Tatura Bulletin march Edition 2021

TATURA AREA COMMUNITY

Bulletin Volume 37, No. 3 - March 2021

Published: 4th Tuesday of each month. NEXT ISSUE: Tuesday April 27, 2021

Copy Deadline for next issue: Wednesday April 14, 2021

Tatura Women's Breakfast See page 2 for details.

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TATURA WOMEN’S BREAKFAST The Tatura Women’s Breakfast was held on Thursday 11th March at Hilltop. Tatura Community House event organisers were thrilled with the turnout of nearly 70 women, who came to enjoy a beautiful breakfast and listen to two wonderful women guest speakers.

First guest speaker was Marisa O’Halloran who spoke about her passion for environmental issues, particularly her work and volunteering around mitigating and adapting to climate change.

The second speaker 23 year old Akuot Wundit told the story of her family’s journey to come to Australia and how her personal journey of self-acceptance and growing confidence have been key to her successful life.

The feedback from the audience was wonderful.

There was much laughter and even some tears.

Everyone walked away feeling a little inspired and grateful that we are fortunate to be able to celebrate International Women’s Day together.

GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL

TATURA MENS SHED

Tatura Lions Club Good Friday Appeal is going hi-tech.

You won’t see the usual street collectors this year. Instead look out for the QR code for cashless donations or donate online through the ‘Virtual Tin Shake’. You will find Good Friday containers located around town.

The Tatura Men’s Shed is now open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 0900 hours, and Tuesday lunches have resumed. Drop in for a chat and a cuppa on these days.

BEREAVEMENT THANKS To everyone who sent cards, flowers, food and made phone calls when we lost our precious Donna. Please accept our sincere thanks as we do not have contact details for everyone. It is comforting to know there was so much love in the community for her.

She was a gentle soul and is greatly missed.

The LaPeyre family.

Book Reviews

With Kerry…

Scarlet Widow

By Graham Masterton New Hampshire 1756: The God-fearing farmers of Sulton are suffering divine punishment for unknown sins. Crops fail, cows die and fish are poisoned by their water. Six pigs, slaughtered in their sty, bear the mark of the devil in their mouths.

But to Beatrice Scarlet, the apothecary’s daughter, the truth is more chilling. Somewhere in this idyllic hamlet a killer is hiding in plain sight. And if Beatrice does not unmask him soon he’ll be coming for her next.

I had read one of Masterton’s books before but this was nothing like it. Very, very ‘different’.

A good murder mystery but a little off the grid. An Agatha Christie it’s not!

Kerry Gardner

Coming Events FIREWORKS! Sunday 4 April at 6.15pm There will be a small Fireworks Display on the oval behind the Sacred Heart School (on Hunter Street) (see article for more details) BLESSING OF THE BIKES Sunday 11 April From 12.30pm All Saints Anglican Church TATURA MUSEUM The Art of Dunera Boy Paul Mezulianik Sunday 18 April 1pm WOMEN WALK THE WORLD CWA Fundraiser Thursday April 29 COOL HEADS YOUNG DRIVER PROGRAM The next Cool Heads program will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021 at Eastbank, Welsford St, Shepparton Online registrations open at the end of March 2021

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TATURA COMMUNITY CUBBY HOUSE NEWS One of themes this term for the Cubby has been “Rubbish and Recycling”. Staff have been teaching and leading great recycling practices. New coloured bins have helped the children to identify where their waste goes, with food waste then being emptied into a composting bin outside. They have also been planting seeds and using recycled bottles as watering systems, which is a wonderful way to not only recycle but to be involved with nature.

With Covid restrictions easing staff have been able to take the children offsite, discovering the parks and other areas of Tatura. The library is also a great place to visit, the children love being in there, handling and reading the books.

If you are seeking some childcare please call in and talk to our qualified and friendly staff.

The service is ideal if you just need to take a break, attend appointments or require some time out for work or study. You and your child/ children are very welcome to come and have a play and experience what is on offer.

The Cubby is part of the Tatura Community House and is located in the orange building beside the Children’s Centre (enter via Kerferd Street). The service is an approved Child Care Subsidy provider making it a very affordable option for families. For enquiries phone 58 241 315 or visit tatcom.vic.edu.au

Cleaning up

Fun on the swing

Good Friday Appeal Online Due to the restrictions around social distancing and in order to keep our wonderful volunteers and community safe the annual Good Friday Appeal has moved online.

Simply scan the QR code on the right to donate to this life changing fundraiser for The Royal Children’s Hospital.

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TATURA FIRE BRIGADE

The Wizard

RUSHWORTH PUB The Criterion Pub in Rushworth, known locally as The Top Pub, put on a Labour Day long weekend of entertainment. It started on the Thursday night with lots of prizes and giveaways during Happy Hour. Friday night had the usual meals and great music played into the night for patrons to relax in the beer garden enjoying a few quiet ales. On the Saturday they held their first annual Australian Bush Poet and Storytelling competition with a prize of $100 given to the best poem or story and that evening had Rogue Acoustics playing music. On the Sunday morning they launched a new venture Breakfast in the Dining room, which will be continued every Sunday. A breakfast fit for a king is how it was advertised. Following the breakfast they had a line-up of old vehicles, steam engines and tractors, including the popular "Wizard". This was followed by the Criterion Cup Yabbie races, giving $50 prize money for the fastest Yabbie on the day and $50 for the largest Yabbie. It was mentioned that "all Yabbies will be drug tested after each race for performance enhancing drugs." The Top Pub Rushy is certainly determined to rise after Covid.

Janice Dreyer

Training With a growing number of new members (both young & old) Tatura Fire Brigade have been getting down to basics with new members learning fundamental skills such as, drafting water form a static supply, connecting to mains hydrants and pump operation. Our more experienced members have been refreshing their skills with a First Aid Course and Fire Fighting tactics.

Fire Season Permits Fire Danger Period still in force but farmers can now apply for permits to burn from CFA through a new online system. With the return of cooler weather, many farmers and landholders will be looking to begin their burning program in preparation for sowing crops. To make it easier there is now a new system for applying for a fire permit with a dedicated online site for digital permits. Check, apply and notify at Fire Permits Victoria www.firepermits.vic.gov.au Community For the first time in their history, all CFA / VFBV State Championship events are scheduled for the same venue on consecutive weekends in March 2021. These will be held at the Mooroopna Recreation Reserve, with Junior Urban Champs on the 20th & 21st and Senior's on the 27th & 28th. of March.

Unfortunately, this event is closed to the public due to COVID-19. If you would like to know more about the Tatura Junior or Senior Running Championship teams, contact us via the Tatura Fire brigade Facebook page.

If you need any advice, or would like information on joining the Brigade please contact The Tatura Fire Station via our Facebook Page or find out more here https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au, or you can approach a brigade member.

Amber Wymer Community Safety Coordinator Tatura Fire Brigade

FURPHY LITERARY AWARDS Greater Shepparton City Council in partnership with the Furphy Foundation, Latrobe University and the GV Library Group are encouraging students from across the Goulburn Valley to share their story for the Furphy Literary Awards. Established in 1992, the literary awards promote and extend the tradition of storytelling, both factual and fictional of Australian culture.

The Furphy Literary Award applications for 2021 are now open. The awards will continue to hold an open category, alongside junior and youth categories. Applications can be made via online submissions. Entries are now open for the four youth categories which are made up of Junior Short Story, Junior Poetry, for writers 12 and under, Youth Short Story and Youth Poetry for writers aged 13 – 17 years.

Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor Kim O’Keeffe said the awards are a great opportunity to recognise the talent of young writers across the region. “The Furphy Literary Awards give an incredible opportunity for the youth of the region to express their voices through literature and gain experience in writing short stories and poetry. We look forward to seeing many great collections of work from our community,” says Cr O’Keeffe. “We encourage as many students and young writers as possible to submit an entry and share their unique story. After all, everyone can write at least one good story.”

Each category will have a first prize of $300, followed by second $100 and third $50.

Entries close on 31 May 2021 at 11.59pm. For more information on the awards and who is eligible to enter please visit http://www. furphyliteraryaward.com.au/junioryouth

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School Captains

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TATURA PRIMARY SCHOOL At our Student Leader’s Induction Assembly recently, our student leaders were presented with their certificates. They also received their badges that will be worn proudly throughout the year to signify their leadership and mentoring roles.

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We were thrilled to be able to hold our assembly outside and welcome many family and friends.

Susanne Gill, Principal.

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MURCHISON PRIMARY SCHOOL At the beginning of each year Murchison Primary holds a Welcome BBQ, it’s a chance for parents, students and teachers to meet and catch up. Our BBQ this year was delayed – thanks COVID and the February 5 day lockdown, but when it was held it was wonderful.

This was one of the first chances many parents had to enter school classrooms and have a good look around in a long time. Both parents and teachers enjoyed hearing the students’ first impressions of the year and showing their families what was important to them.

John ‘Chappy’ Stewart, our schools new chaplain, manned the BBQ with some parent help. It was a great chance for Chappy to be welcomed into our community. Students loved the chance to introduce him to their families.

A huge draw card this year was a performance by the Murchison School Band. For many students it was their first time performing to an audience, some students have only been learning their instruments for a few weeks.

Their rendition of ‘Old Town Road’ was a memorable one!

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DUNGALA-KAIELA WRITING AWARDS Due to the disruptions that COVID-19 caused in 2020, the closing date for the Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards has been extended until 30 April 2021.

The 2020-2021 Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards are open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a connection to our region. Inaugurated in 2012, these awards provide an opportunity for writing and self-expression in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Written entries are invited for the extended 2020-2021 Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards, and entries received for the 2020 awards will also be considered for the extended Awards.

There are three categories in the Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards: Picking up rubbish

TRANSITION TATURA Adopt-a-Road: Roadside clean-up in Tatura: Saturday April 24th As part of Transition Tatura’s ongoing commitment to all aspects of the environment, we will hold another roadside clean-up Saturday, April 24th from 9:00am.

Over ten previous clean-up days, Transition Tatura have always been disappointed by the amount of rubbish collected; over 7000 bottles & cans and greater than 24 cubic meters of other rubbish. However, we did notice a substantial drop-off of total rubbish collected in 2020 (we did only one clean-up last year, in November). Sadly, the “fashionable” rubbish for 2020 was disposable masks (we collected around 30) and gloves (around a dozen picked-up). Let’s hope this is not a long-term trend.

The last clean-up day only had a small number of volunteers. For Transition Tatura’s goals to be achieved each time we collect rubbish, we always need as many people on board as possible. If you feel the need to support a cleaner Tatura, cleaner Australia, feel free to come along and contribute. Meet us at the corner of Dhurringile Road and Hogan Street at 9:00am: the open parking area opposite Tatura Country Motel (Whim Inn) on Dhurringile Road. From there, car-pooling to various locations will be organised.

This is an ongoing activity from Transition Tatura and other groups in our community are encouraged to join-in future clean-ups or, better-still, to adopt their own portion of road around town. The exercise is very rewarding and is clearly needed. Transition Tatura is very keen to reduce all litter, which is not only an eyesore for locals and visitors alike but can also be a danger to native animals and vegetation. The roadside clean-up also promotes community spirit: as our world marches into an uncertain future, our local community and community strengthening is an essential part of meeting many challenges that lie ahead.

Please note that a Vic-Roads condition of this activity is that all participants be 16 years or older. Safety vests, gloves and rubbish bags are provided by Vic Roads.

- for further information contact Ross Musolino 0407 845 247

The story/yarn/article/play category and the poem/lyric/rap category both have sections for Junior (Prep to Grade 6), Youth (13-18 years), Open (19 years and over) and Elder (over 65 years) writers.

There is also a category for Aboriginal languages from this region in any written form, with Junior, Youth and Open sections as above.

Some Aboriginal Language words must be used, however the whole entry does not have to be written in Aboriginal Language. Translation is requested for all Language entries.

Entry forms are available from all branches of Goulburn Valley Libraries, or may be downloaded from the website: www.gvlibraries. com.au/dungala-kaiela-writing-awards and find the Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards on Facebook at Dungala-Kaiela Writing.

Entries for the 2020-2021 Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards close on 30 April, 2021.

For further information, please contact Sharon Charles, DungalaKaiela Writing Awards Co-ordinator; Email dkwa@gvric.vic.gov.au ; Telephone 0488 044 058.

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Rodney members attended the Goulburn Valley West Group Conference and Annual General Meeting on 19th February at Harston Hall. Our branch Secretary Janette Mason won the Best Branch Two Minute report, which details a branch’s activities in précis from February to February.

This information must be able to be read in two minutes, quite a feat with all activities a CWA branch is involved in each year. The cup Janette was presented with has been around since 1960. It was originally the cup presented for a different type of annual secretary’s report which has changed so to save the Cup sitting idle and hidden away somewhere it has been presented each year since 1971 for the Branch Two Minute report.

Our Branch has now voted to meet during the day at 1.30 pm on every second Thursday of the month instead of being a Night Branch. This is a big change after many years of meeting at night. Meetings are currently being held at the Middle Pub function room. At our February meeting we welcomed Jo Scorey who is interested in joining our Branch.

Our Guest speaker was Cath DeAngelis who spoke about her interesting life, having been born in Italy and travelling to Australia alone as an eleven-year-old to join her father who had migrated a couple of years earlier. Cath spoke of the lack of work opportunities in her homeland following WWII, the hardships encountered during the early years in Australia, working on the land picking tomatoes or peas which limited her schooling opportunities. Now 70 years later she lives in retirement with her husband Paul and enjoys all her family. Cath’s report was a great insight into the challenges many immigrant families faced leaving their homeland to settle in a country so far from home.

Our Junior CWA Branch is going along well with full membership. We have gained three new members since restarting in February - Molly, Japneet and Nicola. The girls participated in Art at the meeting organized by leader Lyn and hopefully they will be able to enter their finished article in the Group Exhibition in Tatura later in the year.

Janice Barrett Publicity Officer

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CWA GV West Group AGM 2021 Not too long ago the Country Women’s Association of the Goulburn Valley West Group held their AGM at the beautiful Harston Hall. This venue is a hidden treasure and should be utilised more in our district. It has space, a usable kitchen, a large hall for entertaining, and comfortable seating.

To understand a little of the proceedings, each area within the State has a Group made up of local branches. Without members of branches, working at fundraising, there would be no CWA. The day started with a friendly chat over a cup of tea and home-made biscuits. Then it was down to business, Mrs Cecily Dumaresq (Mooroopna CWA) welcomed everyone, and then spoke about an article she had recently found in a paper from thirty years ago about the Harston Primary School.

Mrs Mary Beck (CWA Rushworth) officially opened the AGM Conference, welcoming the current Group President Mrs. Jenny Goonan, Group Secretary Mrs. Della Metzke, along with the State representative Mrs. Viviane Chemali, a State Vice President, and finally the members and Guests.

The Secretaries from each Branch read a ‘Two Minute Report’ this is a competition judged by the visiting State representative to see what each branch has been busy at during the past year. There can only be one winner and Congratulations went to Mrs. Janette Mason of the Rodney Branch for her report. The trophy was accepted by Mrs. Gwen Ranson (Rodney Branch) on her behalf.

Every year another Branch Secretaries report (very detailed and longer than two minutes) is sent to Head Office for Judging and for 2020, it was the report from Mrs. Doreen Napier (Sheridan/Kyabram) which won, she was very excited to learn of this.

The tally up of articles made by Branch members for welfare was then made with the result being 487 individual scarves, beanies and knitted rugs. Mooroopna CWA donated two large welfare boxes. These items are donated locally, with some items and trauma dolls, going to Hospitals in Melbourne.

At State level there’s a competition for the Syme Cup, being Group Handcraft where GV West Group came second. This is a great effort and thanks to CWA Potters for exhibiting the entry.

Nominations then took place for the 2021 positions, and the results are: Group President: Mrs Barbara Carter (Mooroopna branch) Group Secretary: Mrs. Jenny Goonan (CWA Potters Branch) Group Treasurer: Ms. Noreen Smith (Mooroopna Branch) Congratulations to them on accepting their role, and may they enjoy the next year.

CWA GV West AGM For your diary ladies; • Group craft Wednesday 17th March 9.30am, at the Tatura Community Center, with Covid restrictions in place remember to bring your own lunch.

• Group luncheon Saturday March 20th at the Shepparton RSL, ordering from the main menu.

• Women Walk the World day on April

29th, starting from Kids Town at 10.00am for a walk along the river flats between Mooroopna and Shepparton.

• CWA Sunday May 2nd hosted by Rushworth branch.

• A bus trip to Church and lunch to follow.

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TATURA HOTEL OPEN MIC NIGHT The Tatura Hotel (middle pub to most of us) held an Open Mic Night, starting in the afternoon. One local, Michael Harrison, started off the singing, with his brother on guitar. Many family members had come from Melbourne and Ballarat as it was actually Michael's 30th birthday.

Michael, who spent most of his growing up years in Sydney moved to Melbourne for High School in Hawthorn and moved to Tatura early last year. He studies music at Alpha Cruis and is a member of the local Generations Church.

Peter Warburton is trying to start up some new events now that people are starting to venture out again and hopes to make the Mic nights a more common occurrence. With Peter being quite community minded it will be interesting to see what else he organizes in the future.

Janice Dreyer

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Nominations for the Greater Shepparton Volunteer Recognition Awards are now open.

Currently in their eleventh year, the Volunteer Recognition Awards aim to recognise and thank volunteers who contribute their time and energy for the good of our community.

The Awards have recently been reviewed and updated, and the 2021 awards have revised categories and a streamlined nomination form.

The 2021 Award categories are: • Young Volunteer: 12 to 25 years • Adult Volunteer: 26 years and over • Volunteer Team: A group of 2 or more people • Long Serving Volunteer: 15 years or more service “The awards are a great way of recognising the contribution of volunteers across the Greater Shepparton area,” Mayor, Councillor Kim O’Keeffe said. “Nominees and award recipients will be recognised during the Greater Shepparton Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony to be held on Monday 17 May 2021. I encourage everyone to consider nominating a volunteer for the awards.”

The ceremony will be conducted as allowed by the COVID restrictions at that time and will take place during Volunteer Week - Monday 17 to Sunday 23 May 2021.

The theme for Volunteer Week is ‘Recognise.

Reconnect. Reimagine’.

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TATURA MUSEUM

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Zero Carbon Tatura welcomes you to its official launch event on Thursday April 22 at Tatura Central (Stuart Mock Place) near the murals at 1.00 pm.

Zero Carbon Tatura convener Terry Court says “The launch event will signal the official start of communications to invite both the Tatura and wider communities to join in the journey with us, with the aim of transitioning to zero emissions by 2030.”

The event will launch a new website for the group, and a draft plan that has been created by the group which outlines the vision, goals and actions Tatura can take to reach zero emissions.

Terry adds “We will have a number of guest speakers lined up, and will also have a couple of electric vehicles on site so you can see the opportunities we have right now to transition to zero emissions.”

The communications materials aim to provide the Tatura community with details on what they can do to reduce carbon emissions and costs while improving the comfort of their homes.

The Plan focuses on six key areas: • Energy • Buildings • Transport • Farming and Land Use • Industry • Waste “Together as a community, we can share information on what works, what is challenging, and what other opportunities we may be able to take to reach zero emissions.” Terry says.

For more details, contact Terry on 5824 2642.

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The official opening of the ‘Art of Paul Mezulianik’ exhibition and the launch of ‘War Camps Mural’ in conjunction with the annual Dunera-boys reunion will take place shortly.

On Sunday 18th April the Tatura Museum will host the official launch of the new War-Camps Mural and Alcove Collages. A suitably inscribed plaque will be unveiled by the donors Neil and Mavis Grummitt. This will be followed by a talk

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GENERATIONS OP SHOP DONATION Generations Op Shop generously donated $2000 to Tatura Hospital.

Neville Crow, Generations Op Shop Manager presented Lisa Waite, Director Nursing Tatura Hospital with the cheque.

Lisa, grateful to receive donation said, “It will be put towards the updating the outdoor furniture which many patients utilise.”

Neville also thanked the community who made the donation possible.

“We have been blessed with many quality donated items in the last 12 months which has enabled this cheque to be presented. Thank you to all who have supported the community by donating items for resale in the shop. All of our staff and volunteers have worked extremely hard together and we are appreciative of every one of them which all helps to produce a donation like this.”

Generations Op Shop is back trading 5 days per week. Call 58243059 to check opening hours. Volunteers can collect saleable items and delivery is also available by arrangement.

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TATURA GARDEN CLUB The Garden club has commenced meeting and we are looking forward to the year ahead.

We commenced the year with 16 members and friends travelling to Birchwood Gardens near Benalla. The highlight of this garden was the large selection of salvias. Our annual garden seminar is organised for Wednesday 9th June and we are planning monthly Meet and Greet visits to local nurseries and gardens. We meet at the Tatura Community House on the third Monday of the month at 7pm. Visitors and new members are welcome.

Jenny Stammers (Secretary)

CARTER JOINS AN ELITE TATURA BOWLS CLUB GROUP Tatura Bowls Club’s Men’s Singles 2021 Champion Jason Carter, played in a number of knockout rounds against other Goulburn Valley Club champions and won every match he contested to claim the much sought after achievement of GV Champion of Champions winner.

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JACK LOWRY MEMORIAL TRIPLES .

In 2001 following Jack Lowry's passing, daughter Helen Newton from Murchison generously sponsored an annual game of bowls with a shield record of the winners in recognition of her father's contribution to the Tatura Bowls Club and to the general community of Tatura and Dhurringile.

The club has been most appreciative of Helen's generous sponsorship and readily acknowledges the contribution her father provided to the Tatura and Dhurringile communities in his lifetime. Jack was born in Coburg and educated at Orrvale and Shepparton High School leaving school at aged 16 to work with his father farming. In 1939 Jack and his parents purchased their irrigated Dhurringile property which included the Dhurringile mansion which during the war years became a German officers POW camp.

Jack and his wife Knowla remained there until 1975 when the property was bought by the Victorian Government and used for what is now a prison.

Jack was a keen cricketer and donated land to the Dhurringile Cricket Club, a Tatura Rotarian, Tatura Bowls Club member with around 30 years’ service, a Shire of Rodney councillor and Shire President in 1969, the year in which he opened the new Tatura Bowls Club building. Jack was a true gentleman and a valued community member and the Jack Lowry Shield acknowledges that fact.

An enthusiastic group of bowlers participated in the three bowls triples event with there being four 3 game winners. Winning on most points and shots up and to be recognised on the memorial shield were Barry Ibbott, Ken Cornell and David "Taffy" Moreton from Runners-up Phil Boyd, Graham Andrus and Peter LeSueur. Also on 3 game wins

Ken Cornell, Helen Newton, Barry Ibbott and David "Taffy" Moreton. but out of the running were the Rushworth team of Mal McLean, Mavis Marshall and Neville Thompson, and the Murchison side comprising sponsor donor and daughter of Jack Lowry, Helen Newton and her team of Jim and Margaret Tweddle. The major raffle prize was won by Adrian Barry and the consolation prize by Ken Cornell.

The club sincerely thanks the organisers and those many members and guests that supplied the wonderful array of sandwiches, cakes and

BLESSING OF THE BIKES You are invited to the ‘Blessing of the Bikes’ at the All Saints Tatura Anglican Church in Francis Street Tatura on Sunday 11 April.

Starting at 12.30pm there will be bikes on display, kid’s activities, a sausage sizzle, coffee from the Fast Brew Coffee Co. and you can meet the Riders and have a chat.

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savouries for the scrumptious afternoon tea.

The opportunity was also taken to farewell a couple of Tatura Bowls Club dedicated members in Graham and Joyce Andrus who are leaving the district and moving to Invergordon. The club will miss you both for you have been wonderful supporters of the club.

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Special Guests are the Northern Victoria Spyder Riders and the Central Victoria Ulysses Branch.

For more information: Rev. Simba 0497 597 127 info@allsaintstatura.org.au

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SOFTBALL VICTORIA MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

VICKY HAMILTON – FAST BREW Hands up anyone who has ever contemplated a sea change with their careers. I know that in this topsy turvey world we presently live in, many of us have been made to do just that.

Vicky was one of the lucky ones as it was her decision to change her career. After 9 ½ years working at Tatura Milk as it was then, she decided that as much as she loved her job it was time for a change. She also enjoyed conducting water aerobics at Looking Good gym in Mooroopna but the demands of coping with shift work and her teaching just made it too tough.

So around December 2020 Vicky decided to buy a coffee van which she saw advertised for sale on Facebook. This was something that she had always wanted to do. She and husband Peter already had a kombi van at home which they planned to deck out as a coffee van one day, but realised that the one for sale was ready to go. It was just too good to refuse.

So it was goodbye Tat Milk and hello coffee business. At 55 years young Vicky decided it

was worth the punt.

Vicky doesn’t stand still for long. She and Peter owned the Byrneside store for 6 years, and then she worked at Unilever for 11 years and even 10 years at Max Graham’s supermarket (now IGA). She even managed to do a few volunteer shifts during Dairy Week for the Tat Footy club. Business is going well and she is all booked out until Easter driving her coffee van to a variety of events in Tatura, Kyabram and Shepparton.

Having older children Rhianna and Rebecca has allowed her to start work at early times.

You will always catch her every week day morning on the corner of Ross and Hogan streets from 6.15 to 10.30. There is a range of coffees and biscuits from which to choose and enjoy. And how long will Vicky be enjoying this her new venture? As she says “until I’m too old to pour coffee.” May you continue for some time yet Vicky.

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The proposed dates are subject to government mandates and advice of the Chief Medical Officer on hosting of events and mass gatherings.

Organisers remain hopeful of being able to operate the event at capacity, utilizing the 10 diamonds as per the 2019 event.

Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor Councillor, Kim O’Keeffe said the event would be something the entire region can look forward to.

“During this time it is important that our region stays strong and positive, which we have seen done so well,” Cr O’Keeffe said.

“Softball Victoria has been coming to our region for many years now and its return gives everyone something to look forward to, especially our local event suppliers and our visitor economy across accommodation, hospitality, retail and attractions sectors with a significant boost anticipated for businesses to leverage from across the three days of competition.

“Our Council is delighted to once again partner with Softball Victoria who have successfully hosted the event at the Mooroopna Recreation Reserve seven times in the past 13 years.”

Following the announcement, Softball Victoria President Bron Parry said she was happy the event could go ahead under Covid safe conditions.

“With many events cancelled across the past year, we’re extremely excited to be coming to the region for this fantastic event for our members,” Ms Parry said.

“Ensuring the Masters Championships remains in the Greater Shepparton region is also a massive positive for both parties, and we’re delighted to continue our relationship with Greater Shepparton City Council.

“In the constantly changing situation we find ourselves in, further changes to the Masters Championships may occur. We will continue to keep our members updated as changes to the current restrictions occur, and are hopefully eased in the coming months.

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Since our February notes Carmel, and those ladies who can, have made two batches of tomato relish, some of which have already sold.

We have had a few changes in staff and we are getting to know the newcomers. Where are all these lovely girls coming from? They are so easy to get to know and are friendly and helpful. (Before the men feel left out, Tom, Braden and Tom are three nice young men who have helped us lately) We had a bit of a hiccup with the recent lockdown however we put up with it and it was soon over. It is lovely when we can go out to lunch and are able to have visitors.

We have to dress our Show Window fairly soon and then get ready for the winter sporting season; and that means football. Footy tipping will start up soon and I can’t wait.

Moyola is running an Easter Raffle for all sorts of goodies. Remember to get tickets as you could be a lucky winner.

Does anybody have a book of Australia Poetry? We would like to borrow it so that a couple of residents can read to entertain others.

Keep safe and well.

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TATURA RSL SUB-BRANCH The Tatura RSL Sub-Branch reached 100 years since formation in 2020 however restrictions meant that this great milestone is yet to be celebrated.

In 2020 Covid19 caused many changes in the way we all go about our daily lives. ANZAC Day Memorial Services, for instance, were confined to driveways at houses in the towns across our communities.

Remembrance Day saw a small service, conducted at the Private Robert Mactier V.C. Memorial Garden. Five additional plaques were added to the Memorial Stone Wall. The plaques have detailed information along with some 740 named Servicemen/women from this area who served in WW11. Service recognised included overseas engagement and the Militia (Home Guard) involved with the Internment Camps. Mr Tony Ford, author of ‘Names That Must Not Wither’, unveiled the plaques.

The Memorial Stone Wall now holds plaques of Tatura Servicemen/women from the Boer War, WW1, WW11, Korea and Vietnam.

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On Saturday morning, Mother Nature provided 15 SAC members and visitors with the best possible conditions for a late February ride.

Starting out at about 9.30am, we rode out to the SW of Murchison towards the Ironbark forested area.

The first point of interest was a large Yellow Box tree that had recently been struck by lightning and had died back. The lightning sheared a deep track down the main forks of the tree and straight down the trunk and into the ground. The strike threw large pieces of bark for an estimated 50m from the tree. The tree might be 200 years old, but survival kicked in and the tree is sprouting from the base again.

We rode out on Cassidy road and turned down Smith road for a few kilometres. There was one short sharp hill that slowed us down for a bit, but the glide down the other side was refreshing.

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From Smith road, we turned left into East Boundary road then veered right onto Wild Paddock road. We soon got to Day Lane and rode to the North West for a couple of kilometres before stopping for a morning tea rest stop. Once refreshed, we headed North down to Cleared road and Sayers Lane.

At the Sayers Lane – Cracknell road corner, we were noisily inspected by a couple of rather large guardian dogs that were roaming a paddock with goats or some other exotic animals, I guess. Fortunately, they respected the boundary fence and made their way back up the hill as we rode past.

We rode along a good gravel surface and turned North again along Steigenberger road. This brought us to the Rushworth to Murchison main road which we crossed and rode down Little Bourke Street to the former Murchison to Rushworth railway line. It will be a good day the day the Rail Trail gets extended all the way from Murchison to Rushworth as that will make a great ride in itself.

We stopped for a breather at the quite substantial former rail overpass bridge on Channel Inlet road. This was the spot to take a group picture of our adventure.

Following the Rail Trail, we rode down to the bridge over the Stuart Murray Canal. We had the option to take the shortcut back to Murchison or extend the ride by an extra few kilometres. There was unanimous agreement that we ride the extra, so we crossed the Rushworth road and rode along the Canal bank track and up over the rise on Chinamans Hill road. We meandered along and met up with the Goulburn River bike track and followed that right back to our cars.

After unpacking and loading bikes, we all headed down to the Murchison Bakery for a late lunch. We went over to the Park along the River and sat around and chatted while enjoying our lunch.

Thank you to all the participants and we look forward to the next ride from Corop to Colbinabbin to view the Silo Art. Philip

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She is a qualified Skin Technician and offers a range of different treatments. In fact, the services offered is quite a list – Advance skin treatments, Body Sculpturing and Cellulite treatments, Thermage Skin Tightening, Carbon laser Peel, Laser hair removal, Signature facials, Peels, Collagen induction (needling), LED Light Therapy and more.

She also plans to start a mobile service with her portable bed, where she will go to the client. She offered one on one meditation in Western Australia and plans to add that here in the future as well.

Jenny was born in New Zealand and moved to Western Australia in 1987.

She has had a diverse career, originally trained in fitness and dealing with skin products. She studied at TAFE and University and started working with juveniles in custody and from there went on to the Western Australia Police Service, where she worked as an officer for over ten years in the rural area. During this time she continued to work with skin products, giving her an opportunity to meet people outside of being the policewoman in town. She left the police force in 2020, worked for her beauty qualification, did some advance courses and has been working in the field ever since. (She is actually a qualified Dermal Therapist, though she doesn’t use the title because it tends to be confused with a

old granddaughter she adores.

Jenny basically wants to offer a personalized service to give people a good experience. She feels having a clinic set up at home is a good way for people to feel good. She feels it is always nice to meet new people. When asked what she hopes for in the future she mentioned “maybe a few more animals and hopefully a yoga studio.” The thing is, she is here to stay.

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What you are about to read is true! In 1962 I was absorbed onto the daily Adelaide News when Adelaide Truth came to an end so Rupert Murdoch could put the savings into The Australian.

On the News I was during the week used as a court reporter, parliamentary reporter, a bit of this and a bit of that and of course on weekends a racing journalist.

But the fun began in what we shall call general reporting and the chief of staff in league with some smart alecs decided I should go and get the wool prices per bale at the auction rooms in Rundle Street.

Well, I popped in only to hear a voice making a noise reminiscent of a staccato machine gun… just belting out noise as he went quickly from one bale to another auctioneering each bale.

I left quickly in a real quandary to tell them at work that I got nothing down because I could not understand what was being said…to wit they began to laugh loudly.

“Drunk and disorderly again Your Worship” then” Seven Days and take him out of my court now, he smells”.

But the last incident was covering parliament across the road from the News.

The Press Gallery was upstairs, and you could view down on proceedings which most of the time was boring but, on this occasion, both sides of the House rose as one to clap an elderly gentleman who had stood to his feet.

He apparently had never made a statement previously in the House but as this was about traffic regulations, he wanted to voice how he felt still putting the arm outside the window to indicate a stop, a turn etc should still be in vogue.

He finished his speech was clapped again and sat down…five minutes later I deadset reckon he was asleep and snoring and nearby a fellow parliamentarian was doing a crossword.

Heady days those….

It was a set up only the auctioneer’s recorder could understand, and he later produced a handwritten paper for anyone who enquired.

Then I covered police courts and I well remember sitting as you could then at the prosecuting sergeant’s desk as into the dock walked a rather dishevelled looking individual.

His Honour look down through his spectacles and said, “Ah not you again” and then turning to the Sergeant “What has he done now!”

“Drunk and disorderly in Hindley Street Your Worship.”

“Mmmm looking at your sheet this is your 50th time in court and I think probably your 30th before me…I will let you go with this warning…. If you are back before me again, I will lock you up for seven days.”

But the day was not over and lo and behold in the afternoon he was before the Magistrate again who could not believe he had misbehaved so quickly.

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April 1 – April Fool’s Day. This day for playing practical jokes and hoaxes isn’t as popular as it once was, probably because the entire world has become one huge practical joke. So, let’s reclaim it by playing a few well-thought out practical jokes on colleagues and friends. I’m sure they won’t be expecting it.

April 2 – World Pillow Fight Day. This is no ordinary pillow fight where you smack your brother over the head when he’s not looking and then laugh yourself silly. This is all about flash mobs getting together at an agreed location via the internet and then fighting it out. The record is 3,706 participants. Pillows stuffed with feathers are highly recommended as they make one hell of a mess. Apparently putting a brick in your pillow is frowned upon. Sorry bro.

April 3 – World Street Party Day. The thinking behind this day is that the opposite of war and suffering should not be to passively observe peace. Instead, people should actively participate in the celebration of life and what better way than to throw a street party and get together with your friends and neighbours. Time’s running out so get a move on! I’ll be checking my mail box for the invitation.

April 5 – Tartan Day. This is a celebration of everything Scottish. The Scots are well-known for their kilts, whisky and porridge but how many of us have been game enough to try eating a haggis? You will need a sheep’s heart, liver and lungs, minced with onions, oatmeal and suet (which is the raw, hard fat found around the sheep’s loins and kidneys), spices and salt and then encased in the sheep’s stomach. I’d give it a go myself but I can’t eat onions. Damn!

April 6 – International Day of Sport. This day recognises the power of sport in promoting peace and erasing cultural barriers worldwide. A fine example of this is the rampaging soccer mobs every time England or Russia play abroad.

April 7 – International Beer Day. Several countries around the world such as America, England and Iceland have decided that having a national beer day is a good idea. More enlightened countries such as Australia and Ireland have evolved to the point where every day can be considered a beer day. I’ll drink to that.

April 9 – Name Yourself Day. If you don’t like the name you were born with then this is your big opportunity to change it. It reminds me of that old joke where a man walks into the name registry office and says to the lady behind the counter, “I’d like to change my name.”

“Certainly,” replies the lady. “What is it at the moment?”

“Frank Fartbottom,” replies the man.

“Oh dear,” says the lady. “I can certainly understand why you want to change it. What would you like your new name to be?”

“Peter Fartbottom,” replies the man.

April 11 – Pet Day. Most households in Australia have a pet of some sort which happily fill a void in our lives. Here are a few facts about pets: With proper care, goldfish can live up to 40 years in a well-aerated tank, cats sleep for approximately 14 hours a day and dogs only sweat through the pads on their feet.

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April 14 – World Dolphin Day. This day is all about focussing worldwide attention on the plight of the dolphin with the aim being to stop the barbaric Japanese dolphin hunts. After all, how much scientific research do they need that actually involves killing the dolphins year after year?

April 15 – Reach as High as You Can Day – This is all about self-belief.

Many of us don’t attempt something because we’re certain we’ll fail.

Well, failure is an important part of success. Just ask JK Rowling who was rejected by more than thirty publishers before one finally agreed to publish Harry Potter. So, try your hand at that thing you thought was impossible, so at the very least, you won’t die wondering. There’s a quote I like that says, “To be all that you can, you must dream of being more.”

April 16 – Wear Your Pyjamas to Work Day. This can be a lot of fun but I would strongly advise you to get together with a group of your coworkers and organise this as a social event at work. If you just turn up in your pj’s by yourself then it may affect your chances of promotion.

April 17 – World Lookalike Day. Most of us have some passing resemblance to somebody famous, whether they’re a sports star, film star, pop idol or television personality. On this day you can dress up and style your hair to resemble your lookalike. Over the years, for some unfathomable reason, people have suggested I have a vague resemblance to Groucho Marx. I can’t see it myself. It’s quite obvious that George Clooney is my lookalike.

April 22 – Earth Day. The first Earth Day was held in 1970 amid fears for the future of the Earth. It was predicted that between 1980 and 1989, over 4 billion people would starve to death, including 6 million Australians. Well, in 2020, more people are dying of obesity worldwide than starvation. Now, apparently, the world is going to end in ten years’ time. It seems there’s always something, so let’s forget about scare-mongering and celebrate our planet being going for a walk in the countryside to commune with Mother Nature. Take the time to stop and smell the roses.

April 26 – Get Organised Day. Are you lost in a sea of clutter? Is your filing system actually an odds and sods dumping ground? Well, the people who know what’s good for you have arranged this day to encourage you to stop procrastinating and tackle at least one of your many junk drawers.

There’s a good chance that you will utter the words, “So that’s where that got to,” in the process.

April 29 – International Dance Day. This day is used to promote dance around the world and to recognise its place in society. What I can’t work out is how some people can look so cool on the dance floor without really trying, while others, such as myself, always look so daggy and uncoordinated no matter how hard we try. Perhaps I’ll sign up for some dance lessons and give some poor dance teacher nightmares.

April 30 – International Jazz Day. Yes folks, another United Nations event to break down the barriers and foster mutual understanding and tolerance throughout the world. After all these years and countless events, you’d think we’d have finally gotten there but alas, apparently not. Perhaps we should just enjoy good jazz for the sake of enjoying the music and do away with the political correctness aspect. Be cool man!

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3-5. Bland Street. The majority of the population fall into this category.

After all, average is both normal and safe. If you stand out from the crowd you become a tall poppy and we know what happens to them so John: Will you have on-line sales? rejoice in your ordinariness.

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Oh, for many of my friends who have happily volunteered their time and you do believe it. I thought you might. However, it also means you’re energy to help make this a success. not as smart as 5%. Oh, I see. You don’t believe that particular statistic.

John: I believe you’ve run a shop in the past.

10. Genius. Every question correct! Go you! Lucky for you it was Sharron:choice I havebecause John. That was some years back in Shepparton. was multiple there were a couple you weren’t too sureItabout, a spiritual shop called Soul Purpose.

This shop is very different to that weren’t there? However, you now have a month to bask in the glory by but I am excited to be a shop owner again as I really love the customer asking other people how they did on the quiz. interaction.

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Whilst I understand the absolute necessity to protect one another from COVID-19 and ‘flatten the curve’, it is still extraordinary and unsettling to know that at a time when people are afraid, frustrated, worried and looking for answers, our church doors are shut. And yet… our church community remains active. Our message of hope in Christ and our love for community is being spread in new ways. All our parishioners are praying for our families and friends, our church, our town, our nation and the world. The leaders of our pastoral care groups call and check in on assigned members of the congregation every week, to see how they are and if they need any help. As the Minister, I also call a number of different parishioners each week to offer pastoral care and prayer.

Every Sunday we upload an audio and transcript of the sermon to our website (https:// allsaintstatura.org.au/sermon/). We also produce a weekly newsletter which includes My interview this month is with Sharron Handley-Kriesfeld who is encouraging news, stories and photosinfrom opening up a new shop, Hazel Grace Homewares, Hogan Street, parishioners spending their days at home. For opposite the post office. at home withatkids grandkids, we put that you John: I should those probably mention theorstart of this interview together a weekly ‘Little Saints’ kids pack and I are married. which includes a kids bible teaching and some Sharron: (Laughs) I think that would be wise. simple crafts to do as a family at home. The John: When you say it’s a homewares shop, what does that actually mean? sermon, newsletter and kids pack are emailed Sharron: It’s called because weand havefor a range wares for the home. to thethat congregation those of who do not We have kitchenware, furniture and soft furnishings, pots and decorations have internet access, is printed and left in for the garden, gift wares and art works. We have a range of things from the practical toletterboxes. the luxurious.

Over the Easter weekend, George Ferguson John: Tatura’s really booming at the moment and there’s aand great deal of I placed artwork by onedoofyou oursee parishioners, new business activity going on. Where your shop fitting in?

Kate Peachey, onone display the church Sharron: I am excited to be just of theoutside many shops in Tatura at the along with three crosses.

Theinportraits moment. There building are already many thriving businesses town and now that Jesus’ journey thecomplexity cross and his we have severalcaptured new businesses adding to the and colour of what is available, I see that asWe making inviting for everyone, resurrection. chosethings to putmore up this display which I believetois help a goodour thing.

The more people we can bring community reflect on the true to Tatura to do their shopping, then the more that benefits. meaning of Easter; the everyone sacrifice that Jesus John: Hazel Grace is an interesting name.

Where did people that originate? made dying on the cross to reconcile Sharron: We were looking at all different clever none of them to God. Many people doing their names regularbut daily seemed quite right.

Then one day I was playing with my exercise in Tatura walked past the building and 16-monthold grand-daughter, Hazel Grace,and andcrosses.

I thought to myself, that would saw the paintings be a great name for my shop, it has such a beautiful ring to it. I ran it Yes, theand church building may closedsobut past a few neighbours friends and they allbe agreed, Hazel Grace as the bells ring each Sunday morning, please Homewares it was. thebrands church you community are still here John: What areknow somethat of the will be selling? in Tatura, praying for you and believing we Sharron: I’m sourcing things from a wide range of suppliers, as people together. will see when will they come comethrough into thethis shop.

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Bulletin QUIZ See page 27 or answers

1. Who discovered penicillin? a. Marie Curie b. Albert Einstein c. Edward Jenner d. Alexander Fleming 2. What is the heaviest naturally occurring element? a. Plutonium b. Uranium c. Tantalum d. Carbon 3. Which is the largest ocean in the world? a. Atlantic b. Pacific c. Antarctic d. Indian 4. Dame Nellie Melba was a famous Australian: a. Chef b. Suffragette c. Olympic Hurdler d. Opera Singer 5. What is the capital city of Pakistan? a. Islamabad b. Karachi c. Lahore d. Hyderabad 6. What is the nearest galaxy to the solar system? a. Andromeda b. Centaurus A c. Ursa Minor d. Aquarius 7. Who was the first European to discover Lake Eyre? a. Robert O’Hara Burke b. Charles Sturt c. Edward John Eyre d. Ludwig Leichhardt 8. Entomology is the study of which science? a. Rocks b. Insects c. Fish d. Frogs 9. Which is the longest river in Australia? a. Darling River b. Murrumbidgee River c. Ord River d. Murray River 10. Who painted the ‘Mona Lisa’? a. Raphael b. Michelangelo c. Rubens d. Leonardo Da Vinci

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Ulupna Island Walk 18 enthusiastic walkers met at Strathmerton to head off on the first full-day mid –week walk for the year. Our long stream of cars headed north towards Ulupna Island stopping just before we reached the Island to have a look at some canoe trees close to Ulupna Creek.

We then headed onto the Island, driving past the homestead on our way to have morning tea at the Murray River. Even though it isn’t in peak flow it is still a majestic river with a fast current.

Heading off on our walk we passed Doctor’s Beach, Point Beach, Wide Beach and then Pump Beach, spotting quite a few koalas on the way. Pump Beach was our designated lunch stop so some walkers left their day-packs there before heading off a few km to Horseshoe

Lagoon to view some old, and large redgums.

We then headed back to our lunch spot where we were fortunate to find three koalas low in a tree to amuse us, I think many photos were taken of this trio!

We again walked beside the river to return to our cars even though there is a shorter but much less scenic track inland near farmland.

The day consisted of approximately 14 km of almost all flat and easy walking except for one small gully just to add interest. We had comfortable weather for walking otherwise I think we may have had the occasional stop to at last cool our hands and faces in the river.

Our day ended up with the traditional coffee, this time at the Strathmerton Bakery.

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Q. Why don’t you see dinosaurs at Easter?

A. Because they are eggs-tinct!

Q. What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping?

A. A dino-snore!

Q. What dinosaur would Harry Potter be?

A. The Dinosorcerer.

Q. What do you call it when a dinosaur crashes his car?

A. A Tyrannosaurus WRECK! Q. Why did the dinosaur wear a bandage?

A. Because he had a dino-SORE

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Doctor: Tell him I can't see him!

Excerpts from ‘A Dinosaur Poem’ by Paul Perro (British Writer 2008) I've never seen a real dinosaur.

There are none around anymore.

They lived in prehistoric time, Let's learn about them in this rhyme.

Dinosaurs all had tiny brains But they all had ginormous names.

Triceratops, brontosaurus, Velociraptor, stegosaurus.

Pterodactyl (with a silent "p"), Ichthyothaur, that thwam in the thea,

Dinosaurs did not eat candy And actually, this was quite handy; Candy causes teeth to rot, And dinosaurs had such a lot.

And there was the Iguanodon That one had a spike for a thumb.

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CRIME PREVENTION ONLINE PASSWORD SECURITY Okay I understand this is not an exciting topic, however the level of risk you are exposed to with unsecured passwords is frightening. Years of your hard work can disappear.

Consider how many passwords you have. How often they are changed.

Do you store them in hard copy? Now the big question; are you confident that the system you use to manage passwords is secure?

I will go out on a limb and suggest the vast majority of us could do with at least a little tidy up with our password management.

A password management App is an option worth considering. Why have 50+ passwords when you can have one?

So, what are some of the benefits of a password manager app; 1. You do not need a good memory!

2. The app will generate complicated passwords that you do not need to remember. Even if the App was breached you have stronger passwords for each account inside the App and increased security across the board.

3. Fast Access. They allow single entry and then each account automatically populates with username and password.

4. Some password apps also allow extra security benefits like secure access to credit card information. Some allow you to add a second step authorisation like answering a question.

5. The Apps can also help you manage shared accounts that allow you to delegate access … and remove it!

While I will not recommend individual products, I encourage you to consider a reputable Password Manager App. Sometime invested in research and setup initially, will be rewarded with increased security and peace of mind.

Be safe.

Glenn Gibson Crime Prevention Officer

J-CAT FITNESS & WELLBEING Josie Catanese has been in business for about seven years running group training as well as one on one training. She offers for both men and women and has fun and friendly groups for all ages. Her clients have many different levels of fitness and because everyone works on their own there are no real requirements for joining. It needs to be mentioned this is not a boot camp, is of course about fitness but aims a lot at mental health. Seeing mothers getting out and meeting people, having a chat and smiling is what makes Josie happy.

Josie also works as an Ambulance Community Officer in Tatura, working on call to assist the paramedics and finds it very rewarding. Her original training was done at the Shepparton branch and continues to be ongoing.

Though her business and ambulance work keeps her busy, Josie still has a friendly hit of tennis on Thursday nights.

When in Italy on holidays with her family to attend a wedding, she met her husband, Giuseppe and they were married in 1988. They lived in Italy for seven years, with both of their two children born there and moved to Australia when their son was 2 years old. Now 30 years old, he is married, lives in Melbourne and works in construction. Their daughter, 2 years younger, lives in Shepparton and works at the courts.

Both Josie and Giuseppe love catching up with friends, going out for dinners and seeing their children on weekends. They enjoy holidays and try to get away two or three times a year, their latest being a stay at Port Douglas in January. They have a lot of family in Italy, so usually go there annually, though this has obviously been curtailed because of Covid. They generally try to enjoy life while they are still young and able to do so. Both always put their hands up in the community whenever there is a need for help (footy club, tennis club, ambulance etc.) They watch the local footy, where their nephews used to play.

Giuseppe has been running his own business, GV Mobile Sandblasting, for about ten years. His advertisement is also in this issue of the Bulletin so make sure you check that out if having the need for his services.

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TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE NEWS We have had some great activities already this year. The fishing and boat cruise for men on the Goulburn River at Nagambie was a big hit. The weather was great and the guys were able to chill out and take in the surrounds and they even caught a fish! Thank you to Australia Post for funding the trip and also the upcoming Men’s Tech training. Hopefully we can organise another trip soon.

This last month we celebrated Phyl Bramley’s 90th birthday. What an extraordinary woman, who continues to be a part of the Community House family after all these years. Welcome to our new volunteers Nadia, Sam, Marg, Ali and Shelley who are assisting with tutoring, reception and Ukulele. Also, a big thankyou to our Boomerang Bag, Committee of Management, Chop and Chat, Reception, Craft, Games Club and Tat Gathering volunteers. Thankyou also to Rachel and Anne Doller who have done a beautiful job transforming one of the outside tables into a piece of art. So many helpers that keep the cogs turning!

Many people have been asking about the Monster Garage Sale which is usually held in May. Due to Covid restrictions we have decided to postpone for now. Rest assured, the Monster will be back when circumstances allow.

Chop and Chat- This group has been meeting fortnightly and has been accepting some beautiful donated produce which they have been cooking up. So far the group has made tomato sauce, passata, plum jam, plum sauce, peach jam, peach and passionfruit jam and some delicious fig paste.

The original idea of reducing food waste and creating beautiful produce to share and sell has certainly been realised. In the coming weeks we hope to have our packaging finalised and get the sauces and preserves out in the foyer for sale, so everyone can enjoy what has been made. You can help by chopping up produce, cooking or donating something from your garden. Come along for the next session on the 23rd March at 10 am. We would love to get some local growers on board to help with the produce supply. Give me a call if you would like to lend a hand.

Community Meal – Tuesday 30th March 12 Noon Cost $10. Come and enjoy a wholesome 2 course meal with us, cooked by our Chop and Chat group. Great food and great company. Bookings essential.

Adult Literacy - Do you need help learning English? Or maybe you are an adult who needs a hand to improve your reading and writing? We have some wonderful tutors here to help you out.

Grade 5-Year 10 students who want to have a go at improving their number, reading or writing skills can drop into our Letters and Numbers group held in the library every Tuesday afternoon. Call Leeane for more details.

Ukulele for grownups is a new group coming together on Mondays 7pm-8pm You can now enter the Community House through our new beautiful joint foyer with the Library, 12-16 Casey Street or around the back via Kerferd Street. We are open 9am-3pm Phone: 03 58 241 315 Email: manager@tatcom.com.au Website: tatcom.vic.edu.au Facebook @TaturaCommunityHouse @helpinghandtatura

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DHURRINGILE PRIMARY SCHOOL School life at Dhurringile Primary is always busy with lots of things happening.

Apart from reading, writing and maths like every other school, we get to participate in a variety of other activities or take part in a different way too many schools.

Art and Library Our art and library sessions are delivered to us on alternate Tuesday afternoons by specialist teachers. Miss Smith and Miss Cowan come to Dhurringile with all the resources that they need. For library, Miss Smith even brings a small library van just like one that visits the small towns from the Shepparton library.

Italian Our Italian lessons each week are taught via WebEx (virtual learning) by Signora Acca. She connects in from Edi Upper Primary School where she also teaches. Often, we get to speak Italian with the Edi Upper students or one of the other small schools where Signora teaches.

Science This year, we have commenced science lessons through the Discovery Centre in Bendigo. Along with 5 other schools, we get to join in the lesson each week where we all complete the experiments at each school before discussing our results and findings.

Music Music is one of our favourite lessons, joining Ben our teacher each week via WebEx. While we are learning in Dhurringile, Ben is in Queensland teaching.

Cluster Days Each term, we have several cluster days where we join events with other small schools. This term we have had several days just with Harston Primary coming to visit us Cluster days for Life Ed with Harold the giraffe, and the Victorian Science Centre are to be held in the next couple of weeks. It will be great to see our friends from the other schools again.

Community Projects Dhurringile Primary has several community projects planned for this year where we give back to our community.

Our first project requires a small amount of help from the community please. We need old shoes -adult sized closed toe shoes such as elastic sided boots, gum boots and court shoes. Shoes that are going to be tossed out are perfect for the project.

The shoes are going to be repurposed and then offered back to the community. If you have any shoes, can you please leave them in the school letterbox at 605 Langham Road, Dhurringile or contact the school on 0418383064 Support the school ‘It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a community to support a school.’

To support Dhurringile Primary is very easy: • Follow us on Facebook @dhurringileprimaryschool • Subscribe to the school newsletter ‘Emu News’ by sending an email to dhurringile.ps@education.vic.gov.au with Emu News in the subject line.

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0–2. Struggle Street. Watching reality TV and texting your friends on the phone has some benefits but gaining general knowledge isn’t one of them 3-5. Bland Street. There you go again, another average performance which is about average for people who perform averagely. As Mr Mediocre says, “It’s normal to be average.”

6-7. Above Average (sort of). Well done!

You’re clearly better than normal. Of course, you should realise that you can now be legitimately called abnormal.

8-9. Smarty Pants. You have a well-rounded grasp of general knowledge. Unfortunately, there’s always one or two questions that trip you up. Perhaps we should allow you to reject your two worst answers.

10. Genius. Getting every question correct either puts in in the top 5% of the population for intelligence or the top 1% for sheer flukes.

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27TH ANNUAL 100 LAP CHALLENGE On Saturday 20th February twenty-eight swimmers aged from 3 years to over 70 participated in the 100 Lap Challenge at Tatura Swimming Pool. This annual event supports the Tatura Hospital & Parkvilla Aged Care Facility and fine weather provided a pool temperature of 27 degrees.

Three swimmers completed 100 laps individually - Rob Miller, Jill Clapperton, & former Tatura resident John Stewart who returned again from Ararat with his son Bede to participate. Two of the regular 100 lappers were out of the district on the day but since then, Trevor Anselmi & Colin Magnay have completed their 100 laps as well.

Teams were made up of family & friends swimming to complete 100 or more laps. The Lifeguards team, Stephanie Wilton & Lydia Moorhouse completed 100 in fine style.

Other teams were Moara Smith, Elizabeth Smith & Greg Smith; Ian, Jeanette, Esther Moorhouse, & Andrew & Daniel Chadwick; Richard, Evan & Caitlin Graves & Harper Kittlety; Simon & Lisa Cowan & Sacha Finlayson. The Barracudas team of Geoff Lipshut, Damien Lipshut; Shelly Maskell, Chriss Kelly, Bede Stewart & Gary Whyte completed 240 laps between them.

The Hospital Ladies Auxiliary once again provided a delicious morning tea and welcome hot coffee for all the swimmers and supporters. Swimmers received certificates from the Hospital and vouchers from George, Chloe & Olivia Wells of Tatura Hot Bread.

Due to wonderful support from many in the community, the event has to date raised $4060.

These funds will go towards the provision of new outdoor furniture to be placed around the Hospital & Parkvilla facility for the patients, residents & their visitors.

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100 Lap Challenge participants Many thanks from the Tatura Hospital & Parkvilla Community Reference Group to the event convener Geoff Lipshut (Lipshut Law); Lisa, Sue & Andrea at the Hospital, and to all the swimmers, sponsors, supporters and helpers who organized the day and once more made it a successful and most enjoyable fundraiser on the Hospital’s calendar. Special thanks also go to the Aquamoves staff for their assistance throughout the season, and especially to Stephanie & Dylan for opening the pool early on the day The event was also sponsored by Tatura Dental Care, Lipshut Law, Tatura Hot Bread and Tatura Rotary Club & Lipshut Plumbing.

The Tatura Hospital & Parkvilla and the Tatura Swimming Pool are both major assets in the town and this event serves to highlight their importance to the fabric of Tatura society and the willingness of the community to support them.

Please mark your diaries because the challenge will be on again on the 26th February 2022.

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TRAVELS WITH BARRY

by John Kriesfeld

The final stop that Barry and I made on our tour of Asia was the Philippines, name after King Phillip II of Spain, who colonised the islands in the 16th century. Spain ceded the islands to the United States after the Spanish-American war of 1898. Consequently, the Filipino people speak perfect English with a very pronounced American accent.

While Barry and I were there, we also discovered that Americans weren’t very popular. Our travel company had booked us into a nice hotel in Manila away from the usual tourist area, and the locals that we met were initially quite frosty and reserved until we told them that we were Australians, not Americans, and they then became extremely friendly, wanting to know all about Australia and what they had to do in order to become an Australian citizen.

Travel around Manila was by an elongated taxi called a Jeepney. The original Jeepney taxis were made from surplus Jeeps left behind by the Americans after the Second World War. These Jeeps were stripped down, metal roofs were added for shade, and the vehicles were decorated in vibrant and garish colours with chrome plated ornaments on the sides and hood. Over time, these evolved into the current elongated Jeepneys where the back part has been reconfigured with two long parallel benches where the passengers sit facing each other.

The Jeepneys travel on a fixed route such as a bus and even though they all seemed to be crowded, we were told that all we had to do was push our way on board, hand over 5 pesos and then get off when we felt like it. The Jeepney that we caught appeared to be a shrine dedicated to Elvis as there were pictures of him all over the interior of the vehicle.

The driver also had Elvis songs blaring from his radio. We noticed that people just banged on the railing with a coin in order to make the Jeepney stop. I’m not sure what the top speed of a Jeepney was, but the driver tried to achieve it each time he took off and rarely slowed down to negotiate sharp turns or corners. Although none of the other passengers appeared to be perturbed by his dangerous driving antics and we didn’t actually crash, Barry and I decided that we could clearly classify it as a near death experience and that we were therefore bonded for life by the trauma.

It was in the restaurant of our hotel that I saw two completely different sides to the many Japanese tourists who were flocking to the Philippines and in doing so, I learned a valuable life lesson. The first side was the pre-programmed, polite Japanese businessman. Barry and I were seated at our table when about thirty Japanese businessmen, all wearing identical suits, marched into the restaurant and then stood silently behind their chairs at a long table. About a minute later, their chief strolled in and sat down at the head of the table, and the thirty men immediately sat down as well. The waiter then brought a single menu to the table and gave it to the chief to peruse. He then ordered for everybody and when the food arrived, they all ate in silence.

When the chief had finished his meal, he stood up and everybody else quickly followed suit, whether they had finished eating or not. The chief then strolled out followed by his faithful employees. It was blind, unquestioning obedience and it was eerie to see.

The second side was where I learnt my life lesson. We were eating dinner in the restaurant when two rather unkempt and slightly drunk, Japanese men entered the restaurant, accompanied by two very attractive Filipino women. They were very rude and abusive to all the staff, treating them with loud disdain as they made a show of displaying their obvious superiority and wealth to the ladies accompanying them. However, the staff simply ignored the abuse and just smiled as they went about their business which is more than I would have been capable of. When the Japanese left, we asked Arnold, our waiter, how they had been able to put up with such obvious bad manners. Arnold just laughed and said, “We prepare their food in the kitchen. When it is ready, we pass the plate around, everybody spits on the food and then we serve it to them. It doesn’t matter what they say or how they treat us because we know that they are eating our spit. It’s easy to smile then.” It was at that moment that I learnt never to treat a waiter badly

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We hesitated for a moment while we made sure it was us that he was pointing to and then walked across to him. As we did so, the watching crowd began clapping.

“What’s going on?” I muttered to Barry.

“Stuffed if I know,” he replied.

“Where are you from?” asked the officer as we approached him.

“Australia,” we replied.

The officer smiled. “Good. The band is now going to play the national anthem of the Philippines and as we lower the flag, I want you two boys to salute it.” Barry and I looked at each other in surprise, shrugged, and said okay. The band began playing, the flag began to be lowered, the crowd began singing along with the music and Barry and I snapped out our best salutes. The final memory that I have of that evening, apart from everybody congratulating us afterwards and treating us like rock gods, was that the Philippine national anthem was a very long song. I still don’t know if we were being honoured or being made fun of, but it doesn’t matter as it will always be a fond, if slightly strange, memory.

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Matters - Tatura

March 2021

A MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY Dear Tatura community, As we bid farewell to the whirlwind that was 2020, we cautiously welcome 2021 and all the promises it holds – hopefully! With visitor restrictions, mask wearing and strict hand hygiene regulations still ongoing, I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the entire community’s ongoing understanding, compliance and compassion as we navigate towards a ‘COVID normal’ day-to-day routine in an attempt to keep our staff and residents as safe as possible.

Although we are now almost three whole months into 2021, on behalf of all of us here at Parkvilla I would like to express our thanks the Tatura Lions Club as well as the Ladies Auxiliary for their lovely Christmas gifts that were very welcomed as we rounded out last year with much-needed festive celebrations.

We have recently recommenced our Community Reference Committee meetings this month and have enjoyed face-to-face gatherings once again after a long period of collaborating virtually. We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated committee that represents the Tatura community and I am very much looking forward to what we can achieve this year.

We held our first fundraising event for 2021, with the annual 100 Lap Challenge successfully going ahead on February 20th.

We collectively appreciate all the work that goes into organising this event with generous donations to the Tatura Hospital and Parkvilla Aged Care Facility.

I’m very much looking forward to what this year holds, and hopefully we can see a lot of the friendly faces we missed in 2020 again this year – maybe even mask free at some stage! Thank you again to you all for your ongoing support and please feel free to offer any suggestions or feedback that can assist us in improving the services that we provide – we’re always here to talk.

Take care,

Lisa Waite GV Health’s Tatura Hospital and Parkvilla Aged Care Director of Nursing

Thank you to Generations Op Shop in Tatura for their recent donation of $2,000. These funds will be put towards new outdoor furniture for our residents – fantastic!

Love was in the air at Parkvilla on February 14 this year. Here’s a snap of our residents preparing heart-shaped shortbreads for St Valentine’s Day, and they were delicious!

We’ve been having some lovely weather in Tatura lately, so the team at Parkvilla decided to take advantage of the sunshine and dine al fresco for lunch!

Christmas at Parkvilla was enjoyed by all last year, as you can tell by our beautifully decorated and colour-coordinated tree!

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