TWR Volume 37 Issue 44 Wednesday 7th December 2022

Be Prepared, Stay Safe this Bushfire Season

Victoria is one of the most fire-prone areas in the world. Understanding your level of risk is the first step in knowing what to do before and during a fire.

Dunolly has a Very High bushfire risk level and Council’s’ Fire Prevention Officer will soon be inspecting properties to ensure they are ready for Summer. Fines may be issued to those who do not properly prepare their properties for the upcoming fire season

Understanding Warnings

You should never wait to receive an official warning before you leave. Fires can start quickly and threaten homes and lives within minutes.

Warnings are issued when a fire has started and you need to take action Make sure you understand the three levels of warnings and what they mean.

The three levels of warnings are:

Advice

Watch and Act

Emergency Warning

Don't expect warnings to be issued in any particular order The first warning you could get could be an Emergency Warning.

Rosie’s Ramble

Hello everyone, I'm back. I was driving into Maryborough today when I had a thought about the holes along the sides of the road. I don't know if it would be regarded as a safety measure, vandalism or damage to government property If someone drove from here to Bet Bet and marked all the holes and crumbling sides with white spray paint, it would help cars to avoid damage. I would do the driving, but would need someone more agile than I am to hop out and do the spraying. I know it is not exactly original, but citizen action might work.

I decided to change from eating rich cream to low fat. I was putting the bottle in the fridge when it slipped out of my hand and hit the floor. Of course the lid flew off and the cream went all over the place Took a bit of cleaning up with a ladle and spatula and a plastic dish. I put the dish out and something ate it up over night. I think I'll stick to real cream

I cleaned up my dressing table yesterday. I heard somewhere that if you move 27 items when tidying up it means something Can't remember, but I should get roughly double whatever it is I have a bad habit of putting bits and pieces there, and it really builds up after a while. I will try to do better.

Rosie

Just for fun

One day in the jungle there was a soccer match between the elephants and the insects By half time the elephants had notched up a lead of 45 goals to nil

After half time a centipede came in to play for the insects. He was dynamite, and the insects piled on goal after goal, running rings around the elephants finishing up clear winners, 56 to 45 The elephant's captain asked the insect's captain why the centipede didn't play in the first half. "We'd like him to, but it takes him an hour to get his boots on"

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Safe This Bushfire Season

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Emergency activity in the area has subsided and is no longer a danger to you

∑ Threat is reduced

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Can be used as notification that an incident has occurred but there is no threat to community

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An evacuation is recommended or procedures are in place to evacuate.

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If you're caught in a car, don't get out and run Turn your hazard lights on and park off the roadway away from dense bush and long grass facing towards the oncoming fire. Before the fire approaches tightly close windows and doors, shut all vents and turn off the engine and make sure you get down below window level and cover up with woollen blankets. Sheltering in a car is extremely dangerous and can result in serious injury or death Always plan to leave early to avoid this situation

Stay informed on hot, dry, windy days by monitoring conditions outside and tuning into a local emergency broadcaster, checking emergency.vic.gov.au regularly and by downloading the VicEmergency app.

Close to or among dense or open bush

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Under the Australian Warning System, any evacuation orders are now aligned within these 3 levels of warning as action statements Prepare to Evacuate and Evacuate Immediately

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When an evacuation is in place, it will be represented on the VicEmergency map and list with the above icon.

Am I at risk?

Have a look at the different types of fire risk environments below and see which one you live in. By recognising and understanding your risk environment this will also help you to start preparing your property for fire and know what to do.

Close to or among grass or paddocks

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Grassfires can be extremely dangerous people can die in grassfires.

What can you expect?

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Dry and brown grass that easily catches fire

Risk is most extreme if you live surrounded by or near forest that is difficult to see through. However, all forest or woodland presents a bushfire risk

What

can you expect?

Very hot fire and many embers

Embers such as twigs, bark and debris arriving from far away

Dangerous levels of radiant heat and fire intensity

Trees falling in high winds.

Embers landing for a long time after the fire has passed

Fine fuels (the thickness of a pencil or less) that burn very quickly

Heavy fuels that will burn very hot for long periods of time. ∑

A reduction in visibility due to very thick smoke

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Grass more than 10cm tall will have a higher flame height and intensity

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Faster burning than through forests as grass is a finer fuel

You need to prepare your property for fire before summer starts. ∑

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Radiant heat (the heat created by a fire)

Decide when you will leave and where you will go on hot, dry, windy days when the risk of a fire starting is increased. ∑

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Fires that can start early in the day

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Faster moving fires that travel up to 25 km per hour.

What to do

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Prepare your property for fire before summer starts. Create fuel breaks around your property and the assets that you want to protect you will need to maintain these throughout summer.

∑ Don't get caught out in the open during a grassfire It can get very hot and radiant heat can kill The safest place to be is away from the threat. If you're caught in a grassfire move to somewhere with minimal vegetation, such as a ploughed or well grazed paddock

Talk to your family and friends about when you will leave and where you will go. ∑

Stay informed on hot, dry, windy days by monitoring conditions outside and tuning into a local emergency broadcaster, checking emergency vic.gov au regularly and by downloading the VicEmergency app. ∑

Leaving early is the safest option to protect yourself and your family ∑

If there's a fire close by, it's important to protect you and your family against radiant heat Cover up any exposed skin because radiant heat can cause serious injury or death. Distance is the best protection against radiant heat, so it's important to move two or more streets away from the fire.

The long table located at the rear of the shop is loaded with bags and bags of bright shiny baubles. Metres and metres of tinsel, some gaudy and bright, some subtle and sophisticated. All tastes catered for! The shop is closing for the Christmas vacation on Friday 16th December, so your opportunity to create a Christmas festival in your own home for $2 or $3 will soon be gone.

If you only post a few cards, you do not have to buy a dozen commercial ones in a box, as the Op Shop has individual cards and envelopes to suit your needs. Christmas clothing is also available for a couple of dollars

Please buy something and then wear it to add sparkle when you come to the Dunolly Nursing Home Christmas Carol Service, Wednesday 14th at 1:30pm, Dunolly Uniting Church.

That is the building in front of the Op Shop. Afternoon Tea will follow singing Summer clothing, particularly light shirts with high neck and long sleeves, worn over your bathers, will save pain from sunburnt shoulders during the holiday season The Op Shop has lovely ones from $3 Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Op Shop Team

Dunolly Nursing Home Christmas Carole Service

Please come along, bring a friend, to help make this a special occasion for our Dunolly Nursing Home residents.

Dunolly and District Neighbourhood Centre

We are located in the old Nurses’ Home beside the hospital on Havelock Street

Monday to Thursday 9am to 3pm (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 Street Intermediate skills needed

® “Whispering Weeders’ garden club last Monday of the month.

® Mosaic making at the Arts Hub from 10am

® Card making and scrapbooking with Rhonda3rd Monday of the month.

Tuesday

® Woodwork shed from 9am.

® Family History group from 1pm

Wednesday

® Craft group from 10am.

® Table tennis 9am 2pm (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)

Monday to Thursday 1.30-3pm

Dunolly Neighbourhood Pantry

DunollyPantry“After Hours” is available all the time. While the Centre will be closed for three weeks over the Christmas/New Years period, there will be one day a week where the Pantry will be open for locals to access support In next week’s column, I’ll let you all know those dates, once I have confirmed them with my volunteers.

Help with online forms such as the Power Saving Bonus

I’ve successfully helped over fifty locals apply for and receive their $250 Bonus, and there is still time to book yourself in here at the Centre before the end of the year

Give me a call if there’s a form you have to fill in online, and you’re a little bamboozled by it I’ll do my best to help or find someone else who can!

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Thanks to Ric Lang of

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True Blue Floors

In an act of true Christmas Spirit, Ric Lang from the local business True Blue Floors donated ten $25 vouchers for Dunolly Quality Meats to be added to our hampers this year.

These vouchers will be truly appreciated by the local people who rely on our dry pantry to supplement their grocery purchases. It’s been a tough couple of years for people, and sometimes all a person needs to lift their spirits is a little Christmas cheer Our grateful thanks to you, Ric. Also available at the centre

Rooms available for small meetings/consultations NBN internet and cosy lounge with split system with tea/coffee available to all residents. Drop in!

Board games, jigsaw puzzles, and library await

Kath Ryan, Co ordinator

18 H elock St t D ll 5468 1511

Central Goldfields Shire Council

Mayoral Column

This is my first column in The Welcome Record as the newly elected Mayor of the Central Goldfields Shire. A role I am honoured and excited to be undertaking.

As a way of introduction, over the next 12 months I look forward to continuing to work hard on behalf of our community and continuing our advocacy for our Shire, particularly focusing on the delivery of Council’s Priority Projects. The restoration of the Maryborough Town Hall and the restoration and revitalisation of the Bristol Hill memorial tower and precinct, to be a tourist attraction to be proud of.

As the end of the year approaches, so too does the fire season To help residents prepare Council is offering free green waste disposal from now to Sunday 18th December.

You can drop off your waste at one of our Transfer Stations, including right here in Dunolly. Speaking of warm weather, the outdoor pool season is officially underway and you can now cool off for free at the Dunolly and Talbot outdoor swimming pools. The Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre also has extended trading hours and will remain open until 7pm on weekends and public holidays.

In some more exciting news for Dunolly, two wayfinding signs have recently been installed in town. Identified as a priority through community feedback during the development of the Community Township Plan for Dunolly and district, the signs aim to help visitors find their way around the township. They include motivation copy, maps highlighting attractions and facilities as well as information about various points of interest Wishing everyone a happy and safe festive season and a wonderful New Year.

Cr Grace La Vella

Project Complete

Get your skates on!

The new Skate and Scooter Park in Maryborough is ready for use! The new Skate and Scooter Park is located at the Adventure Playground at Princes Park, Maryborough.

The project was delivered by Grind Projects, who have years of experience and have a high industry experience in the design and construction of skate parks.

The project is jointly funded by the Victorian Government through the Sports Recreation Victoria Local Sports Infrastructure Fund - Community Bank Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud (in partnership with the Maryborough Lions Club) and Council

Signage and landscaping works are still to be carried out An official opening will be held in the new year.

Prepare your property

Free Green Waste Disposal

We’re offering free green waste disposal to encourage residents to prepare their properties for the upcoming fire season.

Free green waste drop off is available to residents at the Carisbrook, Talbot and Dunolly transfer stations from Saturday 3rd December to Sunday 18th December.

Outdoor Pool Season

The Dunolly and Talbot outdoor swimming pools opened, with FREE ENTRY, for the outdoor pool season which commenced on Saturday 3rd December and concludes Monday 13th March, 2023.

The Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre will extend its opening hours and remain open until 7pm on weekends and public holidays. Weekday opening hours will remain as normal They will also offer reduced fees for casual entry during the outdoor pool season. Season passes will remain as normal

Thanks to the Victorian Government’s FReeZa program, free single entry pool passes to the Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre indoor pool will be provided to youth under the ages of 25 The vouchers are being distributed via our local schools this week. Vouchers will also be available at Council’s Customer Service Centre.

Unfortunately, as announced in July this year, the heritage listed Maryborough Outdoor Pool won’t be opening this summer.

To ensure our local community and visitors to our Shire still have access to aquatic facilities during the summer, Council has worked closely with Unified Leisure to implement a range of swimming options for the community: For more information visit www centralgoldfields.vic.gov au/latestnews

Community Bank Maldon & District Latest news

Public Holiday Closures

We wish all of our customers and members a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy festive season

These Escabags are now stocked in each of our branches at Maldon, Newstead and Dunolly and can be asked for by anyone (no, you don't have to be a customer).

They also contain some great information about where to get local support For more information about Escabags head to their website.

Dunolly Thespis

Last weekend the Dunolly community had the opportunity to witness a Gilbert & Sullivan Opera when "Thespis" came to the Dunolly Town Hall Local, Rachel Buckley, has been an important part of this touring ensemble and is so pleased with how well received the event was.

"Yesterday's show was a huge success with the locals. We also had a wonderful interval supper for our 65 strong audience" says Rachel.

One of our Board Directors, Helen Curran and her daughter were also in the audience of the show Helen said that it was great to see the bank supporting the arts in country towns for everyone to access.

Escabags

Addressing the culture and behaviours that lead to family violence is a long term change, but every little bit helps. Sadly, there are still too many incidents of family violence being reported to authorities and as a woman who survived this, Stacey Jane decided to use her experience to make a change and help others at the time when they make the decision to leave a dangerous environment but are not able to take the bare necessities with them. This is how the Escabag was born! Bags are sewn by volunteers across the country and filled with donated goods to help anyone (regardless of gender, and whether single or with children) who have had to flee their home.

"It was especially wonderful to introduce my 9 year old daughter to musical theatre and Gilbert and Sullivan she was transfixed throughout the only drawback was that it had to come to an end!"

This particular story was about ancient Greek Gods who have had enough of being Gods and hand their important roles over to a bunch of actors while the Gods head down to earth to see what people really think of them!!

"The quality of the cast and musical direction was excellent, and the director added some modern comedic moments, even acknowledging the local climate. A great community afternoon" said Helen.

Pictured below is MDFSL Director, Helen with her daughter and the cast

How to make a Kokedama

What is a Kokedama?

Translating from "koke" meaning moss and "dama" meaning ball, Kokedama is the practice of suspending the root ball of a plant in a mud ball that's coated in a sheet of moss. To display, this plant can be secured to a piece of driftwood, placed in a wooden bowl, placed in a clear container or suspended from twine or monofilament fishing line. This living art form is centuries old, and it's now making another pass in the gardening realm With just a few materials and beginner skills, you can practice this meditative art and create a distinctive gift for yourself or another plant lover. It will last for a year or two before it needs to be rewrapped

What you'll need

® Garden gloves

® Scissors

® Sewing thread

® String, twine or fishing line

® Shady plant specimen

® Coconut/coir fibre

® Clay based (or bonsai) soil

® Peat moss, sphagnum sheet moss, dry floral moss or harvested moss

® Display item

Instructions

Make the soil mixture. Traditionally, this Japanese art is made of heavily clay based soil that adheres to itself mixed with peat moss to retain moisture

This soil is called "akadama " To make akadama, mix 85 percent clay (or bonsai soil) and 15 percent peat moss in a bucket or bowl.

Prepare the plant

Take your plant out of its pot

With your hands, lightly dust the edges of the soil so you can form a ball shape out of the soil

Nudge the soil around the plant roots and compact the soil around the stem’s base. Using the sewing thread to keep the soil in the ball shape

Wrap soil ball with moss

Dampen the sphagnum moss with warm water to make it flexible so it easily wraps around the soil ball Set the sheet moss face down and place the soil ball in the centre

Wrap the moss around the soil and up to the plant so that all the soil surfaces are covered

(You can add coconut/coir fibre to the moss when wrapping the soil ball, or add the coconut/coir fibre as an extra later after adding the moss.)

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Wrap the moss ball with twine

Begin wrapping the moss ball with string, twine or monofilament fishing line Start at the top but leave a long tail of the string, twine or line so you can tie it when you are finished wrapping the ball. Hold the moss ball in one hand and with the other hand wrap the ball, making at least two passes around the surface Wrap in every direction. End the wrapping at the top and leave another long tail of string, twine or line. Tie the two ends securely together if you plan to hang the Kokedama If you do not want to hang it you can cut the excess string, twine or line

Display

Hang your creation, place the ball in a wood bowl or put it in a clear container. You can be creative with how you choose to display your art. Use the Kokedama to brighten an empty corner of the home, especially in the bathroom where it will soak up the moisture, or perhaps above a kitchen island or on the dining room table for added greenery.

Tips for keeping a Kokedama happy

Whether indoors or outdoors, ensure you keep your Kokedama in part to full shade

Learn how often you should water your Kokedama by picking up the ball and determining its weight. If it feels light soak it in a bowl of room temperature water for ten minutes

Place the ball in a colander for a few minutes to drain the excess water. When the ball stops dripping it's ready to be displayed again. The plant's browning leaf tips can also be a sign that the Kokedama is dry. Pinch off any brown parts to prevent the brown from spreading Yellowing leaves and mould can be symptoms that the Kokedama is overwatered or it did not fully dry before it was watered. If mould occurs, trim the infected leaf or rinse it with a towel soaked in warm water. Once a month feed the ball a water soluble indoor plant fertilizer. If the plant shows signs of stress or outgrowing its home, move it to a larger Kokedama

Mandy Holden, Raywood

Stories from Cynthia

A simple life

As the years go on and we get older, conversations often turn to the way we lived in our growing up years. Robin Anderson and Joyce Chivers have stirred up these memories in their articles about bygone years and I must admit I often wish that we could go back to our simpler way of life Technology has brought many problems as well as the benefits.

At morning tea after aqua the other day the subject came up about the revolution that has occurred on the supermarket shelves. I can actually remember the very first supermarket that opened in our suburb; it was Dickens at Camberwell Junction and as a small child I was amazed at the freedom of going to the shelves and choosing our own items. However today’s supermarket groceries are an entirely different matter

Two streets away from our house there was a little cluster of corner shops, Mrs Thornhill’s fruit and veg and a few groceries, plus milk and bread Next door was the butcher and then T E Lee, the grocer

At Mr Lee’s the butter and cheese were cut from big blocks with a fine wire, the biscuits were in big tins, served loose in paper bags, and always a big jar of broken biscuits on the counter, threepence for a paper bag full Last was Mrs. Daley’s milk bar, our very favourite shop Mrs Daley used to make fruit salad ice blocks and they were heaven, with strawberries and bananas and other fruit

There was a big counter of loose lollies to choose from, reminding me that our shop was the last one in Dunolly to sell bags of lollies. Mother would send us to Mrs Daley’s with a small bottle to buy six pennyworth of cream which was ladled straight out of the churn If you bought peanuts they came in their shells, and what a mess that made.

Dinner was a pretty simple affair as it was before all the New Australians arrived to teach us how to cook with a European flavour, and later the Asian influence changed our menus.

Our mothers had never heard of vinaigrette salad dressing, it was the good old mayonnaise and salad was lettuce, tomato and cucumber or the occasional radish. My mother was very progressive in making real coffee instead of the good old Nescafe. She would boil the water in a saucepan, then add the coffee grounds, let it stand a few minutes and strain. There was very little packaged food available, mainly soup, tinned spaghetti and baked beans who had ever had real spaghetti Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine buying cake mix, pancake mix, cooked rice in a packet, mint or apple sauce ready made, and of course sliced bread. How easy it would have been when cooking for a crowd to pop into the supermarket and buy bags of frozen vegetables or even sliced up fresh packaged veg. When you read the back of modern day items you are amazed to see all the weird and wonderful additives included, which makes you think maybe mother’s cooking was healthier. One thing I find really surprising is that bottle water didn’t start appearing in shops until the 1980s, and I distinctly remember that because one day a man came into our shop and asked for water so we asked if he needed a drink or was it for his car but no he wanted a little bottle of water to drink. That was in the late 80s and not long after bottled water appeared and was added to our fridge How on earth did we survive drinking tap water all our lives till then!

Before the advent of plastic bags, customers brought their baskets or string bags to shop and supermarkets had empty boxes available and later big paper bags. Today’s packaging is often over the top I once read that with some biscuits the packaging cost more than the contents Christmas tree lights were a thing of the future so you actually lit candles on the tree Phew! Oh well that’s modern living and that my friends is here to stay

nthia Lind

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Central Goldfields Residents and Ratepayers Assoc. Inc.

With Summer now upon us and the days warming, the community swimming pools will now be in use Due to the closure of the Maryborough outdoor pool This possibly will place a bit more pressure on the Talbot and Dunolly pools.

We believe Council has given allowances to the community, with free entry to those pools from Saturday December 3rd to March 13th, 2023

For those who do not drive, possibly check with Council or the RTC about the bus times, hopefully it may enable those who do not have transport or do not drive, to also attend the pools.

The car park previously discussed for Gordon Gardens has been questioned Is it still going ahead or is its present situation also the next stage of Gordon Gardens?

Well done to Council for announcing that the roads are now dried out enough for them to continue their roadside slashing program. Hopefully this will extend to the Shire's parks as well

The past wet has had its downside Fantastic to see the dams filled, however there is that downside Hopefully with the crews now able to get access to the bridges across the Shire, these can now be cleared as well With the forecast for January being for possibly more rain, it may be a great opportunity to prepare as well as we can, with attention given to clearing those bridges of debris.

The community activity around Flynn Ward again has been fantastic, with the operetta Thespis, open mic, and the town garage sale to mention a few.

The Railway Hotel is now licensed Now we need the community to get behind the Dunolly Market Well done to all involved.

As we have mentioned before, with the warmer weather approaching we would like to see Heat Retreats established and advertised around our Shire.

Thank you and look after each other

Wayne McKail President

Time to get ready for summer

Church Notices

Catholic Church, Dunolly

Uniting Church, Dunolly

Worship this Sunday, December 11th, at 9.30am will be led by Pastor Miriam Darlow

Everyone is invited to Christmas Carols with residents of the Nursing Home will be on Wednesday, 14th December at 1.30pm Afternoon tea will follow the carols. Uniting emergency relief will be in Dunolly on Thursday, 15th December from 1.30pm

R Mecredy

St John's Anglican Church, Dunolly

Rev Canon Heather Blackman Parish Office, Nightingale Street, Maryborough. Phone 5460 5964

Next Eucharist Service will be Thursday, 29th December 2022 at 10am.

Op Shop is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am Linda Pickering

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. Heather Cooper

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CLASSIFIEDS AND NOTICES

Bereavement

FLETT, Esmé Frances Rose. Passed away at Ballarat Hospital on 6th December 2022 Dearly loved wife of Keith Loving mother of Julie, Norman, Rodney and Robyn. Loved nana to all her grandchildren. Rest in peace Esmé, you will be forever in our hearts

Sadly missed from your loving family.

AGM

Dunolly Market Committee AGM will be held on Wednesday, December 14th, 6pm at the Dunolly Railway Hotel As most of the Committee are standing down, if you would like to see the Market continue please attend.

The Market Committee

AGM

The current Committee of Dunolly & District Incorporated (Dunolly Today Tomorrow), invites you to join us at our Annual General Meeting, to be held on Wednesday 14th December at 5pm at the Senior Citizens’ Centre, in Bull Street. This year’s dynamic Committee, by working together as a team, has successfully brought about the return of the Dunolly Gold Rush Festival, creating a basis for its natural expansion in future years.

We would warmly welcome any new members who may be interested in taking part in this exciting reinvigoration of the sense of community spirit in Dunolly and who would like to bring their own particular skills, talents and knowledge to help promote Dunolly and all it has to offer. Hoping to see you there.

Brian Phillips, President

Dunolly Senior Citizens

The next meeting of Dunolly Senior Citizens Club will be held on Monday 6th February at 12 noon Carpet Bowls to resume Monday 6th January at 1pm.

Santa Show - Reminder

The Dunolly Santa Show will be held on Saturday, 17th December 2022, at the Dunolly Town Hall, starting at 12pm. All children 14 years and younger welcome. Donations will be gratefully accepted, please call Christine on 0498 747 352 or Debbie on 0403 676 114. Christmas wrapping of gifts will be held on Friday, 16th December (night before the event), at the Town Hall, starting at 6pm. All welcome.

Freemasons Family BBQ

St George Freemasons Lodge Dunolly have organised an evening BBQ for families set for Monday, 19th December starting at 6.30pm and community members can seek an invitation to attend

This invitation is particularly aimed at newer residents who would like to discover more about the community they have decided to reside in and would like to know more about Dunolly and District For further information and to assist catering your application for an invitation will be welcome by contacting either Ken Calder 0429 431 216 or Eddie Derecki 0417 393 911.

Free

Free. 88 Key Upright Digital Piano. Complete with Owner’s Manual Requires a new electric power plug Collect from Bealiba Railway Station.

Heather (042 7732093)

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Laanecoorie Dunolly Cricket Club Under 16 Report

Last Saturday we completed our game against Maryborough The morning was warm enough and our boys tried hard but Maryborough batted well and made 219 Bowling

start our final 2 day game before the Christmas break. We play Colts on our home ground starting at 8 45am

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One international grand priz award winners will be sel includes a cash award of U a trip for the winner and tw special award ceremony will each receive a certificate US$500 (A$745).

Local Primary School Stud able to enter under the Inter This year, 8 students will participation by the Carisb participating School Assembl Conway also a grade 5 winning an Honourable Men Carisbrook Lions Club curren of 30 enthusiastic locals tha of fundraising activities. Carisbrook Lions Club w community members t Hoober on 0427 326 166 for

Pictured Carisbrook Lions Lily Malcolm

Local

Dunolly student wins local peace poster contest

Lily’s poster was one of 15 student entries from Dunolly Primary this year and will be among more than 450,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions poster contest.

The Lions Club International is sponsoring the program to highlight the importance of world peace to young people around the globe.

Carisbrook

said he was impressed by the expression and creativity of the students at Avoca, Carisbrook and Dunolly Primary Schools, who entered this year’s contest.

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It is obvious that these young people have strong ideas about what peace means to them.

I’m so proud that we were able to provide them with the opportunity to share their vision ”

Dunolly Grade 5 student Lily Malcolm, from Dunolly Primary School has won the local competition leg of the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest

Lions Club President Jefferson Hoober