TWR Volume 37 Issue 22 Wednesday 15th June 2022

Dunolly & District Community News

ISSN 2653-4754 Issue 22

Wednesday 15th June 2022

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Well, what can one say after this fabulous long weekend in Dunolly? It is impossible to put into words the feelings of excitement and enthusiasm and the positive vibes that were around everywhere you went!

The events had been well-publicised on social media, in The Welcome Record and by word-of-mouth, so people came from far and wide.

On the Saturday there was the opening of the fabulous ‘Postcards from Home’ exhibition at Puzzleflat Gallery, also the start of the ‘Cat out of the Bag’ event at Dunolly Arts Hub and the much-anticipated performance by Tenzin Choegyal at Dunolly Town Hall (see story on Page 5). All of these attracted visitors from out of town, including several from Melbourne.

Many of the attendees of Tenzin’s concert took the opportunity to visit the Gallery beforehand and were full of praise for the fact that quality events such as these were being offered in Dunolly. The exhibition will continue at the Gallery each weekend until 17th July, so please make sure you take the opportunity to visit.

I have personally attended and been part of many successful events at Dunolly Arts Hub in the past and once again this show did not disappoint. It is often hard to coax people away from Broadway, but it is always worthwhile when they do.

Susan Day’s colourful array of bags, together with a variety of jewellery and gifts, all targeted at raising funds for cat rescue, were bright attractions on such a cold day.

The warm and welcoming atmosphere in all the

Broadway shops and eateries, plus the ‘Open for Inspection’ on the old Williams’ Store, also brought many people out to experience more of what Dunolly has to offer.

Sunday’s atmosphere in Broadway was buzzing even more, with the Dunolly Community Market, shops and businesses becoming a backdrop for the visit by our own Queen Victoria and her entourage. The Market BBQ, which was run by the Deledio Reserve Committee, together with the historic Town Hall, which had a record number of visitors, were drawcards in themselves.

The vibe around town on Sunday was palpable and the air of frivolity, as many followed the Queen and took advantage of the many photo opportunities presented, made for a lively and entertaining day. Reports from many business owners confirmed that they had experienced a high volume of sales over the weekend.

The Monday holiday continued in a similar vein, as many visitors stopped as they were heading through Dunolly on their way home from their long weekend. The highlight of the day was the inspirational performance in the Melba Room at Buckleys of Dunolly, by Ensemble Volante (see story on Page 4 ).

Roll on many more weekends such as this, but in the meantime, I believe it has given many people a muchneeded boost to see the crowds return and witness everyone in town working together to continue to make Dunolly the ‘hub of the Universe!’

Jenny Scott

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When I was coming home from Maryborough last week I noticed a dark coloured bird in a paddock further down the road. I thought it was a crow from the colour, but when I got nearer I saw it was a wedge-tail. I usually see them on the wing a long way up in the air. They are very impressive close up.

A few weeks ago, I watched a show in which people were putting logs and big tree branches into rivers to make places for fish and other water creatures to hide and breed.

Back in the dark ages, before the amalgamation of government departments, my dad worked for the State Rivers and Water Commission. I believe that they were known as the Water Rats. A lot of their work involved removing large branches and trees from the rivers to help with water flow. How times have changed!

I think I need a new battery for the car. The present one has gone flat three times lately for no good reason. It died in Maryborough on my shopping day when I was in Princes Park having my lunch.

To add to the joy of the moment the battery on my phone was also flat. A kind lady who was also having lunch there drove round to the RACV office and reported it. The man came quite quickly and it only takes a nano second to start the car, then I had an interesting drive around the outskirts of Maryborough for the required time to make sure the battery charged up. Note to myself — make sure the phone is charged at all times.

Rosie "Doctor" the pale-faced man said to his doctor, "I'm in an awful state! Whenever the phone rings, I nearly jump out of my skin. The doorbell gives me the Willies. If I see a stranger at the door, I start shaking, I'm afraid to look at a newspaper. What's come over me anyway?"

The doctor patted him on the back sympathetically.

"There, there old man. I know what you are going through. My teenaged daughter just learned to drive, too."

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Letters to the Editor The Great Lettuce Shortage

Thankyou

During the royal visit to our Dunolly eateries over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, Her Majesty witnessed the profligacy of brazen tourists waving forks laden with the precious green vegetable.

How could these heartless folk so cruelly flaunt their wealth whilst the poor folk of Dunolly had to be content with prime cut beef ribeye and succulent prawns? I’ve no doubt Her Majesty was not amused.

Last Wednesday, I was alerted by two local ladies walking their dog, that the horse had got out. She was very scared, had slipped over and had hurt herself badly when I found her. Upon returning to her paddock, it was clear she was lame in two legs and the humane decision was to end her suffering. When the word got out, over a dozen people came down and said their final goodbyes.

The horse was a much-loved member of the local community, family and my best friend here in Dunolly. I wish to thank everyone for their kindness and support during the whole ordeal, from finding her out the front, to putting her in the ground, to counselling me through the grieving process. Thank you for everything you all know who you are. i have never experienced the death of a horse before and know there are many people who can understand the enormity of the loss of such a majestic animal.

Val Raven was 26 years old and daily patrolled her paddock for any unusual activity. She had a gentle nature and loving personality. She loved eating gumnuts and apples and I affectionately called her the horse of harassment, as she would come by and constantly harass me for more treats. Her official thoroughbred name was Val Raven, but she was referred to as Dobbin, Big Girl and many terms of endearment such as darling, beautiful and gorgeous.

Thanks again to this wonderful community for all your love and support, we are eternally grateful.

Kind Regards, Leigh

Queen’s Birthday Weekend Our long weekend received so many positive reviews from visitors to the town. I spoke to some in the audience at Tenzin’s concert who had travelled a long way to attend and were so excited to be there. We had an appreciative audience of 55, who were socially distanced in the warm and welcoming Dunolly Town Hall.

This concert was made possible by the generous support of the Welcome Record. We are so grateful that our local paper encourages and enables events in the district. We also want to thank the Dunolly Town Hall committee for the reduced hire fee and want to remind people that it is available to all local community groups.

It is a wonderful venue for live music and events. Thanks so much to Kath Ryan, who worked like a trooper, welcoming guests and giving us all tea and coffee after the performance.

Everyone was so kind and helpful during this lovely weekend. I could not wish to live in a better place than Dunolly when I see such positivity from locals, welcoming happy visitors at the Sunday market.

The town was buzzing with all the events, including the Tenzin concert, the opening of the fabulous Puzzleflat Gallery exhibition, and the fun exhibition of cat handbags at the Arts Hub. The Festival concludes with the exciting new work by Ensemble Volante in the Melba Lounge. Then we can put our feet up and say, Well done, Dunolly! You did us proud!

Rachel Buckley Dunolly Arts Council

Watch This Space On Tuesday, a TV cameraman was spied filming in Broadway; the whisper going around is that it was for a feature on A Current Affair relating to mining and/or heritage and is to be aired possibly later this week.

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Cobalt poisoning warning Having been born with congenital dislocated hips, Carisbrook resident Sue Tully has not had an easy life.

She is now having to deal with complications from the hip replacements which were meant to make her life easier, not harder.

Mrs Tully was born in England and came out to Australia when she was four years old with her family. On the ship to Australia, she was in plaster from a recent operation. “I said to my Mum it’s a wonder Australia didn’t send all of us back, we must have looked like a rotten mob, me in plaster, my brother broke his ankle on the ship and you think oh my God, a lot of disabled people,” Mrs Tully said.

She had operations in England which were unsuccessful because as soon as the plaster was taken off, she just fell and couldn’t walk. “I must be the only child who has broken a bone in hospital,” she said. “I remember once they took my plaster off and I was only little, they gave me one of those trolleys to push, thinking she can lean on the trolleys and she can learn to walk again.

“Well, I started getting excited and raced around and broke my leg. “I think they thought oh my God, we’ve just taken the plaster off, you’re a disaster.” Being a tomboy and having the hip problems, she thinks that is why she has broken her legs a number of times during childhood.

She had screws and plates inserted when she was a child to help with her condition. As she got older, Mrs Tully learnt to protect her legs and on reaching adulthood she didn’t break another bone. The doctors had told her that she probably would never have children, but she proved them wrong and had two.

She was told if she had any more, she might end up in a wheelchair. In 2003 she was given the Birmingham hip, a metal-on- metal hip replacement. “I was told these were for younger people,” she said. “I thought that’s perfect for me and they said it would go perfectly with my bone problem, and he was a very good surgeon, but he had no idea what was going on, it’s not his fault.” Mrs Tully needed the hip replacement because sometimes she would be walking in town and her hip would just give way.

Her surgeon then organised for her to get the Birmingham hip, which was the latest technology available.

They were thought to be the best ones for her because surgeons couldn’t put the normal ones in. “I already had a lot of screws and plates in me from childhood,” Mrs Tully said. After the surgery, she had a couple of representatives from the Birmingham Hip Company visit her in the hospital.

She was told they had flown to Australia to view her operation and she was the first person in Australia to receive this type of hip. It took a few years for strange symptoms to appear and she didn’t know the cause.

They included problems with her eyes, headaches and strange rashes, and she started having a lot of pain again.

During this time, she visited doctors a number of times, but they couldn’t find the problem. Mrs Tully felt like she was grabbing at straws trying to find the cause of her symptoms. In 2018 she woke up and couldn’t put any pressure on her left leg, it would give way.

In 2019 she pushed to see a surgeon and when she saw him, he did an X-ray and the hip was completely broken.

The hip had tipped onto its side and nothing was supporting it. Mrs Tully had emergency surgery to remove the hip.

“After the operation he said to me I had a really bad infection and he wouldn’t elaborate,” Mrs Tully said. “The surgeon told me I’d have to have the other hip replacement out and also replaced by a safer type, and I

said why would I, and that’s when he had to say to me, I’d been poisoned by cobalt, he told me I’ve got cobalt bits everywhere, all over my body,” she said. “He said it shaves off as you walk along from these hip replacements that were cobalt.” After being told this, Mrs Tully visited her local doctor and asked for a cobalt blood test and he was quite surprised because it is a very unusual test to request. The normal level for cobalt is under 17 nmol/L (nanomoles per litre), and hers were at 124.

The high level was due to her hip replacements Her doctor hadn’t known about this problem with this type of hip replacement and said he would tell the other doctors in the practice. “My surgeon has now told me I have cobalt in every organ of my body and I won’t get it out, I’ll have it for the rest of my life and it may shorten my life.

“That’s why I have to keep on top of these health things.”

Her neurologist and doctor have told her that they want to use her as a baseline case so they can monitor what might be happening to others. Another symptom Mrs Tully has is hand tremors; she’ll pour a coffee which goes everywhere. Tremors are a typical symptom of cobalt poisoning. She has bits of cobalt coming through her skin and her surgeon has confirmed they are cobalt.

Before the operation last year her condition was so severe the surgeon took out a couple of bags of pus which was caused by the poisoning. He was scared for the second leg. It was very bad and when he performed the surgery, he found that the muscle had been eaten away. “You had no muscle left” he said “I don’t even know how you’re walking at all”. The infection had also eaten away some of the femur bone. Mrs Tully has some muscle now, with a muscle taken from her bottom and put into her hip to grow new muscle. “He’s done what he could.” The cobalt damage is now in her knees. The repercussions of this poisoning have affected everything in her life. One of the things Mrs Tully had to give up is her volunteer work for Vision Australia, which she enjoyed immensely. “This is not about me,” she said. “I want to get the information out to the community, that’s the important thing.

“I know people who’ve died from what I’ve got, and I don’t want to see any deaths knowing I didn’t speak up; it would be terrible if there were deaths and I hadn’t spoken up.

It affects people differently and there are people out there who are a lot worse than me or don’t know about it”.

Kathryn Duxbury Courtesy of The Carisbrook Mercury

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Sue Tully during a visit to orthopaedic surgeon

Tibet comes to Dunolly On Saturday afternoon, the Dunolly Town Hall was filled with the amazingly big, warm voice and charming music of Tibetan Australian man Tenzin Choegyal. He played a bamboo flute for one piece, about the sun, moon and stars, and for his other pieces he played an instrument called a dranyen which is described as a Tibetan lute. It often sounded very similar to a banjo, and then could sound completely unfamiliar. The voice is also a captivating instrument. All the pieces he played were based on Tibetan poetry such as one written by the 6th Dalai Lama (the current Dalai Lama is the 14th). It includes the words "drops of rain wash away the love songs written in the sand" which highlights the Buddhist ideals of impermanence. Another piece he wrote while in COVID isolation is called On the Wings of a Wind Horse.

Prayer flags are thought of as wind horses because when the wind blows, the prayers are sent in thousands of directions.

The music played for us was not in the Tibetan monastic tradition, which involves chanting and drums and cymbals.

Rather it was in the Tibetan Nomadic tradition, where the music and song are spontaneous and poetic, based on family or the mountains and spaces of Tibet. One horseman's song was about two mountains which can see each other but never meet, and two rivers which can't see each other but are fated to meet. This piece created a really powerful image in the audience, of a song echoing across the magnificent Tibetan mountains.

Towards the end of the performance, Tenzin had us all singing in Tibetan, even if the only syllable we could remember was SO. We all sang like we were the mountain — strong and reliable. He suggested that we close our eyes if we were shy, that way nobody would see us singing. It seemed to work for me.

A question-and-answer session finished the afternoon.

People had a variety of things they wanted to know. One wanted to know how hard he had to try, to perfect his breathing technique. The unexpected answer was that a Buddhist mantra is a long-sustained note and is perfect training for singers. When asked if he had considered playing with a didgeridoo, he said that he had played with his First Nations brothers, including William Barton.

Another person asked how Tibetans coped with loss.

Tenzin replied that in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, 49 days are given over to grieving and if you want to talk to the deceased, you should visualise them right in front of you and talk to them. The one who has died, person or animal, is happy to go on their journey, it is the ones left behind who have to grieve. When asked about Tibetan culture in modern day Tibet, Tenzin said it is still surviving, just. The Chinese government is making it difficult for Tibetan families if they do not send their children to Chinese schools, where no Tibetan culture is taught. It is similar to the technique which was used by Australian governments, as well as those in Canada and other countries during the ' Stolen Generations,' when children were taken from their families, causing such enormous and unnecessary pain and suffering. The cultures under attack have survived and Tenzin hopes the same will happen in Tibet.

Tenzin Choegyal has the same warm, witty and compassionate persona as the much-loved Dalai Lama and we all responded positively to it. Thank you to Rachel Buckley for organising such a special afternoon for Dunolly.

Vicky Frizzel Photographs on pages 5 & 13 supplied by Greg Holland

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Ensemble Volante Once again, Rachel Buckley has delighted the audiences of Dunolly, by engaging Ensemble Volante to entertain them on Monday 13th June at the now-famous Buckley’s of Dunolly Melba Room.

The small, but appreciative, audience listened to the dulcet tones of the piano, played beautifully by composer Alisha Redmond, and the amazing soprano voice of Pierra Dennerstein. Alisha and Pierra, together with lyricist, Grazia Marin, formed Ensemble Volante in 2017. They combined their substantial talents to showcase their art forms in new ways.

The program presented is called Regermination. It is a personal response to the natural environment surrounding Alisha’s home in Seaview, Victoria; a region filled with lush bushland, scenic views, and abundant birdlife.

Composed largely during the isolating onset of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, this collection of works explores a deep connection with nature and the restorative, consoling effect it has on a troubled mind. As most of us can attest, connecting with nature makes us feel better. Walking through the bush, breathing in fresh air, listening to birds singing, all has a very restorative effect.

Alisha’s compositional process for some of her works involved taking field recordings of various birds and, through interpretive musical transcription, illustrated their evocative calls. She was inspired to compose an ode to the Wedge Tailed Eagle, after a close encounter with one that landed just metres away whilst she was out on a walk. Much time was spent improvising at the piano, searching for tones and harmonies to invoke the majesty of this magnificent and majestic Australian bird of prey.

Alisha continued with this improvisatory approach throughout the development of Regermination. She collaborated closely with writer/artist Grazia Marin, developing poetic lyrics to capture the enchanting characteristics of Australian birdlife, landscape, and the vast night sky. When coupled with Pierra’s powerful

soprano vocals, Regermination is an outstanding presentation.

Ensemble Volante acknowledge the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation and the clans of the Gunaikurnai nation as the traditional custodians of the lands which have inspired this music and pay their respects to the Elders of these communities, past, present and emerging. As part of this project, a consultancy was undertaken with N’arwheet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM, Senior Boonwurrung Elder, who provided valuable insight into the profound significance that birdlife and nature held within Indigenous culture, reflected joyfully through their language, music, and way of life. Ensemble Volante will be donating 5% of all proceeds to Pay the Rent, a grassroots initiative where funds are directly contributed to campaigns and causes that focus on protecting First Nations rights and empowering community.

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Councillor Liesbeth Long Winter is here and that has meant quite a bit of rainfall in Flynn ward.

This is of course most wonderful for all the Primary Producers out there who have planted crops and/or pastures and it has certainly been a great start to the season.

Unfortunately, wet weather is not so good for our roads, especially gravel ones, creating many potholes.

Central Goldfields Shire Council (CGSC) manages 1,300kms of roads of which 39% are bitumen, 48% are gravel and 13% are tracks.

Sealed Roads: Potholes are caused by natural wear and tear on the road combined with wet weather.

Potholes are more common in wet weather than dry, because moisture penetrates the paved surface. When the water heats up or cools down it causes expansion and contraction causing the surface to weaken with the added pressure. Cracks appear, allowing more water to seep in causing what’s underneath the surface layer (the substrate) to become unstable. Potholes also deteriorate faster in periods of wet weather because as vehicles continue to drive over them the wet edges crumble, making them bigger and bigger.

Sealed roads typically have a 15-year life span, so every year CGSC allocates funding to keep them maintained.

In the 2021/22 Annual Budget, $537,000 was budgeted for our annual resealing program which is currently underway and is being carried out by Boral. The list of roads to be re-sealed are determined from our Asset Management System, which prioritises reseals based on the condition data we have for all local roads. You can view the list of roads here: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/resealingprogram2022 Council is always having to balance the needs of our community at budget time and also recognises that increased investment in road maintenance would prevent potholes. Council has allocated $820,000 in the 2022/23 Annual Budget to our road resealing program, which is an increase on previous budgets and shows Councils’ commitment to improving our local roads.

The 2022/23 road resealing program will be carried out over the 2022/23 summer period.

Gravel Roads: Constituents often contact me wanting potholes “just filled in” on gravel roads. This is a quick fix and not really a long-term solution. As potholes are driven over, a cement-like wall forms around the sides and at the bottom of the pothole. If this ‘wall’ isn’t broken down, then any gravel put in the pothole is pretty much like cereal in a bowl; it doesn’t bind properly to the material around it and you just more or less rinse and repeat filling them in. The only way to fix them long term is by grading the road.

Due to higher-than-average rainfall over the past few months, council has had an influx of work requests for maintenance grading. Maintenance works are prioritised based on the risk of the defects identified in the inspection process.

There is one grader crew currently working through requests in the Wareek area, with the crew prioritising roads in the worst condition before working towards a maintenance cycle based on road conditions. The good

news is that Council plans to having two additional grading crews by July to get through the requests as quickly as possible.

Do keep an eye out for the crews and if you do spot them, why not give them a friendly wave! And now over to you, what to do if you see a pothole? You can report a pothole to Council quickly and easily via: ∑ Phone: Call our Customer Service Team on 5461 0610 ∑ Email: mail@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au ∑ Online form: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/reportaproblem Many thanks to the Community Engagement Team and the Infrastructure, Asset and Operations Teams for pulling together this information for me.

Cr Liesbeth Long

Council News

Flu season is already upon us, and it’s worse than usual this year.

Vaccination against the flu is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and over. Did you know you can book your flu vaccination through Council’s Immunisation Service?

Immunisations via Council's service are free for anybody who is eligible through the National Immunisation Program.

This includes: ® Children aged 6 months to under 5 years. ® Pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy. ® People aged 65 years or over. ® Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over. ® People aged 6 months or over who have medical conditions that mean they have a higher risk of getting serious disease.

If you are not eligible under the National Immunisation Program, you can get the free Flu vaccination at participating GPs and local pharmacies until the end of June.

To book visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/immunisation or email immunisation@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au or contact Council’s Immunisation team on 0428 894 724.

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Dunolly and District Neighbourhood Centre We are located in the old Nurses’ Home beside the hospital on Havelock Street. Monday to Thursday 9am to 3.30pm (lunch break in the middle); and Dunolly Arts Hub, on the corner of Thompson and Alice Streets.

Monday ® Ballroom dancing at St. John’s Hall, Barkly St — times change. ® ‘Whispering Weeders’ garden club — last Monday of the month. Meet at the Centre. ® Mosaic making at the Arts Hub from 10am. ® Card making and scrapbooking with Rhonda 3rd Monday of the month.

Tuesday ® Woodwork shed from 9am. ® Family History group from 1pm.

Stargazers Astronomy Club With special thanks to volunteer Gregory Brown, we now have an assembled 10 inch Dobsonian telescope at the Centre! Out of the box, the telescope has real impact, and I will admit it’s grander than I thought it would be!

The next step is to find a suitable evening with clear skies, to launch our new club. A few tweaks are needed to get the Centre ready for quality viewing- apparently red lights are good for safety, as they won’t interfere with viewing. I’ve got lots of books, magazines and links to web pages to build an information library, and once a suitable night makes itself known, I will advertise.

Call me at the Centre if you want your name on our club contact list- and as this is a child-friendly club, families are encouraged to come along.

Wednesday ® Craft group from 10am. ® Table tennis 9am to12pm (Golf Course on Separation Road) Evening session available for interested people.

Thursday ® Croquet from 10am, behind the Courthouse on Bull Street.

Sunday ® Golden Triangle Archers 10am, 4th Sunday of the month (Archery Range behind Deledio Reserve; enter via Elgin Street). PLEASE NOTE: June archery shoot cancelled due to two day shoot in Donald. Next Dunolly shoot 24th July.

Town Garage Sale ® Saturday 15th October.

Unpacking and assembling the new telescope

Last weeks for the ‘Power Saving Bonus’

Also available at the centre Rooms available for small meetings — $10; NBN internet and cosy lounge with split system with tea/ coffee available to all residents. Drop in! Board games, jigsaw puzzles, and an expanding library await.

Remember, this $250 bonus will end on June 30, so make sure you give me a call at the Centre if you would like help applying.

Kath Ryan, Co-ordinator 54681511 18 Havelock St Dunolly, beside the hospital. admin@dunnhc.com

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Travels with Cynthia Queensland would have to be the State which I have visited more often than others over the past few years, with the ACT coming a close second; however, that is a Territory, not a State. The reason for this is because my family are widespread.

My late son and his family set up house in Hervey Bay many years ago and my daughter-in-law, grandsons and great-grandchildren all live there. My older daughter married a Canberra man and her daughters and their children are the reason for my many visits. Now my younger daughter has also moved to Hervey Bay, so this always gives me lots of lovely holidays.

I also lived and worked in Cairns for over a year before I was married, so you could imagine that I would have seen many beautiful parts of Queensland. At one stage I had teamed up with the Adult Education group whilst in Cairns and had travelled north with them through the Tablelands, visiting Kuranda, Atherton and further north.

By now I thought I had seen all the most attractive parts of the State, but I was wrong, because, in the last few weeks, I have seen what I believe is the most beautiful part of the country that I could ever imagine.

I have extended family in Maleny and have travelled there from Brisbane on a few occasions, but never stayed overnight. This time my younger daughter and I drove from Hervey Bay and rented a cottage in Mapleton, about 50 kilometres from Maleny, which is a lovely little tourist town. The drive between these two places was spectacular and to arrive at Mapleton, we wound around and up a mountain with breathtaking views, looking across hills and valleys right over to the sea. Then the route took us through a green, green rain forest, with parts

of the road almost totally overshadowed by the thick foliage. The little towns we passed through, referred to as villages by the locals, are the prettiest, quaintest places you could imagine.

There was Montville, then Dulong and Flaxton, all with their own quirky character and shop names. for example, Giddy and Grace, Fudgy Boombah, Rumpole and Mowgli, and Gum Pot Junction, some of them being cafes and others gift shops with provender and fascinating things.

My daughter's stepsister lives around the corner from the cottage we rented and her street was named Obi Obi Street, most unusual. Our cottage had a lovely, long tropical garden with a wire fence and gate opening at the bottom to an amazing lily pond. This was actually a lily pond creek because it extended for a long way in either direction and had a grassy path which went all the way to the village. Apparently, these lily ponds, just covered in lilies, are quite common in the area. So, if anyone has any plans to visit Queensland, this is the place which you must visit, it is known as the Hinterland.

Cynthia Lindsay

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Church Notices Catholic Church, Dunolly

There will be Assembly at St. Mary's Church Dunolly on Sunday, June 19th at 8.30am. Deacon Matt is being ordained on Friday, 22nd July and will be saying Mass at St Mary's on Sunday, 24th July at 8.30 am .

R. Mecredy Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: God who is, who was, and who is to come.

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Uniting Church, Dunolly

Service on Sunday June 19th at 9.30am will be led by Jim McKenzie.

KYB is on Wednesday at 10.30am this week at the church, and will be in recess for the next two weeks.

Uniting outreach will be in Dunolly on Thursday 16thJune from 2pm.

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A Brown in the yard Snakes have never been a favourite of mine. However, I do recognise that they did not evolve to attack humans.

They like to have lizards and small mammals for their dinner. But growing up on an irrigation farm, they were a real danger and that was instilled in us from a very young age. It needed to be.

About thirty years ago, I was the proud owner of a compost bin which sat outside the kitchen in a convenient spot in which to place leftovers. One ordinary autumn day, I lifted the lid to dump some peelings, when something moved. There was a small brown snake, perhaps 30 centimetres long, curled up in the warmth on top of the compost. I slammed the lid down quickly and could hear the snake slapping against the sides of the compost bin, equally quickly, in its haste to get to safety.

What a dilemma. Did I just pretend it didn't happen and ignore all the mice I knew frequented the bin? Did I try and dismantle the bin, from the bottom up, as all the compost would have to be removed, and hope the snake had really left? Or did I try and starve it out by not using the bin anymore?

Pete's mate, Rabbit said he would catch it, as he had caught snakes before and wasn't afraid. So out we all trooped, to come up with a plan.

In the end it was agreed to set fire to the dry grass at the base of the bin and leave a gap for it to come through. For quite a while this did not work, then all at once out it shot. I screamed and jumped back (though it was not really anywhere near me) and the boys didn't have time to react at all, before it careered under the neighbour's fence and headed for the roadside ditch. I did not realise a snake could move so fast. It would have won the Stawell Gift easily. Clearly it was never coming back. To celebrate the victory, I spent the next few days dismantling the bin and moving it to another spot, where it was not used again for the next twenty years.

Vicky Frizzell

Emergency food relief The emergency food relief centre, run by Uniting, is still operating from the rear of the Dunolly Uniting Church every fortnight.

Please enquire at the Op shop if you or someone you know would benefit from this much-needed service.

Uniting relief assistance will again be in Dunolly on Thursday 16th June from 2pm.

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Local Students Score Well A presentation evening held at Maryborough Highland Society has completed the annual Freemasons Foundation Victoria (FFV) Scholarship Awards, that this year have provided more than $188,000 to students across Victoria.

This figure is bulked up to $400,000 annually when Bursaries and Tertiary Scholarships are added. Students attending Highview College and Maryborough Education Centre were the big winners with thirty-three receiving awards to assist in their educational pursuits.

One graduate of Highview, Ms Reagan Wardlaw received the top award of $10,000 per year to study for a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) at Federation University at Ballarat.

Four Directors of the board of FFV attended including: Mr Rodney Lavin JP, Chairman; Mr Neil Cripps, Executive Officer; Mr Peter Henshall, former Grand Secretary Freemasons Victoria and Mr Philip Mayers AM, Deputy Chairman.

Excited students along with their proud parents filled the room and, after a snack provided, the presentations began.

Mr Peter Henshall opened proceedings, then Mr Ken Calder, Loddon District Philanthropic Officer, welcomed all to the event and explained the difference between these FFV Scholarship Awards which are separate to and, in addition to, the many scholarships provided by local Freemasons Lodges. Applications to FFV. for scholarships are made online by the students.

Besides requests for assistance towards locally provided scholarships, numerous applications for support have received favourable outcomes.

Ken further explained just some of the support this district has recently received from FFV (which is the charitable arm of Freemasons Victoria).

Mataranka Scout Camp at Goldsborough received $10,000 for replacement of their roof, provision of a water tank and repairs inside the main building; Maryborough Aeromedical Transfer Station (MATS) fundraising was boosted by $25,000; Maryborough Cancer Care Centre was provided with blankets and a warmer for patients attending treatment; Bendigo Health was provided with a Biplane Endocavity Transducer which is a non-invasive means to check for men’s prostate problems, and more recently a Force USA G6 All-in-one Trainer which allows patients undergoing cancer treatment to keep fit in a safe environment, while Maryborough CFA, Talbot CFA and the Cemetery Trust have been other beneficiaries of support programs too many to list.

Chairman of FFV, Mr Rodney Lavin, then presented major award recipients with their certificates; Reagan Wardlaw for Ballarat University ($10,000 per year for 3 years), Mr Trey Smith for Melbourne University ($5,000 per year for 3 years) and Mr Riley Kenny and Ms Emma Snowden for the first year at a Tertiary College ($5,000).

Presentation of other certificates were made by Masters of local Lodges, Mr Bob Raven (Maryborough) for Years 11 and 12 ($1,200 to $1,500 each); Mr Eddie Derecki (Dunolly) for Years 9 and 10 ($600 each), and Mr Bob Ward (Talbot) Years 7 and 8 ($600 each).

During the evening Mr Philip Mayers AM, who emigrated from South Africa, provided an inspiring speech about how fortunate students are in Australia and what marvellous opportunities abound in this country.

Besides being an unpaid Director of FFV, Mr Mayers AM is currently Deputy Chairman. Over the years he has served as Chairman of Make-A-Wish Foundation and Deputy Chairman of Royal District Nursing Service.

Before emigrating from South Africa, Philip was disgusted by the reality of apartheid and was one of the founders of an open school for children in black townships (where black students were under threat of suffering by ringnecking from their own race for breaking a boycott of Black-only classes).

In his closing address Mr Rodney Lavin then explained the work of Freemasons Foundation Victoria and some very important programs currently being sponsored; one of which is to assist the aim of eliminating Cervical Cancer women in Victoria by 2028.

Mr Peter Henshall concluded by congratulating the students, again thanking all for attending and for those who organised the evening, especially Mr Neil Cripps (FFV Executive Officer), then wishing everyone a safe trip home.

While in Maryborough, Board members met with Ms Alisha Chadwick, Tourism Manager Central Goldfields Shire and Mr Ken Calder, Chairman Central Goldfields Masonic Group, onsite at the Energy Breakthrough track to discuss possible assistance in replacing the overpass at Corner 10 where local Freemasons have acted as marshals for every 24-hour event of the competition (now in its 30th year).

Ken Calder

Main speaker Mr Philip Mayers OAM Deputy Chairman

Mr Rodney Lavin with Ms Reagan Wardlaw

Mr Rodney Lavin with Emma Snowden, Riley Kenny Trey Smith and Reagan Wardlaw

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Dunolly Primary School

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Prep/1 Castiel Hunter Year 2/3 Jack Johnson Year 4/5 Brayden Martin Year 5/6 Jayden Soulsby

Last Friday the girls had a visit to all the classrooms and students all voted on names for them …. See under their picture below to see what was chosen!

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Elvis Exhibition Without a doubt, Elvis Presley is the “King of Rock and Roll” even 45 years after his death, if the large crowds attending the exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery are anything to go by.

Despite the bitter cold, hundreds of people lined up to view “Elvis, Direct from Graceland”. All sessions were booked out. Fortunately, I had prebooked tickets several weeks ago and we were admitted without trouble.

Inside were eleven display rooms of Elvis memorabilia, ranging from private family photos, right through to his famous costumes, a car and a motorbike. Each item was clearly labelled and accompanied by extensive notes on what happened at that period of time, giving a comprehensive account of the progression of Elvis’ life.

The photographs of the early years fascinated me, as I had only ever seen one of him as a child with his parents.

The photos had been put onto film for easy viewing and I watched as he grew from a baby to a teenager and then a young man. Friends and family were included, together

with activities at school, sport and work. He was just like the rest of us then. It made him human. Then Elvis was discovered by Colonel Tom Parker and he became a star.

The trappings of a star were well displayed. Videos of Graceland, the home he bought for his mother, showed lavish furnishings. His clothes were of the finest quality.

The costumes he wore on stage were spectacular, his sports car and his motorbike were flashy accoutrements to his standing as the biggest star of his era and beyond.

And yet in juxtaposition, there were some personal items; books on self-awareness, and a handwritten note on the teachings of karate, which showed he was, after all, a man.

What struck me most, is how people gravitated to the various videos of his stage shows. Young and old, even now, were mesmerised by his amazing presence and his beautiful voice. Elvis has left the building, but his memory lives on.

Article and photos by Susan Anderson

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CLASSIFIEDS AND NOTICES Meeting

Dunolly Golf Club Inc

Pease be advised that Dunolly Fire Brigade are holding a general meeting on Monday 20th June at 7.30pm.

This will be held at the station. Your attendance is welcomed, and this will be the last time current office bearers will be holding their positions as the new office bearers take over on the 1st July.

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Last Saturday we held a Stableford event. The course was in great condition and the results were as follows: Men: Thang Nguyen 40 Pts. Women: Shennae Hunt 34 Pts. Nearest To Pin 5th Josh Hunt Nearest To Pin 8th Rob Scholes Nearest To Pin 13th Shenae Hunt Nearest To Pin 14th Rob Scholes Hope to see as many of you as possible this Saturday.

On Sunday 26th June, we’re holding a working bee to get the course spot on for our upcoming July tournament.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Closure The Dunolly Medical Practice will be closed for the week of Monday 20th June until Friday 24th June 2022 as there will be no GP available.

From Monday 27th June until Friday 8th July 2022, we are absolutely delighted to have Dr Patrick Campisi come and work with us as our GP for the duration of the two weeks.

We will be closed again for the week Monday 11th July until Friday 15th July 2022, as we will once again have no GP available to work. The Clinic will then re-open on Monday 18th July 2022 at 8.30am. Apologies for any inconvenience.

The Dunolly Medical Practice Staff

Bealiba Carpet Bowls Tight competition in the bowling this week. Two teams scored two wins each. Congratulations to the team of Pam Brightwell and Ian Lovel and also the team of Malcolm Campbell and Lyle Streeter. A reminder to bowlers that this week is supper night. Happy Bowling Chris Evans

Happy Anniversary “Kevin and Beverly Cain, of McIntyre, celebrated their 49th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday with family at Inglewood District Health Service, where Kevin is now in permanent care. Their anniversary falls on Thursday 16th June.

Love from Andrew, Riley Lara and family

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Tarnagulla & District Golf Club Inc Hi to all Members, Supporters, Families and Friends, The Queen's Birthday Event last Saturday was royally great fun! Tarnagulla put on a mostly sunny morning, with no hint of rain, so it was a perfect morning for golf. Twenty played in the Stableford Pairs Event and others came for the walk around the course and to join in the fun.

The wonderful volunteers had mown the course, prepared the sands and had everything looking regally grand. Yes, fit for a Queen! After playing the nine holes, everyone came into the clubhouse with smiles and lots of talking about their shots (I was even told my husband Mick had driven over 500 metres)! Of course, like fishing, the quality and length of shots can grow! Ha! I must say that those who were there were the happiest group of people you'd meet! So much laughter!

Whether one was a serious golfer or had ‘L’ Plates on, the morning was a success for all! The course was beautiful, the fairways were lush and green, the birds were warbling in force and you just felt really good. What with the fresh country air, the exercise, the waving to and from other golfers, the clapping and cheering of a good shot or putt; it was, of course, a great way to spend the Saturday morning!

Winners First Placed Stableford Pair Betty Higgs and Margaret Falla Runners-Up Stableford Pair Sharon Coghill and Faye Newlan Longest Drive Faye Newlan Nearest The Pin Faye Newlan Do you know that this is the first time I've ever reported a clean sweep by the women golfers?

Our next event is on Saturday 6th August. It is the 18hole Club Championships for Members (yes, you can join on the day) and a nine-hole Social event for everyone who would like to play just the nine holes. Tee-Off for the 18-hole Club Championship is between 9.30 to 10.30am.

The Social Nine Hole Event (with prizes) can tee off between 9.30 to10am and/or between 12.30 to1.30pm. If you feel like two lots of nine holes in the Social event, that’s not a problem. Just play in the morning and the afternoon. Easy! The Social Nine Holes event is $15 per person, or free for Members.

It’s a special day for the Club, as we’re celebrating 100 years of competitive golf played at the Club. The Club was founded in 1917 and the course was laid out then, but competitive golf commenced in July 1922. What a ripper of a country club!

You may know people who have played at Tarnagulla over the years, who would like to come along and join in the celebration. It would be lovely to see people who have appreciated the Club and kept it going over its 100+ years. How fortunate we are, to be able to still play on this beautiful course, surrounded by bushland on three boundaries. Just come along and enjoy the day. If you’d like to speak to us about the day, please ring Mick on 0478 408 274. Further updates can be found on our Facebook www.facebook.com/tarnagullagolfclub/ Best wishes, Mary McNamee Club Secretary

Have you checked your smoke alarms?

With winter now here the Country Fire Authority (CFA) are calling on the community to ensure their smoke alarms are working. The CFA are reminding home owners of the importance of having a working smoke alarm which is the best preventative action against house fires.

Maryborough Fire Brigade Captain Darryl Wagstaff said the importance of having a working smoke alarm is something the public need to be aware of, especially during winter.

“Operating smoke alarms are important to be installed into houses,” he said. “People may take batteries out of smoke alarms for different reasons — sometimes when the toast burns and the smoke alarm is annoying.” Captain Wagstaff said he has responded to house fires as a result of smoke alarms. “In Maryborough we have had our significant share,” he said. “There’s over 3000 house fires in Victoria during winter every year”. “It’s recommended at daylight savings when you change your clock, you change your smoke alarm battery. “We’re now advocating that any smoke alarm that’s 10 years or older needs to be replaced”.

The CFA recommends checking smoke alarms are working monthly by pressing the test button, as well as dusting the device yearly. Statistics show a small fire can overtake an entire room within two to three minutes. If your smoke alarm alerts you of a fire the CFA recommend your family knows the action a fire safety plan.

There are six steps to take if a fire occurs: Get down low and stay out of smoke, if it’s safe shut doors on the way out to ease the spread of the fire and smoke, alert others on the way exiting the building, once out, stay out, have a preorganised safe meeting place such as a letter box and to call 000 from a mobile or neighbours phone. “We can’t advocate enough that the smoke alarms in your house are working,” Captain Wagstaff said. “Only working smoke alarms save lives.” CFA tips to prevent house fires include booking a licensed gas-fitter to check your gas heater, check chimneys, flues and fire boxes for cracks, rust and debris, check electric blankets for kinks in the wiring, clean the lint filter in dryers, check appliances for visibly frayed or damaged wiring and prepare a home fire escape plan.

Since 1st August 1997, under Victorian law all homes, units, flats and townhouses must have an installed and working smoke alarm. The recommended placement of smoke alarms by the CFA is on the ceiling, 30 centimetres from the wall, meeting the Australian standard. It is recommended to place them outside each bedroom, living area and on all levels of a house. According to the CFA the risk of a house fire is highest at night, between 8pm and 8am. “We are now advocating to have smoke alarms also in bedrooms,” Captain Wagstaff said. “When we sleep our senses become dull, with the smoke of a fire we would be asphyxiated by the smoke. When sleeping you can lose your sense of smell and smoke can put you into a deeper sleep. Without a working smoke alarm you may not be alerted in time to safely escape.

Jasmine Le Tisser Courtesy Maryborough District Advertiser

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DFNC — 150 Years in the nest In the lead-up to celebrations for our 150th year in 2023, over the coming weeks and months, we will share with you some history of The Dunolly Football Netball Club. A little flock of birdies tells me there are quite a few people around town with interesting stories and history. The 150th committee and I will look forward to hearing these stories and collating them for future generations. If you have a story to share, please contact us and we would love to meet with you to help put it together or alternatively, you can email it to us or submit it directly to the Welcome Record.

We look forward to honouring all past committees’, volunteers’, players’, supporters’ and officials’ hard work to keep the club alive, by making it a year to remember.

From the Eagles Nest Natalie Conlin DFNC Secretary

Early Club History From the "Dunolly & Bealiba Shire Express" June 15th, 1873.

July 15th, 1873, reported that in many parts of the Colony we find that athletes are paying attention to football as a game calculated to bring out the vigour and activity of youth and a means of exhilarating the more robust frames of their fathers. This robust diversion will no doubt become yet more general, and ere long we expect to hear football clubs being formed in all the surrounding townships and occasional matches being played on each other’s grounds by respective teams.

A meeting was held at Frayne’s Commercial Hotel on the evening of Tuesday July 23, 1873, to form the Dunolly Football Club. Mr T. W. Sayer was appointed as Acting Secretary. The Express was to report that the meeting

was not as well-attended as it might have been; however, the club is in a position to at once commence play. A ball has been procured and we hope soon to hear of a contest between our local men and some of the surrounding clubs. We hear that there are some crack kickers amongst those who have joined Dunolly.

It took some time before the club had its first game.

There is no record of play until a scratch match was held on the Market Square on the afternoon of Saturday 30th August. Play commenced at 4.30 pm and as reported by the Express: An exciting and well-contested game was played until six o’clock, with neither side being successful in obtaining a goal, the match was declared a draw.

The first recorded match against an opposing Club was played on Wednesday 8th October, 1873 against Maryborough. This game was played in McBride’s Paddock near the Flour Mill (the relatively flat ground just north of the present Broadway-Raglan St Intersection).

The game was played in two one-hour halves. The highlight of the game was a fall by one of the Maryborough Players and as the Express reported which so injured his left shoulder as to render the arm useless? After the first hour no goals were scored, and the teams took a break and rolled up to the refreshment booth in good humour with each other. In the second half, Maryborough had the favour of the wind and after 45 minutes of play, kicked the first goal. For the next 15 minutes, Dunolly had the ball well up to their goal but were unable to capitalise for want of experienced players. Maryborough won the game one goal to nil.

Natalie Conlin Secretary Dunolly Football Netball Club 0400 611 655

Dunolly Football Team 1924/25 Page 23 The Welcome Record — Wednesday 15th June 2022

Dunolly Vehicle Club The Dunolly Vehicle Club had some special visitors recently, with the crew from Pedders Bendigo stopping by to give a presentation. Pedders Bendigo director Grant Phillips and operations manager Andrew Turpin presented to around 50 members and associates of the club on what Pedders offered the car scene in brakes and suspension and its evolution over the years, including now providing Bluetooth caravan brake systems.

Presenting at the club’s monthly meeting, club secretary Thea Hillier said the group was rapt to have Pedders come along. “We were absolutely stoked to have Pedders come along,” she said. “They sponsor NASCAR and also Supercars, they’re big time in the automotive scene and to have them come along to a small operation like ours was really good, we’re incredibly proud and privileged.

“They gave a lengthy presentation and then afterwards mingled with the crowd which was really special, they didn’t just whisk in and out.”

The Dunolly Vehicle Club is currently holding meets every month. Any type or make of vehicle 25 years or older is eligible to join and social members (those without cars) are also welcome.

For club inquiries contact club president Jan Stephenson on 0408 442 960 or Thea on 0432 766 050.

Riley Upton Courtesy Maryborough District Advertiser

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Jan Stephenson Club president with Grant Phillips and Andrew Phillips from Pedders