CUBBY NEWS

Another great month at the Cubby. The last month was all about reading. Our children have regular library visits to Story Time every second Thursday which includes singing and story reading. We have also started our own Cubby Library. Each child got their own library bag, and they take books home to read with their family and friends. The children and their families just love it. We have enrolled all families in the Victorian’s Premier reading challenge. The target is to read 40 books which all families should easily achieve.

Children have enjoyed the wooden blocks, hammers, nails and bottle lids. This has created a good understanding for the children of taking turns, patience, hand-eye-coordination, concentration, problem solving, looking out for each other and safety when working with tools.

We are now baking our own bread. How much fun is measuring all the ingredients, kneading and then tasting freshly baked bread. The children learn how flour and bread is made and understand that things need to grow before we can eat them. Not only fun, but a great learning experience.

Children also learned how to use scissors by first trying to cut playdough and then move onto paper. They are practicing their language and communication skills on telephone calls with each other.

The staff at The Cubby are dedicated to providing quality care for children and ensuring that they have fun and memorable experiences. As the autumn season continues, we can only expect more exciting activities and adventures at The Cubby.

Check out our School Holidays Program with lots of fun activities: volcano making, pasta making, teddy bear picnic, bread making, movie day, career dress up day and celebrating world chocolate day. Children up to age 6 can attend and Childcare Subsidy applies. Our license to operate covers childcare for 15 children per day which gives us the opportunity and the joy to care for our families in a very individual and personal way – you become part of the Cubby family. We are here to support our parents above the regular services of childcare centres. We can help you with your Child Care Subsidy application with Centrelink, connect you to support services or just have an open ear for the days where it all seems a bit much.

We have a few spots left. Give us a call to inquire about vacancies, have a chat and book a time to get to know The Cubby and our staff. The Cubby is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 8:30am – 4:00pm in the orange building on Kerferd Street. The Cubby is a Child Care Subsidy provider, making it an affordable choice for families. Give us a call on 5824 1315 or 0490 117 030 to have a chat with one of our friendly staff.

• Carpet steam cleaning

• Upholstery

- Deb

We are located at 6 Kerford Street, Tatura and open Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Happy planting!

GV FINS & FENDERS AGM

Come and join us.

The Tatura GV Fins & Fenders car club are holding their AGM at Lagozzino's Top Pub on Tuesday, July 25 at 6p.m. and are extending an invitation to all in the community to join us.

We are a friendly group of locals who enjoy camaraderie together, having a passion in all things motors, antiques, classics, hot-rods, muscle, exotic and memorabilia.

Whether you are a car enthusiast or just like the look of classic cars, or simply looking to meet locals in a social setting, please join us for a meal after the meeting around 6.30p.m. You'll certainly be made to feel most welcome.

- Janice Dreyer

• Tile & grout

• Build cleans

• Rugs

• Rental Vacancies

• Flood recovery

• End of lease cleaning

• Pressure cleaning

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DAY’S MILL AND FARM

One of the best kept secrets in the Goulburn Valley is Day’s Mill and Farm situated on four hectares of land, south of Murchison. It is the best preserved 19th century flour mill in Victoria and contains one of the finest examples of traditional milling technology in working form in its original setting in Australia. The property consists of the mill, a house and several farm buildings and is well worth a visit.

Day’s Mill is listed on the Victorian Trust Register and is classified by the National Trust. It offers visitors a unique glimpse into the past in an authentic rural setting, and the opportunity to learn about the operation of the property and the family that lived and worked there for four generations.

In the 1840s, this area of the Goulburn Valley was newly occupied by squatters. In the 1850s, gold was discovered in the general area and

William and Ann Day from Kent in southern England arrived at the height of the gold rush. They were not interested in life on the diggings and William set himself up as a carter while Ann set up a store and garden on Noorilim Station on the other side of the Goulburn River to Day’s Mill. The sold vegetables, meat and other produce to the gold diggers. The proceeds allowed them to buy some land in 1863.

In 1865 William Day established the twostorey flour mill now known as Day’s Mill. They also operated a bush sawmill and a punt over the Goulburn River, and Ann ran a local store. William died tragically in 1872, leaving Ann to support seven children, aged 5 to 19. The mill and house dominate the site but there are many fascinating outbuildings to explore as well, including a milking shed, stables, shearing shed, dairy, butchery and piggery.

The Speaking Contestants

The Lions Members

Tatura Lions Club

Tatura Lions were honoured to be judges at the recent Junior Speaking contest held at the Tatura Primary School Well done to all the contestants.

Sacred Heart Primary School will be holding their contest next week.

Winners from both schools will then compete at a Lions meeting in the near future.

We wish the participants best of luck going forward.

Secret Hideaway

The Tatura RSL that has been located at the Mechanics Hall in the Civic Halls Complex for over 100 years is in the finishing stages to relocate to shared facilities with the Senior Citizens in a building at Memorial Place and within the Private Robert Mactier VC Memorial Gardens. In the process of relocating their memorabilia and equipment, an item was found secreted behind the air vent in the wall. For many years, the RSL had possessed a full-sized pool table that was used by RSL members and some lucky players from among the public. Local, Peter LeSueur, whose father

Bill was President of the RSL for a time, can remember playing snooker on most Friday evenings with the likes of Jim Cassidy and Richard ‘Slim’ Henderson. It was Peter's presence in the RSL pool room over 22 years ago that enabled him to conceal in the air vent cavity a copy of the Sun News Pictorial dated July 28, 1981. It was not just any newspaper - it was a commemorative paper that had a full colour front page of a portrait by Australian artist Charles Bush depicting Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer to mark their wedding which was

Tatura Lions Members were able to assist with the ‘Safe Plate Screws’ held in Tatura. Thirty-two cars had their plates secured. Thanks to Neighbourhood Watch and the police for their assistance. Well done to everyone and thanks to the public for their support occurring the next day. Other interesting items that can be gleaned from the paper are the cost of the paper at 15 cents, a full coloured back page advertising Benson and Hedges cigarettes, New Caravans costing $3999, Commodore cars from $8170 and Ardmona canned Fruit 72 cents. It is certainly an interesting look into the past. Peter now has the newspaper in his possession after it was returned to him after 42 years hidden in the air vent.

- John Crilly

HOT RODS, OLD WESTERN TOWN, AND PIZZA

The GV Fins and Fenders Car Club in Tatura went on a very enjoyable bus trip, driven by local Joe Gagliardi. With 18 of us going, we had plenty of room to spread out on the bus and a few of us had brought along non-member friends.

We drove past Castlemaine where we visited Rod Hadfield's Hot Rod Museum. Hot rod legend Rod Hadfield is a name I had never heard of, but I certainly will remember him now. He was a man with humble beginnings on the family farm, minimal formal education, and no qualifications, but he had an enormous drive and vision. His is a name well recognized in the Australian automotive landscape, but a person who very few people know properly With a very smart, loyal, and patient wife, he founded one of the most successful automotive small businesses in Australia and was the initiator of trends, the creator of some of the most radical, yet immaculately engineered cars this country have seen and he inspired thousands to modify their own cars.

Rod is also the foundation father of Salt Lakes Racing in Australia. He is another from the hot-rodding fraternity to be fascinated by the salt lake, having built some of the classiest and wildest hot rods in Australia and over the years run a number of vehicles at the salt. In one of his vehicles, he experienced his worst accident, rolling the car and badly damaging his hand. Rod was one of three Aussies who make up the Aussie AsSalt Thunder from Down Under team, going to Bonneville for the 50th Annual Speed Trials in August of 1998.

Back to our visit at his museum. When first shown into a workshop, we saw one vehicle fully restored, one being worked on over a pit and another that was just a shell. Then we found another door that led us into a room with twenty fully restored vehicles - drag cars, hot rods, classics, and muscle cars. There was also a large display of trophies and awards Rod has won throughout his career, walls covered with memorabilia and show cases full of other car related things. Wow! Some of our members were particularly impressed with the soupedup high octane cars.

Rod Hadfield runs the museum himself and we were able to also meet his wife. They've obviously spent all their lives and money on their passion. We then had our BBQ there of sausages and burgers in bread, with all brought on the bus by our secretary, Kristal.

TATURA ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP

The Bruce Anderson Scholarship is now available for first year university students from Tatura and surrounding districts for tertiary studies in 2023. A one-thousand-dollar grant is available to assist a student with living expenses while studying.

Dr Bruce Anderson (1936 - 2009) was a vet in the Tatura district for thirty-five years, serving the rural communities in both private practice and in public service. He also served the community as an active member and passionate supporter of Rotary Tatura. Rotary Tatura is encouraging all first-year university students from Tatura and the surrounding districts, including Mooroopna, Kyabram, Murchison and Rochester, to apply for this scholarship. Selection is based on all the following criteria: financial need, academic merit, work experience, and community involvement.

The application procedure is reasonably simple, requiring a resume including work experience, community involvement and proof of VCE results. The contact details for referees who can verify the information from these three areas are also required.

The Scholarship is awarded at a Tatura Rotary Club meeting before the end of the year. More information is available from Rotarians Sam Lolicato: sj.lolicato@gmail.com Mobile ph. 0400 920 467 Frank Mattea: frankmattea@bigpond.com

Wybalena Unit

WYBALENA

Opportunity to reside in Murchison Retirement Village.