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Axedale Antics
Our Community Voice
July 2016
Issue No. 227 A DONATION
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What’s on around Axedale
AOTOF 2nd Wednesday each month - 6.45pm CFA
Shed
Axedale Book Club 3rd Thursday each month 6.30pm Tavern
Boot Camp Monday-Wednesday-Friday 9.30am Axedale
Hall
CWA 1st Wednesday each month-Tavern/
St Andrews, High St.
Harmony Singers Every other Tuesday during school term -
7pm Axedale Primary School
Quilters Fridays —St Paul’s, Drake St.
Stay Connected Thursdays 9.30am Tavern
Yoga Wednesdays 6.30pm Axedale Primary School
Mugi Rahayu Gamelan ensemble
Saturdays 2:00pm, 101 Carneys Rd 54392678
(* Details are advertised inside)
*Organic Waste Forum Bendigo Club July 12th 7pm
*Quickshear Committee Formation Meeting Monday 18th July 7pm
*National Tree Day on Sunday 31 July 2016
*Public Meeting for River Reserve Committee of Management
*Dedication of Lone Pine Memorial at Axedale General Cemetery
6th August 2016, 10-11am
Put these dates in your diary
If you would like to advertise your community event or
meeting in the Antics, send details to
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or phone Antics editor 0491 115 403
or
Corrine 0438 090 871
by the 23rd of the month
DEDICATION OF THE BATTLE OF LONE PINE—1915
Remembrance Parks Central Victoria have
placed a memorial to commemorate the
Battle of Lone Pine in the General Cemetery,
Axedale.
An official unveiling and commemorative
service will be conducted on Saturday
August 6th commencing at 10am.
More details inside.
Axedale Public Purposes Reserve Committee of Management
Notice is given of a PULIC MEETING
To be held at the Axedale Hall on July 30th at 2pm
The purpose of the meeting is to nominate no less than
three (3) nor more than nine (9) persons as the Committee
of Management for the Axedale Public Purposes Reserve
for a term of three years. The current committee’s term will
expire on August 31st 2016.
All positions will be declared open and nominations will be
accepted prior to or at the public meeting. Nominations
from women are encouraged.
Further information, nomination forms and nominee
declaration forms may be obtained by contacting your local
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
office or at the meeting.
For further enquiries please contact the Secretary, Norah
Rigby on 5439 7531.
Axedale Antics
Our Community Voice First Published September 1987
ANTICS POLICY The Axedale Antics is a voluntarily run, free monthly paper for the community of Axedale, surrounding towns and districts and
the rural area of Eppalock Ward. The volunteers are a sub-committee of AXEDALE—OUR TOWN OUR FUTURE Inc., and the aim
is to provide information and light entertainment for all ages, to present unbiased and fair information, and to assist with
community services. The Antics also offers an advertising vehicle for local and district businesses and enterprises.
This communication offers everyone the opportunity to express their views. The editors retain the right to refuse to publish any
article that is racially prejudiced, slanderous, libellous, uncouth, unsuitable for family reading, or is harmful to any individual,
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DISTRIBUTION: The Antics is available from General Store at Axedale, Junortoun & Goornong, Wellington Way Centre,
Kimbolton Kiosk, Heathcote IGA, Axedale Golf Club and Longlea PO Boxes. The Antics team wish to thank these people &
encourage our readers to support them when possible.
Subscription is now available & can be organised by contacting us as detailed below.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
Axedale Primary School Lex Johnstone 5439 7232
Axedale Pre-School Tania Christie 5439 7549
Axedale Our Town Our Future Yvonne Wrigglesworth 0417 318 246
St Andrews Uniting Church Glenis Dyason 5439 7251
St Mary’s Catholic Church Bev Whelan 5439 7409
Axedale in Harmony Sue McGrath 5439 7179 Axedale Hall Ann Mason 5439 1210
Axedale CWA Sue Morvell 5439 7211
If your group or organisation would like to be included, please forward the details, such as Name and phone
number of the key contact to :
Axedale Antics, PO Box 48, Axedale Or - antics3551@hotmail.com Or - phone 5439 7531.
E&OE
Committee Formation Meeting
Axedale Public Hall
Monday 18th July 2016
At 7pm
Interested persons and
community group representatives are invited to attend
to discuss and form a Committee to run
2017 Axedale Quick Shear Event
All proceeds are distributed locally to community groups
Axedale Our Town-Our Future
From the President
There is no doubt winter is upon our lovely township
as Jack Frost had visited more than handful of times
already. The crisp air and winter sun has
intermingled with some damp cold days but it hasn’t
stopped the volunteer momentum and activities of
locals.
It’s National Tree Day on Sunday 31 July 2016 and
Axedale Our Town - Our Future is joining the Longlea
& District Landcare Group to take part in a National
Tree Day event, which will incorporate an O’Keefe
Rail Trail rubbish clean up at the Axedale River
Reserve. We invite all friends, family and visitors to
join us and pitch in to continue making our town
beautiful. The event will commence at 10am for the
tree planting on the northern section (accessed by
Campaspe Drive) of the Axedale River Reserve. Bring
your gloves and a hand tool and be rewarded with a
free BBQ provided by the Landcare group beside the
Campaspe River. After lunch from 12.30pm-2pm we
will be cleaning up a section of the nearby O’Keefe
Rail Trail. Meet us at BBQ site and we’ll follow the
Trail across the river together to target the 800m
section along Ingham Rd. Hope to see many of you
there!
The beauty of having access to areas such as the
O’Keefe Rail Trail at our doorstep is it’s 24/7 access, I
continue to enjoy early morning runs and meeting
others cycling, walking or running on the way. Don’t
let the colder months stop you from keeping active.
It is terrific to see
many Axedale and
District residents
keeping on the
move, whether it be at the in-demand boot camp
sessions with BYB Fitness at the Axedale Hall, local
Tavern staff training for this year’s Tough Mudder,
resident history and fitness blogger Jennifer Jones or
new local marathon addict Jane Anderson from
Toolleen keeping themselves active, motivated and
accountable with growing communities of support on
social media. There is no doubt winter and exercise
go hand in hand. Keep active Axedale; together we
are a healthy community.
The past month has seen a refresh of the AOTOF
website (www.axedale.com.au) be sure to check it
out and let us know if you have any ideas for further
improvement. We also would like to hear from those
who might be interested in helping out with our
website content.
Signing off for this
month - Yvonne
Wrigglesworth
(President – Axedale
Our Town, Our Future)
The dedication of the Lone Pine commemoration to take
place at the Axedale Cemetery on August 6th prompted a
search for this information on the details of this pine tree.
The original Lone Pine "In the vicinity of the Lone Pine Memorial there stood on 25 April 1915, in Bean’s words, a ‘single dwarf pine tree’. Within days the tree had been shot away but not before it gave its name to the position, Lone Pine. Within months, Lone Pine had entered Australia’s national story as the site of one of the bloodiest and hardest fought actions of the campaign – the Battle of Lone Pine." www.anzacsite.gov..
DEDICATION OF THE BATTLE OF LONE PINE
6th --- 9th August 1915 Axedale Our Town Our Future, President and Committee, with the support of the
Remembrance Parks and the Bendigo and District R.S.L. Sub-Branch, have agreed that
the memorial should have an official unveiling and a commemorative service.
We extend an open invitation to any serving members and ex-service members of the
A.D.F. also the communities of Axedale and Districts who wish to take part in these
proceedings.
The ceremony will commence at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday 6th. August 2016 at the
Axedale General Cemetery, Cemetery Road Axedale. (The service will be a short one
and should be concluded by 11.00 a.m.)
This date is significant in that it marks 101 years since the commencement of the Battle
of Lone Pine. This battle ran from 6-9th August 1915 and resulted in over 2,000
Australian casualties.
For further information see: https://www.awm.gov.au/military-event/E71/
Any enquiries regarding this event or any committee or organisation who wish to lay
floral arrangements or wreaths during the ceremony, would you please contact me on
5439 7259 or e-mail trixie3805@gmail.com
Phil Hughes
A.O.T.O.F. Axedale ANZAC Day Service/ Memorial Sub-Committee
POPPIES FOR AXEDALE. Calling out to all knitters and crocheters where ever you are, we need your assistance in
getting together to amass as many poppies as we can for a mural. This would grow
every year until we get enough to make up a pattern for a mural fitting in the ANZAC
Spirit and tradition.
If you cannot do any of the above, do you have any 8 ply wool that is tucked away? Or
do you frequent Op Shops?
If so, when looking around can you please check out the buttons because we need the
following colours:
Wool Poppy Red or close as.
White representing Nurses. Wool. Buttons Red
Green representing Horses Wool. Brown or Green
Purple representing Dogs. Wool. Purple, mauve, lilac.
All buttons to be of a reasonable size.
For any information: Ann Mason 5439 1210
or Jan Hughes 5439 7259
Taylor’s Trivia Forty No 85
1. Which is Australia’s “sunshine state”?
2. Which Rodgers and Hammerstein song contained the lines: “Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow, Bloom and grow
forever”?
3. Beginning with F, which word refers to a padded Japanese-style mattress without springs?
4. History was made last month with AFL Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick announcing the eight clubs which have been granted a licence to compete in the inaugural season of the national women’s league in 2017. Which clubs were they? 5. Which flower is named after Dr Alexander Garden, the 18th century physician who was also a botanist and zoologist?
6. Which Victorian city has a bandstand built in honour of the members of the band aboard the Titanic?
7. In the 1955 film Rebel Without A Cause, who played the rebellious teenager?
8. Objects of tin and aluminium are traditional gifts for a 10th wedding anniversary, but which product is associated with a
20th wedding anniversary?
9. Who was selected with the number one overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, becoming the third
Melbourne-born number one overall pick in 11 years?
10. I was born on October 1, 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, England. I have won a Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA and an
Oscar. I starred in the films Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. My career was revived in the 21st century withThe Princess
Diaries and Shrek, and the sequels to both movies. My autobiography is called Home: A Memoir of My Early Years. In 2002, I
was ranked number 59 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. I am Dame _____ ___?
11. Which Australian state capital is called “the city of churches”?
12. Whose life was depicted in the 2004 movie The Aviator?
13. Colloquially, getting in touch with reality or grappling with a problem is getting down to brass ___?
14. Who overcame a four-shot deficit going into the final day to win the U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club for
his first career victory in a major championship?
15. What do you take the top off to put the bottom on and take the bottom off to put the top on?
16. Of Henry VIII’s six wives, who were the three “Katherines”?
17. Who wrote the spy fiction novel The Parsifal Mosaic?
18. Which six-letter term describes a cowboy from the South American pampas?
19. Who were the players who created American major league baseball history in April 1993, by becoming the first Australians
paired as pitcher and catcher in the same match?
20. I was born on September 8, 1925 in Portsmouth, England. I supported myself with stand-up comedy after being discharged as
a corporal in the RAF. I rose to fame on the BBC radio series The Goon Show. I played three roles in Stanley Kubrick’s Doctor
Strangelove, but found fame as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies. I was the first man to appear on the cover
of Playboy. Who am I?
Axedale Gallery
The Axedale Gallery is located in the original Bluestone Stables that once sheltered the Cobb & Co horses
which Peter Gasson now depicts in his oil paintings lining the walls of the gallery.
Peter also paints bushrangers & scenes of the heavy horses working on the farms & towns in early Australia.
Visitors are always welcome.
Hours are:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
&
Monday.
Axedale Quilters
One of the highlights for the Axedale quilters is an
annual trip to the Cohuna Country Quilters Weekend.
This was held at the beginning of June and this year
seven members attended the two day workshops. The
weekend began with a dinner on Friday night followed
by presentations by the tutors of the classes being
conducted over the weekend. Displays of current and
past projects inspired members to try new directions!
Five members attended a class run by Jenny Bowker,
an internationally acclaimed quilter. The class was
titled 'Shimmer Quilts' with the aim being to create a
shimmering effect by contrasting dark and light
fabrics. Some members achieved this goal
successfully, others developed a more blended
approach with the 'shimmer' not quite so obvious, but
in quilting there really is no right or wrong, as long as
each individual is pleased with her finished product. As
this quilt is a 'build-as-you-go' style, the photo shows
one member's quilt taking shape on her design wall as
she continues to develop her colourways to gain the
shimmer effect. (Probably a bit hard to see in black
and white?)
Jenny Bowker is an excellent tutor who is very
generous with her time and her knowledge. Over the
years she has experimented with fabric, threads,
patterns and themes to create some amazing quilts!
Not only a skilled patchwork designer and quilter, she
has lead an interesting life and is a wonderful story
teller. Google her work and be inspired!
Last weekend quite a few members visited the 'Craft
Alive Show' at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre which
highlighted sewing, quilting and paperwork
techniques. The show also featured a 'Quilts of Hope'
participation activity and display. This cause is in
support of children and their families living with
cancer. Some quilts made are donated directly to the
children while others are auctioned to raise funds.
As this is an ongoing project members collected
sample packs which will be made into quilt blocks
over the ensuing months, then returned to the
organizers who will have them transformed into quilts
at the next Craft Alive Show. One of our more
energetic members attended one of these quilt
making session on Friday night, as well as 'whipping
up' a quilt prior to the event which was on display in
Bendigo! Great work!
Come and join us ............... St. Paul's Anglican Church,
Drake St. Axedale. Fridays 1pm.
TRENCHES, FOOTINGS, POSTHOLES,
RIPPING & LEVELLING
PICKET, PALING & COLOURBOND FENCES
DINGO MINI DIGGER
ELECTRONIC WATER LEAK DETECTIONS
LOCATION & TRACING OF ALL:
*DOMESTIC WATER PIPES
*STORMWATER & SEWER DRAINS
*POWER CABLES
*TELEPHONE & DATA CABLES
*POOL & SPA LEAKS
KEL O’BRIEN 5432 2295
0418 700 554
Bootcamps held at the Axedale Hall. Mondays @ 9.30am
Wednesdays @ 9.30am Fridays @ 9.30am.
$10.00 per session with no contracts.
All Welcome.
I have recently introduced Box Fit to my Monday morning sessions. Being such a popular way to get fit these sessions,
which I cap at 12 for client safety, are being booked out each week in advance. I want to look at introducing
an additional session to accommodate other clients who wish to also participate in this fun workout. Please text
me or message me on my FB page if this is something you would like to be a part of. I would need at least 6 people
for this to go ahead. Any queries, please contact me.
AXEDALE CWA
The ills and chills of winter have played
havoc with the plans of C.W.A. members in
recent days, so much so that plans for fund-
raising efforts on Voting Day have had to
be cancelled. Apologies to those looking for
homemade cakes or a sausage-sizzle on the
day of the elections, we hope that you will see CWA ladies out
and about in the near future.
To facilitate the recovery process, an ‘Anti-Depression Outing’
instead of the normal monthly meeting is planned for
Wednesday July 6th. Because we believe that CWA stands for
‘Chicks With Attitude’ we plan to leave Axedale at 9.30 am and
partake in CAREFREE CAPERS in COSY CASTLEMAINE.
We plan to indulge in CHEERFUL CONVERSATION in
CONGENIAL COMPANY CONSISTING of CAREFREE
CONSUMERISM, COFFEE and CREAM CAKES.
If you have thought about becoming a member of CWA you are
welcome to join us on this day. As we will be car-pooling it
would be necessary to contact our Secretary, Ann Kerr on
54397367. A short planning session at the Axedale Tavern on
Wednesday 13th.will follow to plan for a conference in Axedale
in August.
Last month’s ‘ANTICS’ carried an article from the Axedale
Quilters which mentioned that Axedale ladies, including some
from the CWA, had been part of the ‘Aussie Hero Quilt Project,’
which involves making quilts to send to Aussie service men and
women who are serving overseas. These quilts use specific
materials and need to be of uniform dimensions and are sent in
special ‘care packages’ to the recipients. Joshua Gunn, grandson
of Bob and Lorraine is at present deployed for eight months in
Afghanistan and was greatly chuffed to receive one of these
special quilts made by Axedale ladies. “It really reminded me of
home”, he said.
Several members attended an International Day recently. Each
year CWA conducts an in-depth study of an overseas country
and this year Papua/New Guinea is the country we are learning
about through articles published in our Monthly magazine.
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What better on a cold wintery day than a traditional Cornish Pasty?
(This recipe is recommended by the Axedale CWA pasty experts.)
This recipe is for six good sized Cornish pasties. Ingredients For shortcrust pastry (rough puff can also be used):
500 g strong bread flour (it is important to use a stronger flour than normal as you need the
extra strength in the gluten to produce strong pliable pastry)
120 g lard or white shortening
125 g Cornish butter
1 tsp salt
75 ml cold water for the filling:
450 g good quality beef skirt, cut into cubes
450 g potato, diced
250 g swede, diced
200 g onion, sliced
Salt & pepper to taste( 2:1 ratio)
Beaten egg or milk to glaze
Method
1. Rub the two types of fat lightly into flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
2. Add water, bring the mixture together and knead until the pastry becomes elastic. This will take longer than normal pastry but it
gives the pastry the strength that is needed to hold the filling and retain a good shape. This can also be done in a food mixer.
3. Cover with cling film and leave to rest for 3 hours in the fridge. This is a very important stage as it is almost impossible to roll
and shape the pastry when fresh.
4. Roll out the pastry and cut into circles approx. 20cm diameter. A side plate is an ideal size to use as a guide.
5. Layer the vegetables and meat on top of the pastry, adding plenty of seasoning.
6. Bring the pastry around and crimp the edges together (see our guide to crimping).
7. Glaze with beaten egg or an egg and milk mixture. 8. Bake at 165 degrees C (fan oven) for about 50 – 55 minutes until golden.
Top tips: Beef skirt is the cut traditionally used for Cornish pasties. This is the underside of the belly of the animal. It has no gristle
and little fat, cooks in the same amount of time as the raw
vegetables and its juice produces wonderful gravy. Use a
firm waxy potato such as Maris Peer or Wilja. A floury
potato will disintegrate on cooking.
How to crimp Crimping is one of the secrets to a true
Cornish pasty. A good hand crimp is usually a sign of a good
handmade pasty. To crimp a Cornish pasty;
1. Lightly brush the edge of the pastry with water.
2. Fold the other half of pastry over the filling and squeeze
the half circle edges firmly together.
3. Push down on the edge of the pasty and using your index
finger and thumb twist the edge of the pastry over to form a
crimp.
4. Repeat this process along the edge of the pasty.
5. When you’ve crimped along the edge, tuck the end
corners underneath.
http://www.cornishpastyassociation.co.uk/
Rhyming Poetry
When I was at school teachers mostly taught rhyming poetry and
I know there are many who think it’s not really a poem if it
doesn’t rhyme while others believe that rhyming poetry is old
hat! I think there’s a place for all kinds of poetry and if you enjoy
it that’s all that matters J
Have you ever written a poem? Positive Words magazine is
seeking poems for upcoming issues. The magazine has been in
publication for almost fifteen years, aiming to encourage new
writers and provide an opportunity for established writers. Please
contact me if you’d like to submit one of your own poems (or
stories), know someone who loves to write or would like a
sample copy of the monthly magazine. ..Sandra James, Editor
Positive Words magazine, PO Box 798 Heathcote 3523 or
positivewordsmagazine@live.com.au
Undertaken ………..
Poor old Fred he passed away not a penny to his name
With very few belongings and without much claim to fame.
His next door neighbour found him down by the vegie patch
With his radio still calling out the local footy match.
He had a betting ticket in the pocket of his pants
But the horse he’d picked to win that day didn’t stand much
chance.
They called the undertaker, a man of sombre tones
With his dark grey suit and snow white shirt, I think they called
him Jones
Jones looked about the little house when they’d carried
Fred inside
Though quite threadbare and spartan Fred had kept it with
such pride.
But not a single thing of value could be seen upon a shelf
No antiques, no family heirlooms, not a single sign of wealth.
Sombre Jones turned up his nose as he examined poor old
Fred
Until he found a betting ticket in the pocket of the dead.
He’d often studied racing form; he knew a horse or two
And he quickly hid that ticket from the next door
neighbour’s view.
The funeral was quite moving for Fred had many friends
And Cousin George had volunteered to provide a fitting
end.
There was no money for the funeral but Jones did not seem
to mind
He didn’t ask a single fee; they thought him Oh, so kind!
Jones quickly left the gathering for he had something else to
do
He had a certain betting ticket hidden carefully in his shoe.
I cannot say just how much the local bookie paid
But Sombre Jones was smiling thanks to all the cash he’d
made.
For his act of generosity Jones was held in high esteem
And no one ever knew that things were not as they did
seem.
But Sombre Jones has paid his price as the wicked often do
Each time he passes old Fred’s grave he quivers in his shoes.
He hears the sound of horse’s hooves racing on the turf
And the sound of ghostly laughter from way beneath the
earth.
He cannot pass the betting shop; his conscience pricks him
so
And he rues the day he took the ticket that would cause
him so much woe.
© Sandra James
Axedale Church Services
St Andrews Uniting Church
Sun July 3rd
2.30pm HC All welcome!
Sun July 14th
2.30 pm Cuppa always after church!
Sun August 7th
2.30 pm Rev Di Esbensen HC
All welcome. Cuppa after the service.
Contact Glenis 5439 7251.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Time: 10.30am each Sunday
Contact: Bev Whelan Ph 5439 7409
Axedale Uniting Church Hall is available for
use to the public.
Please ring Glenis 5439 7251
Answers........Taylor’s Trivia No 85
1. Queensland
2. Edelweiss
3. Futon
4. The Adelaide Crows, the Brisbane Lions, Carlton,
Collingwood, Fremantle, the GWS Giants, Melbourne
and the Western Bulldogs
5. The gardenia
6. Ballarat
7. James Dean
8. China
9. Ben Simmons (Australian forward Andrew Bogut,
2005, and American point guard Kyrie Irving, 2011,
were both born in Melbourne.)
10. Julie Andrews
11. Adelaide
12. Howard Hughes
13. Tacks
14. Dustin Johnson
15. Toilet seat
16. Catherine of Aragon, Kathryn Howard, Katherine
Parr
17. Robert Ludlum
18. Gaucho
19. Graeme Lloyd (pitcher) and David Nilsson
(catcher), for the Milwaukee Brewers
20. Peter Sellers
Ayurveda is not all vegetarian and strict eating. Rather,
the focus is about understanding the role of food and
what it’s impact has on our bodies.
Who doesn't like chocolate?? One of the most yummy
things when I was growing up was the Weetbix Chocolate
Slice with lots of chocolate icing on top.
The following recipe gives an overview of how to substitute
a few ingredients to make home cooked favourites. Even
the younger members of the family can make this one!
Crumble up 4 or so weetbix in a large mixing bowl. Add
the following dry ingredients to the bowl - two desert
spoons baking powder,
(I like chocolate) so I added 4 heaped desert spoons of
cocoa powder,
2 cups Attawheat flour (whole wheat and quite light),
1/2 cup of oats,
1/2 cup coconut.
Melt some homemade (or store bought if you need to)
ghee to bind.
Press into baking tin and bake until brownish on top and
smells like chocolate!
Now comes the best part - the icing.....
Take a few handfuls of dates.
Add some water to cover and bring to boil for 5 minutes or
so.
Blend when soft and then mix in 1 heaped spoon of cocoa
powder.
This is the most amazing icing I have tasted.
Sarah Vanis
Yoga, Ayurveda, Massage, Chef, Counsellor, Teacher
Zelko Vanis
Massage Therapist, Teacher
Aligning Health
aligninghealth@gmail.com
0407 289 769
iscience takes the next step
A new citizen science app that puts everything you
wanted to know about local waterbirds, fish, frogs and
mammals in the palm of your hand was launched
recently .
The Nature Blitz app, which is available for both apple
and android devices, also allows the community to
record sightings and produce localised reports.
“We wanted to create more than a digital field guide,”
North Central CMA’s Cass Davis said. “Nature Blitz allows
the community to identify a waterbird, fish, frog or
mammal, take a photo of it, mark the sighting on a map
and even record the noise it makes. It is free to
download and very easy to use.”
Ms Davis said the app is also an educational tool. “We
can provide localised reports using the data collected if
community groups or schools request it,” she said.
“You can also view your own report by localising the
data on your mobile device. It highlights to the
community what is living around them, and shows the
amazing native wildlife that is just around the corner.
The data collected will also help inform future
management decisions and will be available for the
public at any time.
“Volunteer data is highly valued in the environment
sector and incidental observations, which Nature Blitz
provides, can add a lot to the bigger picture,” Ms Davis
said. “Combined with our Waterwatch and River
Detectives programs, we are helping students and the
general public become citizen scientists and make a
significant contribution to the world around them.”
AXEDALE ‘STAY CONNECTED’ SOCIAL CLUB
Come along for a friendly chat and (coffee & scones!)
and meet others from the Axedale area. Everyone wel-
come, all ages, bring the kid’s. Every Thursday morn-
ing 9:30am-10:30am at the Axedale Tavern & Coffee
House.
Call Corrine on 5439 7377 if you would like more details.
HEATHCOTE NEWSHOUND
HEATHCOTE RSL Sub-Branch meeting
On Saturday 18 June 2016 the Heathcote RSL Sub-Branch
meeting was ably led by the new executive of Miles
Humphrey President, John McClure Secretary and
Andrew Turner Treasurer with contributions from a lively
meeting of over 20 members. There are new members on
the waiting list with current membership standing at
eighty. We met in the RSL Public Hall meeting room
graced by beautiful red poppy curtains made by Fiona
Humphrey.
There was a very full agenda with plans for joint
management of the facility with Bendigo Council outlined
in detail. There will be a trial period and hopefully the
arrangement will be concluded once Heathcote Sub-
Branch is incorporated with the important Inc. in the
title. Norm Denison is preparing a newsletter with
upcoming events and this should be out soon. A Happy
Hour is planned for 8th July from 5 to 7pm, an important
social occasion emphasised by Miles. The new Advocacy
Training Program is being planned Australia-wide. We all
felt we were in the hands of a very competent executive.
Welfare issues were discussed and care for particular
individuals mentioned.
Finance is in a healthy state with Jeanette’s fund raising
raffles being highly successful.
Miles has been to other Sub-Branches and sees our
socialising as an important role in building networks across
the state. Well done to all!
ELECTIONS 2016
June 2016 has been a month of reading, listening and
watching commentaries on the British Referendum to stay
or leave Europe, the American elections in November
and the Australian Federal election on July 2ns not to
mention Local Government. Australia gained early
prominence as the country of the FAIR GO and this is
gaining prominence again as a backlash against
mounting inequality. We may be living in Heathcote, the
heart of the Victorian central goldfields but in this
electronic age, we are in touch with the world.
We were fortunate to attend the Symposium in Bendigo
on 10 September 2015 at the Ullumburra Theatre, once a
gaol, on Reforming Federal Democracy, then at the
Bendigo Town Hall dinner where we heard
“Alfred Deakin” deliver his 1899 pre Federation speech,
those wonderful nineteenth century visions of an
egalitarian Australia. This is what we are seeing again, not
accepting that the rich get richer and the poor get
poorer. The vision of Australia as an egalitarian
democracy has not been lost as the youth of today
revive the idealism of the founders.
Not so much electioneering as leading a new movement
of idealistic young people, 74 year old Bernie Sanders in
America tilted at the major parties and influenced the
tone of debate. At the Local Government level, we
caught the same youthful enthusiasm from the crowd of
supporters Yvonne Wrigglesworth gathered for her
campaign launch in Axedale.
GREENFINGERS
Heathcote University of the Third Age continues the
monthly “Movies at Margaret’s” series which we enjoy
at Margaret’s lovely Costerfield home. Popcorn is always
a big feature of the eats before the films.
What is it that makes a compelling book or movie, I keep
pondering. At the U3A Book Group, “Cooee” was both
condemned and praised for an unattractive main
character but, like it or not, none of us could put down
the book. “Greenfingers” was given only two stars by film
reviewer Roger Elbert which I read before seeing the film
and I was prepared to disagree.
Somehow though the film did seem pallid with the
predictable story of prisoners’ rehabilitation through
gardening and a love story which you could see coming
a mile off. None the less, the film had various twists and
surprises which added to the enjoyment just I was stifling a
yawn. There was the crash through the florist’s window to
grab a bunch of flowers, yellow roses for an affair unlike
red for passion he had given earlier or white for purity, not
on the menu. The twist was that he really had a passion
for the lady but committed the theft to be back with his
fellow murderers so that he could take part in the
Hampton Court Garden Show. “So this was the lady you
left me for”, she said looking at his wild garden creation.
Murderers were the other twist. That’s what they all were,
with their favourite old man, who would never be eligible
for parole as he had murdered a few wives, being given
their special dedication for the wild garden. His effigy,
which looked real, was centre stage. Murderers they
might be but they were great blokes, all working together
to win a prize at the Hampton Court Garden Show. The
hero won his parole admitting his murder was a mistake
and he often wished he could be killed too until he
discovered that he could create life through gardening.
The twist was that he was awarded parole, then
committed the flower theft to be back with his mates. The
theft, which had excluded them from entry, he found on
the newspaper wrapping the yellow roses, was not
committed by any of the murderers so they were eligible
to compete after all.
There was a twist as they did not come first in the special
division prize which we were being built up to believe
they would win. Then the best twist of all came with a
request by the Queen to meet the gardener murderers,
who, she said, “had been done”. Great ending as the
three gardeners, no officials allowed, walked smiling
through the gate to meet the Queen.
Always a great surprise to see “Movies at Margaret’s”. I
wonder what next month will bring.
HEATHCOTE ON SHOW
Traditionally Queen’s Birthday weekend has been
Heathcote on Show. The rains cleared. The sun came out
and so did the people. Not a car park in site. Every eatery
crowded with people surrounded by bottles of wine. WINE
is the big thing about Heathcote, surrounded by wineries,
as I was told when I first moved here from Warrandyte.
I was also told that I was moving from one insignificant
gold field to another but let’s not dwell on that when the
wine flows. I can remember the days when wine was
called plonk, drunk by Italians, not the beer of full bodied
Australians.
It was like a Tom Roberts painting in the shed behind Cellar
and Store where we were directed for our Thai flavoured
sweet potato cashew soup, not that Tom would have ever
had soup like that. The rough floor, corrugated iron, so
popular now that I have even seen it in the most refined
bathrooms of Heathcote. What is it we love about early
Australia? The roughness, the equality, the lack of
pretension all there in The Shed behind Cellar and Store.
The out of towners were easy to pick and I wondered how
many admired the elegance of Heathcote’s white 1860s
Council chambers. How can taste deteriorate so that the
Guide Hall, once the 1901 Mechanics Institute, stands side
by side, with all its garish pink and red bulbous design? On
the other side is the mid twentieth century functionalism of
the RSL Hall, filled with the Heathcote Art Show. The only
thing that can be said for functionalism is the multipurpose
use so that shortly the RSL Hall will be recreated for a
drama show. It’s just such an uninspiring building in
between the gleaming white Council offices and the
former Commercial Bank, all style in its new Ministry of
Chocolate incarnation.
Everyone was so busy looking at WINE they probably did
not notice the buildings. We noticed one man sliding from
one free drink to another. Enough of WINE, we went to the
Art Show with four lines of paintings extending the length
of the RSL Hall. In the popular vote, Daryl gave his to
Number 257 an ink drawing of a Duck $650. My choice
was more modest, Petty Pink, Mixed Media $100. We both
agreed on the Show’s choice, Three Red Tailed Blacks,
number 18, gouche, pen and pencil, $1200, an intricate
arrangement.
Heathcote really is a marvellous place to SHOW.
HEATHCOTE NEWSHOUND
Community effort for the environment
The Longlea & District Landcare Group and Planet Ark are
inviting residents to take part in a local National Tree Day
event and O’Keefe Rail Trail rubbish clean up on Sunday
31 July at the Axedale River Reserve.
Funded through the Victorian government’s Community
Grants, the rehabilitation project targeted the removal of
an infestation of Briar Rose on a rocky slope above the
river, which is a regionally controlled weed. The project
aims to reduce the spread of the weed and replace it with
native vegetation for biodiversity benefits.
The project is also supported by the Axedale Public
Purposes Reserve Committee of Management and
Axedale Our Town – Our Future as it continues on with the
rejuvenation of the southern section of the reserve in
recent years.
Landcare member Angela Gladman says “The Briar Rose
was removed in April and Landcare members have
continued to clean up the site and prepare it for planting
with native plants. The Landcare group thanks the
Axedale CFA who lent their support by burning the five
large piles of removed weeds recently” says Ms Gladman.
Axedale Primary School students will again dig in, helping
to plant 250 plants on Thursday 28 July.
The broader community is invited to help plant a further
750 plants on National Tree Day, Sunday 31 July.
The site is accessed from Campaspe Drive on the northern
section of the Axedale River Reserve. Bring along some
gloves and a hand tool from 10am-12noon and be
rewarded with a free BBQ provided by the Landcare
group beside the Campaspe River.
For those extra keen community members, there is an
opportunity after lunch from 12.30pm-2pm to clean up a
particularly rubbishy section of the nearby O’Keefe Rail
Trail. Please meet at the BBQ site and we’ll follow the Trail
across the river together to target the 800m section along
Ingham Rd.
To pre-register for the tree planting go to
www.treeday.planetark.org For further information, please
contact Angela Gladman on 0400 035 333.
Golf Championships
In mid June a cold frosty morning delayed the commencement
of the third day’s play in the Axedale Ladies Golf
Championship but as the frost on the greens disappeared a
beautiful sunny winter’s day saw perfect conditions for the
finals.
Linda Andrea took out consecutive wins in the A Grade Club
Championship with a class performance to win by 14 shots.
Rosemary Griffin in B Grade and Pam Davies in C Grade won
both the nett and gross events in their grades. Ruth Iser was the
outstanding performer in the overall nett competition while the
Veterans competition was won by Wendy Neilsen.
A welcome bowl of piping hot soup was enjoyed by all
competitors as they finished their rounds, followed by a
sumptuous afternoon tea preceding the presentation of the
Gunn Championship trophy by Doss and Lorraine Gunn, two of
the foundation members of the club which was formed
originally in 1973.
Axedale continues
by Antics Historical Researcher Kevin Crocket
June, 1856
A reader only identified as "Humanitus", writes a letter
detailing the demise of a cattle buyer: "A poor, industrious,
sober man, having a wife and three children, travelled
along the Campaspie from Castlemaine, to procure
cattle to establish a dairy at Castlemaine. After a wearied
journey, he purchased and paid for eleven cows to start
him. He succeeded in swimming his horse across the
Campaspie, he going by a boat, and leading his horse by
a bridle. Another difficulty arose to cross the Axedale
Creek. He tried it and perished, his remains are yet to be
found, The horse, true to its lost owner, remained almost
stationary at the bank, but alas no tidings of his master. It
now rests with some friend to break the woeful tidings to a
bereaved widow and almost destitute children—the task I
could not bear, as I was nearly a victim, through crossing
from the Bendigo side. Is it possible that human life is to be
still sacrificed in this way, when one bridge over the
Campaspie, and one over the Axe Creek, would obviate
such fatal results?
Hundreds have perished in a similar way, and never heard
of. Were it not that I met the Mclvor postman who,
knowing the creek, dare not cross, I might have met a
watery grave. The postman and I should have slept under
a gum tree, lay on the grass with our wet saddles for a
pillow, or lie in a ditch, but fortunately a homestead was
at hand, Mr. Boyle's, of Splitters' Creek, who kindly
afforded all the hospitality which his countrymen are
proverbial for. The name of the unfortunate man who has
thus come to his end, is John Cameron, of Campbell's Flat,
on the Loddon River. Several persons were detained at
the Axe Creek, in consequence of the flood, and would
have had to remain under the rain, had not Mr. Edward
Boyle taken them safely across on his mare. I am, yours,
HUMANITAS."
July, 1856
A number of Title Deeds are transmitted to Treasury. Of
interest is John Baillie who applies for 1r 36p, 1r 22p, 1r 33p,
1r 38p, and 2r at Axedale.
A single unidentified allotment is offered for sale at
Axedale.
The Coroner, Dr. Roche, holds an inquest on the body of
John Canham [sic] at the Axedale Hotel. As reported: "It
appears that on Wednesday, 11th of June, the deceased,
who was purchasing cows at the Axedale Hotel, made an
attempt between three and four o'clock to pass the creek
on horseback by the crossing place, the creek at the time
being flooded. The deceased took off his coat, and had
proceeded three or four yards into the water when the
strength of the current swept away him and his horse. The
horse succeeded in reaching the bank, but in its struggle,
threw the deceased out of his saddle. He held by the
mane of the horse, sank two or three times with him, and
was ultimately shaken off and carried away. From this
time, nothing was seen of the body till last Sunday when
Johnson, the gardener at the Axedale Hotel, walked
down the bank thinking he might possibly find it, and saw
the portion of a leg above the water. He got a stick and
bought it alongside the bank, and drew up a body which
proved to be that of Canham. A verdict of accidental
death was returned."
[There are several inconsistencies, other than the
deceased's name, between the inquest report and the
previous Letter to the Editor. If the cattle purchase took
place at the Axedale Hotel, near the Axe Creek, Canham
would not have had to swim the Campaspe River as
previously mentioned, unless he had to go to the
Campaspe to collect them or had already purchased
them before going to the Axedale Hotel to purchase
some more. There is no mention of anyone
accompanying him, so, how was it ascertained that he
had previously crossed the Campaspe - a point that was
not mentioned in the inquest report?]
The fortunes of Robert Ross, of Axedale Station, are about
to take a turn for the worse. There is a relationship
between Ross and the previously mentioned George
Washington Haycock, the details of which took quite a
deal of wading through. The circumstances and actions
will be covered in considerable detail as they relate to the
district which is known as Axedale and the twists and turns
are rather intriguing. We will come to Ross a little later
when the relationship is revealed.
The Bendigo Advertiser reports: The commercial
community of Sandhurst was yesterday [July 24] thrown
into a ferment by rumours which seemed pretty well
authenticated, that Mr. G. W. Haycock, a gentleman long
connected with this township and district, had
disappeared under circumstances which rendered it
extremely probable that he had absconded, leaving
behind him a large number of debts and liabilities. Mr
Haycock's general character, and his extensive credit
here and in Melbourne, caused the rumours to be
received at first with incredulity, but so many suspicious
circumstances have transpired that it seems impossible to
doubt that his disappearance is owing to the cause
alleged. It is sufficient at present to say that it is reported
that several bills accepted by him have been
'dishonored'; that as agent of a hotel keeper in this district,
he received a sum of £2,000 as purchase money of the
hotel, which he has not given up, thereby preventing the
departure of the owner of the hotel in the Champion of
the Seas by which he had taken his passage. Several
minor sums have been mentioned as having been
borrowed by him [Haycock] a few days previous to his
departure for Melbourne and it is also stated that a large
number of persons, chiefly miners, who had deposited
their earnings in his hand, will lose their money if the reports
are true. Mr. Haycock was Treasurer of the Municipal
Council, and according to the loose system in which it
appears they conduct their monetary transactions, it is
said that he could, if so disposed, have appropriated the
whole of the funds lying to the credit of the Council. If this
is the case, it seems strange that a man who has
apparently not scrupled to appropriate the money of
private persons with whom he has had commercial
transactions, and who have even accommodated him by
loans, should have refrained from touching the money of
the Municipality. And we trust that the narrow escape our
Council have had from bankruptcy will prove a warning to
them against conducting their business in so loose a
manner, and trusting to the honesty of any man, no
matter how well he stands in the community.
In addition to other transactions, we have heard of large
obligations on the part of Mr. Haycock to squatters and
settlers in the district and in the colony of New South
Wales.
‘The Vine Bleeds’ – an Insight into the Life-Long Impacts of
Domestic Violence
Jenny Yates, author of ‘The Vine Bleeds’, will speak at
Bendigo and Castlemaine Libraries about her first-hand
experiences of domestic violence growing up in 1940s
Melbourne.
Based on true events, the novel spans fifty years, delving into
the trauma experienced by Jenny and her brother David. It
highlights their courage and strength, detailing the profound
impact it has had on the directions their lives have taken.
As a result of her traumatic childhood, Jenny left school at an
early age, but later found the courage to return to study,
completing a university degree majoring in professional
writing, which led to writing her memoir ‘The Vine Bleeds’.
“We are pleased to be able to give the community the
opportunity to hear Jenny’s emotional story first-hand,” said
Tammy Higgs, Goldfields Libraries Programs and Events
Coordinator.
“Many families experience domestic violence, and Jenny’s
book is a poignant reminder of the impacts it has on all
involved, highlighting what we can do to make a difference if
we work together.”
Marnie Jewell, Women’s Health Loddon Mallee Health
Promotion Coordinator, will attend both sessions to present
information about how violence against women can be
prevented.
The Castlemaine Library session will be held on Thursday 14
July at 6pm, and the
Bendigo Library session on Friday 15 July at 1pm.
Both sessions are free, bookings are required.
For more information and bookings, visit:
www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au
Mr. Haycock had, during the last few months, engaged in
extensive speculations in stock and had purchased some
stations. Some of his friends who have still some confidence in
him, believe that his absence is owing to some urgent business
matters which demanded his immediate presence in the
neighbouring colony. The disappearance of Mr. Haycock seems
to have caused a great sensation among a number of people in
Melbourne to whom he was under considerable liabilities. It
was the arrival of some of these persons in Sandhurst on
Wednesday evening by Cobb's Coach that first caused the fact
which had for some days been suspected by a few people, to be
generally known.
Mr. Haycock was, for the last three or four years, a resident in
Bendigo. Before the town was removed, he occupied perhaps
the best position in it as a general storekeeper, in which capacity
he seems to have amassed some money. When the township
was removed, he gave up business as a storekeeper, and
commenced as a Commission Agent. He was for some time
agent for Cobb and Co., which office he held to the last. His
success induced him to embark in various speculations—the last
and most extensive of which we have already alluded to. If he
has really absconded, it is likely that the multiplicity of
engagements in which he found himself mixed up proved
hopelessly embarrassing, and he saw no means of escape from
ruin except by flight. Mr. Haycock was generally liked and
respected on Bendigo, and his credit was perhaps better than
that of any man in the place. He was a kind hearted man, who
has done many a good turn for his fellow townsmen, and it is
difficult for those who knew him to understand how he can
become an absconder. The gathering difficulties of a perplexing
variety of pursuits and consequent obligations, and the
temptation thrown in his way by his unlimited credit, and the
large sums of money in his hand, facilities which in a few days
the knowledge of his difficulties would deprive him of, these
may explain how a man so generally respected could become an
absconder. It should be remembered, too, that Mr. Haycock
never invested his money to any extent in real property. He
made no ties likely to bind him to the place, and established no
home for himself. We do not say that these things are evidences
of premeditation on his part; but it must be confessed that they
lessened the difficulties in the way of clearing out at any
moment.
We should not be doing justice to this subject did we not allude
to the very serious injury which an event of this kind is likely to
do to this community, in ruining credit for a time and thereby
paralysing commercial operations. Of course, such an event
could not occur, unless where there was an extensive trust
amongst business men. The re-action, though it last only for a
short time, must be very injurious, even to the most honest
traders. We say nothing of the losses and probable failures
which the affair itself may involve. These we trust however,
will be less serious than is imagined. Out of adversity however,
we sometimes obtain good, This event will have a good result in
checking the reckless system of credit so prevalent here,
imparting such an impetus to wild speculation. The mere
adventurer will suffer while eventually, the legitimate and
honest trader will undoubtedly be benefited,
Marie’s Musings
Don't count the days... Make the days count.
Muhammad Ali 1942-2016
Organic Waste – Send it
away or Manage at home?
An organic waste service for
households in urban Bendigo and
Marong is being introduced by the City of Greater Bendigo in
September. How does it work? What is the cost to the
household? Can I be exempt?
The Bendigo Sustainability Group (BSG) has been running the
highly topical Sustainability At The Pub event on a bi-monthly
basis. These bi-monthly public forums have guest speakers
presenting on topics of high interest, stimulating many
questions and great discussion about the topic.
The next public forum will focus upon the Organic Waste
Service being introduced by the City of Greater Bendigo. It is
being held at the Bendigo Club on Tuesday July 12, from
7.00pm. The BSG invites all members of the public along to
learn more about this program and how it may affect you.
Presenters on the night include:
Natasza Purser – Manager City of Greater Bendigo Waste
Services
Ros Woodburn – local landscape gardener
BSG Members – free of charge
Non BSG Members - $5 each
MOBILE LIBRARY
It is great to visit our local Mobile Library on Mondays at 3:30pm – 4:30 pm at the Axedale Hall.
Rod is our friendly librarian and he is there to assist you in anything ‘books’. There are also
computers available for your use. The library carries Large Print books, Childrens’ books, CD’s
and Audio books amongst others. Discover down-loadable talking books and eAudio. If you have
a computer (the Mobike Library have 2!) you can Browse, Borrow + Download your favourite book
to your iPod or MP3 player. Go to www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au and see what the Goldfields Library can
offer you!
Easier than trying to find parking in Bendigo!
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Goldfields Libraries invite students to submit tracks
for digital album release
Secondary students are invited to submit their music tracks for
inclusion on the annual 2016 Goldfields Connect – Music in
Schools digital album. Music teachers and schools are
encouraged to register to give their students access to the
exciting opportunities the program has to offer.
The program was piloted last year, resulting in a digital album
of 10 quality tracks composed, performed and recorded in local
secondary schools across the Goldfields region. The 2015
album has received over 400 track downloads, and one of the
tracks has been purchased by ABC Radio for use in a
documentary. The current album can be accessed here:
www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/goldfieldsconnect
“Goldfields Connect aims to provide a medium for local
secondary students to share their musical creativity. It provides
them with the opportunity to have their music included in an
online album and made available for the community to enjoy
through our eLibrary,” said Mark Hands, Goldfields Library
Corporation Community Partnerships and Engagement
Manager.
“The program also incorporates live performances in our
libraries, giving students the invaluable first-hand experience of
delivering a live performance to a receptive audience. It’s about
celebrating the creativity of our young people, and local
students creating local content for our libraries,” said Mr Hands.
The Goldfields Connect concept is the brainchild of
Castlemaine Secondary School music teacher Christine Sass,
who had the vision of connecting secondary school students
through music online. Christine and Goldfields Libraries have
worked collaboratively to develop the program as part of her
postgraduate studies, for which she won the Australian Library
and Information Association (ALIA) prize as the highest
achieving graduate.
The program has gained state-wide recognition, being presented
recently by library staff at a State Library conference, where it
generated interest amongst other Victorian libraries.
Participation in the program is free and open to all students in
year 10 and above in the City of Greater Bendigo, Loddon
Shire, Mt Alexander Shire and Macedon Ranges Shire.
Schools can find out further information and register at:
www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/goldfieldsconnect
Submissions for the 2016 album close on Monday 31 October.