Tatura Bulletin February Edition

TATURA AREA COMMUNITY

Bulletin Volume 36, No. 02 - February 2020

Published: 4th Tuesday of each month. NEXT ISSUE: Tuesday March 24, 2020

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International Dairy Week 2020

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COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

Annual General Meetings

Pancake Tea Uniting Church Hall Friday 28 February 6.30 for 7pm

Sacred Heart Tatura School Fete Friday 20 March 5pm to 8pm

Tatura Indoor Bowls Club Monday 16 March 8pm

TatFest Mactier Park, Tatura Sunday 1 March 10am to 4pm

Tatura Italian Social Club Bushfire Relief Fundraiser Pasta Night Friday 27 March 6.30pm

Clean Up Australia Day Sunday 1 March World Day of Prayer Friday 6 March 10.30am Christ Church Murchison Tatura Bowls Club Friday 6 March Club Dinner & Members Draw Nagambie on Water (NOW) Friday 6 March Saturday 7 March Sunday 8 March Tatura Lawn Tennis Club Labour Day Tournament Saturday 7 March Sunday 8 March Monday 9 March Tatura Lawn Tennis Club Spit Roast & Social Event Evening of Sunday 8 March Tatura Bowls Club Sunday 8 March 12.30pm Jack Lowry Memorial Mixed Triples Tatura Bowls Club Friday 3 April Club Dinner/Members Draw And Presentation Night

Tatura Bowls Club Sunday 5 April 1pm Tatura Hospital Charity Day Open 2 Bowls

INTERNATIONAL DAIRY WEEK THANKS To all the 200 plus volunteers who assisted with 2020 International Dairy Week, the Tatura Football Netball Club and the IDW subcommittee would like to thank you all very much. This year provided some extra challenges due to the World Ayrshire conference visiting Tatura Park for three days of their tour. I am sure that the overseas visitors were impressed by the event and the work that our happy band of volunteers carry out.

Several new members of the Tatura community got involved this year and this is something we need to keep encouraging. It is a great way to meet many local and interesting people from around the town.

If you wish to be involved or know a potential volunteer, give me a call on 0408335284 and we will make sure that contact is made prior to the 2021 event.

- Daryl Eaton, TFNC IDW Coordinator

Tatura Bowls Club Sunday 3 May 1pm

CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS DIRECTORY We would like to ensure that the Directory in the Bulletin is as up to date as possible.

We ask that Clubs & Organisations check to make sure that the details included in the directory are up to date and to advise us if it the details are correct or of any changes.

The directory is a great help to anyone who is new to the area in finding out what they can become involved in. t

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

In Murchison copies are available from; • Murchison Post Office • Murchison Bakery • Murchison Supermarket • Murchison Community Centre • Lindsay’s Jewels & Gifts Additional copies are available from the following; • Tatura Bulletin Office • Rodney Printers • Tatura Pharmacy • Byrneside Service Station • Merrigum Post Office • Ardmona General Store • Toolamba General Store • Kyabram Motor Wreckers

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A new library for Tatura The Tatura Library is located in the Tatura Hub, a building owned by Greater Shepparton City Council, which houses community services including the Community House, Maternal and Child Health service, and the Tatura Children Centre. The current building is a 1970s brick and flat-roofed structure.

This project's goal is to improve accessibility to the building, enhance visibility from the street, and improve the internal layout, which will provide a quality, modern public library facility for the Tatura community and visitors to the region.

Works will be done to refurbish the existing library building, as well as provide an extension toward Casey Street.

Construction works began in mid-January and scheduled for completion end of June 2020.

Cost: • The Tatura Library extension will cost $2 million.

• $600,000 from the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program • $20,000 from Goulburn Valley Regional Library Corporation • $80,000 to be sought through a community fundraising campaign • $1.3 million by Greater Shepparton City Council Works to be undertaken include: • Demolition of the existing internal library layout • Doubling the overall library floor space • New entry canopy to face Casey Street • Accessibility upgrades to meet current standards • Landscaping of building surrounds including the adjoining childcare wall • Relocation of existing trees within the childcare centre • Fire service upgrades to the building • New furniture and IT capability

For more information visit greatershepparton.com.au You can also find updates regarding the project by: Subscribing to receive emailed project updates at the above web address.

Head to Greater Shepparton City Council’s Facebook page.

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HARRY POTTER TRIVIA NIGHT

TATURA

The Early Years - Educational The fifth head-teacher at the Tatura State School, Samuel Hill, died in office. Earlier he was a miner, then had taught at Mooroopna north for three years before he came to Tatura.

The Free Press reported in December 1903, “For many years he had travelled to Toolamba, rain or sunshine, to conduct a Sunday School there, and there were few men who do that after toiling all the week with children.”

The Shire Board of Advice was replaced by local committees for each school, and in April 1909 the first election took place. The committee consisted of Messrs F. Williams (chairman), Hunter, B. Francis W. Campbell, Hector, and Mesdames Legate and Hector.

In those days, as now, unimportant matters occupied considerable space in the local press and the following was reported in the Guardian in May, 1912, that a large draught horse had “an inclination, which it suddenly seized with while being driven along Casey Street by an auctioneer’s drover, and that was to enter for once in its life-time and explore the sacred precincts of scholasticism. Instantly terror was struck into the hearts of the infants at beholding a draught horse, which looked at least four times its ordinary size, standing in front of the school blackboard. Just as surely was the fear upon the assistant teacher. She realized it was hopeless to try and escape from him by jumping on a chair and screaming as mousefrightened ladies are said to do; and she was just about to reason with the quadruped to tell

him that infant children and not wise old horses were educated within those walls, and advise him to visit Professor Fenton on the following evening, when the auctioneer’s man arrived and with the aid of a piece of board drove him again onto the road.”

The Minister of Education, the Hon. H. Lawson re-opened the school in August 1916 after extensive remodelling. No further important building took place until 1963 when new classrooms were added to cope with a pupil population which had risen to 320. In 1957 the school adopted a standard pullover of college grey with royal blue and gold as a uniform for the pupils. In 1967, the houses of Mitchell and Sturt were added to those of Henty and Batman to cater for the growing school population.

At St Mary’s College a competition was run between the houses of Loyola and Padua.

By December 1961 a shortage of teachers in Catholic schools caused the closure of the senior classes at St Mary’s, Tatura’s only high school, after nearly 60 years. The Sacred Heart School, however, continued to grow and on April 17, 1966, the Most Rev. Bernard Stewart, Bishop of Sandhurst, blessed and opened a modern red brick building near the church on the North side of Hogan Street.

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

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“You’re a Quizzard, Harry!” invites people to come in a Harry Potter themed costume to earn extra points with Word and Mouth providing Harry Potter themed food on the night.

“Word and Mouth is looking to provide new and creative events for young people of Greater Shepparton,” said Project Manager at Word and Mouth, Jim Gow. “This is our second event of the year, and we’re hoping to offer something a little bit different with this event. For a few years now, have been trying to expand our events into Greater Shepparton, rather than just Shepparton itself. The amazing vintage hall that is Victory Hall in Tatura will work perfectly for this event.”

The night will be limited seating, with only 10 tables of six allowed for the event, with groups being encouraged to express their interest early. The event will kick off at 7pm, finishing around 10.30pm. Already Saturday night’s event has sold out, and the event has been extended to two nights, with tickets for Friday night now on sale.

All Word and Mouth events are drug, smoke and alcohol free events, and this event is $30 per table, with a maximum of six people. Word and Mouth events are generally aimed at 12-25 year olds, however this event is also family friendly, aiming to include family teams.

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Word and Mouth are known for the events they put on for the young people of Greater Shepparton, including events such as NerdMania, Battle of the Bands and DeadzTown.

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2020 AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS The winners of the 2020 Australia Day awards were announced at ceremonies across Greater Shepparton recently.

Allan Shields was announced as the overall Greater Shepparton Citizen of the Year, with Stephanie Hicks named Greater Shepparton Young Citizen of the Year and the Rock on Murchison, 50th Anniversary of the Murchison Meteorite, winning the Greater Shepparton Community Event of the Year.

Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor Seema Abdullah congratulated all award recipients and acknowledged the outstanding contributions they have made to Greater Shepparton.

“We have many individuals in our region who continue to make Greater Shepparton proud, and it was fantastic to be able to honour them in the way of an Australia Day award,” Cr Abdullah said.

“Thank you to those who took the time to submit a nomination to recognise their fellow citizens, it is fantastic to see both individuals and groups doing great things for their community and it is important that we recognise and celebrate them.”

Awards were presented in Arcadia, Shepparton, Dookie, Mooroopna, Murchison, Tatura and Toolamba and the Greater Shepparton Citizen, Young Citizen and Community Event of the Year were chosen from these regional winners.

The Guest Speaker at Tatura was Professor Daniel Baer, who was born and raised in Tatura. After completing his VCE at Mooroopna Secondary College, he completed a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne.

Local Australia Day Winners:

TATURA Citizen of the Year – George Ferguson

With his welcoming and friendly leadership qualities, George is an ambassador for Tatura and district and is a dedicated and respected member of the community. An active member of the Tatura Community Plan Committee, George has developed connections with many members

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The Australia Day Committee of the community that represent various volunteer groups in Tatura, and recognises opportunities to volunteer his time and knowledge across the community. Assisting at ANZAC Day services, Remembrance Day, Christmas Carols and many other events throughout the town, he offers many hours both physically and behind the scene, not only for organisations he is directly involved with, but the entire community who benefit from his contributions.

He is involved in the Tatura Irrigation and Wartimes Camps Museum, Victory Hall, Tatura Bulletin, Turaton, Greater Shepparton Heritage Committee, Anglican Church, Shepparton and Tatura Carols by Candlelight and local schools and charity events.

Young Citizen of the Year – Stephanie Hicks

Stephanie is an outgoing, friendly, bubbly and happy girl with passion and drive. Stephanie is a role model for the youth of today to become involved in their local and broader community. She is only too willing to give her time to many causes whenever she is approached. Stephanie has a delightful personality and a very caring manner. She provides leadership in the community and school and is involved in many activities.

Stephanie inspires the community by gaining qualifications to enable her to be further involved including kitchen operations, netball umpiring, lifesaving and first aid.

She has been involved in community events such as ANZAC Day, Easter, Christmas and Remembrance Day and has been involved in many community and sporting clubs throughout the town.

Senior Citizen of the Year – Jack Muir An outstanding community member, Jack has been a contributor in the Tatura community since 1956 and is still an active member at the young age of 94. His selfless and active mind is inspirational to younger members of the community. He is a life member of Masonic Lodge, Lions, Rotary, Small Engine Club Goulburn Valley, Tatura RSL Sub Branch and the Shepparton Tatura Race Club. Jack retired as the leading workshop supervisor for Northern Victoria in the Irrigation Industry to which he has 40 years of service. He has also worked in Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea for the Australian Government. He is a strong advocate for the Labour Party, over the course of his life striving for ‘fair working conditions for all’.

Community Event – Tatura Australia Day Committee The Tatura Australia Day Committee brings the community together to celebrate local heroes and recognise those people in the local community that are making outstanding contributions to the region. The Australia Day Committee is a team of dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to organise the Australia Day celebrations for Tatura. The Committee make every effort to ensure we review, update and modernise the Australia Day celebrations. The success of their efforts is evidenced by the increasing numbers in attendance each year.

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2020 AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

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2020 AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS TOOLAMBA Citizen of the Year – Pat Patt Pat is a quiet achiever in the town. She is constantly involved in community activities, keeping out of the spotlight but making significant contributions nonetheless. In the past twelve months Pat has been running the publicity for both the Lions Club and the Toolamba CWA Wrens, which is critical to keeping Toolamba in the spotlight in Greater Shepparton. Pat rarely misses a committee meeting of both clubs.

She also undertook a CWA Judge’s course this year to assist the new Toolamba CWA Wrens Club with participating in CWA competitions.

She is always one of the first community residents to put up her hand to help out, whether it is crocheting squares for homeless blankets, taking photos, writing articles about the Toolamba community for publication in the media or delivering calendars.

Young Citizen of the Year – Reeve Evans Reeve is an active member of the community, representing his school and the town of Toolamba in sporting activities at state level. Reeve is inspirational in all sports that he undertakes. He has countless achievements and titles at the Shepparton Little Athletics Centre. Reeve displays great sportsmanship and always encourages others.

Senior Citizen of the Year – Heather Mulcahy Heather has operated as the President of Toolamba Lions Club for that past two years. During that time, Heather has increased the profile of the club significantly through significant media coverage for the club in local press articles. Heather coordinated the first ever Toolamba CleanUp Day this year, which brought together multiple service clubs to pick up litter across the town and within the forest. This allowed Toolamba to put itself forward for the Australian Tidy Town Awards in 2020. While Heather moved out of Toolamba in 2019, she continues to manage the Toolamba Lions Club and commits herself to community service in the town. Heather is an energetic leader and positive role model for younger Toolamba citizens.

Community Service – Andrea Pogue Andrea Pogue has numerous leadership roles in her employment and these qualities are carried into her community involvement, where she has not only been involved in various community organisations in Toolamba but taken on committee positions and leadership of individual projects. She is chair of the Toolamba Steering Committee, a member of Toolamba Lions Club and has sourced and organised the towns Christmas decorations in the past several years. She took a lead role in the Toolamba Clean-Up Day and assists at community BBQs and afternoon teas. Andrea is a member of the Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Advisory Committee and Vice President of the CWA. She is the number one BBQ chef at the Tatura Netball Club and is also involved in the Shepparton Rowing Club.

Community Event – Toolamba Lions Club Carols in the Park The Toolamba Community Choir is the brain child of Amanda Sibio and is made up of Toolamba Community members that sing at various events including Carols in the Paddock, ANZAC Day, Australia Day and other community events.

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Citizen of the Year – Rowan Gribben Rowan is a successful wool classer and primary producer and a great contributor to Arcadia. He is involved in the Arcadia CFA, the Shepparton Show and is a Shearing Competition Committee member.

His involvements also include Arcadia Progress Association, Arcadia Landcare Group, Kialla West Uniting Church treasurer and a constant contributor to the Arcadia Christmas Party and Australia Day celebrations.

He is always willing to give assistance where needed and is a well-known and respected member of the Arcadia community.

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2020 AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

MURCHISON AUSTRALIA DAY Over 320 community members attended the Murchison Australia Day Festivities along with a team of dedicated volunteers helping on the day. The event was held in the beautiful township of Murchison, on the banks of the Goulburn river at Murchison Swimming Complex. President of the Murchison Australia day committee, Bruce Smith, welcomed all guests and started the formalities by acknowledging the Traditional owners of the land with Bec Hance leading the National anthem. Bruce welcomed Cr. Bruce Giovanetti, local identity and Guest Speaker Dr Graham Begg, who travelled all the way from WA for the event, David Murray and Steph Ryan.

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Students from Murchison and Dhurringile Primary school participated in the Australia Day event with Lucy Ewart from Murchison and Andee Harrison from Dhurringile as Junior Guest Speakers. Flag bearers Livi Maffescioni, Lincolin Bedwell, Max Ritcher, Fred Johnstone, Ebonie Kaif (Murchison PS) and Maggie Harrison (Dhurringile PS) along with Last year’s Citizen of the Year, Shelly McCormick. Both schools also participated in the Children’s writing and colouring competition and all winners were presented with a framed certificate, Rushworth and District Community Bank Sponsorship items, a book voucher and a $20.00 opening balance bank account thanks to Rushworth and District Community Bank.

There were three nominations awarded this year. Citizen of the year went to Tino Catania, Junior Sports award went to Riley Plumb and the Event of the Year went to ‘Rock on Murchison’, 50th Anniversary of the Murchison Meteorite.

Event of the Year Members

Prizes and acknowledgement were awarded to participants who entered in the photo competition and 2019 Christmas lights competition, not to mention the famous Duck Races were again held.

Murchison Australia Day committee would like to thank all the sponsors and participating businesses. Avonlea Flowers, Northern Vic Party Hire, ‘Murchison’ Supa Valu, Bakery, Caravan Park, Post Office, Pharmacy and Longleat Winery. Shepparton IGA, Woolworths Archer Street and Strategic Wealth. Special mention to Rushworth and District Community Bank and Greater Shepparton City Council for their generous support.

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Members with Their Cushions

Lynne Harrison With Her Cake

RODNEY BRANCH CWA On January 27, twenty Rodney members along with friends got together at Gwen Ranson’s home to help Lynn Harrison celebrate her 80th Birthday. With Melvie Darby’s help, Gwen planned a lovely two course lunch to share, which was provided by members. We all sang Happy Birthday and Lynn cut her birthday cake, and she was presented with a gift. The tables were decorated with vases of beautiful roses from Melvie’s garden, which was no mean feat in all the heat we have been having, and the whole room looked wonderful, and everyone had a lovely time.

At their Junior Branch meeting on February 6, the girls made knitted head bands and had a great variety of embellishments to add to them. Three new members were welcomed into the Branch.

Members attended the local Goulburn Valley West Group Conference at Harston. The State CWA Treasurer Marie Vassallo reported on the happenings of CWA on a State Wide basis. CWA Victoria is distributing grants to Victorians not only for bushfire relief but also drought relief on behalf of The Commonwealth Government, the State Government, The Coles Group, the public and CWA members.

A Fund-Raising activity is being organised by our branch for those affected by the Bush Fires in the Corryong/Tintaldra area. Plans are that funds raised will be donated direct to the Tintaldra CWA branch, our past sister branch, and they will buy gift vouchers to distribute and in that way it is a double bonus as the gift vouchers can only be spent in the Corryong township and it will help the local businesses

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Keep Thursday, March 26 free as we will be holding a sumptuous morning tea, with lucky prizes and a guest speaker at the home of our President, Carol in Dhurringile. The cost is $10 and bookings are essential. Book with Janette Mason on 0408 194 638, by March 18. Please ensure money with booking, and ‘first in gets a seat’. This event is open to all ladies, not just CWA ladies. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Working Bee held on January 14 resulted in twenty colourful cushions which will be donated for the use of the children at the Tatura Cubby and Gowrie Street Kindergarten.

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EIGHT MONTHS IN VANUATU After our heart-warming welcome back to Tatura on Australia Day 2020 and a few days later our welcome back at the Sacred Heart School, we thought we better write something for the Tatura Bulletin.

From June 2019 till the end of January 2020 we spent eight months living, working and learning in Vanuatu. It was a great experience living among the happiest people on earth. Life in Vanuatu can be very simple. Buying delicious fresh fruit every day from roadside markets, where the bananas always taste so much sweeter, not to mention the large size avocados, the sweet mangoes, pineapples and the luxury of being able to drink fresh coconut juice every day.

However, life in Vanuatu can also be challenging. People have experienced so many disasters that they have truly learnt how to live in the moment, and that beautiful trait taught us to try to do the same. What a great gift. It reinforces the truth that we only have the ‘here and the now’ but often we think about good or bad things in the past. Or we worry about our future and forget all about what is happening right now, right here. During our eight months we hopefully learnt to appreciate life for what it is at this very moment. Even without cyclones and earthquakes, life is always changing no matter what we do.

Our new motto is: Embrace life, embrace the people around us and smile.

After the devastating Cyclone Pam on March 13, 2015 destroyed so many houses, the greatest blessing people seem to feel was being alive, and being able to re-start life again. As if the big storms, which hit the islands every year, provide a fresh wind that clears the air so that people can start all over again. About 70% of the population still live in villages and it is their houses that are often destroyed being mainly made out of natural materials which can easily blow away. Churches, halls and schools become community shelters during reconstruction periods. The only difference with Cyclone Pam was that it took out a lot of expatriate houses as well.

The natural environment where we lived was amazingly pure with crystal clear sea water and jungle-like fertility. Even our compost pit sprouted into an enormous pumpkin and melon patch with avocado and mango trees popping up through the vine leaves ready to start a new jungle. Speaking of jungles, the Vanuatu Jungle Zipline was one of the most exciting activities we did in Port Vila. You start by climbing about 100 metres into the upper canopy of the jungle on a tower wrapped around an enormous tree. Then you soar through the canopy and over two canyons on six sections of an overall zipline that is more than one kilometre in length.

Once you get over the height and speed nerves and the irreversibility of your decision to do all six sections, you can really enjoy marvelling at the amazing views over Mele Bay, where our house is. With our family and friends, including those from as far away as Murchison and Echuca, we had a great time and created some great memories.

It was a privilege to live on Mele Bay, right on the beachfront with a magic view of Hideaway Island. A 5-minute boat ride to the island gave us one of the most beautiful snorkelling experiences ever and there is also scuba-diving provider and a glass bottom boat. We often canoed to the island also. It was great to start each day with a beach walk and to have another walk at the end of the day. On occasions we were surprised to witness the most perfect twin rainbows over Hideaway Island. You almost had to pinch yourself or look behind you on the beach to check if you were in heaven already.

Seeing the cruise ships coming in and out of Port Vila only seven

Antony and Jerry kilometres away and enjoying the benefits of living 80 meters from the Beach Bar with the famous Fire Show every Friday night was also fantastic. This beautiful and spectacular show was designed and performed by the people of Mele Village. A group of youngsters who have learnt the ropes of fire dancing, acrobatics and performing is now so famous that they run their own show and organisation.

Our son, 8-year old Antony, was blessed to have his very own private music teacher: Jerry, a popular local band member, came to teach Antony the Ukulele twice each week. Jerry also gave Antony the opportunity to perform live at the Beach Bar on Sunday afternoons. This little white Ukulele boy got to perform Over the Rainbow, Shotgun, I am Yours and Old Man Road in one of the coolest and talented band of Reggae and Pop artists going around.

Mele Cove provided a great opportunity to meet new people and to establish new friendships. Antony was also lucky to be part of the horseriding club, learning how to ride and care for horses. It was nice to live in a community whose members all went all out to dinner together every second week. People from different parts of the world who happened to work in Vanuatu benefitted from creating a supportive home environment by knowing your neighbours and engaging with and understanding each other. It was also nice to have some quality time with family. We will try to keep hold of our beach house on Mele Bay in Vanuatu, as it was such a unique and beautiful spot to be.

And for everyone in Tatura who might like to have the experience of traveling to Vanuatu, please feel free to contact us for more info. You can rent the beach house from us much cheaper than any other Beachfront Apartments. For more info please email: petra@connectforhealing.com, or phone 0413 824 073. Our plan is to create a little brochure with some pictures which you can also find at the Tatura Community House.

- Petra De Kleijn

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March GARDENING PLAN Autumn is knocking on the door step. The sun is beginning to lose its intensity and the hot dry winds are subsiding. Time for harvesting the last of the summer vegetables such as pumpkins, and planning for the cooler months ahead. The change of seasons is welcomed by gardeners and gardens alike.

There is plenty of time to plant out your winter and early Spring flowering annuals and vegetables while the soil remains warm. Bulbs can also be planted out during March. The old saying is to plant bulbs on St Patrick's Day, March 17, but if you’re a bit late, it will not make much difference.

Do try to have planting finished by mid-April with the exception of tulips.

Tulip bulbs need 4-5 weeks in the vegetable crisper of your refrigerator before planting out in May. Some suggestions for flowering bulbs to add to your garden during this period are: flowering bulbs to plant from mid-March to end of April are Daffodil, Jonquil, Freesia, Ranunculus, Anemone, Crocus, Hyacinth, Muscari Grape Hyacinth, Tulip, Dutch Iris, Belladonna, Bearded Iris, Allium Drumstick, Nerine, Tritonia, Scilla.

Flowering shrubs and evergreen trees to consider are Correa, Callistemon Bottle Brush, Banksia, Lillypilly, Eucalypt (gum tree), Grevilleas, Prostanthera, Crowea, Leptospermum Tea Tree, Lechenaultias, Kangaroo Paw, Lemon Myrtle, Brachychiton, Camellia, Azalea, Rhododendron, Magnolia, Michelia, Pieris, Daphne, Gardenia, Elaeocarpus R. Primadonna, South African Protea, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, and Serria.

An application of plant food now will not only give plants a boost after summer's harsh conditions, but will also help build up strength to survive winter's chill. For garden beds fertilise Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododendrons, Gardenias, Magnolias and Daphnes. These acid-loving

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Prune back or dead-head roses to promote a final Autumn flush of flowers.

You can also cut back Fuchsias by about two thirds and Pelargoniums.

Prune hedge plants such as Pittosporums, Buxus, Lillypilly and Escallonia and also Grevilleas.

Keep an eye out for Aphids, White Cabbage butterfly and if we have rain watch out for snails and slugs. Leaf minor can become a problem too. If you see your leaves curl on your citrus trees check for this pest and treat with a bug oil.

Prepare your vegie patch and plant in- beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, lettuces, onions, silverbeet, spinach, peas. If still very warm weather, wait an extra week or two as this can cause some vegetables to bolt straight into seed.

Flowers to plant: alyssum, calendula, candytuft, carnation, cineraria, cornflower, dianthus, forget-me-not, foxglove, hollyhock, livingston daisy, pansy, polyanthus, poppy, primula, snapdragon, statice, sweet-pea, viola, stock and wallflower. Happy gardening!

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GREATER SHEPPARTON VOLUNTEER AWARDS Nominations are now open for the 2020 Greater Shepparton Volunteer Recognition Awards. Now in their 11th year, the volunteer awards recognise the contribution made to the community by volunteers.

Nominations can be made under six categories including: • Volunteer team • Male volunteer • Female volunteer • Youth volunteer (for people aged between 12 and 25) • Rural volunteer (for towns with under 5,000 residents) • Long serving volunteer Greater Shepparton Mayor, Cr Seema Abdullah, said those willing to donate their time and effort are the lifeblood of the Greater Shepparton community. “There are many different ways to volunteer, including in emergency services, education, sport, environment, the arts and many more,” Cr Abdullah said. “Last year’s winners volunteered across a range of sectors and made a wonderful contribution to all areas of our society, but we know there are many more volunteers out there who have been toiling away without recognition. We strongly encourage anyone who knows of a volunteer to nominate them for an award so they can be recognised for their contribution to our community.”

Nominations for the awards close Monday, March 23. An awards presentation will be held during National Volunteer Week in May. Nomination forms are available from council’s website www.greatershepparton.com.au, from Council’s Customer Service Counter, or by contacting Council’s Neighbourhoods Department on (03) 5832 9700.

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DHURRINGILE PRIMARY SCHOOL Our annual concert was once again well attended by the school families as well as the local community. The students entertained us with skits, poetry and songs which was followed by a visit by everyone’s favourite jolly red suited man.

For the very last day of the year, which was an extreme heat day, we visited Aquamoves along with Wunghnu and Waaia-Yalca South schools. It was a great day to have fun in the water with our small school friends, congratulate the students moving on to Secondary school and say goodbye to school for 2019.

Every four years, schools undertake a review which is conducted by an independent auditor.

At Dhurringile Primary, the review took place in the last two weeks of the school year. We would like to thank the staff, school council, students and school community for their participation in our review. Many hours are

spent preparing for the review along with attending the two days of the review itself.

2020 is going to be fun filled year of learning at Dhurringile Primary intertwined with excursions and incursions.

By the time you get to read this, we will have visited Harold the Giraffe as part of the Life Education program with our other small school friends as well as hosted a CERES sustainability day at Dhurringile, again with Zeerust, Wunghnu and Waaia-Yalca South Primary schools joining us.

If you are looking for a friendly small school for your children either now or in the future, make an appointment on 03 5826 6222 to come and have a look at our school.

We are also looking for casual relief teachers to employ throughout this year. Please call in with your resume or email it through to dhurringile.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au.

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Crime PREVENTION

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POLICE BEAT Fire Season: It has been a busy fire season and here we are it is only February! With more extreme weather expected over the next few months we must remain vigilant with our dry surroundings. This fire season Greater Shepparton has had 17 deliberate or reckless fire starts. It is disappointing that our community has been placed in this danger.

Several people have been charged for these offences. Most people understand what a deliberate fire start is; Arson. But do you understand what is meant by a reckless fire start? Reckless fire starts are just as deadly and can cause just as much damage to our community. Examples of a reckless fire start can be as simple as an unattended campfire,

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With the heat, be aware of the impact it has on our vulnerable members of the community.

Check in on our young, our ill and elderly.

Make sure they are sheltered and hydrated.

Never be in such a rush that we leave our children or pets in parked vehicles unattended.

Understand the risks, be aware of your surroundings and lets all work together to get through the remainder of this challenging fire season.

Theft: There have been recent thefts of tools, even portable fridges from the rear of utilities or trailers. There has been a bit of this occurring in Tatura as well as greater numbers in Shepparton. Have a look at how your tools and portable valuables are stored on your vehicle and trailers. If stored for easy access, the same applies for the access by a thief.

Generally, this offending is opportunistic.

Remove the opportunity; if it is portable and needs to remain in your vehicle when unattended, please review how it is secured and upgrade when possible.

While on the topic of trailers, are you aware that 24 trailers have been stolen in Greater Shepparton since July last year? This is a spike up from three the previous 12 months.

Unsecured trailers are being stolen and also used to load up other valuables in burglaries.

As a minimum, fit tow ball lock to your trailer.

Also consider storing in a locked shed or if not possible utilise locking chains. Is there a way you can identify your 6x4 trailer is stolen and recovered by police?

Even a small security improvement will make our community a safer place.

CoolHeads Young Driver Program: Our first Program for 2020 is on March 4 at the GoTafe Auditorium in Fryers Street Shepparton. Be seated by 6.45pm for a 7pm start. All young drivers are encouraged to attend this free program as we strive to remove road trauma from our lives.

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GOULBURN VALLEY TREE GROUP Plan your planting. If you are thinking about planting some shelter belts or windbreaks this year now is the time to start planning. As the saying goes, ‘failing to plan is planning to fail’. I have put together a short summary of things to consider.

Site selection – are the trees to provide protection from the wind or shade from the sun, can you utilise existing fences? Are there any overhead powerlines or subsurface infrastructure that may be impacted? These are just a few of the factors involved in selecting an appropriate site.

Weed control – weeds grow quickly and take away valuable water and nutrients. There are many different options for controlling weeds including cultivating, slashing, weed matting and of course herbicides (always follow the label).

Deep ripping – this is especially important on heavy soils or soil with a clay subsurface.

Ripping will help the young tube stock develop a robust deep root system which will help it survive through the following summer. Deep ripping may also help the soil absorb any summer and autumn rain.

Mounding – may be needed in low lying areas prone to waterlogging.

Pest control – tree guards are essential if rabbits and hares are in your area.

Fencing – we have had customers come back to us to purchase more trees after sheep or cattle have got into the plantation and eaten or trampled the plants. Keeping livestock out of the area is imperative when plants are young as even established trees can be badly damaged by cattle.

Water – young trees will benefit greatly from a drink during dry spells in their first two years.

Working through these issues now will give you a much better chance of creating the plantation you desire. There are many detailed guides available online to help so get planning!

At the nursery we have now pricked out all of our seedlings into tubes, close to 18,000 which is very similar to last year. The trees are coming along well and will be ready for sale as this article comes to print.

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TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE

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The team at the Community House are excited to be back for 2020!

There has been much activity on our site, both from the Casey Street side and the Kerferd Street side.

At the end of last year Council completed the Kerferd Street carpark which services both the Tatura Children’s Centre and the Community House. This has been a wonderful upgrade as the safety and traffic flow has been greatly improved.

During the school holidays contractors have been very busy building a covered walkway, installing fencing and a new verandah to the orange Cubby Occasional Care building. The funding has come from the Federal Government’s Community Child Care Fund. A big thankyou and hug to Tatura Lions Club who last year donated a whopping $2000 which has helped us to pay for the new dividing fence between the Children’s Centre walkway and our yard, providing some much needed privacy. Thanks also to Council for providing the plans and permits and also the construction of the new footpath and extra fencing required to complete this project.

Finally, most Taturians will be aware of the works going on at the Library. The works looks to be progressing well and I look forward to catching up at the regular stakeholder meetings facilitated by Council.

Until completion of the library project, there is no access to the Community House or Maternal Child Health from Casey Street, instead just come around the back and enter via Kerferd Street. There is new path to the right of the orange Occasional Care building which will bring you into our rear entrance.

Make sure you check out our Term 1 program www. tatcom.com.au or drop in and see us at Tatura Community House 12-16 Casey Street Tatura Ph: 58 241 315.

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TOOLAMBA PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS Welcome back to another exciting year at Toolamba Primary School.

Our students were all very excited to meet their new teachers and classmates. We officially welcome our new staff members Miss Gab Pirie, Mr Robert Kirby and our trainee Miss Claudia Grossmann.

Foundation 2020: We welcome our eighteen Foundation students into Mrs Bathman’s class. These students are continuing their transition and will continue to attend school four days a week through to early March.

Assembly: Assemblies will continue to be held on a Monday morning at 9am. Depending on the weather, they will either be in the Amphitheatre or the central learning street. Teachers will continue to present their ‘Striving for Excellence’ Awards and Student Leaders will also make their presentations of their respective awards. Our assemblies are student lead and commence with an Acknowledgment to Country and our National Anthem.

Combined Kinder and School Welcome Barbecue: Our annual Welcome Barbecue was well attended. It is always great opportunity for families and teachers to catch up after the summer break. Families contributed a salad or sweet to share.

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GV FINS & FENDERS CAR CLUB Goulburn Valley Fins & Fenders Car Club are a group of local car enthusiasts that have a passion for cars generally and have been together since 2001. A small club that hold monthly meetings, arrange Club Runs and host our major fundraising event, the Tatura Show & Shine, each year to raise money for local charity. Over the years we have donated to numerous groups and this year have made a $500 donation to the Tatura Girl Guides, who are in need of help to continue in our town. This cheque was presented to representatives at our first meeting for 2020 when we had a BBQ at the club rooms.

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SACRED HEART SCHOOL It has been a fantastic start for all our students and their families to the 2020 school year. Our Foundation students have settled well and enjoying their learning experiences.

The Sacred Heart School Parish Fete is quickly approaching and will be held at Sacred Heart School on Friday March 20 from 5-8pm.

Everyone in the Tatura community is welcome and we look forward to seeing many people enjoy this night. We thank the following businesses who have provided sponsorship towards the fete so far including; Tatura Milk Industries, Ritchies Supa IGA, Tatura, GMCU Shepparton, Trevaskis Engineering, Indigo Fuels, Byrneside Hilltop Golf and Country Club, Tatura Cut and Mow, Tatura Absolute Training Studio, AHS Tatura Pharmacy and Tatura Newsagency.

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VALE – GEOFF WRIGHT Members of the Tatura Fire Brigade and Ladies Auxiliary are deeply saddened by the loss of Geoff Wright.

Geoff Wright (April 6 1935 – December 11 2019) left us as a respected Life Member and Ex-Captain. He parted after 63 years of devoted service to the Tatura Brigade, CFA and the Wider Tatura Community. In its 125year history there is arguably no individual who has contributed more to the Tatura Brigade than Geoff.

He rose through the Brigade ranks commencing as fireman to Apparatus Officer, Foremen and Captain. A role he filled for 26 years. An important milestone for the Brigade was reached in 1965, when in conjunction with his wife Marie, Geoff initiated the formation of the Tatura Fire Brigade Ladies Auxiliary. Providing a major source of funding to the Brigade, The Auxiliary

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At Brigade level, Geoff coached the Championship Team for over 25 years.

These activities fostered local practical and essential training skills within the Brigade.

At a time when volunteer training programs were not as organised and sophisticated as today. Competitions also attracted youth to the brigade, providing a strong membership foundation for ongoing viability.

Geoff’s’ contribution included long-term service advocating for Volunteers through the Volunteer Fire Brigades, Victoria District Urban Association. This role was instrumental in promoting CFA as a Volunteer organisation, recognising the roles of Volunteers and guiding the service during a changing time.

As Captain, Geoff was the catalyst for the design, funding, negotiation and building of the present station in Casey St. Which was

opened in 1971. He also was responsible for a new competition track, which was opened in the same year.

Many will remember Geoff as a local businessman and active community member.

Over the years he put his hand to many Tatura businesses and community groups. Including his Automotive Parts Shop on Hogan Street, being a Venturer Scout leader, being heavily involved with the Tatura Football Club and other community activities.

His outstanding service to the Tatura community earned him the Shire of Rodney Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award in 1981 and also various Lions and Rotary Club service awards.

The Tatura Fire Brigade would like to thank the Wright Family for sharing Geoff with both us and the Wider Tatura Community over the past 63 years.

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CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?

by Ma Merle

I put down my cup of tea and stared at Agnes for a moment. “Agnes, there is something that has been bothering me for some time and I’m hoping you can help me with it,” I said.

“Of course, Merle,” replied Agnes as she helped herself to another cake.

“I want you to help me understand this Agnes.

I can hear other people’s dogs barking from miles away as it echoes through my house but the owners of the dogs never seem to be bothered by the barking. And the dogs that live even closer to me are even louder.

Their barking reverberates through the walls, especially while I am trying to sleep. It makes me very frustrated you know.”

Agnes looked serious for a minute as though trying to come up with a sensible response.

“Well, I guess they make good watch dogs and that’s why they bark Merle. Yes, that would be it.”

“Aha,” I said. “But that makes no sense at all because if the dog is barking all day and all night and the owners are ignoring it, how could they ever tell if the dog is barking at an intruder? These particular dogs bark at moving leaves, kids in the street or a noise several houses away. I cannot fathom it that at all, no, I cannot.”

“People like their dogs Merle, and it is very hard to stop a dog barking you know,” Agnes said in that concerned tone she has that means she cares about everyone and everyone’s feelings. “I have had dogs in the past and it was terribly difficult to stop them barking.”

I shook my head emphatically. “No, I don’t know because I don’t have, nor would I ever have, a barking dog Agnes, not on your Nelly,” I replied, using my no-nonsense tone. “It’s all in the training of the animal. And for that matter, some of them can’t even keep their pets in their yards. They say, “Oh, he just gets out.”

Well jolly well make sure they don’t get out is what I say. I have seen dogs running in front of cars, frightening the billy bejeevers out of people. In fact, I nearly ran over a little one on the road just yesterday! Just imagine how I would have felt running over a little dog.

Awful, that’s how, I can tell you.”

Agnes smiled and replied once again in her

caring tone. “Well you didn’t give me a chance to reply Merle, but yes, I’m sure you would feel dreadful.” Agnes paused for a moment.

“Dogs don’t really worry me that much Merle, but those very noisy motor bikes do. Oh, they scream up the road past our house making that high-pitched engine noise. It’s very unsettling.

We can’t even hear the telly sometimes, and Fred has to turn it up.”

I nodded in agreement. “Even the postman’s bike is noisy. Honestly, noise pollution is completely out of control,” I exclaimed. “Do you know I even heard people yelling up the main street the other day. It seems they can’t even wait until they are close enough to talk civilly. They have to screech from the other end of the street. And don’t even get me started on those parents who bellow at their children who are only inches from them. Are they attention seeking? I think they must be because the children are right in front of them, right there I tell you, and they yell as though they have left them at home. Just speak to them normally. There’s really no need whatsoever to bellow. It all drives me bananas Agnes.”

“Oh Merle, I can top that,” replied Agnes excitedly. “Tradesmen are the worst. Just because they are awake and working early in the morning doesn’t mean everyone else is. It’s like they have a licence to yell out to each other from rooftops, driveways, yards and you name it. Did you know there were men chopping down trees overhanging a roof on the weekend just up from me, and my heavens they were noisy. I felt sorry for those poor neighbours who are trying to sleep. Bad luck for them for sure. Fortunately, I was awake because Fred was mowing the front yard.”

I put down my half-eaten cake and looked at Agnes meaningfully. “Let me tell you something else I don’t like Agnes. It’s those dreadful cars that sit at the lights with that doop doop music playing and thumping away at a volume that must be damaging to their ears. Sure, they like it, but I don’t and I don’t want to hear it. Such show offs, trying to impress the girls I suppose. Sometimes they screech up the road past my house with that awful music and I wish I had a set of those road spikes like on the movies. I’d throw them right

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Agnes put down her own cup of tea. “I know Merle, I hate that too. Not that I condone violence, and I think it is called doof doof music though, or you could be right, I’m not sure. Young men trying to impress young ladies, some things never change.”

“I’m not sure what sort of young ladies would be impressed by that,” I replied. “And another thing Agnes,” I said as I was clearly on a roll and gaining momentum. “This might be just me, but birds, yes they’re cute and all that, but boy can they make a racket, especially those screechy white cockatoos, making the loudest noise and dropping things all over the roof as they fly past. Even those little willy wagtails can make a racket if they are protecting their territory. They’re so noisy, and they don’t let up either. Then there are the big black crows, or ravens or whatever they are called, carrying on to one another from different trees. A bit like those people up the street, just get closer to each other and avoid all that yelling. There’s not a minute’s peace anymore.”

“Oh, and there’s another thing Merle,” exclaimed Agnes enthusiastically as she sat forward in her seat. “Do you know the thing that drives me nuts most of all? It’s those people who yell on their mobile phones.

Sometimes I think they are talking to me and I start to have a conversation with them even though I don’t know who they are, but they are just on their phones with a little speaker thingy tucked into their clothes. But why do they have to be so loud? Sometimes they are in restaurants and they are having very loud conversations over the phone. Oh, where will it all end Merle?”

I reached across the table and patted Agnes on the hand. “I agree Agnes. I just want some peace and quiet sometimes but it does not seem that easy, even here in the quiet of the country.” Just then Fred went past the window with the whipper snipper in hand and I just shook my head.

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THE SPLINTERS The Splinters present music from last century.

The Splinters will be playing at the Blue Room, Mechanics Hall Tatura on Monday, March 16. The band consists of brass, woodwind, string, keyboard and percussion and play popular tunes from days of old.

Previous Tatura performances have been Men’s Shed Master Chef Luncheon, Tatura Hospital and Parkvilla grounds, Tatura Men’s Shed fund raiser at the Italian Social Club, Probus 20th Birthday and Mechanic’s Hall Blue Room.

Venue: Blue Room, Mechanics Hall Tatura.

Date: March 16 Time: 1.30 pm till 3pm.

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2020 VISION FOR TATURA ROTARY CLUB 2019-2020 has been a busy year for the Rotary Club of Tatura. A small club of only 25 members, it punches well above its weight.

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The profit for the last Art Show hit a record $16000. These funds go towards many items and projects throughout the year, including this year’s bush fire relief.

The club has sponsored two RYLA participants.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards provides young people with training to become leaders in the community.

A successful Bowel Screening Month was held with 33 kits sold locally and a great story came out of it. One person was saved by receiving a gift of a kit by his mother.

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Tatura Community has a brand new ambulance facility this year and the Tatura Rotary Club is proud to have assisted in this service being introduced to Tatura. The town can be proud that it has the highest number of defib machines in Victoria for a town of its size.

‘Days for Girls’ is our focus this year for International Service The Rotary Club of Tatura is ‘not all work and no play’. The club holds many social events during the year such as winery trips, Xmas in July celebrations, movie nights and social BBQs, all of which create a fantastic atmosphere within the club.

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Tatura 200 Bike ride was supported by members of the club. This event raises much needed funds for the club.

Bush Fire relief is a big project this year with already over $8000 being donated to the Rotary District 9790 appeal.

Dairy week Refuse Collection is another project that helps keep the weeks event running smoothly and also raises funds for the club.

Mental Health and Family Violence Awareness are two major focuses of the club. Tatura is the only town that flies White Ribbon Flags during White Ribbon day in November. A successful ‘Hat Night’ held in November raised a record amount this year for Rotary Mental Health. A total of $2000 was raised on the night.

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WORLD EVENTS

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March 1 – World Compliment Day. The idea behind this day is to make it the most positive day of the year and was created as a way to spread happiness and increase productivity. It mentions using small gifts as a way to praise family, friends and co-workers and to show your appreciation. It also suggests complimenting everybody you meet, which I feel is counter-productive because you know the compliment is meaningless. It’s a bit like shop assistants telling me to have a nice day.

They’re just empty words.

March 2 – International Old Stuff Day. People often see old things as something to be replaced by newer, shinier things but many old items like maps, books, jewellery, furniture, and wine gain value as they age. Antiques are items that are at least 100 years old, while vintage items usually have to be at least 30 years old. Even more valuable is the wisdom and knowledge we can get from old people if you just take the time to step away from your Ipad and talk to them. It is said that wisdom was replaced by knowledge and knowledge has now been replaced by information. On this day, take a moment to listen to the old folks around you but what ever you do, don’t ask about their medical conditions.

March 3 – Dress in Blue Day. Caught early enough, colon cancer can be successfully treated. Dress in Blue Day is to raise awareness of the potentially fatal threat of colon cancer and hopefully encourage people to be screened for it, thereby reducing the number of fatalities. If you (no point looking around, I’m talking to you) haven’t been screened recently then stop reading this and go and make an appointment with your doctor.

It could save your life.

March 4 – World Grammar Day. Thank heavens! A worthwhile day at last. So where to start? Perhaps with the sports commentators who have never heard of adverbs and choose to use adjectives in their place or texting teens who have completely mutilated the English language in a bid to send messages more quickly and cheaply. (Please note the use of adverbs in that sentence which is something you’ll rarely experience while listening to the football or cricket.)

March 5 – Multiple Personality Day. There are two ways of looking at this. It’s either a day for exploring our personality traits and examining their roots in order to help us understand ourselves better, or it’s a day to raise awareness for people with Multiple Personality Disorder. I admit I’m stepping on dangerous ground here, but any man who has been married is fully aware of this issue.

March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell Day. On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell

was granted a patent for ‘transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically.’ Three days later, Bell uttered the famous words, “Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you,” into a transmitter. His assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in the next room, heard the words clearly and thus, the first telephone was created. Almost immediately after, Watson received a call asking him if he wanted to install solar panels on his roof.

March 8 – International Women’s Day. This day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.

Unfortunately, in many countries, cultures and religions, women are still treated as secondclass citizens, or worse, as chattels belonging to men. We’ve come a long way but there is still a long way to go.

March 10 – Mario Day. This day was chosen because Mar10 looks like Mario. Since his first appearance in the 1981 Nintendo game, Donkey Kong as Jumpman, Mario has featured in over 200 video games, several television shows and comics. If you’ve never played a Mario game then you need to put it on your bucket list.

March 14 – Pi Day. No, it’s not a typo so don’t get excited and go rushing off to the bakery.

Pi (π) is the most recognizable mathematical constant in the world and is the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter. Its value is approximately equal to 3.14159265. It is an irrational number, which means it cannot be expressed as a ratio of whole numbers, and its decimal representation never ends or repeats.

How exciting is that? Well, my son thinks it is because he can recite the first fifty numbers as a party trick. Strangely enough, it hasn’t improved his love life.

March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general with parades, drinking, dancing, drinking, special foods, drinking and a whole lot of green.

March 18 – World Wide Quilting Day. This is aspecial day to celebrate and inspire lovers of quilting and to encourage others to take up this charming and addictive craft. Quilting is a form of sewing where small pieces of fabric are stitched together. Call the Tatura Community House if you’re interested in learning this useful skill.

March 20 – International Day of Happiness.

Really? We need a day to remind us to be happy? Happiness should be so common that we should have a national day of unhappiness just to remind us that it shouldn’t be taken for granted. Remember that happiness is an attitude and the choice is yours. Step one

on the path to happiness is to avoid negative people. Einstein famously said that he avoided negative people as they have a problem for every solution.

March 21 – World Poetry Day. Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same questions and feelings and are also capable of writing verse that is completely incomprehensible to the average man or woman in the street. If you have a poem, send it in to the Bulletin and if it is not too long and we can understand most of it, we may publish it. No promises though. I mentioned this last year and we received zero poems. Come on, what are you waiting for?

March 22 – World Water Day. As with so many things in Australia, we take the availability of reliable, fresh water and effective sanitation for granted. Water is also vital for creating jobs and supporting economic, social, and human development.

One of the major issues facing us in the future will be providing sufficient water for our growing population. Perhaps it’s time to bite the bullet and build another dam.

March 26 – Spinach Day. Green spinach is full of nutrition, including iron, vitamin A and calcium, and is renowned for being a healthy a part of a well-balanced diet, but do we eat enough? I’ll answer that on behalf of 98% of the population, no. So how about learning from Popeye and including so more spinach in your diet. Your body will thank you.

March 28 – Black Forest Cake Day. To those of you unfamiliar with Black Forest Cake, and I’m sure there are a couple of you, it is made with rich layers of chocolate sponge cake mortared together with a flavourful whipped cream and an assortment of cherries, then frosted and topped with more of the same.

You have the green light to scoff down a large helping on this day. Your flavour buds will thank you, although the rest of your body won’t.

March 29 – Smoke and Mirrors Day. This is all about deception, illusion and magic tricks.

There are plenty of easy card tricks you can learn to amaze your friends and children.

Smoking while you do this is not an option.

March 30 – Doctor’s Day. It’s easy to forget just how important, valuable and necessary good doctors are, that is, until you get ill or sustain an injury. Doctor’s Day puts hard working doctors in the spotlight, and encourages us to be considerate of the long hours they work, their compassion, and the effort they put into practicing medicine.

- John Kriesfeld

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CWA EXHIBITION AT VICTORY HALL Gee, where has this year gone? It’s January again, time for Goulburn Valley West Group’s women from CWA Potters, Harston, Lancaster, Mooroopna, Rodney, Rushworth, Sheridan, Toolamba Wrens and the Rodney Juniors to show off their work at the Creative Arts Exhibition.

Exhibits of needlework, soft toys, knitting, crochet, machine sewing, flowers, preserves, photography, and much, much more. The cooking was out-standing this year, as I think there was every kind of biscuit, cakes and slices you can imagine on the table. Well Done! It looked lovely.

With everything that was on display, we also had the stage decked out with different costumes, some from CWA Performing Arts Concerts and also some small children’s dress-ups. I am sure Judges had a hard job to decide what articles to give First and Second place cards to. All the hard work over the last twelve months added up to 710 entries. This was an exceptional effort from the creative Ladies of the CWA. The ‘Blue Room’ upstairs was set up with tables showing six articles from each Branch, and also five small articles on other tables. Patchwork quilts on the end wall, knee rugs, displayed on hangers to be given to different Hospitals, angel gowns, ‘one woman’s work’, and many other examples of handiwork around the room.

The Victory Hall in Hogan Street looked magnificent with all the items on display for Sunday’s open to the Public day. From 10.00am to 4.00 pm there was a constant stream of on-lookers passing into the Hall. All the visitors were overwhelmed with everything that was on display. A Devonshire Tea or Coffee was a much appreciated refreshment and all went well.

The Ladies from the CWA Branches should be congratulated on their wonderful Exhibition. Well done to you all. To the Men who helped setup on Friday afternoon and packed up Sunday, we thank you, you are much appreciated and we couldn’t do without you.

TATURA PROBUS CLUB Tatura Probus club held their first meeting for 2020 on January 23 at the Community Centre. President Ev Leahy opened the meeting she welcomed a few guests and a new member, Maureen Hunter. After business was dealt with, we had Keith Morton as our member behind the badge. He told us about being young in the depression. He finished Melbourne High at the age of seventeen and was called up for service when he was eighteen. He was a cadet engineer and helped build planes. He told us 700 planes were built in Melbourne. Keith met the love of his life Val in 1947. They had a wonderful marriage and travelled all over the world. He worked at Nylex as an engineer and worked a lot with Laminex. What a full-on life he had, so thank you Keith for sharing and remembering your lovely wife Val. After our morning cuppa, Ev introduced our guest speaker Mr Rod Schubert. He left Tallangatta at the age of sixteen, and at seventeen he made his first trip to Vietnam. Eight trips after that and seven years in the navy, he went to work at the Dartmouth dam and after a few episodes he went to Charles Sturt University and studied Human Resources. His job was to look after staff. Rod has worked all over Australia and it was interesting to hear that when he worked for SPC, they employed about 5,000 workers now it would only be about 500. Rod spoke about Food Share and he is very passionate about his volunteer work. There a lot of big companies that give very generously to Food Share, so if you know someone who needs help with food, please tell them about this service.

We must congratulate Rod and Australia Day committee for the wonderful day they put on. Rod says that you must love where you live. He enjoys living in Tatura and we are very fortunate to have him, so thank you Rod and enjoy your scuba diving outings.

There will be an outing to the Kyabram Club for lunch on March 19. We are always looking forward to meeting new members so come along to the community house at 10 am. The next meeting will be on February 27.

- Edith Bradbury

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MURCHISON PRIMARY SCHOOL What a fantastic attendance to the Murchison Primary School’s annual Welcome BBQ on Tuesday, February 4! Classrooms were opened at 5.30pm so that students could show their parents and family members what they had been up to in the first week of school. Parents were able to meet the teachers and get to know some other families new to the school community. The Grade 6 leaders really put their ‘best feet first’, helping out on the evening with enthusiasm. Great work!

To make the most of learning time, students will take part in swimming sessions at the end of the school year which is definitely something that students will look forward to. Swimming trials and House Sports will still take place at the beginning of the year to coincide with District swimming.

Our student run school assembly will continue to be on each Monday at 9am and parents, families and friends are very much welcome to attend.

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ROTARY BUSHFIRE RELIEF

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The Rotary Club of Tatura has been very active in raising funds for the bush fire relief appeal. District 9790, which Tatura Rotary Club is part of, covers the Corryong area, which was devastated by the recent fires.

Having Rotary clubs in this area provides a really ‘hands on’ situation with members able to direct funds directly to those affected.

Tatura Bowlers Win Colbinabbin Tournament. A proud grandfather and father were excited when they combined with their respective grandson and son to take out a bowls tournament at Colbinabbin. The younger bowlers in Ashley McDonell and Seth Tziros were also rapt to be in the winning team on the day and were impressed with the prize money. John Attwood, grandfather of Ashley, skipped the rink and he was ably assisted throughout the day by all of his team which included Nick Tziros and son Seth.

It was not all plain sailing during the tournament, as after their four games, they came equal top with a Rushworth side with three wins and a draw.

The ensuing three-end playoff saw Tatura behind by 2 shots after two ends but a 3 on the last end ensured that victory was theirs. The tournament day at Colbinabbin, in honour of Finley Rathjen who was an observer on the day, is keenly contested and the winning team is recognised on the Finley Rathjen Invitation Fours Honour Board. The day’s proceedings were opened uniquely with Ramon Rathjen playing the bagpipes. Following conditions of play, the serious and not so serious bowlers were in action.

After two games participants enjoyed a wonderful lunch supplied by the Colbinabbin ladies and a glass or two of a local red. A memorable day was had by all and a special day for grandfather John, grandson Ash, and father Nick and son Seth.

Tatura Bowls Club Notes: Tatura's Midweek Division 2 bowls are facing an exciting time with bowls finals assured in the Goulburn Valley Bowls Division 2019/20 pennant season coming to a conclusion. Tatura finished in the valuable second spot on the ladder with just one pennant game to play but unfortunately fell just 5 shots short on holding onto that second spot and also the double chance when they lost to Euroa at Euroa. Euroa with their win replaced Tatura and relegated them into fourth spot. Tatura will now meet in the sudden death elimination final Shepparton Golf.

The running of all clubs requires a dedicated working team of club supporters some endowed with multi skills and some who assist wherever they can to the best of their ability. The necessity to perform a multitude of tasks around every club whether it be manual labour, skilled operators or clerical work necessitates a voluntary workforce to have the club operating at a high standard and efficiently. All club members should respect their fellow members when they offer their help and to take advantage of that offer wherever possible. At the same time members should be prepared to offer their services and not expect to ‘wait to be asked’. Working together as a team makes for a happy and positive club.

Notes for Members and supporters - March 6 Club Dinner and Members Draw.

March 8 - Jack Lowry Memorial Mixed Triples from 12.30PM. Entries to Phil Boyd 58241308.

Monday, March 16, 8pm. Tatura Indoor Bowls AGM. Bowlers required for social and pennant. Contact Club 58241746.

- John Crilly

$8000 ($5000 from club funds and $3000 from local businesses and individuals) has been contributed so far to the Rotary District 9790 bush fire relief appeal, to be used in this area.

Anyone who would like to contribute can contact club treasurer Lou Worn on 0408251227 or email Lou on mpna@bigpond.net.au 100% of funds go directly to those affected in the Corryong area. All Rotary members donate their time and effort to ensure this. Along with donating funds for bushfire relief, members are very active throughout the district in providing on the ground help with stock, fencing and fodder support.

- Bill Purcell, President

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Sealing of the Kyabram-Cooma Road was greeted with relief by many motorists. The Rodney Shire Council had ripped the road to give an improved surface to the pot-holed state into which the road developed after the recent wet winter. Rodney Shire Engineer Terry Alford said some major patching would soon be done on the Byrneside-Merrigum Road. Mr Alford also said council was waiting for funds to construct more than 1km of the Tatura-Murchison Road at the Murchison end. ***** A horticultural open day at the Institute for Irrigation and Salinity Research will be held at the end of February. The open day will target fruit growers and the general public with active, informative displays showing the latest fruit growing techniques. In addition to the open day, the Australian Nashi Growers’ Association will conduct the annual Nashi Field Day. This popular event will cover new varieties, fruit thinning, harvesting and marketing. There are currently eighteen horticultural scientists at Tatura involved in the orchard, wine-grape and tomato industries. ***** The Tatura Library is having a major problem with crowding. Librarian Jeanette Morris said when around thirty toddlers attend the library for the regular story telling sessions, the library is very crowded and other users struggle to get in. The library is one of the smallest in the Goulburn Valley. Jeanette said, “We’re getting to the stage when we won’t be able to stage any events at all in the library, and that would be a shame. Our loan rate is one book every two minutes which is a good average considering the size of the library.” ***** The All-Breeds Youth Show at the Tatura Showgrounds recently was the biggest of its kind anywhere in Australia. Held during International Dairy Week, youth entrants came from five states of Australia to compete.

One of the classes attracted over sixty entries.

“The big winners were the participants,” said Mr Graeme Hopf, one of the organisers.

“The competition was a high standard, the interaction between breeder groups excellent, and the chance to show cattle in front of a large crowd capped off the show.”

- Source: Tatura Guardian Newspaper

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TATURA LAWN TENNIS CLUB Tatura Lawn Tennis Club will once again be hosting the March Labour Day Social Tournament over the Labour Day long weekend.

Saturday, March 9 - Singles and Veterans Doubles and Wooden Racquet Challenge Sunday, March 10 - Doubles Monday, March 11- Mixed Doubles With thanks to our major sponsors Unilever and Tatura Bega.

You can enter online via the Tennis Australia website: www.bit.ly/TLTCTourn2020, or Email to: taturalawntournament@gmail.com, or the Club website: play.tennis.com.au/taturalawntennisclub Join us for our famous Sunday night spit roast and social event of the year. This year’s dress theme is ‘P’ (bring your inner Princess and Pirate) For further information, please contact our Tournament Managers: Damian Smith (0438 097 076) or Matt Nihill (0419 385 610).

BUSHFIRE RELIEF FUNDRAISER Tatura Italian Social Club invites you to attend their Bushfire Relief Fundraiser Pasta Night on Friday, March 27 at the Tatura Italian Social Club, 45 Martin Street, Tatura. The event will commence at 6.30pm and all door money and money raised by the raffle will be donated to Bushfire Relief.

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The country featured this year is Zimbabwe, a country of 16 million people who have endured a great deal of violence, political unrest and shrinking economy. Its people suffer severe health problems with the lowest life expectancy in the world.

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TATURA PRIMARY SCHOOL

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We’ve had a great start to the year with a healthy enrolment and two full classes Sheridan Partners, Tatura, have relocated to 113 of new Foundation students starting their High Street after sharing an office space with learning journey with us. Miss Smith and Dawes & Vary Riordan and Elders Insurance Miss Whitford have started teaching here, for more than 25 years. Sheridan Partners we welcome two new support staff, Elara offer a wide range of accounting and business McIntosh and Dylan Argus and our new advisory services, including book keeping, groundsman, Peter Wallace. Our teaching staff personal through to company business taxation, have been working hard as teams to ensure a estate planning and SMSF administration. We solid start to the year around our instructional also offer a financial planning service under models in Maths, Reading and Writing in Sheridan Wealth Management. We enjoy particular. The focus of our next curriculum building quality relationships with our clients day will be the Writer’s Workshop model. to provide the appropriate support they need This will be a pupil free day for all students in all these areas. Our team have been with us on Wednesday, March 11. for many years and are involved in numerous Our specialist program has been strengthened ways in the community, including Tatura this year with the introduction of a dedicated Netball Association, Tatura CFA and the Tatura “ We pride ourselves on good hour per week for Science throughout the Museum, just to name a few. “ We pride ourselves on good school. Mrs Fraser is teaching Science and old fashioned Mariaservice” Spedding CPA excited about the new learning space she has old fashioned service” developed. We are also starting a Science Club • Mechanical Services & repairs with the support of a parent and grandparent • SG Fleet authorised repairer We pride ourselves • Mechanicalwho Services & repairs each have a strong scientific background.

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CHINESE LEMON CHICKEN Ingredients: 600g Chicken thighs (cut in cubes) 1/2 cup Chicken Stock 1 1/2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce 3 Tablespoons Sugar 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice Finely grated Zest of 1 Lemon 1 cup Plain Flour 2 Garlic cloves (finely chopped) 1 teaspoon finely grated Ginger 2 tablespoons Cornflour (dissolved in 2 tablespoons water) Vegetable Oil for frying 1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds Marinade: 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce 1 tablespoon Chinese Wine 1 Egg White, lightly whisked Method: Mix chicken and marinade in large bowl and mix thoroughly.

Stand to marinade for 20 minutes.

Mix chicken stock, soy sauce and sugar together. Mix lemon juice and zest together.

Place flour in large bowl, add chicken and marinade, mixing with hands to form a craggy coating.

Shake excess flour from chicken and deep fry.

Drain on kitchen paper.

Put 1 tablespoon oil in pan over medium heat and cook garlic and ginger until fragrant.

Add chicken stock mixture and cook 2 - 3 minutes until sugar is dissolved.

Add lemon juice and zest to simmer for another minute.

Finally add cornflour mixture and cook for approximately 30 seconds until sauce is thickened slightly.

Add chicken pieces and toss until evenly coated.

Transfer to serving plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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MURCHISON ROLLER COASTER RIDE CONTINUES In keeping with the theme of the headline – if only we purchased a ticket by choice! In October 2019, Murchison Community Care (MCC) went into administration and subsequent liquidation in November.

As one of the assets/ business units of MCC, Murchison Neighbourhood House has been waiting for the next steps in the liquidation process to take effect.

The building which the Neighbourhood House operates from is an asset of MCC and as such will be sold to pay the debts of the Association. Over time, the Neighbourhood House has become a Hub in the community. If the Neighbourhood House closes in its current premises the following will be lost to the Murchison Community: • Volunteer placement for 30 volunteers including a registered Centrelink site for placement • Hairdressing salon and 2 hairdressers operate from the Neighbourhood House.

• Goulburn Region Preschool Association has its administration hub in the Neighbourhood House. This employs four people • Men’s Shed • Pre-Loved Shop • Community Meals • Weekly community bus service to Shepparton • Activity and social groups • Maternal and Child Health and immunisations • Advocacy for the Murchison Community with funding agencies and authorities • 3610 magazine and murchison.org.au website • Material aid and assistance to people in the community • Information and Referral • Internet café, photocopying, printing, phone and computer help.

• Room hire.

Residential units that are occupied on the site will have to be vacated.

In line with administration processes, the bank account of the House has been frozen, payment of essential services taking place through the liquidator. It has been challenging, but the Neighbourhood House has been left to operate. This remains the case even after the closure of DP Jones Nursing Home.

So, what is next for us? At the time of writing we await the next step in the process which is to have our premises sold. It is something we await with great trepidation but until that time we welcome people to join our activities and buy a bargain in the Pre-Loved Shop.

- Jenny Lister

Past and Present Staff

Marj, Rosemaree and Beryl

THE END OF AN ERA It was a very sad day indeed for the Murchison Community with the closing of the doors of the D.P. Jones Nursing Home on February 10.

It opened on January 18, 1982, and Marj Bourke (am shift), Rosemaree Ryan (night shift) and Beryl Cross (pm shift) were three of the original staff who welcomed the first three residents on that day, and who were present yesterday.

Fifty-two staff, both past and present, attended a farewell sharing memories and reminiscing.

Some of the staff in attendance had worked at the facility for between 25 and 36 years, giving passionate care to the residents.

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MUSEUM DOCUMENT TRANSLATOR

Copies of the Stinging Nettle

The Tatura Museum was again visited in February by Mrs Mari Barkei.

She is pictured here with Museum Volunteers Wendy and David Wilson examining documents to be translated from German to English. Mari has been coming to the Museum for over ten years, helping with document translation. She was a Melbourne girl and after marriage, temporally moved to London and then Germany which she now calls home. Mari travels to Australia for two months every year to catch up with her family and also gather seeds for the German Herbarium.

At present she is concentrating on ‘The Stinging Nettle’, an in-house magazine produced by the German internees in Camp 1. They contain many articles on war strategies and also articles and poetry submitted by readers. In a recently translated issue there was an advertisement for Heini’s Corrugated Iron Café, “Come You Connoisseurs, hurry and try Heini’s Coffee Beans”.

These 12-page A5 magazines were duplicated in camp, with some front pages hand coloured. The Tatura Museum is fortunate to have over 20 different issues of this rare and valuable publication that were donated by the families of original internees.

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With the dysfunctional royal family gracing the front pages of our newspapers almost on a daily basis, I thought it was time to dispense some further insights into royal behaviour over the centuries which shows that the current crop of royalty is not really any different from their ancestors.

In her sixties, Queen Elizabeth I, not the current queen I hasten to add, often sat in front of her whole court with her dress thrown open at the front to expose her breasts. No reason was ever given for this amazing titillating display.

An aide announced Napoleon’s death to King George IV in 1821 with the words, “Your greatest enemy is dead, sir.” The king replied, “By God, is she?” Believing the aide was referring to the queen.

In the 17th Century, King Charles II twice won the Newmarket Cup horse race riding his own horse.

The British monarch with the largest number of illegitimate children was King Henry I with 21. King Charles II was a worthy runner-up with 15.

Queen Victoria described votes for women as ‘a mad, wicked folly.’

The Queen Mother could play the bongo drums perfectly.

The sirloin was introduced when King James I knighted a joint of beef (a loin), which was particularly tasty.

King Richard II invented the handkerchief.

Even when they dined alone, with no extra guests, King George V insisted on his sons wearing full evening dress – white tie, tails and decorations, including the garter star and sash.

Prince Charles twice failed his Maths ‘O’ Level.

As a prince, King Edward VI had a ‘whipping boy’ named Barnaby Fitzpatrick, who was beaten every time the prince misbehaved during lessons.

Richard II once had to pawn his crown because he was such a spendthrift.

Sometimes Prince Phillip hides a radio in his top hat when he attends the Ascot races because he hates racing and prefers to listen to the cricket.

The Queen has ten residences available to her if necessary.

Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, St James’s Palace, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, Balmoral, Sandringham, Holyrood House, the Tower of London and the Palace of Westminster. Imagine all the staff just hanging around drinking tea and playing cards as they wait to see if the queen will show up. What a life!

So, there you are, it’s not all bad news. However, I will now wait for another letter from the gentleman in Murchison who no doubt will chastise me once again for making fun of the royal family, but really, they bring it on themselves.

- John Kriesfeld

TATURA AREA BULLETIN, February 2020 - Page 27

Bulletin QUIZ See page 29 for answers

1. Who was the last Australian male to win the Australian Tennis Open? a. Mark Edmondson b. Pat Cash c. John Newcombe d. Ken Rosewall 2. Which Australian author wrote ‘The Magic Pudding’? a. Colleen McCullough b. Norman Lindsay c. Ruth Park d. Henry Lawson 3. Which country, after Russia, ranks second in terms of land area? a. Australia b. China c. Brazil d. Canada 4. What is the capital city of Pakistan? a. Islamabad b. Karachi c. Lahore d. Hyderabad 5. What is the currency of Indonesia? a. Rupiah b. Dollar c. Baht d. Peso 6. Who discovered the South Pole? a. Ernest Shackleton b. Sir James Clark Ross c. Roald Amundsen d. Robert Scott

Turaton Singers in Rehearsal Last Year

TURATON MUSIC COMPANY The Goulburn Valley is about to be alive with the sound of music. Turaton has been performing in and around Shepparton for many years and are about to start rehearsing for their next concert. The concert is a choral performance and Turaton are keen to hear from singers who would like to join the choir.

Rehearsals are held weekly up until May and are open to anyone who enjoys singing and is at least 18 years old.

Music Director Shirley Ferguson said, “The choir comprises about thirty enthusiastic singers and rehearsals have a fun atmosphere, male and female singers are welcome and music is written mainly for two voice parts.”

7. Which is the longest river in Australia? a. Darling River b. Murrumbidgee River c. Ord River d. Murray River 8. What is a female alpaca called? a. Doe b. Cow c. Jenny d. Female 9. Which is the largest ocean in the world? a. Atlantic b. Pacific c. Antarctic d. Indian 10. Entomology is the study of which science? a. Rocks b. Insects c. Fish d. Frogs

If you are interested, you can find more information by phoning Shirley on 5824 1547.

About Turaton: Turaton Music Company is a not for profit choral group. Our company comprises of members from diverse backgrounds, drawn together by a love of singing and theatre. Our company is headed by a committee of up to eight members and each year puts on shows for the enjoyment and benefit of local communities.

The company has changed over the years, but maintains a wide theatrical talent, both on and off-stage, of women and men with ages ranging from 18 to 80.

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FAIR UM! Dennis's Booth

DINKUM I think there used to be a radio program once upon a time called Fact or Fiction or maybe it was True or False. Well I think it may have resurfaced in Tatura because there are a lot of rumours going around that could be fact or fiction.

Firstly, that the old Foodworks will in fact become a new Foodworks and that the current IGA will become bigger and better.

Secondly that we are to get a new chook takeaway… Charcoal Chicken? Although the thought of eating charcoals does not enthuse me but also, I would rather have a well-done chook than one ready to restore itself on my plate or in my hands.

Thirdly, that the current estate development of Ferguson Road is now apparently only stage one and that either means it will go to stage two alongside what is now developed or go behind.

Fourthly, the rumour then has it that in fact there is to be considerable development behind and it will produce many, many lots.

So, one might say as I have said before that Tatura is heading, if not there already, for a boom. With that has meant widening Ferguson Road, obviously then looking at reducing speed limits etc. That brings

to question why Pyke Road at the back of Northlinks Estate has been reduced to 50km per hour from Dhurringhile Road but from that intersection to a point past the entrance and exit to Northlinks it is still 80 km per hour. Fortunately, from what I have seen, the drivers in this area are very careful and considerate but there are still concerns from Northlinks residents.

Finally, I wonder how many people realise foxes are prowling and being heard within Northlinks. Apparently, they are coming across during the night from Pyke Road and nearby paddocks and after the ducks that inhabit the waterways around the estate. They have this very guttural type of bark or bay that makes you at first wonder what the racket is until you go to our favourite…Dr.Google…. who knows all….and discover a piece which gives you the sound of a fox. I just hope they like snake for dessert!

Finally, if you think we have had some big winds in the past six months, on a trip during the week we ventured on the Nagambie to Heathcote road and I have never seen so many big branches lying alongside or sometimes actually on the road and even some trees of size uprooted.

Be careful is my advice.

SOME FUNNY PUNS I want to be cremated as it is my last hope for a smoking hot body.

Thanks for explaining the word ‘many’ for me, it means a lot.

Shout out to the people that don't know what the opposite of in is!

What did the grape say when it got crushed?

Nothing, it just let out a little wine.

So what if I don't know that apocalypse means? It's not the end of the world!

To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing.

A crazy wife says to her husband that moose are falling from the sky. The husband says, it's reindeer.

I had a crazy dream last night. I was swimming in an ocean of orange soda. Turns out it was just a Fanta sea.

Ladies, if he can't appreciate your fruit jokes, you need to let that mango.

I saw a sign that said falling rocks, so I tried and it doesn't.

Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? I heard the food was good but it had no atmosphere.

I would tell you an unemployment joke, but none of them work.

A man sued an airline company after it lost his luggage. Sadly, he lost his case.

Smaller babies may be delivered by a stork but the heavier ones need a crane.

Yesterday I accidentally swallowed some food colouring. The doctor says I'm okay but I feel like I've dyed a little inside.

I'm close friends with 25 letters of the alphabet, I don't know y.

I lost my mood ring and I don't know how to feel about it.

Getting the ability to fly would be so uplifting.

I don't trust stairs because they're always up to something.

Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it with my eyes closed.

My friend drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how his Mercedes bends.

I used to be a tap dancer until I fell in the sink.

Never trust an atom, they make up everything!

A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tyred.

- Janice Dreyer

COOL HEADS ROAD SAFETY PROGRAM Cool Heads is a thought provoking, confronting and informative road safety program with advice on a wide range of topics for young drivers. It is presented by Greater Shepparton Police and local agencies. The underlying theme is – Safe driving for life. It’s all about Attitude!

The next program will be held on Wednesday, March 4 at the Harder Auditorium, GoTafe 152 – 200 Fryers Street, Shepparton. Please arrive at 6.45pm for a 7.00pm start. Entry is free.

For further enquiries please contact Leading Senior Constable Glenn Gibson (03) 5820 5830 or Leading Senior Constable Dean Lloyd (03) 5820 5870.

EASTER IS NOT FAR AWAY If you would like to prepare spiritually for Easter, join us at Christ Church Murchison, the Church opposite the School, corner of Rushworth Road and Impey Street. Lent is the period prior to Easter, and we often ‘give up’ treats for Lent. This is in recognition of Jesus living in the desert and fasting for 40 days. Ash Wednesday, on February 26, is the first day of Lent and there will be a Church Service at 7pm at Murchison Christ Church, then every Wednesday at 7pm until Easter.

Lenten Studies will be held each Tuesday during Lent at 10am at Christ Church Murchison commencing on March 3. Everyone is welcome. For further information, please call Anne Finlay on 0409 334 294.

- Anne Finlay, President, Christ Church Guild

TATURA SENIOR CITIZENS The year is progressing at a rapid pace, almost March already.

Some people think of ‘Senior Citz’ as a stigma and only for ‘Old People’. Seniors are aged 55 years and up, they are still in their prime. Why not be part of the entertainment available to you? Contact Veronica (5824 1815) or Kaye (5824 2320). You may be surprised at what is there for you.

Our March meeting is on Wednesday 11 at 10.30am.

Birthdays for March include Marg Cronyn, Ann Causby, Paul Hussey, Alan Richardson, Joan Parsons, Judy Dowell, Lorna Finn and Bob Kohlman. Best wishes to you all.

We are looking forward to interesting trips this year, so if you have any ideas speak up.

We appreciate the communication.

Be part of your Seniors.

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DRIVING THE CONVERSATION “Excuse me, Grandpa,” said Sam, my 19-yearold grandson, as we were having a cup of tea at his parent’s house.

“Yes, Sam,” I replied. “What can I do for you?”

“It’s more about what I can do for you, Grandpa,” replied Sam. “We’ve been doing assertive training in the Business Studies course I’ve been doing at university, and we’ve learned that if a difficult conversation is necessary then we should have sufficient integrity to undertake it.”

“Well, good for you, Sam,” I replied. “I’ve always believed it’s important to speak your mind if the situation warrants it.”

Sam looked away for a moment as he tried to gather his thoughts. “It’s just that I read something recently,” he suddenly declared, “and it got me thinking about you.”

“That’s nice,” I replied. “I suppose I should be flattered.”

“This is serious, Grandpa,” chided Sam. “I’m sorry, Sam. What was it that you read?”

“Well, you know how you turned seventy recently.”

“Yes,” I replied. “My memory still serves me well about that event. We had a great party.”

Sam nodded. “It’s just that the article I was reading said that by the time you turn seventy, a lot of your faculties such as your eyesight and hearing will have diminished significantly and your reaction times will have slowed down greatly. The article suggested that people over seventy should have their licences revoked in order to make the roads safer for everyone.”

“I see,” I replied slowly. “So, you’re saying I shouldn’t be allowed to drive anymore.”

“It’s not me saying it, Grandpa,” replied Sam a touch defensively. “It was the professor who wrote the article. I’m just having the difficult conversation with you.”

“And I do appreciate that, Sam. It can’t have been easy for you to bring the subject up.”

Sam shrugged. “There’s no point learning about something if you don’t have the courage to implement it.”

“Quite right, Sam,” I replied. “You’ve brought up a very interesting point so here is what I’ll do for you. I will play you at tennis and at chess which will test both my physical and mental abilities. If you beat me at both then I will gladly hand in my licence. Is that fair?”

Sam studied me for a moment, looking for a trap, then not having found one, smiled. “That sounds fair to me Grandpa.”

“Very good,” I replied. “If you beat me at both then I will never drive again. However, to make it truly fair, if I beat you at both then you will hand in your licence and you will never drive again.” I held out my hand. “Is that a deal?”

Sam looked slightly shocked. “Wait a minute, Grandpa, this is about you not driving anymore.

It’s not about me. I need my licence to get to university, and what happens when I get a job and eventually have a family? I can’t agree to that.”

“But I’m seventy,” I reminded him. “According to your professor, I’ve become decrepit. Beating me at tennis and chess should be a walk in the park for someone as young as you. This is your chance to get me off the road.”

Sam shook his head. “I know you’re still pretty good at tennis, even at your age, and I don’t

think anybody has beaten you at chess for years.

I can’t take the risk of losing.”

I shook my head. “According to your article, because I’ve turned seventy, I’m now a danger on the road, both to myself and to other road users. Surely anybody I can beat at tennis and chess is even less fit to be on the road.”

“Well, perhaps you’re the exception to the rule,” conceded Sam, “but I still think the article has merit.”

“Of course it has merit,” I agreed, “but you can’t make a blanket rule based upon an arbitrary chronological point in time that some professor has plucked out of thin air. Why not 71 years or 69 years? Anyway, it’s not us older drivers that are the danger on the roads. Your grandmother and I were driving down to Lorne last week and most of the older drivers on the road were either sitting in the left-hand lane driving along at a sensible 95kph or keeping up with the traffic in the other lanes sitting on 100kph. They weren’t the ones cutting in and out of the traffic and aggressively tailgating the other drivers. Do you know who these drivers were?”

“I suppose you’re going to say they were P-plate drivers,” replied Sam with a touch of annoyance.

“They certainly were, Sam. So, it seems to me that perhaps we should raise the driving age to twenty-one in order to give these idiots a chance to mature. If you want to save lives then I think this should be the way to go.”

“You can’t judge all young drivers because of the actions of a few idiots,” said Sam. “Hmm, I’m not so sure,” I replied. “I wonder how many older drivers get pulled over for texting while they’re driving or talking on their phones?”

“Now you’re not being fair at all,” complained Sam. “Of course I’m not being fair,” I replied, “just as it’s not fair to make a mandatory rule about people just because they’ve turned seventy. Each case should be taken on its merits. Just because we’re old doesn’t mean we’re stupid. We leave that to the young folk.”

“Hey!” exclaimed Sam. “I’m just kidding,” I replied. “We’re smart enough to know that if we’re on medication that affects our driving then we stay off the road and get somebody else to drive us. If we’re incapable of making that decision then it’s up to our family and friends, or our doctor to intervene, just like you have today, if you truly believe that someone has become a danger on the road, but you can’t do it based simply on someone’s age. There has to be a medical or intellectual reason. Our independence is very important to us, particularly out in the country where there is no public transport. If you take away my car then you take away my ability to play sport, to socialise, to go shopping, to visit my family, to go to sporting events, to the cinema or even to go the doctor or chemist. It would be a short cut to an early grave for most of us.”

“No-one is saying that Grandpa,” replied Sam defensively.

“No, Sam, that is exactly what you are saying,” I replied. “Starting a conversation is easy. The difficult part is resolving the issues that are raised by that conversation.”

- John Kriesfeld

QUIZ answers 1a – Mark Edmondson 1976 2b – Norman Lindsay 3d – Canada 4a – Islamabad 5a – Rupiah 6c – Roald Amundsen 7d – Murray River 8d – Female 9b – Pacific 10b – Insects Scoring.

0–2. Struggle Street. Okay, I admit the quiz is getting harder each month but that’s only because everybody is getting smarter through doing these quizzes. However, if you’d simply answered (a) to every question you would have gotten more answers correct. I guess that just makes you unlucky.

3-5. Bland Street. You’re one of those ‘good, ordinary players’ that make up the backbone of every team, and therefore, by extrapolation, society. Sure, let the stars shine and take all the glory but without you to compare themselves with, they wouldn’t realise that they were exceptionally gifted. Without your ordinary contribution, society would fall apart at the seams. Go you good thing!

6-7. Exceptional. You might not regard yourself as exceptional but that’s because you’re obviously humble and have the innate desire to always do better. Let me assure you that this was a hard quiz this month and you should be rightly proud of your score.

8-9. Smarty Pants. You know that you’re much better than all those ordinary people who struggled to even get half these questions correct, but sadly, you also know that you’re not in the genius class. Oh dear. So near and yet, so so far. Maybe next month or perhaps, this is as close as you’ll ever get.

10. Genius. If you haven’t done the ‘Dance of Joy’ in front of everyone else who did the quiz with you, then I salute your constraint.

However, this was a very difficult quiz and I’m not sure that anybody else would have achieved a perfect score so forget the polite constraint and bust out a few moves. You deserve it.

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HOLMES AND WATSON

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine they retire for the night. Some hours later Holmes wakes and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

"I see millions and millions of stars Holmes," replies Dr Watson.

"And what do you deduce from that?" asks Holmes.

Dr Watson ponders for a minute and then says, "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of planets. Meteorologically I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. But what does it tell you, Holmes?"

"Dr Watson, you idiot!" Holmes says.

"Someone has stolen our tent!"

LOCAL FAMILY HISTORIES SOUGHT The Tatura Museum has local history as an important part of its collection. We have quite a few family histories of the district in the Museum. If your family has lived in the district for many years and you would like to donate an A4 sheet with a story and photo, the Museum would love to add it to the collection.

Visit the Museum to check out those we have and information required and become part of the living history of the town.

Displays are changed regularly so come and see our outstanding Tatura Museum and bring your visitors. Entry fee $5.

PANCAKE TEA Savoury and sweet pancakes and salad meal will be held at the Uniting Church Hall, Thomson St, Tatura on Friday, February 28 at 6.30pm for 7pm. $12.50 adults, $5 children under 12. All welcome.

Queries to Bev Williams 58241812 or Mignon Campbell 58241367.

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serving warden of Trinity and was made a Knight Bachelor upon his retirement.

Behan's ambition was to realize the aim stated by the college founders that Trinity should be an incorporated body, governed on the Oxford model by a provost and fellows, instead of by an external council. He believed to achieve this, the college finances must be put in order and endowments for scholarships and stipends procured. Taking over in April 1918, he found the buildings dilapidated and the college in debt and told the council that twenty thousand pounds would have to be raised at once and a further hundred thousand within ten years.

His strenuous efforts, which raised sixty thousand pounds by the end of 1919 and a further thirty thousand by 1925, were later handicapped by a quarrel with an important council member and eventually opposition to his proposals for internal government was increased and to his intense disappointment in December of 1933 the council adjourned their consideration of this matter. In February of 1946, he made another attempt to achieve internal self-government but failed again. However, when Behan resigned in June, he left a college immeasurably strengthened. He had, almost unaided, raised one hundred and forty thousand pounds in endowments. He had put its trusts in order and procured the first Victorian Act allowing the pooling of trust funds for investments. He had arranged with the Royal Australian Air Force for the part-occupation of the university colleges in 1942-45, which relieved their wartime financial problems and conducted a successful appeal for funds for post-war renovations. He had made Trinity the nearest in Australia to the ideal of an Oxford or Cambridge college.

He retired to Olinda, where he was an active church warden and completed substantial manuscript on the early history of the college and died on September 30, 1957.

- Janice Dreyer

Sir John Behan

SIR JOHN BEHAN John Clifford Valentine Behan was born on May 8, 1881 at Footscray, the ninth child of William and Phoebe Behan. He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School where he was dux in 1895, and University High School.

Winning a scholarship to the University of Melbourne, he studied law and was awarded the Supreme Court Prize for being the top law student in his graduating class. He was also selected as the first Rhodes Scholar for Victoria in 1904, becoming the first recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship designated for an Australian student.

Behan studied for both his Bachelor of Arts in jurisprudence and Bachelor of Civil Law degrees at Hertford College at the University of Oxford. He was admitted to the Middle Temple of the Inns of Court and was a Fellow of University College at the University of Oxford, lecturing in law and became dean of the college in 1914. In 1915-17 Behan served in the ministries of munitions, food and national service, before returning to Melbourne to take on the position of Warden at Trinity College from May 1918 until his retirement in 1946. He is the second longest

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SACRED HEART PARISH Parish Priest: Father John Paul Pasala 65 Hogan Street, Tatura Phone: 5824 1049. Fax: 5824 2745 Mass Times Saturday - 6.00p.m. Sunday -9.30am.

Weekdays: Refer to Parish Bulletin Reconciliation: Saturday 11.30am to 12 noon ALL SAINTS TATURA (Anglican Parish of Tatura) Minister: Simba Musvamhiri 18 Francis St. Tatura Phone: 5824 1170 Church Service Times Email: info@allsaintstatura.org.au Rev. Simba 0497 597 129 or Email: simba@allsaintstatura.org.au Church Service Times Sundays - 10.00am

TATURA UNITING CHURCH Minister: Rev. Brian Spencer 0400 274 482 MARCH 1st 11am Murchison

H. Woodman H.C. 8th 11am Neil Short 15th 11am Congregation 22nd 11am Joan McRae 29th 9.30am Cluster Service at Tatura

GENERATIONS CHURCH 295 Dhurringile Rd. Tatura Sunday Services: 10am Kid’s Program:10am Senior Pastors: Ps Jeremy & Jacinta Burr 5824 3240 Youth Pastor: Jack Popplestone 0490 357 468 Kids and Young Adult Pastor: Jacinta Meyer 0409 921 367 Op. Shop: Neville Crow 5824 3059

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This new space suits our operational requirements and

The Cubby Occasional Care service is up and running for 2020 and has vacancies on all days.

The children and staff are benefitting from the installation of a new walkway and verandah and are happy to be receiving some extra play space as a result of realignment and replacement of fencing.

The children have settled back in well and have been busy planting new plants and have been enjoying the gardening and ocean themes. If you are looking for some lovely occasional care or regular care for your child, please come down and meet Tarja, Janenne and Karen. We encourage families to spend some time with us, so they feel comfortable and happy leaving their child in our care.

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The service operates Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9am-2pm and is a registered Child Care Subsidy Service. We are located in the orange building 9 Kerferd Street, Tatura and operated by the Tatura Community House. Call 58 241 315 for more information.

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CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS DIRECTORY

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

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

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

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

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

Mass – Saturday 6pm. Sunday 9.30am.

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

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

Pres. B Williams 5824 1812 Sec. Beryl Cross 0458 266 356 —— Committees —— AUSTRALIA DAY COMMITTEE MURCHISON. Contact: Desley on 5826 2546.

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

HARSTON MEMORIAL HALL. Contact: Wes Tyson 0411 186 185 Tatura community plan committee. Meet 3rd Tuesday of month, 7.30pm at Tatura Senior Citizens. Contact Carl Walters on 0419 118 237 Tatura Racetrack and Recreation Reserve CommitteeChair: Allan Johnston 0400 143 977 —— Community —— BALLANTYNE CENTRE TATURA. For bookings and enquiries 5824 1421.

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

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

Email: info@tatbulletin.com.au TATURA SOCCER CLUB. Training Tues. & Thurs. at 6.30pm TATURA CARER’S GROUP. Howley Oval. Contact: Pres. M. Lia 5831 8579, Sec. M. Crisera.

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

0429 941 454.

TATURA COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTRE. Available for —— WELFARE —— hire, Contact: 5831 1510.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL. Help and information TATURA COMMUNITY HOUSE. 12-16 Casey Street Ph 5824 1315 TATURA & DIST. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Meet 4th Wed. in 3 Francis St. Tatura 5824 1443 month, 7.30pm, Tatura Museum. Contact Pres. Evert Worm 0417 266 C.O.G.S Aged & Disability Services Offer in home supports and services to Seniors. Contact ‘The Coordinator’ on 379 Sec. George Ferguson 0400 947 547.

TATURA FILM SOCIETY. PO Box 356 Tatura. Pres, Lynette 5832 7985 —— Guides —— Patullock 0400 202 609 Membership Sec. Vaughan Patullock TATURA GIRL GUIDES Contact Lisa A Wagner 5855 2427 mob e: vpatullock@y7mail.com TATURA FIRE BRIGADE AUXILIARY. Meet 2nd Fri. in 0409 150 507 email TaturaGuides@bigpond.com month at 7.30pm. Fire Station, Pres: Marie Wright 5856 1418.

—— Seniors —— Sec: Gail Pollerd 5824 2784 TATURA ITALIAN PENSIONER CLUB. Meet each Tues.

TATURA ITALIAN SOCIAL CLUB. Contact: Nello Giansiracusa night 7.00pm. St. Mary’s Hall, Tatura. Contact: Pres. Sam Mob 0408 242 135. Club open Tues. & Thurs. nights, Sat noon - 5 p.m. Russo 5824 2131.

Tatura Men's Shed. Meets Tuesdays 10am-3pm; Thurs 2pm- TATURA SENIOR CITIZENS. Meet every Wed at Clubrooms, 5pm at Clubrooms, S.W. corner of Racecourse. Pres: Allan Johnston Lunch 12pm. Activities 1pm, Contact: Pres. Veronica Dowell 0400 143 977, Sec: Robert Knight 5826 5095 TATURA MUSEUM. Open 2-4pm. Sat, Sun. & Pub. Hols. 1-3pm 5824 1815, Vice Pres. Kaye Butler 5824 2320. Sec. Bob Mon-Fri or by appointment. Contact: 5824 2111 or George Ferguson Kohlman 5825 5150.

—— Service —— 0400 947 547.

TATURA PROBUS CLUB. Meet 4th Thur. in month, 10am at Tatura Lions Club of Murchison & District Meet Community House Contact: Pres. Ev Leahy 0408 241 712 Sec. Wendy 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at the Caledonian Hotel, Wilson 5824 3843 Murchison. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Contact Pres. Alan Rosser TATURA R.S.L. Meet 3rd Fri. in month, 1.30pm, R.S.L. Clubrooms, 0404 369 111 or Sec. Bruce Smith 5826 2721.

Contact: Pres. Rod Schubert 0419 924 610 , Sec. Mark Sommers LIONS CLUB OF TATURA Inc. Meet 2nd & 4th Tues. Tatura 0481 286 842.

Senior Citizens Hall. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Contact: Malcolm TATURA S.E.S. Training Monday nights 7pm at Cnr Martin & Russell Campbell 0429 683 775 or 03 5824 1367 or email tatura@ Sts. Contact 5824 1910. lionsclubs201v5.org. We welcome all inquiries.

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

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

042 760 or 5854 8356 Visitors always welcome. Contact Pres. Bill Purcell 0419 335 TATURA VICTORY HALL AVAILABLE FOR HIRE 241, Sec. Darlene Lamperd 0438 689 630.

Book online – ‘Tatura Civic Halls’ or Phone 0407 143 614 TOOLAMBA Community HALL For bookings please contact HARSTON CWA Meet 2nd Mon. in month, 11.00am The Jim Woodward 0427 099 955 or Rhonda White 5826 5461.

Gallery Cafe, Tatura. Contact Marg Corrigan 0434052342 TOOLAMBA TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL MOOROOPNA CWA Meet Last Thur. in month, Royal Mail COMMITTEE. Chairperson: Keira Birchmore, 0417 252 874 Hotel, Mooroopna at 7.30pm Contact: Sec. Cecily Dumaresq keirabirchmore@bigpond.com Sec: Pat Patt 0408 597 198 pattyryka@ Ph: 5825 4836 hotmail.com RODNEY CWA Meet 2nd Thurs. in month, 7.30pm at the Senior —— SPORTS & RECREATION— Citizen's Rooms. Contact: Pres. Carol Brisbane 0428 266 212, BYRNESIDE TENNIS CLUB. Contact: President John Maher Sec. Janette Mason 0408 194 638.

0439 556 348 GMCA MOTOR HOME CHAPTER - Goulburn Valley Gypsies .Toolamba Wrens CWA. Meets 3rd Tues 7pm Toolamba meet 4th Weekend every Month. Contact Pres. Allan Weeks 0427 CFA meeting room Pres. Mel Hall 0419 992 039 Sec. Keira Birchmore 0417 252 874 cwatoolamba@gmail.com 812 600 or 5852 2376 —— Environment —— Goulburn valley fins & fenders car club Meet last Wednesday of the month, 7pm, Tatura Scout Hall. Contact DHURRINGILE DISTRICT LANDCARE GROUP Meet Treasurer Janine McNiece 0456 157 083 or gvfinsandfenders@ last Wed. of every 2nd month (odd numbered), Dhurringile gmail.com Community Centre, 8.00pm Contact: Sec. Suzanne Johnstone G.V. QUARTER HORSE & WESTERN RIDING CLUB Inc. BH: 58335274 M: 0418 358 248 Contact: Diane Rose 5826 5113 or Kerry Corrigan 5824 2292 G.V. TREE GROUP. Meet 2nd Tues. in month at noon, Nursery, Hill Top Golf Club Tatura. Contact: 5824 1689 6 Kerferd St., Tatura. Contact: President, Tom Dumaresq 5825 HILL TOP LADY BOWLERS. Meet 1st Mon. in month 10am.

4836 0407 847 353 in Clubhouse.

MURCHISON BOWLS CLUB Inc. P.O. Box 94. Murchison. New HARSTON LANDCARE GROUP. President Nick O'Halloran Members Welcome. Contact president Margaret Tweddle 5826 2268 0438 321 528 RUSHWORTH PROSPECTING CLUB. Enquiries Secretary NTH MURCHISON - TOOLAMBA LANDCARE GROUP. Contact: Rick Cross 5826 6292 5824 2447.

SHEPP ADVENTURE CLUB. Meet 4th Tues of every 2nd month NTH WEST MOOROOPNA LAND MGT GROUP Meet (Feb,Apr,Jun,Aug,Oct) in Shepparton Contact: Chris or Jill 5824 7:30pm 1st Tues in even numbered months at Dept. Primary 1143 AH. Industries, Tatura Pres. Nickee Freeman 0407 312 288 Sec. TATURA BASKETBALL ASSOC. Junior competitions. Contact Rhodey Bowman 5833 5957 Lisa Cullum 0428 242 889 Tatura garden club Meet 3rdMon. in month at 8pm TATURA BLUELIGHT DISCO CLUB. Mechanics Hall Hogan (7.30pm in June, July & August) at the Community House.

St. Ph Sgt. Darryl Phillips 5824 3099.

Pres. Mel Clohesy, Sec. Jenny Stammers 5824 2241 TATURA BOWLS CLUB Inc PO Box 4 Tatura.

TRansition toWn tatura Meet 4th Wednesday of Meets 3rd Wed in month at Clubrooms, Cnr Service & Albert Sts, 5824 1746. Email: info@tatbowls.com Web: www.tatura.bowls.com. month at Community House, 7:30pm. Contact: Ross Musolino 0407 845 247. au Phil Boyd 5824 1308.

—— Health —— TATURA CRICKET CLUB Training at 5pm on Tues & Thurs at AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING ASSOC. (Tatura, Tatura Park. Contact: Bob Wildes 5824 1904 TATURA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB Club Phone 5824 1421 Shepparton & Mooroopna areas) Two meetings a month TATURA INDOOR BIAS BOWLS. Cnr Service & Albert Sts. (morning & night) covering breastfeeding and parenting topics.

Wintertime only - Social Thurs 7.30pm - Pennant Mon 7.15pm, Tish Okley 5800 1234 or 0427 311 072.

Ph: 58241746. Email: info@tatbowls.com.Web: www.tatura.bowls.com.au. HEARTBEAT VICTORIA. G.V. Branch meets 1st Mon. in Contact: Sec. Freda Clement 5824 1459 mob. 0419 009 059. month, 6.00pm for Dinner meeting at 7.00pm, G.V. Health TATURA LAWN TENNIS CLUB Inc. Committee meet 3rd Tuesday Dining Room. Contact: Arthur Fennell 0427 241 724. in month at Clubrooms, 6:00pm. Contact: Pres. Royden James 0402 303 Moyola Lodge Aux. meet 2nd Wed. in month, 2pm.

893, Sec. BarbTwite 0417 506 011 , Hall Hire, Catherine Brooks 5824 1823 Pres. Bev McMahon 5824 1171 Sec. Mignon Campbell TATURA NETBALLASSOC. Contact Pres. S. Pogue 0417 305 637 5824 1367 or taturanetballassoc@hotmail.com. Meets 3rd Tuesday of month at TATURA HOSPITAL LADIES AUX. Meet 4th Thurs. in month 7pm, Tatura Netball clubrooms, Hastie St, Tatura.

2.00pm, Hodson House. Contact: Sec. Jill Clapperton 5824 1143.

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