Tatura Bulletin July 2022

ZERO CARBON TATURA

Zero Carbon Tatura brings to your attention the $250 Power Saving Bonus that is available to every Victorian household Visit https:// compare.energy.vic.gov.au/ or for free local support call GV Community Energy on 0490364967 or 049035791.The $250 Power Saving Bonus is a one-off $250 payment for Victorian households to help ease costof-living pressures and encourage them to compare energy offers and save money. Applications are open between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023.

Book Reviews

Three Sisters

By Heather Morris

IRISH HUMOUR

Paddy and Mick are on long distance flight when the captain’s voice comes over the speaker. “This is the captain speaking. We’ve lost one engine, but no worries, we have three left, and this aircraft can fly safely on three engines. However, we are going to be one hour late reaching our destination.”One hour later the captain’s voice is heard again. “This is the captain speaking. Unfortunately, we’ve lost another engine, but there’s no need to worry. We have two left, and this aircraft can fly safely on two engines. However, we are going to be three hours late reaching our destination.” One hour later, the captain’s voice came over the speaker once again. “This is the captain speaking. “I’m sorry to inform you that we’ve lost another engine. However, there’s no need to panic as we still have one left, and this aircraft can fly safely on one engine. However, we are now going to be five hours late reaching our destination”. Paddy says to Mick, “Blimey, Mick, if we lose that last engine, we could be up here all night!”

WITH KERRY…

When they are little girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father – that they will stay together no matter what. Years later at just 15, Livia is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis. Cibi, only 19 herself, remembers their promise and follows Livia, determined to protect her sister, or die with her. Together, they fight to survive through unimaginable cruelty and hardship. Magda, only 17, stays with her mother and grandfather, hiding out in a neighbour’s attic or in the forest when the Nazi militia come to round up friends, neighbours and family. She escapes for a time but eventually she too is captured and transported to the death camp. In AuschwitzBirkenan the three sisters are reunited and remembering their father, they make a new promise, this time to each other - that they will survive.

TATURA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB

Saturday 6 August Past Players’ Day

HERITAGE LECTURE 2022

Wednesday 10 August

1.00pm and 6.00pm Senior citizens’ Centre

132 Welsford St Shepparton

GV WEST GROUP CWA

Spring Group Conference

9.30am Thursday August 4 at the Harston Hall

CREATIVE ARTS EXHIBITION

Victory Hall Tatura

Sunday 11 September

10.30am to 4.00pm

COOLHEADS

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Commencing 7pm Riverlinks Westside Mooroopna

• Free, but ticketed event. Tickets via Riverlinks open 1 August 2022.

• Attendees requiring a Certificate of Attendance – must register before taking their seat on the night.

A follow up to “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” and “Cilka’s Journey”, this is an amazing story of three sisters surviving the concentration camps. How people managed to get through those terrible times beggars’ belief! A truly inspirational story.

Kerry Gardner

The Annual General Meeting of the Tatura Area Community Bulletin Inc. will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 5 September at the Bulletin Office, 224 Hogan Street, Tatura All Welcome

18 August 2022 at 7:30pm Mechanics’ Hall Hogan Steet All Welcome

Matters - Tatura

HOSPITAL SUNDAY

The Community Reference Committee and Ladies Auxiliary are looking at dates in the spring for Hospital Sunday – a date will be announced as soon as confirmed. To find out more about the function of these community groups and the value and importance they hold for the Tatura campus, check out our video on the Tatura Hospital and Parkvilla Aged Care Facility Facebook page.

RESIDENT ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY

We appreciate the ongoing support of the local community. A big thank you to the Tatura Bowls Club for their kind donation and to the many local businesses who supported them in their fundraising which included Chargrill Chicken, Foodworks Tatura, Hazel Grace Homewares, Meats and Moore, Mooroopna Bakery, Pental Factory Sales, Pizza Nostra, Ritchies IGA Tatura, Shepparton RSL, Soak Body Beauty and Homewares, SPC Ardmona Factory Sales, Tatura Family Butchers, Tatura Hotel, Tatura Newsagency, Tatura Pharmacy, Tatura Top Pub Lagozzinos, Tinkers Twist, Unilever Australia, Victoria Hotel, Watches and Diamonds – Tatura Jewellers.

Last year we were able to use their kind donation to go towards the purchase of outdoor furniture and this year we are looking at a Tatura mural opposite the nurse’s station in Parkvilla.

Our Community Health Coordinator, Jenny John, organised an information session on Advance Care planning which was facilitated by Austin Health. Those that attended found it to be very helpful and informative and future sessions will be organised and advertised.

Jenny has also organised for Hearing Australia to provide a hearing clinic at the Tatura Community House on Tuesday 26th July 2022 between 10:30am and 2:30pm. Bookings can be made at the Tatura Community House at 12-16 Casey street Tatura.

INTERPRETER SERVICES

If you require an interpreter when visiting the hospital, ask a GV Health staff member.

For a full list of all Goulburn Valley Health Services, visit www.gvhealth.org.au

With the days continuing to get colder and shorter, our residents have been participating in more indoor activities.

Balloon games, indoor golf putting, word games and bingo were just some of the fun activities they participated in, with even a facial and nails pampering day for the ladies. The residents also celebrated their favourite footy teams by dressing in their team’s footy colours

and eating meat pies.

We appreciate your ongoing assistance with the visitor restrictions. There have been some announcements by the Government in recent days of changes to visiting restrictions and mask wearing, and we will update our visiting requirements once official notifications are received.

TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE

Welcome to Term 3, how quick this year has flown by.

Recently Jacob Dedman and his local business Digital Journey Photography conducted a fundraiser for the Community House. Jacob was offering family photography packages to locals and was donating the profits to the Community House. The initiative was very successful with many families taking up the offer and over all $270 was raised. We would like to thank Jacob for all his hard work and let him know how much we value his contribution. If you are interest in looking at some of Jacob’s photography, check out www.digitaljourneyphotography.com. We have started taking booking for the Power Saving Bonus Round 3 applications. This time around the scheme has opened to everyone not just people on a concession card, so give us a call and claim your free $250 today!

What’s On Monster Garage Sale

After a hiatus of two years, we are very pleased to announce that the Monster Garage Sale is back this year on Saturday, 10th September. Registrations for your garage will cost $25 and will be open from the 1st August! Go to tatcom. vic.edu.au, give us a call 5824 1315 or pop in Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Maps for the garage sale will be available at the community house at 8:00 am sharp on the day

High Tea @ Olive & Vine – A great Tatura Community House tradition at a new location! We invite you to bring some friends and dine in elegance while savouring an assortment of treats made specially for you. Please ring the community house to book your spot 5824 1315. When: Tuesday, 16th August 10:30 am at Olive & Vine, 115 Hogan Street, Tatura

Cost: $15 per person

Youth Games Club – Take a break from video games and have some fun with non-digital games like Uno, Spot It!, Trivial Pursuit, Yahtzee and whichever games you like to bring along! Kids and teens ages 8 to 18 are welcome for some after school fun. Mondays during school term from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. Come along and give it a try!

Learn English- Do you or someone you know need help with written or conversational English? Join John and his small group to improve your English language and writing skills. Learn English is run on Wednesdays during school terms. Give us a call to book your place.

Justice of the Peace – Do you need some documents witnessed? We now have a JP on site to certify and sign your documents. The JP will be available every Monday 10:00am-12:00pm. Please check out our website www.tatcom.vic. edu.au for our complete term program.

COUNSELLING SPACE IN TATURA

Hi. I am Kate and I am excited to share and welcome you to my new practice room in Tatura. I have been practicing as a therapist for many years and I am passionate about the journey of recovery. My experience has been in mental health, education and trauma services

I have client focussed approach and understand issues impacting people such as grief & loss, relationship issues trauma, anxiety, phobias, parenting issues, work, illness, and stress issues

Offering a collective of evidence-based therapies to people in therapy, supervision and consulting services available.

Referrals welcome via mental health mental plans, Victims of crime, organisations etc. Contact details are via my website email and phone.

Katemdainton@gmail.com

Ph. 0402410226

https://katedainton.com.au

Jacob & Nadine

Kate Dainton

MURCHISON PRIMARY SCHOOL

The Murchison Primary School community has been a-buzz after the introduction of the Little Learner’s Love Literacy (LLLL) Program at the beginning of Term 2. For students in Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 the Literacy block has certainly changed!

LLLL is an explicit and sequential phonemic awareness skills and phonics program. It is very engaging, for both teachers and students, and is already having a noticeably positive impact on our students learning.

Recently Murchison Primary played host to the LLLL Day 2 training, six of our staff took part in the day as well as 16 teachers from other local schools. Teachers have really enjoyed both learning about and implementing the program. We can’t wait to see what our students can achieve!

Hugh & Davey proudly showing their learning

Paisley and her LLLL knowledge

BUDDING AUTHORS THE BOX

by Mia Serhan-Baker, Grade

HARSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Hello Everyone

3,

Sacred Heart. One bright sunny day, two girls were watching TV. One of the girls was called Zoe and she is eight years old. The other girl was called Rachel she is ten years old. The girls are sisters. Zoe and Rachael’s mum’s name is Sarah. Sarah went to the shop because she discovered there was no milk for the girl’s breakfast, so she went to go get some. The girls were left home alone. Ding dong, the doorbell rang, the girls were a bit scared. Zoe and Rachael found a box on the doorstep, the girls opened the box. There was a note, it said your mum has been captured. You have to go into the game to get your mum back. You have three lives and if you fail you won’t get your mum back. If you don’t, game over! The girls had no choice, they had to get their mum back. The girls got sucked into the game. They jumped, ran and hid. Boom! the girls finished level 1 in no time. The problem now they are on to level 2 and this level is harder than level 1. Oh no Zoe lost a life now she

only has two lives left but they got through and now they are on to level 3. They were going good until Rachael lost a life as well. Now the girls are onto level 4 and this level is the hardest one. They had to defeat the Big Boss but the girls were ready. They jumped, ran and dodged. Oh no, Rachel lost another life, now it’s up to Zoe. Yes, Zoe defeated the Big Boss. Now the girls had defeated the program and now they can get their mother back and get back to watching TV.

SHEPPARTON VACCINATION HUB

With the scaling down of COVID-19 vaccination centres across Victoria, the GV Health Vaccination Hub will move from its current location at the McIntosh Centre at the Shepparton Showgrounds to Tirana City Walk in Wyndham Street, Shepparton.

The last day of operations for the Vaccination Hub at the McIntosh Centre will be Friday July 15, and no vaccinations will be available on Monday July 18 while the move is underway. Vaccinations will commence at the new location on Tuesday July 19 from 11am.

The address of the new Vaccination Hub is Tirana City Walk, Level 1/11, 302-308 Wyndham Street, Shepparton. Access to the

new Hub is via the elevator. Limited off street parking is available.

Opening hours at the Vaccination Hub remain as: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday –9am to 4.45pm Tuesday - 11am – 6.45pm

Not open on Saturdays or Sundays. The Vaccination Hub will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for people aged 5 years and above, as well as influenza vaccinations to people eligible for the National Immunisation Program.

Walk-ins are accepted, or bookings can be made by calling 1800 675 398 or online at https:// www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/get-vaccinated.

Term 2 has been and gone ...however we have managed to fit so much into our term. Just recently we were visited by some special members of the Kyabram Club. We were presented with a cheque for $600. Halen gave a lovely Thank you speech. The students were able to chat and proudly show our visitors around their school. We plan to use some of the old flower beds near the sandpit to grow some veggies & flowers.

Another exciting event was our fundraiser ‘hero4heartkids’. Students wrote creative stories about fixing the ‘heart issue’ and made their own costumes. We reached our target of $250 –So a BIG Thank You to our school community.

NAIDOC week—We had some great discussions with Mr Wilkinson about his time teaching in the NT and he showed the students some of his special artefacts. The children have loved hearing about Aboriginal local culture and have enjoyed the activities. They were also presented with a NAIDOC week wristband. Check out Mrs Tuhans NAIDOC wall. Next semester we have excursions planned to the Melbourne Arts Centre to watch the fruit fly circus, the Melbourne Zoo and a camp for all our students to Billabong Ranch in December. We also have our week of swimming, our MAAC & MARC Day at Girgarre PS and the book fair. We start our term 3 off with Merrigum PS visiting us for Bravehearts. We also have school photos Term 3. Some amazing events organised at Harston PS.

Thank you: Harston Team

Mia Serhan-Baker

A VERY SPECIAL EXHIBITION

A co-operative initiative between the Murchison RSL and Murchison and District Historical Society has provided a wonderful opportunity for a unique Art Collection that has never been seen outside Murchison, to be installed at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). The hundreds of people that visit SAM can enjoy viewing an amazing range of art and also learn about our local history as well. The Exhibition was installed on the 18th of June and will be in place until Sunday 11th September in the Williamson Community Gallery.

The art is the work of Hans Wolter von Gruenewaldt. He was a German civilian, who was captured by the British while trying to leave South Africa to avoid internment at the outbreak of World War 2. Eventually, von Gruenewaldt was shipped to Australia spending 5 and half years in Prisoner of War Camp 13 at Murchison.

During his time in the camp, he was asked to decorate the Garrison Recreation Hall and he produced seventeen large murals painted directly on to the inside walls of the building. They were comical, quirky caricatures and provided quite a lot of comment and amusement. After World War 2 ended and the Camp buildings were sold, the Murchison RSL transported the Hall into the township to become the RSL meeting place and community hall for over 30 years. By the early 1980’s the hall was deteriorating and had to be demolished. Fortunately, the members of Murchison RSL valued the murals, and so they were cut from the inside lining of the hall, framed and placed in venues around the town. They continued to be a source of enjoyment and often curiosity, as to the story behind these amusing, bold and colourful caricatures.

As the murals have never before left Murchison, this is a rare opportunity to see samples of these intriguing images. Many other pieces of von Gruenewaldt’s work, gifted to the Murchison Historical Society by his son is also included and showcases his talent and very diverse range of styles and subjects. An outline of the history of Camp 13 gives context to the art displayed.

Make the effort to visit SAM while this Exhibition is on to appreciate this artwork, as well as the whole complex which is world standard. Entry is free and exhibitions in the other galleries are excellent. The Café serves very good coffee and meals too!

Kay Ball, Murchison & District Historical Society.

DR TAMAR GREAVES

Organ storage a step closer with cryopreservation discovery. Australian scientists have taken the first step towards improved storage of human cells, which may lead to the safe storage of organs such as hearts and lungs.

The team’s discovery of new cryoprotective agents opens the door to many more being developed that could one day help to eliminate the need for organ transplant waiting lists. Their results are published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

Cryopreservation is a process of cooling biological specimens down to very low temperatures so they can be stored for a long time. Storing cells through cryopreservation has had big benefits for the world – including boosting supplies at blood banks and assisting reproduction – but it is currently impossible to store organs and simple tissues.

Bryant said transplant waiting lists could become a problem of the past, as the RMIT team’s discovery of new cryoprotective agents could lead to the development of potentially thousands more that could help keep donated organs viable for years, rather than hours.

“We have a long way to go with our research, as we've only looked at single cells and it's a much more complicated process for organs.

“But if we can develop this approach to store organs, we could eliminate organ shortages – there would be no waiting lists at all.”

‘Deep eutectic solvents as cryoprotective agents for mammalian cells’, with RMIT co-authors Saffron Bryant, Miyah Awad, Aaron Elbourne, Andrew Christofferson, Andrew Martin, Nastaran Meftahi, Calum Drummond, Tamar Greaves and Gary Bryant, is published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B (DOI: 10.1039/D2TB00573E).

Story: Will Wright.

The above is an Extract from RMIT News

Tamar recently visited her parents and sister Naomi Kerr in Tatura. She attended Tatura Primary School, 1986-89 then Rushworth and Mooroopna Secondary Colleges, before studying Science at Monash, Clayton. She majored in Physics, Chemistry and Astrophysics, then completed her PhD in Physics. The Tatura Australia Day Committee awarded her an Academic Award in in about 2001. After 10 years at CSIRO, the team she worked with transferred to RMIT, where she is now an Associate Professor of Physics.

Dr Tamar Greaves, husband Rowan Cumming and their children.

THE SOCIAL DOG

our dogs don’t put others in a similar situation also. That includes allowing people to pat your dog without permission. Just because a dog allows it, doesn’t mean it likes it.

Dogs, just like us need to have their circle of friends. Doggie friends that they know and like. Most of us don’t do well isolated. Neither do most of our dogs. By the same token, it’s important to teach you dog that it can walk past a human or other dog without interacting. Taking your dog into different environments helps with this. Varied exposure, situations, places. Let your dog watch the world go by. Teach them it’s safe. Would it surprise you if I said that the majority of dogs you see pulling at their leads, barking like crazy and generally just “going nuts”, aren’t aggressive? They are just overwhelmed. Dogs like kids, sometimes find it hard to process their emotions. Genetics plays a part in this, but training, learning plays an even bigger part.

Tatura Physiotherapy Clinic

85 Hogan Street, Tatura Lisa M. Cullum

Opening HOurs:

Monday : 8:30am – 4pm

Tuesday: closed

Wednesday: 8:30am – 4pm Thursday: closed Friday: 8:30am – 12noon From

Everyone wants or should want their dog to be social. Social to other dogs, people, other animals. Right?

But what does it actually mean to have a social dog?

Well, firstly, let’s look at what a social dog doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean that your dog will bowl up to any other dog, human or other animal, jump all over them and want to play! Nor does it mean that it has to like every person or animal. A well socialised dog will politely acknowledge or ignore, depending on the situation, another dog, animal, or human. It doesn’t mean that it needs to interact with them. It also doesn’t mean that it can’t protect itself if its overwhelmed or hurt. Let’s face it. We as humans don’t go running up to strangers hugging and patting them, nor would we appreciate others doing it to us. We may well try to protect ourselves in whatever manner we see fit. No different for a dog.

It’s our responsibility as owners to protect our dogs from that situation and to make sure that

One of the best places is your local dog club. Yes, it may be chaotic for the first few weeks, and you may feel self-conscious, especially if your dog is over stimulated and all over the place but stick with it. If you are struggling, talk to one of the instructors between classes. Let them know what is happening so that they can perhaps keep an eye on you or give you some tailored advice. The instructors have seen it all before, they are there to help. If you stick with it and put in the work, you will see results. Remember the goal is to have a dog that trusts you and will take a cue from you.

Locally, there is the Shepparton & District Obedience Club. I only recently started taking my still crazy pup there for that very reason. I can tell you that they are a great group of people. Ready with a warm welcome and a whole heap of patience for both you and your dog.

If you want a dog that can go anywhere with you and really be part of your family, developing a mutual trust and understanding between you and your dog is the key. It’s not easy and the road can be somewhat bumpy but is just so worth it!

At Strath Creek

Transition Tatura Presents:

LEARN ABOUT:

• Guest Speakers

• Numerous short films

• Lunch and nibbles

• Food security and food miles

• Sustainable building design and urban spaces

• Waste

• Energy and Transport

• Self-sufficient Living

A DAY OF INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS & FILMS

SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST 2022

10.00am to 3.00pm

Venue: Mechanic’s Institute Hall.

75 Hogan Street, Tatura, Victoria, 3616

In 2022, Transition Tatura challenged the school children of the Goulburn Valley with a competition to create a Work of Art on the following topic;

The categories of art for this competition are;

- Visual Art (painting, drawing, sculpture, fashion design, etc.)

- Performance Art (dance, theatre, song, music, etc.) (up to six minutes duration)

- Literature (poetry, story, etc.) (up to 1500 words)

- Media Arts (film, animation, computers, etc.) (up to six minutes duration)

Meet many of the local young Artists and admire their endeavours. Q&A from 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Tickets

● $22.00 online / $25.00 at the door

● register at www.ticketbooth.com.au

● https://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/communities -shaping-the-future-self-sufficiency

● Contact: Ross 0407 845 247 for further information

: Transition Towns Tatura

“More Self-Sufficient Living”

minded people, plans and supports community guided responses to climate change and shrinki ng supplies of cheap energy. Through localisation, energy reduction and community strengthening, our goal is for Tatura and all populations to transition to resilient communities that can readily respond to the challenges and dangers of climate change and oil depletion.

TATURA LIONS CLUB

Lions Club if Tatura held their Changeover Dinner at the Tatura Country Motel on Tuesday, July 12.

Theme for the night was Christmas in July and the room was decorated with lots of Christmas Cheer. Plum pudding was also on the menu. Santa came at the end of the night, and everyone received a small gift.

Welcome and congratulations to Helen Hoskin as our new President and to her board for 2022/23. We look forward to a very happy and busy year!

Thank you to Dale and Liane, the motel owners, for your hospitality.

2022 HERITAGE LECTURE

Heard of J A K Clarke, Shepparton’s early architect, but know little about him?

Come to the fourth Bruce Wilson Memorial Heritage Lecture

This year the Lecture will be delivered by Tallygaroopna local Evan Lloyd.

A heritage enthusiast, at university Evan studied Architecture and Cultural Heritage Management.

John Augustus Kenny Clarke was a fascinating man. He designed many of Shepparton’s prominent buildings, including Ambermere, St Brendan’s Catholic Church, Hurlstone homestead, and the picturesque grandstand at the Shepparton Showgrounds. He also designed a number of graceful and substantial houses in Shepparton.

Aside from his architectural practice, Clark was also a leading orchardist, vine grower, and

a convinced ‘irrigationist’. He was a leader in the early years of the Shepparton Agricultural Society. An affable man, he was also a cycling enthusiast.

The Lecture will provide a wonderful opportunity to learn more about this interesting architect.

When: Wednesday 10 August 2022

Where: Senior Citizens’ Centre, 132 Welsford St, Shepparton

Times: 1pm and 6pm (the Lecture is presented twice)

ALL WELCOME! FREE ENTRY

Refreshments provided

To RSVP, contact Council’s Building, Planning and Compliance Department via email: council@shepparton.vic.gov.au

(attn: Planning and Building Support) or telephone: (03) 5832 9730

OAKRI D GE DESIGNS

Furniture Paint, Home Decor & Workshops

Shop 129 Hogan Street, Tatura, Victoria, 3616

Meghann Talarico

0437086463

oakridge.designs@outlook.com www.oakridgedesigns.com.au

Salon Trading Hours: Monday - Closed Tuesday to Friday - 9am to 6pm; Fridays - Late Nights Saturday - from 8.30am Phone Sam

Lions Changeover Dinner

GV WEST GROUP CWA

MEALS ON WHEELS

Group Entry

CWA Members of the GV West Group are holding their Spring Group Conference on Thursday 4th August at the Harston Hall with a 9.30 am start. New Group President Mandy Perkins assisted by her Group Secretary Janette Mason will officiate. Among items to be discussed will be volunteers to staff the CWA dining room at the Royal Show, cooking meals, waiting tables and of course baking thousands of scones for the renowned Devonshire teas they serve over the 10 days of the Show, and the Creative Arts Exhibition in Tatura. Members to BYO lunch.

The Creative Arts Exhibition will be held this year after a two-year break, at Victory Hall in Tatura on Sunday 11th September, doors opening at 10.30 am with raffles drawn at 3.45pm just prior to the closure of the Exhibition at 4.00pm. Admission is $10 which includes Devonshire Tea, Children under 16 free entry, but $5.00 for Devonshire tea. All are welcome (there is something of interest for everyone in the family) so come and see the wonderful displays of knitting, sewing, baked goods, jams and relishes, photography, art, horticulture, toys, floral art made by the very talented local CWA ladies and also entries by the CWA Junior branch members here in Tatura. CWA goods including cookbooks and tea towels will be available to buy, with a market stall selling plants, materials and embellishments for your craft projects, pattern books and many more interesting items, and of course there will be a wonderful raffle

Janice Barrette – Publicity Officer - GV West Group

The program ‘Meals on Wheels’ commenced in Tatura in January 1977. It started after a lot of behind the scenes work by the Tatura Business & Professional Women’s Club. When I became involved with delivering around Tatura in the early 1980’s, there were two separate groups delivering each day – each doing 12 to 14 meals. The Service Clubs delivered at the weekends – each being responsible for three months at a time. After quite some time, the numbers of clients dwindled and only one group of volunteers was needed each day. About ten years ago, the Council decided there would only be frozen meals available at weekends. Now, due to changes in Federal Government requirements, the Council will cease its Meals on Wheels involvement as from the end of June this year. The Shepparton based business, Community Accessibility, will take over the distribution of meals, commencing 18th July. Council extended their delivery to cover the period 1 – 17 July. Deliveries were reduced to three days a week, with a frozen meal also being delivered for the other two days. Over recent months the number of meals delivered in Tatura decreased to about eight, and with the change, only three people have said they want to continue to receive meals. There has been some confusion over the change however I called Shepparton Council and, after explaining the situation to a very helpful Kerryn there, she said she would ring the three Tatura people involved and go over the new process with them so they know what is going to be in place.

Wendy Wilson

WE DON ’ T GET OUR RESULTS BY CHANCE!

We have the best local people using their experience, knowledge and professionalism to get you the best possible result.

2 Thomson Street, TATURA

Expressions of interest closing 26/08/2022

Secure Medical Freehold Investment

This prominent opportunity spands 520sqm of commercial 1 zoned land comprising of a single level purpose built dental clinic with NLA of 230m2. The accommodation comprises reception and waiting area, staff room, x-ray room, 4 consulting rooms, store room, 2 offices and outside you have 5 car spaces.

The investment provides an annual income of $55,000 inc GST. With a new 5 year lease in place, plus a further 2x2 year options. Don't miss this opportunity to secure the only dental freehold in Tatura, inspection by appointment only.

Expressions of interest closing 26/08/2022.

Brett Creighton

0418 399 640

Sale

36-38 Gowrie Street, TATURA

Family Home on a 1474m2 Block - 2 Titles

Situated just 400m from Hilltop Golf Club, this very well presented brick veneer family home on a large 1474m2 double block on 2 titles is set to impress. Entry leads to a spacious lounge area with open fire, separate dining area, open plan kitchen and second living area. The hallway leads to the master bedroom at one end of the home and provides an ensuite and WIR. The other 3 bedrooms all boast BIR's and the family bathroom. 3 split systems and an open fire ensure all year found comfort. Outside there's a covered outdoor entertaining area, double garage, solar panels and 724m2 of land, perfect for a shed or second dwelling.

Brett Creighton 0418 399 640

Sale

1610 Tatura-Undera Road, TATURA

$1,700,000

A Versatile Lifestyle/Farming Opportunity in Undera

• Land area 94.75 hectares (237 acres).

• Located 28km from Shepparton, 20km to Tatura.

• This property boasts a 4 bedroom brick veneer home with 2 living areas and 3 bathrooms. .

• The property adjoins with a backbone channel. 1 service point with 1.44 delivery shares, 2 domestic service lines.

• 2 hay sheds, 10x5m and 20x12m, and a 6 bay steel machinery shed (6x30m) and steel cattle yards.

• This property is suitable for dairy, beef, horticulture equine

Nello Giansiracusa

0408 242 135

Sale

571 Pogue Road, TOOLAMBA

$2,500,000 to $2,750,000

Lifestyle Property With Income

This lovely French Provincial style home has many great features, some including;Large 10ft high ceilings.,Open plan kitchen, dining and two lounge rooms. A gas fire heater and a woodfire heater. 6 burner gas oven/stove and lots of storage and bench space. The laundry is large and a large walk in storage room. 4 bedrooms plus a study. Refrigerated cooling and ducted heating throughout this home.Business includes: 60 acres with over 8,500 walnut trees over 40 acres. Walnut harvesting equipment and packing and processing plant, as well as a client list. 60 roof top solar panels with three phase electricity supply is connected.

Steve O’Toole 0412 477 586

Sale

AUGUSTA CRESCENT, TATURA

Family Home with Excellent Shedding!

Located in a quiet location in Northlinks Estate, this immaculate home is filled with qualifty modern finishes. Featuring a large open plan living area, kitchen with walk-in pantry and a generous island bench. A further living space at the rear of the home creates a playroom for the kids. The home has 4 bedrooms with BIRs, and a family bathroom, plus the master bedroom with WIR and ensuite. Ducted gas heating and cooling provide all year round comfort. A sliding door provides a seamless transition to the Alfresco area and backyard, which features a 10.5x7m shed with concrete floor, power and side access, perfect for a boat or caravan. Automatic watering system and 5kw solar system.

Sale

13 Gowrie Street, TATURA $290,000

Short Chip to the Golf Course

Just 700m to Hilltop Golf Course and within close proximity to all amenities that you would require in Tatura, this neat 3 bedroom home would make a great first home or investment. Comprising of a light filled North facing lounge area, updated kitchen with bench hot plates and oven, meals area and rear sunroom. Comfort is assured all year round with split system and gas heater. Outside you have a double garage, carport and solar panels to keep your power bills at bay

Brett Creighton 0418 399 640

Sale

81 Thomson Street, TATURA

$520,000 to $560,000

Opposite Golf Course

Positioned just over the road from Hilltop Golf Course, this immaculate 4 bedroom family home includes a stylish modern kitchen and adjoining meals area. There is a spacious light filled North facing formal lounge area, ensuite to the master, second living area and central bathroom. Ducted evaporative cooling, 2 gas heaters and split system ensure year round comfort. Outside you have a relaxed covered outdoor entertaining area, double carport and double garage.

Brett Creighton 0418 399 640

TATURA R.S.L

The June 2022 meeting of the Tatura R. S. L. was addressed by a spokesperson from Goulburn Valley Water. The purpose of the talk was to provide an update on the anticipated commencement and completion times for the Tatura ‘Water Tower Project.’ The works to be undertaken by Goulburn Valley Water included the re alignment of the chain wire fence in Ross Street, allowing room for an information board and lighting on the ‘Water Tower.’ The meeting was assured that the works would commence in July/August this year. The Tatura Water Tower Murals were unveiled in June last year, and it was revealed at the R.S.L meeting that Goulburn Valley Water have embarked on a greater expanded plan for other structures within their boundary. It has been rather disheartening for the Tatura Community to observe hundreds of people coming to this location, advertised online as Tatura’s Mural Art, with cameras in tow, and finding the site lacking any information boards on the life of General Sir John Monash. The R.S.L. look forward to the completion and result of this work. Hopefully by the time this article is published, works at the site will have commenced.

Tatura R.S.L. are in the process of formulating further plaques referencing overseas conflicts involving Australian Defence Force personnel, namely:-

- Indonesian conflicts from 1963 to 1966.

- Peacemaking &/peacekeeping since 1947.

- Other conflicts since 1990 - i.e. Iraq, East Timor Afghanistan, Solomon Islands, Rwanda, Somalia and Syria.

Tatura R.S.L. are also appealing for information on the names of any A.D.F. personnel who were born in Tatura or came to Tatura and District and settled here. Anyone with information is asked to contact Tatura R.S.L members Mark Sommers (0407297474) or Rob. Mathieson (0439352502) by the 31st August 2022.

Lest we forget

Mal. Watts, Tatura R.S.L member.

GV TREE GROUP

Eucalyptus Behriana – The Bull Mallee

This mallee Eucalypt stands relatively tall amongst many other mallee Eucalypts. The Bull Mallee grows to 12 meters with a somewhat open canopy. It grows from multiple trunks with the typical mallee root (a lignotuber). It is a rather graceful tree, the lower portion of trunk has dark rough, fibrous bark which contrasts the upper trunk which has smooth grey/green or copper branches. It is dense enough to provide a decent amount of shade. Over spring and summer the tree will fill with small white flowers in clusters.

E. Behriana is common to the western half of Victoria, South Australia and South Western NSW. They grow naturally around Rushworth and Bendigo too. It grows well in hot areas with well-drained soil and as such is drought tolerant and also frost tolerant. This would be a good tree to add to your mix in shelter belts and wind breaks.

I was intrigued by the unusual naming of this tree, Behriana. While researching this article I discovered the name is derived from the surname of the German/American doctor and entomology & botany enthusiast Hans Hermann Behr. Behr travelled to Australia in 1844 and studied the insects and flora of the SA and Riverina areas, also spending time living with and studying the customs of the Aboriginal people. He stayed for one year but returned in 1848 documenting much of the flora of SA along with his colleagues. There are several plants bearing his name in their title. I’m sure his notes of his travels would be an interesting read. We will be closed during August and will reopen mid-September. Good growing.

“Oh Merle, I am in a world of trouble.” Garry sounded fraught on the other end of the telephone.

“What have you done?” I demanded as I mentally guessed about the myriad of things he could have gotten up to. He’s probably done much worse than what he has done now but just never been caught. I was not having any fugitive hiding in my house, trying to evade the police, that’s for sure. “Oh well Garry,” I continued in my sternest voice, “you will just have to sort out what it is you have done and be done with it!” The sheer nerve of the man trying to involve me in his misbehaviour, how dare he!

Garry’s voice sounded even more forlorn. “Merle, you don’t understand, I didn’t do anything wrong, it’s just that my son has just dropped his three children off at my house for two days as he had to rush off to Sydney for an urgent work meeting.”

“Oh, that’s awful,” I said sympathetically, as I imagined the nightmare if that sort of horrible thing ever happened to me. “What about his wife?” I asked, “the children’s mother? She is still living, isn’t she?”

“Oh yes, but she is also away at a conference for the week. To be fair to my son, he did say he tried everyone else before me. The thing is Merle, I don’t know the first thing about kids anymore and I was desperately hoping you could help me.”

It was then that I could hear screaming and yelling in the background. “Has one of them fallen?” I asked.

“No, they’re just fighting Merle. They were quiet until I got on the phone but now that I’m not watching they’re tormenting each other. Why do kids do that?”

I shook my head. “I don’t know why but they always do it seems. I’m really not sure why you called me Garry. I don’t really want to come over there and help out.”

“Oh, I wouldn’t expect you to love,” replied Garry quickly, “but I have a dentist appointment today and I can’t imagine leaving these three in the waiting room. It’s taken me forever to get this appointment, so I don’t really want to cancel.”

A sense of impending doom suddenly descended upon me as I feared what was coming next. “So what do you want from me, Garry?” I asked slowly There was a momentary silence at the other end of the phone before Garry spoke again. “It’s just that, well, I know it’s a lot to ask but can I drop them off with you just while I go to the dentist? It would really get me out of a jam.”

“What?” I screeched. “Why me Garry? I don’t even like children.”

“Yes, I know that Merle, but I have asked anyone else I know, even Agnes but she is away for a few days.” The sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach was not going away. “Please Merle,” begged Garry. “I will repay you by doing a working bee in your garden next weekend.”

“Oh I don’t know Garry, it’s a lot to ask of me,” I replied as I desperately searched for a way out.

“How about I throw in a dinner? My shout,” said Garry. Needless to say, because I’m such a good-hearted person, I received three scruffy looking children at my door about an hour later.

Garry looked extremely grateful as he hurriedly pushed the children into the house. “They have brought some food in their backpacks and they have their mobile phones so they really shouldn’t be too much trouble.”

by Ma Merle

“Hmph alright, but don’t take too long,” I yelled as Garry quickly disappeared down the path. The children looked at me as though I was not there and then proceeded to walk about my house as if they owned it.

“Excuse me!” I said in my serious voice. “In my day you asked if you could walk around someone’s house.”

They looked slightly confused and one of the boys eventually said, “Can we walk around your house then?”

“Please?” I added, thinking I would have made a great school teacher. The girl smiled and said to the boy. “You need to say please when you are asking for something. It’s only polite.”

The boy shrugged nonchalantly which made me feel a bit annoyed. “Alright, well go and watch some television or something,” I said dismissively. “Where is your telly?” the eldest one asked.

“Well, where do you think it might be?” I said as I looked at him enquiringly. He shrugged. “In the lounge room?”

“Yes, it is.” I was quite good at this. I still have it. My own children were certainly seen and not heard, back in the day. just like all children should be. They proceeded to open their backpacks and bring out copious amounts of food, opening chip packets, biscuits, popcorn and drinks.

“What on earth are you doing?” I screeched at them. They all stopped mid action and looked like deer frozen in the headlights. “You most certainly will not be eating in my lounge room and leaving crumbs everywhere. You will sit up at the kitchen table and eat properly, then you will clean your hands and only after that may you go back to the lounger room.”

They gave me a look of disgust and after frowning at each other, reluctantly submitted by pushing their bags of food and drinks back into their backpacks, grumbling with each other as they did so. “If you don’t want to sit at the table and eat, that’s fine,” I continued, “but you will not be eating. Anywhere else, so the choice is yours.” I thought I heard the words ‘cranky old lady’, but I did not catch who said it and I wasn’t quite sure if I heard right so I let it go.

“In my day,” I said, “I had three golden rules, and these are; no false promises, no rewarding bad behaviour, and no empty threats. So, if I tell you I am going to do something, you can rest assured I will follow through with it.” The feeling of doom was slowly lifting as I felt that I was now firmly in charge. The children all looked terribly bored as they stared at me and I wondered what has happened to the children of today. Mine would have quickly marched up to the table and never questioned it. These children were just running wild. The day progressed and the children tried everything from fighting, yelling, teasing and all manner of naughty behaviour. Every time they did, they were sent to the kitchen table for ten minutes to sit quietly and reflect upon their misdeeds. I also gave them chores as punishment. I was glared at many times but I didn’t care. “No,” I thought to myself, “my house, my rules. After all, I am the master and they are just children.”

Garry finally returned several hours later, as apparently the dentistry was more complicated than they initially expected. To my annoyance, he stayed for a chat and a cup of tea when all I really wanted was for him to take the children away.

Why do people invariably take advantage of our good natures? And why is it that kind-hearted people like myself have difficulty refusing? Can someone please explain? Anyone?

Steve: One thing I’d like to do in the future is have a general clean-up every three months. For example, we have to spray for Bindi-eyes and there’s always rabbits out there so if could just muster a few people on a Sunday afternoon to sweep the paths and do a few odd jobs it would really help.

John: How would you organise that?

Steve: Years ago, the various church groups used to go out and tidy up those areas that were connected to their particular church but they don’t do that anymore. Everybody is too busy. So, what we need is a general clean-up day. Everybody says we have a beautiful cemetery and we want to keep it that way.

John: I’m sure a lot of people would like to help, so perhaps you could put a notice in the Bulletin notifying people whenever you have a clean-up day planned. You could tell them what tools they need to bring and also tell them what tools will be supplied.

Steve: That’s a good idea and it won’t be a long day. You’d only need people from ten o’clock until midday. A few people already go out and help in their spare time but it would be really beneficial if we could have a concerted effort every three months.

John: You wouldn’t want random people just wandering out there.

Steve: No, we need organised days to ensure that all the small jobs are covered.

John: Okay, I’ll see what the Bulletin can do to help organise that. Now, I understand that you also wear another hat regarding the hospital board and you want to talk a little about that.

Steve: That’s right. The hospital board plays an important role at the hospital and we’re always on the lookout for new members. We’re a different body to Moyola and there’s often some confusion regarding this. The ladies’ committee is really struggling for numbers at the moment and so any new members would be made most welcome.

John: Well, the good news is that I’m doing the talk at their AGM so the numbers should sky rocket.

Steve: I know, we’ve got that up in big lights. However, the issue is that many of the ladies are getting older and we are having difficulty replacing them. They only meet once a month but they play an important role in helping the hospital with their fund-raising. The thing is, committees such as the cemetery and the hospital aren’t trendy and everyone just takes them for granted but they are both very important to the town.

John: How long have you been on the hospital board?

Steve: My father was on it for forty years and I’ve probably been on it for about twenty-five years.

John: What does the hospital board do?

Steve: We work under Goulburn Valley Health and run fund-raisers to supply new things such as televisions for the patients. We are also responsible for maintaining the grounds. Hospital Sunday was one of our major events for the year but haven’t been able to do that for a couple of years. We plan on running it this year in September so that we can do it outside and not be constrained by too many restrictions.

John: Do you think it would be a good idea to put a monthly report into the Bulletin so that people are aware of what you’re doing?

Steve: That’s a good idea. A lot of locals aren’t aware of all the services that the Tatura Hospital can provide. We’ve got x-ray facilities and testing for a whole range of things.

John: Okay, so if you put in a monthly report then people may realise that they don’t need to travel to Shepparton for some of their medical requirements. Is there anything else you’d like to add?

Steve: No, that’s it. Thank you for listening.

Mowing GardeningN

BEEKERS

PHEM CLOSE BOWLS EVENT

An annual event conducted by the Goulburn Valley Indoor Bowls Association is the "Phem Close" 2 bowls triples played in honour of "Phem Close" a person who over a lengthy period was a tireless worker for the GV Association. Phem could be regarded as one of the key members and the "backbone" of the Association being instrumental in the early beginnings and in the promotion of indoor carpet bowls in the district.

The memorial 2 bowls triples event is keenly contested and was played in a round robin format with all teams playing each other. With 3 wins and a draw from their 5 games the Tatura team of Laurie Nicholson as skip, John Crilly and Lyn Nicholson won the event from 3 game winners and last years' victors in this event and also from the Tatura club Keith Smith, Freda Clement and Terry Gale.

John Crilly

Lyn Nicholson, John Crilly and Laurie Nicholson.

TATURA LIONS CLUB

Lions club of Tatura participated in the LIONS BIGGEST BBQ with funds going to Kids with Cancer. We also conducted our spinning wheel competition.

The winners were: Helen - $40 meat voucher, Dawn - Lions Christmas Cake, Paul - Christmas pudding.

All funds raided on the morning will go to help with Kids with Cancer. Thanks to all who supported the event!

AUSTRIAN WALNUT CAKE

This cake uses quite a few eggs but in my opinion is the nicest cake with walnuts I've tasted. I also recommend Californian Walnuts to enhance the flavour.

Ingredients:

200g Butter

1 Cup Caster Sugar

5 Eggs

3/4 Cup Plain Flour

3 Teaspoons Baking Powder

2 Cups Walnuts, finely chopped

1/4 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

2 Teaspoons Finely Grated Lemon Rind

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Method:

Beat butter, sugar and eggs until thick. Stir in sifted flour & baking powder, walnuts, cinnamon, rind and vanilla. Spoon mixture into pan & bake at 180 degrees for 50 minutes.(Cover cake loosely with foil if getting to brown).Serve dusted with sifted icing sugar if desired.

The Lions Spinning Wheel

Austrian Walnut Cake

See page 25 for answers

1. Which is the second largest country in the world?

a. China

b. Australia

c. Canada

d. Brazil

2.When was the iPad first released?

a. 2010

b. 2011

c. 2012

d. 2013

3. Name the first country to use postcards?

a. Australia

b. England

c. The United States

d. Germany

4. Who is the Greek god of music?

a. Athena

b. Demeter

c. Apollo

d. Artemis

5. What is Superman’s real name?

a. Clark Kent

b. Krypto

c. Kal El

d. Tyro Tam

6. Who discovered the Murray River?

a. Major Mitchell

b. Charles Sturt

c. Ludwig Leichhardt

d. John Murray

7. What was the first civilisation in the word?

a. Greek

b. Chinese

c. Egyptian

d. Sumerian

8. What is the distance from the Earth to the Sun?

a. 93 million kilometres

b. 149 million kilometres

c. 193 million kilometres

d. 219 million kilometres

9. What flower plant does vanilla flavour come from?

a. Poppy

b. Carnation

c. Dandelion

d. Orchid

10. Where would I find the Inca site Machu Picchu?

a. Colombia

b. Peru

c. Mexico

d. Brazil

WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES

I’ve been buying the same style of shoes for the last twenty-five years. It’s now 40 years since my knee reconstruction and comfortable, shock absorbing shoes are a necessity. I’ve settled on ‘Rockport Walking Classic shoes as my go to footwear, when I’m not wearing work-boots. The problem for me is they are so well made they last and remain outwardly good, well beyond the life of their rubber, shock absorbing soles. This means that I invariably delay purchasing a new pair because they still look good. It’s usually my lovely wife who points out that I am limping or complaining more than usual of sore feet and swollen legs and thus need new shoes. Eventually, I’ll let the moths fly from my wallet and I will purchase some new shoes. It’s pretty easy to do so these days because I know my size and I know the brand and style I want. I just order them online and within a few days they appear.

The problem is I am too mean to throw out the old one which means I have this growing collection of very presentable but unwearable shoes. Actually, that is not quite true because another sign that I need new shoes is that I will start to wear a pair of previously discarded shoes or scavenge a lace from one. I think the laces are the truest indicator that it’s time to replace my shoes. Once a lace starts to fray or break, that’s probably the sign! It was singer/songwriter Joe South who made the phrase “Walk A Mile In My Shoes”, part of our vernacular back in 1970, with his song of the same name. The song has been recorded by many artists since then and invites the listener to withhold judgement on others, instead developing empathy by seeing things from the other’s perspective. Walk a mile in my shoes, just walk a mile in my shoes and before you abuse, criticise and accuse, just walk a mile in my shoes.

The fact that this song is so well known shows the importance of empathy for living a meaningful life. Any intelligent discussion about humanity will, at some point, deal with the importance of truly empathising with others in order to understand them completely. It’s a sentiment with a long history. For example, Harper Lee in her famous novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, has the lawyer Atticus Finch say, “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” Atticus declares this while imparting advice to his young daughter on the need for empathy.

While empathy is often discussed in the context that being empathetic makes you

more compassionate to others, in a practical sense, being empathic enhances our ability to communicate our point of view with other people.

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from A.D. 161 to 180, was also a philosopher. His ‘Meditations of Marcus Aurelius’ provide readers with the remarkable spiritual reflections and exercises Marcus developed as he struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.

While Marcus’ ‘Meditations’ were composed solely to provide himself with personal consolation and encouragement, in doing so Marcus created one of the greatest works of philosophy, a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.

For example, Marcus wrote: “Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticise?”

Marcus rightly points out that in most situations of conflict, people act as mirrors for each other. The thing that most upsets us in another person is the thing we most detest in ourselves.

A couple of centuries earlier, Jesus had quite a bit to say about this too. He said that it is easy to see the faults of others and ignore our own. “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:1-5).

Through Jesus, God walked ‘a mile in our shoes’, feeling our pain and suffering. Jesus felt the sting of hunger and poverty. He experienced the shattering loss of the death of loved ones. He knew the stab of personal betrayal. He experienced the heartache of being abandoned by those who should have loved him the most. He felt like God was far away and had forgotten him. Jesus felt the crushing power of death itself.

Having walked in our shoes, Jesus’ final words were, “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.” In this we see astounding empathy, worthy of our aspirations. It is the gospel, and it’s good news.

Brian Spencer, Minister, Tatura Uniting Church

Betty Smith and Christine Hughan

Trish Warnett and Alex Ranson

TATURA PROBUS CLUB

Our meeting held on June 23 was a very interesting one, with another inductee! Our President Betty Smith welcomed Christine Hughan and presented her with her Club Badge. Congratulations Christine!

Our scheduled Member Behind the Badge was unable to attend so President Betty called on Adrian Barry to tell us about his recent health concerns. Adrian said he had received excellent attention at Southern Health and was now feeling extra well.

Our Guest Speaker was Alex Ranson who was a member of the committee formed in Tatura to organise the reformation of St Mary’s Convent in Tatura, which was originally built as a residence for the Nuns in 1889. The dedicated committee arranged for all the tradespeople needed for the restoration and

were very particular regarding keeping the style of the building in the period it was built. The stained-glass windows were not damaged, and they were able to bring the parquetry floors back to their former beauty. Alex showed us before and after photos of the building, it is really a remarkable restoration, and one that the people of Tatura can be rightfully proud, and grateful to the dedicated committee. Trish Warnett thanked Alex on behalf of the Club. We look forward to the official opening.

Our next outing is to ‘Billabong’ for lunch on July 14.

If you are new to Tatura or surrounding area, please contact our President Betty Smith on 0408 329 686 for all information regarding the Club, we look forward to meeting you!

Barb Halliwell

TATURA INDOOR BOWLS

Both the Ladies and Men’s Indoor Lawn Bowls Club Championships have been decided with Frances Britten winning her fourth ladies club championship, defeating Freda Clement 19 to 12.

In the Mens' championship, Keith Smith achieved his second club championship win when he defeated last year's titleholder Terry Gale 18 to 13.

The Goulburn Valley Indoor Bias Bowls Association conducts an annual event, known as the ‘Laurie Noonan' event with each club having a sole representative to play other club champions from the Association teams. Consequently, Keith Smith and Frances Britten competed to be the Tatura Club's representative with Keith winning comfortably over Frances 23 to 8. In the GVIBBA Champion of Champions playoffs, Keith was eliminated by Kyabram's Rob George who went onto take out the Laurie Noonan Memorial Shield event.

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL WORD SEARCH

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL WORD SEARCH

Find and circle all of the hidden words about our great game The remaining letters will reveal the missing football team.

Find

reveal the missing football team

The competing individual champions play with the winner to be recognised on the Laurie Noonan shield. Laurie was an avid lawn bowler, both indoors and outdoors, and a member of the Tatura Club for over 30 years, serving as President of Indoor for five years. As a passionate indoor bowler, he took on many administrative roles with the Tatura Club and the GV Association. Over 26 years dedicated service to the Association, 16 years as President, and a qualified umpire of 15 years, Laurie was recognised with Life Membership of the GVIBBA in 2003. In 2000 the state indoor bowls body, Victorian Indoor Bias Bowls Association also recognised Laurie's contribution to indoor bowls awarding him with a merit badge for his commitment to indoor bowls. Laurie passed away on 26 April 2020. The Tatura Indoor Bowls season is coming to a close, with one of the last remaining club games, the "Championship Mixed Pairs" decided. In a tight contest for much of the match, Laurie Nicholson and wife Lyn Nicholson drew away in the closing stages to comfortably defeat Terry Gale and Freda Clement in the final.

- John Crilly

ADELAIDE FREMANTLE PASS AWAY GAME ON POINTS

PASS

GAME ON POINTS

GEELONG PORT BOMBERS GIANTS POWER

BRISBANE GOALS RICHMOND

BROWNLOW GOLD COAST SAINTS CARLTON

BLUES GEELONG PORT BOMBERS GIANTS POWER BRISBANE GOALS RICHMOND BROWNLOW GOLD COAST SAINTS CARLTON GRAB SCORE CATS GWS SHERRIN COLLINGWOOD HAWKS SPACE CROWS HOME ST KILDA DATA HOPES SUNS

DEFENDS KANGAROOS SWANS

DEMONS KICK SYDNEY

DOCKERS LIONS TIGERS

DRAMA LOSS TOP

DRAW MAGPIES UMPIRES

EAGLES MARKS WEST COAST

ESSENDON MCG WESTERN BULLDOGS

FLAGS MELBOURNE WOODEN SPOON

FOOTBALL NORTH WING

FOUR ORANGES WINTER

WRITER

RODNEY CWA

The Juniors enjoyed their meeting on July 7th, where they decorated carry bags in a Christmas theme.

Our guest speaker at our July meeting will be Kaye Watson, photographer.

The CWA Creative Arts State Exhibition 2022 will be held in Tallangatta Memorial Hall Friday 5th August 9 am - 5 pm, and Saturday 6th 9 am - 4 pm. There will be displays of Handcrafts, Home Industries, Photography, Plants and Flower Arrangements, and Group exhibits from each Club. The Exhibition was not able to be held in 2020 or 2021, so we are really looking forward to this year’s.

Our next General Meeting is August 11th at the Tatura Bowling Club rooms at 1:30 pm. Competition: Prettiest doily. The Juniors meet Thursday 4th August at Hodson House, 7-8:30 pm, to make pop cakes.

Junior Competition: a picture of a birthday cake.

Happy crafting

Beatrice Greaves, publicity

Junior member crafting

Handknitted bedspread, recently donated to the Tatura Museum.

Tatura Presbyterian Church

Minister: Kalpan Vasa

Worship Services

Tatura 10:30 am

Rushworth 9:00 am.

Weekly Bible study and Fellowship Groups

Contact 0477 241 042

All Saints Tatura

Anglican Church

Minister: Rev. Simba Musvamhiri

Family Worship Service

Including Little Saints Children’s Program

Sundays at 9.30am

Contact 0497 597 127 www.allsaintstatura.org.au

Tatura Uniting Church

“Olive & Vine”

115 Hogan Street, Tatura

Minister: Brian Spencer 0400 274 482

Service 9.30am every Sunday.

July 31 Rev Brian Spencer

Murchison Cluster service at 10.30am. Communion

(no service at Tatura)

Aug 7 Joan McRae

Colbinabbin Zoom

Aug 14 Rev Brian Spencer

Rushworth Zoom

Aug 21 Gereldine Leonard

Tatura Zoom, communion

Aug 28 Rev Brian Spencer

See Waranga Uniting Churches Web site for Zoom links

Sacred Heart Church Tatura

Minister: Rev Fr John Paul Pasala

Worship Services:

Saturday 6pm

Sunday 10am

Reconciliation:

1st Saturday of the month at 11.30am

Contact: Ph. 5824 1049

Email: Tatura@cdos.org.au www.sacredheartparishtatura.com.au

Generations Church Tatura

Senior Pastor: Ps Jeremy Burr

10am Service

03 58243240

295 Dhurringile Rd

www.generations.org.au

1c – Canada

2a – 2010

3a – Australia

4c – Apollo

5c – Kal El

6b – Charles Sturt

7d – Sumerian

8b – 149 million kilometres

9d – Orchid

10b – Peru

Scoring.

0–2. Struggle Street. Good on you for having a go! On the ladder of life, it is people like you that everybody else stands on, often blissfully unaware that you’re even there. However, without you, all the people on Bland Street would have nobody else to look down upon.

3-5. Bland Street. Congratulations on joining the most represented group mathematically. This is where the majority of people end up so you are now part of the mob, the faceless crowd. From your safe vantage point you can look down upon those from Struggle Street and cut down the tall poppies who have risen above you.

6-7. Above Average (sort of). The phrase ‘better than average’ says it all. You’re better than that large lump of humanity floating in the mediocre zone but not quite as good as the cream who have risen to the top.

8-9. Smarty Pants. Congratulations! You’re smarter than 95% of the population. Whether you choose to believe statistic is up to you. Oh, you do believe it. I thought you might. However, it also means you’re not as smart as 5%. Oh, I see. You don’t believe that particular statistic.

10. Genius. Every question correct! Go you! You may be the only person to have achieved this score. You now have a month to bask in the glory by asking other people how they did on the quiz. However, next month it’s business as usual so gloat while you can.

TATURA FNC PAST PLAYERS DAY

On 6 August the Tatura Football Netball Club will be holding a Past Players’ Day celebrating the 2012 Senior Premiership and the 1972 seconds Premiership. The proposed format for the day is:

12 noon – 2012 Premiership players meet on the hill for drinks,

Quarter time senior’s game – 1972 Premiership players meet in the Ballantyne Centre, Half–time senior’s game – Afternoon tea will be provided, and we will revisit the 1972 season,

6pm – A casserole tea will be available, 8pm – 2012 coach Steve Daniels will introduce the 2012 players. A video of the game will be shown.

The late Doug Pyke was captain of the 1972 team which defeated Kyabram by 17 points. The team lined up as follows:

B. Paul Lott, Steve O’Toole, Col Scott

HB. Peter Connors, Bernie Young, Alan Vearing

C. Gary Thomas, Doug Pyke, Tony Harding

HF. Andy Crawford, John Ryan, Kelly Atkinson

F. Rob Miller, Kevin Ryan, Trevor Dunlop

Foll. Ross Pogue, Billy Taylor

Rover. Lachie Ranson

Coach. Norm Smith

In 2012 Steve was coaching against Seymour, his old club. Tatura won by 28 points. The players representing Tatura were: James Sullivan, Tim Lanyon, Shannon Broadbent, Robbie Montgomery, Tim Little, Justin Murphy, Linc Wellington, Jye Warren, Ryan

Crawford, Paul Kirby, Chris Ryan, Leigh Owen, Billy Hicks, Jayden Young, Tom Sullivan, Cam Trewin, Tom Miller, Rhodes Cousland, Billy Lovel, Tom Durwood and Andrew Browning.

The activities are open to all Past Players, officials and supporters.

Andy Crawford

TATURA MUSEUM MUSINGS

Celebrating another successful year, the Tatura and District Historical Society Inc. will hold its Annual General Meeting at 10:30am, Wednesday 27th July. The adjacent photo shows a recent donation to our collection of a ‘lace collar’ which is intricate lacework worn by ladies in the late 1800’s era. Also arrived was an extensive family history record complete with photos to add to our local family archives.

CUBBY NEWS

Here at the Cubby, we have had a fantastic month. Over the school holidays the children have had a ball with themed days including pizza making day, dress up day, bring your favourite book day, disco day, treasure hunt day and pyjama and movie day. It was great to see all the kids have such a fun holiday. We have also been working with the children on their letters and numbers, singing songs, matching letters, white board writing and matching photos with names. Their progression has been fantastic to witness. At the moment, climbing has been a big hit, the children enjoying making an obstacle course each day and changing it up when inspiration hits. We also have a few new bikes which the children have been practicing using the pedals and steering with the handlebars. The cubby is now open 4 days a week, Tuesday to Friday 9am to 2pm. There are a few places still available so give us a call to see if we can accommodate your needs.

More information is available on our website www.tatcom.vic.edu.au

Audrey

George Ferguson Tatura Museum

Lace Collar

Kids Page

Kids Page

What do you think the Snowman and the Very Cold Person are saying to each other?

What do you think the Snowman and the Very Cold Person are saying to each other? Write your answer in the Speech Bubbles.

SNOWMEN AT NIGHT

by Jocelyn Macrow

Write your answer in the Speech Bubbles.

S NOW FACTS

S NOW FACTS

Snow consists of c l ear crystals of frozen water. Light is scattered and bounces off the ice crystals in the snow. The reflected light includes all the colo rs,u which, together, look white. No two snowflakes are ever identical or the same This is because they are all different shapes .

The two Snowmen Icy Cold and White Wearing your Hats, Striped Scarfs on tight. Standing there together, In the soft Moonlight. I wonder what else you do at Night?

Some animals need snow to survive!

SNOWMAN JOKES

NESNOWM AT NIGHT

by Jocelyn Macrow

heT wot nenowmS

Snow consists of c l ear crystals of frozen water. Light is scattered and bounces off the ice crystals in the snow. The reflected light includes all the colo urs, which, together, look white. No two snowflakes are ever identical or the same . This is because they are all different shapes

Icy Cold and .White Wearing your ,sHat

Some animals need snow to survive!

SNOWMAN JOKES

Striped scarfS on ight.t Standing there ,together In the soft Moonlight. I wonder what else you do at ?ightN

* What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite!

* What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite!

* What do snowmen wear on their heads? Ice caps!

* What do snowmen wear on their heads? Ice caps!

* What do you call a snowman in summer? A puddle!

* What do you call a snowman in summer? A puddle!

* Where do snowmen go to dance? Snowballs!

* Where do snowmen go to dance? !Snowballs

* What do you call a snowman on roller sk ates? A snowmobile!

Do you talk and laugh about your day?

* What do you call a snowman on roller sk ates? A snowmobile!

Remember the voices of the children that play?

Or watch the stars and the moon

Knowing the long cold night will be ending soon?

Do you talk and laugh about your ?day

ememberR the voices of the children that play?

rO atchw the stars and the moon

Knowing the long cold night will be ending soon?

A new beginning and a clean start

For most young men, a commercial cleaning role wouldn’t be a dream job but for Brandon, aged 20, it was. For Brandon, he needed more than just a job. Brandon needs a supportive working environment, colleagues who encourage him, and a positive environment to help him thrive. He lives with a mental health condition and lacks confidence. He had a history of being told he couldn’t achieve anything which fed into his lack of confidence.

Brandon had been looking for sustainable and meaningful work for four years when he met Job Coach Kathryn from atWork Australia in Goulburn Valley. Kathryn listened to Brandon and understood his lack of confidence was the first barrier they should work on. She started coaching Brandon and practicing interview techniques to help him feel prepared and confident when an opportunity arrived. She also understood that when searching for a role for Brandon, it was more about the environment than the role itself.

“Brandon had jobs before but didn’t last in them. He needed a team who would provide extra encouragement, be supportive if he made mistakes, and help build him up,” said Kathryn. “We found the perfect employer for him at a commercial cleaning company, and since then Brandon has been thriving.”

Brandon is thankful to Kathryn for listening to him, understanding his needs, and finding the perfect role for him. He says, ‘you have helped me more than anyone has. You listen.’

1300 080 856

atworkaustralia.com.au

For the first time he enjoys going to work, is proud of himself and ecstatic to be in the role.

KATHRYN, JOB COACH, VIC