and Claire, library co-ordinators

MAY IS BOWEL SCAN MONTH Tatura Rotary Club in conjunction with Tatura Pharmacy is again conducting the Bowel Scan Awareness Campaign for the month of May. Did you know that bowel cancer is the second most common cause No. of cancer SUDOKU 37 deaths in this country, and around 80 Australians die of bowel cancer every week, but if detected early, up to 90% of cases can be successfully treated?

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6 2 7 For the month of May, you can purchase a simple Bowel Scan Test Kit that you can use in your home. This test can detect faecal blood which may be a precursor to bowel cancer. Kits will be available for the month of May at Tatura Pharmacy. Call in and see Gail for more information.

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G.V TRAILS

TATURA PLAN COMMITTEE

People in Tatura are keen to have more, safe and pleasant trails to walk or ride on. They would like existing trails to be expanded and linked into a larger trail network, preferably to other towns. This, combined with compelling evidence of the social, health, environmental and economic benefits to communities of trail development, means the time might be right to build some new trails in the region.

A small group of like-minded citizens from Tatura, Mooroopna, Toolamba, Dhurringile, and Murchison have formed to explore the possibility of creating a multi-use walking and riding trail to connect Murchison, and the towns in between, to Shepparton. This trail would include connections to the existing Jodie Ridges Trail which connects Tatura to Shepparton via Mooroopna, and the Crouching Emu track along the west side of Tatura and could eventually link to existing long trails such as the Great Victorian Rail Trail, providing a continuous route for hiking, horse, and bike riding tours. This suggestion was also raised during community consultations and is in the City of Greater Shepparton Cycling Strategy 2013-2017.

Meanwhile, Shepparton Council have commissioned a study to identify works required to restore the old Murchison railway bridge, potentially linking the existing Murchison Rail Trail from the town to the Murchison East railway station, providing people with an attractive walking and riding circuit close to town.

Campaspe Shire are also considering a proposed trail to connect the existing O’Keefe Rail Trail which runs from Bendigo through Axedale to Heathcote, through Rushworth to connect to the existing Murchison Rail Trail.

Tracks and trails have been found to provide economic, health, and social benefits for both the communities in which they are situated, and trail users themselves. In Victoria more than a million people ride a bike each week, with cycling visitors and tourists spending millions of dollars in the places which they ride and stay, and trail users benefit through being physically active. So, by providing cycling, walking, and horse-riding opportunities, local government is investing in the health of residents and the nation.

From a residents’ perspective, tracks and trails are free and accessible, providing the opportunity to undertake physical activity with family and friends. This has been proven to increase self-esteem, resilience, and social connections. Trails also provide environmental benefits through associated removal of weeds, revegetation, and preservation of nature corridors.

Generally, trail users can be divided into three types: Long distance riders who are usually bike or horse riders doing multi day trips, short trip visitors who take short trips while on holiday or visiting friends/family in the region and short trip locals who seek an attractive track to walk, run, or ride on, particularly if the track loops back into town and there are features i.e. seats, art work, feature plantings to view.

Overall, people want a smooth, all weather trail surface, suitable for all users such as walkers, cyclists, horse riders, with clear signage, drinking water and toilets. If visiting the area, trail users like to be able to access trails using public transport, and have access to accommodation, food and attractions. Trail users like trails to link in with existing tracks and trails and feature natural bush scenery or water views and historic landmarks and points of interest.

Federal governments must be engaged. Community consultation and interested stakeholders should be included in the planning phase, and funding and investment needs to be sourced. However, the time may be right for additional trail development in the Goulburn Valley as there is currently: widespread and enduring community support, strong evidence on the benefits of trails, neighbouring councils building trails, and potentially, political and economic support for these types of projects.

- Megan Hill

The Tatura Plan Committee has been addressing many projects on behalf of the Tatura community. The following report from our February meeting outlined many of these.

We have a dedicated team and a grant from council to put together Christmas decorations for our town. Our Men’s Shed will also be involved, so we all look forward to a very festive town come Christmas time.

The work begun on the Museum extension is progressing well and should be completed by the end of June.

Tatura Civic Hall’s complex is being well utilised with lots of bookings and trivia nights. Bookings are done online now and are running very smoothly.

The Tatura Walks and Rides group has done a lot of work pushing for the recognition of the Jodie Ridges Trail from Tatura to Aquamoves, and are also supporting a plan for a trail that connects Mooroopna, Toolamba and Tatura, with a wider connection to Murchison, then a bigger vision with a trail to Heathcote.

We have noted a lot of caravans and RV’s are using the parking area in Douglas Street behind the shopping strip. This is great for the traders as these visitors utilise our facilities.

Neighbour Day is March 31 and it is too late to do anything this year but we will plan for next year.

Items our council have attended to in the last 6-12 months are: Service Street footpath, south side, Fraser Street to Martin St, Service Street bike lanes, Ross Street to Martin Street and Hastie Street to Brown Street (with an island at Brown Street), a new pedestrian crossing in Hogan Street at Stuart Mock Place, a new recreational path on Dhurringile Rd, a new pedestrian refuge island in Ross Street.

A new concrete path, pram crossing and bus stop in Hogan Street, was a request by the Tatura Community Plan Steering group and works were completed in November 2018.

Council has completed a new accessible parking bay and concrete footpath in Hastie Street Tatura out the front of the Tatura Netball Club.

This has improved access for users. Works were completed in November 2018.

We look forward to bringing you more news after the next meeting on April 16.

- Sharon Hopkins

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CAPTURING THE STORY OF THE ART – ART CAPTURED

Kay Ball with Joan Baumber Seventeen large and colourful murals portraying caricatures and comical figures, today hang in three public venues in the central Victorian town of Murchison and are a unique feature of this small rural community.

Questions are often raised, “Where did these paintings come from?”, “What’s the story behind this artwork?” The answer is connected to Australia’s World War 2 history that is not widely known.

Incredibly large numbers of the enemy were captured by the Allies in the North African campaigns during World War 2, reportedly 145,000

by April 1941. Coupled with civilians of European background living in Britain at the outbreak of the Second World War considered to be a security risk, and rounded up when Winston Churchill issued the order to “collar the lot”, posed an enormous logistical problem in housing, feeding and guarding these internees and Prisoners of War or POW’s.

Commonwealth countries agreed to accept internees and POW’s under an agreement with the British Government. In Australia, detention camps were set up in every state except the Northern Territory. Civilians living in Australia who were thought to be a risk to security were also detained and placed behind barbed wire in these camps.

In Victoria, except for a POW camp in the north at Myrtleford, these purpose-built camps were clustered around the Waranga Basin, a large water storage in the Goulburn Valley, central Victoria. Camps 1, 2 3, and 4 were for civilian internees. Military prisoners were held in Camp 13 Murchison, a large mansion nearby called Dhurringile, housed the German Officers while at Graytown there was an outpost timber cutting camp.

Caught up in this mix, was civilian Hans-Wolter von Gruenewaldt a German mining engineer, captured with other German nationals while trying to leave South Africa to avoid internment. He had signed on as crew of a German vessel, but the ship was intercepted by a British destroyer and he was taken prisoner, his incarceration to last six and half years.

His following journey was far from smooth sailing. After being moved from one temporary holding camp in Britain to another, he was placed aboard the ill-fated Arandora Star that was torpedoed by a German U-boat. Many lives were lost in this disaster and things didn’t improve, when the second means of shipping these prisoners to Australia was the notorious ‘hell ship’ Dunera, notable for the appalling treatment of the Jewish internees and POW’s on board.

Classified as a Merchant Seaman, Hans-Wolter was eventually placed in POW Camp 13. This Camp, west of Murchison, was the biggest of the compounds built and was able to accommodate 4000 prisoners.

Recognising his talent as an artist, the Commanding Officer of the camp, Lieutenant Colonel Bush, asked Hans-Wolter to decorate the walls of the large garrison recreation hall. After the camp was no longer required, this building was transported in to the Murchison township for use as the Returned Soldiers League meeting rooms and venue for local social occasions. The artwork adorning the interior was always an intriguing feature admired by users of the building. When the hall was demolished in 1982 the murals on the walls were salvaged, framed and still hang in locations within the town.

It wasn’t until Hans-Wolter’s son gifted an extensive portfolio of his father’s work to the Murchison and District Historical Society that it became obvious that the ability to paint, draw and sketch extended far beyond the familiar style of the well-known murals that had over the years become such a notable and identifying feature of the town and accepted as von Gruenewaldt’s ‘signature’ style of art.

He had the talent as well to paint serious portraits, scenes around the camps, backdrops for concert and plays, illustrate and write in attractive script the text for a concert production and also detailed drawings of the wildlife seen around the compound. His cartoons of the daily work party and quirky caricatures of his compatriots demonstrated his ability to portray with a few simple strokes the amusing features of daily life and the characteristics of the individuals with whom he shared his incarceration.

Depression was common behind barbed wire as the years dragged on with no ending in sight, and Hans-Wolter tried to add some humour and light-hearted contribution to the situation.

Art Captured contains Hans-Wolter’s own account of his hazardous journey to Australia, life in the camps and contains many images of his art, showcasing his diverse talent and wide range of artistic styles.

This book relates a unique story of Australia’s war-time history on home soil of which many people have little or no knowledge.

It also provides the answer to the often-posed question, “What is the story behind these murals in Murchison?”

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THE 20TH CENTURY’S MOST ICONIC FIGURE Who was the most iconic figure of the 20th Century? ‘Iconic’ covers a wide range of fields including politics, music, film, science, literature, art and sport. Right now, you’re probably thinking, was it Martin Luther King Jnr, John F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso or Marilyn Monroe? Well, it wasn’t any of them, so now you’re wondering if it was Winston Churchill, Neil Armstrong, Louis Armstrong, Henry Ford, David Bowie, Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth II, Muhammad Ali or J. K. Rowling? Well, they were, or are, all iconic in their own right but according to a public vote during a live broadcast of BBC Two’s Icons: the Greatest Person of the 20th Century, it wasn’t any of them either. In fact, I almost guarantee that anybody under the age of forty won’t have heard of the winner or have any understanding of the work that he achieved.

So now for the drum roll … and the winner is …Alan Turing. “Alan who?” I can hear you asking. Surely he wasn’t more iconic than all the people previously mentioned? Well, let me tell you a little about Alan Turing and why the British public voted for him.

Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. He was born on June 23, 1912, in London. In his seminal 1936 paper, he proved that there cannot exist any universal algorithmic method of determining truth in mathematics, and that mathematics will always contain undecidable propositions. That paper also introduced the Turing machine. His papers on the subject are widely acknowledged as the foundation of research in artificial intelligence. During the Second World War, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Britain’s codebreaking centre. He devised a number of techniques for breaking German ciphers including developing the Enigma machine. Cracking intercepted German coded messages enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial battles, and in doing so helped win the war. It has been estimated that this work shortened the war in Europe by more than two years and saved over 14 million lives.

There has been a film and a mini-series made about the Enigma machine and Turing’s involvement with it.

At the end of the war in 1945, Turing was recruited to the National Physical Laboratory in London to create an electronic computer. His design for the Automatic Computing Engine (ACE) was the first complete specification of an electronic stored-program all-purpose digital computer.

Had Turing’s ACE been built as he planned, it would have had vastly more memory than any of the other early computers, as well as being faster. However, his colleagues at NPL thought the engineering too difficult to attempt, and a much smaller machine was built, the Pilot Model ACE (1950).

Discouraged by the delays at NPL, Turing took up the deputy directorship of the Computing Machine Laboratory in Manchester. He designed a computer input-output system and wrote the first-ever computer programming manual. His programming system was used in the Ferranti Mark 1, the first marketable electronic digital computer in 1951.

Turing was the founding father of artificial intelligence and of modern cognitive science, and he was a leading exponent of the hypotheses that the human brain is in large part a digital computing machine. He theorized that the cortex at birth is an unorganised machine and that through training becomes organised “into a universal machine or something like it.” Turing proposed what subsequently became known as the Turing test as a criterion for whether an artificial computer is thinking. A great deal of our current computer technology is due to the inspirational work that Turing did. Today’s smart phones are based on the mathematical technology that Turing proposed. In March 1951, Turing was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in London which was a great honour.

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Now, if you’re a sensitive soul and don’t like sad endings then you should stop reading at this point because his life was about to become very hard. Turing was an autistic genius which made it difficult for him to fit into mainstream society. Added to this was the fact that he was also a homosexual which was a crime in Britain at that time. In March 1952 he was convicted of gross indecency after admitting to police, who he called to his house after a break-in, that he had had a sexual relationship with the perpetrator, 19-year-old Arnold Murray. Turing was forced to choose between temporary probation on the condition that he receive hormonal treatment for libido reduction, or imprisonment. He chose the former, and soon underwent chemical castration through injections of a synthetic estrogen hormone for a year, which eventually rendered him impotent. As he now had a criminal record, he was never again able to work for Government Communications Headquarters, the British government’s post-war code-breaking centre.

From 1951, Turing had been working on what is known as artificial life. He published ‘The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis’ in 1952, describing aspects of his research on the development of form and pattern in living organisms. Turing used the Ferranti Mark 1 computer to model his hypothesized chemical mechanism for the generation of anatomical structure of animals and plants. In the midst of this ground-breaking work, Turing was discovered dead in his bed, poisoned by cyanide. The official verdict was suicide, but no motive was established at the 1954 inquest.

His death is often attributed to the hormone ‘treatment’ he received at the hands of the authorities for being gay, although there was never any evidence presented to indicate that Turing intended to take his own life.

It is possible that his death was an accident, the result of his inhaling cyanide fumes from an experiment in the tiny laboratory adjoining his bedroom. Nor can murder by the secret services be entirely ruled out, given that Turing knew so much about cryptanalysis at a time when homosexuals were regarded as threats to national security.

By the early 21st century Turing’s prosecution for being gay had become infamous. In 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, speaking on behalf of the British government, publicly apologised for Turing’s utterly unfair treatment. Four years later Queen Elizabeth II granted Turing a royal pardon.

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CUBBY NEWS This month at The Cubby the children have been rather busy.

Some of our activities included a walk around town, fish and chips in the park and Emma’s story time at the library.

We all celebrated St Patricks day, with green dress ups, popping balloons filled with green treats (made by a very generous parent) plenty of Irish themed activities and the children even baked and iced a green cake.

It is fund raising time again and this time around we are going ecofriendly. We are selling sets of 4 stainless steel straws for $6 in a lovely handmade bag, which also includes a cleaning brush. So far we have had a great response and would like to thank the community for their support, we are well on the way to purchasing a new constructions set children. To order just go to the Community House fb page or drop in.

We would like to thank the Men’s Shed for the wonderful work they have done on the two wooden toy boxes they made for us. We would also like to thank Anne Doller for all her wonderful knitting. The dolls clothes look fabulous, the children love them.

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TATURA AREA BULLETIN, April 2019 - Page 35 TATURA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Minister: Rev. Kevin Maxwell 5824 1042 Church Service Times: Tatura – 10.30am Tatura Sunday School – 9.30am (except School Holidays) Rushworth – 9.00am GENERATIONS CHURCH 295 Dhurringile Rd. Tatura Sunday Services: 10am Kid’s Program:10am Senior Pastors: Ron & Susan Mallon 5824 3240 Youth Pastor: Kareena Gibbs 0487 460 162 Kids and Young Adult Pastor: Jacinta Finster 0409 921 367 Op. Shop: Neville Crow 5824 3059

QUIZ answers 1a – Jupiter (67) 2c – Lebanon 3d – Bill Gates 4a – Belgrade 5b – Albert Einstein 6a – Jane Austen 7a – Blue and White 8c – Sailfish (110 km/hr) 9b - Istanbul 10d – Nadia Comaneci Scoring.

0–2. Struggle Street. First of all, congratulations on doing this quiz. That’s about it really. There’s not much else I can add.

3-5. Bland Street. Well done! You are the person that everybody else measures themselves against. You are the rock in the ocean of knowledge. No, I don’t know what it means either but it sounds good.

6-7. Above Average (sort of). Well done on another abnormal performance. According to the Oxford dictionary, you are exceptional, irregular and deviating from type. Ask your friends if that sounds like you.

8-9. Smarty Pants. You’re among the best of the best although, unfortunately, you’re not the very best. You shouldn’t have changed your mind on that wrong answer. Always trust your initial instinct.

10. Genius. A very impressive performance indeed as a couple of these questions were very hard. You’re clearly a legend so please feel free to gloat to anybody who will listen.

You’ve certainly earned the privilege.

ALL SAINTS TATURA (Anglican Parish of Tatura) Minister: Simba Musvamhiri 18 Francis St. Tatura Phone: 5824 1170 Church Service Times Email: info@allsaintstatura.org.au Rev. Simba 0497 597 129 or Email: simba@allsaintstatura.org.au Church Service Times Sundays - 10.00am

TATURA UNITING CHURCH Minister: Rev. Brian Spencer 0400 274 482 MAY 5th 11am Neil Short 12th 11am Rev. B Spencer 19th 11am Congregation 26th 11am Rev. B. Spencer SACRED HEART PARISH Parish Priest: Father Michael Morley.

65 Hogan Street, Tatura Phone: 5824 1049. Fax: 5824 2745 Mass Times Saturday - 6.00p.m. Sunday -9.30am.

Weekdays: Refer to Parish Bulletin Reconciliation: Saturday 11.30am to 12 noon

PLURALS For those Bulletin readers with excellent memories, you may remember that I’ve spoken in the past about attempting to teach the vagaries of English to my Vietnamese students. Instead of attempting to explain the logical reasons why we pronounce words such as cough, bough, enough and bought differently, I simply tell them that there are many different areas of the English language that are completely without logic. Once you understand that then you no longer beat yourself up for not understanding why certain words are pronounced the way they are. Having grown up with English, our ears are finely tuned to minor changes of pronunciation. A foreigner doesn’t have this advantage and as most of us mumble slightly, speak very quickly or run words together, it can be difficult for them to easily understand what we are saying.

For example, most of us would have no trouble understanding the difference between these words when they are spoken – hard, heart, hat, hate or hurt, but to someone trying to come to grips with English, they are a veritable minefield. Anyway, I digress. What I want to talk about are plurals and how these are also non-sensical.

With many English words we simply ‘s’ onto a word to make it into a plural – dog, dogs.

However, this doesn’t work with words such as mouse. It’s one mouse but we can’t say two mouses. Well we can but we’d be wrong. What about house? It’s one house but two houses and the first ‘s’ almost becomes a ‘z’. And what is the plural of sheep? Well, it’s actually also sheep and it’s the same with fish although I have heard people say ‘fishes’ but they are obviously wrong. With the word ‘man’, it doesn’t become mans but instead it is men.

There is therefore some logic with woman becoming women except that the letter ‘o’ is now pronounced as an ‘i’.

Do you understand that my dear Vietnamese students? Well, don’t worry because there are

more. Let’s look at the word ‘knife’. No, it’s not ‘knifes’ but is in fact ‘knives’. And what about one foot or one tooth? These now become feet and teeth. I have one child but you have three children, not three childs.

How did all of this confusion with the English language happen? It all comes back to the various sources of the language. The AngloSaxons were the first to have a go at it and often added an ‘es’ such as when tomato becomes tomatoes or hero becomes heroes. They also added ‘en’ such as when ox becomes oxen.

With the word ‘children’ they also threw in the ‘r’ for a reason only they knew about and now of course, we can’t ask them.

When William the Conqueror incorporated French into the English language, it became popular to simply add an ‘s’ onto the end of a word, which of course is the most logical way of proceeding and French is a very logical language, apart from the genders which don’t make much sense to English speakers.

During the Renaissance, from the 14th to the 16th century, many scholars felt that incorporating the ancient Latin and Greek languages into English would give it a spiritual lift and make it sound less common. They also introduced the Latin and Greek ways of making plurals and therefore a word such as radius became radii when it was plural. This is very confusing for many foreign visitors, especially people from Japan or China who don’t use any plurals in their language.

If I can just end on a word of advice, especially to the shop assistant who I saw talking to an old Chinese man, when talking to a foreigner who doesn’t appear to understand what you are trying to tell them, talking louder won’t suddenly make them magically understand.

Try using other words or perhaps even miming what you are trying to convey. It will brighten up everyone’s day.

- John Kriesfeld

News items can be submitted to the Bulletin at; info@tatbulletin.com.au

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DHURRINGILE PRIMARY SCHOOL It’s hard to believe that term 1 has already finished and term 2 is upon us. Once again term 1 was fun filled and busy for the students and staff at Dhurringile Primary School.

Responsible Pet - Responsible Pet is one of our favourite incursions at DPS. Stacey and Spice have been visiting us for several years now.

It’s fantastic to see that the important messages that this program aims to deliver are being remembered by the students when Stacey and Spice come.

Life Education with Healthy Harold - This year for the Life Ed program, we travelled to Waaia to join in with three other small schools – Zeerust, Wunghnu and Waaia-Yalca South. The students from the four schools were put into year level groups for a round robin of activities involving maths, healthy eating, athletics, stories and Life Ed. Music Concert and Musical Morning Tea - The extremely talented Mrs Tennant and her team of equally talented teachers once again delivered two school concerts in the second last week of term 1. Band students from Dhurringile along with students from Murchison, Tatura, Mooroopna North, Mooroopna Park, Mooroopna Primary and Mooroopna Secondary joined together to perform on the Wednesday night and then again at a morning tea extravaganza the following morning. For the 110 new band students, it is the first chance to be able to showcase what they have learnt so far this year.

All of the Dhurringile students attended the Musical Morning tea, travelling in with the Murchison PS students. It was great for the students to see our second-year band students perform.

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CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS DIRECTORY

This directory is designed to inform newcomers to the Tatura area of the contact people for the various groups as listed. Club Secretaries are asked to keep us informed in order to keep the list up-to-date.

—— Arts —— BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP. Meet 2nd Tues. in month, 8.00pm in private homes. Mignon Campbell 5824 1367 RODNEY ARTS SOCIETY - CREATIVE ART. Meet every Thurs at 9am. Mechanics Hall. Park at rear. Contact: Sue Graves 5824 2929 TURATON Music Company Rehearsals Monday nights at 252 Pyke Rd New members welcome. Ph. 58 241 547 E. gsferg@activ8.net.au Web www.turaton.org.au

—— Churches —— ANGLICAN PARISH OF TATURA (All Saints Tatura).

Rev. Simba Musvamhiri 0497 597 127 or 58241170 E; info@allsaintstatura.org.au; Wardens Glenda McLeod 58241398 & William Milner 58242649.

ANGLICAN PARISH OF MURCHISON & RUSHWORTH Parish Secretary J. Baumber 5826 6344 Every Sun 9.00am Rushworth 11am Murchison ST BRIGID’S MURCHISON. Ladies Guild Meet 2nd Mon. in month 1.30pm Contact: Marion 5826 2303 ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN. Parish Sec. Irene Tavener 5824 2729 Tatura Presbyterian Ladies Fellowship Meet 1st Mon. in month in Church Hall, March – Dec. Contact: Tina Clark 5824 3416 GENERATIONS CHURCH ACC. PO Box 216 Tatura Ph. 5824 3240 Email: info@generations.org.au 10am Sunday's.

MURCHISON UNITING CHURCH. Congregation Pres. Helen Newton 5826 2426 MURCHISON “MURRUNGAR” U.C.F. Meet 3rd Wed. in month 2.00pm in Church Hall. Contact: M. Brown 5826 2381 Sacred Heart Parish Tatura, Parish Priest: Father Michael Morley 5824 1049, Sec. Mary Connelly-Gale 5824 1049.

Mass – Saturday 6pm. Sunday 9.30am.

Tatura/Toolamba Uniting Church, Rev. Brian Spencer 0400 274 482 .Congregation Sec. Beryl Cross 0458 266 356.

TATURA / TOOLAMBA UNITING CHURCH FELLOWSHIP meet at the Tatura Church on 1st Thursday of each month at 1.30pm.

Pres. Mignon Campbell 5824 1367 Sec. Beryl Cross 0458 266 356 —— Committees —— AUSTRALIA DAY COMMITTEE MURCHISON. Contact: Desley on 5826 2546.

AUSTRALIA DAY COMMITTEE TATURA. Contact: Bill Milner 0447 778 830 AUSTRALIA DAY COMMITTEE TOOLAMBA. Contact: Vin White 0437 314 418 Sally Moseley 0418 577 552 BYRNESIDE HALL COMMITTEE. Meet when necessary, Byrneside Hall. Contact: Sec. Jen Pagon 0407 369 354. Bookings - Dale Manuel 5855 2461 Cussen Park Advisory Committee. Meet 4th Thurs. in month. 7.30pm G-MW Conference Room, Casey St. Contact: Simon Cowan 0427 301 732 (c/- Locked Bag 1000, Shepparton) DHURRINGILE COMMUNITY RECREATION RESERVE AND HALL COMMITTEE. Contact: President Sharon McCarthy 0406 070 975.

HARSTON MEMORIAL HALL. Contact: Wes Tyson 0411 186 185 Tatura community plan committee. Meet 3rd Tuesday of month, 7.30pm at Tatura Senior Citizens. Contact Carl Walters on 0419 118 237 —— Community —— BALLANTYNE CENTRE TATURA. For bookings and enquiries 5824 1421.

Harston Playgroup. Every Wed. 10am to 12noon (not school holidays) Harston Primary Portable Building. For Information call Cathy 5854 8317 Merrigum Historical Society 111-113 Waverley Avenue, Merrigum. Meetings Second Wednesday In Month At 8 Pm At Museum. Museum Open By Appointment Contact – Florence Halliday 5855 2330 or Bert Henderson 5855 2495 MURCHISON CEMETERY TRUST. Enquiries Sue Brown 0438 262 472 MURCHISON COMMUNITY CENTRE. Contact: Marty Morris 0417 511 357 MURCHISON & DIST. NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE. Meet 2nd Wed. in month Contact: Pres. M. Morris ph 5826 2525, Coordinator J. Lister ph 5826 2373 MURCHISON & DIST. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Pres. Kay Ball 0475 018 743.

Murchison retirement village. 25-27 Impey St, Murchison. Pres. Bruce Smith 0437 627 210, Sec. Marg McMaster 0417 262 213 MURCHISON R.S.L. Meet 2nd Tues in month, 7.30pm RSL Meeting Rooms, Community Centre Contact: Justin Appleton 0475 797 697. murchison men's shed. 1pm to 2pm Wednesday, rear of Murchison Community Care Bldg. Contact Ken Mair 5826 2773, Wal Harrison 5826 2512 TATURA AREA COMMUNITY BULLETIN P.O. Box 353 Tatura. Phone Enquiries 5824 1070, Fax 5824 1079, Email: info@tatbulletin.com.au TATURA CARER’S GROUP. Meet every 4th Monday of the month between 11.00 am to 1.00

pm at the Tatura Community House Meeting Room at 12-16 Casey Sept., Tuesday 7.30pm. at Tat Stadium. Contact: Pres. P. Crow 0429 941 454.

Street, Tatura.

TATURA COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTRE. Available for WARANGA BOAT CLUB. Sailing, power boating, learn to sail, excellent facilities. hire, Contact: 5831 1510.

—— WELFARE —— TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE. 12-16 Casey Street Ph 5824 1315 TATURA & DIST. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Meet 4th Wed. in ST VINCENT DE PAUL. Help and information month, 7.30pm, Tatura Museum. Contact Pres. Steve Barnard 0401 3 Francis St. Tatura 5824 1443 C.O.G.S Aged & Disability Services Offer in home 635 556 Sec. George Ferguson 0400 947 547.

TATURA FILM SOCIETY. PO Box 356 Tatura. Pres, Lynette supports and services to Seniors. Contact ‘The Coordinator’ on Patullock 0400 202 609 Membership Sec. Vaughan Patullock 5832 7985 —— Guides —— e: vpatullock@y7mail.com TATURA FIRE BRIGADE AUXILIARY. Meet 2nd Fri. in TATURA GIRL GUIDES Contact Lisa A Wagner 5855 2427 mob month at 7.30pm. Fire Station, Pres: Marie Wright 5856 1418. 0409 150 507 email TaturaGuides@bigpond.com —— Seniors —— Sec: Gail Pollerd 5824 2784 TATURA ITALIAN SOCIAL CLUB. Contact: Nello Giansiracusa TATURA ITALIAN PENSIONER CLUB. Meet each Tues.

Mob 0408 242 135. Club open Tues. & Thurs. nights, Sat noon - 5 p.m. night 7.00pm. St. Mary’s Hall, Tatura. Contact: Pres. Sam Tatura Men's Shed. Meets Tuesdays 10am-3pm; Thurs 2pm- Russo 5824 2131.

5pm at Clubrooms, S.W. corner of Racecourse. Pres: Allan Johnston TATURA SENIOR CITIZENS. Meet every Wed at Clubrooms, Lunch 12pm. Activities 1pm, Contact: Pres. Veronica Dowell 0400 143 977, Sec: Robert Knight 5826 5095 TATURA MUSEUM. Open 2-4pm. Sat, Sun. & Pub. Hols. 1-3pm 5824 1815, Vice Pres. Kaye Butler 5824 2320. Sec. Bob Mon-Fri or by appointment. Contact: 5824 2111 or George Ferguson Kohlman 5825 5150.

—— Service —— 0400 947 547.

TATURA PROBUS CLUB. Meet 4th Thur. in month, 10am at Tatura Lions Club of Murchison & District Meet Community House Contact: Pres. Ev Leahy 0408 241 712 Sec. Phyl 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at the Caledonian Hotel, Murchison. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Contact Pres. Alan Rosser Mactier 5824 1217 TATURA R.S.L. Meet 3rd Fri. in month, 1.30pm, R.S.L. Clubrooms, 0404 369 111 or Sec. Bruce Smith 5826 2721.

Contact: Pres. Rod Schubert 0419 924 610 , Sec. Mark Sommers LIONS CLUB OF TATURA Inc. Meet 2nd & 4th Tues. Tatura Senior Citizens Hall. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Contact: Malcolm 0481 286 842.

TATURA S.E.S. Training Monday nights 7pm at Cnr Martin & Russell Campbell 0429 683 775 or 03 5824 1367 or email tatura@ lionsclubs201v5.org. We welcome all inquiries.

Sts. Contact 5824 1910.

TATURA TOY LIBRARY. Meet 2nd Tuesday of month, 7.30pm at LIONS CLUB OF TOOLAMBA meets 1st Tuesday of each Toy Library, behind Presbyterian Church Hall Open Mon 3.45-4.30pm, month at Junction Hotel at 6.30pm. Contact Heather Mulcahy Saturdays 10am-11am except school holidays and public holidays 0447 332 833 or Helen Morritt 0438 907 157.

ROTARY CLUB OF TATURA. Formal Meetings 1st & 3rd Contact Mark Bailey on 0428 377 866 TATURA UDV. Meet Criterion Hotel. Contact H.Crawford 0407 Wed. Social Meeting other Weds. Tatura Hotel, 6pm for 6:30pm.

Visitors always welcome. Contact Pres. Rod Schubert 0419 924 042 760 or 5854 8356 610, Sec. Darlene Lamperd 0438 689 630.

TATURA VICTORY HALL AVAILABLE FOR HIRE HARSTON CWA Meet 2nd Mon. in month, 11.00am The Book online – ‘Tatura Civic Halls’ or Phone 0407 143 614 TOOLAMBA Community HALL For bookings please contact Gallery Cafe, Tatura. Contact Marg Corrigan 0434052342 MOOROOPNA CWA Meet Last Thur. in month, Royal Mail Jim Woodward 0427 099 955 or Rhonda White 5826 5461.

TOOLAMBA TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Hotel, Mooroopna at 7.30pm Contact: Sec. Cecily Dumaresq COMMITTEE. Chairperson: Keira Birchmore, 0417 252 874 Ph: 5825 4836 keirabirchmore@bigpond.com Sec: Pat Patt 0408 597 198 pattyryka@ RODNEY CWA Meet 2nd Thurs. in month, 7.30pm at the Senior Citizen's Rooms. Contact: Pres. Carol Brisbane 0428 266 212, hotmail.com Sec. Janette Mason 0408 194 638.

—— SPORTS & RECREATION— BYRNESIDE TENNIS CLUB. Contact: President John Maher .Toolamba Wrens CWA. Meets 3rd Tues 7pm Toolamba CFA meeting room Pres. Mel Hall 0419 992 039 Sec. Keira 0439 556 348 DHURRINGILE TENNIS CLUB. Contact: Secretary/Junior Co- Birchmore 0417 252 874 cwatoolamba@gmail.com —— Environment —— ordinator Lisa Niglia 0428 266 310 GMCA MOTOR HOME CHAPTER - Goulburn Valley Gypsies DHURRINGILE DISTRICT LANDCARE GROUP Meet meet 4th Weekend every Month. Contact Pres. Joanne Arthur 5824 last Wed. of every 2nd month (odd numbered), Dhurringile Community Centre, 8.00pm Contact: Sec. Suzanne Johnstone 1030 or 0407 260 464 Goulburn valleyfins & fenders car club Meetlast BH: 58335274 M: 0418 358 248 Wednesday of the month, 7pm, Tatura Scout Hall. Contact Treasurer G.V. TREE GROUP. Meet 2nd Tues. in month at noon, Nursery, 6 Kerferd St., Tatura. Contact: President, Tom Dumaresq 5825 Janine McNiece 0456 157 083 or gvfinsandfenders@gmail.com G.V. QUARTER HORSE & WESTERN RIDING CLUB Inc. 4836 0407 847 353 HARSTON LANDCARE GROUP. President Nick O'Halloran Contact: Diane Rose 5826 5113 or Kerry Corrigan 5824 2292 0438 321 528 Hill Top Golf Club Tatura. Contact: 5824 1689 HILL TOP LADY BOWLERS. Meet 1st Mon. in month 10am. NTH MURCHISON - TOOLAMBA LANDCARE GROUP. Contact: Rick Cross 5826 6292 in Clubhouse.

MURCHISON BOWLS CLUB Inc. P.O. Box 94. Murchison. New NTH WEST MOOROOPNA LAND MGT GROUP Meet Members Welcome. Contact president Margaret Tweddle 5826 2268 7:30pm 1st Tues in even numbered months at Dept. Primary RUSHWORTH PROSPECTING CLUB. Enquiries Secretary Industries, Tatura Pres. Nickee Freeman 0407 312 288 Sec. Rhodey Bowman 5833 5957 5824 2447.

SHEPP ADVENTURE CLUB. Meet 4th Tues of every 2nd month Tatura garden club Meet 3rd Mon. in month at 8pm at (Feb,Apr,Jun,Aug,Oct) in Shepparton Contact: Chris or Jill 5824 the Community House, Kerferd St, Tatura. Pres. Cheryl Miller; Sec. Jenny Stammers 5824 2241.

1143 AH. TATURA BASKETBALL ASSOC. Junior competitions. Contact TRansition toWn tatura Meet 4th Wednesday of month at Community House, 7:30pm. Contact: Ross Musolino Lisa Cullum 0428 242 889 TATURA BLUELIGHT DISCO CLUB. Mechanics Hall Hogan 0407 845 247.

—— Health —— St. Ph Sgt. Darryl Phillips 5824 3099.

AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING ASSOC. (Tatura, TATURA BOWLS CLUB Inc PO Box 4 Tatura.

Meets 3rd Wed in month at Clubrooms, Cnr Service & Albert Sts, Shepparton & Mooroopna areas) Two meetings a month 5824 1746. Email: info@tatbowls.com Web: www.tatura.bowls.com. (morning & night) covering breastfeeding and parenting topics.

Tish Okley 5800 1234 or 0427 311 072 au Pres: Phil Boyd 5824 1308.

TATURA CRICKET CLUB Training at 5pm on Tues & Thurs at DIABETES EDUCATION & PEER SUPPORT GROUP. Meetings held second Wednesday each month. Call Tatura Tatura Park. Contact: Bob Wildes 5824 1904 TATURA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB Club Phone 5824 1421 Hospital 5824 8400 for details or bookings.

TATURA INDOOR BIAS BOWLS. Cnr Service & Albert Sts. HEARTBEAT VICTORIA. G.V. Branch meets 1st Mon. in Wintertime only - Social Thurs 7.30pm - Pennant Mon 7.15pm, month, 6.00pm for Dinner meeting at 7.00pm, G.V. Health Ph 58241746. Web: www.tatura.bowls.com.au. Contact: Sec. Freda Dining Room. Contact: Arthur Fennell 5824 1724.

Moyola Lodge Aux. meet 2nd Wed. in month, 2pm.

Clement 5824 3407. Evert Worm 5826 6372 TATURA LAWN TENNIS CLUB Inc. Committee meet 3rd Tuesday Pres. Bev McMahon 5824 1171 Sec. Mignon Campbell in month at Clubrooms, 6:00pm. Contact: Pres, Richard Twite 5824 1177, 5824 1367 Sec, Katrina Lowden 5856 1572, Hall Hire, Catherine Brooks 5824 1823 TATURA - HARSTON RED CROSS UNIT. Meet 1st Wed. in TATURA NETBALLASSOC. Contact Pres. S. Pogue 0417 305 637 month,10.00am at Hodson House contact Coral Reilly 58243683. or taturanetballassoc@hotmail.com. Meets 3rd Tuesday of month at TATURA HOSPITAL LADIES AUX. Meet 4th Thurs. in month 2.00pm, Hodson House. Contact: Sec. Jill Clapperton 5824 1143.

7pm, Tatura Netball clubrooms, Hastie St, Tatura.

TATURA SOCCER CLUB. Training Tues. & Thurs. at 6.30pm 'mainly music' for Preschoolers. Wednesday morning (school term) at 10am. All Saints Anglican Church, Francis St. Tatura.

Howley Oval. Contact: Pres. M. Lia 5831 8579, Sec. M. Crisera.

TATURA TABLE TENNIS ASSOC. Inc. Winter Comp, May - Enquiries: Iola 5854 8265

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Happy 90th Birthday

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Mother's Day Sunday May 12

Grace Niglia

Wife, Mother, Nonna and great-Grandma, Wishing you a wonderful 90th Birthday and thank you for everything you’ve done for us over the years.

You continue to inspire us with the dedication and support you’ve always given to your family, friends and the community.

-All our love your husband Pat, Mary and John, Frank and Trish, Amelia and Gerry, Rocky and Louise and 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren so far. xoxox

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