TWR Volume 38 Issue 5 Wednesday 1st March 2023

Welcome Back Dunolly Country Market

What a re-launch of our monthly Dunolly Market on Sunday, 26 February with 51 stalls and a 700+ crowd weaving their way through Broadway as they enjoyed the day Many came to happily browse through the large range of wares, get something delicious to eat or simply catch-up with friends and neighbours.

From 8 am when the market opened, to 1 pm – delighted locals and tourists flocked to the Market crea ng a wonderful Country Village atmosphere

Photo by Greg Keegan, Catching Shade Photography Cont’d … on Page 2

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Country Market Cont’d from page 1

An exhausted but jubilant Market Manager Lynda Vater has already received confirmed commitments from the current stallholders, as well as a growing wai ng list for the March market

”There was something for everyone - Classic cars fresh produce, plants, gold detec ng stuff & books, cra s, photography, DVDs, collectables, bric a brac, cafes, historic streetscape, CFA sausage sizzle, Loddon Valley Paramedics display - it was bigger than Ben Hur ”

“It’s so great for Dunolly. Anything that brings people into the town… to look around this fabulous built town and they can see the poten al of living and maybe opening a business in this town…is just great.”

“Thank you to all the stallholders who made a leap of faith on a relaunch of the Dunolly Country Market & a huge thank you to all the folk who came today - you made our day.” said Lynda.

Held every Fourth Sunday of the month, the next Dunolly Country Market will be Sunday, 26 March 2023. To book a stall or for more informa on, contact Lynda Vater on 0418 875 453 or email Lynda vater@gmail com

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Grow it Local Free Seeds

Healthy Loddon Campaspe has partnered with Grow It Local to encourage and educate residents across the region about healthy ea ng, cooking and growing local food.

To celebrate the partnership, Grow It Local, Healthy Loddon Campaspe and Central Goldfields Shire Council have launched the Autumn 2023 edi on of the Grow It Local Seed Service – a ‘patch-to -plate’ adventure that makes free heirloom seeds and instruc onal content available to local residents

Paul West, Grow It Local cofounder said, “Grow it Local was born of the belief that if everyone grew their own food, we’d be happier and healthier A vibrant community life is essen al for health and wellbeing Grow It Local is the perfect way to connect to like-minded folk in your neck of the woods, share some food, some gardening ps and to have a bit of a chin wag”, said West Central Goldfield

wonderful to see the Grow It Local campaign launched locally here in the Central Goldfields.

“What a fantas c opportunity for local residents to get involved in growing their own food and choosing healthy ea ng op ons

“Thank you to the Victorian Government’s Healthy Loddon Campaspe ini a ve for this unique partnership which supports the health outcomes of our local residents ”

This instalment in the Seed

to-spanakopita’ adventure and celebra on of Australia’s favourite gardening guru Costa Georgiadis. That’s right, we’ll be learning to grow Costa’s great grandma’s delicious spanakopita!

There is a limited supply of free seeds which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis To register, residents need to visit h ps://www.growitlocal.com/ stores/free-seed-service

to receive a package containing heirloom seed varie es including kale (black Toscana), rainbow chard and spinach (Bloomsdale) Par cipants will then learn to grow with Costa alongside a na onal community of backyard, community, and ‘wherever there’s some space’ gardeners.

This includes instruc ons and inspira on for each stage in the grow-along journey from ‘patchto-plate’.

Support is also available via Grow

It Local’s garden guru who can help troubleshoot any issues in your patch

Eligible families vouchers of up t them at a regist Kids Voucher A without having upfront costs.

Member for Hayle welcome that will support pay for spor uniforms, and m range of ac vi e swim classes for t

“No ma er what the Get Ac ve Kids Voucher Program will make it easier for local families to be involved ” Ms Hayle said

There are currently more than 1,600 ac vity providers registered across Victoria Local Clubs, associa ons, and organisa ons can register as a Get Ac ve Kids Voucher Ac vity Provider to be able to redeem a voucher

Families can also con nue to claim reimbursement for any expenses already incurred from 28 November 2022 to 10 May

Almost 80,000 vouchers have been snapped up in previous rounds of the program, with nearly a quarter of those helping children join a local sports club for the first me

Importantly, about half of

yed indicated they ve been able to heir chosen sport ut the voucher. kids must be aged er, a Victorian ed on a valid , Health Care Card ncession Card and lid Medicare Card pplica on.

dera on stream is support children rian Care Services, temporary or provisional visa holders, undocumented migrants and interna onal students aged 18 and under at the me of applica on

Applica ons for this round of vouchers close on 10 May For more informa on go to:

https://www.getactive.vic.gov.au/ vouchers/

What’s On Only in Dunolly

Friday, 3rd March 2023

Goldfields Music Club

Open Mic and Jam night each Friday at the Dunolly Golf Club - 6:30pm to midnight each week - all players and public welcome with $5 entry with door prizes and meals available up to $10 for plated meal (cash only)

Saturday, 4th March 2023

Variety Club Bash are coming to town. 25 cars and 60 people Dunolly will be a morning tea des na on on their rally Es mated Time of arrival

10 30 – 11am Let’s give them a warm Dunolly welcome

Drink Me! Eat Me!

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Sunday March 19th. 2pm un l 5pm. In commemoration of the World Harmony Day, the Rural Australians for Refugees are hosting a Fund raiser for the ASRC (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre). Join us for a pleasant afternoon in the Alice in Wonderland Garden for the Mad Hatter’s tea party . Costumes are encouraged and there will be a prize for the most innovative design

Dress up in the theme or borrow one of the selection of top hats

Enjoy the Queen of Hearts Jam Tarts and cucumber sandwiches with champagne, non-alcoholic punch with lots and lots, and lots of cups of tea!

Hasten along. Hurry, hurry, or we’ll be late ! Looking forward to seeing you all.

Rachel

Queen of Hearts – Off with your head!

Dinner Service available commencing at 5pm.

Bookings Essen al. Please call 0493 243 005

High Tea in the garden of 1787, MaryboroughDunolly Road, Dunolly

Costs and booking details to be confirmed.

Monday 9.15 - late

Tuesday 9.15 - 2.30

Wednesday Closed

Thursday 9.15 - 12pm

Friday 9.15 - 12pm

Saturday and Sunday Closed

Give Bek and Casey a call today 0448 780 638

THANK YOU

The Dunolly Neighbourhood Centre would like to thank the Dunolly Probus Club for their recent dona on of $100 for the Neighbourhood Pantry, the money is much appreciated.

Kath Ryan, Co-ordinator

DUNOLLY / BEALIBA RSL SUB-BRANCH

Members Friday March 10th at 12 at midday will be the holding of the Annual General Mee ng [AGM], this is Elec on me and all posi ons become vacant. We follow with short Monthly General Mee ng [MGM] then light lunch.

Rosie’s Ramble

I thought I must be seeing things when I went through town on Wednesday. There were at least two cars in the street that looked like escapees from an ac on movie One was very low to the ground and very expensivelooking. The other looked like the owner had built it himself They were a rac ng a lot of a en on, mainly from male passers-by.

Same day in Maryborough l saw a sign that seemed to say that the local police had all gone to a higher place It is on the corner of Nolan and Clarendon Street, it says POLICE and is poin ng up to the sky

Lyn Gale Secretary

Please make effort to a end Poten al members most welcome

AGM

The Deledio Reserve Sports Commi ee 7th of March at 8.30 pm at the Deledio If you have an interest in our shared we would love to invite you to come an

Nance Esmore’s 1

Nance Esmore (nee Hancock) is celeb return visit to her birthplace, Dunolly. Nance is looking forward to catching u who have stories to tell and photos to families of Dunolly

The family is mee ng at St John’s Chur the wonderful Fincham organ an reminiscences over a light lunch in the St John’s Hall. Philip Ashton has prepared a fascina ng and informa ve video of Nancy when he interviewed her a few years ago and this will be shown in the hall on March 11 at noon.

The family hope that any of the old families who remember her or have a story to tell will come along to St John’s It will be wonderful to see rela ons and old friends from such wellknown old families such as the Hancock, Taylor, Kerrison, Tappe, Atherton, Acker, Willats, Fle , Wa s and Polinelli families along with others who have an interest in Nance and the local history. There will be light refreshments in the hall and me to catch up with stories.

Please register with rachelbuckley@bigpond com or 0427 275 006 to help with catering numbers. Nance will be delighted to see you.

Rachel Buckley

There is a par cularly nasty scam that appeared on my Gmail page, saying that they could recover any monies that were in deceased estates and asking permission to do so for me (good luck there) It made me feel quite ill

While I was in Maryborough, I saw a man trundling along Alma St in charge of two push bikes. He was riding one and guiding the other one with his free hand. Pre y good effort.

Heard on the ABC that scien sts studying snakes have proved that they (the snakes) can hear sound through the air, not just ground vibra ons. Their ears are in folds near their eyes. That should brighten your day.

I o en wonder, in idle moments, who decided to use their forks upside down, like the Americans, and then convinced others to follow suit Handy for picking up peas and pasta, but a bit awkward for meats etc

Rosie

I always approach my veggie garden with op mism following the usual hot Summer and with the approaching milder Autumn, comes rain which sparks enthusiasm.

Last year, my daughter was visi ng a er a couple of years including COVID, so I wanted to make a special effort.

My brother-in-law had generously forked over the area and added animal manure, so all was set for a successful growing season. Plots were marked out and rows placed.

Broad beans are popular at my house so they were planted first Silver beet is another showy edible, then broccolini which was a new venture

All was progressing well!

I had two varie es of seed potato so when my daughter arrived in August, we lovingly enjoyed plan ng those True, there wasn’t any produce to eat but proof of my endeavours were there and

fun was had My daughter’s visit came to an end before the humid weather cycle struck from the north My backyard is always at risk of flooding with heavy down pours.

Under, went the veggie patch and I feared for the potatoes Then the mildew struck the broad beans, followed by wind which blew from all quarters

Somehow the beans being about three feet high, managed to stand! The weather pa ern moved on.

Spring arrived, beans were picked (a fair crop), potatoes flowered then dug, presen ng me with excitement and lots of new potatoes to eat and store Sadly, the silver beet went to seedsomething for the hens to eat Broccolini turned into ‘Gigantos’, two foot high leaves but not a sign of flowers or heads, sigh! But as always with gardening, pa ence paid off and lots of meals were picked as it matured Hopefully it won’t put me off this year!

Helen Jesser

TREE MAINTENANCE, PRUNING, REMOVAL STUMP GRINDING, MULCHING WOOD MILLING LIMITED ACCESS TOWERS

(lower its through 76cm wide doorway) For

Takeaway

Located in the old Nurses’ Home beside the hospital on 18 Havelock Street (top of Bull Street). Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 3pm; and Dunolly Arts Hub, on the corner of Thompson and Alice Streets.

MONDAY: Mosaics at the Arts Hub from 10am; Ballroom Dancing at St John’s Hall from 6pm Intermediate skills required; Card making with Rhonda: third Monday of the month from 1 30 pm at the Centre; Whispering Weeders: last Monday of the month This friendly group go on enjoyable ou ngsno gardening involved!!

TUESDAY: Woodwork, 9am un l 12 30

WEDNESDAY: Table tennis at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 9am to 12pm (evening session available if enough people are interested); Cra at the Centre from 10am- bring your own ac vity

THURSDAY: Croquet at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 10am – weather depending; Family History: from 7.30pm at the Centre. If you’re interested in coming along, but find the evening difficult, let me know.

SATURDAY: Star ng soon“Got A Song To Sing!” from March 11th. Meet at the Arts Hub from 2pm; call to register interest.

SUNDAY: Golden Triangle Archers meet on the fourth Sunday at 10am, Deledio Reserve on Elgin Street (behind the RL Williams oval). Covered shoes compulsory, and parents must stay with children.

COMING SOON: Introduc on to computers, start me will be confirmed once we have a tutor organised Feel free to contact me at the Centre to express interest and once we’re up and running, I will get in touch with the details

New Power Saving Bonus from State Government

There is a new Power Saving Bonus from the Victorian Government, star ng March 24th hooray for more money!

It looks like it will operate the same way as the current PSB, in which power consumers visit the Energy Compare website to see the different offers that are available

I’m happy to help you apply from Monday the 27th of March, so give me a call and I’ll book you an

appointment The other Power Saving Bonus is s ll running, so make sure you apply for that before it finishes on March 23rd

Meals on Wheels, My Aged Care, and services available for the future

I’ve had the opportunity to assist my neighbour this week with an inquiry into Meals on Wheels availability and how to access other services

The Central Goldfields Shire Council-run Meals on Wheels service visits Dunolly on Mondays, and the cost per meal is $10.70.

The meals are delivered cold-chilled but can be popped in the freezer to use later.

To access this service and other services such as home-help, you need to be assessed through the Federal Government’s ‘My Aged Care’ service

This is a government subsidised service to help elderly people remain in their home longer, or to find the right aged care home for their individual needs. There is a phone number you can use: 1800 200 422 or the inquiry can be made online

If you think this service is something you would like to get started, but find it all a bit daun ng, I’m happy to offer my assistance as an advocate. Just give me a call, and I’ll set aside some me for you to get it started.

Dunolly Neighbourhood Pantry - Monday to Thursday, 1 30 to 3pm at the Centre This is a ‘dry pantry’ with stock items that have a long shelf-life. BYO bag.

Dunolly Neighbourhood Pantry ‘A er Hours’ This is available all the me, in the chest of drawers on the veranda

Kath Ryan, Co-ordinator 5468 1511 admin@dunnhc.com.au

It’s been wonderful to see so many people out and about enjoying the last week of summer.

Thank you to everyone involved in organising the Dunolly Pool Party on Saturday – from looking at the photos on Facebook it looked like it was a fantas c day for local families to come together to enjoy the pool as well as each other’s company.

On Sunday, we celebrated the official opening of the Skate and Scooter Park in Maryborough

This too was well a ended by our community – with people of all ages coming together to celebrate this valued community facility.

Thanks again to the funding partners who made this possible as well as the young people who came together to advocate for it back in 2018.

On Monday night I was fortunate to a end the Zonta Club of Central Goldfields Interna onal Women’s Day event It was an inspiring night to hear from Maryborough born ABC State Poli cal Reporter for ABC Bridget Rollason as the guest speaker

Thank you to everyone involved with organising such a great night

This weekend we are invi ng everyone to join us for the re-opening of the newly redeveloped Central Goldfields Art Gallery.

A community celebra on will be held on Saturday 4 March from 10am to 4pm and we’d love for you to join us!

The Gallery will re-open with the first headline exhibi on of its 2023 program – Ladder to the Stars: Dean Bowen Sculptures – as well as the annual Community Art exhibi on

There will also be story me, art ac vi es for children/young people, music from Jan Stephenson from the Groove Dudes Dunolly, badge making hosted by Central Goldfields Youth, coffee, sausage/ veggie sizzle thanks to Rotary Maryborough; and a talk by Andrew Stephens, author of Ni y Gri y, Dean Bowen sculptures followed by book signings. For more details visit:

www centralgoldfields vic gov au/gallerycelebra on Mayor Cr Grace La Vella

Street tree requests now open

To submit a request contact Council’s Customer Service team on 5461 0610. Requests close 10 March 2023. Trees are limited to one per house block.

Residents will play a key role in watering the trees as they establish their roots

Powerline inspec ons underway

Ci Power and Powercor Australia is currently undertaking powerline inspec ons from the air as part of their year-round vegeta on inspec on and tree-cu ng program

If you live in Maryborough or Dunolly you may no ce helicopters in the area between now and early April. The helicopters are fi ed with advanced Light Detec on and Ranging (LiDAR) technology to accurately iden fy the distances of trees to powerlines.

This informa on is fed back to teams that will cut the vegeta on away from powerlines to keep the network and community safe.

The helicopters will be using the Maryborough Aerodrome for landing and refueling and are expected to land in Maryborough several mes across this period

Aged Care Feedback

Over the past few weeks, we invited our community to share their views on the Commonwealth Home support program (Aged Care Review) that provides in home support and other aged care services in Central Goldfields Shire.

This is in response to the Commonwealth Government introducing significant changes to the funding and delivery of aged care services, including those delivered by Council.

Thank you to the more than 170 people who completed the survey and those who a ended informa on sessions within the community and at the Mill House last week

Your input is important to us so that we can be best prepared for these changes

The feedback will now be put together with a report to go to Council mid-year to be considered.

Skate and Scooter Park opening

The official opening of the Maryborough Skate and Scooter Park was held last Sunday 26 February with skate clinic, demonstra ons and compe ons, hosted by the YMCA and funded through the Victorian Government’s Freeza program

Thank you to the community members who have taken the me to share their concerns about our new Skate and Scooter Park

Whilst hair line cracks can be quite normal in concrete slabs of this size, we are working with the contractor in accordance with the 12-month defect guarantee period to determine if any of the larger cracks need a en on and any further steps we might need to take

We’ll keep the community updated. Rest assured the facility is safe and structurally sound for the community to use now and well into the future.

Dunolly Community Garden News

By Liz Spiteri

This week the Community Garden had two days of ac vi es. Due to the hot weather forecasted for Thursday a ernoon we decided to have an early ‘meet-up’.

Anna was busily working away when Michael & I arrived Between the three of us, tomatoes were harvested, gardens were watered, damaged fruit collected and disposed of, as well as a small amount of weeding

Because we were planning our stall for the Dunolly Country Market, I spent me packaging up seeds while Anna worked on the cupboards Shortly before we were ready to pack up for the morning, Rick arrived, so he died up the edges of the walkway with his trimmer

On Sunday we had our stall at the market! Veronica, Lisa and I looked a er the stall and met so many lovely community members. We very much enjoyed cha ng with everyone and hearing about how they are using the share table to drop off their excess harvests or how they jump at the chance to get some lovely fresh tomatoes, plums etc, these

Op Shop News

To all our local children, please encourage your a er school/ kindergarten carer to come along to the Op Shop We already had a generous number of children’s books, then two more large boxes arrived last week. We will now have to find some more spaces for the children’s books So come along Dunolly and district families and take a wonderful selec on from our book sec on that will stop “The I’m Sooo bored, I’ve got nothing to do” Syndrome in its tracks Help us to help you open up the wonderful horizons which literature can bring to us.

stories made our hearts sing! Obviously the Share Table is a ‘give and take’, we need people to share their home harvests, and we love people to take what they need, even if they are unable to gi back to our Share Table. We're very hopeful some of the people we met through the markets will join us on a Thursday in the near future. If we didn't get to meet you, pop down and introduce yourself!

Thursdays 3.30pm, 94 Maude Street Dunolly

Collectors of lovely china will delight in some of the recent arrivals. Pre y lady figurines in beau ful pastel shades of po ery which would make an a rac ve addi on to a dressing table or china cabinet. The teapot selec on has also received some new dona ons which are in the most tasteful and beau ful shapes.

Plenty of T-shirts are hanging on the crowded racks T-shirts for your spor ng ac vi es, your house pain ng jobs, or fabric pain ng crea ons We also have some lovely skirts for a dressedup look Some of the skirt fabrics are in lovely light co on pa erns, whilst others are neat linen pencil line, for office wear You can spend $3 and look “a million dollars”! The Op Shop Team

Lovel’s Septic Tank Cleaning Service

For all your sep c cleaning needs trust the family with over 30 years experience. Servicing Dunolly and surrounding areas. For prompt service at extremely reasonable rates call:

Mark 0428 179 870 or leave a message on 5468 1212

Le page: Collage of five photos from Dunolly Country Market on Sunday, 26th February.

Close-up photos of market stock on tables and cars by Lynda Vater

Le page: single photo: Another great turnout for the Dunolly Gay Group’s monthly Get Together at the Gordon Gardens on Saturday, 25th February. The “BYO everything” gathering is open to everyone.

This Page: Collage of five photos from the Dunolly Pool Party on Saturday, 25th February 2023

All photos by Greg Keegan, Catching Shade Photography.

We are planning on being able to show more photos taken at these community events on our re-vamped website in the future.

The End of an Era – Farewell to the Gold & Grain Café

Well, we all knew that it was going to happen eventually, but most of us have probably been like ostriches and hidden our heads in the sand, un l last week’s reality check.

Watching many hospitality businesses in Dunolly come and go over the years, or else change ownership and focus, the Gold & Grain has been a breath of fresh air in town, providing a constant in these ever-changing mes. A great tourism drawcard, Linda, Georgine and their wonderful staff have embraced the Café patrons who have visited from far and wide to sample the many delights on the menu. They have made many friends in the process, many of whom have treated the café as a home-awayfrom-home! The ambience and décor of the Café suited all seasons, with a roaring fire in the winter and a shady dining area on the deck, to cater for relaxed lunches on hot summer days

vagaries of the public during those mes, the family rallied and reinvented the business, changing the focus to catering for the a ernoon and evening market, including their very popular takeaway pizzas.

We are sure that everyone understands the reasons for Linda and Georgine’s re rement, as they have both owned hospitality businesses for many years. Although they will be sorely missed, one thing for sure is that they will close the Gold & Grain with an even wider circle of

Thankfully, they will all be staying around Dunolly, so we will not be losing them completely The property at 71 Broadway will remain on the market. It is hoped that in the near future, an entrepreneur with a hospitality background will decide to purchase and move into the comfortable residence and take up the challenge of opening a new restaurant or café, with an already established, well-equipped commercial kitchen and clientele.

Jenny Sco

MDHS Hospital Progress Update

Early works on the $100 million Maryborough and District Hospital redevelopment project are ramping up.

Northern car park – more parking on the way

Civil works to make way for new onsite parking at the northern end of the hospital were completed in late 2022.

This included fencing the boundaries, upgrading stormwater systems and the installa on of retaining walls

Located between Clarendon Street and Florence Lane, the new car park will bring more than 40 new car spaces in the first stage of works to provide safe and be er access to the hospital and nearby colocated services

Dental services – new facili es taking shape

Works con nue to progress on the new dental facili es located above the Clarendon Medical Centre on Neill Street.

The floors have been strengthened to allow for heavy dental equipment. The wall frames were completed, and plumbing and electricals roughed in, to make way for plastering in December.

The plastering is finished and the walls and ceilings d t b i t d U i k i l d th

comple on of electrical and mechanical ceiling services and vinyl floor installa on Reloca on of family services

MDHS relocated physiotherapy and allied health services to High Street in September 2022 to make way for the refurbishment of the former Health and Movement Centre.

Anglicare Victoria, the Centre of Non-Violence and The Orange Door network moved from the former Wellness Centre on Clarendon Street to newly refurbished facili es in November

Other ac vi es

In the coming months, we can expect to see a lot more works and contractors onsite as we move into the construc on stage

The project team will con nue to work closely with Victorian Health Building Authority, who are leading the project, and the Central Goldfields Shire Council to minimise the disrup on to services and the community as much as possible.

The project team is mee ng with staff at Central Goldfields Shire Council to discuss how we can work together to minimise impacts for pedestrians and parking as the project ramps up.

Read more here: h ps://mdhs.vic.gov.au/

St John's Anglican Church, Dunolly

Rev Canon Heather Blackman

Parish Office, Nigh ngale Street, Maryborough. Phone 5460 5964

Please contact for service dates and mes.

Catholic Church, Dunolly

There will be assembly at St Mary's Church, Dunolly on Sunday, March 5th at 8 30am

Uni ng Church, Dunolly

Rev Chris Venning will lead worship on Sunday March

5th at 9.30am. UCAF will meet on Thursday March 2nd at 2.30pm at the church. Heather Cooper will lead devo ons.

World Day of Prayer service at St Mary’s will be held on Friday March 3rd at 10am

Uni ng emergency relief will be in Dunolly this Thursday March 2nd from 1 30pm

Op Shop open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am.

“The Lord will guard your coming and going, now and always”. Psalm 121:8

St David’s Anglican Church, Bealiba

Davies Street Bealiba

Sunday Eucharist: 8am second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Priest-in-Charge Reverend Judi Bird.

New Horizons Church, Bealiba

Bealiba Public Hall Every Sunday 3 pm.

Wednesday Bible Study

Dunolly 10.30; Bealiba 11 am

Contact Veronica for more informa on 0427 345 577

World Day of Prayer Catholic Church, Dunolly

World Day of Prayer - The World of Prayer was begun many years by women praying for peace. The movement grew worldwide, so now every first Friday in March in every country people get together and pray for world peace.

This year's service was prepared by the women of Taiwan who live in the shadow of a big na on which is not friendly towards them This year the gathering in Dunolly is at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Friday 3rd March at 10am A small plate of food would be appreciated R Mecredy

Stories from Cynthia

B y C yn th ia L ind say

In wri ng about modern day schools in this paper recently, I made men on of a me when I volunteered in a programme at our Dunolly Primary School.

This programme was known as Special Friends and we volunteers, were each allo ed a student with whom to spend extra me out of the classroom, in order to help them feel comfortable with their peers and encourage their self-confidence.

My very first protégé, as I named them, was a fourth grade indigenous boy who was rather quiet and economical with words

For some weeks, I could only manage to get him to talk by bringing up subjects that I thought might interest him

Then one day, a er quite a few visits, when I arrived, he came in and announced with a big smile, “Guess what, I am ge ng my bedroom painted.” That was quite a breakthrough.

His mother lived interstate and he had lived here since he was a toddler with his dad. He loved cooking, so we would whip up biscuits or li le cakes.

At the end of the session he would take them into his classroom and would tell the class how they were

made, and then everyone would clamour for one and he would hand them round That certainly was good for his ego.

He loved sport and was such a good footballer that some mes when he was in Grades 5 and 6, he played with the under 17s.

This small, wiry boy would swerve in between the bigger players, get the ball and kick a goal. His aim was to one day play in the AFL.

He also coerced me into playing golf and he decided he would be ‘Happy Gilmour’,so we set up a ‘hole’ between the goal posts and of course he always ran rings around me.

I visited this young man un l he went to high school and some mes, he would drop round to my house with a mate and offer to do odd jobs

I would give them pocket money to barrow the firewood up to the house or sweep the shed. When he visited, he was always carrying a football. I used to go to the school concerts with his dad to cheer him on; his dad referred to me as his ‘other mother’ and I was very chuffed.

A er he le school, he got himself an appren ceship and s ll played footy but unfortunately an injury and the demands of his job put paid to his football career He came one day to introduce me to his lovely girlfriend

I call him one of my success stories Cynthia

Central Gold ields Residents and Ratepayers Assoc. Inc.

What an amazing happening week for Flynn Ward. The Pool Party and the Dunolly Country Market were extremely well-patronised and quite possibly overshadowed the Skate Park opening.

The community of Flynn ward be proud and keep se ng your standards high

Extremely well done and fantas c to see, be part of and hear great reports

While driving around Flynn Ward this weekend, we no ced the number of fallen limbs and trees on the roadside everywhere

This was men oned to us while a ending the Dunolly Market. A number of people showed concern how, over the past two years this has not been addressed. Quite possibly, since the SES opera ons were paused - could it be that the amazing work the SES did has not been picked up by the Shire?

Once again this highlights the value of our volunteer groups around our Shire.

Please support our volunteer groups.

Another concern was that it appears Microdevelopments are being passed on a regular basis by Council in the Maryborough area, yet there are many planning applica ons outside the Maryborough area which are being stalled, ignored or not ac oned

Our Councillors need to be aware of this, we need to raise this issue with all of Council and have this issue

addressed, and addressed immediately.

In the Council’s second quarter update, many projects listed for Flynn Ward s ll seem to be si ng idle.

Is it me our Councillors and Council realise that there is more to the Central Goldfields Shire than Maryborough?

The Dunolly community is certainly doing their bit with their events, which are leading the Shire with tourism

Maybe it's me they got some recogni on from the Shire It is great to hear from the community how well they have done, it would be nice to receive some more support from Council

A er all, it certainly appears Flynn Ward seems to be doing the lion’s share of tourism for our Shire. No $2 million gold display, no $3 million Art Gallery, and the list goes on.

Well done Flynn Ward - stand tall and be proud. Our next Ratepayers mee ng will be in Dunolly on 4th April - me and loca on TBC

Thank you all and please look a er each other

Regards

Wayne McKail, President

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Maryborough 3465

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Dunolly Bowls Club Grand Final

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Although the weather chose cloudy skies to grace the day, it did not stop us from making the Dunolly Pool Party the perfect way to celebrate the end of Summer

With a giant inflatable slide and jumping castle, slushies and popcorn on offer, along with the CFA’s sausage sizzle, Wheelie Bean Coffee, Whataburger and the Pool Kiosk, kept the 300+ crowd well fed on the day

With all proceeds from all sales going to our worthy volunteer- run CFA, the Pool Party raised just over $1,100.

Captain Greg Humphrey said, “Special Thanks to Jake, his family and everyone in the community

who came and supported the day which helped us raise much needed funds. We even ran out of sausages and had to re-stock!”

Organised by Jake ‘Everywhere’ Meyer who made this happen within a two week period by harnessing the power of community support said he’d like to “thank everyone involved organising this community event and providing all the fun.

Big thanks for your me and effort…the kids’ smiles, the families spending the day out and the size of the crowd speaks for itself!”

We can’t wait for this to be a regular Summer in Dunolly event. Well done Dunolly!

Photos by Greg Keegan, Catching Shade Photography