Tatura bulletin august edition 2017

TATURA AREA COMMUNITY

Bulletin Volume 33, No. 8 - August 2017

Published: 4th Tuesday of each month. NEXT ISSUE: September 26, 2017

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TATURA AMATEUR BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION AGM When: 6.30pm Tuesday August 22.

Where: Meeting Room, Tatura Stadium If you have an interest in keeping our junior association going please consider attending.

If you are willing to help but unable to attend please catch up with one of the current committee members.

TATURA/HARSTON RED CROSS

Tatura/Harston Red Cross held their Annual General Meeting in July and looked back on a successful year. Some highlights were, two successful Blumes Days, Fay Alexander named as Tatura Senior Citizen of the Year, Red Cross Calling in March and Coral Reilly presenting ‘100 Years of Tatura/Harston Red Cross’ books to the Tatura Museum and Sacred Heart School.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Aug 22 Aug 24 Aug 25 Sep 4 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 18 Sep 18 Sep 27 Sep 27 Sep 28 Oct 20

TATURA PARK EVENTS

coming events

SEPTEMBER 2-3 GV Reining Horse Show

Tatura Fire Brigade Auxiliary Soup and Sandwich Luncheon

SEPTEMBER 8, 9 & 10 SSCHA Deb Elliott Memorial Championship Show

Friday 25 August at the Fire Station 12 noon to 1.30pm $8 per person

CANCER COUNCIL/ DAFFODIL DAY POSTIE POP UP BOUTIQUE PARADE All styles –Sizes from 6-28 Door takings plus 10% of sales benefit Daffodil Day! Date: Friday 25 August Time: 7.30pm at Mechanics Hall Hogan Street, Tatura $5 entry includes supper.

For more information & bookings please phone Carol Neave 0423 944 802 or 0439 014 133

Tatura Amateur Basketball Association AGM 7.30pm, Tatura Stadium Tatura Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, Hodson House at 2pm Tatura Fire Brigade Auxiliary Soup and Sandwich Luncheon 12 – 1.30pm Tatura Senior Citizens Crazy Whist Tatura Area Community Bulletin Meeting, Bulletin office at 7pm Catholic Women’s League monthly meeting, Parish Hall at 2pm Tatura Area Community Bulletin Deadline at 11am.

Tatura Garden Club Meeting, Kerferd Street at 7.30pm.

Catholic Women’s League Crazy Whist, Parish Hall at 1.30pm Tatura Historical Society Annual General Meeting. 7.30pm at Tatura Museum Tatura Transition Committee meeting, Tatura Community House at 7.30pm Tatura Hospital Ladies Auxiliary Meeting, St Mary’s Hall at 2pm Tatura Men’s Shed New Kitchen Fundraiser

SEPTEMBER 12-17 NCHA Victorian Futurity Championship 2017 SEPTEMBER 23-24 NADOC Dog Agility Seminar – NADAC Australian and Paws to Consider

TATURA HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Annual General Meeting of the Tatura Historical Society will be held on Wednesday September 27, at 7.30pm at the Tatura Museum.

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TATURA MEN'S SHED NEW KITCHEN FUNDRAISER the highlight is the Tuesday healthy lunch where, on average, thirty men can enjoy the hearty meal in a relaxing atmosphere. New friendships are formed as men willingly share their stories.

Some men have little experience in the kitchen at home but are now willing to roll up their sleeves and pitch in!

At the request of Shepparton Council, Tatura Men's Shed hosted a lunch for seventy members of surrounding Men's Sheds.

The kitchen equipment, some donated or scrounged, is in need of replacing with new energy efficient, safer to use and easier to operate.

A major fundraising dinner will be held on Friday, October 20.

As one member said, "This won't be as big as our Masterchef Lunch, but it'll be a lot of fun!"

Cooking Up a Storm Initially, a small band of men met in the Quarter Horse Building on the Tatura Racecourse. To entice new members, the small band started cooking their own lunches.

Funds from the Federal Government and Greater Shepparton City Council enabled the building of the large shed.

A variety of activities now take place but

Again, we will have the Splinters Brass and Woodwind Band to add to the atmosphere.

There will be further details in the next Bulletin.

- Gary Hopcraft

TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE NEWS Market, market, market!! We wish to thank all of our stallholders and visitors who attended our July market. It was great to see so many regular stallholders and we enjoyed welcoming a number of new ones. Our new location at St Mary’s Hall, including the surrounding grounds, was definitely a hit.

As was the beautiful warm mulled wine, the open fire, music and the kids jumping castle and activities on ‘The Lawn’. Visitors had the chance to buy pearls, jewellery, socks and scarves, outdoor garden art, fresh flowers, fruit and veg and even get their haircut or have a massage!

Each month ‘The Lawn’ will play host to the feature stallholder demonstration, kids’ activities, food stalls from different cultures and an array of rugs to entice families to enjoy a quiet picnic whilst listening to some live tunes.

What is a market without good coffee? Well, we have secured a great stallholder to deliver us and our customers the best coffee around.

Amy and her dad, from Amy S Mobile

Coffee, have committed to attend every Tatura Community Market with Amy’s cute little coffee van and welcoming setup.

Thanks to the wonderful blokes at the Men’s Shed who made the blackboard signs, the Lions for running the BBQ and also to the many helpers on the day. If you would like to help at the market, just one day per month, give us a ring. Some of the roles include creative display person, entertainers - we are looking for talented buskers or school groups, raffle organiser/seller, setup assistant to run power leads and assist stall holders, signage person to put signs up prior to market. This person will require a large car to fit in signs.

Our second Winter edition of the Tatura Community Market will be held on Saturday, August 26 from 9am until 1pm. This date will certainly come around soon, so let’s join together to work towards a bumper market.

Local businesses are encouraged to get onboard and be a part of the market fun.

Infant First Aid: Greater Shepparton City Council is bringing this important session

to Tatura. You will learn about infant/child CPR, bites and stings, haemorrhage control, bandaging, asthma, croup and other breathing problems. This will be held on Friday, September 1, 10:30 – 12 Noon.

First Aid: Tatura Community House runs First Aid on the second week of every month!

Monday, September 11 and 12. Choose between evening or daytime classes. We offer the following: HLTAID001 CPR – Cost $80 HLTAID003 Provide First Aid – Cost $175 HLTAID004 Provide Emergency First Aid in an Education and Care Setting – Cost $200 Asthma - $55 Anaphylaxis - $50 Continuous learning also available - $80 For more information contact the Tatura Community House on 58 241 315 or drop in to 12-16 Casey Street Tatura. Email: manager@ tatcom.com.au.

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THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOKODA CAMPAIGN

Capt. Claude Nye and Sergeant Herbert Warman Tatura’s 1939-1945 Memorial in Robert Mactier VC Gardens recognises Claude Nye and Herbert (Bert) Warman, both with a Tatura connection and members of the 59th Militia Battalion before being posted to the regular army 2/14th Battalion. They were killed in action on consecutive days on the Kokoda Track in September 1942 fighting withdrawal actions against the strong Japanese advances from the north of Papua who were thrusting towards Port Moresby.

Captain Claude Nye died on September 8, 1942, attempting to break through to relieve Brigade Headquarters after it had been cut off.

Sergeant Bert Warman was missing presumed dead on September 9 while guarding the approaches to the track, and has no known grave. Claude formerly worked at the Tatura Railway Station and he resided with his wife in Tatura. Bert lived with his parents in Tatura,

with his father also working at the Tatura Railway Station.

The Pacific War from January 1942 till the end of the war in August 1945, was a war without mercy and the Papua New Guinea campaign was the scene of one of the most brutal and arduous campaigns by Australian and other allied troops during World War 2. A significant military operation of that period has become known as the Kokoda Campaign in which Japan invaded the Australian administered territories of the New Guinea Mandate and Papua. Japanese control of Port Moresby and the island of New Guinea would enable a base for attacking the mainland of Australia and also used to protect the Japanese air bases established in Rabaul and other occupied Pacific islands.

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Meanwhile, showing great foresight, a small force of Australian Militia, the 39th Battalion who were serving as a garrison force around Port Moresby and a Papuan Infantry Battalion who both had never seen combat, were despatched north from Port Moresby, arriving at the village of Kokoda on July 15, 1942. The Kokoda village was of strategic importance as there was an airstrip which was vital for air supplies to the Australian troops.

On July 21, the highly trained and battle experienced Japanese troops landed on the beachheads of Gona and Buna on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Intentions were to move across country to Port Moresby along the little known overland native track through the native village of Kokoda. The track running from the beach heads of Gona, Sanananda and Buna over the mountains through Kokoda and onto Port Moresby was a treacherous path that was seen as an avenue of advance for both sides. The Kokoda Track was to become, what many Australians now recognise, as the Battle for Australia.

Simultaneously, the Japanese commenced their landings at Milne Bay in the South East of Papua, but it was anticipated by the allies who had strengthened the garrison with extra brigades and fighter squadrons and the allies eventually went on to inflict one of the first Japanese defeats on land. The Japanese thrusts menaced Australia. The island of New Guinea seemed to be all that stood between Japanese forces and the Australian mainland.

At first the Japanese were advancing successfully on the Kokoda track with the Australians desperately fighting a withdrawal and delaying battle in severe conditions and unforgiving mountainous terrain. The Japanese under Major General Tomitaro Horii were able to push the Australian defenders back up the trail reaching Ioribaiwa where they could see the lights of Port Moresby approximately 48 kms away. The Australians had withdrawn to the more defensive position at Imita Ridge.

The fighting took place in horrific conditions with extremely hot and humid days and intensely cold nights. Soldiers were plagued by endemic tropical diseases such as dengue,

TATURA AREA BULLETIN, August 2017 - Page 7 scrub typhus and malaria. Now far from their supply base on the northern coast, the lack of replenishment of food and supplies to the Japanese troops eventually forced Horii to be ordered to withdraw back to the beachheads of Gona, Sanananda and Buna where they hoped to consolidate. At this time Japan had also a need to divert resources to Guadalcanal where the Americans were gaining control.

The Australian Militia soldiers had been fighting alongside battle experienced Australian Infantry Battalion soldiers, many of whom had previously fought in the Middle East and they counter attacked, pursuing the Japanese back over the mountains to their heavily fortified coastal bases where in fierce and bitter close fighting, the Japanese were eventually overcome. The Japanese had heavily fortified beach bases but were out of supplies and many had resorted to cannibalism. The Japanese soldiers however continued to fight tenaciously inflicting many casualties on the allied soldiers.

Many returned allied servicemen were bitter about the extreme losses of their mates in the continuing pursuit of the defeated Japanese soldiers on the beach heads and further up the northern coast of New Guinea. General Thomas Blamey and US General Douglas MacArthur the Supreme Commander of the South West Pacific Area had ordered confrontation on the heavily fortified Japanese who were facing certain defeat and often committed suicide rather than surrender.

Receiving Rations in Papua 1942 Many allied deaths and injuries occurred even though the Japanese were in a desperate state with little or no supplies and practically no avenues for escape. It was errors such as this by MacArthur and Blamey which nearly led to disaster in New Guinea but as is usual, it was the men in the front line who paid the heaviest burden.

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TATURA BULLETIN AGM 2017 President’s Report

Judy Diffy, the previous Bulletin president, remarked the other day that it was very gratifying to see how much the Bulletin magazine has grown over the past couple of years. However, it should be remembered that it is only through the dedicated hard work of previous Bulletin committee members who nursed the magazine through several difficult times over the past 32 years that the Bulletin is able to thrive today.

The Bulletin currently has a circulation of almost 4,000 and is delivered free of charge to every home in Tatura, Toolamba and Murchison as well as selected outlets in Mooroopna, such as Rodney Village, Kyabram, Rushworth, Merrigum and Stanhope and has become an important part of our social fabric. The small team of people who deliver the Bulletin each month throughout the reading area in a timely manner, whether it be rain, hail or sunshine deserve a note of thanks.

We also have a small, but growing, number of readers who have either lived in Tatura previously and like to keep up with the local happenings or who have come across the magazine while in the area and enjoyed it so much that they now have it sent to them each month by mail as a subscription. Although the Bulletin is available on the internet, most readers still prefer to have a physical copy to read.

Tatura Milk Industries role in supporting the Bulletin needs to be acknowledged as they generously provide us with an office to use, free of charge. Our financial strategy is to neither make a significant loss nor a large profit, so that we remain a viable publication that can offer our advertisers the cheapest rates possible and Tatura Milk has certainly helped us achieve this.

Over the past couple of years, I have attended several functions in Shepparton representing the Bulletin and on each occasion, leaders from other communities tell me how much they wish their community had a publication like the Bulletin. The monthly expectation from the local community that the Bulletin will contain something of interest to them, whether it be a report from a wide range of organisations such as the CWA, Probus, historical organisations and Guides, school information, church news, community house news, Shepparton Council updates, library happenings, gardening news, the book report, police information,

pet information, Ma Merle and her insights into behaviour, a new recipe, the children’s page, a short story or simply participation in the word search, Sudoku or Bulletin quiz, helps to keep the small, but dedicated, Bulletin team motivated. Obviously, without the support of the many local contributors who make the time and effort to send in their monthly reports, stories and news items, there would be no Bulletin.

We haven’t seen a great need to change our current direction as the feedback from our readers has been very positive concerning our current format. However, there will be a few minor additions and changes to the Bulletin during the next twelve months.

On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank all of our many advertisers and ask that our readers support these local businesses whenever possible. It is only through the ongoing support of these businesses that we are able to produce a high-quality publication and deliver it free each month. Without a thriving business culture, small communities soon find that their towns slowly dwindle away.

Our hard-working advertising team of Janice Dreyer, Marg Corrigan and Lois Orr, work tirelessly to ensure that our advertisers are well looked after and that their advertisements are correct and up-to-date. As we prefer not to have pages full of advertisements, we require a wide range of articles and stories each month to allow us to spread out these important advertisements throughout the Bulletin. I would also like to note the ongoing contribution that Janice Dreyer has made once again during the year with her excellent articles and interviews. Spreading the workload has been one of the keys to our success.

Our treasurer, Lois Orr, has done a magnificent job in keeping our finances in order and we have ended the financial year with a slight profit. We have been able to reduce our costs by sending out invoices via email rather than through the mail which has been financially beneficial. A note of thanks to Sharron Handley for her assistance in helping the team understand MYOB a little bit better which has improved our efficiency.

Our office manager and Vice President, Glenda Walker has once again worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. Thanks also to Carol Ryan and Pat Patt for their

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TATURA AREA BULLETIN, August 2017 - Page 9 diligent proof reading efforts throughout the year. Carol’s husband Brendan, who sadly passed away during the year, was our main proof reader for many years, so in a way, Brendan’s spirit is still with us.

I’d like to also give special thanks to the Folding Day team of enthusiastic volunteers who collated the many thousands of individual pages each month under the watchful eye of Marg Corrigan. However, the new collating and stapling machine purchased by Rodney Printers meant that this team was no longer required, and even though you can’t halt the progress of modern machinery, it was a sad day for all concerned when folding day actually folded.

A special thanks to Melissa Connors who each month, ably assisted by Lois Orr, take all of the individual articles, photos and advertisements and then set out each page for publication. It’s like putting together a giant jigsaw without the aid of a picture. Justin and Melissa at Rodney Printers also deserve a pat on the back for their initiative in designing the multitude of banner headings that you see throughout the publication. There is no doubt that this has added significantly to the Bulletin’s appeal.

The success of any enterprise is dependent upon the cohesiveness and initiative of the leadership team. The Bulletin is very fortunate to have an excellent committee who are happy to work tirelessly with little or no recognition, in order to produce a great publication each month for the local community. Almost all other community publications of a similar standard employ paid staff and are sold for between one and two dollars.

To the many readers of the Bulletin, thank you for your kind words of support and encouragement during the past twelve months and I would ask that you continue to support us, whether it be by supporting our advertisers, sending in articles, stories and photos or simply by the occasional word of encouragement. The best way to kill off any relationship is to take it for granted.

- John Kriesfeld, President.

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We then travelled in convoy to the Mulga Dam which is in the eastern side of the park, where we had a quick cup of tea before heading along the Camp Road track towards Rush Dam. The Kamarooka and Whipstick sections of the national park contain a unique tract of Mallee vegetation known as the Whipstick scrub, some of the best stands of distinctive Box-Ironbark forests of north central Victoria.

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The weather was much better than many of us had anticipated so that we were walking in lovely sunshine, in calm conditions on very flat bushland which made it a very easy walk indeed. There was evidence on the ground of heavy rainfall, possibly last spring, and despite the very dry Autumn, there was a population of small seedlings of Golden, Bent Leaf and Whirrakee wattles which will produce the lovely spring display of wildflowers that this area is known for.

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THE BIG BLUE BOX by Thelma Rawlings

Sometimes we do not recognise the real value of things.

“Do we really have to take that big blue box?” my husband asked when we had to move house for the first time.

“Definitely,” I replied.

“It takes up so much room and it weighs a ton,” he complained.

“That’s all our children’s clothes for next winter. It has to go with us.”

He sighed with resignation. I hated taking it too, but I knew we could never afford to replace those clothes I was keeping for them to grow into.

“We are not taking that big blue box again are we?” he asked hopefully when we moved a second time. He grumbled but it went with us.

As it was so big and heavy it had to be loaded first, luckily before he became too frustrated and impatient. Each time we moved it was a battle to keep the big blue box as he threatened to leave it behind again and again.

It began as an ugly black wooden storage chest that my parents had bought from England, packed with their worldly goods when they emigrated. I accepted it when I was desperately short of cupboards as our first child grew out of her baby clothes. I suspected that my mother was glad to get rid of it as it was very large, not a pretty sight, heavy and very awkward to move. I quickly painted it blue, hoping it would help it to blend in. It became known as ‘the big blue box.’

Through the years it was an important storage container for all the children’s out of season garments as well as ‘hand me downs’ from their older cousins. It was always tightly packed and only opened two or three times a year. Our eldest, Lindy, was the only person that appreciated the big blue box. For her, it was the excitement of discovering the ‘new’ clothes from her city cousins and what older clothes still fitted. The tiny bars of soap from where her aunty worked at a motel scattered throughout them gave a distinctive smell that she remembered all her life.

In each new home, the big blue box lived in their bedroom and they found it so handy to

pile everything on instead of putting things away, especially when they were told to clean up their room. My idea for cushions on it for extra seating never worked. The rubbish it collected was put on the floor when it was needed as a table for jigsaw puzzles, or playing dice games, colouring in or, on occasions, as a stage using a hairbrush as a microphone.

Mainly I thought it was just an eyesore.

As our children grew into teenagers, I finally agreed to leave it in storage. I never mentioned that all the pretty dresses and skirts of Lindy’s that had been kept in it for years had been in vain, as Leanne, the tomboy, never wore any of them!

The big blue box now contained things that the children wanted to keep, but didn’t want to look after. As they left home, more of their childhood was packed into the wooden box. So it sat in the shed with the dust and cobwebs, forgotten for years as our three children drifted away and lived different lives. Eventually, when we found a place to retire and settle down, I suddenly remembered the big blue box. This time I was turning the house we had bought into our final home, the first real home since we sold out nearly thirty years ago. The big blue box was the only piece of furniture that had survived since the early days of our marriage! Amid the usual complaints, I promised that this would be its last move.

Once more I helped load that heavy blue chest.

On opening it up, a flood of memories spilled out. Recollections of our children; their favourite old books, shells from the coast, some marbles, their paintings, a mouth organ, beads and brooches, toys and souvenirs, pages of schoolwork, a tatted teddy bear, their stamp collection, old games and jigsaws, Barbie dolls and matchbox cars. What a treasure trove!

But the big blue box has now vanished. I removed its scuffed blue paint, the black paint and a few more layers until there was just bare timber. Stained and varnished and full of our family’s heritage, it now has pride of place as a family heirloom. It is a treasure in its own right.

DHURRINGILE TENNIS BITS We were sad to hear the passing of Dhurringile’s icon and well-known legend within our community and beyond, Patricia Edith ‘Edie’ Russell who passed away peacefully at Tatura Hospital. Both Jim and Edie Russell contributed a great deal to the community and tennis club. Jim and Edie Russell plaque sits in the ground at the tennis club and reads, “This Avenue of Trees was Donated and Cared for

by Jim and Edie Russell 16-9-1972.” How blessed we are to have these amazing couple contribute so much to our tiny community.

On a personal note, it was a pleasure to have nursed Edie and we had many memorable overnight conversations, something that I will treasure forever. We’d like to express our sincere condolences to the Russell family.

On a brighter note, the section 1 winter tennis team, ‘Fraser Island’ has made it through to the semi-finals. Ending up fourth on the ladder, they will battle it out against the number one seeds Numurka. We wish Jetson John, Fraser Island, Popping Patty and Carefree Carmel all the best for the finals. The team would like to thank to all those who were able to fill in throughout the season.

The Club recently held it’s AGM on August 7.

The office bearers for the forthcoming season are President: Stevie Brisbane, Vice Present: John ‘Evo’ Evans, Secretary: Lu Lu Niglia, Treasure Island: Fraser Kerrins and Pubic Officer: Frank Niglia. The club welcomes the committee of five, Brett Cummins, Luke Boehm, Rachel Smith, Roc Niglia and Clare Baumber.

The junior tennis competition commences October 14, so dust the cobwebs off your racquet and start practising. Please contact junior coordinator on 0428266310 if you wish to be part of the Dhurringile tennis club. As of January 1, it is now legislated by law that all parents, guardians and club executives must have a Working With Children Check. This check is free and can be done on line or at your local post office. Without a WWC you will not be allowed to be part of a club where there are juniors involved. It’s the law, no point whingeing about it. Just get on board and move with the times.

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TATURA PROBUS CLUB

FINS & FENDERS CAR CLUB

At the meeting held on July 27, it was decided to re-introduce the mike interviews, the subject being sport. Our ‘Jack of all Trades’, member Geoff McMullen, wandered around asking members about their sporting days.

It seems a lot of us were (and some still are) very interested in sport, such as Betty Curtis who switched from croquet to bowls some years ago and is still playing. This is always a popular segment.

Our guest speaker was Athol Chapman, the president of the Mooroopna Probus Club. Athol has led a varied and interesting life. He travelled extensively when he was young and also later with his wife Gwen to visit their children who live overseas. He attained his commercial pilot’s licence and was in Queensland when Cyclone Tracey struck. He also worked for Ardmona for 37 years and in that time developed the wellknown ‘Snack Packs’.

Athol is very community minded, helping on various committees such as Australia Day, Red Cross and numerous others. President Bill Woods thanked Athol for a most interesting story of his life.

Merle Krause has recently re-joined the club and we are very pleased to have her back once again.

Our luncheon date is August 31 at ‘The Last Straw’ in Shepparton.

Please come along to the ‘Top Hotel’ for our meeting, held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 10am. Be our guest, you will be warmly welcomed.

Please contact the President Bill Woods on 5824 1927 for any club enquiries.

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Club Members recently cruised to The Great Aussie Beer Shed in Echuca for an outing. Members were entertained by owner Neil Thomas as he explained and demonstrated some of his vast collection.

Don't be fooled by the name of this place as it’s much more than just beer. The collection includes old petrol bowsers, washing machines, Coca Cola collection, kitchen and laundry paraphernalia, old butter churns, farming equipment, over 18,000 beer cans from around Australia and the world as well as the old police jail cells from Tatura (circa 1880).

There is so much to see that there is no doubt another visit is required to see the many items not spotted on the first tour! This is a great display of Australian memorabilia and is well worth a visit.

Heading down the road to Rochester, club members stopped at the Rochy Hotel for lunch. Rochy Hotel is a sponsor of the club's annual Tatura Show and Shine and owners Bruce and Di Fisher welcomed club members in for lunch and a yarn.

- Janine McNiece

Club Members at the Beer Shed

Bill Woods with Athol Chapman

Edith Bradbury and Geoff McMullen

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CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?

by Ma Merle

Oh, look Merle, Nicole Kidman is having another baby,” said Agnes with her eyes wide and excited. “They are saying it’s a miracle baby.”

here that Nicole and Keith are finally having the baby they have longed for and they are both elated.”

I stared at her. “What on earth are you talking about Agnes?”

I looked at Agnes. “Well I still find that hard to believe, but if that is what its saying then it must be true. I mean, why would they write that story if it wasn’t true?”

Agnes pointed excitedly. “Look on the front cover of that magazine. It says she is finally having the long awaited baby and there is a picture of her tenderly touching her tummy. How marvellous for them.”

I shook my head dismissively. “She is way too old to be having any more babies, Agnes. Anyway, I thought she and Kevin were having marital problems. Why don’t you just buy the magazine and we can read it when we get home.”

“It’s Keith, Merle,” replied Agnes.

“Where Agnes? Where’s Keith? Do you mean Keith from the butchers, because I need to tell him his steak was a bit chewy last week. I forked out good money for those steaks, and they were far from tender. Where is he?”

“No Agnes, Keith the butcher is not here. I am telling you Nicole Kidman’s husband’s name is Keith, not Kevin.”

“Oh right, well if you say so, but I still need to let Keith know about his tough meat,” I said.

“We’ll do that another time Merle,” replied Agnes before hurrying over to purchase the magazine.

We finally arrived at her house after completing our shopping and Agnes had barely put the cups of tea and cake on the table before she swooped into her bag and grabbed the ‘New Nonsense’ magazine.

“Oh seriously Agnes,” I said dismissively, “put that away and enjoy your cup of tea.”

“Aha!” she exclaimed while nodding her head in agreement. “It says

“Oh, hang on a minute Merle,” said Agnes as a frown crossed her face.

“Further down in the story it says that Nicole and Keith have decided to look at surrogacy within the next twelve months, so she is not pregnant at all! All that’s happening is they are thinking about how nice it would be to have another baby.”

Aha!” I said triumphantly. “That’s just what I thought. These women’s magazines are always putting out misleading headlines, or blatant untruths as I like to call them, just to suck people in. Just last week the headlines were screaming about marriage problems for Bert and Pattie. Can you believe such a thing? Poor old Bert with all of his health issues and dear Patti who has stood by him for so long and now they are having marital problems. I was so upset, I can tell you. But because I had to wait so long at the checkout, they really do need to put extra staff on at lunchtime, I looked inside and read the story. It turns out the marriage problems belong to their son Matthew, you know the one that’s always in trouble.

So yet again, ridiculous and outrageous headlines just to get people in.

I was so annoyed and very glad I had not paid good money for the silly magazine. That’s just wrong; I mean its propaganda, silly business to fool people. Surely news should be true; I mean we are relying on it so that we know what’s going on in the world. I often hear people talking about fake news nowadays but isn’t that just another way of saying it’s not true? Aren’t there rules and regulations? Doesn’t anyone monitor it?”

Agnes looked a bit sheepish. “Oh I know what you’re saying Merle, but I keep getting sucked in. I see the headlines and find the whole thing very intriguing, so I grab the magazine to find out more, but time and time again it turns out to be just misleading rubbish and then I feel such a dill.”

I took a bite of my cake as I thought about it. “The New Nonsense magazine is aptly named if you ask me, and the Ladies Week is not much better. I would just like to read the truth about people for once, celebrities, movie stars, you know. In one week, I saw two separate magazine headlines about the same couple and in one of them they were in the throes of divorce and in the other one they were having another baby. I mean, I look at the headlines while I wait in line at the shopping centre, so I do keep up, but who knows which story is true, if either? And all those stories about the cooking show people? Who cares? I don’t know any of them, and I have no interest whatsoever.”

“Perhaps the television stations pay the magazine to write about them,” replied Agnes. “A bit like cheap advertising. Anyway,” she continued, as she tilted her head to the side and looked a little uneasy, ‘if I was being truthful, you don’t really know any of the actors or movie stars either.”

“That’s not the point,” I replied indignantly. “I can still relate to them from their movies you know, so I feel as though I do know them and I do like to know what they are up to, if I could find some true information to read about that is. I think we need to stop buying the magazines in protest, Agnes.”

“I am not that sure anyone would really notice, or actually care, Merle.

After all, I only buy one a week and I share it with a couple of the ladies at our Probus group, so I don’t suppose their sales will go down terribly much if I stopped buying them.”

I looked at her firmly. “Well, we need to make a stand Agnes. No more magazines for you and I won’t even look at the headlines. In fact, I just might ask the supermarkets to move their magazines away from the registers so that I don’t have to see them. Yes, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll get them to take some accountability too. I mean who supports this sort of brainwashing? Can someone please explain? Anyone?”

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TATURA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Recently the Tatura Primary School grade 3-6 students participated in the ‘One Tree per Child’ tree planting initiative around the back of Lake Bartlett. Travis and Alison from COGS organised students and supported them in planting hundreds of trees on the day. The students helped decorate their own tree guards and enjoyed the planting process, alongside their class mates. Many students encouraged their parents to visit the site after school to proudly show off their efforts.

Tatura Primary School has also been successful in receiving a grant to plant one hundred and fifty shrubs and ground covers throughout the newly developed Sensory Playground and Wandering Path. All age groups joined in the fun of the tree-planting day. The Foundation students planted with their grade six buddies and parents were also encouraged to come along to lend a hand. Other plans for the Sensory Playground include a mud kitchen, mounds, sound walls, textured walls, coloured planter boxes, fun seating and a performance stage.

Proudly, through our involvement with the Sustainability Victoria’s Resourcesmart program, the school recently won the Hume Region’s ‘Waste School of the Year 2107’ award. The environment student group, the Envirokids, have worked hard to promote sustainable practices across Energy and Waste units. They encourage students to sort their waste into recycling, landfill and compost.

Currently our focus unit is Water and they are targeting practices to reduce water wastage across the school.

Coming up during the school’s Science Week celebrations, all students will experience a science incursion again with The Scientwists.

Science week at TPS will be from August 21-25. These ‘hands-on’ sessions will support the science experiences planned by teachers in their classroom teaching. On Wednesday, August 23, our Family Science Night will be

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We encourage any parents or carers wishing to enrol a 2018 Foundation student to visit the school or telephone 5824 1684 for information. As we are already planning ahead for next year, you are encouraged to finalise your enrolments soon. Principal Susanne Gill or AP Tracey Ritchie would be very happy to show you around and answer any questions you may have.

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THE CUBBY OCCASIONAL CARE Simone, one of the mothers who uses the Cubby Occasional Care program talks about how beneficial it has been for her.

How long have you been using the Cubby House?

Simone: I have used the Cubby House for nearly four years now.

How many children have attended the Cubby House?

Simone: I have two children, Fletcher who is five and a half and Austin who is four. Both my children have gone through the Cubby House from when they were approximately 18 months of age until they go to kinder.

Austin currently goes there on a Tuesday and Thursday every week.

What do you like the most about the Cubby House?

Simone: I love the fact that my children just enjoy it so much. My son Austin, who currently goes there, calls it Tarja's House because he thinks that's where Tarja actually lives. I love all the different activities and stations they have set up, which are great for role playing and learning, plus there are lots of outdoor toys and a great playground with bikes, sand pit and play equipment, which is what my son loves most.

I personally love the flexibility, cost and the hours. The hours are perfect for the age group.

I find my kids have always been sufficiently worn out by the time they came home and would most of the time have a nap! It also gives me enough time to go to work and do a half day of work or get some jobs done such as groceries or housework. The cost is reasonable and affordable too. It’s great that they have facilities where I can pay as I go which I find very convenient.

I also love that the Cubby has been great for developing my children’s social skills.

Fletcher, my first child, was so shy and didn't really talk at all when he first started. It was great for the Cubby to bring him out of his shell and help him to become more confident.

Austin, who attends now, is the opposite, very outgoing and not at all shy. It’s great for him as he needs the interaction and social side.

What do your children like most about the Cubby House?

Simone: My children have loved everything.

They make great friends, which they usually end up going through to kinder or school with. They always come home talking about the activities they have done that day such as paintings, cutting and pasting, playdough or riding the bikes. The activity Austin loved the most was the excursion down the street as he talked about that for ages. Austin adores Tarja and Jess and feels so comfortable with them which makes me happy, so it’s never difficult for me to leave them there. I'm sometimes lucky to get a goodbye because he's so excited when we arrive.

Overall, I'd highly recommend the Cubby to anyone with a child or children who want to make some new friends, get some great social interaction or have fun playing with new toys and activities. It's also really fantastic for parents who need those few hours to get something done, clean the house, shop or just catch up! The end of this year will be a sad time for Austin when he realizes there will be no more Cubby House as he will be off to kinder.

The Cubby operates Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15-1:45 during school terms at the rear of the Tatura Community House, 12-16 Casey Street Tatura. The cost is $33 per child and $63 for two children. Bookings along with payment must be made prior to attendance.

Call the Tatura Community House for more information and enrolment details. 58 241 315.

Simone and Austin

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Tatura Post Office is one of over 120 post offices to have received a digital upgrade as Australia Post rolls out a new set of identity services across Victoria.

Over half of all post offices across the state are now ‘one stop shops’ for digital identity services such as Tax File Number applications, identity photos, Land Title ID checks, Working with Children checks, and more.

Overseeing the roll-out of the secure, real-time submission processes, Roger Revere, State Manager for Victoria said they were delighted to see more Victorian customers with access to these new services. “Previously, all of these applications had to be done in hard copy”, said Mr Revere. “For example, customers would have to bring their own photos with them or arrange a separate appointment to have their pictures taken. This meant longer processing times for some customers and it was less convenient. We think that local Tatura residents will be really pleased at how quickly and securely they can get things done with this digital upgrade.”

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HARSTON BRIDGE REFURBISHMENT A road bridge in Harston that was built almost 60 years ago has a new lease on life. As part of Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) Winter Works this season, the Heath Rd bridge in Harston near Tatura has undergone a $120,000 refurbishment. The bridge crosses the Central Goulburn number 8 channel and GMW Field Supervisor Jamie Talbot said the centre pier was in need of replacement. “We had to de-water the channel first, install a cofferdam, or temporary dam, and remove the silt and mud with an excavator. Then we lifted the bridge beams off and put in some pre-cast bridge footing to stabilise the bridge and its base. Rock armouring has also been laid in the channel.”

A crane has been on site in recent days to lift the bridge beams back into position following the pier works. Grout will then be poured on the bridge deck. “We’re utilising the old structure to put everything back together,” Mr Talbot said. “This is a great option because the bridge would have cost $350,000 to replace, so this is a cost-effective way of carrying out this work.”

Mr Talbot said the project will also benefit the local economy. “We’re 100 per cent local with the contractors we use. Even with labour hire, crane hire, quarry products and concrete – it’s all local.”

Lead Project Manager Linc Wellington said the works will extend the life of Heath Rd bridge for another 50 years.

“We’ve had a good working relationship with council to carry out these works, and the nearby landowner has also been accommodating,” he said.

This year’s GMW Winter Works program includes more than $8 million of channel remodelling, rock armouring and upgrades to about 40 structures. As well as road bridges, it includes replacement of road culverts, private culverts and drainage subways, as well as 11km of channel bank remodelling and 18km of rock armouring.

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TATURA

The Early Years - 1914 - 1918 The first reference to the First World War appeared in the Guardian on August 7, 1914: “On the announcement of the declaration of war, mobilisation arrangements were undertaken by the Defence Department.

On Tuesday, Mr Whitney, Captain of the Tatura Rifle Club, was asked to forward names of the members willing to serve when called upon, together with the A.L.H, Australian Light Horse. It is understood that 20 members of the Rifle Club and 14 A.L.H. men are available should the signal be given for mobilisation of the military forces of Victoria. A special meeting of the Rifle Club was held last night to discuss the position.

A patriotic demonstration was witnessed at the smoke social tendered

by Mr D.C. Morrison to the visiting Carlton footballers on Wednesday evening. The loyal toast having been honoured, the guests rose to their feet, and a stirring scene of enthusiasm followed. This was repeated later in the evening when Mr Arthur Pay sang ‘Soldiers of the King’, the assembly joining in the chorus. At the close of the National Anthem, it was again sung, followed by ringing cheers for the King and empire.”

The Rifle Club was evidently formed in 1911 when the Public Works Department built a rifle range, two and a half miles from the township.

The Tatura Troop of the Australian Light Horse was formed at the local fire station on July 31, 1908 as part of the 3rd Squadron, 7th Regiment which also Troops in Murchison, Rushworth and Nagambie. According to the Guardian, each man was required “to provide horse and saddle and swear in for three years. He must attend at least 12 daylight drills each year to make himself efficient, and will receive payment of eight shillings per day, and a one pound horse allowance. There was an entertaining social side to the activities of the A.L.H. in those pre-war years, and the annual military ball of the Tatura Corps was an event not to be missed. In 1911, a local man Andrew Crawford, was given the rank of lieutenant and placed in charge of the Corps. He was soon to serve in the Great War and in 1924, after his return, he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 20th Light Horse Regiment, and in 1926 was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel.

Another pre-war development was the introduction in 1911 of the registration of Australian boys between the ages of 14 and 17 years under the compulsory military training system, but Tatura youths were excused from training by a clause limiting the scheme to centres that could provide 60 candidates within a five-mile radius. The figure given for Tatura was 37, with another seven at Byrneside.

In one way and another, the country had prepared a nucleus of trained or semi-trained men, and when they heard the call their response was immediate. One week after the declaration of war the Guardian was able to report: “Nothing is likely to arouse the enthusiasm of Australia more than the spontaneous manner in which men are offering themselves for active service abroad. The response has been whole-hearted and enthusiastic. Even in the country districts of Victoria volunteers are coming forward by the hundreds. Considerable activity is being displayed at Tatura. The members of the Rifle Club and A.L.H. are displaying the greatest enthusiasm, and nearly 40 members have signed on.” The available forms soon ran out and Mr Whitney immediately applied for a fresh supply. News was received by officials at the Tatura Rifle Club that 24 members had been allotted to the Essendon Rifles 58th Infantry, while 10 members with horses had been allotted to the Light Horse at Seymour.

The Guardian reported that: “All rifles have been called in and examined locally. Practice at the range has been stopped as no ammunition can be spared.” Bereft of its weapons, the Rifle Club began a series of drill classes, the first being held on August 18 in the Church of England school house and grounds. A year later the classes were still attracting enthusiasts, and a session in the Fire brigade Hall was attended by middle aged men along with boys around ten years old but the youths were not there; “they were too busy ambling up and down Hogan Street!” (Guardian July, 1915) - Source: Tatura and the Shire of Rodney, W.H Bossence (available for purchase from the Tatura Museum)

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MINI VINNIES Mini Vinnies empowers primary school students to become advocates within their school and local community by putting their values into action and engage with the wider St Vincent de Paul Society. The Sacred Heart Mini Vinnies have been busy doing that over the past weeks in a project that has delighted the local Tatura Lions Club.

Sacred Heart School Mini Vinnies, recently presented Mrs Glenda McLeod from Tatura Lions Club with 30 pairs of used reading glasses. The donation will help the Lions’ Recycle for Sight Program.

The Lions Club will send the glasses to be cleaned, straightened and graded. The national program currently collects used spectacles, sunglasses, new frames, used lens, unused contact lens and a variety of medical support equipment each year.

Mrs McLeod told the students gathered at the school assembly, “Each year the program cleans, grades and labels 450,000 pairs of used spectacles and sunglasses at our three centres in Queensland. Many Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs and other humanitarian organisations receive our finished result for distribution to third world countries where there is little or no health care. Those in need of care have their eyesight tested and are given a pair of glasses that matches their eye sight needs, all free of charge.”

Mr Matt Cameron, who works with the students involved in the Mini Vinnies, thanked the members of the school community for their kind donations. “We will continue to collect for the Recycle for Sight program so if anyone has any more glasses please bring them to Sacred Heart and drop them in the specially marked box in the foyer and know you are really helping others in need,” he said.

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A delightful visitor to Murchison Heritage Centre recently, was a sprightly 92-year-old who had journeyed to Camp 13 Murchison during the War to entertain the Australian Army personnel who were guarding the Prisoners of War held there.

Lillian was part of an entertainment party called Russian Group, a concert party that was long established, providing concerts of song and dance routines across Melbourne.

During the war, the group travelled extensively throughout Victoria to military camps to raise morale of the men and women of the Australian forces. Lillian remembers coming to Murchison and performing on the stage of the Garrison Recreation Hut. That same building was relocated into the township of Murchison after the war and so we were able to show Lillian photos of the stage where she would have performed tap dancing and singing to the troops. Lillian also performed at one of the Tatura Internment Camps.

Accompanied by her daughter Lynn, Lillian enjoyed a visit to Tatura Museum as well on her trip down memory lane. Judging by Lillian’s agility and health in her nineties, tap dancing and stage performance must be good for longevity!

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WORLD EVENTS

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September 1 – Wattle Day. Did you know that the first day of spring is also known as Wattle Day in Australia? This day was originally conceived in the early twentieth century to demonstrate patriotism for the new nation of Australia, and in 1913, the national Wattle Day League was established to organise this celebration. In 1988, the Golden Wattle was officially proclaimed as Australia’s national floral emblem and in 1992, Governor-General Bill Hayden, declared that, “September 1 in each year shall be observed as National Wattle Day.” Since then, it’s been a well-kept secret.

September 4 – World Wildlife Day. Every year we lose numerous species to the growth and expansion of human holdings, but through the effort of zoos, sanctuaries, and preservation organizations, that rate is being slowed. Wildlife Day reminds us that there are creatures out there that cannot speak for themselves, so we have to stand up and be a voice for them. The animals will thank you for it, as will the generations to come who will still be able to enjoy them.

September 5 – Be Late for Something Day. This day encourages people to take a step back from their busy schedule and intentionally be late for something. It’s important to remember that things can go on without you, and maybe it’s not all quite as important as you thought. I know of several people who have been practising for this day all year.

September 6 – Fight Procrastination Day. Last year, to celebrate this day, we were going to organise a huge parade with a variety of floats and a couple of marching bands to march down Hogan Street but somehow, we never got around to it. Unfortunately, despite numerous meetings to organise things for this year, time has once again defeated us, so perhaps we’ll do it next year.

September 7 – Read a Book Day. We don’t expect you to read a whole book unless you’ve chosen ‘The Cat In The Hat’, but we do expect you to read a couple of chapters, and if you have children, read a book to them that they have particularly enjoyed. Children are encouraged to read when they see adults reading.

September 8 – International Literacy Day. On this day, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. One in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women. UNESCO’s report on Education for All shows a clear connection between illiteracy and countries in severe poverty, and between illiteracy and prejudice against women.

September 9 – Wonderful Weirdos Day. Nothing’s quite as dull as being normal, boring and average. Fortunately, most of us are blessed with one or two wonderful weirdos in our lives. These are people who remind us to think outside the box and to be true to ourselves. On this day, you can try and discover the weirdo suppressed within yourself.

Make an effort by dressing weirdly, doing weird things and encouraging weirdness among people around you. You can claim success when somebody calls you ‘Weirdo!’

September 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day. The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year

– that’s one person every 40 seconds. Up to 25 times as many people make a suicide attempt. The tragic ripple effect means that there are many more people who have been bereaved by suicide or have been close to someone who has tried to take his or her own life. 'Connect, Communicate, Care' is the theme of Suicide Prevention Day and encourages you to truly care about those around you, and to work to help end the epidemic before it claims someone you love.

September 11 – International Grandparents Day. Where would we be without our grandparents? Too often we take for granted all the voluntary help that our grandparents have offered us over the years. There is so much wisdom and knowledge that they have gathered during their lifetime and all you have to do is ask if you want any guidance. In return, you can show them all the useful apps they can add to their mobile phones and help them understand that they can be used for more than just making phone calls.

September 12 - Mindfulness Day. Mindfulness is the process of bringing one's attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, which can be developed through the practice of meditation and other training. Too many people live in the past, reliving old hurts and injuries and simply can’t let go. They also ignore the present because they’re too worried about imaginary events that may or may not occur in the future. No wonder they’re not happy. My advice?

Learn from the past, live in the present moment and plan for the future.

Remember, the future isn’t written until it becomes the present.

September 15 – Mini-Golf Day. When’s the last time you played a round? I’m talking about mini-golf. This is lots of fun for the whole family and luck plays an equal role with skill so everyone has a chance to win. Apart from having a great time, the main aim of the game is to laugh at the misfortune of the other players, or perhaps that’s just me. Anyway, if Tatura wants to be a really great town, we need to invest in mini-golf.

September 17 – Australian Citizenship Day. This Day is an opportunity for all Australian citizens, whether by birth or by choice, to reflect on the meaning and importance of their citizenship. The day is used as an opportunity to think about what unites all Australians, to take pride in Australia’s democratic values and to celebrate the role citizens play in shaping the nation. This is another well-kept secret.

September 19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day. The point to this day is that there is no point. It’s just a day for silliness to take our minds off all the depressing news that abounds at the moment. Once you master, “Arrr!” you’ve pretty much got the entire pirate language under control.

September 21 – World Gratitude Day. We tend to take the good things in our lives for granted and only focus on the things that annoy or frustrate us, and often these are insignificant. Even the basics that we take for granted such as clean air, clean water, sufficient food, shelter, freedom and safety (although we’re becoming more aware that this is under threat) are denied to billions of people around the world. Take a moment to be grateful that we still live in the lucky country.

September 24 – International Punctuation Day. The importance of proper punctuation forms the centre of an ongoing debate, where the

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necessity of clear and precise communication is held up against the need for an evolving language, particularly with the common use of texting. Punctuation Day argues that the correct use of apostrophes, semicolons and other punctuation is critical if you’re to get your message across. However, as correct grammar and punctuation are no longer considered to be core learning, it is de rigour for many people to have their (not there or they’re) own set of rules.

September 27 – International Coffee Day. This day is used to celebrate coffee as a beverage, with many events organised around the world. Many leading cafes and hot bread shops offer free or heavily discounted cups (or even huge mugs) of coffee to celebrate this occasion. As this hint was completely ignored last year, hopefully it will be noted this time.

September 28 – World Museum Day. This day is used to promote the role of museums around in the world, creating unique, enjoyable and free activities, often around an agreed theme. We have a world class museum in Tatura and the agreed theme this year is two-fold and by coincidence, exactly the same as last year; the history of irrigation and the Tatura War Camps. Come along and have a look, it’s free.

September 29 – World Heart Day. Each year 17.3 million people die of cardiovascular disease, 80% in the developing world. World Heart Day was devised by the World Heart Federation to help people realise that the majority of these deaths could be avoided through a well-balanced diet and exercise.

If you look as though you have a basketball stuffed up your jumper then perhaps it’s time to take note.

September 30 – Ask a Stupid Question Day. This is one of the most important days of the year. If we’re honest with ourselves we’ve had that question we wanted to ask but didn’t want to sound stupid or uneducated. We’re embarrassed to ask it because we assume that everyone else knows the answer. The truth is there is no such thing as a stupid question, except the one that you choose not to ask. We never learn anything if we’re afraid to ask the question to begin with. So, overcome your fear and ask those questions. The chances are most of the people around you will be wondering the same thing but are too afraid to ask. So remember, there are no stupid questions, unless of course it has just been explained to you and you weren’t actually listening because you were looking at a funny cat video on your phone. In that case it’s not the question that’s stupid but the person asking it so put away that damn phone and pay attention. Your intellect will thank you. I’ll finish this by asking, “Why do we press harder on the remote control when the batteries are going flat?”

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From September 4 – 10 it is Child Protection week!! On September 3 this year, Sacred Heart Parish will be offering a coloured ribbon to all its parishioners to tie on our fence after Mass. This will be followed up again with a similar offer on September 10.

So, we invite everyone in the community to join with Sacred Heart parishioners in tying a coloured ribbon on our fence throughout the month of September to express support and solidarity for the victims of abuse of any kind. Ribbons will be available in the Narthex (foyer) of the Church Play Your Part?

National Child Protection Week invites all Australians to play their part to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Protecting children is everyone’s business.

Launching on Father’s Day every year, National Child Protection Week, now in its 26th year, supports and encourages the safety and wellbeing of Australian children and families.

We are adopting a simple way of showing support by a program called Loud Fence. We thought that all of September could be a time to show our support and solidarity.

Let’s Get Loud, No More Silence!

Loud Fence was born from the personal stories that were told at The Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse public hearings in Ballarat in 2015. These personal stories had local people’s heads spinning. People felt helpless. They were saying they wanted to do something but didn’t know what. Maureen Hatcher, the instigator of the loud fence Facebook page said, “Some ribbons had started to appear on the gates of St Patricks College, in Ballarat. Two of us arranged to meet and tie ribbons onto the fence of the former Christian Brothers School in Ballarat to show support for our ex-classmates who had attended there. Maureen says, “We debated what colour. Should they be white or silver? Then somebody said, “No, let’s make them colourful, loud. There’s been too much silence.” That was the start of Loud Fence.

Loud Fence is showing support for survivors and standing in solidarity with victims. It is not a protest or a blame game. We believe that the ribbons give survivors hope and courage.

They show families of victims that they are not alone. A ribbon on a fence does not necessarily mean abuse happened in that place, it simply means that a person or organisation cares.

Loud Fence has grown. There are now ribbons on fences, gates and letterboxes all over the world. People tie ribbons to show support, or to start a conversation. Survivors have returned to the site of their abuse to tie a ribbon. They say that it gives them strength and is a part of the healing process.

So, we encourage anyone to come along and tie a ribbon on the fence at the front of Sacred Heart Church in Hogan Street from September 3 - 9. The ribbons will remain on the fence until the end of September.

- Judith Steel and Marli Kelly, Sacred Heart Parish

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GRANDPARENTS DAY

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More than 400 people gathered at Sacred Heart Primary School on Friday, August 4 to celebrate Grandparent's Day. A beautiful Mass celebration gave thanks for the guidance, wisdom, love and care grandparents and special people in our lives have for us. We were truly blessed to have so many people travel both short and long distances to help celebrate the tremendous influence more senior people have in the lives of our young children. Parish Priest Fr Michael Morley challenged students to trust and follow the guidance of their grandparents and special people in their lives because they needed to trust their own grandparents when they were young as well. "We have so much to learn from our grandparents," he said.

Following Mass, grandparents were invited to share fruit platters kindly prepared by school parents in each of the classrooms. Students were able to share their new learnings with their grandparents while soaking in the classroom environment. Classroom visits were followed by a fantastic morning tea in the Mercy Centre, complete with a spirited performance by the School Choir led by music teacher Mrs Karen Nihill. "It's written on our calendar each year, it's such a special day to share with the grandchildren and we wouldn't miss it for the world," said Martin Cameron, grandparent of Harry Cameron in Grade 2.

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Heading for Disaster

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(Part 1) James Peabody poured some milk into his coffee before glancing across at his wife Samantha. “I wouldn’t mind travelling back in time again,” he remarked, “but after what happened last time, I’m not so sure.”

Samantha laughed. “Don’t be such a fuddy-duddy. What happened last time was pre-ordained otherwise those early photographs wouldn’t have existed. We were meant to go there.”

“Paradoxes in time can be tricky things. We need to choose something really safe if we do go back,” replied James.

“I know, what about Lord Nelson?” suggested Samantha.

“What about him?”

“I was reading recently that there’s some conjecture about what he said when he was dying after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805,” replied Samantha.

James frowned. “What’s your fascination with people dying?”

“All historical figures died at some stage,” said Samantha. “It’s simply a fact of life.”

James held up a placating hand. “Okay, fine. So, what’s this conjecture?”

“According to the sailors near his death bed, Nelson turned to Captain Hardy and said, “Kiss me Hardy,” which you must admit seems a little strange.

James shrugged nonchalantly. “It depends on their relationship I suppose.”

“It was nothing like that,” scoffed Samantha. “Nelson was a notorious womaniser. Anyway, some scholars think that he said, “Kismet Hardy,” meaning it was fate, but naturally, the uneducated sailors nearby wouldn’t have understood that. So, why don’t we go back in time and listen carefully to his final words and then we’ll know?”

James shook his head. “It’s a good idea but we’d need the exact location of his ship when we went back to 1805 otherwise we’d simply land in the ocean and that could be disastrous. Besides, as two strangers on the ship we’d stand out like dog’s you-know-whats, particularly as one of us is a woman.”

Samantha shrugged. “It was just a thought. Do you have any ideas?”

“I was thinking about simply observing an important event in time, but not one that was dangerous or one that we could interfere with,” replied James.

“There can’t be too many of them,” replied Samantha slowly.

“Oh, you’d be surprised,” replied James. “I thought it might be a good idea to start a collection of historical artefacts, something that no-one is going to miss, so I thought we might go back and watch the apple fall on Sir Isaac Newton’s head, you know, the one that helped him formulate the theory of gravity.”

“And then collect the apple after,” replied Samantha gleefully. “What a great idea. Surely collecting that won’t cause any butterfly effects.”

James nodded. “It’s agreed then. Let me do some research and then we’ll head off.”

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Two days later Samantha stood outside the time machine admiring the camouflage job that James had done. “We’ll blend into the apple orchard beautifully,” she said.

“Thank you,” replied James. “I almost changed my mind about going but if we avoid any contact with people then we should be safe.”

“And why is that?” asked Samantha.

“We’ll be travelling back in time to 1666. Does that ring any warning bells?”

“Hmm ... 1666,” replied Samantha thoughtfully. “Was that the time of the bubonic plague?”

“Yes it was. Many thousands of people died but it was mainly confined to London. Newton had returned to Woolsthorpe Manor, his family home, in order to escape from the plague and that is where the apple fell on his head, so that is where we’ll be going.”

“Okay,” replied Samantha. “So, we really do need to avoid people like the plague.”

They climbed into the machine and James keyed in the co-ordinates and the time, winked at Samantha and then pressed the large green button.

There was a momentary feeling of weightlessness, followed by a slight thud. “That’s it,” said James. “We’ve arrived.”

“It always seems so quick,” remarked Samantha.

“That’s because it is,” replied James as he cautiously opened the door and peered out. “Okay, it’s safe. There’s not wild mob wanting to burn the heretics.”

“Heretics? Us?” said Samantha hesitantly.

“The fact that we appeared out of nowhere must seem like magic to the locals, and black magic at that. Come on, let’s find Sir Issac.”

“These are really beautiful grounds,” commented Samantha as they walked slowly across the grass towards a lone figure sitting quietly under a tree, reading a book.”

Samantha stopped before they got any closer. “Is that him?”

“I suppose so,” murmured James. “Why don’t we wander past, have a quick chat and find out.”

“I thought we were just going to watch him get donged on the head and then collect the apple after.”

“We’ll look rather foolish if it’s not him,” replied James. “Anyway, it’s not every day you get to meet such an important historical figure. Once we know it’s him we can hide behind a nearby tree and wait for the apple.”

“Okay,” exclaimed Samantha as she grabbed James by the hand. “Let’s do this.”

However, as they neared the man under the tree, he glanced up and immediately sprang to his feet. “What the hell are you people doing trespassing on my property?” he bellowed at them. “Be off with you before I call the constable.”

James was momentarily speechless. “Excuse me good sir, forsooth and ye verily, we were looking for Sir Isaac Newton.”

The man stared at them angrily. “My name is Newton but I’m clearly not a sir. What business do you want with me?”

James held out his hand in greeting. “My name is James Peabody and this is my good wife Samantha. We have travelled from a land far away.”

Newton stared James up and down, ignoring the outstretched hand. “That explains your strange manner of speaking and your flat vowels. Now explain your business here. I don’t have all day.”

Just then, an apple fell from the tree and landed with a soft thump in the grass where Newton had been sitting. Samantha and James immediately looked at each other in horror.

How will Isaac Newton discover the theory of gravity now that the apple has clearly missed his head. Without this theory to enhance his reputation, will he now miss out on his knighthood? James and Samantha will have to fix this in a hurry, otherwise, without this important theory, we may all be doomed to drift off into space.

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TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IN THE BUSH Recently the Rushworth Prospecting Club's members and friends enjoyed a club sponsored BBQ with members providing the sweets, hot vegies and salads. The celebration was to mark their 10th year of existence and what a wonderful array of tucker was provided.

Everybody sat in a huge circle around a roaring wood camp fire. It was a great place to be on a

Saturday night. Day trippers ventured out for the day and evening and many other members took advantage of the bush camping and great location by staying out with their caravans for a week. The cool but reasonably pleasant days were spent either sitting around camp or as most did, out seeking the elusive gold with their detectors. The Rushworth Prospecting

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Club is mainly for detector enthusiasts, although some members dabble in panning and sluicing. Outings are held monthly between Rushworth and alternative gold bearing areas such as Moliagul, Wedderburn and Inglewood. Enquiries can be made to Club President and Rushworth resident Jim Bartlett on 0407561019.

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TOOLAMBA PRIMARY SCHOOL Students at Toolamba Primary School have continued to explore many learning opportunities throughout 2017. Our school continues to strive for excellence in all areas.

Our major theme in Term 3 is our annual school concert. Once again our students will grace the stage of Eastbank, Shepparton.

The format remains the same as previous years with Act 1 consisting of a performance by students in the grade, Act 2 then has our students moving about in Multi-Age

groupings. We find these instances where students are across all grades very beneficial for the leadership skills of our participants.

Tickets for our concert are available from our general office.

While the concert rehearsals are being held most afternoons, our morning sessions still remain focused on literacy and numeracy. It has been fantastic to see our junior students build their confidence in their addition skills this term.

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Four local writers were recently published in the 25th anniversary edition of tamba, the quarterly journal of the GV Writers Group.

Tamba has a good reputation nationally with frequent submissions from poets as far away as Western Australia. Submissions were received from across Australia for inclusion in the anniversary edition, so to feature four writers from Murchison is quite an achievement.

The four writers, Lucette Bailliet, Rebecca Trevaskis, Pat Patt and Vonnie Deering are all members of the Murchison Writers Group.

The group meets at 10am on the second Friday of the month at Murchison Neighbourhood House and new members are always welcome.

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The amnesty is your opportunity to hand in any unregistered or unwanted firearms and firearm related articles without penalty. During the amnesty, Victoria Police will not prosecute a person in possession of unregistered firearms, cartridge ammunition, imitation firearms or weapons for the purpose of surrender. Nonprosecution will not extend to possession in any other circumstance.

In Victoria, any person who wants to surrender a firearm, firearm-related article (e.g. cartridge ammunition, barrels etc.) or weapon should surrender these items to a Licensed Firearms Dealer and not directly to police. Where a person is appropriately licensed, they may be able to register or sell surrendered items.

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that are not acquired by appropriately licensed individuals will be forfeited to police for destruction.

The information collected during the surrender will not be used to identify a person surrendering items under the amnesty. It does not cost anything to surrender firearms. If you are caught with unregistered firearms outside the amnesty, you risk a fine up to $280,000, up to 14 years in jail and a criminal record.

If you have firearms or weapons for surrender that you think may have military or historical significance, please contact the Victorian RSL on 9655 5555 to enquire about the potential to donate these items.

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Tatura Library News

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AWARD FOR 60 YEARS OF SERVICE Mrs Linda Marke recently travelled to Government House where she was presented with her Gold Rosette for 60 years of service to the Red Cross. The Award was presented by the Governor of Victoria, Linda Dessau.

1000 Books Before School. We have had a great response to our ongoing 1000 books before school program. If your child has completed a reading sheet, please call into the library to collect the next sheet and, if appropriate, a milestone reward. If you would like to join the program Tatura library staff will be happy to assist.

Rhyme and Story Time. The next R&ST with Emma is at Tatura Library on Thursday August 24 at 10.30am. These free sessions, suitable for babies and pre-schoolers, involve story-telling, singing and an activity. iTots Digital Story-telling at Shepparton Library. Discover apps and programs that entertain and educate, share songs, stories, felt board fun and much more. Suitable for children 3 to 5 years who are accompanied by a parent or carer. BYO iPad, tablet or laptop. Tuesdays 10.30am till 11.30am Author Talks. Andrea Palmer will talk about her book Plum at the Shepparton library on Wednesday, August 23 at 2.00pm. This is the true story of Plum Rutherford Heath, the daughter of a wealthy aristocrat, from the early days of her childhood in India in the last days of the Raj, boarding school in England and Australia, serving in the Burmese army, travelling the world in the 1950’s, to Berkeley and the rebellious freedoms of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Please contact Shepparton Library on 1300 374 765 for bookings and further information.

Kylie Ladd will talk about her new novel The Way Back at Mooroopna Library on Monday, September 4 at 6.00pm. When a life has been shattered, how do you put the pieces back together? A moving, haunting and all-too-real novel that takes you beyond the headlines and explores a family’s worst nightmare with compassion and insight. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of Mooroopna Library. Bookings are required so please phone Mooroopna Library on 1300 374 765 by Friday, September 1.

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Rodney Shire Council has adopted an internal riding restructure plan which cuts all major towns in half. Council secretary Mr Royden James, said precise boundaries had not been determined, but he imagined the end plan would still dissect the towns. “It should be possible to achieve equal distribution,” he said. “Council has been aware of the need for a redistribution of internal boundaries.”

The present Merrigum, Tatura and Mooroopna based ridings are grossly uneven in population.

Merrigum has a mere 1573 voters compared with Tatura’s 3638 and Mooroopna’s 5149, though each riding is represented by three councillors. ***** Shepparton United completely outclassed Tatura in the final home and away game of the season and showed all spectators, in no uncertain terms, that they are worthy favourites for this year’s flag. Tatura’s lack of height and physical strength has not this season been more highlighted than it was last Saturday and if the Bulldogs are going to bridge the very wide gap between them and the top GVL sides they will have to recruit a number of strong key position players. Best players on the day for Tatura were Garth McMahon, Paul McInneny, Phil Nicholson, Robert Harrison, Carmello Vraca and Shane McLennan. *****

An Albury to Adelaide daily coach service could call through Tatura and pick up people if enough interest is shown. The coach service, which is conducted by Mylon Motorways runs via Wangaratta, Shepparton and Bendigo daily. Robert Vasey of Mylon Motorways said, “Even if people use the coach service just once or twice a year, we then know there is a need to call in at Tatura. The cost of the trip from Tatura to Adelaide would be $33 per adult. ***** Unemployed youth throughout the region have been invited to attend a field day organised by the Rodney Shire. The day is being held as part of the Rodney Health Promotion project as an initial approach to addressing a major issue for young unemployed people of a lack of self-esteem, self-worth and motivation.

The day aims to provide young people with information and increase their awareness of the health and community services available. ***** Mighty Merrigum used their greater mobility and muscle to monopolise this year’s Kyabram District League grand-final against Lancaster and achieve back-to-back premierships. A huge crowd paid $7973 to see Peter White’s Bulldogs burn off their arch rivals and neighbours, Lancaster, in a comprehensive 34 points triumph which left no doubts as to the best team in the league for the second year in succession. Best players for Merrigum were T.

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TATURA INDOOR BOWLS CLUB The Tatura Indoor Bowls Championships have been decided. Ladies Club Champion Frances Britten took out her second club championship defeating Freda Clement in the final. In the Men's Club Championship, Keith Smith took out his first championship with a victory over Laurie Noonan.

In the club pairs final, both the men's and ladies club champions featured in the final, albeit in opposing sides. Keith Smith together with Freda Clement defeated Doug Clapp and Frances Britten in the final.

Four triples teams competed in the Williams Shield, on a points system, with the winning team of Freda Clement, Kay Dempsey and Di Downie winning on points over Keith Smith, Lynn Nicholson and Trevor Downie.

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ELISABETH DREYER Elisabeth Dreyer, who was born on August 14, 1926 in Germany, died at Parkvilla Aged Care Facility in Tatura on August 4 and was buried with her husband in Tatura Cemetery. Not a lot is known of her early years but her life changed when at a dance, somewhere in Northern Germany, she met the love of her life, Hasso, and they married at the local registry office on December 10, 1948.

In 1949, they had their first child, Marlis, the apple of her father's eye, and three years later, in 1952, their son Yorg was born. He was a sickly child, needing much medical attention. After a year they decided that there was no future in Germany and applied to migrate to Australia. Elisabeth was not so keen to travel half way around the world to a country where they didn't even speak their language but Hasso prevailed and she believed that where a husband went, the wife should always be with him. The journey to Australia on board the Fairsea was difficult, with the women and children in cabins while the men slept in hammocks on the lower decks. And of course, the ships back then certainly weren't like cruise ships of today.

Elisabeth reminded Marlis every now and then how she (Marlis) was sick for the entire six-week trip to Melbourne and that all she wanted to do was to be back with her grandmother in Germany. After a very long journey, the Fairsea finally docked at Station Pier in October 1953 where the next shock was waiting for the Dreyers. Try to imagine how Station Pier looked all those years ago. All Elisabeth wanted to do was turn around and go back home.

Australia was short of labour at the time, so migrant ships were met by people needing workers. Before they got off the ship Hasso had a job on a flower farm at Monbulk but protocol required they first go to Bonegilla Migrant Camp, where they stayed for three weeks before starting the job.

They lived there in a little two-roomed shack they shared with swallows’ nests, but no bathroom. Things got better as time progressed. Life moved on and they slowly learnt to be Australians.

And then disaster struck. Living in the middle of nowhere, their house caught fire and burnt down, losing everything that was brought from

Germany and everything they had accumulated during those first couple of years. To make matters worse, Elisabeth was almost nine months pregnant with her last child but that didn't stop her from climbing through eightfoot windows to rescue both Marlis and Yorg from the burning house.

After two years of struggling and saving they were back to square one.

Soon after that, Ralph, the first Australian Dreyer was born. Living in a remote area, there was a need to drive a car and I am going to share a little story from Marlis as to how Elisabeth obtained her licence when her grasp of the English language was far from good. Her husband had given her a few lessons and when it came to the oral test, things got tricky. The driving was okay but the questions were a little more interesting. The policeman would ask a question, Hasso would translate to Elisabeth, she would reply in German and Hasso would translate back to the policeman.

She could have been giving a cake recipe and he wouldn't have been any the wiser! Obviously, one would never get away with that these days.

Life progressed in their new country. After the house burnt down, they moved to Yellingbo where their closest neighbour was only a mile away, much closer than the five-mile distance where their house had burned. At that time Elisabeth and her husband decided to branch out by themselves and they rented a small 20-acre farm in Selby, which they later bought and there they became market gardeners, planting spuds with the whole family helping out. It was also about that time they started in the pig business, with both Elisabeth and Hasso working at various jobs in factories in an attempt to make more than a living. The house was small for five people, basically two 12 by 12 foot rooms with an enclosed verandah at each side. Things were tight but they were happy. The kids still remember the freedom they enjoyed living in the sticks, climbing trees, trapping rabbits and all the things children do when they are not overly restricted.

When the children were starting to leave home, they built their new house, though Marlis never got to live there with them. Growing suburbia was beginning to encroach on the piggery and after much battling with the council their piggery licence was revoked. It was then decided they needed a bigger place, further from town and the property was sold and the piggery continued at Dhurringile, with a much smaller house but larger farm. Elisabeth did sometimes speak lovingly to me of the beautiful big house at Selby that she enjoyed so much.

Nevertheless, she wasn't one to dwell on things from the past. We believe she saw and experienced many horrific things during the war but rarely spoke of them. And there we have it, a most remarkable woman, who joined her husband when he made the wrenching decision to move half way around the world away from family and friends, to start their lives in a strange country, where they didn't even speak the same language.

She was a most thrifty person, being in charge of the family finances but also known to be very generous at times.

She was a dedicated mother, who taught her children right from wrong, sometimes with the help of a wooden spoon, which she proudly told me she would make them get out from the kitchen drawer and even had them return it after the punishment!

She was Mum to Marlis, Yorg and Ralph and Omi to Megan, Kelly, John, Paul and great grandsons Tyson and Hamish. Most of all she was her husband's best friend and confidante. She will be missed by many who knew and loved her and mention needs to be made of the wonderful care she was given at Parkvilla for the last year of her life by the excellent staff there.

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TATURA BOWLS CLUB I was informed today, by the Hill Top President, that the Wednesday Triples with Tatura, Kyabram and Hill Top, will not be a goer for the coming summer season. Kyabram have confirmed that this format has finished.

The Wednesday Triples was started by Tatura, many years ago, with scones for afternoon tea.

The directors have decided to run a Wednesday pairs with 2x4x2 format and back to the scones jam and cream for afternoon tea. It will be a 1pm start. Weather will control the starting date but it will be mid to late September.

Prizes for winners and runners up and for the team that has the worst day. Full particulars concerning green fees will be available later this month.

The Maskell green is normally open for practise but please check the open/closed board because spring maintenance has started.

The Sunday Social is going well. Names in by 12 noon for a 1pm start with finger food while the winners are worked out.

Important Dates: 60 and over start on September 20. Names on board please. Over 60’s start at 10am and finish at 2.30pm so for anyone wanting to beat the heat, it is a good game to play. The 60 and Over regional match is at Tatura on Oct 30.

Mid-Week pennant starts on Oct 3. The first Friday night dinner is on October 6 at 6.30pm.

A practise game will be arranged for October 7. An intra-club practice match will be held on Oct 14. October 21 is the start of week end Pennant.

Please note that the Vic Open is held from November 18 – 24. Please pencil these dates in so that you can help.

- Adrian Barry THANKYOU TO ALL WHO SUPPLIED THEIR NEWS EARLY THIS MONTH

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TATURA HOSPITAL LADIES AUXILIARY Our Annual General Meeting held in St. Mary’s Hall on July 27 was very well attended with thirty-two ladies and one gentleman present. President Margery LaPeyre welcomed everyone and introduced Lyn Gundrill, President of the Hospital Reference Committee, to preside over the election of office-bearers for 2017/18. Elected were President - Margery LaPeyre, First Vice President - Dorothy Smith, Second Vice President - Joan Holmes, Secretary - Jill Clapperton, Assistant Secretary - Heather Clapp, Treasurer - Trish Warnett and Trading Table - Joan Holmes.

After fifteen years as secretary, Dorothy Smith has retired from the position which has been taken on by Jill Clapperton. In appreciation of her services to the Auxiliary, Margery presented Dorothy with a beautiful bouquet

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Jayne French gave a report on improvements made to the Tatura Hospital over the past twelve months and Karen Saccuzzo outlined future developments to be made at GVHealth in Shepparton.

Guest speaker was new secretary Jill Clapperton. Jill graduated as a vet in 1990 and gave a humorous talk on her experiences as a graduate vet as she learned to not only deal with animals but also with humans.

Margery thanked all present for their support for the Auxiliary and invited them to afternoon tea served with the assistance of the Catholic Women’s League. The selection of products donated by Unilever was won by Kaye Butler.

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CREATING AN APPETITE FOR LIFE - MAGGIE BEER In September 2016, Moyola Lodge was incredibly privileged to be accepted in to the Maggie Beer 'Creating an Appetite for Life' Education Program. The program aims are to ensure that all residents in aged care are provided with fresh food with flavour. Debra Pratt, chef at Moyola Lodge completed the program and was very inspired by Maggie Beer’s passion for food.

"She talks so passionately about what she wants to implement in aged care and inspired all of us in our roles in aged care to making a difference in aged care kitchens."

Moyola’s Chef Debra Pratt and CEO Polly Devine recently attended the Maggie Beer Foundation ‘Appetite for Life’ Program session where all participants in the program were together to share ideas, successes and learnings from the implementation of the program in their facilities.

GROUNDS FOR CHARITY Did you know that coffee grounds make an ideal addition to your compost for your garden? A check on the internet shows that various trials using coffee grounds have shown that they are best incorporated into your compost, not used directly onto the ground.

Rita Bray from Café One4One is selling coffee grounds to the public and donating all the proceeds to Moyola Lodge. Rita chose Moyola Lodge as the beneficiary as she wants to give back to the community and is interested in the garden which has been created there under the Maggie Beer ‘Creating an Appetite for Life’ Education Program.

The garden was established three months ago with funding from the GV Community Fund.

Bob, a resident at Moyola Lodge, takes care of the garden and it is going along well. Bob has always loved gardening so he is the ideal person to look after the one at Moyola Lodge.

Debra was lucky enough to spend some quality one on one time with Maggie to share their joint passions for food and working with the elderly.

Moyola has implemented a number of initiatives as a part of this program including: Continental Breakfast Program which allows residents more choice at their morning meals; Establishment of Working Vegetable and Herb gardens which are maintained by residents who assist in growing a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs from use in the meal preparation at Moyola;

Orchards who donate free seasonal produce including apples and pears for our residents.

Moyola’s Chef Debra Pratt is extremely proud of being able to start a relationship with a local producer in Plunkett Orchards and looks forward to developing more relationships with local producers as we expand the program.

If you are local fruit, vegetable or food producer and wish to be associated with this program please do not hesitate to contact Moyola Lodge on (03) 5824 2274.

Establishment of relationships with local fruit and vegetable producers to acquire fresh and seasonal produce for residents at Moyola Lodge.

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NEW OWNERS AT MURCHISON EAST HOTEL Alison Torney and Gerhard Scherwinski (dec) have had many wonderful times running the Railway Hotel at Murchison East and Alison is now leaving Murchison after 23 years. The new owners, Paul and Emilia Golding, are from the Royal Mail Hotel in Nagambie, where they worked for almost three years and realised the industry suited them both. The move to Murchison East is a result of them wanting to create their own destination and build a vision of what they believe will be a distinctive country hotel. They are being joined by their son, Mitch, hoping to become part of the local community. Renovations will be carried out immediately and it will be most interesting to see the changes in this hotel and to hear more of their master plan for the future. ~Janice Dreyer Murchison East Hotel

GOULBURN VALLEY TREFOIL NEWS At our July 13 meeting, in true Guiding tradition, we sat around an open fire and enjoyed a soup and sandwich lunch and listened to our guest speaker Deidre Robertson who is from the Goulburn Valley Hearing Clinic. She explained the different parts of the ear using models on the table, telling us what actually happens at a hearing assessment. Deidre concluded by handing out information to help us make an informed choice. President Lesley Walker presented Deidre with a gift for her very informative presentation.

‘One Step at a Time’ Trefoil Guild members Muriel and Kath are just that! President Lesley presented 98-year-old Muriel Burns with a card and flowers. Muriel joined Brownies when she was seven and was in the Guide Colour Party when Shepparton Guide Hall was opened. Kath Hall received a 40 years Long Service Award which was presented by President Lesley. Well done! Muriel and Kath, your dedication to guiding has, and still is, outstanding.

At our next meeting on August 10, Wilma Wiseley will show us just how easy it is to make beautiful cards.

On September 17, Guides and Leaders will be attending The Church of Christ at 10am for the 2017 service. The Church is on the corner of Nixon and Corio streets. All welcome to come and join us.

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Pets on Parade

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THE LIFE OF A CLOTHES PEG Here we go again, yesterday was freezing cold all day. We shivered and wobbled on the line. Wouldn’t you think by now, after all these years that she, the lady of the house, would give us a proper place to get together out of the wet to stay clean and dry? We don’t mind the sun, at least we can get warm whilst we hang on to all that our lady throws at us on a good drying day.

Wow! Today looks like a good drying day and a big day. It’s a holiday weekend and the grand kids have just arrived. I’ve warned my brothers and sisters hanging with me to be ready, we know how they love to swing on the clothes line. So far all’s well, just the jumper and pillow slips and a couple of skirts. What’s next? Oh dear, purple jocks. Fancy that. Mr is getting a bit jazzy.

There are loud noises in the house, they must be having morning tea.

Watch out everyone! Kids on the third step and coming fast with cake and ice cream all over their fingers. One has a rope, we’re in for it now.

Round and round goes the line. Oh no! Two yellows just fell off and they sound hurt. Far out! The red headed kid just stood on yellow.

Oh dear, I don’t think she will make it now. The kids are swinging and pushing. Oh no! Bully Bob kicked Betty and now all hell has broken loose.

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Hills Hoist and finding us thrown all over the lawn, covered in cake and ice cream. She takes the tea towel to the kids as they scatter.

She washes us with the hose and puts the line up and then we settle down, take a deep breath and get ready for tomorrow.

Tomorrow already and the wind is blowing up. We don’t feel safe at the moment. Pinky feels some motion sickness. I’m sliding over to her to stop some movement and Bluey is coming over from the other side. We will stop her falling. Now the rain has started so I don’t think we will be working today.

Oh my God, a bird just, you-know-what on me. Stupid bird! You have all of Australia to do that. Why on me? It’s really coming down now, another cold and wet day, still no peg bag.

I don’t believe this, it’s raining cats and dogs and Mr puts a filthy dog blanket on the line and expects us to hold it up for him. He can’t be bothered washing it, that’s his problem. He wants the rain to do it for him. Fancy using us for a stinky old dog blanket. Mrs will want to use us tomorrow to hold her lovely white blouse and then what? Oh well, I guess tomorrow will tell if she finds that old blanket on the line. Hopefully we will all get a lovely warm wash and as the day is expected to be warm, we will be dried in the sun.

Oh hum, happy days, such is life as a clothes peg.

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What would you get if you cross a man of steel with hot vegetable broth?

Souperman!

Why doesn’t Superman have many friends?

He wears his underwear over his pants!

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Dinner dinner dinner Batman!

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Alice in Wonderland What is GREEN and smells like BLUE paint?

Green paint!

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A PINK carnation!

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BACRONYMS A bacronym is a phrase or sentence constructed from the letters of a word that is treated as an acronym but wasn’t originally meant to be an acronym. As a reminder for those readers who may have forgotten what an acronym is, it is a word made from the initial letters in a phrase. An example is ANZAC which stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corp.

Ford, the motor car, is named after Henry Ford but it can be converted to a bacronym as in the following – fix or repair daily.

The word posh is believed to stand for port out starboard home which supposedly described the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by aristocratic or important people travelling by ship from Britain to India and back.

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In the year 1825, in a remote valley lying between the mountains of south-west Ireland, near the Flesk River of Killarney, three women are brought together by strange and troubling events.

Nora Leachy has lost her daughter and her husband in the same year, and is now burdened with the care of her fouryear-old grandson, Micheal. Nora seeks out the only person who might be able to help Micheal. It is said that old Nance Roche has ‘the knowledge’, that she consorts with Them, the Good People, and that only she can return those whom they have taken. *The amount of research that was done to write this book is incredible. It’s all to do with the wee folk in Ireland and the beliefs of the Irish. This book is a fabulous read and it’s Kent’s second novel. Now I look forward to her first boo ‘Burial Rites’ which has received numerous awards and nominations.

Kerry Gardner

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a few other bacronyms for you to ponder.

FEAR – False Education Appearing Real.

HOPE – Hanging Onto Positive Expectations.

BIBLE – Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

EGO – Edging God Out. PUSH – Pray Until Something Happens.

DENIAL – Don’t Even Notice I Am Lying.

SLIP – Sobriety Losing Its Priority Now that you understand how they bacronyms work, there’s nothing stopping you from creating your own.

QUIZ answers 1a – The Mighty Bombers of course 2a – Sir Isaac Newton 3c – Shanghai (24 million) 4b – Kate Bush 5a – Emily Bronte 6b – 149 million kilometres 7d – Army 8c – Nigeria 9b – Charles Sturt 10c – General Sir Peter Cosgrove Scoring.

0–2. Struggle Street. This was quite a difficult quiz although I tend to say this every month. Still, if it helps you feel better about your score then this quiz was exceptionally hard and you did well to score even a couple of points. I also say this every month but this month it’s true.

3-5. Unexceptional. Oh dear, once again you are part of the boring, mundane majority. Maybe you should think about wearing strange and colourful clothing or perhaps dye your hair orange and purple in order to stand out, although if everyone did that then you’re back to square one.

6-7. Exceptional. According to the dictionary you are either unusual or unusually good. As these two meanings are quite different and as self-praise is no praise, perhaps you should ask somebody else about which category you fall into. Being psychic, I know what their answer will be.

8-9. Smarty Pants. I’m sure this title is meant to be complimentary but somehow it is telling me that you used the part of the anatomy towards the rear of your pants to guess some of the answers. This hardly seems fair for somebody as clever as you. Perhaps I should change the title for this score, although clever shirt doesn’t quite have the same impact.

10. Genius. Wow! According to my dictionary you are supposed to have exalted intellectual power. I’m told that only a genius can recognise another genius, as opposed to somebody who is merely clever. This is in fact, quite true. What was your name again?

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GENERATIONS CHURCH

Venue- 295 Dhurringile Road, Tatura Sunday Services: 9am, 11am and 6pm* Kid’s Program at 9am and 11am.

Pastors Ron & Susan Mallon 5824 3240 Youth Pastor Kareena Meyer 0487 460 162 Revolution Kids Andy Mallon 0417 394 119 Op. Shop Neville Crow 5824 3059

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

TATURA UNITING CHURCH

ANGLICAN PARISH OF TATURA

All Saints, 18 Francis St. Tatura Ph. Rectory: 5824 1170 Rector: Rev. Jude Benton Church Service Times Sundays - 9.00am Mainly Music Wednesdays - 10.00am during term time Pre-school music & fun Contact: Iola Ibrahim 5854 8265 Facebook: Mainly Music Tatura Messy Church, an interactive family service.

Bi-monthly.

Sunday 15 October at 5pm then 24/12

Minister Rev. Brian Spencer 0400 274 482 AUGUST SERVICES Sept 3 11am Worship at Murchison

Rev B Spencer (H.C) Sept 10 11am H Woodman Sept 17 11am Congregation Sept 24 11am J. McRae

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

WHALE 52 A lonely whale of unknown species has been swimming the Earth’s seas for years, ostracized from its own kind thanks to an inability to communicate.

Not that it doesn’t try. It does, but the whale sings in a sound frequency that is so high, no other whales are able to hear it in order to respond.

The whale is a filter feeder and caught the attention of the U.S. Navy in 1989 when their instruments picked up its odd frequency. Calling away at 52 Hertz, (the unit of frequency), the unknown whale stood out because other filter feeders call between 15 and 25 Hertz. Its filter-feeding brethren, like the blue whale, use frequencies like those of the lowest notes on a piano, while this whale uses a frequency that’s about eight notes higher.

The 52-Hertz whale also calls in a distinctly more rapid rhythm compared to the deeper and more languid blue whale song.

However, not only is Whale 52 off frequency, it’s also off track. Scientists have been easily able to follow its movements for years thanks to its unique call but have been unable to match the whale’s migration path to that of any known filter-feeding whales. Called the loneliest whale in the world, no-one has been able to explain its unique communication and navigational capabilities. It could be a hybrid of two different filter-feeding species, forging a unique song and path that no whale has used before. For years he has roamed the seas, singing unrequited songs of yearning, searching for a mate to share his solitary world.

Although his plaintive love songs have been heard by many, he has never been seen. He is currently the subject of a documentary film and has been tracked by scientists since 1989 as he migrates up and down the Pacific Ocean along the north-west coast of North America.

He cries out in long, low moans, his musical mating calls ringing for hours through the darkness of the deepest seas. His strong voice carries for miles through the sea, broadcasting a wide repertory of heartfelt tunes.

But although he swims in waters that are populated by thousands of other whales, no female ever responds because of his unusually high voice.

For many lovelorn humans, Whale 52 has come to symbolise the hopeless romantic in us all. "It's very sad that so many people identify with this

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whale," says marine biologist Mary Ann Daher of the Massachusetts Oceanographic Institution, who co-authored the original research on the discovery of Whale 52. "I receive letters, emails and poems, mostly from women, and it's heartbreaking to read some of the things they say. They identify with this animal who doesn't seem to fit in anywhere, unable to make friends, feels alone and feels different from everybody."

Blue whales are the largest creatures on the planet, growing up to almost 100 feet and living for up to 80 years. There were about 12,000 blue whales roaming the world's oceans in 2002 and with a current ban on their hunting the population is believed to have increased. Yet Whale 52’s falsetto mating calls are left unanswered as he wanders the vast Pacific in search not only of love but also of food, pursuing clouds of plankton and tiny shrimp-like krill. Scientists believe he is a baleen whale, a broad sub-order of marine mammal which includes 15 species of whales without teeth, filtering food through giant, brush-like plates in his mouth. Baleen whales lack sharp eyesight and a keen sense of smell underwater. Instead they use sound to help to attract mates, to recognise each other, to socialise and probably to navigate.

The US navy's sophisticated billion-dollar hydrophone system, designed to track Soviet nuclear submarines during the Cold War, recorded his migratory patterns in great detail each year, cruising from central California to the Aleutian Islands in the north Pacific. He always travels solo, swims up to 42 miles a day and one year covered more than 6,873 miles.

Although he may be lonely in the ocean, Whale 52 has won many landbound admirers whose interest has helped to promote greater study of the ocean giants. While he continues to moan his unrequited songs of romantic longing, scientists confess that they cannot know what truly lies in the heart and mind of a whale, no matter how unloved.

"We don't know if he's lonely," says oceanographer Mary Ann Daher.

"The supposed emotional yearnings of Whale 52 say much more about the humans who hear his story than it does about the whale himself."

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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 —— C.A.E. BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP. Meet 2nd Tues. in month, 8.00pm in private homes. Mignon Campbell 5824 1367, or Lois Orr 5824 2379 G.V. BRANCH CAKE DECORATORS ASS. VIC. Inc. Workshop & meeting bi-monthly, Hodson House, Contact: Bev Smallman 5824 2638.

RODNEY ARTS SOCIETY - CREATIVE ART. Meet every Thurs at 9am. Mechanics Hall. Park at rear. Contact: Sue Graves 5824 2929 TATURA GARDEN CLUB. Meet 3rd Mon. in month. 8.00pm at Tatura Community House, Kerferd St., Tatura President: Jan Perry 5824 1130 Secretary: Lyn McCartney 5824 2464 TURATON MUSIC COMPANY Rehearsals Monday and Wednesday at 7.30pm at 252 Pyke Road. New members welcome. Contact Shirley Ferguson 5824 1547 Email: info@turaton.org.au Web: www.turaton.org.au

—— Churches —— ANGLICAN PARISH OF TATURA. Rev'd Jude Benton 5824 1170. Parish Secretary Jillian Earl 5824 2988. Ladies Guild. Meet 2nd Fri. in month, 2.00pm Contact: Phyll Bramley 5824 2633 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 9am, 11am & 6pm Sunday's.

MURCHISON UNITING CHURCH. Congregation Pres. Helen Newton 5826 2426 MURCHISON “MURRUNGAR” U.C.F. Meet 3rd Fri. in month 2.00pm in Church Hall. Contact: M. Brown 5826 2381 TATURA CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE. Meet 1st Wed. of month, 2 pm Parish Hall. Contact: Gwen Ranson 5824 1251 Tatura/Toolamba Uniting Church, Rev. Brian Spencer 0400 274 482 .Congregation Sec. Beryl Cross 5826 6353.

TATURA / TOOLAMBA UNITING CHURCH FELLOWSHIP Meet at alternate venues 2nd Thurs of month Pres. Mignon Campbell 5824 1367 Sec. Beryl Cross 5826 6353 —— Committees —— AUSTRALIA DAY COMMITTEE MURCHISON. Contact: Desley on 5826 2546.

AUSTRALIA DAY COMMITTEE TATURA. Contact: Bill Milner 0407 778 830 AUSTRALIA DAY COMMITTEE TOOLAMBA. Contact: Vin Whit e 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 5854 8323 murchison men's shed. 1pm to 2pm Wednesday, rear of Murchison Community Care Bldg. Contact Ken Mair 5826 2773, Wal Harrison 5826 2512 TOOLAMBA COMMUNITY HALL. For bookings contact Jim Woodward on 0427 099 955 or Rhonda White on 5826 5461 Victory Hall & Mechanics Institute. Enquires Phone 0408 052 429 Bookings: 'Brush It Up' Hairdressing Ph 5824 1387 —— Community —— BALLANTYNE CENTRE TATURA. For bookings and enquiries 5824 1421.

GIRGARRE RSL. Meet 1st Tues in month, 7pm, RSL Clubrooms.

Sec: John Crilly 5824 2447.

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 5826 2472 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 5826 2518.

Murchison retirement village. 25-27 Impey St, Murchison. Sec Jeni Harrison 5826 2512 MURCHISON R.S.L. Meet 2nd Tues in month, 2.00pm RSL Meeting Room, Contact: Douglas Messer 5826 2328.

TATURA AREA COMMUNITY BULLETIN P.O. Box 353 7pm, Tatura Netball clubrooms, Hastie St, Tatura.

Tatura. Phone Enquiries 5824 1070, Fax 5824 1079, Email: info@ TATURA SOCCER CLUB. Training Tues. & Thurs. at 6.30pm tatbulletin.com.au Howley Oval. Contact: Pres. M. Lia 5831 8579, Sec. M. Crisera.

TATURA CARER’S GROUP. TATURA TABLE TENNIS ASSOC. Inc. Winter Comp, May Meet every 4th Monday of the month between 11.00 am to 1.00 - Sept., Tuesday 7.30pm. at Tat Stadium. Contact: Pres. P. Crow pm at the Tatura Community House Meeting Room at 12-16 Casey 0429 941 454.

Street, Tatura.

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

—— WELFARE —— TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE. 12-16 Casey Street Ph 5824 ST VINCENT DE PAUL. Help and information 1315 Tatura community plan committee. Meet 3rd 3 Francis St. Tatura 5824 1443 Tuesday of month, 7.30pm at Tatura Senior Citizens. Contact Carl C.O.G.S Aged & Disability Services Offer in home supports and services to Seniors. Contact ‘The Coordinator’ on Walters on 0419 118 237 TATURA & DIST. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Meet 4th Wed. in 5832 7985 —— Guides —— month, 7.30pm, Tatura Museum. Contact Pres. Steve Barnard 0401 TATURA GIRL GUIDES Contact Lisa A Wagner 5855 2427 mob 635 556 Sec. Sharon Heard 0435 031 735 TATURA FILM SOCIETY. PO Box 356 Tatura. Pres, Peter Nelson 0409 150 507 email TaturaGuides@bigpond.com 0419 339 390 Membership Sec. e: vpatullock@y7mail.com —— Seniors —— TATURA FIRE BRIGADE AUXILIARY. Meet 2nd Fri. in month TATURA ITALIAN PENSIONER CLUB. Meet each Tues. at 7.30pm. Fire Station, Pres: Marie Wright 5856 1418. night 7.00pm. St. Mary’s Hall, Tatura. Contact: Pres. Sam TATURA ITALIAN SOCIAL CLUB. Contact: Nello Giansiracusa Russo 5824 2131.

Mob 0408 242 135. Club open Tues. & Thurs. nights, Sat noon - 5 p.m. TATURA SENIOR CITIZENS. Meet every Wed at Clubrooms, Tatura Men's Shed. Meets Tuesdays 10am-3pm; Thurs 2pm- Lunch 12pm. Activities 1pm, Contact: Pres. Veronica Dowell 5pm at Clubrooms, S.W. corner of Racecourse. Pres: Allan Johnston 5824 1815, Sec, Kaye Butler 5824 2320 Assist. Sec, Brian 0400 143 977, Sec: Robert Knight 5826 5095 Reeves 5824 1646.

TATURA MUSEUM. Open 2-4pm. Sat, Sun. & Pub. Hols. 1-3pm —— Service —— Mon-Fri or by appointment. Contact: 5824 2111 or Sharon Heard Lions Club of Murchison & District Meet 0435 031 735.

TATURA PROBUS CLUB. Meet 4th Thur. in month, 10am 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at the Caledonian Hotel, at Lagozzino's Top Pub. Contact: Pres. Bill Wood 5824 1927 Murchison. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Contact Pres. John Ferguson 5826 2293 or Sec. Alan Rosser 0404 369 111.

Sec. Wendy Wilson 5824 3843.

TATURA R.S.L. Meet 3rd Fri. in month, 1.30pm, R.S.L. Clubrooms, LIONS CLUB OF TATURA Inc. Meet 2nd & 4th Tues.

Contact: Pres. R.Mathieson 0418 393 525 , Sec. Glenda McLeod 5824 Tatura Senior Citizens Hall. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Contact: Secretary, Sharon Hopkins, 0416 494 476 or email tatura@ 1398 0411 298 113.

TATURA S.E.S. Training Monday nights 7pm at Cnr Martin & Russell lionsclubs201v5.org. We welcome all inquiries.

LIONS CLUB OF TOOLAMBA meets 1st Tuesday of each Sts. Contact 5824 1910.

TATURA TOY LIBRARY. Meet 2nd Tuesday of month, 7.30pm at month at Junction Hotel at 6.30pm. Contact Laurie Thomson Toy Library, 5-9 Kerferd Street Open Mon 3.45-4.30pm, Saturdays 0429 134 994 or Helen Morritt 5826 5005.

10am-11am except school holidays and public holidays Contact Mark ROTARY CLUB OF TATURA. Formal Meetings 1st & 3rd Bailey on 0428 377 866 Wed. Social Meeting other Weds. Tatura Hotel, 6pm for 6:30pm.

TATURA UDV. Meet Criterion Hotel. Contact H.Crawford 0407 Visitors always welcome. Contact Pres. Simon Pogue 0417 305 042 760 or 5854 8356 637, Sec. Jo Burgess 0410 582 629.

TATURA VICTORY HALL AVAILABLE FOR HIRE HARSTON CWA Meet 2nd Mon. in month, 11.00am The Bookings: 'Brush It Up' Hairdressing Ph 5824 1387 Gallery Cafe, Tatura. Contact Marg Corrigan 58241039 or TOOLAMBA Community HALL For bookings please contact 0434052342 Jim Woodwrad 0427 099 955 or Rhonda White 5826 5461.

MOOROOPNA CWA Meet Last Thur. in month, Royal Mail TOOLAMBA TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Hotel, Mooroopna at 7.30pm Contact:Sec. Barbara Carter 5825 COMMITTEE. Chairperson: Laurie Thomson, 0428 651 391 Sec: 1728 Mob: 0448 852 666 Pat Patt 0408 597 198 pattyryka@hotmail.com RODNEY CWA Meet 2nd Thurs. in month, 7.30pm at the Senior Citizen's Rooms. Contact: Sec. Melva Darby 0427 693 003.

—— SPORTS & RECREATION— BYRNESIDE TENNIS CLUB. Contact: President John Maher —— Environment —— 0439 556 348 DHURRINGILE DISTRICT LANDCARE GROUP Meet DHURRINGILE TENNIS CLUB. Contact: Secretary/Junior Co- last Wed. of every 2nd month (odd numbered), Dhurringile ordinator Lisa Niglia 0428 266 310 Community Centre, 8.00pm Contact: Sec. Suzanne Johnstone GMCA MOTOR HOME CHAPTER - Goulburn Valley Gypsies BH: 58335274 M: 0418 358 248 meet 4th Weekend every Month. Contact Pres. Joanne Arthur 5824 G.V. TREE GROUP. Meet 2nd Tues. in month at noon, Nursery, 1030 or 0407 260 464 6 Kerferd St., Tatura. Contact: President, Tom Dumaresq 5825 Goulburn valleyfins & fenders car club Meetlast 4836 0407 847 353 Wednesday of the month, 7pm, Tatura Scout Hall. Contact Treasurer HARSTON LANDCARE GROUP. President Nick O'Halloran Janine McNiece 0456 157 083 or gvfinsandfenders@gmail.com 0438 321 528 G.V. QUARTER HORSE & WESTERN RIDING CLUB Inc. NTH MURCHISON - TOOLAMBA LANDCARE GROUP. Contact: Diane Rose 5826 5113 or Kerry Corrigan 5824 2292 Contact: Rick Cross 5826 6292 Hill Top Golf Club Tatura. Contact: 5824 1689 HILL TOP LADY BOWLERS. Meet 1st Mon. in month 9.30am. in NTH WEST MOOROOPNA LAND MGT GROUP Meet 7:30pm 1st Tues in even numbered months at Dept. Primary Clubhouse. Contact: Sec. Christine Popple Ph 5824 2785 MURCHISON BOWLS CLUB Inc. P.O. Box 94. Murchison. New Industries, Tatura Pres. Nickee Freeman 0407 312 288 Sec. Members Welcome. Contact president Margaret Tweddle 5826 2268 Rhodey Bowman 5833 5957 RUSHWORTH PROSPECTING CLUB. Enquiries Secretary TRansition toWn tatura Meet 4th Wednesday of month at Community House, 7:30pm. Contact: Ross Musolino 5824 2447.

SHEPP ADVENTURE CLUB. Meet 4th Tues of every 2nd month 0407 845 247.

(Feb,Apr,Jun,Aug,Oct) in Shepparton Contact: Chris or Jill 5824 —— Health —— 1143 AH. AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING ASSOC. (Tatura, TATURA BASKETBALL ASSOC. Junior competitions. Contact Shepparton & Mooroopna areas) Two meetings a month Lisa Cullum 0428 242 889 (morning & night) covering breastfeeding and parenting topics.

TATURA BLUELIGHT DISCO CLUB. Mechanics Hall Hogan Tish Okley 5800 1234 or 0427 311 072 St. Ph Sgt. Darryl Phillips 5824 3099.

DIABETES EDUCATION & PEER SUPPORT GROUP. TATURA BOWLS CLUB Inc PO Box 4 Tatura.

Meetings held second Wednesday each month. Call Tatura Meets 3rd Wed in month at Clubrooms, Cnr Service & Albert Sts, Hospital 5824 8400 for details or bookings.

5824 1746. Email: info@tatbowls.com Web: www.tatura.bowls.com. HEARTBEAT VICTORIA. G.V. Branch meets 1st Mon. in au Pres: Phil Boyd 5824 1308. Tatura Lady Bowlers and Midweek month, 6.00pm for Dinner meeting at 7.00pm, G.V. Health Bowls. Enquiries at Club 5824 1746. Freda Clement 5824 3407. Dining Room. Contact: Arthur Fennell 5824 1724.

Noeleen Boyd 5824 1308 Moyola Lodge Aux. meet 2nd Wed. in month, 2.30pm.

TATURA CRICKET CLUB Training at 5pm on Tues & Thurs at Pres. Bev McMahon 5824 1171 Sec. Mignon Campbell Tatura Park. Contact: Bob Wildes 5824 1904 5824 1367 TATURA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB Club Phone 5824 1421 TATURA - HARSTON RED CROSS UNIT. Meet 1st Wed. in TATURA INDOOR BIAS BOWLS. Cnr Service & Albert Sts. Wintertime only - Social Thurs 7.30pm - Pennant Mon 7.15pm, month,10.00am at Hodson House contact Coral Reilly 58243683.

Ph 58241746. Web: www.tatura.bowls.com.au. Contact: Sec. Freda TATURA HOSPITAL LADIES AUX. Meet 4th Thurs. in month 2.00pm, Hodson House. Contact: Sec. Jill Clapperton 5824 1143.

Clement 5824 3407. Evert Worm 5826 6372 TATURA LAWN TENNIS CLUB Inc. Committee meet 3rd Tuesday 'mainly music' for Preschoolers. Wednesday morning (school in month at Clubrooms, 6:00pm. Contact: Pres, Richard Twite 5824 1177, term) at 10am. All Saints Anglican Church, Francis St. Tatura.

Sec, Katrina Lowden 5856 1572, Hall Hire, Catherine Brooks 5824 1823 Enquiries: Iola 5854 8265 TATURA NETBALLASSOC. Contact Pres. S. Pogue 0417 305 637 or taturanetballassoc@hotmail.com. Meets 3rd Tuesday of month at

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