Volume 30 Issue 17 Wednesday 13 May 2015 Donation: 50c

The Dunolly and District Community News

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CUPPA FOR CANCER THURSDAY 21 MAY See church page for details

On Friday 1 May 2015, the Dunolly Preschool hosted a junior blue light disco for preschool and primary school children. Thanks to the hard-working efforts of our parent committee and all the parents and children who came along and supported the event. We would especially like to thank the Maryborough Police for running the event and the Bendigo Bank who presented the preschool with a $500 cheque. The profits that were made on the night will go towards some new carpet in the area where the children enjoy

story time and other group activities, as well as some other costs in running the preschool. Everyone who attended commented on how fantastic it was to see the children singing, dancing and having fun! The police members praised the good behaviour of the children who were there on the night, so that is a terrific reflection on the children who attend our preschool and primary school.

Trish Ipsen, Early Educator Dunolly Pre School

Police continue to urge the community to beware of an Australian Tax Office phone scam. The scam involves a cold call from a person purporting to be from the ATO. They tell the victim they have an outstanding tax debt or that they fraudulently or incorrectly filled out their tax return. In each reported case, the caller threatened the victim with legal action if they do not pay immediately. Victims have also been threatened that

their phones were being tapped so they couldn’t call anyone about the incident and that police would arrest them if they didn’t comply. Police received reports from victims in Glen Waverley last week and also in the Sunshine area. For more information on current scams and advice for people who have been the victim of a scam, visit www.scamwatch.gov.au

Senior Constable Adam West

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INDEX Rosie’s Ramble Page 2 Vicky’s View Page 5 In the Vegie Patch with Alf Page 6 Church News Page 9 Sankalpa and Me Page 11 Neighbourhood House Page 16 Crossword Page 17 Dunolly Primary School Page 18 Important Dates Page 19 Classifieds Page 20 Loddon Shire Mayoral Column Page 21 Sports Page 23

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ROSIE’S RAMBLE

I took Vicky’s advice and went to have a look at the quilt exhibition on Saturday afternoon. What a lovely display of patience and skill! I managed to avoid the patchwork bug, but it always fills me with admiration. In the corner of one room was the great grandparent of my shiny new washing machine. It was a small barrel shaped device with a lever across the top which was attached to a plunger – not a job for the small or frail I would have thought, but an improvement on a copper and washboard. My daughter, who lives in Apollo Bay, rang me last night for Mother’s Day. She told me she sang in the choir for the dawn service on Anzac Day and 800 people were there. Lord knows where they all came from – she said they were spread all over the hills. There is usually a cuppa after the service, but not for that many at that time of the day. Here are a couple of gems from the hysterical coverage of the royal baby: 1. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby girl … a royal miracle? 2. Weighing in at 3.7kg the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a daughter (I know Catherine is slender… but!) Tip of the Week (from the Spare Corner) To get rid of silverfish, there is nothing better than Epsom Salts. Scatter in large quantities where they gather. This is probably cruelty to dumb animals.

Rosie

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The Butterfly Foundation is excited to be launching “Don’t DIS My Appearance” - a new campaign developed in partnership with Jane Caro, as its major annual awareness and fundraising campaign. The

awareness messaging focuses on the impact of body dissatisfaction and negative body image, particularly for those vulnerable to eating disorders. It opens the conversation around the prevalence, severity and impact of eating disorders in Australia. Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that manifest physically. They have the highest mortality rate of all psychiatric illnesses. In 2015, close to one (1) million people are battling with eating disorders in Australia. They have a devastating impact on those with the illness, their carers and families, and the community. The don’t DIS My Appearance campaign includes a TV campaign featuring prominent Australians supporting the campaign – Andrew O’Keefe, Ken Done, Brooke Satchwell, Joe Hildebrand, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Justine Clark, Jay Laga’aia, Tracey Spicer, Jane Caro and her daughter Charlotte, Peter FitzSimons and Nick Farr -Jones.

MARKET REPORT Unfortunately due to the wet and cold weather it was a very sad market with only nine stalls, but we made the most of it. The pre-school hosted the barbecue, cake stall and also had a raffle that was drawn at 12.00pm. The winner was Megan Holiday. Our next market is themed Queen’s Birthday so hopefully the sun will be shining and the stall holders will be out. The market committee is looking for more community groups to join our market and help make the town come together, so if you would like to have a stall please call Leanne Mullan on 0408 905 011. Just a reminder for the kids who would like some extra pocket money, you can book a site for only $5.00.

Dunolly Community Market Inc

VANDALS DAMAGE SCHOOL Police in Maryborough are searching for vandals who plastered graffiti and scratched between 30 and 40 windows at Highview Christian Community College. The vandals also damaged plumbing fixtures at the Kars Street school. Comment is being sought from the school. Anyone with information can contact Maryborough police on 5460 3300 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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RURAL DOCTORS CONNECTED TO URGENT CARE CENTRE

A revolutionary medical video system linking the Urgent Care Centre and local General Practitioners who are offsite, is currently being trialled at Maryborough District Health Service. The trial is being conducted by Grampians Medicare Local which is a primary health organisation established to improve the integration and coordination of primary health services and tackle local health care needs and service gaps. Grampians Medicare Local recognised that the afterhours on-call services need to be more sustainable for GPs in rural locations. One of the options identified by GML was to connect the GP to the Urgent Care Centre in the after-hours period. Currently on trial at Maryborough District Health Service, the Flexidock system is expected to do just that. It will create a connection capable of conveying specialist medical information live from the Urgent Care Centre to the GP’s electronic device in their home. MDHS CEO Terry Welch said “This technology has enormous potential to accelerate diagnosis, expedite and supplement the delivery of a GP’s treatment and care, when they are not physically present. It could revolutionise the way in which health care can be accessed, particularly in rural areas. MDHS is proud to partner with the Grampians Medicare Local to be part of this trial.” The trial will give local GPs and UCC staff an opportunity to test the system when patients present to the Urgent Care Centre at MDHS. The Flexidock is a micro-vision medical camera system that allows a range of medical examinations and is integrated with a video storage device. The Flexidock system interfaces between medical staff with the patient in the Urgent Care Centre and the GP’s preferred electronic device. The GP can use the electronic device of their choice including laptop, tablet or iPhone to view live video images of the examination. This enables the GP to provide care from home or any other offsite location to a patient who has presented in Urgent Care. In previous trials, Skype was used but not found to be satisfactory. In the Urgent Care Centre trial at Maryborough, specialist equipment and cameras are being used by the UCC staff to provide the GP at home with clinical examination and measurements about the patient. In some situations it may still be necessary for the GP

to present to Urgent Care but at least care can commence prior to the GP’s arrival. In other situations the GP will not need to attend Urgent Care, reducing the burden on the on-call GP but still providing adequate support to the clinical staff at the Urgent Care Centre and the patient.

MDHS Acting Director of Nursing Nickola Allan, Urgent Care Centre Manager Heather Blazko, Grampians Medicare Local After Hours Program Manager Meredith Johnson and IT specialist Wayne Visser from NATR – Vicwest Community Telco installed new medical video equipment that can link live diagnostic vision from staff in MDHS Urgent Care to local GP’s electronic devices at home.

LOST COUNTRY VICTORIA Below is an excerpt and photograph from a State Library of Victoria Facebook page called “Lost Country Victoria” which

is loaded with fascinating photos from the SLV collection. I wonder if any nurses in the photo are still in Dunolly? Perhaps Marie Lovel is one of them.

Fiona Lindsay 12 May is International Nurses Day and Florence Nightingale's birthday. Here's a photo of the 'turning the sod' for the Nurse's Quarters at the Dunolly Hospital, 1946. Photographer: Percy Robert Sims. This was back in the days when country towns actually had hospitals and nurses were required to live in. State Library of Victoria Image H90.114/53.

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VICKY’S VIEW

CLOUD WATCHING Cloud watching was an enjoyable pastime for me during my childhood. I'd lie on my back and create stories out of the different sizes and colours which came into view. The shapes and textures were always fascinating. While I always knew my eyesight was not as sharp as many people's, it is only very recently that I've realised how much I was missing out on, even as a child. My new sunglasses have prescription lenses and are also polarised. For the first time in my life I can see clouds very clearly and without glare. As I was driving home with my new glasses on, the absolute beauty of the clouds amazed me. I had to keep putting my glasses on and off just to reassure myself of the vast difference in what I could see. Without my glasses the clouds are almost two dimensional and featureless really. With my new glasses they are outstanding. Plump cumulus clouds are my favourite. Great white pillars of cloud can have lightly dappled grey around them, accentuating the colour, and the whole faintly outlined with gold. Thin patches of misty cloud float in front of the main cloud and add more dimensions. Wispy blobs of cotton wool gather in the deep inlets and long feathery tendrils swirl out from the cloud's fingers. Is this moisture catching up to the cloud, or is it leaving? Who would know, but the effect is really lovely. For years I've been thinking prescription sunglasses would be a good investment as driving with my normal glasses is much too glary for me. However it was only when I missed a turn onto the Calder Highway because I could not read the sign in time to get into the correct lane that I made them a priority. It is a long time since I had been able to read street signs easily, but now they are a breeze, as are number plates. That is great. But the best thing is being able to see the clouds so clearly for the first time in my life. If I had a patch of grass I might have once again lain on my back to watch them drift by.

Vicky Frizzell

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EVANS HOTEL & STORE BEALIBA

“Under New Management”

The Pub has plenty of “COLD BEER” The Store now offers “REAL COFFEE”

(cappuccino & latte) and Cakes, along with all your daily requirements.

Great meals will be served in the Bistro area (Friday & Saturday evenings only)

with our “New fabulous Chef Kristy”

ACCOMMODATION: BAR MEALS: COFFEE

Come & say hello & receive a warm welcome from Ken & Lois

PH: 5469 1258 (HOTEL) or 5469 1273 (STORE) 38 Main Street Bealiba. 3475

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Now we are in the last month of autumn, and preparing garden beds for next season’s crops is very important before the winter sets in. We could still have a wet winter, or at least we do hope to have some good rains soon. Very wet soil is hard to work on. Soil fertilised and turned and turned over now is very important, as it does take at least three months for the nutrients to dissolve in the soil. Any mulch that is left on the surface after plants are removed is better raked off or turned over into the soil. Heavy mulch is very hard to dig with a spade; a fork is best as it will penetrate the soil much better than a spade. As the nutrients of the garden soil are drained off each season with constant planting, gardeners have to make the best of what fertilisers they can get; some have access to animal manure, or bird droppings, while others have to rely on the artificial supply. Unfortunately we don’t have the gardeners’ dream soil in our district, the sandy loam; it has all the characteristics of many types of soil. However our local gardeners do a great job with the soil they build up themselves. There are some winter plants that can go in the soil this month. Broad beans can be sown from May to July. The later sowings are more reliable, the early sowings are more likely to get the brown spot on their leaves. Rhubarb crowns can be planted out this month. The best method is to divide the crowns, if you do have the old stock. That way you can choose the variety that you prefer. Rhubarb will adapt itself to climate conditions. It is one of the few perennial plants, and can be left in the same soil for a few years providing the soil has been well prepared before planting and is given generous feeding to get the best results. Strawberry plants that did not bear a second crop in the early autumn are better dug up this month, divided up and replanted. By replanting now, it will help to give an early spring crop for the year. The first runners with some of the old healthy stock are best to plant out again.

Happy Gardening Alf

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LAANECOORIE’S BIGGEST MORNING TEA

Help us beat last year’s effort

We are holding our biggest morning tea again in the Laanecoorie Hall on

Monday 25 May - 10.00am start

The theme this year is YELLOW

Wear your favorite piece of YELLOW clothing … OK maybe your yellow hat as well. Prizes for the best dressed in yellow. Everyone goes home with a

door prize. Trading tables, raffle and lots of yummy food.

We also have a crazy Auction run by our crazier Auctioneer. Come along and join in the fun.

It is always a great day. Lots of laughs, prizes and refreshments. Hope to see you there.

All money raised goes to cancer research

HIGH TEA Many years ago I spent eighteen months on a working, travelling holiday living in London. I regularly stayed at Brighton with my elderly grandmamma and two aunts and adapted to their very English way of life. Meal regime was quite different from our

Australian breakfast, light lunch and evening dinner. My aunts cooked breakfast early and we had our main meal in the middle of the day. Then, at about four o’clock or so, we had afternoon tea, but when they had visitors it became High Tea, the difference being that on ordinary days we would have sandwiches or bread and butter and a plain cake but High Tea constituted scones with jam and cream cakes, and fancy biscuits. Supper would be a light repast at about eight o’clock. Then in recent times the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne advertised High Teas for special occasions and it’s very expensive. They serve a tiered cake stand with all sorts of sweet and savoury delicacies and tiny luscious cakes. You also have a

choice of various different teas. These days High Teas have sprung up everywhere and I was lucky enough to be treated to one on Mother’s Day at a most appealing café in a plant nursery at Yarrambat. The place was full of families and we watched tiny children in high chairs sampling their first High Tea. Apparently the origin of High Tea was much more mundane, as in the 18th century it was more a “low tea” to suit the working man coming in from the fields in late afternoon and satisfying his hunger before the later evening meal with bread, cheese and ale. Then middle and higher class people adapted to the idea of taking tea at that time and often inviting friends for High Tea. My High Tea was a complete surprise, as was my whole weekend. My grandson collected me on Friday to stay at my younger daughter’s in Melbourne and she requested me to let her sleep in on Saturday morning. I was sitting up in bed at 9 o’clock contemplating arising when the door opened and in came my older daughter who lives in Canberra. I was quite astonished and thought she must have been driving all night but no, my younger daughter had sneaked off to the airport at seven o’clock when I thought she was asleep. My life is, if not full of drama, full of surprises!

Cynthia Lindsay

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BIGGEST CUP OF TEA FOR CANCER The Uniting Church is hosting the Biggest Cup of Tea for Cancer on Thursday 21 May in the Op Shop commencing at 10.00am. Come along and enjoy a Devonshire Tea and support this year’s cancer appeal.

DUNOLLY CHRISTIAN CHURCHES Invite you to worship God and welcome you to their services:

Sunday 17 May 2015 Anglican church services: St John’s Dunolly Anglican Parish Service Holy Communion - Bishop Jeremy - 10.00am St David’s Bealiba Anglican Services 1st and 3rd Sundays monthly at 8.00am Emu Anglican Services 2nd and 4th Sundays monthly at 11.30am Catholic church Services: Dunolly 1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mass at 8.30am 3rd Sunday Assembly at 8.30am Bealiba 3rd and 5th Sundays. Mass at 8.30am No service this Sunday 17 May Tarnagulla 3rd Saturday Mass at 11.00am Uniting church services: Bealiba Uniting Church 2nd and 4th Sundays at 11.00am Dunolly Uniting Church Jan Watts will lead the service at 9.30am. Laanecoorie Uniting Church No service

SCRIPTURE VERSE FOR THE WEEK: “I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.”

Psalm 18.v.3

UNITING CHURCH NEWS On Thursday 21 May we will be partaking of our “Cuppa Tea for Cancer” in the Op Shop with scones jam and cream, and also savoury scones too if you so wish. Times from 10.00am till 2.00pm. Come in and enjoy the company on this very pleasant occasion. Friday 22 May is our “Blokes Night Out” starting at 6.00pm. This night is for all men of the district, starting with a barbecue tea and with a guest speaker to follow. The speaker for the night is Greg Martin. Jan Watts will lead us in prayer on Sunday so come and support one of our own congregation.

Jean Richardson

CATHOLIC CHURCH ST MARY’S MUSE

A good sized gathering for Mass on a really windy morning after a nice rain overnight. The Royal Commission into child abuse in the Ballarat Diocese begins on Tuesday 19 May and is expected to last three weeks. For assistance contact Michael Myers on 5337 7124 or email to: michael.myers@ballarat.catholic.org.au. Lots of things on in Dunolly for Heritage month. Planned giving program for 2015/18 cards are being mailed out. New magazines are in the churches. Donations to the Caritas Appeal for Nepal can be sent to Caritas Australia or Sue Searls, Caritas Australia, PO Box 178, Wendouree 3355. Don’t forget winter goods for St Vinnies. Assembly at St Mary’s Dunolly at 8.30am on Sunday 17 May - this is Ascension Day. No Mass at Bealiba that weekend.

R Mecredy

This is my commandment - love one another as I have loved you.

John 15:9-17

ST JOHN’S FELLOWSHIP NEWS We welcome Bishop Jeremy this Sunday at 10:00am to celebrate the Eucharist. All welcome. The cake stall at the Uniting Church Market was successful, despite the cold and showery day. Thank you to all who purchased our cakes. The raffle was won by M Davies. Congratulations Marg. The Fire-side Eucharist scheduled for this Thursday has been cancelled and re-scheduled for July. Please accept our apologies if we have inconvenienced you in any way. On Thursday 21 May, the monthly gathering will go ahead. We will meet at 11.00am for Bible reading and prayers in the hall. This will be followed by a bring-and- share light lunch. We look forward to seeing you there. For any further information, please contact Pam Brodie on 5468 1183 or Trina Kay on 5468 1709.

Pam Brodie

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Kindergarten’s Open Days will be as follows:

A.G. Leech Kindergarten Friday 5th June 1.00-3.00pm Avoca Pre-School Friday 5th June 9.00-11.00am Californian Gully Kindergarten Wednesday 20th May 10.00-12.00pm Dunolly Pre-School Monday 18th May 9.30- 11.30am Talbot Kindergarten Monday 18th May 9.00-11.00am T. L. Stone Kindergarten Monday 18th May 12.00-2.00pm Families are welcome to visit kindergartens at any time, but we encourage you to attend Open Days where staff will be available to answer questions without disruption to the kindergarten session. Enrolments open on 1st June 2015. Closing date for first round offers is 26th June 2015. Enrolment Applications can still be submitted after this date with places being allocated as they become available. See website for more information regarding enrolment timeline and critical dates .

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A BUSH TUCKER GARDEN On a recent trip to Phillip Island, hubby and I visited the “Rhyll trout and bush tucker farm.” It has been open for eight years but owned and run by Kylie Rowe and Adam Fraser for the last two years. We were interested in seeing the gardens there, which have only been in for six years, and we were not disappointed. There are 1.2 kms of bush walk showcasing 29 different bush tucker crops that you can wander around seeing and reading about the various plants, some of them being available for purchase at the small nursery, which is being upgraded at the moment. Bush tucker plants are any Australian native plant that you can harvest for food - from the fruits, flowers, leaves, roots, seeds to the sap – both Kylie and Adam have a wonderful knowledge of these plants and can tell you which ones will do well in your area. Over the time they’ve been there, some adjustments were made in the gardens so the crops are now all very environmentally sustainable and at their best. No fertilizer other than regular toppings of mulch are needed and they survive on the seasonal rainfall. There is a large range of preserves, spice mixes, teas and more for sale, all made in their kitchen from the produce grown, as well as a yummy selection of goodies from the café. Of course there is also fish to catch from the outside lake or from the large indoor rainforest pool, well worth a look through even if you don’t want to catch one. But if you do, you can then take your fish home or cook it there (by you on the barbecue or by their own chef). As well as the gardens we were also very impressed by the farm’s sustainable practices, and their restoring of the forests with indigenous plants that originally grew in each specific area around the 13.5 acre property. And of course we came home with a few bush tucker plants for our own garden here at Sankalpa. This visit really inspired us to finally put in our own bush tucker garden. It’s something that we have wanted to do since we moved here, but there were too many other things to do first. We already had a few plants (and a couple we didn’t even know were bush tucker!) and some books on bush foods, but you can read or look at

as many books as you like – nothing is better for learning, motivation or getting you inspired than seeing the real thing. Over the years the thoughts of where this garden was eventually going to go has changed as things here are always evolving, and since the herb garden has now been put in (and doing very well) we thought the bush tucker garden should go somewhere near it – both gardens having edibles in them. So the space that is in front of the herb garden that I had marked out for a “yin

yang” garden but was not sure of what to plant in it, will now be planted out with some bush tucker plants. The plants that we already had, together with the new ones we bought from the farm will find their new homes in and around this new garden area. There are so many different bush tucker

plants of which we only have a few, but I thought it would be interesting to write a bit about each of the ones that we do have, how they were used, how we will use them and where they will be planted, and so, I’ll start with our first plant next week. (You can find Rhyll trout and bush tucker farm on Facebook or at www.rhylltroutandbushtucker.com.au)

Peace, love and happiness from Sankalpa

Some of the tracks around the bush tucker gardens

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We have to wait until the late 1980s to get an official declaration of the Djadja wurrung being in Bendigo. This is when the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Tom Roper, decided to divide the state into Aboriginal areas. In this process they wanted to place a major regional town in each area and give each area an Aboriginal language name. In this process they failed to allocate any area to the Ngurai-illam wurrung – more about this directly. Bendigo became the administrative centre for the Djadja wurrung while Ballarat was the Wada wurrung. A line was placed along the Pyrenees Highway giving one side to each. One assumes these areas were chosen with little reference to either history or consultation with Aboriginal communities. The Pyrenees Highway might appeal to some draftsman in Melbourne but does not run along a traditional boundary. Over time the Djadja wurrung were rightly able to argue that the boundary be moved to the Dividing Range much nearer to Ballarat. Perhaps, while they were increasing their area in one direction, they should have conceded ground in another direction to their neighbouring Aborigines. So who were the original occupiers of Bendigo? This is not a simple question. The boundary of the Djadja wurrung was the Bullock Creek or the ridge just to the east so they are not in the race. On the eastern side of Bullock Creek were three clans from three different languages (also called tribes). These were the Yulowil balug, Moomoom gundidj and the Gunung willam. The Yulowil balug of the Barababaraba occupied the land between Bullock Creek and Bendigo Creek. These two creeks formed a natural boundary that was easy to recognise. Their northern limit was Pyramid Hill and they extended south to Marong. A boundary line from Marong to the Bendigo Creek would probably follow a ridge. Information on the location of the Moomoom gundidj clan of the Daung wurrung is sparse. They were recorded as west of the Campaspe River and north of Mt Alexander. The Gunung willam clan belonged to the Ngurai-illam wurrung. They were recorded as on the lower Campaspe River between the Benbedora balug and the Nattarak balug. Their name means ‘creek dwellers’. They must have spent the majority of their time along the Campaspe River and only occasionally ventured into the dry hills around Bendigo. The boundary between the Gunung willam and the Moomoom gundidj is probably a ridge line. A likely possibility would be a line from the Djadja wurrung boundary to Big Hill then on to One Tree Hill. This is

not only the dominant range but also has an east to west alignment to divide the clans from north and south. From One Tree Hill the boundary probably follows Sheepwash Creek and Axe Creek to the Campaspe River. Bendigo and most of its suburbs falls within Gunung willam country. In the 1840s the head of the Gunung willam clan was Tattambo. His daughter was born about 1843. She later became known as Jenny Ilet and had been born on the land that became Bendigo. Though tenuous, this is the only known defined clan link to the pre- goldrush land of Bendigo. So how long have the Djadja wurrung been in control of Bendigo? Not 40,000 years as claimed by some. It is more like 40 years.

John Tully, Carisbrook

WHERE IS BENDIGO ? Cont … from last week

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Dunolly Horse Activity Club Inc.

Last week the Dunolly Horse Activity Club received a letter from Horse Riding Clubs Association of Victoria accompanied by a cheque for $6,500 which was part of a $10,000 grant offered to HRCAV Clubs late last year. We applied and after so much time had lapsed we had not counted on our application being successful. We were ecstatic to receive the letter containing the cheque in the mail. There are over 200 Clubs throughout Victoria so we are rapt that we were chosen as recipients of this much sought-after funding.

The Club’s home ground, Dunolly Racecourse, is being used more and more by other Clubs since we established a Cross Country Course. The Club has worked hard over the years to get facilities established, with toilets, showers, arenas and horse yards. The club is very active conducting a number of events throughout the year both for HRCAV and ATHRA (Australian Trail Horse Riders Association) from which we have also received a grant this year toward our Golden Triangle Ride. We look forward to a huge weekend of events during the long weekend in June with our Extravaganza, which includes Dressage, Show jumping and Combined Training over two days on the Sunday and Monday.

Jeanette Richards

Excerpt from letter from HRCAV The amount of time and effort your Club has put into the development of the equestrian facilities at your grounds is commendable. Improvement of the show jumping arenas is seen as a worthwhile project which will benefit both your Club and the wider HRCAV community. The Committee is pleased to contribute the amount of $6,500 towards the improvement of your SJ arena.

Sue Williams President HRCAV

THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST COMPETITION, ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME:

WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE, AND THE LEAST ROMANTIC SECOND LINE:

1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife: Marrying you has screwed up my life.

2. I see your face when I am dreaming. That's why I wake up screaming.

3. Kind, intelligent, loving and hot; This describes everything you are not.

FUNNY FILLERS

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FROM DUNOLLY TO GALLIPOLI Junction House in Dunolly was transported to 1915 for a Mother’s Day enactment of the effect of the Great War on the Polinelli family. There were songs and stories and the letters of Lawrence Polinelli of Junction House. Rachel dressed as Louisa, the mother of Lawrence Polinelli who fought in the Great War. Louisa was formerly Mrs. Antonio Polinelli of the Junction Hotel. After Antonio died leaving her a widow with young children, Louisa Polinelli remarried John Davis in 1899. Louisa was the licensee of the hotel when it lost its licence in 1912. Her son Lawrence lived at Junction House until he joined up in 1915.

Lawrence Polinelli (left) is described as a labourer aged 23 with dark hair and blue eyes, five feet nine inches tall. The Mayor of Dunolly, H. W. Lyndon, gave a reference stating that “he would be a very suitable person for mounted work, being very well used to horses and thoroughly reliable.” The records show that Lawrence wrote to his mother nearly every day from Lemnos, Egypt, France and Gallipoli.

Interspersed with songs around the piano, Rachel (as Louisa) read many fascinating excerpts where Lawrence talks about his best friend Norman Watson and the three years’ service in the trenches. There are many references to friends from Dunolly and the Oddfellows’ Lodge. The evacuation of Gallipoli was on Private Polinelli’s 24th birthday and many of the letters were censored. Lawrence writes about meeting up with local Dunolly boys Les Anderson, Tom Fishlock, P Heckler, Stan Loftus, W Gathercole, Will Sanderson, Stan Loftus Art Smith, Ernie Smythe, Father Goidanich and Walter and Billy Bell. He mentions his cousin Norman Polinelli had been wounded again and “I was sorry to hear about Mrs Rokahr, as she has left so many little ones behind.” He was reviewed by His Majesty, King George and the Prince – he said “we gave them a great cheer.” He had the honour of talking to Lord Kitchener at Gallipoli “I had the honour of speaking to Lord Kitchener when he visited Gallipoli just prior to the evacuation. I happened to be down on the beach when he landed from a destroyer. He was accompanied by a lot of military heads including a French general. I was standing on the pier with a couple of mates, and he stopped and asked how we were and how we like the life at Anzac. He then told us how pleased he was with what the Australians had done and were then still doing at Gallipoli. He struck us as being a very fine man, and different to a good many high military men” Lawrence Polinelli played football with the Dunolly team. He writes about football matches played in France with the Geelong player Joe Slater, and games between the Anzacs and the Tommy regiments. He writes about ‘having it rough in the trenches with the mud. It was a common thing for men to have to pull one another out of the mud.’ On a short furlough in London, he was “invited to afternoon tea by Sir Ian and Lady Hamilton. They engaged some of the best artists in London and gave us a good concert. The theatres in London are no better than they are in Melbourne, but the tube railways are wonderful.”

So many names of locals are mentioned in the letters and many references to Dunolly. “Somewhere in France” they were inspected by politicians, Mr Hughes and Mr Fisher ‘who were making a big hit in England.’ He met up with two of the Trebles from Broadway, J Taylor, Aleck Crumper, Fred Watts, C Atherton of Bromley, and C Albins of Bet Bet. “There were a good number of men suffering from trench feet, it is very painful, the circulation of the blood stops in the feet, the feet swell up, and the bad cases turn blue and a number of men have lost their feet through it. When they are recovering from it and the blood starts to circulate again, they say the pain is something terrible.” Lawrence loved hearing news from Dunolly and was delighted that the Dunolly Dramatic Club had such a huge success with a first class performance. “Did you know Alf Barnett; they used to live at South Dunolly? I often see him over here and he looks well. I was glad to hear that the Hospital Carnival at Dunolly turned out such a success; it is surprising where all the money comes from in these times”. Corporal Polinelli also writes about the reported 3000 Anzacs being married to English girls. “I think that would be pretty right. The reason that so many of our fellows are getting married over here is, in my opinion, that when a chap has been on active service for about three years he sees very little chance of getting back to Australia for some time, and, as he is getting older all the time, he thinks that the only chance he has of getting married is to take a girl that is on the spot. When a man gets a fit of the blues over here he naturally seeks consolation. This war gets on one’s nerves at times. I wish that it would come to an end.” Corporal Polinelli was discharged in August 1919 and returned to Dunolly. He had suffered shrapnel wound to the shoulder and lost the hearing in his right ear after treading on a land mine. After the war he played senior football with the Saints, but returned to his hometown having been unable to adjust to the Melbourne lifestyle. He eventually married and settled in Castlemaine. Louisa’s husband John Davis died in early 1919. Louisa died a few months after Lawrence returned to Junction House – she was 59. Antonio Polinelli, Louisa Davis and John Davis are buried in the Dunolly Cemetery.

Rachel Buckley

Rachel Buckley as Louisa Polinelli (Davis)

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THANKYOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS

We have many volunteers at the Neighbourhood Centre! Those who are committed to their chosen activity every week, and those who help out whenever the need arises; and we thank them all most sincerely. Archery, Old Time Dance, Singing, Art, Garden Group, Woodwork, Craft, all have dedicated volunteers to open halls, put heaters on and buy the bickies. Then there is our craft shop, which would not operate at all without its many volunteers. Thank you for all your dedication and hard work in making the Neighbourhood Centre, wherever it’s activity is operating from, a warm, welcoming and friendly place to be. OP SHOP TOUR TO ARARAT

If you have booked a seat on the bus for our Op Shop tour to Ararat on Wednesday 20 May, please be at the Centre by 9.20am. WHISPERING WEEDERS

Garden Enthusiasts are going to Waanyarra! The Whispering Weeders are getting together a week earlier this month to visit Barbara Flood’s garden at Waanyarra. Barbara has a meandering garden with different “rooms” so that will be very interesting to see. Meet at the Centre at 1.15pm on Monday 18 May. Would you like to know about the Neighbourhood Centre? Call, email or simply drop in for a chat.

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Last Week’s Stars of the Week!!! Below is a photo of last week’s award winners.

Stars of the Week This week’s awards go to the following

students –

Prep/1 – Kobey Skilling and will Smith Grade 2 – Rory Scholes and Ruby Lang Grade 3/4 – Blake Amos Grade 5/6 – Luke Guelen Principal’s – Isaac Schott Auslan – Mia Skilling

Awards are given to students at assembly each week.

Last Week’s Stars of the Week!!! Below is a photo of last week’s award winners.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Monday 18 May

Envelopes were sent home last Friday

Prices range from $23.00 for a group-only one up to $46.00 for the Premium Pack

Family Photo – separate envelopes required, available from office

Envelopes are all to be returned to school on photo day only with the correct money inside or the online payment reference marked on the envelope.

FAMILY NIGHT OF FUN! What a great night of fun was had by more than half of the families from our school who attended our Family Fun Night. Even though the evening was chilly, all participants soon warmed up with the Bluearth games. Ronda, our storyteller, then entertained and captured the attention enthralling the children with her tales. Parents were given the chance to provide feedback on our school which will form part of the school review we will undertake at the start of Term 3. If you weren't able to attend and would like to add your comments please see the three guide questions below and drop your answers into Tracey or email them to dunolly.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Families also participated in a game of Scattergories followed by a BBQ dinner and the drawing of the lucky prizes. Parent feedback questions: * What three words come to mind when you think of our school? * What do you think we do well? * If you could choose one thing you could change/improve/alter/include at school what would it be?

READ MORE IN MAY This month is “National Family Reading Month” and the challenge is on to find those students who are reading every day with their family. All students should have brought home a challenge sheet where they can record the number of minutes they have read each day. It doesn’t have to just be their school reader – it could also be a magazine, newspaper, a favourite story book from home or an oral story. At the end of the month the record sheets will be collected and collated and prizes will be awarded to students in each grade who have clocked up the most “reading mileage.” So pull out the books and get started today – the challenge is on.

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Bealiba Playgroup meets every Friday from 10.00am to 11.00am in the Primary School during school terms

Bealiba Progress Association meeting, 2nd Tuesday each month 7.30pm Bealiba Hall

Bealiba Bingo 1.30pm in the Bealiba Hall 2nd Monday each month

Community bus – every Friday to Maryborough and back. RTC 5468 1205

Dunolly Community Garden at Pre-school: Wednesdays 2.00pm AEST/5.00pm Summer

Dunolly CWA meetings 1.30pm SES rooms 1st Wednesday each month

Dunolly Day Support Tuesday and Thursdays 10.30am to 2.30pm Phone 5468 2907

Dunolly District Auxiliary 1st Monday each month at 10.00am Hospital Day Room

Dunolly Field and Game meeting 2nd Thursday each month 7.30pm 147 Broadway

Dunolly Fire Brigade meeting 1st Monday each month 7.30pm Fire Station

Dunolly Community Market 2nd Sunday each month 8.00am to 1.00pm

Dunolly Neighbourhood Watch meeting 3rd Wednesday each month 10.30am Bakery

Dunolly Supported Playgroup meets Wednesday 9.30am to 11.30am Dunolly Preschool

Dunolly & District Probus Club meeting 3 Thursday each month 10.000am Senior Citizens Hall

Dunolly Museum meeting 3rd Monday each month 2.00pm 75 Broadway

Dunolly St George Lodge 4th Saturday each month

Dunolly Social Cyclists Meet fortnightly. Call Neville for info: 5468 7295

Dunolly Town Hall/Court House Committee 4th Tuesday each month 3.30pm Town Hall

Dunolly Unit Vic SES meeting 6.30pm 3rd Tuesday each month. Training every other Tuesday

Dunolly Uniting Church Messy Church 4th Wednesday each month 4.30pm to 6.00pm Golden Triangle Archers 4th Sunday each month 10.00am behind Deledio Reserve

Maryborough Lions Club Tourist Market 1st Sunday of every month - 8.00am - 2.00pm At the Maryborough Harness Racing Complex.

Mobile Library every Thursday 2.00pm to 5.00pm outside Town Hall

Newbridge CWA meeting Newbridge Hall 3rd Tuesday each month 1.30pm

Old time Dancing 7.30pm Mondays Anglican Hall Barkly Street Dunolly

Red Hat Society - Gorgeous Goldfields Gals 2nd Thursday Ripples On The Res 11.30am

RSL meeting 12.30pm RSL Hall Dunolly Last Friday each month

Senior Citizens meeting 1st Monday each month 10.00am

Senior Citizens Carpet Bowls each Monday 1.30pm

Senior Citizens Luncheon 3rd Wednesday each month 12.30pm

Talbot Farmers Market 3rd Sunday each month 9.00am to 1.00pm

Tarnagulla Playgroup each Thursday 10.30am to 12 noon – behind the hall

Tarnagulla Action Group - Community Centre 3rd Monday each month 5.00pm

Welcome Record Committee meets 2.00pm 2nd Monday each month - office

MAY (Heritage Month)

Saturday 16 Emma Hutchins’ 90th Birthday - Dunolly Bowls Club - 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Saturday 16 Open Gardens in Dunolly and Bealiba 10.00am - 4.00pm & Sunday 17 Tickets on the day from Dunolly Court House

Sunday 17 Matilda’s of Tarnagulla 5th Birthday - 10.00am - 5.00pm

Thursday 21 Ladies of Loddon - Wedderburn Community House - 8.30am - 3.15pm Thursday 21 Cup of Tea for Cancer - The Op Shop - 10.00am - 2.00pm Thursday 21 St John’s monthly gathering - St John’s Hall - 11.00am

Friday 22 Blokes Night Out - Uniting Church - 6.00pm

Saturday 23 Guided town and cemetery walking tours 10.00am - 1.30pm

& Sunday 24 Tickets on the day from Dunolly Court House

Monday 25 Laanecoorie’s Biggest Morning Tea 10.00am at the Laanecoorie Hall.

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EMMA HUTCHINS

Those who know Emma are invited to a get-together at Dunolly Bowling Club on Saturday 16 May between 1.00-4.00pm. No presents required.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE From $70.00 per metre. Dunolly Salvage Yard

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BLOKES NIGHT OUT You are invited to the Dunolly Uniting Church - Blokes Night Out - on Friday 22 May commencing at 6.00pm. This is a Dunolly Uniting Church initiative to enable local blokes to get together for an informal barbeque followed by a topical and informative speaker. The format will be the same: a barbeque commencing at 6.30pm followed by a guest speaker. The speaker for the night is Greg Martin. This is an open night so if you have a friend or know someone who would like to come, do not hesitate to invite them. For catering purposes can you please reply by Monday 18 May. Ph: 5468 7246

FOR SALE The cold weather has hit - get your firewood now. Split Redgum $90.00 per metre.

Ph: Chris 0439 550 950

Come and help the Maryborough Lions Club support Kids With Cancer at our Lions Club biggest barbecue on Thursday 14 May situated in front of the Resource Centre, Maryborough.

Exciting news! Clarence, the Snake from Dunolly, has been so popular that he now has his own book. Susan Day is in the process of publishing eight stories about Clarence and the book should be available in June at the Craft Shop. To celebrate and promote the book The Welcome Record will run a children’s colouring competition in future editions and the winners will receive a copy of the book. Watch this space.

Drawn 9.5.15 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 No winner - Jackpot $1,250. Five numbers out of 15. $1.00 per entry. Envelopes available in local shops. Season tickets available. T Long

DFNC MINI LOTTO

MEALS ON WHEELS

Micheal Tucker, Lifestyle Co-ordinator Central Goldfields Shire, is looking for volunteers to deliver meals to Dunolly residents. The days required are Wednesdays and Thursdays but if enough people volunteer they would only be needed once or twice a month. Volunteers would have to pass the volunteer criteria to be able to assist with this need. (Police check, current driver’s licence.) Please phone Micheal Tucker on 5461 0675 for more information on how to help.

LONG, Josie - Terry, Andrew, Richard, Matthew and families wish to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy on the death of our loved wife and mother, Josie. Special thank you

to Dr Tynan and Nightingale Clinic, staff at MDHS, oncology nurses, HACC and district nurses. Would you all please accept this as our personal thank you.

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Council donates surplus flood recovery funds As the flood recovery program comes to an end, Council has decided to donate the surplus funds back into local communities. As the lead agency responsible for coordinating the community recovery, Council received donations of $1,512 directly from community members. At the end of restoration works, some projects did not require the full amount allocated, which has left Council with a surplus of $16,672. Given that the funds include $1,512 in community donations, it would be inappropriate that the surplus is absorbed as general revenue to Council. It was proposed at the April Council meeting to redistribute the funds to projects within the Shire. The community donations of $1,512 will be on-donated to the local branch of the Australian Red Cross. The local branch is a charity that actively supports Loddon residents enduring hardship. The remaining funds will go towards the Pyramid Hill Senior Citizen’s Centre, with the installation of a fence ($10,000) and preparation of a preliminary site redevelopment plan. Hard rubbish days Loddon Shire Council plans to conduct its annual kerbside hard waste collection days this month. Residents of Boort, Pyramid Hill, Mitiamo, Dingee, Serpentine, Borung, Wychitella, Korong Vale, Wedderburn, Inglewood, Bridgewater, Newbridge, Tarnagulla, Laanecoorie and Eddington can place items such as white goods and old bed frames out on their nature strips on Sunday 24 May (not before). Council staff will start collecting these items on Monday 25 May. Residents in the Logan area may deposit hard waste at a collection point located on the Logan-Kingower road opposite the Avoca Forest Hotel, while Fenton’s Creek residents can leave their waste at a collection point located next to the Fenton’s Creek Hall. This hard waste will also be collected from 25 May. Items should be sorted into piles – for example, metal items, recyclable items and white goods. The total volume should not exceed 1m square in size. House owners should note that perishables, tyres, oils, batteries, paints and chemicals, car parts, mattresses, TVs, computers, monitors and general garbage will not be picked up. Council requests that any unsuitable items left behind after collection be removed from the nature strip immediately. For more information, contact Council’s Building and Contracts Officer Darren Schultz on 5494 1200. History a hit in Inglewood Loddon’s first attempt at getting involved in National Heritage Month has been labelled a huge success, with

more than 500 visitors strolling through Inglewood at its Our Golden Heritage day. Nimmitabel (Tivey House), the RSL building, Town Hall, Aurora Lodge and the Courthouse were all open to visitors and residents. The town was praised for its hard work bringing the event together, and Council was applauded for providing an inclusive event for the deaf community. We were asked to help assist the deaf community to not only see the heritage buildings, but also listen to a tour guide. The Shire was asked to supply an interpreter for the 20 hearing impaired people who attended with Deaf Access Victoria. Deaf Access Community Development Officer Kim Muller said it was important to have interpreters for the deaf community at events. “Some organisers can be reluctant to pay for an interpreter,” she said, “Having an interpreter is a way to reduce barriers and make events more inclusive. The deaf community don’t consider themselves to be disabled; they consider themselves to speak a different language.” As a Council we are proud to lead the way in making our region and its events inclusive for everyone. I want to thank all the volunteers who assisted on the day and in the lead up of the event. I also offer a special thank you to Inglewood’s Denise Gartside and Chris Sharp who assisted the Shire’s tourism department. A place to chill The next FreeZa event will be held this Saturday 15 May at the Wedderburn Mechanics Institute Hall from 8.00pm to 11.30pm. It is hoped Loddon’s youth will attend the event, which will have a local DJ to entertain the crowd. These alcohol and drug-free nights are organised by local student committees and the Shire’s Recreation Officer. Entry costs $10.00. For more information, contact the Shire on 5494 1200. Cr Gavan

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Dunolly Round 4 Match Report The 13 & Under played a brilliant game with the girls winning by 13 goals. Grace and Briella worked exceptionally well together, with Ellen and Chloe defending tightly in defence. Chloe is becoming an excellent defender and someone to look out for. Dannijella is creating great play as WA, using space and positioning herself well. Golf Club voucher went to Grace; $5.00 Ralph Award (Senior Sport Trainer) went to Holly, and Dannijella received the most improved Mars Award (donated by Sonya Richards Stuart). The 15 & Under girls started slowly and were down by 10 goals at half time. Grace changed into GA and Maddie into GD providing many deflections and giving our attackers more opportunities to score. Grace's accurate shooting and positioning was great to watch. Maddie and Charlie worked tightly in defence, getting rebounds from much taller opponents. Briella and Caitlyn worked tirelessly in the midcourt and feed well into the ring. Unfortunately the gap was too big and the girls lost by 13. Maddie Hall received the Best On Award for her outstanding game in GD. A more consistent game was played this week from the C grade girls; unfortunately a lapse in concentration in the third quarter let us down. Our defenders put in another strong effort. Best on went to Sarah Smith for her never-give-up attitude and Loz working tirelessly all game. It started pouring when B grade took to the court on Saturday. The girls fought hard in the first quarter, just going down 6-10. They continued to fight throughout the game but unfortunately Navarre came away victors 46-20. Best on went to Alisha Conlin. A Grade once again was up against a very competitive side in Navarre. Our defenders were put to the test and put in a great effort, but our opposition’s shooters were too tall and too good. As a whole, the group is slowly gelling together and despite the score we kept our heads up. Best on this week went to Serena Lafranchi. Social club report Thank you to everyone who made our Sponsors’ Day and Frat Party Club Function successful events last weekend. This week we're off to The Maryborough Golf Club after our matches vs. the Lexton FNC. Good luck to everyone.

RAZZA DAZZA!

BEALIBA INDOOR BOWLS

Some very close games this week and there was even a draw between two teams; with other games being decided by the last bowl of the last end. Equal points were awarded to the Coburn family team: Tige, Shirley and Garry and the other team of Betty Lovel and David Price with Bill and Yvonne Best. Joe Battisson managed a small increase in the individual tally competition this week.

Heather Cooper, Secretary

Our last ride was unfortunately cancelled at the last minute due to the inclement weather. We will attempt the route again on our ride of 24 May. More next week. Don’t forget the special ride on Saturday 30 May.

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DUNOLLY SOCIAL CYCLISTS

Last Saturday Navarre travelled to Deledio Reserve for our round four clash with the reigning premiers. Our reserves kicked off the action and stayed with Navarre in the first quarter and were looking strong, but starting the match one

player short and with injuries to two players in the second quarter made the job harder and Navarre were able to put away. After half time our boys tried hard and worked to stay in the match, but with Navarre having a full bench this started to tell and they were able finish the match strong and well in front. In the seniors our boys were up for the game and came out strong and were

working to stay with Navarre. After quarter time and for the rest of the match Navarre were just too strong, and it showed that a team that has been together for a long time work well and with each other to pull away and win. Our team is young and still getting to know each other’s playing style and this week showed things are starting to come together, with our boys fighting to the end with injuries causing a problem again. We are not making excuses for our form at the moment but it is not helping. On a great note our under 11/5 boys travelled to Natte Yallock for their match with Talbot and had their very first win. Not enough can be said for the boys were over the moon with their first win. WELL DONE BOYS we are all very proud of you. Keep up the work on the training track and listen to your coaches and more wins will come. Joe Lovel was this week’s MC labour award winner. Well done Joe and keep up the good work.

From the Eagles Nest John Mortimer

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Display of poppies made by Dunolly RSL Hall Craft Ladies who meet every Tuesday at the RSL Hall from 10.00am to 1.00pm. Anyone is welcome to come along. Cost for attendance is $2.00 per week, 50c of which pays for hire of the hall and the remainder is being saved towards a trip to Halls Gap in July.

We often see Agile Antechinus hopping around on the front or back verandahs chasing insects. But they usually disappear very quickly. However, this one decided to sit still long enough for me to photograph before turning tail and disappearing. A friend thought that as it was so plump, it may have been pregnant and needed a rest.

Coral Christensen

AGILE ANTECHINUS